margaret brennan has learned the president's plans. margaret? >> reporter: scott, this is a tough call for the president, who declared the american war in afghanistan to be over. there are currently 10,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan, and sources tell us that the u.s. is expected the leave around 6,000 after 2016. now, that's an increase from the 1,000 soldiers that the president had originally planned to station in kabul by the end of his term. but just last month, taliban forces overran a major afghan city for the first time since 2001, and u.s. military advisers are warning that a more robust american military presence is needed to combat a resurgent taliban as well as some growing threats from the islamic state and al qaeda. >> pelley: margaret brennan at the white house for us tonight. margaret, thank you. tomorrow a zimbabwean hunter will go on trial for helping an american client kill a beloved lion. the american, walter palmer, does not face charges. he paid a fortune for a hunting permit. that money is supposed to help conservation, but

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margaret brennan is following this. >> reporter: just after 2:00 a.m. five american helicopters with 30 u.s. special operations forces along with iraqi kurd commandos landed outside a heavily guarded isis prison in northern iraq. the troops stormed the compound and in an exchange of gunfire the u.s. servicemen was fatally wounded. the commandos rescued 70 hostages who were about to be executed, including more than 20 iraqi soldiers. the raid raised questions about president obama's vow not to put u.s. soldiers into combat in iraq. but pentagon spokesperson peter cook said the special operations forces were only assisting the kurdish fighters. >> in that support role, they are allowed to defend themselves and also defend partner forces and to protect against the loss of innocent life. >> reporter: the raid was launched after u.s. intelligence saw evidence of mass graves being dug inside the walls of that prison compound. some of those freed hostages scott, later told u.s. officials that isis told them they'd all be killed after their morning prayers. >>

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so far, only a few have settled in the u.s., and margaret brennan shows us why. >> reporter: like many syrians, chadi rustmo's family home was destroyed by the assad army, leaving him only memories. today, the 27-year-old chef no longer fears for his life. what did you think when they told you you're moving to the u.s.? >> actually, i was happy. my family will be safe. so it was like very thankful for this chance we get. i feel lucky. >> reporter: chadi's family waited two years in lebanon before the u.s. government completed their extensive background check. >> it was the longest interview in my life, like seven hours. >> reporter: seven hours for an interview. >> yes. they asked me about my last five years what, i did, where i worked, what you are doing. all the details about your life. >> reporter: then came word that he had passed the test. the rustmo's moved 6,000 miles away to a levy middle-class section of greensboro, north carolina. a local charity helped resettle the family, teaching them glrk opening bank accounts and finding them homes. maram is chadi's 22-year-old sister. w

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here is margaret brennan. >> reporter: the sound of cuban house was a remarkable moment for guitarist elandes ochoa. and singer omaro puertoando. they never thought they would make it here. what does that mean to you? >> translator: this represents her flag, her culture and her ideals. >> translator: the trip will be part of his artistic record forever. musicians were littltlknown outside cuba. until the 1990s when the buen vista social club album made them a worldwide sensation. that inspired an academy award nominated documentary. and soon many band members had found fame in their 70s and 80s. >> i look to sing. >> reporter: they see hope in the thaw between twowoold war foes. you think that relations between the u.s. and cuba are getting better? >> a day will come when everyone will be able to sit down and eat at the same table. that gets a laugh from omara who says her band mate speaks the truth and beautiful word. their final song was the spanish version of "perhaps, perhaps, perhaps" a song made popular by nat king cole. >> i knew nat king cole? >> you knew him? >> yes, in cuba.

margaret brennan is following this. >> reporter: just after 2:00 a.m., five american helicopters with 30 u.s. special operations forces along with iraqi kurd commandos landed outside a heavily guarded isis prison in northern iraq. the troops stormed the compound. in an exchange of gunfire killed around two dozen isis fighters. the u.s. serviceman was fatally wounded. the commandos rescued 70 hostages about to be executed including more than 20 iraqi soldiers. the raid raised question as but president obama's vow not to put u.s. soldiers into combat in iraq. pentagonpokesperson peter cook said the special operations forces were only assisting the kurdish fighters. >> in that support role they're allowed to defend themselves and also defend partner forcesesnd to protectctgainst the loss of innocent life. >> the raid was launched after u.s. intelligence e w evidence of mass graves being dug inside the walls of that prison compound. some of the hostages later told u.s. officials that isis told them they would all be killed after their morning prayers. >> margaret brennan reporting from th

here is margaret brennan. ♪ >> reporter: the sound of cuban music blasting through the white house wasble moment for guitarist elandes ochoa. and singer omaro puertoando. they never thought they would make it here. what does that mean to you? >> translator: this represents her flag, her culture and her ideals. >> translator: the trip will be part of his artistic record forever. ♪ >> reporter: for decade the musicians were little known outside cuba. until the 1990s when the buena vista social club album made them a worldwide sensation. ♪ ♪ that inspired an academy award nominated documentary. and soon many band members had found fame in their 70s and 80s. >> i look to sing. >> reporter: they see hope in the thaw between two cold war foes. do you think that relations between the u.s. and scuba are getting better? >> a day will come when everyone will be able to sit down and eat at the same table. that gets a laugh from omara who says her band mate speaks the truth and beautiful word. ♪ their final song was the spanish version of "perhaps, perhaps, perhaps" a song made popular by nat king

margaret brennan has learned the president's plans. margaret. >> scott, this is a tough call for the president who declared the american war in afghanistan there are currently 10,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. and sources tell us that the u.s. is expected to leave around 6,000 after 2016. now, that's an increase from the 1,000 soldiers that the president originally planned to station in kabululy end of his term. just last month. taliban fofoes overran a major afghan city since 2001. u.s. military advisers are warning a more robust american military presence is needed to combat a resurgent taliban, as well as some growing threats from the islamic state and al qaeda. >> margaret, thank you. margaret brennan at the white house. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. almost sixty million americans are affected by mental illness. together we can help them with three simple words. my name is chris noth and i will listen. from maine to maui, thousands of high school students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteerin

and margaret brennan shows us why. >> reporter: like many syrians, cha dim. 's home was destroyed by the assad army leaving him only memories. today the 27-year-old chef no longer fears for his life. what did you think when they told you you are moving to the u.s.? >> actually i was happy. my family will be safe. so, i was look very thankful for this chance we have. i feel lucky like. >> reporter: chadi's family waited two years in lebanon before the u.s. government completed their extensive background check. >> the longest interview in my life. like seven hours. >> reporter: seven hours? >> yes, they asked me about the last five years, what i did. where you was work? what you were doing? all the details about your life. >> reporter: then came word he had passed the test. the rustmo's moved 6,000 miles away to a levee middle-class section of greensboro. and they helped them teaching them english, opening bank accounts and finding a home. chadi's 22-year-old sister. >> what did you think life would be like here? >> like i seen the movies. >> she has the faced

margaret brennan is following this. >> reporter: just after 2:00 a.m., five american helicopters with 30 u.s. special operations forces along with iraqi kurd commandos landed outside a heavily guarded isis prison in northern iraq. the troops stormed the compound. in an exchange of gunfire killed around two dozen isis fighters. the u.s. serviceman was fatally wounded. hostages about to be executed including more than 20 iraqi soldiers. the raid raised question as but president obama's vow not to put u.s. soldiers into combat in iraq. pentagon spokesperson peter cook said the special operations forces were only assisting the kurdish fighters. >> in that support role they're allowed to defend themselves and also defend partner forces and to protect against the loss of innocent life. >> the raid was launched after of mass graves being dug inside compound. u.s. officials that isis told after their morning prayers. >> margaret brennan reporting from the pentagon. margaret. thank you. >>> today west texas got drenched by powerful thunderstorms. nearly 3 inches of rain fell. dozens had to be

margaret brennan at the white house. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. >>> today, vice president joe biden said he is proud of last night's democratic presidential debate.q but if he was looking for a roone reason to jump into the race he likely didn't find it. hillary clinton dominated. nancy cordes was there. >> reporter: clinton and sanders clashed from the start over gun control. >> is bernie sanders tough enough on guns? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: capitalism. >> i think we shoe look to countries like denmark. >> reporter: and huh to rein in big banks. >> i went to wall street in 2007 before the big crash we had. i basically said cut it out. quit foreclosing on homes. >> you do not, congress does not regulate wall street. wall street regulates congress. and we have got to break up these banks. >> reporter: clinton was ready when they criticized her vet to go to war in iraq. which she now calls a mistake. >> i recall being on a debate stage, about 25 times, with then senator obama debating this issue.

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from cbs, margaret brennan. here in new york, carol lee. new york, niall ferguson, a professor of history at harvard. i am pleased to have all of them here. his biography of henry kissinger has just been published. carol, you have been following the story. exactly what happened? carol: they saw each other at a lunch. putin made a grand entrance. he sat at the table where the president was an clinked champagne glasses, then went into a private meeting which , lasted 90 minutes. you know, i have covered this president for six years and i have covered other meetings and this was the first time the u.s. officials came out of the meeting and felt like they were not arguing about the terms of what the problem is. they were more arguing about how to approach the problem. charlie: margaret, what can you add to what we may know? margaret: putin was only in the country for about seven hours. it was very much, i am here, i am making a statement, and i am leaving. officials,k u.s. their favorite tagline is, it is hard to get inside putin's head. that r

margaret brennan is at the the white house where president obama will announce new plans for afghanistants to keep more u.s. troops there then original willly plan. republican strategy frank, on donald trump's new campaign strategy. the first, this morning restauranter danny myers on yes is eliminating tipping at his restaurant. >>> steven speilberg shows gayle shows how to direct tom hanks and talks back neighbors before the too even worked together. the news is back in the morning. see new ten minutes. >> yes, interesting. >> thanks, nora. >> sure is. >> two big companies are not feeling very patriotic you might say this morning. >> coca cola and kelloggs both upset with patriots quarterback tom brady. brady calls coke poison for kid the other day on a boston radio show. he wasn't sure if frost federal flakes were real food. coke responded by claiming soda can be part of the balanced diet and kelloggs say studies linked cereals with good health. so far no rebuttal from brady. >>> speaking of brady and football thursday means prime time football on cbs 36789 tonight it is matt ryan and

ahead margaret brennan is at the white house where president obama will announce new plans for afghanistannto why he wants to keep more u.s. troops there than originally planned. and donald trump's new campaign strategy. firson cbs this morning, restaurateur danny meyer on why he's eliminating tipping at restaurants. and stephen spielberg shows gayle how to direct tom hanks and they talk about being neighbors before working together. the news is back in the morning. see you right at 7:00. >> looking forward to that. much appreciated. >>> time for a credibility check. 3-degree on point,. >> how do you do it? never mind. >> we don't have enough time. >> you're right, we don't have enough time. >> it's not just luck. there's a lot of skill that goes into making a forecast and time as well. we have colder weather coming in this weekend. allergy index. check out that beautiful looking sky this morning. a little color in there. a good sunny day today. hopefully over the weekend we can get these numbers down. yeah, the mold spores and weedses in the high category. i say this weekend because we ha

margaret brennan is at the white house. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is an attempt by president obama to build an economic bloc to challenge china. but first, he has to sell this deal. and fellow democrats in congress could be the hardest to convince. many thing this is too pro-business and doesn't do enough for labor unions. the partnership knits to it 12 different countries including japan, mexico, vietnam, and other nations who together make up win third of the global economy. the white house says the deal gets rid of some 18,000 trade barriers to make it easier to sell american-made goods like technology, cars, agricultural products, and other services. but critics say it will critical american jobs. and the 2016 presidential candidates are weighing in. republican jeb bush has endorsed it. donald trump says the deal is terrible. candidate mike huckabee says "president obama rolled like sushi." democrat hillary clinton has not given her opinion. democrat bernie sanders says he will do his most to defeat the deal. none of the candidates have act

margaret brennan is at the white house with what the president said. od morning, margaret. >> reporter: good morning. after four days of differing stories about how that hospital came under attack, president obama decided to call doctors without borders and say he was sorry. white house spokesman josh earnest said the president made a personal decision to apologize. >> when a mistake occurs, the united states owns up to it, and we vow to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. >> reporter: according to doctors without borders, its hospital in northern afghanistan came under repeated direct attack on saturday from a u.s. ac-130 gunship. even though the u.s. military had the hospital's gps coordinates. 12 staff and three patients, including three children, were killed. >> a hospital was mistakely struck. we would never intentionally target a protected medical facility. >> reporter: the head of the u.s. forces in afghanistan, general john campbell told congress this week that afghan troops requested the air cover because they were facing a taliban atta

margaret brennan is at the white house with the reasons behind the president's decision. rgaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the explosion of violence in afghanistan led president obama to reverse his decision to try to bring most u.s. troops home by the end of his time in office. this was a tough call for the president, who had declared the american war in afghanistan to be over. now, he'll slow the withdrawal of u.s. forces from the current level of 10,000 down to 5500 by the end of 2016. his original plan was to leave just 1,000 troops in kabul. but u.s. military advisors warned a more robust presence is needed to combat a resurgent taliban as well as threats from isis and al qaeda. just last month taliban forces overran an imagi major afghan c the first time since 2001. senior administration officials say u.s. forces will now be stationed at four key bases at a cost of $15 billion, around 5 billion more than the original plan. now, later this morning we do expect president obama to publicly outline his decision and explain exactly why he is halting the wit

margaret brennan is at the white house with the reasons behind the president's decision. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the recent explosion of violence in afghanistan has led president obama to reverse his decision to bring nearly all u.s. troops home by the time he leaves office. this was a tough call for the president who had declared the american war in afghanistan to be over. now, he'll slow the drawdown from the current level of 10,000 troops to about 5,500 by the end of 2016. his original plan was keep a thousand troops stationed in kabul. u.s. military advisers warned a more robust presence is needed to combat a resurgence taliban, as well as threats from isis and al qaeda. last month the taliban overran a major afghan city for the first time since 2001. senior administration officials say u.s. forces will now be stationed at four key bases at a cost of around $15 billion and more than a billion the original plan. sources say the president is concerned he wants to give his successor more flexibility to fight terrorism. >> margaret, thanks. >>> i

margaret brennan is at the pentagon with new details of this deadly mission. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the raid was led by kurdish commandos with help from elite u.s. special operators including delta force commandos. it was the first time in the fight against isis that american soldiers were confirmed to be on the battlefield in iraq. the raid was launched after u.s. intelligence spotted isis fighters digging mass graves inside a prison compound in northern iraq. isis had planned a large-scale execution following their just hours before the killing was to begin, five american helicopters with 30 u.s. special operations forces and iraqi kurdish commandos landed inside the heavily guarded isis prison. the troops stormed the compound and in an exchange of gunfire, fighters. the american servicemen were the first u.s. casualty since the fight nens i against is sis began. it was the first time that a rescue mission. - in recent months they captured a number of their fighters but surprisingly none were among the freed hostages. most were loc