well, good morning. i know the morning time is all so early, and i'm thinking 6:00 a.m. if you're on the west coast, you're a night owl. >> this is the middle of the night. >> i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge. it is 6:00 in the morning. and this is "new day saturday." great to be with you. >> so good to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> of course, of course. >> let's get going. we're going to begin, unfortunately, with what is sad news. a search at sea. it's under way right now for a single engine aircraft lost in the caribbean. after its pilot stopped responding to air traffic controllers. >> efforts to contact the small plane for more than four hours friday really turned into an international incident at the end of the day. u.s. fighter jets were dispatched. cuba granting rare permission

for u.s. military aircraft to enter its air space. >> our aviation and government correspondent renee marsh has the very latest. good morning, renee. >> reporter: christi and martin, a plane flying with a pilot apparently unconscious. while the pilot did not declare an emergency, radio transmissions reveal the pilot was in trouble just about an hour and a half after takeoff. a search mission under way right now for this small plane after it crashed 14 miles off the coast of jamaica. it took off from rochester, new york, bound for naples, florida. onboard, larry glazer and his wife jane. over north carolina, the pilot told air traffic control there was a problem. but did not declare an emergency. he was cleared to descend to 25,000 feet, but asked to go lower. >> we need to go down to about

180. we have an indication that is not correct in the plane. we need to get lower. >> reporter: about an hour and 15 minutes after takeoff, the pilot stopped responding to radio calls. u.s. military f-15s tracked it along the east coast of florida. one fighter pilot looked through the window. >> i can see his chest rising and falling. right before i left was the first time we could see he was actually breathing. >> the pressure may have escaped, leaving the pilot without enough oxygen to stay conscious. the aircraft flew over the bahamas and south to cuba, where a cuban fighter jet took over the pursuit. four and a half hours after takeoff, the plane crashed near port antonio, jamaica. if this pilot suffered from hypoxia, that type of incident is rare but not unheard of.

a similar situation last weekend where the faa lost contact with a private plane. it flew into restricted air space over washington, d.c. the pilot was unresponsive to radio calls from air traffic control. eventually that plane crashed into the atlantic ocean, and then there's the payne stewart incident in 1999 in which the famous golfer and five others were killed when that plane crashed near aberdeen, south dakota. in that case, the plane traveled 1,500 miles, most while they were unconscious or dead. christi? martin? >> renee marsh, thank you so much. let's talk to rob waldman, waldo, i guess he likes to be called. former air force fighter pilot as well. >> let's talk about this oxygen deprivation. how common is this problem?

>> it isn't very common, but we definitely train about it in the military. civilian authorities, not as much. the key is to recognize it early. the symptoms are insidious, so you don't know that you have it. by the time it takes over, you may not be able to aviate that aircraft and could potentially crash, which is what happened here. >> when i asked about what happened here, i think what was interesting, when you listen to the transitions, one, he did not declare an emergency. he seemed to be very calm. saying we need to descend around 18,000 feet. we have an indication that's not correct in the plane. there was nothing specific about that. do you think at that point he was already feeling some of the gradual effects? >> absolutely. there's a gauge in the cockpit that shows pressure altitude. if that's wrong, you know something's up. so the key is to descend immediately, then don your oxygen mask, if you thought there was a problem. if you delay, by the time the

hypoxia happens, it could be too late. descend immediately, don your oxygen mask. if air traffic controllers are not giving you the altitude you need, you need to take action, they'll clear everybody out of the way if necessary. >> let me ask you this. we talk about how insidious this is. in other words, it can creep up on you. is there not an alarm inside the cockpit that somehow would be sampling the air and saying wait a minute, there's a problem, and alarm bells go off. >> some have, some don't. some have indications, red lights, caution lights. now, there were two pilots in the aircraft. i believe the wife was not officially certified at the time. but especially when you're flying with a crew, make sure you're aware of the possible symptoms. have somebody take over as well if necessary. the key is to get down and take action very, very quickly. >> now, as i understand it, this was a new plane for this pilot. would that have made a difference? perhaps they were

second-guessing themselves. >> it happens, no matter how much experience you have as a pilot, you train for any malfunctions. new aircraft, something could happen. i think in this case, by the time they realized something happened, it was too late. the key is to make sure that you recognize the symptoms, and i think it's a wake up call to civilian pilots to say look, maybe we need to go through altitude training, maybe we need to rebrief this so that these incidents don't happen. >> the other transition of the jet that was following them, you know, i can see him and he's slumped over. >> see them breathing, too. >> saw him breathing, right. as a pilot in that regard, what do you do when you know you've got a flight -- i mean, there's no way to control it at that point. it's just fate as to where it's going to go down? >> sure. when it runs out of fuel, which it did in this case, it will obviously descend. sometimes, if you're lucky, he may be able to wake up. in this case, it didn't happen.

or perhaps it did. you just never know. it was doomed from the start. the key is you've got to take action early. i think it's a testament to the military and to our faa as well to scramble the jets. obviously in light of the situation, we need to monitor the borders. but retool yourself. get the training. take action immediately. >> colonel waldman, thank you for joining us. he is author of the book "never fly solo." thank you very much for coming in this morning. >> pleasure, sir. appreciate you being here. >> there was a charter plane that was carrying 100 american military contractors, it's now in dubai, but that's after it was forced to land in iran. >> there's a lot of confusion about this yesterday. the fly dubai charter plane was headed to dubai yesterday when iranian officials ordered it to land or threatened it would be intercepted. we're talking about 140 passengers who were onboard.

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one so closely. first, the outpatient clinic where the late joan rivers suffered fatal complications from an elective surgery is now being investigated by the new york state health department. officials are looking for signs of malpractice by the doctors or the staff there, but remember rivers died thursday, a week after suffering cardiac arrest during what was supposed to be a minor elective procedure. the funeral for the 81-year-old comedienne is tomorrow in manhattan. and a third american who was infected with ebola in africa now being cared for in nebraska. dr. rick secra was delivering babies in liberia when he became exposed to the virus. doctors treating him saying they are exploring the experimental options. a cease-fire in eastern ukraine appears to be holding. ukraine's government and rebel leaders signed a deal yesterday. ukrainian president petro poroshenko says the cease-fire is based on a peace plan he hashed out and a phone call he

had with russian president vladimir putin. >> as the obama administration hammers out a strategy to "degrade and destroy isis," the u.s. state department is sending a stern message to wannabe terrorists, think again, turn away. >> that's the title of a graphic u.s. web campaign that mocks the terrorist group's own recruiting videos. it's all part of a strategy to fight back against isis's aggressive recruiting efforts. >> this all comes as nato says that it's building an anti-isis coalition made up of ten nations. yesterday, members agreed to form a spearhead force. that's what they called it. that could potentially provide training, weapons, and support to iraqi forces. >> president obama promises to degrade and destroy isis capabilities, there's one thing he says the u.s. will not do. >> we will not be placing u.s. ground troops to try to control

the areas that are part of the conflict inside of syria. i don't think that's necessary for us to accomplish our goal. we are going to have to find effective partners on the ground to push back against isil. >> kurdish troops in the mosul province of iraq are making substantial gains against isis, retaking several villages that had previously been seized by the terror group. >> cnn was the only network that was allowed on the front lines this week, as they carried out an all-night military option. cnn's anna coren has more. >> reporter: on a dirt road less than an hour from afghanistan's capital, a long convoy head toward enemy territory. they're gearing up for a major mission to eradicate isis. it's 4:30 a.m., and these soldiers have been up all night preparing for the attack. we've been hearing the jets overhead. they've been circling for the last few hours, getting ready to

strike those isis positions. at dawn, the offensive begins. a barrage of heavy weapons raining down on isis from multiple positions. and these heavy plumes of smoke the result of u.s. air strikes. the islamic extremists seized control of this area back in june. on the other side of the mountain are the plains that run directly to the heart of mosul. iraq's second-largest city and isis stronghold. these mortar and artillery strikes have been pummelling the five villages at the base of the mountain where u.s. air strikes have also been hitting the top of the mountain. they have killed a number of militants. normally based in baghdad, this proud kurd knows his men need him now more than ever.

>> this is the duty of everybody who wants democracy and freedom and human rights, to struggle against the terrorists. >> but while the kurds are looking to create a bigger buffer around their capital, they're also positioning themselves for when they could take part in a move on mosul. we're then taken to one of the villages reclaimed in recent weeks. now less than two kilometers from the fighting. this is what the fight against isis looks like. the iraqi forces taking village after village with the help of u.s. air strikes. this is the model for a coordinated campaign to achieve president obama's objective, degrade and destroy isis. a hard and bloody task, according to these soldiers. >> yeah, you have to be very careful. if they get you, they shoot you.

you have to be very careful. >> but during this assault, the commander boasting that more than two dozen isis fighters were killed, while a number were captured. a victory they know won't always be easy in the days ahead. >> anna coren joining us live from mosul, iraq. anna, is this the new model, do you think, what we're seeing? >> reporter: yeah, look, definitely, christi. i think obviously it's the kurds working with the u.s. to really pummel isis positions. also iraq will also need to be involved especially if they go after the stronghold of mosul, which as we say, is iraq's second-largest city. this was seized back in june by isis, and that is really where the militants are based. it's where they're arming, where they're consolidating, where

they're regrouping to launch these attacks. we are not seeing isis retreat completely to that major city of more than 1.5 million people. they are still digging in in those villages. obviously the next stage of this operation will be going after the townships on the other side of the mountain. many of them christian villages, and we're hearing that they are obviously wanting the kurdish forces to get down there, get into those villages and liberate them from isis rule. people are fed up, sick of the brutality of isis and they are wanting certainly for the kurds to come in and save them. >> anna coren, we look forward to talking to you again next hour. this is one heck of a story, this guy that survived the unthinkable. a massacre at the hands of isis that left hundreds dead. he escaped and is sharing his

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it, it erupts normally. that's not what's unusual. but we're told the lava could reach homes this time within five to seven days, and that's what is part of the urgency here. meteorologist jennifer grey with us now. so, how threatening is this? >> well, like you said, this has been active since 1983, so the problem with this is a new vent has popped up, so normally, the lava is flowing to the south. it goes right into the ocean, no big deal. but now with this new vent, the lava is flowing in a more northeast direction, and so it is threatening some homes there. we have about a dozen homes that it is going to possibly impact. this lava is moving very, very slowly. about 850 feet per day. and so it could reach these homes in the next five to seven days. no evacuations have been ordered yet. but folks have been told get your things together, and be ready, because evacuations could be ordered any time soon. so the main threat is going to be that this lava crosses this

main road leading into these homes. people won't have a way in, a way out. and so, you know, and obviously their homes, there's a lot of cattle right there and their livestock, some farming areas. >> yeah, they'll need a lot of time to get out. although a warning like this, it's good to see you can put it on the calendar. usually people tell you get out right away. >> like we see in california with the wildfires. at least they have a little time to prepare. >> jen, thank you so much. she's going to tell us about the weather too coming up in just a little bit. prosecutors say he left his 22-month-old son to die in a sweltering suv. i mean, we just cannot wrap our brains around this, can we? >> this is a very difficult story. now a georgia man who's been indicted and possibly could face the death penalty if he's convicted. we'll tell you what makes this case so unusual. now, state senator wendy davis is opening up about a very private matter.

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hope you have a leisurely morning ahead of you here. it is 28 minutes past the hour, in case you even care on a saturday morning. i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge. it is time for the five things you need to know to begin your new day, so here we go, number one. searchers have been scouring the

waters of the caribbean to spot a plane. pilots of u.s. fighter jets that were scrambled to track that aircraft say they saw the wayward pilot slumped over and the windows appeared to be frosted, both signs of possible oxygen deprivation. >> number two, an airplane carrying military contractors is now in dubai after a forced landing in iran. the fly dubai charter was headed from afghanistan to the united arab emirates when iran told the pilots, land or be intercepted. teheran said the plane's flight plan was out-of-date. fly dubai filed a new flight plan and iran then allowed the plane to leave. wendy davis reveals that she terminated two pregnancies for medical reasons. that's in an upcoming memoir. the democratic nominee for texas governor says she had an abortion in 1996 after doctors told her the baby would be deaf, blind, and in a permanent vegetative state. she says she terminated another pregnancy in 1994 because the embryo had emplanted outside the

uterus. number four, a severe thunderstorm has slammed into the midwest. strong winds ripped out trees. thousands of people didn't have power, including at least 110,000 in the chicago area. officials are telling folks, stay at least 20 feet away from those downed power lines. they are dangerous. this is number five. i warn everybody, i am not a tennis aficionado. serena williams continues crushing her competition. the top-ranked female player in the world earned her spot in the u.s. open finals yesterday after trouncing makarova in the semis. tomorrow, williams faces her good friend caroline wozniacki in the finals. >> yes. look at you. >> thank you. i got past that. >> very nice. moving on now. a georgia father accused of leaving his 22-month-old son to die in a hot car has now been indicted. justin ross harris has been indicted on eight counts in the death of cooper harris. >> those charges include malice

murder, which could carry the death penalty if they choose to bring that, and two counts of felony murder. the other five charges include first-degree cruelty to children, second-degree cruelty to children, and an unusual charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. >> let's bring in a defense attorney. one of the things that is on here, the sexting charge. it's unusual. now, i know why it's in this case, but i'm wondering why didn't they separate it out? because was it really part of the child's death? >> well, i don't think so. but i think the reason the prosecutor wanted it in this indictment was to make sure they would be able to introduce that evidence at the murder trial. because it's obviously very prejudicial evidence. in most cases, this would be brought as a separate charge, if at all. i don't think they're really worried about prosecuting him for that type of behavior. but they know that it will affect the jury, and make it more likely they can convict him on the murder charge.

>> but is that really fair? it will make him look -- i mean, let's face it, it's already a terrible crime, but you add this element, it's like you really are purposely trying to portray him in the absolute worst light. >> that's exactly what they're trying to do. the defense does have the option of asking the judge to sever those counts out. take them out of the indictment, make this a separate trial over the sexting charges, but that rarely happens. so i anticipate they're going to litigate this issue, they're going to fight it, try to keep that evidence out, because normally it would not play a role in the murder charge. it's not an element of that offense. but boy, does it affect his character. >> but it's an element because it was what he was allegedly doing the day that his son died and that's how they can bring it in. >> they can present evidence because now it's a charge in the indictment. whether or not it had anything to do with the death of cooper. so it's only relevant because the d.a. made it relevant by t putting it in the indictment. so the defense does have a good argument that we ought to cut that out. judges hate two trials. let's try it all together.

one case, especially a high-profile case like this. >> what about malice murder? what i'm wondering here, is there are three towns of murder. this is one, and it's the worst one. an overreach? >> i think they have evidence we haven't heard yet. >> don't we always say that? >> and it's often true. we don't know exactly what was presented to the grand jury. we know they heard from one witness, the same detective that testified at the probable cause hearing. if all they have is what we heard in the probable cause hearing, i do think malice murder is a stretch. but there has to be something more. remember, they've had a lot of time to go through the forensic evidence to see what other text messages or computer searches he may have conducted, and i think there's something that the d.a.'s not going to tell us about it now, but perhaps the grand jury heard about it and they were convinced it's a malice murder case. >> the sexting part that you were bringing up, i'm assuming too that came up, because this is such an emotional case, and you want to -- you want to almost give a parent the benefit of the doubt because you think this could not happen.

they could not have done this intentionally. what is the defense's best angle, do you think? >> you're still going to try to do that, because i think initially -- and i felt this way, most parents that hear about this, they want to empathize with the father. they want to empathize with him. and you saw initially a lot of support for justin ross harris, and there were websites dedicated to him, raising money. but then the sexting evidence came out. the websites were shut down. >> everybody backed off. >> so the defense right now, based on what they said earlier this week, is -- the state has too many different theories. they say he intended to kill him. they say it was negligence. they don't know what they can prove. so i think the defense will focus on the idea that the state is trying a little bit of everything and seeing what sticks. >> all righty. page pate, thank you so much for walking us through it. >> this case is going to be one to follow for quite some time. thanks very much, good to see you. three days in hell. that is how one iraqi soldier

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>> it really is. >> the terror group's reckless, senseless murder of innocent civilians, soldiers and most recently two american journalists sparked this outrage, and really disgust around the world i think would be a good way to characterize it. >> it would indueed. one man who knows what it's like to come face to face with this isis is this iraqi soldier. the 23-year-old says he survived a brutal isis massacre in june. >> his story matches isis's claims that 1,700 iraqi soldiers were executed in one day. this is video from that massacre. >> kazem shared his story of survival with "the new york times." we're going to show you part of his interview. he speaks in arabic. the translation from "the new york times" will be seen at the bottom of your screen.

>> let's bring in a video producer for "the new york times," and helped produce the story of kazem's escape. this is not for children. i don't want you to be caught off guard. but you do not want them in the room for this. so, mona, with that disclaimer, i just wanted to get to you. how is it that "the new york times" was able to secure this interview with him? because i would think he would have some trepidations about wanting to speak. >> yes, but if you watch the video, you see that ali sort of at some point as he was escaping

for his life and trying to survive, he meets this man and he's on the river bank for three day days. at some point, ali tries to cross the river to survive. the man tells him to go on, not to forget him, and to tell the story. and so i'm sure that a part of him feels the responsibility and need to let people know. >> it is truly a very moving interview, when you watch this. we want to warn people again. we're going to play a little bit more of it because we do think it's vitally important that you hear this firsthand account. some of the content that you're about to see is very graphic and certainly not appropriate for children. and some of it is hard to watch. i'll also say we won't show it again after this and mona, we'll talk more on the other side of this.

>> i watched all of this. at that point, he's describing the shooting on the man beside him, on both sides. he falls down. mona, is it that he played dead? is that how he was able to get away, survive? >> basically. i mean, you know, it's really incredible, because he reached this point where he realized that he's about to die,

basically, and was sort of almost ready to give up. he saw the man next to him get shot one, two, three. he was the fourth in line. and at some point, he realizes that he's still alive. and i think there is a moment there, where, he goes from giving up to really wanting to fight for his life and embraced this sort of miraculous moment of luck where the bullet misses him. so at that point, he acts -- pretends to be dead. and he just waits for darkness and starts to, you know, rely on his survival instincts and keep on going. >> yeah. i read that he laid there for four hours until it became dark, and that's when he got up and he ran. as he was running and got to the side of the river, he ran into, as you mentioned earlier, this man along the river. and he talks about that

interaction with him. let's take a listen here. >> obviously in a moment like that, mona, he really felt a connection with this man. what happened next, and what does he tell you about isis? >> what he has to say about isis is sort of apparent from what we see isis doing in the video.

just extreme brutality. i think the shocking thing was that at one moment in the very beginning, when they were confronted by the isis militants, they told them that they would not harm them, and they essentially lied to them and ended up really just, you know, massacring them. so i think what he has to say about isis is sort of demonstrated by what we see isis doing and what isis takes pride in doing. they shot the massacre and published their video online for everyone to see. and yes, ali goes on after staying there for three days by the river bank, and he tries to cross the river. of course, it's not easy. he's aware of sort of the risks that lie ahead. he's not exactly sure where to go, but, you know, all he can do is really try to cross that river. the current is pulling him

towards an isis checkpoint, and he's, of course, sort of in this moment where he doesn't know if he's actually going to make it or not. he eventually gets across to the other side and still he doesn't know if he's going to survive because he's in a sunni village. and he's scared to go knocking on doors. he doesn't know what would happen. someone can turn him in. but you know, what's interesting through this tale of survival is, you know, it's essentially sunni muslims, the isis militants, who tried to kill him, who tried to execute him. and on the other side of the river bank, it's also sunni muslims who end up sheltering him and really helping him escape to safety. >> isn't that interesting, doesn't that tell you aynamic o going on there. mona el naggar, thank you for being with us. >> excellent reporting. such a powerful piece.

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aren't you scared to go under the anesthesia? >> very serious. my dad was a doctor. the anesthesiologist is as much a part of that group as the classic surgeon. very serious. but you also want to look at we're in a society that wants people to look good. >> joan rivers there talking really candidly to cnn about plastic surgery, the precautions that she took and why she thought it was so necessary for her. >> she has always been very open about the procedures that she's had. she has not hidden that in any way. she's always the first one really to kind of laugh at

herself. cnn's gary tuckman tells us more about that. gary? >> reporter: a big part of joan rivers' life was also a big part of her act. plastic surgeries. joan rivers' comedy stood the test of time. >> good, you're 30 years old, you're not married, you're an old maid. a man, he's 90 years old, he's not married, he's a catch. >> reporter: it didn't matter which decade it was. >> i'm wearing the same underwear, which everyone backstage remembers. >> reporter: her unique style was consistent. less consistent, her appearance. >> my body is my temple. my temple needs redecorating. >> it's surgery. >> and all of you say no, no, no, it's elective. but i bet you each one of you would do something if i paid for it. >> reporter: joan rivers never hesitated to talk about her plastic surgeries. back in 2007, she had a humorous

heart to heart with joy behar, who was filling in on cnn's "larry king live." >> when you first did it, joan -- >> i did it young. >> how old were you? >> i was 41. i had natural bags from my father. i was starting to get that tired 41-year-old look. i just thought, let me do it now. somebody told me that on the carson show, one of johnny's wives. she said do it before you need to do it. >> really. but did you do it because you wanted to be prettier or because you felt you were looking older? >> i wanted to look better. and of course you want to be pretty. we're in a society, everybody wants -- as i always said, nobody ever asked eleanor roosevelt to dance. >> joan rivers talking about plastic surgery never failed to make audiences laugh. but joan's daughter melissa was clearly worried about her mother and her plastic surgeries. >> i have tried in every way possible to explain to you how frightened i am and how i feel like this is an unnecessary risk. it turns out that i am not the

only person with concerns. >> i don't understand this. >> everyone feels the same way. >> same way that what? >> we just don't want to lose you. it really does scare all of us. >> oh, for god's sakes, you're all in the will. >> reporter: it wasn't just material for her act. joan rivers admitted having anxiety around her procedures. >> aren't you scared to go under the anesthesia? it's very risky. >> very serious. my dad was a doctor. the anesthesiologist is as much a part of that group as the plastic surgeon. very serious. but you also want to look good. we're in a society that wants people to look good. >> reporter: but she did not let her anxiety stop her. >> look good, look good, look good. i spit on education. did you go to college? tell us how it helped you now. >> reporter: and we laughed with her about it for decades. >> there there's so much about joan rivers' life we will never

forget. >> remarkable woman. up next, have you seen this video? >> i haven't seen it yet. >> really shocking. it is a disabled couple robbed of their tablet. it's all caught on camera. but there is a positive side, and it's coming up. >> you have to see the reaction. stay close for some good stuff.

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you some good stuff in the morning, any time we can. today's edition is a little unusual, because it starts from some very bad stuff. >> it does indeed, but it gets better. a beautiful couple, both with cerebral palsy, were relaxing at the northgate mall in seattle. they're both in wheelchairs, but they get along all right. she makes her living reviewing novels and to help her do that, her husband bought her a tablet. >> so who would rip off someone so defenseless? there. that guy right there. both of them. they scoped the couple out, then the guy in red -- i mean, he does something really -- who would even think of it? yanks the tablet out of their hands, look at this, and runs for it. so what makes this the good stuff? two things. first, the character of the victims who have already forgiven these guys. >> if they stole from me, they've got bigger problems than i do. >> you really feel sorry for these people? you feel like they have it worse

off if they're willing to stoop to doing something like this? >> yes, i the. >> and there's the second reason. we're going to get these guys. look closely. if you've got any information about who they are, please contact the seattle police. >> it's just ridiculous. hopefully we will be able to report to you soon that they have been captured. thank you so much for starting your morning with us. next hour of "new day" starts right now. >> happy saturday. yes, you've made it to the weekend. i know that always feels so good. i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge, in for victor blackwell. it is 7:00 in the morning. >> so glad to have you here. >> thank you. well, of course, we want to begin with a search for some answers this morning. rescuers are scouring the seas off jamaica for any sign of a single engine plane that crashed after its pilot stopped responding to air traffic controllers. >> this private tbm 900 set off friday from rochester, new york.

it was headed to naples, florida. and about an hour later, around 10:00 a.m. eastern time, the pilot asked to drop his altitude because something was "not correct in the plane." >> the pilot's next words were not clear. he sent his call sign twice, we know. then there was silence. fighter jets in the u.s. and cuba were scrambled and at 2:11 eastern the plane dropped off radar. >> onboard were new york real estate developer larry glazer and his wife jane, and we are expecting any time now to be talking to mary schiavo, former inspector general of the u.s. department of transportation. it is believed that hypoxia may have played a role in this accident, only because of what the aircraft that were flying along beside it. they saw a pilot slumped over and indications that there was some frosting on the side. >> right. on the windows.

now let's talk about the battle against isis, because president obama says nato allies are committed to fighting that terror group. >> he warns that it's not going to happen overnight, but he says the u.s. and its allies are moving in the right direction. cnn's aaron mcpike joins us, and cnn's anna coren joins us from erbil. erin, let me start with you. tell us more about the coalition nations that are ready to help the u.s. in this fight against isis? who are they? >> well, martin, that's a very interesting question, because actually what president obama said yesterday was he didn't get any pushback from nato members, u.s. allies, on the need to fight isis, but he didn't get any more specifics on how involved those countries are willing to get militarily. now, he did say that his strategy is becoming clearer essentially. he compared the fight against isis to the fight against al qaeda, that they're going to have to dismantle the leadership

of the network, take down its financial capabilities, and that's what they're going to do. but he's focused really on air strikes. he has not laid out anything other than to degrade the capabilities that isis has. >> anna, you've been on the front lines and have seen a lot of this and what's going on, the battle on the ground. what's happening there right now? >> reporter: yesterday, we were given exclusive access to a mission taking place here in northern iraq with the peshmerga, the kurdish forces. they were retaking a strategic position, a particular mountain and villages which had been captured by isis when they made their lightning advance across much of the north of this country back in june. it was an offensive that started at dawn. there was artillery and mortar really pummelling those isis positions. but we got firsthand evidence of those u.s. air strikes and the

impact that they are having. we saw these huge plumes of smoke, you know, in the distance, several kilometers from where we were. we could spot the fighter jets up in the sky. you could certainly hear them. but they are having a huge impact on the ground. obviously taking out the artillery of isis, taking out the vehicles, the convoy of vehicles that they have been traveling in. it's really sort of changing the way that they operate. but certainly then allowing those ground offensives to move this with that air cover. but the peshmerga, within a couple of hours managed to retake this very strategic position. but once again, it is a partnership. they can't do it by themselves. they need the u.s. and they definitely need those air strikes. >> erin, let's get to that. the u.s. is focusing on air strikes, but we know it's beginning to require troops on the ground in some form. i presume they're thinking arab troops at this point? >> reporter: well, martin, yes,

they want to work with partners on the ground, but secretary of state john kerry said at the nato summit yesterday, he basically said it's a red line, that no u.s. troops will be put on the ground, so the administration is boxing themselves into a corner on that. now, i would point out that congress is ready to act ahead of any request that the administration has made, yet they have not asked congress for anything specifically just yet. but democratic senator bill nelson as well as republican congressman frank wolf are already preparing legislation to authorize u.s. force in the form of air strikes when congress comes back on monday, martin. >> anna, one last question for you. you were talking about kurdish peshmerga forces, and we know that they've seized back these key territories from isis. is there a belief that they're going to make a move on mosul? >> reporter: yeah, look, we asked that of them. they said it's certainly not out of the question by them taking this particular position. there's high ground.

it then rolls on to the plains, which heads to the heart of mosul. now, mosul falls outside of the borders of kurdistan, but according to the kurdish officials, they are prepared to go beyond their borders. they do not want isis as their neighbors. so the problem with mosul is it's densely populated. it's iraq's second-largest city. has more than one and a half million people, and it is an isis stronghold, so it's not just going to be a military action which will be the kurds and the iraqis working with the u.s. in those air strikes. it will also take a political solution, and that's what we're seeing happen in baghdad at the moment. they need to form that inclusive government, which will then bring the sunni tribes back into the fold, because it's going to take the sunnis to rise up against isis. i mean, they're the ones that have allowed isis just to walk in and take ownership of these towns. so it's going to take those sunnis to rise up and kick isis out if there is going to be, you know, real gains here on the

ground, at least in northern iraq. >> erin mcpike and anna coren, thank you both very much. >> thank you, ladies. now some stories that are making news this morning. >> first, the outpatient clinic where the late joan rivers suffered complications from an elective surgery is now being investigated by the new york state health department. we know officials are looking for science of malpractice by the doctors and their staff, but remember, rivers died thursday, a week after suffering cardiac arrest during a minor elective procedure. the funeral for the 81-year-old comedienne is in manhattan tomorrow. a third american infected with ebola is being treated at a hospital in nebraska. dr. rick sacra is in stable condition this morning. doctors say they're treating him with aggressive supportive care, including fluids and electrolites. they're also exploring experimental options. he was delivering babies in liberia when he contracted the ebola virus. a charter plane is in dubai after being forced to land in

iran. the fly dubai charter plane was headed from bagram air base in afghanistan to dubai when iranian officials ordered it to land or be intercepted. there were 140 passengers onboard. teheran told the pilots their flight plan was outdated, but the plane was kept on the ground in southern iran for a few hours as it was inspected, and then it was allowed to leave. brutal tactics and hollywood techniques. this is all part of a strategy by isis to recruit new jihadists. why some experts say terrorists may be taking cues from hollywood, and we're talking about hits like "homeland," "hurt locker," "zero dark thirty," those kinds of things to entice new fighters. >> you are watching "new day saturday." we're back in a moment. [ jennifer ] do you really have time for brown spots? [ female announcer ] aveeno® introduces new positively radiant targeted tone corrector. it helps reduce the look of stubborn brown spots in just two weeks.

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aware, but we should remind you, isis uses some brutally senseless and sometimes horri horrifying ways to kill their victims. when it comes to recruiting and trying to get new members, the terrorist group seems to mimic hollywood. >> oh, my goodness, take a look at this. on the left, that's the opening of the video created by isis that shows american journalist steven sotloff's execution. on the right, you're going to see a clip from the opening of showtime's terrorism drama "homeland." then we'll show you another one here. on the left, you see an isis video that looks remarkably similar to the scene in "the hurt locker," which it definitely does. >> it does, doesn't it? and look at this. the left, an aerial drone movie that resembles the movie "zero dark thirty." if it seems like a coincidence, people are saying think again. experts are saying this is no accident. >> so we want to dig deeper on this whole fascinating premise. jenna jordan is an expert on

middle east terrorism. she joins us again this morning. we take a look at these videos. i'm sorry, i should mention we are also joined by general spider marx as well. thank you, sir. i didn't mean to overlook you. >> martin, it's fine. >> thank you, sir, you're very gracious. when you see those striking similarities, should we think that this is just coincidence? because i definitely do not. let me start with you, jenna. what do you think? >> i think these are very intentional. isis has used their propaganda and videos in two very different ways. one way is they've created these very sort of positive kinds of videos. different from the sort of videos that we just saw where they show positive messages of children being happy and, you know, showing that it's so great to come and identifying on behalf of the islamic state. sort of appealing to muslims worldwide to show a very positive sort of message. on the other hand, we have these very negative videos that show

the things like the beheadings and the very brutal tactics that isis is engaged in. and they both have the effect of mobilizing support and mobilizing in particular foreign fighters, which is really what they're trying to appeal to right now, to really broaden their base of support. and that's -- it's been a very effective mechanism and they have upwards of 10,000 foreign fighters in iraq and syria right now, which is remarkable. >> it is. and general marx, i want to ask you, because we were talking about the story out there, the isis bride, the woman from scotland who one minute is hugging her father, and two days later, they get a call that she's in syria and she's going to join isis. and they had no idea. do these videos -- how do they make these videos so enticing that they could take somebody who's living in her home with her f encourage her to

join isis? >> well, i think dr. jordan would agree that what you see with these individuals, through which they are getting this population of support, have already been self-radicalized in various ways. and what these videos do and what these recruiting efforts really do is it provides whatro would call the very last step. it provides a destination for where they can employ themselves in their self-radicalized world. i don't think these videos take a raw recruit and then convince that individual to march through this path of radicalization, and then you end up in syria or northern iraq. these folks have already gone through a metamorphosis, a change. there's some deep psychological adjustment that's taken place. these are folks that have been raised in an environment with the sanctity of the individual, it starts with the individual's rights, and for whatever reason, they've completely turned their world upside down, and they've become these radicals that we

see on the battlefield. these videos simply are what i would call a final push or a nudge that gives them motivation to pack a bag and end up in syria. >> i would think, general, that these videos, as much as we look and say boy, they're really well produced. they must be a wealth of intelligence. there must be something that can be gleaned for u.s. experts. >> oh, absolutely. absolutely. we need to look at these very, very closely. what it gets to, obviously, is what we call tactics, techniques and procedures. if we start at the very, very bottom level, in terms of how they employ themselves, what we've learned is that what we've seen is that isis is a very, very professional force. it presents itself in multiple ways, both as terrorists and as conventional military units, that present a footprint that can be attacked and we can go after that. so there is quite a bit of information that we can glean from these. and let me tell you, our intelligence community is doing that right now. >> so, the state department we

know has its own web campaign that uses actual isis videos to mock the group's message. >> right. >> the warning for the u.s. to one of the militants, think again before you turn away. is that a strategy that is workable, that's successful? >> i think at this point, it hasn't been that effective and the isis videos have been so effective at recruiting the kinds of people that are very radicalized already. but these videos i think in the long run, counterpropaganda videos, have the potential to be effective, to kind of show potential recruits that when you actually get to the islamic state, things are not as rosy as these propaganda videos show, that things are not so happy, it's not this wonderful place, and that there's lots of violence and it is a struggle. so i think the videos can be effective in that way. but in this point, i think it's too early to tell what kind of effect they've really had. >> i think very much that people can think that you look at this

video and you're buying into maybe a tv show. almost feeling like you're part of something cool, which is it definitely not. >> the videos are very slick, very well-produced. it's really quite remarkable and it shows the capabilities that isis has right now beyond just propaganda, but how much money and sophistication and how much infrastructure they really have. >> all right, general that, thank you very much. and general spider marx, we thank you very much. thank you this morning. >> thank you, both. friends and family are preparing to say goodbye to joan rivers tomorrow in a private service. fans of the comedy legend are setting up makeshift memorials, and this is happening from manhattan to hollywood. and then there is this story. right now, a volcano in hawaii rumbling and spewing lava. we'll tell you why people in the area need to take this seriously.

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plane. this story riveted people yesterday. it crashed after its pilot stopped responding to air traffic controllers. efforts to contact that aircraft turned into an international incident, with u.s. fighter jets dispatched. cuba granting rare permission for those fighter jets to enter its air space. a cease-fire in eastern ukraine appears to be holding despite shelling by rebel fighters. this is according to a ukrainian official. ukraine's government and pro-russian rebel leaders did sign the deal yesterday. ukrainian president petro poroshenko says the cease-fire is based on a peace plan that he hashed out and a phone call he had with russian president vladimir putin. number three, smoke, flames, and lava, lots of it pouring from the volcano in hawaii, and it's threatening to cut off the big island beach community. officials say the lava could reach homes within five to seven days. fortunately, plenty of warning. they've issued that warning to people in the area. it's been active since 1983, with 61 recorded eruptions.

>> number four. guess what, starbucks is shrinking, so to speak, i hearsay. the coffee giant apparently planning to roll out several new store sizes, including bite-sized express outlets. so they're aiming at busy commuters. just so you know, they're going to have fewer food and drink options. you will get back on the road faster, though, they promise. number five, a chinese online retailing giant is getting ready to raise $24 billion in its initial public offering. the alibaba group will begin trading later this month. it plans to price its shares between 40 and $66. if all works out, alibaba could be managing the biggest stock debut in history. they'll be following that closely. >> yes, they will. i know a lot of folks too are watching what's happening with joan rivers and the autopsy, which was inconclusive. which means the exact cause and

manner of the comedy legend's death, those are still in question. >> that isn't stopping the new york state health department from investigating the outpatient clinic where the 81-year-old suffered those complications from an elective surgery last thursday. cnn's alexandra field is live in new york now with the very latest. good morning, alexandra. >> fans and friends are getting ready to say a final goodbye to joan rivers, her funeral is scheduled for tomorrow. but there's still so many questions about how and why the legendary comedienne died. this morning we're following three separate investigations, all of them trying to answer those questions. joan rivers lived for laughs and joked about death. >> i am 81 years old. i could die any second. no, no. don't applaud. like that, i could go like that. do you understand how lucky you would be? do you understand you would have something to talk about for the rest of your life? >> reporter: she lit up the stage for the last time last

week in new york city. >> well, she gave a tremendous performance her last performance. she was particularly on that night. she came in, she was in a great mood. she left in a great mood. she was very healthy. she was very vital. she looked great. she always looked great. >> reporter: the next day, rivers was rushed to mount sinai hospital in critical condition. the comedy legend was put on life support and never recovered. rivers went into cardiac and respiratory arrest during a procedure at the new yorkville endoscopy center. the clinic is now the focus of an investigation by the new york state department of health. the board that gave the clinic its accreditation is also investigating. together they'll look at the clinic's staffing, life-saving protocols and which drugs may have been given. >> what kind of sedative would be used in a case like this? >> some facilities use a combination of versid, which is like valium, intravenous valium,

and maybe another type of sedation. but more commonly today, propofol is used and propofol is newer medication with respect to some of the others, but it provides a really adequate level of sedation to do this type of a procedure. >> doctors say medical professionals would have had to determine that rivers was healthy enough to undergo the outpatient procedure. one night earlier, rivers sold out her final show. taking the stage at the lori beachman theatre. where at 81 years old, the legendary comedienne was still testing out new material. and according to the new york state department of health, that yorkville endoscopy center was inspected before it was open back in 2013. there was no history or record of any violations for the center, but we do know the state has sent in inspectors to start reviewing documents and medical records. they will also be interviewing staff and physicians there.

christi, martin? >> i want to ask you real quickly, alexandra, any details on the funeral? we know it's being held in manhattan tomorrow. >> that's right. she's a lifelong new yorker. we know it's going to be at temple emanuel, which is a few blocks from joan rivers's house, where we are seeing so many people stopping by these last few days, leaving flowers, trying to leave these tributes to really a remarkable woman in the comedy landscape. and you know, joan rivers talked a lot about the very grand funeral that she wanted. she joked about it in some of her books. i think that we can chock a lot of that up to comedy. but i think that we can count on that she'll have a lot of friends and supporters there. it is a private funeral, though. something really for the family and those who truly knew and loved joan rivers. >> yeah, that's true. but there's so many people that will publicly want to sort of mourn her passing. >> yeah, and i'm interested to know of the details because i do wonder if they will honor some of her even comedic wishes for her funeral. because you know that she wants to leave people laughing at the

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that are against swrjustin ross harris for the death of cooper harris include malice murder. in many states, it's often referred to as murder in the first degree. it carries the possibility of the death penalty. also two counts of felony murder. but there is a twist among the charges that doesn't appear to be directly related to cooper's death. sexual exploitation of a minor and that's where harris is accused of requesting a nude photo of a minor's genitalia and sexting nude photos of himself to numerous women, including one who was under age. so let's bring in our legal minds in this. and that is cnn commentator, legal analyst mel robins and criminal defense attorney, hln legal analyst joey jackson. good morning to the two of you. mel, let's begin, what's the significance of the sexting charge? >> well, the significance is enormous, because what the jury is going to have to take a look at and consider is did the dad leave this adorable little boy

in the car intentionally or was this a tragic mistake? and so they're going to take a look at everything that justin harris did that morning and if what he was doing was busy sexting, the jury is going to weigh, well, does that go to motive? does that prove that this is a guy that wanted to get rid of his family? or is it going to go to what the defense i think is going to argue, which is look, this guy wasn't doing things he was supposed to be doing, he was having an affair like a lot of people do, and he was very distracted. so it's a huge piece of evidence. one more thing, martin, is jurors are going to look at this and they're going to really hate this guy. because you've got an adorable kid that is dead, and now you've got a dad who not only forgot the kid, or left the kid in the car, but was also engaging in something that's creepy and illegal at the same time, martin. >> yeah, i would argue that was the point. >> that's the point of including that charge in the indictment, because it isn't truly connected to the death unless you look at

it in the sense that it happened the same day. and that may be the only connection. but joey, i'm wondering, because they brought up a malice charge, malice murder, that itself does imply intent. do you believe that they have, you know, some other evidence obviously that we just aren't privy to at this point? >> yeah, requesting overreach here. >> in a big way they do. good morning, christi, martin, and mel. the bottom line here is that if you look at the evidence as we have it, and remember, it's a continuing investigation, they're going to continue to try to show intent in a major way. they're going to point you to the websites he was looking at, how to survive in jail, how to live a child-free life. they're going to point to the fact that he was engaging in a routine day. he took his child to daycare and he had breakfast. he failed to take his child to daycare, but he always did, every other day. why was today any different? particularly when he was eating with his child right at the chick-fil-a, and then his office is just minutes away.

not even. .6 miles and he forgets. really? and then he remembers the lightbulbs at lunchtime to come back to the car, but he still doesn't know his child is there. so yes, what they will do is they will show that this was an intentional act, or at least attempt to, the prosecution will, and by adding the element of the sexting, they're going to say this was unusually cruel, unusually inhumane, how could he do that. and finally, if it doesn't go to the issue of intent, the prosecutor will say, because they will argue in the alternative. they will say if he wasn't intentionally doing it, he was at least negligent, and that makes him eligible for a life sentence with regard to a negligence charge. >> mel, let me ask you this. we've talked about the possibility of the death penalty. the d.a. says in two to three weeks they'll decide. do you think it will be a death penalty case? >> well, i think if they have a mountain of evidence that actually proves that he intentionally killed his kid in this manner, because he was tired of family life and he wanted to be a single person and

going on these sex-capades, heck yes you're going to see them go for the death penalty. but i think what joey just said is the critical piece in this case, which is let's say they cannot get over the hurdle of proving intent. let's just say that they get to a point in this case where beyond a reasonable doubt, they can't prove that he intentionally did this, or the jury isn't buying it. joey just explained for all of you exactly how the prosecution can still get a conviction, because the jury could decide, it is completely negligent to be sexting six women and be committing a felony in terms of asking an underage gal to be sending you pictures of her private parts while you also have the responsibility of being a dad. so they could take a look at that behavior in conjunction with "forgetting his kid" and say this is negligence. you're going away for life, period, because of what you were

doing during the day, and so this is a huge, huge piece of evidence for the negligence case, i think. >> well, and you have to wonder where the mom and wife come into play here, joey. there has been some criticism over mom leanna and her reaction to all of this. what do you think her role is going to be in a trial if it gets to that, if there's no plea? >> you know, it's an interesting point to make, christi. even before we get to that question, we have to get to the question of will she be charged, right? because at the press conference the other day, the prosecution left that an open question. we're continuing to investigate, will there be other charges, not directly naming her, but certainly alluding to her, so you have to think that the investigation as to her continues, so will she be charged? we'll see. if not, then what role will she play, and what role will her conduct play with regard to the statements that she made to him in jail. did he appear peaceful, that is young, beautiful connor, and did you say too much, justin ross harris, my husband.

and so we'll see as the investigation unfolds whether she'll be a part of this case at the end of the day and what investigators determine to be her conduct. >> it's important to point out that justin ross harris says he is not guilty and the defense is maintaining this is all just a horrible accident. that's going to be determined in a court of law. thank you both for joining us. >> pleasure and a privilege. great day. >> thank you. >> thank you. for months, we've heard the rumors. about the new iphone 6. oh, they say it's bigger. they say it's better. they say it's faster. >> but, does apple have enough tricks left up its sleeve to really wow the world and knock off the smart phone king samsung? >> we'll talk about it. >> oh, the drama. hello! three grams daily of beta-glucan...

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from the site shows what the iphone will look like. >> a much larger display screen. 5.5 inches and a 4.7 inch models. >> it does look like an iphone. joining us for more tech is brett larsen. i think the pressure is on apple. of course it is. they are up against a lot of competition. samsung has been coming on. >> and samsung this week announced new phones larger and thinner and bigger displays. it is funny to me. this is a game that apple started. they started with the original iphone. there were smartphones before, but they made them sexy and consumer friendly. and google caught up with the

android operating system. they are making bigger and thinner phones that do other things that the iphone doesn't do. apple almost has to play catch up with themselves, but they have to get to where these other companies have gotten. the pressure is definitely on them for tuesday to give us something. something with a bigger screen. we have a bigger screen with the iphone 5. they made it longer. the bigger screens are what consumers want. >> you wonder because you say they are playing catch up. what steve jobs would be thinking about if he were still here. would we be seeing a totally different dynamic in this regard or is this tim cook's vision and leadership versus what was? >> i think that's a very valid

point. steve was known for pushing people to their absolute limits and getting the best out of people. he was known for saying this isn't go enough. start over. tim cook is more of the business person. he was the money guy there for a long time. he is more on the side of, you know, make this work and get to these deadlines and make sure we get x number of these things out the door on a certain date. the technology industry is lacking a lot of visionaries they had in the very beginning. we are missing those people who can stare at a rock for an hour and say i have a great idea of what we can do with the new piece of technology. let me draw it for you and mass market it. >> let me ask you, we have the galaxy note and the samsung. which is the better phone? >> that's a good question. it depends on what you have and what you like. the samsung phones are gorgeous. the screens are beautiful and

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days after roger goodell announced the penalties. a six game suspension for the first offense and a lifetime ban for a second incident. one of the most anticipated games of the college season kicks off. michigan state travels west to face oregon's high scoring offense. the first meeting of the top ten teams this season with major implications of the new 14-team playoff. oregon is favored to win by two touchdowns. mo'ne davis is quite the celebrity. the phenom sat down on the couch with jimmy fallon last night to talk baseball and cheese steaks. they squeezed in whiffle ball.

this was no school yard game for mo'ne. she struck out the host with her catcher from her little league team. it was a great night. >> she is awesome. >> yes. >> so is he for playing along. >> i love the way he does that. >> he does a great job. >> rashani, good to see you. thank you. all right. watch this video very carefully. imagine what you would do if you saw a giant mutant spider with a dog's head running right at you. >> you had to say that? >> imagine. >> oh, come on. when it's dark like that, i can see where you might freak out. watch this again. that guy -- come on. really? obviously it's just a sweet dog,

people. dressed in a spider costume. nothing to be afraid of except if you see it coming at you in the dark. 22 million views on youtube. yes, if you see that and that would freak you out a bit. >> it would anybody. >> just try to wake you up in the morning. look at these people freaking out. there you go. thank you for starting your morning with us. >> next hour of "new day" starts right now. >> it is 8:00. we just want to make sure you got a smile on your face as you get going. i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge. if you are taking your dog out for a walk, don't dress him like that. this is "new day saturday." >> we begin with a search at sea for the single engine aircraft lost in the caribbean after its pilot stopped responding to air traffic controllers.

>> efforts to contact the small plane for more than four hours on friday turned into an international incident. u.s. fighter jets scrambling and cuba was accepting aircraft entering air space. >> we have renee marsh with the latest. >> reporter: christi and martin, a plane with the pilot unconscious while the pilot did not declare an emergency, radio transmission revealed the pilot was in trouble just about an hour and a half after takeoff. a search mission underway right now for the small plane after it crashed 14 miles off the coast of jamaica. it took off from rochester, new york, bound for naples, florida. on board, larry glazer and his wife, jane. over north carolina, the pilot told air traffic control there was a problem, but did not declare emergency. he was cleared to descend to 25,000 feet, but asked to go

lower. >> we need to descend be down to 180. we have an indication that is not correct in the plane. >> maintain level 250. >> we need to get lower. >> working on that. >> about an hour and 15 minutes after takeoff, the pilot stopped responding to radio calls. u.s. military f-15s tracked it along the east coast of florida. one fighter pilot looked through the window. >> i can see the head rising and falling. right before i left, the first time we could see he was not breathing. >> the plane's windows frosted. both signs the pressure may have escaped leaving the pilot without enough oxygen to stay conscious. the aircraft flew over bahamas and cuba where the fighter jet took over the pursuit. four and a half hours after takeoff, the plane crashed near

port antonio, jamaica. if the pilot was unconscious and the plane continued to fly, that incident is rare, but not unheard of. a similar situation last weekend where the faa lost contact with a private plane. it flew into restricted air space over washington, d.c. the pilot was unresponsive to radio calls from air traffic control. eventually that plane crashed into the an atlantic ocean. then there's the payne stewart incident in 1999 in which the famous golfer and five others were killed when that plane crashed near aberdeen, south dakota. in that case, the plane traveled about 1,500 miles, most of it while the pilot, co- pilot and passengers were unconscious or dead. christi, martin. >> rene marsh, thank you so

much. a pledge and a promise to destroy isis. president obama says nato allies are committed to doing that. >> calls for action against isis are continuing to grow louder. cnn's erin mcpike has more on that. >> returning from talks in europe over how to deal with the isis threat, president obama now faces a return in congress and lawmakers demanding a strategy. >> there was unanimity over the last two days that isil poses a significant threat to nato members. >> reporter: the strategy alluding the president for weeks is becoming clearer. >> we can accomplish dismantling this network and this force that has claimed to control this much territory so that they didn't do

us harm. and that's going to be our objective. >> reporter: but achieving that goal in syria with the government the u.s. doesn't support remains a challenge. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, including frank wolfe in the house are preparing the legislation ahead of any president request to authorize air strikes inside syria. so far, mr. obama pledged no u.s. ground troops will enter syria. like the relatively moderate free syrian army to take the fight directly to isis. >> they have been out gunned and out manned. that's why it's important for us to work with our friends and allies to work more effectively. >> we have erin mcpike joining us from the white house. tell us about the coalitions

that are ready to help the u.s. >> reporter: there is broad agreement to cripple isis and the abilities. that is what we have heard so far. british and french and australians said they agree with that. they have been involved with humanitarian air drops. it is unclear how involved those countries will get militarily. >> thank you. >> you have to wonder the nato coalition and how it might modify the strategy of this mission to destroy isis. we want to ask shadi amid. he is at the center for the middle east policy. >> we are joined by chris dickie. he is editor of "the daily beast." let me start first. we talk about nato getting

involved here. i suppose the real debate is nato does not have any of the nations that are currently involved directly on the ground with the fight against isis. how do you tackle that? >> so this is actually, i think, something that is a bit worrying. there does seem to be more of a strategy based on obama's remarks at the nato summit. that is focused on iraq. there still is nothing approaching a coherent strategy on syria. there is talk about supporting the moderate rebels on the ground there. we have not heard any details beyond the $500 million. that doesn't come close to doing what is necessary to build up a third force. in syria, that can fight the regime. that suggests this strategy is still developing. obama has been reluctant to be

involved in syria and to really commit greater resources. we shouldn't under estimate what we're facing here. isis controls a large swath of territory in syria. this would be a massive under taking. if the goal is to defeat isis, there is a total mismatch between means and ends. >> chris, let me ask you this, wondering the influence the ten countries might have over arab nations. a lot of people have looked at this and said they are absent. >> it is all kind of a western doctrine being used. these arab nations will have to really do the fighting. >> chris, what do you say to that? >> the most important country in the coalition is turkey. it borders syria and it borders iraq. it has almost 300,000 men and women under arms. it is a nato power. it was in on the meetings and

part of the coalition. the question is what is turkey going to do and what will its role be in the coalition. it is a largely muslim majority country with a very muslim government. all of those things are very important. we are not hearing much about it. you can stand on the turkish border and see the isis flags flying. the big thing for the americans right now is to figure out how they're going to work with the turks and bring the turks into the picture. there is also jordan. >> the question about turkey is it doesn't look like turkey will step in militarily. it is stepping in to provide border security. who will provide as we say the boots on the ground? >> it is not as if the turks never moved across borders. they move across the borders to attack the pkk all the time. there is a big question of what to do. it is not just about the bord borders. it is 49 of the people held

hostage by isis since the fall of mosul. the other country is jordan. king abdullah was at the nato conference. jordan is not a member of nato. >> shani, we are talking about the countries that are important here. what about the leaders of isis? if you can take him out, which is what people are talking about. >> assassination. >> in terms of assassination. if he disappears, how much would that fracture isis if at all? >> this has been the strategy of the obama administration with other extremist groups across the nation. this is the kind of law enforcement approach to al qaeda. i don't know how effective that would be in the case of isis. yes, it would be a significant blow, but he is the kalif. there is a lot of symbolic

power. isis is a movement. it's a quasi state. it controls a lot of territory and millions of people live under its rule. we have to be careful about comparing it to al qaeda which was primarily a terrorist organization. isis runs local governments, it dispenses justice. it provides some degrees of law and order in the territories it controls. it is not just a terrorist threat, a military threat and ideological threat. it does retain some local support in iraq and syria because it is able to provide the law and order that other groups have not been able to provide. this is a different kind of threat that we're facing. >> shadi amid and chris dickey, thanks for being with us. >> thank you. must and we will. >> frightening imaging of terror

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15 minutes past the hour right now. so glad you are with us today. a charter plane carrying 100 american military contractors is in dubai after being forced to land in iran. i wonder what the announcement on the radio was. >> ladies and gentlemen, a diversion here. >> the plane was headed to dubai yesterday when iranian officials

ordered it to land or be intercepted. tehran told the pilots the flight plan was out dated. it was kept on the ground before it was allowed to leave. gritty. gruesome. also really highly polished. sort of like a horror film straight from hollywood. >> somehow don't expect a terrorist group to be savvy. we are talking about isis. the propaganda videos using production techniques and stages shots just like american movies and tv shows to do it. could that strategy back fire? our brian todd has the story. >> reporter: it's a slick horrifying video with hollywood-like production techniques. this is the opening of that video created by isis. showing steven sotloff's execution. >> we will be vigilant.

>> reporter: look familiar? this is the clip to "homeland." >> we must and we will remain vigilant. >> reporter: similar phrase, similar grainy video effect. >> no coincidence here. this is western media production personnel for isis drawing on their knowledge of western popular culture to not only get our attention, but stick it to america. >> reporter: one video has a scene similar to the one in "the hurt locker." this looks like a scene from "zero dark 30." these productions could harm isis. in this recent video showing syrian soldiers paraded in the desert in their underwear to their executions, the camera swings around. one man holding a camera. one with his face shown driving. >> are these screen grabs for

western intelligence? >> they are looking for someone's face or if they could recognize. the frame like this is not useful. maybe you can see he is right-handed. there are so many westerners involved in the propaganda machine. >> reporter: cnn has learned investigators are looking if the american from boston who is on the most wanted terrorist list has now joined isis and whether he may be behind some of its social media campaign. >> these groups understand that you need to get somebody who understands the vernacular. >> reporter: how effective has the isis media campaign? enough for the u.s. to take counterintuitive. this tells isis recruits they can learn new skills like

blowing up mosques and crucifying muslims. brian todd, cnn. and friends and family say good-bye to joan rivers, fans of the comedy legend are setting up memorials from manhattan to hollywood. we will have the latest on the funeral plans and the investigation into her death. [ man cortana, whens remind me to tell her happy anniversary. [ cortana ] next time you talk to caroline, i'll remind you. [ siri ] oh no, i cannot do that. oh, and remind me to get roses when i'm near any flower shop. sure thing. remind you when you get to flower shop. i can't do that either. cortana, it's gonna be a great night. [ beep ] oh wow! thanks for the traffic alert. i better get going. now that is a smart phone. ♪ oh, wait ♪ it's 'cause you make me smile ♪ ♪ oh, wait

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she died. it came back inconclusive. >> you were surprised by. >> i was because you think she was 81 years old in a controlled environment with doctors. you thought there could be some answers. inconclusive means there is no exact cause and manner of known death at this point. >> that is not stopping the new york state health department from investigating the clinic from where she suffered the complications from the surgery. we have cnn's alexandra field with the latest this morning. >> reporter: good morning, martin and christi. the medical examiner's office needs to do further studies to determine the cause and manner of joan rivers' death. many people have been coming to her home in manhattan leaving the cards and flowers piled up. while fans mourn, there are separate investigations into her death. we are following all of them

this morning. joan rivers lived for laughs and joked about death. >> i am 81 years old. i could die any second. like that. i could go like that. do you understand how lucky it would be? you would have something to talk about for the rest of your life. >> reporter: she lit up the stage for the last time last week in new york city. >> she gave a tremendous performance her last performa e performance. she was particularly on that night. she came in. she was in a great mood. she left in a great mood. she was healthy and vital. >> reporter: the next day, rivers was rushed to mt. sinai hospital in critical condition. she was put on life support and never recovered. rivers went into respiratory arrest at the endoscopy center. the focus is now under investigation by the new york

state department of health. the board gave the clinic its accreditation and they will look at the staffing and life-saving protocols. >> which sedative is used in a case like this? >> some facilities use versed which is like valium and maybe another type of sedation. more commonly today, propofol is used. propofol is newer medication. it provides a really adequate level of sedation to do this type of procedure. >> reporter: doctors say medical professionals would have to determine rivers was healthy enough for the procedure. one night earlier, rivers sold out her final show taking the stage at the lori beachman theater where at 81 years old, the comedienne was still testing

out new material. the state health department that yorkville endoscopy center has no history of violations. rivers' friends and family will say good-bye a few blocks from her home here in new york. christi, martin. >> we see so many people leaving flowers and notes at her door. i want to program note here. later, we will speak to tony tripoli. joan's lead writer and friend. he will tell us what it was like to work with the comedy legend. stay with us for that. as congress gets ready to return from summer recess, a growing number of lawmakers are requesting president obama for information on isis. some say it is a lack of strategy. the eyes may be the windows to the soul. but in the case of the lexus ls... ...which eyes? eyes that pivot with the road...

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it's 8:30. where have you been? we have been up for a couple hours already. you are allowed. it's the weekend. i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge. welcome to the bottom of the hour. here are five things you need to know for your new day. number one, searchers scouring the caribbean waters for signs of a small plane that crashed after the pilot stopped responding. the u.s. fighter jets were scrambled to get to the jet. they saw the pilot slumped over. a cease-fire with the russian separatists and ukrainian government appears to be holding at this hour.

there were reports of shelling last night, but things appear to be calm at this hour. the eu issued a round of sanctions against russia on monday. russia says it will respond if those go through. number three, chinese alibaba could make stock history. plans to share shares of $60 and $66 a piece could bring $148 billion and $163 billion. that is the largest ipo in the u.s. to date. the one previous that was visa which raised $18 billion before its debut. a reference of scale. number four, severe thunderstorms slammed into the midwest. we're talking about strong winds ripping up trees and thousands of people without power. that included at least 110,000 in the chicago area. officials are telling people stay at least 20 feet way from

downed power lines. number five. i'll apologize? no. serena williams is rushing her competition. the top female player earned her spot after trouncing. >> ekaterina marakova. >> then she says her friend caroline wozniacki. words from marco rubio won in a chorus calling on president obama to get isis. >> this came after the beheading of steven sotloff. president obama vowed to take down the terror group. >> we will achieve our goal. we will degrade and ultimately defeat isil the same way we have

gone after al qaeda. >> with us now is cnn commentator william errol and ron brownstein. ron, what do you make of that? he seemed to have listened and paid attention to his critics. >> the president acts on his own timetable. that is the one thing we learned. the echoing with al qaeda sends a signal that more is coming and in all likelihood, some kind of use of force inside syria, at least drones, if not air strikes. there is no question that the general trajectory of elite opinion on the foreign policy establishment in both parties is difficu difficult verging from public opinion. the pressure from the foreign

policy standard is from more. the public, however, is still in the post iraq and post afghanistan period in a deal of skepticism. it is a tightrope for this president and the next president. >> errol, not only the president, but secretary kerry as well made the points there will not be boots on the ground in iraq or syria. do you think isis can be taken down without any boots on the ground? >> it is an interesting question, christi. i'm not so sure. i'm not sure the president thinks so either. a key word in the phrase you laid which is ultimately. that might be two years or ten years. it is unclear what they are prepared to do. it is in the dna of the administration. it is supported by the pulse of the public. the american people do not want the boots on the ground.

this administration pledged they will not recklessly rush in with boots on the ground. the secretary confirmed it yesterday. drone strikes, but more importantly, something durable. some that we all know has to be done which is to create a coalition of nations that are going to help contain this threat. if it were as simple as senator rubio suggested as a disease and you can vaccinate the world against them, it would be great. it is not that simple. >> well, let me ask you this, who will be in the coalition? who is supposed to make up the fight? the coalition of the willing? who is in it? e either one. >> i would say because it was talked about at the nato summit, there will be nato partners. the key partners are turkey and jordan and saudi arabia. it's going to take some time. it's not going to be something that will get resolved in time

for the november elections. >> ron. >> you know, i agree. clearly all indications are that the actual fighting on the ground will be undertaken by the frontline nations. certainly the kurds, iraqi forces and the moderate syrian opposition. you know, the president historically has been skeptical of that. by necessity, putting more potential on the force. foreign policy problems tend to be managed, not solved. the other story we are dealing with russia and putin. we can say many of the same things about this. doesn't any believe the cease-fire is the end of that problem? a lot of what we are discussing today is on the plate of whoever is president in 2017. that is reality we have to deal with. >> errol louis and ron

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bright. we understand the lightning is bright, gabrielle. the rain, wet? >> oh, i feel bad for her. somebody put her in that position. >> i know. this is what happens when news directors stay behind and you go out in the field. >> when they sit in the chairs and watch you. we're not ripping on our boss or anything. >> not at all. a severe thunderstorm is heading to the northeast. >> it is wet and windy. >> all you reporters out there, get ready to hit the street. 365,000 people without power. >> jennifer. >> it was a bad one. wet and bright across places in the midwest and northeast as we go through the next 24 to 48 hours. hit hard in michigan and northern illinois. look at the storm reports from yesterday. 152 winds reports. 8 hail reports. video from michigan showing the storm. it was just awful.

at one point, 385,000 people without power. now that number is down to 365,000 customers. it looks like it could take days to get power restored. more than 2,000 power lines down with this storm. it was definitely a nasty one. this was part of the same system heading to the northeast later today. right now, not so bad. we have completely quiet conditions up and down new england from d.c. to boston into maine. very warm and moist air is fueling the storms. that will pull in a slight risk of severe weather today. the main threats are gusty winds and large hail and slight possibility of a tornado. the hail and wind threat is out there. u.s. open for today could impact some of those matches. 91 degrees is the afternoon high. this is pushing off shore as we go through tomorrow. we could see nasty ones across new england. cooler air, guys, coming in behind it. we will see temperatures dip in the 70s next week.

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comedians and artists have come and gone, they never lost it. >> she probably offended you or someone you know over the years. the impact she had on women and comedy and entertainment cannot be matched. >> you can't. which is why we ask tony tripoli come and join us. he was her head writer. he joins us from new york. if it is possible to do this, to describe, tell us what it was like to know and to work with joan rivers. >> she was the most singular person you could ever be around. there is no one anything close to joan rivers. i have to say, being on cnn on an ear piece talking about joan rivers, i do reserve the right to angrily storm out of the studio if her spirit possesses me. please know i may have to honor

her by angrily leaving. >> you can see why he was her writer right there. >> she just -- you know, i feel like she is up in heaven right now saying, yank that ear piece out. she would do anything for a joke. she would -- nothing was off limits. she never wanted to offend people. she never was trying to be scandalous. she just felt like there were so many things in life that are so terrible and so horrible, the only way to survive them is to find that one thing in there that you can make fun of. >> is there -- i'm sorry. is there a memory of the one you cherish? you saw her. you worked with her in a different way than the rest of us ever did. >> yeah. it was an honor to get to go over to melissa's house every

wednesday and go through the 20 pictures in the show for that week's "fashion police" and put together all these jokes. to read joan rivers a joke you wrote and have her throw her head back and just laugh and laugh is one of the things in my life that i am the proudest of. how many people got to have that experience? i'm very lucky. >> and to make her laugh had to be -- you know it had to be a good one. she was so good at coming up with them as well. >> unparalleled. the fastest. >> in the documentary, there was a moment where and i think you were with her when she went -- had a tearful moment about johnny carson. do you remember that moment? that is the joan rivers we don't see a lot of. >> it is funny. i saw jimmy fallon the other night talk about having her on the first episode and they all

did the bit with people came on with the $100 bills. and the version of that story that joan told me was a little different. we were on a break once from "fashion police." we had just a minute. i said, joan, i wanted to ask you the real story with carson. the tears immediately came down her face. the pain was so fresh for her and she told me what that whole thing was like and how he never spoke to her again and how she really carried a lot of pain from that. she always loved going on jimmy fallon's show. she said that the day that jimmy found out he would take over the tonight show, which had to be about a year before he started, he called joan up and said, i want you to know you're on the first episode and the ban is over. that made her cry. he really did a beautiful thing for her. so the night that she did that

first show, she called me and she sounded like a 16-year-old girl who had just gone to her first prom and kissed a boy. she was giddy with excitement. she said, i'm 81 years old. i know what closure is. it was like this full circle moment for her. i really -- i never met jimmy fallon, if i do, i have to hug him. >> we thank you for sharing these memories with us. i know it is a really difficult time for you. we both know that. we're grateful you took the time. if you want to take your ear piece out and go for it. you can storm out if you want to. >> oh, curse, curse, curse. >> tony tripoli. we are so grateful to you. thank you. our thoughts and prayers are with you and everybody else. >> his special tribute to joan rivers on cnn.

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