mr. sotloff. i am not in the position to confirm the video or the reports at this point. but this, if a video is released it is going to be analyzed carefully. >> a short time ago the u.s. state department commented on the video. >> we have seen reports of a video that purports to be the murder of u.s. citizen steven sotloff and the u.s. is working to determine if it is genuine. and if it is true, we are sickened. our hearts go out to the sotloff family. >> we are joined live from washington, d.c. and no confirmation yet? >> no, this is breaking in the past hour and going along with the white house briefing and half an hour later a state department briefing and they haven't had a chance to fashion a proper response. look, we are trying to confirm the tape and condolences and hearts go out to the sotloff family. >> this is part of a bigger operation against islamic state and not to describe it as a war against the islamic state. >> there is a debate going on for months now what exactly the obama st

mr. sotloff.ot in a position to confirm the authenticity of that video or the reports at this point obviously since i just walked out here. this is -- if there's a video that has been released, it is something that will be analyzed very carefully by the u.s. government. and our intelligence officials to determine its authenticity. >> i'm sure they're taking it very, very close look at the video right now. as we remember when the video of james foley's execution, beheading, was released, it took a while for the u.s. government to assess that, eventual did confirm it was authentic. christiane, you recall, as all of us do, shirley sotloff, the mother of steven sotloff, in that al arabiya video. she said, as a mother, i ask you to be merciful and not punish my son for matters he has no control over. he is an innocent journalist. those words, very poignant. our hearts go out to the sotloff family. clearly had no impact on isis. >> well, it wouldn't, would it. they are who they are. the united nations h

mr. sotloff. i don't have anything to confirm it today. obviously we're monitoring it as best we can. and our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the sotloff family who has endured incredible hardship and suffering just by virtue of his captivity and being held hostage. i can't confirm those press reports right now. >> british prime minister david cameron has released a statement. he's saying sotloff's apparent death is, quote, an absolutely disgusting and despicable act. keep in mind the contents of this second beheading. it was just two weeks ago isis threatened to kill steven sotloff and we saw him in that video if president obama did not back off on air strikes in iraq and it was in that video of the beheading of james foley. in this video that we're focusing on today involving steven sotloff in the final moments of his life, sotloff spoke directly into the camera. he said he is, quote, paying the price for u.s. intervention and considering he was a captive, it is likely that those word

mr. sotloff and mr. sotloff's family and those who worked with him. >> video released today, a man who appears to be sotloff reads a statement crafted by isis criticizing president obama over u.s. foreign policy. militant then speaks directly to the camera saying president obama is to blame for sotloff's death because of this decision to continue air strikes on isis in iraq. the militant speaks with a british accent similar to thing a accent heard in the james foley video. >> i'm barack obama -- >> we don't know when the new video was made. sotloff's appearance and certain statements by the isis militants in the video would seem to indicate it it was made after the video depicting the video of james foley. joining me, marie harf. what is the procedure and timeline for authenticating a video such as this? >> well, the intelligence community takes their time to make sure they can authenticate the video. as you know when we went this with james foley, there are a number of things they look at in the video to

mr. sotloff. >> u.s. officials are new working to verify the authenticity of the new video. >>> and a missionary group said another american doctor contracted the ebola virus while working in liberia. the group said in a statement that the unnamed doctor had been treated within the obstetrics word of the -- ward of the hospital and doesn't know how he contracted the the virus, since the ward is separate from the area where ebola patients are being treated. >>> and san francisco 49ers ray mcdonald is due in court september 15th to face a felony charge of domestic violence. he was arrested over the weekend at his home in san jose silver creek valley, part of a city known for great views and expensive homes, many owned by pro athletes. some say his home has become a party zone for nfl players. more now from kpix 5s kit -- kiet do. >> reporter: we spotted mcdonald driving his been thely yesterday. a street typically quiet expect when he throws a raging house party. that was the case saturday when he celebrate

mr. sotloff. we -- i'm not in a position to confirm the authenticity of that video or the reports at this point, obviously, since i just walked out here. if there's a video released, it is something to be analyzed carefully by the u.s. government and our intelligence officials to determine its authenticity. >> steven sotloff's life was threatened in the video that showed the beheading of foley and his mom asked the head of isis to spare her son's life. breaking news reports is that isis killed steven sotloff. we'll be right back. >>> ellen is the owner of the perennial gardner in colorado. she said stores can succeed if they make shopping an exciting experience and offer a big selection of items customers didn't know they wanted. if i can impart one lesson to a new business owner, it would be one thing i've learned is my philosophy is real simple american express open forum is an on-line community, that helps our members connect and share ideas to make smart business decisions. if you mess up, fes

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mr. sotloff and mr. nd those who worked with him. >> reporter: the graphic video titled a second message to america. posted online by a throwaway, e-mail account and distributed on social media. >> i'm back, obama. >> reporter: the hooded executioner appeared to be the same british accented speaker who weeks ago, beheaded james foley. investigators are already comparing the voices from the two isis videos. along with an analysis of the desert setting, the speakers use of his left hand to hold the knife and his eyes. earlier, facial recognition experts had created this likeness from an examination of the eyes from the last video. clean shaven, with a mustache. trying to figure out who is responsible. >> there is obviously a strong interest in identifying who and where this isis -- does isis continue to hold foreigners including americans. a spokesman for sotloff's parents says they're privately grieving the death of their son, who before his capture a year ago covered con flakts cross africa and the mideas

mr. sotloff and mr. mily and those who worked with him. >> reporter: and in the video, the militant threatens that a british captive will be killed next. there's also concern about two american aid workers officials believe are also being held by isis. reena and tahman? >> marci, thank you. >>> high on the president's agenda at this week's meetings is ukraine, where russia is increasing the pressure. russian backed forces launched a ferocious attack on ukrainian troops. they were forced to retreat. economic sanctions against russia don't appear to be working. russia's president is boasting his country could take control of ukraine in two weeks. >>> and here at home we're hoping to learn more details about the american doctor recovering from ebola and a second american doctor now diagnosed. dr. kent brantly with a female missionary was evacuated from liberia last month is living with his family in see inclusion in asheville, north carolina. dr. brantly told abc news he is very close to the male obstetricia

mr. sotloff and mr. sotloff's family and those who worked with him. >> reporter: the graphic video today was titled "a second message to america," posted online by a throwaway e-mail account and then distributed on social media. the hooded executioner appeared to be the same british-accented speaker who, two weeks ago, beheaded journalist james foley. >> you have been at the forefront of the aggression towards the islamic state. >> reporter: investigators are already comparing the voices of the two videos, along with an analysis of a desert setting, the speaker's use of his left hand to hold the knife, and his eyes. earlier facial recognition experts had created this likeness from an examination of the eyes from the last video, clean shaven and with a mustache, trying to figure out who was responsible. >> there's obviously a strong interest in identifying who and where does isis now continue to hold foreigners including americans. >> reporter: a spokesman for sotloff's parents said they are privately grie

mr. sotloff. our thoughts and prayers first and foremost are with mr. sotloff and mr. sotloff's family and those who worked with him. >> i sotloff's horrific killing comes just two weeks after the execution of james foley n that video, i.s. threatened sotloff would be next if the u.s. continued to launch air strikes against them in iraq. sotloff's mother had recorded an emotional video plea asking i.s. to release her son. >> i ask you to please release my child. as a mother, i and your justice to be merciful and not punish my son for matters that he has no control over. >> since feeling i's execution, the u.s. has continued to launch air strikes in iraq. and that has paved the way for significant gain buys iraqi forces. strikes around 100 miles north the baghdad helped divert the biggest looming humanitarian crisis. but i.s. has identified another hostage, british aid working davis haines as their next victim if other governments join the u.s. in fighting against them. joining us now frommer bel froms josh rushing from "fault lines." this horrific be headed of steven so

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mr. sotloff and his family. >> reporter: two weeks ago isis threatened to kill sotloff. if the u.s. continued air strikes against islamic state targets in iraq. another hostage believed to be british is shown at the end of this latest video and there is a warning from the executioner to those joining a u.s.-led coalition against isis, quote, our knife will continue to strike the next of your people. the apparent execution of two americans at the hands of islamic extremists seem to give more credence to complaints from capitol hill that the president is too cautious. a state department was asked whether it amounts to an act of war. >> i'm not going to again put labels on it. it's clear we're concerned about the threat of isil to western interests, to interests in the region. >> reporter: earlier a former pentagon official told fox news the detailed and specific intelligence about the rise of isis was included in the president's daily brief, also known as the pdb for at least a year before the group took large swaths of territory in june. the official said the data was strong adding a

mr. sotloff. >> last week, you'll recall steven sotloff's mother released this video. >> as a mother, i ask your justice to be merciful and not punish my son for matters he has no control over. i ask you to spare his life and to use the example set by the prophet mohammed who protected people of the book. i want what every mother wants, to see my children's children. i plead with you to grant me this. >> today a sotloff family spokesman says, the family knows of this horrific tragedy and is grieving privately. tonight, president obama authorized defense department request for an additional 350 military personnel in iraq, bringing the total number of military personnel to approximately 820. and florida senator bill nelson said today he will introduce legislation giving president obama explicit authority to order air strikes against the islamic state within syria when congress returns from recess next week. joining me now is david rode, a reporter for reuters who was held prisoner himself by the taliban. also joining me, evan coleman, a msnbc terrorist analyst, and matthew van dyke, who becam

mr. sotloff and mr. sotloff area family and those who worked with him. >> reporter: president obama is grappled with what to do. he headed to europe to focus on putin whose invasion of ukraine is challenging nato. criticings charge president obama not yet leading an assault on isis is keeping arab nations from joining. >> why would they take seriously a coalition to fight isis if we ourselves as americans aren't willing to put skin in the game. >> reporter: at issue is another u.s. mideast war. >> i'm sore of heartened by his caution, his deliberation. all these voices calling for action rarely specify what it is precisely they want to do. >> reporter: a drone strike last night targeted the leader of an islamic group that killed 67 people in a mall in kenya last year. beating sotloff's killers will take more. what obama decides to do and when remain unclear tonight. it seems certain he will noefr again call isis the junior varsity like he did eight months ago. from washington, i'm steve hand manies my les

mr. sotloff and mr. sotloff's family and those who worked with him. >> this new isis video comes just days after sotloff's mother made her own video, pleading for her son's life. the 31 year old was an experienced journalist working for foreign magazine when evanished syria a year ago. meanwhile, isis is threatening to kill another hostage, identified as a british citizen. >> more us military personnel headed to iraq, president obama has authorized 350 troops there, but the pentagon says, they will not be engaged in combat. the troops are being sent to protect the us embasy baghdad. the state department made this request for additional support. the new deployment means more than 1,000 troops continue to serve there. back here at home, father sitting behind bars this morning, accused of leaving his baby in a car while he gambled in a delaware casino. police say 26 year old justin milton left his 14 month old daughter in his car outside of the harrington raceway and casino on monday. at about noon, patrons

mr. sotloff and his friends and family. >> we learn that officials believe that isis is holding at least two other americans. reporting live, marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that report. world news tonight with david muir will have the latest on the reported assassination of american journalist by isis. now to a developing story out of west philadelphia. the thief or thieves gave up to this lexus and smashed the window and made off with $140,000 worth of gold. lets go to the video, shortly after wards they were dusting the suv for fingerprints, the driver or owner was on the scene talking to police, this was reported as a theft, so it would seem he was not in the vehicle when it was smashed and all the gold taken, again $140,000 worth of gold, it's unclear if that was jewelry or what form it was in. this is a busy commercial area, we are waiting for detectives to respond to the scene, and hoping there is surveillance video on this busy commercial stretch. the driver of the suv is over at southwest detectives now. again $140,000 worth of gold stolen from this suv

mr. sotloff's reported deaths. mr.sident, if you can't come up with a strategy, at least tell us what the goal is regarding isil. the white house is dealing with a very complicated conflict right now. there's so many areas which they can go, they are trying to get more international involvement, european allies later on today in estonia. they are between a rock and hard place right now. >> absolutely. we have to separate two things, what the administration is doing in iraq and what they are planning to do with syria. i think in iraq, there is a growing consensus of support around what the administration has done. we're talking over 115 air strikes sean deliberation of the mosul dam and another city yesterday. people say it was probably too late but in support of what the administration has done. where we're seeing criticism is what happens in syria. the administration is taking on a lot of political water for being cautious in some cases what people would say overly cautious about this from the administration's perspec

mr. sotloff, then you hear from the man dressed in black from isis. ed a then a third british hostage is paraded in exactly the same way. so isis is using this video to threaten to intimidate and once again the life now of a third hostage is on the line. >> all right. bill neely, thank you. and we are waiting on the pentagon briefing. joining me now in studio is colonel jack jacobs, military analyst, as well as our military correspondent. colonel colonel, exceptionally we essentially we know they're clearly trying to intimidate. what is the reaction appropriate from the united states? is thereanyway anywaiany way t? >> i'm interested in a statement made by general tony zooity on "meet the press". he said if you want to get rid of icy inside iraq, all you you need is a couple of brigades. even if he's wrong by 100%, and i've said this before, so you're talking about two divisions, you can get rid of these guys from iraq. but there are two things about this. their headquarters is in syria and second, you'd have to keep troops there in iraq for a relativ

mr. sotloff and his family and those who worked with him. >> president obama, who is still trying to figure out a strategy for isis, is on his way to europe for the nato summit in wales, where isis will be a main topic of discussion. no doubt pressure is mounting on the president to do more. today's execution video also shows another captive, a british man said to be the next beheading victim. it's believed two other americans are also being held by isis and our coverage continues at 5:30 on nightly news. >>> another american doctor's contracted the ebola virus. the unnamed doctor is a missionary working in liberia. it's unknown how the doctor contracted ebola because this doctor was not treating any patients with ebola or even in their ward. last month two americans were evacuated to the u.s. for treatment after contracting ebola, also in liberia. they recovered. more than 1,500 people have died across west africa from ebola. now coming up at 5:30, an nbc exclusive, matt lauer sat down with one of those americans who survived ebola, dr. kent brantly. a portion of the interview will air ton

mr. sotloff. >> reporter: they consider the obama administration of dragging its feet. >> we want to makeisis never lives long enough to never use the ransom money. >> reporter: baltic nations, the u.s. will help protect them from russia. next stop, the nato sum knit wales where the president and his team are trying to gauge what other countries will do to stop isis. >> we want partner nations to contribute what they are able and willing to contribute. >> reporter: the coalition building takes time and more americans may be in jeopardy. and the state department won't confirm how many more americans isis may be holding. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> home de-potshopers listen up. home depot is working with authorities after it appears they are the latest retailer to suffer a major data breach. nbc 10's vai sikahema is live in our digital operations center with what those home depot customers need to know. vai? >> the possible data breach at home depot may have affected all 2200 of its u.s. stores. if that's the case, experts are saying this breach could be many times larger than t

mr. sotloff, and his family, those who worked with him. >> reporter: two weeks ago isis threatened to kill is on the sotloff at the end of the foley execution video. if u.s. c in iraq, another hostage, believeed to be british is shown at the en of this video, there is a warning, to those joining a u.s.-led coalition against isis, your knives will continue to strike the necks of your people, the execution of two americans as hands of islamic extremeist give more creadance to complaints from capitol hill, that the president is too cautious. >> i am not going to again put new labels on it, it is clear we're concerned about threat of isil to western interesting and interests in the region. >> reporter: earlier a former pentagon official told fox news that details and specific intelligence about rise of isis was includeed in president's daily brief, for at least a year before the group took large swaths of territory in june, official said that data was strong, adding a policymaker like the president who often fakes his brief electronically could only conclude the i the situation of getting bad,

mr. sotloff's family and those who worked with him. >> reporter: the isis video put the blame solely on president obama. >> despite our serious warnings. >> reporter: the town of amerly are now in the hands of iraqi and curdish forces due mostly in part to u.s. air strikes. in both execution videos isis demanded an end to air strikes. >> i think it's likely to have exactly the opposite effect. it's going to stiffen the administration's spine to some degree. >> reporter: uc berkeley's steve weber says this latest video has taken off the table any chance of slowing down the bombing campaign. the gruesome nature of the videos fall in line with isis tactics it has used to expand its holdings in iraq and syria. >> i think this is a group, a regime if you like to call it that sees fear as its ruling ideology. >> reporter: in the final minute of the video, another captive is brought out wearing the same orange jump suit as sotloff, david haynes. with a warning to other states cooperating with the u.s. against isis to quote back off. >> thank you, ken. >>> east bay congressman swolof is meeting over the

mrs. sotloff put out before the holiday, it was difficult to watch a mom have to go through that and you wonderif anything like that would make any impression on anybody. >> not for these guys. these are heartless individuals. they've done a campaign of cruelty, not just against foreigners but against the people under their reign. nothing can dissuade them unfortunately. >> what was sotloff's passion? >> he loved journalism, loved the region, his real passion was the people. he was good at arabic, spent time living in libya. somebody that connect with the people of the region. >> when he was in aleppo he was trying toyef÷ still the center f this conflict and how it was affecting everyday people. >> yes, and he had done it before. he had been to syria before and libya, and he was very good. a real professional. really bright career ahead of him. >> any contact of any kind all along the way? >> not since he went missing itch had dinner with him in d.c. a few weeks before he went to syria. we talked about the security situation but he just vanished and ahead about it from syrian contacts. >> if th

mr. sotloff's fate has been decided at the time of mr. foley's. this was preplanned. they're trying to provoke brittain and the united states into involvement in iraq and into syria as well in terms of airstrikes. >> the first response we're expecting is from david cameron. he's hosting a -- or chairing an emergency meeting of senior security people in his circle, then he goes to parliament to speak. how can he respond without being seen to be responding to terrorists. >> very difficult situation. on the one hand brittain, the united states, they do not negotiate with terrorists. they do not pay ransom with other countries like france, germany, italy, but at the same time the measure now needs to be to deal with the threat in brittain and the potential blow back. there are some 500 brittains who have gone to iraq and syria to link up with groups like isis. if some of them survive they'll come back and plot attacks. there are measures to counter the threat, almost preemption. the threat has been increased as well. unfortunately, this is becoming a very difficult situat

mr. sotloff and his family. >> reporter: president obama is grappling about what to do about isis.aded to europe to focus on vladimir putin whose invasion of ukraine is challenging nato. critics charge president obama not yet leading an assault on isis is keeping arab nations from joiping. >> why would they take seriously a coalition to fight isis if we aren't willing to put skin in the game? >> reporter: at issue another u.s. mid east war. >> i am heartened by his caution and deliberation. all of these voices calling for action rarely specify what is precisely what they want to do. >> reporter: a u.s. drone strike targeted the leader of an islamic group that killed 67 people at a mall. beating steven sotloff's killers will take much more. what president obama decides to do remains unclear but it seems uncertain he will never again call isis the junior varsity like he did just eight months ago. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> should congress authorize the president to take military action against sunni militants in iraq and syria. that is our nbc washington survey of the day. >>

mrs. sotloff, these are an end to themselves to make us scared of them and weaken us. because they believe that is something to be achieved as a strategy of war. so this is the theater around the decapitations, the specultae of it. >> appreciate you being on, always, dan o'shey, and we have a link on our website, again, we'll have more from james foley's mother, diane in the next hour. >>> next, what the nfl is doing about to listhe lingering questn how it answered the ray rice situation. and what roger goodell possibly knew than what he was letting on. enhance your eye color for a naturally beautiful look with consistent comfort. find your perfect color and get a free trial offer at airoptixcolors.com. >>> breaking news tonight on how the nfl handled the case of ray rice. four sources tell espn that rice met with the commissioner back in june and told them that he punched his fiancee in the elevator months before they released the knockout punch. now just this week, goodell told them that the video was not anywhere as clear as the espn sources are making it sound. all

mr. sotloff and his family and those who worked with him. >> reporter: in the video the militant threatens that a british captive would be killed next. and abc news has learned officials believe isis is holding at least two other americans. marcy gonzalez, abc news, new york. >>> the state has slapped pg&e with a fine for the san bruno pipeline disaster. dozens of homes were zroid. two cpuc judges said they committed 3800 violations over several years leading up to the explosion. this would be the largest safety penalty ever leveled by the commission. the mayor of san bruno had this reaction a short time ago. >> we are asking that cpuc deliver justice to the victims of this horrific tragedy by strengthening and improving this penalty and requiring that more funds be reinvested back into a safer pipeline system for the benefit of communities statewide. >> pg&e released this statement. we are accountable and fully accept that a penalty is appropriate. we have respectfully asked the commission ensure that the penalty is reasonable and proportionate and takes into consideration the investments

mr. sotloff, he was also an really citizen and he actually at one point faked being sick so he could fast on the british holiday of yom kippur while being held in custody. the terror group has expanded to india with a new branch there, it vows to bring islamic law to the entire continue innocent. msnbc senior correspondent chris jansing is traveling with the president and she will be at the nato summit in wales. let's start off with this important meeting the president has with king abdullah. >> he's on his way there right now as a matter of fact. it was king abdullah of saudi arabia who said this past weekend who said he believes that extremists could attack europe within a month and america within another month. he is pushing for more vigorous actions against isis and other extremist groups. it doesn't sound like british prime minister needed much convincing, now the u.s. has said there would not be any more boots on the grind but the most obvious approach would be to start bombing in syria, and there is a lot of back and forth here about whether or not that could be done without the ag

mr. sotloff. >> he was, and we all were because the way these murders are carried out, it's so brutal. it's so medieval. and it's not one, it's not two, it's a whole series of violent acts, gruesome acts that exposed exactly what we are up against. these extreme islamists of isis and their cohorts from the other terrorist groups, they are a danger to us all. >> i know that israeli intelligence is obviously among the best in the world. what are you learning now about isis that we really need to pay close attention to here at home? >> well, our estimation, our analysis is that isis can still be taken care of. that what we need is action now against isis before they manage to take more territory and to compound their strength. we think it's important to act now against isis and we think it's also' there are many regional partners. many regional actors that can be brought in as allies in this effort. isis threatens all of us, just as the other islamic extremists do as well. >> but there's been a lot of frustration, at least here in the u.s. we've been hearing about concerns for the fact th

mr. sotloff is small thing although extraordinarily tragic, to compared to what we'll do when we give afghanistanhe taliban, having failed to defeat them. melissa: so, then, what is it, if we don't have the stomach to do that, then, i mean are you suggesting we do nothing and don't respond? >> well, the more we bomb them, the more we intervene in their business, i think we've, the united states under obama has proven that it is unable and unwilling to defend itself to any great extent. the best hope we have at the moment to keep these people at bay for the sunnies to be killing shias and vice versa. that is going on in iraq. that will hold the water until we can find a leader who will defend the united states and stop sticking his nose into other people's business. melissa: don't you think they're just sending as you message they're coming to our shores to dot very same thing. >> i think somebody will, whether it is them or al qaeda but it is very clear to them that they are not a great power. and it is much easier to kill americans on the ground in iraq than it is to kill them here. will they co

mr. sotloff have been informed, they're aware of. it obviously our thoughts and prayers go out to them.hat can president obama do? i mean -- saying we don't have a strate strategy, the pentagon says we're always -- we're always moving forward, trying to clean up a little after the president's remarks. nevertheless, they have not settled on a strategy that they want to convey, to defeat --not contain but defeat isis. >> yeah. i continue's about time to roll out some of these plans. the pentagon is working all the time on plans. it's just the administration that is not deciding. they is a broader range of options. they have to attack isis. they're doing some containment in iraq, but they cannot proceed without starting to take on isis in syria. they have to do so directly -- >> boundaries don't affect them. they said they're not going to be held back from boundaries. they keep seeing strikes, david, these strike of a convoy here, a truck there. it seems like we -- a lot more than that. killing hundreds of people, thousands of people in ditches. the report from amnesty international, they

mr. sotloff. i don't have anything to confirm it today. iously we're monitoring as best we can and our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the sotloff family who has endured incredible hardship and suffering just by virtue of his captivity and being held hostage. i can't confirm those press reports right now. number two, i know that you have all been tracking events in somalia last night. if you will just bear with me, i'll walk you through what i can right now. yesterday at approximately 11:20 eastern time working from actionable intelligence, u.s. special operations forces using manned and unmanned aircraft destroyed an encampment and vehicle using missiles and laser guided munitions. it was a direct strike against the al shabab network specifically against the group's leader. we are still assessing the results of the operation and we'll provide additional information when and if appropriate and i'm not going to be able to provide specifics about the unit or the intelligence itself and certainly not anything regarding tactics, tech

mr. sotloff being filmed after the foley video. >> reporter: with more than 10,000 fighters, social media fuels isis recruitment. no terrorist group is more adept at spreading its propaganda at lightning speed. >> isil threatens to outpace al qaeda, to outpace al qaeda as the dominant voice of influence in the global extremist movement. >> reporter: nation's top counterterrorism official matt olson says isis now controls tear tritt size of great britain. >> isil has the potential to use its safe haven to plan and coordinate attacks in europe and in the united states. >> reporter: olson also said the number of suicide bombings quadrupled between 2012 and last year, further evidence that the intelligence community was not blind-sided. >> these foreign fighters are likely to gain experience and training and eventually return to their home countries, return to their home countries battle hardened and further radicalized. >> reporter: after new reporting that new intelligence was in the president's daily brief he said he flagged the issue in may. >> we anticipated this a while back and was ref

mr. sotloff. bowe bergdahl is alive today. thank the lord.hank you president obama, and thank you to our men and women in uniform who risk their own life to make sure that many women like that come back home. we have two weeks to go before out campaigning for election. you would think we would work on the things that people and america are concerned about most. they want us to not shut down this government again. they want us to make sure that we continue the success of the last 55 months in creating 10 million jobs. don't forget it wasn't too long ago when george bush handed the keys over to barack obama at the white house. we bled 800,000 jobs in just one month. we have more work to do to get people to work. there are whole bunch of families including mine who are sending their kids to college. we have more student loan debt piled up by americans -- one more minute. will the gentleman yield one more minute? >> the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> we have more student loan debt in america, i was saying, held by our young men and wo

mr. sotloff, and that it appears to be the same person with an apparently british voice that appeared in last video. >> woodruff: hammond said london is considering every possible option to protect a british hostage who was threatened in yesterday's video. and in portsmouth, new hampshire, today, vice president joe biden vowed to pursue the killers to the gates of hell. meanwhile, the israeli government confirmed sotloff was also an israeli citizen. and a former islamic state captive who'd befriended sotloff told an israeli newspaper that the journalist managed to hide his judaism from the militants. filmmaker matthew van dyke knew both sotloff and foley. he says they considered it vital to tell the story of syria's civil war despite the obvious danger. they were both journalists that were careful. they took precautions and unfortunately even if you do everything right, sometimes in syria things go wrong. >> woodruff: the state department has said a few americans are still being held by islamic state fighters in syria, including a 26-year-old woman who'd been doing aid work. the sotloff

mr. sotloff being filmed after the foley video. >> reporter: the 22-year-old florida man who traveled back and forth from u.s. to syria also said domestic cells are a real possibility. >> no indication at this point of a cell of foreign fighters operating in the united states. you know. we're mindful and vigilant about the possibility of individuals more likely on their own, you know, one, two, coming back from syria. >> reporter: there was no comment today on reports that an isis fighter once worked at the minneapolis international airport with a job that gave him access to secure areas including the plane and the cockpit. megyn. >> joining me now fox news strategic analyst. ralph, the president's messaging was all over the board today on this. and meantime his counterterrorism head, his defense secretary, his chairman of the joint chiefs all seem to be telling us the same thing, which is yes, we do need to worry. >> well, megyn, i believe the president has isolated himself from his own allies at this point. for the intelligence community a final straw was when he tried to blame them for