joining us now, marie harf, depp city spokesperson for the u.s. state department and never has to respond to an introduction that long. thank you very much for being here and for your patience. >> happy to be here, rachel. thanks for having me. >> what is the overall strategy behind bombing isis? i understand completely the case against isis, why they are terrible, why it is in the american people's interest that they be stopped. how will these bombing campaigns stop them? >> well, rachel, as the president said, this bombing campaign has some very limited objectives. the first is to improve the humanitarian situation on sinjar mountain. some of those strikes you showed from today, in fact, were around sinjar mountain to help protect the people trapped on that mountain. they've, as you know, been coupled with humanitarian aid drops. also to protect our people in irbil and protect the strategically important city of irbil. we really wanted to prevent isil's very rapid move on irbil. it happened really over the past several days and that's why you sa

state department spokesperson, marie harf, says the united states recognizes japanese sovereignty over the islands. japanese prime minister shinzo abe said the drills are totally unacceptable, and government officials launched a strong protest. abe has been building a personal relationship with russian president vladimir putin. putin is scheduled to visit japan in the autumn, but some government officials believe the trip will have to be postponed. others believe they should work on improving ties. earlier this month, japan and other group of seven countries imposed additional sanctions on russia over the situation in ukraine. in response, senior officials in moscow postponed talks with their japanese counterparts scheduled for later this month. russian officials have reacted sharply to japan's protest. a foreign ministry spokesperson said the islands legally belong to russia, and russians can decide where to hold their own military drills. the spokesperson said the drills are routine and not aimed at japan, so the country has nothing to worry about. >>> manufacturers in china have tak

marie harf from the state department. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> up next, a new audio recording surfaced, the lawyer of the man who recorded it said it's from the very moment that officer darren wilson shot michael brown in ferguson. we have the tape. we'll play it for you, ahead. [ male announcer] surprise -- you're having triplets. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more surprises? now you can get all the online trading tools you need without any surprise fees. ♪ it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> there's some good news out of the middle east today. a new long-term cease-fire between israel and hamas would ease traffic restriction and allow much needed humanitarian aid into gaza. the current war began 50 days ago and resulted in the deaths of palestinians, and people killed by air strikes just today, and 70 israelis including two civi

. >> marie harf was questioned about the human rights watch report and whether its findings would impacthe was decision to resume hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to egypt. >> in light of this initial read of the report, is there any misgiving or regret on the part of the u.s. government for releasing some of the military aid that was held back a year ago? >> no. we have made decisions about our policies toward egypt based on our national security interest as they have made some good progress -- i would stress some and limited. we made decisions based on our security interest in how it can help a we have also held some things back, even today as well. >> that was the state department spokesperson marie harf. united states announced in april it would resume 650 million dollars in military aid after it was suspended last are following morsi's ouster. >> each time he is there, he talks about the progress being made toward democracy. i don't know what glasses he is wearing, but no one else sees that progress. in essence, the state department spokeswoman was saying because egyp

marie harf said doing so would finance the capabilities the groups the u.s. is trying to disarm. >> we believe that paying ransom or making concessions would both put all americans overseas at greater risk for kidnapping and in harm's way. >> u.s. media reported earlier the government had rejected a demand from members of the islamic state. they wanted more than $100 million for the release of james foley. the militant group has threatened to kill another u.s. journalist they're holding captive. they say his life depends on president barack obama's response. >>> russian officials have announced a number of japanese nationals will be restricted from epterintering the country, retaliation for japan's visa restrictions against russia over the crisis in ukraine. the russian foreign ministry made the announcement on its website. it says deputy morn minister igor morgulov handed a list of names of japanese nationals to japan's am bassdor to russia, harada. in april, the japanese government announced that it was restricting the entry of 23 people into japan. this ca

marie harf from the state department. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> up next, a new audio recording surfaced, the lawyer of the man who recorded it said it's from the very moment that officer darren wilson shot michael brown in ferguson. we have the tape. we'll play it for you, ahead. or the dads? with guaranteed low prices on colored pencils, it's definitely the dads. staples. make more happen for less. i thought "so what?", but now "cai can't stop playing.rst that's not how it works. i mean it's so simple. it's like my car insurance. i saved 15% in fifteen minutes. well esurance could have saved you money in half that time. three in a row! sweet! 15 minutes for a quote isn't so sweet. level 2! start with a quote from esurance and you could save money on car insurance in half the time. welcome to the modern world. esurance, backed by allstate. click or call. ♪ [music] defiance is in our bones. defiance never grows old. citracal maximum. easily absorbed calcium plus d. beauty is bone deep. >>> there's some good news

joining us now, marie harf, depp city spokesperson for the u.s. state department and never has to respond to an introduction that long. thank you very much for being here and for your patience. >> happy to be here, rachel. thanks for having me. >> what is the overall strategy behind bombing isis? i understand completely the case against isis, why they are terrible, why it is in the american people's interest that they be stopped. how will these bombing campaigns stop them? >> well, rachel, as the president said, this bombing campaign has some very limited objectives. the first is to improve the humanitarian situation on sinjar mountain. some of those strikes you showed from today, in fact, were around sinjar mountain to help protect the people trapped on that mounta mountain. they've, as you know, been coupled with humanitarian aid drops. also to protect our people in irbil and protect the strategically important city of irbil. we really wanted to prevent isil's very rapid move on irbil. it happened really over the past several days and that's why

state department spokesperson marie harf says the united states recognizes japanese sovereignty over the islands. japanese prime minister shinzo abe said the drills are unacceptable and government officials launched a strong protest. abe has been building a personal relationship with russian president vladimir putin. putin is scheduled to visit japan in the autumn, but some government officials believe the trip will have to be postponed. others believe they would work on improving ties or they should work on improving ties. earlier this month japan and other group of seven countries imposed additional sanctions on russia over the situation in ukraine. in response senior officials in moscow postponed talks with their japanese counterparts, scheduled for later this month. >>> russian officials have reacted sharply to japan's protest. the foreign ministry spokesperson says the islands legally belong to russia and russians can decide where to hold their own military drills. the spokesperson said the drills are routine and not aimed at japan, so the country has nothing to worry about. >>>

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state department spokesperson marie harf called the discussions constructive and said that meetings on the issue would continue. newly leaked documents show a german spying company that provides technology to governments around the world helped bahrain spy on its citizens during a crackdown on pro-democracy protests. analyzing documents released by a hacker this week, the news site the intercept reports that the company, finfisher, helped onrain install spyware dozens of computers including those of human rights lawyers and an opposition leader who is now in prison. president obama signed a bill to address the crisis in veterans health care. the bill will expand staffing and allow veterans facing lengthy commutes or wait times to seek private medical care. in michigan, a jury has reached a verdict in the killing of the unarmed african-american 19-year-old renisha mcbride. theodore wafer has been convicted of second-degree murder and manslaughter for shooting mcbride on the porch of his detroit area home last november. mcbride was apparently seeking help after a car crash when wafer sho

. >> we've just learned from state department spokesman marie harf that u.s. air strikes have carried out 17 air strikes in days to protect erbil. >> jennifer, based on the reporting, do you have a sense where all of this is heading? >> well, anytime you send military advisers and you start called limited humanitarian crisis operations you face the likelihood of being sucked in combat. what happens if a u.s. helicopter gets shot down and an american service member is taken hostage? those troops will be in firefight and combat before you know it. remember somalia and black hawk down. the president is reportedly going to make a decision about whether to airlift the yazidis off the mountain in the next few days. the president returns to washington for a few days on sunday. that decision, however, does not address what to do to stop isis from taking more territory, including the capital of baghdad, where isis is carrying out daily suicide bombings. the president has taken notice of the high-value target in the isis leader al bag datty. >>> egypt's top cleric is co

. >>> we have a fox news alert to tell you about now because marie harf is trying to put some of theors to are rest that the united states never had direct contact with isis and paying for james foley's release was never an option. listen to this. >> we do not make concessions to terrorists. we do not pay ransoms. one of the main ways isil has been funded has been from ransom patients that others have paid. we believe just in 2014 that's in the millions of dollars. so we believe that paying ransoms or making concessions would put all americans overseas at greater risk for kidnapping and harm's way. but the ransoms would also fund and finance exactly the groups we are trying to degra capabilities. >> interesting developments from the state department today. >>> coming up, if you like photography and astronomy and if you have some spare time on your hands, nasa has a job for you. how you can help scientists save energy and contribute to better health for all humanity. we're going to tell you how to do it, next. when you run a business, yocan't settle for slow. that's why i always choos

. >> marie harf from the state department. thank you. >> thank you. >>> let's turn to rhode island democratic senator jack reed, a handful of senators that opposed the iraq war the first time around. senator reed, you've heard marie. we've heard from the president, from secretary of state john kerry. there does not appear, in the senate or in the american public, a desire for anything resembling an open-ended commitment. yet we have the humanitarian crisis on sinjar mountain, the battle with isis. we have the situation in the political world of iraq. how does america accomplish its objecti objectives? >> first the president acted to protect american interests particularly in erbil. when that city was threatened we have american diplomats there, other personnel there. american interests, american lives. second, he recognized there was a humanitarian crisis with people trapped and actually being attacked by the isil. that will be, i think, rather short in duration until those people are evacuated. the key issue is the issue of t

marie harf, deputy spokesperson at the state department, appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> up next, we have a second night of calm in ferguson behind us. but michael brown's funeral is still ahead, this monday. and today there are new questions swirling about the police's actions and tactics. is this calm going to last? we'll look at that with a live update from the scene right after this break. [ male announcer ] that's why there's ocuvite to help replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. ocuvite. help protect your eye health. ocuvite. that's keeping you from the healthcare you deserve.. at humana, we believe the gap will close when healthcare changes. when frustration and paperwork decrease. when healthcare becomes simpler. so let's do it. let's simplify healthcare. let's close the gap between people and care. let's show 'em what a breakfast with whole grain fiber can do. one coffee with room, one large mocha latte, medium macchiato, a light hot chocolate hold the whip, two espressos. make one a double. s

deputy spokesperson for secretary of state john kerry, marie harf, thanks for your time tonight. >> thank you so much, ari. >> absolutely. i want to turn to chris murphy, democrat from connecticut, member of the senate foreign relations committee. good evening, senator. >> good evening. >> you have said you support what the president is doing at this juncture. why? >> well, i think he's laid out some more limited but very important goals. clearly, the united states stands against genocide and protecting this small minority group that has consolidated up on the top of a mountain is a legitimate use of american humanitarian but also military power. and, of course, we are always going to protect our own people who are right now in irbil and who are under threat from an advancing isil army. now, the question is, when does congress come into play here? there is a war powers obligation on behalf of the president if these operations are to last past about 30 days in time to come to the united states congress and seek additional authorization. today you're seeing relatively broad support for thes

joining us now is the deputy state department spokeswoman marie harf.ster nouri al maliki has deployed troops arnz the green zone. how concerned are you that the outgoing prime minister could use force and effectively launch a coups? >> what we're focused on is the process they made on the ground to name a new prime minister. they came together to select a new leader and designate going forward. prime minister maliki is still the prime minister legally for the time being. but what the president said today, our president, is that we're really encouraging the new prime minister to move quickly to form a new government. he has 30 days. but we know they need to do this as soon as possible to confront the threat together. >> what if he doesn't do that? what if nouri al maliki -- she's got a lot of forces loyal to him, a lot of support from the iranians, very close to the leadership in tehran. what if he says i'm the prime minister and i'm going to stay in power. what do you do then? >> et les not get ahead of where we are today. the iraqis have come together

joining us, marie harf, thanks so much for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> what do we know,government, about douglas mcarthur mccain who died over the weekend fighti ing along si the isis terrorist. >> we are providing any assistance we can. we don't have any details we can share at this time out of respect for the privacy of the family. but we he know there is perhaps up to a hundred that have gone to sir why to join groups there are that fighting. this is the latest example of that and it is something we are concerned about. >> so the state department still feels a responsibility to assist the family of someone who actually became a terrorist and started fighting to kill americans, if you will, and all sorts of others, as part of an isis group. is that normal procedure? >> we have reached out to the family. once we knew about the situation. this is standard procedure we do for families like this. in this case, thankfully, there haven't been that many. but broader picture here, wolf, we are very focused on is the threat there are americans that have gone to fight with isis

we're joined now by the deputy state department spokeswoman, marie harf.bviously like we're being prefaired for an expang of the air strikes that are going on. right now limited air strikes in just a part of iraq and now we're hearing from pentagon top brass and it feels like we're being prepared for this to go into perhaps syria. is that what's happening? >> as you heard ben rhodes say today, we're continuing our action against isil in iraq, that's ongoing today. hitting isil targets and taking out their fighters. but we're activity having conversations about how we can target isil. as he said, we're not restricted when it comes to borders and defending our people. it's also about cutting off funding to isil. starving them of the oxygen they've needed to flourish and gain in strength. those are conversations that go beyond the military conversation. >> working with other country to cut off some of the money to private citizens as well associated with isis or isil as you refer to them what are some of the diplomat tick options? president obama will be goin