cyst yeah yan amanpour will join us live. the latest on the fight against isis. this time, though in syria. officials telling cnn president obama has given the go ahead for reconnaissance flights over syria. flights meant to gather intelligence on isis militant positions there. it comes a day after the syrian regime said it was open to help from the united states and other countries in its own battle against the isis forces. barbara starr's joining us from the pentagon right now. i want to play a quick comment from the president. just a few moments ago in his speech before the american legion about u.s. interests in iraq and syria. listen to this. >> so we're strengthening our partners. more military assistance to government and kurdish forces in iraq and moderate opposition in syria. >> so he's basically lumping in the moderate opposition forces in syria to the kurdish forces to the iraqi military forces. what are you hearing about what the united states will do to strengthen what he calls these moderate opposition forces in syria in their own battle against isi

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you can find that at cnn.com/amanpour. >>> all right. we're going to take a very short break.could it be a modern day trojan horse? >>> ukraine and the west have their suspicions about what you see here. hundreds of russian trucks said to be carrying aid toll war-weary eastern ukraine. >>> plus, a witness speaks out on the shooting of missouri teenager meek kell brown. the firsthanded account of a killing that is sparking racial tensions in the u.s. we'll be right back. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. >>> welcome back, everyone. the european union says if russian humanitarian aid is to come into ukraine, it must be checked and then the red cross must distribute it. all of these clarifications are coming at a time when literally hundreds of trucks -- you see some of them here -- that russia says are loaded with tons of grains, baby food and medical supplies.

the first time we got a television, the day we got a tv, we turned it on and there was christiane amanpour on tv and pictures of us in the background and it was this really crazy feeling because it felt like those kind of shows when it's some kid who went missing and died. it was like i was watching myself as a memory, you know? but, you know, we did get things like, you know, that, you know, one of the three american -- three american spies to be tried separately. so that made us think, talk ad nauseam about who is it going to be who goes first? might sarah get out? we'd get these little snippets like that that we'd just obsess about. >> let me be clear about the christiane amanpour thing. we didn't have that channel, but within the iranian state television, within their news program, they'd, like, show a 20-second clip of cnn or abc or something. >> so they weren't -- they weren't in the iranians and guards beyond the prisoners, they weren't watching the american media, they were only seeing -- >> some of them watched -- a lot of them would watch bbc farcey on satellite. satellite is ill

i need to bring into the conversation with us our christiane amanpour. she's been up to speed on the latest details regarding the reconnaissance flights that the obama administration has now said is okay to move ahead with that. what is your reaction to what you've been hearing in the last few hours? >> well, we've been reporting on what possibly might -- i interviewed the uk ambassador to the u.n. who says that now the surveillance flights have been authorized, it's possible that some u.s. action could happen, as both the general and josh have been talking to you about. i think from what i've heard from your conversation with the two gentlemen, a big sign needs to go up, wanted, one coherent strategy. as the general said, this is a major terrorist threat. there needs to be a complete strategy to defeat isis. u.s. has done it before with aqi, al qaeda in iraq and during the surge of '07, '08, they managed with the help of sunnis in iraq to push back the isis predecessor. there's a huge amount of fear here in england. the foreign secretary phillip hammond

had television, the day that we had a tv we turned it on and there was a christian -- christiane amanpourand pictures of us in the background. it was this really crazy feeling because it felt like those kinds of shows wanted some kid that went missing and died and i was watching myself as a memory. but you know we did get things like you know one of the three american spies to be tried separately so that made us think we could talk at nottingham about who would it be that goes first? might sarah get out and we would get these snippets that we would obsess about. >> let me just clear on the christiane amanpour thing. we didn't have that channel but within the iranian state television within their news program they would show a 22nd clip of "cnn" or abc or something. >> so they weren't showing the guards beyond the prisoner's? they weren't watching american media? >> a lot of them like abc farsi on satellite. they told us they had it in prison. >> pretty much every prisoner that gave me information from the outside was from bbc. a lot of iranians have satellite so they watch it religiously.

back to christiane amanpour's point, in the end, there has to be a way out.solution must be political. the question whether there is a solution, no one quite knows yet. as many as 1,000 russian troops are now fighting in ukraine according to one official. just into cnn, critics have attacked hillary clinton for staying silent on the shooting but moments ago, she made some news. she talked about the death of michael brown and the police response. we will play that sound for you next. take 4 advil in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. honey, you did it! baby laughs! years of swedish experience in in perfecting the rich,150 never bitter taste of gevalia. we do it all for this very experience. that's good. i know right? gevalia. having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one second it wasn't there and the next second... boom! you've had your first accident. now you have to make your first claim. so you talk to your insurance company and... boom! you're blindsided for a second time. they won't give you en

had television, the day that we had a tv we turned it on and there was a christian -- christiane amanpourand pictures of us in the background. it was this really crazy feeling because it felt like those kinds of shows wanted some kid that went missing and died and i was watching myself as a memory. but you know we did get things like you know one of the three american spies to be tried separately so that made us think we could talk at nottingham about who would it be that goes first? might sarah get out and we would get these snippets that we would obsess about. >> let me just clear on the christiane amanpour thing. we didn't have that channel but within the iranian state television within their news program they would show a 22nd clip of "cnn" or abc or something. >> so they weren't showing the guards beyond the prisoner's? they weren't watching american media? >> a lot of them like abc farsi on satellite. they told us they had it in prison. >> pretty much every prisoner that gave me information from the outside was from bbc. a lot of iranians have satellite so they watch it religiously.

for our international viewers, "amanpour" is next.rica, "newsroom" with brooke baldwin will start after a quick break. >>> you are watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for joining me. we have to begin this hour just outside of st. louis, missouri, where community policing has gone to a whole new and some critics are saying disturbing level, as these images right here show you. these pictures come after three straight nights of violence, after police shot and killed an unarmed student. it was supposed to be his first day of college monday. last night, another officer shot someone else, not in ferguson, but just outside this town of 21,000 people. still, it's to the point, the city of ferguson, missouri, has called for demonstrations only during daylight hours. according to a press release from the city, they're

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. >> on cnn international, christiana amanpour, she had a visitor. >> a lot of the international condemnation has backfired here, made people feel like nobody understands them. >> many people here feel like nobody understands them. is it possible for that to be true but therefore also be a pro israel bias in the american press as you say there is? >> look, i believe that israelis think that most of the -- if you don't agree totally with them, you don't understand them. i think as friends, and as allies, we need to challenge destructive policies. i think the destructive policy of the last 45 years in the west bank department lead anywhere. the last eight years in gaza didn't lead anywhere. maybe elliott can explain it. what do we want to do with the millions of palestinians that are sitting there. you don't want to give them citizenship and you don't want to give them sovereign state? the end game we'll see the cyclical violence. >> you wrote called "the long war with hamas." >> well, the problem is -- >> against hamas. >> it's easy to say, what's the answer? the problem is that hamas is not f

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first time we got a television, the day that we got a tv, we turned it on, and there was christian amanpour on tv and pictures of us in the background, and it was this rist crazy feeling because it felt like those kind of shows when o. it's, like, some kid that went missing and died. it was like i was watching myself as a memory, you know? but, youwe know, we did get this like, you know, that one of the three americans -- or three american spies to be tried separately. that made us think, oh, talk ad nauseun about who would go nk first. sarah was out.m we would get snippets like that hat that we would obsess about.tel >> let me be clear.news we didn't get that channel. it was like a 20 second clip. >> they weren't iranians and guards beyond the prisoners. they weren't watching the american media? >> i mean, some of them watched -- a lot of them would r watch bbc on satellite.'t watch satellite is illegal, but everyone has it, and they had it. they told us they had it in thet prison. >> pretty much every prisonerol that gave me information from the outside, it was from bbc. a lot of iran wra

i respect her bravery and her longevity and my personal example, cnn's christiane amanpour.watching her to put leaders on the spot and ask them tough questions. it's the type of journalist i always wanted to be. >> this has been enormous great pleasure. i got to acknowledge and thank them for taking time for this presentation. >> it was wonderful. it was a learning experience for me. i want to thank everybody for participating in jeff's moderating. those of you watching who want to follow us and what the panel talked about, we've createddest essays on our website. thank you for watching and i hope you will extend that conversation online, thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> by this time in the war, a lot of soldiers have been away from their homes for about three to four years. they're getting letters home saying the farm is falling to pieces. their patrollers in the area. they are taking supplies from us. when are you going to come home? there is a large number of desertions at th

the founder of the ebola virus talked to christiane amanpour and said this is a result of the dysfunctionalre of the ebola virus and centers of the countries. all precautions are being taken on this end. the cdc director emphasizing to those who have concerns and fears that they don't see the risk. if there was a risk to the general public, they would not bring the two americans here. they feel, obviously, miguel and christi, there is no better place to treat these two americans that contracted the virus than here in the united states. this hospital behind me, emory university hospital outfitted with every resource to do just that. >> we understand some experimental drugs may try to help treat them in a way they have not been able to be treated before. nick valencia, thank you so much. nick, we appreciate it. >> reporter: you bet. >>> now to our other big story. a disturbing story. the crisis in the middle east. the official palestinian delegation is headed to cairo for necessity gosh negotiations aimed at curbing the violence. >> egypt's president laid out a cease-fire initiative that he c

. >> well, you said to christiane amanpour after you left your post, i was no longer in a position wherelicy. you went on to say that we have been unable to address either the root causes of the conflict in terms of fighting on the ground, and on the balance on the ground. so in your mind, is there really even a policy debate about this question of is it a fantasy in terms of what the president thinks? because you think you're right? >> well, there is a debate going on in washington right now. but i think it is incumbent on those to say there is nothing we can do in syria to then say how do you address the national security threat emanating from syria in the form of the islamic state and other al qaeda linked extremists. you cannot ignore it given what we have had in our own history, dating back to 9/11 and other threats to america national security since then. in iraq, what we see is forces, friendly to us, with our help, have been able to blunt much of what the islamic state has done. i think that same approach needs to be taken in syria. >> what is the hesitancy in your view coming fr

christiane amanpour was on our show yesterday and saying to some extent these sanctions are working,dimir putin. my question, again, what does it matter though if they are hurting to an extent if he's still invading? >> well, i think that's the right distinction to make. the sanctions have obviously had an impact in the russian stock market and in investor confidence and in the lack of investment in russia over the last several months so they are hurting, but they haven't had the decisive strategic impact that you want, and they haven't changed the behavior and strategy of president putin, and so the sanctions need to be tougher to drive up the cost to him to such an extent that he understands that the price is too high to pay for this outright escalation of the activities of his own military in eastern ukraine. that's going to be the test to watch more next week when the nato leaders meet. chancellor merkel of germany, a very important leader, spoke yesterday of the possibility of new sanctions. president obama did not really speak to that pint, but it's clearly the next step that t