i'm jake tapper and i turn you over to wolf blitzer next door in "the situation room". >> jake, thanks very much. >>> happening now -- >> we will follow them to the gates of hell until they are brought to justice! >> gates of hell, the vice president talking tougher than the exandriner in chief who first says he wants to destroy the terror group and then says he wants to make it a manageable problem. >>> he taunts and i'm quoting him now, i'm back, obama. you'll see how investigators are now trying to identify the isis executioner through images, words and actions. and 9/11 worries. even as u.s. leaders vow to go after isis does america also need to be on the

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >> "outfront" next, the breaking news, the family of the second american executed by isis speaks out as the white house strategy for combating the terrorists gets muddier. the videos we have tonight are hard to watch but important to see. the high price of pot.

tweet me at wolf blitzer or twit me at cnn sit room. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room".rin burnett starts right now. >>> up front next, will american troops join the ground with isis. >>> and the man kidnapped with steven sotloff is alive and talking tonight. >>> and breaking news, ray rice and the players union appeal his suspension. could he be back on the field this season? let's go outfront. >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett, outfront tonight, the breaking news, five more u.s. air strikes over iraq gh

i suspect it will escalate. >> wolf blitzer, thanks so much."newsroom." "@ this hour" starts now. >> hello, everyone, i'm john berman, michaela pereira is off today. we are at war, make no mistake about it. we're about to hear from the pentagon about the results of the first stage of this war, a major news briefing is just minutes away. what was hit? how hard? how much damage was done? you're looking at live pictures right now from the pentagon where we will hear from officials any

i turn you over to wolf blitzer. he's right next door in a place we like to call "the situation room." >>> the united states finalizes plans to begin targeting isis terrorists inside syria as the group delivers a new hostage video unlike anything we've seen before. desperate plea. u kre ukraine's president is going to join us live. we'll discuss this hour. >>> arson arrest. police name a suspect in the massive wildfire that's burned more than 70,000 acres and has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."

you showed him on with wolf blitzer.was one of the loudest voices among owners condemning donald sterling so you wouldn't expect this kind of scandal with him just a few months later. along with that shock, there's some relief and some admiration for the way he has handled it since then. i'm not going to get into comparing racism. any racism is bad and damaging to the league. the only conversation is now what happens after that initial racism and bruce levenson decided first to self-report the e-mail that he sent and then in the course of an independent investigation that the nba launched that they took this outside so it would be impartial and independent, he decided to step down basically communicating to people around the league he didn't want to put his family through any kind of public scandal. he didn't think he could possibly remain owner of the hawks in a black market with this kind of scandal regardless of what the investigation ended up finding out and he decided it's in his interest and the nba's best interest

my colleague wolf starts right now. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. an expected vote byes u.s. senate of the president's plan to train and arm syrian rebels in their effort to try to fight isis. the house approved a bill yesterday. several of the president's key advisors are on capitol hill right now answering questions about the plan. the strategy and the end game. that includes a second day of testimony from secretary of state john kerry. >> we believe that as this global coalition comes together, determined to take on isil, that the organizing principle of the region, which is success breeds success, you're going to begin to see more people say, we're on the side of the

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington.dent obama offered a new warning for isis, saying justice will be served for the murder of the american steven sotloff. the white house announced 350 more u.s. troops would be heading over to baghdad. let's discuss what's going on with paul cruickshank and will mccants. paul is our cnn terrorism analyst. will mccants is with the brookings insuran s institution washington. sending more troops to iraq right now to serve, protecting really, the u.s. embassy in baghdad. what message does that send to isis in iraq? >> i don't think that sends much of a message to isis. that's all about protecting u.s. diplomatic facilities in baghdad. when obama said we're going to degrade and destroy isis, i think isis leadership will have heard that, may have seen that as a declaration of war. so far, this group has not escalated beyond these horrible beheadings we're now seeing. they may think the united states are coming after them heavily. there's worry this group could retaliate in places like jordan

my colleague, wolf blitzer, is live at the united nations. he takes over now. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer reporting from the united states. we're here in new york this week. i'd like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. u.s. and arab warplanes unleash air strikes on isis targets in syria. the u.s. takes direct aim at another terror group. officials say it was actively plotting an attack on the united states homeland. listen to what president obama said about the group just before heading here to the united nations general assembly. >> last night we also took strikes to disrupt plotting against the united states and our allies by seasoned al qaeda operatives known as the khorasan group. it must be clear to anyone who would plot against america and try to do americans harm that we will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists who threaten our people. >> the latest developments on the air strikes in syria and iraq, the air strikes in syria were focused on the city of raqqa. isis considers it to be the capital of its s

i turn you over to wolf blitzer. he's right next door in a place we like to call "the situation room." >>> the united states finalizes plans to begin targeting isis terrorists inside syria as the group delivers a new hostage video unlike anything we've seen before. desperate plea. u kre ukraine's president is going to join us live. we'll discuss this hour. >>> arson arrest. police name a suspect in the massive wildfire that's burned more than 70,000 acres and has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with a dramatic escalation of a tangled conflict that it may be imminent that the u.s. is going to begin isis targets not only in iraq but inside syria. that could expand the current campaign taking place. u.s. military reports two new strikes on isis targets inside iraq today. that brings the total so far to 176 u.s. air strikes. we're covering that story and much more with all of our reporters, our guests, including the visiting president of ukraine.

. >>> plus, after meeting with president obama, ukraine's president sits down with our wolf blitzer. that interview, straight ahead. hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen. france military jets have joined forces in taking the fight to isis, releasing video of a fleet of jets attacking what officials say was an isis logistics warehouse in iraq. it was the first french air strike against the islamic militants. france says there will be more targets in the coming days. calling on the world to actively oppose what he called the evil of isis. john kerry told the security council that just about every country, including iran, has a role to play in battling the militant group and he said it's imperative to ensure the world confronts isis everywhere it exist exists. >> i don't need to remind anyone here that the last two times the eyes of the world was focused on iraq was when its government was in confrontation with the international community with great consequences. today, however, we come together in support of the new iraqi governm

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from the united nations general assembly here in new york city. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we begin with world leaders facing huge amounts of world problems. presidents and prime ministers are gathering for the 69th annual general assembly. there is a new terror threat to a major health crisis to the environment and a whole lot more. president obama will call on countries to join the terror group isis. the president and other world leaders will discuss the ebola crisis, strategies to slow the spread of the disease. and ban ki-moon will hold a meeting on climate change. these are going to be huge topics of discussions at the united nations. our cnn correspondent richard roth says the sideline conversations, often referred to in his words, speed dating diplomacy. >>> let's begin with our top story right now, the war against isis. several countries are sprorespog to the terror group isis. both countries have launched air strikes against isis in iraq. joining us now, the former british prime minister tony

hello, i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. we begin with a critically important speech by president obama, this on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary. the president addressing the nation, indeed the world, about the new threat posed by the terrorist group isis. here's what we know about the strategy and the speech later tonight. officials say the president is open to conducting air strikes against isis targets inside syria. no details yet on whether he'll lay out a plan -- specific plan tonight for those strikes -- when they will begin. the president told congressional leaders he has the authority to carry out his isis plan without any additional authorization from congress. but he did ask for congress' support. secretary of state john kerry is on a mission to get help from countries in the region, his first stop today was in baghdad to show support for the new iraqi government. for more on the president's plan to try to defeat, destroy isis, let's bring in our white house correspondent, michelle kosinski, elyse labbette will joi

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's get right to the breaking news on this 9/11. america finds itself in a new war against terrorists. this time it's the brutal islamist group isis which slaughtered thousands across the middle east and brutally beheaded two americans. president obama laid out the strategy for destroying isis with expanding air strikes in syria. officials say u.s. planes are carrying out surveillance there and targets have been spotting. arming and training rebels now the obama administration is selling that strategy to congress and american allies even getting ready to carry out the new battle plan. correspondents, analysts, guests standing by for full coverage and begin with the white house correspondent michelle kosinski. >> reporter: the white house says it's reviewing targets inside syria. that doesn't necessarily mean that air strikes are imminent and trying to get congress on board. looking somewhat promising with some wavering there. trying to gain intern

. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. from washington. >> gather a coalition and the president has made that clear. his administration officials have made that clear that to expand this mission you into syria on isis targets, they want to have a coalition that's ready to go to deliver that sort of military action and we can tell you in just the last couple of minutes in a conference call with reporters that is happening right now, as a matter of fact, the deputy national security adviser to the president, ben rhodes, just told reporters that the president and prime minister, david cameron, did talk about the isis threat to and from a couple of events this morning. they had a bilateral discussion in which they talked about the threats posed by isis. and wolf, as you can see, these two leaders are very much becoming a duo in terms of providing leadership when it comes to dealing with the isis threat. the president and prime minister cameron put out that op-ed in the british newspaper this morning saying that the united stat

i'm wolf blitzer in the "the situation room."rnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a plane full of american contractors forced to land in iran. a live report coming up. >>> two u.s. fighter jets forced to scramble. >>> and new video of the fight against isis. what the battle looks like on the ground tonight. let's go "outfront." "outfront" the breaking news, the plane carrying 100 americans forced to land in iran. iranian authorities forced the plane to land or be

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." isis calls it a message to america's allies. the beheading of a third western hostage, david haines. two dozen american allies and other nations gathered in paris to discuss how to respond to the isis threat. about 40 countries have now joined the coalition to confront the terror group. france today began flying reconnaissance missions over iraq. australia now is sending warplanes to the region. but it's not at all clear how many partners will play substantial roles in what the obama administration somewhat reluctantly now calls a war against isis. our correspondents and analysts are standing by with full coverage. let's begin with our white house correspondent, michelle kosinski. michelle? >> reporter: the white house keeps talking about this fight, this war now against isis being all about building this international coalition. what will that look like exactly? what countries will do what militarily? today the administration is holding its cards close

earlier this year, he was on cnn's "situation room" with wolf blitzer. a listen to levenson's comments here. >> when something like this happens, we quickly and we loudly and we clearly reject it. the fans spoke up. the players spoke up. our nba business partners spoke up. every nba owner spoke up. nobody said this was okay. >> reporter: we talked to fans in the atlanta area. many condemned it. many say this may be a ploy to raise the value of his team. this could be the same situation for levenson. what we do know is when levenson bought the hawks in 2004, it was estimated value of $200 million. the team now, ten years later and playoff appearances, the estimated value is $425 million. christine. >> nick valencia, thank you for that. >>> a final farewell for comedienne legend joan rivers after the break. and now angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. you can easily buy and schedule services from top-rated providers. conveniently stay up to date on progress. and effortlessly turn your photos into finished projects with our snapfix app. visi

i'm wolf blitzer at the united nations, and we are following the breaking news.os outside of syria as we report what is going on this morning while the bombs rained down on the isis targets in that war-torn country, there is a d sudden and massive flood of refugees fleeing the country, and creating a crisis at the bord border. arwa damon is at the tur kirk and syrian border, and, arwa, this is unlike any displacement that we have seen in the last three years of the civil war. and set the scene for us where you are and what is going on. >> well, this is one of the border crossings that the refugees have been coming across, and 158,000 according to unicef since friday and this is unprecedented number since the beginning of the syrian civil war three years ago. a lot of them are coming across absolutely despondent, and dejected and having waited overnight on the other side, and you can see the conditions out here. it is hot, windy, and dusty, and the children didn't have water or food. many of them coming across in tears. a lot of the adults, the women especially, w

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm brianna keilar. you're in "the situation room." >>> we are following breaking news. possible terror threats against the united states, including one by an al qaeda group based in syria. fbi director james comey says despite air strikes, the united states has to assume the so-called core zone terrorists could attack at any time. hours earlier, iraq's new prime minister reportedly said his country's intelligence agency had uncovered an imminent isis plot against the new york and paris subway systems. we're covering all angles of the terror threat at this hour with our reporters, guests, and cnn's global resources and we begin with cnn justice correspondent pamela brown. what's the latest you're hearing about the khorasan group? >> james comey says khorasan is still at the top of his list of priorities. he believes that the group is still in tact and could still be actively planning to attack the u.s. or europe. despite a series of syrian bomb attacks in western syria, the fbi direct

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington.resident obama has been given the go ahead to put his plan into action to arm and train the syrian rebels. the senate followed the house's lead in approving the measure. moments ago we heard from the president's national security adviser susan rice. she was asked about a timeline for the training but would only say that the white house is going to move rapidly. the process will take several months. the administration also touted the cooperation of coalition partners in the mission at hand. >> we're getting in the middle -- not getting in the middle -- we're going to be part of a coalition that is engaged in

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we're following multiple breaking news stories right now. isis forces are right now on the verge of capturing a key kurdish city in the northern part of syria just across the border from turkey. we're also looking into a brand-new report that the man who jumped the white house fence and made it inside the white house actually went much further into the president's home than previously known. we're covering all the breaking news with our reporters, our guests this hour, including state department deputy spokesperson marie harf. let's go to brian todd first who has more on the white house intruder. shocking on what we're discovering. >> reporter: the white house intruder, omar gonzalez, made it much further into the white house than previously known. "the washington post" reporting new details of this incident. "the post" citing three people familiar with the incident as saying that omar gonzalez not only got into the front door but made it much further i

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from the united nations here in new york city. welcome our viewers in the united states and indeed around the world. we begin with president obama's message to the world. he's urging more countries to join the fight against terrorist groups and once again he called this the cancer of violent extremism. his speech this morning here before the united nations general assembly follows another wave of

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's get to the breaking news. the united states has now launched two major military campaigns, one targeting isis terrorists in the middle east and the other targeting the deadly ebola virus in west africa which has now killed at least 2,400 people. president obama says ebola is spiraling out of control, could threaten global security. he'll send up to 3,000 u.s. troops to west africa in the coming delays. the united states will build treatment centers and train health care workers. meantime, the defense secretary, chuck hagel, tells congress isis could pose a direct threat to the u.s. homeland. and the joint chiefs chairman is now raising the possibility that u.s. combat troops could take part in ground combat missions against isis. our correspondents, our analysts, our guests are all standing by with full coverage. let's begin with our chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. jim? >> today joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey put an option on the table that the president seemed to have taken o

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."front" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news, video appears to show another american beheaded by isis. the masked terrorist wielding that knife threatening president obama directly, will the united states do something about it? plus we'll go frame by frame small by crucial clues in the video. will president obama find the killer? and are your darkest secrets at risk? hackers release nude photos of jennifer lawrence and other celebrities. is this just the beginning? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. we begin "outfront" tonight with the breaking

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> president obama, an urgent consultations with america's allies as the united states puts troops into two war zones. u.s. troops will be going into ukraine not to on fight, but to join nato exercise isses as president obama accuses russia of an all-out assault on a sovereign nation. and following the latest saf rajry from isis, the second beheading of an american, another 350 u.s. troops are now heading for a security role in iraq. the president vowing to seek justice as it destroys isis and there also seems to be a bit of a mixed message going on. our cresses and guests are standing by with full conk and let's begin with our senior white house correspondent jim acosta and he's traveling with the president, the nato summit in wales. what's the latest, jim? >> wolf, president obama has arrived in wales after reassuring nato countries in the baltics earlier today that the u.s. would have their backs against any act

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> following two major stories, we're awaiting a police news conference to update us on what they are calling a major break in the hunt for that missing university of virginia student. also, there's been a dramatic advance by isis forces in syria even as the u.s. launches new strikes against the terrorists in iraq. there have now been 178 u.s. air assaults on isis targets in iraq with the pentagon planning to dramatically increase that number, we're told, in the coming days. but there are also growing concerns about the u.s. strategy. we're using cnn's global resources to bring you in-depth coverage this hour with our reporters and our guests. our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, begins our coverage this hour. what is the latest? >> reporter: wolf, at the hour, isis remains on the advance across northern syria as everyone is waiting and watching to see when and if president obama will order air strikes against isis targets. in northern syria, kur

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."next. >> the president telling congress he has the authority to act on his own against isis. is he making the proof to put troops on the ground? >> and ray rice. the commissioner speaks out for the first time after video is released after punching his wife. and what did the nfl know and when? and apple. do they still have the power to wow? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin et

i'm wolf blitzer at the united nations. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> let's get right to the breaking news. u.s. and coalition aircraft this afternoon are carrying fresh strikes against isis targets in syria and iraq each as they avenge from the rubble of earlier strikes and under strong pressure from president obama the united nations security council approved a resolution to stop the flow of money and foreign fighters to isis. that follows tough talk to the general assembly. the president of the united states calling on world leaders to join the war against a jihadist group, but that hasn't stopped isis allies from beheading a french hostage calling it a message of blood for the french government which has joined the fight against isis. the netherlands now says it, too, will participate in the u.s.-led military campaign contributing f-16 fighters and britain's prime minister takes the rare step of recalling parliament to consider possible air strikes. our correspondent, our anal

tweet me at wolf blitzer or twit me at cnn sit room. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room". erin burnett starts right now. >>> up front next, will american troops join the ground with isis. >>> and the man kidnapped with steven sotloff is alive and talking tonight. >>> and breaking news, ray rice and the players union appeal his suspension. could he be back on the field this season? let's go outfront. >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett, outfront tonight, the breaking news, five more u.s. air strikes over iraq tonight. the new phase of the rocks, and admission to congress, saying americans could join the ground war against isis. >> it could be part of that particular mission to provide close combat advising or accompanying for that mission. >> keep in mind president obama has insisted there will be no u.s. boots on the ground so dempsey's admission made them go into major damage control mode. >> he said he felt the strategy as it was being proposed and executed was failing that he would not fail to change his advice to the commander-in-chief. >> and barbara star is out front.

wolf blitzer is off today.ter getting congressional approval to train and arm syria's moderate rebels president obama ordered air strikes and we are now three days into the air campaign if syria and pentagon officials say it could be a year's long battle. >> i can't tell you it's three, five, six, but it's probably several years at the very least and we're going to be prepared for that. hopefully it won't take that long. they have a radical disastrous ideology that is increasingly being rejected. is that the answer. good governance is the answer in iraq and syria. if good governance gets started in iraq and we think the vectors are in the right direction and get rid of the assad regime or the regime will go in syria, then there's a chance there, too, but it's going to take a while. >> joining me now is california republican congressman ed royce, the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee. chairman, thanks for being with us. >> thank you, brianna. >> you have been, i guess you could say frustrated, crit

i'm wolf blitzer at the united nations. you're in "the situation room." we begin with a chilling new threat from the leader of isis, calling for attacks on americans and other westerners on their streets and even in their homes. it comes as the obama administration and top officials call the foreign fighter threat extremely worrying and say some americans have already returned to the united states from syria. president obama will use his visit this week to mobilize an international response. we have full coverage. our correspondents, analysts and guests are standing by. let's begin with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto who has the very latest. >> good evening, wolf. tonight from isis, a new threat that is alarming in its scope, urging isis supporters around the world to kill foreigners of any nationality, particularly those including americans leading the military campaign. don't wait for instructions from isis leaders, don't wait even for a plan. today secretary of state john kerry called isis one of the most dangerous groups that he

you just played that clip on wolf blitzer's show and i was actually on with wolf that day.son was very strong, saying there has to be a zero tolerance poll shape zero tolerance policy in this post-sterling era, of course, applies to him as well and he knows that, it is part of why he self-reported the e-mail and i am told that is why he called a dam silver last night and just told him that he did not want to go through the court of public opinion with his family getting dragged through the mud, his decisions and words being questioned, that he knew that he was wrong and that he decided it was in everyone's best interests to sell the team. this is the kind of thing, this e-mail coming out, remember they release already the e-mail itself this is a transparency issue, the nba and bruce levenson, in this case specifically, decided instead of allowing witch hunt for this e-mail, you know the e-mail was gonna come out at some point anyway, they would get ahead of it he would admit he was wrong and apologize that goes a long way with people, but he is going to have to sell the tea

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm brianna keilar. you're in "the situation room."

my colleague, wolf blitzer, is live at the united nations.o, i'm wolf blitzer reporting from the united states. we're here in new york this week. i'd like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. u.s. and arab warplanes unleash air strikes on isis targets in syria. the u.s. takes direct aim at another terror group. officials say it was actively plotting an attack on the united states homeland. listen to what president obama said about the group just before heading here to the united nations general assembly. >> last night we also took strikes to disrupt plotting against the united states

i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >> next, news. the man who jumped the white house fence had more than 800 rounds of am month in his car. how did he get through the front door of the white house? and more news. a new message from isis calling for lone wolves to kill ffls. americans fighting militants overseas are now back on u.s. soil. plus, the fbi joining the hunt for missing uva student. how did police let the student last seen with hannah graham get away? let's go out front. good evening. i'm erin burnett "outfront." news on two national security stories we're following for you. first new details about the white house intruder who jumped the fence and got through front door of the white house as you can see. there running right around the column up there to the door and got in. prosecutors say omar gonzalez had 800 rounds of ammo, two hatchets and a machete in his car parked a few blocks away. we are learning he was arrested last july on a weapons charge. this as they are calling for an investigation of the secret service. desp

. >> that's a national league east blitzer. >> news 4 at 11:00 starts now. >>> we begin with some breaking sports news right now, a historic night for the nats and o's both of them clenching a playoff spot on the same night. >> that meanings we will have october baseball around here. >> nothing but october. that's what it's all about. the national and orioles both clench their division in the same night. first up, the national leading the braves in atlanta. in the ninth, easy one for the nationals. they are now the nl east division champs. here we go. this is their second in flee ye -- three years. champagne in the clubhouse. now baltimore, fans hoping for history here. orioles haven't won the division since '97. top of the ninth steve pierce tags first and baltimore orioles are al east champions, internal revenue service ds al east champions for the first time in 17 years. wait until you see more of the celebration tonight. more in sports in about 15 minutes. >>> now that both teams are in, it's time to get tickets, of course. the nationals start selling tickets on monday. for you can buy

back in may levenson told wolf blitzer he could not work with someone like donald sterling.terling, what he said, i'm his partner, i can't be partners with somebody who shares those views. i was voted into the league by my partners. i can be voted out of the league by my partners. i think i speak for all of my partners when i say, we were all deeply offended, we all quickly spoke out against these words that we heard on that tape. >> rachel nichols, host of "unguarded" who follows the nba in this closely joins me from the u.s. open so, we know that bruce levenson has apologized, he self-reported this. he's going to sell the team. how's the nba responding? >> reporter: there's been a lot of shock around the nba today. you've got to remember, donald sterling had a history of being accused of racism. in fact, sued for racial discrimination by our own u.s. government. bruce levenson has never faced any kind of public accusation of racism. in fact, he was one of the most vocal owners to come out against sterling. you just played that clip on wolf blitzer's show and i was on with

i'm wolf blitzer at the united nations. you're in "the situation room." united states and five arab allies carry out waves of air strikes against terror targets across syria. the pentagon calls them very

wolf blitzer is on assignment today.k with our coverage of will ripley's interview with american detainees in north korea. one of the men that he spoke with was christian missionary ken naeth bae. charged and convicted of planning to overthrow the north korean government. let me play a bit of that conversation. >> well, american governments right now, i've been asking the american government to act upon getting me released here, and i do believe that special envoy need to come in order to resolve the situation that i'm in right now. so i do ask the u.s. government to send an envoy as soon as possible. i think that's the only hope that i have right now in order for me to go home, be reunited with my family. >> brian todd joining me now with more. brian, kenneth bae has been detained for quite a while at this point. tell us about that and also what he did, how he came to be charged with these crimes. >> bae has been in custody for almost two years. now, in april of last year, he was sentenced for, quote, hostile acts again

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. president obama has been given the go ahead to put his plan into action to arm and train the syrian rebels. the senate followed the house's lead in approving the measure. moments ago we heard from the president's national security adviser susan rice. she was asked about a timeline for the training but would only say that the white house is going to move rapidly. the process will take several months. the administration also touted the cooperation of coalition partners in the mission at hand. >> we're getting in the middle -- not getting in the middle -- we're going to be part of a coalition that is engaged in counterterrorism. this is a counterterrorist operation. not counter insurgency and certainly not engagement in the civil war. >> more than 40 nations have expressed their willingness to participate in this effort and more than 30 nations are ready to offer military support. >> and just moments ago, susan rice said this. >> our strategy entails using local forces to fight isil on t

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from the united nations here in new york city. i'd like to welcome our viewers in the united states and indeed around the world. we begin with president obama's message to the world. he's urging more countries to join the fight against terrorist groups and once again he called this the cancer of violent extremism. his speech this morning here before the united nations general assembly follows another wave of u.s.-led air strikes on targets in syria and iraq. the president says the united states is working with other countries to stop the horrific acts carried out by isis. >> mothers, sisters, daughters have been subjected to rape as a weapon of war. innocent children have been gunned down. bodies have been dumped in mass graves. religious minorities have been starved to death. in the most horrific crimes imaginable, innocent human beings have been beheaded with videos of the atrocities being distributed to shock the consciences of the world. no god condones this terror. no grievance justifies these actions. there can be no reasoni

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i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. we begin with the latest act by the terror group known as isis and a report that britain's prime minister knows the identity of the man who actually carried it out. over the weekend, isis posted a video of the beheading of david haines. they called it a message to the allies of america. is the u.s. on the right path right now. representative elliott eng l of new york is joiping us. thanks very much for coming is. in the u.s. on the right path right now to destroy isis? >> i think we are. i don't think we have a choice. i think the way the president laid it out the other night in his address to the american people was quite right. it's not simply a matter of choice. isis is very dangerous. they're at least as dangerous as al qaeda was. al qaeda perpetuated the attracts on september 11th. >> how long's it going to take? >> i don't know. i'm not a military planner. but i think as long as it takes, we need to do it. we need to have allies. we need to have arab allies. this cannot be the u

i'm wolf blitzer reporting from the united nations.t the top of the hour, president obama will deliver an important speech on the militant threat posed by isis and the decision by the united states and the coalition of five arab allies to go to war. also appearing at the united nations is the secretary of state john kerry. our own christiane amanpour sat down with the secretary of state for an exclusive interview in the last hour right here in new york. christiane is with me here at the united nations. you had an opportunity to pick his brain on what we're going to hear in not only today but in the weeks to come. this is going to be a long ordeal for the u.s. >> he made that clear. it couldn't have been a better time to talk to him in the second day of this expanded air strike against isis targets in syria. he said this is going to be a long, long haul. he said don't expect to see these isis people flushed out or surrendering any time soon. it's going to take a long time. he talked about what president obama is going to be saying, litt

a special edition of "cnn tonight" wolf blitzer reporting from washington. following the breaking news. the president lays out his strategy to defeat isis. no combat boots on the ground. but what he calls a relentless campaign including air strikes on targets isis targets in syria not only in iraq. >> i want the american people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it will not involve american combat troops fighting on foreign soil. this counterterrorism campaign will be waged through a steady relentless effort to take out isil wherever they exist using our air power. and our support for partners forces on the ground. >> but has the commander-in-chief made his case to the american people. and to the partner countries around the world. vital to the plan's success. will it work. we are here with cnn's team of experts. let's begin with cnn's jim accost acosta. >> the president has been cautioner in chief, cautious of his word, actions. not the case tonight. he is rolling the foreign policy dice. expanding u.s. mi

tweet me at wolf blitzer or tweet the show at cnn sit room. join us tomorrow here at the situation room and dvr the show so you don't miss a moment. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room, are the sta. >> erin burnett starts right now. >> this week roger goodell said what happens was quote, unquote, am biggous. >>> why rihanna's opening song has been pulled. >>> and late tonight a cia estimate just out tonight showing the number of isis fighters could be three times what the u.s. said just days ago. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett. we begin with breaking news. the nfl in major damage control. the commission and the league's credibility are on the line. espn tonight reporting that ray rice told nfl commissioner roger goodell in june that he punched his now-wife. but this is what roger goodell said this week. >> when we met with ray rice and his representatives, it was am biguous about what really actually happened. >> if he had been told by ray rice that he had punched his now wife in the face, that would not be ambiguou

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