backing separatists. he seems to cast doubt on the entire russian role in the fighting. within 24 hours of you on the phone with the russian leader, the pro-russian forces step up the violence in ukraine. did you takes that an insult? no, we don t know what that is. pro forces. we don t know he if thif they a controlled. we will see. are they uncontrollable? he is talking about the pro russian forces fighting in ukraine. that language very interesting. i want to get the latest from cnn s phil black. i think he is joining us live from ukraine. phil, when this language is heard where you are where the fighting is taking place, what is the reaction? reporter: john, it represents a huge departure in american policy and it triggers a great deal of fear and concerns on the
which attacks he was referring to in the remarks. here is what he had to say. you have seen what happened in paris and nice. all over europe. it s happening. it s gotten to a point where it is not reported. in many cases, the very, very dishonest press doesn t want to report it. they have their reasons and you understand that. reporter: as for an explanation of the comments, the white house produced a list of 78 terrorist attacks since 2014. the white house claims most of the attacks did not receive enough coverage. on the list are some of the worst acts of terrorism in the last two years. including paris, nice, france, san bernardino, california and orlando nightclub shooting. white house did not explain what the president meant when he said the press has reasons for why it doesn t report on terrorist attacks. john and christine. jim, thank you. senate democrats launching an all-night blitz against
one way or the other. if the supreme court splits down the middle as it has eight justices, whatever the ninth circuit rules is the law. it under scores the decision. absolutely. when do we expect, laura, a ruling from the ninth circuit? reporter: given how things are going, pretty fast. we weill hear the oral argument at 6:00. a decision later tonight or tomorrow morning first thing. laura, we look forward to it. thank you. is the media ignoring or downplaying terror attacks around the world? the president made that argument speaking to the military in florida. let s get the latest from jim acosta at the white house. reporter: john and christine, president trump is once again lashing out at the media at the u.s. central command in florida. the president accused the press of downplaying terrorist attacks. the president did not specify
s.e.a.l. his life. cnn s national security reporter ryan browne is live in washington. ryan, what are you learning? reporter: john, we are starting to understand from senior military officials that the leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, the local al qaeda affiliate, was a target in the mission. the central command which oversees the military force in the region, pushed back he was a potential target. this was an intelligence raid against al qaeda headquarters. they would likely detain any high value leaders they found, including the leader. he released a recording after the raid mocking the raid and mocking president trump. saying the raid s failure to capture him was akin to a slap in the face. there is a $5 million bounty on his head. military officials say the intelligence gathered in the
the president making the first trip outside the capital today. he is going to philadelphia to meet with republicans who are meeting. cnn s jim acosta has more. reporter: john and christine, president trump traveling to philadelphia to attend a gop retreat. he has plenty to discuss after executive orders to build a wall on the border with mexico. here is what the president had to say about that. we re in the middle of the crisis on the southern border. the unprecedented surge of illegal migrants from central america is harming mexico and the united states. i believe the steps we will take starting right now will improve the safety in both of our countries. going to be very, very good for mexico. a nation without borders is not a nation. reporter: president trump was scheduled to meet with president nieto next week. in a video message, nieto did