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isis. the u.s. we're learning will deploy a small number of special operation forces that announcement follows defense secretary ash carter's remarks early this week warning the u.s. would step up attacks against isis including "direct action on the ground." carter's comments eluding to the u.s.-backed raid to free isis hostages in iraq last week. now the shift comes weeks after the pentagon announced it was ending its program to train moderate syrian rebels. joining me now from the white house, nbc's ron allen. we're also joined by michael mcfall, former u.s. ambassador to the russian federation and msnbc contributor and nbc military analyst colonel jack jacobs. lay this out for us. this came as a surprise that we're hearing this today and not hearing it from the president. >> i think we're not going to hear from the president because the administration does not want you emphasize this too much. although, it's hard not to emphasize a change like this. but clearly, things are happening and things ar
isis. the u.s. we're learning will deploy a small number of special operation forces that announcement follows defense secretary ash carter's remarks early this week warning the u.s. would step up attacks against isis including "direct action on the ground." carter's comments eluding to the u.s.-backed raid to free isis hostages in iraq last week. now the shift comes weeks after the pentagon announced it was ending its program to train moderate syrian rebels. joining me now from the...
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assad and isis are evil twins. assad brought isis into being by being so brutal against his mostly sunni population. we have got to get assad out and then turn the attention and here's where we and the iranians and the russians have a similar interest, of taking care of isis. but i also think you're right, some indication of military intentions will help in vienna because it strengthens our hand diplomatically. but those talks in vienna today are very important. they are early, i don't think they are going to be any breakthroughs but the fact the russians and the iranians who are totally supporting -- assad would have been gone three years ago without them, that they're at the table voluntarily and also the regional other countries to talk about how do we get rid of assad, as richard said, you know, it may not be day one, but how do we get assad out and yet still have a functioning government, then everybody turns their sights on isis and that's how this is going to be resolved. what the administration has done is
assad and isis are evil twins. assad brought isis into being by being so brutal against his mostly sunni population. we have got to get assad out and then turn the attention and here's where we and the iranians and the russians have a similar interest, of taking care of isis. but i also think you're right, some indication of military intentions will help in vienna because it strengthens our hand diplomatically. but those talks in vienna today are very important. they are early, i don't think...
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, we're allowing tens of thousands of isis potentially isis fighters coming into our country. this could be one of the great military moves of all time because you know the feeling of isis toward the united states. i said it's too big of a risk. besides that, europe should get involved. you look at saudi arabia, iran, the states. they're not putting up very much money. they sure as held have a lot of money. we're a deader nation. we have to straighten out our own nation first. i said i will tell them anybody that comes over, if i win, they're going back. >> donald you called it a military move. does that believe you mean this might be a strategy by isis to send some of these migrants that are not migrants to the united states and europe? >> no, yoebl that but it's possible that could very well be. who knows? we know nothing about these people. there's no identification. they have absolutely no identification. they show up and give a name. there's no papers, no paper work. we don't know where they came from. they are young and strong. if you take a look, look at the people comi
, we're allowing tens of thousands of isis potentially isis fighters coming into our country. this could be one of the great military moves of all time because you know the feeling of isis toward the united states. i said it's too big of a risk. besides that, europe should get involved. you look at saudi arabia, iran, the states. they're not putting up very much money. they sure as held have a lot of money. we're a deader nation. we have to straighten out our own nation first. i said i will...
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ally in the fight against isis. nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the dramatic details. >> reporter: the raid was supposed to rescue kurdish hostages. like these. held by isis in cages. u.s. intelligence have learned they were about to be executed. so when the kurds, washington's closest allies in iraq, asked for help rescuing them, u.s. forces agreed. at 2:00 a.m., america's special ops and kurdish forces in five u.s. helicopters, headed for the town of hawija landing near an isis prison on the outskirts of town. sources say isis had already dug mass graves for their hostages. kurdish troops stormed in. about 20 isis guards inside fought back. so the u.s. troops, there to assist, guard the perimeter and communicate with u.s. aircraft above, decided to step in to protect the pentagon says, their kurdish allies and the hostages. about 15 isis guards were killed. but not before the u.s. military says an isis fighter shot one american commando, so far unidentified, who later died of his injuries. the fi
ally in the fight against isis. nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the dramatic details. >> reporter: the raid was supposed to rescue kurdish hostages. like these. held by isis in cages. u.s. intelligence have learned they were about to be executed. so when the kurds, washington's closest allies in iraq, asked for help rescuing them, u.s. forces agreed. at 2:00 a.m., america's special ops and kurdish forces in five u.s. helicopters, headed for the town of hawija landing...
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they are taking on isis in a country where few are able to take on isis. if you talk about the soon arab parts of syria as we know it's been incredibly difficult there, the kurds that we spoke to when we were in syria, we're talking about whether or not they could make a push on rucca which is the de factosyria. there is such a large population of sunni arab there's, if we move there, the trouble then shou do we keep control of that area when there will be a local population of perhaps don't like having us there? >> what a complicated situation f you wou . if you would, i want to go to robert ford. he joins bus by phone. ambassador, thank you for being with me. you're hearing the news that the united states is surely going to announce stepping up air strikes in syria but also some boots on the ground. now being based in syria but going and mobilizing in the northern area of syria. how complicated is this jigsaw puzzle of syria, assad, the groups that are opposed to him, the kurds, the others. it's very complicated, isn't it? >> it is complicated. it's espe
they are taking on isis in a country where few are able to take on isis. if you talk about the soon arab parts of syria as we know it's been incredibly difficult there, the kurds that we spoke to when we were in syria, we're talking about whether or not they could make a push on rucca which is the de factosyria. there is such a large population of sunni arab there's, if we move there, the trouble then shou do we keep control of that area when there will be a local population of perhaps don't...
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so you have isis that wants to fight assad. and isis can't because we're bombing them. we are not doing the job but we are certainly hurting them. so they are not going after assad. you have russia and iran. iran became powerful because we gave them so much money aside from the nuclear. we gave them 150 billion. that is real money. with us not the same. now you have iran and russia on the side of assad. but they both want -- russia does want isis out because they don't want them coming into russia. they don't want them crossing borders into russia. you have the migration because syria is such a disaster. and now i hear we want to take in 200,000 syrians. and they could be isis. i don't know. did you ever see a migration like that? they are all men and they are all strong looking guys. did you see it? they are walking and so many men, not many women. why aren't they fighting to save syria. why are they migrating all over europe? seriously? so now you have this guy, secretary kerry, maybe the worst negotiator. i think he will go down as the worst secretary of state than h
so you have isis that wants to fight assad. and isis can't because we're bombing them. we are not doing the job but we are certainly hurting them. so they are not going after assad. you have russia and iran. iran became powerful because we gave them so much money aside from the nuclear. we gave them 150 billion. that is real money. with us not the same. now you have iran and russia on the side of assad. but they both want -- russia does want isis out because they don't want them coming into...
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it seems that isis now has an allie in russia. they're bombing isads enemies and also, this is a drain for those who don't have to go to russia. they can go to syria and kill russians there. >> i think it's important to remember a time where we started. everybody thinks of isis as a new phenomenon that sprung out two years ago. this is ideology and leadership. it goes back decades and got the start with the fight against russians. they learn to defeat the generation. learning how to fight, learning they are powerful and could drive a power out of the country. they think they could do it and p again and i can the fight. great, bring it on. what do you think isis is going to do here? >> right now it seems to be their luxury to do that. no major bombing campaigns. so right now, they're just watching the russians pick off other opponents which are add vin says of theirs. it's not unhelpful. >> 14 years ago americans woke up to al qaeda and woke up to another group called isis. what's the difference between the ambition in those groups
it seems that isis now has an allie in russia. they're bombing isads enemies and also, this is a drain for those who don't have to go to russia. they can go to syria and kill russians there. >> i think it's important to remember a time where we started. everybody thinks of isis as a new phenomenon that sprung out two years ago. this is ideology and leadership. it goes back decades and got the start with the fight against russians. they learn to defeat the generation. learning how to...
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the kremlin says they are target i ing isis, but the u.s. has its doubts. >>> fighting isil without a parallel political transition only risks escalating the civil war in syria. that approach is tantamount as i said then to pouring gasoline on the fire. >>> and e-mail chain as the state department releases thousands of pages of hillary clinton's e-mail, and the 2016 candidate fires back after a top republican suggest s ths that t benghazi committee was formed, itself, for political purposes. >> when i hear a statement like that meaning that it was meant to be a partisan political exercise, i feel like it does a grave disservice and dishonors not just the memory of the four that we lost, but of everybody who has served our country. >>> good day. i'm chris matthews in for andrea mitchell and right now hurricane joaquin is strengthening a category 3 barreling towards the east coast, and this as a separate weather system is going to be posing a threat for h historic flooding. bill karins is tracking it all. bill, what's up? >> well, chris, we ar
the kremlin says they are target i ing isis, but the u.s. has its doubts. >>> fighting isil without a parallel political transition only risks escalating the civil war in syria. that approach is tantamount as i said then to pouring gasoline on the fire. >>> and e-mail chain as the state department releases thousands of pages of hillary clinton's e-mail, and the 2016 candidate fires back after a top republican suggest s ths that t benghazi committee was formed, itself, for...
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, or to capture isis leaders? if you listen to ash carter today, it sounded very much like there will be more. >> and jim, these are special operations forces, i assume. they refer to them as commandos. do we know how many are there? >> undetermined, but according to u.s. military and defense officials, there were dozens of them on this mission alone. and it's not even clear that they're all based there in iraq. but you have to believe that the kinds of missions they go on could be spontaneous, could happen within a matter of hours. so there has to be a somewhat large element of these, in this case, delta force commandos, there on the scene in iraq. and as richard talked about, they have been there for some time. the question is -- and we asked this question -- have they conducted these kinds of, now, as ash carter admits, combat operations in iraq, and we've been told no, that this was the first time they really engaged enemy forces on the ground. but quite frankly, that's not really clear. >> all right, jim mikl
, or to capture isis leaders? if you listen to ash carter today, it sounded very much like there will be more. >> and jim, these are special operations forces, i assume. they refer to them as commandos. do we know how many are there? >> undetermined, but according to u.s. military and defense officials, there were dozens of them on this mission alone. and it's not even clear that they're all based there in iraq. but you have to believe that the kinds of missions they go on could be...
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the pentagon says isis doesn't operate in this area. they believe russia's targeting opposition forces supported by the u.s. >> that approach is tantamount, as i said then, to pouring gasoline on the fire. >> reporter: critics say vladimir putin is taking action because the u.s. didn't. >> he perceives the administration's inaction and caution as weakness and he is taking full advantage. >> reporter: after that frosty handshake the u.s. and russia are still on opposite sides. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> all right. nine minutes past the hour, let's get down to business. cnbc's landon dowdy is here. >> good morning to you. automakers report september sales today which are expected to top the annual pace of 17 million vehicles for the fifth straight month. it should be boosted by the late labor day holiday and continued demand for pickup trucks. we'll also see whether vo volkswagen was affected by its emissions cheating scandal. >> facebook rolls out a new mobile feature to let users better personalize their profile. this inclu
the pentagon says isis doesn't operate in this area. they believe russia's targeting opposition forces supported by the u.s. >> that approach is tantamount, as i said then, to pouring gasoline on the fire. >> reporter: critics say vladimir putin is taking action because the u.s. didn't. >> he perceives the administration's inaction and caution as weakness and he is taking full advantage. >> reporter: after that frosty handshake the u.s. and russia are still on opposite...
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the government is blaming isis. foreign correspondent richard engel joins us from istanbul to help sort it all out. you have elections, parliamentary elections in a couple of weeks and an increasingly unpopular leader. what is the backdrop to these horrific bombings? >> reporter: well, there's a lot of suspicion here. the people who are victims of this latest attack, their family members, the people who survived the attack, aren't just blaming the government for not doing enough to protect them. they are actually accusing the government, particularly president erdowan of orchestrating the attacks. people were shouting murderer, they were shouting his name. other opposition groups are taking a more cautious stance but also blaming the government. they are not saying the government directly orchestrated the attack but that the policies of the turkish government which have been somewhat tolerant toward isis have allowed this kind of violence to take place. and both groups, those who are more conspiratorial minded and t
the government is blaming isis. foreign correspondent richard engel joins us from istanbul to help sort it all out. you have elections, parliamentary elections in a couple of weeks and an increasingly unpopular leader. what is the backdrop to these horrific bombings? >> reporter: well, there's a lot of suspicion here. the people who are victims of this latest attack, their family members, the people who survived the attack, aren't just blaming the government for not doing enough to...
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, putting isis on the back foot. the assad government would say that they are, too, but as you know they have needed the help of iran and russia because they're seriously weakened. so that, arming those kurts to take on isis is probably something that you have to do. we have been doing that and now we're effectively saying we'll support them but simply doing that puts you in a difficult position of fur i can. the kurds trying to have their own country. that is going to raise questions with iran, with iraq, with turkey. so, it is such a difficult complex civil war in which every move that the u.s. makes has ramifications that perhaps the u.s. wouldn't want. >> nbc's keir simmons with a unique perspective for us this afternoon and spending sometime recently alongside fighter there is in syria, thank you, my friend. >> you bet. >>> joining me now to talk about the foreign policy, retired navy commander criss harmon, a senior naval ianalyst and anthony cordsman, center for strategic and international studies. thank you t
, putting isis on the back foot. the assad government would say that they are, too, but as you know they have needed the help of iran and russia because they're seriously weakened. so that, arming those kurts to take on isis is probably something that you have to do. we have been doing that and now we're effectively saying we'll support them but simply doing that puts you in a difficult position of fur i can. the kurds trying to have their own country. that is going to raise questions with...
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the kremlin says they are target i ing isis, but the u.s. has its doubts. >>> fighting isil without a parallel political transition only risks escalating the civil war in syria. that approach is tantamount as i said then to pouring gasoline on the fire. >>> and e-mail chain as the state department releases thousands of pages of hillary clinton's e-mail, and the 2016 candidate fires back after a top republican suggest s ths that t benghazi committee was formed, itself, for...
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so we're fighting isis but we want to fight assad. why don't you let those two fight for a little while and take over the remnants, right? >> joining us now, howard dean, former vermont governor and former chairman of the democratic national committee. also with us, jonathan alter, an nbc analyst. and e.j. dionne, an msnbc analyst. jonathan altar, starting with the last commentator, donald trump, why not just let them slug it out. >> that was our policy during the iran-iraq war, which went on for year, which was essentially let them both lose. but russia has complicated that strategy. and i think they have confounded the obama administration, which did not expect that russia would do this. when it became involved militarily, i think they assumed that at the beginning they would join isis. but we know tonight they are bombing positions in the hamas region of syria that are held by moderate opponents of the assad regime, not isis. they are bombing u.s. allies inside syria. so beau tin has double crossed the administration. and you can s
so we're fighting isis but we want to fight assad. why don't you let those two fight for a little while and take over the remnants, right? >> joining us now, howard dean, former vermont governor and former chairman of the democratic national committee. also with us, jonathan alter, an nbc analyst. and e.j. dionne, an msnbc analyst. jonathan altar, starting with the last commentator, donald trump, why not just let them slug it out. >> that was our policy during the iran-iraq war,...
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should let vladimir putin bomb isis. the problem for donald trump is that putin's bombers were bombing the non-terrorist forces
should let vladimir putin bomb isis. the problem for donald trump is that putin's bombers were bombing the non-terrorist forces
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or isis wannabes that isis decided they couldn't be trusted, suspected of treason and punished by the group. other people were civilians who had upset isis for one reason or another and not hard to do. you can smoke if you blaspheme, if you do anything that offends the very, very fragile ego and sensibilities of isis, you can wind up in a horrific prison or sentenced to death. so these people clearly have a motivation to talk about the ordeal. their lives have been saved. they were facing imminent death. we'll see how much information they do say. they do provide. u.s. officials say have been providing intelligence. >> fascinating. thanks so much. >>> straight ahead, it's gop debate week and with trump and carson jockeying for the top spot in iowa, jeb bush is turning to his family's heavy hitters to get back into the mix. >>> and the story behind these tragic pictures of a whale watching trip gone terribly wrong. why pause a spontaneous moment to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use, is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of b
or isis wannabes that isis decided they couldn't be trusted, suspected of treason and punished by the group. other people were civilians who had upset isis for one reason or another and not hard to do. you can smoke if you blaspheme, if you do anything that offends the very, very fragile ego and sensibilities of isis, you can wind up in a horrific prison or sentenced to death. so these people clearly have a motivation to talk about the ordeal. their lives have been saved. they were facing...
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about 20 isis guards inside fought back. so the u.s. troops, there to assist, guard the perimeter and communicate with u.s. aircraft above, decided to step in to protect the pentagon says, their kurdish allies and the hostages. about 15 isis guards were killed. but not before the u.s. military says an isis fighter shot one american commando, so far unidentified, who later died of his injuries. the first american to die in combat in iraq since u.s. forces withdrew four years ago. but the pentagon insists this was a unique situation. >> u.s. forces are not in an active combat mission in iraq. and that's -- i can say that directly. >> reporter: when the fight was over, the americans and kurds loaded the freed hostages, 75 of them according to u.s. officials, and at least 5 captured isis guards, on the helicopters, and left. >>> and today, secretary of state john kerry is scheduled to meet with russia's foreign minister to discuss the syrian conflict. the meeting comes as the obama administration debates setting up no-fly zones over parts o
about 20 isis guards inside fought back. so the u.s. troops, there to assist, guard the perimeter and communicate with u.s. aircraft above, decided to step in to protect the pentagon says, their kurdish allies and the hostages. about 15 isis guards were killed. but not before the u.s. military says an isis fighter shot one american commando, so far unidentified, who later died of his injuries. the first american to die in combat in iraq since u.s. forces withdrew four years ago. but the...
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-led airstrikes against isis targets in syria would continue. let's bring in nbc news correspondent john yang who is live in london. john, what's the latest? >> good morning, jonathan. well, we are getting fresh reports just now, unconfirmed by nbc news, of fresh new airstrikes on a syrian town held by u.s.-backed rebels fighting syrian president bashar al assad. russian officials are insisting that its warplanes are hitting isis targets and say that any suggestions to the contrary are just disinformation. as you just heard there both the united states and russia agree that they want to fight isis. they disagree about how to do it. president obama says assad has to go, but he's russia's best ally in the region, and vladimir putin wants to boost him against the rebels whom he calls terrorists. on "morning joe," a syrian opposition leader said russian involvement would just make matters worse. >> we were about starting political process with the russians. >> right. >> and with the syrian regime. but, the russian invasion will not help this process
-led airstrikes against isis targets in syria would continue. let's bring in nbc news correspondent john yang who is live in london. john, what's the latest? >> good morning, jonathan. well, we are getting fresh reports just now, unconfirmed by nbc news, of fresh new airstrikes on a syrian town held by u.s.-backed rebels fighting syrian president bashar al assad. russian officials are insisting that its warplanes are hitting isis targets and say that any suggestions to the contrary are...
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isis. let me play what he said regarding vladimir putin and isis. >> we have somebody that has no respect for our president whatsoever. he laughs at our president. he does things that he wants to do he wants to do whether it's in syria, ukraine, anywhere you're talking about. i believe i would get along with putin. i think it's good if we can get along. if i can't get along, i know people who will get along. but it won't be like it is now. >> that's the relationship he would have with putin. he also said, i believe the quote was, he would want russia to take on isis. something he said before on the campaign trail. >> right, and this was sort of an unusual situation for donald trump who often holds really big rallies. this was in new hampshire with voters who are used to getting a lot of specific answers. he was asked questions by matt lauer as well as by people in the audience, and the voters really pushed him on issues like immigration and syria, saying what specifically would you do. and
isis. let me play what he said regarding vladimir putin and isis. >> we have somebody that has no respect for our president whatsoever. he laughs at our president. he does things that he wants to do he wants to do whether it's in syria, ukraine, anywhere you're talking about. i believe i would get along with putin. i think it's good if we can get along. if i can't get along, i know people who will get along. but it won't be like it is now. >> that's the relationship he would have...
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special operations troops flew in by helicopter and raided that isis prison. we're told they were expecting to find about 20 hostages being held there by isis but what they found instead was more like 70 hostages being held. in the ensuing firefight one american soldier was killed. we do not know the identity of that soldier. but it was apparently a hell of a fight they had on the ground. at least some of the isis fighters who were not killed in that fight were taken into custody, which is an intriguing prospect. joining us now to fill in more of what we know about this raid and this u.s. service member being killed is courtney kuby, nbc news pentagon producer. courtney, thank you for your time on this. appreciate you being here so late. >> sure. thanks for having me. >> do we know that this was a delta force raid? does that mean the soldier who was killed was probably a delta force operator? >> well, we don't know for certain that the individual who was killed was delta but we do know that all of the u.s. service members who were involved in this were u.s. ar
special operations troops flew in by helicopter and raided that isis prison. we're told they were expecting to find about 20 hostages being held there by isis but what they found instead was more like 70 hostages being held. in the ensuing firefight one american soldier was killed. we do not know the identity of that soldier. but it was apparently a hell of a fight they had on the ground. at least some of the isis fighters who were not killed in that fight were taken into custody, which is an...
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special operations troops flew in by helicopter and raided that isis prison. we're told they were expecting to find about 20 hostages being held there by isis but what they found instead was more like 70 hostages being held. in the ensuing firefight one american soldier was killed. we do not know the identity of that soldier. but it was apparently a hell of a fight they had on the ground. at least some of the isis fighters who were not killed in that fight were taken into custody, which is an intriguing prospect. joining us now to fill in more of what we know about this raid and this u.s. service member being killed is courtney kube, nbc news pentagon producer. courtney, thank you for your time on this. appreciate you being here so late. >> sure. thanks for having me. >> do we know that this was a delta force raid? does that mean the soldier who was killed was probably a delta force operator? >> well, we don't know for certain that the individual who was killed was delta but we do know that all of the u.s. service members who were involved in this were u.s. ar
special operations troops flew in by helicopter and raided that isis prison. we're told they were expecting to find about 20 hostages being held there by isis but what they found instead was more like 70 hostages being held. in the ensuing firefight one american soldier was killed. we do not know the identity of that soldier. but it was apparently a hell of a fight they had on the ground. at least some of the isis fighters who were not killed in that fight were taken into custody, which is an...
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air strikes against isis in iraq and syria. then it was u.s. troops on ground in iraq in an advising and training capacity against isis. then of course, it was u.s. special operations raids in syria and in iraq. and now it is apparently u.s. ground combat direct action on the ground by u.s. forces and not just in iraq but in iraq and in syria, as well. this seems like a biggest calation, like a big policy change to be announced in a pretty soft spoken way in unheralded testimony before a senate committee that basically had no spectators there. is it actually as big a change in policy as it seems? are we now moving to a boots on the ground ground combat operation in iraq and or syria? and is this agreed to already or is the pentagon just announcing this is something they would like to do? "the washington post" says today president obama is considering this as a change in policy but the way the defense secretary put it today, beak sounded like it was a done deal and this is the new way things are going to be. what is going on here? this does seem
air strikes against isis in iraq and syria. then it was u.s. troops on ground in iraq in an advising and training capacity against isis. then of course, it was u.s. special operations raids in syria and in iraq. and now it is apparently u.s. ground combat direct action on the ground by u.s. forces and not just in iraq but in iraq and in syria, as well. this seems like a biggest calation, like a big policy change to be announced in a pretty soft spoken way in unheralded testimony before a senate...
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putin does not want isis. know they haven't hitting them as hard -- >> they're hitting people we've trained. >> excuse me. they're hitting people, we're talking about people we don't know. the rebel group, we have no idea. i was talking to a general two days ago. we're training people, we don't know who they are? and you know what? i'm not saying assad is a good guy, he's probably a gad guy. but i've watched him many times if you look at libya, rook what we did there. it's a mess. it will be the same thing. >> do you think the middle east would be better off today if qaddafi, saddam and assad were sort of -- if saddam and qaddafi were still there and assad were stronger? do you think the middle east would be safer? >> it's not even a contest. it's not even a contest. iraq is s a disaster. >> so it would be better if you have a saddam were in charge. >> don't forget, isis came out of iraq. >> let me button this up. with saddam and qaddafi things would be more stable? >> of course. you wouldn't have had your ben
putin does not want isis. know they haven't hitting them as hard -- >> they're hitting people we've trained. >> excuse me. they're hitting people, we're talking about people we don't know. the rebel group, we have no idea. i was talking to a general two days ago. we're training people, we don't know who they are? and you know what? i'm not saying assad is a good guy, he's probably a gad guy. but i've watched him many times if you look at libya, rook what we did there. it's a mess....
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there was someone posing as an isis agent trying to buy material. but it wasn't actually isis. do we know whether isis has ever sought nuclear material? >> there's absolutely no evidence that isis has sought nuclear material or any radioactive material, but i wouldn't be surprised if isis puts its hand on something like that, a small vial of seizium that could ruin a whole bunch of residential areas in the areas it controls. but i don't believe that it's top priority -- its top priority is seizing land in iraq, syria and other places. i think it's going to be very difficult if not impossible for it to obtain such materials. >> what's the larger context here? when you hear this report about these busts, these stings, what do we need to know about that region? >> i think generally speaking, there's a lot of arms smuggling. arm smuggling from eastern europe to western europe where potential lone wolves and other operatives could get their hands on something that and use it in residential towns, maybe claiming credit for it on behalf of a certain group. we've seen a number of lone
there was someone posing as an isis agent trying to buy material. but it wasn't actually isis. do we know whether isis has ever sought nuclear material? >> there's absolutely no evidence that isis has sought nuclear material or any radioactive material, but i wouldn't be surprised if isis puts its hand on something like that, a small vial of seizium that could ruin a whole bunch of residential areas in the areas it controls. but i don't believe that it's top priority -- its top priority...
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>> reporter: isis hasn't taken responsibility as far as i know, but it is the kind of attack that isis has been blamed for in the past. a lot of the people who were down in ankara at this peace rally were kurds. they were calling for an end to the conflict between the turkish military and the pkk, the kurdish militant group. so, it seems very unlikely that the pkk would bomb their own supporters. and those supporters, members of the kurdish community, have been attacked by isis in the past. >> richard engel in istanbul, thank you very much. >>> developing now, iranian state television is reporting jailed "washington post" reporter jason rezaian has been convicted following his arrest last year on charges that included spying. in a broadcast last night, a court's spokesperson says rezaian was found guilty but gave no other details about the verdict. "washington post" executive editor martin baron released a statement calling the verdict "an outrageous injustice" and "contemptible." i'll be speaking with the "washington post" foreign editor about all of this coming up a little bit later
>> reporter: isis hasn't taken responsibility as far as i know, but it is the kind of attack that isis has been blamed for in the past. a lot of the people who were down in ankara at this peace rally were kurds. they were calling for an end to the conflict between the turkish military and the pkk, the kurdish militant group. so, it seems very unlikely that the pkk would bomb their own supporters. and those supporters, members of the kurdish community, have been attacked by isis in the...
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can the russians be effective against isis? >> if their idea is to prop of the assad regime to withstand what's going on. it's lost a lot of territory over the last few years and last few months. its forces are weakened. if the idea it to keep assad in power, yeah, they can do that. whether they can retake territory, where they can push out isis, even if they want to, that looks doubtful. there really aren't that many planes in syria and this is a big territory to cover. >> i'm looking at a new report from the department of homeland security. it found we're losing the struggle to stop americans from traveling overseas. what are young americans finding so appealing about joining jihadist groups like isis? >> we see some solid data that shows some of those who go over get pretty quickly disillusioned and want to come back, if they can. that's not always easy to do. isis' propaganda machine is good at social media and all kinds of messages that appeal to different people. some are religious. some appeal to adventure. these things
can the russians be effective against isis? >> if their idea is to prop of the assad regime to withstand what's going on. it's lost a lot of territory over the last few years and last few months. its forces are weakened. if the idea it to keep assad in power, yeah, they can do that. whether they can retake territory, where they can push out isis, even if they want to, that looks doubtful. there really aren't that many planes in syria and this is a big territory to cover. >> i'm...
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not isis and not assad when all of this stops. so that's very important diplomatic move. >> is that going to be enough? >> don't know if it's going to be enough. the effort is advisers could carry shoulder-fired ant anti-aircraft missiles in case the russian aircraft came over and started bombing near them. that's a -- that would be a big step forward and it certainly hasn't been said but if you were the russians, you would have to be thinking about this and you would have to decide do you pull your aircraft off those strikes? considering there might be americans on the ground or do you want to push it into a confrontation with the united states? and so, this move cleverly puts the onus for the escalation on russia. >> it is a situation we'll all be watching very closely. general clark, appreciate your time today. >> thank you. >>> turning now to politics, newly minted house speaker ryan's team is started to fall into place this morning he named two close aides as top advisers and settling in, he told reporters in his home state h
not isis and not assad when all of this stops. so that's very important diplomatic move. >> is that going to be enough? >> don't know if it's going to be enough. the effort is advisers could carry shoulder-fired ant anti-aircraft missiles in case the russian aircraft came over and started bombing near them. that's a -- that would be a big step forward and it certainly hasn't been said but if you were the russians, you would have to be thinking about this and you would have to decide...
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there was no isis when he was running. no isis before the invasion of iraq. so i think he's been caught between his campaign promise, which is very bold and stark and very clear. and a much foggier situation in that part of the world. >> yeah. fresh focus on war and peace change how voters feel especially when it comes to ben carson and donald trump. they have garnered some criticism. >> you believe that had president bush simply declare said energy independence they would have turned over osama bin laden. how would they have gotten him out of the tribal areas of afghanistan and pakistan? >> i think they would have known where he was. >> now you have isis and others. you have isis cutting off christians's heads and others. anybody a's head. drowning them. cutting off their heads. we have to go in with force. >> let me go back to iran. you said they will do what i tell them. how do you make them do what you say. >> they will know i'm not playing games. >> who do you talk to about military advice? >> i watch a lot of shows. when you watch your shows is and you
there was no isis when he was running. no isis before the invasion of iraq. so i think he's been caught between his campaign promise, which is very bold and stark and very clear. and a much foggier situation in that part of the world. >> yeah. fresh focus on war and peace change how voters feel especially when it comes to ben carson and donald trump. they have garnered some criticism. >> you believe that had president bush simply declare said energy independence they would have...
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to take on isis. essentially since the americans are mainly concerned with fighting isis, and the russians and the assad regime are fighting isis too, we should all just team up to fight isis together. now, for the first time, russia is carrying out its own attacks on syrian territory, it looks like isis maybe was not the target. >> it appears they were in areas where there probably were not isil forces this and is precisely one of the problems with the whole approach. by supporting assad and thereby seemingly taking on everybody who is fighting assad, you're taking on the whole rest of the country of syria. >> taking out other rebel groups including the u.s. backed free syrian army could work in favor of the russian strategy in syria, setting up assad as the only alternative to a full isis takeover. emerging from a meeting this afternoon with his russian counterpart, secretary of state john kerry acknowledged the broader political solution of the conflict remains a long way off. >> even as we don't h
to take on isis. essentially since the americans are mainly concerned with fighting isis, and the russians and the assad regime are fighting isis too, we should all just team up to fight isis together. now, for the first time, russia is carrying out its own attacks on syrian territory, it looks like isis maybe was not the target. >> it appears they were in areas where there probably were not isil forces this and is precisely one of the problems with the whole approach. by supporting assad...
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we've got to go in there and end isis. he's shifting into two different positions. >> governor, want to talk about the benghazi hearing. the "meet the press" team counted 68 questions from the democrats. of those they only considered 16, at best, to be challenging. only tammy duck worth seemed to want the true facts. do you think it may have been wrong to use this platform to largely shield clinton? >> clinton didn't need any help in this. i predicted before she went in she was going to wipe the floor with them. although they had a huge assist. one of the people wanted to know where she -- who she spent the night with the night before? somebody else, senator blumenthal confused. what's going to happen is secretary clinton is going to go in front of a group of stumblebums and who is going to win? that's exactly what happened. >> can you say, mercedes, do you agree most people are saying hillary clinton won? >> the mainstream media is clearly saying hillary clinton won. certain conservative media outlets that said the same t
we've got to go in there and end isis. he's shifting into two different positions. >> governor, want to talk about the benghazi hearing. the "meet the press" team counted 68 questions from the democrats. of those they only considered 16, at best, to be challenging. only tammy duck worth seemed to want the true facts. do you think it may have been wrong to use this platform to largely shield clinton? >> clinton didn't need any help in this. i predicted before she went in...
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our enemy is isis, al qaeda. extremists who have been waging war against the american people since the attack on 9/11 where thousands of people were killed. i served in iraq and many of my friends unfortunately sacrificed their lives in the service of our country on this mission. not to take out al qaeda, but to topple this regime of saddam hussein. and what is so important to me now is that we don't allow this same mistake to happen in syria, where we can tell from what happened in history and we can tell from what's happening on the ground, if the united states continues to focus not on defeating isis, but rather defeating assad and overthrowing assad, we will not only not defeat isis, we will strengthen them. and we as the american people will be dealing with a far greater threat than we've seen so far. >> i want to turn subjects here and ask you about that apparent u.s. bombing of a doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan. you've been on the ground in war. i'm curious what you make of a tragic situati
our enemy is isis, al qaeda. extremists who have been waging war against the american people since the attack on 9/11 where thousands of people were killed. i served in iraq and many of my friends unfortunately sacrificed their lives in the service of our country on this mission. not to take out al qaeda, but to topple this regime of saddam hussein. and what is so important to me now is that we don't allow this same mistake to happen in syria, where we can tell from what happened in history and...
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so what is the plan to fight isis moving forward? >>> plus comedian bill cosby deposed for a civil suit as kate snowe sits down for an exclusive interview. >>> and if you thought your commute home was a little rough tonight chances are it doesn't compare to this. that is an actual picture of a traffic jam in china. let's be happy we weren't in it. stay with us. is that you can create wealth through capital appreciation, and this has been denied to many south africans for generations. this is an opportunity to right that wrong. the idea was to bring capital into the affordable housing space in south africa, with a fund that offers families of modest income safe and good accommodation. citi got involved very early on and showed an enormous commitment. and that gave other investors confidence. citi's really unique, because they bring deep understanding of what's happening in africa. i really believe we only live once, and so you need to take an idea that you have and go for it. you have the opportunity to say, "i've been part of the cre
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these weren't the people that they thought were in this isis prison. it was another group of very fortunate individuals who are now clearly very happy to be out of that prison but it didn't go exactly as planned. >> thanks so much, richard engel. of course, officer wheeler is the first victim again in this engagement in iraq, the first victim in four years. >>> we are live in alexandria, virginia today following the clinton campaign. moments from now, hillary clinton joined by terry mcauliffe, governor of virginia, expected to rally supporters here. we are live from the trail just ahead. oh no... (under his breath) hey man! hey peter. (unenthusiastic) oh... ha ha ha! joanne? is that you? it's me... you don't look a day over 70. am i right? jingle jingle. if you're peter pan, you stay young forever. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. ♪ you make me feel so young... it's what you do. ♪ you make me feel ♪ so spring has sprung. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night,blind. and stay
these weren't the people that they thought were in this isis prison. it was another group of very fortunate individuals who are now clearly very happy to be out of that prison but it didn't go exactly as planned. >> thanks so much, richard engel. of course, officer wheeler is the first victim again in this engagement in iraq, the first victim in four years. >>> we are live in alexandria, virginia today following the clinton campaign. moments from now, hillary clinton joined by...
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claimed informant to be an isis representative. joining me now, a former senior british officer and former advisor to the uk's ministry of defense. how hard is it for smugglers to deliver the right kind of these nuclear materials to build a dirty bomb, for example? >> i think we got to separate the risk here, jose, into capability versus intent. certainly over the past year there have been indications that the islamic state, for example, have had either the intent or have used some sort of chemical cocktails in syria in order to carry out some attacks. now in terms of the capability -- we know there is intent but in terms of the capability, i think that's a very different question. we know that one of the islamic states' key chemical weapons engineers was taken out by a u.s. missile strike in january of this year. he was in sudan's baathist party. if i was either the russian foreign intelligence service or the cia, i'd be really looking hard who saddam hussein's nuclear experts were and seeing if their names are appearing on the zi
claimed informant to be an isis representative. joining me now, a former senior british officer and former advisor to the uk's ministry of defense. how hard is it for smugglers to deliver the right kind of these nuclear materials to build a dirty bomb, for example? >> i think we got to separate the risk here, jose, into capability versus intent. certainly over the past year there have been indications that the islamic state, for example, have had either the intent or have used some sort...
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the first american killed in combat operations against isis. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel there, will join us once again once ash carter comes out and once that news conference wraps up. >>> still ahead, a look at what the players are playing, a congressman in new jersey wants to know precisely which nfl players, coaches, staffers, who is using these daily fantasy web sites? >>> we continue to track the strongest hurricane ever measured. al roker joins us once again as patricia bears down on mexico's pacific coast. >>> the multi-billion online world of fantasy football drawing interest of a lawmaker asking to know which nfl players are playing daily fantasy games. congressman frank pallone of new jersey asking fan duel and draft kings for the names of players, coaches, referees, even other team personnel that use the sites and wants the know how much they've won online. these are the same we believe sites being investigated over their own employee involvement in the games and in a statement draft king said they're committed to
the first american killed in combat operations against isis. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel there, will join us once again once ash carter comes out and once that news conference wraps up. >>> still ahead, a look at what the players are playing, a congressman in new jersey wants to know precisely which nfl players, coaches, staffers, who is using these daily fantasy web sites? >>> we continue to track the strongest hurricane ever measured. al roker joins us once...
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they want to see russia fight against isis. they are happy that russia is fighting against the nusra front. they're not upset that russia is trying to back up bashar al assad because washington doesn't want to see bashar al assad run out by rebels. >> certainly that near miss we just saw. richard engel, thank you very much. >> he was a member of staft department for years, he is now dean of the joseph korbel school of international times. ambassador, are you surprised how quickly vladimir putin has come in and tried to become the dominant power on the syrian battlefield or was this his goal since day one? >> i don't think it was his goal from day one but he moved very quickly. for better or worse, russia has a policy to back the central government in damascus and clearly they are coordinating with that central government on how -- which targets they hit and how that government then moves in with ground troops. on the other hand, the united states doesn't have a ground components when we hit targets. i would say the government i
they want to see russia fight against isis. they are happy that russia is fighting against the nusra front. they're not upset that russia is trying to back up bashar al assad because washington doesn't want to see bashar al assad run out by rebels. >> certainly that near miss we just saw. richard engel, thank you very much. >> he was a member of staft department for years, he is now dean of the joseph korbel school of international times. ambassador, are you surprised how quickly...
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the targeted areas don't have any isis in them. up got to think about how this operation actually goes. somebody has to decide the syrians are targ. >> so the weapons they're using, the areas they're attacking, what does it tell you that russia is trying to accomplish by bolstering the dictatorship? >> well, they want to keep us out of power. >> why? >> because it's their way of influencing. if it's somebody else other than cha then he doesn't have any interest there and don't forget that putin's ally in all of this is iran. lost in all of this is the fact that the two are allies, that iran has been zol to our interests in the reejoned. and we just negotiated a nuclear deal with iran. he's on the owe ps and they're going to be able to control that part of the region, extend their influence in the region. >> so now as russia attacks new parts of syria in a had not been attacked before, you know what this means probably? more people having to be forced to lef their areas, more migrants, more displacements, more suffering, bloodshed a
the targeted areas don't have any isis in them. up got to think about how this operation actually goes. somebody has to decide the syrians are targ. >> so the weapons they're using, the areas they're attacking, what does it tell you that russia is trying to accomplish by bolstering the dictatorship? >> well, they want to keep us out of power. >> why? >> because it's their way of influencing. if it's somebody else other than cha then he doesn't have any interest there and...
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hospital sources told reuters several senior commanders of isis were killed but baghdadi was not among them. >>> syrian troops backed by russian air cover advanced on isis controlled territory in northwestern syria sunday, the first territorial began against opposition fight fighters in months. last night on "60 minutes" president obama discussing the failed plan to train 35,000 moderate rebels in syria. >> i want to talk about this program because it would seem to show, i mean, if you expect 5,000 and you get five, it shows that somebody someplace along the line made some sort of a serious miscalculation. >> you know, you see, let me just say this. >> it's an embarrassment. >> look, there's no doubt it did not work and one of the challenges that i've had throughout this heartbreaking situation inside of syria is that you'll have people insist that all you have to do is send in a few truckloads full of arms and people are ready to fight. then when you start a train and equip program and it doesn't work, people say why did not tea work or if it just started three month earlier, it would
hospital sources told reuters several senior commanders of isis were killed but baghdadi was not among them. >>> syrian troops backed by russian air cover advanced on isis controlled territory in northwestern syria sunday, the first territorial began against opposition fight fighters in months. last night on "60 minutes" president obama discussing the failed plan to train 35,000 moderate rebels in syria. >> i want to talk about this program because it would seem to...
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they may die in gruesome fashion because of isis. because russia is there, assad is even further away from being removed from power. so, again, we have two choices here. we can manage chaos, millions of refugees, and take 10,000 or 800,000 or exercise true american leadership and say we are going to convene an international conference that will include the russians and everybody with a stake in the region and we're going to realize that we all have a lot of common interests there, and strike a deal. we can do that. and that would be a true exercise of american leadership. and by the way, it's the only solution here. >> only solution. congressman jim himes, member of the intelligence committee, as always, thank you so much for joining us on this saturday. >> thanks, richard. >>> straight to donald trump, now taking questions. let's stop by and listen in. >> if i could see, i wasn't going to win, if i saw that things were not going well, if you didn't call me anymore, katie, because you say it's over, then i would say, absolutely, i wo
they may die in gruesome fashion because of isis. because russia is there, assad is even further away from being removed from power. so, again, we have two choices here. we can manage chaos, millions of refugees, and take 10,000 or 800,000 or exercise true american leadership and say we are going to convene an international conference that will include the russians and everybody with a stake in the region and we're going to realize that we all have a lot of common interests there, and strike a...
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want this is group of fighters to focus their fight on isis. these fighters don't want to fight isis. >> separately, you have got the cia effort which is helping group that is are now as i understand it basically being hit by russian munitions. >> exactly. that's the second part of the equation and why some people described this as adding insult to injury which is the original component of this had some syrian moderate opposition groups being equipped by the central intelligence agency. those are the ones that in the last week subject of a lot of rush why's air strikes and one of the reasons why the u.s. says that rush why's not trying to degrade isis or to defeat the terrorist group. what they're trying to do is prop up assad. how? destroying the rebel groups that have been holding their own with the backing of american and arab allies sending weapons and money to those group ice if we don't have the pentagon program anymore and we've got a cia program that maybe a weakened by rush why's moves, what does the u.s. have? >> a mess. syria is a me
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>> isis, isis, isis. >> so basically table the assad discussion? >> look, we have no business sticking our nose in that civil war. and there are a lot of politicians, including hillary clinton on the left and including quite a few of the republicans running for president on the right, who want us to get into the middle of that civil war. >> so you're no on the no-fly zones, none of that stuff? stick to just isis? would you work with the russians? if they are helping with isis, would you help? >> of course we shouldn't partner with the russians. look, this is a great example of the utter failure of the obama/clinton foreign policy. this void in power has let putin step in there. there are a couple hundred cubans right now a major cuban general fighting in the syrian civil war. you've got iran, you've got general suleimanny in bed with the russians so you now have russia, cuba and iran all arm in arm and anyone who believes russia is fighting against terrorism, i've got to a bridge to sell them. >> they're propping up assad but you said you're okay w
>> isis, isis, isis. >> so basically table the assad discussion? >> look, we have no business sticking our nose in that civil war. and there are a lot of politicians, including hillary clinton on the left and including quite a few of the republicans running for president on the right, who want us to get into the middle of that civil war. >> so you're no on the no-fly zones, none of that stuff? stick to just isis? would you work with the russians? if they are helping with...
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the white house arguing that isis is essentially an affiliate of al qaeda. but you have a lot of pushback on that. tim cain saying you can't apply a 2001 aumf to this current situation, because what is happening right now on the ground in iraq, in syria, is so dramatically different than back in 2001. you also heard earnest refer to the fact legislation was sent to the white house, it would have required the white house to get new authorization for this in three years. and it also would have prohibited any expanded ground operation in these areas. congress hasn't passed it. why? because it's politically toxic. republicans said the legislation was too narrow. democrats saying it wasn't narrow enough. and the reality is, they don't want to have their hands on this widely unpopular operation that is expanding today. >> they're absolutely afraid of putting this to a vote, and you will hear that from paul ryan later in this hour in my interview with him. kristin, thank you very much. >>> turning now to the presidential race, team rubio, trying to twist the knife
the white house arguing that isis is essentially an affiliate of al qaeda. but you have a lot of pushback on that. tim cain saying you can't apply a 2001 aumf to this current situation, because what is happening right now on the ground in iraq, in syria, is so dramatically different than back in 2001. you also heard earnest refer to the fact legislation was sent to the white house, it would have required the white house to get new authorization for this in three years. and it also would have...
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militants are expected. >> it's more likely that it's isis or isis related cells in turkey unfortunately. it's not an unexpected event. >> yesterday pope francis led a silent prayer in the vatican for the victims of the deadly blast. >>> in afghanistan five killed and five others wounded in a helicopter crash monday. the british helicopter was providing help to residence security forces. >>> alex scarlatos took this selfie with spencer stone on saturday. stone is recovering after being stabbed three times during a fight outside a bar this week. scarlatos is currently a contest at on "dabsi i"dancing with the" >>> in scotland things did not go quite as planned when authorities tried to implode these six apartment towers at the same time. two of them as you can see are left standing but will be demolished at a later date. >>> in maine over 30 couples competed in the 16th annual north american wife carrying championship on sunday. the winner of this unusual obstacle course is awarded the wife's weight in beer and five times their weight in cash. the winning duo from new hampshire walked awa
militants are expected. >> it's more likely that it's isis or isis related cells in turkey unfortunately. it's not an unexpected event. >> yesterday pope francis led a silent prayer in the vatican for the victims of the deadly blast. >>> in afghanistan five killed and five others wounded in a helicopter crash monday. the british helicopter was providing help to residence security forces. >>> alex scarlatos took this selfie with spencer stone on saturday. stone is...