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ash carter the u.s. defense secretary is taking us through the latest developments in the fight against isil. it is the second time they have eliminated a key member of the cabinet of isil. mr. carter saying it makes it more difficult for isil to travel between raqqa and mosul. he says in syria and iraq, we are seeing the shaping of the fight yet to come. he was basically saying -- flanked there by the joint chiefs of staff -- they have targeted the main isil person responsible for recruiting new isil fighters as well. we'll go back to this news conference and get a real sense of what they feel they have achieved. >> we're not reluctant jennifer. what we track is the number that are in our force management level. that's 3800. but this is nothing inconsistent with what has been going on for 15 years. those have not been counted -- in other words there is a consistency that have has going on for the last 15 years. when units rotate, for example, we don't double count those numbers. so if a unit of 200 is b

the bottom right, waiting for ash carter to give a briefing from the pentagon. bring up abaaoud, one of the masterminds in the paris attacks killed days after in a raid. the belgian raid issue, i think, for people to understand, that they were not allowed. there was a restriction against authorities being able to conduct these raids between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and koois i because there were so many raids that were being conducted and upending lives that this was a way to provide some type of order but also as you point out, a way to help with funding issues, that they didn't have the wherewithal to enact the intelligence services on the ground. >> yes, and i think, too, it's an indication of the way that politicians across europe have been scrambling to try to figure out how to tackle this issue, because on the one hand, they know that, well, people have said to us in these communities, they have said look, here are all the reasons we believe some of our young people have been recruited to isis. once they are recruited to isis, it's too late. you can't chan

it's a slow process. >> secretary of defense ash carter, said, how successful account u.s. government be in staying ahead of i.s.i.l. in terms of cyber warfare if their first priority is defending against i.s.i.l. attacks? >> really interesting program announced at the pentagon on that score. secretary of defense carter has a sort of bromance going, his third trip out there to microsoft. they announced the hack the pentagon program. they're going to invite hackers. >> a competition to try oget into some of the less secret systems of the pentagon and they're going to pay a bounty if any of these hackers these so-called white hat hackers can get in. and it's one of the things they do in private industry. >> yep. >> but they've never done it in government and these hackers will have to sign up and then they'll have a chance to crack one of the public-facing websites that the pentagon thinks is pretty secure. ash carter says he hopes nobody gets through but if they do we'll learn something from them. >> absolutely, thanks for joining us, jamie mcintire at the pentagon. that's o

and ash carter said we believe we have killed him that is because back in may 2015 the iraqis at that said they had killed him, although the u.s. said they had no information at that point to confirm, clearly knowing that history, the americans must feel they are in pretty safe grounds saying they carried out this operation. the americans believe they have been decapitating the leadership of isil. they are aware that there are a number of people who will continue to come through the senior leadership, but they believe every time that happens, it makes it much more difficult for isil to carry out operations. and they are particularly keen to stress that they believe he was also involved in funding operations not just in iraq and syria, but further afield. and so by -- drawing a direct line from his death to what happened in brussels, not saying that he recruited or was involved in any of the intricacies of it, but saying that sort of link is important if they are to make the rest of europe and the united states safe by carrying out these operations. >> it was quite a confident-sounding

. >> woodruff: secretary of defense ash carter and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general joe dunford, spoke this morning at the pentagon about the fight against the islamic state. while hailing operations to kill top isis leaders-- like the one we reported earlier-- they sought to put the longer war in context. >> there's no question that this individual and other individuals we have eliminated have been part of the apparatus of isil to recruit and to motivate foreign fighters, both to return from iraq and syria to countries in europe and elsewhere, and also simply by using the internet and other communications to do so.

defense secretary ash carter says the war against i.s.i.l. is getting more personally every day. >> we are systematically eliminating i.s.i.l.'s cabinet. >> hajji imam, although the pentagon could not connect him to the paris or brussels attacks. it comes a week after the pentagon says i.s.i.l.'s minister of war, omar the chechen died in an air strike. abu sirah in charge of paying the group's fighters in iraq. >> these leaders have been around for a long time. they are senior, they are experienced and so eliminating them is an important objective. and achieves an important result. >> reporter: the u.s. military says the effect of the slow attrition of i.s.i.l.'s leadership is showing up in reports from the battlefield where iraqi forces advancing on villages around mosul say siel forces ari.s.i.l. forces are nor fighting to the death but instead retreating and retrenching. >> there's a reason for us to be optimistic but by no means would i say we are about to break the back of i.s.i.l. or that the fight is over. >> reporter: general dunnford

i sat down with ash carter to get his take. that we should revisit the subject of torture to get information faster. is that a good idea in. >> all of our military and intelligence leaders have spoken on this, and we in the department of defense follow the army field manual. it does not allow torture. and america conducts itself in accordance -- >> does torture work? >> that's important. the experts there who have laid down our policy in that area have agreed for both effectiveness reasons and for reasons of reflecting our own values that we're not going to do that sort of thing. and, of course, we don't have any -- we occasionally assist the iraqis in capturing people and so forth on the battle field and the -- they remain in iraqi custody, but it's not the american practice or policy to do that. >> okay. so with torture out of the question, i asked secretary carter about the u.s. role in destroying isis. and about how to prevent more people in europe from joining the terrorist group. >> how can the united states armed service

defense secretary ash carter says the war against i.s.i.l. is becoming more personal every day. >> we are systematically eliminating i.s.i.l.'s cabinet. >> man number 2, hajji imam, responsible for attacks outside iraq and syria, although officials could not connect him to paris or brussels attacks. so-called minister of war, omar the chechen, died in an air strike. and killed abu sirah, said to be responsible for paying the i.s.i.l. fighters in iraq. >> these people have been around for a long time, they are senior, they are experienced, so eliminating them is an important orvet and achieveobjective and n important result. >> iraqi forces say i.s.i.l. forces are no longer fighting to the death but instead retreat under and retrenching. >> i think momentum is in our favor, i think there are reasons for us to be optimistic in the next several months but by no means are we about to break the back of i.s.i.l. and the fight is over. >> reporter: general dunnford confirms that u.s. marines are assisting, but not a fundamental policy, arguing shell

defense secretary ash carter mentioned providing more logistics support for iraqi combat forces. he also discussed putting up temporary bridges that allow iraqi assault forces to the temporary ceasefire in syria seems to be holding up. fighting has slowed down dramatically -- but a monitoring group says there have been airstrikes since the ceasefire began friday. it's unclear who was behind the attacks. nato is also concerned about significant russian military buildup in the country. and mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up next. but first... hunderds of thousands of american have been the victims of a cyberattack on the i-r-s...how criminals are using their personal information to file welcome back... a massive irs data breach is much bigger than first realized. as john potter reports...hackers were able to get sensitive information using the agency's "get transcript" program, which allows you to check your tax history online. not even virginia based tax attorney, wayne zell, was protected from hackers who he says stole his identity. zell: "somebody was trying

ask your doctor about lyrica. >>> secretary of defense ash carter confirming what nbc news first reported in an operation this month and carter said he was a finance minister who oversaw all the funding for isis' operations and called his death a serious blow to the organization. >> the removal of this isil leader will hamper the organization's ability to conduct operations both inside and outside of iraq and syria. >> carter went on to say about this isis issue is striking the leaders necessary but far from sufficient. meanwhile, things remain tense and active in belgium. taking place a few hours ago in a neighborhood of schaerbeek. one person was wounded and arrested during the operation. it follows several raids conducted last night.

>>> secretary of defense ash carter confirming what nbc news first reported, isis' second in command was killed in an operation this month and carter said he was a finance minister who oversaw all the funding for isis' operations and called his death a serious blow to the organization. >> the removal of this isil leader will hamper the organization's ability to conduct operations both inside and outside of iraq and syria. >> carter went on to say about this isis issue is striking the leaders necessary but far from sufficient. meanwhile, things remain tense and active in belgium. taking place a few hours ago in a neighborhood of schaerbeek. one person was wounded and arrested during the operation. it follows several raids conducted last night. the man on the far left is. alexander and sasha penchowski and secretary of state john kerry honored the victims and in an interview with richard engel, kerry asked if europe has a handle on the isil problem. >> europe has done a lot. particularly, the government of belgium has done a lot. before this event took place, they had already had our f

defense secretary ash carter said they killed the man in charge of the haji imam groups finances. carter called him haji imam, but he is -- carter called himhaji iman, but he is also known as al-qaduli and abu alaa al-afari reporter: he is dead, al-qaduli, the second most important man in the united states. the u.s. forces say they killed him, but they will not say when or where and they warned that more are ready to take his >> leaders can be replaced. however, these leaders have been around for a long time. they are senior. they are experienced. and so, a lemonade in them is an important objective and achieves an important result -- eliminating them is important objective and achieves an important result. i would say it's necessary. it's not sufficient, but it's important. reporter: this continues after operations in the belgian capital continue apace after the latest attacks in europe. >> like paris, brussels is a strong reminder why we need to hasten the defeat of isil wherever it exists in the world. the united states is as committed as ever to our european friends and allies

ash carter says the operation took out the man whom many are calling the group's second in command.t happened tuesday near the iraqi city of mosul. the united states is not confirming the method of the attack. jamie what do we know? >> reporter: well, in the pentagon news conference, ash carter said the recent attacks in brussels underscore the need to defeat isil, hasten that defeat of isil wherever it exists in the world. he said the u.s. is systematically taking out isil's top leadership. and he announced today that the u.s. had killed the man reputed to be the number 2 in command in -- of isil. it appears that he might have been in syria when this raid took place. he is identified as hodgy iman, the finance minister, and the pentagon said he is also connected with financing and perhaps coordinating some of the external operations of isil as well. it is the latest senior leader to be killed by the pentagon. the pentagon also confirmed that they believe the so-called minister of war of isil, a man known as omar the cheffen was also killed earlier. and another man was killed in a t

and today at this news conference, secretary of defense ash carter simply indicated that the successhey are having, whittling down isil's leadership confirms that the momentum is shifting. >> these leaders are senior. they are experienced, and so eliminating them is an important objective, and achieves an important result, but they will be replaced and will continue to go after their leadership and other aspects of their capability. so i would say it's necessary, not sufficient, but important. >> reporter: secretary carter said this man was particularly key because he had been around a long time. in fact he was a former lieutenant of -- of the al-qaeda leader, back when al-qaeda in iraq was a big force there, and was seen as quite influential within isil. he also said he believed this man was connected to financing and perhaps coordinating plots outside of iraq and syria. although he stopped short of saying he was connected directly to the attacks in brussels or paris. richelle. >> jamie how are the attacks in belgium -- how are they effecting the pentagon's strategy against isil? >>

ash carter says that the u.s. is working to wipe out the terror groups top leaders. national security correspondent joins us live from the pentagon. what more do you know about the operation that killed this isis leader, a money man of sorts? >> well, heather, u.s. special operators were the number one to kill the number two leader of isis in a rate early thursday morning. it was planned and executed less than 48 hours after the br, ssels attack. >> we're systematically eliminating isils cabinet. indeed, the u.s. military killed several terrorist this week including we believe hagi imam who was the leader serving as a finances minister and also responsible for external affairs. >> haji imam was an a rookiraqi joined in 2004 and released from a prison in 2012 shortly after u.s. forces pulled out of iraq. he's a former physics professor and was the leader during the ground war in iraq and had a $7 million bounty on his head. u.s. treasury designated him a terrorist in 2014. >> he was in an iraqi prison up till 2012. dower see this as a cautionary tail for releasing the

ash carter the u.s. fense secretary is taking us through the latest developments in the fight against isil. it is the second time they have eliminated a key member of the cabinet of isil. mr. carter saying it makes it more difficult for isil to travel between raqqa and mosul. he says in syria and iraq, we are seeing the shaping of the fight yet to come. he was basically saying -- flanked there by the joint cs

meanwhile the secretary of defense ash carter also weighing in on the apple case.joins us with that part of the story. >> good morning, carl. the secretary of defense is here in san francisco this week for the rsa cyber security conference. he's doing a bit of a good will tour here meeting with a lot of the top silicon valley executives and in a speech last night he touched on the apple versus fbi controversy saying he couldn't weigh in because of on going litigation but he did say this. the right way is partnership. it's easy to see the wrong ways to do this. one would be a law hastly written in anger or grief. another would be to have the rules written by russia or china. so trying to find a middle ground. he'll be speaking at the rsa cyber security conference here in san francisco later on this afternoon and at 4:00 p.m. eastern i'll be interviewing him live on cnbc and we'll ask him about the controversy over apple. also about cyber security and the relationship between the u.s. government and silicon valley which is under so much strain as you know guys. one l

defense secretary ash carter mentioned providing more logistics support for iraqi combat forces. he also discussed putting up temporary bridges that allow iraqi assault forces to move into the city. the temporary ceasefire in syria seems to be holding up. fighting has slowed down dramatically -- but a monitoring group says there have been airstrikes since the ceasefire began friday. it's unclear who was behind the attacks. nato is also concerned military buildup in the country. a little closer to home... a police department in a washington suburb - and people all around the country, - are mourning an officer who was killed during her first day on the job. jeff pegues has the story of a young woman who dedicated-- and ultimately lost her life protecting others. 1:25 trt1:42 28-year-old ashley guindon was a decorated marine corps reservist who was just beginning a new career as a police officer. but her first day in uniform would be her last. "shots have been fired." on saturday night she and two other officers were responding to a domestic violence call at this home. as the office

so we hear from ash carter saying we believe we killed him.ricans must be fairly certain with their information. for them this building up the whole idea of momentum, that they have decided they are going to target leading figures of isil and kill them where they can, and this seems to be exactly what happened. there were no details given of the operation. they didn't say whether it was done by special forces, whether it was in iraq or syria, they simply said he had been eliminated. but what they are seeing is that this is a significant victory. >> interestingly within that press conference, the subject of extra u.s. troops being sent to iraq was raised? >> reporter: clearly there is this idea that the iraqis are on the verge of moving into mosul to take that back from isil. and they will be supported by the u.s., and during that news conference as you see, ash carter revealed there had been a recommendation put to the president that the number of american troops on the ground be increased. by going public just now, while this is still being d

defense secretary ash carter announcing it a short time ago.et's go to jennifer griffin at pentagon. reporter: defense secretary ash carter and chairman of the joint chiefs just made the announcement. they wouldn't provide details of the operation, but sources tell us u.s. special forces killed the

>> yenly that's how it works i think what ash carter said when he was asked that question at the pressonference today essentially this leader has been around and involved with isis since 2004. that kind of senior leader is not that ease from to replace. he was a finance guy. of course there are always people who can move up. but they are trying to shake the foundation of isis by basically systematically killing the so-called cabinet of the islamic state. greta? >> jennifer, thank you. and i know what you are wondering, maybe even fear something isis, at the very moment plotting revenge because special ops took out iraq war veteran adam kinzinger joins us. good evening, sir. >> >> hey, greta, how are you? >> good. i'm sure everyone is thinking that now that we have taken out the number two and good for our special ops for doing that and at president for ordering that i assume an order came down from the top. there will be or anticipate possible. lost a marine recently fire base. there is all kinds of possibility attack in the united states maybe, attack in europe. it's something that we

did defense secretary ash carter in washington honoring our veterans.uarter to 4:00 in new york. today we honor the millions of living vietnam veterans who did not get the support and recognition they deserved when they came home. those were the words of the defense secretary ash carter today during a ceremony in d.c. marking vietnam veterans day. >> as secretary of defense i'm proud to use this moment and this place on this day to say thank you and welcome home. >> and some images in our slide show today. some historic pictures, beginning with present time. here's a guard at the memorial wall ahead of a wreath laying ceremony this morning. this is a great picture here. it looks a little fuzzy, but that's actually a reflection into the wall itself with the names of the tens of thousands of u.s. troops who died in the vietnam war. and then the reflection you can see people bowing their heads during today's ceremony. here's ash carter and the veterans affairs secretary robert mcdonald meeting with some of the vets. nearly 60,000 died. today also marks 43

ash carter testified on capitol hill.earing to discuss the 2017 defense budget. >> our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this tragedy and victims and families and survivors. and in the face of international terrorism the united states stands with belgium. >> the pentagon is quad rupling its request to strengthen deterrence posture in europe. he's receiving to deterring russia and not isis. there are 62,000 troops in europe. the attack took place blocks from the american embassy. tsan administrator arrived in brussels for prescheduled meetings and he is safe we are told. western sources said they tipped the belgian authorities to a cell that was involved in the attack in the jewish museum in brussels. western agencies warned the belgian authorities about the cell that involves second generation immigration. and the belgian authorities said until something happens we can't to anything. and now the chief there complained that his budget was cut. this is a new security reality for europeans. >> thank you, jennif

. >>> defense secretary ash carter coming out against the so-called back door to give the government access to encryption protection data. carter told the security experts, he wants common ground with privacy advocates over access to an encrypted iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino terror suspects. building a so-called back door into devices is not a realistic option. >>> the president goes to milwaukee to congratulate for an enrollment contest. not everyone celebrates. wisconsin is one of six states suing over the affordable care act. governor scott walker claims it is anything but affordable. >>> another scott. astronaut scott kelly was in space for a year. early this morning, he touched down in houston on a nasa plane. he reunited with his family. nasa studied the differences of the two after spending 340 days. kelly grew two inches during his time in zero gravity. 340 days. >> my boys, identical twins, are obsessed with this. >> i wonder what it is, having a chance of two brothers being astronauts. >>> stunning video. disturbing video showing a school officer kicking an

. >>> defense secretary ash carter says the pentagon has launched a new computer fight against i.s.i.l. jamie mcintire reports. >> one reason in his view the momentum is now on the u.s. side not i.s.i.l.'s. the military says theis the u.sd coalition, videos released by the u.s. central command show the latest attacks against oil and gas facilities controlled by i.s.i.l. in syria. but santa pentagon news conference defense secretary ash carter boasted the pentagon is also targeting the i.s.i.l. computers. called cyber-bombs. >> something new in this war, not something you would see back in the gulf war but it is an important new capability and it is an important use of our cyber command. and the reason cyber command was established in the first place. >> reporter: carter gave few details about the new cyberoffensive except to say cyber bombs were designed to disrupt expand and control, in turn causing a loss of confidence in their networks and limit i.s.i.l.'s ability to spread propaganda. >> we have to attack their command and control, one of the ways to do it. >> both physically and v

address these nen the minister of defense mosh moshe ya'alon who is in washington to meet with ash carter who's also a very good friend of the wilson center. we are so pleased to have you, mr. minister. welcome to washington. it is also my pleasure to welcome aaron david miller, vice president of the wilson center, and middle east expert who will lead this conversation. please join me in welcoming them both. [ applause ] >> joey, thank you so much. you have done so much for the wilson center. you have no idea how greatly we appreciate your efforts. mr. minister, you were here in 2012. i want to welcome you back to the woodrow wilson international center for scholars, the living memorial to 28th president, the only ph.d. president and the only president buried in washington, d.c. which is perhaps a commentary, however sad, on what our presidents thought of the nation's capital in their time here. the two of us go back a long way. at least since the late '80s and early '90s. we have watched the u.s.'s relationship develop, we watched the ups, mostly downs, when it came to the pursuit of ara

secretary ash carter says it goes a long way into putting a crimp in their finances. >> barbara starr, at the pentagon, thank you very much. >>> and the killing of isis' finance minister is a significant break through in the war against isis in syria. i want to talk about it with colonel steve warren. thank you for being on with us. >> it's a pleasure to be here. thank you. >> first, colonel, i want to get your general reaction to this news about the killing of the man who many consider as the number two in the isis chain of command. how significant is this? >> well, abu imam, what we call him, was their finance minister. he was also an external operations planner. in fact, we know that he was actively planning external attacks presumably in the west or even in the united states. this is a significant strike that we took to kill this enemy. and it follows right on the heels of us killing omar the chechen. abu sashani. their top military leader. we're chipping away at their leadership. and we think that's important. >> i want to talk about the way he was killed. or barbara starr said i

ash carter in about half an hour now expected to announce that u.s. killed the second in command in isis. likely killed because they are still awaiting confirmation. here's what's happening right now. a man named imam was by all accounts killed by u.s. troops in the last couple of days. said to be the man in line to replace baghdadi, the leader of isis, if he is ever killed. now u.s. forces believe they killed the second in command in the last couple of days. but where and how this happened is what might be the most interested. i am told by sources it happened in syria, and it was not a u.s. military air strike. this clearly opening the door to the possibility that all that is left is u.s. special forces were on the ground in syria. we are told that carter will make the case that this is showing progress against isis in the wake of the brussels and paris attacks. but sources we're talking to are cautioning on one point. u.s. special forces had this guy under observation. they had been tracking him. they had been watching where they thought he was goin

be secretary of defense ash carter refused to be pulled in. we are systematically elimination i.s.i.l.'s cabinet. indeed the u.s. military killed several key i.s.i.l. terrorists this week. including we believe hajji imam who was an i.s.i.l. senior leader, serving as a finance minister and also responsible for external affairs and plots. he was a well nonterrorist within i.s.i.l.'s ranks. >> this is hajji imam. this is the second time he's been declared dead. the iraqis believed they killed him last year. the americans couldn't confirm that then. in the days after the attacks on brussels they believe this is an important victory. >> that is what we're doing eliminating the people who are directing them but even if it's just inspiration, it still takes you back to iraq and syria and the need to eliminate the sources of that inspiration. >> one official says i.s.i.l. is under growing pressure. >> what we're seeing the last couple of months with its offensive attacks these are the signs of a group in retreat and strategic change. for that end elim

defense secretary ash carter says president barack obama will nominate the first woman to head a major combatant command. if confirmed b t senate air force general lori robinson would head the u.s. northern command which was created after 9/11 to coordinate and improve our homeland defees. >>> the newest resident in our nation's capital has finally come out of its shell, a baby bald eagle hatched on a live web cam this morning at the national arboretum and viewers who stayed tuned also got a peek at its very first viewing. a second eaglet is expected to hatch this weekend. >>> when we come back, kids on the new at if one ofaluld otect yoom diate wh ione could prheardiase? on wil thinkirigh ere ste you take toelprevanotherseriseas pnmococcal pneumonia ifre 5lder one se of the evr 13 vcine can lprote you fro pnmoccalonia an i thacaus hing, espain diffty bhing, may ev you thetal. evyou lrea been vacnate with ather poniaacne, evnar ay h ove adal protection. nar 13 used indus 50lder to hpreveninfections from 13 stins he bacri cause pneumococcalonia u shouldotecei pr13 if youhad re allergcti

>> secretary of defense ash carter says he will soon reveal changes in military challenges and requirements. while some of his actions could require direction from congress, some of it could come from his own authority or president obama's. >>> the pentagon is calling on people to attempt to crack into its computer systems. as an incentive the pentagon is offering unspecified cash rewards for anyone who succeeds. the hackers have to undergo a background check before getting involved. defense officials say they hope the cyber experts can find issues before rm other do. kevin mitnick, very good to have you with us. we've seen a series of successful hackings of government organizations. the pentagon says it faces a barrage of attacks daily. is this program a smart idea to help strengthen cyber defenses? >> it might be, thousand that you mentioned a moment ago that you have to go through a background check, that was quite interesting. i actually 30 it's a good idea if it complements security testing. in other words, government agencies should use firms that are interruptible and very secured st

defense secretary ash carter saying the terror leader is just one of the targets u.s.pecial forces took out in that raid. our next guest talked to the chairman of the joint chiefs about eroding the terror group's strong grip on the middle east. >> is this solution going to require tens of thousands of american troops on the ground in either syria or iraq? >> my perspective is long-term success is going to require effective indigenous forces on the ground for long-term stability, but i do believe that u.s. capabilities, unique u.s. capabilities, are going to be equally important for us to be successful. >> retired marine lieutenant oliver north is here to talk more about his exclusive interview and about a great new special that's airing on the fox news channel. welcome. great to have you on the program. >> good to be with you again. thank you. >> tell me what you made of his remarks overall. it was an exclusive interview and there are a lot of high hopes that the general has that he will make a difference going forward. do you feel confident about that? >> i do, becaus

defense secretary ash carter announcing it a short time ago. let's go to jennifer griffin at pentagon. reporter: defense secretary ash carter and chairman of the joint chiefs just made the announcement. they wouldn't provide details of the operation, but sources tell us u.s. special forces killed the number two to al-baghdadi in clandestine raid early thursday morning. the operation was planned and executed in the wake of the brussels attack. >> we're systematically eliminating isil's cabinet. indeed the u.s. military killed several key isil terrorist this is week, including, we believe, haji imam, a isil senior leader serving as a finance minister. reporter: the target, was known as al-qaduli, iraqi that joined al qaeda in 2004 and released from an iraqi prison in 2012 shortly after all u.s. forces pulled out of iraq. he is former physics professor, was al qaeda's leader in of mosul during the u.s. ground war and had a $7 million bounty on his head. the u.s. treasury department designated him a terrorist in 2014. secretary carter reported firs

i want to go now to a comment by defense secretary ash carter. >> in the face of these acts of terrorism, the united states standings in strong solidarity with our ally belgium. we're continuing to monitor the situation, including to ensure that all u.s. personnel and citizens are accounted for. we also stand ready to provide assistance to our friends and allies in europe as necessary. brussels an international city, that has been host to nato and the european union for decades. together we must and we will continue to do everything that we can, to protect our home lanks and defeat terrorists, wherever they threaten us. no attack will affect our resolve to accelerate the defeat of isil. >> i want to bring in now david lowe a terrorism and security expert live in liverpool. david thank you for joining us. it strikes me that this is not exactly the softest of targets, the airport in brussels, which is the city that is headquarters to nato, the headquarters of the e.u. council, could more have been done to prevent this attack? >> well, you say it's not the softest target. i understand where

. >> reporter: defense secretary ash carter said friday he was the third isis leader taken out by u.s. forces this month, including omar, the chechen, isis' minister of war. >> leaders can be replaced. however, these leaders have been around for a long time. they are senior. they're experienced and so eliminating them is an important objective and achieves an important result. >> reporter: though both carter and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff were quick to say the war against isis is still far from being over. >> the momentum is in our favor. i think there is a lot of reasons for us to be optimistic about the next several months. but by no means would i say that we're about to break the back of isil or that the fight is over. >> reporter: he also said while no official decisions have been made, both he and secretary carter believe the u.s. will be sending additional forces to iraq in the next few weeks, adding to the 3700 troops already there on the ground. eric? >> thank you so much from washington. >>> russia leading the charge as syrian troops retake major parts of the ancie

colonel peters, are we so starved for a wins a ash carter points out we killed the number two in isiss win and we should all be celebrating this? >> well, i'm on the secretary of defense's side on this particular issue. this is big. it is important. it isép not decisive. the news we got the one he called naj -- mastav and other names. joe biden as it were. it's a below symbolically, a blow to morale. practical blow because he had a lot of experience. again, not decisive, but it does matter. >> how many number twos, how many joe bidens have we got? i remember a bunch of number twos being taken down. i'm still waiting for -- i would say al baghdadi number one would be the big daddy to get. >> well, it's incremental fight. the problem here, eric, is that president obama fierce the consequences of taking action, as a result of which he doesn't take action, doesn't understand often the cost of snaction are greater. in this case with him ignoring intelligence. and then calling islamic states jv team. the plague has escaped the city walls and now spread across the globe. pandemic of the isla

no good legislation as ash carter is saying in my interview is made out of fear, none.at's the point. it should be debated and this is great that all of these companies are coming together and it's great that the government is making its arguments and that's the way it should be. intelligent discussion of an important issue and not about people's anatomy sizes. >> finally we're looking at the line-up for code this summer, amazing. >> yeah. >> amazing. >> we're not done yet. you don't understand. this is the best code ever. have to tell you. and all of these great issues too by the way. there's politics. there's encryption. there's nsa stuff. there's all kinds of things to talk about including in international issues so you'll see more international, more politics, more everything coming but it's a great line-up so far. >> we cannot wait for that. we hopefully, obviously we'll see you before then. good to talk to you. glad we got the phone fixed. >> sorry about that. technology. >> when we come back house of cards season 4 live on netflix today but will president underwo

>> we had a meeting with secretary of defense ash carter in brussels some weeks ago.course we did discuss how we can work together fighting terrorism and also increasing cooperation with nato allies, and partner nations. that's partly about helping countries in the region, like for instance iraq, to enable them to fight terrorism themselves. that's the reason why we are stepping up our training of iraqi forces this month. but it is also about how we can do more when it comes to exchanging information, intelligence, so we are better able to defend ourselves against terrorist attacks. the fight against terrorism is going to take time. it's going to cost -- it will require a lot of effort. but as long as we are able to stand together. as long as we are able to work together, we will win because this is not only an attack on innocent people, but also an attack on the core values of our open free societies and we have to stand together in defending 0 our open free societies. >> so many world leaders are weighing in with exactly those same sentiments. i thank you so much. n

colonel peters, are we so starved for a wins a ash carter points out we killed the number two in isiss win and we should all be celebrating this? >> well, i'm on the secretary of defense's side on this particular issue. this is big. it is important. it isép not decisive. the news we got the one he called naj -- mastav and other names. joe biden as it were. it's a below symbolically, a blow to morale. practical blow because he had a lot of experience. again, not decisive, but it does matter. >> how many number twos, how many joe bidens have we got? i remember a bunch of number twos being taken down. i'm still waiting for -- i would say al baghdadi number one would be the big daddy to get. >> well, it's incremental fight. the problem here, eric, is that president obama fierce the consequences of taking action, as a result of which he doesn't take action, doesn't understand often the cost of snaction are greater. in this case with him ignoring intelligence. and then calling islamic states jv team. the plague has escaped the city walls and now spread across the globe. pandemic of the isla

ash carter says several key islamic state leaders were killed this week. weather. you're tracking rainy weather moving in right now. >> yeah, we had a warm front come through this morning. the second part of that is a cold front. don't see any lightning coming out of them right now. just a quick burst of rain. stretching from union, essex county right now. estimated time of arrival places like union city within the next this line to the south again same scenario, westfield about 12:19. these are moving pretty quickly towards the north and east. there will be this band that goes on through. but there may be a second one that forms right there closer to 3:00 and one last one in the evening and then things will clear on out. we'll talk about the easter forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> you can track the storm 24/7 of course with our nbc new york app. you can get storm warnings sent straight to your phone. >>> to some local news now, police looking for clues as to why two men were stapped on long island. investigators remain outside of a west bab lon home wh

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