(sot: mike morrell/cbs news national security consultant)"the iraqi military, supported by sunni tribes - those two pieces - that's very important. the reason that's important is because that's what's going to have to lead the fight the rest of the way here." (standup: mark albert/cbs news/the white house)"while iraqi soldiers dididthe actual fighting, the u-s supplied the weapons, the training, and the airsrsikes. american officials called this a symbolic and strategic victory."symbolic because the last time iraqi soldiers were in ramadi was in may as they ran away in retreat from isis's advance. and it's strategic because ramadi the capital of anbar province which sits on an important road that leads into iraq's second largest city. mark albert, cbs news, the white house. 3 3 south korea and japan have reached an agreement on the issue of "comfort women" --a term used to describe women used as sex slaves by japanese soldiers in world war two.under the deal announced today... japan will issue an apology -- and pay more than eight-million dollars to help victims and their families.an es

cbs news security consultant mike morrell says holding on to ramadi will require sunni tribes (mike morrell/cbs news national security consultant) "the iraqi military, supported by sunni tribes - those two pieces - that's very important. the reason that's important is because that's what's going to have to lead the fight the rest of the way here." (mark albert/cbs news/the white house) while iraqi soldiers did the actual fighting, the u-s supplied the weapons, the training, and the airstrikes. american officials called this a symbolic and strategic victory. symbolic because the last time iraqi soldiers were in ramadi was in may. as they ran away in retreat from isis's advance. and it's strategic because ramadi is the capital of anbar province which sits on an important road that leads into syria. isis still holds mosul - iraq's second largest city. mark albert, cbs news, the white house./// ((paula francis)) > iraq's military says isis still holds about 30 percent of ramadi./// ((paul joncich)) > change is on the way to a controversial policy in china that has stood for decades. on sunday l

. >> antonio, i talked with mike morrell, the state senator that represents the area. he says that people here are stunned by what happened on wednesday, very subdued and drawing a lot of strength from all the well-wishers coming into the company around the world. >> as san bernardino struggles to comprehend what happened residents are sharing their stories. melissa chan talked to some. >> reporter: the day after, stunned and dazed residents of san bernardino. including some that saw the drama play out too close to home. this man and his wife were driving back to their neighbourhood when the attack happened. >> she called me. i'm coming home. i'm turning at the intersection, and everything unfolds on the phone, in front of me. >> his wife worked two blocks away from the initial attack, and matter the gun fire. she got home to hear more gunfirp. the house was half a block from where the shooters stopped the get away s.u.v. . >> i don't see how someone can commit this time of crime. they had a 6-month-old baby. >> the wounded were sent to hospital. family members started

cbs news security consultant mike morrell says holding on to ramadi will require sunni tribes working with the iraqi army. by sunni tribes, those two pieces, that's very important. the reason that's important is because that's what's going to have to lead the fight the rest of the way here. mark: while iraqi soldiers did the actual fighting, the u.s. supplied the weapons, the training, and the airstrikes. american officials called this a symbolic and strategic victory. symbolic, because the last time iraqi soldiers were in ramadi was in may, as they ran away in retreat from isis' advance. and it's strategic, because ramadi is the capital of anbar province, which sits on an important road that leads into syria. isis still holds mosul, iraq's second largest city. mark albert, cbs news, the white house. mollie: the iraqi military say ice is still holds about 30% of ramadi. we're not alone in weather woes. hundreds of people have been evacuated in northern england as that region deals with its worst flooding in decades. calls the flooding unprecedented and he has sent hundreds of troops t

cbs news security consultant mike morrell says holding onto ramadi will require sunni tribes working with the iraqi army. >> the iraqi military supported by sunni tribes, those two pieces, that's very important, and the reason that's important is because that's what's going to have to lead the fight the rest of the way here. >> while iraqi soldiers did the actual fighting, the us supplied the weapons, the training, and the air strikes. american officials called this a symbolic and strategic victory. symbolic because the last time iraqi soldiers were in ramadi was in may, as they ran away in retreat from the isis advance. and it is strategic because ramadi is the capitol of anbar province, sits on important road that leads into syria. isis still holds mozul, iraq's second largest city. mark albert, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> a marine who has been missing since last week in new jersey has been found dead. sergeant tristin clingem missing since december 20th from the fort dix military bales. leader of the search effort tells "eyewitness news" that the 28 year old father was found

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mike morrell is a former deputy director of the c.i.a. is a cbs news consultant. getting specific or credible threat information mean what it used to mean? >> i think it's probably a little harder because there are so many more voices out there. >> reporter: social media. >> social media, right. there's isis itself, and then there's isis' supporters and you've got people saying different things and you've got people making different threats. so i think it's probably a little harder today to sort fact from fiction. >> reporter: investigators are still looking for the person who sent those e-mails. they were routed through a server in germany, and tonight the server's owner says he is cooperating with law enforcement. but, scott, he would not tell us if he knew where the e-mails originated. >> pelley: jeff pegues, thank you. well, wherever they originated, they shut down more than 1,000 schools in l.a., a school district second in population only to new york and covering here's ben tracy. >> reporter: the robocall alert from the nation's second-largest school distri

. >> mike morrell this morning, thank you. >>> flags are flying at half-staff to honor a policeman killed in afghanistan. he is one of six members who died on monday. was the deadliest on the forces in afghanistan this year. margaret brennan is at the pentagon as we learn more about the victims. >> reporter: good morning. it has been a brutal christmas week for the families of those six fallen american servicemen killed in afghanistan. we spoke to the brother of one of the victims who called his sister a true leader. air force target adrianna vorderbruggan was killed in monday's attack. >> she is a hero. and i hope she is a hero to awful us, not just to me. >> reporter: older brother christopher said his trail blazing sister was charged with protecting the largest u.s. military base in afghanistan. >> he intentionally would go on these patrols with her, men, because she wanted to show them that she would do what she was asking them to do. first openly gay female air force officers killed in action. she had long championed the repeal of the military's don't ask don't tell policy, a change