army general john campbell will have to explain the mistake in bombing the hospital in kunduz. the general's appearance was planned for a long time, but it's likely he'll have to explain airstrikes which killed 22 patients and staff. >> plenty more ahead on this news hour on al jazeera. nigeria's food exporters face the challenge of making sure their produce is safe to eat. >> this lab where one of this year's nobel prize winners has been working. we're going to find out on what later on. >> the man who could be the next liverpool football manager speaks out about the move. the details in sport. >> turkey's deputy prime minister has warned that russian airstrikes in syria could create a million refugees. he predicts a massive influx of syrians into turkey because russian military intervention shifted the balance of power in regions. so far, there are no signs of refugee buildup along the syrian, turkey border. >> it doesn't look like an accident, that is what nato's secretary general who rejected rush's explanation of what it was doing in turkish air space. russia said the two i

and america's top commander in afghanistan, general john campbell is blasting president obama's planslash the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> only a few years ago, our coalition numbered over 140,000 military personnel. now our forces comprise of fewer than 14,000 of which approximately 10,000 are u.s. servicemen and women. collectively, the afghan security forces are adapting to these changes and in some places they are struggling. >> and it's not just the general. senator john mccain says president obama's plan to withdraw troops is not only political, but dangerous. iowa senator joni ernst and members of the senate armed services committee joins me. i musted a she is a vet having served in afghanistan and iraq, right? >> in iraq. >> what's your thought on general john campbell says he is he worried about the strategy. what is the the president's strategy? do you know? >> well, i don't know that strategy. we lack, from the administration, a clear coherent strategy in afghanistan. we see the rise of taliban forces. we see the rise of isis, which is something that general jo

general john campbell confirmed on monday that it was the afghan national security forces who requested air strikes. requested. however, in testimony just a few minutes ago, before the senate armed services committee, general campbell said there was a u.s. special operations unit in the area, talking with the crew of that ac 130 gun ship, which certainly sounds to my ears as if they were the ones who actually called in the air strikes, actually provided the targeting for that ac-130 gunship. so it really comes down to the language kamal. it sounds as if it were the u.s. that did call in this information, but of course if this is in fact what did happen, and there are investigations underway, the organization. doctors without borders is convinced that some sort of war crime was committed, because the hospital that had been in that location since 2011 was hit, and 22 people, including 12 of the staffers were killed in that air strike on saturday morning. >> it was hit, but john campbell, and correct me if i'm wrong, early in his address was saying it would never have been an intention alt

general john campbell says a pentagon investigation is going board, with preliminary findings expected in 30 days. that was cold comfort for doctors without borders. the group that operated the hospital. >> in the latest in a series of scathing statements the president wrote: the hospital attack game during a battle for control of kunduz, and the taliban advance raises troubling questions. in 2014, president obama vowed to complete the draw down of u.s. traps by the end of next year. >> we have to recognise afghanistan will not be a perfect place. and it is not america's responsibility to make it one. >> but tuesday, campbell told congress the afghan army can't secure the country without u.s. help, and openly called for u.s. troops to stay behind the president's deadline. >> i believe we have to have a counterterrorism capability and you need a certain amount of forces. >> the top afghan leader wants the military to remain, african forces are reversing taliban games. at the same time the need for maintaining support, sustaining support for afghan forces is more evident. >> the presiden

general john campbell is leading the new nato transition mission in afghanistan with coalition forces as u.s. troops are leaving. the four-star general in charge of resolute support told me that afghanistan is fighting hard to build an effective security force to protect is own people. >> this last fighting season, summer of '14, were almost all on their own. they had to lead for security, and they're quite proud of that. >> the goal is to continue training, advising, and assisting afghanistan security forces, and when they die, their memories are honored here at the base every week. [ bugle playing "taps" ] >> the people of afghanistan give thanks for your help and support... >> as you saw, we had a member from the afghan army out there, and he thanked the coalition, something you didn't hear a lot with underneath president karzai. but underneath this new national unity government, they've embraced the international community. >> general campbell understands the importance of improving the economy and has followed the work of roots of peace in afghanistan, working on agricultural dev

commander in afghanistan, general john campbell told members of congress the assault on the medical facility was a mistake, and he advised an aerial account of bombings, saying the u.s. called it in, not afghan forces. general campbell's testimony came after doctors without borders demanded on international investigation into what the organization calls a war crime. the general told the senate armed services committee that the situation in afghanistan changed and the u.s. should keep thousands of troops in the country beyond 2016. the white house says president obama is considering that option. meanwhile, the u.n. says all international aid agencies left kunduz, leaving those inside the embattled city without proper medical care. mike viqueira has more from washington. >> after four days of shifting explanations, the top military commander in afghanistan put it plainly. the u.s. military is at fault for the attack on the doctors without borders in northern afghanistan. general john campbell is making headlines by openly promoting before congress in his testimony today, on tuesday, a change i

today general john campbell, the commander of u.s. and allied forces spoke before the senate armed services committee. he said he'll advise the white house to shift its draw-down strategy based on the growing strength of al qaeda. >> the challenges are still significant if we fail in this worthwhile mission, afghanistan will once again become a sanctuary for al qaeda and other terrorists. the afghans welcome the opportunity to shape their destiny. but they would still desire, need and deserve our assistance. >> i agree. >> i agree. so when afghanistan had its election that was hard-fought, "the wall street journal" there was an interview with the guy who came in second. they have a power-sharing arrangement, it started to work. but they're not going to be able to do this in 12 months. think what the general is saying is right. it's also an opportunity for somebody like hillary clinton and other presidential candidates, but her in particular, what we have been able to do, with allied forces in the united states in particular for girls

general john campbell telling the senate armed services committee, isis and al qaeda are getting stronger in afghanistan. he says that has forced him to recommend changes to the existing plans that would cut u.s. troop strength by 90%. campbell did not say what troop levels he is proposing. campbell added a nuance to his explanation for an airstrike on a doctors without borders hospital in kunduz that killed 22 people. after earlier statements, came to a response to a request by afghan forces, he told the senate panel a u.s. decision made within the u.s. chain of command. cnn's dig robertson -- owe nic robertson is live in kabul. you have been talking to villagers who say they want help from the u.s.ges they don't want civilians to be hurt anymore. >> reporter: yeah, they really feel the afghan army can't stand up to the taliban. they say without the help of the u.s. military and others, the taliban could overrun more places, so they say, yes, we won our support. one man told me, if you are going to hit hospitals, we don't need you. they are clear on. that which heard from doctors without

general john campbell called the air strike that left 22 people dead a mistake, but also clarified just authorized it. mike viqueira is live in washington. mike, general campbell addressed this question head on. is there any question, however, about u.s. responsibility? >> reporter: it comes after a series of changing explanations to the u.s. military, to the infuration of doctors without borders. the strike from a gunship, the attack killing 22 individuals, including 12 staff members, 10 patients including three children. a contrite offering of condolences from general campbell, and yet his explanation is likely not to console doctors without borders. he first said that the afghans requested the strike. but the request went through a rigorous u.s. chain of command before the strike was launched from the gunship. >> to be clear, the decision to provide aerial fires was a u.s. decision made within the u.s. chain of command. a hospital was mistakenly struck. we would never intentionally target a protected medical facility. i must allow the investigation to take its course, and therefore,

general john campbell told a senate panel the call went through a chain of

commander in afghanistan, generally john campbell. and he is already saying the strike was carried out after a request by afghan forces who were being threatened by the taliban. a nay toe has launched a full investigation. earlier tad nay toe's secretary general expressed condolences to the families of the victims. >> i'm deeply saddened by the tragic incident involving the doctors without borders hospital in kunduz. my thoughts are with all those affected. a full investigation has been launched. the security situation in afghanistan remains challenging. but afghan forces are rising to the challenge. and we continue to support them. >> doctors without borders is accusing the u.s. of a war crime and calling for an independent probe. let's bring in cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara star with more. >> good morning. general campbell set to testify on capitol hill about 30 minutes from now. the hearing was scheduled in advance of this latest event to talk to campbell about the security situation in afghanistan and potential plans for dr

military was to blame on the attack in northern afghanistan, but general john campbell is making headlines for another part of his testimony. he's openly promoting a change to the president's plan to withdraw all of america's forces by the end of next year. >> a hospital was mistakenly struck. >> it was a stark admission by the top command center afghanistan. who left no doubt who gave the green light to attack a hospital that killed 22. >> the decision to fire aerial fires was an u.s. decision made within the u.s. change of command. >> even before accepting plane, general john campbell said a perfect gone investigation is going forward with preliminary findings expected in 30 days, but that was cold comfort for doctors without borders the group that operated the hospital. it's president wrote in part, nothing can excuse violence against patienc patients, medical workers and health providers. this attack cannot be brushed aside as a mere mistake oh or an inevitable part of war. in 2014 president obama vowed to complete the draw down of troops by end of next year. >> we have to accept that

general john campbell told congress that conditions on the ground including the threat of isil and they need more troops there. maureen: searchers found more debris from the upen container ship near -- sunken container ship near the bahamas. they sent images and there is large piece of metal. the el faro with 33 people on board sank in hurricane joaquin last week. national transportation safety board go team went to the bahamas from reagan national airport this morning. >> we will look at all the factors. what happened and why it happened to prevent it from happening again. maureen: they left florida when joaquin was still a tropical storm. so far only one body has been recovered. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the historic flooding in south carolina gets worse. how many gallons of rain are falling on the state. maureen: also ahead, milestone for the national zoo. the most famous new resident. the giant panda cub bei bei. leon: first, blame for a nasive drop of the number of people riding metro and what it means for those relying on the train and the buses. doug: doug hill in

general john campbell is appearing before a senate armed services committee in washington.iland jordan has been following that committee hearing. the wording and the semantics, rosiland, these are so important in this conflict, aren't they? >> reporter: they are very important because, first, the u.s. military was saying that the air strike on the doctors without borders trauma center on saturday was the result of u.s. forces calling in for the air support, and on monday general john campbell who is the commander in afghanistan said that actually it was the afghans who called in for the close air support to use a military phrase. and then just in the past hour, before this senate panel, he told the centers that there were special operations forces who were in come communication with the gunship. and that is another way of saying that they were the ones who were calling in the air strikes, but there are still a lot of questions, kamal. was it because they felt there was an imminent threat that they needed to actually call in these strikes? had they vetted the information tha

commander there, general john campbell, will get another chance to explain what happened when he testifies at the senate. that gets under way this morning. what are we expecting at this hearing today? >> reporter: this hearing for general john campbell, the top commander in afghanistan, was originally called to examine the obama administration's man to withdraw all american forces from afghanistan by the end of 2016 and a military proposal to keep at least 5,000 or more in afghanistan beyond that time frame. but kunduz got in the way and the afghans were forced to flee that city, the largest city in northern afghanistan and then of course there was the confusion over the bombing of the doctors without border medical facility that killed 22. first the military claimed that the soldiers that were in the area were under direct fire from the afghanistan -- from afghan taliban, but yesterday general campbell revealed for the first time that the afghans were actually the ones who called in the air strike. and officials from doctors without border are now pointing the finger at the u.s. military

general john campbell is pushing to keep more u.s. oops in afghanistan than under president obama scheduled draw down following the taliban seizure of kunduz. brenda sanchez pressed general campbell during his testimony to the house armed services committee thursday. >> so within your own current testimony them let alone the testimony that mr. jones brought before you from before, you basically are saying, i don't know that there's a long-term viability for the security forces. we are paying the majority -- how much is the majority? how much money does that mean to have a force that you don't believe has a long-term fidelity -- viability? how much? that is the question, how much? the calendar, for date when he 15, 4 $.1 billion to the the afghan security forces. >> thank you. $4.1 billion. general, i have heard this. i have heard this for 14 years. amy: this comes as doctors without borders says 24 staff members are still missing following the u.s. airstrikes on its hospital saturday, in addition to at least 22 people who died in the s

john hendren, from washington. >> a statement by the u.s. embassy in kabul mourns what it calls a tragic incident. the general on the ground, general john campbell says he had spoken with ashraf ghani, the afghan president, about what had happened. calling tao a tragic incident, saying it would be investigated. however none of these statements were apologetic and none of them said exactly what happened, other than to say that there were u.s. troops assisting afghan forces on the ground, that there were taliban forces there as well. this makes it much more difficult for u.s. government to operate in afghanistan and put ashraf ghani in the position of his pre predecessor. perception of course is devastating, and the taliban don't have their own planes so it's known that it is only the u.s. and the coalition that are committing these strikes. and that makes it much more difficult for u.s. to operate in afghanistan. >> one man who was in the hospital with his two children at the time of the bombing gave al jazeera his account. >> translator: from the first day of fighting my two sons were injured and my two other nephews were killed. i brought my in

this is army general john campbell, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan at the pentagon speaking about the attack on the hospital. >> i'll take a few questions. >> general, your revelation that it was the afghan that advised the americans, have you ordered a suspension or change in the current rulings of engagement? >> i won't go into current or past rules of engagement but will tell you that our men and women continue to understand the rules of engagement, follow those rules. this was a case, again, more will come out from the investigation, that's why we have she's investigations. i have had the opportunity to talk to the investigating officer kim who is up in kunduz now. that's why i pass out this additional information. again, i want to be able to let the investigation go its course and provide updates based on that, but i have not suspended train advice and assess support to the afghans. >> what kind of fall back or failsafe system is there in the process. >> i appreciate the question. i don't want to go into those great deals

general john campbell says it was afghan security forces who were under fire who requested that u.s. special forces call in an ac 130 gunship. the impression given after the hospital was hit is u.s. special forces who were embedded with the afghan force has come under fire and that they had called in air strikes because u.s. lives were at risk. >> i think the impression that people got after the first couple days is they were firing directly on u.s. forces. what i'm telling you today is as i've talked to the investigating officer and continue to get updated information, that that was not the case in this place. >> general john campbell will testify before the senate arms services committee tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. on the way ahead in afghanistan gretchen? >> thank you, jen griffin. >> the weather is cruel for folks down in south carolina. 1,000 year flood submerging parts of the southeast. nine people have been killed in flood-related incidents so far. the south carolina now remains in a big state of emergency. areas of the state's capital columbia getting drenched 17 inches of rain in

general john campbell told a senate panel the call went through a chain of command and the hospital was mistakenly struck killing 22 people. also discussed at the hearing how many troops president obama should leave in afghanistan. and it's more than planned. >>> the death toll from the weekend storms in the carolinas has grown to 17. tens of thousands of people in columbia, south carolina have no water service. others are being told to boil theirs before drinking or cooking. we'll have a report. >>> hillary clinton has a new ad taking advantage of a top republican's gaffe about the benghazi investigation. we have also learned the state department is now pressuring clinton's person lawyer to reconfirm whether clinton turned over all the official emails as she was sworn she did under penalty of perjury. >>> now, donald trump, i talked to him this morning at his manhattan office. one of the amazing things about his dominance in the polls so far is that the billionaire businessman has spent just $2 million on his campaign so far. and that's far less than other campaigns. so he's not runnin

general john campbell faces some hard questions today. mike viqueira is live in washington. , general campbell, addressed this head on in his testimony. >> reporter: you are absolutely right, and the shifting explanations over the course of the last 72 hours since that tragedy in northern afghanistan in the battle for kunduz, the hospital being struck by a gunship, killing 22 individuals, including 12 patients, 12 staff and 10 patients, including three children in northern afghanistan. this testimony was originally intended to talk about the draw-down in u.s. forces and president obama's time line. taken on new urgency in the wake of that tragedy. and general campbell clarified some of the statements. he said the afghans requested the air support during this battle but that has to go through a rigorous chain of command, and this is campbell's way of saying the u.s. is taking on more responsibility, more than he has lead on in the last couple of days. >> to be clear, the decision to provide fire was a u.s. decision made been the u.s. chain of command. a hospital was mistakenly

general john campbell told senators that the air raid on the medical clinic was a mistake.least 22 people were killed, dozens more wounded in the attack on the charity operated by doctors without borders. campbell says that the action was requested by afghan forces who reported being fired upon by talibans. >>> whistle blower edward snowden is waiting to hear back from the u.s. in a possible plea deal. the nsa contractor says he has offered to go to jail for revealing information about the government secret eaves dropping sentence. he says that he has received assurances that he wouldn't be tortured, but those negotiations have not gone any further. >>> always watching, always tracking wusa9's first alert weather. dc's most accurate. >>> got word on the international space station? >> i think the weather will cooperate with a few high clouds right now. we'll be able to see it. a very small window. right after sunset, start smart making their way out west. first you look northwest and then northeast. it'll fly in this sort of pattern. 7:14 to 7:20 is all that you would have.

>> reporter: well, general john campbell, the top u.s.mander in afghanistan, testified on capitol hill today and basically said the situation on the ground has changed in afghanistan so much in recent months that the afghan security forces won't be ready next year to handle the taliban, isis and al qaeda on their own. >> the afghan security forces have repeatedly shown that without key enablers and competent operational level commanders they cannot handle the fight alone in this stage of their development. >> he has presented three options to the white house. we have confirmed the pentagon is backing leaving 3 to 5,000 troops after 2016 after president obama leaves office. the fall of kunduz earlier this month to the taliban, the first city to fall to the insurgency since 2001 got the attention of the white house and will likely impact how many u.s. troops remain, shepard. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. >>> coming up the justice department is about to let thousands of convict out of prison early. why would they do this? t

general john campbell told a senate panel the call went through a chain of command and the hospital was mistakenly struck killing 22 people. also discussed at the hearing how many troops president obama should leave in afghanistan. and it's more than planned. >>> the death toll from the weekend storms in the carolinas has grown to 17. tens of thousands of people in columbia, south carolina have no water service. others are being told to boil theirs before drinking or cooking. we'll have a report. >>> hillary clinton has a new ad taking advantage of a top republican's gaffe about the benghazi investigation. we have also learned the state department is now pressuring clinton's person lawyer to reconfirm whether clinton turned over all the official emails as she was sworn she did under penalty of perjury. >>> now, donald trump, i talked to him this morning at his manhattan office. one of the amazing things about his dominance in the polls so far is that the billionaire businessman has spent just $2 million on his campaign so far. and that's far less than other campaigns. so he's not runnin

commander in afghanistan general john campbell says afghan forces requested the u.s. airstrike that hit the hospital killing 22 people. a lot of information swirling around this terrible story. as we get it we'll fill you in on pieces. >> this committee was set up as they have admitted for the purpose of making a partisan political issue out of the deaths of four americans. i would have never done that. if i were president and there were republicans or democrats thinking about that i would have done everything to shut it down. bill: that was from the nbc show "today show" earlier live in new hampshire. those tough comments coming weeks before she is scheduled to testify about the attack while she was secretary of state. i want to talk about that with katie pavlich and mary anne marsh. ladies, good morning to both of you. did she help herself today with a forceful defense? >> i'm not so sure she did help herself. she sounds like they did when she testified the first time before the benghazi committee which was angry and defensive. the select committee discovered her pr

you saw general john campbell there, not only the commander of nato forces but also all forces in afghanistan, after what the united states is saying is an accident pending a full investigation, president obama himself expressing condolences but says he wants to wait until after a full investigation by the department of defense. but it is the conflicting and shifting explanations for some of the phrases that have been used after the matter, that is drawing controversy and sharp dispute from doctors without borders. fight for kunduz, this fight haas gone on for more than a week now with a seesaw battle, first the taliban taking over then afghan forces largely retaking control of the city. then nato forces says there were strikes against insurgents who were firing against u.s. personnel who were there advising and assisting u.s. forces. that of course is controversy. president obama has a timetable for withdrawal. no conflict is to be involved with afghan forces at this point. we now just heard from general campbell that afghan forces had asked for support, the implication was that the forces w

commander in afghanistan, general john campbell, said the attack was not to protect u.s.roops. >> on october 3rd afghan forces advised they were taking strikes. from enemy positions and called for reinforcements. an air strike was called, several civilians were struck, different from initial reports which indicated that u.s. forces were threatened and the air strike was called on their behalf >>> condemnation of the attack has been growing. >> we condemn the attack against the hospital in kunduz. as we know, it was the last remaining hospital serving a need that was dire in the area. the attacks, you know, is against medical facilities, that could amount to the war crime. >> on tuesday, general campbell told the u.s. senate committee that the kunduz hospital attack was a mistake. >> the decision to provide aerial fire was a u.s. decision, made within the u.s. chain of command. a hospital was mistakenly struck. we would never intentionally target a protected medical facility institute afghan forces and the taliban battle for control of kunduz. u.s. fighter planes have been

general john campbell commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan spoke with president ashraf ghani and in a statement said they are working to thoroughly examine the incident and determined what. "as always we will take all reasonable steps to protect civilians from harm." a spokesman for the afghan interior ministry said 10-15 terrorists were hiding in the hospital and were killed during the strike. >> we know there are terrorists hiding in places. it's much better now because most of them were, you know, killed in the operations even as the u.s. withdraws forces from afghanistan, they are still assisting troops fighting the taliban. >> this is a violation of humanitarian law. >> reporter: jason cone is director of doctors without borders. he said they have been treating hundreds since the taliban attacked the city and provided the u.s. with the hospital coordinates just days ago. >> we will not accept this loss of life, which could have been preventd and should have been prevented, will just be dismissed as another examine o

commander in afghanistan general john campbell admitted the country's own military isn't ready to fight the taliban on its own. >> the afghan security forces also under scores their short falls will persist well beyond this year. >> reporter: the u.s. is dealing with the fallout of the deadly accidental bombing of a vital doctors without borders run hospital in kudux city. this morning doctors without borders blasted the u.s. military saying in a statement quote until proven otherwise, the events of last saturday amount to an inexcusable violation of this law. we are working on the presumption of a war crime. following the mistaken bombing of the hospital, general campbell promised a full review of training and the u.s. militaries rules of engagement. jennifer griffin fox news. >>> a united airlines co-pilot passed out on a flight to san francisco. the plane which was coming from houston was diverted and made an emergency landing in albuquerque. the co-pilot was unconscious but stable. >>> here at home as fleet week wraps up in san francisco, the faa has a special safety message for dro

general john campbell appeared at the pentagon pressroom today. he is in charge of all necessitating and u.s. forces in afghanistan. what got people rhode islan rel. military characterized the attack as collateral damage, and u.s. personnel advising and assisting role in afghanistan force he. >> afghan forces advised they were taking fire from enemy positions and asked for air support. then to eliminate the taliban threat, several civilians were e accidentally hit. >>> reads in part their description of the attack keeps changing from collateral damage to a tragic incident to now, attempting to pass responsibility to the afghan government. the reality is the u.s. dropped those bombs. president obama says he's waiting for an investigation of the department of defense to go forward. there is a parallel investigation, and the afghan deposit says that's not enough, they want to see if it's a war crime. >> all the doctors without borders debate is overshadowing the debate, what has changed, why are we in a position of parenthesis years so many lives and

. >> reporter: a mistake said general john campbell. >> we would never intentionally target a protected medica facility. >> reporter: president obama is demanding quick action from the pentagon. the white house said to prevent another mistake. >> to get the facts, to get this full accounting and make sure whatever changes are necessary are properly implemented. >> reporter: the tragedy came after the taliban took over kunduz. the commander in chief is reassessing the plan to pull out. almost all of the 9800 remain forces by 2017. do to the pull out jays mccain. >> if we do what is presently planned to begin we'll see the iraq movie again. >> isis taking territory. u.s. backed troops fleeing because republicans say u.s. forces left too soon. an afghanistan pullout campbell opposes it. >> that decision was made in 2014. a lot has happened since then in transition. >> from syria to cubele and almost none of it -- kabol and none of it good. isis is said to be seeking a foothold in afghanistan. >> people in sauk are finally seeing sun but also seeing that, an overwhelming amount of devastati

first, general john campbell insisted the hospital hit by a u.s. air strike over the weekend killing at least 22 people was targeted by mistake, not deliberately as doctors without borders has claimed. >> a hospital was mistakenly struck. we would never intentionally target a protected medical facility. i must allow the investigation to take its course, and therefore i'm not at liberty to discuss further specifics at this time. however, i assure you that the investigation will be thorough, objective, and transparent. >> on the other major issue, senate armed services committee chairman john mccain pressed the general on whether current conditions, including the resurgence of the taliban and serious gaps in the capabilities of afghan forces, warrant change in the u.s. plan to withdraw almost all of the remaining 9,800 u.s. troops by the end of next year. >> could i respectfully ask again, do the conditions on the ground warrant a change to the current plan that calls for by the end of 2016 we'd be an embassy centric force. >> again, based on conditi

general john campbell, commander of the u.s. and nato war in afghanistan said the hospital had been hit inadvertently and u.s. forces were responsible for calling in the attack. 12 hospital staff and 10 patients were killed in the bombing. 15 soldiers have died in attacks on a hotel in the yemeni port city of aden. the explosions have been blamed on houthi rebels. it was being guarded by troops from the saudi led coalition fighting the rebels. islamic state has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in iraq's southern city of basra. new pictures show the aftermath of the attack. it's part of a string of bombings across the country that killed at least 57 people. news. coming up after the break, the german carmaker, volkswagen warns its staff that the company will have to cut costs as it deals with the ongoing scandal over diesel emissions. that story plus we will talk about a stock market reaction to that decision. stay with us. we will be back in a moment. >> everyone writes her own name on their own cup. and the great thing

there is a lot of pressure on general john campbell, who is the commander in afghanistan. there are a lot of questions about whether the u.s. and afghanistan ignored the entreaties from doctors without borders about the locations of their trauma hospitals, and whether they went after taliban fighters without any regard for the civilians in that hospital. 22 people including three children were killed. 12 of those who were killed worked for them. they have not admitted to committing a war crime, something that both countries reject, but this is going to be a tough matter for general campbell and his forces to answer to. as it happens he's going to be testifying on capitol hill on tuesday, and certainly he's going to get a lot of questions about how this airstrike was called in, and whether or not the proper procedures were followed, or whether there was reckless behavior. he's going to be under pressure to answer those questions. it's not clear how much he's going to be able to not give any answers the way he didn't give answers to reporters at the pentagon in the last hour

. >>> and the top commander general john campbell says the move is quote: >>> the obama administrationtedly close to a deal and looking at a deal to limit the scope of pakistan's nuclear arsenal. several media outlets are saying, talks focus on worrying that pakistan is close to deploying small nuclear weapons. one of the key architects of the program was caught selling that technology. >>> there is a tense calm right now in israel and the onni onning -- occupied territories. the israeli military is on the streets of major cities trying to prevent other attacks. tel-aviv has nowized restrictions on gun ownership for israelis. >> reporter: there's increasing tension in israel, in some cases hysteria. there were scenes of panic in a mall overnight when the threat was per received of an imminent attack. also on a train that was brought to an emergency stop. also passengers believed that an attack was about to occur. but as the tension rises, so too does the extend of the security clampdown in occupied east jerusalem. traffic is being funneled through check points established around the pe

commander general john campbell admitted the worst. >> the hospital was mistakenly struck. we would never intentionally target a protected medical facility. >> reporter: a preliminary investigation indicates the u.s. military forces apparently failed to follow strict rules of engagement in identifying the target. defense officials also acknowledged doctors without borders called the pentagon in the middle of the air strike to report the hospital was under attack. it's not clear that message ever reached the forces in afghanistan. military and defense officials are closely examining those cockpit recordings. according to one official, if the crew knew the target was a hospital filled with civilians and launched the attack any way, that's a war crime. >> jim miklazewski, thanks. >>> dennis hastert, the longest serving republican speaker of the house in history, one second in line to the presidency, has agreed to cut a deal with federal prosecutors, pleading guilty to charges he paid hush money to cover up allegations of sexual abuse. the deal will bring an end to the sordid c

john hendron in washington. >> the u.s. has issued several statements after a doctor without borders in kunduz was struck. they mourn what they call a tragic incident. the general on the ground, general john campbell has spoke with ashraf ghani about the incident and would look into what happened. defense secretary for u.s. called it a tragic incident, saying it would be investigated. however, none of these statements were apologetic and none of them said exactly what happened other than to say that there were u.s. troops assisting afghan forces on the ground, that there were taliban forces there as well. this makes it much more difficult for the u.s. government to operate in afghanistan. and it puts ashraf ghani in the position of his predecessor, hamid karzai who was left to explain to his people why the american airstrikes were killing the civilians. only 1% of the civilian casuals were caused by the u.s. but the perception is devastating. and the taliban doesn't have their own planes. they know it's the u.s. and the coalition that are committing these strikes and it makes it much more difficult for the u.s. to operate in afghanistan. >> one man who was in the hospital with his two children at

general john campbell testified before congress today. he said the conditions on the ground have changed since president obama announces plan to only have 1000 american troops in the country after 2016. the general says a deadly u.s. airstrike this weekend that hit medical clinic run by doctors without borders was a mistake. >> to be clear, the decision to provide aerial fire was the u.s. decision made with the u.s. chain of command. the hospital was mistakenly struck. we would never intentionally target a protected medical facility. tom: general campbell says he airstrike is under investigation. u.s. officials have set the airstrike was based on an afghan request. >> a united airlines flight and -- from houston to san francisco had to make an emergency stop after the copilot passed out. the plane was diverted to albuquerque, new mexico, and landed safely this morning. consciousness by the time the plane landed and was able to walk off the plane. he was taken to a local hospital. united hasn' t released any information on his condition or

that general, general john campbell, says that actually afghan forces on the ground ordered this air strike. that differs from what the u.s. originally said, saying that u.s. troops were under fire. 22 people died including doctors and patients. most of them were from the group doctors without borders, which ran the hospital. the secretary of defense offered condolences with this and said that u.s. military hospitals were open to anyone who needed medical care. afghan officials said that taliban fighters were shooting from the hospital. that is something doctors without borders says is impossible because the hospital was surrounded by fences and had guards on the inside. the president vowed to have a full transparent investigation into exactly what happened. he wants to make changes to make sure this never happens again. the city kunduz was the first large major city taken back by the taliban since 2001. reporting live on capitol hill, edward lawrence. back to you. >> thank you. >>> anne arundel county police are investigating a pair of suspicious deaths. paramedics found a man shot

general john campbell was asked about a u.s. air strike that killed 22 people at a doctors without borders run hospital. he told the senate committee that afghan forces had requested air support saturday while engaged in combat with taliban fighters. he said the decision to provide made within the chain of command. >> a hospital was mistakenly struck. we would never intentionally target a protected medical facility. kerry: he also told congress some 5,000 american troops could remain stationed in afghanistan through next year. >>> the nypd has released new video of a man wanted for questioning in the killing of an aide to governor cuomo. police have not made any arrests in the shooting death of carey gabay, a lawyer in the administration. he was fatally shot on labor day in crown heights. he was caught in the crossfire of rival gangs during the celebrations leading up to the west indian day parade. >> a pastor in new jersey faced a judge today after pointing an old musket at an eight-year-old boy at his church. he pleaded not gu

general john campbell said, but the afghans themselves. >> reporter: afghan forces advised they were taking fire from enemy positions and asked for air support from u.s. an air strike was then called to eliminate the taliban threat and several civilians were accidentally struck. >> reporter: by "several" he means 22, ten patients and 12 staff members, killed by the devastating firepower of an ac-130 gunship like this one. the attack went on for an hour. the hospital is run by the international medical charity doctors without borders, which bravely operates in many of the world's war zones. and it insists it has specifically informed both u.s. and afghan authorities of the hospital's location. as for the kabul government's claim that the taliban were firing from around the hospital compound, the group's executive director, vickie hawkins insists that was not the case. >> the comments coming from the outrageous. i mean, they are too an extent justifying the destruction of a fully functioning hospital. >> reporter: the pentagon, nato and the afghans themselveses are now conducting inves

general john campbell said the attack was directed by u.s. troops on the ground after afghan forces called for help. he called it a mistake, and he ordered all u.s. personnel retrained on rules of engagement. campbell also said today that president obama should reconsider his plan to reduce u.s. troop strength to 1,000 next year. campbell said it's just not enough to train and support the afghans. now, have a look at this. like a funeral shroud, a tarp now covers the building where nine were shot to death last in oregon. the first of the funerals will be thursday. the president will meet with relatives of the victims on fridays. in milwaukee, two victims of gun violence are fighting back in a courtroom. and adriana diaz has that. >> i have still a lot of bullet fragments, or shrapnel. >> reporter: officer bryan norberg testified today against the milwaukee store that sold the gun that nearly killed him. >> right now it is every day. >> reporter: in 2009, norberg and his partner graham kunisch stopped 18-year-old julius burton for riding his b

air force general john campbell says it was afghan units called the strike in. >> after began forces called in for fire to support them. we have u.s. special forces that continue to train advise and assist at the tactical level. reporter: an investigation is underway but n sf said it's not good enough. this is an ish thaw goes beyond afghanistan it comes at a time when the u.s. has been accusing russia of i am precise targeting in syria. that makes it even more difficult to justify this. mark phillips cbs news london. >> a police officer is recovering after a violent confrontation. he was called to shirley street on the call. the man at that address threatened his wife then shot at police with a pellet gun. the man is in custody the officer who has a cut and upper body injuries is expected to be okay. >>> we have breaking news in south carolina. new evacuations in the community of force rest acres that's near columbia. on top of all the torrential rain they have received a dam broke and that's creating an even bigger disaster. national guard men are telling everyone to pickup and lea

the general john campbell made the admission during testimony in congress. jordan reports. >> reporter: the dock ares without borders hospital in kunduz is still closed after u.s. forces bombed it on saturday. the top general called it a mistake. >> on saturday morning our forces provided support to afghan forced at their request. to be clear the decision to provide aerial fire was a u.s. decision made within the u.s. change of commands. a hospital was mistakenly struck, we would never intentionally target a protected medical facilities. >> reporter: doctors without borders wants an outside probe but they accuse the u.s. and afghanistan of committing a war crime. >> do you have any reason to object to having an independent investigation by the u.n. or another independent body of what happened? >> ma'am, i have trust and confidence in the folks that would will do the investigation for nato, the folks that will do the investigation for d.o.d. and the afghan partner partners ally tough questions we are asking they will get after that. >> reporter: the hospital