general martin dempsey: i could not disagree more with that general. i would >> at would like to answer you in a classified version. >> let's get it indication of this is a thing that is really allowing us -- >> this is not a limiting factor, in my judgment. >> we talked about it earlier. over 600 pilots flying every -- 1600 pilots flying every day. are those visiting the theater they remain outside iraq, primarily because of limitations on boots on the ground. we are allowing more advisors to go in, but not allowing rescue forces to go in. have you advised the administration to move than their? or are you comfortable with them being that far away. >> that is a great question. they are operating from outside of iraq. they're not taking any more risk. if we go into the point where we would accompany the iraqi security forces, -- that is why it is important, this is not just about putting, it is about putting a medevac forward and eight q rf. >> one f-16 pilot creates that same responsiveness. >> we have pr in hand. if we expand this, we will have to ans

general martin dempsey: the u.s. military campaign and the iraqi government, we are on task to deliver that which we have committed to delivering, which is security forces, not just the --, but the sunni tribes. this is the ability to confront isil in their territory. this is a far different approach than ever we were to decide ourselves that it was our responsibility to defeat isil inside of iraq. it is my military judgment that an enduring victory over isil can only be accomplished over those -- comp list by those stakeholders there in the region. >> so, i guess gen. dempsey: you famously heard stan mcchrystal talking about confronting al qaeda. to defeat a network, we have to be a network. stand built a network of allies to confront al qaeda. i used a lily pad example. most of you probably know on the surface, it looks like lily pads are free-floating, that they are tethered to a network of education. we are trying to build a network that will enable regional stakeholders to confront the threat. committee member:

general martin dempsey, outlining the possibility of several bases across the country. the pentagon says the u.s. has spent more than $2.7 billion on the battle against isis since august. shares of twitter rally miss much as a percent last night and sent to open this morning. already up a couple bucks indicating a much higher open announcing his sleep in after five years with the company. investors wonder if they did enough to get twitter back on the path. you were in the twitter conference call late yesterday. they highlighted the fact there has been growth in users. it is not enough. investors expected so much more. lauren: if you're looking for a reason why costello might be out. i can give you three really easy. user growth, 300 user growth. their sales growth has slowed and too many people don't understand how to use twitter. despite all of the warning signs, costello was calm and confident on the conference call last night. take a look at this. >> with a great foundation in place of a clear strategy recount to you about and objectives and priorities mapped to the

general martin dempsey says the best way is to expand a footprint in the region to set up bases in iraq with hundreds deploying to train iraqi forces. >> the key component is to improve the iraqi security forces and improve their capabilities and confidence on the battle field. >> proposed locations for the lilly pad base is tikrit and mosul. let's go to ian lee with the latest on that strategy with u.s. boots in the region. >> reporter: christine, that puts them close to the frontline, not on the frontline. what they will do is training the iraqi fighters and the military as well as sunni tribal fighters in communications and shooting and how to move on a battle field. especially in an urban environment. they will be working on command and control and logistics and resupply. these were reasons why ramadi fell in the first place. we need to point out what u.s. troops will not be doing. they will not go to the frontlines. they will not call in air strikes. they will likely not leave the base. >> and the representative is due to meet vice president joe biden today. what is expected to com

general martin dempsey: the u.s. military campaign and the iraqi government, we are on task to deliver that which we have committed to delivering, which is security forces, not just the --, but the sunni tribes. this is the ability to confront isil in their territory. this is a far different approach than ever we were to decide ourselves that it was our responsibility to defeat isil inside of iraq. it is my military judgment that an enduring victory over isil can only be accomplished over those -- comp list by those stakeholders there in the region. >> so, i guess gen. dempsey: you famously heard stan mcchrystal talking about confronting al qaeda. to defeat a network, we have to be a network. stand built a network of allies to confront al qaeda. i used a lily pad example. most of you probably know on the surface, it looks like lily pads are free-floating, that they are tethered to a network of education. we are trying to build a network that will

joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey says the best way is to expand the u.s. footprint in the region. new small bases sser ss scattered throughout iraq, a lily pad strategy. >> the comeponent in the strategy is to improve the confidence on the battle field. >> the bases would be tikrit and mosul and kirkuk. let's get the latest from ian lee. ian, what exactly does the strategy entail? what is a lily pad base? >> reporter: what these are are areas of operation and security in the conflict zones. what they are going to be doing is training sunni tribal fighters and iraqi security forces on security and shooting and how to move on the battle field, especially urban environments. that is important when they try to retake ramadi and fallujah. other key things they will work on as well is command and control and resupplying and low logistics logistics. these were key in the fall of ramadi. u.s. troops will not go to the frontlines and fighting. they will not call in the air strikes. they hope that these outposts are able to call in air strikes and help the iraqis ca

. >> there is risk, and joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey of recommending you spotters, that would shift from advising and assisting to a ground combat role. it's not just an aversion to morn american deaths that argues against putting spotters on the front lines. it is also an aversion to doing more of the fightings that the iraqis should be doing for themselves. as one official put it, the iraqis should be owning this, but maybe they would own it more if they knew the americans from above. >> thank you jamie. >>> according to cbs news, an intelligence bulletin was sent out to law enforcement nationwide it warned social media has made it easier for groups like i.s.i.l. the recruit fighters in the u.s. major public events involving military or law enforcement could be easy targets for home grown i.s.i.l. sympathizers. >>> two more friends of boston mayor thon bomber dzhokhartsarnaev are going to prison robel phillipi and azamat are tazhayakov. pakistani accused of trying to kill malala yousafzai have been released. >> pakistan announced her attackers didn't get away. >> this gang c

. >> that risk of more american casualties, has stopped martin dempsey , from assisting in a ground combat role. >> jamie mcintire, many jamie the president said, the u.s. didn't have a strategy for fighting i.s.i.l, kind uf a remark annal statement from the president. >> still drawing unplans to send troops into the air base just outside habanea. there is not so much training as advising. what the u.s. is doing at this air base is trying to whip this rag tag force that was routed in ramadi into a battle force that can go back into battle. they are rearming them reequipping them remotivating them, reinvigorating them and motivating them, the troops that deserted, ran and never came back. providing the expertise to lead and tell the iraqis how to retake ramadi. one part that won't be a part of it is that ground component of any spotters on the ground. the pentagon continues to insist that that's something they're not willing to do because they would have to put those spotters ton front lines, they would have to be protected by further u.s. troops and it's not just, they say, the risk to the

. >>> new this morning, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, is saying troops could be headed to iraq and multiple outposts or lily pads, they might be opened as bases near the front lines to help further support iraqi forces. that is in addition to the announcement this week the white house plans to send 450 additional u.s. troops there. what does this all mean though for the fight against isis? what does this move mean? let's bring in brigadier general mark kimmet for much more on this. this move described by martin dempsey, this concept of lily pads, it's not an entirely new concept, but new in the terms of the fight against isis. what do you think this move means? >> well, i think it's a wise decision on the part of general dempsey if they go through with it. we've seen in the fight against isis that the iraqi troops often fall back because they don't have fuel, they don't have ammuniti ammunition, they don't have water, they don't have reinforcements. setting up these lily pads near the front lines makes sense. you stage reinforcements and logistic

administration middle east strategy under the microscope today when ashton carter and general martin dempsey appear before the house armed services committee and expected to be grilled on the war against isis and what they plan to do to set up bases. isis has lost control of the northern syria town to kurdish fighters. jomana karadsheh is tracking that story live for us from ahman, jordan. isis after a couple of days fighting, gave up that town. how important is that town? >> reporter: very significant, christine. the loss of taliba would be the most significant loss of isis in a very long time, especially after we have seen the group gaining territory, both in iraq and syria over recent weeks, with the gain of ramadi and palmari in syria. this would be a significant loss for isis and also a significant gain for the local grounds on the troop backed by the coalition air strikes. over the past month, we saw them making advances. these kurdish ypg fighters along with syrian and other groups have made advances around that area in the province taking over villages. in recent days they did seem t

. >> carter and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey said that the situation is difficult especially in light of the recent fall of ramadi to isil forces. dempsey suggested that it might be ending sooner rather than later and they were talking about how to respond. >> it's generally the consensus there in the near term its mobly more likely that the regime would limit it's--it would go over to the defensive and when it's protection of the alawite shia and some of the minority groups leaving the rest of the syria essentially ungovernorred. >> the hearing dealt with the obama administration including iran. with the final weeks of negotiations under way on the nuclear program members of congress had plenty of questions about that country's influence and ambitions. cart was quick to insure the legislator. >> checking that line and defending our ally israel, and keeping our security commitments towards gulf partners who were in town a few weeks ago is the reason why there are 35,000 u.s. forces based in the middle east. >> but it doesn't appear carter's words were

middle east strategy goes under the microscope today when defense secretary ashton carter and martin dempseyppear before the committee today. meanwhile, isis has lost control of the northern syrian town to kurdish fighters. jomana karadsheh is tracking that story for us from ahman, jordan, for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christine. a very significant setback for isis with the loss of their biggest loss in months really after we saw the group really on the advance, whether it was in syria where they gained control of the historic city of palmira or iraq where they gained control of ramadi. a significant setback here for isis. now, this is what we know is that the ypg kurdish fighters and along with arab syrian rebel groups making advances with the support of the coalition air strikes and they managed to take control on of more than 40 towns and villages around that area over the past month. and it was just this week. in a few days, they managed to gain control of that border crossing with syria that was under the control of isis, and, yesterday, they announced full control of

martin dempsey general martin dempsey testifying on us efforts to combat isis and us policy in the middle east. a hearing under the proposed epa for real standards and later house ways and means committee chair paul ryan discussing corporate tax reform. >> sitting kind of front left of the chamber, if you will. when when brooks comes into the chamber he comes in the center doors sits down and is almost looking directly at. the problem is is not looking at him. his head is bowed. literally signing copies. he gets up walks down the center aisle with his cane approaches summer. totally oblivious to what happened. head down signing head down signing the copies of the speech. reaches them, •-ellipsis cane over his head and says mr. sumner, i read your speech over twice. it it is liable to my state and relatives. he looks up. brooks is blurred through his glasses because it's so close. he strikes in the top of the head with a cane. his head explodes in blood almost instantly. >> retaining a massachusetts senator. i drove the country closer to civil war. >> last week president obama ordered the

. >> next, ashton carter and martin dempsey on training iraqi forces raid after that, a house hearing on the screening process for the transportation security administration employees. after that, florida governor jeb bush announces he is running for president. >> some was sitting front left of the

the idea was revealed today by martin dempsey america's top general. he likened the bases to lilly pads from which american soldiers would train iraqi troops and in dempsey's words encourage the iraqi security forces forward. the iraqi army has cut and run repeatedly. for the last three years i.s.i.s. has launched major offenses during the holy month of ramadan, and ramadan starts, this year, next wednesday. an american volunteer who was killed fighting i.s.i.s. was honored in turkey today. hundreds lined the streets as a convoy carried the body of keith broomfield, killed in syria fighting along allied kurdish forces, believed to be the first american volunteer to die in that war. nancy cordes tells us more. >> i went to my kids and, you know, i just cried with them about it. >> reporter: tom broomfield said his son's fate motivated him to travel to one to have the deadliest place tons the planet without any military training. >> he really felt led by the lord to go over there and not knowing what he should do or could do, but said i really feel i nee

military advisers hit the ground, joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey said the so-called lily pads could be used elsewhere in iraqi. he told reporters with him on an overseas trip our campaign is built on establishing these lily pads that allow us to encourage the iraqi security forces forward. we're looking all the time to see if additional sites might be necessary. dempsey said the concept where experienced military planners drawing on u.s. resources for surveillance and communications work in the headquarters side by side with iraqi commanders can make iraqi operations more effective. he may be the top military advisor to president obama but the white house was cool to the idea of increasing the number of bases and sending more troops without first seeing some success to get iraqi forces back in the fight. >> there are no immediate specific plans to do that. what i will say though is if a kind of recommendation like this did come from the penalty's national security team and military advisers in particular, it would reflect that the on going training efforts have been usefu

reporter: that risk of more american casualties is what has stopped joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey of recommending fighters, from advising and assisting into a ground combat role. pentagon says it's not against more deaths that argues against putting spotters on the ground it's also the aversion to doing more of the fighting that the iraqis need to do themselves. as one pentagon official puts it the iraqis need to own this. to call from above on a moment's notice. antonio. >> thank you,ist e-mail al sadahi joins us from detroit. good to have you with us general. first i'd like to get your evaluation of how the fight against i.s.i.l. is going because in recent weeks as you know it seems that most of the news has been negative. >> well, thank you for having me. i think that the fight against i.s.i.s. is, we are sending is is a very negative message to i.s.i.s, that we are not serious enough to intense our fight to intense our operation. in order to drive them out of iraqi territories as well as from syria and the other territories in the region like yemen. >> who is not serious the i

the committee said to trail ashton carter and joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey latetoday on the u.s. strategy in the middle east. this comes after president obama's decision to send 450 additional troops to iraq to help train the country's security forces to fight basis. the president's action is not enough to solve the bigger problem. we will be watching for earnings from fedex and orville today. those are two big ones to watch. nicole: indeed. we are still watching names reporting. these two names are imported similar to investors pared a fourth-quarter profit of $2.68 of $12.3 billion. the economic bellwether later this morning. and the analysts to earn 86 cents per year on revenue of $10.9 billion. we will be watching for fedex and anything about fuel, e-commerce. ups said oracle has a low hurdle to jump. lauren: as starbucks starts to test ways to deliver an amazon. sandra: that was a good little tease. it's all about what i can get and how fast i get it. coming up, seth curry and the golden state warriors beat in the broad james and the cavaliers and the champi

. >> that risk is what has stopped joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey from advising.pentagon sources say the reason president obama doesn't want to take that extra step and put the american spotters on the ground is simply because of the risk of additional u.s. casualties. putting those front line troops into call air strikes would put those troops and the ones that protect them at risk and the risk of the united states reverting to a combat role in iraq. del. >> and the is state department on thursday saying the u.s. will deliver 1,000 anti-tank weapons to iraq in the coming weeks. they say those are weapons needed to combat suicide bombings and other attacks by i.s.i.l. fighters. also the deputy secretary of state confirming, coalition forces have killed 10,000 in iraq and syria since those air strikes began. and prime minister haider al-abadi says u.s. air strikes against i.s.i.l. is make it hard to do so. counterterrorism analyst both are joining us from washington d.c. mr. korb i'll begin with you. i.s.i.l. has the weapons we once supplied to the iraqis and they

tonight what is the obama administration thinking the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey saying the military is now considering opening a number of outposts of iraqi bases near the front lines of combat. outposts that dempsey described as quote, lilly pads to support iraqi troops. you heard me correctly. the general said lilly pads. we'll talk about the unexpectedly flowery language and a pentagon whose general officers are starting to sound a little like daffodils. i expect major general bob scales might disagree with me when he joins me next. >>> the liberal mainstream media going after a republican presidential hopeful the "washington post" targeting former governor jeb bush and his campaign which they say ran off-course before it even govern. one of the problems of the article is the campaign hasn't officially begun. among the quote, unquote problems as identified by the post bush was in the paper's words overly optimistic. to take up the newest unfounded left-wing media hit piece we turn to editors among the very best the national review's rich lowry and fred barnes

agreement with a deadline of june 30th rapidly approaching, and joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey showed up part of the obama white house nuclear charm squad urging israeli officials to line up with this president. in doing so, just risk israel's very existence. they're not so easily reassured. the former director of the defense intelligence agency general michael flynn warning our allies saudi arabia jordan the emirates kuwait and egypt are turning to adversaries russia and china to develop their own nuclear capabilities. this is a nuclear arms race that the president has created. he's turned our relationships with allies on their heads and with possibly disastrous results. whether israel or jordan, saudi arabia, kuwait or egypt. even the united nations is voicing in diplomatic terms of course, its fierce that the u.s. led western powers are cynically concealing iran's violations of nuclear and military sanctions in order to avoid any possible disruption or collapse altogether of the iranian nuclear talk. this administration is so desperate to reach a deal with iran that it's ref

. >> chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey says the situation is difficult especially since the fall of ramadi dempsey suggested it might be ending sooner rather than later and that the u.s. was talking with its allies about how to respond. >> it's generally the consensus there that in the near term it's probably more likely that the regime would limit its -- would go over to the defensive and limit its protection of the aloite shia and some of the minority groups, leaving the rest of shia essentially ungoverned. >> mid east policy including iran, with the final weeks of negotiations underway, the members had plenty of questions. carter was quick to reassure the legislators. >> checking that ma line influence and defending our ally israel and keeping our commitments to our gulf allies is the reason why there are 35,000 u.s. force he paid in the middle east. >> reporter: but it doesn't appear carter's words were enough. some members of congress still doubt obama's commitment to leaving i.s.i.l. in the form of ground troops. rosalyn jordan, al jazeera capitol hill. >>> a

yesterday we had secretary carter, department of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey, testify before committee to set of talk about what is going on over in that part of the world. there is definitely a real question about the, you know, way that -- ways that isil is messaging, in terms of trying to create, in my opinion, a false narrative about the heroism or value of what they are doing. and i think this is an issue certainly that our country is charges with a figure out a strategy to counter, but frankly, i think also the nations in that part of the world have to come up with strategies in terms of how particularly with young people, to make them, you know, to get across the message that, as the caller just said, isil -- you cannot equate isil with islam. there really is a huge total distinction between the two. and what isil represents is really a dead-end path to either a failed state or just, you know, decades of more conflict. you know, in my opinion, misery and that part of the world. host: not freedom, new jersey is next. virginia is waiting on our line for d

the general martin dempsey blamed the recent setbacks on the ineffectiveness of iraqi troops. jamie mcintyre joins us, and training these troops is a big part of the u.s. strategy against isil >> reporter: well, secretary carter today told the house that the u.s. had hoped to train 24,000 iraqi troops now but they have only trained 7,000 troops and 2,000 counter terrorism forces. tony, you can do the math and see that's less than half of what the u.s. was hoping to get together. but it's a double barreled message from the secretary. secretary carter only were there not enough iraqi troops, but they were not good enough. and the joint chiefs insisting that sending more american troops in was not the answer. >> the combination of disunity, deserters, and so-called ghost soldiers who are paid on the books, but don't show up or don't exist gretly diminished their capacity. >> i would not recommend that we put u.s. forces in harm's way simply to stiffen the spine of local forces. if their spine is not stiffened by the threat of isil on their way of life, nothing we do is going to s

the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey suggested it could better enable u.s. advisers to work with iraqi security forces in fight against isis "we're looking all the time at whether there might be additional sites. it's another one of the options." additional bases would likelyor the one being built in anbar province. but it's calling into question whether this is a case of mission creep, a slow ramp up of u.s. military involvement. white house officials say no. >> rather than being evidence of mission creep, it would be evidence of some progress in the ongoing mission to support the iraqis as they take the fight to isil on the ground in their own country. >> help the iraqis fight isis. that's the obama doctrine in iraq. but given the spread of isis critics argue the president's plan has failed and adding a few more troops won't do much. >> i think it's a step. but the truth is half measures taken too late are not going to make a difference. that's what this is. >> it's a good start. but he's going to need to stand up and say, look here's going to be the stra

the chair of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey took questions. the gathering was held in washington, d.c. the portion with general dempsey is about 20 minutes. >> hi. >> hi. i'm so excited to be here with all of my friends at taps. i feel so happy at taps because people know how i feel and we learn ways to deal with our grief. it is not always easy, but we are able to be stronger because of our taps family. today i am proud to introduce you to someone we love a lot. he's the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and a very important soldier. but general dempsey always has time for us. he remembers our families and he hugs us and he sings with us. he has a really great voice and i love hearing him sing. please welcome my friend general dempsey. [ cheering and applause ] >> no keep your seats. thanks. it is great to be back and see -- how many of you were here last year. wow! actually, how many mentors were here last year. wow! now look if you want to know what inspires me, first of all, it is the youngsters here, the young guys and gals who have lo

concerns about a possible nuclear deal with iran the president's top military adviser, general martin dempsey, admitted in frank off camera remarks to reporters that quote iran would likely inject some resources from nuclear sangdss relief into its military and surrogates." referring to hez hezbollah and bashar al assad. president obama downplayed the sanctions relief estimated at $150 billion would be a windfall for iran's terrorist proxies. >> are they going to suddenly be able to finance ten times the number of hezbollah fighters? probably not. >> about the u.n. special envoy to syria, shown here meeting assad in damascus told experts in washington recently that iran spends $35 billion a year to prop up syria's president. more than twice its entire military budget in spite of the current sanctions. his spokesman later clarified to fox news that he meant to say $6 billion a year nearly half of iran's declared military budget. the administration has been pressing its case for a nuclear agreement in a series of speeches to jewish groups. treasury secretary jack lue, an orthodox ju was booed d

among those testifying, secretary of defense, ashton carter, who you just saw live, and general martin dempsey chairman of the joint chiefses of staff, who will also answer questions on how the u.s. will stop the advance of isis militants. >>> how about that? although tropical storm bill was count graded to a tropical depression overnight, it's still bringing drenching rain to parts of texas. several areas, including houston, are already flooded this morning. the storm could drop 4 to 8 inches of rain on communities still cleaning up from memorial day weekend floods that left 14 dead. for some getting in their cars wasn't an option so they kayaked down flooded streets. looks like these girls had a little trouble fighting the wind gusts. bill is heading northeast and is expected to widespread effects by the end of the week. >>> we're also watching to see if moisture from tropical depression bill will bring us storms by the weekend, which will affect your father's day plans. we'll see dry conditions. temperatures won't be as hot as what we've seen in the past couple of days. storms will return t

concerns about a possible nuclear deal with iran the president's top military adviser, general martin dempsey, admitted in frank off camera remarks to reporters that quote iran would likely inject some resources from nuclear sangdss relief into its military and surrogates." referring to hez hezbollah and bashar al assad. president obama downplayed the sanctions relief estimated at $150 billion would be a windfall for iran's terrorist proxies. >> are they going to suddenly be able to finance ten times the number of hezbollah fighters? probably not. >> about the u.n. special envoy to syria, shown here meeting assad in damascus told experts in washington recently that iran spends $35 billion a year to prop up syria's president. more than twice its entire military budget in spite of the current sanctions. his spokesman later clarified to fox news that he meant to say $6 billion a year nearly half of iran's declared military budget. the administration has been pressing its case for a nuclear agreement in a series of speeches to jewish groups. treasury secretary jack lue, an orthodox ju was booed d

. >> i want to asking but something that general martin dempsey said about thinks lily pad sites. be near the front lines. they're trying to support iraqi troops. you heard her say reply, command and control, logistics, but this is really out there how is this not potential troops on the ground? >> i think it's getting to the fine line. when all is said and done you're going to have to have security at these bases. to an extent i think it will have to be american security. obviously if you're training troops that you don't think are adequate -- >> you don't rely on them for security. >> absolutely. this is a start. i'm not opposed to this but we have to see a broad overall complete strategy. i think the president can do and he's the only one can that do this. he needs to do an oval office address to the american people -- why is isis imbalanced? how has this happened? and how are we going to defeat them? and it's not just iraq dealing with. we could kick eye sisz out of iraq that would be fantastic. it's in syria where the molden lava is spitting out from. it has to be a broad str

. >> you'll remember wolf just a few weeks away when i was in the briefing room when martin dempsey said that ramadi was not a key location places like baiji were with the olympic refinery. now clearly ramadi is a priority after it's been lost to eye says forces this key debilitating loss for the iraqi security forces with this increased deployment of u.s. forces there. it gets to the question, what is important? which which of these city says key? this one wasn't a month ago, now apparently it is to the tune of 450 additional troops. >> it wasn't that long ago that the u.s. military central command that could be a spring offensive, and now we're hearing that offensive may not take place until next year. >> it was interesting when i went to iraq last year commanders on the ground said at least months ago. then the beginning of this year earliest in the fall but could likely fall to next fall. i think it's far more likely it's delayed to next year particularly with the performance of iraqi forces in recent weeks. >> jim scuitto reporting for us tom cotton of arkansas he serves on both the

. >> reporter: the risk is what stopped joint chief chairman general martin dempsey from recommendingmove that moves the u.s. from advising and assisting into ground combat >>> the united nations announced today that they will resume peace talks on june 14th among warring parties in yemen. for now the fighting continues. houthi militias launched a ballistic missile. the skud reportedly shot down by saudi patriot missiles in the south-west. an alliance of gulf arab nations have been bombing the houthi militia and allied army unit since march 26th in an attempt to win. many are clashing with protesters. officers responded with pepper spray when a crowd tried to break through a barrier. it's estimated up to 4,000 protesters are in the city. a paramedic said several protestors were taken to hospital. and 30 suffered minor injuries. dominik kane is there with a look at what is to come. >> nessling in the mountains, this is seen as a retreat for general assembly inside wealthiest. for the next few days it will host the leaders of several world countries. protected by police and military per

the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey says the u.s. is considering establishing bases that he described as lily pads near the front lines to support the iraqi troops. on wednesday the white house announced plans to send an extra 450 u.s. troops to iraq to train iraqi fighters. according to the defense officials, by having u.s. troops closer to the areas of combat, that could help get air strikes to targets more quickly. >>> 5:17 is the time. let's check in with sal. friday morning commute, sal. >> yeah it's doing okay. for the most part. we don't have a lot going on. this is just the way we like it. let's take a look at highway 24. i want to check that out for you. westbound 24 looks good between the walnut creek interchange and the caldecott tunnel. no major problems reported here. we've been looking at traffic as we get closer to 6:00 when the commute really begins for a lot of people and it's still okay. let's take a look at the toll plaza area and the traffic here also looks very good as you drive into san francisco not that many p

general martin dempsey suggesting a shift in strategy against isis which may mean more u.s. troops heading to the region. dempsey saying it may require opening outposts near the front lines. earlier, the white house announcing the plans to deploy 450 forces to iraq. >>> shocking new information about german wings co-pie lat. lubitz feared going blind. cnns seen your european correspondent jim bittermann has the latest from paris. new details just released jim. >> reporter: the prosecutor held a news conference to talk about the details and announce he's going to open up this criminal investigation to see if someone should be held negligent for their role or perhaps not taking a role in preventing lubitz from lying. lubitz in the five years before he crashed the plane, he visited 41 different doctors, including ophthalmologists and urologists. a month before the plane crashed, he visited seven doctors, including three psychiatrists. what the doctors told him is there was no organic reason for his perceived blindness. he lost 30% or 35% of his vision at night. he was worried t

defense secretary ashton carter and joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey heading to capitol hill this morning where they will testify before a house panel on the u.s. strategy in the middle east. these are live pictures from that hearing which is set to get under way any minute now. it comes just days after dempsey said a pentagon proposal could increase u.s. troops in iraq. earlier i spoke with the chairman of the armed services committee who said issues in the region go beyond the threat of isis. >> the president has said he didn't have a complete strategy for defeating isis but that's only one part of what's happening in the middle east. so our question before the secretary and the chairman is give us the military strategy for dealing with this multitude of chaotic situations that are engulfing the middle east and inevitably us. >> cnn will monitor that hearing and of course bring you any developments. >>> also just two hours from now, we should get an update on the manhunt for those two escape escaped killers. the district attorney scheduled a news conference. bu

general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs said thursday the united states might establish more training bases like the one in anbar. will these seemingly small adjustments to u.s. policy really tip the scales against isis? are they a good idea? joining me to discuss are richard haas, the president of the council on foreign relations and david rothkoff editor of foreign policy magazine. >> is this a step in the right direction? >> it is. there are a lot of other steps that are required but one thing that's important about it is that it shows the white house recognizes things are not working, that they're adapting and recognizing that changes need to be made. whether this addition of troops and the possible setting up of other bases and other troops is enough is unlikely however, because, of course we know from past experience that trainers work best when they're able to go out into the field with troops and that's not part of this plan. we don't know how well the iraqi will do recruiting sunnis. that's not part of this plan. we have a bunch of big blank spaces. and so while

defense secretary ash carter and the outgoing chief of staff chairman general martin dempsey were called before congress to discuss the emerging u.s. strategy to fight isis in iraq and syria. here are some of the highlights. >> we simply haven't received enough recruits. of the 24,000 iraqi security forces reoriginally envisioned training at our four sites by this fall we've only received enough recruits to receive about 7, zblourks 7,000. >> are we in a quagmire? are we winning? what's going on. >> i get it. the personal pro noun "we," this has to be them. if you're asking the united states, is it winning, that's not the question. >> that's the question i'm winning. we've got soldiers there, we're flying strikes there, are we, the united states free world, western allies are we winning or losing? >> we are on path to deliver that which we've committed to delivering which is security forces not just the isf but also the peshmerga and now the sunni tribes. we are on path to deliver to them the capability to confront isil inside of their sovereign territory. >> how have the isf performed?

general martin dempsey the joint chiefs chairman, added two words about the stream, lily pad. he said think of this base where the u.s. advisers are going to be going as a lily pad. and he said it's a logistics sustained base, where iraqis can get food and supplies, and even brush up on their training as they prepare for that counter offensive in ramadi. and as he said to the travelers overseas that the united states may want to have more of these kinds of bases. he said, and i quote here, our campaign is built on establishing these lily pads that encounter the iraqi forces forward. we're looking all the time for additional sites that might be necessary. so in addition to the site that they have established just near ramadi he said that they might want to establish some of these along the key route from baghdad to tick rett tikrit and over to mosul. the concept here, as the iraqi forces are brought back to battle-ready condition and they make advances, they will be spored by the bases and the u.s. needs to have other bases to support them. it's a strategy based on success, but

. >> yep martin dempsey says the u.s. can add more military mustle in the fight against isil. the u.s. may establish advise and assistance bases in the country, his words to help forces. is live at the pentagon this evening, jamie there is the old saying that if it sounds like mission creep, and looks like mission creep, it is? is it and will it happen? i think the general would say that mission creep would be putting them in a come can bat role as the joint chief may remember chairman he is the principle military advise tore to the president and secretary of defense if he likes an idea it has a way of happening. even before the boots hit the ground at their newly designated base of operations joint chief chairman saying the concept of so called lily pads could be used elsewhere dependsy told reporters traveling with him our campaign is built on establishing these litly pads that allow us coen courage can the forces forward, looking all the time to see if additional sites may be negligence dempsey is says the limitless cosmos pad con can september is where experienced planners

east strategy goes under the microscope today when defense secretary ashton carter and general martin dempseyppear before the house armed services committee. expected to be grilled on the war against isis and what they plan to do to set up bases. isis has lost control of the northern syria town to kurdish fighters. nato is condemning russia for building up its nar arsenal. putin announcing his country is modernizing its military by putting 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles into service this year. 40 new missiles. nato secretary-general calling the move unjustified and destabilizing and dangerous. he says russia's nuclear sabre rattling leaves no countries no choice but to increase their military readiness. >>> secretary of state john contrary says the u.s. is prepared to ease sanctions against iran even though evidence suggesting iran scientists are secretly working on nuclear weapons. in his first state news conference since breaking his leg in a bicycle accident he says iran is not fix dunnated on past problems but on new problems moving forward. >>> security software that could ha

the remarks by chair of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey came a day after the white house confirmed plans to deploy up to 450 new u.s. troops to train and back iraqi forces at a training hub in anbar province. dempsey said the pentagon is considering establishing more sites and a play even more troops. saudi-led airstrikes have destroyed houses, damaging -- damaged buildings and killed at least six people in the old quarter of the yemeni capital sanaa, a unesco world heritage site. meanwhile, officials say another saudi-led strike this week hit a public bus on a highway in southern yemen, killing at least 20 passengers. u.n.-backed talks on yemen's crisis are scheduled for sunday in geneva. in ohio, a judge has found probable cause to charge a police officer with murder for the fatal shooting of 12-year-old tamir rice last november. rice was playing with a toy gun when police fatally shot him within two seconds of their arrival. the ruling came after community leaders in cleveland took the unusual step of appealing directly to the judge, saying they were tired of waiting m

lily pads martin dempsey called them.reporters, "our campaign is built on establishing these lily pads that allow us to encourage the iraqi security forces forward. we're looking all the time to see if additional sites might be necessary necessary." the military is now considering three to four possible locations, including a base in between baghdad and the isis controlled city of kirkuk. they would be closer to combat and possibly in greater numbers. >> when you bring forces out, that far out in front, what you're doing is getting them as far out without actually stepping on the front line. it's a very risky strategy. >> reporter: the new plan is at its core a recognition of failure by the iraqi military. in battle after battle from ramadi to the fall of mosul one year ago today, iraqi forces were often overwhelmed, even as they greatly outnumbered isis fighters. >> going to start by. >> reporter: u.s. forces will give iraqi troops logistics and crucially, confidence. the administration acknowledged the danger to u.s. tr