the vice president ends his trip in amman, jordan. this is where he will be meeting with king abdul, ii. >>> former president jimmy carter says he no

we have this report from amman. >> jordan has worried about isil on its door step. now it says that the armed group is trying to put down roots here. officials say that the security operation in the north of jordan stopped planning for a major attack by an isil affiliate. jordan's special forces and police backed by attack helicopters descended on an apartment building in jordan's second biggest city. they killed seven suspects. some wearing suicide belts. a jordanian police captain was also killed in the raid. >> this group is misguided and misleading. there are terrorist groups connected to terrorist organizations, and they plan to discorrupt the security of the country and it's people. [ sirens ] >> the operation continued into the morning as security forces sealed roads into the area. the crackdown follows the arrest of 13 people a week ago in the same neighborhood. they were allegedly linked to the group that was targeted on tuesday. the camp has been home to palestinian refugees for more than six decades. jordan's official news agencies said that authorities h

she joins me from amman, jordan.t are we learning about these previously undisclosed bases in northern iraq? >> reporter: well, rosemary, as you mentioned, that u.s. marine who was killed in a rocket attack on saturday was at this fire base. now according to u.s. defense officials, in the last couple of weeks, a group of about 200 marines moved into this location and set up this fire base, now fire bases are usually set up in remote locations, and they are places where they provide artillery support for infantry troops in locations at about 10, 15 kilometers away from these bases. now, as you mentioned, the u.s. has not made it public information that these bases have been set up. there are a couple of other fire bases that are set up in larger, iraqi bases, in the country, but this is the first that we know of, a separate fire base that has been set up, as you mentioned, south of the city of mosul. now at this point in time, u.s. defense officials say that it is providing protection, providing artillery support for

humanitarian joining frus amman in jordan. welcome to al jazeera. $18,000,000,000 u.s. dollars.s that enough? is that all need? >> that's a target number of the populations. we are looking at trying to serve the needs of over 13 million people in a country ravaged by war the last year, a country, the most vulnerable 65%. >> how do you keep that operation completely focused? how do you keep it as efficient as it can be? >> working with the national lines, working with the international ngo community, the u.n. family coordinating around some of the areas you mentions, food aassiassistance. support for protection difficult because gather other the resources needed addressing those winds observe populations. >> the difference between where we are today and where you would want to be in a perfect world in a month or two. >> it's a country one war has again gone for a year now. at the same time, country is very poor in the first place, we see the situation not improving because the military situation continues. the peace process is not making process they like to see. the vulnerabilit

rocked propelled grenades rifles and machine guns were found off the coast of amman last week in a fishing vessel apparently bound for somalia. with constant surveillance on land and sea, it does seem to be restricting al shabab operations. there is no indication their war will be over soon. al jazeera. >>> still to come on the program, i'm in an illegal mine in northeast india where the mine owner is still using children to extract coal. ((úz@9 >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera, the u.n. refugee agency says an agreement between the european union and turkey would violate international law. the turks are offering to take back refugees from greece in return for extra funding and a fast track of its e.u. membership bid. >>> 12 military personnel were confirmed killed in libya monday. the raid was a terrorist attack aimed at establishing an isil emrelate in the town of ben gardene. >>> a family of the

there is a team of people on the ground in geneva and there are a team of people in amman jordan and they are in touch with other and in people in syria. we're going to crackdown each alleged violation and work even more now to put in place a construct which will help us to be able to guarantee that missions are, indeed, missions against al-nusra or missions against d.a.e.s.h. >>> our correspondent is live for us on the turkish-syrian border. there seems to be a desire for clarity here driven partly by the french as to whether the ceasefire is holding or not. from your vantage point how secure is the cessation of hostilities? >> reporter: it is shaky and fragile. my own count of the number of violations since day one of the truce is somewhere between 65 up to 70. that count is based on information from syrian activists and the syria regime and the regulations. we have reports in the last hour or so on an an strike in the southern countryside. we understand there were clashes between rebels in that area with the syrian army. the activists are telling us that the army was trialling to

our correspondent is in amman and explains more about today's operation. >> reporter: authorities are describing this as a successful attempt to foil what would have been a major attack by i.s.i.l. related groups on jordanian civilian and military installation. this was in the northern city where special forces and police backed by attack helicopters closed in on a residential compound in a palestinian refugee camp. seven fighters were killed, some of them wearing explosive belts according to official media. a police officer was also killed and more than 30 people were arrested. jordan has said that because of its proximity to syria and iraq and its general proximity to conflict in the region, it is at risk of serious threats from i.s.i.l. and i.s.i.l. sympathisers. they didn't say that they were a different nationality but that they were jordanian. this has been a threat from the syrian conflict, very much a home grown threat here for many years >>> the lebanese armed group hezbollah has been named as a terrorist organization by a council. it comes after a hezbollah leader speech. wh

authorities have seized control of the amman publication on a crack down of a religious group whose leaderovernment is accused of treason and they are urging turkey to respect media freedom and carolyn malone reports. >> police in istanbul used tear gas and water cannon and plastic bullets for people demonstrating media freedom after they raided a popular newspaper replacing editors with state representatives. >> translator: where in the world have you seen this before, this didn't happen even when hitler was in power let alone turkey and the incidents going on in syria are not much better. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters tried to block the entrance to the zama newspaper offices on friday night. but riot police pushed through the crowds. and by early saturday morning they got into the building. they pushed out journalists covering the story and e vicked the editors. >> it has been heavy for the last three, four years and anyone who is speaking against the government forces is facing either court cases or prison or such control by the government. >> reporter: the police were acting unde

the second one is while we are talking i hope you will bear in mind that somewhere else, i think in ammane is at the very time we are raising the issue, the presentation of the report of unicef on the situation of syrian children. it does have an impact only us. it is a reminder to us that these talks cannot only be about procedure or posturing but need to address the issue of syrian children and that at any cost we have to try to maintain and increase the impact of the cessation of hostilities which is making a difference but not enough and after humanitarian access which is making a difference but not to all areas besieged and beyond. so let me remind you what you will see from the report, to me they had an impact. 2.7 million children under five, what does it mean? have they seen anything beyond the war? have they seen anything that looks a normal life? 3.7 million children have only seen war in syria. 7 million of them live in families which are on the level of prepoverty. 900 of them, almost 1,000, were killed last year. and 150 of them while they were sitting in their own schools. j

. >> ed the blackhawks are a part of the military support for amman. year. >> they have expedited the rivals and guns, more than ammo. hundreds of bombs and 5000 night vision devices. >> this as violence wanes. despite the reports of some violations, the truce between >> and it is there are and summarized as fragile. success is not guaranteed but progress is visible. >> and the ceasefire is lay lowing more delivery of supplies. the goal is to end the brutal civil war t is hoped all parties involved will help fight isis. peace talks will resume next week n london. kitty logan. >>> after a year in space, scott kelly came back home, made it home in houston this morning. and the first order of business well watch what he did. jumping into his pool. >>> the he was pulled into the hangar and his girlfriend and daughters rushed into his arms. his twin remember is mark kelly. their father were next in line. he talked about how happy he is it was a long trip when i left here in february, i don't know what day it was in february i was 50, now i'm 52. but it feels great. great to be back in texa

we have jomana karadsheh live in amman, jordan.> reporter: miguel, on saturday, two rockets targeted the base near mosul. one rocket hit a base near the city and one u.s. marine killed. several others wounded. it is unclear how many were wounded. what we are learning from u.s. defense officials is this was a fire base. these are bases that are usually set up in remote areas providing artillery support and cover for infantry troops that are about five to ten miles away. according to defense officials, no official announcement had been made about the existence of the fire base. a couple of other similar bases, but within larger iraqi bases. this is the only one we know of that has been set up independently in northern iraq over the past couple of weeks. a couple hundred marines moved in and set up this camp with two main missions. one is to provide artillery support and protection for a nearby coalition base where about 5,000 iraqi troops are trained for that eventual operation to retake the city of mosul. another mission is to provi

he met with king away dual la this morning in amman. they talked about joint efforts to defeat isil and end the war in syria. later the two will attend a troop drill training. >>> the armed men who occupy the wildlife refuge in oregon face new charges today. amman bundy accused of possessing firearms inside a federal building on top of the conspiracy charges they already face for taking over that refuge in january. one weapon charge comes with the possibility of life in prison. >>> this morning, a huge storm system is making its way north after unleashing severe deadly weather across the south. at least three people have been killed in louisiana, texas and oklahoma. in central texas, rescue teams are on stand by in navarro county in case of more flash flooding. the eastern part of the state has been handled with flooding. in louisiana, the governor declared a state of emergency in the northern half of the state. some areas received upwards of a foot of rain and thousands have been evacuated. >> let's find the latest on the storm system.

the vice president ends his trip in amman, jordan. this is where he will be meeting with king abdul, ii. >>> former president jimmy carter says he no longer needs cancer treatments. the 91-year-old announced the news during a sunday school class in georgia. he said he will resume treatment, if it's necessary. in december he was declared free from an houma. > the former taliban prisoner bowe bergdahl. now bergdahl's attorneys says mr. trump's comments could affect his client's right to a fair trial. captured by the taliban and he was held for five years. >>> this morning several people are safe after a >> coming up next what it took to save seven people and a dog from a rising river. >>> a teenager is recovering in the hospital a&ter being shot several times. the pick-up truck police are looking for, we're ahead at 6:00.0 >>> > ere's that risky rescue in los angeles. seven people and a dog were rescued from a river. three were able to pull themselves out while it took crews about an hour to find the others. everyone is said to be doing

soon after he left back, he received a letter from england, from wales from amman by by mr. howells. he had a grandson who became a fairly good novelist in america later. this man was a quaker and he owned a state-of-the-art mill in wales, 80 employees in those days, and he said to the president, mr. president, i like the idea of the freedom and the expansiveness of the republic. i'd like to bring my mill to virginia and start and help you become self-sufficient. he said, but i know that you probably are not going to get many farm boys to come and work in the factories. i'll tell you what we can do. you have very talented young men and young women and we will bring them into the factory in a kind of internship. after they learn the skills necessary to make good cloth, they will be given their freedom. it will will be a transitional experiment. now when i read this letter i thought i bet washington just through this out the coach indo. that's not what he did. he took the letter, endorsed the plan, sent it sent it to the governor of virginia, a man by the name of beverly and s

amman. >> the syrian kurdish group called the ypg say more than 40 of its fighters have been killed fightinginst an isil takeover. >> the ypg managed to take control of the area. the european union will spend $760 million to deal with the refugee crisis within inside it's own borders. a lot of that money is going to go to greece. there, 25,000 people are still stranded after macedonia and other countries closed their borders. >> they escaped the violence in their homeland but they're still struggling to find a stable existence that they tried to make their way into central europe. now a potential lifeline as the e.u. announces an emergency financial package to deal with the largest influx of refugees since the second world war. >> this is to provide basic necessities giving air, shelter, clean water, etc. >> a significant portion will go to greece. it's the main industry point for the migrants. more than a million have entered via greece since 2015. as the balkan countries tighten their borders they're struggling to cope. the u.n. is warning of a critical shortage of food, water and medical

. >> the regional director for unicef in the middle east and africa, joining us live from amman: i hear that you were in syria just last week. can you tell us what you saw as far as children are concerned? >> yes, i was in syria last week with our executive director, and what we saw was a mixture of cautious optimism, and of course, devastation that is actually very hard to comprehend if you haven't been to syria. we did participate in one mission to homs. there we saw how difficult it is for some of the population living in the sieged and hard-to-reach areas, to have access to basic medical and surgical care and the items required for a life of dignity. >> the children, many have been forced into labor. you see many pregnancies of many young girls. why is that happening? >> yes, we really are at risk of losing a generation of children. a full 3 million syria and surrounding countries are now out of school. of course, along with this, the ability to go to school are the issues associated with child labor. we know that many children in the region including here in jordan are working in h

because i was yesterday in amman, the day before in jordan meeting so many syrians, children, grandparents, women and men, and all of them were telling me the same thing. they want to go back home. when are we going to be able to go back home. how are talks going in geneva? i would say, you know, they're in good hands, proceeding, but still the way is long. when the news of the attacks in brussels came, my first out was that the responsibility that we're all halving, and on behalf we are all having is first and foremost for the syrian people but also for the europeans. the threat that is coming from elsewhere in the region and elsewhere in the world has clear connections also with daesh. and if we want to tackle this threat, this extension threat in an effective way, we are for sure to do some things internally in the european union, and i'm not the person to address this, and to accelerate and facilitate our work to put the end to the war in syria and sons trait and join--concentrate and join forces against daesh. i met today first of all which those who know which way the europe piano ca

in amman, jordan, european union foreign policies chief said the e.u. and middle east needed to unit in moments of tragedy like this. >> europe and its capital are suffering the same pain that this region has known and known every single day, being it syria, being it elsewhere. we are still waiting for more precise news on the dynamics of the attacks in brussels. >> the french say they are taking action to prevent further attacks. prime minister and the president have reminded during the meeting the determination of france to fight terrorism and that's what we've been doing for some months through the strengthening of the police and the intelligence services and it's what we're doing through the rigorous application of the rules of law. >> the explosion at the airport is said to have taken place at an american airlines check in desk. former f.b.i. agent said it could have been a planned attack. the interior minister has raised the threat level in the country to the highest and rail services in and to the city of all been canceled. imran kahn, al jazeera

our correspondent is live from amman. how many people killed and injured here? >> reporter: seven of the suspects killed and the police officer also died in what the jordanian government has just announced is a plan that they have foiled by what they say are i.s.i.l. fighters to actually attack military and civilians installations here in jordan. this was a raid centred on a palestinian refugee camp in the northern city of ibid. the prime minimum terror has spoken to parliament tell them that they carried out the raid. special forces along with police backed by helicopters. the fish news agency says that some of those fighters who were killed had suicide belts that they planned to detonate. it also says that they opened fire on the police and security forces. more than 20 more of them were arrested. this is the biggest sweep and, if true, the biggest foiled attack by i.s.i.s. or related groups in some time >>> jordan bearing the brunt now for a long time when it comes to the refugee crisis. we saw john kerry meeting the prime minister in imman. there is another

joining me now is evan coleman, terrorism analyst and amman live from brussels.shed by spying on this guy? >> it's a little bit desperate the idea he could make the dirty bomb, but that's how dedicated these folks were. that's how involved they were that they were coming up with very elaborate schemes, even farfetched schemes in order to cause a lot of damage and an eye into what these guys would like to achieve. they look at soft targets. but sometimes they're bigger than their capabilities but serve as a wake-up call they look at targeting individuals as well as groups. they're looking at high profile individuals and realizing, killing or kidnapping someone like that can have the same impact like a major terrorist attack the other day. >> you've now gone and reported in a highly radicalized neighborhood. talking to people there, how alienated and how disaffected do you find people? is there sympathy towards these accused attackers? >> reporter: this is a complex situation. we went 20 minutes outside of brussels. this is a unique town because it has one of the h

this feels like a market you would find in amman, jordan or in damascus before all of the violence in syria years ago. the main language is arabic. most people are from morocco, sir whiy most people are from morocco, sir whiria and iraq. a lot of people don't want to be on camera. they say they are raided constantly. they worry if they talk us to that will happen again. the other thing we have been hearing about is our coverage in the media. they say we only come here when there is a becoming that kills europeans. that we need to focus on the violence in sir why and iraq. as can you see, all of the things you would see in the middle east, spices and dates, because this is the community that lives here and this is the community that authorities are most concerned about. this is the area where most raids are taking place and have taken place after previous attacks. >> shortly after, it closes down every thursday at 2:00 p.m., we noticed all windows shuttered, all blinds drawn. it does seem like after the market closed people were expecting police activity as the investigation widens. er

do because it was decided for the public good something that resonates and this country post-member ammaney exerted special power, certainly in france but also in belgium. it's common, we keep having this debate in this country. >> every country has debated its own version of the patriot act similar to what the united states went through after 9/11. a lot of folks in france at the time when the french parliament was discussing the measures that would give french counterterrorism officials and intelligence authorities extended powers, extended surveillance and the ability to listen in on more than what europeans had grown accustomed to. that was at the time a major debate that raged across european capitals. nonetheless, though, as you mentioned right now, this scene unfolding in molenbeek has become all too too familiar. that neighborhood is a tough neighborhood. i spent time talking to folks there. when there were a lot of western journalists who descended on molenbeek after the paris attacks, they were not given the warmest of receptions. there were some that had eggs tossed at them. so

joining me is amman ayman monhedim. >> reporter: we'll start with the man who is the first individual to be charged with actual crimes in connection with the attacks that took place here in brussels. the man identified by the federal prosecutors release. in fact, his apartment search did not yield weapons or explosives found during that particular search of his residence. now, he was arrested on thursday as we understand it. but no specific role has been ascribed to him by the federal prosecutor. what we do know is he's charged with participating in a terrorist group, murder through terrorism assassination is what they refer to it here in belgium. so that was a significant development in connection with tuesday's attacks. two other arrests that have been made have connections with activities in france, in particular, an individual who was arrested in connection with a rape that took place in france on thursday night. and that individual here has been identified by the belgian federal prosecutor in connection with that. so a lot of pieces of the puzzle. federal prosecutors are not spec

designated hezbollah as a terrorist organization and now what we have is the add did of kuwait, qatar and ammanorter: indicates how lebanon where hezbollah is based finds itself once again on the front lines of a regional power struggle, coming as it does two weeks after saudi arabia announced it was cutting $4 billion in aid to lebanon's army and a week after saudi arabia, the united emirates kuwait and bahrain warned citizens of traveling to lebanon and urged any citizens in lebanon to leave, the decision which iran called a mistake under scores the regional division between saudi arabia and iran hezbollah's backer. much of the growing tension is traced to january when the saudi arabia embassy in iran was stormed by protesters and they were protesting against saudi arabia's execution of the program nen shia cleric nimit-nimit and the leader accused the saudi government of punishing lebanon. >> translator: does saudi arabia have the right to sanction lebanon and the lebanese army and state and lebanese people and the lebanese residing in saudi arabia and the gulf just because one particular pa

. >> amman, having been part of our team that covered the initial story.o to chief foreign correspondent richard engel who has more information. richard? >> a producer in molenbeek working for nbc news just confirmed there were at least two explosions heard in the area. this comes as it appears the operation is by no means over. there are reports that the swat team that is there are looking for -- is looking for potentially two other suspects who may be holed up in the neighborhood on the run, but this local producer confirmss that this operation is not over and there may be other people that the swat team is still looking for. >> richard, just to speculate, explosions could be, i suppose, someone mistaking large caliber gunfire, they could be flash bang grenades employed during a raid where they enter suddenly a house and are looking for people. could be booby trapped explosives left behind. could be a lot of things. >> could be a lot of things. there have been reports throughout the day of people hearing grenades and when police and swat teams do operati

in amman, jordan, european union foreign policies chief said the e.u. and middle east needed to unit in moments of tragedy like this. >> europe and its capital are suffering the same pain that this region has known and known every single day, being it in syria, being it elsewhere. we are still waiting for more precise news on the dynamics of the attacks in brussels. >> the french say they are taking action to prevent further attacks. the prime minister and the president have reminded during the meeting the determination of france to fight terrorism and that's what we've been doing for some months through the strengthening of the police and the intelligence services and it's what we're doing through the rigorous application of the rules of law. the interior minister has raised the threat level in the country to the highest and rail services in and to the city of all been canceled. >> you've been there a number of hours. when people were coming out, the initial chaos had calmed down a little bit and people were calmly getting on to coaches, we saw those p

according to the police report, two mothers identified solely by first names, nicole and amman dashgs called livermore police on february 13th, saying they caught their nanny, gonzalez, on camera abusing their 13-month-old baby. on february 22nd, she was booked into jail on felony child abuse but she was released on $100,000 bail. the police report said the footage showed the babysitter putting her hand near the baby's face as she's crying, muffling those cries before the baby squirms, quikick, and goes limp. she said her statement was completely inconsistent with what they saw on the video. her attorney has not seen the footage. but he said gonzalez knew there were security cameras throughout the house. there's no evidence of any injury to the child and he finally suggests there's special treatment of the case because of what he says is a connection between those parents and livermore police. >> but it would make since in how the livermore police became so enthusiastic instantaneously about this just handling of the chile. the allegations arise on the 18th. by the 19th she's in custo

main draw but rain washed out their matches in bangladesh and ending after 8 overs and they will play ammanich of those two countries are the greatest. now the arctic winter games coming to a close in green land and while the competition has focused on youth, not everyone has agreed it's the best way to improve the country's record at major competition and paul reese reports from the capitol nuk. >> reporter: becoming a top snow boarder demands skills and in green land shovelling snow is one of them. they are used to preparing their own runs and a few ways of speeding it up but there are no shortcuts to the olympics. green land has one athlete to the last winter games in sochi and if these 18-year-olds make it to the top they have to do as the few who came before them and wear denmark and green land is 3 1/2 thousand kilometers away. >> translator: yes, it is strange but we have to participate somehow. it's a bit sad we can't compete for green land if we get to olympics but we fight for denmark, denmark is a nice country too. >> reporter: green land would appear perfectly suited for winter

jomana karadsheh live for us in amman, jordan this morning just past 10:30 there wp jomana, thank you> well, stocks in the asia pacific market were mixed monday after china laid out its new plan for the country's slowing economy. >> that's right. we have a live look at the numbers here for you. you see australia's s&p 500 asx 200 up more than a percent. the shanghai composite up almost a full percent. japan's nikkei pulling back .6 of a percent and chong's hang seng fractionally down at the moment. >>> now, we mentioned those plans that were laid out over the weekend as china's parliament kicked off its annual session in beijing. the country's top economic planner said the economy is not heading for a hard landing and outlined plans to create at least 50 million more jobs and restructure inefficient industries. >> china's president xi jinping touched on cross-strait relations with taiwan at a panel meeting warning the island toward any moves toward independence and saying he'll never allow taiwan to be "split off again." >> well, cnn's matt rivers joins us now live from the chinese ca

>> well, i mean the zaman group and the newspaper in turkish, two days in amman where i am a columnistws and the news agency are probably the main opposition, the media outlets in this country and the government is far from being happy with this and they have tried a few months ago to take over the zaman group and didn't manage. apparently they have are adamant nowadays and they went for it on a friday evening, last night. >> reporter: and they are actually, i mean they have not technically closed the publications down there and are running them now, some of your colleges in zaman today and did go to the newsrooms to try to work on saturday, do you have any information about what is actually going on in the newsroom now and what limitations are being put on them? >> well, i think that the most striking news is the editor in chief has been fired. i mean he has been laid off this morning and slowly but surely or rapidly and then surely i think the other columnists and the journalists will be kicked out. i mean this is exactly what they did with two other newspapers a few months ago. >> t

and then two more men arrested in the car driving out of brussels and then today, those raids that amman was talking about, three men in different areas have been arrested. two of them, this report release said shot in the leg. and now, it is saying that they have been arrested in connection with another arrest in paris. but at the same time, it is talking about a man called ajim, who died in the suicide bombing at the airport. it is said it is confirming now that there was dna evidence, his dna evidence found at the bataclan in the paris attacks. why is that important? it makes the connection between the attacks here in brussels and the attacks in paris. that is a very important connection because it begins to raise the question whether the european intelligence agencies should have been joining those dots earlier, whether even they could have prevented this attack and whether they are really equipped and have the knowledge and understanding of these communities and have the sources to be able to apprehend the right people and potentially prevent another attack. that's what you can see

this marketplace feels like a market that you would find in amman, jordan, or in damascus, syria beforell of the violence in syria, maybe six years ago. this is what a marketplace would feel like. the main language spoken is era back. most people are from moa rack c, syria, iraq. they tell us authorities come and raid constantly. they're worried if they talk to us, that will happen again. the other thing we've been hearing a lot about is our coverage and media. they say we only come here when there's a bombing that kills europeans, we need to focus on violence in syria and iraq. as you can see, spices and dates, all of the things that you find in the middle east, because this is the community that lives here. this is the community that the authorities are most concerned about. this is the area where most of the raids are taking place and have taken place after previous attacks. the concern here on everyone's minds across the city increased security. we've seen increased security at train stations, bus stops, all of the places that you would expect. no increased security in that neighbor

. >> so we remind everybody, amman, that he was driven back across the french board interbelgium. they collected in paris after the attacks the car was stopped by french belgian authorities, he was allowed to continue after they checked his i.d. ayman, would isis consider him to be a weakness because -- and maybe marginalized him because he didn't follow through of his part or would he be seen as an asset in terms of moving forward with their future plots? >> that's a very good question and one that authorities will try to answer. there's no doubt that -- you were talking about this earlier. there is a question about whether or not there was an isis-inspired attack or isis-directed attack. all indications suggest this was isis directed attack. the ringleader, abdelhamid abaaoud had traveled to isis. there was prominent video of him on the battlefield in syria and that showed that he had a very close operational link within the organization in terms of what he was doing there. what we know is that since the paris attacks salah abdeslam has not been featured in isis propaganda. the

amman, what is the significance of this? now all ten of the suspects either killed or captured?it's pretty significant. on a few different fronts as you heard from that survivor there, it's not going to bring a lot of comfort to those and the family victims but it is a semblance of justice. there's a lot more to this arrest than what we're seeing right now. there's a few as speths to it. the first is the sense of immediate intelligence that authorities are going to try to get from salah abdeslam in terms of other operational cells in brussels, in europe that may have been involved. they're going to learn a lot about the paris attacks in terms of the networks, logistics, how money was brought to these individuals. they're going to learn a lot from him once he's interrogated. a lot of this information becomes public. on one hand atsz semblance of justice for the victims but symbolically a key victory for the french and belgian authorities who had been looking for this man for four months. and at the same time they're going to learn a lot from an intelligence aspect. >> why brussel

they believe that brahim el bakrauoi in amman on the left were killed because they were suicide bomberson the right, he took off before the explosion. there is an active search. >> investigators believe khalid el bakraoui carried out the third suicide bombing at the metro station. you can see mugshots of the brothers. police knew the brothers from past crimes. they did not know of any terrorism connections. one had rented an apartment that was raided by police last week in an operation that led authorities to the top terror suspect. salah abdeslam . 34 people were killed in the bombings yesterday morning. 200 were injured. >>> we are hearing from families of the americans injured. three mormon missionaries were seriously injured by the blast. a 19-year-old had to have surgery. another suffered burns. the father said they are thankful. >> many of the people throughout this community and the u.s. have offered prayers for him. we feel the prayers. >> my heart is broken. >> the families of the injured missionaries are traveling to europe to be with them. he has instructed missionaries to re

services for 63-year-old paul amman begin at 11:00 this morning in forked river, new jersey. in the meantime the funeral for 29-year-old timothy conk lin starts at the same time in westbury, long island. now, both were on board specialists when it went down saturday near the tappen zee bridge. the body of a third victim, 56- year-old harry hernandez has still not been recovered. >>> new this morning we have himmages of a man wanted for groping a teen in a bronx grocery store. take a look at the man police want to find. they say he forced himself on a 16-year-old girl inside a locker room nz a stop and shop on east 174th street in crotona. this happened just before 4:00 after she was grabbed, the teenager screamed, the suspect ran off. >>> 5:06. and the search is on this morning in new jersey for the driver who hit a woman on a busy highway and then kept going. investigators say a black toyota suv hit a woman in her 20s on route 17 north last night in paramus. police closed a section of route 17 as part of the investigation and reopened it at midnight. >>> still not clear what

. >>> one shell of a job stunt for an an pal lover i a woman named amman dra green advertising for someone who walk her pet tortoise, henry. she pays $10 an hour. henry would be a 16-year-oldise who loves to sunbathe and stretch his legs in central park. they must be able to lift 16 pounds of henry into and out of his stroller. a real ad. you look slightly politics should be fast on their feet because believe it or not henry is speedy. he doesn't wear a leash either so you just have to -- >> that is>> in the tortoise world he is like a lightning streak. he also likes people and meet a lot when you're strolling with -- >> you get no exercise but -- 10 bucks an hour and it's a nice conversation point. still be trying to figure out if was brown or blue or black we have another mystery. i'm asking dog or seal. >> whoa.giveaway. that's cute. >> that's so cute. >> george, you are correct. >> either way, her cuteness is a sealed deal. >> that is oh, wow. >> that's "pop news," everybody. >> thank you, lara. >>> and coming up we have this ultimate sister surprise. two long lost siblings finally fou

a little back down on abu afri, and known has aji amman. he is former physics professor in iraq.04 he joined al qaeda, deputy to zarqawi during the iraq war, part of al qaeda in iraq. he was in prison and released from iraqi prison in 2012 we're told. at that point he joined up about abu bakr al-baghdadi and began the formation of isis. he is of turkmen background. according to our sources he is now dead. bill? bill: jennifer, as we await ash carter, how much can you report on how much action is taking place in eastern syria today? as you report on that, jennifer, how much of that is led by the u.s.? reporter: well it is led almost completely by the curtish partners of the u.s. remember, we have 50 special operators on the ground in that part of syria, near raqqa. we heard recently from defense officials during testimony on the hill there is no strategic plan to take caulk a with u.s. forces. what you're see something pinpoint airstrikes as well as these depression operations raids you notice there are increasing number of special operations raids and pinpoint strikes on leaders

. >> has america, has the american government had discussions with saudi arabia, uae, amman or considering whether they would lend ground troops to fight isis? >> we are engaged in discussions with them regarding their offers to do so at this time. >> can you tell us anything about that? >> not -- no, i think it's in a preliminary -- it's in discussion. they've indicated a willingness to be helpful. this is in the fight against daesh. let me emphasize. and as part of our effort, part of the president's effort to explore every possibility that is reasonable of ways in which to have an impact on ending the scourge of daesh, that is being evaluated. >> what about other countries in the region, pakistan, turkey, egypt, algeria, morocco, have you had discussions to send ground troops against isis? >> there have been broad discussions with various mill to mill discussions and intel discussions regarding possible people in certain circumstances. >> can i ask unanimous consent request? >> yes, sir. >> thank you. mr. chairman, i ask unanimous consent that letter dated december 13, 2012, addressed t

men on the tugboat that sank after hitting a barge in the hudson over the weekend. 63-year-old paul amman and 29- year-old timothy conklin were both crew members on specialist when it went down saturday near the tappen zee bridge. the body of a third year-old harry hernandez has still not been recovered. >>> it is 7:25. when we come museum reopens today with a new show and in its rebuilt lobby. the entire seaport was ravaged by superstorm sandy and men businesses there were sub -- many businesses there were submerged under 8 feet of water. the new building has cost $1.7 billion. pier 17 is still being rebuilt. >>> let's get a check on your morning traffic with heather o'rourke. >>reporter: we do have delays on route 4 eastbound. the delays are by queen anne road this, is near hackensack avenue. we also have a problem as you travel onto the new jersey turnpike newark bay extension eastbound at 14c an accident. check out that delay. this delay goes all the way back to the new jersey turnpike right in front of newark airport. check out the car lanes. our street cleaning rules are in effect.

he met with king abdullah, the second in amman. jordan is a key member of a u.s.oalition that is waging the fight against isis. >>> five people are dead, another three injured after a shooting in a neighborhood outside pittsburgh. that shooting happened during a backyard party. police are searching for a pair of gunmen. >>> and john good gutfreund has died of pneumonia. he was hailed as one of wall street's most brilliant and innovative players, but his wall street career abruptly ended in 1991 when he was forced to resign after solomon became embroiled in scandal. nicknamed the king of wall street, gutfreund was 86 years old. that's the cnbc news update this hour. carl, back to you. >> sue, thank you very much. >>> jeb bush meeting with the three remaining anti-trump gop candidates in florida this week, this as bush considers whether he will endorse either ted cruz, marco rubio or john kasich before next week's delegate-rich winner-take-all florida and ohio primaries. ted cruz picking up another major endorsement yesterday from former hp ceo carly fiorina, but fr