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President sisi will make his case for isis in libya. egypt gets $1 billion in aid from the united states. the weapons systems and parts have been held back since 2013's popular coup. >> ian lee for us in cairo. republican lawmakers today may formally request access to hillary clinton's e-mails from her tenure as secretary of state. the house oversight committee is prepared to subpoena the messages and mrs. clinton to answer questions about her use of a private e-mail account to conduct government business. clinton said it was a matter of convenience. a state department spokesperson at the ti...

And cohesive force in the face of isis. they had u.s. training. they had better equipment. they have been resupplied. they still are not taking the brunt of the fighting. that is left to the shi'ite militias. we have not seen them spearhead anything. the real test is when they take the leading role will they be able to hold their own or will they melt away as we have seen in the past? >> or will they melt away. ian lee, thanks for us in cairo. we have breaking news overnight. two police officers shot in ferguson missouri. we will bring you the latest information on their conditions and the i...

Only strengthen the commitment to that freedom and our commitment to civilized world. >> it's not terrorism, but even in a place you know very well in egypt, in cairo, we've got our colleagues from al jazeera who have been jailed in prison there's some suggestion they might be able to get a new trial or have an appeal from that higher court. but the fact is that in america, america has argued with the president. he said it's not my problem, it's the courts judiciary, and these people have been in jail without having done anything. >> yeah we're seeing a comprehensive across the region assault ...

One is going to european courts which has seen more willing to investigate the u.s. use of torture. there have been convictions in the past. although, the u.s. has been very reluctant and not handed over people to serve sentences in european jails. the other is from the executive director of the american civil liberties union. saying the obama administration could pardon. it could send a message to anyone using torture in the future. >> ian lee for us in cairo. the congress passed a bill narrowly approving a trillion dollar bill to avoid a shutdown. we have dana bash with the latest. >> repo...

One place you can bet the united states has its eye on right now, thanks, barbara starr, one place the united states no doubt has its eye on is cairo. cairo, of course, it was site of violent demonstrations after the video many people saw as anti-islam, the u.s. embassy in cairo came under attack there. i want to check in with ian lee in cairo to give us a sense of what precautions are being taken and if there is concern and visible concern that you can see there today. ian? >> john, i had a conversation with the u.s. embassy and they're telling me they won't comment on just procedures. in 201...