he says every second girl in the refugee camps in jordan, lebanon, and iraq is married while underage so they'll have someone to protect them during the journey. tightening german laws is, for him, the wrong approach. massoun: for the people who come here and arrive here, like, getting married already, and the girl's about 15 or 16, i think, the german government has to make some exception. reporter: but the bill scheduled for a vote this summer has no provision for reviewing individual cases. it requires the annulment of all marriages between minors under age 16. ms. bohmecke: the legal provisions have to be combined with various preventive measures. the girls have to be given adequate support by various youth welfare services, and where there's potential endangerment of the minor, they have to be removed from the family. they must have access to integration programs. they have to be able to learn german and get job training and go to school. reporter: terre des femmes says this is the only way these girls can integrate into german society. hevi knows all too well how it feels to be

>> when you visit the border of israel and lebanon, it's only a '30-second time frame between a hes rocket and hes supported by iran hits israel where the refineries are located. this is an he can say stent shall threat to israel, the prime minister and the leaders will emphasize to president trump that he had needs to reverse course on the previous administration's dealings with iran. they want a tougher, robust action against the islamic there are intelligence that are upset we since learned that the information the president gave to the russians during the oval office meeting came from israel. will this affect these talks during this visit? >> i don't think when you go to israel before you get on the -- on an airplane from israel, they, you know, you have to be there three hours in advance. i think the intelligence had to do with isis and islamic groups are trying to use technology to blow planes and i think that's what the israelis provided to the united states and i think again, that's history. the president is there, they want to get his attention on iran because for israel, a nuclea

and lebanon has banned the new hollywood film wonder woman because its star is an israeli who served in her country's army, the film had been due to premiere in beirut, a story popular bbc .com. let's ta ke beirut, a story popular bbc .com. let's take a look at the front pages around the world now and in fact our top story on the australian new site news .com. ae is one that we touched ona news .com. ae is one that we touched on a little bit earlier today, that is the melbourne airport incident and this report explains that a lunatic passenger tried to storm the cockpit of a malaysian airlines flight cockpit of a malaysian airlines flight threatening to blow up the plane and the attacker was then restrained by passengers until he returned to melbourne where police found no evidence of explosives. china daily reports on the new rowing kenya, it highlights kenny is the third african nation to launch a railway system built by a chinese technology. the railway links the port of mombasa to the capital of nairobi and will later connect even more remote nations. 0n the front page of the ja

as far as the whole benghazi thing, we had over 10 investigations, more than 9/11 and the bombing in lebanon when reagan was president, and she republicans,mostly she was not herself responsible for those deaths. i think that was perpetuated. host: did you end up voting for her? caller: i did. host: even with the information from james comey, that never shook your confidence? caller: it shook me but i consider the alternative and i was the victim of sexual abuse and felt there was a man who should not be president. mike int's go next to illinois, independent line. caller: top of the morning. she lost for one reason only, her choice for vice president and the vice presidential debate, which was a freak show. if anybody is running for office and have to debate and they will use that film for educational purposes of what not to do. that choice she made was the one reason she lost. host: tim kaine, senator for virginia. caller: yes. why not him? why was at the wrong choice? caller: we did not know much about him, and she had health problems and he had to debate, we got to see how he was and how

we also traveled a along the lebanon border with captain roy new bauer. you said every night you go to bed being ready for war tomorrow morning? >> [inaudible] leland: and when we got out of his armored jeep, we understood why. 2-300 yards away, that's hezbollah. we're here, what are they doing? >> they're looking at us just like we're looking at them. and it's used to prepare the terrain to war. leland: so rockets, artillery -- >> everything. leland: and to just give you a sense, to just give you a sense of exactly how close the geography is, we did all that in a day and made it back here the same day. it is all quite close, and with that we bring in former netanyahu confidant, current netanyahu confidant, ambassador dory gold. so much has changed here since the 30, 40 years you've been in israel. it used to be arab armies threatening in the '70s and the '80s, is that something you're going to talk to president trump about? >> well, of course, nobody can guarantee what the middle east is going to look like in five years, ten years or fifteen years. and a

iran remains a big supporter of syria's president assad, in neighbouring lebanon, iran supplies and sponsors the hezbollah militia, in yemn it supports houthi rebels, and its influence over the government in iraq remains enormous. —— yemen. the trump administration says iran's missile programme is another threat — new sanctions are being imposed. speaking in saudi arabia, america's top diplomat delivered a warning. what i would hope is that rouhani now has a new term and that he uses that term to begin a process of dismantling iran's network of terrorism, dismantling the manning and the logistics and everything that they provide to these destabilising forces that exist in this region. whatever mr rouhani wants, everyone knows it is this man, iran's supreme leader, ali khamenei, who calls the shots. there's only so much his president can do. paul adams, bbc news let's get more analysis on this. i've been speaking to dr sanam vakil, who is a middle east analyst with the think—tank chatham house. i asked her how free and fair this election was. well, the elections are always vetted by t

it embarked on policies of -- of destabilization, whether it's in iraq, syria, lebanon, it should be done in a political way. >> the fact rouhani was re-elected yesterday in iran. you are talking about the instability of that region. rouhani was running on the expansi expansive civil liberties and less isolationist when it comes to the rest of the world. this is the same day the u.s. signed an arms deal with saudi arabia north of $110 billion. how do you see those things calculating into an equation of working together in the future? >> look, iran is not a democracy near -- golf states are democracies. most countries are not democracies. of course, there are varng degrees of openness. iran has a vibrant society that is being repressed by the -- those that have been served by the revolutionary guard, hard liners in iran. i think any approach to iran should not be placed on the sunni block where the american president goes and sounds like he's an arms merchant. there should be an approach that is political. we are going to stop your that fairious influence and support for hezbollah and

from lebanon to iraq to yemen, iran funds arms and trains terrorists, militias and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos across the region. for decades, iran has fuelled the fires of sectarian conflict and terror. it's a government that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing the destruction of israel, death to america and ruin for many leaders and nations in this very room. earlier, i spoke to kasra naji of bbc persian service, and he said iran will look at president trump's speech with a dim view. what i have seen is some of the tweets from some hardliners on twitter, hardline elements in iran, who say that every time we showed weakness, this is how our enemies behave. this is a reference to re—electing a moderate leader, rather than a hardline leader, president, with reference to the re—election the president yesterday. a lot of this is rhetoric, big sales of arms agreed to saudi arabia, which would be more alarming than words? yes. $120 worth of hardware "110 words? yes. $120 worth of hardware —— iio ilion dollars worth of hardware will change the military bala

from lebanon to iraq, the yemen, iran funds arms and trains terrorists, militias, and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos across the roirge. for decades iran has fueled the fires of sectarian conflict and terror. it is a government that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing the destruction of israel, death to america, and ruin for many leaders and nations in this very room. ong iran's most tragic and destabilizing intraventions you've seen it in syria. bolstered by iran, assad has committed unspeakable crimes and the united states has taken firm action in response to the use of banned chemical keapses by the assawed -- weapon business the assad regime launching 59 missiles at the the syrian air baste from where that murderous attack originated. responsible nations must work together to end the humanitarian crisis in syria, eradicate isis, and restore stabblet to the region and as quickly as possible. the iranian regime's longest suffering victims are itsdz own people. iran has a rich history and culture but the people of iran have endured hardship and despair to th

president trump: from lebanon, iran fonds yemen, arms and trains terrorists. that spread destruction and chaos across the region. for decades iran has fueled the fires of sectarian conflict in terror. it is a government that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing the destruction of israel, death and at many nations and leaders in this room. among the destabilizing interventions, you see it in syria. bolstered by iran, they have committed unspeakable crimes. united states has taken firm action in response to the use of and chemical weapons by the assad regime. missiles at the syrian air base from where that murderous attack originated. responsible nations must work together to end the humanitarian crisis in syria, eradicate isis, and restore stability as quickly as possible. longesti and regimes suffering victims are its own people. iran has a rich history and culture, but the people of iran have indoor it hardship and despair due to their leaders reckless pursuit of conflict in terror. until the irani and regime -- iranian regime is willing to be a partner for p

. >> from lebanon to iraq to yemen, iran funds arms and trains terrorists, militias and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos across the region. for decades, iran has fueled the fires of sectarian conflict and terror. it is a government that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing the destruction of israel, death to america and ruin for many nations and leaders in this very room. >> stewart: for some perspective on president trump's speech, i am joined here in the studio by gary sick, a senior research scholar from columbia university's school of international and public affairs. he served on the national ins us.il of foreign relationss she serves on the secretary of homeland security's advisory council and previously served in the obama and bush administrations. preeivelt-g gary, there seem to be a couple of recurring themes in this speech. one the leaders in this room must stand up against terrorism and 2, iran is a common enemy. what do you think about the president focusing in on those two themes? got into office.d a lot sincehe he met with a lot of islamic leaders a

iran is a supporter of syria's president assad and in lebanon, iran supplies and phelps the hezbollah militia. iran supplies and sponsors the hezbollah militia. and its influence in iraq remains enormous. the trump administration says that the iran missile programme is a threat and new sanctions are being imposed. speaking in saudi arabia, america's top diplomat delivered a warning. i hope that rouhani has a new term and that he uses it to begin a process of dismantling iran's network of terrorism, dismantling the logistics and everything they provide to these destabilising forces that exist in the region. whatever mr rouhani wants, everyone knows it is this man, the supreme leader, who calls the shots. there's only so much he's president can do. paul adams, bbc news dozens of the schoolgirls who were kidnapped from the nigerian town of chibok three years ago, have been reunited with theirfamilies. the girls were released earlier this month as part of a deal between the nigerian government and the boko haram islamist militants who'd been holding them. our correspondent alistair leithe

., lebanon. allentown, 6:58 a.m. considering we've already been seeing a couple of showers already moving through, this is just timing out more showers headed in our direction. hours-by-hour forecast, starting at 5:30 a.m., notice we're seeing those northeasterly winds and getting this going, pausing this at 11:00 a.m. not going to be a total washout, but we are seeing some greens on the screen and then we'll see a break. i do think we'll see a couple of showers late tomorrow into monday. but here it is, at sunday at 8:00 p.m., we're seeing a shift in the winds. this is an onshore influence. it's telling me we do have chillier temperatures, especially along the jersey shore. and for your monday morning, let's get there and show you what to expect. give yourself a little extra time, because i do expect some showers early monday and possibly some isolated thunderstorms. the ten-day on 10 brings us much cooler temperatures, certainly chillier than average. the high for today, 68. 69 for tomorrow. tracking those isolate

they intervene and meddle in the affairs of arab countries like iraq, syria, lebanon and yemen. they created the world's most foremost terrorist organization hezbollah. they provide comfort and support for al qaeda. they have a relationship with the taliban that destabilizes afghanistan. military -- the heads of the plot escape to iran. >> this is not the behavior of a country that wants others to treat them with respect. this is the state sponsor of isrorism who deservedly sanctioned by the international community for this behavior. if i ran wants to be on a normal country and others to treat it like a normal country has to act in accord with international law the values and the rules of the international system that has existed for centuries. we welcome and i ran that is open to the world and lives in peace with its neighbors. we welcome around that doesn't interfere in the affairs of other countries. this is not the iran we see. the we think about reelection? we want to cede deeds, not words. we will continue to judge iran based on its deeds and base our policy based on iran'

from lebanon, to iraq, to yemen, iran funds arms and trains terrorists, militias and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos across the region. for decades, iran has fuelled the fires of sectarian conflict and terror. it's a government that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing the destruction of israel, death to america and ruin for many leaders and nations in this very room. the un security council will hold an emergency meeting on tuesday in response to north korea's latest ballistic missile test. it comes after south korea's new government says the latest missile test by north korea has dashed its hopes of forging peace with its neighbour. earlier north korea launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile, the tenth this year. our correspondent in seoul is following the story. there's a game of bluff going on now where you remember a month ago, president trump used the word armada about the warships coming to this region, to deal with the provocation from zhong yang. we are now seeing to missile launchers ina week are now seeing to missile launchers in a week an

of course she also praised saudi arabia and lebanon. but he absolutely stuck it to iran. more than once, he said exactly what his hosts wa nted than once, he said exactly what his hosts wanted to hear, that in his view iran is a sponsor of terrorism. he made no mention of the us led invasion of iraq in 2003, which in many people's dies in this part of the world has spawned enormous violence and death. surprisingly it. interestingly, we can hear king abdullah ofjordan. interesting that he has been the first to speak, long—time partner of the united states. he is saying, whether these leaders have any personal religious suspicions, they have no choice but to say that they will stand together, it is the fight as well. that is the message that donald trump was trying to convey. this, by his standards, was incredibly conciliar tree. a totally different donald trump. you wonder about those who were with him, what they are thinking, the whole script has been rewritten. i would be very surprised if the whole speech was not sheared in advance with his hosts, they would be no sur

the attack in lebanon in the early 1980's sponsored by hezbollah and forces aligned .ith it backed by iran bomb in argentina in the mid 1990's. iranian fingerprints all over it but more portly, when you look at the war in iraq, a lot of the iud -- ied's that killed men and wet -- weniform, with can definitively point iranian funding and fingerprints. looking at the mayhem across the middle east, it is designed to encumber our policies and make things more difficult for the united states and its allies. there is no denying this. this is why iran has been designated a state sponsor of why 311 of the patriot act, finance, these are all things we have been watching for years and there is really no disputing that wreck it. , go toonathan schanzer the website if you want to check out the organization for yourself. thanks for your time p we will go to open phones until 9:00. if you want to call in -- host: you can also go on twitter and facebook are we will take the calls when we return. ♪ >> it resulted in a naval victory in the u.s. just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. frida

was the only american battleship supplying gunfire support during the viet nam war t also served in lebanon. today there will be a memorial wreath tossed into the memorial in honor every yu members who have passed. the new jersey is open for tours every day. >> up next, woman finds treasure at flea market, and doesn't even know t turns out ring she bought worth a lot of monday. >> i also this morning, cameras capture the suspect after new jersey home invasion. he terrorized the family for nearly an hour, the big clue he accidentally left for investigators. >> a university commencement speaker makes a surprising announcement. how it changed a graduate's life forever. we will be right bac bbuz z12fz y2bbuy y12fy >> some people have all the luck, ring bought by $13 at a garage stale in london in the 1980s has been valued at almost half million dollars. yes, the buyer thought the ring was just a piece every costume julie, only decid decidn the last few months to have it appraised, quite shocked, it is actually genuine weighing 26 karat, ring set to be auctioned at sutherby's next month. >> katy

deciphering the inner workings of al qaeda has been a life's work for him, a muslim american who was born in lebanon, he was the only arabic speaking fbi agent based in new york on 9/11. he now advises the united states government on national security issues and has written a new book, "anatomy of terror." did they tell you where al qaeda's next attack is going to be? >> they're not going to tell you where the al qaeda next attack is going to be, but it gives you kind of a window of the internal dynamics of the organization. >> reporter: the declassified documents include osama bin laden's hand-written will, with instructions that holdings of about $29 spent fighting in the court of allah, allowing militants to travel on cloudy days to avoid drone strikes and that future attacks should not be wasted on the british, but instead concentrate on america and not be limited to blowing up airplanes. ali sue fawn says somef those documents shed light oonn a new menacing figure. he he's youthful, angry and named bin laden. the son of osama, seen here as a young boy, he was separated from his father when he w

they intervene and meddle in the affairs of iraq, syria, lebanon and yemen. they support terrorism. they created the world's foremost terrorist organization, hezbollah. they provide comfort and support for al qaeda with many of the al qaeda leaders living in iran for now more than 15 years. they are -- they have a relationship with the taliban that destabilizes afghanistan. and so when iran does all of these things, when they execute terrorist attacks in my country. in 1996 bombings where the iranian military and where the heads of the plot escaped and fled to iran and have been living in iran ever since, this is not the behavior of good neighborliness and not the behavior of a country that wants others to treat them with respect. this is a state sponsor of terrorism who is on the list of state sponsors of terrorism and who deservedly is sanctioned by the international community for this behavior. so if iran wants to be a normal country and wants others to treat it like a normal country, it has to act in accord with international law and the values and the morals of the internationa

judge jeanine: america, lebanon, italy. what is she wearing here. >> she has an amazing figure. so this benefit to highlight her waistline. judge jeanine: let's talk about the vatican. >> she must have been briefed by the vatican. she has fully respected the full-on culture. i think the pope is probably one of the highest figures, one of the highest leaders in the world in his own right. and she is showing the ultimate respect as ivanka is as well. >> no one looks better than dolce. judge jeanine: compare them with jackie kennedy. >> i do compare them. i think melania is as chic as jackie kennedy. she must have used the pictures as inspiration. the pictures are almost identical. judge jeanine: both of them so elegant. here she is coming off a plane in belgium. >> she is highlighting her waistline wearing a gingham coat and matching dress. judge jeanine: how many women can highlight their waistline? >> we can't categorize everybody. but in melania's case she know iowa to accentuate on herself. judge jeanine: we'll see what happens when she comes back. >> i guarantee everybody sho

saudi arabia has long seen iran as an existential threat coupled with lebanon and syria, that iran is changing the face of the whole middle east and they want the united states to adopt a much different posture than the obama administration had. elations-- >> it looks like we just lost john roberts. he was in riyadh, actually in that briefing room you see right there. we're awaiting secretary of state tillerson and his counterpart, the saudi foreign minister. as john was saying, as much as the focus has been on counter isis and fighting islamic terrorism, a big part of president trump's campaign, for the saudis for the gulf states, for where president trump goes next, it's iran. we already saw just, you know, sort of the effect of that, t theithe saudis are fighting a war outside of their borders, outside to yemen to the south. >> i want to bring in judy miller in the conversation. and continue what we were talking about with john roberts. saudi arabia and some of the gulf states, especially when it pertains to iran. i want to go over some of the details of the deal that they came to

feeling pretty paranoid about the growth of around‘s proxy militias across the region, hezbollah, in lebanon, and in syria and iraq and the militia in yemen. saudi arabia is on an arms spending spree which has translated into $110 billion, over £70 billion worth of arms deals signed yesterday. this is big business but it‘s also a strategic alliance that has been cemented and reinforced by the trump administration. yes, and those financial deals he‘s signing there, obviously as you say, cementing ties between saudi arabia and the usa. yes, and it's notjust about arms, although that tends to get most of the attention. it‘s about oil, it‘s about education. there‘s a lot of other areas. interestingly, the into entertainment industry is probably rubbing its hands at the prospect that saudi arabia will open up more to public entertainment. this is a very austere country, as you know. there‘s no public entertainment. there‘s no public entertainment. there are no cinema, live concerts, no galas. and yet, the king‘s favourite son prince mohammed who is also defence minister is pushin

there has been a movement to get lebanon back together because the same.hought as on the whole, the borders have proved resilient, right up until the emergence of isis when we saw a couple of years ago, isis announced that it had erased the border between iraq and syria. >> we will come back to these issues. especially to the stability of the borders and the future of the nationalities. i want to ask evan to offer some starting comments. i said, your book, the wise men is the foundation stone for a lot of people as they look at how the post-world war ii order was created. maybe you could talk about that or the post world war i order. what was right in one and not so right in the other. evan: it is wonderful to be here. after world war ii, americans wanted to go home. that was a terrible war, they wanted to go home. most americans wanted to go to the movies and drink coke, that is what they wanted to do. a small group realized that was not possible. britain, the pots for konica -- pox brittanica was falling and the united states could not go home again. we, in a crisis in 1947, inherited the

in lebanon, they want to found the organization in syria. we are cautious by the and we share the with our american friends. in any agreement we have to make sure the iranians are not sitting on the bored with israel. lou: i think the president made it as clear as he possibly could and straightforward by saying of the iranians, they will not have a nuclear weapon. he's not a man shying away from straight talk pen as he is at the center of what has been a volatile middle east for decades. >> there was a very strong statement made by the president. it's about the threat coming from iran. he had the same talks with the leaders of the arab world. and we believe we'll see a change. we can't continue and sit idly by. lou: that is not in the president's plan. anything idle. all of america has already learned. thanks so much, ambassador. thanks for being with us. up next, president trump calling for all civilized nations to unite against radical islamic terrorism. >> we must drive out the terrorists and extremist s from the our midst. protect and de

i also applaud jordan, turkey and lebanon for their role in hosting refugees. the surge of migrants and refugees living and living so poorly that they're forced to leave the middle east depletes the human capital needed to build stable societies and economies. instead of depriving this region of so much human potential, middle eastern countries can give young people hope for a brighter future in their home nations and regions. that means promoting the aspirations and dreams of all citizens who seek a better life, including women, children and the followers of all faiths. numerous arab and islamic scholars have eloquently argued that protecting equality strengthens arab and muslim communities. for many centuries the middle east has been home to christians, muslims and jews living side by side. we must practice tolerance and respect for each other once again and make this region a place where every man and woman, no matter their faith or et nisty can enjoy a life of dignity and hope. in that spirit, after conclude ing my visit in a fabulous place that we're at to

in beirut and lebanon festivities are underway. they fast from dusk to dawn each day and it ends on june 24. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. david: continuing with west today's top stories, the g-7 meeting underway. covering a wide range of hot button topics. let me start with you. going into the summit, there was a lot of speculation that intelligence sharing would be a big issue in light of what happened in the oval office, the president sharing sensitive and bi information. life as taken another the tr iunfolded. where do things stand after these nine days? >> trump when he was in his -- in israel mentioned at the end of a press meeting that i never said anything about israel providing some intelligence and may have provided to the russians. there is a lot of questions leaks coming out of the u.s. and whether other nations can comfortably share all of their intelligence with the u.s. at this point. when trump left there was a firestorm

. >> iran is not only making problems on the nuclear deal, it is interfering in yemen and lebanon. tracey: does the u.s. have the capability to do that unilaterally? >> it is going to be the russians and the chinese but they can lead. >> i just recall the moment former president barack obama was on the ground in cairo, egypt and gave his speech into the arab world. how is this speech going to be different than the last time around? we saw the u.s. president give a speech with a lot of ambition but delivered very little in terms of policy change. >> it all starts haply, let's ends happily. it started with apathy about was happening in the arab spring. so far it is good but we are early days. brought up the obama administration. trump was very critical of the obama administration relationship with saudi arabia. he criticized obama for bowing to the king. now we have pictures of trust affecting -- pictures of trump accepting a metal -- medal. wille white supremacists be shocked but he is with them. if this can translate into thousands of employment, this is good. it is going to be a w

affects owh isis creates when you have this mass migration into europe, the jordan,l to pressurize lebanon, and others, it is important we take care of this problem. i think we are good progress against isis. the strike we conduedn syria when we determined that there was another chemical attack, i applaud those efforts. i thought it was appropriate, proportional. my only regret was, i think we need to continue to apply pressure in syria on the ground. when we see the syrian army begin to threaten moderate syrians -- until you do that, until we begin to have the high ground, the tactical, strategic, and moral high ground in syria, i do not know if we can do anything. we do not have many cards to play. we need a strategy. when i say we, it is the great work rex tillerson and jim's met -- jim mattis will do to apply pressure to assad and the russians. we need to be in a series of strength in syria. his choice of jim mattis was absolutely the right choice. charlie: why do they say that? adm. mcraven: he is a voracious are dear friends. i have the greatest respect for jim mattis. ands tacticall

a war monitoring group in lebanon reporting that 22 people are dead. the attack happened early this morning at a camp for families trying to escape islands caused by isis. isis fighters snuck into that village and started killing. this is a developing story and as we get new information we will pass it along. autria, larry, back upstairs to you. autria: thank you, stamm. now we want your forecast with veronica johnson. snowstorms, but we are looking at a nasty system for the end of the work we. clouds are out of your with rain and wind overnight. not a lot, so late in the day. today, theugh late temperatures will be coming down tomorrow, and friday it will bring a lot of rain to the area. look at the sunrise here, crestwood, middle school, the wind out of the west, higher wind today. pushing the clouds out of here we will be looking at a late morning with sunshine on the radar. nothing through or, but on the bus stop this morning a few clouds it we can deal with, but by mid day its recess time for the kids, headed up to the mid 70's today and perfect w

what do folks in lebanon, tennessee think about the firing of james comey. >> you asked senator of hawaii would ask of james comey. why did he ask for more money? did he have conversations to deputy attorney general about the russian investigation? and three occasions the president said that you told him he was free of any charges. is that true and if so why? when was the last time the president told you he had confidence in you? this has been a nine-month thing coming. to dana's point people need to see the evidence. i hope comey will come before the intelligence committee and answer those questions. >> have you been surprised at gop stick togetherness and loyalty? and the other side of that question is which members of the republican senate are you looking to be profiles? >> i think there is a quiet erosion of support. this is an embarrassing time to be a republican. i had local republican mayors share that with me. it is no surprise that donald trump is governing with such arrogance. it is a surprise that the gop congress is falling in line with the cover up. i think that is the angst

people are getting ready for ramadan in lebanon. muslims may not eat from dusk to dawn during the holiest month of the islamic calendar. global news 24 hours a day 2600 journalists in more than 120 countries. i am alisa parenti and this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: this is "bloomberg technology." i am caroline hyde in london. this week, softbank announced it closed the first round of funding for its vision fund with $92 billion in the coffers. we spoke to the "bloomberg technology" executive editor, tom giles, in san francisco, and giles turner about softbank and the other tech headlines that grabbed our attention this week. >> what is happening right now in silicon valley is there is a lot of concern among venture capitalists there is going to be this extra cash flowing in and inflating the value of these companies and making it harder for existing shareholders or new shareholders to get in at a valuation that is right for them, that makes them feel comfortable, it makes them feel like we have a lot of upside. someone else will come

. >> from lebanon to iraq to yemen, iran funds arms and trains terrorists, malicious and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos across the region. for decades, iran has fueled the fires of sectarian conflict and terror. it's a government that speaks openly of mass murder. vowing the destruction of israel. death to america and ruin for many leaders and nations in this very room. >> hadley gamble joining us from jerusalem. this was a highly anticipated speech, hadley. given all the missteps by the president. it doesn't seem like there are any major missteps but he sure did focus a lot on iran. what are the major takeaways here? >> well, he certainly singled out iran, care rolin over the weekend. and european and foreign ministers that i was speaking to over the weekend seems to single that it's going to take more than talk when it comes to taking on the islamic state and basically fixing syria. let's listen in. >> we're going to move to iraq and then libya and somalia, so, we have to look at that. and holistically as well in terms we can't do thread the security threat an

i see it in lebanon. gadhafi drove out the muslim brotherhood and with the father going back to fight a jihad in libya, none of this is very surprising. these, you know, indoctrinations start in the family, continues in the mosque and then continues in narrow circles, the belief in the islamic state. >> bob, thank you. bob baer in colorado. >>> let's move on. more news in to cnn news. the search for the fbi director. rene marsh is in washington with the details. what are you learning? >> reporter: well, i can tell you, brooke, that sources are telling both myself and pamela brown that tsa -- former tsa administrator is under krrg for the pos consideration for the top spot at the fbi. there have been discussions with the former administrator about whether he'd have interest in the position. it's unclear if he does or not. we know that those conversations, at the very least, have happened. and then a separate source telling us that pistol and the acting attorney general rod rosenstein recently discussed all

. >> i also applaud your turk and lebanon for their own in hosting refugees the surge of migrants and refugees and living so poorly, that they're forced to leave the middle east. depletes the human capital needed to build stable societies and societies. instead of depriving this region of so much human, middle eastern countries can give young people hope for brighter future in their home nations and regions. >> talk of refugees clearly the conflict, or the conflict in this region has resulted in so many people's lives being destroyed, not just in the past six years during the syrian refugee crisis, but way back when. how will that part of the speech, do you think, be taken on board by people around the middle east region, particularly, youngsters? >> i'm coming from a president that has assured the united states taking in the refugees from this region, in particular, his track record, again, no one at the meeting raising a head about the track record and say there's a bit of deceptive came later. on the issue of refugees, it was part of that message, you've got to doo part -- got to d