national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest tonight from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. >> good evening, brett. we've just learned that a u.s. citizen was among those killed in the mali attack today. u.n. representative says the number of killed could be as high as 27. two, some witnesses say three gunmen held more than 170 hostages, all the attackers were eventually killed. >> gunmen shouting allahu akbar, or god is great. stormed the radisson hotel in o. this morning. releasing those who could recite islamic verses. the u.s. embassy ordered all american citizens in the capital to shelter in place. five u.s. military personnel assigned to a u.n. stabilization mission were in the hotel at the time of the siege. along with seven others from the u.s. embassy. all made it out safely. >> about a dozen americans, including chief of mission personnel in that dozen, were rescued. >> two american special operators helped the mali special forces and first responders. one was at the hotel, helping move people to a secure location as they exited. another help

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national security correspondent jennifer griffin is looking at that tonight from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening, bret. the two american contractors who were killed and the two americans wounded in the attack worked for dincore. sources say the attacker was a jordanian trainer with the rank of captain and had been working at the police facility for a few months. the injured were airlifted to the king hussein hospital in amman. president obama addressed the attack while meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. >> obviously a full investigation is taking place. we take this very seriously and we'll be working closely with the jordanians to determine exactly what happened. >> mr. president, first let me express the condolences of the people of israel for the loss of american lives. we're with you. >> reporter: the police training facility was established in 2003 and used by the state department to train iraqi and palestinian police. the gunman was the nephew of a former jordanian parliament member. he was married wit

national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live from the pentagon. how are u.s.ping on the ground? >> julie, two american special operators did help the special forces and first responders. i'm told one american special operator was at the hotel helping move people to a secure location as that exited. another was in a joint operation center helping coordinate. u.s. troops were not involved in kicking down doors at the hotel in mali. they have helped train counter terrorism in the past along with the french legion. there were 22 department of defense and u.s. military personnel in the capital at the time of the attack today. the pentagon says they have all been accounted for. a total of 26 american troops are stations in mali right now. a spokesman africa command said that six americans were rescued from the hotel. five on assignment from d.o.d. >> jennifer, what do we know about the terror group that took responsibility for this attack? >> al qaeda issued claim of responsibility. this is separate from isis and separate from the paris attackers. in terms of backgr

fox news correspondent jennifer griffin with our report. >> reporter: the turkish government says pilots issued ten warnings in a matter of five minutes. senior u.s. military official confirms the russian warplane crossed into southern turkey. two f-16's intercepted the plane, standing with the french president at the white house, president obama said turkey has the right to defend its airspace. >> it's very important for us to understand that the russians and the turks are talking to each other, find out exactly what happened, and take measures to discourage escalation. >> reporter: turkish authorities released this map. u.s. forces heard multiple warnings issued by the f-16 pilots to the russians on the guard frequency, and emergency frequency in all aircraft. >> we were able to hear everything going on. obviously, these are on open channels. i'm sure there are others who heard it as well. >> reporter: both russian pilots ejected from the plane after it was hit. a syrian rebel group claimed it shot the pilots as parachutes descended. one pilot is dead and a russian marine was confirmed

jennifer griffin standing by at pentagon on escalation of tension between the two countries. jennifer. reporter: the radar contacts validate turkish claims that the russian plane entered turkish airspace. authorities released the map showing path of the russian plane. u.s. pilots heard the warnings on the guard frequency, mandatory radio frequency in all aircraft. >> we were able to hear everything that was going on. obviously these are on open channels. i'm sure there are others who heard it all as well. reporter: tushes say they issued 10 warnings in matter of five minutes. military sources i spoke to after the plane went down, told me two turkish f-16s were involved. one fired an aim 9 sidewinder a heat-seeking missile, normally fired at close range. russian state media confirms a russian marine was killed trying to rescue downed pilots that parachuted out of the plane. they are shooting a u.s. toe anti-taping missile as they tried to rescue pilots at scene of the crash north of syria. they confirmed one. russian pilots is dead following crash. russia deployed a missile cru

national security correspondent jennifer griffin is looking at that tonight from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening, bret. the two american contractors who were killed and the two americans wounded in the attack worked for dincore. sources say the attacker was a jordanian trainer with the rank of captain and had been working at the police facility for a few months. the injured were airlifted to the king hussein hospital in amman. president obama addressed the attack while meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. >> obviously a full investigation is taking place. we take this very seriously and we'll be working closely with the jordanians to determine exactly what happened. >> mr. president, first let me express the condolences of the people of israel for the loss of american lives. we're with you. >> reporter: the police training facility was established in 2003 and used by the state department to train iraqi and palestinian police. the gunman was the nephew of a former jordanian parliament member. he was married wit

but we begin with national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon. keeping aen eye on a unique and dangerous situation involving u.s. allies, a volatile vladimir putin and contested air space. good evening, jennifer. >> good evening brett. u.s. military officials tell me it was a direct hit by an air-to-air missile, the first time nato has shot down a russian war plane since the 1950s. the turkish government says its pilots issued ten warnings in a matter of five minutes. senior u.s. military official confirms the russian war plane crossed into southern turkey. two turkish f-16s intercepted the plane. one fired a sidewinder heat-seeking missile. a weapon normally fired at close range. standing with the french president at the white house, president obama said turkey has the right to defend its air space. >> i think it's very important right now for us to make sure that both the russians and the turks are talking to each other. find out exactly what happened. and take measures to discourage any kind of escalation. >> turkish authorities released this m

national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest tonight from the pentagon on the often confusing and contradictory actions in the middle east. >> for the first time since russian war planes began air strikes in september, u.s. and russian pilots carried out a communications test over south-central syria to avoid any unintended encounters. the test lasted three minutes according to a pentagon spokesman thises as the u.s. army chief outlined what he thinks is the greatest threat currently facing the united states. >> is russia a greater threat to the u.s. than isis right now? >> i consider russia the number one threat to the united states. in terms of capability, russia is the only country on earth that has the capability to destroy the united states of america. >> in moscow, missed messages from russian officials about the fate of syrian president, bashar al assad, who made a surprise visit to moscow earlier this month. >> translator: western countries should be clear, we do not intend to change the assad regime and it will continue to hold power. >> translator: is keepi

jennifer griffin is live for us at the pentagon. jennifer, what have you learned about the shooting incident that happened today? >> gretchen, there's a little bit of confusion about the number of those who were killed. the pentagon says that all u.s. military personnel are currently accounted for. the two americans killed today were civilian contractors employed by the state department as part of a police training academy established in 2003. u.s. contractors trained iraqi, palestinian and other arab local police forces at the walled compound. two other americans were wounded in the attack. president obama spoke about the incident while meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. >> waobviously a full investigation is taking place. we take this very seriously, and we'll be working closely with the jordanians to determine exactly what happened. >> mr. president, let me first express the condolences of the people of israel for the loss of american lives. we're with you. >> gretchen, the state department

but we can get to jennifer griffin live at the pentagon on a complicated day. word the chopper may have been trying to rescue the russian pilots. >> that's right. we've learned from russian state media a russian marine was killed trying to rescue the downed pilots who parachuted out of the plane. the video you mentioned shows syrian rebels shooting a u.s.-made anti-tank missile at the russian helicopter as russian marines tried to rescue the pilots at the scene of the crash in northern syria. russia state news agency has also just confirmed that one of the russian pilots is dead following the crash, shep. >> do we know for sure that that russian war plane violated the air space? and if so, for how long? >> well, for a few seconds, we're told, they did cross into turkey. u.s. defense sources tell me that the actual radar track validate turkish claims. authorities released this map, the one you showed showing the path of the russian plane, u.s. pilots flying nearby i'm told heard the multiple warnings issued by the f-16 pilot totz russian pilots on the guard freq

developing according to jennifer griffin the wreckage in syria but u.s.l telling her that the fractures show radar tracks do show that jet was actually above turkish airspace u.s. officials pilots heard that the fact that the turkish pilots were telling russian polites you are in that airspace get out. this meeting today turkey called for emergency meeting 11:00 a.m. eastern time, after that turkish f-16 two of them actually fired on russian plane, turkey again says that it crossed the border, into turkey syrian bored turkish airspace russian defense minister sin sitting over sign territory downed by fiery. >> former nebraska senator bob kerrey was discussing this with you earlier on the show. >> the fact is, turkey is a nato ally, russian plane crossed airspace to bomb our ally on the ground we shot the plane down we will do it again, and that that is the rules that is how we're going to operate oi turkey says its planes fired on return jet after it ignored several warnings again hearing from jennifer griffin out of d.c. this morning from fox news channe

i think jennifer griffin put it well with regard to certain capabilities and certain frustrations within pentagon with regard to the close air support and j cats targeting capability. we need on the ground to support really weeding out isis in syria and also supporting the effort in iraq. there is some positive momentum, seen it shift with regard to strategy. we need much more and we need that kinetic piece of it and total strategy with the european, as well as even nato capability to really defeat these guys. >> france's new normal is horrifying. isis has essentially said you will never rest. you will never be at peace. paris as we all know has been under a terror watch since the charlie hebdo attacks last january, which has beefed up security at hard targets such as the eiffel tower, which is now closed. but yesterday's targets were soft targets. how does intel protect those and where are the security lapses? where is the intense security at these soft targets? what should the rest of the world learn from yesterday? >> the rest of the world needs to learn that you need to have whole of

here from washington with the latest, fox news national security correspondent, our own jennifer griffin. jennifer, will this change the coalition's strategy against isis? that's got to be a big question now. >> it is a big question, though it's not likely. the way that the execution of the jordanian pilot had on jordanian opinion, in truth, that didn't lead to a change in jordan's military strategy, or to that of the coalition. as of now, the coalition is relying on air strikes. that's unlikely to change. the u.s. is carrying out 95% of those strikes in syria, and 78% of those in iraq and syria. the french were the first from nato to join the u.s. in carrying out air strikes, targeting isis in iraq a year ago. they started carrying out air strikes in isis in syria just in september. the french have yet to carry out any air strikes in syria since the attack in paris, according to u.s. defense officials who i spoke to tonight. the french aircraft carrier the charles de gaulle is still slated to leave for the gulf to assist in air operations in the coming days. that was pre-planned before

we start with jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. >> reporter: we just learned that five u.s. troopses assigned to the u.s. embassy were in the hotel at the time of the siege and they all made it out safely according to a pentagon spokesmen. there were two military personnel in the time of the incident and the pentagon said they were all accounted for. 26 american troops are stationed in mali right now. u.s. forces did not participate in the rescue. but they did help the special forces there and first responders. one helped to move people to a secure location and helping to coordinate. the u.s. military along with the french legion worked to train counter terrorism forces. the u.s. has been helping mali since 2013. in february 2012 islamist rebels took control of mali declaring a new state. there was a military coup at on how the government failed to put down the uprising. there was 4000 troops there carrying out strike ands pushing the rebels into algerria. the u.s. helped the french with air lift and intelligence. there are 3000 french soldiers spread out in africa. remember

jennifer griffin is standing by at the pentagon.but we begin with paul tilsley who joins from us the region. paul, what is the latest here? reporter: good morning. latest we've got six americans were fortunate enough to be released amongst hostages being released but the state department says others may still be inside. the u.s. embassy in bamako, mali, is struggling to find out where they are. the pentagon says u.s. special forces are involved in trying to clear that hotel. the number has gone up in the last hour. you reflected it. 124 guests are are still being held hostage. that is the company's management structure has told us that, and 13 staff are being held hostage. that is just over 130. 18 hostages in all have been freed, martha. 20 were earlier freed by the gunmen themselves as long as they could recite the koran. those that couldn't were not released. the gunmen have been trapped on the seventh floor of the hotel. all the special forces trying to get them out, worked their way up through hotel floors, freeing people who a

here from washington with the latest, fox news national security correspondent, our own jennifer griffin. jennifer, will this change the coalition's strategy against isis? that's got to be a big question now. >> it is a big question, though it's not likely. the way that the execution of the jordanian pilot had on jordanian opinion, in truth, that didn't lead to a change in jordan's military strategy, or to that of the coalition. as of now, the coalition is relying on air strikes. that's unlikely to change. the u.s. is carrying out 95% of those strikes in syria, and 78% of those in iraq and syria. the french were the first from nato to join the u.s. in carrying out air strikes, targeting isis in iraq a year ago. they started carrying out air strikes in isis in syria just in september. the french have yet to carry out any air strikes in syria since the attack in paris, according to u.s. defense officials who i spoke to tonight. the french aircraft carrier the charles de gaulle is still slated to leave for the gulf to assist in air operations in the coming days. that was pre-planned before

jennifer griffin is live with the very latest on that story. jennifer?>> kelly the target was not overall the leader of isis, al baghdadi. two american f-15s contacted the air strike against the head of isis's libyan affiliate. i'm told he had connections to isis in raqqah and baghdadi. it took place as the paris a attack was under way. the american warplanes flew from lakenheath outside the port city of darna. in february, egyptian warplanes bombed islamist targets in and around darna after the islamic state released video of egyptian coptic christians killed on the shores of tripoli. the target of the libyan air strike may also have been the spokesman in the february 2015 coptic christian execution video. ", on november 13th, the u.s. military conduct conducted an aircraft in libya against abu that beale, also known as wissam a will zubaydi, an iraqi national who was a long time al qaeda leader. the u.s. had to pull its sole aircraft carrier out of the gulf for years for maintenance. they began carrying a air strikes in september. they were the first t

fox news national security correspondent je jennifer griffin with our report. >> reporter: one day after turkish f-16 shot down a russian wa warplane on syrian border, russia and turkey moved one step closer to war, lavrov saying that it was planned. >> we have doubts it was unprededicated. it looks like a provocation. >> reporter: video shows them shooting and killing one of the russian pilots as high pai-- he parachuted to the ground. a war crime according to defense officials. he vowed to return to flying to avenge his copilot's date death, saying their plane never entered turkey. actually there had been no warning, on the radio or visualy, there had been no contacts, if they wanted to showarn us they could show us on parallel courses, but it never happened. >> turkey issued a audio tape of the warning. >> reporter: russian plane was shuts down 1.7 miles inside of syria, a official tells box that the indication suggestions that the turkish air to air, missile was launched while the plane was in airspace. it followed russian aircraft out of turkish and syrian airspace. >> turkey accuse

also from the pentagon, jennifer griffin and the team there, turkish officials believe the russian pilots may be alive. they are trying to assist trowsh look for those pilots. we don't h confirmation. but it's interesting to note that as both of these countries have a thought say to each others. this one of the headlines we are seeing, the turkish authorities are working to gain it relieves these pilots who may, syrian rebels. we are waiting for what maybe a news-making press conference when we get to it. there are different moving parts happening in the region. you worked with an administration before. there is an accusation there is a lot of politics involved. but how do you see the politic impacting this situation now, especially after the paris attacks, lame duck president who is not running for reelection. how do you see the politics impacting the decisions being made? >> it's legacy time at the white house. he wants to be able to just get things coasting through so his presidency is over. if there is a failure in the middle east he can blame it on the next guy. he can blame bush for

jenner j jennifer griffin is trying to piece this together. it's a nightmare. >> absolutely, neil. u.s. defense forces say that the radar tracks validate turkish claims that the se coy 24 crossed into the air space. the maps was leased. the u.s. pilots heard the multiple warnings issued by the turkish f-16 pilots to the russian pilots on the guard frequency. a mandatory radio frequency that's in all aircraft. >> we were able to hear everything that was going on. obviously, these aren't open channels. i'm sure others heard it as well. >> reporter: the turks issued ten warnings in a matter of five minutes and military sources i spoke to told me two turkey f-16s was involved. one fired a heat seeking missile, a weapon fired at normally close range. the russian marine was killed trying to rescue the two downed pilots, who parachuted out of the plane. syrian rebels released this video allegedly showing their fighter shooting a u.s. made antitank missile at the russian helicopter, as russian marines searched the wreckage in northern syria. the state news agency has said that one of the p

jennifer griffin at the pentagon this afternoon. what more do we know about this?well, state department spokesman john kirby just confirmed the contractor killed and wounded in the attack worked for a defense contractor based in mcclain, virginia. the americans who were injured were air lifted to the king hussein hospital in ammann. the gunman was wearing a jordanian military uniform. president obama dressed the attack while meeting with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, at the white house. >> a full investigation is taking place. we take this very seriously and will be working closely with the jordanians to determine exactly what happened. >> , my president, first let me express the condolences of the people of israel for the loss of american lives. we're with you. >> reporter: the police training facility was established in 2003 and used by the state department to train iraqi and palestinian police. >> are you hearing anything on a motive? >> reporter: the state department said it could not confirm the gunman was jordannan so initial reports suggest

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jennifer griffin is at the pentagon. it is good to know these are not promises broken, they are broken but we are admitting to them. it is better i think. >> it is so confusing. >> i have doubts it reflects any sort of change in their view and unfortunately, it certainly is inconclusive about whether or not they are prepared it change their flawed strategy. >> josh earnest's remarks followes a series of mixed messages from russian officials about the fate of president assad who made a surprise visit to moscow last week. >> translator: western countries should be clear. we do not intend to change the assad regime and it'll continue to hold power. >> pentagon officials who have spoken to in the past week say they have no idea what putin's strategy is in syria right now. >> interesting. we don't work with russia, obviously, because that's what we are told. but we know there was a joint exercise conducted with russia in syria at the site of our proxy war which makes it so convenient. >> at first when we asked about it, the p

national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest from the pentagon.latest? >> well a dozen americans were inside the hotel, including five u.s. military personnel assigned to a u.n. stabilization mission. they all made it o

jennifer griffin is at the pentagon. let's start with trace gallagher. he attack is over. i'mguessing the investigationest just getting started. >> reporter: the state department and ma lianne authority says the operation was over both gunmen had been kid. earlier there was a journalist on scene who had question about whether this was in fact over because he head gunfire coming from the radisson blu and police throughout there might be another attacker on the upper floors. that was not the case. still, special forces going room to room look are for gunmen and guestes. 12 bodies were found in the basement and 15 more on the second floor. a witness tells the telegraph newspaper he saw three attackers arrive in a diplomatic vehicle, saying they got out with guns, killed the hotel security guard, took their weapons and went inside the hotel. >> anybody saying why this might have happened? >> reporter: well, we know theup diplomats meeting inside the hotel to talk about a peace agreement, trying to quell a civil war. the diplomats gout out safely but the hotel is opened by a u.

. >> joining us from the pentagon is national security correspondent jennifer griffin. want to talk to you about this travel alert and what he was just saying is that it's vague, it's broad, it's not specific. but do we need to make policy changes ahead of that? >> well i think what's important to remember, dana is that jeh johnson, head of homeland security, put out a message saying there's no specific or credible threat by isis. there's a great deal of concern. remember james comey, the fbi director said there are dozens of individuals suspected of being a part of isis, who are now under constant surveillance by the fbi. so in the wake of paris, the fbi, homeland security, everybody wants to do whatever they can to prevent a paris kind of copycat-style attack. this travel warning, the travel alert that the state department put out yesterday is also somewhat vague. but it is just there, it is out of an abundance of caution. and it is because you've seen isis strike on three continents. against three separate countries. in the last few weeks. and so this alert will be i

jennifer griffin at the pentagon, any word on whether the russians and the french are actually coordinatinghese strikes, jennifer? >> well, shep, not according to u.s. defense officials. the french are using u.s. intelligence and targeting help for those air strikes which have just started for a third night, as you reported. separately, 12 russian long-range bombers including supersonic 22 backfire flew from a base in russian shah near the border of georgia. russia launched cruise missiles at raqqah shortly after midnight. vladimir putin ordered his commanders to establish contact with the french navy and it'ses aircraft carrier, the charles de gaulle. putin ordered the general staff to develop a joint plan of action with the french in the sea and in the air, shepard? >> jennifer, practically speaking does this change anything for the united states and its strategy? >> not really. not according to the pentagon press secretary peter cooke who addressed reporters just moments ago. >> right now we are not cooperating with russia as you know. in this instance their most recent air strikes, they

the rest of the story now from jennifer griffin at the pentagon.tain groberg is not having much of this, as is the case usually. >> well, he spoke just moments ago, shep, outside the white house, after the ceremony. all medal of honor recipients have one thing in common, they're all so humble. >> this medal is the greatest honor to receive and i'm blessed and just grateful to have been given the opportunity to serve my country, but this medal belongs to true heroes, major gray, and major kennedy, who made the ultimate zachary identify and didn't come home. >> he is the tenth living medal of honor recipient since 9/11. all ten have been from the war in afghanistan. >> what about captain groberg's injury is. >> he spend three years at walter reed and underwent 33 surgeries. president obama visited him there. he suffered a traumatic brain injury. the doctors saved his leg butly the pain is so bad he may opt to remove so it he can get back to running. he drew up outside washington, dc running track and cross-country in high school and college. the spee

national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest from the pentagon. what's the latest? >> well a dozen americans were inside the hotel, including five u.s. military personnel assigned to a u.n. stabilization mission. they all made it out safely. a total of 26 american troops are stationed in mali right now. 22 were in the capital at the time of the attack. some are u.s. special forces involved in training the mali security forces. in counterterror measures, we're told that u.s. forces did not participate in the rescue operation per se. but two american special orp operators did help the forces. one special operator helped people move to a secure location and another helped coordinate from a joint operations center. the u.s. military along with the french legion have worked to train mali's counterterrorism forces for several years now. in january 2012, rebels took control of northern mali, allowing islamists to set up bases and declare a new state. in response, the french military sent 4,000 french troops in january 2013, carrying out air strikes again

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jennifer griffin is at the penn. russia's involvement, always topic at a hearing.ame hearing. >> that's right. in fact, the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee will a scathing assessment of how the russian air force is outmaneuvering u.s. pilots. >> in october, while the russians did 800 air strikes for the full month, mostly aimed at the opposition, we managed just 100 against isis. assistant secretary patterson, are we creeding the skies to russia here? >> to which the state department responded staying russians don't care what they hit. the u.s. at least tries to vet its targets. ambassador patterson said russian air strikes are hitting the moderate opposition in syria, 85 to 90% of the time. not isis to which victoria newland responded -- >> none of this has been cost-free for russia itself. in pure economic terms, the price of its air campaign is estimated at $2 to $4 million per day. this is a time when average russians are feeling the pinch of recession. >> $2 to $4 million a day. >> what about the degree to which iran and russia are working toge

martha: national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jennifer, do we know for sure the russian warplane violated the turkish air spies? reporter: radar validates turkish claims. u.s. pilots heard warnings issued by turkish f-16 pilots, on a guard frequency. u.s. aircraft hurt multiple warnings from the turks to the russian over the radio. turks say they issued 10 warnings in a matter of five minutes. military sources who i spoke to minutes after the plane went down, told me two turkish f-16s were involved. one fired, one aim-9 sidewinder. a heat-seeking missile a weapon normally fired at close range. what complicates the matters the plane wreckage is in syrian territory i'm told. that is according to u.s. officials who i have spoken to. the violation took place along the turkish province of hatai. that is piece of land annexed by turks in 1939. also happens to be an area where the assad family once owned land. syria has never recognized turkish claims to the land. u.s. military sources tell me, quote, it is doubtful that the rush shuns d

national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon.about the story. >> reporter: his colonel and delegation were visiting on august 8th. after landing, something didn't feel right. he saw a man backing up toward the group and charged at the would be bomber tackling him to the ground and probably helped he was a runner in high school outside of washington, d.c. a second bomber killed four of his friend. the captain was injured by the blast. today when president obama awards him the honor in less than an hour from now it will not be the first time president obama has met him. he visivisited the captain at wr reed where he spent three years recovering. they managed to save his leg but he may opt to remove it when the prosthetics improve so he can get back to running. >> martha: what does he say about the recognition he is receiving? >> he is going to be the tenth medal of honor recipient who is living. they all have something in common: they are humble. >> we were soldiers doing our job and reacted to a threat. we have to live our lives t

we are in touch with jennifer griffin at the manage. martha: the crash of a russian passenger jet in jit rays serious concerns about airport security here at home. u.s. and british officials believe the crash that killed 224 people was caused by a bomb. report that undercover officials were easily able to sneak mock explosives past the screeners at our airports. >> now you are looking at isis putting bombs on airplanes. quite trainingly mayor-bound glide into the united states. >> this is a problem at home. when we tested the tsa at home, they fail. if this is a bomb in the sinai,, isis philly eclipsed al qaeda as the greatest terrorist threat in the world. >> it in the double digits but difficult to know precisely because officials are trying to figure out how relaxes the screening process is for hiring airport workers abroad. >> we concluded -- isis concluded the best way to defeat air force the securities are not to go through them but around them. reporter: the most spectacular attack al qaeda ever carried out. it's powerful when ad

[applause] milleyse welcome mark and jennifer griffin. ♪ [applause] >> thank you for joining us.m pleased to have general mark milley, 39th chief of army staff. ineral milley took over august. prior to that, he served at fort bragg. one of the very few army chiefs who was not a west pointer. he has been the commanding general of the 10th, he was deputy commander in afghanistan. also in iraq. he has two children including a son who played at my alma mater. know he was not up late watching the world series last -- last night. >> that was not very nice. >> too soon? general milley, when you took -- at thegust as changeover ceremony, you said we got to be of fight guerrillas and terrorists all the way up through nationstate military. if we do not maintain our commitment to remain strong then we will pay the butchers bill and blood. we will lose the precious gift of freedom. why did you feel the need to say that? i think as a soldier who is been doing this for 39 years, it is fundamental to maintain strength. it want to live in peace, i think it is important to maintain your military

united states army, general mark mill where and national security correspondent from fox news jennifer griffin. [ applause ]. >> well, thank you for joining us for setting army priorities to manage ground threats. i'm very pleased to have general mark milly, the 39th chief of army staff with me here today. general milly took over in august. prior to that, he was u.s. army forces, fort drag. graduate of princeton. one of the few army chiefs who i think was not a west pointer. he has been demanding general of the mountain commander. deputy in afghanistan overseeing 100,000 troops also in iraq. married 30 years. two children, including ale son who played at my alma mater. st. stevens in alexandria. he was not up late watching the world series because he is a red sox fan. >> that wasn't very nice? >> too soon? >> there's always next year. >> when you took over in august, you said we have to be a able to fight guerrillas and terrorists through nation state militaries. if we do not maintain our commitment to remain strong in the air, on the sea, and, yes, on the ground, we will pay the butcher's bil