newsroom with brooke baldwin started now. >>> good afternoon, i am brooke baldwin. thank you for joining me. you're watching cnn. the white house has no plans to raise the threat level here in the united states because of the islamic terror group isis. we can tell you that the united kingdom has officially raised its terror level to severe. that's the second highest level there. you see the different rankings on the screen. translation, they believe with the severe level that attack is highly likely. but let's also be clear there is no information that one will happen soon. what jolted britain into action was the brutal murder of american, james foley, who was beheaded by ien isis fighter with a british accent. you remember the video. the root cause of the terror threat according to david cameron is islamic extremism which cameron calls a quote, unquote poisonous political ideology supported by a minority. >> it believes in using the most brutal forms of terrorism to force people to accept a warped world view and to live in an almost medieval state. a state in which

"newsroom" with brooke baldwin starts right now. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for joining me today. let's begin with this freed american, just absolutely overwhelmed with emotion, fighting back tears at some points when he spoke out publicly, first morning back home. here he is. this is peter theo curtis, reuniting with his family after being held hostage for nearly two years by militants in syria. the journalist offering a heart felt thank you to the hundreds of people who worked for his release. the relief you can see in his eyes and joy in his heart were a stark contrast to these grim images from his time in captivity, a nightmare that lasted some 22 months. curtis was held prisoner by al-nusra front, a syrian group with ties to al qaeda. curtis speaking today, says he'll tell the rest of his story later, once he spends time with his family, once he's bonded properly with his mother and family and recovered from this horrendous ordeal. >> first of all, i want to thank you all for coming out here this beautiful wednesday morning. in the days

brooke baldwin is next. >>> hi there. i'm brooke baldwin. this is cnn's special live coverage on the crisis in the streets in ferguson, missouri. the conflict is predominantly between white police and hundreds of mainly black protesters. the scene is relatively calm but overnight it is chaos. police arrests at least 31 people. two people were shot. not by police but what authorities are calling crowd-on-crowd crime. and we're use seeing scenes that we are not used to seeing in the united states. ten days of protests since the death of michael brown. but his mother says the violent night after night detracts in some way getting justice for her s son. she spoke out this morning on the "today" show. >> we have to remain focus. we have to remain strong and the violence needs to stop. when justice is prevailed, then maybe they will regain their trust in the locals but right now it's really out of control. >> off the streets, a lot of developments. a grand jury could hear evidence as early as tomorrow while the department of justice is opening a c

i'm brooke baldwin. a sign of some normalcy.r jay nixon ordered the national guard to pull out of the city. there was far less violence overnight after too many days of rioting and vandalism following the killing of a black teenager by a white police officer. but there was one clash last night drawing attention to the other side of the story. look at this with me. people who support officer darren wilson are starting to let their voices be heard. take, for instance, the woman right here showing support for officer wilson, alongside michael brown protesters. i want you to watch how that went down. >> mike brown! mike brown! >> mike brown! >> so police eventually broke up an argument between that woman and the michael brown supporters. but with many conflicts, just like that one happening in ferguson often comes the question, what's the lesson here in my next guest says one of them is parents must teach young african-american men how to survive police encounters. in fact, you're looking at a diagram he has provided. it's starting

i'm brooke baldwin. word that a u.s. general has been shot and been killed by a gunman believed to have been an afghan soldier. if you look at the map, this happened outside of kabul. as we've been talking to reporters, it's inside of kabul. it's likened to a version of westpoint, where the country's future military leaders are trained. up to 15 others, including some americans and a general were killed in this same attack, the assailant was killed. by whom, we do not yet know. the general's death is one of the highest ranking american deaths in the war since 9/11/2001. let's go to jim sciutto who is live for us at the pentagon and former cia counterterrorism official phillip mudd. jim sciutto, to you, what is the very latest? what do we know? >> brooke, certainly a grim day for those here in the pentagon and for afghan forces. the most senior u.s. official killed here in the pentagon on 9/11. but a significant toll as well. 15 injured, eight of them american and we're told that eight -- several of those injuries are ser

i'm brooke baldwin. and we begin with ferguson, missouri. tonight when the sun goes down there, there will not be a curfew, but there will be national guard troops geared up to deal with any trouble. and speaking of trouble, there was plenty of it overnight. >> an arrest. >> tear gas, molotov cocktails. skies lit up again, despite the curfew last night. these protesters' message was marred by the bad behavior of just a few. this is according to witnesses there in ferguson. two people were shot. not by police. and tonight it may be even rougher as more and more people are learning just exactly how many times ferguson police officer darren wilson shot unarmed teenager, michael brown nine days ago. >> we now know, from talking about it and professor parcels very preliminary autopsy, is at least six -- at least six shots. could be more. but at least six. >> the attorneys for michael brown's family enlisted renown forensic pathologist, dr. mikel bodden, to perform a second autopsy on this 18-year-old man. he

i'm brooke baldwin.nutes we watch and wait to hear from ferguson police chief, thomas jackson. he'll be addressing the public in a news conference. we'll take that live. scheduled to happen any minute now. but just context here. earlier today, the department aimed for transparency, but now they are accused of trying to trash michael brown's name. he is -- you know the story. he is the 18-year-old unarmed teenager who was shot and killed by a ferguson police officer on saturday. that officer now we learn from this morning, he has been i.d.ed as 28-year-old darren wilson, a six-year member of the force. he is married, he is white. while releasing wilson's name

i'm brooke baldwin.ealth workers in west africa are struggling to contain this deadly ebola virus, definitely rattling some nerves around the world that this disease could affect other countries. the latest number we have as far as a death toll, it is 932. that is as of monday. and now, nigerian saudi arabia have reported deaths suspected to be from ebola, as well. that would expand this. spain said they will accept a priest who contracted disease in liberia for treatment. and when you look at the map, this helps understand where we're talking about. liberia here is one of the three countries hit by the virus. cier sierra leone, guinea affected. more than 1700 cases reported in these areas. and it's liberia where those two americans initially had gotten sick, being treated at emory university in atlanta. today i can tell you they are improving. and that may be because of this secret experimental drug, this serum they were given before returning to the u.s. they're getting additional doses, we're told, as

i'm brooke baldwin. the mid east cease-fire is holding still today. this is two days for the cease-fire. but moments ago, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, addressed reporters in jerusalem, and said the cease-fire plan is the same one hamas rejected back on july 15th. he said that makes hamas responsible for nearly all the deaths in gaza. >> 90%, a full 90% of the fatalities in this conflict could have been avoided had hamas not rejected then the cease-fire that it accepts now. hamas must be held accountable for the tragic loss of life. >> again, this is a temporary cease-fire. at least for now. the truce formally ends this friday morning. and the big story today, out of the mid east, are the talks now beginning in egypt. to try to cement this. to extend the cease-fire. hamas is there. the plo is there, islamic jihad is there. those are the three big factions out of gaza. of course, the israelis, they're there, as well. egypt playing the role of mediator. now, officials in gaza say the month of

i'm brooke baldwin live in new york. don't go too far, i'll be back at the top of the hour with much more on the comprehensive coverage of u.s. air strikes in iraq. we have you covered on that. for now, i'll turn you over toe sanjay gupta. sanjay gupta m.d. starts now. >>> the world health organization now finally and officially declaring ebola a public health emergency, and admitting the virus is spreading faster than they can control it. >> i am declaring the current outbreak of ebola virus disease a public health emergency of international concern. >> this is the largest outbreaker of the virus. the state department ordering families of embassy staffers to leave, as this epidemic does continue to spread. in a few minutes i'm going to try to answer some of your questions about the risk for example of getting ebola, and how to keep your family safe. but first, a quick look at how this deadly outbreak got so out of control. >> the international response to the disease has been a failure. >> blunt words and they were just

i'm brooke baldwin. let's talk about joan rivers.e is in critical condition at a new york area hospital. from what we know, let's begin with the surgery. throat surgery? >> it happened just this morning. she was having some kind of throat surgery. we understand the 81-year-old stopped breathing and was rushed in critical condition to mount sinai hospital where she is right now. the hospital has just put out a statement saying they family wants to thank everybody for their out pouring of love and support. they are saying they will provide an update on her condition. when that becomes available. what we do know about her condition, comes from one of her colleagues at the e! network. that's ken baker. he tweeted out, our own lovely living legend, joan rivers, is in stable condition at mount sinai hospital. that seems like a piece of good news. a lot of people responding to this report this morning. an outpouring of support. andy cohen from the bravo tweeted right away, all good thoughts and prayers to joan rivers. so many people know jo

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for joining me. we begin with a first in the wake of this story out of ferguson, missouri. we have now heard from president barack obama, speaking publicly about what one protester has described as a war zone. i'm not talking about iraq or gaza, but smack dab there on the map, ferguson, missouri, just outside of st. louis. >> you have seen these pictures play out. this is a town of some 21,000. it has now endurd a fourth consecutive night of violence over saturday's deadly police shooting of unarmed, african-american teenager, michael brown. >> he was 18 years old. his family will never hold michael in their arms again. and when something like this happens, the local authorities, including the police, have a responsibility to be open and transparent about how they are investigating that death. and how they are protecting the people in their communities. there is never an excuse for violence against police. there's also no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protests. >> that was

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for joining me on this friday. we will take you to ferguson here momentarily. i want to just pause and go straight to the deputy national security adviser for president obama. this is a quote, unquote, white house briefing. not the white house. the president is on martha's vineyard. that's where this is taking place. they're addressing russia-ukraine right now. what we're listening for what the white house will say as far as isis is concerned. let's dip in. >> isis can only be defeated if a fight is taken in syria. is that -- does the president agree with that? and if so, how does he intend to undertake it, and would it mean a significant change in the mission against islamic state? >> we certainly agree any strategy to deal with the isil organization has to deal with both sides of the border, iraq and syria. the strategy that we are already undertaking does address that. in the sense that we are providing training and equipment and assistance to the iraqi security f

great to be with you, i'm brooke baldwin. a dark end to a man who brought so much light into this world. we do have some new information so i just have to give you a heads up, a warning as we're getting information from marin county investigators, the details of robin williams' death are disturbing. investigators giving a graphic account of what his personal assistant found inside of robin williams' home. take a listen. >> mr. williams' personal assistant became concerned at approximately 11:45 a.m. when he failed to respond to knocks on his bedroom door. at that time, the personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. williams' bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed, in a seated it position, unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the closet door and the door frame. >> we also, in listening to that news conference, learned that a small, bloody pocket knife was discovered near his body, his left wrist covered with superficial wounds. let's go to o

i'm brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn. we begin with this freed american overwhelmed with emotion, tight fighting back tears. peter theo curtis was held hostage for nearly two years by militants in syria. and just this morning, journalists in cambridge, massachusetts, offering thanks to the hundreds of people who offered help for his release. the relief in his eyes were a stark contrast to this, these grim images. he was held by al-nusra, a syrian group with ties to al qaeda. >> first of all, i want to thank you all for coming out here on this beautiful wednesday morning. in the days following my release on sunday, i have learned bit by bit that there have been literally hundreds of people, brave, determined and big-hearted people, all over the world, working for my release. they have been working for two years on this. i had no idea when i was in prison. i had no idea that so much effort was being expended on my behalf. and now having found out, i am just overwhelmed with emotion. i'm also overwhelmed

. >>> we continue at the top of the hour, i am brooke baldwin. big news out of the united kingdom, they raised the terror alert to severe. the second highest level. it is the first time they have done it in three years because of isis. this is according to david cameron who spoke publicly this morning. said it was the murder of james foley by an isis fighter with a british accent that proves the militant groups tear through iraq and syria is, quote, not some foreign conflict thousands of miles from home. as for the white house, they say it has no plans to increase the terror alert here in the united states. that is despite defense secretary chuck hagel's warning a week ago that isis, and i am quoting the defense secretary, is beyond anything we have seen. cnn senior white house correspondent jim acosta asked about the seeming disconnect of opinion at today's briefing. here he was. >> is the president on the same page as his cabinet when it comes to dealing with isis? >> i think the more important observation, jim, is that the cabinet is on the sa

i'm brooke baldwin live in new york.'ll be back at the top of the hour with much more on the comprehensive coverage of u.s. air strikes in iraq. we have you covered on that. for now, i'll turn you over toe sanjay gupta. sanjay gupta m.d. starts now. >>> the world health organization now finally and officially declaring ebola a public health emergency, and admitting the virus is spreading faster than they can control it. >> i am declaring the current outbreak of ebola virus disease a public health emergency of international concern. >> this is the largest outbreaker of the virus. the state department ordering families of embassy staffers to leave, as this epidemic does continue to spread. in a few minutes i'm going to try towe

i'm brooke baldwin. let's take you live to jerusalem.lead with jake tapper" starts now. >> it is nine hours until the the israel, gaza cease-fire is set to expire. now hamas's military wing says if you don't meet their demands, go ahead and let it expire. i'm jake paper. this is "the lead." the world lead. as the minutes in the cease-fire tick away, hamas is pushing negotiators to reject an extension and return to battle unless three key demands are met. is the blood shed about to begin all over again? also, a source tells cnn the u.s. government is now considering air strikes in iraq after

you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. we begin this hour in iraq with the terrifying fate of those yazidi refugees. here they are on the top of this mountain, mt. sinjar. tens of thousands of them are stuck, circled at the base of this mountain by these isis militants. they're running against the clock, trying to stay alive, little food, water, and in the blazing iraqi summer. it's something like a scorching 122 degrees at this time of year at the top of this mountain. and what we're about to show you, it brings home exactly how horrifying their situation is. ivan watson joined iraqi and kurdish soldiers on a mission to deliver humanitarian aid to the refugees. the photo journalist, mark phillips there. this is what happened when they arrived at the mountain. >>> and now cnn's ivan watson joins me on the phone from iraq. ivan, can you hear me? >> reporter: i hear you, brooke. >> wonderful. you and mark, your cameraman, inside of this helicopter here. i understand you all took isis fire as you were leaving and returning. t

>>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn. a deadly day in jerusalem as the crisis unfolds rapidly in the middle east. at least one person is dead, and five others are injured after what israeli police call a terror attack. what you're looking at here, this is aftermath of the scene. officials say a backhoe slammed into a passenger bus, overturned it, the driver, a 20-year-old palestinian, shot dead by authorities. we are also learning about a separate act of violence on the streets of jerusalem, involving a man on a motor bike who opened fire in a tunnel. israeli police and rescue services tell cnn, an israeli soldier was severely wounded. all of this bloodshed happening as a temporary humanitarian cease-fire declared by israel expires. >> our level of faith in hamas' ability to honor any arrangement is at an all-time low. what happened on friday where we were given assurances, the u.n., the americans were given assurances from the qataris that all palestinian actions would abide by the cease-fire and one-and-a-half hours in

i'm brooke baldwin. troubling news coming outside of afghanistan. a u.s. general has been shot and killed there. one of the highest-ranking war deaths since 9/11 back in 2011. so it happened just outside of kabul at a training facility for military officers. basically, as we've been talking to reporters, calling it the afghan version of our west point where future military leaders within afghanistan are supposed to be trained. now, this american general who has yet to be identified, this general was shot by an assailant, by this gunman believed to have been an afghan soldier. up to 15 others, including other americans were wounded in that attack. we were told that the assailant was killed. in the united states we heard from the spokesperson at the pentagon, john kirby, today insisting that the shooting does not take away from the recent progress made by afghan military forces. take a listen. >> i've seen no indication that there's a degradation of trust between coalition members and their afghan counterparts. i -- and i would encourage you to certainly spe

you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin.eportedly driving this unrest in ferguson, missouri, is a lack of transparency from the ferguson police department. the anonymity of the officer who shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown saturday is fueling anger and more distrust among these community members. in fact, president obama weighed in on the issue after talking to the governor of the state. >> the local authorities, including the police, have a responsibility to be open and transparent about how they are investigating that death and how they are protecting the people in their communities. but let's remember that we're all part of one american family. we are united in common values and that includes belief in equality under the law. basic respect for public order. and the right to peaceful public protest. a reverence for the dignity of every man, woman and child among us and the need for accountability when it comes to our government. >> let's talk about accountability and openness within law enforcement. former police o

i'm brooke baldwin. we'll take to you ferguson, missouri, in a moment here, where we know attorney general eric holder is right now, meeting with leaders in that community. >>> but first, a chilling message in a cruel and absolutely horrific video here showing the sickening execution of an american. isis is uploading the footage of kidnapped american journalist, james foley. you see him on his knees, next to a masked man, and we're showing you only these images, as you're about to see here moments before his brutal beheading. >> any attempt by you, obama, to deny the muslims their rights of living in safety under the islamic caliphate will result in the bloodshed of your people. >> that was the -- that was the british accented voice of the man standing next to foley. they say they executed foley in retaliation, specifically for the u.s. air strikes in iraq. and now isis is threatening to kill another american prisoner. another american journalist, also seen in this video. if these air strikes do not stop

i'm brooke baldwin.starts now. >>> the nation's top cop now in ferguson. now promising to get to the bottom of the shooting that has led to days of anarchy in the streets here. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." "the national lead" attorney general eric holder on the ground here in ferguson vowing to use the full resources of the justice department to investigate that shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old

"newsroom" with brooke baldwin starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> you're watching cnn, i'm brach baldwin. news out of iraq, as we come to you right now live. the big question at this hour, is the u.s. about to conduct air strikes on iraq? the pentagon is confirming to us, it is considering making emergency air drops. these humanitarian air drops, to be precise, food, water, for people of northern iraq. but a state department source tells cnn, it is also keeping the door open to quote, unquote, other military options. what does that mean? the white house has yet to be more specific. we'll get into that in a moment. here's the backdrop, what you need to know. all of this comes as religious minorities are on the run in the northern part of the country. christians, shia muslims, others, forced out of their homes, out of their villages, as brutal isis militants, these terrorists, are storming through all of these different towns, and with these people with nowhere to go, they're fleeing into the mountains, where we're told some 40,000 p

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for joining me. we have to begin this hour just outside of st. louis, missouri, where community policing has gone to a whole new and some critics are saying disturbing level, as these images right here show you. these pictures come after three straight nights of violence, after police shot and killed an unarmed student. it was supposed to be his first day of college monday. last night, another officer shot someone else, not in ferguson, but just outside this town of 21,000 people. still, it's to the point, the city of ferguson, missouri, has called for demonstrations only during daylight hours. according to a press release from the city, they're saying, quote, unfortunately -- let me read it for you. those who wish to co opt peaceful protests and turn them into violent demonstrations have been able to do so over the past several days during the evening hours. but ferguson police still has yet to name that police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown saturday. keep in mind, brown was u

i'm brooke baldwin. and in just a couple minutes we watch and wait to hear from ferguson police chief, thomas jackson. he'll be addressing the public in a news conference. we'll take that live. scheduled to happen any minute now. but just context here. earlier today, the department aimed for transparency, but now they are accused of trying to trash michael brown's name. he is -- you know the story. he is the 18-year-old unarmed teenager who was shot and killed by a ferguson police officer on saturday. that officer now we learn from this morning, he has been i.d.ed as 28-year-old darren wilson, a six-year member of the force. he is married, he is white. while releasing wilson's name this morning, police also revealed michael brown was a suspect in a strong-arm robbery that happened about ten minutes before brown had his fatal encounter with that police officer. now, authorities released this video just within this last hour that allegedly shows michael brown intimidating and pushing a man at this convenie

time to get you back to the cnn newsroom with brooke baldwin. >>> we have to begin with our complete coverage of what's happening on the ground in iraq. the u.s. military destroying targets in eye rook, and we have a casualty count many look at the map with me and i'll tell you what we know right now. iraqi officials near the town of erbil say 16 fighters from isis are dead, they were killed when american warplanes dropped bombs on their artillery positions. isis as you very well know has been rolling unchecked all over much of the northern part of the country, taking control of cities, highways, infrastructure, with no organized forces on the ground really with the weaponry to be able to stop them. american planes are also dropping something else to those in dire need in iraq as well. food, medical supplies, water, to the thousands of people, many, many children who have been forced to abandon their homes when isis fighters got dangerously close, for the first time since 2011, the united states military is back in the business of direct combat from iraq. from the mountains of north

i'm brooke baldwin.ake to you ferguson, missouri, in a moment here, where we know attorney general eric holder is right now, meeting with leaders in that community. >>> but first, a chilling message in a cruel and absolutely horrific video here showing the sickening execution of an american. isis is uploading the footage of kidnapped american journalist, james foley. you see him on his knees, next to a masked man, and we're showing you only these images, as you're about to see here moments before his brutal beheading. >> any attempt by you, obama, to deny the muslims their rights of living in safety under the islamic caliphate will result in the bloodshed of your people. >>

brooke baldwin is next. >>> hi there. i'm brooke baldwin. cnn's special live coverage on the crisis in the streets in ferguson, missouri. the conflict is predominantly between white police and hundreds of mainly black protesters. the scene is relatively calm but overnight it is chaos. police arrests at least 31 people. two people were shot. not by police but what authorities are calling crowd-on-crowd crime. and we're

i'm brooke baldwin. word that a u.s.as been shot and been killed by a gunman believed to have been an afghan soldier. if you look at the map, this happened outside of kabul. as we've been talking to reporters, it's inside of kabul. we's likened to a version of

"newsroom" with brooke baldwin will start after a quick break. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin.a deadly day in jerusalem as the crisis unfolds rapidly in the middle east. at least one person is dead, and five others are injured after what israeli police call a terror attack. what you're looking at here, this is aftermath of the scene. officials say a backhoe slammed into a passenger bus, overturned it, the driver, a 20-year-old palestinian, shot dead by authorities. we are also learning about a separate act of violence on the streets of jerusalem, involving a man on a motor bike who opened fire

i'm brooke baldwin. we are getting word that 15 civilians have been killed in donetsk in eastern ukraine. all of this despite what cameras caught two days ago. you see the hand shake, much ado about this. vladmir putin was shaking hands with ukraine's president, petro po poroshenko. now, russia is attacking ukraine, and a ukrainian commander called it a full-scale invasion. the united nations is holding an emergency meeting about the crisis. we have heard from u.s. ambassador to the u.n., samantha powers, speaking about these pictures. these are nato satellite images that show russian artillery in formation across the border inside ukraine. she talked about how putin just met with ukraine's leader. >>> president putin spoke of the need to, quote, end bloodshed as soon as possible, end quote. the same day, they show russian combat units southeast of donetsk in eastern ukraine. that same day in luhansk, ukraine detained regular russian army personnel from the ninth brigade. >> russia has denied supporting

hi, i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for joining me on this friday.will take you to ferguson here momentarily. i want to just pause and go straight to the deputy national security adviser for president obama. this is a quote, unquote, white house briefing. not the white house. the president is on martha's vineyard. that's where this is taking place. they're addressing russia-ukraine right now. what we're

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for joining me.h a first in the wake of this story out of ferguson, missouri. we have now heard from president barack obama, speaking publicly about what one protester has described as a war zone. i'm not talking about iraq or gaza, but smack dab there on the map, ferguson, missouri, just outside of st. louis. >> you have seen these pictures play out. this is a town of some 21,000. it has now endurd a fourth consecutive night of violence over saturday's deadly police shooting of

i'm brooke baldwin. and we begin with ferguson, missouri.ht when the sun goes down there, there will not be a curfew, but there will be national guard troops geared up to deal with any trouble. and speaking of trouble, there was plenty of it overnight. >> an arrest. >> tear gas, molotov cocktails. skies lit up again, despite the curfew last night. these protesters' message was marred by the bad behavior of just a few. this is according

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i'm brooke baldwin. the mid east cease-fire is holding still today. two days for the cease-fire. but moments ago, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, addressed reporters in jerusalem, and said the cease-fire plan is the same one hamas rejected back on july 15th. he said that makes hamas responsible for nearly all the deaths in gaza. >> 90%, a full 90% of the fatalities in this conflict could have been avoided had hamas not rejected then the cease-fireha

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for joining me.ust outside of st. louis, missouri, where community policing has gone to a whole new and some critics are saying disturbing level, as these images right here show you. these pictures come after three straight nights of violence, after police shot and killed an unarmed student. it was supposed to be his first day of college monday. last night, another officer shot someone else, not in ferguson, but just outside this town of 21,000 people. still, it's to the point, the city of ferguson, missouri, has called for demonstrations only during daylight hours. according to a press release from the city, they're

"newsroom" with brooke baldwin starts right now. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin.ch for joining me today. let's begin with this freed american, just absolutely overwhelmed with emotion, fighting back tears at some points when he spoke out publicly, first morning back home. here he is. this is peter theo curtis, reuniting with his family after being held hostage for nearly two years by militants in syria. the journalist offering a heart felt thank you to the hundreds of people who worked for his release. the relief you can see in his eyes and joy in his heart were a stark contrast to these grim images from his time in captivity, a nightmare that

great to be with you, i'm brooke baldwin.ark end to a man who brought so much light into this world. we do have some new information so i just have to give you a heads up, a warning as we're getting information from marin county investigators, the details of robin williams' death are disturbing. investigators giving a graphic account of what his personal assistant found inside of robin williams' home. take a listen. >> mr. williams' personal assistant became concerned at approximately 11:45 a.m. when he failed to respond to knocks on his bedroom door. at that time, the pna

you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin watching two huge stories unfolding as i speak. first, the united states dropping bombs and air strikes against isis militants in iraq. and not too far from there in gaza as fragile cease-fire has now crumbled with missiles and rockets flying once again between israel and hamas. but first, to the strikes on islamic extremists in iraq. these two jet fighters dropping 500-pound bombs on these isis targets in iraq, u.s. secretary of state john kerry speaking just before that happened. >> isol's campaign of terror against the innocent, including the christian minorities and its grotesque acts of targeted violence show all the warning signs of genocide. for anyone that needed a wake-up call, this is it. >> let me explain that wake-up call for washington. you see at map. isis right now near irbil. it is located in this formally stable kurdish region. and this is home to that conflict. the president of the united states says, of course, he's trying to protect the americans there. as far as the genocide, you heard secretary kerry and it wa

i'm brooke baldwin.n with breaking news, just absolutely stunning video here from iraq's mt. sinjar. we have been talking about this location for the past couple days. finally, we see these women, the elderly, the children, these yazidi refugees who have been stuck on top of the scorching hot mountain. they have now been rescued from this humanitarian nightmare during a daring mission by iraqi and kurdish forces. the and

in the meantime, "newsroom" with brooke baldwin starts right now. >>> hi, there.aldwin. your watching cnn. thank you so much for joining me here on this thursday. from photo op to full-scale invasion. just two days after vladimir putin is seen shaking hands with the president of ukraine, here you go, russia is now according to intelligence attacking ukraine. a ukrainian deputy commander calls it a full-scale invasion. there is the map for you. this is what we have been watching. right now, i should also tell you here in new york, the united nations its holding an emergency meeting with the crisis which appears to have worsened since russia began to take over

newsroom with brooke baldwin started now. >>> good afternoon, i am brooke baldwin. joining me. you're watching cnn. the white house has no plans to raise the threat level here in the united states because of the islamic terror group isis. we can tell you that the united kingdom has officially raised its terror level to severe. that's the second highest level there. you see the different rankings on the screen. translation, they believe with the severe level that attack is highly likely. but let's also be clear there is no information that one will happen soon. what jolted

meantime, "newsroom" with ana cabrera filling in for brooke baldwin starts right now. >> hello, i'm ana cabrera in for brooke today. right now the funeral for michael brown is wrapping up. he is, of course, the unarmed 18-year-old shot to death by a police officer in broad daylight more than two weeks ago. there is his mother, giving hugs. thanking people for coming. his death, of course, sparked protests in ferguson, missouri, and all across the nation. we will take you there live to the funeral and show you more reaction in just a few minutes. >>> but first, we have to start today with isis, because this isis terrorist army, as some have characterized them, wreaking havoc in iraq has captured a military base in syria. take a look at these. these are isis fighters, quite possibly including brand new recruits, and they are marauding through the syrian city, al tack ba, after rooting the syrian army at that military base. so what does this actually mean? well, here's what it means. it means isis now controls an entire syrian province. raqqa province, which it hopes to build out by steali

i'm brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn. we begin with the mid east, israel. now says it did bomb a refugee camp in gaza city today. two minutes into a seven-hour self-declared humanitarian truce. palestinians say an 8-year-old girl was killed. many other children were injured in this attack on a family home. israel says it was, quote, targeting islamic jihad, and this did not amount to a violation of the truce. let me fast forward to later in the day. here it was, the israeli prime minister, netanyahu, viewed the gaza campaign will continue. he spoke after a man on a backhoe drove into a city bus in jerusalem, killing a pedestrian before police killed him. in a separate incident in jerusalem, a man on a motorcycle shot and badly wounded an israeli soldier. and just a reminder here of the death count in gaza. palestinian officials say 28 days of hostilities have killed more than is 1,800 palestinians. more than 9,000 others injured. 67 israelis are dead, but 3 were soldiers. joining me live from gaza city, cnn's martin savidge. and martin, the idf says it's re

you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin.rs after president obama addressed the country laying out his reasoning for authorizing military action there. in his remarks last night, he said the u.s. must do whatever is necessary to protect americans there and said the united states cannot turn a blind eye to prevent a potential act of -- his word, genocide. >> meanwhile, forces below have called for the systematic destruction of the entire people which would constitute genocide. so these innocent families are faced with a horrible choice. descend the mountain and be slaughtered or stay and slowly die of thirst and hunger. >> let's bring in our political panel here today. we have crossfire co-host newt gingrich, and maria cardona. welcome to both of you. newt gingrich, first off. you know, we heard the president last night laying out his plan. you heard him say the u.s. cannot turn a blind eye but promised by no means, no boots on the ground. you have now senators mccain and graham saying the president is not going far enough. th

i'm brooke baldwin. we begin with breaking news, just absolutely stunning video here from iraq's mt. sinjar. we have been talking about this location for the past couple days. finally, we see these women, the elderly, the children, these yazidi refugees who have been stuck on top of the scorching hot mountain. they have now been rescued from this humanitarian nightmare during a daring mission by iraqi and kurdish forces. the and cnn was inside of this helicopter. watch this. >>> so with guns blazing on either side, because they were flying over these militants before getting to this mountain, here you see these people rushing in. ivan watson was the correspondent of ours inside of this chopper, a photographer taking the videos here, as they were dropping diapers and milk and water. food to people desperate, as you can see now, climbing in this helicopter, handful or so rescued. they have been desperate, because of the siege by the ruthless isis militants at the bottom of the mountain. and beyond the fran

let's stay in ferguson as we roll along, top of the hour, i'm brooke baldwin. the national guard has been ordered out of ferguson, missouri. it seems cooler heads are prevailing in the city that has really become this flash point of protests, that clashes with police. overnight, though, i can tell you those protests were mostly peaceful. arrests, just six. that is minimal compared with the dozens arrested over previous nights. one of the them charged with restoring calm is highway patrol captain ron johnson. cnn's don lemon rode along with him, saw firsthand how he is interacting with the people of ferguson, missouri. >> not that many people out. it seems to be under control. what did you do right since two days ago? >> i think that first, the community did some things right. the clergy, the elders came out, and didn't allow agitators and criminals to amass themselves within the group. and they are actually pointing them out to us. they were helping us. they were moving away from them and not having the same activity. so really, the community did it. >> i'll be