. >> they're losing ground in ooirk. they're maintaining ground in syria.re getting their recruits coming in from overseas. >> reporter: outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel telling cnn that isis is still expert at exploiting media. >> we have never seen a terrorist group like isil. >> reporter: for the family of the jordanian pilot, a terrible week for news. >> we can't work. we can't eat. >> reporter: u.s. officials continue to say the top priority is not syria but ooirk, hoping to push isis back enough so iraqi forces can try to retake territory. but there is a good deal of doubt about how soon they may be able to do that. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> japan's prime minister is vowing to do more to fight terrorism after isis killed kenji goto. meantime an old tweet by goto has gone viral. he tweeted his thoughts on tolerance in september of 2010. but since his killing, it's been retweeted about 28,000 times. it's the end if i get mad or scream. hate is not for humans. judgment lies with god. that's what i learned from my arabic brothers and sis