. >>> secretary ashton carter is blasting a threat. he touched down for his first nato meeting. he calls putin's recent threat quote, loose rhetoric. he questioned him about his -- >> you have more unconstrained power than any russian leader for a while. clearly you're stronger militarily. clearly you are seen to be more aggressive although you don't like me to use that word i suspect. >> translator: i did not like you using the term "aggressive." we're not being aggressive. we are persistent. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," you can see more of charlie rose's interview with vladimir putin and tomorrow margaret brennan sits down with ashton carter. >>> a summit to save greece to help them avoid a loan default. >>> and no more mad blood between taylor swift and apple. this is "cbs morning news." for your joints, cartilage and bones in one tiny pill. move free ultra. get your move on. and now try move free night. the first and only 2-in-1 joint and sleep supplement. what if getting ready was this easy? now teeth whitening is! with the colgate optic white toothbrush plus whiten

ashton carterer says they will provide weapons and commandos. he said the u.s. is quote, deeply committed to defending europe and backing ukraine. >> the united states is providing training and military equipment to ukraine. we haven't changed our prospective to weaponry in ukraine. >>> an interview you'll see only on "cbs this morning." >>> tom brady will ask commissioner roger goodell to overturn his four-game deflategate suspension. the nfl found he was generally aware of deflating footballs. the nfl fined the team $1 million and took away draft picks in the future. d for alleged assault at ucla. ♪ well this summer, stay with choice hotels twice and get a $50 gift card you can use for just about anything. go you always have a choice. book now at choicehotels.com when cigarette cravings hit, all i can think about is getting relief. only nicorette mini has a patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. i never know when i'll need relief. that's why i only choose nicorette mini. does your makeup remover take it all off? every kiss

the idea it's a lack of training is what ashton carter said lack of will. we have a focus problem.he iraqis they are not ready, they are not trainable, they are not showing up to be recruited. they have to be more focused. focused to work. can you imagine that to be our saying? the problem with allies is the russians and the british is they are not focused on the war against germany. this is a country abandoned by obama in 2011. now we are trying to reclaim that. it cannot be done. >> mara have you seen this video of the iraqi prime minister sitting next to the president at the g7? >> no i haven't. i read about itd. >> there is a moment an awkward moment. obviously the president is talking to other leaders and talking about, we don't know what but there is the prime minister and his main kind of guy and gets up and then looks at his watch and then walked away. >> i think it's an amazing piece of video. i don't think obama saw him, but it's a metaphore for what's going on. i don't think he's snubbing him, his back was toward him. it's an amazing piece of visual. an explanation of wh

to mean lost jobs to china from -- because of going ahead with the pact, that is the -- i know ashton cartere, now he is saying, and this is quite bizarre, that the tpp is as important as an aircraft carrier, please -- strange to see the comparison come up when you look it what the u.s. is trying to do, the u.s. is involved in what they call the rebalancing toward asia, this is their policy -- asia being one the fastest growing markets, will be for decades to come, the u.s. was to be anchored in asia. we have heard about the military switch with a are going to put 60% of their military assets and naval assets in asia but underpinning that is the importance of the economic balance, as well, or economic rebalance in the tpp is the absolute keystone centerpiece of that economic rebalance, so that is why ashton carter is saying, if you want to have a superior military, it has to be based on very strong economic growth. rishaad: thank you very much, indeed. food in india, the repercussions extended to the actors that endorse the products. ♪ rishaad: you are watching are closeusiness, we to the op

pimm: defense secretary ashton carter says the u.s.o train 24,000 iraqi soldiers, but it cannot find enough recruits. a new report says hundreds of ubar automobiles are being taken off of new york city streets. the new york post reports it is part of a larger crackdown on illegal activity. nearly 500 cars were seized in a six-week period. they may not be held by writers on the streets -- hailed by riders on the streets. let us go to name a check each in london. >> no compromise in greece. the opposite in fact. the stock exchange down 3% at the moment, but it has dropped as much as 9% over the past two days. we have had all sorts of comments. one is ready to assume responsibility for rejecting an unfair deal with creditors. say no tol sta catastrophic policies. it the eu is saying creditor demands are far from crazy and greece cannot remain on the margins like a make-believe economy. ouch. we have a number of countries already saying they are bracing for a breakdown in talks. we have talks happening tomorrow in luxembourg. greece has un

the idea it's a lack of training is what ashton carter said lack of will. we have a focus problem.ot ready, they are not trainable, they are not showing up to be recruited. they have to be more focused. focused to work. can you imagine that to be our saying? the problem with allies is the russians and the british is they are not focused on the war against germany. this is a country abandoned by obama in 2011. now we are trying to reclaim that. it cannot be done. >> mara have you seen this video of the iraqi prime minister sitting next to the president at the g7? >> no i haven't. i read about itd. >> there is a moment an awkward moment. obviously the president is talking to other leaders and talking about, we don't know what but there is the prime minister and his main kind of guy and gets up and then looks at his watch and then walked away. >> i think it's an amazing piece of video. i don't think obama saw him, but it's a metaphore for what's going on. i don't think he's snubbing him, his back was toward him. it's an amazing piece of visual. an explanation of what is actually happe

ashton carter said he hopes president vladimir putin will cooperate with the west, but allies are preparing alternatives. >>> there are new concerns about the readiness of u.s. trained forces in afghanistan. an attack on the afghan parliament today left five people dead along with the seven gunmen. taliban fighters trying to storm the parliament compound but were pushed back by security forces. jennifer glasse reports. >> the parliamentary session was just getting under way when this happened. >> there is confusion. it's just an electrical problem as mps flee from the chamber but it was suicide bombs going on outside of the gates leaving cars in flames. other fighters took up positions in a building across the street, firing on the entrance to the parliament. police and special forces quickly arrived to move the mps and senators from the building and fight the attacks attackers while people looked on. in northern afghanistan the armed group now controls two districts just outside of the provincial capital of kundu city. thousands of taliban fighters are involved, and the government has sent

ahead only on cbs this morning, defense secretary ashton carter makes a major announcement on russia. tuned for. that will plus, we're in south carolina with what's next in the effort to remove the confederate flag from the state capitol. also we look into how safe airlines are from hackers. and, the former silicon valley executive who said she is engineering more comfortable high heal. the news is back in the morning, see you guys in just about ten minutes. >> well, about time. common. >> i was waiting for that. >> how long? >> i was waiting for that. >> that time indeed. >> thanks, nora. >> you can wear those newcomb affordable high heels with skinny jeans. >> oh, oh,. >> there go. just don't squat in them. >> don't clean out your cubards. thanks nor a see now little bit. fears over e-coli contamination lead to recall of bottled water. >> the voluntary recall covers 14 brand names including acme wegmans and shoprite. affected water was bottled between june 10th and june 18th. e.coli bacteria was reportedly found in a pennsylvania spring however, there had been no report of any illne

this afternoon barack obama will have a closed door meeting with secretary of defense ashton carter. >>> after four days the search for two escaped murderers has turned to an international man hunt. fresh clues had the police looking in an area close to where it began. stephanie goff spoke to the son of mitchell person of interest in the case. >> she is not the kind of person that's going to risk her life for other people's lives to let these people escape from prison. >> we're also hearing from the son of one of the escapees. >> he's intelligent from the people i knew talking about my father. i don't really know him directly. that's what they would tell me about him, things like that. and other things i can't disclose. >> tracey pots is live in washington d.c. this morning. good morning tracey. is the trail for these guys cold again? >> unfortunately looks like dara. the search is refocussing on dannemora. >> the search has turned up empty this morning. >> the area is in an uproar. concern about getting these guys off the street. >> scores of local, state, federal officers scour tin

. >>> the obama administration middle east strategy under the microscope today when ashton carter and general martin dempsey appear before the house armed services committee and expected to be grilled on the war against isis and what they plan to do to set up bases. isis has lost control of the northern syria town to kurdish fighters. jomana karadsheh is tracking that story live for us from ahman, jordan. isis after a couple of days fighting, gave up that town. how important is that town? >> reporter: very significant, christine. the loss of taliba would be the most significant loss of isis in a very long time, especially after we have seen the group gaining territory, both in iraq and syria over recent weeks, with the gain of ramadi and palmari in syria. this would be a significant loss for isis and also a significant gain for the local grounds on the troop backed by the coalition air strikes. over the past month, we saw them making advances. these kurdish ypg fighters along with syrian and other groups have made advances around that area in the province taking over villages. in rece

as ashton carter said last week they have got to have the will to fight. if they don't, that's not something we can train into them. we can give them the tactics and help them with arms and those kinds of things but they have got to decide that their country is worth standing up for. we can't do it for them. >> senator angus king thank you so much sir. thanks for being with us today. for more on this and other related stories, i'm joined by "washington post" columnist david ignatius. there's a question as to what is the overall arching strategy here. this is a tactic 400 more trainers, but is this a strategy? and is this enough to get back ramadi to begin to retaking mosul? >> well it's not sufficient to accomplish those, but i think these are necessary steps on the way. i think president obama was right to look at what's been accomplished in the roughly year since isis broke out in mosul and the administration decided it posed a serious threat. and to see that what had been accomplished wasn't sufficient and needed to be rethought. the idea that 400 peopl

what the president obviously wants to do and ashton carter and everybody else is try to get a repeatto have it set up so that the sunnis come to the conclusion that they're willing to do this we're there to help give them some firepower. >> this is tricky stuff. up next something we really know about, the eve of hillary clinton's big launch. can she answer the big question why she's running. a reintroduction of someone we know pretty well. you think ? audible safety beeping audible safety beeping audible safety beeping the nissan rogue with safety shield technologies. the only thing left to fear is you imagination. nissan. innovation that excites. you wouldn't order szechuan without checking the spice level. it really opens the passages. waiter. water. so why would you invest without checking brokercheck? check your broker with brokercheck. if you can't put a feeling into words, why try? at 62,000 brush movements per minute philips sonicare leaves your mouth with a level of clean like you've never felt before. innovation and you. philips sonicare. this allergy season, will you be a s

obama administration middle east strategy goes under the microscope today when defense secretary ashton carternd martin dempsey appear before the committee today. meanwhile, isis has lost control of the northern syrian town to kurdish fighters. jomana karadsheh is tracking that story for us from ahman, jordan, for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christine. a very significant setback for isis with the loss of their biggest loss in months really after we saw the group really on the advance, whether it was in syria where they gained control of the historic city of palmira or iraq where they gained control of ramadi. a significant setback here for isis. now, this is what we know is that the ypg kurdish fighters and along with arab syrian rebel groups making advances with the support of the coalition air strikes and they managed to take control on of more than 40 towns and villages around that area over the past month. and it was just this week. in a few days, they managed to gain control of that border crossing with syria that was under the control of isis, and, yesterday, they announ

ashton carter says this does not represent a change in mission since u.s. troops will not take part in combat on the ground. it will bring the total number to 3,500, far cry from peak level of 66,000 in '07. the chairman and house committee are are raising doubts as are other well known republicans. our training mission alone has not been enough to slow down the spread of isil. more needs to be happening on the ground. we or our allies need to be playing the stronger role. but again, that's another tactical step. what's the overarching strategy that united states and our allies are going to employ to go out and stop the spread of this horrible disease. >> pulling our troops out leaving no one behind probably the worst decision so far of the 21st century. >> want to know why isil exists? he told you why. he doesn't have strategy for iraq. the the strategy should have been to leave behind substantial number of american soldiers who would have picked up a sis, isil, islamic nation whatever you want to call it at an early stage. and we would have been able to w

. >>> defense secretary ashton carter says he doesn't want to start another cold war but confirms the u.s. is sending heavy military equipment to russia's neighbors. the show of force in six countries is designed to prevent the type of assault russia launched in the ukraine. craig boswell has more. >> reporter: secretary of defense ash carter announced the u.s. is stepping up support nato allies in europe. >> we'll temporary stage one armiored brigade combat team's vehicles and associated equipment in countries in central and eastern europe. >> reporter: the u.s. will spread about 250 tanks, machine guns, armored vehicles and other military equipment across estonia, lithuania, poll lad, romania and bull glare jack the nato al -- bulgaria, the nato allies closest to russia. >> these are a response to russia's provocations. >> reporter: russia's annexation of last year has many countries in the region concerned for their own sovereignty. >> we have reasons to believe that -- [indiscernible] -- one of nato's most vulnerable areas. >> reporter: but secretary carter delivered more than jus

ashton carter criticized china's aggressiveness. >> china is out of step with both the international rules and norms that underscore the asia pacific security architecture and the regional consensus that favors dploancy diplomacy and favors conversioncoercion. >> to criticize china for original piece and stability through construction activities. since china has never taken any proactive measure. in fact, the disputes in south china sea have been there for decades and over the past decades the region has been peaceful and stable just because china's great restraint. >> the philippines vietnam and malaysia three other claimants of the disputed waters also have their own installations but nothing on the scale of china's reclamation. brought the dispute to an international tribunal for arbitration but china refuses to attend. >> simply on the face of it, it appears that the chinese will say one thing and in action do quite another. and i don't think it quite squares off. i think this is where the confusion lies and with the mistrust really lies. >> reporter: the u.s. and its allies fear

working on this for a number of months now and it's expected that the secretary of deerchtion ashton carter will present this to the nato defense ministers when they meet later this month. >> is it in anticipation to an increased amount of aggression from russia? >> i think it's in response to aggression. russian exercises on the borders ftes in the baltic area particularly but also in the south around obviously eastern ukraine and the i think that the nato allies, nato commanders are looking at this as a way to build up assurance a trip wire if you will that you know, any move against any of these nato allies very quickly american military equipment and the troops who could quickly respond and falling on it. >> one country's prepositioning could be another country's what is the response from the kremlin or has there been one yet? >> there hasn't been one, and there's no question they'll view this as an aggressive act. putin for a long time has been complaining that nato specifically the american military is encroaching closer and close are to russia's borders. and in fact the united states

. >> next, ashton carter and martin dempsey on training iraqi forces raid after that, a house hearing on the screening process for the transportation security administration employees. after that, florida governor jeb bush announces he is running for president. >> some was sitting front left of the

today, defense secretary ashton carter said the u.s. will station weapons across six former soviet bloc nations to counter threats from russia. that hasn't happened since the cold war. russia's been expanding its reach, annexing crimea and summiting rebels in ukraine. margaret brennan spoke to secretary carter on a u.s. navy ship in the baltic sea. >> reporter: this ship just came back from war games essentially. >> exactly. >> reporter: what is the message that's being sent to-- >> that we're ready. that nato is unified committed, and prepared to deter and respond to aggression. >> reporter: in response to russia's ongoing proxy war in ukraine, three baltic states and three eastern european countries will receive 250 tanks badly infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled howitzers. >> these are a response to russia'srussia's provocations, aggressive rhetoric, aggressive behavior. we continue to hope that russia will change course. >> reporter: sanctions have not stopped russian aggression. is this a recognition that it's not enough?

ashton carter says the united states will contribute an array of weapons, aircraft, and commandos for the rapid reaction force to help defend itself against russia and the extremist from the south. that was announced after meeting with defense ministers. carter says the united states is committed to the defense of europe. flew a gyro copter through restricted airspace says no to a plea offer. the deal would have meant prison for douglas hughes. the flight was to call attention to the influence of take money and politics. it is more likely his case will go to trial. reached aes of homes five and a half year high. the highesttched level since september 2012. the prospect of higher mortgage rates may be driving these sales. the supreme court will not hear an appeal from a trustee. last year, a court ruled some customers received more in payouts than original investments. more supreme court news will be later this hour. anthem deals with rejection. is going back with the same offer for cigna. cigna has already rejected the bid, calling it inadequate. before today, and them said it has mad

margaret brennan is with ashton carter with an interview you'll see only on "cbs this morning." >> reportergood morning. the u.s. is moving combat equipment including tanks and artillery into six countries who feel threatened by russia. secretary carter told me that financial sanctions have not yet caused the kremlin to reverse course. the u.s. and its allies, they need a new playbook. russia's neighbors are nervous that they may be vladimir putin's next target. the u.s. will arm six countries, romania, estonia, bulgaria, latvia and lithuania and poland. in order to prevent the type of assault that russia launched in ukraine. >> it's heavy combat equipment for training purposes principally. these are not forces permanently stationed there. this is a sign of, say, more a different kind of footprint. lighter, more agile dealing with hybrid warfare, the little green men phenomenon we saw in crimea. >> reporter: you're talking about russia there? >> yes, indeed. many countries are concerned about that. and that is another part of nato's new playbook is helping countries that have that concern t

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secretary of defense ashton carter has told politicians that the united states will not let up until the islamic state in iraq and the levant is destroyed. he also spoke of the challenges including what he described as the lack of iraqi army recruits. >> as i've told iraqi leaders while the united states is open to supporting iraq more than we already are we must see a greater commitment from all parts of the iraqi government. >> sovereign multi sectarian iraq is more likely to see a lasting defeat of isil. the united states must continue working with and through the iraqi government in all our actions. including our support for kurdish and sunni travel forces. our efforts need to reinforce inclusivety and multi sectarian in this matter, not fuel a reversal to sectarianism, which would make the lasting defeat of isil harder, not easier. >> trying to find acome days for more than 10,000 asylum seekers as part of the plan to help the flow of migrants crossing the mediterranean sea. thousands have entered europe this year with many camped on the french-italian border. france will give n

ashton carter says the u.s. is not seeking another cold war or hot war with russia but it is willing and ready to help defend its nato allies. >>> eu foreign ministers have extended sanctions on russia. russia has in turn extended food imports for another six months. >> this is the list of people subject to sanctions in the united kingdom. some are russian government ministers accused of involvement in ukraine and the east of the country. the aim is to freeze any assets they might have in london yet how this would affect someone like for example the education minister of the donetsk people's republic is hard to see. people like this corporate lawyer who have had a long look at how sanction he were enforced here, says it was meant to be a warning shot. >> i think the point that president obama said it several times is to change the calculus, to make the rationale within russia consider the economic cost will be outweighed by whatever benefits could be seen by either destabilizing ukraine. potentially gaining two

defense secretary ashton carter says the u.s. will contribute an array of weapons, aircraft and commandos for nato's rapid reaction horse to help euro protect itself against russia from the east and extremist from the south. secretary carter announced the u.s. contribution after meetings with defense ministers from their germany, norway and the netherlands. he says the u.s. is to be deeply committed to the defense of europe. scarlet: the supreme court will trusteesan appeal from of over the appeal form bernie madoff ponzi scheme. more supreme court news coming up later this hour. jesse jackson junior has been released from halfway house in baltimore. the son of the reverend jesse jackson has lived there since his release from an alabama federal prison in march. he was serving a 30 month sentence for spending 700 $50,000 in campaign money on personal items. scarlet: for better or for worse, but does that include gunfire? weddingle's justut short when a discharged his weapon, grazing a woman in the head and the reception was cancel

this was really ashton carter's first time at the shangri-la meetings as u.s. secretary of defense.this make a difference at all in toning down the rhetoric that we had heard from meetings past? andrew: he made some pretty strong comments prior to shangri-la, on his way to singapore, in hawaii saying that the u.s. was not going to back down from its patrols. he echoed some of that rhetoric at singapore but did offer a more conciliatory tone. the countries are at an impasse. china says it is their territory and no one can tell them what to do and they are building rapidly. angie: any shift in u.s. policy here? andrew: i don't think so. i think we are seeing, given the pace of the chinese construction, the u.s. says they now have 2000 acres reclaimed but most of that was done in the last six months area they have really accelerated. there have been signs that there is some weaponry going in. angie: nervous, and no doubt china has to answer these calls. this is a regional conference. you've got a number of neighboring nations calling on china to stop this aggression. how did china reac

the committee said to trail ashton carter and joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey latetoday on the u.s. strategy in the middle east. this comes after president obama's decision to send 450 additional troops to iraq to help train the country's security forces to fight basis. the president's action is not enough to solve the bigger problem. we will be watching for earnings from fedex and orville today. those are two big ones to watch. nicole: indeed. we are still watching names reporting. these two names are imported similar to investors pared a fourth-quarter profit of $2.68 of $12.3 billion. the economic bellwether later this morning. and the analysts to earn 86 cents per year on revenue of $10.9 billion. we will be watching for fedex and anything about fuel, e-commerce. ups said oracle has a low hurdle to jump. lauren: as starbucks starts to test ways to deliver an amazon. sandra: that was a good little tease. it's all about what i can get and how fast i get it. coming up, seth curry and the golden state warriors beat in the broad james and the cavaliers and the champi

ashton carter told congress today that u.s. training efforts have slowed down because there are not enough iraqi recruits. carter said the u.s. originally planned to train 24,000 iraqi security forces by this fall but there are only enough recruits to fill about one-third of those slots. >>> the developers of ballston common mall want to get rid of that name the walls the walls and the roof. part of a massive project in arlington. as david culver shows us some worry changes might affect their commute. >> reporter: the advertisement has you floating through a futuristic ballston quarter the owner mapping to ditch the ballston common mall name. the new front entrance off wilson boulevard full of cafes and plenty of seating dramatically different from this. what that same part of the mall looks like today. brick-line-type street feel and the sky above. >> reporter: we walked the mall with will vogel heading up the $300 million project. what you will have is a very unique high-quality place that people are just going to love. >> rep

ashton carter delivered the keynote. >> you inspire our country to always honor those who serve and sacrifice so much. >> virginia senator tim kaine commented on what he sees as an increase focus on veteran issues in washington. >> it makes a dysfunctional toum these issues are nonpartisan. >> they are wounded, ill or injured service members fired up to start. >> i can't wait to see what i'm made of and what i can do. >> and to soar together. >> this starts with a sport but leaves with more. >> all the events are open to the public. this is also free to watch. the inspiration you are sure to get from the athletes is invaluable. triangle, virginia, jeff goldberg. kimberly: talk about harris' hero. leon: every one of them. ticket shattered. the one company they need "7 on your side" to take on, on their behalf. plus -- >> i know why people feel the way they do. i guess this. i'm responsible for this. kimberly: breaking his silence. the first words from brian williams in months. why he says he lied to millions on the anchor desk. leon: on the clock. how tropical depression bill is forcing offici

they have this year-long review in the works and how they award act of heroism ashton carter expectede the recommendation, was called for by chuck hagel. but they are looking into it. i don't know the war in the position where i am not in position to judge how they are doing this. but certainly it's going to bee if they will make any changes raised on. >> ago that we suffer in military said that this was what that. but they did examine the situation and there's a unanimous decision to give him the solar star rather than the medal of honor. the interesting question for us and we are amateurs, we are not the ones making the call, to what extent in someone's bravery is unquestionable it's an extraordinary thing. >> how much of that impact whether that person is deserving of it? >> second of all, what about the general who looks at this incident and says no, he does deserve the medal of honor. >> there was a navy cross awarded to family not too long ago as well. in that case the navy and the marine corps had recommended this medal of honor recipient and they wanted him to get it. but this

and what ashton carter has been telling the members of congress that it's not the number but in the factare will be in a particularly critical location. they are saying that this is an effort to basically help the leaders of the iraqi military who are going to be running an operations center helping them with their plans, with their command and control, with their strategy with their intelligence gathering and analysis helping them develop all of the tools that the iraqi military needs in order to take the fight to those members of isil who are trying to take all of anbar province. >> many say the u.s. actions in places like the middle east have lead to the rise of isil. >> reporter: certainly one of the questions that has come up with whether or not the u.s. even has a strategy, jane in the middle east right now. and while we're not seeing any one pointing back to the decision back in 2003 to go to war inside iraq but we are seeing questions about how the iraqi government under maliki the former prime minister have lead to the situation that allowed for the rise of isil across iraq and

secretary of defense ashton carter is sending tanks and heavy artillery to eastern europe.'s to make sure that nato allies in the face of recent russia saber rattleing and events in ukraine and vladimir putin's comment to increase weapons. we'll talk to ambassador to nato about those increasing tensions. >> antonio thanks. hollywood is mourning the death of groundbreaking composer james horner today. he was killed when the plane he was flying crashed in california. we talked to gregory elwood about horner's legacy. in tonight's "first person" report. ♪ "titanic" theme song ♪ >> james horner was a great composer. avenues two-time academy award winner five time grammy award winner best known for his score for "titanic." ♪ ♪ for "apollo 13". ♪ >> for "field of dreams." ♪ >> and for "cocoon." he was responsible for music for "glory." and "ally yen." alien." no one could make something as emotional as james horner could. >> we still don't know today what his score for "titanic" or "my heart will go on" what the impact of that is. there are kids who saw that movie and that's thei

. >> coming up defense secretary ashton carter and joint chiefs of staff chair gen. martin dempsey general martin dempsey testifying on us efforts to combat isis and us policy in the middle east. a hearing under the proposed epa for real standards and later house ways and means committee chair paul ryan discussing corporate tax reform. >> sitting kind of front left of the chamber, if you will. when when brooks comes into the chamber he comes in the center doors sits down and is almost looking directly at. the problem is is not looking at him. his head is bowed. literally signing copies. he gets up walks down the center aisle with his cane approaches summer. totally oblivious to what happened. head down signing head down signing the copies of the speech. reaches them, •-ellipsis cane over his head and says mr. sumner, i read your speech over twice. it it is liable to my state and relatives. he looks up. brooks is blurred through his glasses because it's so close. he strikes in the top of the head with a cane. his head explodes in blood almost instantly. >> retaining a

defense secretary ashton carter recently acknowledged the difficulty of building a capable fighting force in a country with no u.s. military presence on the ground. >> we're trying to recruit and identify people that can be counted on to fight, to be aligned with groups like isil on the one hand on the other hand work toward our goals. our goals being for them to fight isil. it tushs s turns out to be very hard for them to identify people who meet those criteria. >> the u.s. led effort faces its own delays and obstacles. iraqi forces have now been held to a stalemateealalemate and rounded in ramadi even as they outnumbered isis fighters and backed by a u.s. led air campaign. >>> military officials say the pentagon has not given up on the syrian rebels training program, they add there's been no shortage of volunteers including more than 1,000 more volunteers signing up in just the last ten days the key problem is those volunteers are either not fit to fight or don't want to fight the fight the u.s. wants. they want to go after assad, they don't want to go after isis and that's where we're

the defense secretary ashton carter says the u.s. will commit troops, weapons and aircraft to nato's rapid reaction force and the threats could include russia and violent extremists. no numbers so far on how many troops the united states will commit to this force. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> what's going on in the sky? >> a slight chance you could see the northern lights around the maryland border, but a slight chance. there's the moon to the left and jupiter and venus getting closer and closer at 9:30. get away from the lights and you'll be able to see that without binoculars. it's a little bit better with binoculars obviously. i don't think we'll see the northern lights, just a slight chance around the maryland/p.a. border. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, still 92 and the winds west, southwest at 14, 42% humidity. muggy but quiet tonight. all the showers are well south and west of us. yellow alert tomorrow for big and possibly

. >>> among those testifying, secretary of defense, ashton carter, who you just saw live, and general martin dempsey chairman of the joint chiefses of staff, who will also answer questions on how the u.s. will stop the advance of isis militants. >>> how about that? although tropical storm bill was count graded to a tropical depression overnight, it's still bringing drenching rain to parts of texas. several areas, including houston, are already flooded this morning. the storm could drop 4 to 8 inches of rain on communities still cleaning up from memorial day weekend floods that left 14 dead. for some getting in their cars wasn't an option so they kayaked down flooded streets. looks like these girls had a little trouble fighting the wind gusts. bill is heading northeast and is expected to widespread effects by the end of the week. >>> we're also watching to see if moisture from tropical depression bill will bring us storms by the weekend, which will affect your father's day plans. we'll see dry conditions. temperatures won't be as hot as what we've seen in the past couple of days. storm

secretary of defense ashton carter is in germany. he is checking on special operations, and he's expected to talk about russia's military as well. you're looking at video as carter arrived yesterday. he'll be in europe all week before returning home. >>> 6:18 now. today, more high profile supreme court rulings could come down. we're watching closely for a decision on health care that affects people in virginia and west virginia. the case looks at whether people there are eligible for health care subsidies because they have to buy insurance on federal exchange instead of a state exchange. we're watching for a ruling that could legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. at the court has 11 decisions left and often delivers its most watched rulings near the end of its term. >>> reducing the number of people in maryland prisons is a priority for a newly formed panel. they'll meet today and talk about the corrections policies. the aim of the panel is to reduce the amount of people in maryland prisons and control spending. now, they will use s

ashton carter it was speaker. tim kaine also in attendance. that rez wounded, ill, injured service members in eight adaptive sports cycle, swimming and wheelchair rugby. the athletes are thrilled to be here for the event. to be inspired by one another. >> the games allow you to be in a challenge that allows you to push your limit and overcome adversity. jeff: coming up at 5:00 we'll hear from senator tim kaine to ensure the veterans are taken care of. in triangle, virginia, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: they are amazing athletes. we wish them the best of luck. if you'd like a full list of the event go to wjla.com. still ahead for us at 4:00 the maryland historical society debuting a new project to document riots following the death of freddie gray. a look at what that includes. >> respond to boating accident. kimberly: a scare at sea. the investigation into a cruise ship crash that injured dozens of people. listen up team i brought in some protein to help rearrange the fridge and get us energized! i'm new ensure active high protein. i he

, and disputes over tiny islands in the south china sea that are dominating defense secretary ashton carter'sto the region. newshour correspondent william brangham reports. >> brangham: the secretary's asia-pacific tour took him to vietnam today, but china, and its recent moves at sea, were never far from mind. >> the united states opposes militarization and the creation of tensions in the south china sea, even though we are not a claimant to the south china sea, they shouldn't just try to establish that based on pull evidence and pushing people out of the way. if their claims are legitimate, people will realize them. >> the clash of claims focused on the spratly islands where chinese are rapidly building reefs into man maid islands. recent u.s. navy video shows dredging work and the construction of air strips and harbors on the spratlys. at a security conference in singapore yesterday, a chinese admiral defended the land building. >> ( translated ): these constructions are well within the scope of china's sovereignty and are justified, legitimate and reasonable. they do not aim to pose a thr

. >>> the secretary of defense ashton carter will kick off the warrior game. the games show case the fighting spirit of 270 service members and veterans. the opening ceremony at the national museum of the marine corps starts at 11:00. >>> tired of the robocalls? there's a way to get rid of them for good. the ruling that came down that could put an end to them. >>> and deceiving people about her race this summer take flight, without having to take a flight. because all the thrills you need are right here at busch gardens, and water country usa. in williamsburg, va. like the daring new coaster tempesto. so ride together slide together whether it's monster drops collossal curls or furry friends it's all here. vacation packages start at $50 per person per night. the ultimate summer vacation is closer than you think at busch gardens and water country usa. >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back. the woman at the center of a cultural firestorm is no longer part of a city volunteer police commission. spokane city council voted yesterday to remove rachel do

. >>> on wednesday defense secretary ashton carter and mart continue dempsey will be on capitol hill to testify on u.s. military strategy in the middle east. before the house armed services committee. live coverage tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern here on c-span 3. >>> next the national military survivor's seminar bringing together families who have lost loves ones in military service. the chair of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey took questions. the gathering was held in washington, d.c. the portion with general dempsey is about 20 minutes. >> hi. >> hi. i'm so excited to be here with all of my friends at taps. i feel so happy at taps because people know how i feel and we learn ways to deal with our grief. it is not always easy, but we are able to be stronger because of our taps family. today i am proud to introduce you to someone we love a lot. he's the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and a very important soldier. but general dempsey always has time for us. he remembers our families and he hugs us and he sings with us. he has a really great voice and i love hearing h

secretary of defense, ashton carter is in germany checking on special operations forces there. ed to talk about russia's military presence in ukraine and what it means for europe's future. you're looking at video as carter arrived yesterday. he'll be in europe all week before returning home. >>> the so-called free range parents back in the spotlight. why they were just cleared of any wrongdoing. >>> beautiful sky, the is up starts to come up. talk about pretty in pink, but could we see gray? chuck bell will have the rain chances. >>> a flight from reagan national to new orleans, searched by the fbi. what has some passengers on edge. in a story that's new this morning. your time is 5:26. you wish your dog could fight off fleas and ticks. but since he can't... you rely on frontline plus. because frontline plus unleashes a deadly killing force to kill fleas and ticks, plus flea eggs and larvae, preventing a new infestation. its protection lasts a full 30 days. no wonder frontline plus is the #1 choice of vets for their pets and yours. after all, your dog is a lover not a fighter. f