. >>> joint chief general martin dempsey speaking to u.s. troops about the next phase in the battle against isis. it is his first trip to iraq since the offensive began over the summer. general dempsey also saying the tide is turning but warning it will still be a long, difficult campaign. now that general dempsey has seen developments with his own eyes eyes, will that influence future recommendations? pope francis denouncing the right to die movement, calling it a false sense of compassion. the pontiff also says a 29-year-old woman died by assisted suicide earlier this month. brittany maynard used the oregon death with dignity law in order to end her life. >>> and the european space agency losing contact with philae sending spectacular images back to earth but now the robotic module has gone into sleep mode because it relies on solar power and the battery has died. chief correspondent jonathan hunt is live in our new york city newsroom with the latest. so it needs sun like all of us. it needs sun. >> indeed. the lander is now sleeping and e

general martin dempsey meeting with the iraqi prime minister. according to a statement by his office, the two spoke about progress being made by the iraqi security forces. general dempsey traveled on to irbil, meeting with the prime minister there as well. part of this next phase of the u.s.-led mission and coalition is to focus on training of security forces. 12 units, part of the initial effort, nine of them iraqi army, three of them peshmerga, the kurdish fighting force. general dempsey also speaking with america's militarien kmaders on the ground wanting to get an idea of what exactly it is they need to be able to move this mission forward. general dempsey is very aware of the situation on the ground, having been the commander of the first armored division in the initial years of the war and then moving on to head up america's effort to train and equip the iraqi security forces. this assessment is vital. part of the reason why isis was able to take over such great territory in iraq is because of the u.s.'s, perhaps, underestimation of their

and joined this morning, by the joint chiefs of staff gen martin dempsey. ppreciated his wise counsel and partnership, as we have dealt with some of the most complex and difficult issues this country has faced in a long time. all en dempsey appreciates of your service as well. he has played a critical role for the last six month shaping and developing strategy. to thank the commanders as well. president obama, gen dempsey all of our leaders, and i have been very clear that the isil will be t long and it will be difficult. with rumours into our efforts. we want to train and equip more forces both in iraq and syria. it will succeed only with the strong support of congress and of this committee. testified two months ago, our campaign against isil has made progress. its progress in iraq has been stalled. the iraqi and kurdish forces supported by the us and coalition air strikes. isil still represents a serious threat for our allies in the middle east and us. it still influence forces in northern iraq. as president obama said, i sstill will not be defeated throug

please welcome general martin dempsey. [applause] >> thanks very much. i would like to begin i saying i "redt know the words to high heels." i don't know where she went but i cannot believe she said that. [laughter] by the way, how hard is it to follow kellie pickler? in terms of someone who demonstrates heart and passion and patriotism and compassion and commitment. she is all those things. i don't know where you are, kelly, are you back at the table? i don't see her there but how about we give her a round of applause? she might hear in back. [applause] deenie and i are honored to be back. i mentioned this the last three years that when we put our calendar together for the year, there's just a handful of things we put on the calendar and we don't let anybody knock them off and this is one and it's because it is important. it's important for the soul of the force, so my compliments to the uso. our congratulations to jd and christine for becoming the leaders of this incredible organization and you can count on us to be among your biggest fans not only whi

s top general martin dempsey was in town. he was speaking to the ministry of defense and other security forces. they'll be looking at towards mosul whether that needs more strikes, they are very pleased that both the coalition and the iraqis, the way the fight in beji has gone. different tactics and has gone the iraqis way, you can understand why it's been careful to take the refinery. >> thank you imran khan. still ahead on al jazeera. an armed tack, now pledging allegiance to i.s.i.l. >>> rising number of pneumonia cases amongst children this winter. >> fault lines brings you an eye opening look at what life is really like under the taliban. >> i'm actually quite nervous >> from girls attending school, to enforcing sharia law. >> they rely on the local population, and so they need to win the hearts and minds of locals to be able to fight. >> fault lines, al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative serie

general martin dempsey meeting with iraqi prime minister, according to a statement by his office, thewo spoke about progress being made so far by the iraqi security forces. general dempsey also travelled onto build the capital of the autonomous region of kurdistan meeting with the prime minister there as well. part of the next phase of the u.s. led mission and coalition is to focus on training of security forces. 12 units, part of the initial effort, nine of them iraqi army, three of them the kurdish fighting force. general dempsey also speaking with america's military commanders on the ground. wanting to get an idea from them of exactly what it is they need to be able to move this mission forward. general dempsey is very aware of the situation on the ground having been the commander of the first armored division in the initial years of the war and then moving onto head up america's effort to train and equip the iraqi security forces. this assessment is vital because part of the reason why isis was able to take over such great territory in iraq is because of the u.s.'s perhaps, under

chuck hagel and martin dempsey will testify. wehle have more on that in a moment. >>> good morning.ces rivera. jose diaz balart remains on the ground in mexico, where he continues to following the escalating protest against those 43 missing students. jose will be joining us in a little bit with the latest on that. but for now, let's get to the latest on the michael brown shooting story with a lot going on today. msnbc's triman lee is in missouri. what kind of detail can you given us about this news conference being held by the attorneys from michael brown's family. >> a few moments ago, i spoke with antny

martin dempsey, he's in iraq now. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says that the tide is turning. do you think it is and how will this end? >> i don't know what general dempsey bases that on. i think isis reached extraordinary lengths this last summer. now they're probably about at the outer limit of their capabilities just because they've reached their point of maximum expansion. i don't believe that anybody particularly in the pentagon thinks that what we're doing now will be enough to destroy them. it may contain them, but it will not destroy them. as long as they continue to exist to provide a safe haven for other radicals and terrorists, we're going to be threatened. i think the real question is are we committed to do what the president wants, which is destroy them, that's what he says he wants, or are we going to engage in rhetoric. >> ambassador, thank you as always. >> thank you. >>> eric, if his death is confirmed, the 26-year-old will be the fifth western hostage to have been killed by the terror gro

of the campaign and the top two military leaders are expected to testify and hagel and general martin dempseynd we are live in washington with a 16 year veteran of covering the pentagon and good to see you again and what can the top military brace, what can they expect? >> we have very divided questions between democrats and republicans on the committee and expect some republicans to be pressing for whether or not there should be american boots on the ground as they say ground forces that would actually engage i.s.i.l. on the ground because of the lack luster and embarrassing of iraqi troops in the face of islamic face militants and democrats on the community to side with the administration policy of training and assisting and advising the iraqi forces stiffening them but keeping u.s. forces out of any sort of ground combat role. what you will hear probably from the secretary is that there is no quick fix in the fight against i.s.i.l. in iraq and also in syria, that it's an operation that will take some time, patience and perseverance and making a request and asking for money to fund those ad

joint chiefs martin dempsey is on the ground there. es two days after general dempsey told congress to fight alongside iraqi troops in the more complex missions against the terrorists. there are, approximately, 1500 u.s. troops currently in iraq. 1500 more would be sent soon.

[laughter] ladies and gentlemen and gentlemen, please welcome general martin dempsey. [laughter] [applause] >> thanks very much. i would like to begin by saying i do not know the words to " red high heels." i don't know where she went but i cannot believe she said that. [laughter] by the way, how hard is it to follow kellie pickler? in terms of someone who demonstrates heart and passion and patriotism and compassion and commitment.-- she is all those things i don't know where you are, kelly, are you back at the table? i don't see her there but how about we give her a round of applause. she might hear him back. [applause] -- hear it in back. deenie and i are honored to be back. i mentioned this the last three years that when we put our calendar together for the year, there's just a handful of things we put on the calendar and we don't let anybody knock them off and this is one and it's because it is important. it's important for the soul of my compliments to the uso in our congratulations to jd and christine for becoming the leaders of this incredible organization and y

>> well, christi, martin dempsey testified on capitol hill thursday saying he is still considering that and recommending that to the president. he is in iraq now. president obama himself opened a little bit of ground to this idea in australia. here, listen to the comments. >> yes, there are always circumstances in which the united states might need to deploy u.s. ground troops. if we discovered that isil had gotten possession of a nuclear weapon and we had to run an operation to get it out of their hands, then yes, you can anticipate not only would chairman dempsey recommend me sending u.s. ground troops to get that weapon out of their hands, but i would order it. >> one last thing i'd like to point out in the new isis video as we know needs to be authenticated there is a challenge here. isis challenges the u.s. to send ground troops, also says to presidentby ma, we will slaughter americans on your street. again, all of this needs to be authenticated but there is that challenge to send u.s. ground troops. >> that incendiary language continues. thank you, erin mcpike. >>> the secretary o

martin dempsey was not talking about a unique nuclear weapons situation. these folks of isis are tough, they are well-organized, they are gaining ground and it may well be that if we're serious about defeating them, we'll have no choice but to defeat them with american forces. that's what chairman dempsey was saying when he was in iraq. the president doesn't want to jump to that and the president's in an awkward position. he ran to get everybody in iraq, now he's putting people back into iraq. i think he finds this very difficult. >> paul, newt has a point there. i've been covering the isis story nearly every day and i've watched not only the prohibition on ground troops, whether it be chuck hagel or martin dempsey saying they might recommend it under circumstances but also the definition of what a ground or troop definition is. we've seen them expanding the areas in iraq, well beyond baghdad and erbil where ground troops will be. do you believe that president obama is walking that statement back not to deploy ground troops? >> presidents very rarely enter

. >> martin dempsey was just in baghdad there to assess the u.s. campaign against i.s.i.l. does the release of these tapes that come, does this affect the u.s. strategy against i.s.i.l.? >> this is something that the joint chiefs of staff, martin dempsey, as he meets with iraqi advisors and leaders will discuss. this is a factor in the ongoing effort, one that we should point out, martin dempsey said will be a long and drawn out campaign. we heard from a hearing on capitol hill, from the joint chief of staff where he said he would not rule out adding ground forces as well as the advisors. and this is being considered in the strategy. >> kimberley halkett joining us from the white house >>> senator dick durban said the death of peter kassig is the reason for military intervention against the islamic state of iraq and levant. >> this video is a tragic reminder of the savagery, and i.s.i.s., and the complexity of our challenge. >> president obama is returning from australia and the g20 summit with an agreement to increase the global g.d.p. by $220. the summit closed with an ob

then the annual uso gala featuring general martin dempsey. then were live at 11:00 from arlington national cemetery with the traditional lease -- wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the discussion on mental health issues and selections from this year's white house medal of honor series. >> the berlin mall has separated ,ast and west since august 13 1960 one. as the wall came down on november 9, 1989, senate minority leader bob dole, republican from kansas, and george mitchell, democrat for maine, took to voice their thoughts. >> according to the news reports the east german government has just announced the opening of its borders to all citizens, including the right to free practice of the berlin wall. it appears that the berlin wall all it represents is crumbling. the people of east germany sought to take their own destiny into their own hands. by the hundreds of thousands they have taken to the streets, asking only two things --

. >> just a quick word, seeing as we talking about i.s.i.l., and the visit of the martin dempsey, the joint chiefs of staff to iraq. what has he been saying, and who has he been meeting? >> he's been meeting with commanders and defense. he was looking at the close -- a close look at the events in beiji. the iraqi army has been taking the town. on sunday what we hear is they have moved into the north and east, declaring pockets of fighters, but they have not moved on to the oil refinery, which is about 15km away. it's the next big target, a crucial target. it's a big source of revenue, they smuggle the oil from there, and the americans are locking at what help the -- looking at what help the iraqis need. martin dempsey has not ruled out that iraq may need ground troops when it comes to mosul, and the al qaeda border crossing. that's a town where they have a number of fighters in great strength, and there are many american strategists looking at this saying the iraqi army may not be able to cope. they may need american boots on the ground. the stated iraqi position may be clear. it will

we have remedied an awful lot of that, general martin dempsey, a man who understands absolutely appreciates his role, in my opinion, both to represent the military opinion and he has been pushing the president on boots on the ground a little bit. >> more than people expected. >> more than people expected. >> he is not somebody seemed to be saying -- >> he is a moderate reasonable man. when he says that i think people really listen. i think we have come, chuck hagel, an old friend of mine i think we have been lucky toyfzñe with gates, panetta and chuck hagel the right degree of balance of give and take with senior military leadership. i'm not concerned about that. i think there is always some degree of healthy tension. >> retired lieutenant colonel john nagle thanks for coming on "press pass." you can find this and other conversations on our website. we will be back next week. stay tuned for president obama's weekly address right after this. . until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed. right now, you can save $400 on the c4 mattr

. >> ben hubbard, we wanted to ask you, a visit, a surprise visit by general martin dempsey there in iraq. tell us a little bit about the nature of this visit. >> well t seems like the main focus of the u.s. effort right now is trying to get advisors in place earlier this month that they were going to basically double the number of american military advisors here to about 3,000. so they are trying to get these in place mainly to arm, equip and training missions for the iraqi military and also trying to get some of the tribal fighters on board from some of the sunni tribes, particularly in anbar prove incident. these are groups that people remember hearing about the sunni awakening in iraq when u.s. forces were still here. this was -- these were -- these tribes ended up playing a large role in cooperating with american forces to get rid of al-qaeda in iraq, the predecessor of the group we now call the islamic state. >> so there is a lot of effort going on right now to figure out how to get these fighters back on board and get them in a place where they can actually challenge the grit

then at 10:00, the annual uso gala featuring general martin dempsey. we are live at 11:00 from arlington national cemetery for the traditional replaying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. just afternoon, a discussion on veterans' mental health issues, and later, selections from this year's white house medal of honor ceremonies. ahead of veterans day, president obama pays tribute to our nation's veterans and delivering this week' and address, house speaker john boehner discusses his party's legislative priorities for the 114th congress. >> hi, everybody. this weekend i depart for asia to advance american leadership and promote american jobs in the dynamic region that will be critical to our security and prosperity in the century ahead. the democracies, progress and growth we see across the asia-pacific would have been impossible without america's enduring commitment to that region, especially the service of generations of americans in uniform. as we approach veterans day, we honor them and all those who serve to keep us free and strong. we salute the

chuck hagel and martin dempsey will testify. wehle have more on that in a moment. >>> good morning. nice to be with you. i'm frances rivera. jose diaz balart remains on the ground in mexico, where he continues to following the escalating protest against those 43 missing students. jose will be joining us in a little bit with the latest on that. but for now, let's get to the latest on the michael brown shooting story with a lot going on today. msnbc's triman lee is in missouri. what kind of detail can you given us about this news conference being held by the attorneys from michael brown's family. >> a few moments ago, i spoke with anthony gray, part of the brown family's legal team. and they said they want to address the media and the community in response to a press conference that governor jay nixon held earlier this week. in that press conference, governor nixon laid out a plan, a law forcement plan, essentially, in case there is unrest, if there is a non-indictment or indictment of officer darren wilson, that residents and businesses in the community will be protected. that wasn't

so that raised questions as to whether or not chuck hagel an martin dempsey, also espousing different views, were on the same page as the president. and the white house would say what matters is they're on the same page as president obama. so i think this is an effort on the part of this white house to put together a team for the last two years who will be on the same page as the president. who won't be going off in different directions rhetorically on these important issues. there was that very important memo that chuck hagel wrote to national security advisor susan rice sharply criticizing the white house policy on syria and this president was asked in recent days about his policy in syria and he is determined, as he has been in the last several weeks, to stick with this policy which is no ground troops in iraq, perhaps in limited cases and no ground troops in syria, just working with groups and developing rebels on the ground and not taking a different posture when it comes to bashar al assad. so that adds up to very key differences. i talked to a senior white house official this m

then at 10:00, the annual uso joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey. from arlington national cemetery for the wreath aying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. after noon, mental health issues for veterans and medal of honor ceremonies. >> each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. this smithsonian's national museum of the american indian opened in 2004 on the national mall in washington, d.c. we visit the nation to nation exhibit. for treaties between the united states and native americans. the curator explains that in the late 1700s, the fledgling federal government may treaties with the muskogee and the six nations of the iroquois. she also describes how the relationship between the government and the native peoples has changed and endured. >> i'm suzanne -- i'm cheyenne and muskogee and a founder of the national museum of the american indian. i'm guest curator, probably so, of the nation to nation exhibit and general editor for the book of the same title. i first pr

[laughter] ladies and gentlemen and gentlemen, please welcome general martin dempsey.ause] >> thanks very much. i would like to begin by saying i do not know the words to "red high heels." i don't know where she went but i cannot believe she said that. [laughter] by the way, how hard is it to follow kellie pickler? in terms of someone who demonstrates heart and passion and patriotism and compassion and commitment. she is all those things i don't know where you are, kelly, are you back at the table? i don't see her there but how about we give her a round of applause. she might hear it in back. [applause] deenie and i are honored to be back. i mentioned this the last three years that when we put our calendar together for the year, there's just a handful of things we put on the calendar and we don't let anybody knock them off and this is one and it's because it is important. it's important for the soul of the force my compliments to the uso in our congratulations to jd and christine for becoming the leaders of this incredible organization and you can count on us to be amo

chairman martin dempsey making a trip to baghdad over the weekend.the terror group may take years. president obama talking about the earlier suggestion that dempsey may want ground troops in syria to fight isis. >> there are always circumstances where we need to deploy ground troops. if we discover isil got possession of a nuclear weapon and we had to run an operation to get it out of their hands, then, yes, you can anticipate that not only with chairman dempsey recommend me sending u.s. ground troops to get that weapon out of their hands, i would order it. >>> the state department rushing to upgrade the security system. department systems were only affected with unclassified systems. a senior official tells cnn it is related to an earlier hack of white house come pputcomputers. >>> near the top of the inbox for the president when he returns from the g-20, immigration. president obama pushing back hard that he lacks authority on the executive action. cnn's erin mcpike has more. >> reporter: president obama said once he returns from the asian trip, he

joint chiefs martin dempsey refusing to rule out asking president obama for ground troops in iraq. >> i'm not predicting i would recommend those forces in mosul would need to be accompanied by u.s. forces. >> this just days after iraqi officials claim he was injured in an air strike. with the latest on the fight against isis, we are joined by senior correspondent arwa damon. arwa, bring us up to speed. >> reporter: good morning. that audio tape you are referring to is about 17 minutes in lechngth. it was released via the official media page of isis. we cannot verify its authenticity. the report, a week after he was allegedly injured, makes reference to the 1,500 troops president obama is sending in. effectively they could find themselves in a combat role. he also was highlighting the seeming expansion of isis. talking about the numerous other smaller, it must be said groups, pledging allegiance to it such as yemen, libya, algeria and saudi arabia to name a few. saudi arabia, a direct message. they are calling on extremists to carry out attacks to the saudi royal family. he also had th

general martin dempsey now in baghdad as the u.s. expand its assistance to iraqi and kurdish forces battling isis. >> according to reuters, general dempsey said, i want to get a sense about how our mission is going. let's bring in krichristopher, senior analyst to the war. what message is it sending to u.s. troops, as well as the pentagon, as well as the united states? >> good morning. thanks for having me. it's very important for senior leadership to go, what we call, walk the battlefield. they've got to get out there and see what's going wouldn't their own eyes. they got to get a sense or a feel of how the troops are responding. i've worked here at washington, d.c. and the world looks very different inside the beltway than it does in reality. i think what general dempsey is doing here, sending a message both to the u.s. troops that he understands what's happening and sending a message to our ally, the iraqi government that he's taking this serious lely, and we committed to an actual victory. >> he actually sat down about a month ago

hours after chairman of the joints of chiefs of staff general martin dempsey arrived in will baghdad to assess the fight against isis. retired u.s. army major general bob scales is fox news military analyst and he joins us now. good morning, general, thank you so much for joining us. so i guess what i'd like to assess first is just where we are in iraq. general dempsey saying that the momentum has shifted, in fact we are gaining the upper hand. what is your take on where we are in terms of strategy? >> i think that's premature. most people in the pentagon will tell that you isis has culminated, by that i mean they have captured all the ground they will capture, they can't push any further into iraq and syria. but the advantage hasn't had an opportunity to shift to the other side. it's sort of like lee after gettysburg or the germans of a sister stalingrad. so dempsey has a point that isis won't expand. but the problem is isis still owns the clock and they're continuing to spread their rop began today and continuing to gain influence in the region because frankly they have the advanta

defense secretary chuck hagel today approved a recommendation by joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey to quarantine all u.s. military personnel returning from west africa for 21 days, although secretary hagel refused to use the word quarantine. and incredibly, almost comically, has already ordered a review of his own decision. >> what i said in response this morning was give me within 15 days the operational specifics of how that would work and then i believe we should review that policy within 45 days. >> president obama just hours later and for the second day in a row claimed that travel bans and quarantines will not help stop the spread of ebola. while appearing with health care workers who had been exposed to ebola and who are still within the 21-day monitoring period. >> we may continue to see individual cases in america in the weeks and months ahead, because that's the nature of today's world. we can't hermetically seal ourselves off and that's true whether or not you adopt a travel ban, whether or not you adopt a quarantine. the nature of diseases. >> his statement comes after

. >>> turning now to the battle against isis in iraq, martin dempsey made a surprising visit to baghdad today. he met with leaders and told american troops there the momentum in the battle with isis was starting to turn. this is in the town of kobani. >>> hundreds of people gathered in san francisco today. >> these were students becoming teachers. especially in latin american schools, students get a right to express themselves as schools are the foundation for really radical education, to have free form of thought, this is very different from here. but over there, when those students were expressing themselves, a voice crushed them. >>> the obama administration is promising this time they're ready. >> reporter: healthcare.gov opens with major challenges, fewer clicks to get to a plan. >> it will go from 76 screens down to 16 screens. >> reporter: the site has undergone five weeks of testing compared to just ten days last year. the government is trying to get the word out through social media, churches, and stores that low-income families that already have insurance need to reenroll. >>

joint chiefs martin dempsey is on the ground there. this comes two days after general dempsey told congress to fight alongside iraqi troops in the more complex missions against the terrorists. there are, approximately, 1500 u.s. troops currently in iraq. 1500 more would be sent soon. mostly to help. meanwhile, president only is attending the g-20 summit, a meeting of world leaders that has been tense at times, especially considering the cold reception that vladimir putin has received so far. chief white house correspondent ed henry joins us live tonight where he is with the president at the g-20 summit in brisbane, australia. and ed, does this trip by general dempsey mean the administration is turning its focus to isis? >> reporter: there is no doubt about it. they say they've been focused on isis but there's no doubt that there might be a refocus now. in fact, there have been reports suggesting the president may be shifting his strategy. there's been a lot of behind closed doors meetings. general dempsey meeting with u.s. troops, of c

outside a bar in brisbane. >> other world news, the chairman of the joint chiefing of staff, martin dempsey is in iraq. the first visit since the u.s.-led coalition launched against i.s.i.l. the trip was not announced. dempsey is in a meeting to discuss advancing the u.s. military operation there. meanwhile, in the capital city, 15 people were killed in a car bomb overnight. 30 others were injured. while leaders meet in iraq, the coalition continues an assault against i.s.i.l. in syria. 20 air strikes were carried out there. 17 were around the northern border town of kobane. there has been fighting over the past two months. u.s. forces say they struck app i.s.i.l. straining camp, and attacked a group outside of aleppo. >> an al qaeda linked group is making gains in syria. the al nusra front is accused of seizing territory from moderates. as zeina khodr reports, al nusra fighters have a different take on the mission. >> al nusra front has been a powerful player in the syrian civil war for a long time now. as al qaeda's affiliated syria, it is the dominant group in the north western province

we'll hear testimony from the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey and chuck hagel. this amid reports that the white house is looking for a new strategy on this. general were it's good to see you this morning as always. there is a report that came out that said the white house is looking for a new strategy on this whole thing. they feel they can't do the serious part of the strategy without eliminating assad. do you believe that's the case? >> i think it's true. it's been an open secret the coalition partners led by saudi arabia and the turks have been seeking the same thing. we know the secretary of state, secretary of defense, it will be interesting to see how they respond to it this morning. also retired general allen assisting the department of state have expressed concerns about this. what the issue is we had an iraq first strategy use airstrikes in syria only while we begin to arm equipment, train the free syrian army. the problem is the free syrian army is being pounded by assad's air power and it makes no sense to continue that strategy as the free syrian arm

general martin dempsey wanted a look at the ground -- a firsthand look on the ground in iraq.he iraqi military said it air force struck targets north of the capital, baghdad, hitting a large ammunitions store and killing numerous jihadists. the combined forces to take back control of a major dam and the east of the country. >> this district and nearby villages have been totally freed from the is group. >> saturday, baghdad said it meant -- it ended in months long siege. the u.s. and its allies are conducting airstrikes targeting forces in iraq and syria. that military campaign is set to expand. the u.s. currently has about 1400 troops on the ground, but new authorization could see that number more than double to 3100. correct in other news, european foreign ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss yet another round of possible sanctions against russia over the fighting in new crane. it follows harsh warnings from western leaders at the acrimonious g 20 meeting that russia needs to stop supporting rebels. russia continues to deny claims it is supporting the separatists move

. >>> joint chief's chairman martin dempsey touched down in iraq. dempsey is pressing congress for funding to expand u.s. troop presence in iraq. 1500 more soldiers could be deployed if the plan is proved. >>> a strong undersea earthquake spurred a small tsunami in eastern indonesia. it measured 10.1 on ther scale. it sent a small tsunami. it is on the pacific ring fire which is a an arc of volunteer contain volcanos and fault lines. >>> a surgeon who contracted ebola in sierra leone will be flown to omaha, nebraska for treatment. dr. martin salia is a permanent u.s. resident who lives in maryland. >>> 24-year-old volunteer firefighter spent his career helping others. last night his community came together to help him. kevin who volunteers with the fire company in pennsauken is battling stage four stomach cancer hundreds of people showed up to the fundraiser to help defray his medical costs, organizers wants him to know else not fighting the ballots alone. >>> it appears the trump taj mahal is the next casino to fold in a year. trump filed bankruptc

. >> reporter: not surprising that martin dempsey at this stage does want to leave that option on the table. he and others know only too well just how volatile this situation is and how quickly realities can change, but when it comes to a strategy for defeating isis as much as washington may wish, it could have one solution for iraq and not have to necessarily find a solution for searia, those two conflicts are inextricably intertwined. >> arwa damon reporting live from turkey. >> still to come in "the newsroom," republicans are preparing for a showdown after the president vows to take action on immigration reform without them. up next, what it means for millions of undocumented immigrants and what it might mean for you. we'll talk about that next. dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future.you. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan t

it's general martin dempsey's first trip to baghdad since two months ago. last week president obama authorized another 1,500 soldiers to be sent to iraq as advisers, doubling the u.s. presence there. >>> and in baghdad at least 15 people have been killed by a car bomb. more than 30 others were injured. the worst of four overnight bomb attacks targeting shia neighborhood areas. >>> competing with isil the al nusra front, linked with al-qaeda. it's been accused of seizing territory were moderate groups in a power in a power grab. but ab. but >> earlier this month it seized rebels forces in the area, and that raised concerns. the al nusra front the new strategy is to become the unrivaled leader. but the group's leadership denied that the take over was a power a grab. instead we were told this was a war against corrupt rebel leaders who use weapons to oppress people. >> just look at what's happening in syria, aleppo, idlib. we fight against shia regime. we fight groups. like jamal marouff. >> the movements are backed by the united states government. >> at the m

>> the video was released the day after the chairman joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey made a secretwledge visit to iran. y jeff. >> julianna, thank you. we turn to juan zarate. this video is different than the ones we've seen before why is that? >> adding to the number of beheadings that are portrayed. it may also be that mr. kassig refused to go on camera and propound the propaganda that others had before their execution. they are more open who's doing the beheadings. that may be a reaction to the crit sivment of the group by not who is doing them and why. the under degree of stress that doesn't allow them the production value they've had in the past. >> that said when jihadi john revealed the are location, what's being gained by disclosing that are location? >> remaining territory, pace of the war, by doing this they're being brazen in the face of western pressure. in addition there is some theological being issues at play here. muslim army against infidels. this is a quest perhaps to inspire their followers. >> juan zarate, thank you very much. >>> thanks jeff. >> the latest pati

also testifying earlier was general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.e said it will take change within iraq and syria to defeat isil. >> broadly our strategy is to reinforce a credible partner to address the 20 million disenfranchised sunnies they have to reject the ideology from within. >> and joins me live now from washington, d.c. what else was said that you think is worth mentioning. >> well, there were questions coming from notably some republican whose are considered to be pro military, questioning whether the added 1500 troops that would be going into iraq to assist with the training mission, as well as with the overall strategic planning with the iraqi military, whether that's going to make a difference. there was considerable skepticism about the obama administration's plan to make this work, especially in light of the fact that the u.s. may have spent as much as $6 trillion all told, on the wars in iraq and afghanistan, and then pulled u.s. forces out. there was also the question about the legality of the u.s. mission inside iraq. under the wa

. >> he said how he spoke up and said with martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs that isis was a bigger threat. he pushed back and policy lax lacks clarity, going to succeed against isis and certainly didn't like that. >> that's absolutely true and i guess you can give them points or two for finally sort of seeing the light, but let's face it. this was an competent seg tear of defense and then you have an incompetent national security process in the white house and the two simply didn't get along. this could be an opportunity for the president to really pivot on defense issues, really pivot on national security. choose a strong, capable secretary of defense in the mold of some of the previous two like panetta and gates. my guess is what the president is going to want is another in the pentagon so he can continue to run defense policy out of the white house. >> confidence is not high. but that is going to, that kind of pivot is going to -- >> confident is not high anywhere in the world about obama foreign policy. there's sort of an irony here. one of the criticisms that came

military leader martin dempsey makes an unannounced visit to troops in iraq, saying the tide is turningst i.s.i.l., but warns of a long drawn-out battle >>> a surgeon that contracted ebola whilst working in sierra leone arrives at a nebraska hospital. hi

general martin dempsey meeting with the iraqi prime minister. statement by al abadi's office, the two spoke of progress being made so far by the iraq security forces. general dempsey also then traveled on to rebuild the capital of the autonomous region of kyrgyzstan meeting with the prime minister there as well. part of this next phase of the u.s.-led mission and coalition is to focus on training up security forces. 12 units. part of the initial effort. nine of them iraqi army, three of them kyshmyrga. general dempsey is very aware of the situation on the ground having been the commander of the first armored division in the initial years of the war. and then moving on to head up america's effort to train and equip the iraqi security forces. this assessment is vital because part of the reason why isis was able to take over such great territory in iraq is because of the u.s.' underestimation of their capabilities but also overestimation of the capacity and cohesiveness of the iraqi security forces that america left behind. and that is not a mistak

america's top leader touching down in iraq, general martin dempsey making an announcement that baghdadill meet with u.s. commanders. this comes as the u.s. plans to double the number of military advisers in iraq in its campaign against isis. on thursday general dempsey said the pentagon would not rule out a small number of u.s. ground troops to fight alongside the iraqi army. >>> and a powerful earthquake rocks indonesia. the 7.1 magnitude quake triggered a tsunami warning and the prospect of massive tidal waves as people ran autoof homes and buildings to higher ground for safety. fortunately, there are no reports of major damage or injuries. i'm kelly wright, go to foxnews.com for the latest news. >>> i'm not talking about the early winter freeze, but president obama is cutting a deal with china that some fear could leave american households in the cold. china doesn't have to worry about this until 2030 or so. so that looks like a good deal to me. ben, what do you make of this? >> china is committed to considering key caveats in 2013. they are only considering it. we are being economi

general martin dempsey said members of military u are advising iraqi troops. they will eventually train soldiers there. it was over the weekend that general dempsey visited iraq for the first time since the u.s. started launching airstrikes. he's open to considering ground troops in iraq. remarks made by president obama appear to show a slight change about combat troops. >> there are always circumstances in which the united states might need to deploy u.s. ground troops. if we discovered that isis had gotten possession of a nuclear weapon and we had to run an operation to get it out of their hands, then yes, you can anticipate that not only would chairman dempsey recommend me sending ground troops to get that weapon out of their hands, but i would order it. >> presidential nominee mitt romney is criticizing president obama's response to the rise of isis. he should not rule out boots on the ground. >> i just don't think you take things off the table. i don't think you say we're going to destroy isis. when the president says that isis is a cancer and it must be

general martin dempsey on a surprise visit to iraq.d of the chief of staff is immediating with the iraq officials and other u.s. officials and troops. >> the visit comes as u.s. plans to expand assistance to iraqi can kurdish forces battling isis. >> students mourning the loss of their friend. 18-year-old nolan birch unconscious at a frat house wednesday. died yesterday at the local hospital and now the university has suspended all greek activity o s on campus. >> this doesn't define him at all. whatever happened it does not define him. >> officials are not giving out details also they continue to investigate. >>> a surgeon diagnosed with the ebola is on his way to the nebraska medical center. expected to arrive this afternoon but he's a native of the sierra leone yet a permanent resident of the u.s. the third patient to be treated at the nebraska hospital. >> thunt for alleged cop killer eric frein cost the state of pennsylvania $11 million. he led authorities on a man hunt that lasted seven weeks. >> and the famous philae comet lande

just after 9:00, the uso gala featuring martin dempsey.l health issues as well as other selections from the medal of honor ceremonies. here are some of the comets we received from our viewers. >> i enjoy q&a. everything stops at my house. i turn off my phones and i get my coffee and it is the most enjoyable hour on television. >> the guest was very informative. i enjoyed listening to him. he was very accurate and on point. he was not using his own personal innuendo. i greatly enjoyed it. i hope you have more guests like that. he was right on target this morning. c-span islling to say wonderful. i have almost no criticisms. the reason i have none is you do a tremendous job of showing just about every side of everything. i take my hat off to you. follow us on twitter. we continue our programming with discussion on the challenges veterans face as they transition back into civilian life. he will hear from representatives at the red cross and the veterans affairs department. they talk about resources that are available. this event is part of th

reporter: the video was released the day after the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey surprise visit to iraq. he thanked troops and told them the battle against isis was starting to turn but it would be a drawn out campaign lasting several years. >> glor: julianna, thank you. we are joined now by our national security correspondent juan zarate. jaun as julainna noted, this video is different than the ones we've seen before why is that? >> isis is trying to add to the number of beheadings that are portrayed. it may also be that mr. kassig refused to go on camera and propound the propaganda that others had before heir execution. in addition, they are more open who's doing the beheadings. that may be a reaction to the criticism of the group by not who is doing them and why. worst quality reveals the under degree of stress that doesn't allow them the production value they've had in the past. >> that said when jihadi john revealed the are location, what's being gained by disclosing that are location? remaining in control of territory, pace of the war, by doing this they're

of the campaign and the top two military leaders are expected to testify and hagel and general martin dempseynd we are live in washington with a 16 year veteran of covering the pentagon and good to see you again and what can the top military brace, what can they expect? >> we have very divided questions between