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Syria. this amongst all of the other casualties that we were just mentioning in the lead up right now. where are we at, and what are you hearing in terms of whats happening in the region? >> its an unmitigated disaster at this point. and it -- a good way to think about this, lets start with isis, is, richard, as if youre a californian, you know about forest fires. once the forest fire appears to be out, theres still a lot of embers on the ground. what weve done effectively despite the fact that ...

Authorities. so please, let me know whats changed. >> congressman, what has changed? >> the approval authorities is huge. they have put the soldiers on the battlefield in charge of those decisions. they pushed those decisions down. and by the way, what has changed, general, and you should know this, is that they have allowed the special capability forces to go down range in places they were not allowed before. it was, as i said, it wasnt this huge and significant difference other than we know th...

Tonight, president trump taking full credit for the fall of isis, as american officials announce that major military operations have ended in raqqah, syria. the city, of course, that isis claims its capital. today, president trump said its all thanks to him. >> i totally changed our military. i totally changed the attitudes of the military, and they have done a fantastic job. yeah, isis is now giving up. theyre giving up. theyre raising their hands. theyre walking off. nobody has ever seen that ...

One thing he did get right today, he did change the rules of engagement that i think did help speed up the plan. general, youre just wrong about that. so we -- >> i dont agree with that, congressman. thats not true at all. there was not that many changes in the rules of engagement. you talk to the soldiers on the ground and theyll tell you that. >> i have talked to soldiers on the ground, including leadership as well. i will tell you, the plan on the ground has been on the ground. this plan to g...

Way to root out isis is you to take territory from them. you have to define them in the worlds eyes as losers. and you define them as lewers by taking raqqah. by going in and eliminating them in raqqah. >> mark halperin, eugene robinson thank you were jep greenfield thank you as well. were going to get a live report from nbc news chief global correspondent bill neely on the manhunt for the linchpin in the attacks who seems to be taunting law enforcement in a magazine interview. from differen...

President obama out for his handling of isis and theyll matter tonight when we call president trump out for the same. i appreciate all your time very much. thank you. next, breaking news. president trump is about to speak live, and it is about taxes and health care. will he repeat something that is not true that america is the highest taxed nation in the world? plus, trump does take full credit for the fall of isis self-declared capital of raqqah. tonight, the facts. does he deserve it. >> >> ...