that is setting ground forces in northern syria could be on the table. we have cnn's jomana karadsheh joining us from amman, jordan. >> reporter: dave, the attitude is wait and see. the realization there are so many options on the table and people want to wait and see what the administration decides to do when it comes to the fight against isis. you have some in the region who would be welcoming of an increased u.s. role in the fight against isis. some who have been critical of the united states saying that they haven't been aggressive enough in the fight. you have others who are very suspicious of u.s. motives. especially when there is talk of the possibility of deploying ground forces and combat forces in northern syria and increasing the number of forces in iraq. some who feel that there's more to the u.s. intention here of deploying troops. especially after we heard the talk from president trump about mistakes in the past and not taking iraq's oil that really has increased those suspicions in some parts of the region. you have others concerned also a

especially when it comes to deploying more forces in iraq or deploying combat troops in northern syriaing additional large force with u.s. boots on the ground as you have another fighting force added into the very complex battle field in northern syria with so many competing regional and international interests there. there is no easy option here. not one that most in the region will agree to or accept. after all, it is a complex region as we know and divided one right now. dave. >> thank you, jomana. >>> it is 51 minutes past the hour. let's see what is coming up on "new day." alisyn camerota has more. >> good morning. i see a clue for what is coming up on "new day." we will give you a sneak peek of president trump's address in front of congress. we find out exactly what he will say and the different tone that we understand he will take. we will also have one of the top republicans on who this week is busy with coming up with replacement for obamacare. he will tell us what will be in the plan and how many people, if any, will lose coverage. we are also going to have on the son of boxi

considering proposing conventional ground troops into northern syria. this would be a first. we know president obama has opted not to do this, special forces yes, but conventional ground troops no. so, that's a possibility that could be taken up to the president. i am brooke baldwin. thank you so much for being here with me today. we're going to send things from new york to washington. "the lead" starts now. >> thanks, brooke. president trump losing his first-ever cabinet pick. "the lead" starts right now. breaking news, president trump's labor secretary choice is out. a source saying andrew pudzner has withdrawn his name. did oprah play a role? >>> inner circle red square, brand-new cnn exposing repeated contact between some of president trump's top campaign advisors and russian operatives. did mr. trump know about those calls? plus, a dictator's brother poisoned to death. today a new arrest.

he said he wants to create a safe zone in northern syria that would be terrorist free.nwhile, human rights watch has accused the syrian regime of launching multiple chemical attacks last year during the final weeks of the battle for aleppo. in a new report released monday, the group said 200 people were hurt and at least nine died in the attacks, 4 of them children. report: a playground, clinics and residential areas were targets. human rights watch release information regime used gas to take aleppo. the organization claimed the gas was dropped to clear civilians from the frontlines. the government troops advanced. >> the use appeared to be coordinate it with overall military strategy. in the beginning, we saw tax in the east as the front lines as we saw tags in the east as they moved always been -- in the east as the lines moved. it was coordinated and senior military commanders, those in charge of the efforts to retakee aleppo probably knew about these attacks. reporter: human rights identified the u use of attacksn 2014 and later confirmed by un appointed investigati

show said turkey's involvement in northern syria is becoming more and more complicated.nstance, the is militia withdraws, there will be a race between the syrian government of and the free syrian army turkey troops to take the town. it will involve some very betweented negotiations angara, moscow, and damascus -- ankara, moscow, and damascus to make sure that after the islamic state is knocked out of the town, the free syrian army and the turks do not have a big battle with the government on the other side. c.i.a. director mike pompeo was a turkey juices -- was in turkey to discuss security in the region today. ties with turkey have been strained in recent years, especially after the failed coup last year. stateswants the united to extradite the man accused of plotting the coup. -- heading the coup. toon his first foreign trip -- as part of the u.s. team, mike pompeo heads to turkey. trump was elected last november, the president voiced hope for improving ties. lot to bee there is a done in regards to turkey-u.s. relations. >> relations hit an all-time low between the tw

turkey as you realize has been carrying a heavy load in northern syria.re's a mix of kurds and anti-assad forces. this has to remain a very focused mission against trying to deter and then to defeat. two different mission sets. just to further deter and defeat. moving into the direction of trying to defeat isis. we can't have a discussion about what's going to happen with assad. that's an objective but we can't put that on the table now and then if you move over to the east in what is taking place in mosul clearly what you have now done has bounded this cal fate and you begin to squeeze it in a little bit more allowing the iraqi forces up north and mosul to continue to achieve success there and reclaim the city and then the united states supporting turkey in northern syria. this really can become a much larger mission increasing the risk calculation. that's exactly what it's all about. >> i guess what is curious is that president trump during the campaign as a candidate expressed great disapproval at the way things had gone in iraq. he said he never suppo

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for the: a breakthrough strike to wipe out the islamic state group in northern syria.ouring in, and the sounds of gunfire. these at the-backed rebels seized full control of the town of al-bab on thursday. as soon after, they were flying their flag, as is seen in this amateur footage. ,> we gained ground in al-bab and the islamic militants are in a difficult situation. , it isr: julia: --al-bab south of the turkish border. it was once a stronghold for the militants. forthey have the groundwork an eventual assault on rocco -- raqqa. officials, soldiers are now looking for pockets of militants. jihadist may have struck a deal with the turkey-backed rebels to abandon al-bab after five months of fighting. meanwhile, syrian peace talks have resumed in geneva for the first time in 10 months. the future of president assad remains a sticking point for russia. he says it is absurd. forces are continuing to bomb civilian areas despite agreeing to several cease-fires. expectations of a breakthrough at these u.n. talks are low. >> i am not expecting miracles. task.e an uphill it wi

meanwhile the islamic state group says it was behind a pair of car bombings in northern syria a couplef hours apart. day earlier that area in question had just been liberated from the extremists. reporter: left with an unfortunate fate pre-it 49 people were killed in the first car explosion with a second explosion occurring just moments after, killing two turkish sosoldiers. bob,nside the center of al the other just on the outskirts of the town. just one day after it was liberated by syrian rebels and turkish military forces. onafter the liberation thursday, there was a gathering in this neighborhood. and then a member of the islamic state group driving a car filled with explosives blew himself up in the middle of the crowd. reporter: the bombings were in active revenge from the islamic state group. turkish forces and syrian rebels have regained control of the city on thursday after two months of fighting. ushor: new still coming into at france 24. the french financial prosecutor has asked the millet -- asked the magistrate to open a probe into francois fillon's life being paid money f

it is a city in northern syria. can read the article in the "daily beast." it says it is a big win for the free syrian army forces backed by turkey. it is a strategic win because it is the city that has served as s for the islamic state group intelligence operations. it is from the city they planned terrorist attacks in europe, in 2015 and 2016. and it is also important stepping some on the way to the capital of the self claimed caliphate. anchor: the city was recaptured thanks to a stepping deal ankara andra -- isis. >> it is a lebanese article. he says according to his information, there was a deal between turkish officials and the islamic state group. according to this deal, isis would surrender the city at 10:00 a.m., which is just about what happened. and in exchange, their family members would be protected and isis members who wanted to stay as citizens could do so and they land.be given land. it was a very controversial claim. [no audio] yemen, northern nigeria, and somalia are aslso at risk. >> 20 million people could start over the next six months.

the city is the so called islamic state's main stronghold in northern syria.hey plan to capture areas east of the city. meanwhile the jordanian air force says it has carried out attacks on islamic state group targets across the border in southern syria. a military statement said a number of militants were killed or wounded. the targets included an arms depot and a warehouse where is made car bombs. jordan is a member of the us—led coalition fighting the militants. peruvian investigators have raided the home of the former president, alejandro toledo, aspart, , ., . . hasjenledjllongdoingz the new us defence secretary is on his first official visit to asia. in japan, on saturday, james mattis confirmed america's commitment to the two countries' alliance. he also criticised china for building artificial islands in disputed territory. here's rupert wingfield—hayes, in tokyo. only two weeks ago, general mattis was moving into his new office at the pentagon. the alliance between the us and japan is enduring and will remain as the cornerstone of peace and security in

around the world, a russian air strike has killed three turkish soldiers and wounded 11 others in northern syria. the wounded soldiers were wrapped in the turkish flag and rushed to the hospital. the kremlin said the accident occurred as a russian plane targeted islamic state militants. president vladimir putin calls to offersh counterpart condolences. a permanent barrier is to be erected around the eiffel tower in paris at the end of the year to protect it from potential terror attacks. authorities want to replace the metal fence put up during the euro 2016 football tournament last year. postapartheid south africa promised so much to its people when white minority rule ended in 1994. there was a punch up in parliament today and some opposition members were thrown out. president jacob zuma delivered his state of the union address. his government has been dogged by corruption allegations and for many, hopes of a prosperous future are confined to the past. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. andrew: the gloom here in port elizabeth can feel relentless. it is a rough city worn down by

car bombs, likely set off by isis, killed at least 60 people today near a town there northern syria that was liberated yesterday. isis is lashing out as it continually loses ground in its strongholds of raqqa, in syria, and mosul in iraq. david martin is traveling with the top u.s. commander in the region. >> reporter: isis released a video purporting to show a dead hit by a drone on an iraqi armored personnel carrier. but that did not stop iraqi forces in their battle to retake mosul. they seized control of mosul's airport and entered the western half of the city, having already liberatedly the eastern half. after mosul, the next major objective in the war against isis is across the border in syria. we're insidey american special operations base, which is used as a hub for the campaign to liberate the isis capital of raqqa. syrian fighters being trained here are part of a force of about 15,000 being assembled to assault raqqa. but joseph votel, commander of u.s. forces in the middle east, told cbs news they need more than the ak-47s they'll be issued after 20 days of training. >> antita

the city is the so called islamic state's main stronghold in northern syria. known — say they plan to capture areas east of the city. meanwhile the jordanian air force says it has carried out attacks on islamic state group targets across the border in southern syria. a military statement said a number of militants were killed or wounded. the targets included an arms depot and a warehouse where i—s made car bombs. jordan is a member of the us—led coalition fighting the militants. peruvian investigators have raided the home of the former president, alejandro toledo, as part of a corruption inquiry linked to brazil's biggest construction business. local media reported that prosecutors believe that the company, oderbrecht, paid about twenty million dollars in bribes in order to win public works contracts in peru. mr toledo, who was president for five years from 2001, has denied wrongdoing. it's less than three months now until france goes to the polls to elect a new president. and the election race is beginning to take shape. the new kid on the block is emmanuel m

says it has begun a new phase of its campaign against the islamic state—held city of raqqa in northern syrianational coalition forces are providing air cover in their attempt to surround the city. a year ago today world leaders met in london to discuss how to help syrian refugees. $12 billion was pledged and an ambitious target was set — by the end of this school year all refugee children are to have access to education. but there's still a long way to go — as alex forsyth reports from lebanon. these are the hands of the child doing work and adults should do. atjust12, nasser is one of the oldest in his family, which left syria two years ago. his mechanic's wage is vital to help feed his six siblings. translation: i can't go to school, because i have to help my family. they don't make enough money, so i have to work. even those too small to work face barriers to education, like these boys. they live in one room in a freezing stable block, after their family left aleppo five years ago. hassan‘s only experience of a classroom is what he dreams of in his mind. translation: i have never been to

says it has begun a new phase of its campaign against the islamic state—held city of raqqa in northern syriacover in their attempt to surround the city. there's been violence in northern kenya between the police and traditional herdsmen who are illegally driving cattle onto private land. a tourist lodge has been burned down and a bbc team was shot at while trying to film. the herders say there's nowhere else to feed their animals, because of drought. one of the affected tourist areas is laikipia. 0ur africa correspondent alastair leithead reports. in the grasslands below mount kenya, farmers are fighting a daily battle to keep control of their land. wildlife is being killed, and tourist lodges hit as herds of cattle are being illegally driven onto private land by traditional herdsman in their tens of thousands. this is a game ranch, buffaloes and elephants usually drink here, but traditional pokot and samburu herdsman are driving their cattle through, destroying the land. translation: it's because of drought, and this is the only place there's pasture, the only place we can bring our cows. b

there are no turkish troops in northern's -- now turkish troops in northern syria. turkey is trying to forge a political solution in syria. so what does turkey want for the region, and what role does it play at this time? the foreign minister is going to join us. he is a member of parliament and a founding member of turkey's ruling party, the justice and development party. he has been the minister of foreign affairs since november 2015. us.se join you.ank thank you so much. peace at home, peace in the world, and zero problems with neighbors is still the main principle foreign policy of turkey. turkish troops are in syria to defeat daesh, and we had to bang two bases inave .raq thank you very much for giving this clarification. ladies and gentlemen, we are not living in an easy world today. in america, and europe, and other parts of the world, we have 70 challenges that society is worried, but in our region, as i think we have all agreed is the most difficult one. today, the middle east faces a mountain of security challenges. these include civil war's, sectarianism.

but we have got, you know, the second largest army in nato is the northern country to syria, right, which is running the syria file, and mismanaging it i would say. what are we doing to exacerbate the contradictions or tensions and shooting ourselves in the foot. we're enabling a proxy that the turkish government be it islamist or secretary you la sees a primary national security threat namely the pyd or the syrian affiliate of the kurdistan workers, you are signature here with a turkish nationalist who could probably ash particular late it bet are than i. this is madness it makes no sense. putin often geth classified as a tack tition, and not a strategist. i think he looks more into the future. he at least knows where america's vulnerabilities and short comes are and exploits the hell out of them. >> malik n this confusing world, what would you have america do? if you could sit down with donald trump tomorrow, and we listen to you. >> well, it would be nice to give him a sense of a coherent ideology so that he would actually have a base of values from which to operate consistently. then

. >>> on now to northern syria. isis has claimed responsibility for a car bombing that killed as many as 60 people. turkish state media says the blast in a village targeted a security building that was being used by rebels fighting the terror group. in the meantime a second set of attacks in homs homicias killed people. >>> iraqi forces are closing in on a key area of western mosul as it fights to retake that city from isis. our correspondent is live from east of there. it's good to have you with us, ben. let's talk about this particular part of mosul. it was heavily fortified with defenses by isis. they'd been there for several years. they dug in. how difficult is it? how is the battle going to retake that part of the city? >> at this point, george, it appears that the iraqi forces are making some progress in entering the southern part of the western city just north of the airport. ma we've seen is that they've entered two neighborhoods which are just north of the airport, but yes, it really is hard going. once the

mccain making a trip to northern syria. i mean, at this point, you know, it's not unprecedented, certainly, that the head of armed services would be there. but it is a peculiar position for him to put himself in. >> john likes to be the opposition leader, and i think to a certain extent he's going to pay a very heavy price, because if this president's going to rebuild the defenses of the country, which he promised to do, john mccain could play a very, very critical role if he doesn't become a loyal supporter, he's not going to be very effective x the other members of that committee will have to move the ball forward. he's been to syria a number of times, he doesn't need to -- lou: well, he's the one, you know, who also went to cairo for president obama trying to install the muslim brotherhood in the al-sisi government shortly after the general took control. >> didn't work out too well, did it? lou: it did not. [laughter] the likelihood he keeps his chairmanship under these circumstances? >> well, i think he keeps it, but is

could they send a small number of conventional ground forces to northern syria. not the special forces, not the trainers that are already there. but conventional ground troops. the idea is could this meet one of president trump's requirements to have some ideas in hand to speed up the fight against isis. now, you'll remember president obama always rejected the idea of ground troops. it is a very risky proposition, wolf. >> you're also learning, barbara, more about a russian spy ship lurking off the coast of connecticut right now. tell our viewers what you've learned. >> this is a ship called the victory le ono v, 30 miles off the coast of connecticut. it is essentially a russian spy ship that tries to pickup signals. it's happened before. they've run this ship up and down the east coast of the united states. it goes down to cuba, goes back to russia, comes back. but this is the first time it's headed so far north off connecticut. usually it turns around by the time it gets to virginia. something the u.s. navy is keeping a close eye on, wolf. >> there is also a di

the fault of the town in northern syria and development on the battlefield creates some space in that town has fallen to the turks and the position is that the sort of space the present would like to see? mr. spicer: look, we're not trying to be prescriptive in terms of the geographic location of a safe zone. it's something that by now the president's goal is to get commitments from other world leaders both in terms of the funding and a commitment to share in how we do that. so i don't want to get, we're not looking to be prescriptive on how it is dumb. i think overall we need a greater commitment in the region to make sure that people are committed to a strategy and is -- and the safe zones to allow that to stop some of the human suffering that's going on, and create, while other, while the rest of the conflict ensues. i think we have got, we have to dual track this, deal with the conflict as a whole and how we address it and how we deal with isis in combating it. and we also have a humanitarian piece of this as well with respect to the safe zones and we are looking up with pieces of

has sent condolences after a russian air strike accidentally killed three turkish soldiers in northern syriain efforts to capture the city of al—bab from so—called islamic state. although russia and turkey back opposing sides in the war, the incident comes after a warming of ties between the two countries. i think the snowstorm has defeated us i think the snowstorm has defeated us for a moment, and you may have lost the beautiful view behind me! japanese prime minister shinzo abe is in washington tomorrow to meet the president to discuss security and trade before heading off to play golf with donald trump at his resort in palm beach, florida, over the weekend. it is, of course, a key strategic relationship — in fact, mr abe was an early visitor to trump tower during the transition — but president trump did attackjapan during the election campaign for "making it impossible" for the us to sell cars there. so what's the story? 0ur tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes, has been taking a look at whether his claim is entirely fair. president donald trump says it's not fair that americans bu

senator john mccain chairman of the armed services committee just wrapped up a secret trip to northern syria to talk to officials there, have a look for himself at how the fight is going and what some of those options might be. wolf. >> very quickly, 5,000 ground troops still in iraq, but there are some u.s. troops already in syria, right? >> yeah. the top line limit is about 500. it may not often be that many. but they are mainly special operations forces and some conventional forces mainly doing train, advise, assist, but what we're talking about is if additional forces go in, they will be providing much more direct support to the kurdish and the arab forces who are supposed to be on the front line to the fight in syria. wolf. >> key words, supposed to be. thank you very much for that report. let's get some more on all of this with a top democratic on the house armed services committee, congressman adam smith of washington state. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >> what's your response, congressman, to the news that u.s. troops have now come under fire from isis terr

starr is reporting the pentagon may recommend the deployment of conventional ground forces in northern syriaeyond just the small groups of special operators that are there now. would you recommend sending those additional troops in numbers into that fight now? >> well, i would have to know a lot more than i do about what the mission would be and what exactly the forces would do but i do believe that since the failure to enforce the red line back in the previous administration, that that was a colossal mistake from a strategic standpoint and i have been advocating that the pentagon dust off operation provide comfort, 1991, which was a kurdish relief operation where we also handled refugees and we established no-fly zones, no-go zones and i think at the very least the penalty for bashar al assad for having used chemical weapons on his own people should have been to forfeit a piece of his territory where refugees could have been handled and it might have prevented the flow of refugees into the -- into europe. is so i think it depends on what the mission is and what that force does and -- but i

does, and in raqqah west of that in northern syria, that's the next major fight. those supply lines are going to be key to all of this. what are the numbers we're talking about? well, according to the u.s. military, 60,000 isis fighters have been killed, leaving some 50,000. those are the resources on the screen that president trump has to work with. the air bases that surround syria and iraq, we have special operations forces in syria. and the 5,000 troops in iraq. the last thing i want to show you, because this is going to complicate everything, are the russian positions in syria. russia has done the main sort of military work in syria. those little airplanes, those are now air bases, those circles are military positions and two ports are key for russia. so all of that is going to sort of convolute what is already a very complicated problem. >> so you guys are both saying drum beats of war. is there union namty of thought? is everyone on the same page within the pentagon? >> i think the pentagon is excited for a challenge, whether or not they're in favor of goin

. >> the fall of abad in northern syria, important development on the battlefield, creates some space in that with the turks and opposition, is that the sort of space that the president would like to see a safe zone? >> we're not trying to be prescriptive in terms of a safe zone. right now the president's goal is to get commitment in terms of the funding and commitment to share how we do that. we're not looking to be preskiptive today how it's done, overall we need a grgreater commitment to allow that to stop some of the human suffering going on and create while other -- while the rest of the conflict ensues and i think we've got to deal with the conflict as a whole and how we address it with isis and combatting it but there's a humanitarian piece with respect to safe zones and looking at both pieces of this as well. >> since the election secretary of state rex tillerson has expressed about paris and climate change and the president has heard from some world leaders, is the president still committed to pulling out of the paris exchange and pulling out? >> i would leave it up to the pr

conventional ground troops into northern syria. this would be a first. we know president obama has opted not to do this, special forces yes, but conventional ground troops no. so, that's a possibility that could be taken up to the president. i am brooke baldwin. thank you so much for being here with me today. we're going to send things from new york to washington. "the lead" starts now. >> thanks, brooke. president trump losing his first-ever cabinet pick. "the lead" starts right now. breaking news, president trump's labor secretary choice is out. a source saying andrew pudzner has withdrawn his name. did oprah play a role? >>> inner circle red square, brand-new cnn exposing repeated contact between some of president trump's top campaign advisors and russian operatives. did mr. trump know about those calls? plus, a dictator's brother poisoned to death. today a new arrest. is the assassin connected to kim jong-un? >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with breaking news in ou

mccain's office says the senate armed services chairman travelled to northern syria. he visited with u.s. forces deployed there. mccain also talked about efforts to combat isis and to retake land from isis. another issue getting a lot of attention. >>> meanwhile at the republican town hall meetings is russia. >> i would like an investigation -- >> with the hat on. >> i second that. russia. >> russia. >> but cld members of the republican party actually be warming to that idea? a fascinating, most important number of the day. straight ahead. future of businew york state is already in motion. companies across the state are growing the economy, with the help of the lowest taxes in decades, a talented workforce, and world-class innovations. like in plattsburgh, where the most advanced transportation is already en route. and in corning, where the future is materializing. let us help grow your company's tomorrow - today at esd.ny.gov nosy neighbor with a glad bag, full of trash. what happens next? nothing. only glad has febreze to neutralize odors for 5 days. guaranteed. eve

the fall in northern syria, an important development on the battlefield. creates some space for the turks and the opposition. is that sort of space that this president would like to see a safe zone? >> we're not trying to be prescriptive in terms of the geographic location of the safe zones. it's something that right now the president's goal is to get commitment from other world leaders in terms of the funding and the commitment to share in how we do that. so i don't want to get -- we're not looking to be prescriptive and how it's done. overall, we need a greater commitment in the region to make sure that people are committed to a strategy and to safe zones to allow that to stop some of the human suffering that is going on and create -- while the rest of the conflict ensues. i think we have to duel track this. deal with the conflict as a whole and how we address it, how we deal with isis and combatting it and a humanitarian piece as well with respect to the safe zone. we're looking at both pieces of this as well. >> since the election, secretary of state r

has sent condolences after a russian air strike accidentally killed three turkish soldiers in northern syriasyrian rebels in efforts to capture the city of al—bab from so—called islamic state. joining us now is our istanbul correspondent mark lowen, do we know what actually happened? what the turkish military says i szfiaisoldiers '” ww” what the turkish military says i refuge in a building in 'r£"" northern when struck. the kremlin was islamic fiat; 7 was islamic fiat; around - was islamic fiat; around the i so—called islamic state around the town of al—bab, which has been held by is and besieged by turkish forces we re by is and besieged by turkish forces were some time, for several weeks. three turkish soldiers died inside the building, and 11 more were injured. vladimir putin has more terms of ‘ cooperation ‘cooperation in ‘ cooperation in syria. ‘cooperation in syria. what ‘ cooperation in syria. what a ‘ coop a ation in syria. what a ‘ coop a year in syria. what a ‘ coop a year makes. . what a ‘ coop a year makes. it's lat a ‘ coop a year makes. it's just difference a year makes. it's j

the fall of -- in northern syria, an important development on the battlefield, creates some space in that town for the turks and opposition. is that the sort of space that the president would like to see a safe zone? >> we're not trying to be prescriptive right now in terms of the geographic location of a safe zone. it is something that right now the president's goal is to get commitment from other world leaders in terms of funding and commitment, to share in how we do that. so, i don't want to get, we're not looking to be prescriptive today how it is done. i think overall we need greater commitment in the region to make sure people are committed to a strategy and to safe zones to allow that to stop some of the human suffering that is going on and create, while other, while the rest of the ensues. we have to dual track this deal with the conflict as a whole, how we address it and deal with isis combating it. we have to, there is a humanitarian piece to this as well with respect to the s.a.f.e. zones, and i think we're looking at both ceases of this as well. >> thanks, sean. since the

northern syria, an important development on the battlefield, creates some space in that that town is full of turks and opposition. is that the sort of space that the president would like to see a safe zone? >> i don't -- we're not trying to be preciptive in terms of a geographic location of a safe zone. right now the president's goal is to get commitments from other world leaders, in terms of the funding and commitment to share in how we do that. so, i don't want to -- we're not looking to be prescriptive today in how it's done. i think overall we need a greater commitment in the region to make sure that people are committed to a strategy and to safe zones, to allow that to stop some of the human suffering that's going on and create, while other -- while the rest of the conflict ensues. i think that we've got -- we've got to dual track this. deal with the conflict as a whole, how we address it, deal with isis and combating it. there's a humanitarian piece to this as well with respect to the safe zones. i think we're looking at both pieces of this as well. >> reporter: thanks, sean. s

the back that he and president erdogan had secret deals behind the scenes about the kurds in northern syria. he went after president erdogan and the turkish government with a single minded purpose, putting sanctions on them, basically forcing the turks to eventually capitulate in terms of giving an apology for the shooting down of the plane and turning the screws on turkish front abilities with the kurdish situation in syria, and after the coup this past summer. those are the kinds of actions we see repeated. in smallern it countries repeatedly. we are seeing the russians feel emboldened on doing this at a larger scale, and they see this as fair game and part of a totality of instruments. cyber is just one of a whole number of strategies and mechanisms. ask david to pick up on something you were talking about. in terms of the asymmetry, the point david made earlier about cancyber capabilities be the perfect weapon. as a journalist, you are in a powerful role in communicating these activities to the public. the government does not talk about it. the only opportunity to learn about what happe

preventing kurdish forces from taking full control of the border south of turkey and the northern regions of syria. he is now saying the operation will continue until both islamic state group fighters and kurdish in northeastern syria until both of those groups have been cleared. severall cause difficulties insofar as the kurdish fighters have been the backbone of the syrian democratic forces which up until now have been the preferred partner of the u.s. in the fight against the islamic state group in syria. the turks are saying they would like to usurp them from that place and take the fight themselves isolating the kurds from that fight and trying to clear forces from the area entirely. genie: thank you, adam. north korea has confirmed what it says was a successful test of a new ballistic missile. south korea says the missile flew for around 500 kilometers [no audio] emergency meeting at the un security council today. a new test by north korea. on sunday the hermit kingdom announced it has launched a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea of japan. the action is widely seen as a test of a n

ground troops to northern syria. this is for a report to president trump on the war against isis due this month. but the very idea that the pentagon is seriously considering sending more troops into syria should be a wake-up call to congress and to all americans. three years after the u.s. first sent troops to syria and iraq, congress still hasn't voted to authorize the fight against isis. do we really want to send more americans into war? what's the mission? how does it end? for three years congress has failed to do its constitutional duty. three years of cowardice. three years of a blank check. speaker ryan promised action in 2016. but did nothing. when, mr. speaker, will this house finally do its job? after 100 more american troops are sent to syria and iraq? 500 more, 1,000? will when will congress finally act? mr. speaker, say the time is now -- i say the time is now. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from arizona seek recognition? without objecti

there is now a bomb falling on northern iraq and eastern syria once every eight minutes. that's not counting 1,400 rounds fired by these rocket launchers, which the army calls "himars." accurate up to nine feet. do you know what your success rate is? >> the himars, it does not miss, sir. we tell it what to shoot, it will hit that target. >> reporter: with all that firepower, it's only a matter of time between mosul and raqqa are liberated. but thatee u.s. military operations since 9/11-- win all the battles without ever winning the war against trump. scott. >> pelley: david martin on the battlefield. david, thank you. we have an update now on dr. jon lapook's "60 minutes" story about the sports medicine doctor charged with sexually assaulting nine women gymnasts. today in michigan, larry nassar pleaded not guilty to 22 criminal counts. dozens of former athletes are suing him in civil court. coming up next on the "cbs evening news," a young murder victim may have recorded her killer's voice. bllz from k-y ultragel. 48 hours of protection. ♪ i don't have to reapply this...