i am jon scott. >> i am heather howard in for jenna lee. general martin dempsey telling law maker ares he doesn't so the need to put troops in the combat situations in iraq, but said things could change. listen to this. >> my view at this point, the coalition is the appropriate way forward. and i believe that will prove true, but if it fails to be true and there are threats to the united states, i would go back to the president and make a recommendation and may include the use of military ground forces. >> chief white house correspondent ed henry join us us from the the north lawn. making news on the administration's plan to fight isis? >> reporter: you are right, john. general dempsey was frank under the testimony. and said he oh, posed the president and that general dempsey. and he and other members of the national security team. that is resonated on the hill today. they are moving forward to give the president the authority to arm and train the syrian rebels and hope they have the ground forces. and those rebels up to the task and you ar

good morning to you, i'm jon scott. this is "happening now." heather: i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee. defense secretary chuck hagel and secretary of state john kerry are testifying at separate hours as the debate on how to stop islamic terrorists of the president obama has ruled out using combat troops in iraq. senior defense officials say the it won't work unless there are boots on the ground. jon: leland vittert live at the pentagon who has the latest for us. >> reporter: jon, those words from the president of no combat would appear to be very clear but at this point it seeps like clarity is exactly what the administration is trying to avoid. keep in mind we're at five, either former or current defense or military commanders who say that ruling out boots on the ground is a mistake and that includes at least one former secretary of defense and the current chairman of the join chiefs. of course later today secretary hagel is going to head to capitol hill where he will give his testimony and as of late, there has been a lot of tough questio

i heard this very urgent voice get in my ear and say, jon scott, studio b, now! it was just a minute or two later we got the pictures up on the fox5 helicopter. what couldou say? the tw towers are home at let during the day to upwards of 50,000 workers on 120 floo. >> we have a number of floors on fire. it lookedike the plane was aiming towards the building. >> i was on the 67th floor wn the first plane hit. and it toome a second or two to catch my brth. >> so i'm walking on floor going towards the parking lots. all of a sudden the whole floor, the whole building just rocked. it just rocked and threw you and just threw you. you didn't know what happened. >> at 8:46, when, boom, thre's this loud explosion noise somewhere, i didn't know exactly where, all i saw right up against the glass was fire, flames, ju a big fireball. >> i'm looking at something that's steel and all of a sudden, is ripped like it's paper because of whatever just passed tough there. this big heat comes blowing through the corridor that i'm in. th then, then the's silence. >> for noppent reason

i heard this very urgent voice get in my ear and say, jon scott, studio b, now! it was just a minute or two later we got the pictures up on the fox5 helicopter. what could you say? the two towers are home at least during the day to upwards of 50,000 workers on 120 floors. >> we have a number of floors on fire. it looked like the plane was aiming towards the building. >> i was on the 67th floor when the first plane hit. and it took me a second or two to catch my breath. >> so i'm walking on b floor going towards the parking lots. all of a sudden the whole floor, the whole building just rocked. it just rocked and threw you and just threw you. you didn't know what happened. >> at 8:46, when, boom, there's this loud explosion noise somewhere, i didn't know exactly where, all i saw right up against the glass was fire, flames, just a big fireball. >> i'm looking at something that's steel and all of a sudden, it's ripped like it's paper because of whatever just passed through there. this big heat comes blowing through the corridor that i'm in. th then, then there's sile

i'm jon scott. heather: i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee.sis telling its insurgents continue with beheadings and to specifically target supporters or kill citizens of any countries taking part in the u.s.-led airstrikes. jennifer griffin national security correspondent is live at pentagon with more. good morning, jennifer. what can you tell us about the new propaganda at that. >> reporter: heather, spokesman for isis

hello, i'm jon scott. >> i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee today. house is confirming the authenticity of that steven sotloff execution video they released yesterday. the executioner warns president obama continued airstrikes will result in more killing of western hostages. at

i am jon scott. >> and i will heather in for jenna lee.the remarks from the iraqi prime minister came in the visit in the united general assembly in new york. isis had planned to target the subway systems here in the u.s. and in paris. the administration is not aware of the plot. >> and ed henry. and what are they saying about this plot? >> you are right. the administration is not confirming the plot against the u.s. subways. we have a statement on the record from kaitlan. and that is a prime minister of iraq and we have not confirmed a platand have to review the information before making further determinations. and so the claims from the iraqi prime minister came. and they were still here in new york city and attending the u.n. meetings. and they target in the situation. and nypd put out a statement. they are in contact with the fbi and authorities and assessing the terrorist threat to new york city and down playing it and saying they are at an elevated state of alert in new york city and watching for terror plots and not confirming a spe

jon scott is an enforcer. kind of the same reason we have spencer around.t afraid to use his frame to send a message >> there is an element of their mouths. sharks and can yucks in stockton. and right now, 1-0, vancouver through minutes of play. spencer is the muscle of the operation. >> just casing it down the block. nice. >> thank you very much. >> join us tonight on cable channel 13 the president's salute. reaction on what some are calling the latte salute. >> then, held captive without charges. california veterinarian trapped and the push to get her home. one social media post at a time. >> tonight "caning with the stars". who is getting eliminateed and season premier of marvels agents of shield. now new fall season is underway, you can see all abc shows on your smart phone, tablet or computer. >> works well. try it. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. >> from all of us here, we appreciate your time we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today contestants -- a history student from austin, texas... a hotel fron

jon scott is an enforcer. kind of the same reason we have spencer around.not afraid to use his frame to send a message >> there is an element of their mouths. sharks and can yucks in stockton. and right now, 1-0, vancouver through minutes of play. spencer is the muscle of the operation. >> just casing it down the block. nice. >> thank you very much. >> join us tonight on cable channel 13 the president's salute. reaction on what some are calling the latte salute. >> then, held captive without charges. california veterinarian trapped and the push to get her home. one social media post at a time. >> tonight "caning with the stars". who is getting eliminateed and season premier of marvels agents of shield. now new fall season is underway, you can see all abc shows on your smart phone,ablet or computer. >> works well. try it. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. >> from all of us here, we appreciate your time we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. her on the couch. ( yawns ) okay. i'll pick her up tomorrow. you're not driving home until you have another

i'm jon scott. >> i'm shannon bream, glad to be sitting with you today. d to have you, shannon. >> in for jenna lee. after mixed messages calling isis a jv team and saying there was no strategy, new reports saying that mr. obama's plan could outlast his presidency and eventually see us air strikes hitting targets in syria but

. >> more "outnumbered" just a moment but first let's go to jon scott for a look at what is coming upn the second hour of "happening now." jon: battle for control the u.s. senate heating up. one issue that is taking center stage his residency. we was how you which races could turn on where the candidates live. growing tensions with russia's president obama heads to wales to meet with nato. new wa wargames as ukraine sayse military is taking more and more action inside ukrainian borders. francfrancis levering two warshs built for the russians and russian just announced those wargames. a live report ahead on "happening now." >> thank you. >> i may be outnumbered here, gloriously so, but it is my turn now with this story. do you give your kids allowance for doing chores? one parenting blogger says you should not and it has ignited a debate over kids should be getting paid for helping around the house. she wrote the whole concept of getting my kids money when i already buy all their stuff was pretty much expletive deleted. for that with having an award system for things i just expect them

. >> i am jon scott. >> the president meeting with top military commanders and pushing for more help from the international community to defeat the terror network. in washington, the house expected to sign off on president obama's plan for u.s. troops to train and arm moderate syria rebels. >> ed, what signal is the president sending after general dempsey left the doropen for the ground troops. >> reporter: the bottom line, the president is not weighing in on that yet. he got his briefings from the general down in tampa, u.s. central command and trying to get a handle on the situation in iraq and syria, and what general dempsey was doing laying out hypotheticals or putting the trial balloon out there on what might be ahead. the president still believes that u.s. air power and coupled with ground forces from iraqi troops and syrian rebels on the other side of the border can get the job done, listen. and the uncertain world full of breathtaking change and the one constant is american leadership. in a world where technology provides a small group of killers with the ability to do terrib

>> first of go to jon scott, one of my favorite people. >> president obama in meetings with nato leaders over the future of ukraine over continued russian aggression. protests across this country with protesters from fast food walking off the job, he won $15 per hour. jonathan hunt on that and the justice department launches investigation into the ferguson, missouri, police department over civil rights violations. eric holder set to announce investigation at a news conference a little more than one hour from now. >> i may be outnumbered, but now it is my turn for a story. she's taking a page from her husband's handbook. high school students becoming junkfood zombies. >> she is the one. >> don't you hate when trailers give away the whole movie? can we just watch "frozen" again? >> back to the well, the form on the initiative, i hope they don't announce their isis strategy on funny or die. she is catching a lot of flak now? >> these are young people who decided they don't want the food she is selling. now she has repackage the message in a format might find inviting or funny. the lead actr

on behalf of melissa francis i'm jon scott.e real story with gretchen carlson" starts right now. >> thank you jorngs. we start with the fox news alert, america expanding the fight against elisabeisis in a launching the first wave in syria. i'm gretchen carlson we're about to give you the real story. here is released video from central command showing one of the multiple strikes against the terror group. we're learning more details about a plot involving veteran al qaeda linked fighters, fighters with the new group called khorasan that defense officials say presented an imminent threat to the homeland and other western targets. here are the three major cities behind me where the strikes hit the capital city damascus, raqqah and aleppo which has seen fighting for more than a year. chief white house correspondent ed henry joins me in studio at the maps. let's start out with the countries who are with the united states. >> this is what president obama was trying to hit hard before he left here for new york city was that the white h

i am jon scott. law makers expressing relief and reservation and sending more troops to train the security forces. the speaker boehner said law makers stand to work with the president but has concerns. air strikes will not accomplish what we are trying to accomplish. and the president made clear he doesn't want u.s. boots on the ground. someone's bots has to be on the ground. they are expressing concerns. and opposes arming rebels foreing that it could end up with extremist. any expanded role must be approved by congress. tim kaine disagrees with the president's assertion he has authority. but the democrat chair paul levin said the barbaric and vicious attacks on american journal sxift isis is training americans merit stepped up efforts. under the international law the president has authority to act in iraq he has authority to act in syria because the syrian government is unwilling to address the isis threat from the ungoverned territories. harry reid said now is not the time to speculate. and he can

i am jon scott. >> world leaders meeting and appear to be united in the face of isis' brutality. secretary of state kerry talking about what the move would be. a british aide worker david haines. he was killed in syria. and jennifer joins us with a look at the meeting. >> reporter: in the meeting in paris, u.s. officials will not coordinate military with iran. u.s. officials are the not ruling out working with iran and they will reach out again this week despite being rebuffed. and french war planes are helping to provide recognizance and secretary of state john kerry corrected the record. >> in terms of al-qaeda, we used the word quat war" and we were at war with al-qaeda and affiliated and if you want to use it we are at war with isil in that sense. >> isis showed the same executioner beheading david hains. >> david was murdered by an organization which is the embodyiment of evil. we'll hunt down these responsible and bring them to justice. >> iraq foreign minister in paris today said he believes the military operation to take the city of mosul will not take long. the iraqi mil

i am jon scott. >> i am heather howard in for jenna lee. president obama said the threat from isis is growing but the u.s. and allies are committed to hunting down the terrorist. >> it is not going to happen overnight but we are steadily moving in the right direction and we'll achieve our goal. we'll degrade and defeat isiowa l. >> prime freedom came ron is trying to arm kurdish fighters to drive isis from iraq but notes inially syria connor powell has the latest on this, hi, connor. >> reporter: president obama and the white house taking criticism about the lack of urgency confronting isis. and nato is ready to take on the military group and military a liiance will do what they need to do defeat and destroy isis. president obama said the nato members are in agreement that isis poses a significant threat to the world and they have a role to play confronting isis. germany has sent a plane load of military equipment to the kurds in the north. and other allies stand ready to confront isis with law enforcement and military cooperation and expan

i am jon scott. good northerning. >> i am melissa francis in for jenna leee. the strokes taking place inside the borders of syria. the islamic state declared its capital and the united states on its own attacking a group of fighters west of there. no word on deaths. we hope to hear more from the pentagon during a briefing scheduled to begin any moment. >> we have live cov rmg. juan hudy is watching live from jerusalem. we begin with senior white house affairs correspondent within windel. what is next? >> reporter: the president is headed to build a coalition on foreign terrorist fighters that will compel the nations to rein in on equipment and choke off the funding. the morning after the first coalition strikes in syria, he noted the muslim nations are joined in the fight and they targeted another al-qaeda spin off that was planning attacks on the united states. >> we also took strikes to disrupt plotting against the junes and allies by other opnutrients in syria. it must be clear to anyone who would plot against america and try to do americans harm that we wi

i am jon scott. >> and i am heathernauert. the warning and in remarks in an intelligence forum. he outlined the size and roach and scope of. it he said that isis is well trained and well funded. we know they are. and kathryn harris joins us live from washington with information that we didn't know. i there, kathryn. >> reporter: saying there is no credible evidence against domestic target, they said this morning, the terrorist group has a safe haven about the size of great britain with the intent of plotting attacks against europe and united states. >> they will soak to carry out terrorist groups close to home. >> beheading of two american journalist and the use of social media are more evidence that the group faces a priority on propaganda and spreading the violent message for recruitment. isis has 10,000 fighters and more an a thousand from europe and 100 americans, many of whom also joined. >> no group as successful and effective as isil is using propaganda and using social media. they have outpaced any other extremist group and how they used the internet to spread their mess

i am jon scott. >> and i am heather in for jenna lee today. president obama just wrapped up meetings with the retired u.s. general who is coordinating the international coalition against the islamic state and our isis strategy. we are going live to capital hill where we are awaiting a key vet on arming the syrian rebels and on the senate side of things, the president secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chief of staff, appearing before the committee and testifying before lawmakers. >> although the intelligence community has detected specific plotting against the homeland, isis has global operations and they have threatened america and our allies. if left uncheck, isis directly threatens the homeland and the allies. >> mike emanual is live on capital hill. it has been going on since 9:30 this morning. what is the headline so far? >> there has been a lot of focus about whether the obama's plan of no u.s. ground troops on the ground is realistic. let's look at the hearing featuring the secretary of defense and the chairman of joint chie

i am jon scott. >> i am shannon bream. what will president will say in a prime time address to the american people tomorrow night. but first, president obama will brief the congressional leadership in the white house. wendal goaler has more. >> reporter: that meeting with the congressional leaders followed dinner with foreign policy specialist and former members of congress and including congressman jane harmon and suggesting that the president is not yet finalized the strategy for degrading and ultimately defeating and destroying isis. he sent secretary of state kerry to enlist support from the sunni nation. as they suggest, he is open to expanding house strikes in syria and house speaker john boehner said it may not be aggressive enough. >> i think we need to go after the terrorist attack wherever it is. it is not a iraq or syria issue, you are not paying much attention to what is happening in the world. >> the president's willing to go where ever is necessary to get those thettening americans. to go in syria would have

i am jon scott. >> i am shannon bream. as the u.s. military pushes isis back from key territories in iraq will the president authorize air strikes in syria? and when? ed henry is live in the white house with more. >> reporter: shannon, they are saying that the president will close to signaling that he is planning the air strikes. but laying the ground work and he's done that in a number of ways. meeting with congressional leaders and meeting with a national security team. he called king abdulla of saudi arabia. and that is significant because king abdulla urged the u.s. to join him in arming the syria rebels and in private, the president suggested and urged them to give him the power to ramp up training and arming the syrian rebels so they can be the ground force if he moves forward with u.s. air strikes in syria you can see secretary of state john kerry, the other key speech i am told, the president trying to gain momentum from the formation of the new iraqi government and something that secretary kerry did earlier and talking about

i am jon scott. >> new word out of iraq. u.s. ground forces are training kurdish fighters. this is it a co part of president obama's strategy to kill isis. >> and in syria it is a full- blown exodus. 165,000 syrians have superdome turkey in the last four days. >> john, the latest video from isis is not as bloody and gruesome. but they are calling on supporters to attack and kill civilians in the west. the leader urges followers to kill disbelievers in america and canada and slit their throats with a knife. he goes on to say that isis will break crosses and enslave the women of the west and said president obama is making the same mistake as former president bush in the middle east. of courses the u.s. and france continue to fight the isis positions in iraq. it is wrecking havoc. hundred thousand syrians are fleeing a major offensive operation by isis. the group is on the move in syria and iraq. the united nation said it is the largest exodus ever by syrians in the civil war. despite the international coalition to destroy the group, the group is resilient and strong. and the

. >> more "outnumbered" in just a moment but first let's go to jon scott with what is coming up in the hour of "happening now." >> harris, high drama in south africa. olympic star oscar pistorius is about to learn his fate. is he going to be convicted of premeditated murder in the shooting of his girlfriend? and new details and the investigation of the doomed flight recovered on friday. the pilot asked for a lower altitude twice, so what happened? could the pilot and his wife have survived? and was there a major faux pas in the irs scandal? house oversight committee chairman accusing the department of spinning the scandal and damage investigation. the damaging phone call causing a big backlash. we will tell you about it "happening now." >> embarrassment at the irs, that sounds redundant. >> ray rice speaking out for the first time since being suspended indefinitely from the nfl after the airing of a video from inside the elevator shown the star running back knocking out his future wife. in a conversation with espn, rice saying "i have to be strong for my wife, she is so strong, we are

i am jon scott. >> i am shannon bream for for jenna.here is a path of destruction in iraq and syria there are concerns that the president's phased strategy will not be enough. military strategist say they can't be defeated without ground forces. some are worrying that arming other syrian rebel groups could back fire. >> i have deep concerns about us investing taxpayers dollars to a group of rebels who we don't know if it will be used for our benefit or against us. >> doug, some critics say the president's reluctance to go all in is part of a bigger pattern. >> reporter: general jack king said we saw the same pattern. and he only give the generals three- quarters of the troops they asked for. that was a 25 percent reduction in the minimum requirements. captain same pattern in iraq. u.s. troops were withdrawn because of our failure to come to a status of force agreement with the iraqi, or al- maliki government. that could have been kept in place if the white house exerted pressure. what is lack suggest. >> you need margaret thatcher when

i am jon scott, welcome to "happening now". >> defense secretary chuck hagel testified hes approved plansr air strikes in syria and target isis and same time secretary kerry is working for a second straight day to sell congress and clear up what one law makers said is mixed messages. hi, mike, what can you tell us? >> reporter: secretary of state kerry has gotten questions of how committed our allies are to defeating isis. and others questioning how well vetted the syrian opposition is that we are about to train and arm. and others are wondering how the administration will measure success or failure. one key republican questioned about the president's strategy. >> we know that top and former military leaders said a sometime may come when boots will be on the ground to supplement the kurds or iraqi forces and this is rebuffed by the president. our allies in the gulf need to make substantative investments for the coalition. should the need a rise, it will be willing to send its own troops on the ground in syria. >> one member questioned if we are looking at another vietnam if the united sta

i am jon scott. >> i am sheena in for jenna lee. american fighter jets and bombers widening operations against isis in iraq and hitting targets near the dam and near the western border with syria jennifer griffin is live in the pentagon. >> reporter: hi, shannon. the pentagon deny its is mission creep. they expanded military operations to a fourth location. the strikes started as a way to help the yazidis and then the mosul dam and then helping to retake the towns. so far the u.s. carried out 143 air strikes as of today and flying air support for the iraqi army that does not have a functioning air force. >> it is a new strike around the dam, but it is not different from what the president said in his guidance to the military and what our perimeters are, protect the interest of american ands infrastructure that would protect americans. >> and the number of u.s. troops in iraq rose to 11 nofor the first time since the u.s. returned to iraq since the war ended in 2011. >> i ran to the office and welcome the troops home. i will not allo

i am jon scott.nna fd"leeh. >> france said the jets like evn iraq and took it out completely. that is one of several targets. they are live, and this is all limited to targets in+kp iraq o, correct? >> the french will the not;5%5 significant, because the french didn't support the u.s. effort to topple saddam hussein. martin á6k[dempsey said they62p lugzary war. presid needs an a dpreszive strategy. depend on congress saying we'll arm the &wrkurds. there is 100 men and women without adequate equipment. we'll have to go around the president on this$q3nd directly arm them. speakbl said it is not only the french helping out. 40 countries have offered assistance and secretary of state john kerry will lead the efforts of building a general assem blow next week. %qbq heather. >> the president's advisors say >> the president's advisors ma spotters that would be boots on correct? xó$i >> the request was made but the general turned it )qxwdown. even he is not certain that the iraq army and the syrian rebels

jon: i can't wait but we have to hit the pause button in a moment let's go to jon scott with what isening in the "happening now." >> i'm glad you hit the pause button. harris. monitoring two hearings on capitol hill. defense secretary chuck hagel and secretary of state john kerry state both testifying about u.s. strategy on isis as they vote to authorize arming and training of syrian rebels. plus voting underway in scotland on independence for that country. we'll have a live report on the voting and what it might mean for the u.k. and the u.s. democratic national committee chair debbie wasserman-schultz, very much in the spotlight today as "politico" report democrats are turning on her. even the president unhappy with what they call lack of focus on winning elections. interesting. chris wallace will join us with his thoughts. "happening now." harris. >> we'll see you then, jon. thanks. >> here is a story that begs a question, ladies, how young is too young to let your child play outside by his or herself. a mother in austin, texas was humiliated allowing her 6-year-old son to do that

i am jon scott. >> i am marcel nevil in for jenna lee. >> a truck carrying al-qaeda fighters and six militants killed. we are waiting to hear if the leader was among them. he has been responsible for a wave of attacks in somalia and including a shopping mall siege that killed people. jennifer griffin has the latest. >> the pentagon cannot confirm that the u.s. strike in somalia killed a mad and head in somalia. in 2012. the u.s. put a 7 million bounty on information leading to arrest. he trained them in training bases inside of somalia. and the u.s. airport fired missiles as he reportedly left a meeting. he is known as the mastermind of the kenyan mall bombing that left 67 people dead and terrorized the east africa nation. no special operations teams were sent to carry out the attack. no american boots on the ground. and the air strike was conducted using an unmanned drone that fires missiles. officially the pentagon released the final statement from admiral kirby. u.s. military forces conducted an operation in somalia and we will assess and provide information as and when appropriat

eric shawp's working for jon scott today. eric: underestimating isis.last night admitting the terror group operated under the radar amid all the cay goes in syria, but the commander in chief falling a bit short of taking the blame. what is next in the war on terror? plus, deciding the fate of jodi arias. jury selection begins for the penalty phase of the retrial of that convicted killer. how do you think the media coverage will affect the seating of an impartial jury? and is that respiratory virus sweeping the country, is it now associated with paralysis in children? bill: pro-democracy demonstrators are not deterred in the face of a lot of tear gas and rubber bullets. this is the scene in hong kong which some are calling the biggest political challenge for china in 25 years. while every business is unique, everyone is looking for ways to cut expenses. and that's where pg&e's online business energy checkup tool can really help. you can use it to track your actual energy use. find rebates that make equipment upgrades more affordable. even develop a custo

i'm jon scott. >> i'm shannon bream, glad to be sitting with you today. jon: glad to have you, shannon. >> in for jenna lee. after mixed messages calling isis a jv team and saying there was no strategy, new reports saying that mr. obama's plan could outlast his presidency and eventually see us air strikes hitting targets in syria but in an interview sunday, the president said american ground troops are still not in the cards. >> this will not be announcement about u.s. ground troops. this is not the equivalent of iraq war. jon: john huddy, live in your middle east bureau with more. john. >> reporter: well, jon, while the president as you just heard said this will not be a new iraq war, he did say airstrikes in iraq will continue calling on international coalition of u.s. allies to battle isis and this is now, jon, the arab league is pledging its help. now on sunday the league's 22 member-states issued a resolution to challenge isis by combating its military and financial resources and extremist ideology. it doesn't explicitly back american military action

. >> more "outnumbered" in just a mo, but first to jon scott with what's coming up on the second hour: more airstrikes overnight that hit isis in a very different place, the wallet. oil installations that bring in about $2 million day for that terror group now destroyed. plus, in virginia cops get their man. jesse matthew picked up in texas. still, though, no sign of the young woman he is accused of kidnapping. will his arrest be the break in the case that police need to bring hannah graham home? also tony stewart's big win in court, but his legal battle might not be over. the nascar great still faces charges. we'll explain, "happening now." >> all right. we'll be watching, jon, thank you. jon: thanks, sandra. >> now it's my turn with this story. after a huge social media firestorm, "forbes" magazine firing a contributor over an online column in which he argued drunk party girls are the gravest threat to the livelihood of from they wereties. in the article -- fraternities. quote: a single out female guests for one simple reason, the number of rules and procedures that have to be file

i'm jon scott. >> i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee today. secretary of state john kerry joining international leaders in paris as they push for a global response to the isis crisis. arab countries offering to conduct airstrikes against the islamic militants and british prime minister david cameron calling the group, monsters, as they released a new video, showing the execution of david haines a british aide worker. they are threatening to behead another brittish citizen sparking some tough talk from david cameron. the prime minister vowing to hunt down the terrorists and bring them to justice no matter how long it takes. listen to this. >> we have to confront this menace. step by step we must drive back and dismantle and ultimately destroy isil what it stands for. we will do so in a calm deliberate way but with an iron determination. >> amy kellogg is following breaking developments from our bureau in london. amy, the brits previously said no airstrikes. are they moving closer to that now? >> reporter: well, heather, they are still not talki

let's get to jon scott what is coming up in the second hour of "happening now." jon: hey, sandra.gress gives the president authorization to arm and train syrian rebels in the fight against isis but it comes from reservations from both sides of the aisle as france joins the fight with its first airstrikes. we have live reports and in depth analysis on all that. >>> plus 11 major fires raging across come california and tinder dry conditions making things much worse. one fire threatens more than 2,000 homes. we're live near the fire lines near lake tahoe. >>> fight to push against antibiotic diseases, the federal government in the fight as deaths from once vanquished diseases continue to rise. sandra. >> we'll be watching, jon. jon: thanks. >> this is awkward moment to tell the world i can't read. new numbers are raising questions about the institution of marriage in america. the census bureau is reporting that the marriage rate is lowest it has been in nearly a century. you can see the drop on this chart. the pew research center analyzing the data, marriage rate at 50% last year. it

. ♪ ♪ >> more "outnumbered" in just a moment, but let's get to jon scott with what's coming up on theon: a major decision from one of our longstanding and most steadfast allies, british lawmakers vote yes for airstrikes against isis in iraq. >>> meanwhile, back on u.s. soil we are awaiting a pent gone briefing on the latest military strikes against that terror group in the middle east. we will get an update just moments ago. >>> the suspect in the disappearance of hannah graham heading back to virginia in happened cuffs. now police in the area where she disappeared are asking all property owners for their help in finding her. that's ahead on "happening now." >> all right. we'll be watching. thank you, jon. >> the founder of an online advertising company is now under fire after admitting he hires women because they're cheaper. evan thornlee, said at a tech conference and i quote: call me opportunistic, i thought i could get better people with less competition because we were willing to understand the skills and capabilities that many of these women had x they were still often relativel

i'm jon scott. shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. the cia is reporting that isis tripled in size in recent months from 10,000 extremist fighters to more than 30,000 across iraq and syria. this news revealed one day after president obama outlined his plan to weaken and wipe out isis. it is a plan that focuses on air power including strikes in syria for the first time. mike emanuel following story from the washington newsroom. hi, mike. >> reporter: latest figures from the cia suggest isis is becoming much bigger military threat by the day. the cia estimates that isises that 30,000 fighters across iraq and syria. well-placed congressional source says they're adding up to 500 fighters a week and have serious financial resources as well. many lawmakers are happy the president is addressing the threat, some are concerned his enough. >> if our goal is to eliminate isil, there is a lot of doubt whether the plan outlined by the president last night is enough to accomplish that mission. >> the president is always good delivering a speech and

first though let's go to my good friend jon scott with what is coming up in the second hour of "happeningey, harris. coming up big news out of the u.n. president obama appealing for support in the fight against isis. so will the world rally behind the united states and his words. >>> charlottesville police officially charge a man in the abduction of hannah graham but there is still no sign of the missing student or of their main suspect. what evidence led them to the charges and how close are they to cracking this case? >>> america's obesity company, soda companies are vowing to cut calories by 20% by 2025. will this promise help trim america's growing waistlines or is it something too little too late? it is all "happening now." we'll have it for you. harris? >> it will cut taste too. i guess we'll find out. jon: that is what some people are worried about. >> thanks, jon. >> with his big speech in front of the needed nations yesterday, actor leonardo dicaprio cementing his reputation as one of the world's top activists on climate change. his life-style appears to have a slight double-stan

i am jon scott. >> and second day in a row bombing raids targeted facilityis that the terrorist use to sell oil on the black market. and great britain voted to join the air strikes against isis and taking place in iraq. >> and jennifer griffith has the latest. and it is their involvement. and in the turkish border. and they are trying to push back isis fighters that are trying to overtake the kurdish town. no war planes are aiding them right now. in eastern syria. coalition forces destroyed four tanks today. this is the first time they targeted the oil- producing facilities and infrastructure that isis use to generate millions of dollars a day. fighters ha check points fearing more flights and allowing the exodus of civilians from syria and the u.s. air force deployed four stealth fighter jets when it started the bombing raids over syria today. this is the first video of the strikes and u.s. defense officials say the f- 22 was used because they were concerned about syria air defense systems and anti- assad rebels said there was a chemical attack on the rebels on wednesday. and u.s. def

hello i'm jon scott. welcome to you and welcome to "happening now." >> i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. john kerry traveling to several arab countries to combat isis terrorists taken over large parts of iraq and syria ahead of the president's address to the nation tomorrow laying out his strategy to defeat the islamic state. just a few hours from now president will brief congressional leaders and his counter -- combat mission will be broader than previously plan but will stop short of committing any u.s. troops to a ground war. live from the white house, there were big political developments overnight. john huddy following the story from middle east bureau in jerusalem. hello, john? >> reporter: shannon, there were major developments overnight in iraq. the parliament named a new prime minister who is vowing to rebuild iraq's security forces saying that the country is under a vicious attack by isis. now his name haider al-abadi. she is a shia who is iraq's deputy speaker. he replaces former iraqi prime

. >> good morning to you, i'm jon scott. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle blasting the president's foreign policy on isis after the president himself admitted last week that the u.s. has no strategy yet to combat the terror group. members of his own party are taking issue from the president over his initial description of isis as a junior varsity team to what senator dianne feinstein calls his quote, too cautious approach in confronting them. >> i think it is a major varsity team and if you want to use those kind of monikers but i have seen nothing that compares with its viciousness. they crossed the border into iraq before we even knew it happened. so, yeah yeah, this is a group of people who are extraordinarily dangerous and they will kill with abandon. >> iraqis will fight but there has to be a policy and a strategy to implement that policy. i think it starts with an understanding that this is a direct threat to the united states of america. >> joining us now, retired major general bob scales, fox news military analys

i'm jon scott. heather: i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee. isis telling its insurgents continue with beheadings and to specifically target supporters or kill citizens of any countries taking part in the u.s.-led airstrikes. jennifer griffin national security correspondent is live at pentagon with more. good morning, jennifer. what can you tell us about the new propaganda at that. >> reporter: heather, spokesman for isis released audiotape urging muslims to attack disbelievers by any means necessary. we decided not to play the tape because it is full of propaganda designed to instill fear. french became first join airstrikes. on "60 minutes," former defense secretary leon panetta, says the president's entire national security team advised him to arm the syrian rebels. >> i think the president's concern and i understand it, was that he had a fear that if we started providing weapons, we wouldn't know where those weapons would wind up. my view was, you have to begin somewhere. >> in retrospect now was not arming the rebels at that time a mistake

good morning, welcome to this friday edition of "happening now," i'm jon scott.ther: and i'm heather in for jenna lee today where the president is wrapping up this week's nato summit in wales. western leaders now agreeing to a new rapid response military team. the goal with that is to try to counter russia's recent aggressions, plus to strike a coalition of allies to strike back against isis. our chief white house correspondent, ed henry, is live for us in cardiff, wales. what can you tell us today? >> reporter: well, good to see you, heather. there's a lot of skepticism about this ceasefire potential because, let's remember, just a couple of days ago there were reports out of ukraine of a ceasefire as well, and that crumbled pretty quickly. that's why, i think, when you connect the dots, that's why nato leaders here in wales are moving forward on twofronts, in case this ceasefire again does not hold. number one, that rapid response military team. about 4,000 nato troops likely stationed in poland that could move in quickly to help a nato ally if russian aggressi

i'm jon scott. shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. the president revealing his battle plan against isis last now with the vow to hunt down terrorists that threaten america and destroy them. jon: he is calling for more personnel to help with iraqi security but stops short of committing more combat troops. listen. >> but i want the american people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it will not involve american combat troops, fighting on foreign soil. this counterterrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out isil where ever they exist using our air power. and our support for partners forces on the ground. jon: let's get more live from chief white house correspondent ed henry. ed? >> reporter: good to see you, jon. you lay it out very well because this is a president suddenly trying to show while he has been reluctant warrior in terms of launching u.s. military action during his entire time in office he is getting tough now to deal with what are seen as

this is "happening now", and i'm jon scott. heather: and what a day it is today. that briefing from the defense department is scheduled to begin at this hour at the pentagon as u.s. and coalition forces hit the terroristses in their pocketbook. they slam the oilfields controlled by isis. jon: let's go live to the pentagon, national security correspondent jennifer griffin is there. >> reporter: hi, jon. pentagon officials confirmed that u.s. and arab war planes struck about one dozen small oil refineries that were being used by isis in eastern syria. these are facilities where they were producing about 300-500 barrels of oil, isis controlled six out of ten oilfields in syria prior to the strikes. the refined oil was used for fighterrers to fuel their vehicles as well as revenue for salaries. about $2 million per day, we're told. they tried to avoid destroying the facilities so that friendly forces could come in and occupy them. even the attorney general, eric holder, suggested yesterday in an interview that ground troops will be needed to take over these areas foll

heim jon scott. welcome to"timeline of terror: part 2." we're at ground zero, behind me is the 9/11 memorial. waterfalls cascade into a you pair of pools marking where the twin towers of the world trade center once stood. the vtims names are etched into the surrounding wall. this ishere we first witnessed the horror of 9/11, and followed it to the pentagon and into the skies over pennsylvania. on this program the date-to-day events for the months following september 11th 2001, our hope turned to sorrow, contued stress kept america on guard and the hunt for bin laden began. nowe pick up where timeline of terror part 1 left of as the preside was addressing the nation on the evening of 9/11. >> today our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature and we rponded with the best of america. >> spent the day in aiforce one. security officials believing it was t safe to return to washington. he finally overruled that. >> i watched a man ow that da but he -- lived up to my expectations. so i don't think that he became someone else. he was the s

on this thursday i'm jon scott. >> i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee. leaders talk about the future of nato and in face of russia's aggression on ukraine and terror threat posed by isis. we have a lot of stuff going on. in a joint op-ed in "times" of london, president obama and british prime minister david cameron write this, if terrorists think we will weaken in the face of their threats they could knot be more wrong. countries like britain and america will not be cowed by barbaric killers. conor powell has more on a ire strike that may have killed a top terrorist leader. this was a us air strike and who was this guy? >> reporter: that's what we understand. the current u.s. campaign of airstrikes in iraq against isis seem to be having some success. arab media reporting that abu al siri was killed by airstrike. little is known except he is syrian and key isis leader. he is believed to be a senior aid to abu al-baghdadi the top isis leader. a leader calling al siri the right arm of baghdadi. they have not confirmed his death but it would be a significant

. >> more outnumbered in a moment but first, jon scott with what's coming up in the second hour of "happening now." >> isis continues its march across iraq as we learn more about how much the white house was told about the development of that terror group and how early. the u.s. targeting another terror organization al-shabaab in an air strike that reportedly killed six. it is still unclear whether a leader we were going after was killed. jennifer griffin, a live report on that. and the head of the c.d.c. briefing in the immediate why right now on the spread of the deadly ebola virus. john roberts brings us the news in a live report. that's all coming up on "happening now." >> all right. thank you, jon. we can't wait to watch. greg? >> i may be outnumbered but it's my turn. yet another airline flight diverted. stop taking pictures of me. >> it's going in the cloud. >> over leg room. that's three incidents in a little more than a week. this time a flight from new york city to florida was rerouted when a woman who was knitting -- how can they get knitting needles on a plane? she reclined her se

good morning to you, i'm jon scott. welcome to "happening now." shannon: i'm shannon bream in today for jenna lee. the president will make his case directly to the american people tonight at 9:00 eastern. the white house seizing the moment for prime time address after positive reaction to the president's remarks sunday on "meet the press." after the formation of a new government in iraq where secretary of state john kerry just met with the prime minister. there are reports that president obama's ready to order air on isis targets across the border in syria. jon: we have live fox team coverage. john huddy is covering the secretary of state from our middle east newsroom but we begin with correspondent jennifer griffin from the pentagon. jennifer, what more is the president expected to announce? >> reporter: jon, we're told the president will ramp up the pace of airstrikes over isis targets in iraq but he will stop short of directly announcing u.s. strikes on the terror organization's hub inside of syria. however, he may hint at it, we're told. you m