officials are pinning the responsibility for piecing together the coalition on retired general john allen some are waiting for the commander-in-chief to show, he will see the mission through the end. >> despite secretary john kerry and general allen in all this golden reputations of ahab, the president has to give in this with coalition partners. in any realistic way. that kicks into high gear next week when the president will spend three days in new york at the united nations general assembly meeting. >> will the president do this next week? will build this coalition? and i'm confident that his efforts will continue on both ends. both in public settings and private settings format despite the weeks of effort, the white house is struggling to get contributions of military support beyond france. one reason why secretary of state john kerry was at the u.n. today and he open the door to iran helping the coalition. >> including iran, whose foreign minister is with us today. >> the iranians also held talks over the controversial nuclear programs. the meeting only lasted an hour, which is a sig

but at the moment, we're not going to lay this out until john allen has had a chance to come to the u.n. on friday, until we have had a chance to work closely with all of these countries in order to make this as effective as possible. >>. >> do you realize how unserious the things that you have laid out and the things that were laid out yesterday sound when you're discussing training 5,000, doctors, dentists and others, in saudi arabia over a year. i don't know if they're being trained for offensive or defensive. i would like you to clarify that, activities. my understanding is they will be given higher tech equipment after they prove themselves on the battlefield. do you understand how unrealistic and how that effort on the ground where they are based, where isil is based, doesn't match the rhetoric that the administration has laid out. therefore, you're asking us to approve something we know the way you've laid it out makes no sense. we have a strong sense that our army -- our military leaders have urged you to put special forces on the ground, but, no, we're not going to do that. so,

at the moment, we're not going to lay this out until john allen has had a chance to come to the u.n. on friday and we've had chance to work closely with all of these countries to make this as effective as possible. >> do you realize how unserious the things that you have laid out and the things that were laid out yesterday sound when you're discussing training 5,000 in your own words, doctors and dentists and others in saudi arabia over a year. i don't know whether they are being trained for offensive or defensive. i like you for clarify that. my understanding is that they will be given higher tech equipment after they prove themselves on the battlefield. do you understand how unrealistic and how that effort on the ground where they are based, where isil is based, doesn't match the rhetoric that the administration laid out and therefore you're asking us to approve something that we know the way you laid it out makes no sense. we have a strong sense that our army, our military leaders have urged you to put special forces on the ground but we're not going to do that so this doesn't see

. >> yesterday at the white house i mend with commander john allen. he's going to serve as america's special envoy to build and coordinate this incredible coalition. i called on congress to make sure you got all the authorities and resources you need to get the job done. >> reporter: so basically what's going to happen here is general allen is going to try to work with the allies to figure out who gives what and how. he's obviously no longer a member of the military so he cannot direct airstrikes but he has that relationship. but the more important thing. for this strategy to work the president believes that the sunni tribes who are currently fighting along the islamic state group, general john allen has a tall task in front of him. get these countries to do more, and at the same time get involved in internal iraqi politics. >> thanks for that. now the kurdish forces fighting against the islami islamic state say they have launched an offensive. there are reports that 12 civilians have been killed in fallujah after heavy shelling and iraqi airstrikes.

that's right, general john allen was called back into service from retirement to lead the u.s. role in the fight against isis. and on monday that role expanded. >> reporter: president obama meets today with retired marine general john allen to discuss the international coalition being formed to stop isis militants in iraq and syria. he's coordinating exactly what nearly 40 nations including arab allies will contribute to the fight. >> we want to make sure that their commitment matches what's actually needed and that we're not duplicating efforts. >> reporter: today's meeting comes after the u.s. launched an air strike west of baghdad. it was the first on an expanded mission on the defense against militants u.s. congressman elliott engle said it will take amore. >> it cannot be perceived as western is going into other middle east countries for some kind of regime change. >> reporter: today on capitol hill, lawmakers are expected to debate on the president's request for $500 million to train moderate rebels who will battle isis in syria. many lawmakers are concerned weapons inten

>> john allen is a wonderful choice for this job. he played an important roll in iraq in 2006 and 2007, and helped to create the sunni awakening, where the sunnis stopped fighting against us and started fighting with us in iraq, which is the precursor to today. john allen is doing the political work in pulling the coalition together. and the early results are enormously powerful with not just the coalition, but all five flying war planes for the ordinance on enemy targets inside of syria. that's an enormous accomplishment from john allen, and he has to pull those arab countries together, so this is not just an american fight against islam. >> you said it was a mistake to pull the troops out in 2011, and we need 10-15,000 troops there now, and is this ever going to end? are we ever not going to be in iraq? >> i predict that we'll be in iraq for the next 50 years. i'll be gone, and there will still be americans there. in we do this right, and we leave advisers there, the iraqi fighters will be doing much of the patrolling and americans

. >> i met with retired marine general john allen. he worked with tribal leaders who worked to free themselves from terrorists and he will build and coordinate this coalition. >> reporter: commander john allen will try to ge talk with the sunni tribes and bring more allies on board. >> curdist forces fighting isil say they need help in stopping the advance of the group. peshmerga struggle to hold ground. there are reports that 12 civilians have been killed in fallujah after heavy shelling and airstrikes. >> reporter: i've just come back from the front line just ten kilometers from the border crossing between syria and mosul city. the kurdish forces there are saying they don't have the ammunition or the weapons to hold the line much longer. they say they need boots on the ground to help them fight the battle. but in the south of the city of tikrit there is one airstrike mission completed. over 20 isil fighters were killed in a bombing attack in tikrit city center. in retaliation we hear reports that the citadel has been blown up in the

obama will meet with marine general john allen who is heading up america's mission. nearly 40 nations will contribute to the fight and allen is coordinating that. >> we want to make sure that their commitment matches what's actually needed. and that we're not duplicating efforts. >> the u.s. launched an air strike near baghdad yesterday. secretary of state john kerry is not ruling out working with iran against the common enemy isis. >>> happening today, president obama will be in georgia to visit the centers for disease control and prevention. this comes amid more criticism from health experts on the global response to the ebola outbreak in west africa. nearly 2500 people have died so far. president is expected to announce expanded u.s. efforts to deal with the outbreak including sending military personnel to west africa. >>> 4:42. up next, you're going to hear from the guy who survived the bite coming up next. >> and what is cool about your school? you can e-mail your nomination to us at coolschools@kpix.com. and we may come and feature your school on the show. ,,,,

the president picked general john allen to lead the coalition. he has experience fighting terrorism in that part of the world. he was deputy commander between 2008 and 2011 and he led the operations in afghanistan until just last year. we'll ask retired general jack keane about the president's course and if this mission will succeed. martha: we'll talk to the general coming up. the president's strategy facing plenty of criticism on capitol hill. some lawmakers questioning whether the plan goes far enough to be successful. here is speaker of the house john boehner. >> an f-16 is not a strategy and airstrikes alone will not accomplish what we are trying to accomplish. the president made clear he doesn't want u.s. boots on the ground. somebody's boots have to be on the ground. >> to me it wasn't a complete strategy. that's what concerns me. this is a president, his whole foreign policy is bending the war on terror, now he has to find a way of winning the war on terror. martha: law makers say any action needs approval from congress. questioning wheth

president obama is about to meet with the man in charge of the mission in charge of isis, general john allen. correspondent jim acosta is there. jim? >> good morning, carol. yes, that is right. president obama is going to meet with the man he has tapped to lead the global coalition against isis, retired general john allen, and as for the operation southwest of baghdad that the obama administration announced last night, senior officials say to expect more of it to come, but u.s. and coalition forces, those officials caution will not be signaling who or what will be targeted next or when. as for the administration's effort to build the coalition, one official said last night that several countries could issue press releases today announcing what they are prepared to do, but the white house is indicating that the public will be seeing a roll out of the cocan ligs in the various -- coalition in the various roles in the coming weeks. as for the air strikes in isis on syria that everybody is expecting, it is said that president bashar a l assad woul be making a critical mistake if he went against

obama will meet with marine general john allen who is heading up america's mission. nearly 40 nations will contribute to the fight and allen is coordinating that effort. >>> this is the sixth anniversary of a financial crisis. >> and while the economy and the markets have recovered since the u.s. financial system was brought to its knees, one remnant of that scary time still remains. here to chat now about it is cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. an aggressive policy. what was that all about by the fed? >> reporter: well, under the then-chairman ben bernanke. the central bank took an unusual step and started to buy mortgage backed bonds. they eventually bought government bonds too. and when the feds first started this program six years ago, it was to make sure the markets continued to operate normally. but over the next six years, there were two more it rations of this -- iterations of the band-aid buying and the fed -- bond buying and the fed says it's helped boost the job market. >> when will the program end? >> reporter: late last year the central bank bel

. >> retired general john allen has been select today coordinate this effort. s also a good friend of yours, you write about him in your book. what is his biggest challenge? >> john al sen a wonderful choice for this job, he played an important role in iraq in 2006-2007 in helping create sunni awakening in which the sunnis decided to stop fighting against us and start fighting with us against al qaeda and iraq which was the precurse toter isis that we are fighting today. john allen is doing the political work of pulling a coalition together. the early results are enormously positive with five arab states, not just being a part of the coalition, but all five actually flying war planes for the four of the five apparently dropped ordinance on enemy targets inside sear yeah. that's an enormous accomplishment from john allen. he will have to keep pulling those arab countries together in to this coalition so this isn't just an american fight against islam. >> john, i have 30 more second you said it was a mistake to pull the troops out in 2011. and that we need 10 to 1

tell me that. >> senator, you will hear that at the appropriate time within the next days as john allen and the team work with all of these countries for the permissions, for the basings, for all the things that will take place. >> let me ask you this are you convinced that will happen? are you convinced that will happen? >> i've already said that. >> we will have arab sunni countries participating in the ground effort in syria? >> no, i didn't say the ground effort. and we're -- you know, right now, the plan is to work through the -- and our judgment is, that we can be effective working in the way that we are. let me say a couple things. first of all, with respect to -- >> you can say the answer to my questions, okay. i'm not going to be filibustering -- >> i'm going to answer your question. i'm sure the chair will be happy to have the kind of dialog i talked through. >> i have two minutes and 34 seconds and four more questions. >> well, senator, you haven't let me answer any of them yet. let me try to answer. >> the question is what arab sunni country is going to be putting boots on t

that's what the president will talk to john allen about on tuesday. as we begin to put this coalition together in very concrete fashion. >> there's not a single military adviser that has come to you and said you can defeat isis in syria without combat troops? that's a fact. >> that's a fact. that's the president's view. that's what we need congress to do. we're seeing very good progress on this is to put together support for what the president calls a title 10 program to train and equip the syrian opposition on the ground fighting isil. >> you bring that up. the president very skeptical of this opposition a month ago in an interview. now, suddenly, this is the great hope? >> i think you overstate that. i don't think anybody called it the great hope. we all recognize we need a ground force of syrians, of a sunni force fighting isil in syria, the same way we will have iraqi forces on the ground in iraq. this is backed up by u.s. air power. >> i'm going to ask this another way. if you know you need combat troops on the ground. you don't have any countrie

john allen has been tasked with managing the coalition to take on isis. it is unclear what the coalition partners are willing to contribu contribute. the president himself ruled out sending in u.s. combat forces. that decision will lead to opposition this week in congress. >> you should never ever tell the enemy what you are not going to do. you shouldn't even tell them what you are going to do. we should put isis in a position we are fearful we are going to use every possible weapon and troop at our disposal. >> we have seen a new round of u.s. air strikes against isis targets. this is pretty close to baghdad south wegs of the city. moving that air campaign into syria which the president is expected to do does carry additional risks. assyrian president bish charrba al-assad already warned not to interfere there. >> former u.n. ambassador john bolton with a warning about isis and a look at the contrast between president obama and george w. bush. >> they are able to control the host which is the size of great britain. it was month ago it was mosul. we act

retired marine general john allen. today john kerry announced his appointment for the global coalition against isis. he is facing a growing enemy. the cia believes it has 20,000 or 30,000 fighters in iraq and syria. the pentagon says the additional 475 troops we have been hearing about that the president ordered to iraq will arrive in next week or so and reramp the iraqi army and the u.s. is gearing up to train syrian rebels to beat back isis. that's a difficult task considering how many rebels are not aligned with american interests. u.s. officials focus on moderate fashions. but the rebel groups are divided by infighting with no shared leadership and hard line islamists as the fighter. and there is bashar al-assad. syria and the u.s. are officially fighting the same enemy, while he warned that the u.s. should coordinate any air strikes with the syrian government. >> do you demand to know when u.s. war planes are going to strike your country and wear? >> in order not to make any mistakes i think close cooperation shoul

. >> general john allen is leading the effort to coordinate international partners in the united front against isil. he will brief the president tomorrow at the white house. a georgetown student has pleaded guilty to charges that ricin was found in his dorm room. he admitted to manufacturing a deadly toxin in his mccarthy all room. he made enough ricin to kill an average sized man. meanttorneys contend he only to hurt himself and faces up to two years in jail when he is sentenced in november. decades after their acts of bravery, to vietnam soldiers were honored today at the white house. president obama awarded the medal of honor to them today. to saverisk their lives fellow soldiers. atkins was injured in the war, but survived. according to the army, atkins killed between 135 and 175 enemy fighters. the other soldier did not survive the war. his brother accepted the metal on his behalf. residents soon be known as -- could d.c. residents soon be known as residents of columbia, the state? i will a you know. -- let you know. also, showers coming our way after a mild start to the week. >>

defeating isis will be a tall order for retired marine general john allen. 's been picked to lead the united states' efforts against this terror group. our senior washington correspondent joe johns joins us from the white house with more. good morning, joe. >> reporter: good morning, carol. that's abanticipated appointment for john allen. he's got vast experience in the region. he would be leading the international coalition, really just a tight rope for him, because the idea here is to take on isis without elevating their international status. this morning, u.s. surveillance flights over syria are under way. the military now developing potential targets for future air strikes against isis militants, a u.s. official has told cnn. this as cnn learns the cia's estimate of the size of ices doubled, now said to be between 20,000 and 30,000 fighters and the number of westerners in their ranks up to 2,000, including about a dozen americans. secretary of state john kerry in the middle east building a coaliti coalition, nine arab nations signing on in the battle agai

the mentioned general john allen, whom president obama has appointed as head of the u.s.paign against isil. he was sitting behind the secretary of state -- behind him, while he made his speech. he also mentioned there were all of these other foreign ministers there, the rwandan foreign minister speaking right now. we have 36 more countries to speak at the security council debate. 27 will be represented by ministers, and one is very important in the fact that secretary of state john kerry directly referred to him. there has been a lot of discussion about u.s. iran you know cooperation on isil. well, the iranians are here at this meeting called under the u.n. presidency, and the iranian foreign minister is going to address the security council in the coming hours, laura. >> thanks very much, we'll of course keep a close eye on that meeting in new york. for now let's turn to the former assistance secretary for defense, senior fellow at the center for american progress joins us from washington, d.c. lawrence, we heard john kerry talking about there only being one option to ta

john allen has been slated to this position for a while.ing to try to rally support especially in iraq with the sunnis to turn against isil. he's a smart guy. he was part of the awakening in iraq. he knows what it means and if the pentagon is allowed to get politics and elections coming up in 2016 elections out of the way, he'll do well. >> in terms of the coalition and the support in getting that together, why do you think the president came out and announced this strategy before he knew that this coalition had already come together? there are many of these countries the u.s. is not getting support from. >> that's true. there's a real lack of trust in this administration frankly for several reasons. many nations in the middle east believe that isis was allowed to become strong because we didn't get in on the ground in syria to train the rebels when we knew who the rebels were. you have ryan crocker saying we have no idea who they are. that's not a really good plan here. i think over the weekend securing approval from saudi arabia to train

there were terrible atrocities, now john -- allen johnson surly is one of the most able heads of state in africa, in my view, and the fact that she is in charge and she has a competence cabinet, which is not always the case in some of these countries. helps but they still don't trust her, they don't trust the system because of the legacy of the civil war and what happened. and i think the one of the biggest factors if it ever came to the united states, and i have to say i think it is going to get to the united states. the motion this can be contains is nonsenses. not in terms of the number of people, our healthcare system is very strong, but in terms of panic, the biggsest danger is panic in west africa, and panic in any country that's effected by it. we will take a closer look at the plan to send 3,000 soldiers to west africa, what can can soldier dozen in a health crisis? stay with us. >> a firsthand look at the ongoing battle against the isil threat. >> bombs are cracking off in the distance... >> this is a booby trap in the islamic state >> ...a sniper around the corner here... >>

today president obama meets with general john allen who's come out of retirement to lead the u.s. fight against isis in iraq and syria. the meeting comes a day after the united states conducted more air strikes against the terrorist group. on capitol hill, joint chiefs of staff army general mark dempsey and defense secretary chuck hagel face tough questions about the president's plan to degrade isis, including a request to train and equip moderate rebels inside syria. house lawmakers begin debating the measure today. >> the u.s. is expanding its efforts against the ebola outbreak. 3,000 military personnel heading to west africa order to combat and contain this especial dependic. the obama administration -- epidemic. the obama administration is looking for additional dollars to help the fight. >>> for a second time the democrats failed to get the fairness paycheck through the senate. it would make it easier for women to find out how much their male counterparts earn. >> the nationals are one win away. an atlanta braves lost will clinch their second division in three years. they're

i think this is the work that john allen needs a chance to develop a little bit to see how what will go. the bottom line this, the commitment to destroy isil, and that means what i described earlier today. and for the momentum growing moderate opposition is one way of coming at it. we will see what else may be possible as we go forward. >> i appreciate that. it is encouraging for me to hear that you have engaged the kurds. >> very, very much so. >> with little time i have left i just want to make absolutely certain of your testimony. you originally said when you are meeting with these countries they have said what can we do to help some. but you have also said that nobody has agreed to put the boots on the ground. and then i said you think that you have not asked them to put boots on the ground. let me be clear. has anybody committed that they would fly their flag in and do airstrikes in this area? >> yes. >> and they are committed to do that? >> yes. >> but in the classified setting we will be able to get to those people are? >> yes. >> that is much more encouraging. thank you, and

but at the moment we're not going it lay this out until john allen has had a chance to come to the u.n. on friday, until we've had a chance to work closely with all of these countries in order to make this as effective as possible. > do you realize how unserious the things that you have laid out and the things that were laid out yesterday sound when you're discussing training 5,000 in y'all's own words, doctors dentists and others in saudi arabia over a year, i don't know whether they're being trained for offensive or defensive. i'd like you to clarify the activities. my understanding is they will be given our tech equipment after they prove themselves on the battlefield. you understand how unrealistic and how that effort on the ground where they're based where isil is based doesn't match the rhetoric that the administration laid out and therefore you're asking us to approve something that we know the way you've laid it out makes no sense. we have a strong sense that our military lead rs have urged you to put special forces on the ground but, no, we're not going to do that. so this doe

president obama has chosen retired general john allen to lead the international effort against the terrorist group. the specifics are being finalized. the cia has increased its estimate of possible isis fighters. the initial estimate was as many as 10,000 and now the cia is saying that they can muster between 31,000 fighters. we want it get more details on the foreign fighters that are helping to swell the isis ranks in syria. brian todd is following that part of the story. what are you finding, brian? >> more than 15,000 foreign fighters, including about 2,000 westerners, have gone to syria to fight. the source said they have come from more than 80 countries. of those, according to a u.s. intelligence official, hundreds of them are westerners and hundred of westerners are fighting for isis, including maybe a dozen or more americans, brianna. so that's how the breakdown is right now. the 15,000 foreign fighters in syria is an astounding number because we know there could be as many as 31,000 fighters in isis alone. of those, hundreds are westerners and maybe a dozen more are americans. >> an

as president obama met today with his new envoy to the middle east, retired general john allen and as he prepares to visit u.s. central command in florida tomorrow to discuss plans for arming so-called moderate syrian rebels, his secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff took questions from the senate armed services committee about the logistics of waging this latest military campaign in the middle east. >> no war! >> the hearing was interrupted by protesters from the anti-war group code pink at one point. defense secretary chuck hagel and general martin dempsey seemed confident in the strategy and they expressed confidence that isis is, indeed, a threat to the u.s. while also hinting at the direction the long-term fight against isis could go. >> this effort is going to be a long-term effort. this coalition is the appropriate way forward. i belief that will prove true, but if it fails to be true, and if there are threats to the united states, then i, of course, would go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of u.s. military g

this is what they call a photo spread, a quick chance to get a picture of retired marine admiral john allen as they met the president. the cameras are gone long before anything of substance is discussed. the president could not have been more emphatic last week. there would not be boots on the ground. >> there will be no more american combat troops fighting on foreign source -- soil. previous conflicts, the military are warning there is a limit as to what airpower alone can achieve. >> i am concerned we are going to become involved and do so in a way that does not provide for mission success. then we could end up in a situation where the u.s. has to become an fault further because we did not frame the problem. >> the president was derided when he said he had no strategy for dealing with the islamic state, so we went on television last week and said he wanted them to be destroyed. the military appeared to be saying, that is fine, but you need to give us the tools to do the job and that is something the president is extraordinarily reluctant to do. bbc news, washington. >> for more on the str

the administration has named retired marine four star general john allen to lead the effort. he was the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, played a big role in iraq. he was last heard from after he was caught up in the petraeus affair. we get more tonight on all of it from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel who remains in northern iraq for us. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the administration is getting a lukewarm reception as it's trying to sell its isis plans. and the more we learn about it the more questions are being asked. as isis continues its brutality and basks in international attention, doubts are growing about the u.s. strategy to confront the group. even confusion over what to call the fight. yesterday, secretary kerry said it's no war. >> what we are engaged in is not a full fledged war like we were before. it's a heightened level of counterterrorism operation. >> reporter: today, the pentagon, state department and white house said it is. >> make no mistake, we know we are at war with isil. >> we are at war with isil. >> the s

john allen got a lot of experience leading allies as commander of nato forces in afghanistan. allen will lead the fight from the state department where we find margaret brennan tonight at her post. margaret, why the state department? >> reporter: scott, basing general allen at the state department is an acknowledgment that air strikes are only part of the strategy. allen will coordinate with a coalition of 40 countries to shut off the flow of funds to isis, stem the tide of foreign fighters into the region, and help coordinate the training of syrian and iraqi forces. secretary kerry says the u.s. is fighting an ideology, not a regime, and that requires more than just a military response. >> pelley: margaret, thanks. isis exploded across iraq this summer. we wondered who's volunteering for a force that is infamous for mass murder. holly williams surprised us with this answer. >> reporter: in a small turkish town two miles from the border with syria, we met a man who told us he fought with isis. he was too frightened to show his face. he's a father of two children, and he used t

obama will meet with marine general john allen who is heading up america's mission. nearly 40 nations will contribute to the fight and allen is coordinating that. >> we want to make sure that their commitment matches what's actually needed. and that we're not duplicating efforts. >> the u.s. launched an air strike near baghdad ed yesterday. kpix 5 is not ruling out working with iran against the common enemy isis. >>> happening today, president obama heads to atlanta where he will visit the cdc and announce a new plan to help fight the ebola epidemic. it includes a command center in liberia. the u.s. also hopes to train health care wokers as many as -- workers as many as 500 per week. ebola killed nearly 2r5 hundred people so far and the world health organization calls the number of new cases other helming. >>> time now is 6:09 and new law goes intoe penalty today. but is it realistic on crowded city streets? our mike sugerman finds out. >> and top pg&e executives are fired in connection with the san bruno pipeline disaster. coming up, the e-mail exchanges that now ha

and i think this is a very wise decision by secreta secretariy, and that is recruiting general john allento oversee the building of a coalition. he has great experience in al qaeda and iraq and working on the awakening issue. i think he'll provide sage advice to both president obama and mr. kerry and on the ground. we'll be able to work with the allies. these are steps in the right direction. but it's going to be a long slog. it's going to be very difficult in the future. >> peter, i want to get to you with the question i just had about islam being religion of peace. how do you dissuade people from becoming radicals in this movement? >> i think when you look especially at many people from europe and other western countries that have gone to iraq as fighters and joined isis and other groups, it's really important that you start engaging these people at home. you stop them from going to these places but more importantly, you engage with muslim communities. there's conversations about syria happening in almost every muslim household in this country and britain and also in other european coun

tomorrow president obama will meet with retired marine general john allen.en is being called back into service to lead a coalition against isis. he was the commander of coalition forces in afghanistan. this all comes after the beheading of british aide worker david haines. >> they claim to do this in the name of islam. that is nonsense. islam is a religion of peace. they are not muslims, they are monsters. >> the u.s. tonight says it is open to talking to iran about a role in resolving the crisis with isis. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for the latest on the international effort to stop isis. you can get the latest around the clock at cbsphilly.com. >> well, philadelphia eagles running back lesean mccoy intended to send a message when he left a 20 cent tip for a waiter at a local restaurant. surely though he never expected it to go this far. receipt from the restaurant sparked such a controversy on social media that the owner decided to take it to the neck level and put it on ebay. at last check tonight the top bid for that receipt was nearly $100,000. it'

and yesterday at the white house i met with an outstanding american heard john allen.e worked with iraqi tribal leaders, and he is going to serve as america's special envoy to build and coordinate this incredible coalition. and i have called on congress to make sure you have all of the resources that you need to get the job done. but the point is, we cannot do for the iraqis what they must do for themselves. we can't take the place of our partners in securing their own region. and a better future for their own people. we can't do it for them, but this is an effort that calls on america's unique abilities and responsibilities to lead. in a world that's more crowded and more connected, it is america that has the unique capability to mobilize against an organization like isil. in a world full of broader social challenges, it is america that has the unique capability and no how to help combat a threat like ebola, the epidemic in africa. and yesterday on top of all that we're already doing to help, i announced a major boost to our help. and major general daryle williams arr

retired marine general john allen is coordinating an international effort at this point made up of 40 countries to defeat isis. >>> protesters in missouri continue their call for justice in the police shooting death of mike brown. ferguson police officer darren wilson shot the unarmed 18 year-old during a confrontation last month. mike brown's family joined protesters at council meeting demanding officer wilson's arrest and rein novel of the county prosecutor, investigating the case. >>> all right. 4:43. pleasant morning out there. >> yes. >> very nice. >> definitely cooler then yesterday was but not like the chill. >> no, not yet. >> not yet. but, up in the poconos we're in the 30's right now. nice clear skies. any of that heat we built up yesterday goes right backup in the atmosphere, gone. so chilly start for some spots but in philadelphia, only a couple degrees cooler then yesterday morning was. so we're looking at a really decent start to the day and this whole day, i mean, thanks mother nature. she's hooking us up. this whole week is really very nice even despite a relatively ac