lived in the u.s. for more than 10 years and they have children born here. the city calls the circumstances concerning saying such operations could undermine the trust between officers and members of the community. >>> mike pence sent a warning to russia while touring a soviet republic today. he sat down with baltic leaders in a show of support. he confirmed that trump will sign legislation and for its destabilizing actions in the ukraine. >>> under president trump, the united states will continue to hold russia accountable for its actions we call on our european allies and friends to do the same. >> this comes as the russian president is telling the u.s. embassy in moscow to withdraw more than 750 employees. it is believed to be paid back over u.s. sections and the expulsion of 35 russian diplomats from the u.s. last year under president obama extranet learning of the death of sam sheppard. he died last week from complications of als. he was both an acclaimed playwright and an oscar- nominated actor. he had strong bay area ties with 24 place produce in san francisco including

mitchell. >> reporter: locked out. u.s. embassy trucks turned away from an embassy recreation center outside moscow a day before they were supposed to be packed and gone. a major escalation as vladimir putin orders sweeping cuts at the u.s. embassy in russia, lowering the boom on 755 personnel, more than half the staff. on state tv, putin retaliating after congress voted almost unanimously to sanction moscow, a veto-proof majority. in estonia today the vice president saying mr. trump will go along with it. >> very soon president trump will sign legislation to strengthen and codify the united states sanctions against russia. regrettably, last week russia took the drastic step of lim limiting the u.s. diplomatic presence in their nation. >> reporter: what happened to president's russia reset? >> it's an honor to be with you. >> neither side really knows where this relationship is going. it's a little bit like a couple of fighters near the 15th round and still slugging it out but not quite sure how it all ends. >> reporter: the president wasn't talking about putin today. as for the othe

available for them four years later. the last time the summer olympics were in the u.s. was in 1996 in atlanta, l.a. hosted in 1932 and 1984. >>> more sports news. giants and a's battle it out for bragging rights. a's without sonny gray. he was supposed to pitch tonight, traded to the yankees earlier today. babe ruth series will kick off tonight at the coliseum. the series moves across the bay to at&t park for the final two games. 7:05. >>> this is interesting. the infamous steve bart has a series ring. fans vilified him in 2003, reached out for a foul ball in game six of the championship series. cubs were five outs away from the title in 58 years. they went on to lose the nlcs. and everybody blamed bartman. he had to go into hiding. they didn't end their championship drought until last fall. bartman released a statement saying he's deeply moved, adding my hope is we can all use my experience as entertainment and prevent harsh scapegoating. the guy's whole life was ruined because he reaches up for a foul ball. it's really unfortunate. >> certainly. >>> rising tensions in the korean pen

look like they could be formed together to form an explosive >> reporter: u.s. security already at an all-time high. sources tell abc news that u.s. intelligence officials are closely monitoring this case because of suspected communications between the alleged plotters and isis, david. >> abc's james longman tonight. james, thank you. >>> the kremlin this evening has delivered their own response to congress. voting to put new sanctions on russians for meddling in the u.s. election. vladimir himself with the dismissal of more than 700 staffers in russia. here's abc's global foreign affairs correspondent, martha raddatz. >>> tonight, russia striking back at the u.s., announcing the expulsion of u.s. diplomats from the country. removing more than 700 embassy staff from their jobs, leaving just 455 -- the same number of russian diplomats working in the u.s. after we expelled certain el last december. russia also seizing two prope y properties used by u.s. diplomats in russia. moving trucks already on the scene. the retaliation comes after that congressional vote to increase sanctions agai

election the u.s. calls a power grab by a dictator. >> they're still in the streets. they're still screaming for what they want, and that's freedom and liberty. >> mason: the medal of honor for a hero who repeatedly risked his life to save a comrade. >> did somebody tell you to go get him? >> no, sir. i saw him go down, and i jumped up and went and got him. that's my job. >> mason: and forgiveness for a much vilified chicago cubs' fan. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> mason: good evening. i'm anthony mason. general john kelly reported for duty today as new white house chief of staff and left no doubt that he is in command. his first order of bids, giving anthony scaramucci his discharge papers just ten days after he was named communications director and just three days after scaramucci won a power struggle with reince priebus, forcing his ouster as chief of staff. so far in the trump presidency, there have been nearly half as many firings at the white house as in an average season of "the apprentice." here's chip reid. >> i love the president. i love t

: also tonight, the president slaps sanctions on venezuela after an election the u.s. calls a power grab by a dictator. >> they're still in the streets. they're still screaming fort wha they want, and that's freedom and liberty. >> mason: the medal of honor for a hero who repeatedly risked his life to save a comrade. >> did somebody tell you to go get him? >> no, sir. i saw him go down, and i

election the u.s. calls a power grab by a dictator. >> they're still in the streets. they're still screaming for what they want, and that's freedom and liberty. >> mason: the medal of honor for a hero who repeatedly risked his life to save a comrade. >> did somebody tell you to go get him? >> no, sir. i saw him go down, and i

president vladimir putin ordered 755 u.s. diplomats and staff out of the country. it was in response to sanctions imposed by the u.s. >>> as the u.s. increases its military presence in the area president trump said today the situation in north korea will be handled. he did not elaborate. the u.s. flew two supersonic bombers on sunday. the show of force followed north korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. >>> after several false starts by the gop, democrats and republicans are working together tonight on health care. it's a story we broke last night. a group made up of members of both parties calls itself the problem solvers. they want to make changes to obamacare before insurance companies set premiums for next year. it is part fix, part repeal and part stabilizing the market. ryan cost elo was part of the caucus. >> the only way to create something that is durable and that has credibility and that has buy in from everyone is to have republicans and democrats both see the value in the health care system. >> the plan includes having congress oversee payments to insurers

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government's revenue. venezuela is the third largest supplier to the u.s. which buys about a third of the crude. >> why are you out here today? they just want their voices heard. >> you feel like you don't have what you want, what you deserve. liberty, what you really want to do. >> freedom. >> yesterday. >> you don't feel you have it. >> no. >> a sweeping victory claiming 8 mill yon. we expect to see more marches and clashes today. this turmoil here only likely to continue. >>> trending online right now, an oddities cover ry in florida. a guy gets home and finds a bear. that it chilling, right in front of his house in florida. two best birthdays. we'll have those stories the break. >>> if you thought july 2017 was wet, how that falls in histories and we'll look at dull las'. and look ahead to the month of monday, august 29th, 2016 force force did you know sinlow ternet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone

event was closed to the media. >>> president trump says escalating tensions between u.s. and north korea quote will be handled n a show of military force over weekend u.s. flew two super sonic bombers over peninsula and performed a live fire missle test. exercises were conduct with south korean and japanese allies. >>> white house today former army medic became first person to receive medal of honor from president trump. private first class james mclaughlin risked his life multiple times rescue his war comrade during a day's long battle. now 71, living in michigan, he calls that battle the war two days of his life. >> shot after shot, blast upon blast, as one of his comrade recalled whoever called medic, could immediately count on this man. he is a brave guy. >> medal of honor is nation's highest military honor. >>> decade old cold case in bucks county is over tonight. george shaw was found guilty of third degree murder in the death of 14 year-old barbara rowan in been sale number august of 1984. shaw drugged and suffocated rowan and dumped her body with the help of the friend. he

washington. also, even his -- the u.s. brands the venezuelan president a dictator. germany'y's transport minister denies allegations his department gave into the car companies and play down the severity of allegations they cheated on emissions tests. soccer star cristiano ronaldo is in court on allegations he played tricks with his taxes. ♪ >> thank you for joining us. the white house has said donald chomsky mitigation director anthony scaramucci has left after just 10 days on the job. scaramucci was fired at the urging of trump's new chief of staff john kelly. scaramucci's appointment raised eyebrows a as he hadad no previs political experience. he also gainined immediate attention with a strongly worded rant about two of his colleagues. our washington correspondent joins us now for more on this developing story. scaramucci is gone. what brought about his fall from grace? maya: it seems to have been this one-two punch, the strongly worded rant as well as the bringing in of general john kelly as new chief of staff. for those keeping track, thehere is definitely a revolving do

sardines. >> the u.s. court of appeals orderedded the f.a.a. to look at the amount of space passengers have on commercial planes. after ad vo cassy group challenged the f.a.a. saying the cramped planes are a safety hazard and the government needs to do something about it. >> it does not appear that people can get out with the smaller seats. recently there was an evacuation for a burning engine in an aircraft. it took five minutes instead of 90 seconds. >> according to flyers' rights the sid width has decline and the space between the seats also decreased going from afternoon of 35 inches to 31. with some bargain airlines having just 28 inches of leg room. >> that is almost it always to change. the new evidence of safety gives the f.a.a. the opportunityk to look into this. >> comfort is something that the f.a.a. does not look at but they consider it when testing and assessing the safe evacuation of an aircraft. they are now studying the ruling. danya bacchus, abc7 news. jonathan: still ahead for us at 5:00, stop and look at this. you will want to show the video to the kids. the next tim

happening to marriage in the u.s.? fewer people are tieing the knot and people who do get hitched are waiting longer to walk down the aisle. i'm sure i know nothing about that. one of the most popular stories on wusa 9.com and you can read about it on our news app. >> you're happily married. congratulations. >> president donald trump said the u.s. will handle north korea. he made that comment today after they successfully tested another bliss tick missile last week. they teamed up with their allies flying two supersonic bombers along the korean peninsula. this latest launch shows north korea has the capability to hit the u.s. mainland including los angeles and possibly chicago, new york and near washington. >>> the war of dip mow continues tonight with the u.s. and russia with rae tal yation, russian president vladimir putin ordered the u.s. to slash 755 people. as many as 1200 diplomats maybe working in russia but this round of cuts could even out the number of diplomats working in each country. >> the story of a miracle child began nearly three years ago. that is when the officer wa

u.s. court of appeals has ordered the faa to take a closer look at the amount of space passengers have on commercial planes. after advocacy group fliers rights challenged the faa saying cramped planes planes are a safety hazard and the government needs to do something about it. >> it does not appear that people can get out with the smaller seats. most recently there was an evacuation for a burning engine in an aircraft and it took about five minutes instead of 90 seconds. >> reporter: according to fliers rights, seat widths have decreased about an inch and a half since the early 2000's measuring up to 17-inches. the space between seats has also decreased going from an average of 35-inches to about 31 with some bargain airlines having just 28-inches of leg room. >> that's almost inhumane. it ought to change. the new evidence of safety gives the faa the opportunity to look into this. >> reporter: comfort is something the faa does not look at but they say they do consider it when testing and assessing the safe evacuation of an aircraft. they are now studying the ruling and any actions the

slogan but a similar outlook for the nation. he wants to bring us, the u.s., to win. the democrats and the anti-trump crowd hell-bent on destructing our nation. they did it to reagan in 1980 and are doing the same thing in 2017. offering solutions? no. constructive criticisms? hell no. they are sore losers. president reagan had america's best interests at heart. president trump has america's success at heart. it's time for americans to wake up and smell the stench emanating from the swamp and get behind the president whose economy is firing on all cylinders, record number of americans employed are now. your 401(k) has never looked better literally, and finally a new confidence across the business community. get out of the way, democrats, lindsay, john, paul, mitch. you would rather derail trump then grow and prosper in america. get on board or trump will drain the swamp with you in it. ann, your thoughts. >> ann: i didn't disagree with anything you said there, except one thing. one big difference with reagan was republicans were on reagan's side. trump really has his entire party a

why would you put. your wife. now. the minority tensions here that between the u.s. and russia as russian president putin orders u.s. ambassadors conduct the country in response to sanctions are we heading toward a second cold war. and western nations are criticizing china saying it needs to take more responsibility for north korea but china has a different story. than the u.s. lab the same sions on venezuelan president nicolas maduro after an election this weekend that many are calling a sham the latest. it's monday july thirty first five pm in washington d.c. i'm going to sweets and you're watching our america and we start with russia's response to a new round of sanctions imposed by the u.s. government russian president vladimir putin has announced that the u.s. embassy will have to cut seven hundred fifty five people as a result of washington's policies archies romantic kozyrev has more on moscow's comeback. new sanctions against russia are expected to be signed by president donald trump the document approved by congress aims to its argot the country's lucrative energy trade w

easy. we're here for you. join us. at cvs pharmacy. ♪ two anniversaries u.s. and north korea are flecking military muscle. the u.s. has responded after north korea successes test odd a inter continue nem missing on friday experts say it has the capability of reaching the you have s mainland. over the weekend u.s. flew a pair of super sonic bombers over the korean peninsula in show of force against yank. u.s. has also tested out alaska based defense system. president trump said today that the north korea problem quote will be handled. >> the administrations of the united states and russia may not be so buddy buddy any longer. the us congress stepped in and proposed sanctions against russia. well, now president vladimir putin has responded in kind. he announced yesterday that 755us di diplomats in his county have to go. a bill president trump is expected to sign. >> translator: we have a large number of options. we are responding now because the americans have taken this unprovoked step towards worsening u.s./russia relations. >> on the campaign trail, the candidate then candidate

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the situation will be handled but didn't elaborate. the u.s. flew two supersonic bombers. the show of force followed north korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. vice president mike pence says america wants to improve relations with moscow. on sunday russia's president vladimir putin ordered 755 u.s. diplomats and staff out of the country. that was in response to sanctions imposed by the u.s. >>> with tears streaming down his face army medic received honor of medal today. this is president donald trump's first time presenting the medal. he saved the lives of ten of his fellow soldiers. five men saved were at the ceremony today. he pointed them out saluting j arizona getting treatment for his brain tumor. he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. he will undergo radiation in phoenix. >>> here at home it kicks off a month long cleanup in philadelphia in an area known for drug activity. it's what's called the tracks. it is a three quarter mile stretch that has raised safety concerns for neighbors for years. look at that mess. it agreed to clean up the veg

. to help end the crimes by the u.s. led coalition against syrian civilians. very good evening to you my name is neil harvey you're watching international or thanks for joining us and you come in just the right time for some breaking news which is that u.s. president donald trump has just removed the new white house communications director knew remember anthony scaramucci is gone from his post according to reports justin scaramucci a wall street hedge fund manager also known as the mooch was on the on trust team for ten days he replaced sean spicer who resigned on july twenty first very surprising news breaking we will bring you more details on this story as soon as they come in. elsewhere fresh protests are expected to shake up the venezuelan capital for a second day after sunday's vote on a new constituent assembly president maduro branded that result a victory for the country with only a forty one percent voter turnout the opposition said that it would continue to protest the results controversy over the election and sparked a deadly wave of violence across the country. i. was.

last time the u.s. hosted summer olympics was in atlanta interin 1996. salt lake city hosted the winter games in 2002. according to the l.a. times, an allrnational olympic committee announcement on los angeles is expected later today. st> new at 11:00, a morgan hillman is in police custody after allegedly trying to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex. investigators from the silicon valley internet crimes against children task force says 42-year-old jose toledo contacted an undercover police officer on the internet pose as and-year-old girl, the officer was. t ledo attempted to get the girl to send him nude photos, eventually arranged to meet r olure last thursday at hidden lakes park on the border between pleasant hill. dumps arrested him without incident. >>> police arrested terry lee with ot. over the weekend. police say he started at least four separate fires early friday morning. wecar, a dumpster, among other objects set on fire during that spree. this surveillance photo allowed officers to identify the suspect. >>> we've been reporting the it wr of a $60,000 electric train stolen in t

embassy. it's not in the main diplomatic area where the u.s. and british troops are. it's off on a market street tucked away. it is not a place where typically insurgents would launch an attack. it does very much appear to be an isis retaliation for the mosul attack. also comes as the white house is beginning to look at a new plan for afghanistan. we hear from the white house that it is deeply divided over that new plan, possibly. the generals want to send an additional 4,000 troops in. the white house is skeptical. >> harris: we have a congressman who is going to join us. i am going to ask them about that very same thing. conner, thank you very much. president trump is dealing with several major foreign policy challenges as russia announces plans to kick out diplomatic personnel from their country. americans, go home, he says. meanwhile, mr. president, the president, also promising a tougher response to north korea as it continues advancing its missile program. congressman ryan matz will talk with me next. stay close. >> we have some interesting situations that we'll handle. north

damascus urges the un to help end the crimes by the u.s. led coalition against syrian civilians. good evening and welcome my name is neil harvey you're watching r.t. international first this hour clashes in the venezuelan capital continue following sunday's vote for a new constituent assembly president nicolas maduro branded the result of a victory for the country with only a forty one percent voter turnout the opposition the said that it would continue to protest those results controversy over the election a sparked a deadly wave of violence across the country. i. was. in the protests of frequently turn violent an explosion on a street in caracas injured a number of people including seven police officers off a dozen others were wounded when a grenade was thrown into a polling station the position which run the election is being illegal has called for yet more protest. oh. it's you know the ball again we know if we don't have a republic we have nothing we may have a home food we can start a family raise children die there's no need if we don't have a republic that's why we went to vot

into space to travel as far as washington, d.c. or new york. leaders in the u.s. and japan agree they need to take further action. president trump spoke on the phone with japan's prime minister this morning. on twitter mr. trump accused china of not doing enough to stop north korea. u.s. bombers flew over the korean peninsula in a show force over the weekend. the military also tested its missile defense system successfully shooting down a test missile with another missile. >>> president trump is looking for a fresh start as general john kelly takes over as his chief of staff. the general was sworn in this morning. he'll have a lot on his plate as tensions with russia grow. abc 7 news reporter megan hughes has more on this developing story. >> reporter: president donald trump hoping to set the reset button, swearing in a new chief of staff. >> what he's done in terms of homeland security is record shattering. >> reporter: homeland security secretary general john kelly replacing reince priebus after a dramatic white house shake-up. >> we look forward to, if it's possible, an even b

and the crimes by the u.s. led coalition against syrian civilians. are you watching our. clashes in the venezuelan capital continue following sunday's vote for a new constituent assembly president maduro branded the result a victory for the country but with only a forty one percent voter turnout the opposition said that it would continue to protest the results controversy over the election and sparked a deadly wave of violence across the country. i i i. i was. the protests frequently turned violent an explosion on the streets in caracas he injured several people including seven police officers half a dozen others were wounded when a grenade was thrown into a polling station but the opposition which slammed the election as being illegal has called for more protests. it's inevitable again we know if we don't have a republic we have nothing we may have a home food we can start a family raise children die there's no meat if we don't have a republic that's why we went to vote. this is somebody is illegal you know when they ask the people where they want and are now i don't think you know

test. the u.s. military flexes its muscle. president trump spoke on the phone with scrap's prime minister about the escalating tensions with north korea. elizabeth hur has the details. >>> the leaders of japan and u.s. fully agree they have to take further action after the latest icbm missile tell us. north korea launching their second icbm in the past month has experts soundings the alarm about pole --ngyang being able to strike anywhere in the u.s. north korea launched 2300 miles into space. according to experts they could angle the missile to travel as far as washington, d.c. or new york. >> any military action we take would trigger a war unlike anything we've seen since world war ii. >> reporter: in a show of force, u.s. bombers flew over the korean peninsula and tested the thadd intercept system. >> reporter: president trump is blaming china and issued a warning this will no longer continue. abc news new york. >>> in washington, president trump has sworn in new chief of staff general john kelly. >> we have a fantastic leader, chief of staff, he will do a really great job. >>

. >>> the u.s. says the time for talk on north korea is over. u. n. ambassador nikki haley spoke out after the north's second successful ballistic missile test this month. u.s. strategic bombers ended up flying over the north korean peninsula saturday in a direct response to that launch, and just moments ago the commander in chief addressed north korea's growing threat. >> we're going to be able to -- it will be handled. we handle everything. expressed his frustrations on twitter calling out one country he says isn't helping matters. >> he writes i'm very disappointed in china. our foolish past leaders allowed them to make hundreds of millions of dollars in trade yet they do nothing for us with north korea. just talk. we will no longer allow this to continue. china could easily solve this problem. >>> russia is ripping up its retaliation against the united states. russian president vladimir putin told the u.s. yesterday to slash its diplomatic staff by 755 people. his order comes in response to expanded sanctions passed by congress. through an interpreter putin explained his reasons

employed in the u.s. embassy and other areas in moscow and three other russian cities. putin's demands are in response to us sanctions against russia. >>> in the wake of north korea latest successful missile test , president trump says the situation, quote, will be handled but he did not elaborate. over the weekends the us flexed its military muscle, along with it stop korean and japanese allies. the us flew two supersonic bombers over the korean peninsula, performed live fire missile test. >> back here at home, now a $5,000 reward for information on the suspect involved in saturday's deadly shooting in half forwards township, police believe that shooting could be connected to another shooting. this shooting happened as the victim's 29 year old john lee visit ago friend's apartment friday night. they have surveillance picture of the suspect. talked with one eyewitness, he heard more than dozen gunshot. >> throughout the city, sick of it, and something needs to be done about all of the killings and shootings that's going on. because it affect everyone. >> reporter: the other sho

end the. u.s. led coalition against syrian civilians. around the clock across the world this is our team international from the team and myself you know neil welcome to the program our top story this hour clashes in the venice willing capital continue following sunday's vote for a new constituent assembly president maduro branded the result a victory for the country but with only a forty one percent voter turnout the opposition said it would continue protesting the results of controversy over the election has sparked a deadly wave of violence across the country. i. as we're seeing the protests have frequently. turned violent an explosion on a street in caracas injuring a number of people including seven police officers half a dozen others were wounded when a grenade was thrown into a polling station but the opposition which slammed the election as the legal has called for more protests. is you know that if we don't have a republic we have nothing we may have a home food we can start a family raise children die so there's no need if we don't have a republic that's why we went to vote

a deadly toxic gas. sources say u.s. intelligence officials are closely monitoring the case because of alleged ties to isis. during the the raid they found a homemade bomb to emit poisonous gas. >>> for the second time an american was shot and robbed in turks and caicos. jons and his family were -- jones and his family were returning to their private villa when the intruders overpowered the security guard and forced their way inside. >> the security guard was bound. >> reporter: jones was shot when he confronted the intruders they got away with a lab top. police do not believe it is sected to last month's incident when a tourist was shot near his resort. >>> five hundred college students are scrambling after their college acceptance was revoked. university of california said some of the students did not submit their high school trits on time. -- transcripts on time. so far more than 06 students have regained their admission spot. >>> we're coming up on "action news" at noon. the academy award winning music la la land is coming to the man center for the performing arts. we'll have a

player at villanova and served in the u.s. army in iraq. >>> we are starting at the shore. a live look at conditions in cape may. we will warm into the high 80s today. looking good out there. >> forecast looks great today. very nice summer day. especially for maybe some of those at the shore who extended the weekend. a look at current temperatures. warming up nicely. we're at 78 degrees in philadelphia. 82 in wilmington. lancaster, 81. allento allentown, up to 79. atlantic city marina, 78. overall, looking at the temperatures for many of us into the upper 80s by this afternoon. on our radar, clear picture across the map. i expect we will keep with the clear picture through today, maybe some high clouds strolling through in the afternoon hours. but no rain for us today. humidity still fairly low for our afternoon hours. look at the trend as we get into the afternoon. we will go up into the upper 80s. your winds are fairly light. right around 5 to 15 miles per hour. as we go through the next several days, a wind shift as well as warmer air moving in. we will start to trend into the 90s. we

often deadly on rest of the u.s. the e.u. and several latin american countries have already rejected the election results but the venezuelan president had back at the criticism. we have the constituent assembly now. the spokesperson of the emperor donald trump said they didn't recognize the election results how the hell did it matter to us what trump is saying it matters what the people of when israel are saying. well to get more news from the scene let's cross live now to local journalist carlos camacho in the capital caracas good to have you back on the program yet we've heard cold suddenly from the opposition for more protests and that has been going on for quite some time is it safe to assume that we should expect more violence here after the vote hello good to be back yes well the opposition is a still defiant a ban on. which is supposedly answer to moral. there are road blocks there are people on the street corners away banners people will tell you they don't recognize the vald as a result the president of a national assembly hall or has went on the liberation today saying they

unrest the u.s. the e.u. and several latin american countries have already rejected the election results but the venezuelan president has hit back at the criticism i know we have the constituent assembly now. the spokesperson of the emperor donald trump said they didn't recognize the election results how the hell did it matter to us what trump is saying it matters what the people of when israel are saying. we heard from analysts who believe science states should keep their noses out. a third player besides dimon doura regime in the opposition i'm speaking of washington washington has promised that it will slap sanctions on venezuela as a result of this vote washington sees south america as his backyard. as a primary interest destabilizing the caracas peace regime of mr mcgurk nothing. can stop the will of the venezuelan people to go to exercise their will and to apply the democracy the opposition to choose to be out and to accept it to be out of this of this procedure. moving on now the high court in london has rejected an attempt to prosecute former prime minister tony blair ove

the number of workers allowed at the u-s diplomatic missions in russia. putin says the u.s. has to cut 755 staffers. the move is in retaliation to new sanctions on russia that president trump is expected to sign. that legislation sailed through congress with almost no opposition last week. the sanctions are in retaliation for russia's interference in the presidential election and their annexation of crimea. the bill blocks president trump from easing sanctions against moscow. putin's cuts limit the number of u-s diplomats operating in russia to 455. (tiffany) the new white house chief of staff has been sworn-in. retired general and homeland security secretary john kelly was sworn-in by president trump a short time ago. this is video of the meeting between kelly and the president earlier this morning. president trump says kelly will do a "spectacular job." this comes after former chief of staff reince priebus resigned on friday. priebus says he resigned on good terms and will continue to support the president.