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michelle kosinski is in france. welcome this morning.or anybody who hasn't had a chance to visit those beaches, it is remarkable. the feeling standing there of knowing the kind of history that happened on that day and the hours and days after and then how it changed the world. it's a remarkable place. >> reporter: right, this is my first time here. you get the sense that you can't believe that so much happened in this very place 70 years ago today. i mean this american cemetery behind us, more than 9,000 are buried there. you look at the list of casualties from that one day of battle. on this beautiful day today, well on that day it was terrible weather. that just contributed to the difficulties, the journey on that beach these servicemen had. thousands killed in a single day. you compare that to the iraq and afghanistan war, that's the same number killed in a day than in those two modern wars combined over the course of their entirety. it really is remarkable and soon we'll be hearing from the president. he's going to meet with some nor
michelle kosinski is in france. welcome this morning.or anybody who hasn't had a chance to visit those beaches, it is remarkable. the feeling standing there of knowing the kind of history that happened on that day and the hours and days after and then how it changed the world. it's a remarkable place. >> reporter: right, this is my first time here. you get the sense that you can't believe that so much happened in this very place 70 years ago today. i mean this american cemetery behind us,...
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michelle kosinski, thank you for following this story for us. now i want to bring in national security analyst and former cia operative, bob bauer. do you see isis as a direct threat to the united states? >> i think most definitely. it's a very militant organization. it excludes, for instance, the shia. there's a lot of foreign fighters fighting with isis that could easily be trained in the battlefield and come back to the united states. if we were to intervene either by air or boots on the ground, i think that there's a good risk that they would strike within this country and probably could. >> and we heard president obama say that the action taken, if any, it would need to be precise, targeted and effective against isis but bob do you believe there's enough credible intelligence about where isis fighters are located to be able to accomplish that? >> no, we don't have a clue. it's a guerrilla force, they're spread out. even the command structure is opaec to us. i would like to add the iran. there's iranian forces in baghdad and if baghdad truly
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michelle kosinski, thank you. want to bring in one of our contributors here in a moment, as we're seeing these american troops and warships assembled there in the persian gulf. a key question still looms large. is there going to be an attack? what are the targets? gathering information in this region is tough, especially since american troops left in 2011 and a majority of the intelligence being gathered on iraq comes not from inside the country now but starts in places like turkey or qatar. so let's bring in kimberly dozier, contributing writer for "the daily beast" who was in iraq covering the war from 2003 to 2006. i know you were actually wounded by a car bomb during that time. thanks for joining us. >> great to be here. >> kimberly, intelligence officers from the cia, the defense department now working from the u.s. embassy in baghdad, but you say this situation requires a different kind of intelligence. explain. >> well, what is complicating the pentagon's process of making recommendations to the white house
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michelle kosinski is live at the normandy memorial in france. what did obama and putin talk about?porter: well, from the kremlin's perspective, not much. they are just mentioning it. from the white house's perspective, they say that president obama conveyed exactly what he said he would tell president putin when asked about this yesterday and consistent with a message that he's been sending russia for months now, that basically russia needs to do something. they need to recognize the new government in ukraine and legitimately work with them. they need to stop supporting those militant groups within ukraine's borders and stop arming those armed groups. and president obama added, according to the white house, that if russia did take these steps, then the opportunity would be there to, you know, to de-escalate the crisis. i think many would say, though, that putin has exhausted these opportunities and this is the same thing that the west has been saying for months. but world leaders are still leaving that door open saying that russia can do this. if this is an opportunity for them to
michelle kosinski is live at the normandy memorial in france. what did obama and putin talk about?porter: well, from the kremlin's perspective, not much. they are just mentioning it. from the white house's perspective, they say that president obama conveyed exactly what he said he would tell president putin when asked about this yesterday and consistent with a message that he's been sending russia for months now, that basically russia needs to do something. they need to recognize the new...
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michelle kosinski is traveling with the president. it's a g-7 summit which just ended in brussels.e in paris? >> reporter: yeah. well this isn't being portrayed as an avoidance but he's here in paris on his way to normandy for the d-day commemoration back in the days when russia and united states were fighting the nazis but he's meeting with the world leaders, not just with president obama the g-8 for now is the g-7 since vladimir putin was essentially kicked out of the club. but his actions in ukraine, again, managed to steal the show. and the big topic of discussion in brussels -- and putin's words still made it around the world, sexist comments about hillary clinton. an interview with french tv, asked about being compared to hitler, he said it's better not to argue with women. it's not because they are strong but because they are weak and maybe weakness is not the worst quality for a woman. for now, come paris, there are meetings and nonmeetings long these leaders. putin will meet directly with england, france, and germany and president obama will meet with england and france bu
michelle kosinski is traveling with the president. it's a g-7 summit which just ended in brussels.e in paris? >> reporter: yeah. well this isn't being portrayed as an avoidance but he's here in paris on his way to normandy for the d-day commemoration back in the days when russia and united states were fighting the nazis but he's meeting with the world leaders, not just with president obama the g-8 for now is the g-7 since vladimir putin was essentially kicked out of the club. but his...
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michelle kosinski, cnn, brussels. >>> to another big story we are watching. a classified briefing in washington has failed to reassure numerous u.s. lawmakers who are skeptical of the taliban prisoner exchange for army sergeant bowe bergdahl. the closed door session came hours after the taliban residential released a video showing the soldier's capitol hill. the meeting failed to convince skeptics that the wide ranking officials meeting was the right thing to do. >> i learned nothing in this briefing nor did i expect to learn anything in say i remain increasingly convinced that these five individuals will soon return to the fight in america. >> i was not satisfied when the briefing that i received today that the conditions that they've agreed upon are sufficient to ensure that they and threaten either americans or our allies. >> now organizers have canceled a homecoming celebration that had been planned for later this month in honor of sergeant bergdahl. this comes as questions grow about circumstances of his capture in afghanistan five new found freedom has
michelle kosinski, cnn, brussels. >>> to another big story we are watching. a classified briefing in washington has failed to reassure numerous u.s. lawmakers who are skeptical of the taliban prisoner exchange for army sergeant bowe bergdahl. the closed door session came hours after the taliban residential released a video showing the soldier's capitol hill. the meeting failed to convince skeptics that the wide ranking officials meeting was the right thing to do. >> i learned...
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joining me to talk about the impact of this ruling is cnn white house correspondent michelle kosinski. and also our o justice correspondent pamela brown. jeff toobin, if i could interrupt you for a moment. >> there's something on another stage that i'm interested in. >> it's not world cup this hour. >> no score yet. just keep me up to date. >> there is a big score, it just happens to be coming from where you're sitting. >> having a little fun here. >> you want to talk this up for the republicans because this is a big score in their favor today. for those joining us and aren't really clear on what the recess appointments are or the significance of it is, button it up for me. >> the constitution gives the power to the president to make appointments around congress when congress is not in session. in this period of gridlock, the senate has come up with these sort of fake recesses which allow the president -- which have allowed the president to make appointments. the supreme court said we're not buying these. it has to be a real recess. and the significant part is the republicans can basi
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michelle kosinski will have much more coming up throughout the day. she's traveling with the president. michelle, thanks very much. >>> the ceremonies were somber and celebratory.dignitaries, qu elizabeth. also had a job during the war, working as a military truck driver. in his address this morning, president obama recalled the he ro heroic efforts as they took heavy losses but ultimately turned the tide of the war. >> paratroopers fought through the countryside to find one another. rangers pulled themselves over those cliffs to silence nazi guns. to the west, americans took utah beach with relative ease. to the east, the british went over the coast. and a solemn vow to fight them on the beaches. the canadians whose shores have not been touched by war drove far into france. and here at omaha, troops who finally made it to the seawall used it as shelter, where general bart, if you're rangers, lead the way. >> most of the survivoring veterans of d-day, they're now in their late 80s or 90s. this is probably going to be one of the last times we'll see so
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. >> let's bring our white house correspondent michele kosinski. going to be a big blow to president obama. have you sensed or heard or seen any reaction yet from inside the administration? >> well, we're expecting it very soon. we've reached out to the white house and they've said we're reviewing the decision, we're preparing something to say on it. and we know that there's going to be a briefing on board the plane as president obama heads to minnesota. it won't be him speaking but his press secretary. we expect something soon. this is a hot button issue. this goes both ways. it came up during the arguments of the is case this has been used for hundreds of years by presidents on both sides. republicans and democrats. that it's been repeated over and over again. the question was asked, is this ability of the president to appoint people during recess of the senate, really an outdated law? because anymore, it's not used to simply fill those vacancies, but it's being used to get these appointees past the opposition. but because it's been used by both
. >> let's bring our white house correspondent michele kosinski. going to be a big blow to president obama. have you sensed or heard or seen any reaction yet from inside the administration? >> well, we're expecting it very soon. we've reached out to the white house and they've said we're reviewing the decision, we're preparing something to say on it. and we know that there's going to be a briefing on board the plane as president obama heads to minnesota. it won't be him speaking but...
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. >> covering all angles of the story, we have white house correspondent michelle kosinski. pentagon correspondent barbara starr. she's over at the pentagon. michelle, i'll start with you. did the president have a response for his critics who say he paid too high a price for his freedom for bergdahl? >> well, to some extent, yes, he called it a sacred rule that we don't leave our men and women in uniform behind, he said the administration had been consulting with congress on exactly this deal for some time, that they had the opportunity to secure bergdahl's release. they were concerned about his health. and they seized that opportunity. this was a short press conference. there was on one question on the subject. not a lot of time to get into details. and the president pretty much echoed what we've been hearing from his administration for days now. on the subject of the real possibility that bergdahl was a deserter, though, he did say this. >> regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an american soldier back if he's held in
. >> covering all angles of the story, we have white house correspondent michelle kosinski. pentagon correspondent barbara starr. she's over at the pentagon. michelle, i'll start with you. did the president have a response for his critics who say he paid too high a price for his freedom for bergdahl? >> well, to some extent, yes, he called it a sacred rule that we don't leave our men and women in uniform behind, he said the administration had been consulting with congress on exactly...
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. >>> i want to turn to the white house, michelle kosinski. the big headline, a number of members of congress, members of the white house considering whether or not in maliki should be replaced and trepidation, they don't want the u.s. government to appear to be dictating who runs iraq. what are you hearing from the white house? >> reporter: right. it's safe and fine for top members of congress, even some top u.s. officials, some people anonymously to be saying this is what really needs to happen, but the white house will not answer that question directly or even would it be better if al maliki were to leave or somebody tell him to leave. and that's for good reason. true, the white house doesn't want to be publicly calling for regime change and you listen to what they're saying. they answer virtually every other question with, well, iraqis need to step up politically as well as militarily, even saying that it's a requirement for u.s. action in iraq for iraqis to make that kind of effort. i know it's easy for us when we're talking about possibl
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thank you, michelle kosinski, for that. we'll let you get back to listening to the event. >> what's interesting, listening to the french president speak and the american president sitting right there. a moment ago they were sitting there with their heads bowed, surrounded by the soldiers, the men who landed on d-day, and it's not often, i think, that you see world leaders like presidents obama and hollande overwhelmed, but they almost did look overwhelmed by the sacrifice of the men around them. these world leaders seem small in comparison to the men who are sitting there -- >> you're right. >> -- because of the sacrifice that they all had made. such an interesting, interesting vision. and again, president obama will be speaking in just a few minutes. the world leaders right now are gathered at omaha beach. that was one of five of the key landing sites during the d-day invasion. sword beach was another. one of the beaches stained by blood that day 70 years ago this morning. that's where we find christiane amanpour on this b
thank you, michelle kosinski, for that. we'll let you get back to listening to the event. >> what's interesting, listening to the french president speak and the american president sitting right there. a moment ago they were sitting there with their heads bowed, surrounded by the soldiers, the men who landed on d-day, and it's not often, i think, that you see world leaders like presidents obama and hollande overwhelmed, but they almost did look overwhelmed by the sacrifice of the men...
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our michelle kosinski is live at the white house. michelle, i'm just getting this list of the people that the president is -- i'm assuming still in a meeting with, and they don't get bigger or more important. the vice president, the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the chief of staff, the national security adviser, the u.n. representative, america's u.n. representative, the director of national intelligence, the director of the cia, the chairman of the joint chiefs. i just hit half of them, michelle. it sounds big. is the announcement going to be bigger than just yes or no to the pentagon's plan? >> reporter: yeah, this is a big deal. and when you look at that plan that barbara starr laid out, that would be or would seem to be at least a logical step to what has been discussed behind the scenes over the last several days. that yes, we know publicly that airstrikes have been an option, but department of defense officials saying kind of out of the spotlight, well, we don't have the intelligence. we need that first. if that
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let's go to our white house correspondent michelle kosinski. she's got the very latest from there. michelle? >> reporter: hi, wolf. the president himself called this an emergency situation, saying that they are weighing options, evaluating requests. we know that those options include air strikes, that the iraqi government has been asking for but emphasizes they do not include boots on the ground. the u.s. is prepared to accelerate and intensify its support. here's the president today. >> iraq is going to need more help. it's going to need more help from us and it's going to need more help from the international community. so my team is working around the clock to identify how we can provide the most effective assistance to them. i don't rule out anything. >> reporter: so not ruling out anything except sending american soldiers back to iraq. and it was harsh criticism from sources you might expect it from, senator john mccain saying he needs to fire his entire security staff and speaker boehner saying that this has been a problem brewing for more than a year, we've seen it coming and
let's go to our white house correspondent michelle kosinski. she's got the very latest from there. michelle? >> reporter: hi, wolf. the president himself called this an emergency situation, saying that they are weighing options, evaluating requests. we know that those options include air strikes, that the iraqi government has been asking for but emphasizes they do not include boots on the ground. the u.s. is prepared to accelerate and intensify its support. here's the president today....
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cnn white house correspondent michelle kosinski has more. >> another foreign policy crisis for this white house. but even the critics don't have easy answers on this one. coming up. woman: this is not exactly what i expected. captain obvious: this is a creepy room. man: oh hey, captain obvious. captain obvious: you should have used hotels.com. their genuine guest reviews are written by guests who have genuinely stayed there. instead of people who lie on the internet. captain: here's a review, it's worse in person. and for many, it's a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine -- what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine...loving your numbers. introducing once-daily invokana®. it's the first of a new kind of prescription medicine that's used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. invokana® is a once-daily pill that works around the clock to help lower a1c. here's how. the kidneys allow sugar to be absorbed back into the body. invokana® reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in and sends some
cnn white house correspondent michelle kosinski has more. >> another foreign policy crisis for this white house. but even the critics don't have easy answers on this one. coming up. woman: this is not exactly what i expected. captain obvious: this is a creepy room. man: oh hey, captain obvious. captain obvious: you should have used hotels.com. their genuine guest reviews are written by guests who have genuinely stayed there. instead of people who lie on the internet. captain: here's a...
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white house correspondent michelle kosinski is traveling with president in europe, joining us from busrusselbrussehelle? >> reporter: it made its way on to a polish tabloids website and not the kind of leak we expect to see during a presidential trip. there's no indication the nsa or wikileaks had anything to do with it. maybe we should call this gym-gate. it seemed mysterious in the beginning. who would do such a thing? the white house still will not comment on it. the hotel just told us they are not to speak of it. at this point it doesn't seem like it's anything sinister, just a polish guy in the gym of a very nice hotel where the president was staying in warsaw. pretty stunning for people to see this video with obviously a very private moment for the president making its way now around the internet set to a soundtrack, no less. luckily it's nothing embarrassing. he's not shirtless. vladimir putin style or anything like that. you see the president let out a big yawn in the beginning of his 30-minute workout and goes to the free weights, does skaquats and lunges on the elliptical machine there.
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until they believe he is ready -- >> cnn white house correspondent michelle kosinski joining me now'st is the administration saying about all this? >> hi, randi, well, nothing yet. the news just came about that he will be released and coming back to the united states tonight. he will go into the military hospital. so how much contact the public has with him to see him, see pictures of him. know of his condition may be absolute zero still. so at the time of the white house press briefing the administration did not have any information on that. but now we're hearing, and others are hearing from defense sources that this is happening. and it is not even known when or how exactly he will meet with his family. up until this time we know he has not had contact with his parents. but in the past several days of reporting we do know that a room is being prepared for him there at the military hospital in san antonio. that a team has been assembled. it is all following this lengthy process of getting him back home and getting him back to a state where he can be questioned. we know that they're a
until they believe he is ready -- >> cnn white house correspondent michelle kosinski joining me now'st is the administration saying about all this? >> hi, randi, well, nothing yet. the news just came about that he will be released and coming back to the united states tonight. he will go into the military hospital. so how much contact the public has with him to see him, see pictures of him. know of his condition may be absolute zero still. so at the time of the white house press...
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michelles cou michelle kosinski is traveling with the president. e, nobody seems to stop this s do we know the circumstances about who took this video? >> reporter: i think a lot of people felt that way. one guy commented saying, hey, i've been in hotel gyms before where security cleared the place out because seceline dion was going to show up. the white house will still not comment on it. the hotel where this happened said they will not speak of it. but at this point it doesn't look like it's anything sinister. just a polish guy in the gym in the very nice hotel where the president was staying in warsaw but it stuns a lot of people to see this video, the president of the united states. and obviously some private moments. you see him starting out his 30-minute workout with a big yawn and doing some huffing and p p puff set to a sound track. >> it shows how he's in a complete bubble and constantly watched at all times but i'm surprised, a, he didn't realize he was being videotaped and that there wasn't some secret service agent there who was aware th
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we begin with white house correspondent michelle kosinski. what do we know?the question has been what is going on, and the administration has been
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michelle kosinski, thank you so much for that.it more clarification on the different angles of this story. i appreciate that. >>> coming up, bergdahl, as we have been reporting, he's in landstuhl, germany, resting until his health improves. >>> meanwhile, the army is deciding to investigate the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. in a, quote, comprehensive, coordinated effort. when will bergdahl be interrogated? will it be more of a debrief? we'll talk to a counterterrorism expert next. the eyes may be the windows to the soul. but in the case of the lexus ls... ...which eyes? eyes that pivot with the road... ...that can see what light misses... ...eyes designed to warn when yours wander... or ones that can automatically bring the ls to a complete stop. all help make the unseen... ...seen. and make the ls perhaps the most visionary vehicle on the road. this is the pursuit of perfection. then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. [ crickets chirping ] but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay
michelle kosinski, thank you so much for that.it more clarification on the different angles of this story. i appreciate that. >>> coming up, bergdahl, as we have been reporting, he's in landstuhl, germany, resting until his health improves. >>> meanwhile, the army is deciding to investigate the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. in a, quote, comprehensive, coordinated effort. when will bergdahl be interrogated? will it be more of a debrief? we'll talk to a...
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we begin with white house correspondent michelle kosinski. what do we know? >> reporter: the question has been what is going on, and the administration has been repeating since last week options are being discussed. now we know a little bit more about their thinking and what went on in that meeting with congressional leaders, an hour long closed-door discussion. now we know some top officials think that the iraqi prime minister has to go. are we any closer to hearing a decision? maybe. america's four top lawmakers called to the white house on one of the several decisions facing this country now, what to do or not about iraq. but this was not, it turns out, a session for the president to lay each option on the table and start choosing but more an assessment. nancy pelosi called it informative, interesting. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell less enthused. the president briefed us on the approach he's taking towards developing a strategy. on a day that one analyst called iraq the start of the possibly the worst of both worlds, a deep division into two terro
we begin with white house correspondent michelle kosinski. what do we know? >> reporter: the question has been what is going on, and the administration has been repeating since last week options are being discussed. now we know a little bit more about their thinking and what went on in that meeting with congressional leaders, an hour long closed-door discussion. now we know some top officials think that the iraqi prime minister has to go. are we any closer to hearing a decision? maybe....
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michelle kosinski is traveling with the president and is joining me tonight.bad for the president of the united states that he's being videotaped in this tiny hotel gym and nobody seems to stop it. do we know the circumstances that -- who took this video? >> reporter: i know. i think a lot of people felt that way. one guy commented saying, hey, i've been in hotel gyms before where security cleared the place out because celine dion was going to show up. it begs the question, who would do such a thing? the white house will not comment about it. the hotel where this happened just said that they will not speak of it. but at this point it doesn't look like it's anything sinister. just a polish guy in the gym in the very nice hotel in warsaw. it stunned a lot of people to see this video, the president of the united states, and obviously some private moments. you see him starting out his 30-minute workout with a big yawn and doing huffing and squats. it's making its way around the internet set to a kind of cheesy sound track, no less, anderson. >> a, it gives you a s
michelle kosinski is traveling with the president and is joining me tonight.bad for the president of the united states that he's being videotaped in this tiny hotel gym and nobody seems to stop it. do we know the circumstances that -- who took this video? >> reporter: i know. i think a lot of people felt that way. one guy commented saying, hey, i've been in hotel gyms before where security cleared the place out because celine dion was going to show up. it begs the question, who would do...
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michelle c michelle kosinski is in poland where the president made those comments. the president has made no apologies to anybody yet his national security adviser is making apologies in private. what is going on here? >> reporter: well, this is interesting. and clearly explaining why the last 30 days in which there wasn't time that bergdahl's life was in danger. now we're hearing from feinstein and they got calls in the case of feinstein she says it was deputy national security adviser tony blinken apologizing. what we just heard again from the national security team and the way that they are framing it. and he's simply expressing regrets that congress normally would have gotten that circumstanphone call. so it's a time issue, that they were not called earlier rather than 30 days ahead of time. jake? >> michelle, i just want to play that sound, president obama talking about the principle that he was operating under when they agreed to do this swap. >> regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an american soldier
michelle c michelle kosinski is in poland where the president made those comments. the president has made no apologies to anybody yet his national security adviser is making apologies in private. what is going on here? >> reporter: well, this is interesting. and clearly explaining why the last 30 days in which there wasn't time that bergdahl's life was in danger. now we're hearing from feinstein and they got calls in the case of feinstein she says it was deputy national security adviser...
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michelle kosinski is live at the white house for us. michelle, what are you hearing live from the white house this morning. >> reporter: hearing virtually the same phrase every day. no american boots on the ground, but there is an exception to that. now we know president obama has sent approximately 275 u.s. troops to the region. about 175 of whom have already entered baghdad. they are there to provide security to the u.s. embassy that has had to be partially evacuated. the other 100 will stay in the region and be brought into iraq, if necessary, to secure air fields. keep in mind more than 500 u.s. marines are also on standby in the persian gulf. as you mentioned last night president obama met with top white house and national security officials. they were asked over the last few days to provide a range of options. those options right now are still being weighed. among them were fascinating options out there, at least that's being talked about and speculated upon outside of what's going on within the white house is some possible coordin
michelle kosinski is live at the white house for us. michelle, what are you hearing live from the white house this morning. >> reporter: hearing virtually the same phrase every day. no american boots on the ground, but there is an exception to that. now we know president obama has sent approximately 275 u.s. troops to the region. about 175 of whom have already entered baghdad. they are there to provide security to the u.s. embassy that has had to be partially evacuated. the other 100 will...
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>> michelle kosinski, what an important, important day this is. now back at its 2008 prerecession peak for the first time. according to the labor department, there are now more jobs in this country than ever before, with 217,000 new jobs added in may. the unemployment rate remains unchanged at 6.3%. that's significantly lower since the worst of the economic crisis. remember, you can always follow us on twitter. i love to read your tweets. tweet me @wolfblitzer. certainly you can tweet the show @cnnsitroom. monday in "the situation room," you can always watch us live, or if you can't watch us live, dvr the show should you won't miss a moment. have a wonderful, wonderful weekend. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf bitser in "the situation room." "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> next, breaking news. what we're just learning about sergeant bowe bergdahl's time in captivity. a u.s. official tells cnn he was forced to live in a cage. plus, cnn's exclusive interview with president obama's national security adviser susa
>> michelle kosinski, what an important, important day this is. now back at its 2008 prerecession peak for the first time. according to the labor department, there are now more jobs in this country than ever before, with 217,000 new jobs added in may. the unemployment rate remains unchanged at 6.3%. that's significantly lower since the worst of the economic crisis. remember, you can always follow us on twitter. i love to read your tweets. tweet me @wolfblitzer. certainly you can tweet the...
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white house correspondent michelle kosinski is tracking all the details for us this morning. mish sale, what's the latest. >> reporter: after all that fallout surrounding the release of bowe bergdahl obviously this administration wants to involve congress this time around leading up to a decision. senior administration officials keep telling us no decision has yet been made, that the president and his national security team are weighing options, that those options do include things like air strikes using special forces to train and advise the iraqis, but the president has also made clear that nothing is being ruled out except for combat boots on the ground. all this seems to have led to some discrepancy in the reporting this morning. mentioned that some have mentioned that the president has decided against air strikes for now and others that he's considering only very targeted drone strikes similar to what we see in the war on terror in yemen. >> that needs to be worked out throughout the morning. obviously we hope today, and before i let you go, michelle, former vice preside
white house correspondent michelle kosinski is tracking all the details for us this morning. mish sale, what's the latest. >> reporter: after all that fallout surrounding the release of bowe bergdahl obviously this administration wants to involve congress this time around leading up to a decision. senior administration officials keep telling us no decision has yet been made, that the president and his national security team are weighing options, that those options do include things like...
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michelle kosinski reports from the white house. >> reporter: president obama has to confront the situation now. >> my team is working around the clock to identify how we can provide the most effective assistance to them. i don't rule out anything because we do have a stake in making sure that these jihadists are not getting a permanent foothold in either iraq or syria. >> reporter: vice president biden called iraq's prime minister today, telling him the u.s. is prepared to accelerate and intensify support. but the administration also said over and over again -- >> we're not going to be able to be everywhere all the time. >> we cannot be everywhere at all times. ♪ >> reporter: in a war weary america, this has been the sort of doctrine. >> some of our most costly mistakes in world war ii came not from our restraint, but from our willingness to rush into military adventures without thinking through the consequences. just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail. >> reporter: this is a question after a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan, has the u.s. overco
michelle kosinski reports from the white house. >> reporter: president obama has to confront the situation now. >> my team is working around the clock to identify how we can provide the most effective assistance to them. i don't rule out anything because we do have a stake in making sure that these jihadists are not getting a permanent foothold in either iraq or syria. >> reporter: vice president biden called iraq's prime minister today, telling him the u.s. is prepared to...
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let's go straight away to michele kosinski at the white house. he's going to be meeting with top members of his national security team. we saw defense secretary hagel arrive, we know chief national security adviser susan rice will be there. after that meeting, he will then address the
let's go straight away to michele kosinski at the white house. he's going to be meeting with top members of his national security team. we saw defense secretary hagel arrive, we know chief national security adviser susan rice will be there. after that meeting, he will then address the
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. >> well, white house correspondent michelle kosinski joins me now live.dministration officials said they were surprised this escalated as quickly as it has. the intelligence community apparently warned administration officials in the spring about the threat. those two reports seemed to be at odds with one another. what does the white house have to say? >> reporter: yeah, there are a couple of things here that really don't seem to gel, anderson. there's that you mentioned, the report about this supposed warning. also as recently as november, we heard the president seeming to praise al maliki and what he'd been doing in the country and his progress that he's been making. that was the short time ago. however, that was while he was visiting the united states here. it was one of those kind of nice diplomatic welcoming speeches. but what the administration has said is that they did know that this was a threat for some time and the evidence of that is that the u.s. has been steadily ramping up. that's the phrase the administration keeps using here. ramping up it
. >> well, white house correspondent michelle kosinski joins me now live.dministration officials said they were surprised this escalated as quickly as it has. the intelligence community apparently warned administration officials in the spring about the threat. those two reports seemed to be at odds with one another. what does the white house have to say? >> reporter: yeah, there are a couple of things here that really don't seem to gel, anderson. there's that you mentioned, the...
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let's go straight away to michele kosinski at the white house. what can you tell us. >> right now he's going to be meeting with top members of his national security team. we saw defense secretary hagel arrive, we know chief national security adviser susan rice will be there. after that meeting, he will then address the public in the briefing room here about the situation in iraq. you know, for days now, we've been hearing one thing from this administration, that options are being discussed. we know last night the president met with top congressional leaders to discuss that. what they said came out of that meeting was basically an assessment, it wasn't as some speculated, an opportunity for the president to lay all of those options out on the table, to pick apart each one and then make a decision. it was merely an update and agreement to work with congress throughout the process. so now it seems like we're about to get an announcement of something changing, something happening, possibly a decision made that would come quickly given some of the gui
let's go straight away to michele kosinski at the white house. what can you tell us. >> right now he's going to be meeting with top members of his national security team. we saw defense secretary hagel arrive, we know chief national security adviser susan rice will be there. after that meeting, he will then address the public in the briefing room here about the situation in iraq. you know, for days now, we've been hearing one thing from this administration, that options are being...
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thanks very much, michelle kosinski traveling with the president in poland.chambliss is among the sharpest critics of the deal, joining us live from capitol hill. you were just briefed, you asked for details on these five detainees. here's the question, were any of these five involved in killing americans? >> well, there's suspicion that at least two and maybe three of these individuals were at the prison where johnny michael span was killed back in 2001. they've not been charged with that, but there's been accusations to that effect, and it's not been proven one way or the other. here's what we do know, though, wolf, these individuals were involved at a very high level, a planning level, in both al qaeda, as well as the taliban. and we know that they were engaged in the planning for the implementation of i.e.d.s that ultimately killed many americans, wounded many americans. we know that they were involved in the financing of operations, maybe even some of the more public terrorist attacks that we know about now, but these five guys are not low level terroris
thanks very much, michelle kosinski traveling with the president in poland.chambliss is among the sharpest critics of the deal, joining us live from capitol hill. you were just briefed, you asked for details on these five detainees. here's the question, were any of these five involved in killing americans? >> well, there's suspicion that at least two and maybe three of these individuals were at the prison where johnny michael span was killed back in 2001. they've not been charged with...
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let's go to our white house correspondent michelle kosinski. michelle, ultimately the president has to figure out what he's going to authorize. he has already said that u.s. troops will not re-engage on the ground. >> reporter: that's right. the president has been accused of napping while the situation in iraq degraded. today he obviously wanted to show that he is focused on this difficult problem. both he and his administration emphasizing that any u.s. military action would require political action on the part of the iraqi government. >> we can't do it for them and in the absence of this time of political effort, short-term military action, including any assistance we might provide won't succeed. so this should be a wake-up call. iraq's leaders have to demonstrate a willingness to make hard decisions and compromises on behalf of the iraqi people in order to bring the country together. >> reporter: so what does this administration want to see from the iraqis? political engagement and an agenda, that is inclusive. that is something that they've
let's go to our white house correspondent michelle kosinski. michelle, ultimately the president has to figure out what he's going to authorize. he has already said that u.s. troops will not re-engage on the ground. >> reporter: that's right. the president has been accused of napping while the situation in iraq degraded. today he obviously wanted to show that he is focused on this difficult problem. both he and his administration emphasizing that any u.s. military action would require...
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cnn's michelle kosinski is at the white house with the very latest. this new whistleblower adds a whole new level to what's been going on at the va, and at this house committee hearing last night, lawmakers were telling how they're also continuing to hear the horror stories from out there among their constituents. it's going to take the system some time to heal, but for many, it remains infuriating. >> i'm skeptical of the -- >> reporter: the va bureaucrats returned for this hearing with a far less defensive tone, an opening mea culpa. >> this is a breach of trust. it is irresponsible, it is indefensible and it's unacceptable. >> reporter: but then this was their answer to the very first question. >> mr. chairman, i don't have the answer to that question. >> reporter: and here we go again. >> it pains me that we're at this point. how did we get here? >> reporter: members of congress getting angrier. >> the reality is you're not outraged. >> i think it is a good system. i think -- >> no, it's not a good system. how could you say you think it is a good s
cnn's michelle kosinski is at the white house with the very latest. this new whistleblower adds a whole new level to what's been going on at the va, and at this house committee hearing last night, lawmakers were telling how they're also continuing to hear the horror stories from out there among their constituents. it's going to take the system some time to heal, but for many, it remains infuriating. >> i'm skeptical of the -- >> reporter: the va bureaucrats returned for this hearing...
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i want to go to omaha beach and bring in michelle kosinski and talk more sadly about the politics oft because politics is always with us no matter what. it is important that president putin at least talked with president obama for a few moments. describe how that meeting took place. >> reporter: i think more is being made out of this than really needs to be. when you look at what this event is, it's a commemoration for these war veterans and the events that happened here in which russia played a significant role. it's just a strange kind of setup when you have the g-7 in the last few days. it would have been the g8 if yush yeah hadn't been essentially kicked out because of events in ukraine. all eyes have been on what's going to happen here between these leaders at this leaders' lunch. that's really all the interaction that they were going to have today. we even had body language experts around the world saying they couldn't wait to see what it would look like even between presidents putin and obama. what we saw going into this lunch, and, yes, we were all watching to see what exactl
i want to go to omaha beach and bring in michelle kosinski and talk more sadly about the politics oft because politics is always with us no matter what. it is important that president putin at least talked with president obama for a few moments. describe how that meeting took place. >> reporter: i think more is being made out of this than really needs to be. when you look at what this event is, it's a commemoration for these war veterans and the events that happened here in which russia...
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michelle kosinski is live at white house with much more on this side of the story. michelle? >> reporter: right, kate. the administration emphasizes this is not combat, but we are talking up to 300 special forces in iraq soon to advise and gather intelligence, a very measured step but a necessary one if the u.s. were to decide on something like air strikes. again, the president emphasizes this is all from the perspective of protecting america's national security interests. >> american forces will not be returning to combat in iraq, but we will help iraqis as they take the fight to terrorists who threaten the iraqi people. >> no boots on the ground, but boots on the ground. president obama and his national security team opt for a sort of middle ground in iraq. another step to gaining that sorely needed real intel around the clock on how best to counter isis fighters. first, up to 300 military advisors and teams of about a dozen each from american troops already based in the region. starting around the perimeter of baghdad, they will establish joint operations centers with iraq
michelle kosinski is live at white house with much more on this side of the story. michelle? >> reporter: right, kate. the administration emphasizes this is not combat, but we are talking up to 300 special forces in iraq soon to advise and gather intelligence, a very measured step but a necessary one if the u.s. were to decide on something like air strikes. again, the president emphasizes this is all from the perspective of protecting america's national security interests. >>...
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let's turn to michelle kosinski who has more on this from the white house. do you think it's going to be a real litigation? >> reporter: this brings that difficult relationship between the president and congress to a new level. we've been hearing repeatedly from the administration we're not going to wait for congress. we're going to use our pen. don't have to wait for congress. well, now house speaker john boehner is saying congress may not be able to pass much right now, but that doesn't mean you're going to be able to do it all yourself. looking into suing the president to prove it. everyone made nice for an event at the white house. the president joking that house speaker boehner is one of his favorite golfing buddies. >> you got criticized a couple of times for playing the game of golf. i'll note that the list of people who criticize you did not include speaker boehner. >> that's the only thing he doesn't criticize me about. >> reporter: yet as this was happening, the news was spreading that boehner's consulting legal scholars about the republican-contro
let's turn to michelle kosinski who has more on this from the white house. do you think it's going to be a real litigation? >> reporter: this brings that difficult relationship between the president and congress to a new level. we've been hearing repeatedly from the administration we're not going to wait for congress. we're going to use our pen. don't have to wait for congress. well, now house speaker john boehner is saying congress may not be able to pass much right now, but that doesn't...