u.s. citizen held in syria has been released. department spokesperson mark toner cannot identify the american because of privacy laws he confirmed russia's assistance. he also said the u.s. is still working to locate american journalist austin ties who went missing in 2012. >> can you say anything more than what was said in the release, specifically, what led up to it, what was the u.s. officials involvement in it, the circumstances, and where he is now? mark: i will give you what i can say. we have not confirmed the identity of this individual. we can confirm a u.s. citizen was released, but obviously, privacy considerations prevent us from commenting further on the identity of this individual. as john noted in his brief statement, we do applaud the work of our check protecting power in syria, which helped gain access to the individual and also his release. i can say this individual was released in the last few days, just to give you a sense of the timeframe. he is no longer in syria. and, beyond that, i do not have too much else

u.s. citizen in syria. >> just to be clear, the russians were no way involved in this detention, only involved in helping secure his release. mark: correct. >> u.s. citizens in syria. and you tell me how many are missing? mark: i do not have a precise number, but we obviously continue to work through our protecting power on behalf of the citizens. sorry, one of those individuals is austan. tice. we also take seriously a responsibility to get access to and protect other u.s. citizens who may be detained. >> you thanked the russians and the czechs, can you be any more specific about what either the russians or the czechs actually did, or how he came to get from syrian custody to outside syria? did the czechs play a role in the physical removal of him or was it just the russians? mark: obviously, the czechs would have protecting power, provided whatever support on the ground that u.s. officials would have been able to provide or would have wanted to provide during this individual's detention. i cannot speak to the logistics. in response to your question about the russians, what was it? you are ju

syria?" not sure i follow. >> larry: well, he's sending 250 u.s. soldiers into syria. >> jordan: no.'t know why this is so confusing for everyone. let me be direct. the president isn't sending troops. he's initiating a non-combat expeditionary force to threat assess and empower solutions as they relate to observable benchmarks in the global struggle against violent extremism. (laughter) >> larry: can you do me a favor and just "say" that obama is sending our military into a war zone?! >> jordan: "war... zone?" not sure what that is, to be quite honest. do you mean an "unpacified hot-spot within a series of perpetually shifting conflict arenas"? >> larry: no, i mean "war zones"! where obama is placing soldiers in harm's way! >> jordan: okay, larry, this isn't middle earth. stop making up words like "harm" and "soldiers," when what you mean is that obama is setting up a systemic infrastructure by which enemy fire power "may" liaise with our peace coordinators' anatomies. >> larry: you're saying they might get shot! >> jordan: again, "shot," not sure what that is. look, i really have to

u.s. support for local forces fighting isil in syria. amy: we will have more on u.s. involvement in syria with journalist seymour hersh after headlines. ahead of obama's visit to germany, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest a massive trade deal between the united states and european union. critics say the transatlantic trade and investment partnership or ttip will undermine safety and environmental regulations to serve corporate interests. organizers said 90,000 people attended the rally in the northern city of hanover saturday. protests continued on sunday. >> we should be part of the negotiations. they are creating a second judicial system sitting in secret rooms, deciding behind our backs and putting governments under pressure with court cases billions of dollars because they claim they lose money, which is not ok. that is why i am totally against ttip. amy: ohio governor john kasich and texas senator ted cruz have announced plans to coordinate their campaigns in an effort to deny frontrunner donald trump the republican presidential nomination

u.s. citizens who have gone missing in syria. obviously, we take all of those , as is seriously and said, try to get as much information as we can on their welfare and whereabouts. i do not have a specific number other than obviously the austan case. >> more than one? mark: yes. would it be best to describe this individual, a hostage, detainee? a detainee. he would not describe him as a hostage. mark: no. >> where he was held, or where he was released from? damascus? i believe released in damascus. i do not have that level of detail. >> a signature feature of book tv on c-span2 is taking you to festivals across the country. this weekend, we traveled to the diversity of southern california for the toy first annual los angeles times festival of books, one of the most celebrated in the u.s. our live coverage features thieves security with of the state author, policing with joe dominic, author of the lapd and the battle to redeem american policing, and women in politics with nancy:, author of "breakthrough." up sunday, more on the fe

u.s. troops in to syria to aid in the fight against isis. up to 250 million u.s. military personnel sent to syria. under the plan they will operate on the ground alongside 50 american special forces already engaged in the project. formal announcement is planned for tomorrow. >>> up next, we are learning details about prince's famously private life. his charity efforts that many didn't know about and they happened here in the bay area. thousands gathering in a demand for justice. the protest in l.a. to mark a somber anniversary. now to continuing coverage on the death of prince. ==terry ots== we're learning more about his famously private life, including his philanthropic efforts that reached the bay area. continuing coverage on the death of prince. we are learning about his private life including philanthropic efforts that reached the bay area. they added solar panels to communities in oakland and helping young african-american students learn to cope. friend of prince said in an interview that many concerts in oakland were a cover so he could check in on his charit

u.s. presence from 50 commandos to 300 inside syria. they will provide intelligence, support and logistics to kurdish and arab force whose are fighting to recapture raqqa, the de facto capital of the islamic state. the white house insists u.s. forces ill not be in combat but admits they will be in harm's way. the announcement days after the president deployed another 200 advisers to help fight isis in iraq. european allies still reeling from recent terror attacks have urged the u.s. to do more. create a military protected safe zone in syria to stem the flood of refugees. the president said yesterday that would require a large number of ground troops. unwilling to make. >> it is very difficult to see how it would -- how it would operate short of us essentially being willing to militarily take over a big chunk of that country. >> reporter: now the decision to send more troops comes as the president's attempt to broker a cease-fire in syria has collapsed. here blamed russia and the assad regime for that failure. which has complicated his ef

u.s. russian relationship has been deteriorating for the past several years, whether it's over ukraine or over syria. the u.s. and russian have been on the opposite sides of critically important international issues and have not been cooperating. in fact, the u.s. has been sanking russian over and over again for the past two years. so this really marks potentially a new chapter in u.s. russian cooperation in the middle east and, particularly, in syria. it is an unusual striking development and shows really the depth of work that both secretary of state kerry and russian foreign minister have kon to repair the relationship and to work together on syria >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry has warned iraq's government against political infighting. he told a meeting of the country's leaders in baghdad that unity is the key to winning the fight against i.s.i.l. al jazeera's state department correspondent now reports. >> reporter: coalition air strikes destroy i.s.i.l.'s headquarters in the city of mosul while iraqi troops conduct preparations to retake that city. two years after i.s.i.l. first moved i

u.s. forces in syria to t 300. 300. obama is expected toap make the announcement todayent d during a speech in germany. he's there wrapping up a week we long trip meeting with world leaders.ad >>> meanwhile in syria dozens were killed after a governmentom air strike yesterday. happened in the province of alep p.o. the syrian government has restricted resic travel to the area with thea wie exception of a small and dangerous passage to thesao northwest region.eg >> we may soon know moree information about the 9/11/1 investigation.st officials say the obamas say e b administration is on the verge of releasing part of a 28 page8p document that could shed light t on a possible saudi connection to the attackers.ttacrs now the document is a joint congressional inquiry into inquo foreign support for then su highjackers while they were ins the united states.whunit the pages were withheld from fro the 838 page report on the orders of then presidentrede george w. bush. w. >> meanwhile a possible terror e threat thwarted in austral

u.s. troops may be inside syria. president obama is upping the u.s. commitment to fight isis both on the ground and in cyber space. kevin has the story from germany. >> given the success, i have approved the deployment of up to 250 personnel to keep up this momentum. >> reporter: in announcing the biggest surge since the war began there, president obama said today, adding american special forces would help them keep isis on the run. >> they are not leaving the fight on the ground, but, they will be essential in providing the training and assisting local forces they continue to drive isil back. >>> a foreign tour that took them to saudi arabia and great britain. they uncorked a flood of concern. it could put american forces at risk of being hit by russian air strikes. >> you can't give 50 troops up until today, then an additional 250, now 300, then also, you know, say that americans are not going to lead this and we are looking for the kurds to do the groundwork. we are going to get intel. it's an unserious policy. >> reporter: critic question if it's

u.s. support for local forces fighting isil in syria. a small number of american special operations forces are already on the ground in syria, and their expertise has been critical as local forces have driven isil out of key areas. so given the success, i have approved the deployment of up to 250 additional u.s. personnel in syria including special forces to keep up this momentum. they're not going to be leading the fight on the ground, but they will be essential in providing the training and assisting local forces, they continue to drive isil back. so make no mistake, these terrorists will learn the same lesson as others before them have, which is your hatred is no match for our nations' united in the defense of our way of life. and just as we remain relentless on the military front, we're not going to give up on diplomacy to end the civil war in syria because the suffering of the syrian people has to end, and that requires an effective political transition. [ applause ] but this remains a difficult fight, and none of us can solve these

u.s./syria policy which is fairly remarkable. the other point i would make about libya is there's a lot of talk about how they mentioned it here a new power center for isis and in fact, this is where many of the european recruits and a lot of bombs dropping on their heads and saying no ground troops there. eliminating that as a response to it which has been talked about in military circles as well. so there you have two major security challenges. the war in syria and libya growing as an isis stronghold but immediately taking a lot of options off the table. >> very interesting and it will be food for thought for the next president of the united states, whoever it is. jim sciutto, thank you so much. >>> another breaking news story. the autopsy of music legend prince is under way and the investigation into the cause of his death. that is right after this. you both have a perfect driving record. >>perfect. no tickets. no accidents... >>that is until one of you clips a food truck, ruining your perfect record. >>yup... now, you would t

that he's deploying as many as 250 more military personnel to syria to help local syrian forces fight isis. that significantly increases the u.spresence in syria. mr. obama is currently in germany where he is backing a controversial trade deal. margaret brennan is traveling with the president. >> reporter: president obama and german chancellor angela merkel are pushing a controversial trade deal that brought more than 30,000 protester to the -- proif protesters to the streets. they fear it would weaken environmental standards and consumer protections. president obama defended the path that would kraecreate the world's largest free trade zone. >> if you look at the benefit to the united states or to germany of free trade around the world, it's indisputable that it's made our economy stronger. >> reporter: the support for mr. obama still popular in europe could help merkel, hosting a host of crises that have damaged her public standing. >> chancellor merkel has been consistent. she has been steady. she is trustworthy. >> reporter: her decision to allow more than one million refugee safe haven in germany over the past year has sp

information. >>> nbc news learned the president plans to send more troops in to syria to aid in the fight against isis. up to 250 more u.slitary personnel will be sent to syria under the plan. the troops will operate on the ground alongside 50 american special forces soldiers already engaged in conflict there. the formal announcement is planned for tomorrow. >>> president obama is also using his visit to germany to promote a u.s.-europe trade deal. the president attended an trade fair with german chancellor angela merkel. this is the world's largest trade fair. the president hopes to make the case and is a tough sell to make. particularly in germany where people are protesting the deal. they say the deal would allow for corporations to cut labor. supporters say it could boost business and benefit the economy. >>> the presidential candidates are campaigning from connecticut to indiana ahead of another big tuesday. the biggest prize is pennsylvania where donald trump is polling far ahead of ted cruz. but those two are facing stinging criticism from a major gop contributor. >> hello, everybody. >> a big crowd of support for

u.s. troops on the ground in both syria and iraq. is fighters like these seen in a recent propaganda video, president obama is sending 250 additional u.s. troops into syria. most, special operations forces. the president says the u.s. troops will not have a combat mission. >> they're not going to be leading the fight on the ground, but they will be essential in providing the training and assisting local forces that continue to drive isil back. >> reporter: the additional 250 troops will join 50 already there, and it will be dangerous. military medical personnel are also deploying. >> any special forces troops that we deploy into iraq or syria are going to be combat-equipped troops. they may be in circumstances where they find themselves in harm's way because these are dangerous places. >> reporter: but the president has accepted the pentagon's recommendation that it's worth the risk. >> their expertise has been critical as local forces have driven isil hough key areas. >> reporter: the goal now, raqqah. isis' self-declared capital, th

syria. the president made the announcement in germany monday saying he'll boost the u.s. forces fighting isis in syria from 50 to 300 as part of the nato coalition he says is making progress. this while urging european allies to step up when it comes to defend spending. >> i've approved the deployment of up to 250 additional u.s. personnel in syria including special forces to keep up this momentum. every nato member should be contributing its full share, 2% of gdp towards our common security. something that doesn't always happen. and i'll be honest, sometimes europe has been complacent about its own defense. >> reporter: the pentagon monday couldn't say where these troops will be operating or when secretary did say they will not be engaged in combat. he also acknowledged while these forces won't be on the front lines, ryan and diane, they will be in harm's way and they'll be equipped to defend themselves. >> always a tough decision sending in boots on the ground. lauren, thank you. >>> on to this philippine police have -- armed forces intensified their efforts to hunt down

u.s. troops on the ground in syria. right now, the u.s. has built up the forces in iraq. what about 5,000 american troops in iraq right now, still about 10,000 in afghanistan right now. what's your assessment? how many more u.s. troops will be deployed to try to destroy isis and syria and retake mosul which isis does now control for more than two years inside iraq? >> well, it'smportant to remember that it's going to require indigenous local ground forces to really do the fighting and of course, we'll have to advise and assist and enable as required, for example, the secretary announced it will bring some apache attack helicopters to bear in the near future or help liberate mosul but this is about having local forces fight the fight so that the victory that comes is a victory that will stick. and let's be clear. we're fighting an enemy that is a threat to us. we have killed kdozens if not more than dozens of terrorists in syria and iraq actively plotting to attack our homeland. they are plotting to attack america. theyre plotting to attack europe. this is an important fig

u.s. president obama is planning to increase america's military presence in syria. he says he's deploying more u.s. troops to the country to maintain momentum against islamic state militants. >> and we continue to make progress. pushing isil back from territory that it controlled. so given the success, i've approved the deployment of up to 250 additional u.s. personnel in syria, including special forces to keep up this momentum. >> obama made the announcement in hannover, germany. he urged european states to step up the fight against isil. >>> the bid for japan to win a contract with australia for a submarine fleet has failed. they are planning for 12 new subs to go into service after the year 2030. the contract is worth at least $38 billion. sources close to the matter say australian ministers told their japanese counterparts that japan was not chosen by phone on monday. japanese officials pitched the deal as a potential step towards strengthening cooperation with australia as china increases maritime activities in the south china sea. japanese officials meanwhile a

u.s. president obama is planning to increase america's military presence in syria. e's deploying more u.s. troops to the country to maintain momentum against islamic state militants. >> and we continue to make progress. pushing isil back from territory that it controlled. so given the success, i've approved the deployment of up to 250 additional u.s. personnel in syria, including special forces to keep up this momentum. >> obama

u.s. polls its remaining diplomats at a syria and the u.s. -- the u.k. also recalls ambassadors to the country. again, signs of escalation of conflict. it is moving from internal conflict to really a regional conflict that one could argue is a global conflict. what happens next? well -- sorry about that. what happens next is that on february 16, the un's general assembly passes a nonbinding resolution for the resignation of bashar al-assad. this is the first formal resignation request from the united nations for the removal of assad. the reason again i am bringing up this point is what is the key point in the negotiations that we are hearing today in february 2000? the sticking point is the removal of bashar al-assad. this is what people are fighting over. february 23, general kofi annan is appointed the special envoy to syria. he will become the first of three special envoys deployed to syria. that is also a sign of how complicated this conflict has been. on june 16, the un suspends the monetary mission in syria. this is june 16, 2012. a year and some c

u.s. is sending more troops into syria. president obama said he's expanding the military force in syria by sending 250 additional special operations troops to train and assist local forces fighting isis. this raises the u.s. troop presence in syria to 300, on top of the growing american footprint in iraq. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports on the strategy behind the move. >> reporter: washington is stepping up its military campaign against isis. a week ago, the pentagon announced that an extra 217 troops will go to iraq. and today, in what seemed like a rollout designed to soften the blow, the president said another 250 advisers will go to syria. so what will they do? in military jargon, they're force multipliers, a small number of highly trained u.s. troops that help indigenous militias execute military operations. there's a ghost in the machine. >> they will not be engaged in direct combat. they will not be on the front lines. >> i think the pentagon is trying to convince the public that a really small

u.s. troops are heading to syria to help in the fight against isis. president obama making the announcement at an event today in germany. the new deployments will bring the number of u.s. special forces in syria to about 300. maryland voters have just one more day to decide who they are voting for in tomorrow's primaries. the five-state primary could be telling on the democrat side. if hillary clinton has a big performance, it almost ruins bernie sanders chances. on the g.o.p. side, tomorrow marks the last time donald trump will be facing his opponents independently. moving forward, john kasich and trump from clinching enough delegates. : i have no doubt donald trump will cry and whine. that has been his pattern. john kasich: i will not spend resources in mean indiana. he will not spend in other places. what is the big deal? jummy: trump tweeted about the alliance calling it desperation. john kasich will be in maryland today ahead of tomorrow's primary holding a rally in rockville at the community center. those doors open at 1:00. united has a huge hom

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u.s. troops in syria to help local forces fight isis. "cbs this morning" charlie rose talked with the president in germany about his decision. >> you are sending 250 special forces to syria. what does that represent? from the start, which is that us dismantling isil is a priority, and although we're not going to be sending ground troops in to fight, we are going to try to find out what works and then double down. one of the things that's worked so far is us putting special forces in for training and advising of local forces but also intelligence gathering. one of the challenges of mounting a fight against a group like isil that embeds itself with civilian forces, they're not isolated, they're not out in remote areas where we can just hit them on their own. so having people who develop relationships with local tribes, with people who may be going in and out of places like raqqah, us being able to distinguish between those who we can work and those we can't. obama coming up a little later on "cbs this morning." >>> severe weather is expect

personnel in syria including special forces to keep up this momentum. >> the new deployments will bring number of u.s. special forces in syria to 300. >>> still no official date for a plan public memorial for entertainer prince who died in his paisley park compound last week. >> it is rumored to be a musical tribute but even before the official memorial started, stores all over paid their respects. louie agear joins us from los angeles with more on that. >> reporter: ukee and jessica, snl paid tribute to prince catching heat in the process. meanwhile his musical peers honored the purpose will one on stage and off. >> ♪ purple rain, purple rain ♪ >> it was an emotional performance that would have touched prince from an artist, he admired, the boss paid tribute to the late ledgeend in brooklyn sat the day singing his iconic anthem on the stage, bathed in purple. across the country in california at coachela musical festival outpouring of love and respect continued. usher belted out his best prince surrounded by purple rain, wheel el le golden covered one of the his number one hits. >> ♪ >> reporter: dur

u.s. fight against islamic state in syria and is expected to send 215 more u.s. troops according to a senior administration official. they would help local forces fighting islamic state. in north korea, latest attempt to display its military might is on display. the regime says it has successfully testified a national desk testfired a missile -- test fired a missile. saudi arabia is unveiling a , admap for the post-oil era plan to overhaul the saudi economy. oil accounts for 80% of their in oilbut the decrease prices is causing them to diversify. the other two republican presidential candidates are teaming up to stop donald trump. they have agreed to play in certain states and not in others. but could bolster romp's criticism -- trump's criticism of the system that he calls rigged. michael: so much fun to watch the republican presidential campaign. let's say what is happening in the market. if it is not the republicans, it may be oil. the equity markets around the world are lower this morning, futures decidedly down. some of that money going into bonds, the yield

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u.s. is sending 250 more troops to syria to try to talk down the terror group. e move will significantly increase u.s. presence as extremists are currently on the defensive. it comes days after it was confirmed troops will be sent to iraq. president obama is said to take on the plan that is a matter of minutes in germany. we will bring you that right here live. >>> and now to extreme weather, a wild stormy weekend for much of the midwest and the south. check out this crazy funnel cloud forming in texas, and in february february nebraska a co touchdown in februanebraska but reports of damage. >> look at the size of that. this is hail the size of baseballs to some areas and it's not over yet. janet steen is here live tracking more. those are huge. >> that's going to hurt. >> you want to be inside. >> we talked about severe weather torontos but hail can be very damaging and straight line winds. we are going to have that possible for severe weather not only today, but tuesday and wednesday. the storm prediction center has issued a warning essentially for the central

u.s. special forces on the ground in syria. e're not talking about thousands of additional u.s. boots on the ground, but this is a significant step up, especially when you consider when all is said and done and these troops do deploy in coming weeks, the total number of american forces in syria is going to be six times what it is now, and the white house, of course, careful to point out that they don't have a combat role. yes, they will be on the ground, yes, the mission will still be dangerous, but the mission is advise and assist. that's a phrase we hear all the time from the white house. the goal is to train local forces that are there, to help them strategize, to help arm them, and in this case to try to get more sunni fighters into the game. the bulk of the work now is being done by kurds, but sunni arab fighters would be best equipped to hold territory in arab area that is taken from isis with the focus being in and around raqqah which is isis' stronghold there. why now? president obama says to keep the momentum up, that i

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u.s. troops to syria but not to fight. >> and the deflate gate drama is far from over that could have tom brady fighting to the u.s. supreme court. ,,,, penalize users not register with the city. the board of supervisors is considering a proposal that would toughen the city's vacation-rental laws. short-term- rental sites li air-bnb would have to ensure that >>> airbnb is looking at packagizing those who don't register. short-term renters will have to ensure that their hosts follow the city's registration requirements or face fines of $1,000 a day for listing and misdemeanor charges. >> we believe that some 2000 units of housing have been permanently taken off the market. these are unscrupulous speculators who come in and turn them into 24/7, 365 day a year hotels. >> 75% of airbnb hosts in the city are said to be unregistered. >>> 43,000 customers in berkeley,lee is le -- el cerito and san pablo had a blackout today. it turns out there was a small fire at a substation where a new transformer was just installed over the weekend. >>> other bay area headlines, the trial of the man accused of

u.s. forces in syria doing this kind of work for the foreseeable future. going to say whether or not they all will be on the ground. some of these people are not necessarily special operators. we talked about medical personnel and try to provide support. we will have a presence. some form in syria to try and enable and support local forces that's been taking the fight tocyto-- to isil. fast the goal of this action. >> on the timing of it, will you be able to inform the american public these are 250 u.s. soldiers deploying to sovereign nation. will you be able to inform us when the first event has been deployed. is there going to be any effort at transparency in this mission? >> there's going to be an evident to preserve their operational security and share as much information as we can. we will provide details as we can. but again, we're going to defer specifically to the idea of preserving their safety. doing everything we can to bolster their own security while they're in syria. i hope you would understand. >> how close exactly will these 250 to combat?

syria. president obama is expected to make a formal announcement tomorrow that in addition to the special ops forces, they will confront isis and the advisors -- as advisors to the syrian militants. u.s. troops in syria. the breaking news from 24 hours ago, the metro fire of the red line -- the federal transit administration will be investigating what is believed to be another arcing insulator incident. the red line line train was evacuated at the tenleytown station, smoke and fire reported one stop before the friendship heights stop. nobody was injured. broken up during track inspections last night, services back to normal today. the ntsb has finished its fact-finding effort after a helicopter and small airplane collided in frederick in october 2014. killed on theere helicopter, two on the airplane survived. among the findings come the air traffic controller did not hear the airplane pilot say he was three miles from the ai area with at least five aircraft in communication with the tower at once. the next step is finding out what caused the crash. coming up -- hoverboard knockoffs. even if there is a sticker of approval, there is no safety guarantee. what to look out for with counte

syria. i have approved an additional 250 u.s. personnel, including special forces, in syria to keep up this momentum. caroline: they would be training local troops. two gop presidential candidates, cruz haveh and ted agreed to campaign in certain states and avoid others to try to stop the nomination of donald trump. latestorth korea's attempt to display its military might. the regime says it has successfully test fired a missile from a submarine. that would make it harder to find out from outsiders when north korea is doing before it launches. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world, i am caroline hyde. jon: coming up, the president weighs in. obama says if you want to trade deal, get in the back of the queue. ♪ carol: this is "bloomberg ." the co-ceo of deutsche bank and four bank employees have been acquitted in a fraud trial. the charges were linked to the claps of the media empire -- to the collapse of the media empire. trader.being sued by a the trial is takin

syria to help local forces there. the move marks a significant increase in the u.s. presence in syria.ent obama is expected to make his decision public during a speech later this morning in germany where he's wrapping up a week long overseas trip. >>> the united states is reportedly launching cyberattacks against isis for the first time. the military cybercommand usually focuses on iran, russia, china and north korea where many cyberattacks against the u.s. originate. according to "the new york times," the new campaign is aimed at disrupting the islamic state's ability to attract recruits and carry out operations. >> president obama says he doesn't take north korea's latest offer of seriously after claiming its latest missile test was a grate success, north korea offered to stop such tests if the u.s. stops its exercises with south korea. as the a news conferencings the president said north korea is going to "have to do better than that." >>> authorities in australia say they have thwarted a terror attack on the country's veterans day ceremony. a 16-year-old boy was arrested at his hom

syria. big increase from the 50 u.s. ice members already there the president said they will not be leading the fight on the ground but will be providing training. and it's not only syria. 200 more u.s. troops headed to iraq to take -- help take on the terror group there the defense secretary ash carter announced the move last week, saying the american force will help advise the iraqis. lea gabrielle has the rest of the story on syria. not mission creep. >> hmm, well, the white house says this is really all about momentum. now, the already in syria has been very effective and isis has been push out of its strongholes in northern and eastern syria, and that these additional u.s. service members can accelerate that process. now, president obama made this announcement today in a speech to european leaders but reiterated it will take more than military action to stop isis. listen. >> just as we remain relentless on the military front we're not going to give up on diplomacy to end the civil war in syria because the suffering of

syria. world leaders are meeting in hanover, germany today. the hope it will bring more syrian fighters into the campaign which is headed by kurds. 50 u.s. oops in syria. >>> flyers lost to the capitals, yesterday. the brewers ended a three game winning streak betting the phillies 8 to 5. >>> 5 17. cvs is pulling a product off the shelves because they are worried about salmonella. >>> parents learn how colorful anger can be in babies. that's in "healthcheck." >> reporter: this morning it's cool with light winds. this afternoon it's definitely torts. we'll take a trip to the airport that's coming up next. >>> modres: the cost of living the pay stays the same. i have to work extra hours just to make ends meet. it's a big struggle. one person that really gets this is katie mcginty. she came from a working-class family. she was ninth of 10 kids. she gets it. she'll fight for equal pay for equal work. katie mcginty will protect social security and medicare. that's why president obama and vice president biden support her, too. she'll make a heck of a senator. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> reporter: why are you sayi