. >> bashir is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. more from day two of his trial in the shooting of officer peter laboy. >> no one is contesting the basic facts here. bashir's own lawyers say there is no question he shot and nearly killed officer peter laboy a year and a half ago when the cop pulled over bashir's yellow cab. but prosecutors are not buying the defense theory that the 29- year-old was in the grip of a severe psychotic episode when could not distinguish right from wrong when he pulled the trigger. three different witnesses told the judge they rode in bashir's cab the morning of the shooting and noticed nothing strange about him. doctors describe officer laboy's recovery as mir rackulous, from a gun shot wound that destroyed significant amounts of his brain. bashir allegedly bought the gun the day before from a gun shop in lorton. the gun store manager also testified that she noticed nothing weird about bashir. but she admitted a previous police encounter with an emotionally disturbed man would not show up on a backgroun

during years, bashir has not fought dash.nd today, dash has a lot of oil and a part of that is sold to bashir. it has been decided, and it is -- to cut the financing -- by the u.n. recently, to cut the financing. we have to organize ourselves. the u.s., france, the arab countries, the coalition. >> are you pleased that the americans are using their airpower in syria to attack? >> we have said today that we are supporting them, yes. >> what is it going to take in terms of, quote, boots on the ground to liberate syria, and is the only on the ground sufficient, and can be be made sufficient? >> there is a lesson from recent conflicts, you cannot win without the support of the people themselves. in iraq, the iraqis, in syria, the syrians. in iraq, we think that thanks to our support, the iraqi step-by-step will be stronger. and they can beat dash. we are bringing air support. in syria, it is a bit different. because the moderate position, is sometimes in a strong position and sometimes in a difficult position. >> but can they do

then sawca sheaf bashir drive by. when bashir ignored the command to stop, peter labois prepared to pull the cab over. bashir fired a single shot. powers was one of the first to reach the fallen officer. he gestured with his arms as he described how he was clenched in main, his face, quote, caked with running blood. a police chase ended in fairfax county when the taxi crashed. officers testified they found crucial evidence a handgun lying next to bashir and a gps that showed his exact route that day. officer cammy stern read bashir his rights and testified his demeanor seemed very quiet and calm, which seemed unusual, given what had just transpired. she also smelled a strong odor of alcohol. the defense team decided to try this case to a judge, rather than a jury. coming up on news4 at 6:00, what bashir's defense attorneys have to say about their insanity defense, and the voices he hears in his head. reporting live from alexandria, i'm julie carey, news4. >>> a pennsylvania man is facing child endangerment charges aft

while bashir's attorney said he didn't know what he was doi not guilty by reason of insanity. that was his plea this morning as the charges were read. attempted murder of an officer, aggravated malicious wounding. in an interview earlier, officer peter labois says he doesn't remember bashir allegedly hooting him once in the head on february 27th, 2013. >> i remember responding to the call. but then after that, i was, you know -- i lost -- i don't remember. >> reporter: but on the witness stand, laboy's fellow officers remember the day in chilling detail. frank powers responded to a shopkeeper's call about a frightening suspicious man and issued a lookout for bashir in his yellow minivan taxi. the single shot was fired. powers was one of the first to reach the fallen officer. in court, he gestured with his arms as he described how laboy was clenched in pain. his face, quote, caked with running blood. bashir was arrested after a police chase ended with his cab crashing. a gun found next to him. officer cami stern said his demeanor seemed quiet and calm which was unusual given wh

they have retaken the town of bashir, that's 15-kilometers south. it fell to isil in june.onica has more. >> this was a major operation. soldiers launched coordinated attacks on three fronts, to century retake territory that isil fighters have taken from them, months before. now, the town of bashir is one of these, we are being told it is strategically very important, because isil fighters were thinking to use it, as a launch pad to retake the very important city. that obviously sits atop iraqs oil wells. the per they are ma attacks with hum vies, but before the offensive, coalition planes bombed the area to soften up targets there. the other two towns were also targeted, and these are important because they are in the middle of the rout, between the serious trunk hold and the mosul's strong hold in iraq for isil. so again, this is all aimed as disrupting isil, and their strength here in northern iraq. >> the latest different story in neighboring syria, where isil fighters are getting closer to the town that's close to the turkish border. coalition air strikes have been tar

now, they will be fighting against bashir assad and bashir assad will attack them from the air which has done and with significant success, not only against them, but there's been 192,000 people slaughtered in syria since the onset. if one of the free syrian army is fighting against bashir assad and he's attacking them from the air, would we take action to prevent them from being attacked by bashir assad? >> senator, let me begin the first part of your question, the 5,000. >> dispense with that. i'd like to answer the question will we, if the free syrian army units are attacked from the air by bashir assad, will we prevent those attacks from taking place and take out assets both helicopter and fixed wing that will be attacking the free syrian army units? >> well, we're, first of all, not there yet, but our focus is on isil. and that is the threat right now to our country and to our interests and to the people of the region. so what we're training these units for, yes, as a stabilizing force in syria as an option, but the first focus is as i just said as the president laid out in his

for kashif bashir filed a not guilty plea. shifdefense not denying ka shot him, but that he did so during a psychotic episode. himself.he was not he was undiagnosed, medicated. he faces an attempted capital murder charge. the prosecution says he wholly understood his actions. the officer attempted to pull over kashif moments before the shots. anotherthe officer attempted tol described laboy's wo unds. was it an open wound, he was asked? anthe stand, they described 80 mile per hour to 100 mile per hour police chase in fairfax county. they laid out the physical evidence, including a bullet matched near laboy that carn fragment in kashif's and how he smelled of alcohol. -- and some of the other evidence we may be hearing more about, gun powder residue and gps tracking, and get this. late today, a computer expert testified he went into bashir's ipad and found things ranging from telekinesis to shape shifting. >> all right, thank you. let's turn to the weather. not bad. >> no, not bad. continue south of the master area -- metro are

bashir is accused of shooting officer lavoie in the head during a traffic stop last year. lavoie did survive. news4 pulled court documents this week that show e-mails bashir sent in the months leading up to that shooting. in one of them, bashir claims he was possessed. quote, i am not in control of my life anymore. i don't know how to get it to stop. it is driving me nuts, and i can't take it any longer. his lawyers are planning an insanity defense. >>> some exciting news to report tonight about autism. a small study, a very small study, has found that early intervention could significantly reduce or even eliminate all symptoms of autism by the age of 3. the program was tested on seven babies who showed symptoms of autism between 6 months and 15 months. the therapy included parents working with the infants to increase attention, communication, social schools and language development. by the time the children in the study were 3 years old, six of the seven showed no signs of autism. >> if something like this does work, the excitement part would be we have an additional trea

now, they will be fighting against bashir assad and bashir assad will attack them from the air which has done and with significant success, not only against them, but there's been 192,000 people slaughtered in syria since the onset. if one of the free syrian army is fighting against bashir assad and he's attacking them from the air, would we take action to prevent them from being attacked by bashir assad? >> senator, let me begin the first part of your question, the 5,000. >> dispense with that. i'd like to answer the question will we, if the free syrian army units are attacked from the air by bashir assad, will we prevent those attacks from taking place and take out assets both helicopter and fixed wing that will be attacking the free syrian army units? >> well, we're, first of all, not there yet, but our focus is on isil. and that is the threat right now to our country and to our interests and to the people of the region. so what we're training these units for, yes, as a stabilizing force in syria as an option, but the first focus is as i just said as the president laid out in his

attorneys for bashir are bouncing an insanity defense now.that's even though a judge has ruled choose that when medicated bashir is competent to stand trial. >> defense attorneys said bashir was undiagnosed, unmedicated, and suffering a severe psychotic episode last year when he shot the motorcycle officer who had pulled over his cab. officer peter laboy survived a severe brain injury but has been unable to return to work. >>> a 15-yr-old boy injured during a melee saturday night outside six flags is in a medically induced coma. the teen was attacked after attending fright fest. a family spokesperson says the attackers were yelling "purge, purge" and she subjects the attack was inspired by a movie which depicts a night of chaos where all crime is legal. search is under way for the the attackers. >>> just before 8:00 last night, a woman was stabbed in the 9300 block of piney brarch road in silver -- branch road in silver spring. she was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but is expected to survive. her attacker ran from the scene. pol

now, they will be fighting against bashir assad and bashir assad will attack them from the air which has done and with significant success, not only against them, but there's been 192,000 people slaughtered in syria since the onset. if one of the free syrian army is fighting against bashir assad and he's attacking them from the air, would we take action to prevent them from being attacked by bashir assad? >> senator, let me begin the first part of your question, the 5,000. >> dispense with that. i'd like to answer the question will we, if the free syrian army units are attacked from the air by bashir assad, will we prevent those attacks from taking place and take out assets both helicopter and fixed wing that will be attacking the free syrian army units? >> well, we're, first of all, not there yet, but our focus is on isil. and that is the threat right now to our country and to our interests and to the people of the region. so what we're training these units for, yes, as a stabilizing force in syria as an option, but the first focus is as i just said as the president laid out in his

news4 pulled court documents this week that show e-mails bashir sent to the -- in the months that led that incident. and one of them he claims to be possessed, saying, quote, i am not in control in my life anymore. i don't know how to get it to stop. it is driving me nuts and i can't take it any longer. bashir's lawyers are planning an insanity defense. >>> with kids settling in at school now, lawmakers are reinvite leadsing an effort to protect students from sexual predators. a bipartisan group urged the u.s. senate to pass the protecting students from sexual and violent predators act today. that bill unanimously passed the house last year. it requires schools to perform background checks on all new and existing employees. and forbid schools from hiring people who have been convicted of crimes against children. lawmakers say there should be a sense of urgency. >> every day, on average, somewhere in america a teacher is being arrested for sexual misconduct with a child. it's completely unconscionable that we're allowing this to continue without tightening the background check system t

. >> it now looks like accused cop killer bashir will take the stand in his own defense to convince a judge that he was psychotic when he nearly killed alexandria police officer, laboy. with two mental health experts, but prosecutors are not buying the case that bashir was in the grips of a psychotic episode that he couldn't distinguish right from wrong. three people who rode in bashir's cab and the manager of the gun store all testified they noticed nothing strange about his behavior. >>> sources tell wusa9 that fairfax county police are investigating the death of a teenager as a possible suicide. the body of 16-year-old, carolyn was found near a railroad bridge tresel yesterday afternoon. the last time anyone saw her was sunday afternoon near manassas park middle school. >>> and now to a follow up to saturday night's violence outside the amusement park. that 15-year-old boy beaten that night has now undergone emergency surgery. doctors had to remove a portion of his skull because of swelling that threatened to kill him. doctors do plan to keep him in a medically induced coma and hop

the prosecution has called a series of officers involved in bashir's arrest. officer said he smelled a strong owed or of alcohol when they apprehended bashir. julie carey will have the latest at 5:00. >>> a developing story out of chicago. three days after that air traffic control center fire crippled service, the impact is still felt today. airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights. nbc's jay gray reports when service will be fully restored and how security is now being improved. >> reporter: thousands of passengers are still on the ground and back in line in chicago. >> we were reroaded to houston and then i had to stay in houston for 12 hours and now i'm in chicago and i have to stay for another 12 hours. >> reporter: for a fourth straight day, hundreds of columbia cancelled after a fire at the regional air traffic control center in aurora, illinois. >> visualize 29 racks of computer equipment. that's what this system entails. 20 need to be replaced. >> reporter: 36-year-old brian howard, a contract worker at that center, faces federal charges for startin

. >> jury selection is set to begin tomorrow in the trial of bashir, the taxi driver accused of shooting and winning police during aeter leboy traffic stop in old town alexandria. the officer suffered a catastrophic brain injury but is recovering. streetcars to ride and dcs set to begin along h street in northeast. that is starting tomorrow. ddot says the streetcars will try to stick to a normal schedule, even though there will not be passengers on board. beltwayacey rules the on "house of cards," but is now ready to belt out a tune. you were form a one night only concert tomorrow night -- he will perform a one night only concert at the shakespeare theatre. just ahead, a 7 on your side consumer alert. the latest on the iphone problem that has users and their phones bent out of shape. >> some new restaurants and stores are coming to reagan and dulles airports. there will be a sports lounge and potbelly sandwich works at dulles. at reagan, there will be several other restaurants. for a complete list of both airports' new restaurants and retail stores, go to wjla.com. you may want to think

among those who testified, and alexandria police officer, the one who originally asked bashir to pull over. court this told the morning he saw him laying next to his police motorcycle with blood coming from his for head. he sat very still during these proceedings. we do have a reporter inside the courtroom. we will continue to follow the story and have much more at 4:00. reporting live, brianne carter, abc seven news. >> the jury selection in the jody areas sentencing trial begins today. the court now starts the process of choosing jurors who determine her punishment. she was convicted of killing her boyfriend in 2008. at least one dozen people were arrested in ferguson missouri as protests reignited overnight. large crowds of demonstrators could be seen protesting in front of the ferguson police department. police are searching for a suspect in the shooting of an officer saturday night. he believes the incident is not connected to the protest or shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown. three teenagers were injured. one of them critically on saturday night. say hundreds of people

the defense attorneys say bashir was suffering from an undiagnosed psychotic injury at the time. and calling on a maryland governor for locating two children who have been missing. gle,r mother, catherine hog is in custody, undergoing a mental evaluation. their father was speaking out. >> what will bring them home to me -- >> the governor says the match foroes not amber alert because the children were with their mother and were not abducted. at the faaage facility outside of chicago that grounded thousands of flights nationwide. brian howard, a technician at the facility, started a fire and destroyed electronic gear. he posted a suicide note, and there was so much blood and other items that it was classified as a biohazard area. and a streetcar project. when you will be able to step on board, next. and temperatures make a return for fall. doug has cooler weather. team that has owned them this year. the nationals will have to buck the trend and be giant killers. >> today, the wheels are rolling on the h street corridor, cars running on schedule, but without passengers. the streetc

according to court documents, bashir shot officer peter lebeau in the head during a traffic stop. lebeau survived with a traumatic brain injury and has had to relearn how to speak and walk. >>> the d.c. street cars start running tomorrow. but without any passengers. the simulated service will run the same route and the same hours. you can take one once service begins for real, expected to . you'll see lots of road work on the southeast-southwest freeway this week. monday, wednesday, and thursday lanes and ramps will be blocked starting at 10:00 a.m. on tuesday you'll see crews on kennelworth avenue north east. nothing should be completely closed however. >>> 6:37. a volcano erupted killing dozens of people in japan. now the search is on for survivors. >>> chuck has your sunday forecast. and a change >>> in this week's "wednesday's child" we meet a young man hoping for a family that likes pets. he's been living in a group foster home where he hasn't had the chance to raise his own pet no matter how big or small. news 4's barbara harrison takes us to meet james. >> there it is. exci

bashir was a cab driver, accused of shooting officer peter laboy back in february of 2013.s survived and was left with a permanent brain damage. bashir has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> next, the extreme measures beg taken to save a maryland teenager injured during a violent attack at six flags. >>> also, a world-famous violinist played for tips on metro at a metro stop, but nobody even noticed him. now he's back in the area and performing before a packed house. doug? >> and we're watching some strong to even severe thunderstorms back to the west. these thunderstorms right now back towards hagerstown and win economies itter are moving in. i'll show you when they affect your region coming up next. ♪ >>> that music is being played by world-famous violinist, who sold out music houses around the world. but he couldn't get a second look when he was playing at a metro stop. but that changed today when joshua bell returned for a second show, a free show. he packed the house at union station. >> news4's tom sherwood was one of those fortunate enough to be >> reporte

the trial was delayed till now because lawyers argued over bashir's mental capacity. leboy survived the shooting but has not been able to return to work so far. >>> a big break in a year and a half old murder mystery. in march 2013, 37-year-old nick company burgess was found dead inside her anne arundel county home. today police announced the 37- year-old terence proctor of hyattsville is now charged with her murder. police don't know exactly what led to the murder but they believe the motive is rooted in some sort of drug business relationship. >>> a woman is dead following a car crash in montgomery county this morning. it happened around 5:30 on route 108 in olney. a pickup truck and an suv collided head-on. one man was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries, but a woman who was trapped in her vehicle died. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> what old is new again. in northwest washington today, the rebirth of the streetcar is here. they are now running along h street. this is just simulated service, though. that means no passen

. >> sudanese president bashir is ready to form a new government. he is open to a reshuffle that would represent all political parties. the leader said all parties would have yal opportunities in the vote. nearly a million people leave tajikistan to work in russia. their absence is leaving many women at a loss. >> reporter: it's wedding season in turk ebbingize tan, and celebrations are in full swing. that groom returned from russia to get married. once his bride is settled in, he plans to go back. community groups that work with the family of migrant workers warn of tough times for those left behind. >> reporter: migrant workers and russians go to the big cities and learn new skills. they are far from home. this is a big problem. >> reporter: particularly for those looking for the perfect partner. this woman has been trying to find a husband for three years. with 80%, mostly men, working in russia, mr right is hard to find in the local personal ads. >>> all the good guys are working this russia, there aren't many men, and the ones that are are not

tashik bashir was in court yesterday. the boy that was shot was left with a brain injury. >>> attorneys for the man charged in three alexandria murders wants to hire a private investigative team and they also want to do it on the government's dime. severance moved out of jail yesterday to avoid conflict. one of his alleged victims is nancy dunning, the wife of the former sheriff there, james dunning. severance had evidence to link him to her murder as well as two others. >>> police are working to identify a body found in hemlock overlook regional park. vre train trucks run right through the park and that caused a delay. police are not saying if it's connected to a missing 16-year-old last seen there by the middle school in manassas. >>> that was the sound of a gunshot fired outside the ethiopian embassy. you can see the man holding the gun. he's a security guard at the embassy and was trying to break up a group of protesters. we talked to one of the protesters who said he was surprised. >> without any gun, without any mat

defense attorneys said bashir was undiagnosed and unmedicated suffering a severe psychotic episode last year when he shot the motorcycle officer who pulled him over in his cab. that officer, peter laboy, survived a severe brain injury and was in the courtroom today. >>> about 300 potential jurors will go back to court wednesday as lawyers try to pick a new jury for the penalty retrial of jodi arias. selection began today, but a lot of jurors told the judge they've seen too much media coverage or made up their mind what should happen to her. arias is convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend travis alexander back in '08. jurors in that first sentencing trial couldn't decide between life in prison or the death penalty. >>> wal-mart is firing back for the crash that seriously hurt actor tracy morgan and killed his friend. in a court filing today the company partly blamed the passengers for injuries because they did not wear seatbelts. morgan's lawyer called the accusation appalling. a wal-mart truck driver hit the actor's limo in delaware this summer. federal safety reports found the driver ha

kentucky has a democratic governor right now, steve bashir.xchange that bashir developed, a program called kynect is not only a state example, lots of people in kentucky seems to like it, as long as you don't call it obamacare even though that's what it is. president clinton won the state of kentucky twice in the 1990s. then senator hillary clinton beat barack obama in kentucky in 2008, although we should point out at that time the race was effectively decided for obama when that primary was held. in fact, hillary clinton didn't just win kentucky in 2008, these are the county-by-county results with shades of variation to reflect how heavily a candidate prevailed. john edwards won the greener counties, barack obama won the bluish-purple ones and hillary clinton took the red counties. look from arkansas through kentucky up to west virginia, all the way to parts of upstate new york. that right there is hillary clinton country. that's what we learned in the 2008 campaign. it could explain why a political couple when they left arkansas when they le

to give him the authority to train moderate rebels who are fighting both isis and syrian dictator bashir al assad. the president will also make it clear that he is prepared to order air strikes on isis targets in syria as well as iraq. as one senior official told me today, the president is prepared to go wherever necessary to defeat them. now, david, that's prepared. he hasn't made that order yet. and i am told it is not likely to happen right away. >> all right, we'll be watching tonight. jon, thank you. new numbers tonight, where americans stand on all of us. our newest abc news/"washington post" poll, 71% of americans support air strikes against isis in iraq. that's a huge surge in the span of just a few weeks. so, we want to get right to george stephanopoulos, who will be leading our coverage of the speech tonight. and george, what is at stake here? what does this president need to do? >> this is a high stakes speech, david. with a high degree of difficulty. here's the dilemma for the president. as you just pointed out, a majority of americans agree with him on air strikes. he's alre

free syrian army destroy isis and to give them strength that they can go put more forces against bashird's forces you have enabled the free syrian army which we know the right ones and we're going to enable them to be very successful. so people can say what -- that, but in reality of life, making the free syrian army stronger is the most important thing in syria. >> you know it's interesting when you think back to world war ii lining up with stalin against hitler. sometimes you have to do that. but let's talk about the fact that you know, our president has talked about the international community as joining him. it's like he wants a stable syria and a stabilized iraq before he does any of this. and we're not hearing anything about the arab countries joining us in this effort. >> on the bashar al assad issue, there is data that connects assad to extremist elements that were allowed to grow and expand under the watch of bashar al assad. the assad regime is not blameless for allowing isis to expand into syria and go into iraq. >> by that same thinking, and i'm sorry to interrupt you. but w

bashir is able to stand trial after questions of his mental health. >>> and o ebola while in sierrleone. it is not clear whether he contracted the disease. right now he is under observation. even i ebola there is virtually no risk that the disease could spread to anyone else. >>> a warning is going out to drivers in laurel. do not drive-through red lights. five new signs are going up. they are warning approximate the dangers of red light running. it has killed hundreds of people each year. >> an expensive luxury car by might be breaking the law. kate, good morning to you. >>> good morning to you, aaron. g.m. is warning corvette owners not to use one of the car's high-tech features called valet mode. it lets drivers of the 2014 corvette record conversations. that's illegal in several states. to g.m. is working on a software fix. pack to you. >>> kate rogers live at cnbc. thank you, kate. >>> we're talking about this wonderful weather we have been having. i like the warmup. i know cold weather is eventually coming. i will take every warm day i can get. >> for so many, autumn is the best t

kashif bashir has pled not guilty by reason of insanity in officer peterf laboy. today, another officer testified that he smelled alcohol on when he wasath arrested. officer laboy and his wife has been inside the courtroom all day. richard was also there and will have more on today's 5:00.dings, coming up at >> officer laboy's fight to the mosts still one of uplifting things we've ever seen. >> it is fantastic. so strong.ily is >> we'll keep on it. >> let's talk about the weather. today.e gray out there >> still warm, though. doug hill, what's the word? degrees in arlington. the rain has been falling lightly, mainly east and south of the district. look at temperatures right now. 75 in frederick. 73 at reagan national. 69 in baltimore. cloudy skies across the board. the rain has been consistently falling to the south, east and the washington area. more batches coming in through the raleigh-durham area. an easyit's pretty much call here, mainly east and southeast of i-95 will be the showers. cloudy elsewhere. through the overnight, rain showers will come to an end.

bashir al assad. he will probably not be cooperative. and there is a very uncomfortable position from washington, if you help the rebels, are you helping him keep in power. the united states doesn't want him in power. that is why the coordination on one side of the border is very different than the other even if you do the same thing. >> but borders may not come into action when it talks about form of defeat. joining me now is buck mckian chairman of the armed services. the president said he does not need congressional approval for his plan to fight isis. are you all right with that? >> erin, we had a bill today that passed that chastised the president on violated the law for detainees out of gitmo. it doesn't matter what we pass. he will do what he wants to any way. what we have to be very careful about is half-way measures, the same-old, same old we've been doing. the same eric strikes that we've done in libya. i just came back to the country and i talked to leaders in israel, jordan and egypt. they are not happy we left chaos and did

in fact, i was talking to the military council's leader, abdul bashir on the ground there, i talked tout a dozen of these groups today, very concerned about the lack of any coordination that they have had on the ground with the air strikes coming from the coalition. the general did say that free syrian army locations or areas were struck by some of these and some civilians were killed, according to him. they are very frustrated that the lack of cooperation with the coalition, they think it would be much more effective if they worked together and not separately, and they are also very concerned that the coalition is only striking in syria, isis targets and not striking assad who they believe, of course, is the real problem in syria and the person they believe actually facilitated the founding of isis within syria. >> very interesting point. we will be talking about that coming up in just a moment. drew griffin from inside of syria, thank you so much. we want to talk more about these air strikes. the new targets are aimed at striking isis financing in particular. their growing oil trade.

if i was president bashir al-assad, i would feel anxious, not buzz the cecause the coalit bombing the headquarters of the islamic state. the co-lgs could change and shift targets in the future. one, two, three years. this coalition could turn against at sad government itself. in particular if the conflict basically continues to escalate. so the potential for this coalition, constructed by the americans, is very real. even though the assad government has probably welcomed the attacks. the assad government has made it clear, the obama administration has informed the syrian governments, of the impending attacks, that again if i were in damascus, i would worry this particular coalition could replicate, nato operation as the you know. which, which, toppled president, the late president moammar gadhafi. >> a new powerful alliance emerged in the region. the chair of contemporary middle east studies at school of economics thank you for your insight this morning, just past 8:20 where you are. thank you very much. we want to get you to the united states capital, 3:20 in the morning. senior whit

and in syria, i happened to meet in turkey recently, like a month ago, with the head there against bashir al-assad and they will work with boots on the ground in syria. and i think that's all happening. we're not going to sit back and this president isn't going to sit back. he is acting in iraq. he is putting together a strategy. he did say in an inartful way. a better way to put it is i'm working on a winning strategy to go after isil. it is happening chris, already. this is a tragic moment in history. you can't imagine now we would see this barbarism, but we're seeing it. and anyone in the world who can justify it is an outliar. so we can put together a coalition and go after these people. frankly, we have to. >> let's look at what general zinni said on "meet the press" this sunday. let's look at this and you react to what you hear. here he is on "meet the press" on sunday. i talked about two brigades, he said, of american soldiers meeting isis. you watch and then react, please. >> the boots on the ground question is a tough one. i wish we weren't so paranoid about boots on the ground.

is willing to provide lethal military equipment to moderate syrian rebels, fighting bashir al assad's regime in syria, why can't the u.s. provide lethal equipment to ukraine which faces security challenges? >> this is just a machine gun or things like that. we have all of that. >> when it comes to lethal military, what would you like from the united states? >> again, we like from the united states the instructors trained and equipped program, the radar and the modern communication security system. we have a long list of possible cooperation. and i think -- and i can confirm you that we receive a confirmation that we have everything of that. we should modernize my army. and this weapons is not just to fighting in this particular moment, in this particular war. this is impossible. we stand for peace, but for the american participation in modernizing the ukrainian army, this is what we vitally need. and we received today the final confirmation of this potential in the defense and security system. >> i'm surprised the u.s. is still insisting it is only providing nonlethal equipment to ukr

. >> general, isn't the definition the president is going to say this is the goal to get bashir al assadut of government, and the united states is going to help. >> the united states will lead this. because when you have the intelligence, which we have the radio electronics and some stuff on the ground through special forces, we will be driving the direction, the pace of the operation with our logistics and air support. now we don't want u.s. troops in those villages trying to identify friend from foe, going in and searching houses and stuff. >> but is it possible? >> and we hope it won't happen. we hope we can finesse our way through the iran issues with the iran versus the sunni and shiite forces. but turkey is penetrated by this force and threatened by this force and it should take action. kurds the same. the >>> and next, a year of mixed messages from the white house on isis and syria. that has been the way it is. weakening the president's corre credibility at home and abroad. next, a special report. ♪ [music] jackie's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her

the regime of bashir al assad is fighting isis but the u.s.ssad deposed for committing horrific crimes against his own people and other opposition groups like the al nusra front and a terrorist cell called khorasan, which was plotting attacks against europe, and are both affiliated with al qaeda. the coalition is hoping to train 5,000 moderate syrian fighters in saudi arabia. >> kroft: is there a moderate syrian opposition? >> president obama: there is. but right now, it doesn't control much territory. it has been squeezed between isil on the one hand and the assad regime on the other. >> kroft: these are the people that you said, the farmers, the doctors, the pharmacists, who stood no chance of overthrowing the government. >> president obama: well keep in mind two years ago, that was absolutely true. this is in response to the mythology that's evolved that somehow if we had given those folks some guns two-and-a-half years ago, that syria would be fine. and the point that i made then, which is absolutely true, is that for us to just start armi

--we go now to london, bashir al-assad, the syrian president.nd patrick london cockburn middle east , correspondent for the independent. his new book is called, "the jihadis return -- isis and the new sunni uprising." president obama says we must degrade and destroy. is this the new line in the sand? will this deal with the violence in the middle east with this group and the related group, khorasan? >> no, it is not. as he said himself, it will take years, and the first day of bombings, the bombardments, are usually the best, and pictures on television of large buildings being blown up looks very effective, but usually the buildings have nobody in them. workmber, this did not when the u.s. had 150,000 andiers in iraq in 2006 2007, so i doubt it is going to work now. it is going to make it more difficult for the islamic state to put its gunmen into convoys and launch risky attacks on bases and towns, but otherwise it is not going to have a decisive effect. , where see that in iraq we have been bombings since the beginning of august, and the islam

. >> we are here with the soldiers of bashir assad and they are digging their own graves. >> the revelation of what could be a north american executioner comes as the nation's top intelligence makes a startling revelation, james clapper first tolding the washington post, what we didn't do is predict the will to fight. that is always a problem. we didn't do it in vietnam. and in this case we under estated isil and overestimated the will to fight. the cia issued multiple intelligence on isis before it's movement into iraq, detailing his capability and ambitions. the key surprise the officials say, was the sudden dissolution of the iraqi security forces, even though they greatly outnumbered isis fighters. >> one of the things to do is to determine the will to fight and i guess it is the issue of justin tent. i think they were just totally overwhelmed. >> reporter: one key contributing factor, the american withdraw from iraq in 2011. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. >> reporter: u.s. sought intelligence capabilities there shrink dramatically. the critics say the p

bashir al assad, effort to take on syrian free army, if isis, isil rosen t ein the wake. whatever is left of syrian free army to train them in a year. what will you have in a year you. don't have a basic infantry soldier. i am not optimistic. frankly we don't have 12, 15 much month. the air campaign will solve short term problems going after the financing, so on, so forth. the rally, in the arab modern, military, aviation, there is only been one war, no battles won. one war stopped by any form of air strike, world war ii. hiroshima, nagasaki. don't think that is on the table. taken a lot of options off the table. hamstrung us. it doesn't give us a lot of other options. that still need off to be on the table. we are telegraphing, we are, we are, and we are with hoefholdin options on the table. we should never do that. >> bobby, you spent all the time in iraq. covered it for a lot of years. problems are well known with iraqi military. a new government in place. the government is quick to say, new president. prime minister. still no interior menster. no defense minister. sti

al assad but the plan also backs rebels who are against bashir al assad.o the u.s. is helping some forces against bashir al assad and helping some forces with him, continuing the civil war. >> those air strikes also continued u.s. action against another terror group over fears that it was planning attacks here. pete williams has more on that part of the story. good morning. >> several u.s. officials say it was not an imminent threat in the sense of a specific attack about to happen. instead, they say it was a growing worry that the terror group was at the stage where it could be ready to carry out an attack. for months, the u.s. has been nervously watching as the khorasan terror group developed a plan to smuggle explosives on to planes. >> we had intelligence suggesting they were moving far along in their plotting. >> reporter: new security rules this summer, requiring passengers to show that their carry-on electronic devices would power on. special attention was paid to laptop computers because of intelligence indicating the group was testing a bomb desig

at one time they wanted to get 50,000 troops to back the moderate rebels to force bashir al assad out of government. in one sense they're keen to be part of a coalition that's going to shape the future of syria. so, you have a plus there. they have their own problem that young men are going in their droves going from saudi arabia to syria to join groups like the islamic state, isis. so, that's a problem for them. but isis itself has already said it will target the saudi monarchy. it wants to create a caliphate. the caliphate includes obviously the -- islam's two holiest shrines which are in saudi arabia. the king of saudi arabia is the custodian of those shrines. so for the royal family of saudi arabia this is a very personal fight as well, so you've got that in the plus corner. their desire to shape the future of syria in the plus corner, their wealth. so, there's a lot to play with there. we've seen saudi arabia as well in yemen, for example, the president's talked about tackling terrorism in yemen as well. we've seen saudi arabia there play a role. one of its agents brought out a v

kashif bashir shot officer peter leboy. the officer pulled him over because of reports he was acting strangely. leboy survived the shooting but has not been able to return to work. >>> police say they're investigating a string of fights at six flags this weekend. so far no one has been arrested. >> witnesses describe a chaotic scene saturday night. katrina walker said she saw police rush in as she drove in to pick up her 15-year-old who was celebrating his birthday at the park. >> i heard one or two gunshots, maybe three gunshots. i heard. when i heard that, they all came running up. the police, all of these police cars. >> another parent says she saw a young woman lying unconscious on the ground. at least two people went to the hospital afterwards and we're told there was increased security yesterday at the park. >>> what a way to end the season. the nats make some history this weekend. >> with an explanation point indeed. wusa9 is back with a full recap of the game along with reaction. hiiiii. hi. sorry, we're closed. wha

it's 15 kilometers south of karkook and using bashir as a spring board to launch attacks and we go to in northern iraq and can you tell us about the latest offensive by the kurdish? >> reporter: it's not only the town you mentioned it seems to be a major operation by the people and to take back some territory they lost to isil in june and when isil was advancing to iraq and kurdistan and two of these were apparently preceded by air strikes so it seems to be part of a bigger push and a shift in strategy. before they were defending the territory trying to attack and assad forces now they are clearly on the offensive and hearing from sources on the ground in one of the cities on the border that they have effectively surrounded it and at the gate and they are just about to go in so it's an offensive being conducted on three fronts and we will be keeping you posted with the latest on the situation there darren. >> erbil in northern iraq and monica, thank you. elsewhere there are reports 240 iraqi soldiers besieged by isil fighters in northern iraq and the soldiers are around the city of ra