year to assist afghan forces, army john campbell maintaining 10,000 troops conducting counterterrorism raid is vital. campbell says the planned troop reduction by january 2017 should be put off as long as possible >>> american spies reportedly keeping their eyes and ears on israeli, according to wall street journal. the u.s. intercepted communications between benjamin netanyahu and his aids as well as conversations with members of congress. it came when netanyahu was taking his campaign against the iran nuclear deal to capitol hill >>> a close call on the high seas. the u.s. aircraft carrier coming within 1,500 yards of an iranian rock, operating in the straight of hormuz harry truman was moving through the strailt when the guards were conducting a live exercise in the area. this happening last weekend. they describe as what happened as quote uncharacteristic of most interactions between the u.s. and iranians.

john campbell shows us some more lunkers in this special week of john's big ol' fish. batting lead off is jaci burns of postville. she landed the 8 pound walleye in lake michigan near sturgeon bay. next up is lennox klepach and he first bass ever from the rez. this is kaileen klepach with a channel cat she caught off c street... and chris klepach junior joins the crowd with a good looking sunfish. conner stoll too his dad brian fishing at lake of the ozarks and they teamed up for a dandy. another winning team. kylee dunkel and her dad terry with a lunker largemouth from barrington lake. and there is always a ringer in every crowd. some gentleman named josh and his lake minnetonka northern. some guys have all the luck. with all my fishing friends, this is john campbell reporting. ... and tonight on kcrg 9.2, we have some high school jefferson. match starts at 7:30. will continue into the night. our lows will dip to around 20 or so tonight. partly cloudy skies return tomorrow, as does a blustery west wind. it'll be the coolest day we've had in quite some time with highs

kcrg-tv9's john campbell takes us back. like this year's team, nothing great was expected from the 2002 hawkeyes, but like this iowa hawkeye football team swept through the big ten undefeated. the team featured brad banks atuarterback, freddie russell at runningback, tight end dallas clark, guard eric steinbach, tackle robert gallery, safafy bob sanders and kicker nate kaeding. a key victory came on october 5th against purdue. brad banks engineered a late, come from behind drive. hawkeye fans will never forgft the winning touchdown strike to dallas clark, the final hurdle to an undefeateteconference championship toto place at the metrodome. fred russell rushed for 194 yards and one touchdown. jermelle lewis also topped 100 yards rushing as the hawkeyes crushed the ophers 45-21. hey, big ten champs bob. i can't explain how we feel. great feeling right now. we worked hard all year. finally we got it. afterwards the players carried coach kirk ferentz off the field on their shoulders and the big ten trophy was presented in the

with all my fishing friends, this is john campbell reporting. to catch some local college football today... the university of northern iowa will take on north dakota state university in fargo. the game is at 11 o'clock this morning on espn. an oklahoma police officer learns his fate in court, as his victims speak publicly for the first time in a donald trump have sparked an international debate on muslims entering the u-s. today that's hitting home for muslims attending a mosque that caught fire in california. the riverside county sheriffs office says to the islamic center of palm springs on friday afternoon. county officials have not yet said if they have any suspects. fire crews were able to contain the fire to the building's front lobby. many muslims who attend the mosque are now questioning why they were targeted. " "we was like, what's happening? and they said somebody tried to blow up the mosque. why? for what reason? we're peaceful people. we don't terrorize people, we don't bomb people." " officials say no one was hurt. the investigation

with all my fishing friends, this is john campbell reporting. and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t joe winters for your final forecast. our three days of wet weather is finally coming to a close. showers exit the state with some patchy although the 60s will not be around this week some mild 40s remain in the forecast on tuesday. the gradual trend is to continue to turn the temperatures down this week but not to any below normal levels. look for highs to be in the 30s through the end of the week. tonight: patchy fog late low: 32-38 winds: nw 5-15tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 41-47 winds: se 5-15 thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. we hope you'll be with us again tonight at ten. i'm just gonna run to the store and get a few things. i'll pick you up when you're done. okay. i like it a little better when you stay, but all right. hey, sheldon. hello. i'm here for my haircut with mr. d'onofrio. i'm sorry, uncle tony's in the hospital. he's pretty sick. oh, dear. mr. d'onofrio's in the hospital. why do these things always happen t

with all my fishing friends, this is john campbell reporting. and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t justin gehrts for your final forecast. winds will finally back down for a little while, but with lighter winds and a clear sky, we'll have a cold night in the teenen mostly sunun skies and a gentle wind from the southwest will send us back to the middle 30s for highs on saturday. clouds increase on sunday and we may have a few light showers develop late. it'll be quite mild with highs well into the 40s. a chance of showers ends early monday as temperatures slowly fall. temperatures remain above normal another small rain chance here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular this saturday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.0 with that penny. nice! isn't that just delightful? pennies for everyone! get penny doorbuster deals on great devicic this saturdayy starting at 9:00 a.m. while supplies last. (laughs) i wish you could all be inside my head.

john campbell has their story. the best run was chickasaw county maybe because i am from there the worst run was taylor county. it was raining and 38 degrees. weirdest thing, benton county. we got shot at by pheasant hunters. daren schumaker on the left and dennis lee on the right call themselves team 99 counties. they are attempting to run across every county in the state. we have been lost. in monona zigged when weweshould have zagged. made it a 45 mile day. the journey started in 2009. their motto is inspiration through perspiration. we thought we would raise money for the american heart association when we started. as we evolved we spun it into get up and get active. each run is basically a 26 mile marathon. we joined them december 12th as they ran cerro gordo county. that meant running past clear lake..and running through the traffic of mason city. they have seen many interesting things along the way. both mentioned a siting in mitchell county we were running by a barn with doves circling around. it was beauti

all this week we're feature john campbell's big ol' fish. and tonight, the little fishermen show us how to get 'er done. stay with your 24 hour news wethe state tonigig. a few isolated showers could form ahead of the front, with that chance continuing through the morning hours of our wednesday. the biggest change we find is a wind shift bringing a strong southwest wind around to the west. cooler weather is the result for a couple of days, as highs fall into the upper 20s and lower 30s tough friday. more ra is in the forecast to start christmas week. tonight: isolated showers low: 36-42 winds: se 10100tomorrow: windy high: 40-46 winds: sw 20-30tomorrow night: mostly cloudy low: 24-30 winds: w 10-20thursday: mostly cloudy high: 34 - low: 27 friday: mostly cloudy high: 29 - low: 21 saturday: partly cloudy high: 36 - low: 18 sunday: increasing clouds high: 47 - low: 28 monday: chance of showers high: 46 - low: 37 tuesday: chance of today.. naz mitrou long will miss the rest of the season. sit out the rest of the year to o cover from arthroscopic

john campbell has the highlights. mr cool had the hot hand for iowa. time after time he hit. how about classic fall away half. mike gessel power move. second half uthoff deals to woodbury. jarrod hits free throw for his career high 27. then he goes to the bench. iowa beats the leathernecks 90-56. that's my game. if i am not hitting i pass but tonite my shots were falling. i wanted to leave him in but our lead go too large. pasadena on her mind or shoulder. john campbell tv9 iowa state looks like they are ready for the hawks s ursday night at hilton. the fourth ranked cyclones came out bombs away against buffalo tonight in a tuneup. george niang with the triple for three of his .. and the abdel nader with the quick baseline move for the kiss and one.. and nader can d it all three ball corner pocket to give the clones a 30-16 lead.. and how bout some defense.. jameel mckay with the swat.. and iowa state led by 9 at the break.. buffalo came out running in the second half and cut the lead to one.. but the cyclones asnwered with the long ball matt thomas connects off the inbounds.

but coming up, tv9's john campbell will take us back to theheummer's best catches with big ol' fish. our weather continues to be mild with a day of passing clouds in front of us. while a warm front will be lifting in this afternoon, it appears it really won't have much moisture along it until tonight, when isolated showers are possible. the day should be dry with highs back into the upper 4 to mid-50s. plann on a wet weekend with rounds of rain pushing across the area. the period of heaviest rain still looks to be saturday night into sunday with widespread amounts of 2" on isolated higher or l ler totals, but everybody will get a thorough soaking. any moisture leftover on monday may go to a brief mix, but the vast majority of this event will be rain. ououweather turns cooler by next week with highs dropping down to the 30s and 40s. have a great weekend!toda y: partly sunny high: 49-55 winds: se 5-15 alo: 49 dbq: 50 iow: 53tonight: chance of showers low: 44-50 winds: s 5-10 alo: 44 dbq: 43 iow: 47tomorrow: showers/storms late high: 52-58 winds: se 5-15 alo:5 dbq: 55 iow: 58tomorrow ni

john campbell has the story. the best run was chickasaw county maybe because i am from there the worst run was and 38 degrees. weirdest thing, benton county. we got shot at by pheasant hunters. daren schumaker on the left and dennis lee on the right call themselves team 99 counties. they are attempting to run across every county in the state. we have been lost. in monona county we zigged when we should have mile day. the journey started in 2009. their motto is inspiration through perspiration. we thought we would raise money for the american heart association when we started. as we evolved we spun it into get up and get active. each run is basically a 26 mile marathon. we joined them december 12th as they ran cerro gordo county. that meant running past clear lake..and running through the traffic of mason city. they have seen many interesting things along the way. both mentioned a siting in mitchell county we were running by a barn with doves circling around. it was beautiful. on this day , before the run there wa

john campbell has the highlights. the injured carly mohns can only watch as her teammates warmed up. alex kastanek puts her spin on the game. iowa up by ten. then is the go route. tania davis fires to christina buttenheim...bingo ally disterhoft hit back to back 3s and iowa led by 8 at halftime. out of the kastanek to disterhoft. she led the way with 16 points. now it is disterhoft of jennings. it was all part of a 9-2 run to open the 3rd qtr. tania davis, who got the start at point guard, adds to the iowa lead. they led by 15 going to the 4th quarter, bradley got it down to 4, butiowa prevailed 60 to 53. we need to score better. play consistently. we had nice first and third quarters but our 2nd and 4th quarters were subpar. we got to play 40 minutes. we need to buy in to what coach bluder has been preaching to us. buy in defensivley, offensively, reverse the ball turn down a good shot for a great shot. we will be ok. next up, the hawks host drake on tuesday. john campbell ... thank you, john... more college basketba

john campbell has their story. the best run was chickasaw county maybe because i am from there the worst run was taylor county. it was raining and 38 degrees. weirdest thing, bebeon county. we got shot at by pheasant hunters. daren schumaker on the left and dennis lee on the right call themselves attempting to run across every county in the state. we have been lost. in monona county we zigged when we should have zagged. made it a 45 mile day. the journey started in 2009. their motto is inspiration through perspiration. we thought we would raise money for the american heart association when we started. as we evolved we spun it into get up and get active. each run is basically a 26 mile marathon. we joined them december 12th as they ran cerro gordo county. that meant running past clear lake..and running through the traffic of mason city. they h he seen many intereststg things along the way. both mentioned a siting in mitchell county we were running by a barn with doves circling around. it was beautiful. on this day ,

john campbell has more. no band, no students. there energy in the building to light the shueyville christmas tree. but the hawks managed anyway thanks in part to 53 points from the bench. nicholas baer nails three of his 14. y y like in bounds plays? this one had jarrod uthoff's name written all over it. around the horn. andrew fleming finds anthony clemo. he plugs the meter. rt before halftime, a.c. weaves his way through the roos. 45-31 halftime. it was raining threes at the start of the second half. peter jok. now it is jarrod uthoff! anthony clemons has his way with the fighting kangaroos. he had 13. more bench points. michael soukup finally 95-75 iowa wins. that is a lot of points. i am proud of those guys. after i got on them after stops. one of my strengths is offensive rebounding. try to be in the right place at the right time. if i get a chance to shoot, be ready to shoot. aa if you want energy in the building, just throw out some t shirts. john campbell tv9 sports ... uni men's basketball at richmond... panthers going f

army general john campbell says the planned troop reduction in 2017 should be put off as long he called the current mission to train afghan forces and conduct anti-terror raids vital. killed by a suicide bomber outside bagram air force base. erika: twitter is cracking down amid calls for the social media site to take a harder line on threats and abusive behavior. twitter revised it's rules of kinds of tweets are prohibited. the policy says twitter will not intimidates or uses fear to randy: commitment 2016: donald trump is planning a big infusion of campaign cash. the republican frontrunner says he'll start spending at least $2 million a week starting monday. that will include big buys in iowa, new hampshire and south carolina. he's self-financing his presidential run and says his $15 million under budget. and this morning, easy he has one less rival for the white house. former new york governor george pataki is dropping out of the race. pataki's departure leaves an even dozen republicans in the running. erika: on the democratic side. hillary clinton is wrapping up her day in new hampsh

with all my fishing friends, this is john campbell reporting. ... normally on mondays, we'd be at the first aven but because of the weather, the show has been moved to tomorrow night at 6:30. our guests include: gavin mcgrath, josh oglesby and the iowa city west boys basketball team. thanks josh. but first, here's a look at today's top web stories on kcrg dot com. stay with your 24-hour in the t-v nine mobile weather lab for more on road conditions. chris, where are you? here's a live look at road conditions from the tv- nine mobile weather lab. justin will have a final look at your first alert forecast, next. snow, occasionally mixed with sleet, will continue through the evening and first part of the night. w wespread totals of four to eight inches are likely with some locally higher amounts west and lower amounts of this activity will taper off by midnighgh winds will remain gusty, going as high as 30 mph. mostly cloudy ies continue tomorrowith lighter winds and highs in the 20s. some light snow is possible tomorrowowight into wednesday but accumu

the secretary greeted by general john campbell, who has warned isis militants are trying to set up a base in jalalabad. a new pentagon report also finds taliban attacks in afghanistan increased this year. secretary carter meeting with his afghani counterpart during the visit. carter says: "..general campbell and i have been talking about the years ahead, looking ahead over the next 5 years, 10 years, to all the things that we can do together and that's what i look forward to discussing with you as well." the trip coming after the united nations security council passed a resolution aimed at cutting funding to isis. the u-s and russia proposing the resolution, as both countries run separate anti-isis efforts in syria. treasury secretary jacob lew presiding over the meeting. lew says: "..our efforts to cut isil off from the global community by shutting down financial flows and targeting industrial activity like oil sales are designed to starve resources that they need to operate. washington and moscow officials taking part in more talks, today. secretary of state john kerry among the fo

we came through a bridge and we had some fire at us so that was kind of strange. " kcrg-tv9's john campbell will tonight on the kcrg-tv 9 news at 10. some skiers and snowboarders are out on the slopes of sundown today testing out their skills... the dubuque resort opened for the season after weeks of mild temperatures. . plus in basketball, northern iowa shocks an unbeaten team once more... the panthers are "the story" in college basketball today after upsetting the cyclones in des moines yesterday. fun aspect of gravity... at sundown mountain resort in dubuque today, the resort opened for the season - the latest opening in more than a decade. kcrg-tv9's brea love spoke with the general manager about the first day. sundown mountain resort here in dubuque opened in 1972, and this is the latest start date since 2001. sundown officials say with all of the recent warm weather making artificial snow is impossible. it has to be less than 30 degrees for it to stick. sundown general manager mark gordon says finally get guests out on the slopes. "we had a lot of pent up frustration with wanting to b

and a merry christmas to all my john campbell reporting. bruce and beth? thanks scott. now here's a look at today's top web stories on kcrg dot com. stay with your 24-hour news source, kcrg t-v nine. and now to first alert storm a brief break is upon us before more rain moves through the state. tuesday brings some sunshine, mixed with some clouds of course, but it remains dry. wednesday, for the middle of the week, rain chchces once again increase. christmas eve and christmas day travelers across iowa should encounter no major weather issues. by the weekend we see a storm re-enter the weather picture bringing showers to the state. tonight: mostly cloudy low: 26-32 winds: w 5-10tomorrow: partly cloudy high: 40-46 winds: s 5-15 thanks joe. thahas for joininn us for r rg-tv9 news at 6. we hoppyou'll be wiih us again ev (phone ringing) hohord wolowitz. man: hey, howard. dave roeger here at nasa. we need to talk about your upcoming mission. yes, yes, i've been doing my push-ups. i'm still stuck at nine, but... ...that's going all the way down with no one holding me. at's gre

with all my fishing g iends, this is john campbell reporting. thanks scott. now here's a look at today's top web stories on kcrg dot com. stay with your 24-hour news source, kcrg t-v nine. and now to first alert storm t joe winters for your final forecast. winds still remain strong tonight as cooler weather moves into the state. we can say goodbye to highs in the 40s and look forwawa to 20s for highs on friday. this, however, will be the coldest day of the week. 30s come quickly back into the forecast on saturday wh 40s ahead r sunday. for those of you attending opening night of "the force awakensnson thursday night the weather looks quiet. as master yoda would say, "cloudy mostly, it will be. truly chilly the 20s will feel." tonight: mostly cloudy low: 24-30 winds: w 15-25tomorrow: mostly cloudy high: 31-37 winds: nw 10-20 thanks for joining us for kcrg-tv9 news at 6. we hope you'll be with us again tonight at tenen

john campbell from the sheriff's department was here every day, worked diligently. sergeant phil tansey, chief pat ambrose, chief of police in danvers, the danvers police as well as the other aforedepartment. also postponed his retirement at the request of the judge so he could make sure that the court was orderly and the process worked the way it should. i want to thank paul and wish him a great retirement when he finally leaves us. the judge deserves special mention. he was tested time and time again, and his patience was tested, and he conducted himself with the best judicial the way he conducted himself should be highlighted for other judges. he made sure the courtroom was conducted in an orderly and professional manner. most importantly this moment belongs to colleen ritzer and her family. we can't bring her back but we can provide some sort of justice for her family. tom, peggy, dan and laura, her siblings, have shown incredible dignity and grace throughout this entire ordeal. no family should have to go through the horrific, horrific life that they had to go

. >> defense secretary ash carter was in afghanistan to meet with general john campbell, who admitted to reporters the fledgeling afghan security forces are struggling. >> they have been around for 240 years, the army 7-8 years. we have to put it in perspective. we are trying to build it while in flight. >> a harsh assessment was offered as to the lack of progress, and said despite being better armed and trained by the afghani forces. they are reluctant to pursue the taliban into safe havens. currently, they cannot ensure security and stability without further improvement. >> right now they are static. that's where they took a lot of casualties on checkpoints. >> a big factor, the u.s. is no longer providing air strikes for offensive operation, a finding of the investigation into the mistaken bombing of the doctors without borders in kunduz, is that the mission should not have been authorized. u.s. air power is supposed to be used to protect u.s. troops on the ground or afghan troops in distress. >> u.s. forces are helping afghan forces in the air, not as much as the past, but that's

john: campbell brown, john ralston, you are both excellent and fun to be with. being here. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ >> as long as you're listening to me and not listening to -- we'll be fine. [inaudible] >> i do wish that. for a year i have been talking taking the caliphate away from them because that is what gives them the ability to carry out their global jihad. finally, everybody is starting to -- we've been talking about taking away -- people are starting to catch up on that now. i wish people would pay attention when i say these things. no one something else as that. mark: you're emphasizing that you wish people paid more attention. >> we need to emphasize the importance of getting the moderate muslim community involved. they have to be the ones who are identifying the radical elements because that is the only way that we as a nation will so comfortable. mark: that was dr. ben carson just a short time ago. joining us now is the campaign manager. and former pennsylvania congressman and current supporter of john kasich or president, bob walker. thank you for

secretary ash carter was in afghanistan last week to meet with his top commander there, general john campbell, who candidly admitted to reporters the fledgling afghan security forces are still struggling. >> the u.s. army's been around for 240 years, the afghan army has been around for seven or eight years. we're trying to build an airplane while in fight. >> the report to congress offered a harsh assessment. it said: >> right now, they're very, very static. that's where they've taken casualties on checkpoints. >> one big factor, the u.s. is no longer providing airstrikes for offensive operations. one of the findings of the investigation into the mistaken bombing of the doctors without borders hospital in kunduz is that the mission never should have been authorized. u.s. air power is supposed to be used only to protect the u.s. troops on the ground or afghan troops in extreme distress. >> u.s. forces are helping afghan forces from the air, not as much as in the past, but that's part of the plan, which is to get to the point where afghans are able to provide their own air support. >> the u.s.

there are a few people i want to just briefly single out and john campbell from the sheriff's department help provided security, was here every day, worked diligently. sergeant phil tanzy from the danvers police department, detective one of the first people on the scene that day. chief pat ambrose, chief of police in danvers, the campus police, a fore said police departments gave us all the assistance needed. i also wanted to point out paul gada who men postponed his retirement at the request of the judge so that he could make sure that the court was ordinarily and the process worked the way it should, thank paul and wish him a retirement when he finally leaves us. judge david lowey deserves special mention, he was tested time and time again. his patience was tested. and a he conducted himself with he should be a highlight for other judges in the commonwealth, he provided a fair trial for the defendant and made sure that the courtroom was conducted in an ordinarily and professional manner. but most importantly, this moment belongs to colleen ritzer and her family. we can't bring her back

in an interview with usa "today" army general john campbell said maintaining the current force of 9800 troops to train afghan forces and conduct counterterrorism raids is vital. he also said the scheduled reduction to 5500 troops by january of 2017 should be put off as long as possible. now according to "the washington post" the taliban now controls about 30% of the districts across afghanistan. that's the most territory the group has held since 2001. and "the new york times" points out that while the military officials have been focusing on isis and taliban resurgents, al qaeda has also been re -- re -- preparing and general campbell said recently al qaeda has been attempting to rebuild its support, and its networks and planning capabilities. >>> now, still ahead on "way too early," developing news out of chicago under intense pressure to resign, embattled mayor rahm emanuel is expected to go before cameras today to announce major changes for his troubled police force. >>> plus, a clash of the commissioners. the war of words escalates between the new york's current and former police t

in an interview with usa-today, army general john campbell said he'd like to keep as many of the 9,800 troops currently in afghanistan that he can, for as long as he can - and that he may request additional forces, saying in part: "if i don't believe that we can accomplish the train, advise and assist and the missions, then i owe it to the senior leadership to come back and say, 'here's what i need.' if that's more people, it's more people." in october, president obama announced he was reversing his decision to withdraw all but embassy personnel by the end of 2016 - instead, 9,800 troops will remain there through 2016, before dropping to obama says: "we've always known we've had to maintain counterterrorism operation in that region to tamp down reemergence of active al qaeda networks or other networks that might do us harm" there are new reports though that al-qaeda is resurging in the region - with a number of training camps like those built by osama bin laden before the attacks on september 11. senator marco rubio says those gains are because of the president's back and forth on the

defense second ash carter was in afghanistan last week to meet with his stop commander there general john campbell can lidly admitted to reporters the fledge league african security forces are strugth. >> u.s. army has been around for 200 years, the afghan army has been around for seven are eight years, we are trying to build an airplane while in flight. >> reporter: a just-leased report offered a harsh assessment of the last the progress. despite being far better armed and train afghans rhode island are reluctant to track the taliban if in to their save half ens. >> there are stat and i can taken casual can is, we building wok on those. the u.s. is no longer providing airstrikes one of the findings of the investigation in to the mistaken bolling of the doctors without borders hospital in kahn deuce is that the mission never should have been authorized, u.s. air power is supposed to be used to protect u.s. troops on the ground or afghan troops in extreme distress. >> u.s. forces are helping from the air but not as much as in the past but that's part of the plan to get to the point where afghans ar

>> the problem as general john campbell, the commander in afghanistan said, the united states is only able to put its finger the dike. at the very time that not only is the taliban resurgent in afghanistan, but isis is in 30 different provinces in afghanistan. and the afghan army in many ways is sort of a state of disarray. so conditions are not good on the ground in afghanistan. the american forces are strong enough to help with the counter offensive. in helmand province the taliban is on the rise. the final thing that's so interesting is they are not taking a time out for the winter season. over the last 14 years, the taliban has only fought between april and october. now all of a sudden the attacks in december and january, this is a dangerous precedent for the years ahead. lea: nice to see you general scales. gregg: donald trump and nick the latest druft-up over sex -- the latest dust-up over sexism. stocks ending the year with a whimper. can the problems that may 2015 a slack luster year persist into 2016? [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn

general john campbell is warning that isis or daesh is making inroads in afghanistan. . in the second half of 2015, there were resurgent attacks after president obama declared the war was over last december. the death toll in afghanistan this year is up to 20. this is an example of what our troops experience every day in afghanistan. shannon? >>> president obama insists his strategy to defeat isis is working. he can see he hasn't done a good job of communicating about it. kevin corke reports from honolu honolulu. >> reporter: president obama telling national public radio his limit of announcing is in growing adversity about the described all the work that we had fof. they're worried about whaet leader ip. the broad outlines of what the president wants to do so, though i think the right ones, the pace is not going fast enough. >> this now rank rld with the president's much talked about climate change far, far down the list at just 6%. >> this is not a huge industrial power that can pose great risks to us. institutionally or on a systematic way, but they can hurt us. >> an

today," army general john campbell said he would like to keep as many of the 9800 troops in afghanistan for as long as he can and he may request additional forces sh saying in part if i don't believe we can accomplish the train and assist in the counterterrorism mission thence i owe it to the senior leadership to come back and say here's what i night. if that's more people, that's more people. in october president obama announced he was reversing his decision to withdraw all but embassy personnel by the end of 2016. instead, 9800 troops will remain there through next year before dropping to 5500 in 2017. >> we've always known we had to maintain a counterterrorism operation in that region. in order to tampa down any reemergence of active al qaeda networks or other networks that might do us harm. >> u.s. military officials in afghanistan are concerned that al qaeda is resurgent there. senator marco rubio, a member of the select intelligence committee says those gains are because of the president sz back and forth on withdrawal. >> his retreat from afghanistan prematurely is what's created

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with all my fishing friends this is john campbell reporting. we have high school girls basketball tonight on kcrg nine point two. the cougars of cedar rapids kennedy travel to take on the little hawks of city high. tipoff is kcrg nine point two. deputies with jones county sheriff's offe are worried cars may crash into amish horse and buggies more often now. since the days have become shorter with less daylight, there have been 3 crashes so far. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. stepping up patrols. jones county deputies are increasing e eorts to keep drugged drivers off the roads. extra precautions. the mass shooting in san bernadino has some law enforcement agencies in eastern iowa getting armored vehicles. and fill the plate. we're at talk about the need for donations to fill the plates for senior meals. here's a look at on our city cam this friday morning. some beautiful weather in store today. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara

secretary ash carter was in afghanistan last week to meet with his top commander there general john campbell who candidly admitted to reporters that the afghan army is still struggling. >> we need to put it in perspective, we're trying to build a plane while in flight. >> harsh assessment of the afghan army's lack of progress. despite being far better trained by the u.s. afghan forces remain reluctant to pursue the taliban into their safe havens. concluded that they can't ensure stability until they have further improvement. >> checkpoints, work on those. >> one big factor, u.s. is no longer providing air strikes for offensive operations. mistaken bombing of the doctors without borders situation in kunduz is that the mission should never have been authorizes. only to protecauthorized. >> u.s. forces are helping afghan forces from the ais air,t as much as it was in the past. >> the u.s. had been training afghan pilot to fly a simple plane af 29. now finishes training in moody air force base in georgia. >>> afghan military being able to retake what was lost, it also concedes the taliban has go

on tuesday, general john campbell, commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan, told the associated press that isil is seeking to establish a regional base in eastern afghanistan as it attracts more followers and foreign fighters. madam president, i ask unanimous consent the a.p. interview u.s. general says afghan is isil loyalist growing. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: be put in the record. supporters of the islamic state group in afghanistan are attempting to establish an eastern base in the city of jalalabad, general john campbell said. in libya, libya, "the wall street journal" reports that isil is expanded in libya and established a new base close to europe where it can generate oil revenues and plot terror attacks. madam president, i ask unanimous consent the "wall street journal" islamic state tightens grip on libyans stronghold of cert, the hometown, by the way, of moammar qadhafi. step up pressures and the -- established a new base close to europe where it can generate oil revenue and plot terror att

with all my fishing friends, this is john campbell reporting. several republican presidential candidates are hoping to win over voters in ioio. two of them will be in dubuque today, and the gop frontrunner is hosting an event in cedar rapids tomorrow. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. it's ---. source, thth is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. one person is in the hospital this morning after a fire near a te in cedar rapids last night. delayed switchthe federal gogoernment forces iowa to delay the switch to privatize medicaid and many families are relieved. and breaking down stereotypes. one eastern iowa man is helping struggling families whililcreating a positive message about the muslim community. and you're looking live on our city cam this morning. actually feeling like normal december out there. first, meteorologogs t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on another windy day in the area with highs around 30egrees in many spots. along this cold front, a passing snow shower may occur, mainly along and nortrtof a w

army general john campbell says the planned troop reduction in 2017 should be put off as long as possible. he called the current mission to train afghan forces and conduct anti-terror raids vital. last week, six u.s. airmen were killed by a suicide bomber outside bagram air force base. erika: a case of road rage against a snow plow driver in andover. police say michael mccullon got into a fist fight with the driver on north main street yesterday. he then allegedly pulled a gun on the driver. nobody was hurt. mccullon is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery. randy: rare winter flooding is causing issues in the midwest. shut down in missouri and illinois. at least 18 deaths are being blamed on the flooding. that same system ushered in yesterday' s wintry mix here. erika: a close call for a new mexico couple trapped in a snow drift for 20 hours. their car fell into a ditch 12 feet of snow piled on top of it. the couple used cellphones to call for help, but first responders had trouble getting to the car because they couldn' t find it. eventually the pair was f

general john campbell's remarks came in an interview with the associated press. foreign fighters from iraq and syria joined afghan in pledging loyalty to isis. last spring, campbell described the isis presence. a pentagon report described it as ready to attack, an alarm bell campbell raised in october echoed by members of the foreign relations committee after receiving a classified briefing on afghanistan. >> their ability on social media to get out and report. reports throughout the different providences upward of 25 plus providences. the significant presence is the east. >> the most depressing we have heard in a long, long time. >> reporter: kandahar airfield was attacked where u.s. military personnel are based along with u.s. planes and drones. the pentagon report said the overall security situation deteriorated in afghanistan in the second half of 2015, less than a year after the president ended u.s. combat operations there. >> we've been in continuous war now for almost 13 years, over 13 years and next week we will be ending our combat mission in afghanistan

and nato forces in afghanistan, general john campbell says islamic state supporters in the country are rising and trying to establish a base in the eastern city of jalalabad. campbell says that as of right now, the islamic state loyalists don't have the capability to attack the united states or europe but does say they've expressed a desire to do so. joining us tonight, former army vice chief of staff, fox news military analyst general jack keane. general, good to have you with us. the president on one day talks about a shrinking islamic state and the pentagon the next releases a report about a growing, expanding islamic state. what are we to make of this? >> believe the report. the harsh reality and we've spoken about this on fox before, the islamic state has expanded with formalized, documented affiliate relationships with nine countries, and they're expanding into three more, probably within the next 30-60 days. two of the countries are what we're talking about tonight, afghanistan and pakistan. they there are, one, because they can, but number two, they've got two strategic reasons

general john campbell sounded the alarm bell about the spread of isis to afghanistan which we called daesh when he testified on the hill in october. >> there are differences throughout the different provinces, upward of 25-plus provinces we've had reports of daesh but the significant presence is in the east in nangahar. but predominantly in nangahar. >> this is one reason president obama authorized 9,800 u.s. troops to stay in afghanistan through 2016. the president did not take questions when he was at the pentagon yesterday and did not answer when i asked whether it was time to admit that u.s. troops are still fighting in afghanistan. gretchen? >> very interesting. thank you, jennifer. >>> are you dreaming of a white christmas? well, we're going to give you look at where you're most likely to get one. i'll give you a little hint. it ain't going to be in new york. thousands of people came out today to run the race for retirement. so we asked them... are you completely prepared for retirement? okay, mostly prepared? could you save 1% more of your income? it doesn't sound like much, b

john campbell saying interview with "usa today" he may ask for more troops to be sent in if that is whatneeded as the taliban is resurfacing there along with al qaeda. "the new york times" is reporting that handful of al qaeda training camps recently popped up. one of them described as largest ever discovered was destroyed in airstrikes just back in october. pete, to you first on this. in october, president obama announced that he was reversing his decision to withdraw all people other than embassy personnel by the end of 2016. do you think given what happened just in recent weeks and afghanistan we'll need more people? >> probably and unfortunately. the sad reality we learned a lot of the right lessons way too late and in the wrong country. afghanistan, we never had capability of doing what we wanted to in gan fan which could have been done in iraq. in iraq we abandoned battlefield way too soon without leaving residual force, hence what we have today. afghanistan and al qaeda and isis setting up training cams. we don't have afghan government capable of projecting power. what are the opt

general john campbell warned recently that isis using foreign fighters from syria and iraq is trying to set up a base near afghanistan's eastern province. back to you. >> great reporting, jennifer. thank you for bringing us that story. david: so what is going on in afghanistan? here to weigh in david sears. former u.s. navy seal. we have americans getting killed now in greater numbers in afghanistan. we have the taliban taking over territory we didn't think they would be able to do. are they winning? >> are they winning? no. it's a classic insurgency. there is no winner. this is going to go on, and it has gone on for 15 years arguably now. afghanistan hasn't been ruled peaceful since they had a king. this is going to continue. we're going to see more blood and treasure from the united states expended in afghanistan. david: but, you know, when we went in there first in december of 2001 after the 9/11 attacks there was a group called northern alliance, they were a good group of fighters, they hated the taliban, they were willing to die fighting the taliban. what happened to them? why i

general john campbell has described 2015 as, quote, a very tough year, with increasing attacks from both the taliban and isis fighters. >>> up next, president obama said he understands why there are concerns about his plans for fighting isis. keep it here. give the gift of the better network. save up to 50% on our hottest android smartphones like the samsung galaxy s6. get the best deals and the better network. >> president obama warned that the rise of isis has to be taken seriously. >> they've shown in paris what they can do in an organized fashion and in san bernardino what we've seen as their ability to proselytize for their perverted brand of islam and spur small-scale terrorist attacks. and those are very difficult to detect. so it is gonna be important for us to be vigilant. i'm confident that we're going to prevail, but it is also important for us to keep things in perspective. and this is not an organization that can destroy the united states. but they can hurt us. and they can hurt our people and our families. so i understand why people are worried. >> the small-scale terrorist