and last week the united states pentagon announced a 40 million-dollar initiative to record memories from gis from iraq and afghanistan, according memories is going to happen in our lifetime. and this is like the matrix. and have you ever thought yourself late at night, late at night when you're all by yourself, have you ever had that weird and bizarre thought that maybe you're the only one that is real? and it's like a movie uploaded into your mind that maybe someone is trying to test do to say whether you're smart enough to figure out if you're the only one. have you ever had that weird.? raise your hand if you ever have that weird.late at night. well, you are crazy. [laughter] i mean, you think you're the only one in the world. that's ridiculous. and i'm the only one in the world. and i'm actually in bed right now, i'm imagining that i'm here in washington these the at the convention center, speaking to an audience. realizing that this is now possible. your first memory was uploaded in the short term goal is to do with monkeys and alzheimer's patients. the short-term goal, not the

last week, last week the united states pentagon announced a 40 million-dollar project to create in fouryears, four years a memory chip, a memory chip for veterans of iraq and afghanistan to enhance their memories. i can tell you in the future you will be able to read live the vacation you never had. and beyond that at berkeley where i got my ph.d. years ago you can now photograph they thought. this was considered way into science fiction and now we do everyday. here is how we do it. this picture here shows a brain scan using an mri. you can push blood flow into 30,000 -- as you look at a picture and then using mris we are able to massage this picture analyze the dogs and create an image. from the brain from all the 30,000 dots we create a picture of what you are looking at. look at this picture very carefully. you are looking at some of the first photographs of human thoughts ever photographed in history. you see a picture of steve martin and next to it as is a picture reconstructed from the human mind. amazing. if you are looking at the mona lisa the computer will reconstruct a picture

creation of an emergency response team in case additional ebola cases are discovered in the united states. a pentagon spokesman said the team of five infectious disease doctors, 20 critical care nurses and five experts on infectious- disease protocols would work alongside civilian health care workers. the team will be trained by army infectious disease experts starting next week. on the sunday talk shows today, the nation's top infectious disease doctor acknowledged that many smaller hospitals around the nation are not fully equipped to deal with any ebola people to think that any hospital, community hospital is totally equipped to care for the patient. they must be able to identify and isolate and then from there get them to a place where you have pre-trained people who know how to do it. >> sreenivasan: we'll have more on ebola right after the news summary. turning overseas now, american warplanes struck isis targets in syria and iraq nearly two dozen times this weekend, according to central command. heavy fighting is still going on in kobani, the city in northern syria by the turkish border. today

unknowns at the arlington cemetery and calling for a tax on military and lawsuit in the united states. the pentagonnt barbara starr joins me now. and barbara, there is a way in perhaps there never has been before, threat against the u.s. military of a lone wolf style of attack. what are you hearing from your sources? >> well this is coming from the highest levels, just a short time ago. defense secretary chuck hagel issued a statement here at the pentagon tonight. of course, expressing his condolences to the canadian military and also saying -- the secretary saying the north american aerospace command will continue to monitor the situation closely and stands ready to assist our canadian allies in the aftermath of the tragedy eekt -- events. what happened today, as the pentagon was unfamiliar with how things were unfolding, nor add put additional aircraft on stand-by, a higher state of alert ready to move into canadian air space if that became necessary. so far it is not. there is also increased security, however, at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery here, hollowed ground, erin

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we're learning what this is going to cost the united states. the pentagonays they plan to spend $750 million just in the next six months, sending people over there, building hospitals and other medical facilities, labs, to contain this virus. >> tracie, thank you so much for bringing us the latest. >>> after the dow jones' industrial's worst day in two months, u.s. equity investors in the green. the fed's bond buying program wraps up. cost coat beats on the bottom line helped by higher revenue from its membership fees. >> after the break, will the fed minutes provide any comfort for investors' concerns over global growth? we'll look ahead on that. on that note, cnbc will be host ago debate on austerity versus stimulus at the imf meeting tomorrow. geoff will be monitoring a panel that includes larry summers, john lipton and ian bremmer. we will bring you that tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern. dads don't take sick days, dads take nyquil. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. >>> welcome back. as you can s

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

these units have to be built up before we can go on a counter offensive against ice ill so it will take time. >>> the pentagon says the united states has dropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to kurdish forces on the the ground trying to hold the syrian border town of cabani against isis. >>> despite we have i air pollution, and then you can see it, the bay junk marathon went on, as expect this weekend. you have to see this video. in the forground is weather, in the background all that, smog. according to the environmental center the air on race day was at the most serious level in china's air quality index. it was bad enough to prompt an advisory from participants who are elderly or respiratory diseases. >> they were saying they were giving the runners sponges to wipe off skin that had been exposed to the air, just to wipe off your skin, that is how bad it was. >> isn't that awful. >> even in china, a considering to the ministry of health, industrial pollution has made cancer china's leading cause have of death at this point. >> in surprise at this point looking at the air. >>> meeting of bishops debating family issues

united states. according to the pentagon, it could deploy within 72 hours, calling it a spectacular story, the world health organization says nigeria is ebola-free. there have been no new cases in the six weeks. senator ted cruz of texas criticized the obama administration's choice of ron klain as the even czar or add minute straight for, the coordinator, as he prefers to be called, to suspend flights from west africa. >> we don't need another white house political operative, which is what mr. klain has been. what we need is presidential leadership. two weeks ago the president should have stood up and suspended flights from these countries. >> all right. let's drill deeper into the pentagon's plan for the quick strike team. the pentagon says they wanted aggressive response to the ebola threat. this team will supplement civilian medical professionals and is part of the answer, a. how soon will this strike team be operational? >> wolf, these teams are headed to ft. hood, texas, and will learn how to use the protective gear and be ready to go in a little bit more than a week. the military orders for ab

showdown with isis, and once again forkses on the ground are getting help from the united states in the air. pentagoneports several u.s. airstrikes took out isis targets on the ground in and around kobani. we have team fox coverage of the mission against isis. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. let's go to johnhutey first. >> the airstrikes, practice firepower, manpower, will del enoughly help ground fourses in kobani and they need all the help they can get. today in turkey, the convoy of iraqi peshmerga, fighters, made it way to the syrian border amid cheering crowds, bringing vehicles, weapons, heavy are drily and other mush-needed supplies. a reported ten peshmerga fighters crossed into i syria. not many but the first with a of 150 troops heading in. they're moving in small groups because isis targeted the border this. of the troops are expected to cross into syria tomorrow. they'll have help from u.s. are led coalition airstrikes there were ten airstrikes between yesterday and today near kobani where it's been, as we have been reporting, bloody tug of war, as the battle rages on tonight, a

united states. greta? >> greg, thank you. >>> pentagon is warning kobani will most likely get isis. john kerry saying that is not the main goal of the u.s.-led coalition. >> as horrific as it is to watch in realtime, what's happening in kobani, it's important to remember, you have to step back and understand the strategic objective and where we have begun over the course of the last weeks. >> today, senator john mccain tweeting, secretary kerry trying to down play impact of impending in kobani. he joins us. good evening, sir. >> good evening, greta. >> seems like they are giving up on kobani. it soundings like this is just spreading and getting worse. >> well, the curds, obviously, are very unhappy. this is kind of demonstrations within turkey that are serious but they are not warfare. but, for john kerry to dismiss the deaths of thousands of people and then our pentagon touting 14 strikes, 14 strikes, in the kobani or the outskirts because since we have no one ton ground, there is no way of really identifying targets. the brave kurds i mean the peshmerga are brave fighters. they do

united states, jeh johnson. he'll join us live. >>> plus, fight against isis. the pentagonld that embattled syrian city just yards from turkey will likely fall to terrorists. there could be a massacre. here's the question -- why is the u.s. not doing more to stop them? why isn't turkey doing more? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> let's get right to the breaking news. a possible new case of ebola in texas. a sheriff's deputy, who was inside the apartment of the man first diagnosed in the united states. that deputy now showing signs and symptoms of ebola. the homeland security secretary jeh johnson is standing by. we'll speak with him live. he just met with president obama and other top officials. we'll get the latest from him. we have complete breaking news coverage with our correspondents and guests this hour. but first, let's go to elizabeth cohen, monitoring all the late breaking developments in dallas. elizabeth, what are you seeing and hearing? >>

moving forward, if a new case turns up anywhere in the united states, the pentagon plans to response> on the containment front, cdc is close to finalizing new guidelines for health care workers treating ebola patient as. our coverage of this and the ebola crisis begins with senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen live in atlanta. what do we know this morning? >> good morning. we know nina pham, one of the nurses that took care of duncan, is in fair condition and resting comfortably. we don't have a commissioner report on amber vinson. we're told she's able to converse with her family. a family lawyer reiterating three times she called in her temperature before boarding the flight from dallas to ohio. new guidelines for health care workers like the two nurses are being taken into consideration. now the health care workers who worked with those two nurses are monitoring their health, also limited in their travel. that will continue until october 29th. now you mentioned that a -- here you see my colleague sante gupta all suited up. the quarantine is over for duncan's family that en

those coming back to the united states, we don't have good answers about any of that, wolf. the pentagon openly admitting it is really not sure at this point how it is going to proceed with all of these issues. >> do we know how many of those u.s. troops -- let's say 4,000. and i see josh earnest walking in. let me listen briefly, all of us, and then we'll get back to you, barbara. >> sure. >>> a quick announcement and then we'll get to questions. we discussed at some length on friday the president's meeting with the advanced manufacture partnership steering committee. so i thought i would bring a little information about it. just to let you know exactly what it is. i learned a little bit myself as i looked into this. the president's advanced manufacturing steer committee is part of a council of 19 ceos labor leaders and university presidents assembled by the president with the recognition that -- >> on ebola, barbara, of those 4,000 -- barbara starr if you're still there, i'm just trying to get some clarification -- unfortunately, barbara is no longer with us. the question i want to ask

state department in particular from secretary john kerry. the pentagon and the white house has said it's not really an option for the united states. >> do you think it will make a difference now? in otherid not do well areas. the hope is the combination of pkk,urdish peshmerga, the all of these kurdish groups can make a difference. >> how key is turkey strategically in the region and all of this? >> they aren't extraordinarily important power in the region. their power has deteriorated markedly primarily because of its position with regards to egypt and the coup. they are not distinguishing themselves in the current fight with regard to iraq and syria because they've been so reluctant to take the kind of america and its arab allies believe are necessary to defeat the islamist state. >> stephen cole, thank you so much for joining us. upight, the u.s. is stepping security of buildings in washington. in a statement, the secretary of homeland security said given world events, prudence tates heightened vigilance. in other news now from around the world, thousands of people ightened vigilance. in other news now from around the world, thousands of

spokes woman for the united states, she's not a democratic party spokes woman, to stumble so much when you are up there speaking on behalf of the united states, there is the pentagonnot being able to fame off the top of your head, we have zane taken back 50 miles. we will be doing this. we are hitting pick-up trucks. it seems like this morning washington, d.c. is waking up and everybody is saying the same thing, which is this president's plan is ineffectual and isis is actually advancing. >> i asked someone that does a lot of work under president bush and president obama. what itself the campaign plan? show me, look at a map. he says, there is no campaign. there are bombing missions, some have done a little good. they stopped advances of isis. but there is no campaign. we did a bombing on a campaign in the balcans, we managed to pull it off pretty much entirely from the air. if you went to wesley clark to the pittsburgh to secretary cohen and said, what itself the strategies, we will hit this here, morrowf there, unfortunately, i don't have a sense that exists in this case. >> the president hasn't promised this would be done right now and we would be victorious. h

the pentagon is forming a 30 person quick strike team designed to treat ebola patients anywhere in the united states. the group will comprise doctors, nurses and others trained in the use of protective equipment. this comes as a cruise ship returned to point with a passenger linked to the only person in the united states to die from the disease. that passenger has now tested negative for ebola. she's at the white house and in dallas. if i could begin with this news from the pentagon, the quick strike team could be deployed anywhere in the country. is the team ready to go? what do we know about who will be on the team? >> this team is just forming right now. a little bit of time. 30 days before being on point. the team is comprised of five doctors, 20 nurses and more. go anywhere in the united states where there is an ebola case. >> may on the good side soon be cleared. what can you tell us? >> that's right. we spoke with ralph rawlings. there is a group whose monitoring period will come to an end tonight. so, if you do a little bit of math. and then there is a third group of people he couldn't tell

energy lives here. >>> the united states rides to the rescue again, this time in west africa as the pentagonset to send more troops to the area struggling to get the ebola outbreak under control. 600 more u.s. troops now on the way. pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins us now with more. good morning, barbara. >> good morning, carol. how concerned is the pentagon about the health and safety of these troops? consider this -- they will take their own water, food, fuel, all of their own supplies for what is expected to be a six-month tour of duty. with 3,000 troops already tapped to head to ebola-ravaged west africa, cnn has learned the u.s. military is increasing its fight against the deadly disease. hundreds more troops are being added to plans to help the infected countries contain and control ebola. >> it's america. our doctors, our scientists, our know-how that leads the fight to contain and combat the ebola epidemic in west africa. >> approximately 200 u.s. troops are already in liberia. secretary of defense chuck hagel has signed orders for another 700 from the 101st airborne divisi

united states. barbara starr is at the pentagon.and day out about the fight against isis, but the fight against ebola is high on the list. there are more being deployed to west africa than iraq and syria. >> good evening. correctly. chairman dempsey making this fight against ebola making this a priority even as the fight against isis goes on. we heard he called into his office a series of experts, medical experts on ebola to get a perm briefing about what is going on here and what the risks are and the situation is. we are told the concern is not just about keeping the troops safe but the humanitarian crisis in west africa and concerned the rate of infection could provoke a security crisis across africa. some of the concerns of the chairman as he works on plans to send the 3000 troops to west africa and how to keep them safe and healthy. >> and dr. lipkin who was just here, told me he thinks it may be 1.2 million people who will die of this, to give a scale of what west africa that is dealing with. the troops heading to that zone, w

united states announces a new policy for u.s. military personnel returning from west africa. we'll have details in a live report coming in from the pentagon. >>> welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. a nurse who was quarantined against her will is vowing to fight the latest attempt to isolate her. kaci hickox returned to maine on monday after being held in new jersey. but she says she won't comply with maine's efforts to try to quarantine her. this is what she said on abc's "good morning america." >> i remain really concerned by these mandatory quarantine policies from aid workers. i think we're just only adding to a stigmatization that's not based on science. if these restrictions are not removed from me, from the state of maine by tomorrow morning, thursday morning, i will go to court to obtain my freedom. >> representative tim murphy is the chairman of the house oversight and investigations committee. mr. chairman, thanks very much for joining us. what do you think of this nurse's refusal to comply with that quarantine order in the state of maine? >> i know th

united states. for that, let's go to the pentagon to our correspondent barbara starr who has some information with regardington national cemetery and security there. what do you know? >> reporter: some of the most hallowed ground in the united states, arlington national cemetery here in washington on the banks of the potomac river. there's so much uncertainty about what's happened in ottawa and who is behind it, u.s. mi military authorities are putting into place additional security measures at arlington specifically at one location in the cemetery, the tomb of the unknowns. this is america's war memorial to the unknown to have fallen on battlefields over the years. 400,000 visitors are at arlington every year. soldiers that guard the tomb of the unknowns march there around the clock every day. because it is a war memorial, because there are military personnel there around the clock at all times and because of what happened in ottawa, they decided to put some additional security in place just to make sure everyone is safe. they are not saying what those security measures are. i can tell you the way it wo

you are here from the pentagon today, that the united states, military brass does president believe we have any credible partners on the ground given that isis doesn't care. >> no credible partners on the ground? >> not capable. >> that's what the president has believed and why the president can insisting if he injected weapons in two years ago, it would have made a difference. there are no credible partners on the ground. >> i have been very critical on the president but on isis, the president has done a pretty decent job. everybody says he doesn't have a strategy. if the americans aren't actually leading, it be hoofs you not to talk to the teammates. >> not enduring freedom or whatever. don't need to name it something. and also, it's not clear how quickly you want to win if you don't know what you are going to do afterwards and that's a problem, too, because the fighting on the ground in syria and much of iraq is being done by people we aren't prepared to work with. we aren't ready for that. >> what does this mean for the advancement of isis if you cannot find a significant force on

today defended the pentagon's decision to isolate troops for 21 days after coming back from ebola duty in west africa. hagel called the policy smart, wise and prudent. the united states has already sent about 1,100 troops to west africa to hopefully help stop the virus. >>> pentagon security agency issued a safety memo to military personnel and civilians at the pentagon waing they could be targeted by terrorists or isis. the memo is not connected to any specific threat, rather a reminder for employees just to be careful. among other things it does warn employees not to post anything online that ties them to the military or law enforcement and to conceal any ud badges or decals while in public. >>> the navy seal who shot and killed osama bin laden during that raid in 2011 is planning to reveal his identity. he's all set to be interviewed by the fox network for a story to air a week and a half from now. in an esquire article last year the reputed shooter spoke about a lack of support in benefits after he left the military in september of 2012 before he qualified for a pension. the navy said he knew what he was giving up leaving the service after 16 years instead of 20

week ago to prevent panic, especially now with yesterday's scare at the pentagon and three confirmed ebola cases in the united states. but for the university of virginia's janine jagr, the real crisis isn't the ebola epidemic raging in the u.s. it's how we as an international community dealt with the deadly virus to begin with, even as officials investigate the dallas exposure. >> did healthcare workers do their job properly? if there's a breach, it's a breach of our responsibility to healthcare workers. >> reporter: while she talked about the ebola crisis at this full bright association conference, jagr is not an ebola expert, but she has spent most of her career fighting to protect healthcare workers. with the ebola epidemic, jagr says it's once again healthcare workers at the front lines with little support. these are the people the doctor says the entire international community is responsible for. >> even in the poorest places, we have to find the means to provide them with the equipment they need, just to save their own lives. i mean, there have been more than 200 healthcare workers in west africa who have died

fighting in syrian border town with refugees crossing into turkey as the united states led coalition continues the air assault. the pentagon is worried that it will be lost. >> i am fearful. it could fall. >> in an interview the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general dempsey talked about airstrikes against isis and the shadowy terror group saying the military disrupted the plots in united states and western eurpoe. >> it is disrupted but...the unknown is, how long? >> in the up, the f.b.i. is enlisting the help of the public to traffic down homegrown terrorists. in this propaganda video a fighter in a mask speaks about killing and digging a ditch. >> they are digging their own graves where they were stationed. >> f.b.i. believe he could be from the united states and we are hoping someone could recognize the individual and provide us with key pieces of information. >> "no piece of information is too small," according to the f.b.i. the f.b.i. is being aggressive about the homegrown terror threat. >>> if you have not looked outside you are missing a stunning total lunar eclipse. >> you may not be able to see it but tur

. >> it does sound like syria and you hear from the pentagon today that the united states, the military brass does not believe that we have any credible partners on the ground in sir. i can't that is a very serious problem given that i.s.i.s. doesn't really care, you know, sort of -- >> charlie: no credible partners on the ground? >> not that's capable. >> charlie: that's what the president believed and why the president keeps insisting that if he had injected weapons in two years ago, everybody thinks they would have made a huge difference. he continues not to think so, because there were no credible partners on the ground. so you agree with the president? >> i do. i have been critical of the president on russian policy, as you know, but on i.s.i.s., i think the president has done a decent job. everyone says he doesn't have a strategy. if you want to get a team together the americans aren't leading, behooves you not to have a strategy till you talk to the teammates. that's actually useful. i've spoken to a bunch of foreign ministers and they believe the u.s. has been more effective mul

the pentagon says more drops from the united states should be taking place this week and more airstririkes as well. we have the author of the lost spring and it is good of you to be here. why is kobani so important to isis? >> it is almost their selling ground. if they can take kobani ration what they will do after that on the map is to go toward the west. the other towns, kurdish towns, along the border. they are trying to control the syria/turkey border and then they will move to the east and then there is another kurdish area but a christian area and oil of syria. so they have a strategic view and kobani is in the center. >> so the united states airdrops of supplies and even weaponry; is it helping? >> reporter: yes, it is helping as much as more phene in the sense it allowing kurdishfiders to push back but it isn't -- fighters -- but not allowing them to break from isis completely. there is nor strikes and weapons to be dropped for that. >> overall, how would you assess the progress? are we making general progress against them? >> reporter: in some places that are publicized, koba

pentagon often. how do you see cooperating with him to help t united states and nato with it?> my role in nato is to make sure we take the best of all of the good itiatives and that we share the best practices. this is exactly what we need in the interaction with the tions, to see how we can improve this procurement process. on the one han this a lengthy process and on the othe handwe have a shortened cycle, ftware driven piece of equipment. to worork thrilled with the u.s. and with many other countries to improve our collective ality to fulfill the task. >> let m me ask you about afghanistan. this is a mimission countries he been anticipating in for 13 years. new leadersp in afghanistan. the mission is going to be continuing. nations are looking to the future. what is the right approaoachch? >> first and foremost, i have inicated a strong commitment afghanisn. these people deseserve our full support. i'm really happy to see the evolution of the mission. now we are transitionning to advising, assting, and training. this ia mission in a combat environment. webe frank with every

united states right now is in dallas. >> panic is 1 thing we want to avoid. >>> the pentagon says as many as 4,000 u.s. troops could be deployed to west africa as part of response to containing the ebola virus. those troops would provide engineering, logistics, medical and other support, but before they go they'll be trained how to avoid the disease and what to do if, by chance, they are exposed. >> for our soldiers prior to deployment we'll provide them the best equipment and training that we can. we're assessing risk based on the service member's mission, their location and activities in execution of their operations. we're implementing procedures to reduce or eliminate the risk of transmission including the use of personal protective equipment, hygiene protocols and monitoring. >> the service members won't be actually treating any ebola patients. all the military personnel sent will be monitored closely while they're there and when they come back home. >>> the five things you need to know about the disease and more about the risk factors, you can head over to our facebook page. when we're not on the

pentagon's role in this. they are outsized in terms of resources in terms to all other elements of the united states government. one of the things they can do is intensive, logistical work overseas in austere conditions. the pentagon is not being called up because you can shoot the virus, but it's because the pentagon can go somewhere where there is nothing before they get there and can set up something that can be used in an ongoing way either by u.s. military personnel or by domestic personnel or in cases of international aid efforts. they can set it up in places where nobody else can. to see the mobilization ramp up has been impressive. days like this, there is never more of a reminder that you can get about the interlinking health crises around the world and our seeming feelings of impermeability here in one of the most industrialized nations. we have more to come. stay with us. woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know a

meantime, the pentagon racing to prepare military hospitals in the united states to care for troops who may contract ebola during deployment in west africa. it is unclear how many facilities are set up. walter reed in bethesda, maryland conducted preparations exercises. 4,000 troops are set to fight the disease. defense secretary chuck hagel says progress is being made. >> about 1,100 department of defense personnel have deployed to west africa. they are making progress despite difficult weather conditions and rough terrain. they are making a difference in liberia with the construction of up to 17 ebola treatment units. the first of which completed over the weekend. >> the pentagon also standing by a decision to quarantine all troops for 21 days after leaving west africa despite a general push against quarantines from the white house. >>> there is word this morning that the defense secretary chuck hagel has called the white house to take a sharper view against the assad regime. hagel wrote a blunt memo to susan rice earlier this month. in it, he expressed concern about the administratio

pentagon's role in this. they are outsized in terms of resources in terms to all other elements of the united states governmentf the things they can do is intensive, logistical work overseas in austere conditions. the pentagon is not being called up because you can shoot the virus, but it's because the pentagon can go somewhere where there is nothing before they get there and can set up something that can be used in an ongoing way either by u.s. military personnel or by domestic personnel or in cases of international aid efforts. they can set it up in places where nobody else can. to see the mobilization ramp up has been impressive. days like this, there is never more of a reminder that you can get about the interlinking health crises around the world and our seeming feelings of impermeability here in one of the most industrialized nations. we have more to come. stay with us. [ high-pitched ] nailed it! [ normal voice ] you're right, that was really easy. i know, i told you so. on progressive.com, you can compare our progressive direct rates with our competitors' rates, so shopping is easy. you don't sound lik

. >>> the pentagon racing to prepare military hospitals in the united states for troops that could possibly catch ebola during deployment to west africa. it is unclear how many facili facilities are set up to treat soldiers. walter reed conducted exercises. some 4,000 troops are set up to fight the disease. chuck hagel says progress is being made. >> about 1,100 department of defense personnel have deployed to west africa. and they are making progress despite difficult weather conditions in rough terrain. they are making a difference in liberia with the construction of up to 17 ebola treatment units. the first of which will be completed over the weekend. >> the pentagon is standing by a decision to quarantine all troops for 21 days. >>> there is word this morning that the defense secretary chuck hagel has privately urged the white house to take a sharper view of the assad regime in syria. an official tells cnn that hagel wrote a blunt memo to susan rice. in the memo, he expressed concern of the administration's approach in syria. in the news briefing, the secretary of defense declined to co

state vehicles, 29 weapons systems and 59 facilities. the pentagon does not report how many terrorists have been killed. >>> took about a year but the united states and afghanistan signed a security agreement to keep our troops in afghanistan. the deal allows nearly 10,000 american troops and 2,000 nato troops to remain in the country after the international combat mission ends at the end of this year. for political reasons, afghanistan's new national security adviser signed that agreement as the new afghan president looked on on. >>> and tonight breaking news, the centers for disease control reporting the first case of ebola in the united states. we'll be taking you live to the centers for disease control in atlanta where our senior national correspondent john roberts will have the latest details and developments for us. stay with us. we're coming right back. turns out president obama doesn't like the daily intelligence briefings. colonel ralph peters calls mr. obama the . lou: the centers for disease control confirming tonight the united states has its first case of the deadly ebola virus. fox news senior national correspondent john robe

pentagon's role in this. they are outsized in terms of resources in terms to all other elements of the united states governmenthe things they can do is intensive, logistical work overseas in austere conditions. the pentagon is not being called up because you can shoot the virus, but it's because the pentagon can't go somewhere where there is nothing before they get there and can set up something that can be used in an ongoing way either by u.s. military personnel or by domestic personnel or in cases of international aid efforts. they can set it up in places where nobody else can. to see the mobilization ramp up has been impressive. days like this, there is never more of a reminder that you can get about the interlinking health crises around the world and our seeming fielding's of in permeability here in one of the most industrialized nations. we have more to come. stay with us. for those kept awake by pain the night is anything but good. introducing new aleve pm. the first one with a sleep aid. plus the 12 hour strength of aleve for pain relief that can last until the am. now you can have a good night and a...

. >>> the united states has been dropping weapons into kobani in syria's north this week in an effort to help the kurds. the pentagonw having to examine video posted by islamic state fighters which does appear to show militants with those very weapons meant for kurdish militia. u.s. officials admitted one out of 27 bundles in all dropped and has gone a stray. this coming as turkey will allow iraqi peshmerga fighters to cross into syria and fight i.s. there's no timetable on when that will be. >>> for the latest, go to the city of urfa. our correspondent is there. i'd like to start on the video we've seen of this one consignment. whether true or not, it's an embarrassme embarrassment. does it make much difference do you think? >> can i start by a quick correction. i'm not in urfa. i've just moved here on this hill about a kilometer from kobani overlooking the city. the people behind me are refugees and others from kobani who come and watch what's going on in the town behind me. going back to your question, it is an embarrassment. i suppose this is inevitable and this kind of operation for some of these drops to be la

pentagon today. also, ebola patients in the united states get direct help from one of the first ones to be treated for that illness. we will also hear from the governor tapped by rick perry to lead the task force on ebola. plus, still making headlines back home in arkansas. eric holder at his presidential library this morning to talk about community policing concerns in the wake of what happened in ferguson, missouri. good morning to you from washington. i'm peter alexander. it is wednesday, october 8th, 2014. the u.s.-led coalition is launching new air strikes to try and keep isis from taking over the syrian city of cobanny but it's appearing it may be too little, too late. later today, obama heads to it is pentagon to talk about strategy. they're now fighting street by street in a city that's roughly the size of california. the u.s. did launch six new air strikes around that city in recent days. it simply wasn't enough to push isis fighters out. syrian activists are calling for the world's help to keep the city from slipping away. turkey has not been any help. calling the prime minister twice within

united states. >> that's not what mr. panetta says though, jen. this is your department. he's saying in his book that state and pentagon, and defense, were on the same page. that the folks at the white house who worked for the man who ran -- who ran on the promise of getting us out of iraq, that they were in a heated disagreement and they couldn't convince the white house that if we didn't keep these troops there, this was going to create a vacuum that would create a safe haven for the terrorists. they couldn't convince them. and now leon panetta, an honorable man, you don't think he's misleading us in his book, do you? >> i think i just stated how honorable he is. >> right. so why can't we just accept that that is what happened and talk about why it happened. why is there a disagreement? why does the president come out to try to tell us now that he wasn't responsible for this decision when he sat across from mitt romney and said, yes, i made the call because i didn't want to get bogged down in the middle east with 10,000 american troops still there? >> well, megyn, first of all the facts of what happened on the ground

indirectly to the united states that they need ground troops in order to stop isis and what's going on. has that formal recommendation made it to the president's desk or the pentagont came from an iraqi. >> to the iraqi government who wanted to ask the united states. >> there has been no -- no official -- >> that the united states put ground combat forces into iraq. that's not come up the chain to anybody at the white house. i don't anticipate that it will, chuck. let's be clear here. president has been very plain that this is not a campaign that requires or even would benefit from american ground troops in combat again. the iraqi prime minister, the government of iraq have said very plainly, they don't want american troops in combat. we are there to help build up the iraqi capacity to sustain their territory and to hold the ground. >> the implication is the iraqi troops aren't working. >> early days, chuck. as i said, they have atrophied over the years because the former prime minister maliki, governed in a sectarian way, turned the army into an army for part of iraq rather than all of iraq and has squandered equipment and training. we have a lot way to go with t