"cnn newsroom" continues right here at the top of the hour. >>> but right now cnn's dr. sanjay gupta travels to the happiest nation in the world. see what we can all learn from them for the new year. that's next. ♪ >>> today we're taking a closer look at something we arguably all want in our lives, happiness. over the past decade doctors and researchers from all over the world have conducted dozens of studies specifically looking at how happiness impacts you and me. what this remarkable new science tells us is that not only is happiness feeling good, but it's also leading to a healthier and longer life. >> lift up. hold it for a few seconds. breathe out. >> there's a lot to get to today, including how faking laughter for just a few minutes a day can lower your stress levels, can even boost your immune system. plus, i also want to show you something else, that's how your brain, even your heart, physically reacts when you're happy versus sad. >>> but, first, let's go to denmark. to see what we can learn from people who are already happy. ♪ so, we get to start off by going

right now time to get you back into the "cnn newsroom" with martin savidge. >>> this is cnn breaking hello, everyone, breaking news, i'm martin savidge in new york. let's get to what we have. two new york city police officers in uniform and sitting in their nypd patrol car were shot in what is described as ambush style today in brooklyn. we are now told that both officers were shot in the head and both have died from their wounds. we're also told the suspected gunman has been found dead. here's how one of the witnesses described the scene. >> no, he just told me that, you know, they got shot in the car whatever. they were sitting here. but why hole thing is we got to take back our

you're in the "cnn newsroom." i'm poppy harlow in new york. 5:00 here on the east coast.cases of unarmed african-americans dying at the hands of police. these stories gripping the nation. >>> right now all three police officers are walking free. for the next hour we'll examine the evidence and break down crucial video frame by frame. we will ask our experts what does equal justice look like? from ferguson, missouri, to cleveland to new york, the cases are sparking a national debate on policing, power, and race. >> reporteho

i can't believe this. >> let's talk live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> good morning.ostello. thank you so much for joining me. disbelief. that was the reaction from eric garner's family after a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer involved in his death. just weeks after a similar decision sparked violent riots in

the next hour of cnn "newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the newsroom. >> we have a racial issue one on one and unleashed. >> there's some black people out there who are crooks. >> ferguson, race, and solutions. >> we need some strong black men in st. louis to stand up. >>> riot watch. new fallout and new question this is morning. did michael brown's stepfather cause a riot with his words? and hands up. >> hands up! >> hands up! >> a phrase, a call, a symbol. how a silent gesture has said more than any words possibly could. this morning we asked this: does it further the movement or incite violence? let's talk live in the cnn newsroom. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello, thank you so much for joining me. the stepfather of michael brown says the last thing he wanted to see was ferguson go up in flames and this morning cnn has learned louis head is not expected to face charges for his outbursts moments after a grand jury decided not to indict officer darren wilson. >> burn this [ bleep ] down! head is in the white and green t-shirt. his outburst led to an investigation the st. lo

this is all in the cnn newsroom. >> good afternoon. thanks for being here. in alabama a manhunt is underway. twos escaped inmates still behind bars but a third is still on the run after more than 24 hours. the jailbreak started with a rus. when a guard opened their cell, the men attacked him setting off a nationwide manhunt. >> just outside the gate the dogs hit on the trail and followed the trail to regions bank. the trail was lost behind the bank so we feel they had a vehicle or someone picked them up. police say there was only one guard on duty at the time of the break and he opened the cell after seeing one of the inmates vomiting profusely. >> it's hard to tell if proper procedure was followed. you have a very small county, a small town nearby with only 2,000 residents. probably not a lot of resources. and who knows what kind of training and help that they had ever been given to guard prisoners especially prisoners this dangerous. two of the three wanted for capital murder and one wanted for armed robbery. these were not shoplifters or garden variety pe

when it does, we will bring it to you live. >>> you're in the "cnn newsroom."new york. these are difficult days. right now in new york city, it's a somber day. two officers were gunned down in the line of duty. we are waiting for what's going to be a candlelight vigil for the officers raphael ramos and wenjin lui. earlier today at that same spot, the new york city police commissioner william bratton

you're in the cnn newsroom. we are waiting to see if violent and dangerous protests return again tonight. a sense of calm has taken over as the protesters are making rounds around the country. >> traffic came to a standstill. police told drivers to turn around. . . >> i can't breathe shirts. ♪ >> shouldn't be taking from stores that aren't bothering us. >> wow. dan joining us now. dan, you are at a much different scene but it's the aftermath of what unfolded. any idea of why this happened there last night? >> i'm not sure there is a good answer. >> the chaos erupted when some of the groups went down university avenue in berkley. they targeted this trader joes. there is boarded up windows. they went to a radio shack and looted the store there. things are calm. the question is what's going to happen tonight. some people are trying to organize a protest at 5:00 p.m. if they are successful at getting people out you wonder what kind of behavior they will have. >> it was interesting, dan, too, and i am wondering what

. >>> this just in to the cnn newsroom the u.s.overnment says it has released six guantanamo bay prisoners. the pentagon says the men were sent to uruguay for a resettlement. four irian, one tunisian and one palestinian. it's the latest step by the obama administration to close down the facility. still 136 prisoners remain at gitmo. >>> the u.s. president hasn't felt so well lately so barack obama underwent routine ct scan saturday in washington. after complaining of a sore throat the tests showed everything was normal but his doctors said the symptoms were consistent with acid reflux. >>> coming up, how much would you pay to own the batmobile? one of the originals was just auctioned off and for a bar begin prays too, coming up next. we got married, we became a family of five. without the time and money to wash all this stuff separately. so we wash it all in cold water with tide. even sara's shorts. those are mine. seriously? throw it all in... really? because tide cleans better. even in cold. >>> long before the tumbler was featur

. >>> you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm martin savidge in new york. thank you for joining me. it's great to be with you. >>> the fbi is getting an offer to help investigate a suspected cyber attack from north korea. that offer is coming from, wait for it, north korea. here's the gist of the statement. we didn't know who indict. we didn't do it. we're being framed. fit turns down that offer of a mutual investigation, and continues to blame north korea for the computer attack on sony pictures. that attack resulted in the release of a private company's information and emails that toledo the cancellation of the release of a movie about an sasse destination plot on north korean leader kim jong-un. despite north korea's formal denial the fbi is fairly convinced that the sony attack started. so who in north korea is savvy enough, well trained enough to set something so destructively loose or so destructive loose on the world. people who studied kim jong-un are pretty sure they know. we go to soul for more. >> reporter: north korean soldiers, a technicolor force against the west. on s

let's talk, live in the "cnn newsroom." and good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. it is a bizarre twist in the fallout over a protest by five members of the st. louis rams football team. as the team and the st. louis county police department get into a war of words over whether or not the team actually said it was sorry, the five receivers put their hands up during sunday's game against the raiders. the chief of the st. louis county police john belmar says the team apologized in the phone call but the rams spokesman says "we did not apologize." ed lachb vandera joins to us cu through the confusion. >> reporter: all of this came out sunday after five of the st. louis rams football players walked onto the football field with their hands up and the hands up don't shoot gesture that has become synonymous with the ferguson movement and the st. louis county police association took issue with that on monday. rams officials met with two police groups here in the st. louis area yesterday and after that is when all of this started to kind of

you are here in the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour with two stories out of the middle east.he war on terror and two deadly group of terrorists, al qaeda and the taliban. first the pentagon planning to leave an extra 1,000 troops in

you are here in the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour with two stories out of the middle east. both on the war on terror and two deadly group of terrorists, al qaeda and the taliban. first the pentagon planning to leave an extra 1,000 troops in afghanistan. outgoing secretary of defense chuck hagel talked about that today in kabul. >> we will maintain a limited counterterrorism mission against al qaeda and its remnants, because as we draw down the combat mission, we have not forgotten, not forgotten what brought america to afghanistan over a decade ago. >> meantime, in yemen, a desperate attempt to rescue a hostage from al qaeda and failure. al qaeda terrorists killed luke somers and another western hostage during the raid yesterday. president obama ordered the rescue mission after u.s. intelligence learns that somers could soon be executed. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins us now by phone. barbara, explain what went wrong here. what we are learning is they lost the element of surprise. >> reporter: poppy, by all accounts, the navy seals did lose the surprise at t

let's talk live in the cnn newsroom. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. it is 9:00 p.m. indonesia. night falls and hope fades in the search for the missing airliner. with the ascending darkness the aerial search is suspended for airasia flight 8501. we have learned the search will expand at daylight tomorrow. that leaves families in limbo for 162 a board the flight. it's been 38 hours since the flight vanished over the java sea. moments earlier before it vanished the pilots asking to go to higher altitude was denied. >> if the target is on land it's easier than if it's underwater location because of our evaluation of coordinates we received is that it's under water. our assumption is it's under the sea. >> we're covering all angles. correspondents and experts are scattered around the globe to break down the latest details. here's what we know. it's been nine hours until the sun rises in indonesia and search air crafts can resume the searches over the sea. paula is joining us by phone. tell us more. >> caller: yes, i can. thank yo

>>> welcome back to cnn "newsroom," i'm dana bash.he same system that spawned deadly tornados in mississippi is now moving east. yesterday's twisters killed four people. now communities in mississippi are spending their christmas eve clearing debris and thousands don't have power. aside from that, we have a super soaker here on the east coast and nasty wint thtry mix in the great lakes and a major snowstorm in the rockies. this is frightful weather and a mess for millions of you traveling and trying to get to your destination and we have meteorologist karen maginnis tracking it all in the severe weather center tracking on where exactly the trouble spots are for you for your travel. what's the latest? >> it is so messy up and down the eastern seaboard and i know you were driving in miserable weather conditions with visibility very low. as a matter of fact, i checked out washington, baltimore and new york and visibility about a quarter of a mile to half a mile and a lot of this moisture is still being brought up right along this frontal

you're in the cnn newsroom. good afternoon, everyone. i'm randy kay in today for fredericka whitfield. we begin this hour in new york. a stunning ambush in broad daylight. two police officers murdered, shot and killed in their police cruiser. today new york is in shock. newspapers calling it an execution and tensions are mounting between police and the city's leadership. we are covering every angle of this story, including an interview with former new york mayor rude where i juliany. alexander field is in new york. erin mcpike is in baltimore where police say the suspect shot his ex-girlfriend, and michelle kazinski has the reaction from the president and his administration from hawaii for us. first, alexandra field is taking us through what happened in new york. >> reporter: hundreds of police officers united in grief in a salute for two of their own. >> today two of new york's finest was shot and killed with no warning, no provocation. they were quite simply assassinated. >> reporter: with those words, a visibly shaken new york police

you're in the "cnn newsroom." i'm poppy harlow in new york. 5:00 here on the east coast. we are talking about three cases of unarmed african-americans dying at the hands of police. these stories gripping the nation. >>> right now all three police officers are walking free. for the next hour we'll examine the evidence and break down crucial video frame by frame. we will ask our experts what does equal justice look like? from ferguson, missouri, to cleveland to new york, the cases are sparking a national debate on policing, power, and race. >> reporter: those who died cannot tell us what happened from their point of view. in new york 43-year-old eric garner gasped i can't breathe his neck in a cop's choke hold. in cleveland 12-year-old tamir rice was holding a toy gun when a cop fatally shot him and the case that sparked this year's anger, unarmed teen michael brown gunned down in ferguson, missouri. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> reporter: for some the cycle of outrage is becoming all too familiar. >> they keep having these deja vu moments. we're doing the same thing. it's

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let's talk live in the cnn newsroom. good morning, i'm carol costello, thank you so much for joining me. this morning the fbi is issuing a warning to u.s. troops saying that isis is calling for attacks against our men and women in uniform and that those plots could originate on american soil. the agency saying in part "overseas-based individuals are looking for like-minded individuals in the united states to carry out these attacks." but the fbi alert does not stop there. agents say isis is also scrutinizing social media adding "we also request members of the military review their online social media presence for any information that might attract the attention of violent extremists." let's talk about that. tom fuentes is a cnn law enforcement analyst and former fbi assistant director. hi, tom. >> good morning, carol. >> good morning. i'm glad you're here. this is the second such warning in recent months. the last one came in october. why the additional alert, do you think? >> i think it's because the threats continue un

support us at redcross.org >>> you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm martin savidge.let's take you to the scene that's taken place where the two officers in new york city were slain yesterday. this is a vigil that is happening,000 a now. and prayers are being said in support of the officers, in support of law enforcement, and the decision makers of this community, and it's important even in our discussions now to keep in mind the focus needs to be on the loss of those two officers and thaeir memories an families as we discuss larger events around it pertaining to the relationship in new york and the rift with the police department. this, by the way, is in brooklyn where all of this is happening. let me bring back now david gergen, martha pease. david, i interrupted you as we sort of went to break there to continue what you would tell the mayor, you've got to try to get beyond this because it's essential for the city to heal. >> first of all, martin, let me say thank you to you. you're bringing a calm voice to this which i think is really helpful.

. >> you're in the "cnn newsroom." i'm poppy harlow joining you live from new york 6:00 on the east coast. breaking news on cnn. the commercial airline ir that disappeared from air traffic control screens not only 24 hours ago. as of now that airplane is till missing. here what what we know. it's an airbus 320 operated by airasia en route from indonesia to singapore when all contact was lost. one of the last things the pilot said was that the weather was not good. the visual search for the plane stopped overnight, but notw dawn is breaking and search planes are getting back into the air. they'll start combing the area where the plane was last known over the java sea. here is the human factor. there are 162 souls on that plane. most of them from indonesia. among them 18 children, 1 infant. people around the world are watching and waiting for any word from the search and rescue crews and during this sunday mass today at the vatican, the pope pope francis, prayed for those crews and for the families of the people who are o

newsroom. >>> this is a cnn breaking news. >> good morning to you. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. we begin with breaking news out of washington where the fbi has issue an urgent warning for troops. isis has called for terrorists threats here at home. barbara starr joining us with more from the pentagon. good morning. >> good morning carol. the fbi and department of homeland security warning u.s. military troops, not just overseas but here in the united states, to be on the lookout for isis looking for them. a law enforcement source tells pamela brown, and let me quote this official saying, quote, we have new information isil or isis is calling for attacks in the u.s. against members of the military. now this new bulletin saying that overseas based individuals are looking for other like minded individuals in the united states. isis supporters to carry out attacks. the bulletin going on to say we are told. i want to quote again so everyone sees the exact words. "we also request member of the military review online social media presence for any information t

. >>> you're in the "cnn newsroom." i'm martin savage in new york. these are difficult days. right now in new york city, it's a somber day. two officers were gunned down in the line of duty. we are waiting for what's going to be a candlelight vigil for the officers raphael ramos and wenjin lui. earlier today at that same spot, the new york city police commissioner william bratton laid a breathe where police say a man approached an nypd patrol car from the rear and fired into the window fatally wounding both officers. the secretary of homeland security was there with the police commissioner. >> this has got to be every cop's worst nightmare. we've all got to show support for the law enforcement, and this is a tough day for the nypd. and that's why i'm here to show support for the men and women of the new york city police department today. >> the short time ago, family members and friends of one of the slain policemen, officer raphael ramos appeared at the vigil site. >> i hope and pray that we can reflect on this tragic loss of lives that have occurred so we can move forward a

"cnn newsroom" continues right here at the top of the hour. >>> but right now cnn's dr.els to the happiest nation in the world. see what we can all learn from them for the new year. that's next. ♪ >>> today we're taking a closer look at something we arguably all want in our lives, happiness. over the past decade doctors and researchers from all over the world have conducted dozens of studies specifically looking at how happiness impacts you and me. what this remarkable new science tells us is that not only is happiness feeling good, but it's also leading to a healthier and longer life. >> lift up. hold it for a few seconds. breathe out. >> there's a lot to get to today, including how faking laughter for just a few minutes

you're in the cnn newsroom.iting to see if violent and dangerous protests return again tonight. a sense of calm has taken over as the protesters are making rounds around the country.

. >> hi everyone you're in the cnn newsroom. first, defenders of the cia's interrogation program are making a lot of noise. >> we will tell you where you can read testimony and show you how a number of so called witnesses to the shooting were not really witnesses as all. apparently some lied under oath. let's start with the cia. dick cheney and the man who foresaw the program are questioning the report, the reasons for its release and the con clugs drawn from it. >> there is a notion that there is more inevquivalent but there is nothing that is different. >> this report throws the cia under the bus, under the boetss. it throws all of these people who pork to protect the country. it sub jeks to threats from isis which i think you have already begun to see. >> a lot to talk about this hour. what do you make of the dick cheney interview. calling this report deeply flawed. >> i think et's totally flawed. you don't do a five and a half year report and not talk to anybody. other thing i found really interesting is the cia looking into

let's talk, live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. today new york city begins arming police officers with body cameras. it's all part of the city's too i lot program to equip as many as 60 officers with those devices. this is mayor bill de blasio announces a major initiative to retrain the entire city police force. today, demonstrators angry over the death of eric garner are expected to stage protests in at least 11 cities. let's begin here with cnn's chris cuomo on the ground last night, good morning, chris. >> good morning to you, carol. it's important to note that the cops will be wearing those cameras, are the cops from the precinct where eric garner was killed. that will be none too subtle message to people there as the communities try to figure out ways to blend better with their police force, and that was the focus of the message of the protests last night. i have seen few nights like the one we had in new york last night, there were so many people with such diverse backgrounds but all with one

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attack, not even as good as iran but very dangerous. >> reporter: jim sciutto, cnn, washington. >>> still to come in the newsroom, an historic agreement between the united states and cuba could mean big changes for travelers. so will president obama be visiting the shores of havana some time soon? cnn's senior washington correspondent joe johns is covering that for you this morning. >> carol, the president expected to give a news conference today. this is the other foreign policy story that's been making news all across the country. what about cuba? the president expected to take some questions on that. his press secretary has already gotten a first crack. i'll have that coming up next. i was out for a bike ride. i didn't think i'd have a heart attack. but i did. i'm mike, and i'm very much alive. now my doctor recommends a bayer aspirin regimen to help prevent another heart attack. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. but i've managed.e crohn's disease is tough, except that managing my symptoms was all i was doing. and when i finally told my doctor, he said humira is for adults li

welcome to the cnn newsroom. president obama and the first family in hawaii.hey landed in honolulu overnight to begin their holiday vacation but before he left washington the president held a year end news conference highlighting administration accomplishments. white house correspondent michelle kosinski is traveling with the president. joining us now from honolulu. what is the president doing today. he said he hoped to relax or at least have some calm moments in his fourth quarter. >> right. he seemed really ready for a vacation. look at this place. good morning from waikiki beach. the secret service prepared for his arrival. the family arrived pretty much in the middle of the night. we expect today to be full of relaxation. you're right. he made -- he gave this address yesterday, his end of the year press conference, a long list of the administration's accomplishments and we've been hearing that. almost every time he makes an announcement he kind of gives the good news first, sort of the state of things, almost sounded like a mini state of the union address.

. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm martin savidge, it's 10:00 and you are in the cnn newsroom and we begin with breaking news a search at sea, now suspended after a passenger jet carrying 162 people went missing in southeast asia. officials say large ships with powerful lights will continue to comb the waters for airasia 8 flight. the airbus left at 5:30 eastern time last night bound for singapore. indonesia officials say about 45 minutes later, the captain asked to climb above 38,000 feet because of bad weather. minutes later, the plane disappeared from radar and airline officials say they lost contact at 7:24 eastern time. indonesian authorities say they monitored the jet for another half hour before losing contact. the flight was due to land at 8:30 eastern time last night. now families are desperate for any sign of what may have happened to this plane. the ntsb is now monitoring the situation. the saga is unfolding, of course less than 10 months after malaysia airlines flight 370 went missing en route from kuala kuala kuala kuala lumpur to beijing. let's go to andrew stevens, he is joi

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welcome to the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour with a violent turn to those protests playing out across the country. demonstrations in berkeley, california, getting out of control. it happened four days after a new york grand jury decision and 3,000 miles away from the place where eric garner died in a police choke hold. here now is dan simon. >> reporter: chaos on the streets of berkeley, california. protesters demanding to be heard after a grand jury decision not to indict police in ferguson, missouri, and new york turned violent. there were hundreds of local police that donned full riot gear. police used tear gas to disburse the crowd. >> berkeley is mn for protests and the first amendment, and we do everything we can to insure that people can peacefully exercise their freedom to express themselves. in this case our response occurred because, you know, the group -- they did start throwing rocks and bricks and bottles. also small pipes were thrown at our officers. >> this -- >> reporter: the overnight violence

the next hour of cnn newsroom starts now.much for joining me. calculated and cold blooded. a new attack fuelled by islamic extremism this one killing dozens of school children in northwestern pakistan. taliban fighters storm a school and unleash a wholesale slaughter of children. the group has long dreamed of similar bloodshed on american soil. in sydney, australia, the stunned grief terrorism has landed on its shores amid the heart break of yesterday's hostage crisis, tales of heroism involving two of the victims. let's begin with the taliban school attack and the bra drama still unfolding. reporter michelle stockman is in peshawar. tell us more. >> well, the updates we have right now are that 130 people have been killed, over180 injured in this horrific attack by six taliban suicide bombers into a school in peshawar. we understand this is a school with a capacity of about a thousand students. the girls are educated in one area and the boys in the other and we understand from testimony from doctors who are treating the patie

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next hour of cnn newsroom starts now. >>> good morning, i'm carol costello.s. he lashed out at studio executives and theater owners. clooney said "we can not be told we can't see something by kim jong-un of all effing people. so let's talk about this. on the phone now, jeremy girard, the executive editor of deadline.com.

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the next hour of cnn newsroom begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm randi kaye it issingcarol costello. new york city police are warning its officers to be even more vigilant after the cold blooded murders of two officers by a career criminal. 32-year-old officer wenjian liu, a seven-year veteran of the nypd and 40-year-old officer rafael ramos who joined the department two years ago were ambushed inside their patrol cars on saturday. police say this man, 28-year-old ismaaiyl brinsley, posted warnings on instagram before he killed them after shooting an ex-girlfriend in baltimore. he later took his own life inside a new york city subway station. this morning, a makeshift mem squal growing in the brooklyn neighborhood where the officers lost their lives. the police union is laying some of the blame for the murders on the mayor. some officers turned their back on him saturday when he showed up at the hospital where the officers were pronounced dead. you see it there as he walks through. new york's police commissioner tells nbc's the "today" show despite the rift, not all of

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welcome to the cnn newsroom.re will be more protests and a bigger police presence in berkley, california tonight. protests demanding justice in the death of eric garner. this after demonstrations turned violent last night with protesters throwing bricks at police. dan, is there an expectation of more protests tonight or is it mooegsly an issue of cleaning up now? >> right now they're cleaning up. here you can see the boards on the window and the store has reopened. we know that some people are trying to organize tonight. just for context, let me tell you what this protest was. this was not a ferguson, missouri situation. there was not widespread vandalism. no fires and not really as many people hurt. that said, the pictures were very dra masic. >> chaos on the streets of berkley, california. protesters demanding to be heard after grand jury decisions not to indict police in ferguson, missouri, and new york turned violent. breaking windows and throwing what they could at the police in full riot fweer. police used

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the next hour of cnn "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning.ining me. just a few hours from now a rare news conference from the head of the nation's spy agency. cia director john brennan is set to discuss the so-called torture report and claims that his agency brutally interrogated 9/11 terror suspects. he will also field questions from reporters. cnn justice reporter evan perez will be on hand for that news conference. he joins me now live from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. this is a rare press conference indeed. the only thing we can think of is similar, about a decade ago when the cia was having to answer questions about mistakes made in the intelligence -- on