american aircraft have been attacking some of the isis positions, but a pentagon official admit, "we do not have the capability to save kobani from the air." the defenders of kobani are not well enough organized to take advantage of the strikes, this official said, and isis is already inside the cy where airstrikes run the risk of causing civilian casualties. the siege of kobani is turning into a public lesson in the limits of american airpower, and kobani is not unique. kobani is horrible, one pentagon official said, but right now there's a lot of horrible in iraq and syria. >> pelley: david martin at the pentagon. david, thank you. tonight we have a rare look at why the f.b.i. is so concerned about western fighters in syria. our clarissa ward managed to get inside syria where isis and other rebels are fighting amid the chaos of a three-year-old civil war. who are these men? what do they want? clarisa found out. >> and winter is coming. >> reporter: after months of negotiations, we met a 26-year-old dutch fighter called yil madz, born in holland but now one of the thousand western j

. >> even though pentagon officials said on monday that they knew one of the 28 bundles dropped to fighters inside kobane had gone astray. they were not prepared for what came out on tuesday on youtube, a video, apparently showing what could have been some of the material dropped, and now in the possession of i.s.i.l. fighters. however, pentagon officials and at the state department says that they believe the bundle had been destroyed, and are analysing the video to see whether or not this is propaganda video. >> we have seen the video and can't confirm what is in it is accurate. there's a lot of false information. particularly propaganda on the internet. it may fall into the category. we are seeking more information at this point. can't confirm they are seeking more information. part of i.s.i.l.'s strategy is to wage a propaganda campaign. that's why a line of effort has been to delegitimize i.s.i.l.'s propaganda. it's something other countries and religious leaders can do. >> the other major question about monday's air drop is whether the u.s. and coalition partners are going to do someth

about joining the coalition he seems to be in agreement with the officials at the pentagon who says the city cannot be saved through air strooiks alone. protests in turkey turned deadly overnight. police used live ammunition to break up kurdish demonstrators protesting against the isis advance on cue pany. they're calling on turkey's government to help the band of kurds fighting to maintain control of the border town. turkish forces are standing by and watching as kubani has weathered an isis siege for three weeks. groups are already in parts of the city despite the air strikes. as one pentagon official put it, we do not have the ability to safe kubani from the air. >> if they take it, it shows they can still take the town even while under american air strikes. this is a win by winning. so from a strategic perspective it will look very bad for us, good for them. >> reporter: turkey says they won't take isis unless the troops get involved. they need to do more to back rebels trying to topple assad. >> canada's parliament has voted to approve air strikes against them but they will not car

the apache ah-64s are more vulnerable to ground fire than the jets, but the pentagon official say theycause they are close to iraqi troops and can fly low and strike with greater precision. the apaches hit four targets over the weekend near fallujah. that same official says isis is continuing to advance in anbar province 30 miles west of baghdad. a lot going on, including the breaking news of at least 29 militants killed in talafer. our ben wedeman is monitoring this for us in baghdad. good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, john. we understand that there were two coalition strikes at about 4:00 a.m. local time. according to medical sources there at the hospital, indeed, as you mentioned, 29 of them were killed. this is a very strategic town because it is about midway between mosul which is occupied by isis currently and the syrian border. we know from kurdish military officials that their aim is to try to cut off mosul from syria and cut off the supply and lines between syria where isis is based with raqqa and euphrates. john. >> and ben, you had a chance to spend time with some

as one pentagon official puts it, we do not have the ability to save kubani from the air. >> if they take it, it shows they can still take the town even while under american air strikes. unlike other terrorist groups who win by not losing, this is a win by winning. so from a strategic perspective it will look very bad for us, good for them. >> turkey says they won't take isis unless the troops get involved. they need to do more to back rebels trying to topple assad. there is a new addition to the coalition. canada's parliament has voted to approve air strikes against isis target bus they will not be carried out in syria. the authorization only covers targets in iraq. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> the fbi is asking for your help in identifying an english-speaking man in an isis propaganda video. the masked man appears to be speaking with what appears to be an american accent. the militant appears to help in the execution of syrian soldiers. >>> well, coming up later in the broadcast, clarissa ward travels to syria and talks to a westerner now fight

the pentagon officials insist air power alone will not be enough to save kobani.ithout what spokesperson john kirby says a willing and effective partner on the ground. >> air strikes alone will not do this. will not fix this. not save the town of kobani. we know that and we have been saying that. yet, we continue to get questions of why aren't you doing more and how come they are not more effective? we have been honest about the limits of air power. >> we have cnn's phil black on the border with syria and tur y turkey. phil, we have seen the smoke and planes. the siege of kobani continues. >> reporter: it does, john. we heard more planes overhead just this morning. it is almost continuous, that sound. and seeing impacts in the distance around kobani. air strikes alone will not save the city, those air strikes are continuing. that will give some heart to the kurdish fighters inside the city. they want more of that. their belief if they take care of the street fighting, then they can leave the air strikes to the u.s. and coalition in order to deal with the isis posi

a former pentagon official says handling of isis commander and delay ever placing him on list of known terrorists is another example of american station's denial of rising threat in iraq and syria. he was only ding flit nated as known terrorist in september losing valuable time to target him. he is a battle hardened fighter credited with seizing control of iraqi military bases and american weapons of mass destruction. as one of the most capable isis commanders strengthens its ranks two sources from the intelligence committee say the american campaign disrupted and not degraded the capability of isis's khorasan group in syria who operatives are actively plotting against the u.s. airline industry. they have operatives with longstanding ties to usama bin laden network including this man who is described as leader of al qaeda's victory committee which provides strategic guidance for the network. there has been no data including chatter between known terrorist operatives or martyrdom video to know they were killed in the strikes and intelligence committee believe khorasan group was anticipa

pentagon officials, and officials at the state department say they believe the bundle was destroyed, and are analysing the video to see whether or not this is simply propaganda video. >> we have seen the video and cannes confirm what is in it is accurate. there's a lot of false information, propaganda on the internet and it may fall into the category. we are seeking more information on that point. we know that part of i.s.i.l.'s strategy is to wage a propaganda campaign. one of our lines of effort has been delegitimizing the propaganda. it's something other countries and religious leaders can do. >> the other major question about the airdrop is whether the u.s. and coalition partners will try to do something similar again for the people trying to save kobane from i.s.i.l. fighters. they will not say that this is a one off as it were, but they say they have to look carefully at what the needs of the fighters in kobane are, as well as whether there are other needs that need to be attended to. the major issue that people are waiting for is for turkey to make good on the land bridge it e

is it galling for former pentagon official to watch the chinese ride in on a whitehorse to look down the road of future profits after the americans sunk costs not to mention 2350 lives lost there? >> well, in terms of u.s. and china, one of the key points of the discussion was afghanistan, they reportedly agreed that it was in each country's interest for china to help afghanistan. and as we discussed earlier the u.s. is pulling out and pulling out in a way that is leaving a lot of holes. so president gandhi is looking for ways to fill those holes, and china may well be that filler. however, i think there's a little bit of short-term thinking in the way this administration is looking at it. they're looking at it in terms we need to leave afghanistan and maybe we'll see if china can pick up the slack. but the chinese are not acting just in the case of afghanistan. the chinese president is looking to expand china's influence all the way around china. looking towards asia and the middle east, if the united states continue to seed ground everywhere around china, our broader geopolitical i

and i do think it's quite shocking that this was in 2013, senator levin asked a pentagon official for a list of those associated forces and he was told while he might be provided with a list, the list could not be shared with the public because the forces on the list could -- it could harm national security because just by naming the people we were at war with, for example, are we at war with al shabaab, we don't know. they could gain credibility manging them even more of a threat to the united states. >> i could add to that this problem predates 9/11 and you could argue that it goes back to the existence of a standing military force which was also never the founder's intention. consult your constitution. it talks about raising an army and maintaining a navy. that actually had real meaning to them. so the fact that the president no longer is required to call up forces is why you don't have declarations of war. you don't have congress debating whether or not particular forces are necessary because they are at his disposal. >> average people when they look at the fact that the people th

a pentagon official tells fox news there is confusion over an increase in russian military flights overack, baltic and north seas and the atlantic ocean during the past two days. the official says the pentagon is unsure of the russian sbiint. >> the flights have been conducted in international air space. nato calls it an unusual and significant increase in russian military activity and it comes just five days after a speech by russian president vladimir putin that reuters described as including, quote, some of putin's fiercest rhetoric against the west since he first rose to power in 2000. >> ebola, isis and disparaging remarks about an allied leader. president obama is complaining when we come back. there are more reasons than ever why now is the best time to be on verizon. one: verizon's the largest, most reliable 4g lte network in the country. that's right america. with xlte in over 400 markets. two: and here's something for families to get excited about. our best ever pricing with double the data on select plans. and three: you can now get our best ever single line priricing startin

>> pentagon officials, when they start to talk about the budget, even when they talk about potentiallyjusting the budget to deal with some of these kind ,f unforeseen contingencies they are very adamant in their concern about the sequester, so while they were offered some caps, from those budget they still at the outset had to , to across-the-board cuts which they say they could not be strategic about where they found that spending. they're concerned, potentially, if this capital back in a place is that it would be just the worst timing that they are having to deal with these unexpected contingencies. they want to be able to have the flexibility to find those savings in areas where they feel they can find those savings, and that is something that is kind of being discussed at the as well,onal level perhaps giving the defense department the flexibility to find those savings where they would like to find those savings, rather than these uniform, across the board -- last comments of from viewers on twitter, @cspanwj. is an interesting question. we have, over the last couple of weeks -- fo

joining us former pentagon official, fox news analyst kt mcfarland. kt. it's rich to watch this. suggesting our troops to fight him. >> because he's not going to send his. lou: is there someone in washington that understands we're getting played with here. >> well, we definitely are getting played. is there anybody in washington that understands? i don't think so. i mean, the incompetence with which the administration has dealt with in the middle east is colossal. however that doesn't excuse the previous administration and the mistakes they made. bush shouldn't have gone into iraq and obama shouldn't have gone out. so we are where we are. lou: we are where we are, but that leaves us with free will and vocational, we could get the hell out and we could remind our leaders as we often do in this broadcast, that they moved the islamic state up to america's enemy number one on the basis of the beheadings of two american citizens. i mean, they didn't exactly send a destroyer into the medtarian to seek out the guilty parties. instead they've launched a new campaign. they're still lookin

this tour bus have been isolated after a person on that bus became ill and threw up at the pentagon. officialsret telling us what's going on here or what the is.tus of the people inside the when we were able to piqeek d people were just on their phones or reading the newspapers. health officials sort this out. we'll bring you the very latest. reporting live on capitol hill, news 4. >> we certainly will continue to follow this, mark, thank you very much. well, if we told you that it takes almost an hour of running to burn off a typical 16-ounce soda, would you still drink the soda? new research suggests telling you how long it takes to burn the calories from something is more effective than just listing the calorie count on the food item. research was down at john hopkins. th posted signs and then interviewed peopl on their food choices afterwards. experts say the study could influence label changes in the future. > y investing time and money in your looks. spending on cosmetic surgery last year reached the highest level since the great recession in 2008. it's important to spend that money wise

. >> why it is important for the pentagon officials and weber by the way was the guy who helped get ridchemical weapons in syria. he is moving from chemical weapons to ebola. >> right. he got rid of the chemical weapons in libya as well. this is the coordination at a pentagon person who knows what a global infection is like whether it is deliberate or naturally required. he knows how to reach out to the health minister people and so does nancy powell and they will work together and make sure we don't have a situation we have in africa where you have actual supplies sitting on the ground, sitting in containers in ships, and they are not being unloaded because local politics and grudges get in the way of the delivery of health care services >> you wrote a book about this called "germs". >> right. i looked at natural and unnatural disease. and ebola is not likely to spread in your country because our public health service is so good. >> and the pentagon is on it now >> bringing the war overseas. >> exactly. thank you for joining us as always. >>> a battle between college students and polic

while today pentagon officials speak of encouraging progress, they acknowledge that iraqi forces in anbar are incapable of coming to the aid of the key ally, even with the possibility of u.s. air power to back them up. we are seeing in this case the stark limits of the u.s.-led coalition. when they took up arms against isis earlier this month, they celebrated with gunfire and a parade. they are essential to the u.s.-led war. moderate sunnis challenging the extremist sunnis of isis. much as the sunni awakening fought back against al qaeda in iraq during the iraq war. but now, just two weeks later, this in the last 48 hours tribal leaders tell cnn isis has mas massacred hundreds of tribesmen. pentagon leaders acknowledge that u.s./iraqi leaders could not be relied upon. >> they are in defensive positions and would be unlikely to be able to respond to a request for assistance from the tribe. >> reporter: on monday, the u.s. dropped humanitarian aid and meals at the request of the forces but there was no military action to rescue them. pentagon leaders said that will not change any time soon.

fox news has learned pentagon officials received word of the incident and the two facebook accounts wentark soon. an army intelligence bull continue just last week warned isis was calling on supporters to look up the addresses of u.s. service members and their families and show up at their deer -- doorstep and, quote, slaughter them. the document recommended soldiers limit the people who can see their social media profile. we have the vice-president of a private certain firm, dan good to have you. why? why in the world -- i goods shy say, you're a military member, you probably don't want to have not information out there anyway. not blame the victim in any way, shape or form here, but i'm surprised the military wouldn't have done that to begin with. >> well, the military is very strict about operational security, and any active duty member is read the riot act about limiting your profile. most organizations would strongly suggest you don't even have a facebook page. so, this group, isis, isil, they are extraordinarily effective at social media and they're just proving it, and this incide

. >> and pentagon officials say there have been 11 airstrikes brought about by coalition air forces near kobane by the isil forces. >> michael: speaking by the airstrikes. how is the president and his military leaders responding to the airstrikes tha that have been ineffective? >> indeed. the picture from kobane is relayed back from the turkish border. this fight is not unlike other fights in iraq over the last several months. the difference is this has been televised in turkey overlooking the town of kobane. they say all along airstrikes is not going to be what saves kobane and other towns like it. they all but conceded that the town was going to fall. >> they are not going to save the town of kobane. we know that. yet we continue to get questions of why aren't you doing more, and how come they have not been effective. we've been very honest about the limits of air pow here. >> another controversy today, yet another one. secretary of state john kerry in a photo op left the door open for a no-fly zone along the turkish border and syria. he said it's worth examining. maybe he's being dipl

pentagon officials say they can't rule out that the images are authentic and that some of the aid may have been captured by isis fighters it was windy when the air drop took place. first time the u.s. resupplied the in the air. the pentagon has not ruled out more air drops of this kind. none of the fighters on the ground any turkish or iraqi ministers arrive in kobani. despite promises by the turkish government yesterday that they were willing to open. >> jennifer, thank you. and the pentagon admitting it is possible notify jennifer that the isis got ahold of u.s. arms and aid. so now what? what does isis have and what can it do with it? general bob scales joins, good evening, sir. >> good evening good evening, greta. >> assume isis did get ahold of something not making it up or get ahold with phony pictures, what did they do with it. >> depends on what's in the crates, i looked in those pictures and clearly this is a joint precision. it is an american parachute. it is an american bundle. the disweent pictures look suspicious. they had pineapple grenades which we don't have. they had

pentagon officials still say kobani may fall to isis, but john kirby says air strikes are making a different. >> we made it harder for isil to sustain itself and to operate. they are continuing to feel the pressure which is one of the reasons why we think they are going after kobani so badly. part of it is they really want a win. >> cnn has learned a state department official met last weekend with representatives of the syrian kurdish democratic party. that party has been fighting isis forces on the ground in kobani. it is not clear if the united states is prepared to offer direct military assistance to that group. we want to bring in cnn's nick paton walsh with the latest. >> reporter: john, a quiet morning. it seems that enormous amount of american coalition ordinance dropped on kobani has significantly changed the situation on the ground. we know this morning, there were clashes overnight to the east. that used to be an area held by isis. now it seems the kurds are in it and to the south. substantially as they say they are in control over 80% of kobani. that is a huge change from before.

underlining the point that pentagon officials say air strikes are not enough to break isis. >> air strikes alone are not going to do this. not going to fix this. not save the town of kobani. we know that. we have been saying that over and over. we continue to get questions of what aren't you doing more and why aren't they more effective. we have been honest about the limits of air power here. >> cnn's phil black has been live on the border between syria and turkey. you can see kobani from where he is standing. phil, give us an update on standing inside that besieged city. >> reporter: john, today, in the skies above us, fast moving aircraft and significant explosions suggesting there have been more air strikes over kobani today despite the u.s. declaration of the air strikes are not enough to save the city. inside, the fight inside the kobani streets continues. they say taking back from isis with the assistance in air strikes over the last 24-to-48 hours. they believe it is a combination that works. air strikes taking out isis positions around the city. the open ground and forces moving th

and the administration says they wiil consult with pentagon officials about this. finally a nurse who worked with ebola patients in west africa is headed home to mane after spending the weekend in a mandatory hospital quarantine in new jersey. (?) she was declared symptom-free, but kaci3 hickox did not like the way she was treated. her attorney said she has not ruled out legal action against the state of new jersey. charles: that's a whole lot. we appreciate it. let's go down to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock en't up a lot, but it was a crazy day. nicole. >> charles, it's pretty unbelievable. coming off the lows of the day. dow was down 75 points. they came in positive territory. the s&p 500 finished slightly lower on the day. everybody will be keying in to what the fed has to say that's big news we're waiting for. also consumer spending, that will be key, but we're looking at oil very closely. twenty-eight month low for oil. goldman sachs cuts their projections. while it's great to havv cheap oil for the pump now you're looking at the global

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pentagon officials today said several u.s. point militant targets inside the syrian city of kobani. human rights activist say coalition bombings have failed to push back the militants but u.s. officials say for now the kurds still control most of the city, and just across the border, turkish forces are monitoring the fight but have not yet joined in. u.s. officials tell the "associated press" they're worried turkey's military might target kurdish fighters. the kurds have been fighting former independence inside turkey. the'x turkish government and militants agreed to a cease fire but tensions have been flaring lately. greg palkot is near the border in turkey. greg? >> centcom might be saying that the kurdish militia have the town of kobani under control, burt the view from the ground is quite a bit different. take a look at what we saw today. >> this is a look tyco back any battlefield today in the east it's quiet. isis in control. the center, quiet. we saw a lot of fighting yesterday. maybe isis in control. to the west of ce

pentagon officials show reporting of strikes that hit isil bases. it has cost $580 million since it began in iraq on august 8th. now the u.s. and arab nations began strikes in syria late last month. and in iraq the government is trying to manage the fight against isil with conflicting agenda among the ethnic groups, kurds, they are all divided in defending kirkuk, but the vast oil wells could be the chink in their armor. >> reporter: kurdish peshmerga forces on the front line. nearby the oil fields in northern iraq. the islamic state in iraq and the levant or isil, are only a few kilometers away. the vast amount of natural resources around kirkuk could make the city one of the most prophettible on earth. isil is the common enemy, but many hearsay distrust is growing among kirkuk's multi ethnic population. a sunni arab political leader said that he survived an attack here by shia militia group last year. >> it's a big problem for arab sunnies. they suffer from attacks from militia, from isil, and then injustice from the government, and sometimes we s

pentagon officials say it is possible kobani will fall to isis, but a spokesperson john kirby said air strikes are making a difference. >> we have made it harder for isil to sustain itself and to operate. they are continuing to feel the pressure which is one of the reasons why we think they are going after kobani so badly. i think part of it is they want a win. >> cnn has learned a state department official met last weekend with representatives of the syrian kurdish democratic union party. those forces have been fighting on the ground in kobani. it is not clear if the united states is prepared to offer military direct assistance to the group. it is a diplomatic avenue open to forces on the ground fighting in syria. i want to bring in nick paton walsh on the ground in syria. good morning, nick. >> reporter: john, a comparatively quiet morning so far. we understand overnight, clashes to the far east of the city and to the south. i have just heard what sounded like exchange of heavy gunfire to the west hill that the kurds took a few days ago. yes, in the last 72 hours, we have known over

pentagon officials say an influx of isis fighters into that area created a target of opportunity. but the battle for the town of kobani which lies in a key strategic position on syria's border with turkey has also become a very public test of whether u.s.-led air strikes can effectively halt the advance of isis militants. >> schieffer: that is holly williams in northern iraq. and we want to bring in michael o'hanlon of the brookings institution to give us an analysis on this. you know, there is a lot going on right now over there and it would have gotten more attention, i think, but we had this ebola situation going on. and it's just almost gone unremarked. you heard what holly said. she thinks the air strikes are helping in someplaces and not so much in other places. i have been talking to people who deal with this, this week and they are three-point shot optimistic about what is happening there, what is your assessment? >> in some ways it's just as well that we not obsess because the near terminous cannot be good. the bottom line strategy in iraq and that is the easier of the tw

troops on the ground at the spanish bases according to a pentagon official telling cnn.s is a concern for spain where there was been a confirmed ebola case of a health worker. she has been cured, but still in hospital. what happens when the troops come back to a joint base? italian or spanish base? what if locals or nationals from spain or italy go off base? you see the issues that the national authorities here in spain and italy are dealing with as they try to work out the problem with the u.s. allies. christine. >> al goodman for us. thank you for the report. >>> a chilling twist in the war against isis. the terror group released a video that shows a british hostage john cantlie telling the world that is the town is firmly under isis control. what is striking about the video is cantlie who has been held since 2012 appears he is reporting from the scene. watch this. >> hello. i'm john cantlie. today we are in the city of kobani on the syrian and turkey border. that is turkey behind me. >> very troubling. nick paton walsh is following developments for us in turkey. good

pentagon officials are pointing fingers at national security advisor susan rice.e are getting a lot of micromanagement from the white house, basic decisions that should take hours are taking days sometimes. the substance of the president's strategy appears to be in deep trouble, the "l.a. times" reporting efforts to train syrian rebels are sagging. we're not going to be able to build that kind of credible force in enough time to make a difference. >> we believe the strategy is the right one and we believe it's working. doesn't mean that in the execution of it ther be readjustments and changes made in the execution of it, but the strategy is the right one. >> he wants to see the forces of bashar al assad teaming up with syrian rebels. >>> the united nations says foreign fighters are joining terror groups on an unprecedented scale. it says about 15,000 are now in iran and syria alone. then a report fighters from more than 80 countries are working with al qaeda associates in syria and iraq. it says the increasingly sophisticated use of social media is giving the obam

. >> pentagon officials say don't expect a change in strategy. they long warned u.s. air power could only do so much, i also want to emphasize that no one is under any illusions under any illusions that air strikes alone will destroy isil. >> iraq's ambar province may be running out of time. isis has surrounded and is preparing to attack the air base. one of iraq's largest according to security sources. if they succeed, isis will have a new cache of weapons. it comes as general martin dempsey, chairman of the giant chiefs, holes the largest meeting of the coalition to date. 21 top officials going to washington to review the war against isis. isis continues to regroup and train for battle. raising the question once again, is there a solution? >> it is looking more and more like chairman dempsey is going to have to go back to the president and ask the president to authorize the introduction of u.s. combat forces into iraq. >> the u.s. has a dozen special forces teams out in the field in iraq trying to help advise iraqi forces. but it's not going very well there is growi

pentagon. health officials confirmed that a woman who became ill does not have the deadly virus. a dallas nurse who has ebola is getting treatment. pham is in good spirits. doctors caution that she will not be leaving there until the virus is completely out of her system. she haste the ordeal been through for the past 24 hours, those two and the long flight from dallas last night. pham as described nina settling in here. she is in stable condition. she is winding up her first full , being housed in what is sometimes referred to as the house of hope. -- she is wanting up her first full day at nih. she is quite stable now and comfortable. hamdoctors say that p continues in good spirits. she has a handful of doctors and nurses attending to her. it is unclear how long she might be hospitalized. >> we will keep her here until she is well and clear virus. >> there was a massive response to an ebola scare at the pentagon. a woman began vomiting in the parking lot after being on a crowded bus. hazmat teams from two counties responded. the doctors responded. she did not have the virus. th

pentagon officials say, however, that it was never the expectations that a few weeks of bombing wouldrn back isis's momentum. they say, this is just the beginning. jim sciutto, cnn, washington. >>> now, when the bombings against isis began, turkey's absence from the coalition was well noted. but the turkish military could soon step into the fray. in the coming hours, lawmakers will vote in a special session on whether turkish troops should go after isis in iraq and syria. also at issue, whether foreign troops will be allowed to use turkish territory to launch cross-border attacks. turkey has the second largest army in nato, and nato has said the alliance will fight on turkey's behalf if it's attacked. turkish troops are already amassed along the border with syria. >>> still to come, the head of the u.s. secret service resigns after coming under intense fire. reaction from the white house next. ring ring! progresso! i can't believe i'm eating bacon and rich creamy cheese before my sister's wedding. well it's only 100 calories, so you'll be ready for that dress. uh-huh... you don't love

a pentagon official saying the woman, identified as a defense contractor employee, got off a public bus this morning at the pentagon, and then boarded a shuttle bus headed to a ceremony at the marine corps barrackses in downtown washington. before the shuttle bus left the pentagon marking lot, she got off and vomited. at officers responded to her in the parking lot, the shuttle bus went ahead to the barracks with 22 people onboard, but authorities stopped it once it got downtown and quarintined it, after several hours they cleared and released the passengers and told them to self-monitor their health. the hospital says the woman is undergoing an evaluation and that the county health department will determine if she meets the criteria for ebola testing. authorities are also checking on her recent travel. the ceremony at the marine corps barrackses was attended bay host of high level officials including defense secretary, chuck hagel. >> thank you very much, peter. now to jonathan in atlanta tracking additional scares. jonathan? >> reporter: one of the latest scares occurred on an eric ai

pentagon officials say several airstrikes pounded targets in kobani and also say the united states has started dropping supplies, even though turkish officials had spoken out against the move. analysts say turkey leeder view the kurds in syria an extension of kurdish militants who have been fighting for independence in turkey. a kurdish journalist called the announcement a, quote, political maneuver that has nothing to do with reality. secretary of state john kerry said it would be irresponsible not to support the kurded and called for the battle -- called the battle for kobani a crisis moment and an emergency. greg palkot is live. what else are we learning? about the kurdish fighters. >> they governor fighters indeed. we spent a lot of time with. the over the summer in iraq, and they are fighting the fight, probably the best in the region, but as your introduction underscored they are very busy over in iraq, dealing with isis there on many, many fronts. we spoke with a contact, in iraqi kurdistan tonight and he told us there are no commitments about who is coming, when, and how many.

in iraq, pentagon officials say fighter jets launched a handful of air strikes near haditha and baiji north of the iraqi capital about 50 miles from the town of khan al bag gaddy. sources told us militants had circled that town. today we have no update on that situation. all that as president obama yesterday called the war a long-term campaign saying there will be days of progress and periods of setback. let's bring in ambassador dennis ross, a fox news contributor. ambassador ross served as a special assistant to president obama, special adviser to the former secretary of state hillary clinton and adviser on the middle east decades dating back to president reagan's administration. where are we today? >> i think we're in a process where, in fact, we will have days as the president said where we have gains and days where we're going to see that isis has some gains. isis wants to create symbolic victories because it uses that to try to enhance its appeal. the more it looks like it's standing to us and effective, the more it looks like it is a growing concern and draws in a sense more fo

but i'm told by pentagon officials if isis indeed did get it and these things look authentic that it is not militarily significant in the whole scheme of things there. partly in light of the fact that isis has already captured a tremendous amount of american-supplied weapons in iraq, when you think of all the humvees and such things you see in their hands. >> and i understand, he told you isis has been helped by edward snowden. >> he said the revelations of edward snowden that revealed these programs have led isis and other groups to change the way they communicate. he said they are using encryption more and changing their service providers. and a big worry in some case, anderson, they have completely gone off the grid, fallen off the face of the earth. because of that he said there are senior terror groups that the u.s. was keeping track of and that they no longer have tabs on. that is a worry. >> you also asked him about the khorasan group, the other targeted group. did he say anything about them. >> it has been a month, you remember on the first strikes, they were targeted at the

consolidate the alliance and would like to express my deepest gratitude to secretary hagel and the pentagon officials who offered a heart felt welcome and will continue to cooperate closely for another 60 years so we can grow into an even stronger strategic alliance. before we move on to q & a, we would like to commence with the alliance award ceremony. his sacrifice and dedication completely dedicated to the foundation of peace, the epublic of korea --. he has served for over ten ears with understanding of various projects including the korean memorial and the wall of when rance for 40,000 men died in the korean war. please come to the podium. on behalf of the people of the republic of korea and the secretary of defense of the united states we present this award for your meritorious service and your contribution to the development of the alliance thereby becoming an --. le applause] >> obviously i'm humbled by this honor and if i am deserving of it for that which i have done, i promise i shall continue that effort until the day i die. sadly, in american history the korean war is really just a minor

we spoke with pentagon officials on the phone today. they continue us those decisions are made by individual bases and so far no similar directives have been made in our area. >>> more shut eye for students in fairfax county. the school board voted to push back the start times for middle and high schoolers beginning next school year. middle school will begin at 7:30 a.m., high school will start around 8:00. board members cited several studies showing a link between a lack of sleep and a variety of issues in teenagers. >>> coming up see how an amendment on the ballot in virginia could ease the burden for families left behind after their loved one is killed on the battlefield. >> the new york physician diagnosed with ebola self- monitored his symptoms while he went on with his daily routine and that has some questioning should dr. craig spencer been allowed to have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock

pentagon officials say they're bracing for kobani to fall. >>> other developments, a teenager due inederal court any manipulate. mohammed hamzah khan was apprehended at the airport. a search of his parent's home turned up a letter. >>> and fear of isis in the homeland. a republican congressman makes a stunning claim about militants infiltrating the mexican u.s. border. the nation's homeland security chief says there's no evidence. >> i know at least ten isis fighters have been caught coming across the mexican border in texas. >> we have no specific intelligence that isil is plotting to come into the homeland into our southern border. but we're constantly on the lookout. >> i want to turn back now to the syrian/turk iish border. our phil black is there. we some colonel rick francona. we have to go to you, phil, what are you seeing, what are you hearing, what are you experiencing there? >> reporter: let me show you that skyline shot again. that is kobani towards the southwest. we've seen the b-1 bomber overhead and multiple explosions around the perimeter. a number off in that directio

pentagon officials warn the city may m the pentagon says it's not planning to ask the president to commit ground forces inside syria. >>> a study from the government accountability office says states which s voter i.d. laws saw -- [indiscernible] 33 states have enacted laws requiring voters to show a photo i.d. at the polls. >>> the obama nmeñadministratio unveiling a new version of the website healthcare.gov. initial officials say the web -- officials say the website won't display premiums for 2015 till the 2nd of november. coverage can úì÷start as early january 1. >>> california has grounded its fleet of 22 air tankers. this comes after one of the planes crashed yesterday while battling a wildfire in yosemite national park killing the pilot. the firefighters are now relying on the national park service helicopter and air tankers from the u.s. forest service. >>> fears about the spread of ebola are growing after the first person diagnosed with the disease on u.s. soil has died. >> u.s. officials are launching new safeguards to keep the disease from spreading. delia goncalves is live in t

islamic state fighters now are just a few miles from baghdad, according to pentagon officials, and here's it is so critical for america. the baghdad green zone is home to the world's largest u.s. embassy. is that city really at risk? i'll talk with a former joint chief of staff deputy director who says this is worth stopping at any cost. that's at the top of the hour. gretchen, back to you. >> all right. thank you so much. >> fox news alert right now, breaking news coming in. we're getting word that the army war college has just revoked senator john walsh's degree. you remember that he came under fire over plagiarism accusations and allegations a couple of months ago when he was running for office. well, now the war college just announcing that they have revoked his degree. we will have more on that just moments away. >> meantime, there may be fewer bread sticks. that's a transition. that's coming up at the olive garden. that's because the shareholder that recommended cutting back on the unlimited basket just replaced the board of directors at the restaurant chain, he said that servers ar

pentagon officials have warned that air strikes alone cannot save that city. turkey has troops and tanks at the border, but so far turkish leaders have refused appeals to fight isis. they say it is not realistic to expect turkey to go it alone in a ground war against isis. >>> a prince george's county candidate for maryland state delegate has been cleared of charges that he sexually assaulted a young girl. and tonight he's sharing his side of the story with bureau chief tracee wilkins. >> this could happen in a sense to anybody. >> reporter: michael heffman says he's worried he'll be spending the rest of his life defending himself after he was charged with sexually assaulting a child. >> it's like the ground has fallen out under you. >> reporter: heffman, attorney, author and republican candidate for maryland state delegate in prince george's, is now cleared of those charges. they were brought by a woman he hired to care for his elderly father. the woman claimed that heffman sexually assaulted her-year-old daughter on his upper marlboro farm. the case went bef

still, pentagon officials are playing down any risk that baghdad will fall. referring to the raging battle friday the city's suburbs as, quote, harass. at best. harassment to describe a group that brags about cutting off innocent people's heads. raping teenage girls. burning people to death and burying religious minorities alive. take a look at the wall now. the pentagon confirms isis terrorists are fighting in abu ghraib on the outskirts of the iraq capital. only ought mimes from dab airport. the landing spot for vital supplies in the fight against isis. it's believed this terror army has shoulder-fired missiles and if they get close to that airport, it could be catastrophic. it's safe right now there but this undoubtedly is high on the islamic state's wish list, as you might imagine. and we know what's happening in syria. awe united nations official says isis is tightening the noose around that town. we have been reporting on the battle for kobani. a key access point to turkey. u.s.-l.e.d. airstrikes have pounded isis but it's not stopping them. a u.n. offi