charlie d'agata, cbs news, aboard the "uss john c.tennis" in the persian gulf. >>> a surfer is speaking out after surviving a shark attack off the central california coast. 19-year-old nick wapner said he was bitten by a great white shark tuesday while surfing off san luis obispo. he said the shark came up from behind him as he was paddling and bit down on his ankles. it also took a bite out of his surfboard. wapner said he kicked the shark. >> the amount of foam and fiberglass that he probably got in his mouth, that probably wasn't too tasty either. so i think he figured out that he should just -- he'd be better off just letting go. >> the shark swam away. wapner needed 50 stitches and says despite the close call, he loves the ocean too much to stop surfing. >>> coming up on the "cbs morning news," bathroom assault. two women in north carolina are accused of attacking a transgender woman. >>> amazon's jeff bezos is ending his marriage. who the billionaire is reportedly dating now. this is the "cbs morning news." fact: some of your fa

charlie d'agata is inside syria. >> reporter: we crowded the border into iraq into the part of syriaoops will be soon leaving. we're traveling through a part of northern syria which is under control of american allies on the ground, but isis used to hold large stretches of territory here. and it could be a contested area once again, when american forces pull out. those allies are the syrian democratic forces, a kurdish-led militia whose partship with u.s. troops have enraged turkey which accuses the force of having links to terrorists on turkish soil. the turks have vowed to step up the attacks against the fds while president trump has threatened to devastate turkey economically if it does. is that enough. an insurance policy for you? of course, it's not enough, fds spokesman told us. do you disagree with president trump if isis is defeated? yes, isis still exists he said, we must work even more to eliminate it because isis is not just a military force. it's an extremist mentality that doesn't believe in the existence of anyone but themselves. the american forces of roughly 2,000 tro

charlie d'agata is about 150 miles from manbij, one of the few remaining pockets of land controlled by isis. charlie spent time with u.s. and kurdish forces who are battling gn estimated 2,000 isis fighters. >> reporter: there's not much left of the villages on the way to the front line here, but the isis fighters who held them only days ago remain a lethal threat, launching counter-attacks in areas thought to be secure, and lacing the only road in and out with explosives. it's an isis tactic to plant toadside bombs in the overnight or in the early morning. all we can hope is that they've been cleared, or that we don't trigger one. tractors and truckloads of eesidents fleeing, the closer we got to the fighting. in alshappa, where we found american kurdish-led allies launching a barrage of mortars, locked in a fight to the end against the remaining pockets of isis in syria. but they're not the only ones here. ndt more than a few hundred yards away is where you find an american position fighting right beside forces here, and they've been firing mortars in that direction, essentially sinc

charlie d'agata, cbs news for bbc news, ash shafah, eastern syria.army and is now a senior fellow at defense priorities. he's in washington. i know you ran combat teams in afghanistan and iraq. out of it feel on the ground where there are these kind of mixed messages coming from on high? you are right, there is a mixed message and they need to stop. if the president has given instructions, that needs to be the mission and not to continue to fight and try and stay as long as they can, because just imagine the troops going out that your correspondence mentioned heading into a battle when they know the commander—in—chief has given instructions that they are not supposed to be doing that any more and the question comes in, to what end? any time the military gauges, they have to have an objective and attainable outcome. right now it looks like the only outcome they are being given at the tactical level is to conduct operations as resort tragically early yesterday, for americans have sacrificed their lives. and you have to ask what purpose. an emacs a secr

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charlie d'agata continues his reporting from northern syria. >> reporter: u.s.elligence has confirmed that isis was responsible for the restaurant attack in manbij, a city that had been considered a relatively safe place. now, the bombing is underlying how isis remains a lethal force tith widespread reach. ohat attack in manbij happened round 150 miles from where u.s. troops and their allies have isis pinned down. as far as the terror group is concerned, any street in syria is a front line. even as isis is diminished on the battlefield, sleeper cells have increased attacks away from it, morphing from a territorial force to an insurgent terror network, launching hit-and-run attacks, like this drive-by assassination of a kurdish commander traveling in broad daylight along a road miles from any front line. lnd political adviser to the kurdish government, ahmed omar, told us the decision to withdraw 2,000 u.s. forces from syria has wly emboldened the terror group. once isis is defeated on the battlefield, why will you continue to need u.s. forces here? "isis would n

charlie d'agata continues his reporting from northern syria. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence has confirmed that isis was responsible for the restaurant's attack in manbij, a city that had been considered a relatively safe place. now the bombing is underlying how isis remains a lethal force with widespread reach. that attack in manbij happened around 150 miles from where u.s. troops and their allies have isis pinned down. as far as the terror group is concerned, any street in syria is a front line. even as isis is diminished on the battlefield, sleeper cells have increased attacks away from it, morphing from a territorial force to an insurgent terror network, launching hit-and-run attacks like this drive-by assassination of a kurdish commander traveling in broad daylight along a road miles from any front line. and political adviser to the kurdish government ahmed omar told us the decision to withdraw 2,000 u.s. forces from syria has only emboldened the terror group. once isis is defeated on the battlefield, why would you continue to need u.s. forces here? >> trans

charlie d'agata took a trip to the front line and filed this report. >> reporter: there's not much left of the villages on the way to the front line here, but the isis fighters who held them only days ago remain a lethal threat, launching counterattacks in areas thought to be secure and lacing the only road in and out with explosives. it's an isis tactic to plant roadside bombs in the overnight or in the early morning. all we can hope is that they've been cleared or that we don't trigger one. tractors and truckloads of residents fleeing the closer we got to the fighting. in ash shafa, where we found america's kurdish-led allies launching a barrage of mortars, locked in a fight to the end against the remaining pockets of isis in syria. but they're not the only ones here. not more than a few hundred yards away is where you find an american position fighting right beside forces here, and they've been firing mortars in that direction, essentially since we got here. how important is it for you to have american forces on the ground fighting right beside you? "they're playing a very big role,"

charlie d'agata is there. >> we're on the front lines of what's being called the final battle againsts in syria. we've seen american forces fighting side by side with their allies on the ground here. >> after a college athlete takes her own life, her family sues her sorority, claiming hazing is to blame. only on "cbs this morning," her parents tell us why the sorority should take responsibility and how they hope this case will protect other students. >> 1 in 6 of us fall illro

this report comes from cbs correspondent charlie d'agata in the village of ash shafah in eastern syria way to the front line here, but the isis fighters to tell them only days ago remain a legal threat, launching attacks in areas thought to be secure and lacing the only road in and out with explosives. it is a tactic to plant roadside bombs in the overnight or early morning. all we can hope is they have been cleared and review not trigger one. tractors and truckloads of resident clean. the closer we got to the fighting. in ash shafah, where we found the cage read allies launching aid a right of mortars. locked in a right to the end against remaining pockets of ice is inferior. they are not the only ones here. not more than a few hundred yards away easily find an american position fighting bright side was the, and they have been firing mortars in that direction essentially since we got here. how important is it that you to have american forces on the ground fighting right beside you? translation: they are playing a very big role. theirforces have been very effective. we give them co—ord

cbs correspondent charlie d'agata has been on the aircraft carrier uss john stennis, which is supportingven as we landed aboard the flight deck of the ussjohn c stennis, we could hear the roar of fighterjets taking off. the stennis looks every inch of its 11.5 acres of warship at war. f18 fighters launch in airstrikes on taliban targets from afghanistan to isis positions in iraq and syria, despite president trump's declaration of victory and talk of a troop drawdown of all 2000 us forces in syria. we have won against isis. we have beaten them and we have beaten them badly. we have taken back the land and now it is time for our troops to come back home. but the group commander told us home. but the group commander told us there has been no letup from here. we are given missions to do and we feel those missions. here. we are given missions to do and we feel those missionsm continues at pace? the pace for us since we arrived has been stable. the stennis is more like a floating city, with more than 5000 sailors, servicing 70 tactical aircraft, primarily providing cover for us forces on the b

. >> reporter: this is charlie d'agata in london. >> no brexit. >> a good brexit for the country. >>d that dominated debate in britain in 2018 will define its future in 2019. prime minister theresa may faces a march deadline to broker the u.k.'s exit from the european union after fending off a no confidence vote from opposition leader jeremy corbin. >> if he wants a meaningful date, i'll give him one. 29th of march in 2019, when we leave the european union. >> reporter: across the english channel, french president emmanuel macron is facing his own crisis. paris has becomeegwith proteste off against riot police over a fuel tax hike. >>> every now and then, a group of rowdy demonstrators will try to burst out into the side streets and they are met with a wall of riot police. >>> the so-called yellow vest protesters have a growing list of demands which includes macron's resignation. in rome, the sex abuse scandal that has rocked the catholic chur deepen as more victims come forward from around the globe. pope francis is called on to settle cases involving clergy. the focus in 2019 will

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charlie d'agata met with u.s. service members open board an aircraft carrier recently redeployed to the region. >> reporter: they don't do government shutdowns on u.s. aircraft carriers in the persian gulf. we arrived aboard to find a nuclear powered supercarrier at full steam, catapulting f-18 fighter jets into the sky. they hit taliban targets in afghanistan and continue to launch dozens of air strikes against isis positionings s in and syria, whatever the mixed messages out of washington. despite president trump's abrupt decision to withdraw u.s. forces from syria, here at least there's been no letup in the number of aircrafts that support them. and in support of their kurdish allies on the ground. despite continued threats from turkey. then there's iran. the return of the u.s. aircraft carrier has angered iranian officials who deployed naval vessels to shadow the strike group after it arrived from its home port of washington last month. captain randy peck is the commanding officer. >> i would call it a welcome

charlie d'agata is about 150 miles from manjib near one of the last isis strongholds. he went on patrol with kurdish forces who say the fight against the terrorist organization is far from over. >> reporter: while president trump and vice president pence continue to insist that isis is defeated in syria, the front lines tell a much different story. with u.s. forces and their allies on the ground battling a persistent enemy that refuses to surrender. even as we made our way to the fighting, we're warned that isis terror cells lurked among the ruined villages, planting bombs on the only road in and out. we're now traveling to the front lines in the east of the country. the very last pockets of isis resistance. once these areas are taken back, isis will no longer be considered a territorial force here. we rooived at ash shar an f to see forcesfiring. vital u.s. enforcements. troops and military hardware. where you find an american position fighting right beside forces here and they've been firing mortars in that direction. essentially since we got here. how important is i

doi charlie d'agata is in syria with more. >> reporter: good morning.ition aircraft have continued to strike isis targets on the ground here overnight in support of u.s. troops and their allies on the ground here. at the same time, the terror group issued a warning saying there will be more suicide bombings targeting american troops here. the fourth american killed in that restaurant bombing has been identified. 27-year-old gadir taher, a translator, killed with green beret jonathan farmer, petty officer shannon kent, and former navy s.e.a.l. scott wirtz. while isis may be fighting for its survival on the battlefield, they still have the ability to launch counterattacks. we visited those front lines to see for ourselves. local ground forces with u.s. troops right beside them. commanders here are reluctance to tell us how much longer what they're calling the final battle will take, but the bomb in manbij appears to confirm what many fear here -- that isis is already transitioning from a territorial force to an underground terror network. a tragic reminde