and muath al-kaseasbeh's mother is also shaken and heart broken.of muath al-kaseasbeh's immediate female family members are speaking to the media. >> translator: we are very sad but i'm so proud of my cousin. he is a martyr who defended his country and although my heart is bleeding i would also offer my four sons as martyrs for my country. >> reporter: many people want vengeance because of the way muath al-kaseasbeh was murdered. >> translator: we should be united with one body i call on all jordanians to be one heart, one mind and one soul and we demand revenge and our hats will not rest until the response is hash. >> reporter: high ranking and former government officials as well as hundreds of army and royal airforce offices came to support the tribe and people say i.s.i.l. has tried to turn jordanians against their government for joining the u.s.-led coalition but so far this effort appears to have had the opposite effect. many say jordans resolve has been strengthened by the murder and those who did not believe i.s.i.l. was a threat to country

even the father of muath al-kaseasbeh was very clear today. he said the only punishment that would satisfactory him he called for the elimination of isis. a few days ago, he was making some questions rewarding what was his son doing there joining the coalition. now obviously this very cruel killing has shifted people's focus and made them more angry at isis. >> the jordanian government had been walking a very tightrope. there was look warm support for jordans participation in the fight against isil. do you think it is just a knee-jerk reaction or is there now more willingness to go into this fight? >> i think if we compare the situation two weeks ago and now definitely there is more support to the government now. even those who were questions jordan's role feel now that jordan needs to act. it needs to defend itself. it cannot stay still with this horrific killing. they want jordan to do something to punish isil. another item that is jordan has always been active in pursuing al-qaeda and affiliated groups in the past even when it did not join

the king had already promised what he called a relentless response to avenge the merge of muath al-kaseasbeh and appears to have more public support for going to war. . >> translator: forces arrived after bombarding them and god willing we will end the existence in syria. >> reporter: visited female members of the family but wife of muath al-kaseasbeh is inconsolable. she is 25 and they were only

the video showed muath al kaseasbeh was burn eded alive locked inside of a steel cage. for more on this we go to amman, and we go live this hour with many of the jordanians had wanted this, and as they wake up this morning, what this is the reaction there? >> well, it is about 6:00 in the morning here, john and people are going to be waking up to this, and it is running as an urgent banner on the jordanian state television, and we expect that many people will be welcoming of this, and we have heard the calls on this on the streets of amman, and the hometown of the jordanian pilot. and the people have said that they wanted a response and the military and the government said they would retaliate and saying that their revenge would be equal to the tragedy of the jordanian people. what we know so far john prshgs the jor dandanian government, they are saying that two of the people convicted in jordan who were on death row were executed at dan. they are sajida al rishawi, and she is the former member of al qaeda in iraq who was involved in what is described as jordan's 9/11 t

we also know that the family of muath al-kaseasbeh is starting to gather. this was also the option that he would be killed. as you saw from the video saying something along the line we have to burn him because he was shelling us and burning us, so there was no option but to kill him basically according to isil. i do know that the jordanian government was ready and willing to hand over sajida al-rishawi, a prisoner in jordan and may be even others, as well in exchange because this became a matter of public opinion in jordan and jordan did what it can, but i think this is a vision within isil, we understand the choice was, we understand there was a decision inside isil trying to make a political gain after the capturing of the pilot who was part of the international coalition, maybe even getting jordan to make concessions by releasing prisoners on death row that isil would have wanted. this could have helped isil gain political capital but then there's this other camp pushing for killing him on the ground, that he is so-called appostate and had to be killed.

kaseasbeh, but also perhaps galvanized in their opposition to isis. what will that do in the battle against these islamic terrorists going forward? that remains to be seen. but right now you can see people gathered waiting for king abdullah to arrive back in amman. we will bring it to you when it comes. becky anderson thanks for being with us. >>> the murder of that pilot and the way he was murdered prompting shock and outrage across the region and around the world. as you can see in those pictures and the isis propaganda video is certainly a clear effort to rally new fighters to syria and iraq where the terror group has launched a new attack against the city of kirkuk. iraqi kurdish peshmerga forces fighting back trying to stop this isis advance. standing by live for us just miles from the front line in that fight is international correspondent phil black with the latest. phil for the men on the front line who are fighting isis the news of this video, the pictures of this murder it must galvanize their efforts. >> reporter: yeah indeed. i think that'

they say that the best thing that happened out of the tragic death of muath al-kaseasbeh is that it has united people together, that jordanians are now speaking with one voice. they say that before, there were people who didn't agree with the government's role in the international coalition against isil and now they do. people also had doubts and were wondering why jordan was participating in this coalition. now they have their answer. they say they want revenge and they want it to come soon, because they feel that the killing of muath al-kaseasbeh and the manager in which he was murdered has hurt and touched every single jordanian in every single home. now the jordanian army has also said that tens of its own fighter jets and outside the framework of the international coalition against isil has shelled isil targets in iraq and syria on thursday. the army says that all these targets that the shells were destroyed and they include weapons storage facilities as well as training camps. the army said that this is just the beginning and that they will make isil pay for every hair on muath al

and muath al-kaseasbeh's mother is also shaken and heart broken none of muath al-kaseasbeh immediatey members are speaking to the media. >> translator: we are very sad but i'm so proud of my cousin he is a martyr who defended his country and my heart is bleeding and offer my four sons as martyrs for the country. >> reporter: many people want vengance because of the way he was murdered. >> translator: need one body and call them for one mind one hat and one soul and we will not rest until the response is hash. >> reporter: the government officials as well as hundreds of royal and airforce officers also came to support the mourning tribe and i.s.i.l. made a concerted effort to try to turn jordanian and so far it had an opposite effects and many say jordan resolve has been strengthened by this murder those who did not believe i.s.i.l. was a threat to the country now say the war against the armed group is theirs. >>> the leaders of germany and france are heading to moscow to discuss a plan to end the ten-month crisis that killed more than 5,000 people and talks in moscow are seen as last

isil burned jordanian air force pilot muath al-kaseasbeh to death early they are week. they took him hostage in december. demonstrators support the king's military campaign against the armed group. we have more from amman. >> thousands of jordanians have participated in this protest in downtown amman in support of the government and king abdullah and the army. they are right now chanting in support of the king. they say that the best thing that happened out of the tragic death of muath al-kaseasbeh is that it has united people together that jordanians are know speaking with one voice. they say that before, there were people who didn't agree with the government's role in the international coalition against isil and now they do. people also had doubts and were wondering why jordan was participates in this coalition. now they have their answers. they want revenge and they want to it come soon, because they feel that the killing of muath al-kaseasbeh and the manager in which he was murdered has hurt and touched every single jordanian in every single home. the jordanian army

. >> jordan warned of an earth-shaking response to isil's murder of its pilot muath al-kaseasbeh and that response came swiftly. at down on wednesday the authorities executed iraq prisoner sajida al-rishawi whom isil had demanded jordan release. she had been on death row for eight years for taking part in a 2005 attack in amman that killed 60 people. another iraqi prisoner was executed for murdering a jordanian truck driver in iraq. the government confirmed its pilot was killed on january 3, a month before isil released the video, apparently showing him being burned alive. al jazeera will not show those pictures. the jordanian king cut short his visit to washington d.c. but addressed the jordanian people in a statement. >> with sadness and sorrow, we received the news about the martyrdom of our hero muath al-kaseasbeh at the hands of the terrorists and cowardly daish. that criminal and deviate gaining not related to our noble faith in any way our heroic pilot muath defending his home land and nation. >> his father, too shaken after finding his son was killed came out with these stron

it shows the apparent burning alive of jordanian fighter pilot kaseasbeh. king abdullah cutting short his visit to washington. the king met with president obama who condemned what he called the viciousness and barbarity of isis and expressed solidarity with the people of jordan. >>> big concerns this morning about possible terror threats in the united states. a top fbi official says that terror groups are successfully usually social media to target and recruit teenagers around the world including in the united states. our justice correspondent pamela brown spoke with the head of the fbi's counterterrorism division about young, homegrown extremists. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. we had the rare opportunity to do an exclusive interview with the head of the fbi's counterterrorism division michael steinbach. we discussed a range of threats facing americans. and he was very candid. he said it's been a struggle keeping up with all the americans coming and going to syria and that he would be lying if he said the fbi has not lost track of some amer

that is the town where the al kaseasbeh family lives. he will pay condolences and assure them that their son's death will not be in vain. that means stepping up more strikes against isis and taking the fight directly to isis to syria and iraq. we know from one u.s. official that jordan requested to fly more missions against isis. clearly, jordan wants to do more. it has requested more missions. it needs to carry out the air strikes. with the jordanian public firmly behind king abdullah he wants to take action as soon as possible. >> he has the window of opportunity to increase the involvement if he so chooses. it will be interesting to see what happens. atika shubert for us. >>> the united states is moving more troops and hardware in northern iraq. teams shifted in the event if a plane is shot down in the isis territory. isis brutality showing no signs of slowing down. united nations committee says militants are selling abducted iraqi children as sex slaves and killing others and using others as human shields. children of all backgrounds

isil burned jordanian air force pilot muath al-kaseasbeh to death earlier this week. demonstrators support king abdullah's campaign against the armed group. >> the islamic state of iraq and the levant's murder of jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh produced waves of outrage and calls for revenge. it has changed opinion. everything is chancing in support of king abdullah. >> isil, if you are really men confront us face-to-face at our borders. you don't remember islam. >> for the thousands at this rally in the capitol it reveals that jordan has always been isil's target. >> jordan is the next target after syria. if they occupy all of syria jordan is next. we have to strike this criminal group in its hideouts. >> jordan has long been a stable country and its people fear being dragged into conflict. >> i swear we are not afraid. we are proud and we stand behind the king and we'll offer our men and women to fight triple. >> the queen surprised the crowds showing up at the rally. people ever come from all over the country to honor the young pilot. >> this by all means is a r

but only if kaseasbeh was released.rdanians definitely would have had a line in on that but again, i'd caution that right now the time frame isn't exactly clear. i think we'll know more at some point in the not too distant future. >> i was talking to ali soufan on this show last hour. wrote an incredible book you know knows very much about al qaeda, written about it former fbi agent and he was saying to me this burning alive of this young man is clearly isis showing the consequence of what happens in an air strike by burning those below and just your read on that assessment? >> part of it the air campaign has been extraordinarily effective against isis much more so than often we realize, because of the amount of attrition, including on their logistics. in part i think they were taking out their frustration with the air campaign on al kaseasbeh. he was extraordinarily poorly treated, even for an isis prisoner. they had really inflicted a lot of damage on him long before they so brutally burned him alive. >> do you think

thousands have rallied in jordan in solidarity for the family of pilot muath al-kaseasbeh. he was killed by isil. demonstrators support the governments campaign against the group. >> investigators in taiwan have begun to unravel why a plane crashed into a river. they say one engine failed before the second engine appeared to be manually shut down. >> let's look at how jordan's policy toward the fight against isil is changing, the brutality in which jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh was killed appears to ever transformed the kingdom's role in the coalition to a point of pride. for months now jordan has been taking part in the u.s. coalition, but strikes were limited to syria. now, though, the military extended its operation into iraq and moved its troops to the border there all part of the government's "harsh response" to the killing of the pilot. these pictures posted by jordan's military show pilots writing messages in chalk on bombs about to be dropped on isil. one says that islam has nothing to do with isil. u.s. politicians are calling to increase military assistance t

that pilot, mu'ath al kaseasbeh, burned alive while trapped in a cage. the assad government in syria and the government trying to bring it down denounce the killing. at least one arab member of the u.s.-led coalition stepped back from the fight. the united arab emirates stopped flying air strikes. the uae is worried about the safety of its pilots in the wake of the jordanian pilot's capture and murder. jordan and monarch and his people are stoked for vengeance. the king telling people the problem we will have is running out of fuel and bullets. he will meet to map out an isis tragedy within the hour. what form will this revenge take? i want to bring in atika shubert live for us with the latest. >> reporter: i don't think there is any doubt that jordan wants to increase air strikes against isis. we know that jordan has requested to step up its air missions over syria where it has been striking isis previously. clearly there is the desire to do so. there is overwhelming public support for king abdullah at this point to continue with the strikes. the questi

it follows the islamist killing of captured pilot moaz al kaseasbeh, whom they burnt alive. it appeared to have began before dawn with hanging of two al qaeda-linked prisoners, including the failed suicide bomber i.s. tried to swap for the prisoner. >> reporter: a day after the video showing captured pilot moaz al kaseasbeh being burnt alive in a cage, jordan is seething with anger and shock. if anybody here had any sympathy for the islamic militants, their voices have been stilled for the moment. demonstrators in amman wants the government to take drastic revenge. which they promised to do. sajida al rishawi was the first to pay the price, on death row for ten years for her attempt to suicide bomb luxury hotels. she and another convicted al qaeda member were executed at dawn, their bodies taken away by convoy after they were hanged. but that clearly not enough to satisfy public opinion or the grieving family. the murdered pilot came from a big tribe in the south of the country. his father receiving condolences, wants much more. >> translator: i demand the revenge should be

they were condemning terrorism and praying for the safe return of mu'ath al kaseasbeh. >> jomana thank48 minutes after the hour. the u.s. could be getting more involved in the war in ukraine. we are live with the new help that could be headed that way and what it means for the u.s. relations with russia. >>> new this morning, the obama administration considering sending anti-tank systems and other lethal aid to help ukraine defend against attacks from pro-russian rebels in eastern part of the country. the u.s. official tells cnn that the pentagon favors sending defensive lethal aid. the white house still trying to assess the reaction would be from russia. secretary of state john kerry is headed to ukraine on thursday to meet with petro poroshenko. we are joined by matthew chance for latethe latest. matthew, it is difficult to imagine outarming the russians here but what is the consideration here for more aid to ukraine? >> reporter: there hasn't been a direct reaction to that although the foreign minister of the country said he believes that washington has been biassed in favor of the

the video showed muath al kaseasbeh was burn eded alive locked inside of a steel cage.to amman, and we go live this

we're crying all the time. >> and there you heard it from 21-year-old cousin of muath al kaseasbeh. we head her in that small village in southern jordan yesterday where so many people thousands gathered to remember this pilot. >> jomana karadsheh, thank you so much. i appreciate it. let's talk more about the latest air strike with cnn analyst general "spider" marks and former cia counterterrorism official phillip mudd. thanks for joining me. >> thank you. >> general, first to you, we understand that jordan conducted a series of air strikes again today and apparently it destroyed things like training centers and arms and ammunition depots. how do we know that jordan actually did that? >> we're getting some great gun footage that's coming off the f-16s and whenever you conduct any operation like this what you have is a series of intelligence collectors that are going to be looking over the shoulder of these capabilities and they're going to be recording what's taking place and that's going to be done -- there will be subsequent forensics so you can retarget these various tartsgets tha

islamic military group and the video shows apparent killing of captured jordanian pilot muath al kaseasbeh. king abdullah cut short his trip to the united states and returned home wednesday at the national security meeting he reportedly vowed a relentless war against the militants. mohammad al momani said the aim is to intensify efforts to undermine, degrade and eventually finish the group. >> about 200 people offered prayers for the slain pilot as ceremony in aman and held up a banner with the words farewell to our hero. >> what happened to the hostage, japanese hostages and the jordanian brave fighter totally unacceptable. totally unacceptable. >> the pilots father said in a television interview the militants are criminals who must be eliminated. >> translator: muath was not only my son, he was the son of all jordanians. we're all grieving from the bottom of our hearts. i want the government to come down heavy on the militants and defeat them. >> reporter: calls for avenging the pilot's killing are increasing in the country. one resident said the country is angry and the execution of two

that question, like the really crucial one on whether the , muath al-kaseasbeh is still alive. it is said they are trying to cause problems in jordan. there have been protests against jordan's role in the u.s. coalition fighting isil, but they've been toned right down now in the hope of negotiations for the pilot's release are happening. the issue hasn't gone away, though and until muath al-kaseasbeh has been killed, brought tests are sure to resume. >> over 1300 people in iraq have been killed in the violence alone. according to u.n. figures, more than half of them were civilians. over 2,200 people were also wounded in frequent bombings in other attacks. the capitol baghdad was the worst affected with 256 civilians killed there. >> kurdish and shia commanders deny accusations bringing ethnic divisions back into focus. we have a report now. >> in 2005, he was forced out of his hometown by al-qaeda. ten years later, he is back. he is an iraqi occurred. he took part in the recent battle against the islamic state of iraq and the levant, a formerly al-qaeda-aligned group. isil figh

that is where the jordanian pilot muath al kaseasbeh comes from. at that time the king was meeting with his father. king abdullah told him that they were returning from a mission in syria specifically targeting the isis strong hold. it does seem that jordan's retaliation is it now underway. we do hope to get more details from the jordanian military. they said they will be putting out a statement shortly with more specifics about what those fighters and other fighters hit over the course of the day. >> and, atika, the king really means business on the royal court's facebook page he posted a picture of himself in full military dress. when he was vitting the united states earlier a senator told us that king abdullah told us pay back would remind them of clint eastwood in unforgiven. he plays a western gun fighter who makes it his mission to go after the bad guys. this is all a demonstration that jordan means business this time correct? >> reporter: correct. this is not simply a demonstration or a show of power, this has affected king abdullah personal

retaliation for the murder of fighter pilot muath al kaseasbeh. and he's told cnn there's a lot more to come. >> we are, like i said going after them in every possible way, wherever they are. we will have to teach them a lesson. we have been teaching them a lesson. i think if there was any doubt by anyone out there that these terrorists are brutal murderers, barbarians, that doubt has gone. if there was any doubt that this is an organization that has anything to do with any religion on the face of this planet that doubt has gone. if there was any doubt as to who the enemy is we all now know very clearly in the ugliest possible way who this enemy is. we're going to go after them and eradicate them. we're going after them wherever they are, with everything we have. but it's not the beginning and certainly not the end. >> as jordan pursues the isis militants, the country's king and many subjects paused to remember the slain pilot. for more on that, here's barbara starr. >> reporter: jordanian f-16s took to the skies over syria, striking nearly 20 isi

. >> muath al kaseasbeh was burned alive while locked in a cage. his killing sent a wave of outrage across jordan and around the world. king abdullah of jordan will visit the pilot's family today. our atika shubert is joining us from amman, jordan with more. there were protests throughout the night calling for revenge on the ground in jordan. what have you been hearing today? >> reporter: that grief and anger you can still very much feel on the streets here. people are just really stunned and horrified by this murder. we've seen spontaneous gatherings throughout the day in support of king abdullah as he arrived earlier today. but also prayers for the pilot and his family. and there we heard people saying isis were killers, murderers and describing kaseasbeh as a hero and martyr. his family has spoken out and said the execution of those two terror convicts in jail here earlier this morning is simply not enough. take a listen to what his family said. >> translator: now i call on all jordanians to be in one rank and one person united fearing for the l

and the king said the blood of mu'ath al kaseasbeh will not be in vain. the response of the jordanian army will be severe. he also went on to say that this fight with isis -- that isis is not only fighting jordan but fighting islam itself. so very strong words from the king. what will happen next? a lot of that depends not only on the coalition and what kind of air strikes, for example are coming up next but also what kind of support king abdullah can get from the prominent families and tribes in jordan. it is likely the king will be visiting that family in the town of karak very soon. that is in part not only to offer condolences but to get the support to carry out that earth-shattering response he has promised to deliver. >> we did see the crowds lining up in the streets in jordan as king abdullah's motorcade passed by. this time yesterday, he was here in washington. he cut short his visit for understandable reasons, to get back to jordan asap. what does all of this mean for him? i assume his position has been strengthened. >> reporter: his position has

they demanded every evidence that al kaseasbeh is alive and well. they have not heard that.ordanian government said on thursday we still do not have any evidence he is alive and well. they have not received anything. so many jordanians are concerned about this man they see as a national hero. this member of the coalition, the first one to be taken hostage by isis. we see this here in amman, the capital. just yesterday, some jordanians held a candlelight vigil condemning terrorism and remembering kenji goto and praying for the safe return of mu'ath al kaseasbeh. so far, only thing jordanians can do is sit and wait. >> it has to be very difficult for them and families. jomana karadsheh, thanks. >>> testimony resumes this morning in the aaron hernandez trial. court was postponed monday because of the snowstorm. the girlfriend of odin lloyd, the man hernandez is accused of killing, she is expected back on the witness stand. last week she testified the two men were in the early stages of friendship. >>> alleged mastermind of the drug trafficking site will not testify in his own d

god willing, the army will take revenge for muath al-kaseasbeh. >> jordan's king has promised a harshesponse. >> we want to go live now to the middle east analyst in amman, jordan. good to have you with us again this evening. jordan has pledged what it calls "earthshaking responses" to this murder of its pilot. what options does it have? it has executed to prisoners already. >> jordan has raised the town today price -- raised the tone today by the king saying that there will be severe and harsh measures taken, and the government spokesman saying that they are determined more than ever to fight the terrorist group. jordanians need to hear that. it is not clear what exactly the government is going to do. yes they have hinted that there will be more executions than the two that were carried out today. however, i don't see this happening immediately. and probably this would be even not considered anymore. we have to focus more on the idea that jordan will get more involved in the coalition. taking advantage of the mood that has changed there is more support to the coalition now inside jor

there's the pilot, lieutenant mu'ath al kaseasbeh.ing. this is controversial and involves the nation of qatar. barbara starr is joining us. what are you learning? >> more details, wolf about a situation that only underscores another potential threat to national security. one of the taliban detainees in qatar received two visitors with possible ties to the network believed to be the one who made a phone call to an extremist contact. it's what president obama says he hoped would not happen. >> the release of the taliban who were being held in guantanamo was conditioned on the qataris keeping their eyes on them. >> reporter: one of the visitors said he was a relative but after the u.s. learned these visitors had possible terrorist connections, it notified afghanistan to be on the lookout for them a u.s. official says. it's not clear if anybody now knows where they are. the u.s. isn't saying which of the five detainees is the concern. >> two of them were senior commanders who were responsible for the death of 5,000 minorities in afghanist

they say the blood of muath al kaseasbeh will not be shed in plane. >>> aaron looking at that big high-stakes meeting between the greek and german government. >> it's very likely the germans will just say, nein to greece's wish and things ronlare only getting worse for the new greek government because last night the european central bank says it's cutting off its chief funding for the country's banks. >>> it's midday in london 7:00 a.m. in washington. and 1:00 p.m. in brussels where nato is expected to announce its biggest reinforcement since the end of the cold war. up to 5,000 troops will make up a rapid reaction force, ready to deploy at two days' notice. this is, of course a response to fighting in ukraine, which has killed more than 5,000 people. nato says russia is sending troops into eastern ukraine. that's something, though that russia denies. let's take you straight over to brussels. we can join jonathan marcus who is there for us. jonathan? >> reporter: well, thank you. you're right, nato defense ministers are meeting here today, and this afternoon, they're going to formally announc

they're on the way to meet the parents of mu'ath al kaseasbeh. thank you very much for joining us here doctor. can you tell us what the king is planning to do today? >> reporter: well, the king gives his way to the funeral house of the late pilot, kaseasbeh opened. in jordanian traditions when we lose someone, someone passes we open a funeral house for three days and it's the custom in jordan that people go there to the family to give condolences. so his majesty, along with the prime minister and other officials, are going there today to offer their condolences. >> so with us looking at some pictures, people waiting for the king's arrival. how worried are you that popular angry is spiraling. people demanding revenge. how are you going to respond to that? >> i don't think there is a disagreement over that. everybody would like to see decisive action against that terrorist group and against what they did to our pilot. >> sorry to interrupt you, but what does that mean in concrete terms? >> well in concrete terms, means that our relevant in the situ

jordan is target the isil as revenge for the murder of jordanian pilot, muath al-kaseasbeh. meanwhile, jordan's army has carried out more airstrikes against isil targets. the campaign is supported by thousands who rallied in the capitol early on friday. we have a report from amman. >>s islamic state of iraq and the levant's murder of jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh has produced waivers of outrage and calls for revenge. it has also shifted public been. those who were against jordan joining the u.s. led coalition against isil last september are now for it. everyone here habit chanted in support of king abdullah. >> size as i isil, if you are really men confront us at our border. you do not remember islam. >> jordan has always been isil's target. >> jordan is the next tarts after syria. if they occupy all of syria jordan is next, so we have to strike this criminal group in its heightout. >> jordan has long been a stable country and its people fear being dragged into conflict. >> i swear, we are not afraid. we are proud and we stand behind the king and we'll offer our men and

a detour over muath al-kaseasbeh's home town. this is a fight that's being waged on jordan's doorstep. are you worried about jordan's security? >> absolutely not. i mean, we are very, very confident. we have to knock at their door before they knock at ours. >> reporter: u.s. military officials tell us that 20 jordanian f-16 fighter jets took part in those air strikes scott, with a lot of backup from u.s. aircraft in terms of reconsans, refueling and radio jammers, and they say search-and-rescue helicopters were standing by. >> pelley: charlie d'agata covering the story for us in the jordanian capital tonight. charlie, thanks. this evening federal investigators said they found no problems with the crossing arm or traffic signal at the site of tuesday's train crash in valhalla, new york. a commuter train slammed into an s.u.v., killing six people. five new cases of measles were reported today five babies at a daycare center outside chicago. the outbreak has grown to at least 150 cases in 14 states. dean reynolds has more on the lat

they've killed two japanese hostages very recently and killed muath al kaseasbeh in a horrifying fashion but they have not done a jump suit video that is a woman. there was a notion to free the two women italian hostages. what do you make on the fact that up until now that this terrorist group that is known for extravagant group for violence has not depicted female hostages. >> they do follow strict islamic video are not shown in videos completely covered and they are not shown in a humiliating way and they are not to harm the women. they are killed a whole bunch of women. whether in in iraq or eastern libya, it has executed women for supposed adultery by stoning them to death. so in a way it is completely contradictory, on one hand they can't show the women on video, but on the other hand they have shown women being stoned to death in pictures. so i think the group is trying to play a propaganda stunt here. >> and that begs the question steve. if this is a sign of weakness that this group would want to put off the death, if they want to do this and nbc and the state department has not v

was trying to shock, infuriate, repulse the civilized world with its horrific murder of mu'ath al kaseasbeh, it more than succeeded. but if it was trying to terrorize jordan into abandoning the anti-isis coalition, it looks like it's pretty much failed. exactly 24 hours after news broke that isis had burned alive the jordanian fighter pilot that it had captured in december, jordan's king and his top tier security officials have met and they have declared a, quote, relentless war against the group that calls itself islamic state. already jordan has executed by hanging the iranian bomber whose freedom isis had demanded, along with one other jihadi prisoner. and a government spokesman warns of, quote, earth-shaking retaliation, a prospect savored by the dead pilot's father. >> translator: i demand that revenge should be bigger than executing prisoners. i demand that this criminal organization should be annihilated. >> i want to bring in cnn's atika shubert reporting in the jordanian capital of amman and joining me from washington is former jordanian foreign minister. what is jordan doing speci

al kaseasbeh ended up in enemy ends after his plane crashed in december. >> we were unable to locate the pilot before he was picked up by isis forces. >> they have kept up terror groups in iraq and syria. >> this is the moment where the brutality of what isis has demonstrated is really not winning them many followers in the moderate sunni arab states and certainly has galvanized jordan to fight against them. >> as jordan considers sending in ground troops to fight isis members of congress are calling on the white house to boost military aid to the country. republicans and democrats want the obama administration to move quick will i to provide aircraft parts, night vision equipment, and other weapons to jar dan. >> we certainly are interested in maintaining the strong military-to-military type that we have in the country. >> the president said he would look forward to any package put together by congress but is looking for a specific request by jordan's government. the u.s. provides a billion dollar as year to jar dan to assist them. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank

king abdullah visited the al kaseasbeh family. he noted a flyover of the jordanian air force jets returning from the bombing run. standing by with the latest is becky anderson. good morning, becky. >> reporter: good morning, john. this was a lethal show of force with a very very clear message to assuage any doubt as the foreign minister pointed out to cnn in the past couple of hours, eradicate isis. now until that video of the brutal murder of the young pilot was released i have to point out this was a country divided in its support for jordan's mission within this coalition. many people asking why it was that jordan was involved when there are so many other issues that citizens here deal with. it has to be said there is clear and united support now for this mission. the foreign minister pointing out this is only the beginning. not just a military fight, of course john this is an ideological fight. you talk to anybody here and anybody around the region who is countering this message of radical islam. the message that isis fight in

it is also where muath al-kaseasbeh was believed to have been held. it is not clear if that is in fact where he was held, but that is area where he was last crashed when his plane went down. it is an area that isis is particularly strong with. they have an intelligence capability and a lot of expectations that they will expand with their other countries to expand the military intelligence gathering and honestly they are also doing airstrikes that could be expanded. much more than that, it's not really clear what jordan can contribute to the coalition. there are really no countries in the middle east that are talking about a ground invasion. willie the focus of the coalition seems to be the airstrikes. so we are waiting to see if there's any word officially or unofficially in terms of what the next steps are for this military campaign. jenna: certainly one of the big questions of the day. 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 ea

when kaseasbeh was behind enemy lines, they were full of doubt, maybe this is not our war. are saying go in and annihilate isis. so that is the sentiment now. but if this continues, if we have more downed pilots that could change. >> well it's interesting, too, because we got this announcement this morning coming from the uae which had stopped air strikes against isis back in december because it was very worried about the ability for search and rescue to rescue say, a downed pilot from their force. now they have started them back up. they are sending f-16s to jordan joining in this. how significant is that? >> reporter: it is quite significant. it's clearly a show of solidarity. they are sending in an entire squadron of f-16 fighters here to show that they will literally fly alongside jordanian fighter jets as they hit the targets in syria. it's very significant that one, they have resumed flights and, also that they are flying together with jordan. it under scores the fact that jordan sees itself in the spearhead in the war against isis. >> atika, stand by. we'll have much

the king of jordan said kaseasbeh was a hero and he died for his beliefs and homeland nation.nian pilot has been speaking out saying his son's death needed to be further avenged and he demanded drastic action against the militants. >> translator: these are criminals. there is no comparison between them and moaz. moaz's blood is more precious than that of sajida al rishawi or ziyad karboli and millions others like them. the blood of moaz is the blood of the nation and the country should avenge the blood of moaz. i demand that none of the criminals should be spared. i demand that the vengeance should be more severe than just executing prisoners. i demand that islamic state should be wiped out. this is a murderous and despicable group that is condemned by the whole world. >> i spoke to our security correspondent frank gardner and he said it's not surprising the jordanian government acted to swiftly in response to the murder of one of its pilots. >> the government and monarchy were in a difficult place because they have been played by fools, here jordan thought they were negotiati

we said after the brutal barbaric cold-blooded murder of our brave fighter muath al kaseasbeh, we're going to up it and pursue them wherever they are, and we're doing that. >> united states military said this campaign is not possible without ground forces. would jordan be interested in sending ground forces? >> we're not going to divulge any military plans we have or strategy. suffice it to say we're at the forefront of this fight against terrorism and extremism. by the way this is not new. we were targeted here in ahman in our capital many years ago on our 9/11 just like you were in your states on 9/11. we find these terrorist and extremist organizations by different names. they try to go on the defensive by hijacking the religion and claim go under the umbrella of religion. religion has nothing do with them. it's a feast, co-tolerance. but we have to continue this fight. it's an ongoing fight. >> u.s. officials tell us jordan militants targeted with ten times the amount. that's after jordan's king promised retaliation for the pilot locked in a cage and burned alive. jennifer griffi

king abdullah has been meeting with the family of mu'ath al kaseasbeh.rson with more. >> reporter: the military flying missions over raqqah and syria and iraq. degrading and destroying isis assets on the ground. let's take a look at the defining images over the past 24 hours. i have a set of three for you. this points out what is going on here. the video images that our viewers will see of the destruction and air strikes on raqqah. some 30 fighter jets we were told in the air. they were successful. they destroyed their targets and all returned home safely. that is a first set of images. i want to give our viewers a second set of images. these were released shortly after the infrared images released by the armed forces. these released by isis as part of the ongoing propaganda campaign. set of images that show children in classrooms in raqqah. they say, isis have opened 24 schools. 12 for boys and 12 for girls. giving the impression or one it seems or give the impression that life continues as normal. another image, which i think sums up what has been goin

that is jordan's queen, queen ranya, seen here personally consoling mu'ath al kaseasbeh's widow. the two had been married just less than a year. i want to bring in becky anderson and james spider marks. becky, there is talk about the possibility of boots on the ground, whether that is just in the wake of all the anger, outrage and the desire for revenge. how serious is it that jordan may go further than these air strikes now two days running? >> reporter: you won't get jordanian officials to confirm or even suggest that they're going to put boots on the ground. but there is clearly a groundswell of emotion here to do more in order to eradicate the militant group isis. you saw lethal force, a show of lethal force in the air once again by the jordanians as you rightly point out, covered by the americans in the air over syria today. and the message very clear on multiple fronts, degrade and destroy this organization. the king has talked about eradicating, aninihilating isis in both syria and in iraq. but if you're looking for nuance and texture, there is an important story to be tol

the queen was holding a poster of the pilot, muath al kaseasbeh, burned alive by isis militants.eration against isis has been named muath the martyr in honor of the pilot. let's talk about this and bring in our two global affairs analyst, kimberly dosier and james reese. let's talk about the operations we know of publicly and second round of air strikes that jordan just finished up. they talk about several air strikes against isis and they hit training centers, arms and ammunition depots. why are they on the second go-around? >> it's logistic. support in syria and iraq. if you cut off logistics and equipment, that leaves forward troops in iraq fighting without anything. so that is a very classic way of degrading soldiers by going after logistics. >> kimberly it seems there are two battles being fought by jordan. you see these air strikes going on in syria and in iraq as well and then you see what's happening on the ground in jordan with the queen out there with the demonstrators. it does seem that the regime right now is very keenly aware about the importance of this public relat

our thoughts and prayers continue to be with lieutenant kaseasbeh and the jordanian people.y have been stalwart members of this broader international coalition that's executing a strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. we're going to continue to stand with them even in this very difficult and tragic time. one other thing i want to also mention is i want to commend to your statement a statement from the president's top counterterrorism adviser lisa monaco monaco. she made reference to the office of director of national intelligence put forward a report today directed by the president in presidential policy guidance -- directive 28 related to signals intelligence activities. this report was issued at the president's direction to make public the progress that the intelligence community is making on reforming some of our signals intelligence activities. this -- this is a process that's been informed by experts both inside and outside of the government. and what the report indicates is that the progress they is and will continue to make will help chart a path forward tha