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>> cnn goes on the hunt for boko haram. >> welcome. >> and this is cnn newsroom. >> we start with dwroeing concerns about isis recruiting young people to join their ranks. police are trying to track down at least four young people some of them students who may be trying to join a militant group.

uter programming. >> several students at the school flew to the middle east to join isis. >> canadian officials say they are at least for two women and two men maybe more. they have opened this investigation because the families came to them saying the children were missing. now, canadian officials. they are in turkey. they are clear that that was likely their intend and you know security officials in canada saying that they believe that this problem will continue to

grow they want them to really keep an eye on what their children are doing and if they are susceptible to being radicalized. officials say that in this case that didn't happen. >> so many young people are buying into the social media recruiting of this brutal brutal group. we will look at what makes isis so effective at persuading the young to sign up. >> it is a strange and curious situation.

alking about that good morning to you. and tell us more about what they knew about him. >> good morning, natalie. good morning john. that is the question that many people have been asking. i'm going to show you if times of london. and one thing that we're hearing that we heard yesterday this is the group that he has been in contact with they said that mi5

tried to recruit him. he claimed to have rejected the offer. he said you're going to have a lot of trouble. you're going to be known. you're going to br followed. that will be harder for you. if they knew him over a dozen times they stopped him for the supposed holiday graduation holiday. they kept him on terror watch lists and no fly list. he still slipped through the net. we have been hearing about why he said he felt he was being

hred. that he was marginalized.

but it still begs the question if they knew that he may want to travel to somalia to then have terror links. , and the elderly. many of the women are away fighting elsewhere.

n unnamed man. >> these are from people from a past century. when god orders us to destroy these statues, we must do it even if they are worth billions

of dollars. this may not be what it seems, however. many of these art facts appear to be replicas not originals. t days after reports emerged that isis militants bhurned thousands of books and manuscripts dating back to the empire. whether these are replicas or originals, isis has proven

repeatedly and vividly its determination to destroy the heritage of a nation indeed all mankind under its reign of madness.

sia has threatened a cut off before and it's doing that now. ukraine's troubles are far from over. >> a small convoy heads south into the conflict zone. the yellow and blue flag ukrainian armor pulling back. >> they are pulling out and the rebels say they have been doing it for a couple of days already. both sides are very keen to be seen and following the agreements. >> the cease fires are mostly

holding. st men here are in good spirits. >> because the different hour our people. >> the last ukrainian town. he has to take the bus out here to pick up his pension.

ia the popularity continues to sore despite the crisis in ukraine. a new poll came out saying that putin is more popular than ever.

o who this is. >> it's no secret russia's president enjoys motorcycles. when pew tin rides with a former communist block biggest bike club the night wolves his wing man is a staunch ally.

lder. those are not empty words when it was acknowledged. the night wolves were already there commanding check points setting the scene for the invasion. and it is acknowledged members of the club are fighting in ukraine. >> there are many night wolves. unfortunately, we have lost three of them.

ou fight here. you hope to win and not to be dead. a majority of russians are faithful to their president. difficult economic situation of this dountry, despite the international sanctions that many products are not available in stores any more.

er with every time the west ups the pressure against him. >> when most people think of the u.s. telecom verizon they think of the phone service or maybe texting. >> but today the company made a big snarky statement by writing

in morse code. what's that all about? we will let you know in a moment.

>> after years of protests and pleas, the u.s. federal communications has voted in favor of net neutrality. >> the hotly debated issue

passed 3-2. one side hails this as a huge victory for a free fast and open internet the other argues that it imposes unnecessary regulation. let's take a look at what exactly net neutrality in the u.s. would mean. >> the internet would be reclassified as a public utility. >> internet service provider such as comcast, verizon and att would not be allowed to increase or decrease internet speeds as they please. >> and it would prevent content from being blocked and extra charges for internet fast streams. >> they are expected to appeal that ruling. >> all of the details are not quite ironed out yet and a

senior media correspondent points out that means a long tricky road ahead. >> we should mention these rules apply to wireless connections as well. phone connections can be affected by these rules. but some people who are concerned about these rules say there could be unintended consequences down the road rate regulation down the road. this is going to be battled and settled in the courts over the next many years. it's not entirely clear what is legal and illegal. >> the net neutrality debate is about who picks winners and losers online. internet service providers or consumers. the fcc settled it.

consumers win. >> after that jab they translated a message using a typewriter font to say with this ruling the fcc imposes rules on brond band internet services that were written in the era of the steam locomotive and telegraph. basically saying that the fcc is sending the world back to the dawn of telecommunications. >> it is really important for people online.

make his point. >> i asked the chair, do you know what this is? it's a snowball. and that's just from outside here. so it's very, very cold out. very unseasonable. so catch this. uh-huh. >> by the way, james inhofe chairs the u.s. committee on environment and public works. >> i think he has a snowball's chance in hell that there's nothing going on in climate. don't cold outbreaks a result sometimes of -- there's much science you can read and study about that but it's all about extreme weather right now. there is know in there.

he says he's in the financial district of boston. okay. it's boston but what is it? this is just out his window and it has been snowing so long and so hard. but where his seventh floor is the snow is just piled up and piled up so it compresses and gets a look of like a glacier like he is doing work in the antarctic because the snow has covered all the windows.

see the roof? the snow disappeared once the temperatures got above the freezing mark. that's the good news. we go into the next 96 hours or so. boston is not to be outdone. already, second snowiest winter on record just behind a winter about 20 years ago. but with this upcoming snowfall we might in fact see that being pushed to the top. at least closer to normal. those folks have really endured quite the winter. >> and as you know it gets a little warmer you know that they appreciate that. >> and the fact that the economy and the infrastructure people can't take trains and can't get to work. >> on top of this once it melts

we're loobing at a dangerous flood potential. >> what do you do with all that snow? >> they have talked about dumping it into water, they take it to snow fields. it has been quite the chore for them. it really has been. >> thank you. ahead, u.s. house speaker zwron boehner had an interesting response to a reporter's question. you will see that he blew a kiss to this journalist. we will have this story when we continue. when it comes to medicare, everyone talks about what happens when you turn sixty-five. but, really, it's what you do before that counts. see, medicare doesn't cover everything. only about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is on you. [ male announcer ] consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans it could really save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. so, call now and request this free decision guide. discover how an aarp medicare supplement plan could go long™ for you. do you

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>> welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is cnn newsroom.

>> our top stories for you. a hong kong woman has started serving a six year prison sentence after she was found guilty of abusing her house maid. she showed contempt for those beneath them. the migrant worker was in court during today's hearing. >> jihadi john the isis executioner with the british voice was a kuwaitee born londoner. he is reported to be a college graduate who traveled to syria back in 2012. >> canadian police say they are looking for at least four young people who may be trying to join isis. police say they left canada last month and flew to turkey. >> i's fair to say that the group isis may be medieval in

its tactics and ideology but they are exploiting modern technology. >> and have done a very good job of it. sit a big part of their tactic and that is social media which, of course appeals to so many young people. >> you might think this is a commercial for the tourism board of canada. it is from isis posted on social media aimed to convince wannabe jihadis. >> a canadian convert was the ultimate pitch man for isis until he was killed fighting for them.

here are thousands of online forums where jihad is the draw. aveil nbl all sorts of languages including english. >> why aren't they being shut down? what are you going to do? issue down all of twitter? >> you have the language you have russian. you could link up with networks. >> and find somebody to do jihad with? >> sure. >> it's that simple? >> yeah. >> one of the suspects from brooklyn just arrested this week for trying to join isis was using this weapon site. >> but this is a group that beheads people crucifies others and sub ju gaits its female

members. what exactly is the attraction? according to weis everything i just mentioned. >> the grotesquery that they exhibit is designed to attract the jihadis. >> more frightening? hook up on social media may mean that they don't have to leave their home. isis assigns them deadly tasks from afar. >> stay where you are, radicalize you and we will teach you how to build a fertilizer bomb in your basement. >> a dangerous directive from a group whose popularity is only growing online.

he united states. today democrats are seizing on that and other threats to warn about the dangers of cutting off funding for the agency that keeps americans safe. >> american people are frightened and rightfully so. isis appears to have money, terrorists appear to have money. why shouldn't our homeland have the ability to protect itself? >> meanwhile the homeland security secretary is on capital hill again, walking halls, begging lawmakers to fully fund his department. >> this is not just an inside the belt way political jousting. >> in the senate even

conservatives backed off threats to hold off on homeland funding. but all are on the house. who are still insisting on blocking the president's executive action on immigration. >> this is a violation of our constitution, a violation of the balance of powers and it needs to be addressed and we're doing it. >> is it worth shutting down the homeland security department over it? >> that bill stops the president from carrying out his plan to allow millions of undaumted immigrants to stay legally. >> to save face with conservatives, some republicans argue a texas court is already stopping the president's immigration plan. >> accept the victory that the courts have given us which is that the president does not have the authority to do what he has

done. >> but house conservatives don't see it that way. >> if ands and buts were candy and nuts. >> when we make decisions i'll let you know. >> the senate could start debate today on a republican bill to block president obama's executive orders on immigration. >> fighters from chad have joined in and already helped gain back lost ground. >> but boehm harem is not letting up. >> forcing these helicopters to fly quite low.

equipped and battle hardened army joined the fight and helped reclaim a chunk of northern territory. we passed through the abandoned town. it was firmly under boko haram's

control until chad's arrival yesterday. >> the remains of motorcycles often used by boko haram. we can't see what the chadians are shooting at. then the distinct hissing of bullets close by. our vehicle moves forward past a body they tell us is that of a boko haram militant who had been shooting. we don't see a weapon. soldiers say they grabbed it. chad claims to have killed 200 militants here this past week. we see about half a dozen bodies left to rot. the soldiers find a child.

they want him to tell them where the boko haram fighters have fled to. perhaps seven or eight years old he seems terrified and confused. the soldiers view any survivors here with suspicion. cnn, nigeria. >> taking us to the ground there and really showing us what's happening. thank you so much for that reporting. now on the other side of the world, a judge has dismissed charges against the country's president after allegations she tried to cover up a terrorist bombing.

. just last week security forces arrested and jailed the mayor on the left here. he is accused of plotting to overthrow the government. lopez's wife has been campaigning re-lenlessly for his release. >> earlier she spoke exclusively to cnn. listen. >> we are in a crisis. eam a better country is not a crime. >> government critics say the

arrest of opposition leaders are an attempt to divert attention from the economic troubles. -defense. >> talks aimed at ending north korea's nuclear program may be on the horizon. >> we have a live report from the korean peninsula as cnn continues.

>> north korea has not been approached about this. they say it was very important to get agreement as soon as possible. south korea wants these talks to resume sooner rather than later. >> we thank you. there live in seoul. >> prince william is on a week long trip to asia. his goal is to promote uk relations. china will be the biggest challenge out of these two countries. >> he expects to walk that

diplomatic tight rope. certainly the uk is very popular here among ordinary chinese with its push to get dramatic episodes of sherlock on the weapon but right now he's in japan and prince william has met with the emperor and crown prince. he is there to look at and go over the developments. he has traveled overseas for more than ten years as an envoy of the queen and of the government of uk but certainly this is an important visit standing alone. she is obviously expecting a new child.

>> and when it comes to china, i would imagine that the prince will walk a bit of a fine line especially when it comes to hong kong. >> i'm sure that prince william will avoid any mention of the hong kong protest. he is started on a good note. he gave this message to the chinese people. >> i am very pleased to be visiting china, soon. >> a personal plea to the chinese people. prince william was reaching out. we will see if he gets the coverage that he might want. the media is controlled by the state. but there will be a sense that this could be one way to push

the uk agenda in the world's most populous country. >> david joining us live in beijing. we appreciate the reporting there. >> everyone is calling it lama drama. a pair of lamas making a mad dash for freedom. >> it was exciting to see what it took to reel them in next.

>> so we start this block talking about llamas. these were caught but the tv cameras did not get to them in time to catch the footage. >> it was about llamas gone wild today. but another llamapalooza did get plenty of kompbl. live tv rolling. we are glad they were safe and sound. trr llamas led authorities on a chase. >> televised live msnbc switched from coverage of the strategy of terror to lamas on the run. >> i'm not kidding. this is a pair of lamas that are on the loose. >> not sure what the strategy is here in trying to get these two. >> just talking about it induced

anchor giggles. >> we will check in on black llama and update the status of the white llama. >> the two were doing therapy work in sun city arizona, when something spooked them and they took off. >> we have been out here for an hour trying to capture them. we were wondering if we could get some help. >> it's not easy to cut off a llama. a golf cart was deployed. one news banner echoed it calling it a low speed chase. sometimes they ran against traffic another time they changed into the proper lane to go straight. >> we will get to the news. we have 24 hours a day to do the news. en joy with us the llamas. >> the younger black one just barely escaping grabbed and lasoed together the two gave the slip to an every growing number of pursuers.

>> i feel silly talking about this because it's not something that cnn typically covers but it's hard to take your eyes off the screen here. >> llamas are twice as big as alpacas. >> watch out that one on the left may be alpacan heat. >> the llamas have been captured. >> what could be more important for our country than this? the sheriff's department said the lamas were taken back to the ranch. there was no therapy. this was therapy for the local militia -- lamas. >> i would say that the llama sorry was pretty important at the time. >> they are okay. >> another story that's kind of

interesting. the fashion police are calling for back-up because a $150,000 oscar dress was stolen. >> these pictures may be the last we see of this pearl studded calvin klein stunner on this stunning actress who dropped jaws sunday wearing it on the oscar's red carpet. the fashion police gave it the thumbs up but now it is gone. the dress apparently stolen from her hotel room. detectives are on the case. the hotel says it was an unfortunate situation. $150,000 price tag. i hope they find it. thanks for watching. >> early start is ahead for viewers here in the united states and for viewers around the world, newsroom is next. >> and as we head out we want to leave you with this photo of a partially frozen ocean wave off the beach in natucket. no surfing on that one. >> not at all. >> see you later.

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losing the war against isis. a grim assessment from the fbi as more teenagers leave their homes, believe to be radicalized by terrorists online. this morning, new information about the man identified as the isis executioner. what we now know about the new york men accused of terror plots. the missing canadian teens on the way to help isis and the videos isis is releasing in iraq. team coverage starts right now. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. it is