i turn you over to wolf blitzer now who is live at the united nations in new york. happening now, new isis threat. the terror group's leader calls for attacks on americans and other westerners on their own soil, even as u.s. officials say some americans have now returned from syria and are being tracked by the fbi. white house intruder. prosecutors say the man who jumped the fence and ran through the president's front door had 800 rounds of ammo and other weapons in his car. how did he get that far? missing student mystery. police identify a man they say was the last to see hannah graham alive. >> we want to talk to him. we want to talk about his interaction with this sweet, young girl that we can't find.

a new wanted poster seeks his arrest but not for what you might think. i'm wolf blitzer at the united nations. you're in "the situation room." we begin with a chilling new threat from the leader of isis, calling for attacks on americans and other westerners on their streets and even in their homes. it comes as the obama administration and top officials call the foreign fighter threat extremely worrying and say some americans have already returned to the united states from syria. president obama will use his visit this week to mobilize an international response. we have full coverage. our correspondents, analysts and guests are standing by. let's begin with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto who has the very latest. >> good evening, wolf. tonight from isis, a new threat that is alarming in its scope, urging isis supporters around the world to kill foreigners of any nationality, particularly those including americans

leading the military campaign. don't wait for instructions from isis leaders, don't wait even for a plan. today secretary of state john kerry called isis one of the most dangerous groups that he's ever encountered. it is a frightening call to arms to isis supporters around the world in one more highly produced message, an isis spokesman says the best thing you can do is kill any disbeliever. this week at the u.n. in new york, the obama administration will make its own call to arms, attempting to unite the world against isis. >> this is one of the most dangerous groups that i have seen in my time in public life. why? because they have a radical extremist philosophy cultish attitude. they have declared enemy who isn't them. >> reporter: the focus in new york is on internationalizing the effort, including the u.s.

air strikes against isis targets in syria expected to begin soon. the american ambassador to the u.n., samantha power, made this prediction. >> we will not do the air strikes alone if the president decides to do the air strikes. >> reporter: president obama will also be pushing for a resolution to prevent and track the travel of foreign fighters to syria, a step to combat the threat of isis overseas. where the administration does not yet have an offer of help is providing the foreign ground forces that many military commanders and lawmakers believe are necessary. >> local forces are always going to be your best bet, fighting isil in a country that of course belonged to the iraqis, the kurds and in the case of syria, the syrians. >> reporter: the u.s. is getting help on the ground from an unlikely partner, iran, whose elite revolutionary guard has deployed military advisers to kurdish fighters, just as the u.s. has done. and on the threat from isis, iran and u.s. are on message practically word for word.

>> i can't agree more that this group is neither islamic nor is it a state. >> they're not a state and they do not represent islam. they're the enemy of islam. that's what they are. >> the administration is hoping that the u.n. general assembly becomes an international rallying point against isis. and this week, they hope to make public some of the commitments from partner nations, particularly arab nations that have made stopping financing, the flow of fighters and possibly one or more arab nations taking part in those air strikes. >> what a situation. thanks very much, jim sciutto. even as the leader calls for attacks against americans and other westerners, some are back in the united states. let's get more from jim acosta. >> reporter: for weeks in assessing the isis threat, there are roughly 100 americans

fighting in iraq and syria fighting with isis and other extremist groups. today it was noted that number includes fighters who are on the battlefield and those who have traveled back to the u.s. and are now under surveillance by law enforcement. it's important to note, though, another senior administration official cautioned they aren't aware of any american isis fighters back on u.s. soil, saying that is essentially what the current intelligence tells them at the moment. but that new information underlines why the president is traveling to new york this week where he will chair a meeting of the u.n. security council on the topic of foreign fighters. the president, according to the white house, hopes to galvanize countries around the world to take this threat more seriously. one thing they expect to come out of this week's meetings at the u.n. security council and at the united nations generally assembly, they expect to have a binding resolution where countries have signed on to essentially say they're going to comment to common law enforcement, common counterterrorism practices. that's been a problem all along

in tracking and blocking these foreign fighters from traveling overseas. one administration official said the administration is confident that that resolution will be approved. and also the president is expected to announce a summit on countering violent extremism that will take place at the white house in the future. no exact date yet. >> a lot of work to do. obviously a huge, huge issue. jim acosta at the white house, thanks very much. america's vulnerability to foreign terrorists became shockingly clear with the devastating 9/11 attacks. what about the new threat of americans returning home after fighting with terror groups? joining us now, rudy guiliani, he was the mayor of new york on 9/11. mr. mayor, thanks very much for coming in. >> nice to be with you. >> what worries you more, an organized al qaeda-like attack which occurred on 9/11 or these lone wolves who might be inspired to kill some americans? >> i hate to say it but i think the lone wolves worry me more.

>> why? >> they're harder to follow, harder to track. it's harder to get intelligence with al qaeda, with the organized groups. there's a chance for infiltration, there's a chance for surveillance, electronic surveillance, there are international communications. when you have things like this, this isis leader saying, go off and do your own thing, nobody has to communicate with anybody. and i think our level of intelligence about that is not at the same level that our level of intelligence about al qaeda was. so in that way, it frightens me more. so far they haven't shown the capacity that al qaeda had for the kind of attack that they did on september 11th. so maybe we're exaggerating it a bit. but i think it's -- >> but they do have -- >> it's better to exaggerate this than it is to take it lightly. >> because they do have excellent recruiting techniques, propaganda videos are sophisticated, the ones they're putting out. and they have a ton of money.

they've taken hundreds of millions of dollars from one bank in mosul in northern iraq alone. >> it's amazing mow they organize themselves and it's amazing how good they've become as fighters when you consider how quickly they moved in iraq. >> and let's not forget that isis started off as al qaeda in iraq and morphed into isis. >> right. >> this is an al qaeda splinter group, if you will. it may, i don't know if it's true, may even be more important and more effective against the u.s. than al qaeda is. >> on the other side of it, i think they have gone so far that they have alienated more of the world, including a good part of the islamic world than al qaeda -- >> the president is coming to the united nations tomorrow. he'll be addressing the general assembly wednesday morning. he'll be hosting, presiding over a meeting of the u.n. security council wednesday afternoon. does he have a good strategy, from your perspective? >> i think getting international support is enormously important. we don't want to go it alone.

i do have a few objections. i would never have said, we're not going to put boots on the ground. >> isn't it smart to be transparent with the american people who are war-weary as you well know? >> but being a leader to lead the american people. the american people didn't want to enter world war ii. the american people wanted to quit the civil war in 1863 but president lincoln knew we couldn't -- >> you're saying he shouldn't have said that. but you don't think he should send u.s. forces on the ground in iraq, do you? >> he has. but who knows what they're doing? >> yeah. >> the fact is before it's over, we're going to have some troops there. it's the only way -- >> there are 1,600 active duty military personnel in iraq right now. >> when you listen to general dempsey and to his people who seem to be pushing him in that direction -- >> you say, don't tell the enemy --

>> this is a little bit like the mistake he made with the red line. >> is that the only complaint? >> yeah. i think on trying to get international cooperation, i think he's pursuing the right strategy. i think ambassador powers is pursuing the right strategy. the more support we can have, the better. at the same time, i would not have taken this idea of troops off the table, even as a way of threatening them. >> are you satisfied with the coalition that he's putting together? they're all saying nice things. but in terms of practically doing something militarily speaking, are you satisfied -- let's start off with the muslim countries, the arab countries surrounding iraq and syria? >> i don't know if it's going to work. he has to be prepared to act on his own if he has to. this is too dangerous to us. we get as much support as we can. but it's not just a threat to the rest of the world. >> what if this new government in baghdad doesn't step up to the plate? the u.s. wants to achieve more

in iraq than the iraqis themselves. >> i think we have a lot more a assuation -- >> you think cooperating with iran -- >> it could turn out to be a big mistake. iran may be even a bigger threat than isis in a certain way. >> how safe is new york city right now? 9. >> this city is as safe as the new york city police department can make it which is the best police department in the world. there aren't people that know more about terrorism. these police officers you see here, they train every single day. we're a target. we know we're a target. but i'll tell you something that was the most inspiring to me september 11th. there's twice as many people living in downtown new york than they were before september 11. new york realizes they're a

target but they're resilient. and they realize they have a police department that's going every mile to protect them. >> i want to shift gears. i read -- you're a lawyer -- you have your own law firm. >> nine years. >> you're dealing with a video company and manuel noriega right now. >> can you believe this? >> you're trying to help this video company because noriega, the dictator -- >> the dictator who was convicted in the united states, france and panama, is sitting in a panamanian jail is suing activision -- >> the video company. >> the video company for a video game called "call of duty" which 40 million people have and use. and he wants millions and millions of dollars. the company that he's suing is a good company. they employ 7,500 people. they have found homes for 5,000 veterans and they help veterans constantly. they put a lot of money back into the community. he wants millions of dollars because he's mentioned as a bit player in this.

he's one of 45 characters. president bush is in it. oliver north is in. general petraeus is in it. they're not suing. he wants millions of dollars out of this company. it has a certain danger to it as a free speech issue. if he were to succeed, then any of these people who are mentioned in historical novels or this new genre of historical fiction -- you think of bin laden's family could sue for the movie "zero dark thirty". >> if he's not depicted the way they want him to be. >> exactly. there's a free speech issue here. i began my career as a first amendment lawyer representing "the wall street journal," the barron's and the daily news. i argued famous first amendment cases. so i practice law. and it's my first love. >> so you can go home again? >> i can. people can go home.

>> thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> don't leave yet. up next, how does a threat by isis -- how big of a threat does it really pose inside the united states? i'll speak with the u.s. homeland security secretary jay johnson. there he is. he's standing by live in "the situation room." we have a lot to discuss. and police issue a wanted poster in connection with the disappearance of a university of virginia student. ♪ [ female announcer ] we love our smartphones. and now telcos using hp big data solutions are feeling the love, too. by offering things like on-the-spot data upgrades -- an idea that reduced overcharge complaints by 98%. no matter how fast your business needs to adapt,

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our top story, as the leader of isis calls for attacks on americans and other westerners on their streets and in their homes, a senior u.s. official indicates some americans who have returned from syria are being tracked by the fbi and calls the foreign fighter threat extremely worrying. all of that comes in the wake of a security breach at the white house. we saw an intruder hop the fence, sprint across the lawn and actually enter the front door of the white house. joining us now, the homeland security secretary jay johnson. mr. secretary, thanks very much for joining us. >> thanks for inviting me, wolf. glad to be here. i'm in your studio and you are in my hometown with my friend, rudy guiliani. >> i'm in new york -- yes, you are. he speaks very highly of you. i know you were just here the other day. i want to get to new york in a few moments. how much of a homeland security threat -- not a threat necessarily in iraq or syria, but right here in the united states -- does isis pose? >> wolf, isil represents a very,

very dangerous organization and a very significant potential threat to homeland security for a number of reasons. they are a dangerous organization that has acquired territory in iraq and syria from which they could launch attacks, train, command and control. they've demonstrated a depravity and willingness to kill americans because they are americans. so we have to take this fight to this organization. the president is in new york today -- beginning today, tomorrow, the day after to help form this international coalition against isil. and we've already begun to take the fight with air strikes in iraq. it's a very significant concern and it's one we simply have to address. >> from your standpoint, and you are the secretary of homeland security, what is a bigger threat to the u.s. homeland -- al qaeda or isis? >> i don't generally rank threats of that nature.

what i've continued to say and what i believe is that we've got to keep our eye on the range of threats. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, for example, is still active. and there are other groups out there that remain active. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has demonstrated in the past a willingness to try to attack our homeland. so from my homeland security perspective, we've got to continue to keep our eye on all of this. we're in an environment now where these groups are competing for recruits, for fund-raising and probably attention. so i'm focused on all of it. isil right now is the organization that is the most prominent on the world stage and has got everybody's attention. and truly it represents a very dangerous organization that we've got to continue to focus on. >> in the last couple of hours, we've learned that a french citizen in algeria, north africa, is being threatened by

an isis affiliate, the isis hostage known to be kidnapped outside the borders of the islamic state, first time this has happened. they say unless france stops bombing isis targets in iraq, they're going to kill this guy. how much does this worry you that potentially this could be an american in the days ahead? >> well, we've already seen isil's ability and willingness to kill americans, to kill british citizens in a very public, brutal way because of their nationalities. so we don't need further proof there. this is why they represent a dangerous organization. and we've got to take the fight to them. >> do we know how many americans are fighting with isis in iraq and syria? >> well, we know this. we know that there are a number of what we call foreign fighters leaving their home countries, going to syria to take up the

fight there for a number of reasons. and we know that there are something in excess of about 100 americans who have either left or attempted to leave to go to syria. other nations have equal numbers or in many cases larger numbers. so we're doing a number of things in the department of homeland security along with the fbi and my friends in the intelligence community to try to track these individuals. the fbi has arrested and prosecuted several of them for attempting to go to syria to take up the fight there. and through information that we have in my department, in law enforcement and the intelligence community, we're making a very concerted effort to track these individuals. the foreign fighter feature of this is something that is very significant. and frankly it's new.

it's new in terms of our homeland security counterterrorism efforts. it's not something, for example, that we faced in 2001 on 9/11. so this is a new phenomenon, along with the phenomenon of the ability of these groups to engage in social media, put out literature and the like. and it's something that at homeland security and elsewhere, we're engaging in and addressing. >> very quickly, do you know -- does the united states know the names of those 100 americans who are fighting alongside terrorists in syria and iraq? >> we have a reasonably good sense of who to track, from various records and our capability to track the travel of these people through intelligence efforts, we have a reasonably good sense of who we're interested in, who the individuals of suspicion are. as i mentioned, there have been

some arrests made already and we've got to stay focused on it. we've got to continue to be engaged. >> let me turn to the secret service. the department of homeland security, as you know, overseas the u.s. secret service. there was an amazing incident -- and i covered the white house for a long time and remember a lot of fence jumpers. but this guy, omar gonzalez was able not only to jump over the fence, run over the lawn of the north portico and actually walk into the white house. this is a shocking development. they've now found that he had 800 rounds of ammunition. he had a hatchet. how could this happen, mr. secretary? >> well, that's what i'd like to know. director pearson of the secret service has ordered a security review which she will submit to me. the secret service is part of the department of homeland security. i look forward to the findings and recommendations. i'm going to wait till the facts are in before i draw any conclusions.

this is clearly, however, a series of troubling events. >> here's what especially worries me. i spend a lot of time covering the white house and dealing with the secret service. what kind of message does this send to terrorists out there if some guy can randomly jump over the fence and actually walk into the white house? >> well, as cnn has already reported, we've ramped up security at the white house already in reaction to friday night's event. the thing i'd like to point out is the secret service does a phenomenal job day in and day out of protecting the president and other world leaders. right now as we speak, there are 140 foreign leaders coming to new york city and the secret service at one level or another is responsible for the protection of all of them. and they do a remarkable job. >> you think somebody needs to be fired? >> i'm going to wait for the facts to come in. as the president said earlier

today, i have a lot of confidence in the secret service and its leadership. i want to see what the review says. >> i assume you saw that story in "the washington post" today saying that there's been a problem at the department of homeland security because of all the significant turnover, a lot of people leaving their positions, senior positions, because they could make a lot more money in the private sector and it's demoralized the department of homeland security. i have wonder if you want to respond to that report. >> well, my reaction to that report is, where's "the washington post" been for the last 9, 12 months? we have totally revolutionized the department and its leadership. there have been 12 presidential appointments, including myself, to department leadership positions just in the last nine months, something like 90% of all of the senior level

positions in my 240,000-person agency are now filled with new leadership. we're focusing on morale. we have a campaign to address morale. and so we're making significant progress. the story refers to events from several years ago. and the department has been largely remade ever since. >> i guess the follow-up question is, low morale, has that made americans less safe? >> i'm convinced that the men and women of the department of homeland security day in and day out do a marvelous job in terms of their dedication to public safety, homeland security -- i've firsthand seen terrific examples of people, whether they're in customs border protection, whether they're in fema, the coast guard who do a wonderful job to keep us safe day in and day out, morale is always an issue which we're focused on and we have an aggressive campaign to address it within the department.

>> jay johnson, secretary of homeland security, mr. secretary, thanks very much. good luck. we're all counting on you and the men and women of the department of homeland security to protect all of us. we're grateful for all of your efforts. thanks very much. >> thanks for inviting me, wolf. we're following important new developments in other stories, including in the search for that missing college student. police put out a wanted poster for a man they talked with last week but let go. we'll get a live update on the very latest. we're also on the scene of a manhunt for one of the fbi's ten most wanted fugitives. "hello. you can go ahead and put your bag right here."

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police today put out a wanted poster for a man they're describing as the last man seen with a missing college student. police confirm they've searched the man's home. hannah graham hasn't been seen for ten days. athena jones joins us from charlottesville, virginia, with the very latest. athena? >> reporter: wolf, police here are not calling jesse matthew a suspect, but the steps they've taken today, putting out that wanted poster and releasing another photo of matthew and conducting another search on his apartment are all signs of mounting pressure on this young man. charlottesville police released this picture and this wanted poster of jesse matthew, calling for his arrest on two counts of reckless driving. but reckless driving isn't why

police are so eager to find him. >> i have no idea where he is. i hope he hears my voice and comes to help us find hannah. >> reporter: police say matthew was the last person seen with 18-year-old university of virginia sophomore hannah graham in the early morning hours of september 13th, the night she disappeared. police previously searched matthew's car and his apartment. they're waiting for forensic test results. over the weekend, matthew voluntarily walked into the police station and asked for a lawyer. >> i know they talked for a little bit. and i know they walked out that door. and i don't know any more about his interaction with hannah graham than i did the moment he walked in. >> reporter: later while under police surveillance, he was seen driving so dangerously and at such high speeds that police had to stop pursuing him, leading to the reckless driving charges. on sunday, graham's parents made an emotional appeal for their

daughter. this as more than 1,000 volunteers spent the weekend scouring the city for clues, a strong show of support for a community in pain. >> i think that the reason that hannah has such marvelous support is that this is every parent's worst nightmare. >> reporter: the emotion doesn't stop with graham's parents. the police chief nearly choked up -- is. >> this isn't just an 18-year-old college kid. it's somebody's baby. if it were my child, i'd want to be to be just as diligent. that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: so a lot of emotion surrounding this case right now. chief longo also told me forensic evidence in this case is so important. they're really hoping to get back the test results from those initial searches on matthew's car and his home. but chief longo reiterated to me something he said over the weekend, that he doesn't want

this community to get tunnel vision because they have a name and face of someone they're looking for. he doesn't want people to stop looking for hannah graham. and he wants anyone with information to come forward and speak to police. >> athena jones reporting from charlottesville, virginia, thanks very much. let's dig a little bit deeper. joining us, our law enforcement analyst tom fuentes, former assistant director of the fbi. how unusual is it for this individual, jesse matthew, to willingly walk into the police station and say, i'd like to have a lawyer? >> i think it's very unusual. i've not heard of another case similar to that, wolf. but in this case, he knows that the police have been looking at him. they've searched his car. the other night, they searched his apartment while he was there. so they obviously had an initial encounter with him of some sort while there were other people there. so he's known from that time at least that he's at least on a high list of people that the people are interested in talking

to and getting more information from. >> take us behind the scenes. what do you think law enforcement is doing right now? they seem to be frustrated. they may be thinking a little bit further ahead than the local prosecutors who say there's not enough in evidence to arrest anyone yet. >> the problem is that for jesse matthew to be walking down the street with her isn't a crime. for them to go into that restaurant in downtown charlottesville isn't a crime. if she willingness got in the car with him, it's not a crime. now she's missing and has been missing since that time, and it doesn't mean necessarily that you can tie him to any foul play with her. now, the forensic search on that vehicle, if it establishes that there are skin particles, dna, body fluids, some other substance in that car that comes from her, that ties her to being in that car, that adds a little pressure. but it also -- he's under no

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♪ a manhunt is under way this hour in pennsylvania. police say they're closing in on one of the fbi's ten most wanted fugitives. the man's wanted in the shooting of two state troopers. let's go live to cnn's alexandra field who joins us with the latest. what do we know? >> reporter: for the last few days, investigators have been focused on a small wooded area just a few square miles. but now they're saying the search area is even smaller. they say that's because they are confident that they have their suspect, eric frein, close by. they've got some evidence pointing them in that direction. they've recovered an ak-47 which they say belonged to him as well as some ammunition. they say he is still considered armed and dangerous but they

have been out here overnight and all day today aggressively pursuing what they call credible tips reporting sightings of frein. amid all of this, pennsylvania's governor speaking out telling people that he is confident that police are close to a capture. here's what he said. >> i always believe there's progress. the troopers are out there very actively, the fbi's out there very actively. and i feel confident that we should be able to apprehend this individual. >> reporter: the schools here have been closed for four days now out of an abundance for caution for children with this suspect still on the loose. people are told to remain vigilant. officers say they believe frein is targeting law enforcement and not civilians, though. wolf? >> alexandra, thanks very much. we used to just call it math and science. now those so-called left brain fields including technology and engineering are often referred to by the acronym s.t.e.m. and it's ignited a hot debate

about immigration, education. michaela pereira explains why it should matter to you. she kicks off our series "the science of work". >> reporter: s.t.e.m., science, technology, engineering and math. there's a school of thought there are more jobs than there are qualified people to fill them. the theory? train more americans, reduce unemployment and help the economy. the class of 2012, just 16% of undergraduates got a degree in the s.t.e.m. majors. that seems small. the obama administration thinks so and has invested millions to increase those numbers. but is it worth it? some say no. they say there is no skills gap, just a lack of competitive wages and training options from companies. there's no doubt s.t.e.m. jobs are on the rise. how about wages? the same report shows that stem

workers earn 26% more. the top ten paying majors for the graduating class of 2013 were all stem. but before you reach for that bunson burner, let me drop some knowledge. the bureau of labor says the fast majority of stem jobs are related to computers and i.t. main wages are higher than the u.s. average but not by much. and career builder says i.t. jobs are the hardest ones to fill. what about the big bucks? the five highest paying stem graduate jobs are marine engineer, petroleum engineer, nuclear engineer, technology analyst and chemical engineer. the easy ones. as technology evolves and becomes an even bigger part of our lives, one thing is clear, no matter what job you do, stem will be everywhere. so make sure you're ready. >> that's cnn's michaela pereira reporting for us. up next, new york's other big attraction for world

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what's going on. >> reporter: all of this happening amid this session whether hillary clinton will run for president again or not. that is not what's on top of her mind for her. instead, it's the newest member of the clinton clan due to arrive soon. >> live, from new york, it's cgi. ♪ >> reporter: hillary clinton kicking off the star-studded annual meeting of the family business. the former secretary of state back in the embrace of world leaders and celebrities at the clinton global initiative. >> we are so thrilled and excited to welcome you to the eighth annual global citizens award. [ applause ] >> reporter: the number one issue for hillary clinton right now, her first grand baby, due any day now. chelsea clinton playing a big role in the high profile gathering, despite what she described as -- >> our impending, although hopefully not immediate arrival.

>> reporter: she and her husband will likely be parents by the end of the month. bill clinton giving the best guess yet at a due date to cnn's fareed zacaria. >> we're on watch now. >> do you care if it's a boy or girl? >> no, and i don't know. they decided not to know. they want to be surprised. so we're all just sitting around waiting. >> reporter: if this is what you call sitting around and waiting, hillary clinton is reentering political life, fresh off an appearance last week at the hark and steak fry in iowa, a must-attend event for democrats eyeing the presidency. >> i've got a few things on my mind these days. >> reporter: but the one thing that might hit pause on her decision making process and her midterm campaign plans. >> bill and i are on constant grandchild watch. i'm calling chelsea every five

minutes to make sure things are going all right. >> reporter: hillary clinton has said that she wants to enjoy grandmotherhood to the fullest. she doesn't want to be distracted but also said she'll decide whether she's running for president in the beginning of next year. so she may be a little distracted by that, certainly in the coming months. >> we'll see what happens on all those fronts. thank you very much for that report. coming up, a chilling new threat from the leader of isis, calling for attacks inside the united states. as security is boosted at the white house as we learn new details about the man who jumped the fence and managed to get inside the mansion. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars.

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happening now. bringing the fight to isis. the president could order u.s. air strikes in syria at any moment as he gets ready to push world leaders to join the newest war against terror. shocking new details about the man who jumped the fence at the white house and made it inside the white house. what was he planning to do with more than 800 rounds of ammunition? and stand by to hear the actress emma watson. i was there when she delivered a passionate speech about feminism here at the united nations. you'll get a taste of why her remarks have gone viral around the world. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and indeed

around the world. i'm wolf blitzer at the united nations. you're in "the situation room." right now the world's most powerful leaders are gathering here at the united nations. they're facing new and deadly threats from isis. for the first time, a senior leader of the terror group is directly calling for supporters to independently carry out attacks inside the united states and other western nations that are taking military action against isis. the u.s.-led war is expanding right now. four new air strikes were launched against isis in iraq today. and for the first time, u.s. strikes inside syria could be launched at any time. we have our correspondents all standing by with new information on the isis threat. and the response here in the united states and around the word. let's go to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr with the latest. >> reporter: wolf, everything is in place. the united states may be headed

towards a bombing campaign inside syria. a new crop of young isis fighters training, their strong hold in northern syria. as they practice firing weapons to join the fight, the fight may be about to come to them. the pentagon has been signaling for days. >> general dempsey and i have both approved and spent considerable time reviewing and adapting the plan. >> we're ready to go. >> reporter: isis' latest assault in northern syria accelerating the crisis. 130,000 syrians have escaped the isis advance, and fled across the border into turkey according to the u.n. the majority of air strikes are most likely to be carried out by manned aircraft. planes could launch from bases in the middle east or the aircraft carrier "george w. bush" in the arabian gulf.

officials say importantly they are getting other nations in the region to join the bombing campaign. >> we are not having problems getting countries to commit. >> reporter: president obama still has to give a final order before u.s. warplanes fly against isis targets in syria. when and if they do, the bombing may start in syria, trying to stop isis' ability to plan future operations. >> for starters, they're going to go after demand and control targets, leadership targets and the ability of the lode to disseminate orders to the lower echelon of isis. >> reporter: u.s. warplanes also will try to stop isis in its current positions. >> i would go after training catch camps and where there's a huge concentration of isis fighters.

>> reporter: and wolf, you know, this campaign could start really at any minute. one of the big issues is isis remains on the move, trying to hide from the possibility of u.s. air strikes. but u.s. officials believe even if isis moves into civilian areas, they'll be able to go after the targets. wolf? >> we'll see when the president decides. we know the pentagon has been working on isis target lists inside syria. not only in iraq. the president is getting ready to address the united nations general assembly wednesday morning. the isis threat will certainly be a critical part of his address. our correspondent is here with me over at the united nations. he's got a number of challenges on his agenda. >> that's right, wolf, and isis will dominate the agenda. the president will be making his remarks at the united nations general assembly and wednesday

hosting all of the world leaders on a summit of stopping the flow of foreign fighters. but ebola really taking up another big issue here. the united nations ramping up its involvement. the obama administration prepared to ramp up its involvement and i think the obama administration wants to el gate this, get the whole world rallying around what the world health organization and the cdc here in the u.s. call a real global threat. and then there's climate change, kind of exploded this year. you have this u.n. climate summit. a lot of leaders addressing that. but you saw on sunday hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating on the streets against their leaders who they say are not doing enough to combat climate change. the obama administration i think really wants to elevate this issue, make some of the worst offenders stay true to their commitments on climate change. and lastly, wolf, the iran talks. you know, they're in the homestretch. the november deadline is coming up. a little bit of pessimism.

these rounds have been very difficult. it's unclear whether there will be a deal. iran is really holding out and it's unclear whether they're holding out trying to hope the international community wants their help on isis. clearly, that iran nuclear deal is in the forefront of the administration's goals for the next couple of months. >> as you know, the u.s. has been launching air strikes for weeks against isis targets in iraq. france is doing the same thing. samantha power said if the u.s. does launch in syria, the u.s. won't be alone. if any other country indicating they're doing the same thing? >> some nations said they would talk part. australia said they would take part. there are arab nations that said they would commit planes. jordan, for instance. but the truth of the matter is, the united states really does

not want a lot of countries. the u.s. military feels that that could muddy the waters. they want some symbolic involvement, but what i'm hearing here on the streets of new york is that the arabs are going to contribute to this coalition. the united states is a close ally and they feel isis is a threat. but they want to see a more larger vision for the region in combatting extremism. today there was a big meeting on libya. extremists really have control of that country. so the question is, will the united states -- yes, isis is the big threat, but will they give a larger vision for the region? that's what they're going to be looking for from president obama. >> he speaks before the general assembly wednesday morning. thank you very much. as the united states and allies go after isis in the middle east, the terror group is ratcheting up the threat to americans. we have more now on the call for attacks inside this country.

brian todd has this part of the story. >> reporter: wolf, u.s. officials telling us of their concern over the isis threat to the american homeland. one official saying isis is "pursuing its own violent goals." another saying isis is ripping a page from the playbook of other terrorist groups calling for lone wolf attacks. these are the fighters isis is preparing to be stone cold killers. featured in a new training camp video. tonight, a new audiotape threatening attacks on the u.s. homeland is drawing a strong response from washington. a u.s. official tells cnn law enforcement and counterterrorism officials are working with foreign partners to thwart this threat. a threat made by a senior isis leader who, for the first time, specifically calls for lone wolf attacks inside western countries. rig the roads with explosives for them. attack their bases, raid their homes. cut off their heads.

do not let them feel secure. remove their families from their homes and blow up their homes. could this audiotape activate isis inside the u.s. to conduct a lone wolf attack? >> it could. al qaeda has tried it before and keeps pushing that message for bids within the united states and european countries to act out. the islamic state could be trying to do the same thing. >> reporter: the isis leader specifically calls for attacks on france and australia. just days ago, australian authorities say they disrupted just such an attack in sidney. in the new training video, isis is refining its military tactics and shows it's able to attract more westerners. >> they see this as a serious organization that really wants to fight, 234089 just talk about it, to be a warrior, and this is part and parcel of making that transition from being a civilian to being a warrior in the minds of these recruits.

>> reporter: this is one man who could be drawing them in. u.s. intelligence officials say this man, seen in a recent video, apparently executing syrians, could be an american. voice analysis is under way. and officials tell us they're concerned this could be the first time they're seeing an american in position of apparent authority inside isis. further evidence of westerners being recruited to join the jihad. hours of that isis spokesman called on foreign fighters to carry out attacks in the u.s., a senior official warned the international community is not prepared to respond to such calls, saying, we're not structured that way effectively right now. kind of a chilling message. >> brian, what is the latest we know about isis capabilities to strike inside the united states versus european and other western countries? >> tonight we heard from a

senior administration official who said they're not aware of any isis fighters back on u.s. soil. we have heard from intelligence officials who said they have indications that isis has cells in europe but no indications of isis cells inside the u.s., but you better believe they're watching for them. >> they certainly are. we just spoke to the homeland security secretary in the last hour. clearly he's very, very concerned about this potential threat. brian, thank you very much. let's dig a little deeper here pat the united nations right now. joining us, marie hearth. thank you very much for being with us. what is your reaction to the latest isis threat calling for these lone wolves here in the united states to attack and kill americans. >> we know isis is trying to threaten us, and we've seen them do this before. we've always said what we're most concerned about are americans or other werners who

have passports that can travel back to the united states. we are not aware of active plots in the u.s. we're not aware of sleeper cells or even people who have gone to the fight and returned. but we are focused on people who may want to. that's what all of us are working on together. >> president obama will be here wednesday morning, he'll address the general assembly. then he's going to convene wednesday afternoon a special session of the united nations security council, the u.s. is the president of the security council this month, seeking a resolution. what does he want in that r resoluti resolution? >> we're focused on the foreign fighter issue. we know the foreign fighter challenge with isil is an incredibly serious one. we have to figure out ways to increasingly cut off the ways foreign fighters are able to go to iraq and syria. that's working with other countries in the region. we have to talk about how we can combat the threat that they pose coming back to their home

countries. we'll have a conversation with other countries about how we can all do that. >> have you received any indication from russia, a permanent member of the security council, whether they will vote, abstain or veto? >> russia does see it's a threat to the region's security and stability. it's something we talk about them and other security partners. >> here's a worrying development. the u.s. has launched nearly 200 isis targets inside iraq, but isis is still moving in, taking over towns closer and closer to baghdad. here's the question -- what is going on? >> the president said this is going to be a long fight. you've seen a sustained air campaign against isil inside iraq. the president has been clear in going after this group, we will not be restricted by territorial boarders. we'll go after them wherever they threaten us. he reserves that right to act. so we have made some progress. i think the isil fighters on the

other end of those american bombs in iraq feel like we have made progress, but this is long fight. at the end of the day, it's not an american military solution, it's training up the iraqi forces to push isil back permanently, take their territory back and hold it. >> i'm still a little confused on the iranial role. secretary of state john kerry has met with iranians. has he asked for their cooperation? >> not at all. we will not be coordinating action against isil with iran. the secretary did meet with the foreign secretary last night and they talked primarily about the nuclear negotiations and the threat from isil. we know iran sees them as a threat. there are things that they can do, steps iran can take to fight isil. but we are not going to be coordinating with them. >> the iranian says the u.s. has asked for that cooperation and

they rejected the u.s. request because of u.s. policies and other issues specifically going against the bashar al assad regime in syria. >> we hear a lot of things in the press, some of which are more accurate than others. but we won't be coordinating military action with them. that's not on our agenda. but we are open to having a conversation with them. if they'll take steps to support the iraqi security forces, they can play a role in that. >> the new president of iran has been there for a while now, is he coming to new york? >> it's any understanding he is. >> will the president of the united states meet with him? >> the president of the united states is always open to meeting people. we'll see what happens. >> you think there will be a phone call as this was the last time? >> i have no predictions on that. i think it is interesting to remember it was only a year ago when, for the first time in decades, the american secretary of state met in person with the iranian foreign minister. there was this historic phone

call with our presidents. since then, we've put a nuclear deal in place that's halted their program and hasn't moved forward. we're trying to see if we can get a comprehensive agreement today. we've made quite a bit of progress since we were here the last time. >> do you think there's going to be a deal by the end of november that will remove iran as a potential nuclear power. >> we only have two goals here. ensuring that iran is not allowed to obtain a nuclear program. there are things that they can do to prove that to show the world they earl not going to get a nuclear weapon. they need to take those steps. >> the other big issue is getting other international partners to do more than lip service, but get involved militarily. how are you doing with saudi arabian, jordan, egypt for that matter, turkey, which is certainly a muslim country, are

they ready to get involved militarily or just talk? >> when it comes to the fight against isil, we have over 50 countries that want to be part of this coalition in some way. the secretaries had conversations with our arab partners. we have european partners who said very openly they would support taking military action with their own resources. so we have other people who are standing up next to us to take that action. you'll see each of these countries in their own time come out and say what they're prepared to do and what they're going to do. >> now those turkish diplomats have been freed by isis. do you expect turkey to allow the united states to use air bases in turkey to launch air strikes against isis? >> each country, including turkey, will make its own decisions about what role it wants to play in the coalition. they're a very close counterterrorism partner and nato ally. so what that support looks like, we'll keep talking to the turks

about. as they have announcements to make, they'll make them. >> you don't have a commitment from turkey yet to cooperate? >> we're talking to them about how they can play a role. suffice to say, they are a very close counterterrorism partner. they know when it comes to foreign fighters, they have more work to do in cutting off what has been a place for fighters to get to isil in iraq and syria. they're focused on that right now. >> do you have a commitment from qatar to stop allowing individuals in qatar to give money to isis? >> i think we have seen countries like qatar and other gulf states cut down on the financing from private citizens that's come from their countries to the point where now most of isil's funding comes from kidnapping for ransom, petty theft and bank robberies. it doesn't come from private citizens overseas. >> marie, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. still ahead, new details of

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joining us with the latest. >> reporter: wolf, the white house is awaiting an internal review of secret service procedures after last friday's security lapse over here at the white house. but in the meantime, it is very clear what's happening in terms of changes that are making place here. for example, they're going to lock the front door for example. investigators say they found 800 rounds of ammunition inside the car of alleged white house intruder 42-year-old omar gonzalez friday night. in less than 20 seconds, he jumped the fence and raced inside the north entrance to the white house. he was armed with a small knife. relatives say he's an iraq war veteran with post traumatic stress disorder. in court, prosecutors said gonzalez has had run-ins with law enforcement before. in july he was arrested by police in virginia with a sniper rifle. in august, he was stopped walking around the white house with a hatchet. gonzalez entered the white house

roughly five minutes after the president and the first family left for camp david. >> the government, private sector can all work together. >> reporter: in the oval office, meeting with former secretary of state colin powell, the president says he still has confidence in the people protecting him. still, in light of the critical security lapse, the president received updates on the status over the weekend. >> his family lives in the white house. so he's obviously concerned by the incident that occurred on friday evening. >> reporter: some key questions at the heart of the review, where were the trained security dogs and the white house canine yount? and why was that door unlocked? >> secret service has changed the procedures for ensuring that the entrance to the white house is secure. >> reporter: with so many visitors here, a law enforcement

tells cnn the secret service is considering random back-checks of pedestrians around the white house with. isis threatening to raise its flag over the white house and this recent image under investigation of somebody holding a cell phone showing an isis flag on pennsylvania avenue, members of congress want answers. it's just a member of the secret service upping their game to make sure they can maintain every detail matters. >> reporter: as for the other incident that occurred on saturday where a man refused to heave one of the secured entrances into the white house, a spokesman said that is something they deal with on a frequent basis here at the white house. there are people that show up from time to time trying to get in. but what happened friday night was unprecedented. wolf? >> thank you very much, jim acosta over at the white house. let's big deeper right now. fran townsend is joining us, as is our law enforcement analyst,

tom fuentes and peter bergen. fran, i spoke to jeh johnson, the secretary of homeland security in the last hour right here on "the situation room." listen to this exchange we had. >> how could this happen, mr. secretary? >> well, that's what i would like to know. director pierson of the secret service has ordered a security review, which she will submit to me. the secret service is part of the department of homeland security. i look forward to the findings and recommendations. i'm going to wait until the facts are in. >> it certainly does send an awful message out there about security at the white house, fran. you worked at the white house. you were the homeland security adviser to president bush. it sends a nasty message potentially, a very worrisome message to terrorists. >> that's right, wolf, especially on the same day when

you've got the spokesperson for isis calling for lone wolf attacks inside the united states against civilians and against sort of what they call our bases. very concerning. secretary johnson said he was going to wait until the review is in. the secret service didn't wait to lock the north door. there are steps they can take right away. i suspect one of the other things you'll find, wolf, there was not only no harm, but it would have been perfectly appropriate to release the dogs. the dogs would have made the sprint faster than the individual did. and it would have been useful in stopping him before he got through the door. in fairness to the secret service, i've got to say they would have known the first family left the property, that there was no one there. so it was -- that factors into their judgments about how they're going to handle a breach. >> tom, what does it tell you

about the secret service that this guy was on the radar, he had been troubled obviously. he was an iraq war veteran. how troubling is that, that this could happen if >> it's troubling, wolf, but there are so many people on their radar all the time. we have so many people in this country that come up on the radar. we have mental health issues, which apparently we have in this case. we have a tremendous amount of weapons, high powered weapons out there, which we have in this case with this individual. so it highlights much of the -- what we've been talking about for months in terms of what kind of mental health care people are getting, especially veterans, and the amount of firepower that's out in the general population. >> peter, a french citizen in algeria is being threatened by an isis affiliate there in north africa. the first time that a isis hostage to be kidnapped and threatened outside the boarders

of an islamic state. now they seem to have inspired others. how worried should we be about this and americans being threatened, kidnapped if you will, warned if the u.s. and france in this case don't stop launching attacks against isis targets in iraq, these individuals will be killed. >> i think it is pretty worrisome, because the al qaeda affiliates in that part of the world, have not typically tilled their hostages. they've made about $90 million from ransoms. the french government has been one of the governments that paid the most. so it's not an accident quite a number of the hostages are french. but if indeed this group is affiliating itself with isis, that is not a good thing for these hostages or for that part of the world, because isis' ideology is so much more