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and isis has used that to its advantage. basically, it's taken over oil fields and has used employees who already were working at those fields to continue production. and the other thing is that syria has been in a war for about five years so, people in this region, when the government lost control, had been doing this for quite some time. what isis did was just take over production that was already ongoing and improve it >> sreenivasan: okay so who do they sell this oil to? isis sells this oil to everyone there. a lot of people think that the oil probably goes to turkey. but we found most of the oil is being bought by the people isis controls, or even their neighbors who are technically at with them. the most striking examples would be areas to the northwest controlled by the syrian option, which is at war with isis. they fight isis at the same time that they actually have to buy their fuel because they have no other option >> sreenivasan: so the hospitals are all powered by generators using oil from isis. >> yeah, that's t
and isis has used that to its advantage. basically, it's taken over oil fields and has used employees who already were working at those fields to continue production. and the other thing is that syria has been in a war for about five years so, people in this region, when the government lost control, had been doing this for quite some time. what isis did was just take over production that was already ongoing and improve it >> sreenivasan: okay so who do they sell this oil to? isis sells...
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they were not hitting isis, isis isn't in the area. were hitting the city of homs. which is a stronghold for treat syrian army. our allies we are supposedly supporting and training and the allies of our arab allies, the ones in the gulf and elsewhere. and we do nothing, but then you've got the scene you showed, brett, about 20 minutes ago of before the show, actually, live of our secretary of state coming out in a jolly. with lavrov, the foreign minister of russia, as a buddy, and saying we've got a little problem about the nature of the targets that russia attacked today. but we'll go on to other stuff and worry about that later. as if it's a side issue. the point of the obama inviting in the russians first time in half a century, a complete revolution in our position on the russians staying out of the middle east was on the premise they're going to join a coalition against isis. i was saying last night, the russians have no interest in fighting isis. their only interest is supporting assad. keeping him in place and the reason they are hitting homs, is because it's
they were not hitting isis, isis isn't in the area. were hitting the city of homs. which is a stronghold for treat syrian army. our allies we are supposedly supporting and training and the allies of our arab allies, the ones in the gulf and elsewhere. and we do nothing, but then you've got the scene you showed, brett, about 20 minutes ago of before the show, actually, live of our secretary of state coming out in a jolly. with lavrov, the foreign minister of russia, as a buddy, and saying we've...
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with our attacks on isis. but their attacks are on the free syrian army. >> ed royce chairman of the house foreign affairs committee. thanks, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, wolf. >>> coming up, the cruel mind games of a notorious isis killer. a former hostage says the man known as jihadi john forced him to dance the tango with him. plus, jeb bush wading into the controversy over the name the washington redskins should have. this time with a joke. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern. plan well and enjoy life... ♪ or, as we say at unitedhealthcare insurance company, go long. of course, how you plan is up to you. take healthcare. make sure you're covered for more than what just
with our attacks on isis. but their attacks are on the free syrian army. >> ed royce chairman of the house foreign affairs committee. thanks, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, wolf. >>> coming up, the cruel mind games of a notorious isis killer. a former hostage says the man known as jihadi john forced him to dance the tango with him. plus, jeb bush wading into the controversy over the name the washington redskins should have. this time with a joke. big day? ah, the...
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closer to defeating isis? >> brown: well, i mean, every day we go out and strike it, it's one step closer. i can't tell you how many steps it's going to take. it's going to be more than a handful, that's for sure. >> martin: and every day, more bombs are unpacked and assembled. these are the 2,000-pound bunker busters used in the attack we witnessed. crews insert fuses and dial in a delay of several milliseconds so the explosives inside won't go off until after the bomb has penetrated the target. next, tail fins that will guide the bombs are attached. the geographic coordinates of the target will be programmed into the bombs, and gps satellites-- the same ones you use to navigate your car-- will steer them. the bombs are hauled out to one of the busiest military air fields in the world and, along with some smaller 500 pounders, loaded aboard b-1 bombers. the u.s. is spending $10 million a day, launching aircraft from bases in kuwait, qatar, the united arab emirates, jordan and turkey. counting allied planes, t
closer to defeating isis? >> brown: well, i mean, every day we go out and strike it, it's one step closer. i can't tell you how many steps it's going to take. it's going to be more than a handful, that's for sure. >> martin: and every day, more bombs are unpacked and assembled. these are the 2,000-pound bunker busters used in the attack we witnessed. crews insert fuses and dial in a delay of several milliseconds so the explosives inside won't go off until after the bomb has...
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these are people being killed by isis. they are not isis. they are "coming to america" to run away from isis. >> reporter: isis broadcast their brutal religious cleansing and propaganda videos, beheading christians from ethiopia. this red arabic letter is claiming them christians. >> the people are being massacred, beheaded. >> a list of names, more than half of them children. >> these are 70,000 innocent christians. >> pounded the pavement in d.c. begging for visas in america. >> we have done everything we can. we met with the president, vice president biden. we have spoken to the state department. nothing works. and if the president won't act, congress won't act, then i'm going to act. >>> fascinating report. thank you for that. cnn intelligence and security analyst and former cia operative bob behr. so many are fleeing persecution. is this a route isis would likely use, in your opinion? >> poppy, absolutely. these people are coming to the border. if you say i'm afraid, i'm a political refugee. i have a fear. that's enough for you to walk
these are people being killed by isis. they are not isis. they are "coming to america" to run away from isis. >> reporter: isis broadcast their brutal religious cleansing and propaganda videos, beheading christians from ethiopia. this red arabic letter is claiming them christians. >> the people are being massacred, beheaded. >> a list of names, more than half of them children. >> these are 70,000 innocent christians. >> pounded the pavement in d.c....
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they're up against the center of ss of isis. and secondly, the special forors will, i think, just as they have in iraq, make these fighters better strategically and better tactically, hel them make better decisions militarily. >> pelley: now, the russians haveveroops on the ground at a military base in syria. does this increase the likelihood of a u.s.-russia confrontation? >> scott, i don't think so. these syrian forces, t tse kurdish forces forces that we're going to be supporting are focused entirely on isis. they're not focused on fighting the assad regime. so i think the chances of us butting up against the russians here is unlikely. >> pelley: michael morell, former number two at the c.i.a., michael, thank you. in another important story tonight, the lgest mass release of federal prisoners began t tay. thousands of nonviolent drug offenders are walking free in a program to ease overcrowding. we have more now from our justice correspondent jeff pegues. >> this is about as far as i can go. >> reporter: after being in a halfw
they're up against the center of ss of isis. and secondly, the special forors will, i think, just as they have in iraq, make these fighters better strategically and better tactically, hel them make better decisions militarily. >> pelley: now, the russians haveveroops on the ground at a military base in syria. does this increase the likelihood of a u.s.-russia confrontation? >> scott, i don't think so. these syrian forces, t tse kurdish forces forces that we're going to be supporting...
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. >> smugglers wanted to sell nuclear material to isis. fears the west bank violence could only get worse. >> i'm isha sesay. "newsroom l.a." starts right now. >> russia is stepping up its military campaign in syria to a new level. russian ships in the kas peian sea shoot dozens of missiles on what it calls isis and other terrorist targets on wednesday. >> translator: we are aware of how difficult such ansi terrorist operations are. and, of course, it's too early to discuss the results, but the things that have been done so far deserve a high positive mark. >> well, syrian rebels say the russian strikes are not targeting isis. one u.s.-backed group posted video online of a weapons depot outside of alepo that it says was hit by russian jets. cnn cannot independently verify the claim. >> and take a look at this map, most of the russian air strikes have hit russian syria. that's where rebel forces are fighting the government and a few strikes have hit isis-controlled areas. >> the strikes that we've seen them take today have not been against
. >> smugglers wanted to sell nuclear material to isis. fears the west bank violence could only get worse. >> i'm isha sesay. "newsroom l.a." starts right now. >> russia is stepping up its military campaign in syria to a new level. russian ships in the kas peian sea shoot dozens of missiles on what it calls isis and other terrorist targets on wednesday. >> translator: we are aware of how difficult such ansi terrorist operations are. and, of course, it's too...
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isis needs to be destroyed. we cannot turn our backs and put our heads in the sand and pretend that it's not going to harm us, our allies and our friends around the world. so we have to make a major mission in terms of destroying and degrading isis. and in doing that unfortunately we're going to have some casualties from time to time. >> because this iraqi governmentin creasingly is relying on the iranians and now russians as opposed to the united states despite all the blood and treasure the u.s. invested in iraq going back to 2003. you must be concerned about that. >> i'm very concerned. and i think as you're stating it it's quite correct. it's very galling particularly so much american blood was lost and shed in iraq. of course putin is running around with his mischief in syria and every place else. he's coordinating things with the jordanians, he's doing all kinds of things. he's going to keep doing it. he's going to keep poking fingers in our eyes and trying to do what he perceives to be in russia's nationa
isis needs to be destroyed. we cannot turn our backs and put our heads in the sand and pretend that it's not going to harm us, our allies and our friends around the world. so we have to make a major mission in terms of destroying and degrading isis. and in doing that unfortunately we're going to have some casualties from time to time. >> because this iraqi governmentin creasingly is relying on the iranians and now russians as opposed to the united states despite all the blood and treasure...
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effort to fight isis. the train and equip program to train moderate syrian rebels gone as we have known it. now what they are going to do is look to support a group of about 5,000 rebels in northern syria right up against the turkish border. this is a group they believe has a proven track record. they are already in the field. they are already fighting isis. they have been running out of ammunition. u.s. special operations had pressed the white house and the pentagon for weeks to try and support these people. now the decision finally to go ahead and do it. they will get u.s. ammunition. they will get some communications gear. they will have to show a proven track record, continue to fight isis and don't turn and start fighting bashar al assad. the more success they have we are told the more the u.s. will reward them. and one of the key changes there will be u.s. air strikes to support their positions on the ground. the big worry, will it all work, will they turn and fight assad, will those weapons stay in
effort to fight isis. the train and equip program to train moderate syrian rebels gone as we have known it. now what they are going to do is look to support a group of about 5,000 rebels in northern syria right up against the turkish border. this is a group they believe has a proven track record. they are already in the field. they are already fighting isis. they have been running out of ammunition. u.s. special operations had pressed the white house and the pentagon for weeks to try and...
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another key isis stronghold. the top general laying out his own call for boots on the ground. >> if it had strategic impact and we could reinforce success, that would be the basis framework for making the recommendation for additional forces with units. >> president obama has to approve any new plans but the pentagon still resistant to establishing a in-fly zone to protect civilians and rebels on the ground. an idea backed by key republicans and hillary clinton clinton. >> anyone we send in and train we're going to protect from russian air attacks. we haven't done it. >> reporter: one republican senator pressing for direct u.s. action against bashar al assad. >> russia is going to fight for him. and we're not going to do a thing to help people take him down. do you see any credible military threat to take him down? >> i think the balance of forces right now are in asaad's advantage. >> not his advantage. he is secure as the day is long. >> reporter: but the question is when does all of this turn into u.s. forces
another key isis stronghold. the top general laying out his own call for boots on the ground. >> if it had strategic impact and we could reinforce success, that would be the basis framework for making the recommendation for additional forces with units. >> president obama has to approve any new plans but the pentagon still resistant to establishing a in-fly zone to protect civilians and rebels on the ground. an idea backed by key republicans and hillary clinton clinton. >>...
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ally and the fight against isis. in a statement, isis dismissed the raid as a failure, but the pentagon is calling it a big success despite the loss of life. our 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., american special ops and kurdish forces headed to the town landing near an isis prison on the outskirts of toto. sources s s 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 an isis fighter shot one american commando s
ally and the fight against isis. in a statement, isis dismissed the raid as a failure, but the pentagon is calling it a big success despite the loss of life. our 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....
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he has said that he was going into syria to go after isis. if that were true, then that is our goal as well, to destroy isis. that is the goal of many of the states. isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. but initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after them at least not yet. decade --g after the decade -- vetted free syrian army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that they have been his ally, they have a base through assad in syria. iran, been propped up by he has been propped up by hezbollah. and now he is propped up by russian airstrikes. it is clear that the russian objection -- objective is to keep a sod in power, not necessarily to destroy isis. you talk about vladimir putin being blustery and reckless. is there any active role they could play in the situation? could they publicly facilitate some kind of future in syria? can they be anything other than a negative force? >> if they wanted to they could. isis is the common thread that all the countries feel a need to be destroyed. we are now
he has said that he was going into syria to go after isis. if that were true, then that is our goal as well, to destroy isis. that is the goal of many of the states. isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. but initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after them at least not yet. decade --g after the decade -- vetted free syrian army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that they have been his ally, they have a base through assad in syria. iran, been...
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that is clearly a component of how you have to deal with isis, but recognizing that isis that is in iraq, we're going to need to partner with the iraqi soldiers, and more than partner just on the forward operating bases. we need to get out. we need to have boots on the ground. we need to be true partners with them as they begin to root out isis in iraq. >> rose: true partners meaning they will be on the front lines fighting with them or providing other kinds of services? >> again, i will defer to the secretary and president and joe dunford on that, but bill mcraven -- >> that's who i'm asking? >> bil bill mcraven's opinion is we absolutely need to be on the front lines with them. this is a serious national security issue and in order to deal with it we are going to have to put young men and women at risk again and boots on the ground. >> rose: boots on the ground. >> absolutely. and i think we need to put boots on the ground as far forward as we need to, in partnership with iraqis and our coalition. we need to go into syria and raqqa in order to get after isis, i believe we need to do th
that is clearly a component of how you have to deal with isis, but recognizing that isis that is in iraq, we're going to need to partner with the iraqi soldiers, and more than partner just on the forward operating bases. we need to get out. we need to have boots on the ground. we need to be true partners with them as they begin to root out isis in iraq. >> rose: true partners meaning they will be on the front lines fighting with them or providing other kinds of services? >> again, i...
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including by isis. their propaganda videos show convoys made up mostly of toyota hilux pickups and land cruisers. and now abc news has learned that a u.s. treasury counterterrorism unit is asking toyota to help them determine how so many of its trucks, both newer and older models, have ended up in the hands of isis. >> there are too many for it to be just stolen. >> reporter: former american diplomat mark wallace, who now runs the counter extremism project, says he suspects isis supporters are buying many of the trucks from toyota dealerships and turning them over to the terror group. >> we believe that sales are being diverted from these dealerships in order to support isis. i think it's a concern to the united states government and our allies. >> reporter: the iraqi ambassador to the united states says isis has hundreds of brand new toyotas in its fleet. >> how could they get these four wheel drives, they could with hundreds of them. where are they coming from? >> reporter: toyota says it does not kno
including by isis. their propaganda videos show convoys made up mostly of toyota hilux pickups and land cruisers. and now abc news has learned that a u.s. treasury counterterrorism unit is asking toyota to help them determine how so many of its trucks, both newer and older models, have ended up in the hands of isis. >> there are too many for it to be just stolen. >> reporter: former american diplomat mark wallace, who now runs the counter extremism project, says he suspects isis...
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isis is taking advantage of that. they're okay with isis being where it is, because isis, if they can beat back the rebels and maintain assad's power there, they have a balance of power with isis doing their thing that they're okay with. >> i'm glad they took that video down, but it was freaking me out. colonel, last word on the implications here and what the united states needs to do in your view. >> win. come on, we have the greatest military on the face of the earth. we havehosen to not only half step. we have chosen to allow for this situation to develop. president obama got caught with his pants down. he wants isis to destabilize assad so assad will fall, at the same time trying to do things to destroy isis so it doesn't get out of control. you have to figure out what to do first, what the objectives are and he's not willing. >> do you think he was trying to bide time and see what happens between assad's people and isis before the u.s. did anything significant? >> megyn, we are not the junior varsity. >> we're no
isis is taking advantage of that. they're okay with isis being where it is, because isis, if they can beat back the rebels and maintain assad's power there, they have a balance of power with isis doing their thing that they're okay with. >> i'm glad they took that video down, but it was freaking me out. colonel, last word on the implications here and what the united states needs to do in your view. >> win. come on, we have the greatest military on the face of the earth. we havehosen...
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isis why he is there. will he attack isis targets in the northeast? likely? the reason he is there the focus of the effort is to sustain the assad regime in power. >> remember the threat post by russia. >> when you were asked what is the geopolitical threat facing america, you said russia. not al qaeda, russia. united states are asking for the foreign policy back. the cold war has been over for 20-years. >> seems romney was right all along. the president should have doubled russia years ago. >> the president has painted himself into a corner and would say now what would you do? when you p painted yourself in that kind of corner. the foreign policy has been a disaster. >> romney is calling for the president to put more effort into isis. >> trying not once, but five times to crack hillary clinton's national server. it exposed in the latest e-mails released by the state department. we have the latest on this story. good morning, will. >> good morning, heather. nearly 4,000 new clinton e-mails released. and coming is the shocking revelation that hackers linked to
isis why he is there. will he attack isis targets in the northeast? likely? the reason he is there the focus of the effort is to sustain the assad regime in power. >> remember the threat post by russia. >> when you were asked what is the geopolitical threat facing america, you said russia. not al qaeda, russia. united states are asking for the foreign policy back. the cold war has been over for 20-years. >> seems romney was right all along. the president should have doubled...
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they are much smaller than isis. this is all already becoming heavily politicized with opposition party of the pro kurdish ppd party is responsible for this. we have been seeing a lot of demonstrations against the government demanding accountability and answers. all of this destabilizing for a country that is a key nato ally in the region. >> arwa, what do we know about the investigation? what kind of early results here? is there faith in a conclusive investigation? >> reporter: that's the big question. if you remember back to the bombing that happened over the summer that killed over two dozen people, there, the government laid the blame on isis, but isis never claimed responsibility. there has been some initial reporting that isis was responsible for this. there had been detentions of individuals affiliated with isis, but whether or not that is particularly linked to this attack, that we do not know. those specifics have not yet been disclosed. so it's very much ongoing at this stage. a lot of people are saying no
they are much smaller than isis. this is all already becoming heavily politicized with opposition party of the pro kurdish ppd party is responsible for this. we have been seeing a lot of demonstrations against the government demanding accountability and answers. all of this destabilizing for a country that is a key nato ally in the region. >> arwa, what do we know about the investigation? what kind of early results here? is there faith in a conclusive investigation? >> reporter:...
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isis issuing the punishment for the u.s. hostage rescues last week in iraq, antoinette: a fight over prison restrictions for the convicted marathon bomber. the argument his lawyers are using to get him a bit more freedom behind bars, >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." you. we have another hour of the "eyeopener" underway right now. 8:00, saturday, october 31. happy halloween to you. i'm antoinette antonio. frank: and i'm frank holland. meteorologist danielle vollmar joins us with our spooky saturday fauver fore. hey, danielle. danielle: it's a little spooky out there, frank and antoinette. good morning. it's chilly if you're stepping outside the door right now. temperatures are in the 20's at the 8:00 hour in orange, jaffrey , nashua, portsmouth. norwood even checking in at 27 degrees but temperatures warming up in boston to 39. 40 on nantucket. as we go through the next 12 hours, say, in the merrimack valley, notice we'll see sunshine through about lunchtime and
isis issuing the punishment for the u.s. hostage rescues last week in iraq, antoinette: a fight over prison restrictions for the convicted marathon bomber. the argument his lawyers are using to get him a bit more freedom behind bars, >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." you. we have another hour of the "eyeopener" underway right now. 8:00, saturday, october 31. happy halloween to you. i'm antoinette antonio....
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that isi am down on. andrea: jesse watters. >> if millenials or baby boomers are in the category i'm done on them. we're much softer country. i was in college, playing football, double sessions, getting the hell kicked out of me. i was whining a little bit. my parents are, like like, hey, you're in college. that was a big thing. shut up and try not to get into traction. sandra: you want to save time for the next segment, bill. a story we all thought we knee. attempted assassination on ronald reagan. and the remarkable recovery. in his best-seller, "killing reagan." our guy bill o'reilly revealed details how his brush with death changed his presidency. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like ordering wine equals pretending to know wine. pinot noir, which means peanut of the night. can a a subconscious. mind? a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of thought. can a business have a spirit? can a business have a soul? can a business be...alive? ♪ and
that isi am down on. andrea: jesse watters. >> if millenials or baby boomers are in the category i'm done on them. we're much softer country. i was in college, playing football, double sessions, getting the hell kicked out of me. i was whining a little bit. my parents are, like like, hey, you're in college. that was a big thing. shut up and try not to get into traction. sandra: you want to save time for the next segment, bill. a story we all thought we knee. attempted assassination on...
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what happens to the sunnis in iraq that are welcoming isis because they would rather have isis than the iranian backed militia that are shiia? that is a bad choice. in terms of a timeframe and the exact conditions, president ours on he told us he was first worried about isis. i think it is very much undecided. is things that are decided they are not going to work through baghdad again, they will work towards independence. is a book and of the aspirations of iraqi-kurdistan. he was born on the days and all of that. we were certainly assured there is no precipitous action. to have the international thatnity ignore the fact they are not working to baghdad anymore is a mistake her. >> it is important to see baghdad for what it is, not for what we wish it were. the supply of weapons from russia to the base required oversight. through iran and iraq. u.s. officials on september 5 raised concerns with iraqi counterparts. they were ignored. we learned on a monday morning reading the international news that iran, iraq, russia, and syria have formed an agreement to share intelligence. recognize wh
what happens to the sunnis in iraq that are welcoming isis because they would rather have isis than the iranian backed militia that are shiia? that is a bad choice. in terms of a timeframe and the exact conditions, president ours on he told us he was first worried about isis. i think it is very much undecided. is things that are decided they are not going to work through baghdad again, they will work towards independence. is a book and of the aspirations of iraqi-kurdistan. he was born on the...
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assad is fighting isis. we come along. assad is supposed to be our enemy but we are bombing isis. assad is probablile send ago thank you letter to president obama. what's going on? >> we'll bring it home. ben carson made a comment two weeks ago. he said if i were goingo vo foan aricapeop. orhe wld he tecla e cstition serio to shar w. heot a lf fk f it b raisedoney with the comment as well. he put up $20 million in the quarter. your thoughts? >> i watched him. he took it back a little bit, i guess. frankly a lot of people didn't necessarily think what he said was so bad. we are a country where religion is not supposed to enter into it. you run, go through the process. you win. flak. >> would you want the president to say, i will promise to uphold the constitution over sharia law? spimt's an argument. it's not my argument. >> maybe i can find an argument you will get into. donald trump will stay with us for the show. when we come back, his tax plan and a special visit from one jeb bush recently. we'll the promise of the cloud is that every organization has unlimited access to inform
assad is fighting isis. we come along. assad is supposed to be our enemy but we are bombing isis. assad is probablile send ago thank you letter to president obama. what's going on? >> we'll bring it home. ben carson made a comment two weeks ago. he said if i were goingo vo foan aricapeop. orhe wld he tecla e cstition serio to shar w. heot a lf fk f it b raisedoney with the comment as well. he put up $20 million in the quarter. your thoughts? >> i watched him. he took it back a...
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it's an escalation in the war on isis. the white house announced roughly 50 special operations forces will be deployed to northern syria. as part of what's described as an intensifying strategy. including targeted raids against isis positions in iraq and syria. and a new push to retake the crucial city of ramadi. aides to the president stress it's a cautious move. >> this is an important thing for the american people to understand. these forces do not have a combat mission. >> reporter: without officials maintain this won't be a repeat of the war in iraq in 2003. but more like the raid u.s. forces joined last week to rescue iraqi hostages, and the administration is not ruling out future deployments. >> it's possible there could be further deployments? >> well, jim, i don't want to try to predict the future here. >> reporter: but the white house denies this is a presidential flip-flop on isis, despite repeated promises from mr. obama that u.s. ground forces won't be engaged in combat against the terror group. >> american bo
it's an escalation in the war on isis. the white house announced roughly 50 special operations forces will be deployed to northern syria. as part of what's described as an intensifying strategy. including targeted raids against isis positions in iraq and syria. and a new push to retake the crucial city of ramadi. aides to the president stress it's a cautious move. >> this is an important thing for the american people to understand. these forces do not have a combat mission. >>...
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and he said that isis can be beaten. and i talked to military people, they say isis can be beaten. do you believe isis can be beaten? >> no question. in fact, i don't think this is more than maybe a three to six month problem for us. isis is not 20 feet tall as we have made them out to be. if you look at the city of ramadi where i fought through the big battles of are maddy in 2006 alongside some outstanding soldiers and marines. and when the city of isis fell, i mean, the estimates of isis or the city of ramadi fell the estimate for isis fighter was something like 3 to 400. a few hundred u.s. troops on the ground could have turned that situation around and handed isis an extraordinary defeat. >> we only have 30 seconds left. is isis a matter of national security for us or not? >> absolutely. if we tonight do something about them over there now, they are going to come hit us here tomorrow. >> lt. commander, thank you very much, sir. >> thank you for having me. >> earlier this week, the white house had left open the possibility of expanding the fight against isis from the air to the
and he said that isis can be beaten. and i talked to military people, they say isis can be beaten. do you believe isis can be beaten? >> no question. in fact, i don't think this is more than maybe a three to six month problem for us. isis is not 20 feet tall as we have made them out to be. if you look at the city of ramadi where i fought through the big battles of are maddy in 2006 alongside some outstanding soldiers and marines. and when the city of isis fell, i mean, the estimates of...
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and have enabled the growth of isis. thirdly, any diplomatic or political approach needs to address both sides of the coin if it is to have a chance of success. >> i would just add that, as we mentioned earlier, there is a tool. u.n. security council resolution 2139, unanimously passed, that has not been upheld by key actors in the region who are now making different moves. and so there is an urgent opportunity to ask, push for key actors to take that seriously. that addresses the targeting of civilians, the barrel bombing, the withholding of humanitarian assistance. >> i know i'm running out of time myself. i would say i don't remember many u.n. security council resolutions that have been adhered to. when they're not adhered to, we just change them to something that can be adhered to. so i'm sorry, i'm a skeptic. but dr. gavinon? >> i fully subscribe to what david was saying, regarding the source of the main drivers of exxodus. of course, there are changes. clearly driven by the isis offensive. if you speak to refugees
and have enabled the growth of isis. thirdly, any diplomatic or political approach needs to address both sides of the coin if it is to have a chance of success. >> i would just add that, as we mentioned earlier, there is a tool. u.n. security council resolution 2139, unanimously passed, that has not been upheld by key actors in the region who are now making different moves. and so there is an urgent opportunity to ask, push for key actors to take that seriously. that addresses the...
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interests, it is the impact isis will have on the region. you see how it is creeping into turkey and the others as well. charlie: it seems to me you are taking the experience in iraq and afghanistan, we need to use military force that we have within our command to stop isis. it is that serious a threat. mr. mcraven: absolutely that serious. in my 37 years when i look back on the threat we have had to deal with, i see us and a perilous situation now. i don't think it is an exit stencil threat yet but i am concerned as this ideology begins to spread the more european and north africans coming to join isis, as it , itns to build momentum does create problems for not just the middle east, but you see the surgeon immigrants and refugees into europe. this is a major problem for the europeans. a destabilizing problem, absolutely. if you don't do something about the situation now, which is primarily being caused by isis in syria, thed i see russians creating a bay area where he can continue to conduct his actions, if you don't tackle that problem yo
interests, it is the impact isis will have on the region. you see how it is creeping into turkey and the others as well. charlie: it seems to me you are taking the experience in iraq and afghanistan, we need to use military force that we have within our command to stop isis. it is that serious a threat. mr. mcraven: absolutely that serious. in my 37 years when i look back on the threat we have had to deal with, i see us and a perilous situation now. i don't think it is an exit stencil threat...
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isis is self proclaimed capital city. obama wanted to avoid putting troops on the ground where they will likely end up if combat situations him allison. >> the obama administration lacks criminal for doing this about face. they say, if we look at it, mr. believe it really is, not not sort of say, own up to it and say, yes, we changed our minds. we want to send small combat forces to start. >> well, i think the obama administration is saying we are only sending advisers, they don't want to open the door to that troops on the ground. as we've seen, recently, troops have been killed in these advisory roles. so it really does as you say open the door to a question of how involved these will be? these are small teams. we will keep an eye on the fact that these are the nose under the tent here allison. >> it's certainly important not to toerth these american forces will be in harm's way. thanks so much. >> all right. let's get more from cnn military analyst mark hertling. first. let's get to the basic ws here, when we say they
isis is self proclaimed capital city. obama wanted to avoid putting troops on the ground where they will likely end up if combat situations him allison. >> the obama administration lacks criminal for doing this about face. they say, if we look at it, mr. believe it really is, not not sort of say, own up to it and say, yes, we changed our minds. we want to send small combat forces to start. >> well, i think the obama administration is saying we are only sending advisers, they don't...
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northeast syria is largely isis controlled. then the far east portion of northeast -- northern syria is kurdish controlled. so these strikes were hundreds of miles away from those isis areas. >> not even close. >> that's right. in areas that were lost by the syrian regime in just the last few months, for example parts of hama which are part of the western area and so they just today started hitting isis areas and are they -- the question becomes were they token strikes? time will tell. >> you know, sitting in the state dining room today at the white house with the white house correspondents asking the president questions about syria, the president's opening answer was something like 20 minutes long. and the questions were, what do you think about no fly zones? are we the united states going to defend the rebels who are fighting assad? you know, what's the new -- what are the new elements we might be thinking about? the train and assist, trying to train the syrian rebels and the president said that hadn't gone so well. but we di
northeast syria is largely isis controlled. then the far east portion of northeast -- northern syria is kurdish controlled. so these strikes were hundreds of miles away from those isis areas. >> not even close. >> that's right. in areas that were lost by the syrian regime in just the last few months, for example parts of hama which are part of the western area and so they just today started hitting isis areas and are they -- the question becomes were they token strikes? time will...
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. >> pelley: but two years later, he's doing just that, as the war against isis esk laits. also tonight, severe storms. texas. the search for the cause of this near disaster. >> one interesting thing is that going inside the cabin, you can't tell there was a fire. >> pelley: and steve hartman are a high school football player going for the exclamation point in a coach's career. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: president obama is putting u.s. forces on the ground in syria, something he had vowed not to do. but after a year of american airstrikes and the failure of a u.s. program to build an army of syrian rebels, mr. obama is order, in about 50 special operations troops to step up the war against isis. u.s. forces have struck inside syria before in lightning raids, but these troops are in for the long haul. the white house says their advisers, not combat troops, but they will be in harm's way. david martin is at the pentagon. >> reporter: a pentagon official said american special forces will spend up to 60 days at a tim
. >> pelley: but two years later, he's doing just that, as the war against isis esk laits. also tonight, severe storms. texas. the search for the cause of this near disaster. >> one interesting thing is that going inside the cabin, you can't tell there was a fire. >> pelley: and steve hartman are a high school football player going for the exclamation point in a coach's career. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >>...
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in the war ainst isis is about to get bigger. and whether you call it boots on groundr advisors as the white house is calling it, for the first time ground troops are inside of syria. the americans, all from special operations, are fewer than 50. the mission said the white house, to assist local fighters. it is a major policy shift that has many wondering whethth the door has cracked open to aeerer american ground rule. richard engel has the story tonight. >> reporter: after thundershowers of air-strikes against isis in iraq and syria and 3000 troops back to iraq, today the white house announced a new step. >> the decision that the president has made is to send fewer than 50 special operations forces to sear. >> reporter: in other words, american boots opd ground in syria. something the president said would never happen. >> i w w't commit our troops t t figiging another ground war in iraq or sear. >> reporter: but tonight the white house announced nothing has changed. >> they are not in a combat mission. >> that is not the
in the war ainst isis is about to get bigger. and whether you call it boots on groundr advisors as the white house is calling it, for the first time ground troops are inside of syria. the americans, all from special operations, are fewer than 50. the mission said the white house, to assist local fighters. it is a major policy shift that has many wondering whethth the door has cracked open to aeerer american ground rule. richard engel has the story tonight. >> reporter: after...
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>> somebody is going to have to take on isis on the ground. who that would be and under what circumstances is something that would be a negotiation between these partners. reporter: thanks for talking to us. msf is to review its operations in afghanistan following last week's deadly u.s. airstrike on a hospital in kunduz. it came during fighting between afghan government troops and taliban sources. -- military says it needs they say that they need to re-examine carefully the safety needs. president barack obama has issued a formal apology. fifa -- violation according to international humanitarian law. [indiscernible] a clear reaffirmation of humanitarian law. it is for this reason we have launched the [indiscernible] and it is for calling on the u.s. for consent to the [indiscernible] reporter: fifa -- it looks like the end of the road for sepp blatter and the man once set to succeed him, michel platini. they were both handed 90-day bans. they have been under pressure in an investigation into financial misconduct. reporter: all might have been
>> somebody is going to have to take on isis on the ground. who that would be and under what circumstances is something that would be a negotiation between these partners. reporter: thanks for talking to us. msf is to review its operations in afghanistan following last week's deadly u.s. airstrike on a hospital in kunduz. it came during fighting between afghan government troops and taliban sources. -- military says it needs they say that they need to re-examine carefully the safety needs....
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isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after isis. he is going after the vetted free syria army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that russia has been an ally of assad, they have a base into syria. he has been propped up by russian airstrikes. it is clear that the russian objection is to keep assad in power, not necessarily to destroy isis. abouter: you talk vladimir putin as being blustery and reckless, is her a role he could play by bringing assad to the table or publicly facilitating some sort of future in syria? could they be anything but a negative force? rep. engel: if they wanted to, they could be surely. isis is the common thread that all of the countries feeln needs to be destroyed. we are now participating in bombings in syria to destroy isis. , ifarab countries are russia wants to enjoy in that effort they could be an ally, but let's look how this all started in syria. from syria as part of the arab spring and assad accounted with a brutal crackdown
isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after isis. he is going after the vetted free syria army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that russia has been an ally of assad, they have a base into syria. he has been propped up by russian airstrikes. it is clear that the russian objection is to keep assad in power, not necessarily to destroy isis. abouter: you talk vladimir putin as being blustery and reckless, is...