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american troops? >> the strikes that we have taken in the past have definitely had an impact on degrading and disrupting the activities of some of these groups. clearly they have decided to keep conducting those attacks and now it's had lethal consequences for american troops and so we will weigh an additional set of options before us, the president will make his decision to respond appropriately. the attacks need to stop. >> does the president have all the legal authority he believes he needs to respond to these attacks? >> yes. >> what is the legal basis? >> constitution, commander...

definitely had an impact on degrading and disrupting the activities of some of these groups. clearly they have decided to keep conducting those attacks. and now it's had lethal consequences for american troops. we will weigh a set of options. the president will respond appropriately. the attacks need to stop. >> what is the legal basis? >> the constitution, commander in chief, the self-defense of our troops. the president has authority that take the action he needs to protect our troops and facilities overseas under article 2. >> the president faces a great deal of political pressure...

to clear. elsewhere on thursday it has a bright day, sunshine, one or two showers, a breeze in western scotland and fresher for all areas, the high teens and low 20s. closer to the seasonal norm. friday, a rather cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, most in the north and west. the weekend is brighter but most of the showers in the north and west and warmer and brighter in the south and warmer and brighter in the south and east. thanks, stav. and that's bbc news at ten theres more analysis and that's bbc news at ten. newsnight with victoria derbyshire which isjust getting under way on b...

very dangerous, and i hope that as the nation watches that we -- to say we should sound the alarm across the nation we're entering dangerous territory. >> that was one of two democrats in tennessee that was just expelled after participating in a gun violence protest on the floor of the statehouse. we'll have much more on this partisan punishment just ahead meanwhile on capitol hill one of donald trump's most vocal allies in congress sends a subpoena to a former prosecutor in the manhattan district attorney's office we'll explain why this move may backfire on jim jordan, and we'll dig...

dangerous. i hope that as a nation watches, that we put this light on this to say that this should sound the alarm across the nation, that we are entering into very dangerous territory. >> one of the two democrats in tennessee expelled after participating in a gun violence protest on the floor of the statehouse we're going to have much more on this partisan punishment just ahead. meanwhile, on capitol hill, one of donald trump's most vocal allies in congress sends a subpoena for the -- >> this isn't going to work well for jim jordan the prosecutor is going to explain why he wrote a...