And as a result it sets off other reactions whether its with our allies or whether its in the streets that are hard to contain. Rose we conclude this evening with lisa monaco. She was the former chief Homeland Security and quownt terrorism advisor to president obama. We left yemen some years ago, given the conflict there. And the threat to our personnel there. So any time you are undertaking operation, theres got to be consideration of the risk to the force. So the risk has to be worth the reward. And so those e the types of things you are considering. What is the next step in trying to go to raqqa. What is the force . We assess the only capable force is the Kurdish Military that we have been working with and providing assistance to. The provide with that, of course, is the reaction of the turks. Rose right. Our nato ally. But were really on the horns of the dilemma here if we do not arm the kurds in order to go towards raqqa to take raqqa and dislodge isil and its external operations
Likely to continue indefinitely. I am joined from washington. Welcom. E. Size up those terms of battle. Lets begin there. Terms of battle that are likely to continue indefinitely. Size up those terms of battle. Dan well, its an extension of the campaign that we went through, charlie, and i think that everything that has happened since the election through the transition and particularly in the opening weeks of the Trump Presidency have reinforced the divisions that we saw in the election. Donald trump has come to washington determined to shake it up. He promised that he would do that in the campaign. Im not sure everybody took him as seriously as they should have but hes determined to do that in his opening weeks. All of his moves, in part, are designed to send the signals that hes going to keep the promises that he made in the campaign, that hes going to offend the establishment. It. Out worrying about be true togoing to the people he knows put him in office. He will alarm a lot of pe
But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Crazy. Re thes a lot of debris, theres a lot of destruction and homes are completely in the dark. Destructive tornados reek havoc in the south. We were frightened to death and it was right over our heads. Where is the house . Its, like, gone. Youre looking at the neighborhood from the middle of your living room. Two minutes ago, i had a house. Yeah. I read the pepai rs, see whats going on in television. I see the lies that you know, the lies. Are you getting concerned at all about his grasp of the truth . I am going to do my job. Ill let you guys do yours with respect to how you report it. Im talking about the president of the United States deying things that are not true, monstrably not true. Are they more important than the many things he says that are true that are making a difference in peoples lives . Betsy devos sworn in as secretary of education. My vote for betsy devos was the easiest vote i e
Heard over and over from mr. Trumps supporters here, scott. They said give the president a chance. Dean reynolds as we continue to listen to the people. Dean, thank you. We have learned tonight of a Security Threat to the president s inauguration last month. Our Homeland Security correspondent jeff pegues has discovered that hackers managed to disable much of the vast network of security cameras in washington and hold them for ransom. I, Donald John Trump do solemnly swear. Reporter eight days before President Trump was sworn in, hackers breached traffic and security cameras around washington, d. C. The cameras were part of the security setup for the inauguration and were being monitored at this fbi command center. There are 187 cameras in the city, monitoring everything from the white house, to the capitol to the inaugural parade route, and about 70 of them had been commandeered. Chris caruso is leading the investigation for the secret service. There must have been a real concern abou
Seven predominantly muslim countries. 45 approve, 51 disapprove. 40 approve of the overall job that the president is doing, and Dean Reynolds talked to some of them in wisconsin. Reporter weve been visiting franks diner in kenosha regularly, not just for pancakes the size of catchers mitts, but for president ial politics, too. What grade would you give the president so far . Id have to break it in two. An a for intentions and a d for implementation. Reporter every trump supporter here said the rollout had been rocky, but like local businessman glenn woods, they blame the president s opponents for making things worse. At the moment, the democratic strategy seems to be make them stand in fire ants, and eventually hell run away. Reporter we asked Joseph Centeno about president ial falsehoods, mr. Trumps charge that the news media ignored terrorist attacks or that millions voted illegally in the last election. Do you believe millions of votes were cast illegally . I dont have any proof eit