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Almost no federal dollars. i think at this point only $21,000 for clinical trial network for -- >> it goes to an organization and you separate all that out. >> now, this is obviously a huge issue playing out. not only on capitol hill but on the political stage. its important to point out that planned parenthood insistings that the videos that made -- made inside their clinics theyve been heavily edited, they insist, to entrap their employees. they completely defend themselves saying all allegati...

Released by a group dedicated to making abortion illegal. the outrageous accusations leveled against planned parenthood based on heavily doctored videos are offensive and categorically untrue. >> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle delivered passionate cases for and against planned parenthood. >> this is why i dont think you need -- if you want to be a private entity, be a private entity. you dont need federal dollars to do this. >> this funding fight is a pretext for the real republican agenda...

Fighting terrorist groups. we think it is an enormous mistake to refuse to cooperate with the syrian government and its armed forces. who are valiantly fighting terrorism face to face. would you finally acknowledge that no one but president assads armed forces and kurds militia are truly fighting the islamic state and other terrorist organizations in syria? we know about all the problems and contradictions in the reg n region, but we based on the reality. dear colleagues, an oppression of russia...

Us. in a world where various forms of modern tyranny seek to suppress religious freedom, or as i said already, tried to reduce it to a sub culture without right to a voice or vote in the public square, or to use religion as a pretext for hatred and brutality, it is imperative that the followers of the various religions join their voices in calling for peace, for tolerance and respect for the dignity and rights of others. [ applause ]

It anymore. >> okay. sorry. >> city of dayton, where that traffic stop occurred said this. "the traffic infraction was verified by the video. however, making direct eye contact with an officer is not a basis for a traffic stop." joey jackson is with me. city says no eye contact is reason to pull someone over? >> very unreasonable. not something you should be doing. look, officers do a lot of good things, protect us, keep us safe. thats a great thing. but when theres ever a perceived abuse of aut...

This week. not only is nothing going to change but according to fidel castro he says we owe him money. >> what you make of that? >> its ridiculous talk. its the something theyre sending to their people. that was published in the official government newspaper in cuba. that wasnt a message to americans, that was a message to the cubans. the message is i know going to have an american flag at this embassy, but were still anti-american. dont get your hopes up. nothing is going to change in cuba. bas...

And switch. using war on isis, which a also of people around the world support, as a pretext to go after turkeys old enemies and settle old scores. and i think it was some of that score settling and vengeance for that that we saw play out across turkey today. >> richard engel, thank you so much there. to the pentagon and nbcs jim miklaszewski, mik, start with the air base for u.s. fighters. it is closer, as you know, youve been reporting to isis targets, and when you look at the strategic sign...

Equation. but turkey also seems to be mixing its crackdown against isis with a crackdown against kurdish rivals. and that is a problem for the u.s. because the rival of the kurds have been one of the strongest allies that the americans have found in the fight against isis. so while the u.s. is happy to see turkey apparently having a change of heart, they are concerned that turkey is using the fight against isis as a pretext to settle political scores in this country. >> richard, ive been waiting...

Force. >> joey, the family is having an independent autopsy performed. a lawyer for the family says additional dash cam video not released so far shows what led up to the arrest and according to that lawyer the state trooper who pulled her over asked her to put out that cigarette as we said. whats your sense whats going on over here? >> well theres so much to unpack wolf. initially you want to look at the predicate for the stop. why was the stop, okay its a traffic infraction. what they used to ...

Irans nuclear program, nothing more. brett? >> rich edson live in vie evenee vienna thank you. republicans say the president values his legacy above all else. heres more from the white house tonight. >> todays announcement marks one more chapter in this pursuit of a safer and more helpful, more hopeful world. >> reporter: a more hopeful world. for president obama, that was the pretext for the iran nuclear agreement. a world the white house says that looks forward rather than back through the l...