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Is that right, jeff? >> it is indeed. the secretary of defense james mattis as well as john kelly and h.r. mcmaster. were told all of them are making the move. >> all right. jeff zeleny, thanks for breaking news. the lead editor national radio and the national political correspondent for the "washington post." thats what were hearing, is that there may be a delay because dont steal the thunder of a speech that is getting good reviews but also when theyre getting this, there are those from the de...

Breaking news at cnn, as the trump administration looks to break the executive order known as the travel ban against seven majority muslim countries, theres a consensus of those who that are going to be on the list. according to our reporting, there are a few top officials who do not want iraq to be included. that includes the secretary of state, rex tillerson, tee fence secretary james mattis, and the presidents new national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. theyve made a request, according to so...

District. michael, youve heard this breaking news. we dont know for sure that iraq is going to come off of the list. theres been an argument by some folks who have said, why is iraq on there because theres been such a big u.s. footprint in the country, that american officials are very familiar with the people who are coming in and out of iraq and this really isnt a danger. so if iraq is yanked from the list, is this going to make it harder for opponents to challenge the ban? >> you know, i dont ...

Injuries as well. they got into a fire fight they were not expecting. these things happen. and i think we have to accept that when we conduct these special operations by their very nature. theyre just inherently risky. >> kimberly, how are military officials weighing this wanting to speed up the process but also as rick said needing for the president to really be involved here? >> well, theres a debate going on between the national security council, the pentagon, other agencies that are involved...

Was on the campaign trail. he talks specifically about a muslim ban and that probably is how this order will be seen. you know, were picking and choosing. for crying out loud, he wants to take iraq off the list of people when there are plenty of people in iraq. we obviously thought there was a big enough problem to go to war at some point. now he wants to take it off because theres been pushback. the use of executive power has to withstand boast constitutional scrutiny and pushback from public p...

On this list would make the point that the u.s. has had such a big foot print for years, that theyre able to vet people, theyre familiar with them. unlike with syria where theres been little u.s. involvement and really gets to know people on the ground. that was the case, right? that i rauks. >> sure, indeed. were talking about a 15-year military presence there, and, again, a lot of the people affected by this are trying to come over to the u.s., worked for the military in some capacity as inter...

Sent the information to the fbi. he thought they should look at it. but john mccain, the gang of eight? listen, these are professionals that get all kinds of intelligence and they keep it pretty secret. they know the consequences of leaking it. >> so politicians you think know the consequences of leaking, politicians youll give the nod to, the intel community you wont give the nod to. >> yeah, you are right. >> that seems upside down, congressman. >> no it doesnt. because these people are electe...

He had a dramatically different approach to war compared with his predecessor. instead of fighting terrorism with large armies, he would rely on a different technology. it would change the very nature of war. the armed drone. >> never before in american history has an american president had the technology and the legal authority to hunt down any person anywhere on the face of the earth and kill them. >> there was a surreal selection process that became known as the kill list. >> they would have ...

Remember when they released the kill list, and all these things, to make obama look good. it put people in danger, and again, it makes people wonder whether the intelligence community is legit. >> we have to move on, i am so sorry. we will continue this conversation, it is not going to go away, julie. >> im not sure if we can get to it right away, but in california took over barbara boxer see, you may know her like that, is actually now going in the back and forth at the senate intelligence hear...

Peacenik, he had a dramatically different approach to war. compared with his predecessor. instead of fighting terror with large armies he would rely more on technology, it would change the very nature of war. the armed drone. >> never before in american history has an american president had the technology and the legal authority to hunt down any person anywhere on the face of the earth and kill them. >> there was a surreal selection process that became known as the kill list. >> they would have ...