do you believe mr. obama is overdue for his next vacation? cast your vote at loudobbs.com. there's another twist to the scandal that's tarnished nbc anchor brian williams. new reports cast doubt on mr. williams post hurricane katrina reporting, including his claim that he saw a body floating by his hotel in the french quarter. some questions have arisen. the french quarter area was spared the worst of the flooding that new orleans suffered. on wednesday williams had to recant his story. a story he told often over the years claiming he was aboard a helicopter that was shot at and had to land in iraq in 2003. that apparently is not true and nbc has announced they're investigating the story. up next the islamic state on the rise. vladimir putin on an imperial march. you may be shocked to hear what president obama considers an equal threat. and a blockbuster new report -- most decorated sniper, chris kyle. that story is next. lou: a few thoughts on an administration that has just released its national security strategy, required by law annually but it won't surprise many viewers

when mr. obama was running for presidency the first time there was a fund-raiser thrown in new york. anna wintour was one of the hosts and natalie and this list of fashion luminaries. and it was at a gallery in chelsea and, you know, we get there and it's this white room. and you have to shake anna wintour's hand. it was very personal speech and everyone was just getting more and more excited. she was looking at everyone in the crowd. she makes eye contact. and she looked directly at me and then she looked back. and she's speaking, and i'm looking behind me like who's she looking at. >> she's looking at you. >> at the end of the speech we had the opportunity to meet her but all of these fancy designers bum rushed the stage. it was hilarious. people shouldering each other out and pushing and shoving and i was like, where am i? who are these people? you know? but that's how everybody was jockeying for position and for some kind of favor and, you know, to touch her arm. and it was interesting to see th

mr. obama has been claiming all along that the united states is and has been successfully carrying out his strategy, comprised mainly of air strikes against the radical islamists operating in syria and iraq. a further complication -- mr. obama has made it clear as well he believes the national media has exaggerated the threat of the terrorists. and a new complication. some congressmen and senators in both parties are divided over the language of the president's request for authorization, which they see as unclear and too broad. and has been the case of late. this white house talking about what the president won't be doing instead of what he will. >> the resolution we've submitted today does not call for the deployment of u.s. ground combat forces to iraq or syria. as i've said before, i'm convinced that the united states should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the middle east. that's not in our national security interests and it's not necessary for us to defeat isil. it

mr. obama's executive actions. the sate of that house-passed bill is unclear. those supporting mr. obama's executive order including washington and california, they filed a motion with the job in support -- with the judge in support of mr. obama. the group of law enforcement officials and more than 20 police chiefs also filed a motion in support. they argue the action will improve public safety. we are getting your thoughts this morning. weigh in on the debate. what should happen next? a texas judge has made this step. congress, republicans in control. joining us on the phone is -- johnson to talk with us a little bit about this. what you think the decision does? it is temporary, but what does it do to the debate? guest: it is a good question. because it is new, it is hard to know. it is going to give some weight to the republicans who are very angry with the president about his executive actions and want to see them stopped. when i left the capital as measured -- as members were leaving, it was clear they were not sure what was going to happen with the department of security. sayin

lou: mr. obama course is after he admitted to not having a strategy to defeat the islamic state, a fund-raising event not to get excited, don't worry because the world has been as he put, it messy. blaming social media for focusing on radical islamist terrorism saying quote, in part we're enough the noticing now because of social media and our capacity to see in intimate detail, the hardships that people are going through, end quote. now the islamic state still murders, slaughters innocents and the president is increasingly mocked for his rather bizarre fondness for ambiguity, inaction and rationalization when it comes to radical islamists. here's the former head of defense intelligence on mr. obama's leadership. >> i think what the american public is look for is they're look for moral and intellectual courage and clarity and not a sense of -- and i just say as passivity or confusion. lou: offering neither courage nor clarity, the president has turned to blaming not part of the media but all of it!

but mr. obama has been to the bay area 20 times. >> we're pretty used to the president's fly-by fundraising. he comes in and treats us an atm machine and moves on to the next target. >> reporter: the summit kicks off at 9 a.m. the president is expected to make his keynote address around noon. live at stanford, kiet do, kpix 5. >> mr. obama will attend a dnc fundraiser tonight on russian hill in san francisco then fly back to washington, d.c. on saturday. >>> san mateo, hayward bridge will soon look a little bit different and a little brighter. it's dark outside now. but live look at the bridge, crews are installing lights atop the 200-foot electric transmission towers adjacent to the bridge there. the purpose is to make the towers a little more visible for pilots coming in to land. >>> the san mateo bridge looks okay with the traffic. how about the other roads? >> the bay bridge is starting to see a bit a backup this morning. so we're seeing slow and go conditions. metering lights are on at the bay

. >> reporter: mr. obama condemned isis and yet another savage act. >> we'll redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of a global coalition to make

mr. obamaants congress to join him in shredding the budget control act of 2011 and hiking federal spending by 7% next fiscal year. under the president's proposal the pentagon gets a 4.5% budget boost. domestic agencies are freed from the spending caps known as sequestration. so 100,000 new federal workers to be hired and those already on the payroll will get 1.3% pay hikes. the president also wants taxes to go up. get this -- his budget proposes $1.44 trillion in new taxes over the coming decade starting next year. the capital gains rate would nearly double from 15% when mr. obama took office to 28%. first, corporations -- they get hit with a 14% one-time tax. that money would then pay for a public works and infrastructure program with a price tag of $478 billion. second, individual taxpayers -- they would get hit with $746 billion in new tax dollars. how? by ending deductions and limiting contributions to individual retirement accounts i.r.a.'s. over 10 years, the obama budget would add to the

mr. obama, according to white house this afternoon called mr. putin to discuss ongoing russian backed rebels fighting government forces in eastern ukraine. mr. obama, as he has previously if he continues his aggression u.s. trained and syrian backed. within syria's borders and pentagon today declineed to confirm that damascus, baghdad access. >> is it possible that iraq is commcommunicating with the assad regime. >> that would be a great question to ask the folks in baghdad. >> i'm telling you what i can account for. >> is that way u.s. indirectly or directly, communicates with iranian military inside of iraq? >> no, no. >> the iraqi government does not share information with the iranians and -- >> that would be a great question to ask the folks in baghdad, i don't know, i am telling you we're not doing it, we're not talking toy it rain. >>toying toy it rain.toy tehran. >> president obama appears to be on verge of a major political victory on capitol hill, where several members of the republica

and under mr. obama only 120.and the head of gitmo policy made the argument today that the camp should be closed, pointing to the execution of hostages by isis this week, citing the jordanian pilot who was burned alive in a cage and the japanese hostages all wearing the orange jumps that was jumpsuit worn by guantanamo bay detainees when they first arrived at the camps. >> there's no coincidence that the recent video showing the pilot and the japanese hostage, each showed the victims clothed in an orange jumpsuit. >> a republican on the committee made the argument that this logic just doesn't stand up to scrutiny. >> how many detainees were at guantanamo bay on september 11th, 2001? >> zero. >> how many were there in october 2000 when al-qaeda bombed the u.s.? >> zero. >> islamic terrorists don't need an excuse to attack the united states. they attack us for who we are not what we do. >> if the isis leader is captured lawmakers are told that al-baghdadi will go to federal court rather than federal custody where he

mr. obama made the speech on a second day of a white house summit to combat what the white house says to combat violent extremism. mike viqueria is at the white house with more. mike. >> at the grass roots or community level. at a speech to the group president obama discussed fight fighting islamism worldwide. president obama came out forcefully against their leaders. >> they are not religious leaders, they're terrorists. [applause] >> and we are not at war with islam. [applause] >> we are at war with people who have perverted islam. >> reporter: in the days leading up to the meetings the president has been walking a fine line between the critics and the desire not to unfairly single out muslims both in the u.s. and abroad. he spent much of thursday's speech praising and defending muslims and their faith. >> no religion is responsible for terrorism. people are responsible for violence and terrorism. >> before the president spoke republican jeb bush gearing up for his own presidential run picked

charges mr. obama prefers to talk a lot about what he won't do instead of what he will do to defeat the islamic state. >> the resolution we've submitted today does not call for the deployment of u.s. ground combat forces to iraq or syria. it is not the authorization of another ground war, like afghanistan or iraq. at the same time, this resolution strikes the necessary balance by giving us the flexibility we need for unforeseen circumstances. lou: the president's request comes on the same day as another embarrassing setback in afghanistan. the islamic state he variously declared to be junior varsity, incapable of threats against us that the national media he says exaggerates, his administration considering slowing the withdrawal of our troops afghanistan. the second such delay because of a threat that our president has been trying to downplay. the administration's current plan calls to cut the nearly 11,000 troops that we have in afghanistan to 5500 by the end of the year, with the entire mission to be

. >> reporter: mr. obama condemned isis and yet another savage act. >> we'll redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of a global coalition to make sure that they are degraded and ultimately defeated. >> reporter: isis wanted to swap the pilot for the al qaeda suicide bomber in jordanian custody, and tonight multiple sources in the region report she has been moved from death row and will be executed by dawn. as crowds fill the streets of the capital amman, jordan the pentagon said beating a human being alive would work against isis. >> i absolutely do believe it will back fire on them in the region. >> reporter: the propaganda video is a departure for the terror group. much longer than previous tapes, with special effects that give it a video game feel. there are overlays of sound and multiple camera angles suggesting it took days to compile. the death of the jordanian pilot and the promise of retaliation by amman. >> the president has ordered his team to devote all of the available resources that

the foundation of the islamic state's so-called ideology, perhaps the name of the organization as mr. obama calls it might be an imposing clue. he might consider it. again, mr. president, the islamic state. here is the president's response to the beheadings of american journalist james foley and steven sokolov five months ago. he said the islamic state's ideology is quote, bankrupt. then he declared the islamic state represents no religion just two weeks later the president called the claim that the islamic state kills in the name of religion quote, absurd, while vowing to fight these terrorists. he didn't call them terrorists. no more than five months later now, this president still refuses to call the islamic state what it clearly is. radical islamist terrorists. according to the clarion project, radical islam is the merger of mosque and state under sharia. the goal being the implementation of sharia law globally through terrorist acts human rights abuses bigotry toward non-muslims and overall hostility towards the west. about three-quarters of the state department's designated foreign te

mr. obama met with the german chancellor today who has been shuttling from ukraine to moscow to washington to try to find a way out. here's chief white house correspondent major garrett. >> reporter: president obama and german chancellor angela merkel agreed to give diplomacy one more chance. possibly the last to end russia's broody proxy war in eastern ukraine. the president is considering whether to send lethal weapons to outgun ukrainian forces. >> i have not made a decision about that yet. it's not based on the idea that ukraine could defeat a russian army that was determined. it is rather to see whether or not there are additional things we can do to help ukraine bolster its defenses in the face of separatist aggression. >> reporter: russian armed separatists are pounding civilian targets inflicting carnage and sewing desperation. as liz palmer has reported from the front line, russia appears bent on carving up more of the former soviet republic, ignoring western demands for a ceasefire. >

mr. obama ever get the idea becoming an empathizer in chief rather than a victorious commander in chief? he may well have been inspired by none other than hillary clinton, who nearly three months ago said this. >> this is what we call smart power, using every possible tool and partner to advance peace and security, leaving no one on the sidelines, showing respect even for one's enemies trying to understand and insofar as psychologically possible empathize with their perspective and point of view, helping to define the problems, determine the solutions. >> the obama administration for its part moving way beyond her counsel and engaging now directly with our enemies, whether elements of the syrian so-called moderate rebels or the taliban or iran itself. nuclear talks with iran set to resume tomorrow. the united states and turkey have signed a deal to train and to arm the so-called moderate syrian rebels whose moderation is not assured, and afghanistan's taliban reportedly ready to engage in peace

mr. obama made some brief remarks and led a toast to the governors association dinner. wisconsin governor scott walker was there, just one day after the "washington post" reported that walker said he doesn't know if the president is a christian. mr. obama did not address that, but he did say he's committed to reaching across the aisle. >> within this room we're not going agree on everything. but i am committed to working with each and every one of you over the next two years to keep making progress. >> president obama plans to deliver remarks at the governor's association tomorrow. >>> next at 11:00, it is hollywood's biggest night. news4 has you covered on everything oscar. we're going to look at the winners, the losers and the stars turning heads. find out how to join the conversation on the buzz everyone's going to be talking about tomorrow. >>> the road conditions are certainly causing problems for a lot of drivers. but some had more luck than others. >>> a local man captures a unique look

. >> reporter: at a white house conference on violent extremism, mr. obama appeared to take pains to separate islam from terrorism. critics fault the president for not labeling the terrorists islamic, and at a private republican gathering in new york last night former mayor rudy giuliani went even further. "i do not believe that the president loves america." "what's wrong with this man," asked jooul "that he can't stand up and say there's a part of islam that's sick?" the president has called on muslims to actively reject extremism. >> muslim communities, including scholars and clerics, therefore have a responsibility to push back, not just on twisted interpretations of islam, but also on the lie that we are somehow engaged in a clash of civilizations. >> reporter: and president george w. bush walked the same line immediately following the 9/11 attacks. >> the terrorists are traitors to their own faith trying, in effect, to hijack islam itself. >> reporter: white house aides say the reason mr. obama won't refer to violence by muslims as islamic terrorism is

tomorrow mr. obama will sign an order directing the government and private sector to share more information about cyber security threats. the ceo of red seal cyber security firm will be at the summit tomorrow and says it's a good defense against breeches. >> best way to defeat that is sharing information so that those can be employed to protect them. >> the white house says the summit is the first of its kind a who's who of leaders plan to attend this event. this after many are hesitant about supporting more information sharing without reforming surveillance practices the electronic fronteer foundation. >> we have heard how the government has been gathering information. and fbi, often times without courts and without warrants. that now it's time to make it easier for the government to obtain information about the american people. >> mr. obama is pushing for limits on any legal liability for companies that share too much. but the white house says only congress can make that happen. vic lee, abc7 news >>

tomorrow mr. obama will sign an order directing the government and private sector to share more information about cyber security threats. the ceo of red seal cyber security firm will be at the summit tomorrow and says it's a good defense against breeches. >> best way to defeat that is sharing information so that those can be employed to protect them. >> the white house says the summit is the first of its kind a who's who of leaders plan to attend this event. this after many are hesitant about supporting more information sharing without reforming surveillance practices the electronic fronteer foundation. >> we have heard how the government has been gathering information. and fbi, often times without courts and without warrants. that now it's time to make it easier for the government to obtain information about the american people. >> mr. obama is pushing for limits on any legal liability for companies that share too much. but the white house says only congress can make that happen. vic lee, abc7 news >>

and today mr. obamal lead a cyber security summit at stanford university and that's where we find kiet do. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the number one threat to national security is no longer terrorists according to the white house now cyber attacks so the white house has convened the cyber summit. he will be talking about his executive order aimed at improving information sharing between business and government to prevent cyber attacks. the president has set aside $14 billion to set up a private sector hub where data can be exchanged easily and the department of homeland security will oversee that exchange. the framework will include strong privacy protection. all this to make good on its promise during the state of the union address. >> no foreign nation, no hacker should be able to shut down or networks, steal our trade secrets. >> reporter: now, calls to improve online security have been stepped up following major high-profile attacks that target, home depot, sony and anthem health insura

why didn't you speak to them today, mr. obama? and ironically you brought up slavery in the united states. and what's ironic about it sean, is if abraham lincoln took the position of barack obama, it would have been something like this. lincoln saying we've had slavery on every continent in every country since the beginning of mankind. the egyptians enslaved the jews, the romans enslaved the christians. slavery is almost a human natural act, is it not? and lincoln would say following obama's argument don't get on your high horse. this is not an existential threat. obama said the other day the genocide in the middle east. and lincoln might say, why in the world would i send hundreds and thousands of men to their death to end slavery? this what obama is saying and doing is the lowest of the low now. he really is not a leader of a great people. he's not a leader of a great nation. he is stuck in his own ideology. he's stubborn and ignorant at the same time. there are black christians and black muslims in africa who are being slaughter

a further complication, mr. obamaar he believes the national media has exaggerated the threat of the terrorists and a new

after dismissing a strategy of providing ukraine with lethal military aid mr. obama is now considering reversing course but merkel and other european allies are against it. they fear a situation out of control in ukraine and a proxy war with russia. over the years president obama and angela merkel struggling to stay on the same page. ultimately the europeans went along, but it hasn't stopped vladimir putin from backing the rebels in ukraine. who are making ground. ukraine isn't the only topic on the agenda. the fight against i.s.i.l. and how to stop the flow of foreign fighters including an estimated 500 to 600 from germany who have joined the fight on the side of i.s.i.l. and of course eavesdropping by american intelligence service a sore point sings the bugging of merkel's phones was revealed last year. mr. obama has put an end to bugging ever foreign officials phones. but another proposal for reform put forward by the american intelligence community just last week has been called too weak to make a difference. thomas. >> mike viqueria at the white house. germany's

there is mr. obama weighty weeping to crowds. iving >> pam: sure we will get to see more and the crowd who are standing by to shake president obamas hand. his last year in office of his presidency and many are talking about his legacy. trying to build a legacy on the issues he ran on. they are filling a lie happy of his most recent actions. -- filling a lot happier of his most recent actions. >> pam: a different kind of fight in terms of the issues that concern him and the democrats right now. >> pam: effect is, the horse's behind him that he had in the senate derrick are no longer there. a couple of youngsters on their parents' shoulders if they could remember it the cherished these memories. nicosia everyone with the smart phones i even see a ipad try to get photos of the president toured you'll see images of what is the graeme and facebook and any other social media all it. >> pam: raising money for the democratic association creek and the bay area as you mentioned since being elected president. you will see one of the favorite

mr. obama, according to white house this afternoon, called mr.scuss ongoing russian backed rebels fighting government forces in eastern ukraine. mr. obama, as he has previously, if he continues his aggression

then this week mr. obamaord smith call violent extremism. he forgot the head of the fbi, the head of the joint chiefs or director of national intelligence intend. so much for the counter portion of the proeshgs which left for the remainder of the program what he and levelheaded observer in my opinion would simply call nonsense, and no one in attendance had the inclination or the guts to call the terrorists under discussion radical islamists. listen to the troubling assessment by former cia director james woolsey. >> the president is a sort of world champion of political correctness. >> he looks scared. he looks as if he's afraid of using the adjective islamic to describe the terrorists. lou: don't you dare criticize the president's episodic often random foreign policy, no matter how much he makes the united states look like a bunch of fools and creates failures upon failures on the world stage. you mustn't take note of contradiction after contradiction, one day talking about destroying the islamic state and t

thank you mr. obama. i think when we look back in history, we will find that he will be one of the most wise residents we've ever had. -- presidents we've ever had. i'm glad he stressed the lie about all muslims being bad it. there are good and bad in any kind of religion or ethnic group. i think there are very good muslims. i would lay my life down for this country and i am muslim myself. the media gives negatives about islam. i am glad he is trying to bridge this gap so people will be educated. i tried to educate my christian friends. i think these guys are criminals and i'm glad he is not giving them the entitlement to spread their propaganda by calling them is linux terrorist. -- islamic terrorist. you can get them into young people's minds. >>host: is there a solution to what isis is doing up? caller: i think that is one of the things he is trying to do, educate people and take people out of poverty. the world is globalized. you cannot shut your borders down. i think people are pressed into a corner.