the challenges there, but the president was cab did about the fact that the pentagon is still reviewing options that may be available to him, military options that may be available to him, to counter isil militarily in syria. >> but when you are the president words matter, and just getting back to that first question, does he wish he had articulated that -- that sentiment differently? >> well, jim, he was asked a very specific question, and he was asked a question about -- >> reporter: right -- >> let me finish. this is important. he was asked a very specific question about whether or not the president would seek congressional authorization before ordering any sort of military -- military action in syria, and the point the president made was that that is putting the cart before the horse. the president hasn't yet laid out a specific plan for military action in syria, and the season for that is simply the pentagon is still developing that plan. it would be putting the cart before the horse to talk about what sort of congressional authorization would be required -- >> reporter:

the fact the pentagon is still reviewing options that may be available to him, military options that may be available to counter isil militarily in syria. >> when you're the president, words matter. just getting back to that first question, does he wish he had articulated that sentiment differently? >> he was asked a very specific question, asked a question, this is important, she was asked a specific question whether or not the president would seek congressional authorization before or any kind of military action in syria. the point of president made was that is putting the cart before the horse. the president has not laid out his specific plan for military action in syria. the reason is simply the pentagon is still developing that plan, still reviewing it and it would be putting the cart before the horse to talk about what sort of congressional authorization would be required for a plan that has not even been put in place yet. >> you came oh so quickly and try to explain but the president had to say to explain that what he said was not what he intended to say, or are you sayin

carrying out air strikes on isis targets, but today the pentagon admitted the strikes won't be enough to stop isis permane permanently. >> do you feel let down by the same troops that you served alongside? >> i still believe they're going to come and save us. >> reporter: while talking with 21-year-old nafi, she receives a phone call from a relative she says is captured by isis. she hears of unspokable horrors here at this camp who know they're lucky to be alive. muhammad lila, iraq. >> our thanks to our team in iraq. ipad want to bring in our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz in our washington bureau. you were on the air with me with the president late today. any indication from your sources how long this will last? >> there have been nearly 20 air strikes now, but the general who heads up operations at the pentagon said today that while the air strikes have disrupted the isis advance on erbil, isis remains very well organized and equipped and the general reiterated that the u.s. has no intention of expanding those strikes to other areas unless americans are directly

-- hans. i'll have served at the pentagon or the state department or both and the white house. ns served president obama heather and the lincoln served other administrations. welcome to the program. to understanding the crises understanding what is driving these guys. russia, isis, china -- all are performing outside the post-world war ii democratic norms. russia is fighting a svelte campaign -- although somewhat less dopey after this week. asna basically wants to grab much terriry they y can without having to fight everybody. tell us strategically what do these three protagonists have in common? >> i think what is in, and what i sometimes called the geopolititics ofof resentment. the basisis is different, but yu can sefor each they really do not agree at all with what i would call the liberal western model. with respect to o china, china s an educational approach that iss built on a four character sloga they call it. never forgrget national humiliation. mr. boudin simply -- mr. putin simply does noagree with the way the west operates, particularly the united states. ices a are anti-mode

according to wall street journal saying that they were blindsided on transfers from the pentagon to the israelis last month and for more on the israeli hamas conflict, rock and the ukraine point in between and i'm joined by the army colonel and military analyst colonel david hunt. thank your for joining us. a lot to talk about and let's go back to iraq. we just had a report and it feels like we are starting to at least make some progress against them. would you agree? >> a couple of things to consider the amount of refugees and we have had over 700 operations soldiers on the ground in iraq. and they is all the way into syria. what we have done is slow them down and go after them. but that is a. there are a lot of airstrikes we have been doing that have been very specific and nouri al-maliki leaving is just one step in rebuilding the military and it's not biting. so it's just one step that won't solve the issues that are going on inside iraq. ashley: how does this play out? we pin our hopes on a new government under a new prime minister and president can actually get it back together and

broadly hinted from the pentagon, from the state department, from the u.n., what's to argue against that? >> how long do we have? you hear a lot from some of the policymakers that they don't know if they can make things better. they know they can make them worse. and not least by this perception that the enemy of my enemy issue with assad where if we strike against isis, the u.s. strikes against isis in syria, this is a common enemy with assad, whose regime we have, the president has called illegitimate now for several years and -- gwen: and did again. >> and did again. and not only assad but also the al qaeda affiliate that's also on the ground and fighting isis. so you've got this, any sort of strike there, the administration repeatedly has tried to say, these are two separate issues, we don't have anything in common with the assad regime, we might overlap, we might have a mutual enemy in isis, but that's it. i don't think there's, it would be hard to argue that any strike -- any strike against isis wouldn't help these other groups to gain move, the rebel movement. gwen: we're usi

against islamic state fighters, and according to the pentagon, two f-18 fighter jets guided a pair of laser guided bombs at an artillery piece in erbil. that after president barack obama talked weren't about a growing humanitarian crisis. >> they dried to the world, there is no one coming to help. today, america is coming to help. >> the united states is trying to help a religious group stranded on a mountain in northern iraq. 15,000 have taken refuge, and the u.n. said that islamic state have executed hundreds of people. and they are threatening to kill all of the rest of them if they don't convert to islam. tens of thousands of refugees fled their homes when kurdish defenses fell this week. they are still going into the territory held by the kurds. a white house briefing is happening within the hour, and we're tug to the kurds when the u.s. military involvement and the policy, and when this brogue starts, we'll of course bring it to you live. >>> in the meantime, in northern iraq, the u.s. military airstrike does not appear to have lessened the anxiety and the fears in the kurdis

rescue mission. senior pentagon officials telling fox news u.s. has now sent for than 100 military advisors who could help plan an escape route for the people as they face death for torture at the hands of the jihadist militants. this comes as a administration under increasing fire for acting solely to protect iraq religious minorities including christians whose towns have been overrun by isis militant spirit here is tony perkins of the family research council. >> hearing from our own administration about this. we saw the president this last weekend authorize the airstrikes making reference as a potential case of genocide. the president still can't bring himself to say christians in this region of the world dating back to most contagiou continges of the world are being killed. >> jennifer griffin is at the pentagon with the very latest on this, what do you have? >> 129 marine and military advisors now on the ground are armed and doing a pre-deployment site survey where sources tommy could lead to more american boots on the ground despite administration assurances combat troops will

administration, and jim thomas, who served at the pentagon during the bush administration. everybody's views expressed today are their own. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to thprogram. famously said that isis was the junior varsity terror.of that view appea to be changing. he and defense secretary hagel are sayiying isis constitutes a reat to the u.s. and its interests. targeted airstrikes have stopped isis's advance. the siege of months and are -- the siege of the mountain has been roped in. food has been airdropped. the president has been criticized for moving too slowly in terms of these actions, and for trying to contain n isis instead of defeating it. needs to be done to stop, reverse, and desoy isis? >> i think the administration hadone well in the last few weeks. begiginning on the iraq side, wh the emphasis on the political changes that have to take place inside the iraqi state, was paramount in creating pressure for those changes a bringing in the military element, which is necessary. the air support h been strong and good. i think what you heard this week where secretary hagel and g

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accountability for michael brown's death to discuss this in the recent criticism of the pentagon program that funds these police departments i want to bring in michael shank professor at george mason university michael thank you so much for being here it's great to be here ok so let's first talk about the pentagon program which really allows this equipment to be shared what is the process by which the pentagon determines which police departments get what they actually don't determine it's a pretty simple process let's say you're a police chief of a small town like roanoke rapids north carolina sixteen thousand people live there all they really have to do is apply online there's a one page form they say we want to end up in the pentagon is able to give away almost twenty thousand rounds from the war zone from iraq and afghanistan if given maybe a thousand so far along with one hundred thousand sold weapons but it's pretty simple process there's not a needs assessment there's very little accountability after they get it and they have to use it with so you mean there's no justificat

strategy needed to be implemented. he wait ad whole year and did nothing. >> we had a pentagon official saying one thing and then hagel saying another thing and in 24 hours -- >> he's ignoring military advice. >> they have less territory today than they had a week ago. >> they have an airport which gives them leverage. >> they don't have a dam. they don't have the sandbox. >> they don't have the dam. they embedded themselves in the populations. let's not kid ourselves. they are the step child of hamas. they are using the same tactics. these guys are not going away and the blurred lines on the syrian border -- >> which is why we should be joining with israel and get rid of hamas and isis. >> this has happened before. twice in history. two previous ideological death cuts, nazism and communism. it took a while for people to decide this was evil. the reason why it took so long because of the fear of appearing uncool or mean. this is how i understand isis. that elliot rogers the loser who rampaged in santa barbara and he killed these people because he was a romantic reject. that's i

bring in barbara starr. she's at the pentagon. this is about u.s. efforts, right, to try to rescue james foley, the american journalist who was gruesomely executed by isis fighters in iraq. >> actually in syria. we have an extraordinary revelation by the obama administration in the last few minutes. earlier this summer, u.s. special forces several dozen of them landed inside syria for the first time we know of combat boots in an attempted hostage rescue of james foley and several other hostages being held by isis. these were the most senior special forces the u.s. has on the level of delta force, seal team six, we have seen spring into action so many times before. they had intelligence. they went to a site in syria. that location not being disclosed. they came in by helicopter, several dozen of them. they were backed up in the air by combat aircraft by intelligence and surveillance aircraft keeping an eye on them at all times. when they got to this facility, they engaged isis fighters on the ground. we are told they killed several of them. we are told one of the special forces personnel

to syria. and my be joining the fight. the pentagon said it's costing the u.s. about $700 million a day for its limited operations in iraq. and the coast is about $560 million. >> thank you very much. >>> and the isis threat has spilled into lebanon, too. and more than half the entire population of syria, now on the run. more than 300 million people have fled the country. many of them children. and david muir and our team on the syrian border. children board pickup trucks to work in the fields supporting their families. much more of david's reporting and the sliver of hope he discovered next week on "world news" with david muir. >>> and rains have been triggering flood rescues. it will be a soggy weekend for much of the country. ginger zee has the details. >> reporter: hail hammering the cars in north texas. more than an inch of rain falling near lubbock, texas thursday, in less than an hour submerging cars. obscuring intersections. this timelapse showcasing the train of rain shafts. and in eastern nebraska, flooding over fields and yards. more than four inches of rain dousing centr

. but the president was candid about the fact that the pentagon and -- is still reviewing options that may be available to him. military options that may be available to him to counter isil in syria. >> when you're the president, words matter. just getting back to that first question, does he wish he had articulated that sentiment differently? >> well, jim, he was asked a very specific question. he was asked a question about -- well, let me finish this. this is important. he was asked a very specific question about whether or not the president would seek a congressional authorization before ordering any sort of military action in syria. and the point the president made was that's putting the cart before the horse. the president hasn't yet laid out his specific plan for military action in syria. and the reason for that is simply the pentagon is still developing that plan. he's still reviewing them. it would be putting the cart before the horse to talk about what sort of congressional authorization would be required for a plan that hasn't even been put in place yet. >> i don't mean

around from yesterday when pentagon officials were considering a rescue mission to save ya sid diz. the president said american troops inspected the scene and most of the scene will be leaving iraq soon. still, the president said the overall threat from the islamic state fighters across iraq is dire, his words. you can see on our wall the areas the militants now control, with a brutal hand. president obama said the united states will help people suffering as the terror group advances, but only in ways that do not put our u.s. troops into combat. joining us know is the pentagon press secretary, rear admiral john kirby. great to see you. >> thanks, shep. >> does not put our troops in a combat position. we now established a base from which we are launching activities. that's been announced by the pentagon. there was an open ended without a number of troops operations notification sent to the congress two days ago and we know 130 people went. and we know we have ospreys that fly like a plane and land like a helicopter. if one of those went down, are we then in come about position? >> w

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hear more there t the -- pentagon about what they think they can do at this point. >> libby casey live in washington. thanks very much. >>> the fight against the islamic state continues across iraq. has been a deadly attack, where shiite fighters opened fire on we are schip -- worshippers in a mosque. kurdish forces are fighting alongside the iraqi military, trying to regain lost area that the north driving rebels further south. earlier we spoke to james jeffery a former u.s. ambassador to iraq. we asked him how the murder of james foley has changed u.s.'s strategy? >> i don't think in and of itself it has, but it has given him more domestic support if he decides to turn the pressure on against isis. president obama has done the right things, but he hasn't been clear in explaining to the american people what his objectives are. is it containment? is it to destroy isis, which is what sec kerry said the other day? that's what i would urge. but we're not certain. >> you just said you believe containment is defeat does the u.s. need to target i.s. in syria to defeat them? because by one es

. >> damage control continues with the pentagon suggesting the president obama's january the missile is a junior varsity team was a correct assessment at the time and it has grown in its capabilities in the past six months. >> they have advanced in capability and we saw the speed with which they gained ground and held ground in northern rock earlier this summer. so it is a constantly changing and fluid situation and the threat continues to grow. >> his answer and rationalization doesn't explain why the administration and our allies allowed the islamic state to develop such deadly capabilities and strengths. adding to the difficulty of defending the president is the fact that he is spending so much time on the golf course these days instead of trying to appear as though he is engaged in dealing effectively with and during a white house press briefing, he tried to defend the chief. >> it's a good way for release and clearing of the mind for a lot of us. i don't think anyone in this room who has been following the president for the past two weeks could deny that he has been deeply engaged on

conference comes as the pentagon raises the alarm about the danger isis poses to america. with the daily briefing, admiral john kirby said military cannot be the only option in taking on the terrorist. >> you see the answer to all isil problems through military lens. we are conducting operations inside of iraq against the group in support of iraqis and kurdish forces, but we are not going to be the only tool in the tool box that can or should be used. >> national security correspondent jennifer griffith is live in the pentagon with more. >> reporter: hi, heather, it was clear that admiral tried to blunt the tough talk from the pentagon bosses about the need to do more militarily with isis. >> isil is sophisticated and well funded as any group that we have seen. they are beyond just a terrorist group oh, this is beyond anything that we've seen. we must prepare for everything. >> reporter: just a day before today's briefing, the chairman of the joint chiefs indicate that the military needs to be struck inside syria and only conducting air strikes on the iraq side of the border would

. jon: president obama giving the go-ahead for strikes. the pentagon announced after 18 fighter jets the one you see here striking a piece of isis mobile artillery. the demings militants were using it to show kurdish forces in the town where american personnel are house. callincalling for military assie for these people trapped by radical religious terrorists. he had this message for them today. america is coming to help. fox news coverage this morning. greg is in london for us on this surge and the persecution against christians in iraq and around the world. first, at the pentagon the latest on the u.s. airstrikes area did >> it is safe to assume a military strike by isis may have been falling where the american forces are. as many as 40 providing training and targeting information. this is very important to illustrate, it would be disastrous if the american soldiers were to be taken out by terry fire or captured by isis forces given the president has said he does not want boots on the ground. there are a few boots on the ground already. president obama: as commander-in-chief i will

to talk through his top national security advisers, including top officials from the pentagon, about our more broad comprehensive strategy against isil. that included a discussion about the military options available to the president for dealing with isil in syria. that's the responsibility of the pentagon. there are dedicated professionals there, who are responsible, and take seriously their responsibility. >> you can go out and raise campaign money? last week when you made the statement, after james foley's beheading, was on the golf course in minutes. is he detached? it doesn't matter anymore? why is he still raising campaign money playing golf when hedges he doesn't have a strategy to deal with this. >> the job of any u.s. president is to handle a lot of different responsibilities at the same time. that is why president has a national security team and who he has a lot of confidence. >> does that seem -- screen have little bubbles? now they have to go to ed and go, what, ed? here we be. edward, great series of questions. i'm wondering whether anything came of it or whether i got

" team coverage across the globe from baghdad to the pentagon plus, representative former air force pilot adam kensinger and bob scales all here to go "on the record." tonight a bombshell from former secretary of state hillary clinton slamming president obama's foreign policy that professional relationship and friendship likely hit the skids publicly big time. we begin in iraq with grn reporter her miny what's the news. >> there bad day for kurdish forces driven out of a town mixed with sunnis and arabs. today's defeat seems to be another contact exact of the kurds being massively outgunned. so the good news, very good news for the is today's announcement that the u.s. will be sending them weapons. u.s. air strikes have also been helping to retake yesterday. after the militants retake it however, in the meantime, the islamic militants have already looted banks, destroyed mosques and government buildings. >> hermine. >> sorry, i was going to say the refugee crisis is ongoing. >> thrp may be jumping way ahead with all troubles kurdistan is having with baghdad, and is president and the peopl

ststreet has smingly remained immune to g growing inrnational strife. this morning fm the pentagon that the [inaudible] calling themselves an islamic state pose a grave threat to international stability. can isil be stopped? today we pose that question, focusing onunding to e executive erector -- director. the foundation was created in honor of the journalist assassinated for his field reporting. is the largest press freedom orgaganization in the middle east. >> thanks for joinings. tell me e about the statement yr founundation put out in the aftermath of james foley's beheading? >> it was important for governmentnt to take swift actin in order to stop the funding of terrorist organizations such as isis, to stop the influlux of fighters towards syria and iq. leaders to beamic extremely more vocal in condemning isis actions and having a clear muslim voice that rejects the e kinds of behehavir that isis has been spreading throughout the middle east, including the beheading of mr. foley. you see some of their primary y sources of fundg coming from? comes funding of isis from charities or a

the pentagon program. is that appropriate. even if they decide it is, are the police properly trained? not just how to use the equipment but when to use it. under what circumstances. >> this is not new. they've been doing this for decades, the pentagon and local police, this relationship. >> we've seen an escalation of this and certainly when you see it in the context of a situation like this. >> yeah. >> it really ratchets up the questions that are raised and so there's a lot of pressure to take a look at this policy. we should say, though, that for the most part the defense department defends it. >> going to be a great show. can't wait for "meet the press." >> thank you. >> thanks for coming in. you can see "meet the press" every sunday right here on nbc 4. right after "news 4 today." >>> students in prince george's county public schools head back to class on tuesday. now school leaders will allow your children to use mobile phones tablets and e-readers. students will use tablets and other electronic devices for learning purposes as determined by your student cool principal.

about a 9/11 style attack by isis. >> margaret, you were at the pentagon today, last week and you were there when the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs both gave their move, i would say assessments of the threat posed by isis. what is happening now? are we planning to step up the attack on isis? perhaps going even into syria? >> well, it changed the calculus, exactly the attack on james foley is subjected as a terrorist attack on the u.s., i was at the pentagon and asked the chairman of the joint chiefs about the need to sort of strike at the safe havens which so many officials have been talking about privately for some time. which is, you can contain them short-term, isis but in the long-term, it is actually not effective unless you really hit them at the place that their fighters can run to, air strikes in iraq you can run right back over into the safe haven in syria. and so, yes, the pentagon officials are heading to the region, today, tomorrow and they are looking at what can be done now, the problem is if you hit from the air, even if you are involved

. >> we had a pentagon official saying one thing and then hagel saying another thing and in 24 hours -- >> he's ignoring military advice. >> they have less territory today than they had a week ago. >> they have an airport which gives them leverage. >> they don't have a dam. they don't have the sandbox. >> they don't have the dam. they embedded themselves in the populations. let's not kid ourselves. they are the step child of hamas. they are using the same tactics. these guys are not going away and the blurred lines on the syrian border -- >> which is why we should be joining with israel and get rid of hamas and isis. >> this has happened before. twice in history. two previous ideological death cuts, nazism and communism. it took a while for people to decide this was evil. the reason why it took so long because of the fear of appearing uncool or mean. this is how i understand isis. that elliot rogers the loser who rampaged in santa barbara and he killed these people because he was a romantic reject. that's isis. isis is a movement of sexual losers. channelling their misery into violen

seen and, quote, get ready, the pentagon has gone into damage control since the president called isis jayvee terrorists in jarn. >> this is august. you're talking about comments made in january. we've been watching this for months. they have grown in capability. >> the president has drawn a line limiting u.s. air strikes to isis targets on the iraq side of the border. in january this is how he described isis in an interview with the new yorker. quote, the analogy we use around here sometimes, and think is accurate, is if a jayvee team puts on lakers uniforms. that doesn't make them kobe bryant. but most at the pentagon have been warning about them for some time. that's why it's indicated more needs to be done to deal with isis. >> this has an apocalyptic end of days strategic vision which will ee scentually have to be defeated. to your question can they be defeated without addressing that part of the organization which resides in syria, the answer is no. >> an assessment bolstered by the president's own defense secretary. >> isil is as sophisticate and well funded as any group we

you at this hour. evaluating threat from the grails group. the pentagon says all options are on the table. >>> and another night of calm in ferguson, as the community prepares for the burial of michael brown. ♪ >>> as the u.s. hits iraq with more air strikes trying to stop the march of the islamic state group, the pentagon says further action is being assessed. the fighters who have seized control of portions of syria and iraq, have been condemned by western leaders, and even condemned by other extremist groups like al-qaeda. the u.s. says they are beyond anything they have seen before. libby is in washington. libby do we have any better sense whether the u.s. may expand its operations against the islamic state? >> yesterday we heard a strong and dire warning fromming pentagon officials about the dangers the islamic state group poses in the middle east and abroad. but today we heard a little more context. and we heard from rear admiral john kerby saying this isn't a u.s. problem alone. any effort will continue to have to be multinational. it will take more than just the americans.

strategy but how are you going to deal with something like this. the pentagon says it will take ten xx years to deal with isis. why aren't we arming the kurds in syria. why aren't we bombing in syria. we're doing cosmetic stuff that won't solve the problem. >> the white house said troops that go to iraq won't engaging combat. if it's smart to limit our response that way. let's listen to this. >> american forces will not be returning combat in iraq. >> the president has made clear american military action in iraq would not include combat boots on the ground. >> i think the key point here is that the u.s. forces, the role of u.s. forces is not one of re-entering combat on the ground. >> why would we as the united states if the threat is so large as chuck hagel was saying from the pentagon, if it's so big, why would we limit our troops in any way when they are there to fight the terrorist? >> i suppose if we can blame isis for global warming then president obama might take it seriously but he's continually telling our enemies to keep going. even if it's true we're not going to put troops

pentagon said it's costing the u.s. about $7.5 million a day for its limited operations against isis in iraq. and the cost is about $560 million since june. >> staggering numbers. brian, thank you very much. >>> and the isis threat has spilled into lebanon, too. a stunning new number from the united nations. more than half of the entire population of syria, now on the run. now refugees. more than 300 million people have fled the country. many of them children. look at this tonight. our cameras are right there. david muir and our team on the syrian border. where children board pickup trucks to work in the fields supporting their families. at 8, 9, 10 years old. coming from middle-class families. their parents once teachers and lawyers. now, the children are the ones supporting their families. much more of david's reporting and the sliver of hope he discovered next week on "world news" with david muir. >>> moving on to the severe weather. rains have been triggering flood rescues. the trouble is on the move tonight. it's shaping up to be a soggy weekend for much of the country. ginger z

because an update from the pentagon. you're looking at a live picture there. this briefing comes as iraqi and kurdish forces declare a major step forward in iraq. they're gaining background controlled by the islamic terrorists group known as isis. so the news comes after days of targeted u.s. air strikes in that country. meantime, isis posting graphic videos online warning the u.s. they will take revenge against americans "at any place." jennifer griffin live for us at the pentagon. i understand they did address the ferguson situation off the top of the dod briefing. what did they say? >> what's fascinating, this briefing was supposed to be -- it could be about all defense department related issues. we were expecting them to talk about iraq and the current number of air strikes over iraq and the progress made around the mosul dam and first questions off the block were about ferguson and about this military program to provide to local police departments excess military hardware and the admiral was very clear that secretary hagel had asked for more information about this program, whic

pushed back by saying the pentagon is not quite ready with the plans. that's interesting because the pentagon spokesman admiral kirby pushed back on that and told reporters, wait a second. the military is always ready if the commander and chief says go, we will have the plans there seems to be a split within the president's administration, maybe with his cabinet. in fact, josh ernest got some questions from reporters today about whether not everybody is singing from the same song sheet. you know, there has has about been various accounts, white house officials about how severe that threat is from isis to the american homeland. you mentioned that british prime minister david cammeron raised a threat level in britain today the white house says they are looking at it but so far have died decided not to raise the terror threat level here at home. meanwhile, as all of this was playing out, the president today did some fundraising in new york and rhode island where he currently is right now. i pressed josh ernest on the optics of all of this. listen. >> why is he still raising campaign mon

where are those guards? the other trouble question is the state department and the pentagon didn't they that local islamic militias control these facilities for two or three weeks. why don't they know, why does the associated press appear to be the only one who knows what's going on there right now? the other issue is just a few days ago, both egypt and the united arab emirates launched an attack in libya against islamic groups, the whole situation in libya is sort of deteriorating as we go forward and there's a lot of questions about how much the united states know what is's happening and apparently when egypt and the uae launched air strikes in -- there seems to be a very serious intelligence gap not only about what's happening at u.s. embassy facilities in tripoli, but across the entire country. >> connor powell, live from jerusalem, thank you so much. >> and eric, meanwhile iraqi forces claiming what they're calling an important victory against isis, driving the terrorists from a town in the country's northeast where they had trapped some 15,000 civilians for weeks, with virtua

miklaszewski on duty at the pentagon for us. we'll start there tonight. jim, good evening. >> good evening, brian. u.s. military airplanes and cargo aircraft are in the air tonight over iraq. on two separate missions, one humanitarian, the other combat. we're told that isis militant forces are tonight poised just outside of erbil. but according to one senior u.s. military official, we're not going to let them take erbil. with isis rebels only days away from seizing erbil, the president has put u.s. warplanes on a hair trigger, not only to save erbil, but the u.s. consulate there as well, with up to 50 u.s. employees and scores of u.s. military advisers working there with the iraqi military. as american surveillance drones scan the battlefield, u.s. fighter aircraft and bombers are poised to launch air strikes against the isis rebels. if those fighters halt their advance and retreat, american warplanes will likely be ordered to hold their fire. if not, the president's order to strike will be carried out. at the same time, under a deadly assault from isis military militants, a small

the president was perhaps taken to the very edge of ordering military strikes by the pentagon, by the national security team, but he decided to wait and to consider these options further. it was interesting to note when i asked josh earnest about that statement that the president made that got everybody's attention, which is we don't have a strategy yet, quote, unquote, to deal with the isis threat, to hit ice is targets in syria, josh earnest said the president doesn't have options on his desk or options from the pentagon yet. at the pentagon briefing, rear admiral john kirby, president secretary, said the pentagon is ready. so there is a disconnect, not only between the president and defense secretary but it seems the white house and pentagon. i tried once again to go back to josh earnest, ask for clarification of that comment, does the president regret it. >> he was asked a specific question about whether or not the president would seek congressional authorization before ordering any sort of military action in syria. and the point the president made was that that's putting the

iraq where there's 110 u.s. air strikes aimed at isis which the pentagon revealed is costing $7.5 million a day. today the president was fundraising in new york and rhode island. >> why is he still raising campaign money, playing golf when he's acknowledging he doesn't have a strategy to deal with this? >> ed, the job of any u.s. president is to be able to hand all lot of different responsibilities at the same time. >> reporter: at one of those fundraisers today the president sfad you watch the nightly news it feels like the world is falling apart. he tried to reassure campaign donors by saying the world has always been messy but we're just noticing now in part because of social media. it was only a short time ago chuck hagel said the world is exploding all over. >> okay. ed henry live on the north lawn. thank you. even in the best of times the relationship between the military and the executive branch can be testy. right now a president who just admitted having no strategy for isis in syria seems to be looking for someone to blame. correspondent dough mckillway has that story ton

pentagon and the state department's press secretaries. >> there are some who probably would make the case that it's okay to not have a formulated, comprehensive strategy. >> i think that anybody who has any knowledge of the united states military knows that we're ready. we're ready all the time. that doesn't necessarily mean that the planning process is complete. >> first of all, the united states has already taken steps to address the threat of isil by doing the strikes we're doing in iraq. what we're talking about now is building an international coalition. lou: adding to the firestorm of criticism, the pentagon also announced the united states has already spent more than half a billion dollars just since mid june launching airstrikes in iraq against an enemy the president just months ago labeled jv. across the atlantic british prime minister, however, struck a much different tone. cameron said in a news conference that islamic state terrorists are highly likely to attack the united kingdom. cameron promised tough action by his government and raised the country's terrorist threat level

for a briefing from the pentagon, just hours after we learned the u.s. has begun flying surveillance missions over syria. hello, everyone, i'm shannon breen in for gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story." with senior defense officials telling fox news -- are air strikes far behind? the president on his way back to washington after speaking to veterans and addressing the v.a. situation with them at the american legion's national convention in north carolina. so far, american air strikes have centered on isis targets inside iraq. and syria insists the u.s. needs permission to take action against fanatics inside its borders. ed henry joins us live from the white house with more on what the administration is considering. all right, ed, are we edging closer to actual air strikes in syria? >> it appears we may be, shannon. in that speech in charlotte, the president defended his decision to launch air strikes for now in iraq, again, repeating he's not going to dragged into a ground war, in his words, there in iraq but said the air strikes were necessary to protect american personnel o

advisers. now, if you guys understand this, people in the pentagon understand it, why aren't they listening? >> my friends in the pentagon understand this, and it's driving them nuts. let's make a campaign out of this. remember, richard nixon saved israel in 1973 with an 18-hour airlift that turned the tide of battle. why don't we put an air bridge from germany into erbil airport and flood the zone with high tech weapons and let the peshmerga, the bra peshmerga soldiers kill these tanks and apcs. look, this is a 600 mile border. you can't protect that with rifles. you need first-rate, first-class equipment capable of standing up to these guys if you're going to hold your ground. >> i wish the president would listen to these guys, because i know he won't listen to me. but there is a plan. mr. president, five minutes, authorize your military people. let's do something right in america. [ applause ] >>> christians and yazidis in iraq have been given a choice, leave the region, convert to islam or die. my next guest knows all too well my next guest knows all too well the brutality of

satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> next, it pentagon briefing on ukraine and isis. then, a preview of the upcoming nato summit. on newsmakers, congressional budget office director discusses the cbo reports that says the federal deficit has fallen but the debt has risen to the highest level since 1950. he also talks about jobs, wages, and the cbo's estimate related to the affordable care act. at 10 a.m. sundays and 6 p.m. eastern on c-span. next, the defense department briefing with pentagon press secretary john kirby. he talks about the latest movements by russia's military in ukraine, strategic planning by the defense apartment, and the cost of u.s. military and humanitarian occupations in ir aq. this is about 45 minutes. >> the secretary will first stop at rhode island to deliver a keynote speech at the southeastern new england defense ministry alliances defense and innovation days conference. in keeping with the conferences focus, i expect the secretary to address the challenges facing our military technologic e dge. about these issues and in

get to washington, there will be a white house news conference later. we're waiting for a pentagon news conference just about one hour from now. defense secretary chuck hagel already issuing a stark new warning, calling isis, an imminent threat much. >> isil is a sophisticated and well-funded as any group that we have seen. they're beyond just a terrorist group. we must prepare for everything and, the only way you do that, you take a cold steely hard look at it and get ready. jon: well the white house and the administration used term isil, most media still call it isis. hagel said all options are on the table to defeat that group as the u.s. steps up airstrikes. meanwhile the parents of rupert murdoched journalist james foley release ad email received from isis. you and your citizens will pay the price of bombings, which will be first the blood of american citizen james foley. he will be executed as a direct result of your transgressions against us. early this week, james foley was barbarically killed. much more on this story to come. jon: we're getting new reaction to allegations