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>> that was not the only warning. >> i don't understand what he was saying he ignored. >> go ahead. we'll tell you what mr. flint was alleging he ignored. it was just one intelligence report. and that would be one thing. in 2012, that same year, president obama's national security team, general petreus, marty dempsey came to him and warned him about the threat in syria and urged him to fund the straight syrian army. and congressman ed royd, last summer, revealed it was not just the iraqi government warning him. since august, 2013, the iraqi government was begging to quarry up bombings next yea...

But one industry, a warming planet brings some pretty big advantages. >> the shipping industry sees new opportunities for routes through the arctic that save both time and money as well. but the journey is not without risk. here's our claire sebastion with more. >> reporter: in august 2013, the yong shank became the first chinese cargo ship to travel to europe through the northern arctic sea route, a route until recently was completely frozen over. melting sea ice in the arctic is opening up a new, tempting prospect for shipping companies, and this is why. the yong sheng's trip took 30 days. t...

I'm getting another call. ed harkin. what? oh, my god! listen, everybody, ling wong, the panda, is giving birth. getting corningstone over there right away. the network is picking up a feed. i want a shot of that panda being born. >> fred willard. we love fred. >> panda watch. a giant panda gave birth to twins hours apart just days after zoo officials confirmed she was pregnant. they are her second and third in two years after she gave birth in august 2013. the pandas not yet named, must be reared apart though both will spend time nursing with their mother. >> that's so cute! >> unbelievable. ...

Going on for generations undiscussed and unprosecuted. so line may be a little further in the distance but it seems as if wii have crossed it f f. senator ted cruz is on a mission to show just how hard life is for americans who are against gay marriage. in a new video cruz sits down with an iowa couple who refused to host a gay wedding in a venue they run inside a converted church a business they have since had to close. >> i'm here with dick and betty. and we're talking about their incredible journey fighting to defend religious liberty. >> in august 2013 these two gentlemen came in. and di...

Her. because in august 2013 north carolina's general assembly and the republican governor pat mckory passed house bill 89 into law, and it's been decried by voting rights activists as a monster, in part because it allowed voters to show i.d.s at the polls in 2016. even they there was a bill that passed easing that restriction, this new law refuses to allow people to cast votes outside their precinct and they must do early voting between 7:00 and 10:00. she's not alone. the laws expect to disproportionately impact black voters in the state, 28% of whom voted in the now eliminated extra days of ...