general saad maan of iraq's interior ministry dismissed criticism from america's top general, martin dempsey, of iraqi forces' lask readiness. >> we are not kids in our work. we have skills. we have a very big amount of experience. >> reporter: but in tikrit progress is painfully slow as isis fights back with weapons including mines and suicide bombs. this internet video appears to show an iraqi soldier sobbing for his fallen comraids after an isis truck bomb killed several of them. in the bloody battle for tikrit the iraqi government denied that troops from neighboring iran are fighting alongside its soldiers and says iranian officers are serving only as varieses. >> if there is a disaster in iraq, of course, it will affect iran. >> reporter: but if they retake tikrit, it may be a perfect crucible for iraq's deadly religious tensions to explode. the iranians are shiite muslims, as are most of the iraqi forces yet tikrit is a mainly sunni muslim city. >> there is no problem. we all of us are iraqi. there is no problem. believe me, there is no problem. >> reporter: but shiite muslim militias

martin dempsey's visit. >> is that slightly awkward, diplomatically, isn't it?he fact that iran is so involved and the fact that tehran and washington have common ground. >> there is a shared desire from both washington and tehran to dislodge and to deface the islamic state militant group. however, also there is a hidden conflict between both countries. the united states says that the iraqi government, of course iraq's a sovereign country, and they haven't asked for the u.s. support in the tikrit operation, which is the largest so far since the extremist group seized large territories of iraq since january 2014. however however, iran, according to the iraqis, and they very much support and appreciative any role-playing played by any country, whether it's the united states of america or iran iran reportedly providing them with weapons, training, a sure thing is military advice. >> ahmed maher there. >>> in other news a close friend of the murdered russian opposition leader, boris nemtsov, says suggestions that he was killed by islamist extremists are nonsensical.

secretary of state john kerry, and ash carter and martin dempsey testifying.ring, talk isis and authorization for military force, but likely much more to it. nbc's luke russert is on capitol hill this morning for us. luke, can you set the stage for us? >> reporter: well jose this will be a fascinating hearing pertaining to the administration's policy regarding isis and remember this authorization to military force is something that's come under a lot of scrutiny from both republicans and democrats. republicans have said the original authorization put forward by the white house does not do enough. in fact it ties to-of-the president's hands, that they want to be able to have the option of ground troops if need be. they want to have the option of whatever they feel defensive measures must be taken to defeat isis. democrats on the other hand say, look, we do not want to have another prolonged conflict in the middle east with no end date. they want to have stricter shall we say, language within the aumf that would limit the united states operation overall so that

yesterday, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, questioned whether the coalition against isis is in it for the long haul. tonight, holly williams has the iraqi response. >> reporter: after a week of fighting, iraqi forces claim they're closing in on tikrit. today, they seized the town of alam, just five miles from the city. >> now we are surrounding tikrit from four directions. >> reporter: general saad maan of iraq's interior ministry dismissed criticism from america's top general, martin dempsey, of iraqi forces' lack of readiness. >> we are not kids in our work. we have skills.ry we have a very big amount of experience. >> reporter: but in tikrit progress is painfully slow as isis fights back with weapons including mines and suicide bombs. this internet video appears to show an iraqi soldier sobbing for his fallen comrades after an isis truck bomb killed several of them. in the bloody battle for tikrit, the iraqi government denied that troops from neighboring iran are fighting alongside its soldiers and says iranian officers are serving only as adviso

the defense secretary, as well as general martin dempsey.nk you all for watching live coverage here on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [indistinct chatter] >> live on capitol hill. as the senate foreign relations committee is preparing to hear from secretary of state john kerry, ashton carter, and martin dempsey. they will be discussing the ongoing russia, ukraine conflict. we have seen -- we have exley seen defense secretary ashton carter arrive, along with chiefs chair martin dempsey and we are still awaiting the secretary of state john kerry. the senate foreign relations committee will question three of america's top national security officials about new war powers. that is being crafted to fight militants with the islamic state group did the white house must reconcile demands from democrats who don't want another ground war, with concerns of republicans who want the opti

martha: martin dempsey said he would have to reserve the right to ask the wt to put our troops on theround to fight isis if he felt that was necessary. we know a preponderance of military officials and generals believe if you don't have that possibility to put troops on the ground will. >> general dempsey is the most disappointing of the joint chiefs i have seen and i have seen many. he has supported the plan to completely withdraw from afghanistan. he's basically been the echo chamber for the president. one of the reasons why we are in the situation that we are in in the world today and particularly in the middle east is because of his lack of either knowledge or candor about the situation in the middle east and he's done great damage. so all i can say is he only has 8 more months. martha: very strong statement about the standing chairman of the joint chiefs and his ability to do this job. you have ash carter about to speak here as well. the major question is are we going to beat isis who we have just seen training 12-year-olds or younger to murder people at gunpoint and horrific ima

martin dempsey set to hold talks. dempsey dempsey's visit begins as the new war on terror.troops launching ground and air attacks against boko haram in northeastern nigeria. the offensive begins one day after boko haram pledged allegiance to isis in the audio message purportedly recorded by the group's leader. i want to bring in nima live in london with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, christine. if this is true it breaks isis out of the policy of containment that the u.s. and coalition allys have been working hard to impose. trying to limit the group's influence and activity to iraq and syria. boko haram really in a lot of ways is the isis equivalent. the isis equal in terms of territory control and terms of just brand name recognition really in africa. for a group of that stature to assume itself and pledge allegiance to isis is a big propaganda win. it gives isis an arc of allegiance that stretches from one coast to the other. this raised profile in terms is the lifeline of foreign recruitment and foreign donations. boko haram at the moment as you rightly said is b

general martin dempsey is in iraq to meet with military commanders there. he said that a victory in tikrit by the iranian backed forces would not be possible without the u.s. air strikes on isis in that region. >> thank you. isis may control large are swaths of land in syria but not the most important problem in the middle east. >> i think iran is more dangerous of all of the threats that we face iran is a global threat because of their, their ballistic missile capabilities and the range of the abilities that they have. and they are designated as a state sponsor of terrorism and yet we say we'll not deal with terrorist. part of me said we have to tell iran you get the hell out of iraq and let us try to help the iraq and the region stabilize what it is that we need to do. but you have to back off. because right now, you've got their leadership that are acting as field commander ares in the battles inside of iraq. >> so you heard lieutenant general michael flynn saying that he thinks that iran is the biggest threat in the middle east. and not isis. a former t

chairman martin dempsey is set to hold talks with officials. as the new offensive in the war on terror. hundreds of troops from chad and niger. the offensive begins one day after boko haram pledges allegiance to isis after the video recorded. the allegiance with boko haram and isis. what does that mean? let's bring in arwa damon who is in istanbul this morning. good morning, arwa. >> reporter: good morning. boko haram benefits from pledging allegiance to isis at this stage. the terror group remains firmly in control in swaths of northeastern nigeria, but having chad and niger involved in multiple fronts have seen nigeria able to regain key territory from boko haram. isis benefits from this as well. extending its footprint into africa. this is the top officials when we were on the ground a few weeks ago were warning about. they were trying to beef up the abilities of the basin to take the fight to boko haram and decimate the terrorist group as nigeria has promised to do before the elections. they were trying to prevent this allegiance from takin

america's top general martin dempsey in baghdad vowing the terror group will be defeated. n wedeman. good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, christine. general dempsey was here in baghdad. he met with iraqi prime minister, defense minister and his message was the u.s. led coalition is lead the fight against isis. the partners have since last september launched more than 2,000 air strikes on isis targets in syria and iraq. the u.s. led coalition trained more than 5,000 iraqi soldiers as well as peshmerga fighters in the north of the country. so given that all eyes in iraq are on tikrit, where there is -- eye -- ran yan involvement. as far as the situation in tikrit goes iraqi forces which are led by the shi'a paramilitary forces with the iraqi army forces playing a supporting role seem to be making significant progress. we saw at the frontlines of smoldering vehicles. in three days in fact the iraqi forces managed to advance 50 miles to the very edge of tikrit. when we were there, they were one mile to the east of the center of the city. yes, there is an iranian role b

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secretary of state john kerry, new defense secretary ashton carter joint chiefs chairman martin dempseying. the hearing before the senate foreign relations committee is on president obama's request for congress to authorize use of military force against isis. >> the president already has statutory authority to act against isil. but a clear formal expression of this congress' backing at this moment in time would dispel doubt that might exist anywhere that americans are united in this effort. >> the upper chamber at work the lower chamber on break. gregory meeks, good to see you. thanks for being with me. start with the draft proposal. president obama sent it to congress last month, again requesting authorization to use military force against isis. three year time limit. says there will be no enduring offensive ground operations by u.s. forces replaces the 2002 that congress granted to president bush for military force in the iraq war. house speaker boehner says it is alarmingly restrictive. some democrats say it is too vague. where do you stand? >> i stand that congress had been asking t

general martin dempsey is now in iraq meeting with government officials and leaders. he's there to get an update on the situation in iraq and the fight against isis. >>> meanwhile, iraqi security forces and malitiailitias are said to be a mile from the president palaces in takrit. they're ba ling to recontrol of that city. ben wedeman is back from that area. he's in baghdad now. what's the latest you're seeing and hearing on this effort to retake saddam hussein's birthplace takrit? >> reporter: what we saw is the iraqi forces are definitely moving forward. they had taken 80 kilometers 50 miles of road to the east of takrit. we saw that there was still a car smouldering that the iraqi air fire hit. and we watched as they pummeled the area around takrit and then sent their forces in. it definitely seems that isis is pulling back as fast as their cars can take them, probably concentrating their forces in takrit itself. whale we were there we saw that isis has lit a lot of oil fires around the city in the hopes to obscure the view for iraqi helicopters and jet fighters in

general martin dempsey is being questioned right now.ake a listen. >> i think you all have said it's very important for our men and women who may be putting themselves at risk in the fight against isil to know that they have the support of congress. i think it's very important for the american public to know -- to hear this debate and to have -- to know that congress is supporting whatever action that we take and with respect to that one of the places where i think i would have issue with the language that was sent over by the administration is with respect to the reporting on the ongoing actions. as you all know the language in the aumf that the administration sent over says that the president shall report to congress at least once every six months on specific actions taken pursuant to this authorization. if in looking at the aumf that passed the committee in december, the reporting requirements are much more robust and much more comprehensive. so it requests reporting every 60 days. it also requests a comprehensive strategy report that

. >> general, you heard the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs martin dempsey, say that it's important to get this agreement through because it would demonstrate to the troops that america is behind them. it would also -- the war would also become a shared responsibility between the president and congress. is that important? >> absolutely important. i've been on the ground in tikrit in 2003 in baghdad where we had descending voices from congress on those operations and current operations in which u.s. forces were engaged in fighting and frankly being killed. it's important. i don't think any troops doubt the support for this operation. i think there are questions not about this aumf which is a vehicle for a strategy but really can the strategy defeat isis as it states as its end state which means you'll have to go into iraq and syria to do that. so there are questions about the strategy. i don't think there are questions about the support from the administration congress or the american people. >> and, joe, i don't mean to throw a light-weight question your way

general martin dempsey told the senate foreign relations committee that in his few anyone who fighting against isil is doing the right thing. i'm paraphrasing there but he did say once the fight against isil is over, he said that the u.s. and other countries are very much concerned about what sectarian strife could result because of all these different countries and groups coming in to try to push back against isil's influence. but he did suggest that that's a long-term issue, something that he felt that military leaders particularly here in the u.s. would have time to game out. >> so there is still a push to try to get these new war powers for president obama. how close is he to getting them, and how would he use them? >> it's not really clear barbara, how close they are to actually getting this authorization actually put into a formal bill, debate it, vote it on, and send it to the president's desk. it could be a quick process, a lengthy process right now there is just no way of knowing. let's consider this. u.s. and coalition forces started airstrikes on isil targets back on august

john kerry, ashton carter and the joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey will testify. >>> in a bit of sad irony, while the senate decides whether to authorize war, the actual war has long been underway. thanks to american guidance on the ground and oddly iran iraqi forces have proved they can fight. earlier today iraqi soldiers took control of a hospital in tikrit a sign of military might against isis. that hospital just a few blocks of the presidential palaces. let's bring in cnn's senior international correspondent arwa damon live from istanbul. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. although planting that flag on the hospital may be a temporary sign of iraq's military might, the battle is far from over. the iraqi security forces along with iranian backed shia militias have been attempting to recapture the strategic city of tikrit. they're approaching it from four different directions. whilst there has been some success made on that front, in ramadi a critical city as well deep in iraq's sunni hartland isis there launching its ono fence sieve against the iraqi security forc

. >> reporter: ashton carter and martin dempsey testifying before the house armed services committee. the two are urging immediate congressional approval for president obama's authorized use of military force to go after islamic state terrorists. >> the global security environment is as uncertain as i've seen in my 40 years of service. >> reporter: the president's proposed plan comes without geographical limitations, meaning the united states can take the fight against isis beyond iraq and syria but it's the use of ground forces that has congress hung up. democrats want reassurances, the battle will not go to the ground. republicans argue such a stipulation ties the hands of the commander in chief. >> the strategy in so far as we understand it today i think is insufficient to achieving the president's aims of degrading and destroying isis. >> we want a lasting defeat of i sill and only local forces on the ground can impose a lasting defeat and that's our strategy. >> reporter: the timing of today's hearing is particularly poignant. just yesterday, an american citizen and us air force

all that is due to be discussed by general martin dempsey the top military official who comes here for talks with iraqis on how the fight something going. as we've seen in tikrit, militias have made clear that it has and wants to remain a key partner in this fight particularly in places like western anbar. >> the u.n. envoy to libya has warned all parties against carrying out attacks while sensitive negotiations are taking place in morocco. we go to the country's two rival governments appear to be making proking. >> factions have agreed on a road map to peace and stability in that country. it has been beset by violence and stability and civil war. basically they have agreed to form a national unity of government. then they will implement a peace fire across the country. they'll disband the militias, pull them out from the cities, set up a new national army that will take over security arrangements across the country. now, we have to wait and see what happens in the coming days because both delegations from east and west libya will travel back to their own areas consult with their gover

. >> joint chief martin dempsey would consider using air power to safeguard iraq's antiquities. during a news conference the defense say the country is relying on other nations, for help including neighbouring iran. in syria on sunday... ..an i.s.i.l.-run oil refinery and other targets were hit by coalition forces in raqqa. a u.k. based activist group said 30 were killed in the air raids. >> terrifying moments at a railroad crossing. the train accident sent dozens of passengers to the hospital and snarled amtrak services across the south. >> the thing i remember the most is that baby coming out. >> an amazing story of survival how a toddler hung upside down in a car seat in an icy history. >> and you make one mistake - new rules that could reshape your credit >> oh my god. oh >>> the national transportation safety board tonight is investigating this crash of an amtrak commuter train into a tractor trailer in north carolina sending a train car toppling over. at least 55 passengers suffered minor injuries. the truck had gotten stuck trying to cross the stuck. the train was going f

of state john kerry, defense secretary ashton carter and chairman of the joints chief of staff martin dempsey defended president obama's to go after the islamic state in the middle east. one day after another gruesome video surfaced reportedly showing a child carrying out an isis execution, the trio urged lawmakers to support their tragedy. >> this would send an important signal to national support serving in harm's way conducting this message. >> reporter: democrats fear this could order boots on the ground. republicans worries the president is limiting the option too much leading john kerry to defend the delicate secret negotiations between the u.s. and iran over a deal to limit that nation's nuclear capability of ahead of a deadline at the end of this month for a framework. >> i believe much of our strategy with regards to isis is being driven by a desire for not upset iran so they don't walk away from the table. tell me why i'm wrong. >> the facts contradict. >> reporter: joiner ashton carter will be michael fallin. in washington, joel waldman, fox news. >> the associated press says it is

commander martin dempsey is in town certainly in baghdad. >> reporter: absolutely. there is a lot to discuss here we have to remember that the main offensive going on right now isn't actually in western anbar where there is consistent fighting across that province in many places. it's in tikrit. tikrit is where more than 30,000 militia members, iraqi soldiers, are trying to cities lodge is ill from that city. one of the first that the group took after they took mosul last june. they are still not within the city limits. they are still not in tickit. there has been fighting around the edges. troops have made progress clearing towns and villages along the way. >> progress has been made without u.s. help. it's the iranians who are leading the fight there, particularly with the mali have been as they are controlling and that could be one of the thins that general dempsey will be discussing with iraqi officials here martin? >> jane arraf, thank you very much indeed. >> now the u.n. special envoy to libya has warned all parties against carrying out attacks while sensitive

state john kerry, new defense secretary ash carter and joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey all testified. they were quizzed by iran and the conflicts in iran and syria. >> new details this noon about the man accused of trying to blind pilots flying near new york's laguardia airport. frank egan has been charged with second degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon. police say he used a commercial laser to send blinding beams into the cockpit of four planes and even a helicopter. one of those pilots was hospitalized with eye injuries. >> "7 on your side" with a consumer alert this noon. a chemical preservative found in all natural or hype allergenic products is causing severe allergic reactions. it's called m.i. for short. the chemical is found in many shampoos conditioners, soaps and dish detergents and dermatologists say that can lead to itching, red rashes cracking and even peeling skin. >> a columbia heights high school teacher is being recognized as one of the best in the country. only she didn't know she was until she woke up this morning. in a story you will s

help and assistance of iran would soon retake the iraqi city of tikrit but this week general martin dempsey downgraded that prediction saying it now appears that those so-called local mobilization forces are not having the success they initially reported. when the offensive began two weeks ago, those 20,000 troops most of them are shia militia, a few sunni fighters are tikrit -- they are bogged down on the outskirts of tikrit and not being able to go in and finish the job taking over the city center. now, the pentagon today offered a much more sober assessment of the fighting say that essentially that there's some very tough urban combat ahead. iraq says this is a natural pause in the offensive giving them time to resupply and rein reinforce. they're continuing to mount this offensive without the assistance of u.s. and coalition air power and the pentagon today confirmed once again that iraq has not asked for u.s. air strikes in mosul. jamie, thank you. today marks the 12th anniversary of the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. within weeks american troops had taken baghdad but it would take mor

john kerry, defense secretary ash carter and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey. >>> she responded to critics, but are they satisfied? new answers from hillary clinton about her personal e-mail account and it appears that hindsight is 20/20. yesterday, clinton opened up about using her personal e-mail as secretary of state, which is legal. she said she did it because it was more convenient. clinton also said if she had to do it over again, she's keep work and personal e-mail separate. clinton says the server those e-mails were kept on is secure. >>> facebook using your post to help advertisers market to you directly. landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters with what some are calling an invasion of privacy this morning. >> hi, laura, good morning to you. facebook wants to help advertisers find out what brands people are talking about. it's giving marketers data, showing what topics are being discussed on the social networking site, including brand names and products. they'll be able to filter topics by location and demographics, helping familiarize them with

joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey urged patience in the fight against isis. but on board a french aircraft carrier in the persian gulf yesterday, dempsey voiced his frustration with iraqi forces. "we've got trainers and advisers that are waiting for some of the iraqi units to show up," he said. "and when they've shown up handful of them, they've shown up under strength and sometimes without the proper equipment." raad saleh ateia and his wife quaraish are desperate for any sign of progress in tikrit. they fled their home in the city just three days after isis captured it in june. "armed men from isis took our son omar away," quaraish told us. i chased after the car and i was crying because i couldn't keep up. raad told us isis interrogated 20-year-old omar and accused him of drinking alcohol. the militants later released him but omar's still too frightinged of isis to appear on camera. do you think that iraq will ever be free of isis? "god wilg," quaraish told us. we want everyone to go home to their families. >> pelley: holly, so far in this fight for the ci

officials tonight tell abc news that america's top military leader general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs, has repeatedly warned iraqi leaders about the conduct of the iraqi military and the militias that fight with them especially because the u.s. is sending $1.5 billion in weapons to the iraqi army and almost 3,000 american troops to help train them, david. >> brian ross with us again tonight. brian, thank you. >>> now, to another controversy in washington that has now spread well beyond. iran's supreme leader blasting the 47 republican senators who signed a letter warning that any deal struck with iran over nuclear weapons with president obama could be reversed by the next u.s. president. he called it a sign of quote, the collapse of political ethics in washington. >>> and word tonight an american health care worker who had been volunteering in an ebola unit has tested positive for the disease and will be admitted to the national institutes of health in maryland tomorrow. that's the same facility that cared for nurse nina pham. 10,000 people have died from e ebola e

. >> sreenivasan: you know, i referenced a comment from army general martin dempsey, he said this week any fight against isis is a positive thing but he worried: >> that's a legitimate concern. the good news today is that the initial indications are good. we have a front page story in the "wall street journal" today about the sunni residents around tikrit being overjoyed at being liberated by the shi'a militias. in fact, we have a report from a.f.p. that states some of the shi'a militias are setting up sunni groups within them that they are recruiting sunni auxiliaries to their militias. so there are some initial good signs. now, of course, in the longer term the political reckon sillation, the reconstruction of tikrit, getting the services back up,un, the economy moving again-- these are all really important things that it's too early to tell if those are going to be as successful. >> sreenivasan: there's also some concern, it seems, on the involvement of iran in this fight. there was a report that an iranian revolutionary guard commander was seen on the battlefield or leading some of

. >>> general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said he believes that government forces will push isis out of the key iraqi city. meanwhile, isis continues its destructive campaign, bulldozing an ancient archaeological site in hatra. it's said to have withstood roman invasion in the second century. >>> well a train carrying crude oil derailing in ontario canada. police there say some of the cars actually caught fire and then fell over into the river below. no injuries have been reported. it happened early this morning, two miles southwest of ontario. this comes as recent train derailments in the united states and canada increase. one derailed in tennessee and burst in flames. >>> tomorrow marks one year since malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished without a trace. searchers are still searching. and at the time it was carrying 239 people on board. malaysia's transport minister said if they don't find something by the end of may they'll go back to the drawing board and come one a brand new plan. that flight was en route from kuala lumpur to beijing when it veered off

joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey, who arrives in iraq next week has said iran could play a useful role in fighting isis. >> if they perform in a credible way, rid the city of tikrit turn it back over to its inhabitants, then it will in the name have been a positive thing. >> reporter: meanwhile isis is busy destroying the region's uniquely rich cultural heritage. first, isis released a video showing its men ransacking mosul's museum desecrating what historians call artifacts from the cradle of civilization. then reports the militants have bulldozed the ancient city of nimrud and today iraqi officials say milis are destroying the 2,000-year-old city of hatra. >> my reaction was anger first and foremost. and rejection and condemnation of this appalling act of what we call a cultural cleansing. >> reporter: isis is trying to destroy any sign of a civilization other than its own interpretation of sunni islam. iran has its own goal to fight isis while at the same time expand its influence in iraq. richard engel, nbc news istanbul. >>> two suspects have been detained over the m

still considers iran to be a state sponsor of terrorism but, charlie earlier this week general martin dempsey the chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff said that iranian involvement here in iraq might be a positive thing. >> rose: holly williams in iraq, thank you. ringling brothers circus elephants will soon be packing their trunks. and a dangerous new trick when the "cbs evening news" continues. lthy. yet up to 90% of us fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more, together. add one a day. complete with key nutrients we may need. plus, for women, physical energy support with b vitamins. and for men, it helps support healthy blood pressure with vitamin d and magnesium. take one a day multivitamins. the garden is the story of our lives... told and retold. it's as old as our time on earth. and as new as tomorrow. you can have a yard. or slightly less. gardening isn't about where we choose to live. it's about how we choose to live. miracle-gro. life starts here. you've tried to forget your hepatitis c. but you shouldn't forget this. hep c is a serious disease. left u

secretary of state john kerry and ashton carter and general martin dempsey testified before the senate foreign relations committee today. they urged congress to approve an expanded use of force against islamic states. iraqi forces detailed the stronghold of tikrit, a major step towards defusing -- defeating the militants. talks reported earnings for the first time. revenues were up 61%. they posted a loss of $47 million. they have been spending big-time to customers. shares are following in after-hours trading. shake shack shares also getting pounded in the after-hours trading after the burger chain's first report. 1.4 million dollar loss. krispy kreme reported sales up. $6.5 million. the former ceo of norwegian cruise line is suing virgin group and its founder sir richard branson. he claims virgin stole his ideals for a cruise ship and was $300 million for his effort. virgin announced the formation of virgin cruise in december. apples itunes back up after a major outage. it lasted until 1:00 this afternoon. consumers were unable to download apps or make purchases. there was a problem

the secretaries of state and defense as well as martin dempsey.etary kerry was handled most of the vocal exchanges with his former colleagues on the senate foreign relations committee as well as protesters in seats. >> i mention that -- >> american people are speaking out. secretary kerry. >> killing more innocent people. one of them our journalists who were beheaded and a pilot who was fighting for freedom burned alive. what they would have to say to their efforts to protect innocent people. >> straight ahead in a few moments we'll be talking about the text of the authorization itself as well as the fears of potential mission and we get to this now, the reaction that's still pouring in less than 24 hours still hillary clinton's bomb shell press conference. >> the top five things what she said and what she didn't say. starting with the first one. number one, why exactly did the former secretary of state use a personal e-mail account during her tenure? for the first time she answered that question. here is what she said. >> looking back it would ha

general martin dempsey about the islamic state will be defeated despite a united states not be involvedus now a retired general and the u.s. army war college, a good to have you with us. there is a peculiar tone to say general dempsey was in baghdad but he is not involved in the fight in recent years. >> you cannot make this up. he is trying to salvage something with iraqi leadership's. and one is that would shatter the iraqi army. so that would lead to the petition but it is the bad outcome. but it points the shia militia into the only vegetable force in it is the force that is led corps commanded by of brigadier-general in the iraqi our view so far has not shown as anything at all. this is what dempsey is going to baghdad to visit you cannot make it up. >> but if anyone could do would be americans and our policy in iraq and in the middle years. >> we have watched a four-star general david petraeus of which there are many acolytes of among the general staff in the united states military. >> but our question is simple. with united states military? but this is madness. >> is a generation

general martin dempsey the chairman of the joint chief of staff expressed concern that when the militarytion is over malitias must include the sunni in their efforts. >>> a toddler survived an accident that left her trapped in her car seat and under water. a fisherman found the car yesterday afternoon. the mother was found dead. but the little girl was strapped in the car seat and in a part of the car that remained over water. the temperatures dipped in the 20s. and the water was so cold that seven firefighters had to be treated for hypothermia. >>> and people were busy at the white elephant sale. today was the final day of this two day sale at a 96,000 square foot warehouse in the fruitvale district. all of the items you see were donated to help raise money for the oakland museum. organizers say it takes about a year to get ready for this huge sale. and that includes the sometimes difficult task of pricing. >> these women have a lot of experience and they call on their parents, or their relatives and often times we have experts come by that want to buy from us and they help us out as we

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all of that is due to be discussed by mitchell dempsey, the top u.s. -- by general martin martin dempseye top u.s. official. the u.s. made clear that it has and wants to remain a key partner in the fight. particularly in places like western anbar. >> jane arraf in baghdad. >> australia, china and malaysia may need a new strategy for the missing malaysia airlines flight. if the underwater search turns up nothing by the end of may, it will go back to the drawing board. the plane disappeared on march 8th on a route from couple pure to beijing. all on board are assumed dead. >>> tomorrow two journalists from the al jazeera media group go on trial for the second time. mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed return to court in cairo on charges spreading false news. charges al jazeera strongly denies. they were charged with a third journalist peter greste but he was deported under a presidential decree. we have this report on what mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed can expect. >> reporter: it will be the third time for al jazeera's mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed to appear in court for t

>> this could be a contentious hearing for secretary carter and martin dempsey. they were up before the senate on late relations committee. they were up for four hours. it raise more questions than it answered about military force against islamic militants. the services committee is pretty full of veterans that have served in iraq and afghanistan. they will take these officials to the mat and grill them on specific language. >> the white house continues to insist that it can move forward with action against isis without congressional approval. why is it insistent on having authorization for military force? >> what we saw last week is the white house feels that that would send a signal to our allies and the world that washington and the united states is united and we can lead on this issue. secretary kerry said that this should not be a party line vote. congressmen should come in and sign off on their strategy. we can all move forward with defeating islamic militants. >> the general consensus is that republicans feel that it does not go far enough. democrats fear

next few days including testimony by ashton carter and the chair of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey answering questions from the house armed services committee tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m.. and tomorrow afternoon fcc chair om wheeler will appear behalf senate committee to talk about fcc policy. live starting at 2:30. and then thursday the house foreign affairs commits theity looks in to negotiations with iran. deputy secretary of state tony blink pen has been called to testify thursday at 8:30. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour has partnered to learn about the life of columbus, georgia. p. >> right here inside the museum is remains of a confederate ironclad the css jackson. and this is an ironclad built here in columbus during the war. these oval shapes with actually the gun ports of the jackson. it's armed with six brooke rifles. it's one of the guns built specifically for the jackson. it was cast at the naval works in selma and completed in january of 1865. real claim to fame is directly connected to the fact that there are only four ironclads from the civil war that we ca

carter are joined by joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey. senator bob corker chairs the committee. the hearing is interrupted several times of protesters. senator corker: i want to welcome our distinguished witnesses here today, and thank them for being here. this is an important topic. we know that each of you have been traveling extensively, and was again want to thank you for being with us once again today. i think everybody on this committee cares first and foremost that we have a policy a strategy to deal with isis that is in relation to our national interests. and that is paramount to what most people in america care about, and certainly everyone in this committee. secondarily to that, from my perspective, is the authorization process itself. and yet we find ourselves in an interesting place. the president, which i appreciate, has sent to us an authorization for the use of military force. that was welcomed, i think, by both sides of the aisle. as we have received that authorization for the use of military force, what we have come to un