unleashing the first air strikes against the terror group today. bombing targets inside libya, like isis weapons caches and training camps. this comes one day after a grisly new video was released showing the beheading of 21 egyptian coptic christians. france is joining egypt in pressing for an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council. then italy warning that isis is on europe's door step. joining me here is nbc foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin. you've been following each of the facets. tell us about the emerging role egypt is playing and the importance of making strikes in libya. >> you mentioned egypt carrying out air strikes for the first time targeting positions inside libya. the positions were in this town in the eastern part of the country. keep in mind libya over the past several months has descended

into chaos. the country is split with two defacto governments but it seems to be an area that isis controls firmly and as a result of that egypt went after their weapons depots as well as some of the areas where they believe that isis fighters were training. this also comes as the libyan air force says it too carried out air strikes against the isis positions. when you look at the region you get a sign why as you mentioned europe is increasingly scared. europe is very concerned about this part of it right here and that is because a lot of immigrants and my grants try to get to europe through libya and tun tunisia. the collapse of the government is making it easier and officials are worried isis fighters may try to enter from there as well. one more important thing, when you look at how isis is expanding its footprint across the region. you see where isis has some presence. it's different variations in

different parts. in some countries like egypt and libya, they are operational. as we saw in the video, isis is claiming affiliates in those two countries. other places like algeria and yemen and jordan and even afghanistan, isis has a presence but considered much more to be sympathetic support not an operational organizational level. this is the challenge that u.s. and its allies have trying to defeat isis on an idealogical front but trying to prevent the organization from getting a foothold in these countries like egypt and libya. >> ayman, on egypt specifically how significant is it that they are coming to the floor? >> egypt is a very significant country. it's the largest arab country and one of the strongest in terms of its support for the u.s. and its allies in the region. it has a strong military backed by the united states. it is one of the most powerful military countries in the region. as a result, it's military involvement is significant now that it is joining the fight. it has been a supporter of this coalition but now operationally

involved in air strikes in libya, not yet in syria and iraq like jordan and other countries. >> and this expanding role does put the u.s. relationship under new scrutiny. we know there are those on the hill in congress that have actually stalled u.s. military assistance to egypt, that will be a harder than ever case to make as they advance a lot of human rights crackdowns. ayman, always a pleasure to have you on. thanks for explaining. in denmark, police are holding two suspects they believed helped the shooter in this weekend's horrific terror attacks. this man omar hamid el hussein was the gunman. that name hasn't been confirmed by police. the prime minister spoke earlier today about what this investigation has revealed so far. >> born in denmark, he was known by the police for several criminal acts including severe violence and he was also known

to be linked to a criminal gang in copenhagen. but i want to also say -- make very clear we have no indication at this stage that he was part of a cell. >> the terror in copenhagen began on saturday with shots fired at a free speech event ka cafe. it was an event attended by swedish cartoonist lars vilks who previously faced death threats. then after that another shooting this one outside a copenhagen synagogue that left one person dead and two police officers injured. following this on the scene, nbc news correspondent kelly cobiella. i know it's been incredibly hectic there. tell me what the mood is like there. how has life changed with the elevated security there? >> reporter: well people in denmark have been used to the idea of this kind of a threat

for quite some time. there have been arrests in the past for terror type plots. there have been cases here where you know you have people who have drawn depictions of the prophet mow hamhammed in the past. we've been expecting or almost bracing for this type of thing for quite a while. we're not necessarily surprised, more shocked and saddened by the fact that it's happened now and the fact that two people have been killed and five officers injured injured. in that sense, the sense that it has finally happened yes, there's a lot of shock and sadness, but in terms of what has happened here ronan, people were almost bracing for something like this here. >> and those two new suspects in custody that we mentioned, how do police think they helped the

shooter specifically? >> these appeared in court and charged with tough charges. police believe they actually helped the gunman get rid of the weapon and hide him from police for a certain amount of time. we don't know the specifics on that just yet. a lawyer for the men told the associated press that they deny those charges. by the way, we know more about the weapon allegedly used here. we hear tfgs an m-95 automatic rifle. that's the same type of weapon used by the danish military. >> thank you for the update. thanks for navigating the delay. we'll keep an eye on that. back in the u.s. a tough situation of a different kind. it is wicked cold in boston. record setting cold that dirty water more like an ice cube at this point. there's been another blizzard there and indeed in only 16 days into this month, it's already

boston's snowiest month of all time. but wait it's not all bad news. a rare phenomenon called thundersnow, you may have seen this jim cantore got pretty excited. >> yes, yes, we got it baby! we got it! whoo! we got it! yes! listen to that! >> joining me from boston right now, our only slightly less excited adam reiss, how's the cleanup going there? >> reporter: ronan, we don't see much cleanup going on but it is very cold. it's warming up a little. it's 15 degrees with the windchill it's negative 3. and this cold weather is causing problems on the roads. we're seeing roofs collapse and costing a lot of money. they set aside $18 million but

have already gone through 33 million and the state expects to lose a billion dollars in lost revenue. victor taen lillian are both from california. what do you make of all of this snow? >> it's pretty problematic and hard to get places and public transportation is pretty bad. i can't feel my face right now, so it could be a lot better. >> it's bitter cold. what are you making of all of this? >> i haven't seen a lot of snow in california but it's also causing problems for me on the t. i waited two hours the other day to get to school causing canceled classes. but overall, i guess we're all dealing with it okay. >> it is a holiday and you would expect more people but everyone is heeding the call to stay warm and stay safe. we're expecting a little bit more snow tomorrow. >> stay warm out there all of you, appreciate it. this cold weather around the country is hitting hard on social media as well.

5.1 million treats you can see the spike there since friday about this unusual cold snap. let's talk about the weather and how cold it is in five words. we'll keep track. keep cold in 5 words, we're original like that. a delicate situation in ukraine, a new ceasefire appearing to hold despite claims of violations on both sides. there have been reports of shelling, following all of this from london is janet shamlian. how strained is this looking right now? >> well it's really fragile, because of the continued shelling there as you mentioned. this is a city in eastern ukraine, it's strategically important because there's a railway, at this point it's still in government hands, as many as 7,000 ukrainian troops but the russian-backed rebels have it reportedly surrounded

and they are promising to open a safe corridor for ukrainian troops to leave if they lay down weapons. observers have not been able to get into the city for an assessment of what's going on. and the turmoil as you indicated is threatening that cease fire under which the warning signs are supposed to start removing the heavy weapons from the front lines by tomorrow. this conflict is now in the tenth month, more than 5500 people have died and moscow continues to deny that they are helping rebels in any way. angela merkel appealed for the ceasefire to be respeked and foreign ministers who brokered this deal from france, russia and ukraine and germany will likely meet in the next day or two to see what they can do to get the ceasefire to hold. >> janet shamlian thanks for that update. here at home an exclusive interview, one moment that caught our eye, notorious rbg,

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new players striking back today in the fight against isis. egypt conducting air strikes against islamic militants in libya. that's important, revenge for a horrifying new isis video showing 21 egyptian christians beheaded. egyptian government has called on the u.s. led coalition fighting in iraq and syria to broaden that separation to include libya. even the italian government is weighing in issuing a call for nato to intervene. joining me now, bob casey of pennsylvania, member of the national security working group. senator casey, you supported military intervention in libya in 2011 the one that led to the overthrow of gadhafi and chaos that has followed there since. does that mean the united states has a responsibility to protect the peace in libya today? >> well ronan, i certainly think that if isis continues to do what it has been doing, which

is new york times outlines spreading influence beyond iraq and syria, of course that has to be part of the effort against isis that the united states undertakes as well as the other nations in the coalition. now it's pretty clear, if anyone had any doubts that no religion is safe from isis. they are attacking jews and muslims and christians and i'm sure there are several other religions they'll get to at some point. this is a -- this is a threat that goes well beyond syria and iraq. >> let's talk about the u.s. response to that expansion, the proposed authorization for the use of military force that would allow the military to extend its mission pretty broadly to any associated persons or forces. you mentioned that new york times article. they described the growing international footprint of isis as expanding way beyond syria and iraq and affiliates in almost a dozen countries. we've got a map there of some of

them. how should the u.s. deal with that expansion? are you concerned about mission creep under this new authorization? >> yes, i do have real concerns about the proposal as it's drafted. i do think that we've got to make sure that when we're getting to an evaluation when i say we especially members of the house and senate and by the way, we have a duty to engage in this and have a full debate not just a km of hours or few days. when we get to the point we have to examine among other things those five words that have been quoted over and over again, enduring offensive ground combat operations. all five words are very important. we have to get that right. i don't agree i guess with either end of the debate where some people think it's by definition too broad and others say it limits the president to substantially, but we've got to make sure we've got that right. i do think not having a degraphic limitation makes sense but we also have a concern and

i'm glad the president least raised this in the transmittal letter not the legislation itself, he has a concern about the 2001 authorization which gets to the broader question of terrorism. this debate has to cover all of that. and we've got to come to a conclusion and i agree with others who believe that we have to come to a conclusion about an authorization for the use of military force. >> senator, the other big news is egypt coming into focus as a significant player in this fight. do you agree or disagree with your colleagues on the hill, patrick leahy among them who held up military assistance to egypt over the past year. >> well i think we've got to evaluate that when it comes to what egypt is doing on human rights and other questions, but obviously, when they are going to be greater participant, it looks like in the effort against isis that has to be weighed

against steps that we take. sometimes you have to show some forebearance and say, we'll address those questions later because of the more urgent task at happened as relates to isis. i will say this i was with president elsisi before he became president. he had just begun his rise back in 2013. and i warned him at the time that there were folks in congress in both parties that were threatening at that time back in the early part of '13 to condition aid or withdraw aid. so they have to be aware that we have concerns but of course when it comes to isis i think we've got to make that the first priority. >> you mentioned the more urgent concern about isis. you seem to think that should trump those human rights concerns, i want a clear answer from you on that. should the security objectives trump what appears to be mass

crackdowns and hundreds imprisoned without cause and at one point 1,000 people killed in a day, protesters gunned down? >> it's a question of timing. and what we don't want to do is inhibit their ability to be able to work with us against isis. that doesn't mean we can't have parallel tracks. but we should consider the timing of any action before we take it. this has to be -- this has to be closely evaluated by the state department as well to make -- to make that determination, but it's a question of timing. >> what is the end game in this fight against isis? >> well look i think the president's goal of degrading an defeating isis has to be the ultimate -- the ultimate goal but at that point, i also believe this is going to take years. it's not going to take a couple of months or one or two years. it's going to take several years at a minimum. we have to be prepared for a long battle.

but that doesn't lead to the conclusion that some reached in the conflict in iraq where we have to put combat troops on the ground. that's a mistake. and i think it takes off the hook the other 59 or so nations in what is about a 60 nation coalition. we have to make sure that those in the region those in the neighborhood, those who have the greatest stake in this are putting troops on the ground in fighting this battle. doesn't mean we can't control a substantial effort in the air, the intel, even other ways to help with even maybe special forces. as well as diplomacy and cutting off financing. the whole range of issues we have to deal with in the strategy. but the idea that we're going to put combat troops on the ground and let more than 50 other countries off the hook doesn't make any sense. we lost as you might not ronan, just in pennsylvania, 288 killed in action over the course of

iraq and afghanistan in those two conflicts. those 288 deaths weigh heavily on me when i make a determination what i'll support in terms of the authorization for the use of force. >> it's going to be a long conversation with a lot of difficult outstanding questions as we navigate the way ahead. bob casey, always appreciate your time. thank you. >> we've got developing news coming in right now in the attacks in copenhagen several sources reporting that the gunman had just been released from jail two weeks prior and may have become radicalized in jail the summer before. he was identified as omar hamil el hussein. >> today is a day that we celebrate and where we celebrate the guy this bridge was named

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governor's chair, known not just aggressive politicking but she'll be the first opency bisexual governor in state history. covering state politics and policy for the blog and does an excellent job. your coverage has been great. update us on where the investigation stands. >> the governor will be leaving off by midday wednesday when secretary of state kate brown will asend to the governor's mansion. the moment even after he said he would resign on friday the fbi started to deliver subpoenas all over the place to the department of administrative services and facets of oregon's government. so governor now faces two investigations, and his fiance one from the oregon attorney general, allen rosenblam, she let him know she had already

gone ahead and done that and now from the fbi looking into not only the contracts that sylviea hayes has gotten through her connections through the governor but into the possibility that hasn't paid her income taxes on more than $100,000 that she made while consulting for some of these groups. >> it is an unbelievably tangled story here. i want to read to you a statement from kate brown, which you've seen. she was summoned by the governor. i got on a plane yesterday morning and arrived at 3:40 in the afternoon, escorted directly into a meeting with the governor. he asked me why i came back early from washington, d.c. which i found strange. i asked what he wanted to talk about. he told me he was not resigning and began a discussion about transition, this is clearly a bizarre and unprecedented situation. just how unusual is this story? >> just about everything about this is unusual. first of all, let's start with the fact that oregon is the least corrupt state in america based on the number of

prosecutions on -- for public corruption charges and oregon is well below every other state and now they've got their governor soon to be former governor tangled up in this. it's also bizarre that the governor called kate brown and asked her to come back from the state. she was out here in washington, d.c. where she served as president of the national association of secretaries of state to have the president suddenly leave the annual meeting is pretty bizarre in and of itself. then she shows up. brown's statement was really sort of the straw that broke the cam el's back. he reversed himself on monday and told kate brown and others on tuesday. then she issued the statement and that opened the door for the rest of the democrats in oregon. both legislative leaders called on him to quit by thursday. state treasurer did and attorney general already had an open investigation into him. so that -- her statement, kate brown's statement opened the

door and helped usher him out. it is instructive in that kits auber doesn't have a lot of allies or make a lot of friends while he was in office kons consequently when one of the other democrats in the state said he should quit there were no allies to back him out. >> it really does seem that really peculiar statement about a very peculiar situation was the straw that broke the political camel's back here. what does this mean for the democratic party? this is a case of a democratic governor, caught in hot water and seemingly with a whole web of corruption. >> well i would caution against calling take whole web of corruption. it's isolated to him and sylvia

hayes and a few aids that might be involved. there's not any indication the investigation is beyond that two. oregon is a very blue state, the second longest streak of electing democratic governors. now that kate brown is in charge, she will face voters again to fill out the rest of his term in the november of 2016 so a presidential year in a very blue state, a state that hasn't been competitive for a long time. i don't think this dooms any democrat's chances but it's going to put kate brown in a prominent position to be sort of active in one of the very few states only seven in the country that are totally controlled by democrats. she really get to drive the agenda and has a liberal record to begin with. if she adds to that or advocates her liberal positions then i think you'll see a pretty interesting agenda coming out of oregon. >> one of the collateral effects migts be making kate brown into

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in nigeria the boko haram terrorists have now issued a new threat, a threat of suicide bombings and attacked a military base in cameroon as regional leaders convene there to discuss combatting a growing threat from the group. the destruction is evident on the ground and slightly different better inspective. this is what war crimes look like from space. you can see the before image and the devastating after image. quite a difference there. the key to understanding and maybe even prevent, fut or conflicts. the editor has been following this new technology and how it's being applied in some of these conflicts. intelligence agencies have had this kind of imaging for a long time. what's changing now? >> what's changing in the early

2000s, this became available commercially by private companies to human rights groups and others. you saw the first one of the first instances was in 2003 in north korea. they did a report an advocacy group did a report on jails there, prisons there. and they used satellite imagery and it's been growing in sophistication and ambition they are trying to do not just can we spot attacks when they happen but can we prevent them by for example, if we look at refugee flows changing or military buildup, can we say there's about to be an attack let's try to stop it. can we also this is the most ambitious, can we deter people and say sudan, we're watching you, watching what you're doing and that will inhabit governments or other actors from inflicting violence. >> we're showing these satellite images right now to the audience.

the red dots is where vegetation used to be in the before shots and striking absence of red is all of that destroyed and some of these shots additional yellow points indicating destroyed buildings. you can see them there in this shot clearly. looking at the nigeria images specifically, what can this satellite imaging tell us about boek boek boek co-har ram. >> we have essentially a black hole of information, we look at the satellite image and yes, finally visual evidence and have something but there are limitations, there are many burnt buildings and they weren't there several days earlier and we know the buildings were very packed together. that means there were a lot of population in a dense environment and can say if there's been a rapid change over the course of several days something awful happened on a ground scale and can estimate if

a population was around 10,000 based on con trags of buildings we can say, okay that means we can have a rough estimate of thousands or hundreds of people dying. we don't know who carried out the attack and can't see microlevel violence. we don't know if there was an instance of rape or small arms fire. we only know that buildings were burnt and destroyed. >> i want to look at the recent images from kobani syria. look at this what are the images that we're looking at in this particular conflict tell us about the scope of the devastation there? >> they tell us a lot. they are spaced out over a long period of time. what digital globe has released we're talking over the course of several years, what they do tell us is they can say, we know that the buildings have been destroyed and sometimes we can identify the buildings, in other

instances we can say, that is a grand mosque that was famous and that is destroyed or battered. in khobani, it didn't have strategic value but had symbolic value between those fighting against kurdish forces and isis forces on the other. what we can say is this is just a completely destroyed town. but during the fighting this was really the only images we had and journalists couldn't be on ground. we know how dangerous it is and we could see this is really the only main evidence we have until after the town -- isis was defeated in the town that this is the only evidence we have there was major destruction. we don't know where people went or if there are people still living there. can't tell that from 500 miles above the earth's surface. >> it is the democratization of something that was once only the purview of governments and

militaries, we'll see how it changes the conversation about intervening in the more ravage places. thank you so much. >> up next stay with us everyone the country's whose revolution sparnged the arab spring is the source of more fighters in iraq and syria, fighters often on isis' side we take you into an exclusive on the ground journey to find out why next. yoplait greek 100. for when you just can't make it without a protein-packed, thick and creamy, power-me-up-with-something filling taste-bud-loving, satisfaction by the spoonful, deliciously fruity dinner feels a million years away grab and go, let's take on the world with 100 calories, snack yoplait greek 100. there are hundreds of reasons to snack on it.

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right now, isis is learning a steady stream of recruits from all over the world. last week 3,400 fighters from western countries have joined so far. they believe. 20,000 people have over 90 countries have travelled to syria ask iraq to join the fight. tunisia tops that list. we found out why.

>> they they what they are doing in syria is the right way. >> do you know how they died? >> they were kill eded. one of them exploded himself. and he made a video. i saw it.

>> all the people think about going because of freedom. most didn't even read the koran. they met people and they just went with them. they came from poor places. they even live in poor places.

>> why are so many people from tunisia joining isis? >> the internet, you go to the paradise. >> we watched the video they make. . >> when you see an isis video, what do you think? >> sometimes i'm proud. >> watching a video about osama bin laden and how he is going to fight because they get so many people in iraq. >> message to america you want to give out? >> just know that we hate them. >> more and more isis recruits troubling. but another trend we're watching

is voices of dissent rising up. some taking on terrorists face to face. a video of one brave elderly woman has been circulating. the woman is seen confronting two member members of the terror group. she argues, quoting verses from the koran as she says islam forbids bloodshed. >> our colleagues at flash point, a private security firm we work with could not authenticate the source, but there are reasons to say it could be legitimate.

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our foreign correspondent has more. >> egypt continues its operations. it's carried out two sets of airstrikes against targets in the eastern part of the country. we saw in the previous map in the isis stronghold. this is an area where a lot of countries including the u.s. believe isis has been building up its capacity over the last several months. libya is in an influx. no central government to control that territory. as a result we have seen isis emerge. egypt carried out strikes against weapons depots and training sites and it will continue its operations as long as it needs to revenge the killing of those 21 egyptian christianss. meanwhile the egyptian president is coming under a little criticism. questions are being asked whether the government could do everything it