u.s. embassy? libyan rebels take over at least part of the abandoned complex and create a scene that looks a whole lot like spring break. >>> hi there, i'm brianna keilar. wolf blitzer is on assignment. a rare glimpse from inside north korea. the normally secretive nation gave our will ripley access to the three americans being held there. kenneth bae, jeffrey fowle and matthew miller it the interviews came with restriction, which we'll talk about. but let's start with kenneth bae, he is in the upper right of your screen. north korea claims he was part of a christian plot to overthrow the government. >> i'm serving 15 year-sentence right now. and i've been going back and forth from hospital to the labor camp the last year and a half. and right now i'm serving at the labor camp right now. >> can you tell me about the conditions at the labor camp? >> condition in labor camp is i'm working at hours a day, six days a week and working agricultural work to other hard labor that is required to do every da

u.s. embassy compound in tripoli. and it comes nearly two years after islamic militants launched a deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. another reminder that libya is spiraling out of control. the story tonight from nbc's bill neely. >> reporter: in a country freefalling into chaos, libyan gunmen celebrate. they've just taken an american diplomatic compound, so they take to the swimming pool. a symbolic moment they want the world to see. nbc news can't authenticate this video, but the u.s. ambassador to libya says it appears to show a residential annex. the homes like the main embassy compound were abandoned quickly last month. all u.s. staff safely evacuated as fighting intensified. the gunmen control the annex, the main u.s. embassy nearby, says the ambassador, remains secure. for now. but these men are allies to islamist militias. this takeover an uncomfortable reminder of the killing of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans in benghazi almost two years ago. tripoli is now a deadly battlegro

u.s. embassy there now telling all u.s. citizens to stay indoors or in a safe place until the all clear is given. >>> man hunt under way in pennsylvania after an ambush on two police officers at a barracks there. the attack leaving one trooper dead and the other wounded. the barracks located in an area that runs along the delaware river and borders new york and new jersey. we are live in blooming grove, pennsylvania, with the latest, hi brian. >> hi, well all law enforcement agencies in pennsylvania are on high alert for an active shooter, quote dangerous and armed criminal that is still on the loose as police are looking for a suspect or suspects responsible for last night's shooting of two pennsylvania state troopers. police say at about 10:50 last night, two young state troopers during a late night shift change were shot outside, ambushed outside of the blooming grove state police barracks located in the wooded area near state mustn'ting ground. corporal brian k. dickenson was shot and killed. corporal alex d. douglas is

u.s. embassy in athens. >> once you enter the public realm, you take a different responsibility. >> reporters. embassy in kingston, fape asked the artist to create a painter honoring colin powell. >> it is nighttime sky on the night that he was born in the bronx, but it's the nighttime sky over jamaica on april the 5th, 1937. >> these artists give their works to us. so we're not buying the work. they are giving of their time and inspiration and talent. >> reporter: nearly 30 years of promoting cross-cultural understanding between countries lives the goodwill of people that love art. >>> the world's most expensive video game has finally been released. destiny cost a record half a billion dollars to create and promote. fans in australia were the first to get their hands on the sensation. >> reporter: steven has a date with destiny. the destiny in question is a video game, the date, the 9th day of the 9th month, it's worldwide release. >> it's a really rewarding game. the call to action is the player is a guardian pushing back this darkness. it's something that everybody can relate to. >> repor

u.s. embassy compound in tripoli. how another global hot spot spirals into chaos. >>> hollywood hacked, embarrassing photos of jennifer lawrence and other celebrities posted online. tonight, the dangers for everyone that this major breach has exposed. when you delete something, doesn't mean it's gone. >>> and drawing power, the new superhero helping kids with autism embrace their own inner strength. "night news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for brian on this labor day holiday. brian will be back tomorrow. as americans wrap up summer vacations and return from the long weekend, a growing number of international hot spots are demanding attention tonight. from iraq and syria to libya and ukraine. this weekend there were dire warnings about the power and reach of the extremist group isis with one world leader saying it won't be long before they reach american soil. today, the british prime minister called for mea

u.s. embassy. their convoy was shot at as it left the country, armored vehicles. no one hurt. ors, representing u.s. interests, out of the country, as well. there may be one or two people there, but most people i talked to who spent time in libya, trying to sort of generate business contracts, et cetera, just throwing their hands up in the air and getting out for a while. they just don't feel it's safe. and it isn't safe. the country is fractured, in the hands of these militias. and right now tripoli is in the hands of a more islamist militia than it has been at any time recently. >> all right. nic robertson, thank you so much for filling in some of the blanks, connecting some of the dots. some of the questions still there in that video. thank you so much. >>> while some u.s. cities have grass roots campaigns to keep kids out of gangs, an organization in minneapolis is trying to prevent youngsters from joining radical groups. the group began in an effort to counter the negativity surrounding the exodus of somali men. cnn's chris welch reports. >> can you guys hear me? >> yes! >

u.s. embassy in tripoli, no u.s. sentence were in the embassy at the time. -- no u.s. citizens were in the embassy at the time. >>> it's sunday and time to look at our week ahead. we're taking a closer look at the mid term elections. let's start with the u.s. senate. republicans need a net gain of six seats to take control and effectively bury the president's legislative agenda. because of special elections there are 36 senate races in 34 states this year, oh oklahoma and south carolina are holding elections for both their senate seats. these are some of the key races including kentucky, georgia, arkansas, georgia, north carolina and louisiana, that boat parties claim are crucial the their chances. so let's take a look at some of the big issues. nearly a year ago, after the october 2013 government shutdown the republican party background was in trouble. but this summer the tide has been turning. and in an effort to regain control of the senate the republican national committee announced late this week it would throw an additional $8 million into hotly contested senate r

u.s. ambassador said it appeared the embassy building itself is still guarded and has not been ransacked. omes almost two years after ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed when islamist militants stormed a u.s. consulate annex in benghazi. libya is now on the brink of becoming a failed state, with militant groups fighting each other for control, as the government looks on helplessly. >> it was just over three years ago that moammar gadhafi was ousted, thanks to the air strikes that the u.s. helped lead. tonight, there is no sign of the peaceful democracy that the u.s. had hoped would follow. alex markart, abc news. >>> the iraqi army has broken the islamic militant six week siege of the town of amorally. residents refuse to flee. but isis still controls parts of iraq and syria. the fear is that terrorists could use their passports to come home, bringing terror with them. >>> san francisco firefighters had to repel down the cliff near ocean beach to rescue two men. take a loot stuck on the rocks below the cliff house restaurant this afternoon. they were not hurt and

u.s. embassy in paris as a result of this saying, hey -- excuse me, we called the u.s. embassy in paris after we got the call from chad and say, hey, what do you want us to do with this? the sting or missiles are not our missiles, but our guys can stop it if you want because they've got the convoy. and the answer back from the u.s. embassy was, no, go ahead and let them go. now, there's no evidence so far that those missiles were actually delivered to the libyan rebels, and they were never used in the conflict, and i don't allege that in the book. however, what i was able to find out subsequently from u.s. special forces sources including a senior officer on active indict who was steam -- duty who was steamed about this and so was willing to take the risk to brief me on what had happened, a u.s. military helicopter in afghanistan was hit on july 25, 2012, brought down by a surface-to-air missile. luckily, the missile warhead did not explode. everybody jumped out of the aircraft, and during the crash investigation they found a scrap of metal from the fuselage in the engin

u.s. embassy. u.s. air strikes have targeted three refineries in syria to try to ut can off fighting.lose to syria's main oil field. air france pilots have called off the most damaging strike in the airline's history. the details of the settlement aren't yet clear. the pilot's are upset at plans to expand the low cost carrier trans salveia. our correspondent, phil lavelle has more. if planes are not in the air, then they are not making money. air france has been hemorrhaging it for the last two weeks. $250 million is what a forty night's crimming strike has cost. more than half of sunday's flights were cancelled. the skies above paris are a lot quieter. the noise on the ground. anything but. unions and pilots, furious about what they called gross inequality. this is what has been fueling that feud. the budget options, the lack's of britain's easy jet. cut price carriers slicing into air france's profits. the french national airline's response was to bolster its own budget offering, tran salveia. it's pilots do not get the generous salary, $100,000 to start nor the enviable immediately

u.s. embassy compound. the acrobatics a celebration for this group of libyan militants who in their was have secured this american residential annex in tripoli. empty ever since american diplomats evacuated end of july as libya descended farther into chaos. on twitter, the u.s. ambassador said it appears the embassy building itself is still guarded and has not been ransacked. this comes almost two years after ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed when islamist militants stormed a u.s. consulate annex in benghazi, a reminder of the lawless that that reigns. libya on the brink of becoming a failed state. with militant groups fighting each other for control as the the government looks on helplessly. it was just over three years ago that moammar gaddafi was ousted. there is no sign of the peaceful democracy the u.s. had hoped would follow. alex marquardt, abc news, beirut. >> russian president vladamir putin is calling on the ukraine to start talks for a solution to the crisis. putin sa

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u.s. embassy. there's a heavy military presence at those gates that are home to an american military base. an awful lot of security. it's inside the ring of steel, the check points police have around the capitol to keep on eye on anybody driving through the capitol. apparently the suicide bomber waited for the convoy to come out of the gates this morning of that military are base and rammed his vehicle, a station wagon full of explosives into that convoy, killing three soldiers. we know that one of them was polish and three other afghan soldiers killed and 25 afghans wounded. >> the u.s. now expanding its fight against isil for the first time since president obama unveiled his strategy. u.s. army jets coming to the i do of security forces in baghdad. congress is reviewing that plan to train and equip the rebels. phil ittner is live in london. those talks wrapping up in paris, did reach his goal. >> there was a joint statement that there needs to be an international effort in addressing and dealing

u.s. embassy compound. what's the message sent to america? >> the u.s.ce the end of world war i has been viewed as an international power with a presence all over the world and for the most part been viewed as a force for good. and someone with the military that couldn't be challenged, so when you see images like this, images like the ones that we saw in 1979, when the embassy was ransacked in tehran, like the ones we saw in 1993 in somalia in mogadishu when a u.s. soldier's body was dragged through the streets, it makes americans feel vulnerable, imtent and weak but what -- impoa enimpotent and weak. when they are closer to the mouth of the fire hydrant that i we're drinking from that i just mentioned a little while earlier. >> french president francois hollande warned that terrorism will spread if action is not taken. how much do you believe that statement? >> without a doubt. i was in libya last year and one of the things that was pointed out very clearly is there is a movement that is taking place in the terrorism world and they feel emboldened not j

u.s. embassy in baghdad which, as you know, is a huge, huge embassy? i think it's the largest one in the world. specific threats to u.s. personnel, diplomats, military personnel in the iraqi capital? >> you know, wolf, at this time, the sources we're talking to in the u.s. government say there isn't a specific direct threat against the embassy complex. but we are in that post-benghazi era when the u.s. has heightened concern for all embassy installations around the world. and really in this era, it's all about taking those protective measures in advance. you know you're in a high-threat situation in baghdad. there's no question about that. so put the extra people in, be prepared, and be able to repel anything that may come your way. it's one of the biggest issues right now for both the u.s. military and the state department around the world. protecting u.s. installations in these very high-threat areas that seem to be multiplying every week. wolf? >> yeah. in recent days, u.s. officials have said to me, given the fact that there was an attack on a u.s.

u.s. embassy in uganda to seek shelter after uncovering a terror plot. the group has called for revenge attacks after u.s. drone strikes killed its leader earlier this month. all u.s. citizens are being told to stay indoors or a safe place until the all clear is given. >> ukraine is still in a state of war. that is a quote and russian president vladimir putin's goal is to take all of ukraine. that is according to ukraine's prime minister meeting with european officials to discuss the implementation of an agreement between kiev and the eu, a move which the chem lykre not happy about. russia sending another convoy in without ukraine's consent. they claim the convoy could be the cover for an invasion. >> a person of interest being questioned after what appears to be a deliberate attack on two state troopers in northern pennsylvania. one trooper killed and the other wounded. the pair were ambushed at the state police barracks during a shift change last night. brian is live in lord's valley, pennsylvania with more about this. this is a shocking attack on two p

u.s. embassy in kabul this morning. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.icials could not confirm the nationalities of the victims at this point. >> happening today president obama travels to the centers for disease control to outline a flew u.s. led effort against the ebola out break. the president's plan to be announced in atlanta is expected to include the deployment of up to 3,000 additional military medical personnel to train health workers in west africa and to distribute protection kits to families in affected areas. the ebola out break has killed more than 2400 people since march and thousands more are expected to be infected before the out break is contained. >> new this morning, the child abuse allegations against adrian peterson have cost the minnesota vikings a key team sponsor. the rad son hotel chain temporarily cut ties following the team's decision to clear peterson to play on sunday. the running back was charged with child abuse last week as he was accused of using a wooden switch on his son. additional claims surfaced yesterday. the mother

u.s. embassy compound. nd has been empty since american dip lope mlomate evacuated as libya descended further into chaos. on twitter the u.s. ambassador said it appears the embassy building is guarded. >> here hat home wild weather wreaked havoc on labor day celebration as cross the u.s. torrential rain, thunder, lightning, interrupted concerts and sporting events in the northeast. look at the downpour. halting play at the u.s. open as well. three men were struck by lightning at a beach in new york. no word yet on their conditions. dozens of flights were delayed or canceled across the northeast. millions of americans in the southeast are also cleaning up after a devastating floods, damaged homes and cars there. that severe weather system has blown out to sea. but another one is cuing up right behind it. >> more severe weather in store this labor day. for parts of the midwest and plain states. accuweather meteorologist jim dickey joining us with the latest. jim. >> good morning, dan, brandi, happy labor day.

u.s. embassy killing several people. >> the president announces plans to today to ramp up the u.s.'response to a deadly virus causing a lot of anxiety worldwide. karen. >> right now on the vine street expressway here at eighth street, what timing for the rain right now as you can see no delay just yet on the vine, though. we'll have the latest with our problems with amtrak and take you to delaware county when back. >> ♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a live look here down the shore into atlantic you're taking a live look here awaiting what happens in the next 15 minutes when the trump plaza will close its doors for the final time. it is 5:45, 62 degrees. >> miss america pagent at least was a great time. >> yeah. >> standing amongst its beautiful women. >> oh, aren't you kind. and it was so nice to see the boardwalk filled, you know, with people as well. so, that was a good opportunity for everybody. we've got problems right now with mass transit this morning as you're trying head to work. we've got some downed wires with amtrak. this is affecting the northeast corridor between phila

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u.s. embassy in baghdad, the largest u.s. embassy in the world. etary of state john kerry requested the additional security at the embassy and at the airport in baghdad. it's not clear why it took defense secretary hagel three weeks to fulfill the state department's request. when the new contingent of troops arrives in the coming days, the total number of u.s. troops in iraq will be 1,213. as you mentioned, it's the first time that number has crept beyond 1,000 since the end of the war. shep. >> jennifer, the defense secretary just minutes ago outlined the threat of the islamic state. and the rhetorical flourishes are growing. >> reporter: they are. in fact, you're hearing from u.s. officials today what's sounding like a bit of hyperbole. he joined other u.s. counterterrorism officials in painting a very bleak picture of who isis is and why u.s. officials are now saying they are worse than al qaeda. >> we know what they are, as i've said and others have said, something that we've never seen before. they are better organized. they're better funded.

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u.s. embassy in the world. 350 more soldiers. or is this a front for saying that's where they'll land and they will eventually be elsewhere. >> it's mission creep but it's understandable mission creep. you touch on a very important thing, and you understand this, legally, the president needs authority to act against isis. people assume the president can just send troops and, you know, bash any group, organization he wants. he can't. he has to have legal authority. right now, what they're construing the president's authority is coming from is that the united states needs to protect its citizens, its officials, consulates. and that's why it's okay to do this. he may need broader authority, may need to go back to congress for this. >> i need a quick answer on this, but do you think two public beheadings blasted all over the world could drive u.s. foreign policy? >> i hope not, because i think that's the goal of isis. that's the goal of the islamic state. they want us to jump. i think the most important thing we should do with these

u.s. embassy compound there. u.s. bassy personnel evacuated on july 26th because of the deteriorating situation. this youtube video basically shows a essentially a pool party going on with the militia member, some of them doing swan dives into the pool. this group says it is protect the u.s. embassy's come . and neighboring cia residential annex and the state department says, that the compound is security point, but, will not conduct any further activities in tripoli, the capital and libya, until this situation has calmed down and is under control. but obviously, arthel, that is not the case at this point. not only tripoli is in the hands of this militia group but also fighting rages in benghazi much. arthel? arthel: john huddy, thanks a lot for that report. jon? jon: new controversy over the mideast with a report that president obama became, quote, enraged, at the israeli government for its treatment of secretary of state john kerry during the gaza war. our next guest takes issue with that categorization and is puzzle

u.s. embassy staff left tripoli because of heavy fighting there. they are protecting the compound and they are take on a tour of the compound and they say this video shows the building is secure. >>> governor rick perfect are you which has since been deleted of that tweet showed the district attorney who was arrested on drunk driving charges. she funned -- shed funding for her office and that led to the grand jury indictment. they called it an abuse of powers and he took down the  tweet. >>> traffic will be a little lighter than normal this morning so we gave sal the day off and we are keeping our eye on this for you. not a lot of crowd out there heading to or from called -- could the called could the. the should be pretty light around the bay areas we expect most people have the day off but steve paulson, we did not give you the day off and we would like to hear about the weather. >> mark is a good man. there is a little bit of patchy fog, san mateo, there is hardly any breeze and most locations we just tweeted this how this out and we are share

u.s. embassy in baghdad and personnel and troops on the ground. the ability has the ability to launch small scale attacks in the neighboring countries. the focus is on if they will return to the united states? >> we are mindful of the possibility more likey on their own, 1, 2, coming back from syria. >> and olsen said there is no indication that a was a carefully chosen word of "cells" in the u.s. but there is evidence that an al-qaeda recruit in syria travelled back to home state of florida before going back to syria in may of this year and launching a suicide attack against a syrian government officials and the travel of this 23-year-old man from florida, was not found by the fbi. there is an element of we don't know what we don't know in this, heather. >> good to know the information. kathryn harris in washington. >> several hundred new u.s. forces getting ready to ship out to iraq and bringing over 1200 troops in that country. the new deployment sends 350 marines in baghdad to bolster the u.s. embassy and the deployment authorized by president

u.s. embassy? even with the frustration where it was so hard?ld walk the walk soc# in 2006 go to yemen? so tell us about this american cleric that you meant that was not mentioned did the 9/11 report? the you are now teaching from yemen's capital. >>. i would bet but i a understood so for review the option. so i was introduced by postilion muslims isn't invited to go have lunch. i was aware of him. [inaudible] however once he started talking he was very cold. -- called he would consider things before he would say then. with the direct reference to the acheron it was like he is good. and then obviously he would arrange for the meeting was. >> many of these actual studies or in your house. some of those infamous ku two hits came from your house in florence. where caa narrative's went there with that leadership like a mental figure. tell us about that a little bit. >> we delivered extraordinary pictures. but actually. [inaudible] it was amazing how far be reached from that place. and the informative guide from today. [inaudible] we ciz a somali pri

u.s. embassy.aking responsibility for attack on a foreign military convoy that killed three members of the international security force. >>> british prime minister david cameron making an 11th hour push for a no vote on scottish independence. he made a plea that the united kingdom is not just any old country. he said millions would be heart broken if it was split apart. word is coming out that british banks are making a move to scotland in case there is a run on atms with currency. this is a stunning, stunning story. >> so much uncertainty with a yes vote. they would move to england out of scotland. >>> 54 minutes past the hour. amazon bringing back a '90s favorite. an "early start" on your money is next. >>> let's get an early start on your money. rough day for stocks. european stocks lower. u.s. stock futures lower. the nasdaq yesterday fell 1%. facebook and linkedin down for the day. tesla shares fell 9% after the analyst said the stock was quota head of itself. one company making a debut, aliba

u.s. embassy in yemen.ays he can provide the cia something no one else can -- access to anwar al-awlaki himself. he tells us the cia sent him on this dangerous spy mission in 2008, a month after the embassy attack. he goes to see anwar al-awlaki now hiding in a remote part of yemen. >> he is worried about security. but he is also worried about people following me. >> reporter: the mission? give anwar al-awlaki a laptop, solar panels, a night vision goggle he requested. some secretly planted with spy software. then storm says he gives anwar al-awlaki another cia gift. $5,000 cash. >> he looked at me. and he tapped his chest pocket where the $5,000 were. and he said can we buy bullets and weapons? and i say of course you can. my handler in denmark, he said you know what? you have just been tested and just passed. because if i said no, he knew that this money was from the intelligence and he knew that they're not allowed to sponsor or to pay for weapons and bullets. >> storm is loving his 007 life. but as he d

u.s. embassy in yemen. and storm says he can provide the cia something no one else can.ess to awlaki, himself. he tells us the cia sent him on this dangerous spy mission. october 2008. a month after the embassy attack. to see awlaki. now hiding in a remote part of yemen. >> he's worried about security but he's also worried about people following me. >> the mission, give awlaki a laptop, solar panels, night vision goggles he'd requested. some secretly implanted with spy software. then storm says he gives awlaki one more cia gift. $5,000. cash. >> he looked at me and he tapped his chest pocket where the $5,000 were, and he said, can we buy bullets and weapons? i said, yeah, of course you can. my handler in denmark, he said, you know what, you've just been tested and you just passed it because if i said no, he knew, anwar, that this money was from the intelligence and he knew that they're not allowed to sponsor or to pay for weapons and bullets. >> storm is loving his 007 life, but as he drives away from this meeting with awlaki, he is worried. >> the tables have turned. >>

u.s. embassy, throwing what appears to be a pool party. what does it say about u.s. power in the region?ht now. >>> good morning. welcome to "new day." it is monday, september 1st, 6:00 in the east. it's labor day. i'm john berman. >> i'm alisyn camerota. we begin with breaking news. >> shocking and surprising when i woke up and saw this. we are hearing this morning from three americans being held by north korea. kenneth bae, matthew miller, jeffrey foal, the latter two have been held since the spring. we have reported extensively on bay who has been detained since november of 2012. >> cnn's will ripley was in north korea reporting on other stories when north korean officials brought him in to meet with these three separately. north korean official monitored the interviews. how are the americans doing? do they think they will ever make it back home to the u.s. here is some of what kenneth bae, held for two years, had to say. >> what do you know about the charges -- do you believe you're guilty of the charges

u.s. embassy. says theyamic militia are at an embassy, and it was showing them diving off the roof , and u.s. diplomats fled the area at the end of july as they went further and further into chaos there, and two years ago this month, ambassador chris stevens was killed when they stormed the embassy in benghazi. >> help tonight for three americans held captive in north korea. >> exclusive interviews with cnn, which they say caught them off guard. meetld they were going to with a high north korean government official, the cnn crew was granted something even rarer. speak withllowed to three americans held in north korea. all say theyainees signed statements admitting guilt, and an american tourist is accused of leading a bible in a hotel where he is staying. being, good for the time but i need to let people know that i am getting desperate for help. urgent,ituation is very because very soon, i am going to trial, and i will likely be sent to prison. i think this interview is my final chance to push the

u.s. embassy pool in tripoli. r video posted sunday shows fully clothed cheering men swimming in the pool at a residential an exto the abandoned compound. u.s. ambassador to libya says the compound was not ransacked and is now being safeguarded. a libyan official says what happened was isolated behavior by those designed to guard the facility. the libyan national counsel does not condone it. >>> the parents who withdrew their 5-year-old son from a british hospital over a dispute of how he was being treated for brain cancer are expected to appear in a spanish court today. >> they were arrested over the weekend. they removed their son from university hospital in southampton last week, triggering an international search for the boy. british police are in spain to question them now. they are expected to seek extradition. his father defended their actions in a youtube video posted hours before their arrests. listen. >> we couldn't stage any more not knowing and not being able to question. sorry, emergency protection ord

u.s. embassy personnel. >>> president obama makes his case for war at the united nations. we'll get reaction from the all-star panel after a break. >>> there can be no reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. the only language understood by killers like this ask the language of force. the united states of maerk will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death. i have made it clear that america will not base our entire foreign policy on reacting to terrorism. instead we waged a focused campaign against al qaeda and it's associated forces. at the same time, we have reaffirmed again and again that the united states is not and never will be at war with islam. >> president obama at the united nations today, another round of strikes, air strikes in syria, these targeting modular oil refineries, although centcom saying they didn't destroy those, just taking some of the area around them out of the hands of isis, so that they can't sell oil for their profit, about $2 million a day. let's bring in our panel, george will, mara alliance, national political

u.s. embassy in baghdad, out of concern isis could try to launch a suicide bomb attack there. for now, u.s. officials say there is no direct threat to the u.s. embassy in baghdad, there will put more than 1,000 u.s. troops on the ground inside iraq. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> now, to tough talk and what they say is needed to deal with ukraine. nic robertson joins us now from wales. good morning, nic. let's begin with ukraine. the country's president says a peace plan is imminent. speaking to world leaders where you are, are they skeptical or optimistic that this will come through today? >> they're hopeful it might, they're skeptical about that, both prime minister david cameron really believes that russian troops are absolutely inside ukraine, despite what moscow president putin's foreign secretary lavrov is saying, those troops, although they may not have russian insignia on their uniforms, they're fighting and helping the prorussian rebels. the message has been clear, whatever is coming from moscow in terms of a peace plan, it needs to be more than words, it needs

u.s. embassy compound in tripoli.nother global hot spot spirals into chaos. >>> hollywood hacked, embarrassing photos of jennifer lawrence and other celebrities posted online. tonight, t

u.s. embassy in berlin, thanks to an effort called the foundation for art and preservation in embassies are. scotty greenwood sits on the board. >> art has very if you cultural barriers, and it's a way to center a conversation with somebody when you can't speak their language. >> for 30 years, faith has asked artists to create original works for consulates in 140 countries. it includes roy liechtenstein, and all of the work is paid for by private donations, key in a time of fiscal restraint. >> we now have a foundation. >> the artist in a sculpture garden at the u.s. embassy in athens, and he was challenged to focus on more than beauty. >> once you enter the public remrealm, you have a different response. >> he was asked to honor the former secretary of state, colin powell. it illustrates powell's ties to his parent's homeland of jamaica. >> and it is the nighttime sky on the night that he was born in the bronx. but it's the nighttime sky over jamaica, on april 5th, 1937. >> these artists give their works to us, so we're not commissioning, or buying their work. they're giving of their time

u.s. embassy facilities and personnel in iraq.ear from the president on wednesday how the mission has evolved and what the strategy is to defeat isis. >> the tone coming from the administration seems to have changed markedly, jennifer, since the president first admitted his team didn't really have a strategy to deal with isis. >> absolutely. that's when you started to notice the changing tone coming from administration officials,'ñ john. >> jennifer griffin, thank you. >>> the u.s. military will help fight the deadly ebola outbreak in africa elm that's what president obama told "meet the press." the president says the epidemic is a national security priority and military will help set up isolation units and provide secure fort workers. health official says the disease has already killed 2,000 people in five countries, more than all previous outbrakes combined. according to the "associated press," cases of ebola have been surging in parts of west africa where doctors say they thought they had beaten it. the national institutes of h

u.s. embassy in berlin, thanks to the effort ts of the foundation for art and preservation in embassies. >language barrier or very few cultural barriers. >> reporter: for nearly 30 years, faith has asked artists to create original works in more than 140 countries. all of the work is paid for through private donations. key in a time of fiscal restraint. >> we now have a foundation -- >> reporter: this artist designed a sculpture garden in athens. for the u.s. embassy in kingston, they asked the painter to create a work honoring the former secretary of state colin powell. her first instinct illustrates his ties to his parent's homeland of jamaica. >> it is nighttime sky on the night he was born in the bronx, by it's the nighttime sky over jamaica when he was born. >> his artists give their works to us. they are giving of their time, inspiration, and talent. >> reporter: nearly 30 years of promoting cross-cultural understanding between countries, lay this goodwill of people who love art. >>> time for sport now. here is joe. >> thank you. we'll start with breaking news that we just received in

embassy. we're told windows are broken. u.s. ador deborah jones tweeted these guys are not in the main embassiable, that they haven't ransacked it. a government official said this isn't an attack but you look at some of the other photographs, photographs from a gymnasium, from a living area, from a bedroom. so it's clear these people aren't just jumping in the pool. they're having relatively free access around these particular buildings. and one person i talked to who is familiar with the compound there said these aren't just living quarters. people work from there, as well. so this raises a lot of serious questions into it sure does. nic robertson, thanks for that reporting on what exactly was going on there besides a few cannonballs from the second story. thank you very much, nick. >>> it is a working holiday for politicians all across the country as the sprint towards the midterms begins. we'll look at who has the momentum going into a race that will decide who gets control of capitol hill. our political panel, there they are.

u.s. embassy in kampala says al shabaab was planning this attack. a u.s.earlier this month killed the group's leader in somalia and al shabaab vowed revenge. we spoke a short time ago with this journalist in kampala. >> considering what they talked about, the kind of explosives they had it could have been typical of what happened in kenya last year. and the other information also they managed to get from others were they were targeting a crowded area, crowd like a mall. >> the u.s. embassy didn't urging american citizens in s - uganda to stay indoors. ugandan authorities have tightened security at many key sites. >>> well, new fighting has flared in eastern ukraine threatening the cease-fire between kiev and pro-russia separatists. rebel as tacked the main airport in dounetsk with missiles. local officials say two homes were also hit. >>> ukrainian government forces and pro-russia separatists exchanged dozens of prisoners of war on friday. cnn's reza sayah spoke with a group of freed rebels about their detention. >> reporter: for five former prisoners of w

u.s. and other parties as well as reach a more normal relationship through at that time exchange of embassiessadors. and so forth. and in that arena, the u.s. has repeatedly offered to send its special human rights coordinator or envoy from north korea, robert king, to go and fetch kenneth bae. going back to before the other two were detained earlier this year. north korea will have nothing of that unless it's tied to the resun assumption of officials talks where the two sides' agendas can be addressed. >> do you think there will be a resumion of official talks and what would be the order of release? is this something that the u.s. is even amenable to or should pursue? >> well, i think the u.s. needs to be nudged just a little bit. it's gone --'s been quite forward leaning actually in this respect. but if it would go a little bit further and in these channels indicate that the official talks indeed will resume if these three prisoners are released, now, obviously, that's a very sensitive position to take. you don't want to take it too lightly. but if that action can be taken, i think that we

u.s. embassy in kabul. we're tapping into the global resources of cnn to bring you the very latest on all of this breaking news this morning. >>> let's begin with pentagon correspondent barbara starr. we had weeks of calm in afghanistan, we thought the turmoil there was political. and now a deadly blast in the heart of the capital. what do we know? >> it seems to never end. nato alliance is saying that three members came under, three military members of the alliance came under attack and were killed in a suicide bomb attack in kabul. pictures show smoke filling the sky, the aftermath of the attack, as is nato practice at this point. are not identifying those who were killed or their nationalities, but it is the latest attack in the capital where they are struggling still in that government to select a new leader for that country. chris in. >> i know we keep saying it, barbara, about situations being one to watch, but afghanistan could very easily go the wrong way very quickly so we will keep watching that.

u.s. embassy in tripoli. they are seen in the video dyeing into the compound pool. the u.s. evacuated a month ago because of the danger of warring factions. on twitter, the u.s. ambassador said it appears the embassy building is still guarded and has not been ransacked. >>> russian president vladimir putin is calling on ukraine to talk about the crisis in the eastern part of the country. he said the talks should not be about technical,but what he called the political organization of society and possible statehood for eastern ukraine. ukrainian forces have faced several tough battles against newly-strengthened rebel forces. >>> here at home, a developing story overnight. two people injured after falling off a carnival ride in texas. lis in el paso say the victims, a teenaged girl and boy fell about 30 feet. they were not wearing safety belts. >> i heard a loud thump and a lot of screaming. i wasn't looking directly at it. when i did, i saw a body on the floor that was motionless. and there was a body that was barely moving. >> the young woman was seriously hurt, the fire depa

u.s. embassy in benghazi from the attack on september 11th, 2012.aying if she wants to be commander-in-chief and can not protect our embassies, i don't think she could or should be. i think it precludesser had from every becoming or being considered commander-in-chief. joining me, david drucker, he is senior correspondent of the "washington examiner." so david, is this simply an offensive move or does paul have a point? >> well, i think paul could be correct. depends how the campaign shakes out. she was secretary of state. benghazi happened while she was secretary of state and part of hillary clinton's selling point is her competency and her leadership and experience. when you have things like that that happen under her watch it could be a problem. >> could be a problem. so now, i ask you though, if this is the biggest play in the gop playbook, will republicans need to expand their playbook, or would this be enough to sideline hillary clinton's run for the white house? white house? >> that is a great question and i don't think it would be enough dep