T is up next. Going to be a very special episode. Very special time. Special panel. Yeah. All right just keep looking at it. Good evening, im brett baier in washington, breaking news tonight, a deadly shootout during an antiterrorist operation in belgium, suspects were said to be on a major attack. For the latest lets go to rick leveanthal. Reporter they say there is no link between the terrorists but there is a threat between the ongoing islamists in this region. They tracked extremists who returned from belgium to syria apparently were trained for terror. When Counter Terrorism experts
were there they opened fire, Security Forces killed two, wounded another and made numerous arrests, raiding a dozen locations. No security personnel were injured. And there was another arrest regarding amedy coulibaly. It was an arsenal with rocket launchers possibly arming the kouachi brothers as well, who attacked the newspaper killing 12. Last month, the french ambassador explained where the terrorist weapons are coming from. I think they were in brussels, in the neighborhood of the station where there is a lot of trafficking. You know, because now, weapons are coming from the balkans. So you have a lot of kalashnikovs that unfortunately you can buy for 2,000 euros. Numerous suspects were on the
run, possibly in france, this country remains on the highest state of alert and belgium on high alert, as well. Rick leventhal, thank you. And more on Charlie Hebdo the pontiff condemns killing in the name of god but he also says there are limits regarding freedom of expression if they ridicule somebodys faith. Back here on capitol hill lawmakers are being warned their work place is a target. Christopher cornell was arrested wednesday and charged with attempting to kill a u. S. Government officer and plant pipe bombs at the u. S. Capital. The fbi said that cornell expressed his support for isis. His family said that he was egged on he is due in Court Tomorrow afternoon. As terror plots unfold throughout the world, critics
are shocked that the Obama Administration is continuing to free gitmo detainees who may return to the battlefield. More from the white house. Reporter exactly a week after the terror attacks in paris, president obama released five guantanamo detainees all yemeni nationals. Despite the fact they could be linked to the terrorists. You have to be out of your mind to let the terrorists go especially with the mindset that is going on. What is going on in the white house . This could be the craziest thing. White house spokesperson josh earnest defended the decision saying some were bordering yemen. The National Recommendation from the National Security team that steps could be put in place to ensure that when these individuals are transferred that we can significantly mitigate any threat. Notice that earnest said they
can only mitigate the threat which means which means the disaster could be in the making. Since one terrorist allegedly used a trip in 2011. The senate quoted, if the report is accurate we just sent four guantanamo detainees with ties to imam, the country that is a jump point to travel to yemen to terrorist training. The public is on edge about gitmo and terrorists overall. With a more concern about the islamist extremism as the president heads into the next state of the union. Asked if the president made the country safer 49 said he mostly failed. 60 of people around the world said he mostly failed, 32 said he mostly succeeded. The president wants to keep gitmo open despite the wishes. When asked about the transferring of detainees 57
say yes, 37 say no. Earnest pushed back on the claims that the detainees return to the battlefield, saying the number is far lower. Isnt that still a problem . 6 of these detainees wind up going back into terrorism, and could kill people in washington or overseas. This administration continues to pursue a very aggressive counterterrorism strategy. At the same time it would also be unwise to neglect the fact that our the prison at Guantanamo Bay continues to inspire violent acts around the globe. So it is not as if we can avoid violence by just keeping the prison open and keeping them all locked up. Now the president has a working dinner with the key ally president david cameron, they will be live where all the terrorist issues are front and center. What do you think should be done about gitmo detainees . Let me know on twitter bretbaier use bretbaier. And the terror group, boko haram still proves to be a major threat. We look at what could be to come. Reporter the brutal attacks happening in northeastern nigeria, houses burning as the rescue teams recover the dead. The exact death toll is unclear but it is thought around 2,000 people may have been killed. Sources say militants may have carried out the deaths over the last several days. The killings have invoked international condemnation. What they have done is a crime against humanity nothing less. It is an enormously horrendous
slaughter of innocent people and boko haram continues to present a serious threat. Amnesty International Says that these satellite images all evidence of the violence, the red dots show healthy vegetation just before the attacks started. In images taken after, they are mostly gone, scorch marks seen among the buildings, homes destroyed. What they see is the scale of the attacks and the damage that was caused by boko haram in a very short space of time. Boko haram is notorious for the Violent Attacks but this is the worst to date. They shocked the world when they kidnapped close to 300 school girls last year and also carried out bomb attacks, including a recent suicide bombing at the market place killing 16 people. A 10yearold girl was used as the bomber. There are fears that boko
haram may cause more attacks head of the elections, ultimately they want to establish their own islamic state. But they have wider ambitions, and praising last weeks attacks in paris. Kitty logan in london, thank you, kitty. Were on the edge of the most bitter thaw with the relations between u. S. And cuba. More on the changes afoot. Reporter as of midnight tonight, americans will be able to visit cuba without a government license book their own travel use credit cards spend as much in cuba as they want and send four times as much money as what been permitted each year to relatives in cuba. The increased contact and economic ties they argue will empower the cuban people. They urge we should normalize the relationship with cuba. The effect would be that by the increased contact with the cuban people and the cuban government
would only serve to put more pressure on the castro regime to abide by protect and even advance the basic human rights that we hold dear in this country. Critics of the new cuba policy say the increased travel and trade to cuba is an economic lifeline for a castro regime that has made no concessions to democracy. It is this naive notion that somehow you extend your hand to a brutal dictator that somehow that would change them and they would no longer be a brutal dictator. That comes after the release of Political Prisoners that the u. S. Wanted free. While the Overall Economic embargo remains in place it will now be easier for u. S. Industries to export to cuba. There is an put, particularly in the tell telecommunications to occur and more travel to occur. Reporter they are hoping for
a windfall. We think more americans will come. Well have more customers. Regardless of the country, it is always good for the economy for our own business. Reporter next week a high level delegation from the u. S. State department goes to havana. On the agenda migration and possibly opening the industry. Up next, difficulties with taxes coming up. And in portland, the story of a Man Threatening to blow up a jewish deli in the name of allah. He was told he couldnt purchase single cigarettes and made the threat. He pled not guilty to two counts of Second Degree intimidation. And in miami, recovering lifethreatening technology. Surgeons used a 3d replica of a
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scott walker debuts tonight on the 2016 campaign trail. Supporters say his brand of conservatism can unite the party and the gop no small feat he said in his book that mitt romney ran a lousy campaign he is overshadowing walker from the deck of the uss museum. Ben carson addressed the group and commented on isis to the complacency of the voters. Isis is willing to die for what they believe. While we are busily giving away every belief and value for the sake of political correctness. We have to change that. The former pediatric
neurosurgeon and Tea Party Darling apologized for plagiarism and said the publisher is making corrections. With bush and romney already privately sniping at one another, some conservatives are privately criticize both of them as too moderate to lead the gop. Nonetheless, the numbers show walker santorum and others accelerating their time tables to avoid being left behind. The rnc has approved holding their convention in july next year, to create more time to battle the democratic nominee, who most republicans expect will be hillary clinton. Both parties have potential president ial prospects with big names and capacity to raise money and are well established politicians. For the 20 others looks for the
potential nomination, they say it is time for change that those names represent yesterday and it is time for the future. And scott walker says it is time for a fresh face. He will be speaking here tonight. And finally today, the rnc has decided the response to president obamas state of the Union Speech Next Week will be delivered by freshman senator joany ernst, who had a big victory in the election for the triumph of the republicans to take back the senate majority. She will respond to the president after tomorrow night. Car cameron, live in san diego, thank you. Stocks fell for the fifth straight day, the dow fell 106, the s p off 19, the nasdaq closed 69 behind. The irs is not trying to win any friends. Expect this tax season to be even worse than last year as excuses continue to pile up. Chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanual looks at the Embattled Agency with
more problems than solutions. Reporter during tax season they are warning that the taxpayer numbers are lower and getting worse. For example, more than half of the 100 Million People expected to call this year will actually reach a person and callers to get through will likely wait a half hour and possibly longer during peak hours. The new chairman of the House OversightCommittee Says he wants answers. There is no doubt that the answer is coming from the committee on probably more than one occasion. How they will have more Service Disruption because they have to tighten their belt like everybody else, they have to explain. The irs watchdog said that tax issues are not getting done. The irs commissioner in his complain about budget cuts 346 million this year. And in an internal email,
koskinen warned the reduction in staffing means the government will lose at least 2 billion in would have been collected. Yet after the targeting of conservative groups, the irs has been an easy target. I dont think that you know, based on the irs record the past couple of years there is a whole lot of sympathy for you know, the complaints that theyre now making about not having a funding. Koskinen has also warned there will likely be delays in paying tax refunds and the operation will likely need to shut down operations for two days in the fiscal year. The watchdog predicts the agency may answer 43 of phone calls received. This is not a correct response. They should not have this type of Service Disruption. Congress may also play a role in fixing the issues. The irs watch dog recommends comprehensive reform to protect
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power in the sunshine state. Being good stewards, craving energy and choice is not a leftist or a right or radical issue, its an american issue. Reporter this group is hoping to put a constitutional amendment on the 2016 ballot to change the laws on solar, to sell power directly to tenants and neighbors. Deborah dooley is with the tea party, steven smith with the coalition for alliance of energy. How do you keep the peace here . We put blinders on and respect, have a Mutual Respect for our differences. Just because some conservatives disagree with us say like on things like Climate Change doesnt mean we cant work together. The plan would directly challenge the opportunities they had over distribution. Dooley has been targeted by groups aligned by the kuch
brothers. It has been called a conservative front for the left. If you google my line, i have been called many things but ive never been called a tree hugger. The coalition expects they will wage a Massive Campaign to kill the measure. Holding the group together will be a challenge but one they cannot afford to fail. We cannot beat billion dollar corporations if we cant hang together. We all recognize a sort of david and goliath type of measure. A poll conducted last fall found if they can do that it would likely pass by a wide margin. Bret . John roberts in tallahassee, thank you. The attorneys who with held evidence during the corruption trial against the late
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