in washington, jennifer griffin. >> is it really what way want to see down pennsylvania avenue. he want to bring in a military expert. a vet reason and form are marine. michael ball which is me. michael, welcome. how are you? >> how are you, bill. thanks for having me. bill: so i want to did you. you know, part of me feels like, hey, man, this is a great idea. let's celebrate our veterans. let's show the world how much pride we take in our military. eas it not a great idea? >> well, think, honoring our troops would be more important than honoring the hardware and having a place to ply. our troops need to be honored. people in the country need to recognize how important it is to have our troops recognize for the wonderful thing they have done for us. let me ask you. the parade aside. the whole idea the last few years, there is a guilt in america. it has rubbed maine wrong way. thanks for your service. i appreciate. there is something hallow about that. people are dict like they are wearing a rib been or awareness campaign. that is really what veterans want? do they want a functio

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jennifer griffin is at the pentagon. jennifer, this story really caught my eye. what is the pentagon saying about this? >> reporter: dana, the pentagon has been reluctant to confirm these reports coming out of russia that u.s. air strikes killed nearly 100 russian fighters, wounding up to 300. many of them, as you mentioned, believed to be russian mercenary contractors. the u.s. struck back with a massive round of air strikes last week after coming under attack by a battalion size pro syria unit that many believed contained russian fighter. in addition, we just learned over the weekend, u.s. forces came under attack for a second time. in response, a u.s. drone destroyed a russian made t-72 tank in the same part of eastern syria where that u.s. base came under attack last thursday. today mattis downplayed the drone strike. >> this could be a local couple of guys doing something. i don't want to dignify it as a big attack, okay? it wasn't. it's still something we're keeping an eye on. it's in the back of our ground right now. >> reporter: mattis would not confirm r

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national security correspondent jennifer griffin is the latest from the pentagon. >> the pentagon can't account for $800 million. that according to a shocking internal audits of the defense logistics agency done by ernst & young. the department of defense continues to have unresolved accounting issues and is unable to provide sufficient evidential support for complete and accurate financial statements on a timely basis. raising questions about how the pentagon is managing taxpayer money. the white house plans to ask for billions more for defense on top of its current $700 billion budget, the largest in the federal bureaucracy. last year, the pentagon comptroller ordered an audit for the first time ever. >> it's been clear to me for 25 years they never follow the money. everybody respects the military and we ought to. they put their lives on the line for our freedom and liberties. we ought to. but i think they get too much leeway just because of that respect. >> ernst & young found the defense logistics agency failed to document $800 million in construction projects. employing 25,000 peo

jennifer griffin has more. >> hi, shep. president trump tweeted last october that his secretary of state was "wasting your time, rex" talking to little rocketman. now it seems like there's a change in tone from the white house in the wake of vice president pence after his meeting in south korea. he told josh rogan that the u.s. would pursue "maximum pressure and engagement at the same time." he told south korea's president, if you want to talk, we'll talk following south korea's lead and meeting with kim jong-un. all of this follows the propaganda coup that north korea achieve attending the game and seating kim jong-un's sister above and behind the vice president. pence likely heard from allies in asia that they're worried about all the military talk coming from washington. >> shepard: any reaction from the secretaries of defense or state? >> at the white house last week, defense secretary mattis said the u.s.'s approach to north korea is in the diplomatic lane with viable military options. the white house appears more in l

jennifer griffin was on the 2:00 show and i asked what's the reaction at the pentagon. she said it was a collective eye roll. i think the democrats were predictable in their response. i don't think it was politically smart to do that. i think what you should've said is to say we honor the troops all the time. we honor the military. in fact, what we should do, mr. president, the money you want to spend the parade, let's put it into increasing wages for the men and women in uniform. that would be a better way to do it, mr. president. then they would look like they are being petty and turning it -- as soon as i heard about this news, i knew it would be another one of these dry line in the culture wars saying owned and if you are not for this, you hate the military. you don't like the president. if you are for it, you are turning the country into a dictatorship. i think we have a lot of honoring of the troops. we decide it's worth it to do it, great. but we shouldn't be blind to the fact there's a ton of politics. >> jesse: there is, and data makes the point democrats could

jennifer griffin is live in washington. jennifer, what has been the reaction at the pentagon to the president's request? >> reporter: i would describe it as a collective eye roll from military leaders who i have spoken to. most thought it was a joke at first. many fear that the u.s. will look like the dictators they scoff at around the world. north korea's leader kim jong-un plans a military parade through the capital tomorrow to prop up his regime. china and russia have long held these kinds of military parades for years to divert their population from criticizing their lack of freedom or good government. the tradition in france dates back to napoleon. the white house asked defense secretary mattis to address this and other budget issues today at the white house. >> i think weir all aware in this country of the president's affection and respect for the military. we've been putting together some options. we'll send them up for the white house for decision. >> reporter: president trump came up with the idea while visiting fr

our national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the pentagon. jennifer? >> it's rare for the secretary of state to give it is-down interviews to the press. he's done so twice in the last few weeks. rich edson had one. secretary of state tillerson and jim mattis are united when it comes to increasing north korea to get rid of their nuclear weapons. mattis describes tillerson as his battle buddy. the two are very close in this administration. >> we're not using a carrot to convince them. we're using large sticks. that's what they need to understand. our diplomatic efforts will continue until the first bomb drops. my job is to not have a bomb drop. we don't know how much time is left on the clock. >> the headline from tillerson's interview last night, while all eyes are on the olympics, is that he's still willing to talk to north korea. that was clearly a message to pyongyang, shep. >> shepard: willing to talk. any indication that he might go do some talk something. >> no indication as of yet. no set date for when the south korean leader will sit down with k

jennifer griffin has the latest from the pentagon. >> there was a tiny bit of hope when the regime in tehran let the 81-year-old iranian american who worked for unicef for years out of prison. he and his son are being held as political pawn. many fear they will end up like otto warmbier. they sent him back to prison this week despite declining health. they were imprisoned after the iran nuclear deal. we spoke to one of his other sons. he is lobbying for help. his father faces a death sentence and described his brother's torture in iran's not toreous prison. >> spending over a year in solitaire confinement. he has been shot by tasers. wires have been tied to him with threat of electric shock. my father is dying. if he wishes to see him there are certain things he must do. >> we're deeply disappointed in the fact that he has been returned to prison. we're concerned about his health. we call for his unconditional release from his unjust detention in iran. >> his son and he were left out of a prisoner exchange after a nuclear deal. the family said they were surprised when the obama admini

national security correspondent jennifer griffin has his story from the pentagon with the news there. jennifer? >> bill, he was lured to iran's prison with promise to see his son, a business man imprisoned. the 81-year-old that worked for unicef has been in poor health and was let out of prison in iran for four days on compassionate grounds. in a cool twist, the regime sent him back to prison this week despite his declining health. we spoke to the man's son that grew up in whites plains, new york. >> she's been shocked by tasers. wires have been tied to him with threat of electric shock. that my father is dying. >> we're deeply disappointed in the fact that he's been returned to prison. we're concerned about his health. >> he was left out of a prisoner change after a nuclear deal. he said they were baffles when the obama administration left him behind. >> i have no doubt them being americans is the reason they have been denamed. >> and the namazi's are not the only ones being unjustly detained. there's the princeton graduate student, shia wong and another man that ran an art gallery i

jennifer griffin is live from the pentagon with more. hi. >> this is the first time mattis has faced congress since rolling out a new defense strategy calling russia and china not terrorism the biggest threats to the u.s. late last week the pentagon unveiled plans to expand its nuclear arsenal to match moscow and beijing. mattis wants two new low-yield nuclear weapons placed on submarines and ships. >> in our new defense strategy great power competition, not terrorism, is now the primary focus of u.s. national security. our military remains capable but our competitive edge has eroded in every domain of warfare, air, land, sea, cyber and space. >> he went on to say that under frequent continuing resolutions and sequestered budget caps the u.s. military advantages continue to shrink. russia has criticized the review lowering the threshold for nuclear war. today mattis says if russia agrees to scale back its tactical nukes the pentagon will consider scrapping plans for the cruise missile. >> as you know, we have an ongoing issue with russia

national security correspondent jennifer griffin tells us what happened and why and some of the images in her report may be disturbing. >> for more than two years, the russians have protected the regime of syrian president bashar al-assad even amidst mounting evidence like this video released by a syrian aid group today that the syrian government continues to bomb its own people. pounding civilians in the suburb outside damascus. now there is a rising concern following the defeat of isis that the syrian civil war is turning into a proxy fight between the u.s. and russia putting the lives of 2,000 american troops on the ground in syria at risk. overnight in eastern syria, the u.s. military responded with overwhelming force when russian backed fighters loyal to assad began with the pentagon calls an unprovoked attack. syria's's state run media. russia says it will raise the issue at the u.n. security council. >> the u.s. was never invited to syria. >> if we are attacked, we will defend ourselves. >> 500 russian backed fighters attacked an outpost used by u.s. forces. the euphrates river

our national security correspondent jennifer griffin has more. >> hi, shepard. that crease fire never took hold. today 400,000 civilians remain trapped in a suburb of damascus. the head of u.s. central command explained today on capitol hill how russia is standing in the way of my cease fire. >> moscow is fuelling all parties in syria, the syrian regime, iran, turkey, the united states and other coalition partners. >> meantime, the 200-page u.n. report that outlines how north korea has been skirting sanctions and sending components to syria for chemical weapons comes as the white house accused syria of employing chlorine bombs. sarah sanders said as much yesterday. the syrian air force doesn't 19 chlorine. they have killed about 500 civilians in less than a week bombing the very suburb of damascus where they used serin gas in 2015. >> neil: and how about the bases in serial? >> after the iran deal, they have been sending missiles and setting up bases. >> increasing quantity and quality of their ballistic missiles and the export about movement of those to other g

national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the specifics. >> i don't think there's any such thing as a tactical nuclear weapon. any nuclear weapon used any time is strategic game-changer. >> calling for her to new low yield nuclear weapons, jim mattis pushed back on critics as having a policy makes the risk of nuclear war more likely. >> i don't believe it lowers the threshold at all. what it does is makes very clear that we have a deterrent. if the russians choose to employ a low yield nuclear weapon in a conventional fight, we want to make certain they recognize that we can respond in kind. >> secretary mattis outlined how russia and china are the biggest threats to the u.s. >> great power competition, not terrorism, is now the primary focus of u.s. national security. >> 17 years of nonstop war against islamic terrorists has taken the focus off the possibility of a war breaking out between nuclear capable nation-states. with the pentagon considers the real existential threat facing the u.s. new new study explains how the threat of american jihadists returning home to carry

jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with more. >> hi, shepard. defense secretary jim mattis submitted his recommendation to president trump friday saying trans-gender people can serve in the u.s. military if they can deploy overseas. i'm told mattis doesn't want to violate court orders. a formal white house announcement is expected next month. last summer, trump treated trans-gender are no longer welcome in the military surprising many here in the pentagon. mattis issued a new policy saying if any service men couldn't deploy in a year, he or she would be kicked out. >> we have come up with a policy if you're not deployable for more than a year or so, you'll have to go somewhere else. >> this is a shift from the pentagon allowing trans-gender troops to have sex reassignment surgery while on active duty due to its long recovery time, shep. >> shepard: and jen, you broke the news of a possible drug ring at the naval academy. >> shep, we learned the navy is investigating allegations that ten midshipmen were involved in the drug ring. three were accus

jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. jen, russia is saying the pentagon's nuclear posture review throwers the threshold for nuclear war. what does mattis have to say about that? >> remember, dana, the biggest change in this nuclear posture review is the pentagon's announcement that it will introduce two low yield nukes to be placed on submarines and ships a response to what the pentagon says is russia's deployment of under water nuclear depth charges and it's testing a deployment of ground launch nuclear capable missiles in europe. >> on the sea launched cruise missile, as you know, we have an on going issue with russia's violation of the inf. i want to make certain that our negotiators have something to negotiate with. that we want russia back into compliance. >> reporter: reiterated that the focus of the u.s. defense strategy in the coming years will be great power competition, a reference to china an russia and not counter terrorism as you mentioned. >> dana: perhaps the most surprising revelation was when mattis hims

national security correspondent jennifer griffin tells us the u.s.'s demanding iran release a 81-year-old american it put back in prison this week after giving him a four day leave for health reasons. >> family of 81-year-old -- imprisoned by iran after the nuclear deal. in a cruel twist, the iranian regime released him for four days because his health was failing. this week, they sent him back to iran's notorious avon prison. >> i was stunned when out of the blue called my mom and demanded that my father will report back immediately. >> his son grew up in white plains, new york, and is lobbying congress for help. he says his father faces a virtual death sentence and described his brother's torture in salary confinement. >> he's been shocked by tasers. tied with him and with the threat of electric shock. >> we are deeply disappointed in the fact he has been returned to prison. we are concerned about his health. calling for unconditional release. >> namazi was lured back to iran with the promise of seeing his son in prison three years ago while on vaca

jennifer griffin is live in washington. when did this happen? it wasn't like yesterday. this was awhile ago. >> when the president visited the pentagon on january 18 to meet with the joint chiefs and the tank and receive his local threat assessment. he mentioned how impressed he was in bastille day in france and seeing the military parade with tanks and hardware and marching soldiers. on the plane ride home, he said he was dazzled by the show of military hardware and wondered it loud since then as to why the u.s. does not have a military parade along pennsylvania avenue. the defense secretary and others realized that that meeting, the president was serious and ordered to start planning. defense secretary mattis was asked about it at the white house. >> we're all aware in this country of the president's affection and respect for the military. we've been putting together some options. we'll send them to the white house. >> we vice president made a final decision. the president is exploring different ways that he can highlight and show the pride that we have in the military