learn more at xfinity.com/freechannelweek. that's why i'm a cat guy. >> hello again, everyone. i'm fredericka whitfield. top story this is hour. president obama admits his team "underestimated the control isis had on syria." you'll hear part of an interview that could have a lot of people talking tomorrow. plus, canceled for a third day.

more than 600 flights in and out of chicago are grounded. passengers are frustrated. the ripple effect is impacting travel across the u.s. and violent weather tears a section of roof right off the phoenix airport. we'll give you a closer look at the damage. ♪ we begin with a manhunt underway in missouri who for the persons who shot at two officers overnight. one in ferguson, and the other in st. louis. the ferguson police officer was shot in the arm while on patrol, and in a separate incident just three hours later someone shot an off duty st. louis police officer in a drive-by. he was hit. the incidents have both communities on edge. tensions, as you know, are still high in ferguson after an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed by a white police officer last month. let's go to cnn's sar why

seidner in ferguson. what are the conditions of both of the officers? >> we can tell you that they were both injured. one of them shot in the arm. they are both nonlife-threatening injuries. the other officer was not hit by bullets, but by glass and had some minor injuries from the glass there. and the two incidents do not appear to be related in any way, according to authorities, and also, the incidents don't appear to be related in any way to the august 9th shooting of the unarmed black teenager michael brown, but this community is, as you mentioned, very, very tense, and very worried about any time there is now any kind of confrontation between police and the community, fredericka. >> so, sarah, police say these incidents are not related? >> that's correct. at this point they don't believe they're related. in this incident -- i can tell you i'm standing outside of the community center where the police officer here in ferguson was shot. he was on a routine patrol,

according to the police. he went around back. he saw someone. that person he tried to get out and tried to figure out what was going on with that person. it was at night, 9:00 at night. authorities believe the suspect turned around and fired at the officer and then there was a chase that ensued, and they went just back into those woods there. they are still searching for that suspect. in the other situation that was actually in st. louis close to the airport on i-70, there was what appeared to be a drive-by shooting that was an unidentified -- the officer was not in his police car. he was not wearing his uniform. only had the pants on, and his car was shot up by several suspects according to police, and they have not found either. not in that incident or this incident, and there is no known moesh yet, but the investigation continues. >> all right. sarah, keep us posted. thank you so much. meantime, hundreds of flights in and out of chicago are grounded for a third day today, leaving thousands of

passengers stranded across the country. the airlines have been scrambling since friday when investigators say an air traffic control center employee set a fire that accused o'hare and midway airports to halt operations. the f.a.a. says it could take weeks before all the necessary repairs are made. >> are you going to see the slow roll-out of flights. they are getting flights out. they just can't get as many in to that hugely busy airport, as it would normally do. that's going to sli sloe that down. if i'm a business traveller, i'm figuring out other options. i'm driving to different airports. i'm thinking, gosh, how to get out of the way and do my job. >> because of that fire in the facility that controls all the planes in the chicago region, you saw how many delays you had on friday. more than 1,000. a lot on saturday.

>> moisture pulling into the southwest. we had severe weather across phoenix yesterday and then today. we're still seeing rain anywhere from two to four inches in western wyoming. we're seeing one to three inches in portions of idaho. boise, two to four. a lot of rain still reported in the southwest, and also the southeast. florida has gotten so much rain over the past couple of days, the past week or two. four to six inches around tampa. this is through monday. four to six in charleston. south of atlanta, south of macon could see four to six inches as well. another big story, temperatures in the north.

look at marquette. 78 degrees on sunday. 48 degrees on monday. temperatures are dropping some 30 degrees. we're seeing temperatures in minneapolis, 83 on sunday. 61 on monday. quite the tumble. chicago, your high temperature will drop from 79 to 64 monday into tuesday. incredible. fred. >> well, incredible indeed. whoa. big drop. thanks so much, jennifer. all right. in syria there's fighting along the board we are turkey. that's where kurd is military has been battling with isis over control of several towns. air strikes have been on isis targets over the weekend, including an isis compound near the town of kobani. cnn's phil black has spent the day on the border right near the heaviest fighting taking place there. he is with me now. phil, sounds quiet. looks relatively at ease right now. you paint the picture for me. >> well, today we saw some

pretty heavy fighting indeed. it's all about that town of kobani that you mentioned. this is what isis is trying to get to. there has been advancing through the territory surrounding from every direction through the course of the week, and now they are very close indeed. what we saw was fighting from that town just a few miles to the east, and it was isis fighters really pounding the local ethnic kurdish fighters who were trying to resist them. very close. like i say, a few miles to the south. they're said to be even closer. officials in kobani say that as many as ten mortar rounds fell on the city itself today. this means that isis is getting very, very close. the advance on this town has already triggered a humanitarian crisis. hundreds of thousands of people have lef the area fleeing into and across the border into turkey. so there are real fears on the ground now that isis may claim this city in the coming days, fred. >> so, phil, does the air strike

did take out that one isis structure. what kind of impact does it mean for that group as it continues to fight the kurds? >> well, what the fighters on the ground are saying is it did not make enough of a difference at all. given what we saw today as well, it was clear that isis had advanced further beyond that point, so it hadn't stopped them. if it slowed them down, it wasn't by much. what those kurdish fighters on the ground are saying they want are more air strikes. really substantive air strikes that can really make a difference to the course of this battle because so far they say they haven't received it, and without it they don't hold out much hope of being able to defeat isis in the long-term? >> phil black, thank you so much. stay safe. back in this country murder and assault charges are expected to be filed tomorrow against alton alexander nolan. the suspect in a gruesome killing near oklahoma city. police say nolan beheaded a

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>> we've been telling you about additional air strikes in syria and iraq. some of the most recent strikes hitting an oil field and isis compounds and areas of fighting between isis and syrian kurdish forces. well, as the coalition works to degrade and ultimately destroy isis, questions remain, how did

isis grow so fast? in an intufr with cbs's "60 minutes" president barack obama admits the u.s. intelligence community underestimated the situation. >> i think our head of the intelligence community jim clapper has acknowledged that i think they underestimated. al qaeda in iraq was a vicious group, but our marines were able to quash with the help of suni tribes. they took advantage of that chaos. >> joining me right now is -- at the white house. aaron, what is the white house saying about, you know, this

early coalition effort thus far against isis? >> fred, certainly they're pleased with how it's going in iraq, and they're stressing patience respect to syria because of what president obama just said in that interview. that idea of taking advantage of a middle eastern country that is in chaos for a terrorist organization to set up -- it's for his resolve in handling terrorism in the future. i want you to listen to more of that interview. here it is. >> this is one of the challenges that we're going to have generally is where you've got states that are failing or in the midst of civil war. these kinds of organizations thrive. that's why it's so important for us to recognize part of our solution here that's going to be military. we just have to push them back. and go after their command and control and their capacity and their weapons and fueling and cut off their financing and work to eliminate the flow of foreign

fighters. we have to come up with political solutions in iraq and syria in particular, but in the middle east. >> now, fred, the big question there, though, is that he continues to say that the u.s. with help of sunni tribes was able to quash al qaeda, but then taking advantage of syria, al qaeda was able to reconstitute itself as isis. well, what is to say after air strikes and potentially ground troops from some nations going in that syria wouldn't descend into chaos again and another terrorist group wouldn't be able to come in and reconstitute itself again and pose another threat, and i think that's what we're seeing president obama sort of reflect on right now in this interview, fred. >> so meaning is this a prelude to another strategy plan if

those things seem possible or probable? >> as far as iraq is concerned, they are interested in this inclusive government, but as far as syria, there's a lot left to be uncovered there, and what we do know is that national security advisor, susan rice, met with a delegation from the syrian opposition coalition on friday here at the white house, but obviously there will have to be more coming forth about what is going forward in syria. >> aaron mcpike at the white house. thank you so much. violent weather. here's a section of roofs off the phoenix airport. what's the impact on air travel there. first, let's take a look at the future. our tomorrow transform series shows how technology is helping to make cars safer. here's richard quest. ♪

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all right. today in vatican city pope benedict xvi made a rare appearance since his resignation in 2013. he joined pope francis at a public event announcing the neglect and abandonment of the elderly. the event was held in st. peter's square where francis address the over 40,000 elderly people. before the speech the two popes embraced warmly. the 87-year-old benedict had made only two other public appearances since he resigned a

year and a half ago. violent storms hit phoenix the sky harbor international airport. shutting it down for about an hour. parts of the roof were blown right off. the thunder and the lightning in the plains while on the tarmac. here's rebecca thomas of cnn affiliate ktho. >> this storm is -- literally look at it. >> reporter: operations at sky harbor airport are returning to normal. earlier saturday flights were canceled from about 2:30 to 3:30 in the afternoon because of wind, because of rein, because of intense lightning. at least 40 incoming flights were diverted. now, the f.a.a. tells us that the control tower was briefly evacuated in the afternoon because of high winds. in fact, a gust of nearly 70 miles per hour was recorded here. as for damage sky harbor officials confirm significant

damage to terminal two at some of the gates and in baggage claim areas. passengers and ground crew sent us some pretty incredible video from beyond the security checkpoints. whipping wind tore off pieces of the roof and water has been, again, pouring into that terminal. now, i did speak with a passenger who was stuck on the tarmac in a plane. he said the wind was so intense, the plane was shaking violently. he saw that roofer being torn off of terminal four and a rolling staircase whizzed by. again, obviously his plane did not take off. he was stuck in phoenix. the weather has since called down. that is the good news. passengers are being advised to check with their airlines about the status of incoming and departing flights. >> all right. that was rebecca thomas reporting. the phoenix fire department reported that during the storm emergency crews received more than 70 weather-related emergency calls about traffic accidents and downed power lines and trees.

it seems fitting given the long bitter rivalry between the new york yankees and the boston red sox that derek jeter ends his legendary 20-year major league career today at fenway park. before the game there was no animosity from the fenway faithful or red sox players. nothing but love for the yankees' captain who has the sixth most hits in baseball history and five world series championship rings. one for each finger on one hand. still ahead, the white house says no u.s. ground forces in syria, but the speaker of the house says we may have no choice. cnn's ron brownstein breaks down the politics of isis next.

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here are five things crossing the cnn news desk right now. the community of charlottesville, virginia, ramping up efforts to find uva student hannah graham. she vanished two weeks ago. emergency dispatch operators are working extra hours to help field incoming tips. meanwhile, jesse matthews, the prime suspect in the case, is being held in isolation in a virginia jail. he has been charged with abduction with the intent to defile. it has been more than three days since anyone has seen 49-year-old beverly carter, a real estate agent in arkansas. she was reported missing by her husband thursday night after she didn't come home from an appointment. yesterday more than 200 volunteers searched the area where she disappeared. denver, washington, is king of the box office this weekend. his film "the equalizer" was far aand away the number one film this weekend. it took in more than $35 million. denzel washington plays a former

spibl forces soldier who comes out of retirement to battle russian gangsters. the number two movie this weekend was the maze runner. in third place the animated film "the box trolls." in venice, italy, george clooney and his new bride have made their first public appearance as a married couple. the mega star and british human rights lawyer amal alamuddin, exchanged vows. looking ever so beautiful there. vogue editor hannah wintour. they boarded a boat, and mr. and mrs. clooney could be seen glancing at their wedding rings. all right. now to the battle against the terror group isis. today house speaker john boehner said the united states may have no choice but to send in ground troops to destroy isis.

chris murphy says bombs won't be enough to win, and they shouldn't delay taking a vote or debating. >> you ultimately can't defeat isis with a military strategy alone. i ultimately don't think this is how it ends up. i also like the fact that we're not able to debite this in congress right now because there are serious questions that we have to ask. you previewed one of them, which is what is our end game? how long are we going to be in syria? >> on cbs's "face the nation" deputy national security advisor tony blinken says the white house does have a plan. >> we have a comprehensive strategy to deal with it. you've seen the president put together a broad international coalition. we had five of our countries flying with us the other day.

we had more than 50 countries now part of this effort. not only dealing with the situation on the ground, but also trying to stop the flow of foreign fighters, stop the financing, delegitimate ice isil. it's a comprehensive campaign, and it has a broad coalition. it's going to take time, but we now have the pieces in place to do it. >> let's bring in senior political analyst ron brownstein who is editorial director of the national journal. good to see you, ron. so how can the white house continue to assure people that no u.s. ground troops will get engaged? >> because the decision belongs to the president, and the president has been as unequivocal on that as the president can be. now, you are seeing rhetorical shifts. i think today is an important day in several respects. what john boehner said to abc on two fronts. both, that he, in fact, would call back congress to vote, specifically, on authorizing military intervention in syria if the president asked him. that's a big if. even more importantly, cracking open the door saying that ultimately ground troops will be needed and if other nations will not provide them, we may have no

choice but to use u.s. troops. i think that's something that democrats are more likely to seize on than other republicans, and it's an indication of how complex and narrow a tight rope the politics of this very complex challenge represents. >> and you said, if the president were to ask, would this president want congress to reconsider some new authorization plans in which to vote on? >> we're in a little bit of an alfonz and gaston moment of you go first, no, you go first. the president said only a few days ago that he does not believe congress should vote on this until next year. tony blinken, continuing with the administration has said all along that we would be happy to have a resolution or support from the congress, but he conspicuously did not ask for congress to come back and vote. look, a vote is not a slam dunk for either side here. for the president he still remembers last year when he went to congress and indicated he wanted support for bombing syria over its chemical weapons use. did not get that support. i think is he reluctant to come back again, and whatever the

speaker says, there are a lot of members of both parties who don't want to be on the record about this. this is a broad situation and complex situation at this point. it reflects the difficulty of the diplomatic and military choices as well. >> as long as there is this coalition of support, we're hearing from the president who really is leaning on these other nations. particularly the five arab nations who are lending their support. why would he not want to kind of leverage their use as it pertains to u.s. ground troops -- or as it pertains to ground troops so that u.s. ground troops would not be used? >> well, that is obviously his goal, and really everyone's goal. you know, many many ways i think across the political spectrum, there is a sense that the coalition has been put together as if the administration has put together the coalition effectively, but this is the big blank spot here. who will do the fighting on the ground? do you -- is there confidence that, in fact, there is a moderate syrian opposition or an

iraqi army on the other side that can take this fight to isis. i think a lot of people are skeptical of that. on the other hand, as you know, while the public has moved towards support of air strikes, there is still a hard line of resistance in the american public post-afghanistan, post-iraq and committing u.s. troops to another middle east ground war. i think we're kind of stuck at that point where many people feel that the coalition will not be sufficient to ultimately dislodge isis, but there is no willingness not only in the u.s., but as we've seen across the western democracies to commit their own groun forces at this point. that's where we are. >> speaker boehner sounding relatively supportive and we're hearing a lot of support coming from senators john mccain and lindsey graham as well, but for how long? >> there's a resolution that simply argues for authorized training of syrian rebels. it's not clear at all that there would be sustained support for any kind of military.

even the military intervention we're in that is air-based if there are reversals on the ground. this is a very frought, as i said, political situation where you have many on the left of the democratic party and many on the right of the republican party that are reluctant to see us move back in in a big way, and what john boehner said today was kind of interesting because he said, look, there may be no choice in the end but to commit u.s. ground troops if you really want to get this done. i'm not sure there are going to be many republicans who want to go into the 2014 election making that case. on the other hand, i'm not sure the president wants to call back congress in october to have a debate about whether, in fact, the administration did underestimate the risk in syria as he acknowledged tonight on cbs. there's a lot of vulnerability here on both sides, and that, unfortunately, leads to a situation with the path of least resistance to push it down the road. >> all right. ron brownstein, thanks so much, from los angeles. >> thank you, fred. all right. it is one of the world's most dangerous and deadly threats. the ebola virus.

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right now isis militants are battling to capture towns along the syria-turkey border. u.s.-led coalition forces have been conducting air strikes on isis targets in the area over the weekend, and kurdish fighters on the ground have been pushing back against the isis troops. as ben reports, the kurds say they've been fighting for this region for decades and isis is

just the latest threat. ♪ >> selling flutes here for 25 years. in his use as the fighter against the kurdish guerrilla army, he fought during the war in the. >> arab countries, western countries gave him weapons and aid and all we had was the mountains. his old comrade in arms vividly displays what he'd do with anyone who causes trouble in this area. we aren't moving from here, he tells me. we will save the last bullet for ourselves. we will fight for our families and children. we aren't afraid of anyone. we have been fighting for 60 years. isis is less than an hour's

drive but life seems to go on uninterrupted. here history is not counted in years but in melinnia. >> people have lived here since 6,000 bc and in that time they have weathered a few storms. isis is just the latest. the ancient citadel has fallen to so many. the kurds, a proud and ancient people, have seen them all come and go. they take the long view. the people here say isis has set new standards for barbaridy. i have never seen anything like isis, he says. we have seen war but not this

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>> online dating, while it's not new, there might be a new twist on it. couples who use a website to negotiate a relationship of personal and financial. take a look at a clip from lisa's new show, "this is life," which premiers tonight. >> taylor grew up with a traditional middle class family but in her early 20s, she realized her tastes were anything but ordinary. >> when i started dating guys, they wanted to go to get fast food. i wanted to experience a different lifestyle so i ventured out. >> taylor embraced the sugar

lifestyle when she was just 22. and this is rich. her sugar daddy of nearly a decade. >> hey you sexy thing. give me a hug. give me a hug. okay. how are you doing? >> i'm great. >> good seeing you. >> can i get in? >> let's ride. >> sounds good. >> sugar relationships can last a long time. taylor has been in hers for ten years. she says her sugar daddy is teaching her really important things like golf. >> outstanding. >> good shot. >> outstanding. >> when i met rich it was effortless. >> don't you laugh. >> we just hit it off. >> whoa. >> all right. >> that was a good shot. >> thank you. >> i don't want to use the term love at first sight. >> i'm 32. >> i'm 69. >> if you forgive me for saying,

there are a lot of people who may say what a dirty old man. >> all old men are dirty old men. have you ever met one that didn't like to flirt? >> actually no. >> okay. i rest my case. >> all right. i talked with lisa this week about the couple in the piece you saw and i asked whether the family members know about this relationship. >> in this particular relationship, the man wasn't married and has never been married, however there are lots of sugar daddies who are on these websites who are married and are looking for a younger woman to be their companions and whatever goes along with that is negotiated. with regard to taylor and rich. >> one of the couples we profiled, he is close to 70 and she is in her 30s. their relationship is unique. they claim they have never had sex and for rich, taylor allows

him to feel youthful and vigorous. and she provides for him something that he was really missing in his life. and it's just a different take on the sugar daddy relationship. >> that sounds like a friendship. >> it's a mentorship, too. that's another thing a lot of the young women expressed the need for. in these challenged economy they are really seeking these older men for mentorship and possible opportunities to advance their careers. >> and how did they hook snup. >> they also hooked up on a website. they have been together for a long time but they initially hooked up on a website. >> okay. exploring this world in "this is life" with lisa ling, airing tonight. 10:00 eastern and pacific right here on cnn.

>> all right. hello again. it is the 4:00 eastern hour. we begin with a manhunt in missouri for the persons who shot at two officers overnight. someone shot at an off duty officer, st. louis police officer in a drive-by, but he was not hit. these incidents have both communities on edge now but in ferguson, protests continued. one protest got out of hand just a few days ago after the ferguson police chief tried to address them. let's go now to sarah in ferguson. what are police saying about these incidents now? >>