secretary of state john kerry arriving in kiev to hold talks with the ukrainian officials. sue on the table for kerry and officials. russia has a key interest in this, matthew chance for us in moscow. any word yet from secretary kerry on any promises from the united states? >> reporter: there has been word from state department officials the united states is offering a humanitarian aid package worth $16 million. that is a drop in the ocean compared to what ukraine's government is looking for to address the scale of the humanitarian crisis. what the ukrainian leadership are really looking for from john kerry, u.s. secretary of state, commit to supply weapons to the government. the government is providing non lethal aid. they want missiles and anti-tank weaponry to prosecute the war in the pro-russian rebels. the risk is what impact does that have on the war zone? vladimir putin, would he choose to escalate and redouble his backing for the pro-russian rebels? that is discussed and something that has to be considered carefully carefully. as john kerry arrives in kiev we heard f

secretary of state john kerry has been talking about the plans to get them. let's hear what he has to say. >> as dash retreats to syria, we continue the fight and to put pressure on the bashar al-assad regime there's no place for a brutal dictator. the fight against violent extremists will not be decided on the battlefield. we have to remain deeply committed to this fight. those not yet committed need to commit to the fight. it is unrelenting. >> sounds there like john kerry wants more countries to join the coalition in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> well certainly that's the message coming out of here that this is a global threat and needs to be countered in a global way, that all countries are not spared from the threat and give a long list of achievements. so far there has been 2,000 air strikes, about a fifth of the territory is under i.s.i.l. chrome that it was lost by the group. he said that some of the controls have been retaken. he did say that unless there is a global approach meaning it has to start in schools, there has to be economical and politica

♪ mattress discounters ♪ >>> john kerry not pulling any punches when it comes to russia. >> we cannotnks that are crossing the border from russia and coming in to ukraine. >> kerry announcing more than $16 million in u.s. aid for ukraine to help the war torn country to respond to the crisis. secretary of state will be addressing the conflict. jordan escalating its attack on isis the bombing in retaliation for the killing of a fighter pilot. why jordan's actions could spark the u.s.-led offensive on the terror group. let's talk live in the cnn "newsroom."

a claim secretary of state john kerry dismissed during testimony on capitol hill while questioning the prime minister's ability to make sound judgments. >> the prime minister as you recall was profoundly forward leaning and outspoken about the importance of invading iraq under george w. bush and we all know what happened with that decision. he may have a judgment that just may not be correct here. >> joining the panel this week, wall street columnist and deputy editor, dan henninger. and global view columnist bret stephens. let's start with netanyahu. why would the administration want to elevate this speech? i know they oppose his appearing, but why make it such a personal and highly political criticism like they have the last week? >> well i think there's a couple of reasons, paul. obviously, a public relations offensive to marginalize and diminish the israeli prime minister in advance of this speech. >> but they're elevating its prominence. this is going to be the speech of the year. >> i completely agree. i mean, i don't see how this works for the administration. prime minister neta

strong words from secretary of state john kerry as he calls out russia amid the escalating violence in ukraine. we're now awaiting a news conference to begin shortly with kerry and the ukrainian prime minister. he's wrapping up a series of meetings today in kiev. just a few hours ago, kerry said russia needs to pull back heavy weapons that can reach heavily populated areas, remove foreign troops and close the russian ukrainian border. let's head right to ukraine and cnn's national correspondent jim sciutto who is traveling with the secretary. tell us more, jim. >> reporter: here in kiev we're seeing a fairly diplomatic full-court press. you the secretary of state of the u.s. the presidents of france and germany arriving later tonight and then heading to moscow. to the west the nato powers along with the u.s. showing a unified front against russia against military actions that i tell you, carol, having covered this story for a month, i have not heard them use terms to describe. they're talking about a grave escalation on the ground a dire security situation on the ground which they blam

it seems to me john kerry almost agrees with this.nless there is some type of broad outline of what the iran is going to do. they are not going to kick the can down the road. the consequences of not having an agreement are profound and huge but it does seem the united states is putting out the statement right now, this is put up or shut up time the next month or so month and a half will be absolutely critical to getting a deal. >> mark murray chris jansing, thanks so much. we greatly appreciate you joining us. that does it for this edition of "news nation." up next, "andrea mitchell reports" with live coverage of the news conference with president obama and chance lower merkel. thanks to angie's list now it is. we've made hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog walker as simple as a few clicks. buy their services directly at angieslist.com no more calling around. no more hassles. start shopping from a list of top-rated providers today. angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. visit angieslist.com today. [ fishing rod castin

as you say, john kerry in kiev. he is the main thrust of that negotiation is about whether the united states should be equipping the ukranian army with more serious weaponry that it currently is it is supplying it with nonlethal weapons, there was a thought that the u.s. should expand that to include lethal material. in a press commence an hour or so ago the french president francis hollande announced he and merkel will fly to kiev and on to moscow. that has been confirmed by the kremlin. so this is definitely happening. what is it going to be about? >> francis hollande was saying there'll be a new peace initiative and it will be based on the territory of ukraine. beyond that we know little at the moment and no details have been released. it will be whether it will involve hard ball tactics from the european union, will it be a capitulation or concessions to the russians we know most involve a degree of both of these two things. >> right. vladimir putin will be watching this flurry of diplomatic movement. what will

john kerry addressed that too saying we're not interested in a proxy war.a's behavior. we're not choosing a military outcome but you cannot have a one-sided piece. john kerry is now headed to munich where he will meet tomorrow with the russian foreign minister lavrov here in kiev is the german chancellor angela merkel before going to moscow tomorrow where they will meet president putin, who of course denies he is supplying weapons to the ukrainians. so a day of diplomacy trying to catch up with the spiraling violence. we've had dozens killed here in recent days. a death toll now of more than 5,300 since this conflict began. and the dangers both in supplying weapons and the dangers ahead are really huge. back to you, ronan. >> nbc's bill neely, thank you. so far the u.s. only provided nonlethal assistance to the ukrainians, but this seems to be changing the tone in washington. i'm join by charles wald retired four star general and former deputy commander of u.s. european command also one of eight former u.s. officials who wrote a report issue by brookings ca

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secretary of state, john kerry.understand he will be meeting with the russian foreign minister in munich over the weekend. >> erin for us in moscow. a flurry of developments while people are dying in ukraine. >>> jordan is striking back at isis hitting training centers and armed depots. claiming the targets were destroyed completely. jordan's foreign minister says the military is just getting started. >> it is actually the beginning of our retaliation of the horrible murder of our young pilot. it is not the beginning of the fight. we have been in the current effort for a few weeks and we have been fighting terrorism for a number of years. so yes, we are upping the ante and going after them with everything we have. it is not the beginning and certainly not the end. >> jordan named the operation moath after the pilot. jordanian state television reflecting the depth of the public rage there. released video of the bombing run and air force personnel, including a unformed woman writing taunts aimed at isis on the bombs.

john kerry insists the points of agreement must be in place next month. secretary claims the iranians have had more than enough time to prove their nuclear program is peaceful. >>> boston and the northeast in the grips of another snowstorm. snow falling hard in parts of new england with some areas facing up to more than 2 feet of snow. boston still digging out from 55 inches of snow. the mayor says there is no place to put it all. >> adding to last week's snowfall in the span of time, this is an unprecedented area now in the city of boston as far as the amount of snow. >> parts of new england have seen half a foot of snow overnight. let's get the forecast from meteorologist karen maginnis. >> john, we are focused on boston because it is staggering. this is the third snowstorm in as many weeks. piled up is 63 inches of snowfall. way above where they should be for this time of year. they are wondering where to put the snow. the snow-zilla. removing the snow from the railroad tracks. it is hard to keep up. they are saying schools are closed. if you don't hav

john kerry met president poroshenko in kiev. french president hollande and german chancellor angela merkel are due there later on thursday. >> syrian government airstrikes killed more than 70 people in rebel-held areas near damascus. the attacks followed rebel rockets and shell attacks that killed at least seven people in the syrian capitol. >> germany's finance minister is skeptical about the greek's proposal to cut its massi debt burden. he said they agreed to disagree. >> boko haram fighters have killed more than 100 people in northern cameroon. the nigeria armed group attacked a town along the border between the two countries. the massacre comes amid a major regional offensive against boko haram. african leaders agreed to send troops to fight the group. ground forces mom chad, nigeria and cameroon are fighting the armed group. cameroon can't defeat boko haram alone, said the communications director. >> the international community needs to understand that this problem cannot be handled by cameroon or the five countries niger,

john kerry made another call for a ceasefire and said there's no question. the separatists are not simply crass-roots rebels. >> there's no question about damages flowing. rocket systems transported. convoys of goods carrying people weapons, and other instruments of battle. >> german chancellor angela merkel and french president francis hollande met with leaders. they will travel to moscow to talk about a new peace plan. >> jordan is making good on promises. a wave of shets bombboarded the hideouts days after a video showed the murder of a piment. his family received word of the campaign from king abdullah. we have more. >> reporter: this is wherored annian -- jordanian pilot moaz al-kasasbeh wanted to celebrate his return. instead it's a place where they are receiving condolences after the islamic state of iraq and levant burnt him alive. king abdullah paid his respects to the tribe in the southern province. he told the pilots father that jordan's royal air force shelled i.s.i.l. forces in the syrian province. the king had already promised what he called a

secretary of state john kerry offered support to president poroshenko. the french president hollande and german chancellor angela merkel arrived for talks. >> we talked about the harmest threat that ukraine faces today and that is russia's continued aggression in the east. there's no other way to call it. >> we highly appreciate the united states invaluable support to our nation and our people through all the time of ukraine independence. the support has become most evident viewed in russian aggression on crimea and on donetsk. the beyond leading role in consolidation of the plans of solidarity in support of ukraine is critical for pushing of the peaceful solution. we are grateful for the consistent engagement of the state department and you personally mr. secretary, into this effort. >> let's hear now from our correspondent with the latest from moscow. >> president putin on paper at least in his statements will say much the same as john kerry was just saying exempt for the facts of course, that he would resolve himself and russia of any blame that kerri

john kerry met ukrainian president poroshenko in kiev, saying the u.s. wants a peaceful solution but will not close its eyes to russia's actions. it is a diplomatic push to end the fighting. angela merkel and french president hollande will be flying to you a crane on friday. the military alliance of nato is strengthening it's flank. >> john kerry was the first to arrive on thursday in kiev, offering u.s. support to you a crane and warnings to russia. >> we cannot close our eyes to tanks that are crossing the border from russia and coming into ukraine. we can't close our eyes to russian fighters in unmarked uniforms crossing the border and leading individual companies of so-called separatists in battle. >> he'll be followed later by the leaders of france and germany. president hollande and angela merkel. >> we will present a new proposal to resolve the conflict. it will be based on the territorial integrity of ukraine and we will discuss it with president poroshenko today and on friday in moscow with the russian president because time is of the essence. >

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this is what secretary of state john kerry said yesterday when he appeared on "meet the press." [video clip] sec kerry: i have no doubt that additional assistance of economic kind and other kinds will be going to ukraine. we do so understanding that there is no military solution. the solution is a political, diplomatic one. but president cl hadputin president -- president puti has gotn to take the offramp and we have got to remain committed to the sovereignty of ukraine. host: yes the meeting with other leaders for the national security conference in munich, and "the wall street journal" reporting this "the economic pain could force mr. putin to reevaluate his tactics. supporters of providing legal military supplies argued that it could change the kremlin's calculus, potentially by causing more russian casualties there. the question to all of you as washington debates this -- should the west be arming the ukraine against russian-backed rebels? willy, democratic caller. caller: how you doing g reta? host: good morning. caller: i am not for the west arming the great, particularly

john kerry stated himself yesterday.n you really look at picture globally and historically, the world is a safer place than it has been in a long time. i guess the big question, is why? why is that the headline that they want out there right now? >> because look i think the reason they want that headline out there is because that defeats the message that this has been a failed president on foreign policy if you can say look, the world is richer than it has ever been, basically true right? a lot of folks in africa pulled out of poverty by democracy and capitalism. but you have the spread of jihaddism in africa. it is definitely not safer than it has been. by saying that they're able to counter the narrative, that you know, with the spread of isis tearing apart of ukraine with question of nato's stance against russia and all these other things, this is a failed president in foreign policy he doesn't like that. historically, the president will be judged as one of the most failed foreign policy presidents this country has ha

secretary of state john kerry has arrived in the ukrainian capital for talks. i asked our correspondent, david stern, what the government there is hoping for from america. >> reporter: ukrainian officials exactly what their wish list is. and they don't really give a detail but it's assumed that what they want is anti-tank weapons, the javelin, which is apparently very effective, and what they describe as anti-battery weapons. these are systems that allow them to pinpoint strikes that have already been firing on them. of course, ukrainians will be welcoming anything. they've been calling for a long time, four defensive weapons. they think this is absolutely crucial in stopping this rebel offensive and what they say is a russian-backed invasion or a russian invasion of eastern ukraine. >> that is kiev. well, in brussels today, nato defense ministers are meeting to firm up details of the biggest reinforcement of nato's collective defense since the end of the cold war. it's planning to establish a network of small command centers in three baltic republics. poland r

secretary of state john kerry has been meeting with ukrainian leaders. the key question will the u.s. send new lethal aid, new weapons to help the ukrainian military in this conflict? >> we're not seeking a conflict with russia no one is, not president poroshenko not the united states not the european community. that's not what this is about. we have very hopeful that russia will take advantage of our broad-based uniform acceptance of the notion that there is a diplomatic solution that is staring everybody in the face. that's what we want. >> what exactly are they going to get this time around? secretary kerry is not the only major figure in the air. french president francois hollande and chancellor angela merkel are head tld now with a new peace initiative they hope ukraine and russia can agree upon. let's get to cnn's national security correspondent jim sciutto. we're waiting for the press conference to happen. what more are you hearing about kind of the state of play in this dire situation? >> reporter: let me tell you, the descriptiontion of the situ

secretary of state john kerry arrives in kiev in a couple of hours to meet with ukrainian leaders. merican support for ukraine. our senior international correspondent, matthew chance is following this developing story and joins us from moscow with more. so matthew, what can we expect to see accomplished on this visit? >> reporter: well john kerry's going to be arriving in kiev shortly. he's going to be meeting with the prime minister of the country and with its president, poroshenko. what the ukrainians are going to be looking for is what gifts, if you will john kerry will be bearing. certainly it will be some kind of assistance for ukraine. the united states has spoken strongly in support of the government in kiev which is battling the rebels that are supported by russia in the east of the country. as you mentioned, the big question is whether on this occasion john kerry is going to confirm that washington will provide lethal aid, weapons to the government side. so far, the united states has stood away from that fearing that it could escalate the conflict. that's still the official

john kerry came out saying the weather is the biggest thing. it might be one degree warmer a hundred years from now is the real threat. that doesn't matter if president obama continues to campaign. this is a threat to the american public. you cannot keep downplaying and apologizing. you have to be honest. >> and cheese burgers were a big threat last week. harris if josh earnest is telling the media there is in tell that john kerry can use to backup what he is saying why doesn't he put it out there? >> i think they may be underestimating the american people and thinking we believe two oppositional truths can be one truth. senator john kerry says we are better off but then you have the 50 years of experience comment clapper saying he hasn't seen it this bad. >> i am surprised they let ed henry back into the white house. earnest said they reduced isis to reduce the rein of territory but that is not true. it is dang to mislead the american public. >> even if they are saying we are safer than we have been the american people don't feel that way. sho

. >> this came 24-hours after john kerry was testifying before congress with a very very different message. >> we are living in a period of whether he is daily threat to americans and people in the world, less violent deaths today than the last century. >> the vie rent -- violent deaths continued. they showed smashing of artifacts in iraq. they kidnapped a number of christians now that number reportedly to increase above 200. we have learned there have been new air strikes over the past 24 to 48-hours. it looks like though, ainsley, that they missed their main target which was a leader of isis bag darral baghdadi. but he gave them the slip. >> how are they explaining these very different narratives? >> it is interesting. they are saying the director of national intelligence james clapper was talking about the threat from isis. secretary kerry was talking about the capacity of isis to carry out the attack. it was interesting watching ed henry chief white house correspondent play the back and forth game. they explained how you have these two very different messages in 24-hours. >> very bizar

and hear john kerry say that is juz bizarre. >> it is bizarre. but it's not just bizarre, it's dangerous. it shows a lack of appreciation of the threat we face. the american people are way ahead of this administration in terms of their perception of the threat. and they have to take this threat seriously. when the enemy says we are going to be in conflict, you have to take the words of the enemy seriously. we didn't take the words of osama bin laden seriously in the 1990s. and 9/11 was the price we paid. we cannot afford to make that same mistake again. >> very true. marc, thank you very much. >> thanks martha. >>> so my next guest will be testifying before congress tomorrow on the efrlts to defeat isis. general jack keane is the chairman of the institute for the study of war and fox news military analyst. general, good to have you here this evening ahead of your testimony. >> good to be here, martha. >> one of the things you're going to talk about is this authorization of military force congress is working onto sort of sign-off on the president'

a new criticism for the prime minister this time from secretary of state john kerry.stified before congress defending the administration negotiations with iran saying netanyahu has been wrong about the talks all along including interim deal which froze the weapons program. >> israel is safer today with the added time we have given and the stoppage of the advances in the iranian nuclear program than they were before we got that agreement, which by the way the prime minister opposed. he was wrong. >> stoppage. but the secretary didn't stop there. watch. >> the prime minister, as you recall, was profoundly forward-leaning and, outspoken about the importance of invading iraq under george w. bush. and we all know what happened with that decision. he may have a judgment that may not be correct here. >> him. so he was for it before we was against it. listen to what syndicated columnist charles krauthamer had to say about that last remark from kerry. >> that kerry statement is rather rich. he talks about netanyahu supporting the iraq war. now, let's remember that was in 2003.

gregg: secretary of state john kerry arriving in kiev today or talks with the president, announcing plans for multibillion dollar aid packages for civilians in the east where fighting is intensifying between russian backed rebels and government troops. let's speak with greg who is live in london. reporter: that's right, strong talk from secretary of state john kerry about russia's role in the fighting in eastern ukraine. there has been more talk about u.s. applied weapons to the ukrainian military. he was traveling to meet with petro poroshenko claiming that russian aggression in the east is the biggest threat to the ukraine, saying that the left cannot close of eyes to russian fighters, tanks, rockets and radar units crossing the border from russia into the ukraine john kerry says the u.s. does want a diplomatic resolution. >> russia needs to demonstrate its commitment to ending the bloodshed once and for all. we would ask that it does so by honoring the agreement that it signed. the minsk agreement. reporter: the minsk agreement is a long broken cease-fire, the humanitarian package talk

john kerry says the u.s. can't close its eye to say russian tanks coming over the border. how significant is kerry's visit and how will moscow be viewing it, do you think? >> right now ukraine's on everybody's mind here in brussels and washington and european capitals and moscow and kiev because there's very heavy and bloody fighting there but there's also a possibility that there can be very serious escalation of this fighting. there's also a possibility of a ceasefire, because it has bogged down into a stalemate more or less. i believe that the ceasefire has a good chance, and right how to, the flurry of international diplomacy high level with kerry and hollande and merkel going to discuss a ceasefire deal. >> nato meeting in brussels where you are looking to strengthen their eastern flank. is that likely to abred line for moscow? could that have the opposite effect and escalate the crisis? >> almost likely not immediately, since these plans will be drawn out in time and maybe even some russian military people will be glad for that happening, because they were seen arguin

john kerry accused russia of lies in its role. congress was told that russia engaged in a period of overt and extensive propaganda exercise that i have seen since the height of the cold war. russian authorities have been persisting in misrepresentation, lies about the activities to my face the face of others on different occasions. on the ground in the east of you withdrawn, army and pro-russians accuse each other of breaking the ceasefire. there is concerns rebels are moving forces to mariupol. it's important to capture the port. paul brennan explains. >> reporter: east of the city of mariupol the ukrainians delivered franks to the front line and the continuous souped of artillery and tank fire further forward is why. while it's true this the guns have fallen silent along portions of the line of conflict. it's not happening here. bombing every day and we can't give him ... >> reporter: you can't reply with fire. >> we can't. >> reporter: we were taken further forward along dry dusty lanes, passing abandoned houses and weaving bet

secretary of state john kerry arrives in kiev next hour to meet with ukrainian leaders. he is expected to reiterate american support as ukraine event off attacks from -- ukraine fends off attacks from pro-russian rebels. matthew chance is monitoring the story and joins us from moscow. so let's get an idea of what can be expect to be accomplished from the visit. we know of course that the ukrainian president has very high expectations doesn't he? >> reporter: yes. petra poroshenko the ukrainian leader calling on nato countries to provide them with technologically advanced weapons so they can prosecute their battle for effectively against the pro russian rebels. it's not clear at this stage what john kerry, the u.s. secretary of state, is going to offer. certainly there's going to be support for the ukrainian government. they're providing financial assistance and providing nonlethal military aid to the ukrainians at this point. thing like night vision goggles and flack jackets and other equipment like that. the big debate right now is should the united states and other cou

secretary of state john kerry threatens a u.s. pull out of the iran nuclear talks if it is not made. issuing caution after al-shabab targets the mall of america. >>> annual state of the republican party >>> greece gets financial breathes room. europe's financial troubles are far from over. >>> talks over iran's nuclear programme may have reached a moment of truth. john kerry arrived in geneva it's unclear how long the secretary of state or the iranian negotiators will stale there. the u.s. is threatening to pull out if there's no agreement. iran's participation depends on what the u.s. decides to do. iran's foreign minister seemed to downplay the differences. >> translation: the main disagreement is a psychological difference. some western countries specifically the united states and some parties inside america feel that sanctions are an asset for them. >> talks on iran's nuclear programme missed two deadlines. the u.s. says a further extension will not make sense without a basis for continuing negotiations. rosalind jordan is at

alone for the last offer that john kerry did today, $356 billion.re's a lat money -- >> where do you get that figure? reforms. this is something the ukrainians must make on themselves. pouring money into greece or italy, it doesn't mean that the reforms are achieved. this is something that the country has to do. and ukraine has a huge amount of problems that they have to deal with. i mean it's not a completed democracy, it's not a fully functioning market. so the money alone, they need it, we need to give them, we are giving them to them but there also must be an effort there. >> did we lead the ukrainians that the support is more concrete than it has been? >> we did not tell them we would provide the support if the aid was given. england france and for that point russia ensured ukraine's borders. >> in that way they were misled? >> when nato expanded the implicit agreement or the gentleman agreement as you may want to call it ask it would not have expanded beyond the former what is today and in fact in 2008 we wanted to give a road map to georgia a

and hear john kerry say that is juz bizarre. >> it is bizarre. but it's not just bizarre, it's dangerous. it shows a lack of appreciation of the threat we face. the american people are way ahead of this administration in terms of their perception of the threat. and they have to take this threat seriously. when the enemy says we are going to be in conflict, you have to take the words of the enemy seriously. we didn't take the words of osama bin laden seriously in the 1990s. and 9/11 was the price we paid. we cannot afford to make that same mistake again. >> very true. marc, thank you very much. >> thanks martha. >>> so my next guest will be testifying before congress tomorrow on the efrlts to defeat isis. general jack keane is the chairman of the institute for the study of war and fox news military analyst. general, good to have you here this evening ahead of your testimony. >> good to be here, martha. >> one of the things you're going to talk about is this authorization of military force congress is working onto sort of sign-off on the president'

john kerry said the u.s.ructure, undermined the propaganda, taken out half their senior leadership, squeezed its financing, damaged the supply network, dispersed the personnel, and forced them to think twice before they move in an open convoy. we're forcing them to change tactics. >> the u.s.-led coalition is up to more than 60 countries right now. the u.s. is still very much the primary member of the coalition. more arab countries are doing more. the united arab em rates joining the coalition and doing more air strike missions now. and jordan stepping up and other countries will do it as well. whether or not the war against isis is being won is unclear. it's a big picture in iraq. isis is being pushed back out of key areas because of the air strikes supporting the kurdish fighters on the ground and the shy yat malitias doing damage there. isis is not facing much of a challenge on the ground. back to you. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, you know isis vows to come to the white house and behead the president of th

secretary of state john kerry will not be part of the talks in moscow. u.s. vice president biden is expected to meet with leaders in brussels. this as they are expected to rubber staple the a new round of sanctions. some eu states expressing the sanctions do not go far enough. that latest round on the heels of the violence we have been seeing in eastern ukraine. john. >> sanctions have an economic impact in russia but have not kept them from meddling. erin, thanks. >>> jordan is striking back against isis with a report of 30 jets hitting centers. expanding in syria and some in iraq as well. claiming those targets were destroyed. jordan's foreign minister telling cnn the country's military is just getting started. >> it is the beginning of our retaliation over the horrific and brutal murder of our brave pilot. it is not the beginning of our fight. we have been in the fight for a number of years. so yes, we are upping the ante. we are going after them with everything we have. it is not the beginning and not the end. >> jordan named the operation moath after the

well, john kerry is now on his way to munich. he will land in munich and there tomorrow he'll meet the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov for talks. meanwhile, here in ukraine, the french president, francois hollande is here with the german chancellor angela merkel. they're meeting ukraine's leaders. next they'll go to moscow and meet president putin, who denies that his troops are crossing the border, that he's supplying any weapons. so a day and two days indeed of intense diplomacy trying to keep pace with the violence. we've seen dozens killed in recent days. 5,300 and more killed since this conflict began. and the risks of this conflict escalating are still growing. joy? >> that was nbc's bill neely reporting from kiev. >>> over to taiwan now, where rescue workers in taipei spent another day searching for missing passengers who were aboard that plane that crashed into the river yesterday. so far, crews have recovered at least 30 passengers' bodies while at least a dozen people are still unaccounted for. this comes as more

john kerry offered a very direct challenge to netanyahu's credibility on matters on war and peace.ow, this is really tough. let's listen. >> the prime minister, as you recall, was profoundly forward leaning and outspoken about the importance of invading iraq under george w. bush and we all know what happened with that decision. he was extremely outspoken about how bad the interim agreement was during which time he called the deal of the century for iran even though it has clearly stopped iran's program and, more importantly, he has decided it would be good to continue it. he may have a judgment that just may not be correct here. and, you know, let's wait and hear what he says. >> for more now, i'm joined by ron fournier. they are going to fight. he's saying that netanyahu is just another corner -- well, regular hawk like we have this this country and over there who always want to attack and claim nuclear weapons is the issue and here he is in iraq. this is a stone-cold assault on netanyahu. my thought is he better start fighting back because netanyahu is coming here next tuesday to

secretary of state john kerry who's making his remarks to those assembled in washington d.c. at the moment. before we go to our other stories, let's hear a little bit of what he has to say. >> to many of us would seem to be an utterly wrong-headed choice and become the kind of terrorist that we're seeing. it's a question that we need to approach with who human milty but also determination because you cannot defeat what you don't understand. certainly there is no answer. poisonous ideas can item from anywhere parents friends teachers politicians from a pretty woman on a radical website who lures people or the man in the next cell who proselytizes while in prison. from the evening news or acts of discrimination or repression that you don't think much about on the day of occurrence, but which come back to haunt. it can come from the desire to avenge the death of a loved one. in some cases they may come from a loft job or from the contrast between one family's empty dinner plate and a fancy restaurant's lavish menu. the poison might even come from within in the form of rebellion

these are live pictures now of john kerry. kerry said that significant gaps still remain ahead of a march deadline for a deal. the parties have already missed a november task. meanwhile, the president has announced laws discriminating against states trying to develop. they have long maintained their nuclear program is not for weapons. >> this domineering behavior is discrimination. any developing country could be the target of such behavior, too. >> the afghan army has launched a series of long range againsts. >> the government is aiming to strike before the spring offensive. >> our troops, our forces have proved they're capable of defending the country. as you're aware we have planned many independent operations. right now we have a very good operation going on in helmand. >> for years the police have trained to fight the taliban but a shortage of fund have led to a decrease in numbers to 228,000. the government has allowed 14,000 international troops to remain, but now the u.s. is rethinking it's withdraw strategy. >> preside

you see secretary of state john kerry.ain, we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. you heard the president of the united states make the case on how the world needs to deal with this effort to counter violent extremism. jake tapper you were listening carefully to what the president had to say. he went a bit further internationally than he did yesterday. >> he did, although it was still a very small discussion about the military response to terrorism. he said at the very beginning that the world needs to be unwavering in its fight against terrorism. and then he moved to the other subjects one of which, as you pointed out, talking about how when other leaders in other countries allow these lies to continue the idea that the west is at war with islam, it hurts islam and it hurts muslims because it allows this ideology this terrorist ideology to take root. he also talked at length as we discussed before his speech about how the root causes of poverty and the roo

although john kerry, the secretary of state still needs a diplomatic solution. he is inclined to supply arms. we will be hearing from u.s. vice president joe biden and secretary of state cary who will also be here. i think there will also be a lot of backstage discussions. providing a place for diplomats to meet a hind the scenes and certainly, we could see a last-ditch effort. what to do on that very thorny issue. >> what about the other big crisis in the room that we have not talked about? >> it is on the agenda as well. we have discussions with such drastic titles as, is this the end of the middle east as we know it? and are we losing the war on terror? lively discussions on those very critical issues as well. >> thank you very much. the islamic state claims a coalition air raid has killed an american hostage in syria. >> planes attacked buildings and claimed the female hostage was buried under the rubble. state department can't yet confirm reports but officials say the white house is deeply in talks. >> they did not immediately comment on that message from t

he's traveling with secretary of state john kerry. kerry mincing no words today. you were there at that news conference. he's putting all the blame directly on russia. >> reporter: no question. mincing no words. calling them out in no uncertain terms and in unison with ukrainian leaders the president poroshenko and prime minister. i asked him, because our cnn colleagues in moscow reached out to the kremlin, saying there are no russian troops here. a real powerful moment when i brought that up with secretary kerry and the ukrainian prime minister. have a listen. >> my cnn colleagues reached out to the kremlin for reaction to your statement alongside president poroshenko earlier today. kremlin spokesman took particular issue with your saying there are russian forces inside ukraine escalating the situation. he said there are no russian tanks or army in ukraine, these accusations are not true. i wonder if you could react to that and answer if you believe the u.s. and the west could have a reasonable negotiation with a counterpart who has an opposed view of even the fa

second of state john kerry met on the sidelines of a geneva summit. john kerry said significant caps still remain address of a march deadline for ideal. iran's president hassan rouhani says he's determined to reach an agreement, though. >> translator: it is not possible for a country to develop in isolation. no one can isolate us, but with that incite we are likely to isolate ourselves. if we are united and move ahead wisely, no power in the world can isolate us. we have our position in the world. >> al jazerra's investment i have unit has obtained hundreds of secret intelligence documents from agent is as around the world. in the coming days we will receiver the spy cable million dollars collaboration with aj plus and the guardian newspaper. here is phil reese with a round roundup of what's in store. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the spy cables. hundreds of intelligence documents leaked to al jazerra's investigative unit. ranging from confidential to top secret. they come from the world's major agencies. israel britain's mi6. russia fsb. and south africa, which n

[applause] and, john kerry, i love you too.hter] i'm the cleanup act, so why will try to be relatively brief, after what i know has been quite a long day, actually a long couple of days. john and i were talking before i came on stage and we wanted to thank you for your extraordinary endurance, your patience in still being here through many hours, but more importantly for your incredibly valuable contributions to making this summit a success. and for all of that, we are very, very grateful. in this room, we of course have leaders from many faiths and backgrounds. we have come from every region of the world to stand united behind a shared mission. to break the cycle of hatred and despair that drives extremism. this summit is a firm rebuff to those who propagate a false narrative of a world divided. over the past few days, we have affirmed the joint vision predicated upon the dignity of all people. violent extremism is not unique to anyone people or place. it is sown tragedy from boston, to paris, from ottawa to sydney to copenhag

we have john kerry and joed by an driving in kiev and the defense ministers meeting in brussels amongm chuck hagel, of course. >> reporter: yeah, we are reaching a turning point aren't we hear, martin. it's a situation where what was previously something of a regional skirmish, now looks like it's in danger of escalateing in to a much more serious, much more broad scale conflict it. started really recently at the beginning of this year. the beginning of 2015 when the separatists in east turn ukraine launched a serious offensive beginning with mariupol but also donetsk. now, the west is having to rethink and recalculate how it handles this, thousand deals with ukraine and how it deals with russia as well. so we have a situation where kerry is considering now the supply of lethal weapons to the ukrainian army. petro poroshenko has been asking for this for quite sometime in september of last year, he went to the united states and in front of congress said, look, we thank you for the blankets and all of the nonlethal stuff you have been giving us but we can't win a war with blankets we ne

. ♪ ♪ >>> but first john kerry the u.s.ry of state is on his way to ukraine for talks with president poroshenko. they are expected to discuss whether washington should start supplying weapon to his kiev to help combat pro-russia rebels. now, both sides are battling for control of positions in eastern ukraine. heavy shelling continues in the rebel-held strong holds of donetsk and luhansk. a hospital was targeted on wednesday killing three and many more were injured. the port city of mariupol has also been hit by violence, at least 30 people killed and does innings more injured in a rocket attack last month. but fighting is currently at its most intense in the major transport hub between russia and ukraine and that's where charles stratford is reporting from. >> reporter: ukrainian army fire a volley of grad rockets towards the frontline. the separatists say they have surrounded the town under siege. volunteers like this man are trying to drive civilians to safety. >> translator: you can hear shelling and shooting, at night i

john kerry was at the podium a short while ago. he showed up describing the effort against i.s.i.l. tlds been more than 2,000 air strikes, according to a fifth of the territories under i.s.i.l. control has been retaken. he said that the problem is not just i.s.i.l. or nabil al-dahab, as he calls it meaning the arabic acronym in the middle east to describe the group. he said that the world is facing global criminal anarchy, and that that has to be tackled from all sides. let's listen to what the secretary of state had to say. >> as daesch retreats to syria we'll continue the fight. we'll put pressure on the bashar al-assad regime because there's no need for a brutal dictate yore. the fight against final extremists will not be decided on the battlefield. we have to remain deeply committed to this fight, and those who are not committed need to commit to this fight. we need to be unrelenting. >> also the secretary of state said that the fight against i.s.i.l. or daesch cannot be done only militarily there has to be economical reforms, and a framework for anyone who is trying to join tha

can we start with secretary of state john kerry? he has been in europe and attending the security conference in germany. >> keep in mind that there are more diplomatic talks tomorrow in berlin and so wednesday's summit could be contingent on how those talks go. but here's how john kerry couched a question on how the you can crane allies are approaching the situation. >> this i can assure you e no matter what france germany, our allies and partners no matter what we will stand together in support of ukraine in defense of a common understanding is that international borders must not, cannot be changed by force in europe or anywhere else. >> know there is some hope among part of this group that a deal could begin to come together but keep in mind as you were just talking about, his deals have been reached before, but then they have been violated by prorussian separatists so there's lingering doubts that these foreign talks and any agreement can have a lasting impact. and keep in mind that the russians are looking at concessions. >> joh