general allen was set to become the supreme allied commander for nato. so now what's going to happen to him? >> that hearing is on hold. it was scheduled to begin in just 48 hours. general allen was here in washington ready to go. it's not going to happen now. at least it's going to be postponed. you know, these latest revelations do begin to put some of the pieces of the puzzle together. we know that some of the e-mails that paula broadwell sent to jill kelly involve warning jill kelly to stay away from some of the generals that she was socializing with. so when this broke, it was hard to understand how general allen fit into this. but now that secretary pa net why has come out and said that they are reviewing, you know, tens of thousands of e-mails between general allen and jill kelly, now some of the pieces start to fit together. here's pentagon spokesman george little talking about what's next for general allen. >> general allen is entitled to due process in this matter. in the meantime, the secretary has asked the president and the president has agr

nato commander in afghanistan. but, his nomination is on hold. so that's his part of this very complicated investigation, john. >> all right. jill dougherty, thanks very much. >>> let's bring in cnn military analyst retired general james "spider" marks. he personally knows and has worked with both general petraeus and paula broadwell. thanks for being with us this morning, general. >> thanks, zoraida. >> i actually want to start talking about general allen and jill kelley. much was said about the 20,000 to 30,000 pages of documents that they have. many of those are e-mail exchanges between general allen and jill kelley. and the pentagon is actually describing some of those e-mails as inappropriate. one unnamed senior official says that most of the messages were completely innocuous, some were flirtatious. here's how he described them. in some of the e-mails, kelley would say, saw you on television and you were terrific. and allen would write back with, thanks sweetheart. so some people are zeroing in here on that sweetheart. do you think that too

what are the chances that nato will get involved here? >> reporter: very slim right now. when you say nato besides the uk and france who have limited capacity to help here, we're talking about america. until the next election is passed and until the next administration wants to get involved in this, we're not going to see any major nato intervention. the backing is firm. that will help bolster turkey's case and push the military back to prevent this thing from happening ever again. but we're really talking about a potential of the future over know fly zone, maybe in months time if nato decides to step forward d seize turkey once again attacked by the syrians. but for now this is very much a rhetorical response and we're going to be talking weeks and months of continued aggression by the syrians as the turkish will see it, until you see any game change like that. >> nick, thank you very much. >>> update on a troubling medical story. the meningitis outbreak in tennessee has spread to five states killing four people. dozens of people now infected with the rare noncontagious

insurgents fire rockets at the main nato air base in afghanistan. shrapnel damaging the c-17 used by martin dempsey. he was not harmed. he left on another aircraft, he was in afghanistan for talks with nato and afghan commanders. >>> president obama issues a stern warning to syria, don't even consider a chemical or biological attack or you may provoke a military response from the u.s. >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my equation. >> a military and security studies expert say the syrian regime probably has the largest and most advanced chemical warfare program. >>> the go ahead on virginia's voter i.d. law requires voters to present a valid form of identification before casting their ballots. bob mcdonnell signed it into law in may saying it will make elections more secure. critics argue it discriminates against minorities who may not have a proper i.d. >> an autopsy report shedding light on the mysterious death of carter. the medical examined ruled that carte

a significant move by nato. now they have substantial hardware on that volatile border and, of course, would you have heard secretary of defense leon panetta's comments that the united states has contingency plans in the event they see the assad regime preponderancing or using chemical weapons. a significant move by the u.s. >> that's right. hardware and skin in the game with 400 u.s. troops. nick paton walsh, thank you for joining us. >>> president obama going face to face in the white house again, and the stakes could not be higher with 18 days to go until we go over that cliff. trigger massive tax hikes, spending cuts and house set to go home for the holidays today. yesterday, president obama telephoned spoker boehner, and both sides called the constitution frank and said "the lines of communication remain open." senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins us live from washington. house members scheduled to break for the holidays today, but they've been told they may have to stay late, yet speaker boeh

nato says three u.s. service members died there today after a gunman wearing an afghan forces uniform opened fire in the southern helmand province. and thetal band is taking responsibility for an attack earlier this week that killed four americans when an insurgent detonated a suicide vest. we'll have a live report in about 15 minutes for you. >>> a bullet hole in the door will serve as a grim reminder at the wisconsin sikh temple will seek people were shot to death. cnn has an exclusive look inside. tiles are being polished, drywall being repaired. only one bull let hole will be left unrepaired. it's right in the door leading into the main prayer room in memory of the victims. >>> and goldn sachs is off the hook. e justice partment lat la nit deciding not t criminal charges agaithe ll str porhouse. this follows a two year investigation into the firm's bets against subprime morage securities that it was selling. >>> a daring chopper rescue of an illegal immigrant stuck on a nearly vertical cliff in arizon

and nato bases in kabul. an afghan police official says at least 15 officers were hurt against the offensive anti-islam film made by a relatively unknown movie producer. demonstrators fired guns and threw rocks and set at least two police cars on fire near the u.s. embassy. this comes one day after four american soldiers were killed on an american base in afghanistan. we're covering the story like no other network can. let's get right to anna coren live in kabul. what is the late theft morning? >> reporter: john, it was only really a matter of time before anger spread to the streets. the government was trying to keep a lid on it. obviously banning youtube so people couldn't view that video. today we saw that anger, some 300 people took to the streets about 5 kilometers from the u.s. embassy. they aing toed police officers, 15 officers, including the commander were hurt. we're getting reports of more but we're trying to get confirmation. th they set two police trucks on fire. they were burning tires as well. w

absolutely vital member of nato, bordering syria. the most pressing policy at this particular point. turkey is so vital for both decisions and america on the european union. yes, many watching what's happening here to see what situation leaves the administration. a decade long ally through thick and thin moments with the united states. certainly they will be keen to see dozens emerge from the democratic administration. very outspoken remarks from john perry. when we first saw the unrest here, heavy handed tactics. lots of tear gas. senseless. when it all began, it damaged the idea of being a democracy for many. i'm sure washington will hope to see turkey emerge as democratically or acknowledge after the unrest is behind it. >> nick, in the middle of a dramatic moment. thanks. >>> back home, powerful storms are spinning off tornados. officials believe a twister touched down around 6:30 last night. it downed several trees, destroyed a garage and shed in wood bin. >> we have storms spinning out of control in maryland and kentucky. we ha

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it started with nato's 1999 air campaign against russia's ally serbia. it got worse when the west launched air strikes against libya's moammar gadhafi in 2011. >> mr. putin basically came to the conclusion that never again. this will never happen again, that they will stick by mr. assad and syria. not because they particularly like mr. assad but because they see him as the legitimate leader of syria. >> reporter: they predict if assad falls, what coming after him could be even worse. jill dougherty, cnn, washington. >>> startling comments from the sister of a man accused of killing a family friend and son and kidnapping her daughter, laura dimaggio tells piers morgan in a cnn exclusive that her brother james was quiet and dependable and incapable of the crimes police says he committed, including the murders of christina anderson and 8-year-old jason anderson. >> i looked at the hanna anderson that i saw three nights ago on the tv. it's certainly not the girl who sayed at my home three nights prior to them disappearing. >> what do you mean? what do you me

the secretary general, nato had to say about the big event. >> five years ago, afghan forces were a fraction of what they are today. now you have 350,000 afghan troops and police, a formidable force and time and again, we have seen them dealing quickly and competently with complex attacks. defeating the elements of afghanistan and defending and protecting the afghan people. >> this process started two years ago in 2011 when coalition forces gradually started transferring districts to afghan forces. that process is officially complete. all of this part of the plan to exit by 2014. all troops are to be out of afghanistan. john, many question whether the afghan forces are ready to take over the lead in security. ready or not, they are in the driver's seat. >>> progress on the fire lines in colorado. the black forest fire already the most destructive in the state's history is now 75% contained. it's burned 22,000 square miles near colorado springs, destroyed more than 500 homes and killed two people. investigators are trying to determine the cause of the fire. there are indications it was starte

still refers to egypt as a major non-nato ally. a former u.s. ambassador to egypt says he thinks president obama is simply giving egypt's president space to work through the many issues he's dealing with. >> let's bring in the director of the american islamic congress, a non-profit group dedicated to promoting tolerance. nasser, welcome to the program. you've said you think imams in certain countries might be using the friday prayers to maybe fan the flames. tell me a little bit about what you expect to happen today. >> today we should expect to see a lot of radical elements surfing on this wave and trying to untie american sentiment. the reality is, it is very important to stress out that we know who triggered this and we know how to stop it, and i think that it hasn't been, unfortunately, commented enough that there is a wide network of satellite tvs that are controlled by varieties of the muslim brotherhood who basically never stopped looking for an opportunity to get back in the news and be at the forefront as they used to be before the arab

there have been a series of insider attacks on nato forces by afghan police and insurgents disguised as security officers. 51 western troops have died in those attacks so far this year. >>> nearly 200 people were arrested during protests in new york city to mark the one-year anniversary of occupy wall street. most of the arrests were for disorderly conduct. hundreds of protesters gathered at zuccotti park. >>> peyton manning continuing his comeback on "monday night football." it was not his night. he threw three interceptions in the first quarter, putting the broncos in a 20-0 hole early. the atlanta falcons beat denver 27-21, the final, guys. >> yikes, three picks in the first quarter. thanks, christine. not nice. >>> it is 17 minutes past the hour. olympic gold medalist shaun white has a new photo this morning. the tennesseean provides us with a picture of it. he was arrested and charged with public intoxication and vandalism after allegedly pulling a fire alarm and destroying a telephone. this was at a tennessee hotel. when police arrived they say white tried to flee, kicking the

president park geun-hye, it is believed that she has assured the president, i know she assured the nato secretary-general, that she was open to such talks to turn down the tell turl on the peninsula. so there's a take-away from all of this. the u.s. is sending out a message here. you know, one of the things, and he started it all off, he held up south korea saying it had become an economic and a humanitarian force in the international community around the world, drawing a contrast there to the state of pyongyang today. john? >> jim, quickly, do you think that was an off-rarn when he said the relations and information can improve quickly if that nameless leader changes his right rick? >> absolutely. what they're trying to do is take away, you know, control of the situation, and say, look, we've reached this point. we think that the rhetoric is wrong. we think your declarations of going ahead with the nuclear ministry is wrong. but we think the right thing for you to do, the right choice for you to make, is to sit down, and talk with the people on the peninsula, and beyond, and sort this

general allen spent 1 months directing nato forces against taliban insurgents. last year embarrassing e-mails with jill kelly came to light during cia director's sex scandal. >>> there was emphasis on the staging. students here are actually on winter break this week. the principal e-mailed parents offering a one-day experience mimicking a normal school day to coincide with the president's visit. >> if you're in preschool i bet you don't mind seeing the president. it's not a hardship to spend a day with the president. >> i bet not. >>> his hostage ordeal is over but the lingering effects are certainly not over. coming up, we'll hear from the little boy held for days in a bunker in alabama. little ethan and his mom. [ female announcer ] switch to swiffer 360 dusters extender, and you'll dump your old duster. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ who's that lady? ♪ sexy lady, who's that lady? [ female announcer ] swiffer 360 dusters extender cleans high and low, with thick all around fibers that attract and lock up to two times more d

. >>> nato foreign administrators approved turkey's request. back in october errant syrian artillery shells hit a turkey bordertown killing five turkish civilians. >>> royal mom to be kate middleton is said to be feeling better but she isn't out of the hospital yet. presence william spent hours at her side as she recovers from extreme morning sickness. a royal spokesman says they are immensely grateful for the good wishes they have received. >> you don't have to live in new york to be disturbed by this story. a man pushed on to the subway tracks into the path of an oncoming train. the crime is horrible but the images of the man's final moments laid out in a newspaper for everyone to see is sparking outrage. ok dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't work on runny noses. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have an antihistamine. really? [ male announcer ] really. alka-seltzer plus cold and cough fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a fast acting antihistamine to relieve your runny nose. [ sighs ]

it's the latest in a series of green-on-blue attacks against nato-led troops. officials say at least 42 have been killed by afghan forces or insurgents disguised as soldiers or police. >>> the american academy of pediatrics is changing its decision on infant male circumcision. it now says the health benefits outweigh the risks. the group cites new research which found the procedure may protect heterosexual males against hiv but they stopped short of recommending circumcision for all baby boys, saying this decision is a family matter. >>> a swarm of hundreds of quakes near the california/mexico border, the strongest a 5.5-magnitude. the storm centered near brawley, 100 miles east of san diego. a seismologist said by last night, they recorded 300 quakes. more than 30 had a magnitude stronger than 3.5, the biggest a little larger than they've seen in the past. one family in brawley got several jolts on camera. >> oh, my god! >> the house is coming down! >> you see the kid has a sense of humor. this is the most seismic activity in the area since the 1970s. no injur

there's been a troubling rise on the number of attacks on nato troops. more than 40 killed by members of the afghan security forces or insurgents disguised as police. >>> sun myung moon has died. moon's detractors called him a cult leader accusing him of brain washing and duping people out of money. he served in r time in prison in the united states for tax evasion. the reverend moon was 92 years old. look at this. terrifying moments for spectators at a monster truck show in eugene, oregon, this weekend. video shows the driver losing control of the oversized pickup after hitting a mud pick crashing into the panicked crowd. three people suffered injuries. amazingly though none are life threatening. >>> nearly a week after hurricane isaac slammed into the gulf coast there are new threats this morning posed by rain, swoelen rivers and lakes. we'll have a live report from inside the damaged zone in new orleans coming up next. upbeat ] [ dog ] we found it together. on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and t

the bomber targeted a joint nato-afghan patrol in khost city. this after two americans died including the 2,000th u.s. military member to be killed during the war in afghanistan. >>> a judge expected to rule later today on pennsylvania's controversial voter. >> i d. law. it's estimated the law's photo i.d. requirement to exclude 750,000 people from voting. the law upheld by a lower court but the state supreme court ordered the judge to assess whether all eligible voters would be allowed to obtain the allowable forms of i.d. >>> and the jimmy hoffa investigation turns up nothing. waiting for tests on mud and clay examples before declaring it a total dud. a tipster claimed he saw what appeared to be a body buried at the site the say after the teamsters chief disappeared in 1975. >> you can skeptical from the beginning. >> please. me and a million other people, right? >>> and the carmageddon. the freeway back open. it shut down a ten-mile stretch of 405 this weekend. one of busiest highways in the nation. l.a. drivers asked to plan accordingly but

is talking with nato partners and mideast allies. >> if action is taken, it will be in concert with the international community and within the framework of legal justification. >> reporter: there's no shortage of models for military action from libya two years ago to kosovo in the 1990s. last month, the chairman of the joint chief's, martin dempsey said it could get messy saying should the regime's collapse in the bible opposition, we could empower extremists or unleash the chemical weapons we seek to control. colin powell urged caution. >> i am less sure of the resist tense. is it becoming more radicalized with al qaeda coming in. what would it look like if they prevailed and assad went. i don't know. >> reporter: after the images of horror out of syria, the president's tone seemed to shift in an interview with cnn. >> it is fair to say, as difficult as the problem is, this is something that is going to require america's attention and hopefully the entire international community. >> reporter: john mccain said it is time to act. >> if the united states stands by and does not take seriou

taliban claiming responsibility for attacking a nato base, setting off explosives and setting fire. several of them caught fire. none of the members were killed. an afghan official says all the attackers are dead. >>> terror connections. a classified government document obtained by "the washington post" saying some porking to work at the cia and nsa had connections to terror groups. the nsa claims to launch thousands of probes. the document was given to the provided by edward snowden, they were leaking before -- to mexico. the documents show the nsa used a surveillance program called the dni presenter to monitor the brazilian president's communications. >>> progress report on the massive fire burning near yosemite national park. the fire is 45% contained but not before growing to 225,000 acres. that is huge. it's an area bigger than 350 square miles, some 5,000 firefighters are battling the blaze that has destroyed 11 homes, caused five injuries. this is the fourth largest fire in modern california history. >> wow. indra petersons is tracking the forecast. are fire crews getting hel

president obama is looking for a new man to lead nato forces. general john allen is retiring over concerns about his wife 'health. he was the top coalition in afghanistan the last two years. he was caught up in the david petraeus scandal when e-mails he wrote to a tampa socialite were revealed. >>> handgun owners can fill out a form on the state police website. all they have to do is explain why they want their personal information kept private. in most cases the requests will be granted. are you tearing apart the set here? >>> a new kind of mobile home to tell you about this morning. this 100-ton house in iowa, was hauled five miles down the road. it had to be moved because the property was sold to one family, while the house was sold to another. this house was built in 1865 and it's said to be haunted. so the question for poltergeist fans, the ghost lives on the house or the property? moving or saying? >> we'll have to find out. >>> 46 minutes past the hour. the search is on for an auweudir in a heist of $50 million diamonds. they crashed thro

. >> potential threat of a chemical weapons attack by the syrian regime forces nato to rely on rebels who may or may not be trustworthy to secure these stockpiles. brian todd looks into this part of the story. >> reporter: there's enough chaos afoot to alarm western officials about what may happen to the munitions. a senior u.s. official and top diplomat tell cnn, the u.s. and its allies are using defense contractors to train syrian rebels on how to secure chemical weapons stockpiles. our sources say the training is taking place in jordan and it,ky. they tell us the syrian rebels are being trained on how to monitor and secure stockpiles but also on handling the weapons sites and weapons materials. >> how dicy is it to train syrian rebels on actually handling the materials? >> on the one hand, these may be individuals who are going to be the first ones into some of these sites. they have to know what safety precautions to take, otherwise they're not going to want to go in and they have to know what to look for. >> reporter: leonard specter is a chemical weapons expert. he says they are

all right, from snow we go to fire nato. if you haven't seen this, it's been going around the internet for a few days now. you never get tired of looking at this. in australia, a filmmaker shot this. that's why the video is so fantastic. he was out there for 40 minutes. you can hear it. it sounds like a 747 with a space shuttle taking off it's so loud. anyway, that is one example of how fires can kind of create their own weather there with an amazing amount of heat they put out. all right. there you go, guys. >> looks beautiful. >> we can't really beat that, rob. thanks for giving us something we can't top. >> you have an hour and 50 minutes to do it. >> thanks a lot. >> so john burton says when i'm complaining i'm getting old. that's terrible. >> i say that off camera. thanks for bringing it up here. >> all right. mitt romney trying to strike a different tone as he tries to court hispanic voters and explain his 47% comment. coming up, new poll numbers on how the comments are playing with voters. brain freeze cake donettes r

say he has already supported the pillars of american foreign policy, such as a strong nato and atlantic partnership, a commitment to the security of israel as a friend and ally. a determination to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and the defense of human rights as a core principle of america's role in the world. john, i think you have to say, chuck hagel is a maverick, so it won't be easy up on capitol hill when this nomination goes up there. >> despite the problems, any serious jeopardy that the nomination doesn't go through, jill? >> that is a little hard to say, but the white house obviously believes they are willing to risk that storm, thinking they can pull enough spots. >> before we come in with the new cabinet, let's talk about the old. hillary clinton returns to work after the health care. what's on her schedule? >> a pretty big schedule. she said she wanted to get back to work, get cracking and she's going to be there according to the schedule. 9:15, bright and early for meetings and this week, she has a number of meetings at the white house. and then friday, she'll b

will -- or it's expected that they will discuss the american troop situation in afghanistan after the nato combat mission officially ends next year. tomorrow karzai meets with president obama. >>> all right, so it won't take long to cover the entire list of new inductees to baseball's hall of fame because there are none. one of the big reasons, of course, the steroid era. baseball writers voted to keep roger clemens, barry bonds and sammy sosa out of the hall of fame for now. i think the biggest injustice was to craig biggio. he came the closest. i think next year he'll get in. >>> check out this fan during last night's college basketball game. look, he shoved unlv guard anthony marshall after he stepped out of bounds chasing a loose ball. fortunately the ref was able to restrain marshall and the fan was escorted out of the building. >> not a good idea to shove the players. >> i was wondering if he was heching him get back in but in slow mo it does look like a shove. >>> tone owe soprano's hometown paper says some italian americans are upset at "time" magazine's latest cover which shows go

i began this trip in great britain and ended up here in poland, the two book ends of nato, history's greatest military alliance that kept the peace over half a century. while he was at 12 downing street i thought back to the days of winston churchill who first spoke of the iron curtain that desends across europe. what an honor to stand with the men and women that helped to lift that curtain. after that state of england i visited a the state of israel, a friend of your country and more. but for an american, you can't get much closer to the ideals and convictions of my own country than you can in these places. our nations belong to the great fellowship democracies, we speak the same language of freedom and justice. we upheld the right of every person to live in peace. i believe it's critical to stand by those who have stood by america. solidarity was a great movement that freed a nation and it is well solidarity that america and poeland face the future. >> talking about the economic success as a way to get back on the subject of the economy even while he's overseas. you can continue to

troops, including general john allenby, the commander of nato forces here in afghanistan will be closely watching what president barack obama has to say at the democratic national convention. >> thank you. we appreciate that. >>> tragedy in nebraska where four people died after a school bus collided with a tractor-trailer. this happened tuesday afternoon near blue hill, nebraska. the webster county sheriff says both drivers were killed, along with two passengers on the bus. the ages of those passengers has not been released yet. four children between the ages of 6 and 10 were injured in that crash. >>> costa rica is reeling from one of the strongest earthquakes to ever hit the country. it's surveying the damage at this hour after yesterday's 7.6 magnitude jolt hit the peninsula. there are conflicting reports about casualties there. emergency officials said one person had died from a heart attack that happened during the quake. the president later said there were no human losses. >>> show me your papers stands. a federal judge denying a request to block the june decision that upheld it. s

ambassador to nato also professor of international relations at harvard university and someone who knows the middle east very, very well. what do you make now of the escalation or the spread of this unrest and fury to the u.s. in yemen? >> it's a timing throughout the middle east. what we appear to be seeing in yemen are relatively new governments that are under forces from reactionary forces. the arab revolutions that began more than 18 months ago are still continuing and there are battles within these countries, there are political there are social battles for the future of libya and of egypt and yemen. and you see these governments reacting to try to maintain their position fend off these conservative forces and unfortunately, the united states has ended up in the middle of this. that's not our fault, but we'll have to deal with that in protecting our embassies as the administration is trying to do this week. >> trying to protect our embassies, and also there's financial support that the united states has given to some of these countries for many, many years. and now you've got a grou

that's significant because, remember, just last week, nato approved patriot missile -- anti-missile defenses that will be installed in turkey. and that, the united states will be doing, so will germany an the dutch. finally, another point to this, as we were talking with experts, you can put chemical weapons on scuds. that apparently has not been done but that was a concern. remember, just a week or two ago about the chemical weapons. so far it's conventional, but that's another worrisome thing. >> all right, jill dougherty, thank. >>> we have new numbers out from the u.s. census bureau. the agency predicts by 2043 white people will no longer make up the majority of americans. the u.s. population currently stands at 315 million people. it's expected to cross the 400 million threshold in 2051. officials say about 2060, the u.s. population will be considerably older and much more racially and ethically diverse. >> i was about to ask you how you feel about that. >> i'm fine with it. >> crazy question. >> i'm fine with it. >>> we've been talking about how the world has been changing and the brow

commander in afghanistan to become the next nato supreme allied commander. taking his place in afghanistan woeb marine corps general joseph dunn fort. >>> one of two sea lions tangled in debris at a san francisco pier have been rescued. both have what appears to be fishing line wrapped around their necks. a veterinarian will try to remove the debris t. second sea lion was spooked by a tour boat and disappeared into the water. hopefully they're okay. >>> we have an amazing story we're following here. outrage around the world after the taliban shoots a teenager who wanted gilrls education and peace. ahn date straight ahead. by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say..