i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." outrage and warnings are one thing. missiles and bombs quite another. but day two of the mission called mu'ath the martyr proves jordan means what it says about isis. for the second time since isis publicized the horrific murder of jordanian fighter pilot mu'ath al kaseasbeh, jordanian fighter jets hit isis positions in syria with american jets flying alongside. on the streets of amman, meanwhile, new displays of anguish and anger and i draw your attention to the woman who is carrying the dead pilot's picture right there in the middle. that is a queen. that is jordan's queen, queen ranya, seen here personally consoling mu'ath al kaseasbeh's widow. the two had been married just less than a year. i want to bring in becky anderson and james spider marks. becky, there is talk about the possibility of boots on the ground, whether that is just in the wake of all the anger, outrage and the desire for revenge. how serious is it that jordan may go further than these ai

i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." if isis was trying to shock, infuriate, repulse the civilized world with its horrific murder of mu'ath al kaseasbeh, it more than succeeded. but if it was trying to terrorize jordan into abandoning the anti-isis coalition, it looks like it's pretty much failed. exactly 24 hours after news broke that isis had burned alive the jordanian fighter pilot that it had captured in december, jordan's king and his top tier security officials have met and they have declared a, quote, relentless war against the group that calls itself islamic state. already jordan has executed by hanging the iranian bomber whose freedom isis had demanded, along with one other jihadi prisoner. and a government spokesman warns of, quote, earth-shaking retaliation, a prospect savored by the dead pilot's father. >> translator: i demand that revenge should be bigger than executing prisoners. i demand that this criminal organization should be annihilated. >> i want to bring in cnn's atika shubert reporting in the jordan

i'm ashleigh banfield. thanks for joining us. this is "legal view." the so-called "american sniper" trial is focused on the darkest chapter in the chris kyle story. the murder trial over routh is only in its second day. this is kyle's widow, taya kyle. she was the prosecution's first witness on the stand yesterday. she tearfully recounted the last conversation she had on the phone with her husband just before he was allegedly shot and killed by routh at a gun range. taya said, quote, it was very short and it wasn't short like, hey, you're interrupting a good time. it was short like i wish i could say more but i'm not going to because there were people around. we were in the court for this morning's testimony. anything new this morning? >> reporter: well, we've heard from today is a lot of talk kind of describing the crime scene and the weapons that investigators found out there. remember, chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield had brought eddie routh to a countryside gun range to bond and speak with him. that is something chris kyle had aump done.

"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> hello everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield. today, a major leap forward in the fight against isis. one of their biggest secrets now unmask the. when when you get a peek at the man behind the curtain, you take away a little of their power. maybe every little bit counts. the person, the killer who hides his face while doing the most va saj things to people who don't deserve it. today, the world is learning his name. we're going to tell you that, but where he comes from, what he did as he was growing up. lots of little details about that guy. there's plenty to talk about with this isis killer who has come to be known as jihadi john. >>> another development, want to be terrorists in the united states stopped before they literally got off the ground. three men who allegedly wanted to join isis. they talked about it, they planned it. but now they're locked up today in new york city and in florida. and there is also word today that even though the west is cracking down and closing in on isis, they have not stopped their brutal march a

"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> hello everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield.ajor leap forward in the fight against isis. one of their biggest secrets now unmask the. when when you get a peek at the man behind the curtain, you take away a little of their power. maybe every little bit counts. the person, the killer who hides his face while doing the most va saj things to people who don't deserve it. today, the world is learning his name. we're going to tell you that, but where he comes from, what he did as he was growing

. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield.trage and warnings are one thing. missiles and bombs quite another. but day two of the mission called mu'ath the martyr proves jordan means what it says about isis. for the second time since isis publicized the horrific murder of jordanian

i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." i want to begin this hour in that southern california city you just saw in those pictures, oxnard, in west -- just west of los angeles. it's where a metrolink commuter train flew off the tracks after it hit a produce truck that was just sitting there on the tracks at a crossing. take a look at what happened afterwards. the aftermath, cars are just scattered and on their sides. the people who were inside those cars as you can imagine were hurt and some of them hurt very badly. two dozen at least are being treated in hospitals at this hour. the truck driver not hurt because that driver was not in the vehicle when it was smashed. the driver is in custody, though, not under arrest at this time, though. cnn's kyung lah is making her way to the scene and joins me now by phone. and rene marsh is on the investigation. she's in washington. kyung, first to you, the very latest on how this happened, why it happened and what the story is with this driver who took off. >> reporter: yeah, the story

i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." a year very few people knew kayla mueller was being held hostage by isis. and that was very much on purpose. days ago, her captors claimed that she was killed. they said by a coalition air strike. but they didn't give proof of that. so the young arizona woman's family u.s. officials and everyone who knew her incredible story or her terrible plight they all held out hope. and that hope has now ende

i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view."elling book, a blockbuster movie and a murder trial watched by millions. the story of chris kyle, the so-called american sniper, with the most confirmed kills in u.s. military history, is truly extraordinary and as far as the public is concerned, the final chapter has been written. just last night, in fact. but for all involved, the story is far from over. this man, mentally deranged ex-marine eddie ray routh was found guilty and sentenced to life without any possibility of ever getting out. no parole ever. for the murder of kyle and his close friend chad littlefield. routh'fe

." >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." we've got breaking news to begin with. seven people dead, one person hurt and one gunman dead as well in a missouri shooting spree police are now fanning out across two counties. and there are six active crime scenes. they are finding bodies now in four different homes, the count thus far. the violence erupting overnight in the city of tyrone. officers responding to a call to 911, shots fired. they went door to door ultimately discovering seven bodies plus one other woman apparently dead from natural causes. later in neighboring shannon county, police found a flooint body, the suspected shooter, dead himself of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. cnn's alexandra field joins me now. also with us, cnn law enforcement analyst, tom fuentes. alexandra, what's the latest they are telling us about what happened last night? >> reporter: a horrific night in tyrone and a difficult job today of starting to notify the next of kin. we're expe

." >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> hello, everyone.. welcome to "legal view." we've got breaking news to begin with. seven people dead, one person hurt and one gunman dead as well in a missouri shooting spree police are now fanning out across two counties. and there are six active crime scenes. they are finding bodies now in four different homes, the count thus far. the violence erupting overnight in the city of tyrone. officers responding to a call to 911, shots fired. they went door to door ultimately discovering

i'm ashleigh banfield. as bostonians dig themselves out of the snow and prepare to celebrate tomorrow their big super bowl champs, there's one former new england patriot who's nowhere near the parade planning. he is sitting right there in court live in fall river, massachusetts. in a murder trial. the testimony in the aaron hernandez trial was scheduled to resume today after all those weather woes. but guess what? there has been yet another wrench thrown into the plans. and this morning's court session began with what appeared to be another issue with a juror. let's not forget. this man is extraordinarily famous. so everyone is very sensitive. the problem will be hashed out behind closed doors, though. so you and i and everyone else in the public can't see this. all before any ounce of testimony picks up in that courtroom. joining me from outside the courthouse in fall river is cnn's miguel marquez. i don't know if it's just me, but it seems that this trial has been plagued with jury problems from the outse

i'm ashleigh banfield and welcome to "legal view." if air strikes can ever be seen as personal, today's attacks by jordan against isis positions in syria were extremely personal. fighter jets like these helped carry out what jordan's government had promised since tuesday. quote, earth shaking retaliation for the burning alive of a captured jordanian pilot. today, king abdullah not only paid his respects to the dead pilot's father, but he went further. he ordered his war planes to overfly the pilot's hometown right after returning from their bombing run. joining me, becky anderson live in amman jordan and former commanding general of the u.s. army, mark hurt link. for two years, general hurtling commanded a task force in iraq too. i want to begin with you, becky with this notion that the king has made this personal. there was a posting of a photograph by the royal court of the king himself in his military flight suit. can you tell me a little bit about how the rest of that country is responding, especially in light of those going out a

i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." it sure does field like groundhog day especially if you're in the northeast. in fact, this is the second round of winter weather in a week. winter storm warnings in nine, count them, nine different states. boston is declares a snow emergency. it's banning people from parking on the streets. parts of massachusetts are expecting up to 14 inches of no, and remember, they already got walloped there last week. the midwest is also not getting a pass on this one of. up to a foot of snow forecast for parts of iowa, illinois, michigan and wisconsin. if you're in chicago right now, i am very sorry to say, you probably know this, you've got more than a foot and a half of snow over the weekend. it happens to be one for the record books, too. it's the fifth largest snowstorm in chicago's history. in cleveland, the story is all about the wind. it was so bad it nearly blew our martin savidge away. >> reporter: it is the wind and it is blasting. right now coming from the exact opposite direction of y

. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> the tragic sequel to chris kyle's bestook and the blockbuster movie. fireworks heading into day two of testimony in the american sniper murder trial. and speak of fireworks -- >> i think that gay marriage is an the ration of the definition of marriage and the united states supreme court does not have the authority or the federal courts do not have the authority to interpret a word that disputes the constitution. >> well, okay. alabama's chief justice monumenting a states rights versus gay

. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> if he really believed his co-workers were cannibalsled were hybrid pig people, would that actually make him insane? that is a much tougher question than you might think as you're about to hear in the closing arguments of the american sniper trial. make-or-break testimony in the aaron hernandez murder trial, all about guns and cash and contradictions.

i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view."y if you're in the northeast. in fact this is the second round of winter weather in a week. winter storm warnings in nine count them nine different states. boston is dec

. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> soon after isis telegraphed the revoltingrdanian fighter pilot, jordan takes its revenge hanging two jihadist prisoners. is this the tipping point? what will isis and jordan do next?

i'm poppy harlow in today for ashleigh banfield.two very different, very deadly expressions of hate one in a european capital, and captured in breathtaking audio. >> why do we still say bus when we -- [ gunfire ] >> absolutel

i'm poppy harlow in today for ashleigh banfield. we are following the fallout from two very different, very deadly expressions of hate, one in a european capital, and captured in breathtaking audio. >> why do we still say bus when we -- [ gunfire ] >> absolutely shocking. a gunman with a rap sheet, but no known rap sheet in terror kills two people before police in copenhagen kill him. two of his alleged accomplices are also behind bars. that is an egyptian fighter jet en route to neighboring libya where isis beheaded as much as 21 captained kidnapped egyptians. egypt's military saying "avenging egyptian blood is our right and our duty." egyptian media now report two waves of air strikes, both targeting so-called terrorists' hide-outs in the libyan city right on the coast, right on the mediterranean there. let me bring in ian lee, he joins me from cairo also. ian, how significant do you believe it is that these egyptian air strikes are now happening? that we are seeing egypt join in this coalition fight against isis, saying we have e

. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts just about now. six months after u.s.asting isis in syria and iraq the obama administration is formally asking congress for the authorization of military force. a measure sent to capitol hill this morning would expire three years after passage. it specifically would not authorize, quote, enduring offensive ground combat. it would not authorize that. and it would repeal the iraq war authorization of 2002. president obama will talk about all of this live at 3:30 eastern time. cnn will carry that live. so

i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." six months after u.s. fighter jets started blasting isis in syria and iraq, the obama administration is formally asking congress for the authorization of military force. a measure sent to capitol hill this morning would expire three years after passage. it specifically would not authorize, quote, enduring offensive ground combat. it would not authorize that. and it would repeal the iraq war authorization of 2002. president obama will talk about all of this live at 3:30 eastern time. cnn will carry that live. so tune in. you will get the complete story as it happens. >>> also, on the hill today, a house committee is looking at the flow of foreign jihadis into syria. the head of the national counterterrorism center estimates more than 20,000 fighters from more than 90 different countries are now swelling the ranks of the world's most ruthless terrorist group. >>> and we're learning new details of kayla mueller's ordeal as an isis hostage. we now know the young american's family tried to negotiate a prisoner

. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. .ut of the snow and prepare to celebrate tomorrow their big super bowl champs there's one former new england patriot who's nowhere near the parade planning. he is sitting right there in court live in fall river, massachusetts. in a murder trial. the testimony in the aaron hernandez trial was scheduled to resume today after all those weather woes. but guess what? there has been yet another wrench thrown into the plans. and this morning's court session began with what appeared to be another issue with a juror. let's not forget. this m

i'm ashleigh banfield and welcome to "legal view."er be seen as personal today's attacks by jordan against isis positions in syria were extremely personal. fighter jets like these helped carry out what jordan's government had promised since tuesday. quote, earth shaking retaliation for the burning alive of a captured jordanian pilot. today, king abdullah not only paid his respects to the dead pilot's father but he went further. he ordered his war planes to overfly the pilot's hometown right after

i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." a bestselling book, a blockbuster movie and a murder trial watched by millions. the story of chris kyle, the so-called american sniper, with the most confirmed kills in u.s. military history, is truly extraordinary and as far as the public is concerned, the final chapter has been written. just last night, in fact. but for all involved, the story is far from over. this man, mentally deranged ex-marine eddie ray routh was found guilty and sentenced to life without any possibility of ever getting out. no parole ever. for the murder of kyle and his close friend chad littlefield. routh's defense was simple. he claimed he was legally insane at the time he shot those men at a gun range in 2013. but it took this jury just 2 1/2 hours and that included their dinner to make a decision on his final fate. i want you to listen to the following statements that routh made to police after he was arrested. and you can decide for yourself if routh may have been insane at that time. we had cnn's ed lava

i'm randi kaye in today for ashleigh banfield. we begin this hour with a battle isis lost in a war that is still very far from over. kurdish forces in northern iraq fought off an all-out terrorist assault on the outskirts of erbil, the area was peaceful just days ago when cnn crews were there. overnight, however, the two sides were fighting so close together that coalition air strikes weren't even possible. hours later, kurdish forces pushed the invaders far enough back that fighter jets could help save the day. at this hour, the white house is hosting what it calls a summit on fighting violent extremism. president obama is due to speak in the 4:00 hour eastern time. you will see him live right here on cnn. >>> he says our campaign is ultimately for hearts and minds. in an op-ed for "the l.a. times," the president write, we know that military force alone cannot solve this problem. nor can we simply take out terrorists who kill innocent civilia civilians. cnn's barbara starr joins me from the pentagon with new reporting. we also ha

i'm poppy harlow in today for my friend ashleigh banfield.otal moment in the aaron hernandez murder trial. the former nfl star is charged in the shooting death of odin lloyd in an industrial park on june 17th 2013 just a half mile from hernandez's home in northled aboro

i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." for more than a year, very few people knew kayla mueller was being held hostage by isis. and that was very much on purpose. days ago, her captors claimed that she was killed. they said by a coalition air strike. but they didn't give proof of that. so the young arizona woman's family, u.s. officials and everyone who knew her incredible story or her terrible plight, they all held out hope. and that hope has now ended. late this morning, the white house confirmed that kayla jane mueller is dead, dead at the hands of hateful and abhorrent terrorists. aides say that president obama has spoken with kayla's family who we understand received word -- personal word from isis, personal word accompanied by photographs that came just this past weekend. and as if this family hasn't suffered enough, after she was taken hostage more than a year and a half ago, wondering if she'd be okay and then wondering since last week if it was true, was she really dead, now comes the news that they just have to a

i'm poppy harlow in today for my friend ashleigh banfield. we begin with a pivotal moment in the aaron hernandez murder trial. the former nfl star is charged in the shooting death of odin lloyd in an industrial park on june 17th, 2013, just a half mile from hernandez's home in northled abo led led attleboro,. you see him taking his cell phone apart outside of a police station and using a different cell phone to call ernest wallace, another defendant in this murder trial who also happens to be charged in this case. i want to get straight to our alexandra field who's in fall river, massachusetts. she's been inside the courtroom all day. also with me here in new york, danny cevallos and paul callan. alex, how significant is this video? >> reporter: poppy, the prosecution was dead set on making sure the jury saw this video. they had to fight for it for some months now. today is the first time that any of us have seen this. it wasn't shown during opening statements or any previous hearings. this is also the first time the jury saw it. what you see