the commander told us, scott, once u.s. forces see for themselves what they're up against, they'll realize they need things like armored vehicles and heavy weapons, notion guns and ammunition. he also said, depending on how things go, maybe america will send even more forces. >> pelley: charlie d'agata with a report from america's new battlefield in syria. charlie, thank you. now the u.s. has also sent hundreds of troops to west linked to isis are terrorizing villages in a campaign of murder and kidnapping. the americans are there to support cameroon's army, and debora patta went along. >> reporter: cameroon's elite counter-terrorism soldiers gear up for the day's patrol to the nigerian border. balaclavas provide scant relief against the choking dust. they're searching for boko haram, the extremist group that has aligned itself with isis and killed more than 20,000 in the past six years. border up toes like ed colodny have suffered a string of attacks by suicide bombers recently. boko haram fighters frequently hide weapons

u.s. military that is setting up its first drone base in africa. learning how to use their own drones for surveillance. the u.s. base won't be fully operational until next month. captain victor guzman-- >> the united states forces is providing intelligence, surveillance, and rereconnaissance assets to the cameroon forces to take the lead, fight the local threat, and not only is it local, but it's grown to a global threat. >> reporter: the u.s. will have as many as 300 troops on the ground in cameroon by the time it's fully operational. they're also training the soldiers to prevent suicide attacks. it's critically important, scott, just 12 hours after we left kolofata, it was hit by a suicide bomber killing nine people. >> pelley: debora patta reporting from the heart of africa. debora, thank you. an attempt to save coral reefs creates an underwater wasteland. when the cbs evening news with the pain and swelling of my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... ordinary objects often seemed... intimidating. doing something simple... meant enduring a lot of pain. if ra i

the commander told us, scott, once u.s. forces see for themselves what they're up against, they'll realize they need things like armored hicles and heavy weapons, in addition to guns and a aunition. he also said, depending on how things go, maybe america will send even more forces. >> charlie d'agata with a report from america's new battlefield in syria. charlie, thank you. >>> now the u.s. has also sent hundreds of troops to west africa, where islamic militantnt linked to o is are terrorizing villages in a campaign o omurder and kidnapping. the americans are there to support cameroon's army, and debora patta went along. >> reporter: cameroon's elite counterterrorism soldiers gear up for the day's patrol to the nigerian border. balaclavas provide scant relieie againsthe choking dust. they're searching for boko haram, the extremist group that has aligned itself with isis and killed more than 20,000 in the past six years. border towns like kolofata have suffered a string of attacks by suicide bombers recently. boko haram figh

the commander told us, scott, once u.s. forces see for themselves what they're up against, they'll realize they need things like armored vehicles and heavy weapons, in addition to guns and ammunition. he also said, depending on how things go, maybe america will send even more forces. >> charlie d'agata with a report from america's new battlefield in syria. charlie, thank you. >>> now the u.s. has also sent hundreds of troops to west africa, whe islamic militants linked to isis are terrorizing villages in a campaign of murder and kidnapping. the americans are there to support cameroon's army, and debora patta went along. counterterrorism soldiers gear up for the day's patrol to the nigerian border. balaclavas provide scant relief against the e oking dust. they're searching for boko haram, the extremist group that has aligned itself with isis and killed more than 20,000 in the sast six years. border towns like e lofata have suffered a string of attacks by suicide bombers recently. boko haram fighters frequently hide weapons a

it will show whether it can mount a nottest, which is using u.s.supplied f-16s to ra tack siel positions around reasmed. ramadi. and it will also be a test to see unonce the shia is out, iraqi government is willing to come and a sunni force of anbar completes. freetion ramadi from two pen, allowing it to recapture mowtion mosul in northern rahm fm thank you. >> the plane carrying bodies of what, defense secretary ash carter was there for what the military calls a addition any fied answer. the soldiers were also remembered earlier today when a the troops were based. her foits were displayed conosh? she said continuing the mission would be the best way to honor them. >> a muds limb said the no explanation, take it later, a british ama'am bard hin in now british prime minister david cak rah is not the way to are. >> terrorist activities? >> my work is fitness and that's all i care about is fitness and that's it. >> ohe said he felt limited, when april american official barred ten of his family members, with i asked him a question as to wheys harsh. th

u.s. households use cell phones according to the u.s.stick that show more the cord onutting land lines. only 8% of households have just land lines. 42% have both. you can get more on these and other breaking news 24 hour news cycle for day back on bloomberg.com. david: comedy markets are closing in new york. let's take a look at today's movers. weigh ony continue to crude prices. looking at the opec meeting investors are expecting the defensive market share rather than support prices. rose to a three week high. demand client for u.s. exports over supply and waiting chinese demand metal producers are battling to stay afloat. we entered the million-dollar question, are we at the bottom for commodities? >> i think the markets are still searching for the bottom. it is going to be the driver. supplies good to take some time to work out. china is going to take some time before we see what happens with the chinese economy. it is a soft landing or something more disruptive? we have a market making event over the next 30 days and that will see wh

u.s. military that is setting up its here, cameroon soldiers are learning how to use their own drones for surveillance. the u.s. base won't be fully operational until next month. captain victor guzman-- >> the united states forces is providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets to the cameroon forces to take the lead, fight the local threat, and not only is it local, but it's grown to a global threat. >> reporter: the u.s. will have as many as 300 troops on the ground in cameroon by the time it's fully operational. they're also training the soldiers to prevent suicide attacks. it's critically important, scott, just 12 hours after we left kolofata, it was hit by a suicide bomber killing nine people. >> debora patta, remarkable reporting from the heart of africa. debora, thank you. >>> an attempt to save coral reefs creates an underwater wasteland. and preserving movie classics let's get these dayquil liquid gels and go. but these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast max. it's the same difference. this one is max strength and fights mucus. mucinex fast max. the only cold and

his appearance, we keep that in the back of our mind that they may not be completely truthful with us, u.s. marshal, rick taylor is revealing that they believe he is on the run with his mother tanya, traveling in her ford pickup truck. >> the investigation shows that other family members or associates or friends are offering support to ethan they will likely be charged as well. couch was 16 when he killed four people driving drunk in 2014 and was sentenced to only probation using the affluent-za defense, because of his upbringing not knowing right from wrong. it's not a proven diagnoseis. after skipping his probation hearing and showing him near a beer pong table was posted on twitter. >> it sent him running when that video surfaced. >> i would like to say to the families we are doing this for you and we'll find ethan and bring him back. >> the u.s. marshal when on to say that the tip calls are coming in from across the country and around the world and with ethan on the run there is that $5,000 reward in this case. rick back to you. >> thank you. >>> and there much more to come on "action

so while most of these instances in korea were tactical uses of chemical agents to enhance the u.s. force ability to identify and view their enemy, it was not a strategy. it was not a large-scale strategy. it is in vietnam where we see the strategy of using chemical defoliants come into place. that difference of scale and the use of this particular chemical, agent orange and the other rainbow agents, really generates an outcry among scientists and civilians back in the united states. that is where we have a difference. yes, victor? victor:: weapons and warfare -- lisa: 1925 is the geneva convention. victor: how are they used justifiably by the u.n.? lisa: the question is, how does the united states get around the geneva convention? we do not sign it until 1975. we were not under the restrictions, even though it was actually u.s. citizens and congressman who wanted to put the geneva protocol into place. in response to the problems of world war i and the use of mustard gas and other chemical weapons. during that war, that is the other key element of this. weapons versus agents -- you n

the commander told us, scott, once u.s. forces see for themselves what they're up against, they'll realize they need things like armored vehicles and heavy weapons, in addition to guns and ammunition. he also said, depending on how things go, maybe america will >> charlie d'agata with a report from america's new battlefield in syria. charlie, thank you. >>> now the u.s. has also sent hundreds of troops to west africa, where islamic militants linkededo isis are terrorizing villages in a campaign of murder and kidnapping. the americans are there to support cameroon's army, and debora patta went along. >> reporter: cameroon's elite up for the day's patrol to the nigerian border. balaclavas provide scant relief against the choking dust. they're searching for boko haram, the extremist group that has aligned itself with isis and killed more than 20,000 in the past six years. border towns like kolofata have suffered a string of attacks by suicide bombers recently. boko haram fighters frequently hide weapons and ammunitions in vill

u.s. wins the 2015 women's world cup! >> reporter: from the soccer field to center stage. women inspired us all. the u.s. women's national soccer team showed us all that teamwork and determination can lead to greatness. >> u.s. women's soccer team kicked some a. this was the year of the woman. >> i think that was a nice example of what society can be as a whole if we started maximizing the potential in each other and stopped being divisive and keeping each other a. >> viola davis, "how to get away with murder." >> reporter: with her win, viola davis was the first african-american woman to take home the emmy in the drama category. for her lead role in "how to get away with murder." >> we won because i did my job. >> when you're a kid sitting there watching tv, whether you're black or brown or of any color, and you see someone who looks just like you, then you believe all things are possible. >> the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. talent really does win out in the end. >> reporter: off the stage and field there were so many heroes among us. the families of the charl

the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll finds that 42% are in favor of using u.s. combat troops. that number is identical to the result in a new associated press/gfk poll released yesterday. the survey also found that just 28% of americans think the president has clearly explained the united states' goals in fighting isis while nearly 7 in 10 think he has not. president obama spent monday at the pentagon for an in-depth strategy discussion about how to defeat isis, and sought to explain the progress the u.s. has made so far. >> we are hitting isil harder than ever. coalition aircraft, our fighters, bombers and drones have been increasing the pace of airstrikes. nearly 9,000 as of today. last month, in november, we dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. we're also taking out isil leaders, commanders, and killers, one by one. the point is isil leaders cannot hide, and our next message to them is simple, you are next. but we recognize that progress needs to keep coming faster. no one knows that more than the countless syrians and iraqis

if you're just joining us, u.s.to a lower open as markets get set to reopen after the holiday break. back to the stores, a new server shows us almost half of u.s. consumers will return to the mall as soon as this week because they can't get enough of it. a record breaker for "star wars" as it becomes the fastest movie ever to take in a billion dollars at the box office. back with more on "worldwide exchange" just after the break. for a better reason. me, too, but the eulogy that frank's daughter gave was beautiful. i just feel bad knowing they struggled to pay for the funeral, especially without life insurance. i wish they would've let us help. but, it did make me think, though. about what? well, that i could leave you in the same situation. i don't have life insurance, either. if something were to happen to me tomorrow, how are you pay for my funeral? or my other bills? nothing's gonna happen to you tomorrow. you don't know that. i made a promise to always take care of you kids. without life insurance, i'm not keep

we have the executive branch using the power of a u.s. intelligence agency to listen in on the private conversations of members of congress. >> the paper says in conducting its operation, the national security agency listened in on netanyahu. his aides and some jewish american groups. in the lead-up up to the vote on the deal. which would pave the way for sanctions relief in exchange for severe restrictions on the regime's nuclear activities. the allegation comes almost two years after president obama announced that his administration would curtail eavesdropping on friendly heads of state. after the world became aware of the reach of u.s. secret surveillance programs, following the edward snowden leaks. sources familiar with the nsa intercepts in question say the white house learned that the israelis leaked details of the nuclear deal and asked undecided lawmakers what it would take to win their votes. critics call it a win at all costs strategy. >> ben rhodes, one of obama's closest foreign policy advisers referred to the iran deal as ob

if you're just joining us u.s. futures point higher as janet yellen is ready to speak in washington. dell is selling assets and the facebook ceo mark zuckerberg pledges to donate 99% of his company's stock while announcing the birth, congratulations, of his first child. >> speaking in an exclusive interview with cnbct spanish economy minister says he has faith in the central bank. let's get back out to julia in madrid. >> thank you so much. you're absolutely right. he has faith in the central bank but what i asked him was ultimately is he concerned that there's too much expectation baked into the cake here for mario draghi? listen to what he had to say. >> i think that it's a position that has to be taken by the ecb but i think that, you know, they have been -- they have increased with respect to t you know, to the targets. and to their willingness and and for sure, monetary policy because i think they are doing a very good job and they know perfectly what kind of instruments they have to use. >> do you worry that

u.s. can offer our friends the ability to enhance their energy security, and avoid people like vladimir putin the opportunity to use gas and energy as a weapon. >> reporter: even while the u.s. is the world's top fuel producer it still depends on imports, mostly from canada and saudi arabia to satisfy its needs. the glut is expected to reap big savings for american motorists and make life even more difficult for its drillers. >>> still in the u.s. more than 32 trillion liters of raw sewage and toxic materials flow to the rivers. in the fourth part of our rivers of life series, our correspondent reports on how the government is trying to stem the flow. >> reporter: the anacostia river runs through some of the poorest areas of washington, d.c. >> don't fall in. >> reporter: this slow-moving shallow, waterway is a particularly bad candidate for toxic dumps, but city authorities have allowed rain water to sleep in a mixture of toxins since the 19th century. >> toxical metals, chlorine and dioxide. >> reporter: the warnings against eating fish here are clear. but it's not just chemical runoff, it's also raw sewage. the

u.s. wins the 2015 women's world cup! >> reporter: from the soccer field to center stage. women inspired us all. the u.s. showed us all that teamwork and determination can lead to greatness. >> u.s. women's soccer team kicked some a. this was the year of the woman. >> i think that was a nice example of what society can be as a whole if we started maximizeing the potential in each other and stopped being divisive and keeping each other a. >> viola davis, "how to get away with murder." >> reporter: with her win, viola davis was the first african-american woman to take home the emmy in the drama category. for her lead role in "how to get away with murder." >> we won because i did my job. >> when you're a kid sitting there watching tv whether you're black or brown or of any color, and you see someone who looks just like you, then you believe all things are possible. >> the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. >> viola davis is proof that talent really does win out in the end. >> reporter: off the stage and field there were so many heroes among us. the families of the charl

when criminals bring their corrupt activity to our shores by using u.s. banks and u.s. companies to bait bribes and, -- bribes, they will play by our rules. along with our -- we hold our promise to root out corruption in all its many forms. i want to commend the investigators and prosecutors of the department of justice, the internal revenue service, and the f.b.i. who have pursued this case for so many years. we've made great strides and i m confident we will continue to move in the right direction. thank you. i'd like to introduce now the chief from the i.r.s. mr. weber: thank you. good afternoon, everyone. when i stood to move before you in may in new york to announce the first phase of this investigation, i said that it was a good day for soccer fans around the world. today is another good day. fifa was originally established with good intent and purpose. unfortunately, as you can see -- -- unfortunately, as you can see from the decades' long corruption that has been uncovered by the u.s. investigation, good intent has been replaced by agreed and misguided goals. my

barbara starr reporting for us. u.s.a terrorist threat as isis extends its influence around the globe. evan perez is with us. evan, we've seen a huge jump in the rate of federal prosecutions, what have you learned? >> it really is an extraordinary year this year, wolf and the head of the national security division of the justice department calls it an unprecedented terrorist threat. far exceeding what we saw right after 9/11. let's take a couple -- take a look at a couple statistics from the justice department including 80 people charged in the u.s. in 30 different jurisdictions for the last two years on terrorism related charges. about 60 of those charges were made this year alone, wolf. 55% of those charges of those people charged are under 25 years old and one-third are under 21 years old giving you a picture it's trending younger and younger and this year saw a couple firsts, including the first time the justice department wanted to bring a cyber terrorism case, the case of a national kosovo that lives in malaysia ha

that's telling us the u.s. economy is at storm speed. that gives us a 65% chance of recession in the u.s. much of the world is in recession. europe is not there yet. i think the economic situation is deteriorating fast. the fed seem to want to raise interest rates into that, which is a bit of a policy mistake. i think the market is getting more concerned about not understand yg they are doing it. >> you know what is interesting about that 65% number? citi had the same probability and janet yellen today sort of referenced it or absented a question about it saying that's not right. what do you think she is missing? what is the fed missing? >> basically, it's simple. that number comes from using the ism survey. every time it crosses 50 since 1948 gives you a 65% chance of recession. the ism correlates perfectly with the gdp. i don't see what she is saying. i think citibank is right. the numbers are there. clear to see. >> it's great to have your analysis today. raoul pal. we've been speaking to raoul on the show more than a year now and he n

us. you see the u.s. into a recession in 2016 and dragged down by weakness. >> this is a stable part of a unstable economy. it is coming in the breakdown of the been we have had in development of emerging markets and resource economies. that is the cycle's housing bubble. there is so much going into building capacity as if exports could keep growing faster than the global economy forever. we are now seeing that investment. area.reports of that in the u.s. we can see profits have been falling for a year now. scarlet: there is no way the u.s. can deleverage? guest: deleveraging is a term that oversimplifies. , think so many people use it we are talking about the u.s. total debt grows faster than incomes in the private sector. we have booming growth based on assumptions of a continuing exports can grow that huge speed forever. now what we want is mounting but many other places, financial stresses. where youur interview it would bes call, unprecedented in the says that global weakness has never dragged out. t

this is a continuation of their strategy to use those u.s.cial operations forces to enable and to make those local forces more effective. but one thing he said over and over again today is that they believe the only way to defeat isil is to have a force on the ground that can defeat them and also hold and govern the territory, and the u.s. beliefs that can only be done by local forces. interestingly, i think the other big criticism that came out of this testimony so far, is secretary carter saying the iraqi government has failed to integrate enough sunnis into their popular mobilization force, and he blamed the slow pace of trying to take ramadi on the inability of the iraqi government to have a more inclusive fighting force that has to include sunnis if you are going to take and hold territory that is sunni territory. and he said the iraqi government has to do more to get the sunnis into the fight as well. the big difference between iraq and syria is the u.s. has more partners on the ground in iraq. it has the iraqi government, the security

no assurance the president would heed the call. >> the president has not decided to approve the use of u.s. attack helicopters in an operation like this. >> carter also testified that he wouldn't hesitate to expand the use of u.s. special forces operators in the region. a fight he said would be much more effective if more coalition partners stepped up. >> special operations forces strike and reconnaissance aircraft, weapons and munitions, training assistants and other items. >> despite admitting that isis is in fact not contained, carter said the coalition was building momentum. noting recent gains in and around ramadi. separately on capitol hill fbi director james comey was asked about the growing threat of the caliphate and whether it could reap the u.s. homeland with another 9/11 style attack. >> their ability to have a safe haven from which to gather resources, people and plan and plot increases the risk of their ability to mount a sophisticated attack against the homeland. >> meanwhile in welcoming the israeli president to the white house, president obama called the american bond to i

us. >> u.s. marshal rip taylor also reveal tanya possibly traveling in her ford pickup truck. she isn't the only person who could be in trouble with the law. >> the other family members or associates, friends, anyone is offering support to ethan. they will likely be charged as well. >> couch was 16 when he killed four people driving drunk in 2013 but was sentenced to only probation using the affluenza defense, a condition caused by his wealthy upbringing preventing him from knowing right from wrong. it is not an officially recognized diagnosis. couch now 18 vanished earlier this month after skipping his probation hearing and this video showing couch at a party near a beer pong table was posted on twitter. >> i think that was the trigger that sent him running once that >> i would like to say is to the families of the victims is that we're doing this for you, and we're going to find ethan, and we're going to bring him back to tarrant county. >> the u.s. marshal went on to say tips are coming in from across the country and around the world, but we than still on the run, a reminde

e commerce giant will use u.s. and united states postal service and fedex. >>> u.s. testing an app that will send pictures of your mail tour in box before it land in the mailbox. right now services is being used in new york, connecticut and virginia company is hoping to expand the app to an area near you, in 2016. >>> well, looking for an ugly christmas sweat tore wear to a holiday party? you can now get one with the campaign, 2016 theme. >> yes, you can. that is because some of the presidential candidates are selling ugly christmas sweaters on their web sites. senator ted cruz has one for $65. you have a face on it there and a white house. ben carson has more traditional one, cheaper 30 bucks. hillary clinton is selling holiday ones with her logo, for $60. so, you know, i saw one guy walking down with some pretty good ones the other day, but there were two guys walking around on a at day with their ugly sweaters on they were not political. >> just ugly christmas sweaters. >> some of them look kind of nice, some of them. >> can they. >> i guess not. >> can they. >> we

u.s. lead negotiator todd stern who updated us on what was happening. we were particularly impressed with senator minez, our secretary of energy. he had an nirl announced with other world leaders an innovation initiative, showing how we can use u.s. technology to make it easier for the world to meet their goals in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and at the same time create more jobs here in america. it was an impressive display. we had a chance to meet with local leaders. mayor bloomberg convened a summit of mayors. i was proud that my mayor from baltimore city, stephanie rawlings blake was there. my colleagues participated in bilateral meetings with other countries to encourage them to be aggressive in submitting their obligations and how we can follow up and make sure we achieve our goals. it was clear that paris is heading towards a successful agreement, and it will have the u.s. support. we mentioned our commitment to carry out not just our individual commitment but to be part of the global agreements in paris. we pointed out that in 1992, united

u.s. failed to detect some major warning signs. that could have tipped us to the deadliest attack on u.s. soil since 9/11. welcome to "the kelly file" everyone, i'm megyn kelly. today is one week since ate tacks in san bernardino. hours ago, fbi director jam comby told the senate judiciary committee that pair had been talking about terror for at left two years before going through with their bloody plan. that means that when farook and malik cleared this immigration checkpoint right here back under 2014, they were already bent on jihad and were prepared to die for their cause. so was this couple among the hundreds of americans under fbi surveillance for possibly supporting isis? no. and did our immigration screeners raise any kind of alarms when this woman who had been attending a radical mosque, whose family had extremist ties, who falsified her immigration form with a fake address, did they raise any concerns? not one. so when the fbi today has an answer to the senate judiciary, the director painted a troubling picture. >> the fbi has a very broad array o

a source close to cnn tells us the tip came from u.s. intelligence. searching for isis operatives. let's bring in alexandra field monitoring the latest from london. alexandra, are these suspects linked to the attacks in paris? >> reporter: that is what investigators fear. they say that the known isis recruiter who recruited the bataclan attackers could be linked to these suspects. this was received by u.s. authorities. what they say they found they monitored conversations among extremists in geneva, chicago, toronto. that information was key to officials in switzerland who raised the threat level there because of other pieces of information they received around the same time. they learned that salah

u.s. military told us it's always difficult when two cultures live side by side, but the u.s. will keep trying to be a good neighbor. and japan's government has suspended construction on the new base for a month to hold talks with local leaders. but the toguchis say they'll keep fighting their battle - to keep american forces out of their back yard. >> 11 years sounds long, but i will keep doing this until they stop the construction of the new base. and even if they don't, i won't give up. >> while the debate over the u.s. presence in okinawa continues, its strategic location means the american military is likely here to stay. up next, we travel to tokyo, where we'll meet the beauty queen who's forcing japan to rethink what it means to be japanese. >> the sports story everyone's talking about. >> don't miss the world exclusive undercover investigation. only on al jazeera america. >> around 127 million people live in this island nation, it's one of the most homogenous countries in the world. people here who are only half japanese are called "hafu", and when a hafu became miss j

the flag was first used in the u.s. in the 1970s and can now be seen around the world.s are gay. dutchman omni is the owner. he first came to vietnam ten years ago while working as a flight attendant and immediately fell in love with the country. he quit his job and invested all his savings and retirement funds into the hotel. >> a twin single room. >> a standard twin single room measures about 30 square meters and comes with an ensuite bathroom. it costs about $30 u.s. a night. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i think it will be it's already like compared with to years ago, already more and it will be more. now you see nowadays, they changed the law. i think it was 40 or 50% gay people came to vietnam. people start to know it now as a gay friendly destination. and the big -- more, bigger tour companies, they also advertise. like to get married, gay travel companies, and they advertise more and more as vietnam is gay friendly destination. >> we opened in 2001. the first country in the world. and i always um wanted to help to open the marriage. and we tried to promote a

gary: tell us what u.s. bank does. keith: we manage money for foundations. about 17,000 strategic growth clients. the minimum is about $3 million. our clients range from that level literally up to s. jpmorgan, head of research. you were at columbia before you moved over to u.s. trust. you have this life experience. i want to share with the people you grew up with what they assets, how they should be thinking about it. keith: number one, have a long-term strategy. understand what you want to achieve in terms of asset appreciation. but more importantly, understand the risk you' re willing to take to achieve that outcome. for most people, they really don' t want to take the risk. everyone wants higher returns. but they don' t really want to take the risk. and quite friendly, shouldn' t take the risk to achieve that outcome. >> everyone is a short-term investor until they have short-term losses. that is a big lesson. try to stay long-term and think about these things. gary: you have to deviate your plan when something deviates in your life. the stock market shou

no assurance the president would heed the call. >> the president has not decided to approve the use of u.s. attack helicopters in an operation like this. >> carter also testified that he wouldn't hesitate to expand the use of u.s. special forces operators in the region. a fight he said would be much more effective if more coalition partners stepped up. >> special operations forces strike and reconnaissance aircraft, weapons and munitions, training assistants and other items. >> despite admitting that isis is in fact not contained, carter said the coalition was building momentum. noting recent gains in and around ramadi. separately on capitol hill fbi director james comey was asked about the growing threat of the caliphate and whether it could reap the u.s. homeland with another 9/11 style attack. >> their ability to have a safe haven from which to gather resources, people and plan and plot increases the risk of their ability to mount a sophisticated attack against the homeland. >> meanwhile in welcoming the israeli president to the white house, president obama called the american bond to i

u.s. air power is supposed to be used to protect u.s. troops on the ground or afghan troops in distress. >> u.s. forces are helping afghan forces in the air, not as much as the past, but that's part of the plan, getting to the point where afghans provide their own air support. the u.s. has been straining pilots to sign an attack plane so afghanistan can supply its own report. the first group of pilots is finishing training at an air force base in georgia >>> u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl will be formally arraigned before a military tribunal in north carolina. he is facing a court martial on charges of disertion and misbehaviour of an enemy. he walked away from his post in june 2009, and the taliban captured him and helped him for nearly five years, until he was exchanged for five taliban detainees. if convicted, bergdahl could face life in prison >>> the centers for disease control says there's an epidemic of drug overdoses in the u.s. an epidemic. the deaths from openiads are up 200% since the year 2000. and while inner cities have b

peshmerga forces are leading the fight on the ground but isil fighters are better armed as using stolen u.s. weapons. despite being outgunned, the peshmerga have regained territory. we we have this report. >> it's a symbolic day for peshmerga forces. they've regained control of their tone from isil a year ago. many isil commanders were killed during the battles, including the brother of isil leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. weapons were seized from isil now used on the front lines. they say most of the captured military equipment is u.s. made, stolen from the iraqi army. it is a reminder that they can did he death isil, also known as daish. >> daish does not have the strength or morale to attack kurdish areas because it is known that the peshmerga will fight and crush them. >> peshmerga fighters are eager to show the gains they have made against isil. these are some of the symbols that they've captured during fighting, but isil still remains strong in other areas on the outskirts of various peshmerga strongholds. isil has carried out many coordinated attacks across several front. peshmerga forc

wi >>> this morning just as the holiday travel rush begins, new numbers show us u.s. high profits, but what does that mean for you when you fly? >> i'm thinking no elbow room. if you're a last-minute shopper, even for your christmas travels it's not too late to get a deal to be home in time for the holidays or some place warm. here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: profits are taking off for airlines that once flew for peanuts, up 75% in just one year totaling more than $20 billion. per passenger profit soaring almost 60%. airlines now make more than $20 for each person on the plane, that's up from $13 last year. add in $56 million more in bag and change fees this summer over summer 2014 and for profits it seems the sky's the limit. >> it seems like it's excessive. hundreds and hundreds of dollars just to move from a 4:00 flight to a 1:00 flight. >> we didn't have any baggage fees. >> we buy a ticket and whep you get ready to take your seat it's additional fees. >> reporter: but it turns out airlines are passing the buck back to consumers. farecompare.com found last-

right now, he's using u.s. successes against isis to bolster his support. >> in weeks taken out the finance chief, and the isil we will find up and. >> eric rasmussen: criticizing his strategy against isis in his plan to allow 10,000 syrian refugees to resettle here in the united states. >>> tomorrow marks the anniversary of sandy hook. today demonstrators will remember the victims with a are ma to end gun violence in action. it will be more than 100 so-called orange walks around the country organized by the moms demand action for gun violence in america. >> heather hegedus: history in paris to cheers and applause. more than 200 countries signing an agreement pledging to reduce carbon emissions. this marks the first global agreement to combat climate change ever. and president obama called it a turning point for the world. mean achievement is is a average global temperatures to raise another 3.5 degrees. the years of failed talks, even though it's been signed experts say implementing can be just as hard as gett

us. the u.s.overnment is proposing new measurements to engage way schools are provided good service and value. is there something to say school a is doing better than school b. dollars and diplomas. tonight's "inside story", stay with us. >> the sports story everyone's talking about. >> don't miss the world exclusive undercover investigation. only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to "inside story". i'm ray suarez. dollars and diplomas, this time on the programme. we are looking at the fast-growing for-profit sector in higher education. the schools are nimble, flexible, willing to take on the non-traditional students, but have come under scrutiny for numbers that do not look good enough and the terrible stories that accompany the rise of college as a business. david, author of "stealing america's future", did with me, and trace, a financial analyst for the for-profit college industry. before the break we spoke about some of the people that have been abused by the system. if you start a bad r