i'm poppy harlow. it's 5:00 eastern. there are major developments today in the war on terror. right now more world leaders lining up in their fight against isis not just in theory not just against the terror group's ideology but also militarily. here's what may change the landscape. the president of egypt on television today describing his vision for a united military force with the singular goal of destroying isis. forces from his own country also bahrain, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. that's how he sees it. he says the need is there and it is growing every single day. this is a significant development. i want to talk about it with object bob baher, our security analysis and also with me james reese, global affairs analyst. thank you, gentlemen, for business here. al sissi says this on today. he didn't outright demand it or say we've had a conference and we're going to begin this offensive tomorrow but he did talk about his vision for this. do you think that that changes the game? >> i th

i'm poppy harlow in new york. a lot to get to this hour. there are growing signs today of growing military conflicts on two fronts one a showdown from a former cold war foe accused of meddling in ukraine and the other in the middle east. peace talks with vladimir putin appear to be crumbing and crumbing fast as russian backed force unleash a fresh round of shelling in ukraine. our correspondent on the ground heard this gunfire. >> reporter: if you can potentially hear on the other microphone we have set up the sound of shells slamming into the area i was woken by this morning and now as dusk falls, we're hearing again. >> that is our nick paton. we'll bring you a live report from him in just a moment. first i want to show you this. just today, force unleashed two dozen air strikes on isis and syria but apparently not enough to push isis out of iraq's second largest city. there may be a recommendation to send ground force into mosul to help in the target there. joining me lieutenant colonel james reece. thanks for joining me. when we talk ab

i'm poppy harlow. john berman has the morning off. it is 4:29 on the east coast.g news on the crisis in ukraine. marathon talks with leaders of france germany and russia and ukraine have paid off. the group announcing a cease-fire agreement has been reached. our nic robertson joins us from minsk. this is incredible. an hour ago they said they don't have a deal. >> reporter: that is exactly right. i'm passing on the street here the motorcade with the german chancellor angela merkel leaving minsk. few minutes ago, president putin drove down the center of the city. the police closing the streets. we heard from the president putin. we heard from the spokesman from the chancellor. an hour ago, president petro poroshenko said there wasn't enough on the table. what we have heard from president putin, president putin has said there is an agreement for a cease-fire to begin on sunday the 15th of february. several days from now. this is a broad agreement to pull back heavy weapons. beyond that we do not have details yet. an absolute marathon session. a spokesperson for pres

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i'm poppy harlow in new york. as it tries to piece together a pair of deadly terror attacks in its capital. a body language -- a body lays rather in copenhagen in the streets there. you are looking at the aftermath of the shootout with police. this is the body of the terror suspect believed to be behind the attacks. it all started here inside of this now bullet-ridden cafe.

poppy harlow back in new york, with much more. \s . >>> hi everyone you're in the cnn newsroom.ning us in new york. >>> this hour major developments in the war against terror police investigating yesterday's terror attack in copenhagen new details about why the gunman may have targeted a cartoonist for assassination. >>> and

i'm poppy harlow. welcome to "early start." john berman and christine romans have the morning off. up first, before the ukraine cease-fire takes effect on sunday, there are concerns whether or not the agreement will hold. the obama administration is skeptical saying more work needs to be done. the deal was reached after marathon talks in minsk with france germany, russia and ukraine. russia could face more european union sanctions if the cease-fire is not respected. what is the take on the lasting peace in ukraine? we have matthew chance joining us from moscow. matthew, we heard one hour yesterday morning from ukraine's president they were far from a deal. the next hour, they had a deal. what is russia saying? >> reporter: i think those comments reflected the reality of the negotiations because russia's president vladimir putin was the first of the leaders to come out and meet the press and talk about, although a difficult night, he jokes to the media he was happy with the result in the morning. he achieved the cease-fire. the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the line of contact in

i'm poppy harlow. john berman and christine romans have the day off.news on the crisis in ukraine after marathon talks with germany and russia and ukraine and france after 17 hours of talks, they had a breakthrough. the cease-fire is scheduled to take effect this weekend. we have nic robertson live in minsk. we don't have all of details, but the cease-fire is supposed to take effect this weekend? >> reporter: midnight saturday into sunday is what we are expecting. we had this information, president putin giving a statement following the talks. he said there was an agreement on the cease-fire and pull back heavy weapons and agreement with the separatists and ukrainian forces. we are beginning to learn more some flesh on the bones of the agreement, president putin said there will be constitutional reform to respect the rights of the separatists in the southeastern ukraine in the donbass area. we heard from the foreign minister as well that they did not get agreement on everything but an agreement on elections, according to german foreign ministry and agr

i'm poppy harlow in for john berman and christine romans who have the morning off. it is friday, february 13th. up first, before the cease-fire begins in ukraine on sunday there are concerns about whether the agreement will hold. the obama administration remains skeptical saying more work needs to be done. the deal was reached after the 17-hour long talk in minsk with france germany, russia and ukraine. some warning that russia could face more sanctions if the cease-fire is not respected. what is the take on the lasting prospects for peace in ukraine? let's go straight to matthew chance who joins us in moscow. matthew, what is the perception of the people on the ground there? the breaking news came here yesterday when a deal was reached and just an hour before both sides were far apart. >> reporter: the russians certainly have welcomed this. when both sides seem so far apart, it was the ukrainian delegation that had come outside. we have no good news. we are far from agreement. shortly after that they went back into the negotiating room with bruising diplomacy that

i'm poppy harlow in today for my friend ashleigh banfield.otal moment in the aaron hernandez murder trial. the former nfl star is charged in the shooting death of odin lloyd in an industrial park on june 17th 2013 just a half mile from hernandez's home in northled aboro

i'm poppy harlow in new york. 7:00 eastern and a lot of breaking news to get to. we have an update in the horrific development of a hostage situation overseas. all hopes that this man is still alive have been dashed. he is a 47-year-old journalist named kenji goto captured by isis who has claimed to have beheaded him. the group released a graphic video which appears to show all of that. reaction from the japanese government, outrage. reaction from the white house, solidarity with japan. president obama expressing solidarity with japan, issuing a strong message for those islamic extremists. part of the statement reads, the united states condemns the heinous murder of kenji goto by the terrorist group isil. the president says standing together with a broad coalition of allies and partners the united states will continue to take decisive action to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. let's go to will ripley who joins us live in tokyo. you have been covering this from the beginning. there was a lot of hope hope that potentially a prisoner exchange would work to mean t

i'm poppy harlow in today for ashleigh banfield.two very different, very deadly expressions of hate one in a european capital, and captured in breathtaking audio. >> why do we still say bus when we -- [ gunfire ] >> absolutel

i'm poppy harlow in new york. a lot to get to this hour. signs today of growing military conflicts on two fronts one a showdown from a former cold war foe accused of meddling in ukraine and the other in the middle east. peace talks with vladimir putin appear to be crumbing and crumbing fast as russian backed force unleash a fresh round of shelling in ukraine. our correspondent on the ground heard this gunfire. >> reporter: if you can potentially hear on the other microphone we have set up the sound of shells slamming into the area i was woken by this morning and now as

poppy harlow reports. >> reporter: ellen brodie a beloved wife and mother of three girls. >> her girlshusband and her. a beautiful family. it is a tragedy. >> reporter: friends and loved ones grappling with how her life could have been cut so short. >> this was a tragic accident. you wonder why it happened. certainly, it was not her, she was not a careless person. she would not do anything to put anybody at risk. >> reporter: just 49 years old, brody driving the suv struck on the tracks in the deadliest train crash in metro-north history. she is one of the six people who perished. rick hope was in the car directly behind brody and recounted the fatal moment to the journal news. >> as we're waiting to cross the tracks, the gate comes down in front of me and it comes down and hits the top of her car. i'm able to back up and waiting for her to back up, but instead, she gets out of the car, she gets out, walks around the back, looks at the arm that's on the back of the car, she me, i gesture to come back, i back up again further to indicate that there's plenty of room to back up and she tu

i'm poppy harlow in new york. cnn has learned the fbi is assisting denmark as it tries to piece together a pair of deadly terror attacks in its capital. a body language -- a body lays rather in copenhagen in the streets there. you are looking at the aftermath of the shootout with police. this is the body of the terror suspect believed to be behind the attacks. it all started here inside of this now bullet-ridden cafe. a crowd had gathered here for a free speech forum with an artist an artist on al qaeda's hit-list. this is when the gunman opened fire. >> why do we still say but when we -- [ shots fired ] >> well one person was killed in the attack three officers were wounded. it seems the deadly rampage had just begun. ten hours later it is believed that the same gunman made his way possibly by taxi to a nearby jewish synagogue approaching two officers there spraying them with bullets and their lives were spared but a bystander was killed. danish police say this gunman may have been inspired by last month's terror

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i'm poppy harlow in new york. smerconish will continue in just a moment.rst nbc's brian williams taking a short break from the anchor chair that he has occupied for more than ten years. this comes amid a growing controversy over his trustworthiness. days ago, williams made an on-air apology for telling a false war story about his time in iraq in which he claimed to be on a military helicopter that was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. later he backtracked saying he was actually on a different helicopter trailing behind that chopper that actually did get hit. nbc renewed williams' contract just about two months ago. reportedly a very large multimillion-dollar contract. i want to read you williams' note sent to his staff today, making this announcement. it says "in the midst of a career spent covering and consuming news it has become painfully apparent to me that i am presently too much a part of the news to do my actions. as managing editor of nbc news i've decided to take myself off my daily broadcast for the next several days, and lester holt has kindly

i'm poppy harlow in today for my friend ashleigh banfield. we begin with a pivotal moment in the aaron hernandez murder trial. the former nfl star is charged in the shooting death of odin lloyd in an industrial park on june 17th, 2013, just a half mile from hernandez's home in northled abo led led attleboro,. you see him taking his cell phone apart outside of a police station and using a different cell phone to call ernest wallace, another defendant in this murder trial who also happens to be charged in this case. i want to get straight to our alexandra field who's in fall river, massachusetts. she's been inside the courtroom all day. also with me here in new york, danny cevallos and paul callan. alex, how significant is this video? >> reporter: poppy, the prosecution was dead set on making sure the jury saw this video. they had to fight for it for some months now. today is the first time that any of us have seen this. it wasn't shown during opening statements or any previous hearings. this is also the first time the jury saw it. what you see

i'm jim acosta in washington in for poppy harlow tonight. we're learning new information about a deadly terrorist attack in denmark. authorities now believe there was only one gunman in that rampage. witnesses say they heard 30 to 40 bullets fired during a free-speech event in copenhagen. a 40-year-old man was struck and killed three police officers wounded. the possible target of today's attack cartoonist lars bilks. he's faced death threats before for his portrayals of the prophet muhammad. this is the man police are looking for, and this is the car they believe was used in hi getaway. moments ago we heard from ashford sonburg, a reporter in copenhagen. police are searching a nearby lake hoping to find a weapon. we'll hear from an eyewitness in just a moment. >>> first we are tracking a dangerous blizzard tonight. it's barreling toward the northeast fueled by hurricane-force winds and it will ham ter massachusetts coast all night long. this makes four count them four massive snow-dumping storms to cover new england in just a month. it's a

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." >>> here in the cnn "newsroom," i'm poppy harlow. a handful of people living right here in the united states accused of sending money and supplies to active terrorists inside of iraq and syria. i'm talking about supplies like u.s. military uniforms boots, tactical gear. the u.s. justice department saying six suspects in moat tal were arrested across different states. all six immigrated from bosnia. three are nationalized u.s. citizens. two suspects planned to join terrorists in battle on the ground. five suspects arrested in the u.s. one athemof them arrested overseas. >>> meanwhile, the u.s. is trying to stop isis from recruiting teenagers right here on our u.s. soil. pamela brown spoke with the head of the fbi's counterterrorism division. >> have you seen people in the u.s. coordinating to launch an attack? >> we have seen individuals collaborative course. >> in the u.s.? >> yes. >> so are there isis cells in the u.s.? >> there are individuals who have been in communication with groups like isil yes. >> reporter: that are living in

i'm poppy harlow in new york. super bowl sunday could be one for the report books, for the game and another dangerous winter storm that's already within hours will affect as many as 100 million people. here is what it looks like in four cities in the path of this storm, chicago, cleveland, boston and new york. it's chicago that's feeling the brunt of it today. blizzard conditions that could rival some of the city's biggest snowfalls. we have full coverage. our national correspondent ryan young is in chicago. martin savidge in cleveland and tom joins us from the severe weather center. ryan i always say this. it's best when you're first assignment at cnn is in a blizzard because then you really know what you're in for.cn. how cnn. how is it looking? >> reporter: i've never felt a blizzard before. we've been up since 3:45 amtraking the storm. the conditions have gotten worse. i want to point down this direction. you can see some of the guys trying to clean the side streets here. they done a good job keeping the roads

i'm poppy harlow joining you from atlanta. 4:00 eastern.doing something they usually never do, releasing hostages. an isis court, their own court in syria reportedly has ordered 24 asyrian christian hostages to be freed. they were taken captive along with 200 others when isis overran key town a few days ago. meanwhile four canadian teenagers including this 18-year-old are believed to be the latest

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it all begins right now with poppy harlow in new york. 6 6. >>> hi everyone.coming up this hour we are watching the weather. a lot of weather comes out east in a part of the country which has already been hit with two big winter storms, central massachusetts, the city of boston about to get dumped on. details in a few moments. >>> also this top story, the parents of kala mueller have reached out to isis,ened a are asking for a response. isis claiming mueller, an aid worker who was kidnapped in syria back in 2013 was killed. on friday isis said an jordan air strike killed her. jordanian officials say there's no such evidence and the u.s. also says there's no proof. the parents say they are hopeful she is indeed still alive. >>> the mother every an american journalist beheaded by isis says the united states should do more to save american lives. those americans held hostage by isis. diane foley ace son, james foley, he was killed by isis last august. she says the unconfirmed claim that american kala mueller is

i'm poppy harlow joining you from atlanta. 4:00 eastern. we begin with the brutal extremist group isis doing something they usually never do, releasing hostages. an isis court, their own court in syria reportedly has ordered 24 asyrian christian hostages to be freed. they were taken captive along with 200 others when isis overran key town a few days ago. meanwhile four canadian teenagers including this 18-year-old are believed to be the latest westerners to fall into isis's propaganda trap. the teens apparently flew from montreal to turkey in mid january. their families did not notify police until two days later. it is not known where the girls are currently. joining me now from washington cnn global affairs analyst and retired army lieutenant colonel james reese. we have a lot to talk about. let's begin first with this. that isis's own court, own judicial system has ordered them to release 29 a minority of the more than 200 asyrian christians they took captive. how do you read that? is this an attempt at gaining some sort of legitimacy? >>

our chief business correspondent christine romans is here and poppy harlow.y're both following the story. both of you sent me an e-mail saying hey, we've got to get this on the air. i appreciate that. you talked to the walmart officials. why are they doing this snnchts they want their shoppers to be happy and their workers to be happy. it's half a million of their associates will get a raise, a $9 raise. that's what they'll be getting. by next year it will be by february of next year it will be $10 an hour will be the starting wage. the company is quick to point out they pay above the minimum wage for everyone. only 6,000 employees don't make it. a lot of states raised the minimum wage so walmart has to abide by that. when you look at it by next year -- by six weeks, in april, the average full-time employee will have a wage of $13 an hour. the average part-time employee is $10 an hour. not quite as high as the president would like. he'd like $10.10. some restaurant workers would like $15 an hour. >> why do you suppose that walmart did this? >> they were consi

i'm poppy harlow joining you from new york. it is 6:00 eastern. a lot to get to this hour. the american-led coalition is pounding isis targets in iraq and syria. a cnn crew watching near mosul are reporting multiple explosions inside the city center. also taking a big role in this week erndz's air strike jordan. jordan's air force joining back with the coalition forces bombing isis positions inside of syria. jordan promising to fly more missions against isis upping the ante after the death of a jordanian pilot at the hands of isis. also two u.s. senator, a democrat and republican both want to send american weapons directly to the kurdish fighters the peshmerga forces fighting isis in iraq. both virginia's tim cain and ted cruz of texas say they do not want u.s. troops sent to fight isis at this point, calling for the kurdish peshmerga forces american boots on the ground and that coming from senator cruz. if isis was trying to frighten or intimidate the world by killing the jordanian pilot burning him alive and doing it so publicly that attempt has backfired. how jordan went

i'm suzanne malveaux in for poppy harlow.o cnn for from the multinational war against isis. kurdish officials in northern iraq now confirming a battle between isis fighters and peshmerga units just southwest of irbil. now, this battle did not end well for isis. we are told at least 34 militants were killed and kurdish forces now fully control the city and the surrounding area as well. elsewhere in iraq

i'm poppy harlow in today for ashleigh banfield. we are following the fallout from two very different, very deadly expressions of hate, one in a european capital, and captured in breathtaking audio. >> why do we still say bus when we -- [ gunfire ] >> absolutely shocking. a gunman with a rap sheet, but no known rap sheet in terror kills two people before police in copenhagen kill him. two of his alleged accomplices are also behind bars. that is an egyptian fighter jet en route to neighboring libya where isis beheaded as much as 21 captained kidnapped egyptians. egypt's military saying "avenging egyptian blood is our right and our duty." egyptian media now report two waves of air strikes, both targeting so-called terrorists' hide-outs in the libyan city right on the coast, right on the mediterranean there. let me bring in ian lee, he joins me from cairo also. ian, how significant do you believe it is that these egyptian air strikes are now happening? that we are seeing egypt join in this coalition fight against isis, saying we have e

i'm suzanne malveaux in for poppy harlow. details coming in to cnn for from the multinational war against isis. kurdish officials in northern iraq now confirming a battle between isis fighters and peshmerga units just southwest of irbil. now, this battle did not end well for isis. we are told at least 34 militants were killed and kurdish forces now fully control the city and the surrounding area as well. elsewhere in iraq isis is parading its trophies after overtaking a military base that was supplied and equipped with u.s. military weapons and vehicles. this video emerged just a few hours ago showing american-made armored transports humvees, and automatic weapons in the hands of isis fighters. u.s. military officials are not yet sure when or where that video was shot. >>> also this weekend the u.s. military is discussing strategy and how they're going to support an iraqi military mission to liberate the iraqi city of mosul where between 1,000 and 2,000 isis fighters are believed to be dug in. the new u.s. defense secretary i

i'm jim acosta in for poppy harlow.elopments after a day of terror in denmark. two heavily armed gunmen stormed a free speech event in copenhagen firing as many as 30 to 40 bullets into the crowd. a 40-year-old man was killed three police officers wounded. at this hour a massive manhunt is under way for the suspects. one is believed to be this man. the possible target of the attack cartoonist lars vilks. he has faced death threats before for his portrayals of the prophet mohammed. we'll have the latest on that developing story in just a moment. >>> but first, this is the hour the people of ukraine have been waiting for. a cease-fire is now in effect between pro-russian separatists and ukraine's military forces. but will it hold? that is the question right now. president obama called ukraine's president today to stress the need for all sides to honor this agreement. the two men agreed to stay in close contact in the days ahead. we have reporters all around the zones of this conflict. cnn's nick paton walsh is in donetsk,

i'm jim acosta in washington in for poppy harlow tonight.ormation about a deadly terrorist attack in denmark. authorities now believe there was only one gunman in that rampage. witnesses say they heard 30 to 40 bullets fired during a free-speech event in copenhagen. a 40-year-old man was struck and killed three police officers wounded. the possible target of today's attack cartoonist lars bilks. he's faced death threats before for his portrayals of the prophet muhammad. this is the man police are looking for, and this is the car they believe was used in hi getaway.

i'm suzanne malveaux in for poppy harlow. looks like isis has some military weapons, american weapons, not just a few scattered ones but we're talking about a lot now. this humvee american a tracked armored personnel carry for american. these automatic weapons rows and rows of them american. this video was released by isis in the past 24 hours. we don't know when it was shot. looks like iraq. but that has not been confirmed yet by the u.s. military. now, isis fighters they overran a make military outpost earlier this month where iraqi troops were supplied with u.s. weapons and vehicles. well there's between 1,000 and 2,000 isis fighters right now in the iraqi city of mosul. biggest city in iraq after baghdad. u.s. military officials this week revealed details of a plan to retake the city from isis. that mission would be iraqi-led and u.s. supported. those words from the brand-new u.s. defense secretary ash carter not even a week into the position. well carter is in afghanistan today. he's meeting afghan leaders and u.s. troop

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