for turkish troops in what they re calling operation olive branch. state media reports seven turkish soldiers were killed near afrin. five of the deaths came when a turkish tank was destroyed by a missile. turkey launched hit offensive more than two weeks ago, an effort to oust the kurdish ypg. now there s also this video to show you, cnn not yet able to independently verify it. but the video purports to show kurdish forces destroying a turkish tank north of afrin. turkey considers the ypg terrorists but they ve been a key ally to the united states in the fight against isis. saturday also proved to be a deadly day for russian troops in syria. the kremlin says militants shot down one of its warplanes in idlib province. this video footage from anti-government activists in syria appears to show the wreckage. russia says the pilot was able to eject but on the ground, mill tajts were there and waiting. the pilot reportedly died fighting those militants. more than 30 militants were
coverage or roll back protections for older americans or people with preexisting conditions, the cancer survivor, the expecting mom, or the child with autism, or asthma, for whom coverage once again would be almost unattainable, it is aggravating. and all of this is being done without economic or actuarial or plain common sense rationale, it s it frustrates. the republican governors are staking their position on the newest push to overall health care. the arizona republic reports the arizona governor came out in favor of the measure after a phone call from president trump on saturday. but maryland s republican governor said he could not back the legislation saying it would cost his state $2 billion annually. the ohio governor and nevada governor are also in opposition. while chris christie spoke about what it would take to win his
that was president trump on saturday. but he left out three little words. we re closely following the terrible events unfolding in charlottesville, virginia. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence, on many sides. on many sides. on many sides. there s more. roll the tape. but they don t report the facts. just like they don t want to report that i spoke out forcefully against hatred, bigotry and violence and strongly condemned the neo-nazis, the white supremacists and the kkk. okay. here are just a few headlines that debunk that comment from president trump. and then mr. trump went after the coverage of his phoenix speech in real time. look back there.
thank you for joining us. you had tough words for president trump on saturday. mr. president, we must call evil by its name. there was white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism. you heard tom baossert arguing the president did condemn it. what do you think? this isn t a time for innuendo or read between the lines. this is a time to lay blame on bigotry and white supremacists and hatred. this president has done an incredible job of naming terrorism around the globe as evil. radical islamic terrorism whether it s in europe or the middle east. he has said and called it out time and time again. this president needs to do exactly that today. call this white supremicism, this white nationalism evil and let the country hear it, let the world hear it. something that comes from the oval office and some critics need to do it today.
calling out people for their acts of evil. white supremacists, we will not stand for the racism, their bigotry and their hatred. on saturday, president trump said that we must all cherish our history. tom is a former democratic congressman from charlottesville. he heard that as a dog whistle. he tweeted, we must all cherish our history. did he just dog whistle support for the kklan s main goal and dd you hear cherish? something i read and reread, a japanese intern in colorado, 18-year-old valedictorian during a very dark time of our history when we took u.s. citizens and put them into internment camps. in her valedictorian speech she said, this is a country that has learned from its past and it has made up for those mistakes.