you just wrapped the last, the third and final season of "the newsroom." how do you feel? >> i feel great. this third season i think is the best of the three by far. i think it took me a while to learn how to write the show. it started to feel good in the third season. >> talk to me about that process. >> i love series television. but the thing about it is that the schedule is ferocious and you have no time. so the worst part about it is that you have to write even when you're not writing well. and then you have to point a camera at it, and then you have to broadcast it to a lot of people. >> "newsroom" has had its share of fanatical fans and also its share of critics. how do you deal with that? >> what i write is not going to be everybody's cup of tea. you learn that pretty early on and you're doing the show for the people who like it. >> the media today is obsessed with ratings, going through major transformation, criticized for being too sensational. what is your perception of traditional and cable news? >> i think that my perception is no more expert than anyone else's

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emily: "newsroom" has had its share of fanatical fans and also its share of critics. how do you deal with that? aaron: what i write is not going to be everybody's cup of tea. you learn that pretty early on and you're doing the show for the people who like it. emily: the media today is obsessed with ratings, going through major transformation, criticized for being too sensational. what is your perception of traditional and cable news? aaron: i think that my perception is no more expert than anyone else's just because i have written "the newsroom." emily: but you are a viewer. aaron: yeah, you can feel when you're watching the news that they are desperate for you not to change the channel. i think there was a perception when "the newsroom" began that advice is exactly what i was trying to give with the show. that i was trying to show the pros, here is how you do it. the show was never set up to do that. i just wanted to inject it with a sense of idealism and romanticism. emily: what freedom did hbo give you to create your story, and tell your story, that you wouldn't ha

"newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," a vow of earth shaking retaliation. as isis finds a depraved new way to get the world's attention. a hero pilot burned to death. >> translator: i demand this criminal organization to be annihilated. >> it's truly horrifying when you watch the video meant to inflict terror. >> will this new level of brutality back fire. >>> also a rush hour nightmare in new york. >> this is a truly ugly and brutal sight. >> people killed when a commuter train hits an suv on the tracks. >> people pulling windows out. >> the tracks buckle the front car catches fire commuters scramble for safety. >> we were able to get off in time, but it was scary. >>> plus disaster unfolds up close. a dash cam capturing a plane falling out of the sky clipping an overpass and careening into a river. >> incredible that survivors walked out in some cases from this plane. >> what went wrong and how rescuers got to the survivors. let's talk live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we are following

. >>> time now for newsroom with carol costello. >>> have a great day. happening in the "newsroom." egypt hits isis after the beheading of more than 20 christians. >>> new this morning. two people arrested in denmark accused of supporting the man who opened the fire at a copenhagen cafe and synagogue. what we're learning about the gunmen and why police knew him. >>> plus a winter blitz for boston. cars piling up on slippery roadways. >> it was total whiteout. >> couldn't see a thing. >> could not see a thing. >> roads so impassable even emergency vehicles got stuck. >> it makes us feel like we're a community forgotten about. >> the south is bracing for its first major snowstorm this year. could we see a snow jam repeat? let's talk. live in the cnn "newsroom." www.vitac.com >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thanks for joining me. we begin in a wide coalition and yet another country striking back. egypt launches a wave of air strikes into libya. the target the training camps and weapons stockpiles belonging to the terror group, isis. egypt's swift actions comes hours after the ter

"newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," u.s. marines in iraq come under fire by isis militants. we're on the ground in northern iraq. >> also the man who alleged bely killed american sniper chris kyle tackled on dash cam. the moment police caught eddie ray routh played in a texas courtroom. will it sway the jury. >>> deadline for signing up -- deadline for signing up for health insurance is february -- febru -- that's not right. >> selfie stick. stuck out tongues and doodles of the first lady. inappropriate presidential behavior in the time of global chaos. >> thanks obama. >> let's talk live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin with disturbing new developments in the war on isis. as hundreds of u.s. troops in the path of advancing militant fighters. just a short time ago isis seized the town of al baghdadi in northern iraq and then immediately unleashed mortars and rockets on al assad airbase fewer than ten miles away. more than 300 u.s. troops are there. th

"newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," asking congress for war authority in the mission against isis. >> american leadership including our military power, is stopping isil's advance. >> from a state of the union promise. >> we are leading a broad coalition including arab nations to degrade and ultimately destroy this territory. >> to a congressional request. >> it is isil that is under pressure in this corner of northern iraq. >> the big question will the president ask for american boots on the ground? >> as another western hostage sends an ominous message from isis. >> also is this journalist john cantilli's last appearance? and shattering snow records again. >> it has been weeks and not inches but feet of snow here in boston. >> millions buried by a monster storm. >> the amount of snow we have could fill up gillette stadium 90 times. >> under snow. >> the ceiling and everything started buckling underneath. >> where the heck is massachusetts going to put all that snow? will they dump it in the harbor? >>> plus we're on the front lines of the war in ukraine. >> t

"newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," the department of homeland security running out of cash. now security workers are threatening to walk off the job if they don't get paid. what a d.c. stalemate could mean for our airports and borders. >>> plus a netanyahu bombshell. his famous bomb cartoon warning of iran's nuclear capabilities not exactly accurate according to his own intelligence agency. >>> also poor putin. 80% of russians think america is too tough on their president, but not punc rocker's pussy riot. >> his ethical principles. >> i talked to them about their american influences. ♪ ♪ >>> let's talk live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. this morning we're learning isis militants kidnapped at least 90 people from predominantly christian villages inside syria. activists on the ground are reporting the terror group struck a string of towns in northern syria on monday and the militants reportedly bragged over walkie-talkies they had captured quote, crusaders. becky anderson live in abu dhabi with

let's get you to the "newsroom" with carol costello. at least it has a nice ending. >> yes, absolutely. i appreciate that. happy friday. have a great day. >> happy friday carol. >> thank you. "newsroom" starts now. >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. the u.s. gearing up to take isis down. military sources now putting out the word of a massive spring offensive. here's what we know. the u.s. will play a key role in planning the assault. it will also be the biggest test yet of the american training of iraqi soldiers. now, the offensive will happen in april or may. up to 25,000 iraqi soldiers will converge on mosul, iraq and try to reclaim iraq's second largest city. the iraqi troops will out number the isis fighters by about 12 to 1. right now there are about 3,000 u.s. troops in iraq. cnn's barbara starr is at the pentagon with more on this. so i guess the most surprising thing about this is the early word. why warn isis that you're coming? >> reporter: well carol, the pentagon will tell you this is

"newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," the politics of measles. >> i've heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines. >> from the brink of extinction to front and center for 2016 contenders. >> i also understand that parents need to have some measure of choice in things as well. >> hillary clinton tweeting the earth is round, the sky is blue and vaccines work. we're separating fact from fiction as the outbreak grows. >>> also a flash freeze threat in boston. >> reporter: it has now been the snowiest seven day stretch ever in boston. >> the pats' victory day parade postponed. the northeast shivering. >> if you want to walk to work and still talk when you get there, bundle up your face everything bundle up the pets. >> in new york a ball of fire. erupting from a manhole as the city tries to thaw out. >>> plus whitney houston's daughter fighting for her life. on a ventilator days after being found face down in her bathtub. >> today she suffered several seizures along with opening and closin

live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. some 60 nations are converging on the white house today to combat extremists and their social media campaigns aimed at recruiting tomorrow's terrorists. in this morning's "los angeles times" president obama said in this op ed quote, groups like al qaeda and isil exploit the anger that festers when people feel that injustice and corruption leave them with no chance of improving their lives. the world has to offer today's youth something better. so the u.s. is ramping up its own social media offensive to combat the 90,000 messages per day pumped out by isis. now the state department is tweeting messages like quote, isis is not the solution. its spread has worsened social ills more homelessness starvation poverty and death so let's talk more about this. let's head to the white house and cnn's michelle kosinski. good morning. >> reporter: hey, carol. i don't know if angry young people out there without opportunities are going to be subscribing to the stat

let's get you to the "newsroom" with carol costello. we know you liked it. >> she hates it. >> i think i'm not going there. >> have a great day! >> "newsroom" starts now. >>> we are not at war with islam. we are at war with people who have perverted islam. >> president obama says terrorists do not represent islam. in just 90 minutes the president speaks again at an anti-extremism summit. will he double down? let's talk live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. next hour president obama delivers a second major address on terrorism in just two days. yesterday's theme igniting controversy after he refused to say the words islamic extremism. that has some conservatives howling. >> al qaeda and isil and groups like it are desperate for legitimacy. they try to portray themselves as religious leaders, holy warriors in defense of islam. we must never accept the premise that they put forward because it is a lie. nor should we grant these terrorists the religious legitimacy that they seek.

i appreciate it. >>> still to come in the "newsroom."on of an nba superstar, lebron james's 10-year-old son already being recruited, andy scholes? >> yeah that's right, carol. lebron james jr. is so good at basketball he's being recruited to play in >>> lebron james junior is so good at basketball he's being recruited for college. he's only 10. we'll hear what lebron has to say when "newsroom" continues.eutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum...♪ smoothies! only from tums. in a race, it's about getting to the finish line. in life, it's how you get there that matters most. like when i found out i had a blood clot in my leg. my doctor said that it could travel to my lungs and become an even bigger problem. so he talked to me about xarelto®. >>xarelto® is the first oral prescription blood thinner proven to treat and help prevent dvt and pe that doesn't require regular blood monitoring or changes to your diet. for a prior dvt i took warfarin, which required routine blood testing and dietary restrictions. not this time. whil

i have to start the "newsroom" now. "newsroom" starts now. >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this hour with a world in conflict and the white house under fire. today we'll learn more about america's escalating involvement in two different wars. a new wave of airstrikes hammers isis targets in syria. these photos reportedly show the aftermath. u.s. ally jordan again takes the lead and vows not to ease up until isis is destroyed. jordan was accompanied by american f-18s and f-22s. in the meantime top u.s. allies scramble to moscow for peace talks on the escalating crisis in ukraine. can france and germany convince vladimir putin to shut off the pipeline of troops and weapons. cutting through the fog of war. national security adviser susan rice will tell americans the plans and priorities in confronting these crises. six years into the obama presidency foreign policy in a changing world. >>> let's begin with the crisis in ukraine and today's meeting between u.s. allies and the russian president, vladimir putin. cnn's

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"newsroom" starts now. happening now in the "newsroom," america's message to congress authorize military force against isis. new poll numbers this morning as world leaders head to the white house to talk extremism. >>> also new details about the denmark terrorist. jail time a history of violence. >> no not a terrorist because i thought he was something else you know? i thought he was, you know a street kid, you know like i didn't thought that he was going to go on and do this. >> what was it about american gang life that appealed to him. >>> plus a west virginia fireball. a train carrying oil derales and explodes spilling into a river. what it means for drinking water. >>> and spinning out. parts of the south and mid-atlantic iced over. the dangerous commute now underway. let's talk live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. fighting terrorism before it takes root. today the white house leads a new effort to address violent extremism and the role

let's come back live now on the dashboard camera of the mobile newsroom. i've goned ahead and pulled you up to the shoulder of u.s. route 301. traffic is getting by, but it's going slowly. they have salted and plowed. they'll be doing it all night just like everywhere else, but a lot of snow is on the way at waldorf and charles county, looked like they're really in the bull's eye. as topper just reported, maybe 10 inches to a foot for some parts of this area. reporting live from the mobile newsroom scott broom, wusa9. >>> of course, the snow is making an impact on the entire evening rush hour. this is 66 at route up with 23. the road -- route 123. the road is wet. 66 is very slow leaving d.c. next we take you to the beltway at route 50 in virginia. again things are moving, although not too swiftly. then we head farther south to i- 95 near the rappahannock river bridge, more snow on the roads which is not surprising since topper said more snow will fall to the south and finally the view again not far from where scott broom was route 301 at maryland 305 in w

let's talk in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. any minute now the secretary of state will be back on the hill. today the house foreign relations committee is set to grill john kerry on crisis in every corner of the world and there's another pressing issue on the hill. homeland security funding three days away from running out. now leadership on both sides working to hammer out a deal. and the leading republican in the senate is signaling he may have a solution. he may have that deal. let's check in with cnn congressional correspondent dana bash. >> reporter: good morning. i'm outside a meeting where house republicans have been going over what they would do if the senate does send them so-called clean bill funding. the department of homeland security. every indication is they are just keeping their powder dry because they're not going to make any decisions until the senate does that. now, some of the context of this is that the whole concept of the non-clean bill funding department of homeland secu

mobile newsroom, people getting by. it is very slippery as the snow has started to come down much more heavily. that's the situation in waldorf. we're expecting a lot more where this came from. >> scott, i know you know to drive safe and be careful. >>> meantime virginia under a state of emergency because of this snowstorm. governor terry mcauliffe is stressing this storm will impact of part of the commonwealth and the declaration clears the way to keep residents safe. >> which will allow to us make sure we can move all of our equipment, our 12,000 pieces of equipment and our two thousand five hundred personnel manning -- 2,500 personnel manning all that equipment so that restrictions will be removed and we can move about the commonwealth quickly to make sure we're putting down the salt and brine and obviously when the snow starts making sure the snow removal equipment. >> governor mcauliffe is asking residents to stay off the roads and here's why. thousands of vdot contractors are out there already driving around sprea

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you're watching cnn newsroom. >>> welcome back. tentative cease-fire in the balance, the ukrainian spokesman says five were killed in fighting with separatists. >> grave concerns have been expressed about the fighting especially around a key transport hub. >>> germany's chancellor was one of the four leaders who negotiated the peace agreement in minsk last week. and this is what angela merkle had to say about the latest fighting. >> translator: the situation is fragile, particularly with regard to this area. it was always clear that much remains to be done and i've always said there are no guarantees about what we are trying to do to succeed. it will be an extremely difficult path. >> angela merkle petro poroshenko and vladimir putin discussed the developments in a phone call conversation i'm joined by our matthew chance live from moscow. so what was discussed in this phone call and what are they doing to make sure that this fragile cease-fire is upheld? >> reporter: well, they're talking about it which is a good sign. this phone c

"newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," despite the threat americans still shop, despite the fact a deadly mall attack could be coming to the united states. >>> rudy guiliani changing his tune after questioning this president's heart for days. he mayor says insulting obama was not his intention. too little too late? plus -- >>> we have fought for everybody else's equal rights. it's our time to have wage equality once and for all. >> women stealing the show at the oscars equal rights taking center stage on hollywood's biggest night. let's talk live in the cnn newsroom. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. a key u.s. ally in the middle east wants to raise the stakes. egypt's president says it's time for the arab nations to unite in a mass of joint military force. its mission, crush isis and the threatfestering across the region. mrk this morning there are no details and question how such a force would operate. cnn's ian is live in cairo today. hi ian. >> reporter: good morning, carol. the speech was given last night by the presiden

newsroom starts now. >> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me this morning the u.s. and its allies are scrambling for peace in some of europe's worst fighting in decades escalates even more. watch this blast in ukraine. >> a european diplomat now tells cnn that massive explosion was an arms depot or factory and struck by a government artillery shell. the pro u.s. government won't confirm that. like so many things in the rebel strong stronghold of donetsk, details are murky at best. also hard to come by consensus, later this hour german chancellor angela merkel will visit the white house and urge president obama not to send arms to ukraine for fears it could escalate the crisis. first, let's get to you to eastern ukraine. peyton walsh joins us from donetsk, take it away nic. >> what we're seeing on the ground is how much damage has been caused by the fighting already. one town is looking very similar to that part of chechnya leveled, with so many residential homes flattened. i saw one administration building with

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this is cnn newsroom. and we start this hour with the war against isis. first, in canada authorities there are trying to track down four teenagers last seen headed for turkey possibly headed to syria to join the terrorist group isis. another big development today. u.s. officials tell cnn the isis executioner known as jihadi john has been identified. his name muhammad enwasi a kuwaiti born londoner. a number of syrian christians kidnapped keeps going up. at least 360 people have been taken hostage, and a disturbing new statistic from the u.s. >> the final counting is done 2014 will have been the most lethal year of terrorism in the 45 years such data has been compiled. >> for the latest on jihadi john and the role he plays in isis cnn's brian todd reports from washington, d.c. >> reporter: the british accept behind the mask. >> obama, you have started your air bombardment, which keeps striking our people. so it's only right we continue to strike the necks of your people. >> reporter: a voice we now think be

get it turned up in your newsrooms. get it turned up in your newsrooms, in your communities. everything that we talked about tonight, turn it up so that we can make an impact in this country. i know it sounds trite, but afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted. that is what we're here for. now, if you were justin does me another moment we would be remiss if we do not a acknowledge a few people in our audience. mr. clarence page from the chicago tribune. ms. joyce jones from bt. so many of them in here. ray baker is somewhere in the audience. i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge my press club. tristan francis, kenny. and so on behalf of the capitol press club we want to thank you. finally, we want to live to the young people in the back from the middle school wrestling against -- monday to interview the president. we will help them to get that question. thank you. had so if please, please be sure. he will sign it. it's a sign up to a member of the capital press club or the national press club's. we are out there, too. thank you so much for coming. leave your car

this is cnn newsroom. area. >> it looks intense. >> going back and doing research it's not unprecedent ed here is the more ominous tropical cyclone. you can see the two paths going forward over the next 48 to 72 hours. i'm going to start to focus on tropical cyclone marsha only because this is a densely populated area and it has the potential to impact brisbane with heavy rain and strong winds going forward. s time. that is unprecedented. they have had over 100 millimeters of rain from an unaffiliated storm system. this is actually tropical storm marsha. g forward giving obvious clue as to why there is a possibility of flash flooding across the region. this is a population of roughly 130,000 people. the bulk of the rainfall. none the less the possibility is here. >> we're talking about what's happening on the coastlines. as this weather moves inland we're talking about a multiday event yes? >> absolutely. to eastern ukraine and a cease fire that appears to be in name only. the city is now in ruin just look

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we'll hand it over to carol costello in "newsroom." >> have a great day. "newsroom" starts now. >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin with the fight against isis. president obama has a plan he says will defeat and destroy the terror group. right now lawmakers on capitol hill are reviewing the president's official request to use military force. >> make no mistake, this is a difficult mission and it will remain difficult for some time. it's going to take time to dislodge these terrorists especially from urban areas, but our coalition is on the offensive. isil is on the defensive and isil is going to lose. >> that mission not only sets restrictions for the use of u.s. ground troops but includes a three-year deadline with no geographic limitations. the president's plan also allows the military to confront quote, unforeseen circumstances, potentially opening up the door to special forces but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are already slamming the president's strategy. >> i'm not sure if it's a strategy that's

. >>> we have more in then "newsroom" and it all starts right now. happening right now in the "newsroom," new air strikes against a major isis stronghold. >> behind me this is most important piece of territory isis still controls in northern iraq. >> the u.s. now trying to gather intel whether american ground troops should help keep them 23r78 taking over america's largest city. >>> and a video allegedly showing cops beating a man on a sidewalk. wait until you hear who tracked down the evidence. >>> and the false story of brian williams being in a represent nearly shot down in iraq. we'll show you how the probe is now widening. >>> hello, again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i'm fredericka whitfield. artillery is raining down in eastern ukraine. the fighting between pro-russian rebels fighting for autonomy and ukraine's military force has seen absolutely no break for several days now. peace talks between russian president putin and his european counterparts didn't revive a cease-fire that has been in that tatters since september. how heavy this is

this is "cnn newsroom." >>> the u.s.tary wants anyone going to one of america's largest malls to be careful. >> this comes after the terrorist group al shabaab released a video calling for attacks to malls in the u.s., the u.k. and canada. as will ripley explains the threat may be a ploy by al shabaab to get recruits. >> reporter: their name means "the youth." al shabaab luring young men to east africa to launch bloody attacks. the group claim responsible for 2013's assault on kenya's westgate mall. more than 60 people died. >> what if such an attack to have occur in the mall of america in minnesota? >> reporter: this new al shabaab propaganda video reaches beyond the african borders targeting the west threatening westgate-style mall attacks in the u.s. canada and the u.k. >> this is a drill. mall of america is now going into lockdown. >> reporter: the mall of america already has extensive security to protect more than 40 million annual visitors. today they're adding new safe measure saying, "we take any potential threat

live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you very much for joining me. we're following breaking news on isis at home and overseas as the fbi stops would-be terrorists from joining the group. according to reuters friends help identify jihadi john accused of murdering james foley and stephen sotloff. we begin with cnn international correspondent nic robertson at new scotland yard. take it away nic. >> reporter: reuters citing "the washington post" e named jihadi john as mohammed emwazi a man from a middle class background in the west of london, college educated. the organization cage from whom "the washington post" say they got confirmation of his name cage has also made some details about emwazi available in a press release. they say this was a young man who when he graduated from college in 2009 went on a trip supposed to be a safari to tanzania arrested at the airport, returned to the uk questioned by british intelligence agents. they say these intelligence agents roughed him up tried to recruit him to join british in

and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroomwe are told that there are still 10 people waiting to be rescued. a clear if there are any casualties. or with the situation is. reminiscent of the more reckless landed on the hudson in january of 2009. when he worked for air wis for u.s. air waves. it looks like a lease there were 10 people swimming of avoiding extreme conditions. in the lead is certainly to have been worst. catherine? >> catherine: an alarming number of band-tailed pigeons are dying along the california coast, and scientists are blaming a parasite. >> catherine: it's happened over the last few months. >> catherine: at least one- thousand birds have died in in santa clara and santa barbara counties since december. >> catherine: california's high speed rail has endured some fierce opposition. but it could be derailed by something the size of a cat: >> catherine: the "san joaquin kit fox." it's on the federal endangered list. >> catherine: and the 68- billion-dollar bullet train is set to run right through its backyard.

rolling into our newsroom.ooks like the san mateo bridge is really stacking up. there were conflicting reports whether there was an accident on the high-rise portion of the span westbound 92 and there's conflicting reports whether it's on the right-hand shoulder actually blocking a lane and it looks like there's a chp car, as well. maybe heading to the scene. so any way westbound 92 san mateo bridge hot spot to avoid. >> out the door, this is your sun-up in the city of san francisco. currently we have increasing clouds and our temperatures in the 40s and 50s. i am going to call it partly cloudy today. temperatures very similar to yesterday. in the 60s and low 70s. cloudy, widely scattered light rain showers friday and saturday. rain amounts maybe .25". >> we have to >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, february 26th, 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." jihadi john is revealed. cbs new confirmed the identity of the 150is terrorist who executed american hostages. >>> the brother of chris

the next hour of cnn "newsroom" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this hour with the debate over the president's plan to defeat isis. right now the house foreign affairs committee is getting ready to discuss the growing threat of the terrorist group and, of course the president's response asking congress to authorize the use of force against isis. in our last hour i talked with the committee's chair, representative ed royce. he says the u.s. should not lead the fight against isis. >> i don't know anyone on the democratic side or the republican side that wants to put the 82nd airborne into syria or iraq. what i do know is that the general consensus is that the offensive operations should be led by the kurds, by the jordanians the sunni tribes et cetera and there is a role here in air support. maybe some disagree with that but it seems to be to me that 95% of those i speak to believe that the united states should be leading a robust air campaign. >> in washington though the need for urgenc

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. >>> happening right now in the newsroom denmark on high alert, the fbi now helping danish authorities piece together what led the to a terror attack on a free speech forum in copenhagen and what the fbi says are similarities to the paris terror attacks also. i speak exclusively with lars vilks, the swedish artist who sure viewed that attack. >>> plus -- so much wind it nearly knocks over this reporter in new england? >> and a cease fire still holding between ukraine's military and pro russian separatists, the newsroom starts right now. >> hello again, thanks so much for joining me i'm fredericka whitfield, we're following some fast moving developments after a pair of deadly shootings in copenhagen denmark today. the suspected gunman dead, now the fbi is on the terror case. it all began yesterday when a man targeted a free speech forum attended by a swedish artist known for his controversial depictions of the prophet mohammad. the gunman died and two others were wounded. a second shooting took place outside a copenhagen synagogue. a man providing security for the synagogue was killed a

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alex thomas, cnn, london. >>> take a short break here on cnn newsroom. when we come back testimony in the american sniper murder trial. the defendant's family and friends revealed his erratic behavior before and after the killings. >>> plus so much hurt spread across libya after this man, gadhafi, was toppled from power. just a few years later, that hope has faded into bloody chaos. a look at the failed state coming up after the break. next. ♪ expected wait time: 55 minutes. your call is important to us. thank you for your patience. waiter! vo: in the nation, we know how it feels when you aren't treated like a priority. we do things differently. we'll take care of it. vo: we put members first... join the nation. thank you. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >>> the egyptian president -- after isis showed the beheading of 21 egyptian christians. >> libya's foreign minister is asking the u.n. to lift the arms embargo to bitter fight terrorism. egypt said more should be done to stop arms from going in there out of fear that groups like isis could get them. >> t

this is cnn newsroom. ♪ ♪ >>> a jury in the u.s.te of texas has found eddie ray routh guilty in the so-called american sniper murder trial. >> he was immediately sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killings of former u.s. navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. the verdict could not have come soon enough for family members. >> we waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son, and as always god has proved to be thankful and we're so thrilled that we have the verdict, that we have tonight. >> the jury rejected the defense argument that routh was insane. i spoke to cnn's ed lavandera last hour. he's been following this trial in texas since it began. >> reporter: insanity cases, especially here in the state of texas, very difficult to prove. this is -- eddie ray routh is the defendant and by most accounts is extremely troubled. what's debatable is the severity of his mental illness. prosecutors thought it was more of a personality disorder and not a psychotic diso

"newsroom" starts right now. >>> hello again. thanks so much for joining me. i'm friday rica wheat field. jeh johnson is reacting to new video today which he sets reflects a new phase of terror attacks. it aired this morning on "state of the union" here is what jeh johnson told gloria borger and you'll see some of the vitt i don't released by the al qaeda-linked group al shabaab, running on the right side of the screen as he talks. >> i'm very concerned about the serious potential threat of independent actors here in the united states. we've seen this now in europe. we've seen this in canada. >> but specifically against the mall of america. >> anytime a terrorist organization calls for an attack on a specific place, we've got to take that seriously. so through our intelligence bulletins bulletins, through working with state and local law enforcement, through working with the fbi, we take this kind of thing seriously. >> i just want to read you within more thing. this is a statement from the mall of america -- mall of america is aware of a threatening video tha

you can look at the newsroom numbers. you can play it safe and get laid off and be mad or you can do you, get laid off, and said i set idea what i was supposed to do i was there. i can tell you. in the 6 years i was there i would often communicate, to john kline. and i specifically said we need hire him as a contributor. because his mess to say the only -- because it is not enough to say the only by general you can -- black general you can think of today is colon powell/ and so that also goes into where you are. you have access to the pentagon. minority generals, they'll have that access to get inside information. my point is just that, it creates other opportunities. for the next folks coming in. that's what i mean, we get shut out of power positions if it as a trickle-down effect and what it does is further creates more division and keeps us further away from these prime opportunities. because the reality is, when a gilbert becomes editor, when you have an african-american who becomes editor, when they know who they are

this is cnn newsroom. >> our top stories for you.ong kong woman has started serving a six year prison sentence after she was found guilty of abusing her house maid. she showed contempt for those beneath them. the migrant worker was in court during today's hearing. >> jihadi john the isis executioner with the british voice was a kuwaitee born londoner. he is reported to be a college graduate who traveled to syria back in 2012. >> canadian police say they are looking for at least four young people who may be trying to join isis. police say they left canada last month and flew to turkey. >> i's fair to say that the group isis may be medieval in its tactics and ideology but they are exploiting modern technology. >> and have done a very good job of it. sit a big part of their tactic and that is social media which, of course appeals to so many young people. >> you might think this is a commercial for the tourism board of canada. it is from isis posted on social media aimed to convince wannabe jihadis. >> a canadian convert was the ultimate

this is "cnn newsroom." >>> we begin this hour in new york where three men are facing terror-related charges over a long list of planned crimes including attacking police and the fbi, hijacking a jetliner to fly to isis territory, and assassinating president obama. >> two of the men appeared in a brooklyn courtroom after their arrest wednesday. the same day they were scheduled to fly to turkey. cnn's justice correspondent pamela brown has details on what allyegedly had planned. >> reporter: the fbi says one of the men arrested today boasted about wanting to kill president obama and blow up coney island in new york city. another man proposed shooting police and fbi agents. plans they allegedly said they put in place if they weren't able to join notice is syria. >> two of the individuals were seeking to fly to syria. one was arrested at the international airport, jfk airport, as he was ready to board the flight. a second individual had a later flight scheduled. >> reporter: in court documents prosecutors point

. >> pelley: mark fill -- phillips in the london newsroom. mark thanks. in the u.s., police are tracking a terrorist who is influencing followers from his home in michigan. jeff pegues looked into how social media is inspiring jihad. >> it's very easy to go on youtube. >> reporter: ahmad musa jibril is a palestinian-american cleric whose extreme views caught the attention of u.s. law enforcement. his alleged call for jihad in 2005 led federal prosecutors to describe him as man who "encouraged his students to spread islam by the sword, to wage a holy war and the hate and kill non-muslims." in 2012, he was released from federal prison after serving six years for insurance fraud. he's currently living in dearborn michigan where he's on probation. even under law enforcement supervision, he's become one of the most influential figures for western foreign fighters. according to british researcher peter neumann... >> he countered their likes their mentions, their follows and what would turn out to be true is that ahmad musa jibril is like an astonishing percenta

i admit people like that but you don't do it in a newsroom.t could have turned on the sprinklers and everybody would have had to leave and fox news would have had to shutdown. >> you are still upset by it. >> really upset. adam bomb almost destroyed this place. there was another guy on the other end of the spectrum. he was the lead singer of guar and he was our inner planet terry correspondent. take a look. >> do you have styling tips for other low levels like myself? >> set fire to your face and let the fire department put it out with an axe. >> you heat earth, don't you? >> i despise it and love it at the same time. the earth is the only place in the galaxy that has cracks. there is an article that says there are no good band names left. do you think that is true? >> absolutely knock liquor biscuit, chuck nugget. >> i'm wondering if you have anybody in your life because she is mesmerized by you one of the ladies onset. >> that's why they wouldn't let me come to new york. they were afraid you girls would just fall in love with me. >> too late

live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> a big scare at an albany middle school yesterday. five students rushed to the hospital after they took some pills that made them sick. they are all 12- and 13-year- old girls. officials with the albany unified school district are not saying publicly what the pills were. but they did notify the students' parents as well as the police. the girls all taken to oakland children's hospital. all are expected to be okay. >>> happening today, some want more control over the internet others don't. either way the federal communications commission will consider new rules for cyberspace. it's called net neutrality. today the fcc will vote on a new set of rules. if the passed, internet providers will not be able to block or slow down apps, websites or online services. the fcc is keeping the vote confidential and the outcome will not be known for months. >>> congress trying to meet a deadline to fund the department of homeland security. the senate has passed a bill that doesn't include a provision to block president obama's executive actions on imm