. >>> i'm randi kaye in new york. "cnn newsroom" continues at the top of the hour, but right now keep it here for "sanjay gupta, m.d." live today from los angeles. >>> all right, randi, thank you so much. we are live from l.a., and i'll tell you i'm here because of the cnn fit nation team. we got a big triathlon this weekend. i'll tell you a lot more about it in a little bit. but the past few months have been a remarkable experience for all of us. >>> but, first, i want to talk about something else i think is very important. you've heard me talk a lot about medical marijuana over the past fw years. the potential benefits of it and also the obstacles to doing more research. well, as we investigated this, we found that there's another group of outlawed drugs out there that are also generating new interest among a growing number of doctors. some of these drugs include things like mdma also known as ecstasy, also lsd. take a look. >> fie >> find any difference between one half of your body than the other half? >> i have so

i'm randi kaye in for brooke baldwin. america's arab allies joining the strategy that president obama outlined last night. secretary of state john kerry working in saudi arabia to get everybody on the same page. onboard with the plan, listen to this list. saudi arabia, egypt, jordan, lebanon, turkey, iraq, kuwait, bahrain, qatar, united arab emirates and all have agreed to a coordinated military plan against isis and stronger support for the new government of iraq. the countries agree to join the united states in cutting off money and fighters flowing to isis and to help rebuild cities and towns devastated by the terror group. the next stops for secretary kerry, turkey and egypt to discuss how to bring stability to iraq and syria. from australia to britain, rallying the usual allies in this isis fight is one thing but today's news, the support of these arab countries is an asset that cannot be understated. and incidentally, it's the very game of friends and enemies that may be the ultimate destruction of isis and my next

"newsroom" with randi kaye starts now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm randi kaye in for brooke baldwin. when you thought the threat of isis couldn't get bigger, a shocking revelation from the cia that we have severely underestimated the number of people willing to fight under the black flag of isis. the initial estimate was as many as 10,000 but now the u.s. believes isis can actually call on a fighting force of between 20,000 and 31,500. these new numbers coming as secretary of state john kerry continues his swing through the middle east trying to sell the president's plan. so far ten arab nations signed onto join the fight against isis vowing to do their share but what that means in terms of warfare contributions is still unclear. one thing is clear though. kerry is not selling as a war. instead, he's calling it a "very significant counterterrorism operation." or you could just call it a war. semantics aside, today he announced a man who will head up this new anti-isis coalition. for more on that, jim sciutto, chief national security correspondent. general john allen is tasked with th

randi kaye has the exclusive video. we do want to warn you some of the video is graphic. >> reporter: just after 12, the men you see in ferguson in the video hear gunshots. they are about 50 feet away from michael brown and officer darren wilson. the unidentified person recording the video captures the reaction during the final moments of the shooting. both men were contractors working in the area. they did not want to be identified. the man on the left in the pink shirt told cnn they heard one gunshot. then about 30 seconds later a second shot. he says he saw michael brown staggering. then he says brown put his hands up and said, okay, okay, okay. the witness told us the cop didn't say get on the ground. he just kept shooting. that same witness described the gruesome scene saying he saw michael brown's brains come out of his head. again, reiterating his hands were up. watch how he motions on the video. the video, these witnesses say, was taken shortly after the shooting ended. if you look closely you can see a police o

i'm randi kaye in new york. breaking news tonight here. an isis video released today appears to show the terrorist group has executed another hostage. british aide worker, david haynes. the video entitled "a message to the allies of america" was posted to twitter today, and does look similar to previous videos we saw showing the beheadings of american journalist james foley and steven sotloff. the executioner who sounds like the same man who appeared in these previous videos directly threatens british prime minister david cameron. >> you're evil allies of america, which continues to strike the muslims of iraq and most recently bombed the hadifa dam will only accelerate your destruction and play in the role, cameron. will only drag you and your people into another bloody and unwinnable war. >> haynes was helping to provide humanitarian relief in syria when he was abducted last year, march 2013. the 44-year-old is a long-time aide worker who has helped victims of conflict since 1999. that's according to a paris-based relief organization. joi

more on that from randi kaye. >> reporter: a gruesome stunt go choreographed and recorded by isis. the behelds of james foley and steven sotloff. the reaction swift, they do not know the name of humanity and in lebanon saying they contra tact the message of islam. here in the united states, condemn nation and a vow to destroy isis. >> we will not be intimidated. their horrific acts only unite us as a country and come together to stiffen the fight against terrorists. >> reporter: world leaders talking tough or is isis list ping or too busy see uploading videos online hoping to inspire young men in the arab world and west. >> they are playing to the bass here. they have a pornographic attraction to these violent scenes, these violent beheading videos that really energizes them, makes them want to go and join this group. they feel like this is holy war. they feel complete absolute hate of the united states deep in their bones. >> reporter: it's those people who spend time in password protected online chat rooms, forums where they repost videos and share comments about the beheadings.

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> the white house has requested all authorized requests to send 350 u.s.roops in iraq to protect american personnel in baghdad. jamana is in baghdad and joins us live. this video is very clever in terms of media manipulation, isn't it? they know that obama will be forced to watch this video and get the message. the message they're giving to the u.k. as well is don't join this coalition. this is part of the isis strategy, isn't it, but the west cannot be seen to respond? >> reporter: absolutely, max. analysts and experts would tell you this has two messages, one, trying to deter, trying to stop countries from basically going after isis. it also sends shock waves and fear amongst local populations here, too, when they see videos like this and other videos that have been released of so many of these countless isis atrocities that we have seen over the months talking here to iraqis, max, they would tell you that this is the kind of brutality that they have been living with for years, first in the years of al qaeda in iraq but now a much larger and brutal scale

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> okay. punishment for moscow fighting for control in eastern ukraine. the sanctions would add to those implemented in july targeting access to foreign investment and technology and the u.s. is considering another round of sanctions. >>> and the conflict in ukraine has neighboring nato member nations concerned the violence may not end there. the alliance is meeting this week to create a quick reaction force to deal with what it calls russia's aggressive behavior. for more, rick robertson reports. >> reporter: russian troops and weapons inside ukraine are forcing a make over. >> his violation of international law in many ways brought back to the call. >> reporter: ukraine not even a nato member. >> the problem nato has is it's not fully ready to protect its own members, the kind of military preparedness, basing, forces, exercises are poultry compared to the steps russia is taking. >> reporter: why so? simply put, money pays and mind set. >> we're in the cozy mentality the cold war is gone. we

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> and yesterday the police said that they want to question a man witnesses say they saw talking to graham on the downtown mall around the time that she vanished. that person of interest is said to be a black male, 5'10" to 5'11" with a closed shave head and a goatee and slight beer belly. one of the things that the police chief said, and this is critical in the virginia area, there was a pub called mcgrady's irish pub where she was seen speaking to someone. the police chief is desperate to hear from anyone who may have spoken with hannah who may have seen her or spoken to her. >>> we are going to switch gears after the break. chris brown has just released album number six. is his violent past still overshadowing his current music? the lightest or nothing. the smartest or nothing. the quietest or nothing. the sleekest... ...sexiest, ...baddest, ...safest, ...tightest, ...quickest, ...harshest... ...or nothing. at mercedes-benz, we do things one way or we don't do them at all. introducing the all-new c-class. the best or nothing. about, chris brown is it a mus

our randi kaye takes a closer look at two of those cases and how they may be linked to each other via a different killer. >> reporter: just this month, another search for samantha ann clarke in orange county, virginia, four years after she vanished. the 19-year-old disappeared in 2010, slipping out after midnight from her townhouse, telling her 14-year-old brother she was going out with friends. she never returned. >> she was with me all the time, everywhere i went, she was with me. >> reporter: law enforcement spent hours scouring this lake. they came up empty-handed. >> we've been at this lake numerous times, our experts in this matter have determined that the lake has not yet been 100% cleared. >> reporter: samantha's cousin believes she always planned to return home. >> the toonly thing she took wa her house key. >> reporter: on samantha's myspace page, five days before she went missing, a mysterious clue. she posted, i hate lifer, i need help, i don't know what to do. samantha's mother believes she knows who took her daughter, this man, randy allen taylor. >> randy taylor come an

today, police aree1 investigati an african-americanmyám9ñ randi kaye has e1okmore. >> reporter: newhile out fori] a long night of drinking with friends. at times, she appears confused and disoriented.cñr at 1:00 a.m., she is seen at a mall in downtown charlotteville. see the man, he ducks into a doorway, when hannah passes by he follows her. >> she was vulnerable and may not have been in a position to protect herself. >> reporter: the man seen in the video tailing hannah told police she appeared distressed and he wanted tomy make sure she was safe. also hee1 stopped following her when he sawlp a black man approh hannah and put his arm around her. police have not commented on whether or not they believe hannah's ñrstory. as for the second man he is not seen anywhere in the story. although police say they want to speak with him. about 20ñr minutes after hannah was seenxd at the mall surveillance camera, police say y(uá ne. the text was the last>!svját heard from her. >> there was a particular text that would lead us to believe she was e1lost. >> reporter: lost in an area police say s

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> thank you so much. but all these young women missing.et me be clear again, the case has not been linked to the graham or harrington cases recently in that very same part of virginia. but the family of alexis murphy knows all too well what the other families are going through. so joining me now is trina murp murphy. she's the great aunt of alexis murphy. welcome. thank you so much for taking the time. >> thank you for having me. >> and just seeing you a couple of years ago in the piece, you pulled out the archive. we said we will never stop until you're home. take me back to that time. describe the emotional toll that took on your family. >> i mean, honestly, i still to this day don't think there are words to describe what it's like to have someone missing. the missing phase is really horrible. it's a roller coaster of emotions, you know, one day you think, okay, this is the day we find her, and that day comes to a close and still no resolutions. so it's a very difficult place to be, you know, and we're still in that place. >> she's never

." >>> good morning, i'm randi kaye incostello this morning. we begin in hong kong were more than 40 people have been injured. protesters are demanding beijing reverse course on new election rules limiting the number of candidates running for the city's chief executive post. this video from the south china "morning post" shows protesters trying to escape suffocating clouds of tear gas. just look at that. police say they have used "suitable force" which included pepper spray and rubber bullets. some protesters have covered themselves in plastic wrap and goggles to protect themselves from that tear gas. meanwhile, the prime time newscast on cctv, china's state run news station, avoided all mention of these protests and the only time hong kong came up is when discussing joint celebrations for independence day, which is wednesday. hard to imagine. ivan watson is live in hong kong for us. ivan is there in that square surrounded by all those people. ivan, what's happening around you right now? >> randi, there's been a boycer theous rally where the ho

here's randi kaye with today's american journey. >> reporter: in 2002, when matt forkis was just 9 yearsiagnosed with cancer, acute lymphatic leukemia. he was too ill to go to schooling. >> it was depressing. >> reporter: so matt's father came up with an idea to combat his son's loneyness. he used web cameras. remember, this was 2002. long before skype. >> it flicked on and right when it flicked on, it was almost like an internal soul flicker. >> reporter: sharing his ups and downs with classmates made treatment easier. the hope, matt felt, was the inspiration for hope cam, the charity his dad started a year after matt's diagnosis. it costs $1200 to connect each child and they pay for every. hope cam connected 400 children with cancer to their classrooms in 26 states. including ava bore. in 2011, when she was just 2 1/2, ava was diagnosed with leukemia. she needed chemotherapy and lots of rest. but hope cam helped her stay in touch with her friends at preschool. >> we listen and learn. we dance and sing. hope cam is my favorite. i can see my classmates and my teachers. >> reporter: today

. >>> more stories on what we're following let's check in with randi kaye. >>> anderson, a travel nightmarelights were cancelled in chicago today all starting when a fire broke out at an air traffic control center, shutting down operations. police say the contractor set the fire and then tried to kill himself. he now faces federal charges. >>> and the suspect in the disappearance of a university of virginia student. jesse matthews was arrested in galveston county on wednesday. hannah graham vanished nearly two weeks ago. investigators say the search zone could expand to cover 1300 mi miles, the distance between virginia and texas. >>> and a former high school teacher convicted of raping a student, was re-sentenced today for nearly ten years in prison. you may recall the judge caused chaos for making it seem like the victim was a part of the attack, the victim committed suicide. >>> state television reports kim jong-un is suffering from discomfort, no more specifics were given. >>> and tonight, retiring new york yankees shortstop derek jeter, playing for the last time last night. in the nint

he'll be part of the practice squad, anderson. >> randi kaye, thanks very much. >>> in the next hour0, tough talk from the defense secretary chuck hagel on isis and more of my interview with nancy writebol. we'll be right back. that's keeping you from the healthcare you deserve.. at humana, we believe the gap will close when healthcare gets simpler. when frustration and paperwork decrease. when grandparents get to live at home instead of in a home. so let's do it. let's simplify healthcare. let's close the gap between people and care. so what we're looking for is a way to "plus" our accounting firm's mobile plan. and "minus" our expenses. perfect timing. we're offering our best-ever pricing on mobile plans for business. run the numbers on that. well, unlimited talk and text, and ten gigs of data for the five of you would be... one-seventy-five a month. good calculating kyle. good job kyle. you just made partner. our best-ever pricing on mobile share value plans for business. now with a $100 bill credit for every business line you add. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good ev

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> thanks for watching, everyone. additional u.s. military support for iraq and the battle against isis. hundreds more u.s. troops are heading to baghdad. also right now, the world's response to stop isis' brutal violence and the search for the man who beheaded a second american before he kills again. and, right now, president obama, heading to a nato summit to talk about the crisis in ukraine. and this morning, a strongly worded message by the president delivered right at russia's doorst doorstep. from iraq, london, moscow and washington, our team reporters brings you the stories this hour.

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> so if you know anything, please pick up the phone. >>> still to come in "the newsroom," you know what ali baba is? like ebay or amazon? it's the giant making history this morning. alison kosik is live at the new york stock exchange. >> hi, carol. minutes ago before the opening bell alibaba will not be opening its doors for business i will explain why right after this. this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hugging the tree. (man) that's why we got a subaru. or was it that tree? (man) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> good morning and thank you so much for joining me. i'm carol costello, ahead this half hour, going public. it's ebay, netflix, amazon, uber and so much more. we'll tell you all you need to know about alibaba. >>> plus boots on the ground, bill clinton speaking out on america's fight against isis. hear what he has to say about our chances of winning a new war in iraq. >>> and skipping town, our dana bash chasing down congre

and the officer lets out about three or four shots at him. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>sting to see that. all the lawyers that we've been talking to here on cnn say this is very, very significant. >> significant. >> more or less in the moment. it was the reaction of someone on the scene. >> it was an organic response as they're watching it happen like you can't even have a prejudice about how you're going to react. you just react. >> is it physical. put his hands in the air. it was the sound you heard also. >> all these testimony and eyewitness accounts makes me wonder how they're going to find a jury that hasn't been influenced by all of this scrutiny and media and conversation and evidence. >> definitely. >> let us know what you think. tweet us or send us a message on facebook. what do you make of that video? what do you make of the sound? we want your opinions. we'll be right back. years of swedish experience in in perfecting the rich,150 never bitter taste of gevalia. we do it all for this very experience. that's good. i know right? gevalia. your studied day and nigh

hello, everyone, i'm randi kaye in new york. the united states has a plan to take down or take out the militant group isis, but the plan needs partners. as of today, at least ten arab nations have come forward promising to support the fight against the isis threat. secretary of state john kerry in cairo today getting that promise from egypt one of the most influential arab nations. he had similar success in saudi arabia and turkey. cnn is traveling with kerry. >> reporter: secretary kerry came to turkey seeking support from a pivotal partner in the fight against isis. >> within the coalition there are many ways that turkey can help in this effort, and we will continue our conversations with our military and other experts spending time to define the specific role that turkey will play. >> reporter: bordering iraq and syria, turkey would be an ideal place to base u.s. strikes. but with isis holding 49 turkish government employees hostage, turkey's foreign minister spoke only about, quote, challenges and threats in the region. on t

"newsroom" with randi kaye starts now. >>> hello, everyone. i'm randi kaye in for brooke baldwin.reat of isis couldn't get bigger, a shocking revelation from the cia that we have severely underestimated the number of people willing to fight under the black flag of isis. the initial estimate was as many as 10,000 but now the u.s. believes isis can actually call on a fighting force of between 20,000 and 31,500. these new numbers coming as secretary of state john kerry continues his swing through the middle east trying to sell the president's plan. so far ten

i'm randi kaye in for brooke baldwin.allies joining the strategy that president obama outlined last night. secretary of state john kerry working in saudi arabia to get everybody on the same page. onboard with the plan, listen to this list. saudi arabia, egypt, jordan, lebanon, turkey, iraq, kuwait, bahrain, qatar, united arab emirates and all have agreed to a coordinated military plan against isis and stronger support for the new government of iraq. the countries agree to join the united states in cutting off money and fighters

i'm randi kaye in new york. breaking news tonight here.leased today appears to show the terrorist group has executed another hostage. british aide worker, david haynes. the video entitled "a message to the allies of america" was posted to twitter today, and does look similar to previous videos we saw showing the beheadings of american journalist james foley and steven sotloff. the executioner who sounds like the same man who appeared in these previous videos directly threatens british prime minister david cameron. >> you're evil allies of america, which continues to strike the muslims of iraq and most recently bombed the hadifa dam will only accelerate your destruction and play in the role, cameron. will onlyra

cnn's randi kaye looks at this video that brings a whole new perspective to the case. >> reporter: justoon ferguson, missouri. the men you see in this exclusive cell phone video hear gunshots. they are about 50 feet away from michael brown and officer darren wilson. the unidentified person recording this video captured the witness' reaction during the final moments of the shooting. >> he had his hands in the air. >> both men were contractors working in the area and did not want to be identified. the man in the pink shirt told cnn they heard one gunshot and then about 30 seconds later, a second shot. he says he saw michael brown staggering. then he says brown put his hands up and said, okay, okay, okay. the witness told us the cop didn't say get on the ground. he just kept shooting. that same witness described the gruesome scene, saying he saw michael brown's brains come out of his head. again, reiterating his hands were up. watch how he motions on the video. the video these witnesses say was taken shortly after the shooting ended. if you look closely you can see a police officer in the

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> a lot more to learn. find out more on this story and others at cnn.com. >>> just ahead, new developments in the horrific attack at an oklahoma food processing plant. we now know the charges the man's accused of, beheading a co-worker. we also have new information about the mosque where he worship and the impression he made on those who worshiped alongside him. [ female announcer ] this is our new turkey cranberry flatbread before we craft it into a sandwich. the amazingly tender roasted turkey -- always raised without antibiotics, the zesty cranberry mostarda, the freshly baked flatbread... but here's what you don't always see. the care and attention that goes into it. because what matters most is the simple, delicious ingredients that make up the whole delicious meal made just for you. and this is our turkey cranberry flatbread sandwich, paired perfectly with our autumn squash soup. only at panera bread. paired perfectly with our autumn squash soup. red lobster's endless shrimp is now! the year's largest

hello, everyone, i'm randi kaye in new york. we begin this hour with a smess the u.s.ies are making crystal clear, we'll do whatever it takes to destroy the isis terror group. a third western hostage, david haines, beheaded at the hand of isis militants. secretary of state john kerry heading to paris tomorrow trying to sell the president's plan to build a global anti-isis coalition, and so far, he says it's working. >> we have countries in this region, countries outside of this region, in addition to the united states, all of whom are prepared to engage in military assistance, in actual strikes, if that is what it requires. and we also have a growing number of people who are prepared to do all the other things. people should not think about this, this effort just in terms of strikes. in fact, as some have pointed out, that, alone, is not going to resolve this challenge. >> and perhaps no country is more outraged and horrified by this recent video than the uk. not only was the victim a brit, but it appears his executioner is, too. underscoring the national threat. prime

things could shut down with a big cme earth directed. >> pretty interesting stuff there. >>> i'm randi kayee top of the hour, but right now keep it here for "sanjay gupta, m.d." live today from los angeles. >>> all right, randi, thank you so much. we are live from l.a., and i'll tell you i'm here because of the cnn fit nation team. we got a big triathlon this weekend. i'll tell you a lot more about it in a little bit. but the past few months have been a remarkable experience for all of us. >>> but, first, i want to talk about something else i think is very important. you've heard me talk a lot about medical marijuana over the past fw years. the potential benefits of it and also the obstacles to doing more research. well, as we investigated this, we found that there's another group of outlawed drugs out there that are also generating new interest among a growing number of doctors. some of these drugs include things like mdma also known as ecstasy, also lsd. take a look.

randi kaye, cnn report. >>> i want to return now to the nfl's claim on the news tonight by the leaguemmissioner roger glene goodell, they tried to obtain all the facts they had. a lot of people had a hard time believing that. people are wondering how the league could have seen video of ray rice dragging his fiancee's unconscious body from an elevator and gave out such a mild punishment, even though league officials considered what might have done to her inside the elevator to make her in that condition. the former team executive insider joins us tonight. >> louis, the fact that the nfl commissioner goodell told us they had not seen video, we thought there was a video. we assumed there was, we asked for the video but didn't get it. what do you think of that? you played for the philadelphia eagles, do you buy that? >> you know, you have to take him at face value for what he is saying. you don't want to start questioning somebody's integrity as far as whether or not they're telling the truth. i say that from my experience, the individual team security departments that i have worked for,

cnn's randi kaye joins us now. randi why is the video key and help to set up what we are seeing about to see? >> what's key, don. these are two guys from out of town. they're both white coming to the defense of michael brown, basically telling us the officer darren wilson chased him down and shot him. what's also key -- they have no ties to the community of ferguson at all. this video is very short. just about 15 second or so as you are about to see but speaks vol u volumes and really gives you a raw response to what the guys just witnessed. it picks up here just as the final shots are being fired. watch this. just after 12:00 noon, ferguson, missouri. the men you seen the exclusive cell phone video hear gunshots. they're about 50 feet away from michael brown and officer darren wilson. the unidentified person recording this video, captured the witness' reaction during the final moments of the shooting. both men were contractors working in the area. they did not want to be identified. the man on the left in the pink

there is a lot more happening tonight, randi kaye has more. >> anderson, eric holder stepping down afterey general. he announced the resignation today. he has agreed to remain on the job, though, until his successor is confirmed. ferguson, missouri police chief thomas jackson apologized publicly to michael brown's parents nearly seven weeks after the teenager was shot dead by an officer. >> i want to say this to the brown family, no one who has not experienced the loss of a child can understand what you're feeling. i am truly sorry for the loss of your son. i am also sorry that it took so long to remove michael from the street. the time that it took involved very important work on the part of investigators who were trying to collect evidence and gain a true picture of what happened that day. but it was just too long and i am truly sorry for that. >> four hours, that is how long brown's body lay in the street. chief jackson also apologized to those who feel he didn't do enough to protect their right to protest. cnn's anna cabrera has more later tonight. >>> and take a look, this woman wai

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> so, that is what randi kaye has brought up in terms of reporting.bring in benjamin crump, attorney for michael brown's family. counsel, thank you for joining us this morning. what does this mean to you? >> chris, this video is of paramount significance, not because those two construction workers were not ferguson residents, not because they were caucasian, but because this is a c contemporaneous recording of their first impressions, like a play by play of what they just saw and you can't get better evidence than that, other than the video of the shooting itself, chris. >> now, what will be the pushback? the push back would be, well, about ten minutes after, eyewitness testimony, people are dying to be relevant, and, you know, you have to corroborate it with other thing also, do you think this could be mitigated, do you think it could be reduced in its significance? >> chris, it is their immediate reactions and a vivid illustration of how outrageous they felt this was and it is the illustration of what the people in ferguson and all over america are

and randi kaye was the first to report on it last night.o may be so important. >> well, anderson if you look at it it is realtime reaction. it is really raw, not hours or days later somebody telling you what they saw. you can see the shock and horror as these men talk about what they say the officer following michael brown and fatally shoot him in front of them. let's play the video now, our viewers can judge for themselves here what happened. [ bleep ]. >> so as you heard right there and as you can see there are several different voices on that tape. one voice is that contractor in the pink t-shirt, you saw him put his hands up illustrating he saw michael brown with his hands up. they didn't want to be identified but the guy in the pink said they were close enough to see a really gruesome scene. he said describing seeing michael brown's brains come out of his head. he also said that he saw him like a walking dead man. >> what have you been able to learn about the guy who took the video? >> he is going by the name "chris" although that is n

>> i'm randi kaye in for brooke baldwin. a coalition of nations coming together to help president obama in the plan he outlined last night joining a coordinated military campaign. saudi arabia, egypt, jordan, lebanon, the list goes on. turkey, iraq, bahrain, qatar, united arab emirates and oman. they will help cut off money and foreign fighters following isis. and help rebuild the cities and towns devastated by isis' bloody rampage to form an islamic state. the support for the strategy is culmination of secretary of state john kerry's trip to saudi arabia where he talked with our global affairs correspondent about the president's strategy to take on isis. we're joined on the phone by jetta, saudi arabia, fresh from that interview from the secretary of state. if you can, give me some highlights. >> reporter: it was a short discussion because he was meeting with king abdullah right after our interview. it was a ride ranging discussion. i asked if the u.s. was at war with isis and he said that was the wrong terminology. if you

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> we'll have more on steven sotloff in the next hour and breaking news presidentthorized extra security for baghdad's airport, excuse me, embassy, some 350 u.s. troops will be deployed as the u.s. launches an air strike in i rack. -- iraq. we have new developments. et sict breathe through your nose... suddenly you're a mouth breather. iraq. we have new developments. iraq. we have new developments. you dry up, your cold feels even worse. well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip, and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more so you can breathe and do the one thing you want to do. sleep. add breathe right to your cold medicine. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. finally, the purple pill,hr add breathe right to your cold medicine. the #1 prescribed acid blocking brand, comes without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. nexium level protection™ that's keeping you from the healthcare you deserve.. at humana, we believe the gap will close w

i'm randi kaye in for brooke baldwin. breaking news in the fight against isis. for weeks we've been told action against them in iraq and syria would not constitute a war. today that message changed. the white house saying we are in fact at war with isis. joining me now is michelle kosinski, white house correspondent. he said this in response to your question. what exactly did the white house say now? >> reporter: they said it very clearly although it took some questioning there because over the last couple of days we have heard the messaging even saying, no, it is not a war in response to really specific questions. yesterday secretary of state was asked, you know, it sounds like a war. it looks like a war. are we at war? the national security adviser was asked the same thing. kerry at least said, no, that's the wrong terminology. national security adviser sues yab rice said, well, i don't know if you want to call it a war but we call it a counterterrorism operation. a sustained counterterror campaign but today when asked, things have changed. the white house now

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> thanks for watching, everyone. "wolf" starts right now. >>> right now, additional u.s. military support for iraq and the battle against isis. hundreds more u.s. troops are heading to baghdad. also right now, the world's response to stop isis' brutal violence and the search for the man who beheaded a second american before he kills again. and, right now, president obama, heading to a nato summit to talk about the crisis in ukraine. and this morning, a strongly worded message by the president delivered right at russia's doorst doorstep. from iraq, london, moscow and washington, our team reporters brings you the stories this hour. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. just in, the vice president of the united states, joe biden, delivering a powerful rebuke to the terrorist group isis it just a little while ago, the vice president called isis barbarians for beheading two american journalists. >> the american people are so much stronger, so much more resolved, than any enemy can fully understand. as a n

randi kaye joins me live. >> anderson if you look at it, it is real-time reaction. really raw.s later. some one telling us what they saw. you can see the shock and horror, after seeing police officer darren wilson chase down michael brown and fatally shoot him. let's play the video and viewers can judge for themselves what happened. >> as you heard and see, several different voices on the tape. one voice is the contractor in the pink t-shirt. you saw him put his hand up. illustrate he saw michael brown wave his hand up. we spoke to him and his co-worker on the phone. the guy in the pink told us that they were close enough to really see a gruesome scene. he says, describing seeing michael brown's brains come out of his head. he also told us, brown was staggering with his hand up. describing him, anderson like a walking deadman. >> what have you've been able to learn about the guy who took the video? >> going by the name chris, we know that is not his real name. his attorney told us he knew michael brown, talking to him before the shooting. when he heard the gunfire, chris, ran i

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> still to come for you here on cnn, the first report on malaysia airlines flight 17 is out. what it does and doesn't say about the crash in eastern ukraine. where the reward was that what if tnew car smelledit card and the freedom of the open road? a card that gave you that "i'm 16 and just got my first car" feeling. presenting the buypower card from capital one. redeem earnings toward part or even all of a new chevrolet, buick, gmc or cadillac - with no limits. so every time you use it, you're not just shopping for goods. you're shopping for something great. learn more at buypowercard.com that's keeping you from the healthcare you deserve.. at humana, we believe the gap will close when healthcare gets simpler. when frustration and paperwork decrease. when grandparents get to live at home instead of in a home. so let's do it. let's simplify healthcare. let's close the gap between people and care. >>> welcome back. malaysia airlines flight 17 was hit by a large number of, quote, high energy objects as it broke up in mid-air over eastern ukraine two months ag

good evening, everyone, i'm randi kaye in new york.begin with the global fight against isis and those willing to join the coalition that's beginning to fall into place. and optimistic secretary of state john kerry says a number of countries are prepared to engage in military assistance, but what about america's greatest ally, the uk? we have heard plenty of tough talk from british leader in recent weeks especially now in the wake of david haines' brutal murder. >> today, the whole country will want to express its deep sympathy for david haines' family. they have endured the last 18 months of david's captivity with

randi kaye explains. >> reporter: shaneen allen was driving in new jersey when she was stopped by policea simple traffic violation. in the car with her, her brand new handgun. >> i went in my purse to give them my license and my registration, i also gave him my license to carry with it. that's why i told him i have my firearm on me. >> reporter: trouble is, shaneen's license to carry was for her home state of pennsylvania, just across state lines from where she was pulled over in new jersey. she says she had no idea it didn't transfer state to state. she had just bought the gun a week earlier after being mugged. still, this single mother of two was handcuffed and arrested on the spot. charged with both illegal possession of a firearm and possession of hollow-point ammunition. she's now facing more than 11 years in prison. how worried are you about going to prison? >> very worried. i'm worried every minute, every day. i have to worry about where my kids are going to go, what's going to happen to them. >> reporter: this is the man looking to put shaneen in prison, atlantic county prosecuto

good evening, everyone, i'm randi kaye in new york. we begin with the global fight against isis and those willing to join the coalition that's beginning to fall into place. and optimistic secretary of state john kerry says a number of countries are prepared to engage in military assistance, but what about america's greatest ally, the uk? we have heard plenty of tough talk from british leader in recent weeks especially now in the wake of david haines' brutal murder. >> today, the whole country will want to express its deep sympathy for david haines' family. they have endured the last 18 months of david's captivity with extraordinary courage. and now david has been murdered in the most callous and brutal way imaginable by an organization which is the embodiment of evil. we will hunt down those responsible and bring them to justice no matter how long it takes. >> more tough talk, but does haines' death move the needle politically and is the uk ready to step up now that they've lost one of their own? joining me now, cnn senior internationa

. >> randi kaye, thank you, that does it for us. and the hbo documentary "terror at the mall" starts now. >>> in september 2013, al shabab, an al qaeda-linked terrorist group from somalia attacked a shopping mall in neighboring kenya. more than 100 security cameras recorded the attack which left 71 people dead. some of the footage was destroyed by fire. but much of it survives and it documents the attack in stark detail. but it also reveals something else. the encourage and resiliency by which so many ordinary civilians survived mass murder in a crowded shopping mall. >> this was one place where you meet people of different cultures, different tribes, different religions, different everything. i mean, that was the special thing. >> at the front of the mall overlooking the street were three busy restaurants. tapas, burger, and art cafe. >> it was the best one in nairobi. it was a very up market. a place where prominent people come. >> at the back of the mall, was a giant supermarket on two floors. >> westgate was the premier supermar

randi kaye tonight explains. >> reporter: shanine allen was driving in new jersey when she was stoppedy police for a simple traffic violation. in the car with her, her brand new handgun. >> when i went in there to -- when i went in my purse to give them my license and my registration, i also gave him my license to carry with it. that's why i told him i have my firearm on me. >> reporter: trouble is, shanine's license to carry was for her home state of pennsylvania. just across state lines from where she was pulled over in new jersey. she says she had no idea it didn't transfer state to state. she had just bought the gun a week earlier after being mugged. still, this single mother of two was handcuffed and arrested on the spot. charged with both illegal possession of a firearm and possession of hollow-point ammunition. she's now facing more than 11 years in prison. how worried are you about going to prison? >> very worried. i'm worried every minute, every day. i have to worry about where my kids are going to go, what's going to happen to them. >> reporter: this is the man looking to put

cnn's randi kaye put that question to three veterans who fought in the war on terror. >> so gary, theouncing an additional 475 troops to iraq, bringing the total now to more than 1,600. does that sound like mission creep to you? >> it is mission creep. and those troops will be needed because this is a conflict that is in a space between two failed states. we've got, you know, syria in the west and iraq in the east. three times the size of lebanon. we're going to need those people to do some things out there. of course, we don't want traditional american troops on the ground fighting there. but we're going to need to leverage foreign forces. we need the saudis, the kuwaitis, the uae, the egyptians, sunni forces in there to do this. and we need, like george herbert walker bush did in 1991, build a grand coalition and also we need to get those states to pay for this conflict as george herbert walker bush did in '91. when that conflict was over, we didn't owe a penny. >> just quickly, though, does the idea of mission creep concern you? >> it doesn't concern me because i understand the dan

randi kaye has the bulletin. >> one person has been killed in flooding in arizona.has declared a statewide emergency because of the flooding that's now blocked road, shut down schools and knocked out power. >>> the ncaa has lifted penn state's football ban saying the university has made progress in the wake of the jerry sandusky scandal and cover-up by the school. >>> a hong kong family has pledged to donate a record $350 million to harvard university. the money will help support harvard's school of public health. >>> and baby number two is on the way for the duke and duchess of cambridge. prince william said today that they are thrilled. and kate is feeling okay but it has been a tricky few days they say. buckingham palace says she's suffering severe morning sickness as she did during her first pregnancy which already has folks betting that it's going to be another boy. >> really? >> they're betting on the hair color, the gender, the name, you name it. >> randi, thanks very much. another hour of 360. ray rice dumped by the team, suspended by the nfl has video surfa