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Protect the american people? the answer should be obvious, but for many on the left it is not.pl take for example the surveillance of the mosque that we know literally in this country, there are them out there that give rise to radical ideas and beliefs. its happening inside this country. we just told you that the mosque that this terrorist attendant was monitored by the fbi in the early 2000s.ou guess what? in comes comrade mayor de blasio, he shut the program down. he actually praised the deci...

President had to say, my confidence level is going down. and thats the problem. thats why you see the -- >> do you think that cooler heads will prevail on capitol hill? >> well, i certainly hope so. you need a partner in the white house to deal with this. and, essentially, youve got a president of the united states who instead is insulting republican leaders in the house and in the senate. which, obviously, makes it difficult for people to come together. but i can assure you that democrats are g...

Cooperation in fighting against isis in syria. and that the steps that were falled f ed called for, in terms of easing tensions, would include or be considered for inclusion the lifting of sanctions, the easing of sanctions and possibly the return of those diplomatic compounds that had been shut down by president obama in its last couple weeks. >> kim, our correspondent in russia, matthew chance, confronted the russian bank chairman, gorkov, with questions about why he had a secret meeting with ...

Off camera that he heard things were in the works about relaxing sanctions but didnt know if it was true. what can you tell us about this administrations efforts to ease sanctions with russia? >> what we know is that in those first couple of weeks, there were taskings to state department officials to develop proposals for easing of tensions with russia in exchange for itself cooperation in fighting against isis in syria, and that the steps that were called for in terms of easing tensions would i...

Respected. the other thing thats notable is congressional leaders, leaders in the senate, republican leaders, are all saying that they do not have any evidence of wiretapping. i wonder if that expression comes through during this compete committee hearing. >> whether we hear or not whether theres ongoing investigation, and i think thats wufrt big questions related to wiretapping as well. thank you both so much. seema, and hunter. >> thank you. >> secretary of state rex tillerson says all options...

His son feels like the mayor has offered no support of the cops as of late. bill bran ton set to meet with police union leaders in hopes of easing tensions at city hall. deblasio withll not be attending that. >> john boehner does stay the speaker. 25 republicans voting against him. the biggest revolt against the house speaker since 1860. now that boehner is keeping that gavel some are worrying about political retribution. >> we brought forth a movement 25 members of congress voted the way their ...

>> mayor de blasio talked about easing tensions. this is a bit of what he said. >> we have to put the divisions of the past behind us, they were left to all of us, in this generation, we have to overcome them. we need to protect and respect our police just as our police protect and respect our communities. we can strike that balance. we must. >> theres a noticeable shift in his tone. >> i think mayor bill de blasio has always tried to bring the city together. its a big city. a lot of voices ask ...

Are talking about here. >> reporter: for the president, the confrontation with north korea comes as hes easing tensions with cuba. he defended his decision to normalize relations with the island as he acknowledged democratic reforms wont come overnight. >> change is going to come to cuba, it has to. >> reporter: the president tamped down speculation he will travel there anytime soon. >> we are not in a stage here where me visiting cuba or president castro coming to the united states is in the ca...

But the notion that that was a threat to them i think gives you some sense of the kind of regime were talking about here. >> reporter: for the president, the confrontation with north korea comes just as hes easing tensions with cuba. mr. obama defended his decision to normalize relations with the island even as he acknowledged democratic reforms wont come overnight. >> change is going to come to cuba, it has to. >> reporter: but in a nod to cricks, the president also seemed to tamp down expectat...

Bringing another underwater search equipment. all of these things will be on the table if nothing is found in the next few days. >> one of the things understood at this point is that each country is paying for its own assets that are in the region. at some point, might that change? >> well, i would think that would persist. the question is who would pay for private contractors, private contractors were boarding. but, that would be a decision taken by the australian government in an environment o...