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our top story, president obama said this morning usair strikes in iraq were successful in destroying militant weapons. on friday, the u.s. dropped a series of bombs targeting isis or the islamic state in iraq and syria. the group is threatening the city of erbil, forcing thousands of people to flee. the u.s. military released this video of two 500-pound laser-guided bombs hitting an isis artillery unit yesterday morning. later in the day, eight more bombs were dropped on an isis convoy. the u.s. and iraq have also dropped food and water supplies to people who have fled isis and are now stranded. and the president of the united states said this morning the uk and france have also pledged humanitarian support. >>> president obama spoke before he was heading out to martha's vineyard for vacation. he reiterated that the u.s. will not send combat troops into iraq, but he also said there's no time line for how long air strikes might last. erin mcpike is live at the white house. erin, what more did the president say about what he wants accomplished? >> reporter: fred, he obviously wants to

usair power helps seal a victory over isis militants in one key iraqi town as proeb faces growing pressure to do more. >>> plus, an american city that is a fertile recruiting ground for islamic extremists. >>> out of balance. an nfl player arrested for domestic violence after the league announced tougher measures to combat the problem. >>> then plastic bags, many towns already do it. now california is poised to become first state to ban plastic bags out of grocery stores. >>> and kids and guns. after a deadly accident, can guns ever be safe in the hands of kids? why some say an early start is key. >>> good evening. today on the back of punishing usair strikes, iraqi security forces and shiite militias took back a besieged town from islamic state fighters. that victory came as the debate in washington reignited over whether the oeb administrat oeb is doing enough to defeat isis. they are spending millions of dollars a day in iraq. it is syria where isis is based and the president's cautious approach whether to carry the fight there is raising eyebrows even within his own party. kristen welk

do you really believe that air power alone, usair power, no u.s.an get the job done and destroy isis in iraq? >> well, as the president laid out last night, that's not what these missions are about. these missions are designed specifically two exigent situations. one is a humantarian crisis on top of mount sinjar. we're going to drop supplies to the people on top of that mountain to ensure they can survive with water and food and also going to work with kurdish forces and any other forces to break the siege of that mountain and get them off the mountain. that's going to take time. we're committed to do everything we possibly can. and secondly, after isis launched this offensive in the kurdish region starting saturday night, they really opened up an offensive avenue to the capital, the regional capital of erbil. so we had to act with decisiveness and the president did act with decisiveness to make clear we're going to defend those routes and we're not going to allow isis to approach that capital for a host of reasons. >> talk about both of those mis

if it's to stop humanitarian violations, all this implies an extended powerful usair campaign.appen. >> you don't think it's going to happen. >> no. we don't have significant military power in the area. it's unlikely the turks or the saudis or even the iraqis, for that matter, will allow a significant u.s. military movement in the country. there's probably one carrier battle group out there launching pinpoint strikes against what is largely a dismounted jihadist murderous threat. we have to support the kurdish people to defend their own interests. >> tom sanderson, am i long that the kurdish people were looking for more reinforcement from baghdad and didn't get it? >> well, they're not often looking for more from baghdad indicates establishment a homeland if not an independent state. going to the general's comments, not only do we not have sufficient forces to do the kind of follow-on activity there, but we can't want the success of this country more than they do in baghdad, and until there is political reform, i don't think we can expect to see much more significant military a

there was a second rund of usair strikes on islamic state. officials here are very tense.he militants to try to make such a rapid advance on the the kurdish territory, which has really been a safe haven for thousands fleeing violence elsewhere in the country. so we have not had news or notice of another round of air strikes since yesterday. but we do hear yesterday there was a second airdrop of humanitarian supplies for thousands of yezidis, a religious minority stuck in the mountain side. >> i'm curious. what was the reaction by people in irbil against isis? >> some people here are relieved. they have been watching them encroach on their borders rapidly for a couple of days. the reactions were a little bit more meigsed. over there they are more focused on meeting the deadlines. they are a little bit skeptical about the usair strikes and whether a few select will stop a group select on the borderline, about 620 miles long. >> well, it's safe to say it is going to take more than that. have you spoken to anyone to get their reaction? >> we just got here yesterday. we're in t

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meanwhile, iraqi forces continue to be bolstered by those usair strikes.unched an operation earlier this morning to drive islamic militants out of tikrit, the hometown of former dictator saddam hussein. >>> a cease-fire between israel and hamas has been extended by 24 hours with talks set to continue. palestinian grocenegotiators sa there had been no progress at any point aimed at resolving the conflict. he also accused israel of calling on key issues. israel has called for the disrming of mill at that point troops in gaza. >>> so google went public ten years ago today. despite the dutch auction. cnbc reports at the start of trade. >> i've been watching nasdaq ipos roll in. i thought the opening was very smooth and the trading has been moving orderly. it's been moving up. i have to agree with daftd about certainly the opening looks successful, at leave the. >>> welcome back, everybody. these are the headlines this hour. europe keeps the relief rally rolling on as investors watch a break in geopolitical attention. bhp rocks the trends after announcing a $14

usair power helps seal a victory over isis militants in one key iraqi town as proeb faces growing pressure do more. >>> plus, an american city that is a fertile recruiting ground for islamic extremists. >>> out of balance. an nfl player arrested for domestic violence after the league announced tougher measures to combat the problem. >>> then plastic bags, many towns already do it. now california is poised to become first state to ban plastic bags out of grocery stores. >>> and kids and guns. after a deadly accident, can guns ever be safe in the hands of kids? why some say an

for the peshmerga, usair support is critical. arrived, they were outgunned by the sunni extremists armed with american weapons seized from the iraqi army. and were quickly losing ground. >> i think the u.s. -- >> this is a u.s. >> yes, because this is the iraqi army. >> but with kurdish forces now receiving weapons directly from the u.s., according to local officials, they believe their soldiers can effectively fight the enemy. isis is bad. they're against humanity, democracy, everything that has to do with life. that's why we believe in the battle and we were able to win. but not everyone is so confident. these families who fled during the vicious fighting have returned to pack up their belongings and leave indefinitely. fearing isis as just kilometers away in a nearby village will return. >> translator: we're all afraid. the situation is bad. we think isis will come back and we don't feel safe. america has to help us, plead this had woman. isis is evil. they behead children like my my grandson. with virtually no one left in the

. >> we assess that usair strikes in northern iraq have slowed missiles operational tempo and temporarily disrupted their advances toward the province of erbil. ou however, these strikes are unlikely to affect isil's overall capabilities or its operations in other areas of iraq and syria. >> the fbi is now investigating the fatal shooting of an unarmed african-american teen by a police officer in ferguson, missouri that sparked outrage across the country for the second day in a row. anti-police protesters demonstrated in the streets to demand justice for 18-year-old michael brown. the demonstrations turned violent again last night with police using tear gas and rubber bullets. protesters marched to the ferguson police station chanting hands up, don't shoot. some witnesses say brown had his hands up when he was shot over the weekend. brown's parents are also speaking out. they held an emotional press conference showing their pain and their desperate search for answers. >> it's my first born son. anybody i know they know i loved my son. i just wish i could have been there to help him. anyth

the iraqi prime ministerial i can spoke for the first time since the usair strikes. he says he'll not step down. >> prime minister maliki politicized the military and militarized the politics of iraq over the last several years. that has to be reversed. >> we can't wait for maliki and iraqi parliament to fight isis. every day that goes by, isis becomes a direct threat to the united states of america. they are more powerful now than al qaeda was on 9/11. >> and despite that grim warning, the president says there will be no troops on the ground in iraq. meanwhile, there was a parliament hearing schedule for today to discuss the new iraqi leadership. it's now been postponed. >>> in the mideast, a new day, a new cease-fire. this morning it seems to be holding. egypt helped broker this latest truce. before it went into effect, this happened. israeli missiles fell over gaza. a factory and a house of gaza's mayor were obliterated. both sides are expected to resume peace talks in cairo later today. >>> well, red hot rory mcilroy does it again, winning back to back majors aft

new usair strikes cleared the way for iraqi troops and the pentagon says american planes dropped morehan 100 bundles of food, water and medicine. abc's senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny joins me. jeff, what does this mean for u.s. action in syria, where isis is also gaining ground? >> reporter: good evening, rebecca. the white house and pentagon say there is a significant break through with the air strikes in iraq. but one u.s. official tells me it's like putting out a brush fire in the broader fight against isis. the question still facing the president, whether he can make the case for expanding military action in syria. congress of course is very skeptical. and even members of his cabinet are divided over whether limited military effort could be successful here. but this is a top agenda item as the president travels to europe for a nato summit. he is trying to build a coalition in the region for possible expansion of the military fight in syria. rebecca. >> a lot on his plate. jeff, thank you. >>> and that isis threat is fuelling a refugee crisis in the region, millions of

trop day, two more usair strikes in iraq aimed at slowing any isis advance. this as they captured an air base in sear yachlt chairman of house intelligence committee mike rogers said the group poses a global threat. >> the reason isis is so successful is because there was nothing deterring them for years. they recruited, financed trained. they are one ticket away from u.s. shores. >> reporter: as president obama weighs the possibility of expanding air strikes into syria where isis is hecked, republicans urged him to act quickly. >> it's time to assume the worst about these guys rather than underestimate them. they're not the jv team anymore. they're most prominent terrorist organizations in the world. one of the key decisions the president is going to have to make is air power in syria. question not give them a base of operations. >> reporter: but with polls showing a majority of americans opposing engagement and foreign conflict, some democrats continue to express concern about mission creep. >> we're seeing a broadening of the mission in iraq. should go int

>>> tonight syria is ready to accept usair strikes to help terrorists.oth sides suffered heavy losses and isis fighters celebrated in the streets. the human rights group said they were seen carrying heads of syrian regime soldiers. they bomb eed roccah and they'r said to control all of the province. the other development, the release of peter theo curtis, an american journalist who was held for nearly two years by the al nusra front. jim sciutto joins me along with christopher dickey of "the daily beast." >> it was an interesting message. on the one hand he said we're willing to work with the international community to fight isis but said, hey, listen, don't come into syria without our permission. the administration considering air strike there is but it is a remarkable offer when you think about this administration's relationship with -- the obama -- his senior aides have said for years they want this regime to be done with. so this possibility here of working together, administration officials say they're not going to do it but just that possibility. >

prime minister medvedev says russia is considering banning transit flights by eu and usair lines headingo the asia pacific region. he says the final decision has not yet been taken, but that russia has decided to ban transit flights for ukrainian airlines via russian territories. >>> coming up, banking on a settlement. bank of america may be ready to write another big check for federal charges that hold bad mortgages for financial crisis. details on that possible settlement coming up next. >>> bank of america is nearing ads 17 billion settlement to pay its mortgage probe issues. >>> and european earnings beat estimates in the second quarter. baj of america may be the latest big financial firm ready to pay big bucks to settle a probe into its mortgage practices. let's get out to courtney reagan at cnbc's headquarters with all the details. is this a record fine, courtney? >> yeah, definitely. cnbc has confirmed reports bank of america will pay up to $17 billion to settle a justice department probe that it sold talks with mortgages before the financial crisis. now, details still need to be

. >> usair strikes have slowed the advance of islamic state militants in northern iraq while aid drops have helped ease the humanitarian crisis. there is now a political crisis adding to the fears the country may be unraveling. nbc's kier simmons filed this report. >> reporter: this is why the u.s. is involved in iraq again. thousands of desperate refugees, swarming helicopters, scrambling for aid after being stranded for days without food and water in the brutally hot mountains of northern iraq. religious minorities, including cities and christians driven from their homes by isis militants, some protesting outside the u.s. continent. >> they would they will slaughter them just because we are christians. >> many of the refugees walk to safety from their mountain refuge, exhausted. somas is sick. she that's two more boys. both are missing. this place is disty taught. >> this is not a place for children. nothing short of a humanitarian disaster. these people were displaced from their villages from one day to the next and came with only the clothes on their back. >> usair strikes have hel

gerri: now that american and usair have combined, big players in the marketplace. >> you have basically, united, the new american, southwest. they have basically carved up the country to some degree. gerri: if you are telling me that 25 percent of the flights i am not even going to see, that really hurts their business. if they do come to an agreement on what they should pay, don't you think every other airline will say, you have to give me the same deal? >> absolutely. that is what the negotiation is. expedia still hasn't. but the airlines really over the last three or four years with mergers, you know, the scales of justice about ticket selling and how many tickets there are and competition among airlines have their some money now produce to be consumers. allied is airlines. gerri: and that is my worry. i see prices going nowhere but up because there are so few players stand because now it is harder and harder to compare prices. i'm not going to everyone's website to try to place to the price a flight from here in cincinnati are rational. >> absolutely. consumers love to compare price

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it was won by usair power and by kurdish fighters on the ground. the ground there is littered with the destroyed vehicles of isis. they are on the run. kurdish fighters celebrating a rare victory over islamist militants. they displayed ieds and booby traps isis planted near the dam they lost. it was the victory won from the barrels of kurdish guns and rockets but it was one, too, from the air. u.s. warplanes attacked isis vehicles in positions near the mosul dam more than 30 times in recent days. >> with our support, iraqi and kurd f majtep forward by recapturing the largest dam in iraq near the city of mosul. if that dam was reached, it could have proven catastrophic. >> their firepower has tipped the balance of this battle, inflicting a significant defeat on isis. this the first time that the seemingly unstoppable advance of isis has not only been halted but been reversed. far from the fighting, yazidi refugees, deeply grateful u.s. and kurdish troops are forcing isis back, they have lost everything. but one small comfort, their enemies have lost

. >> now, while usair strikes against the militants are possible, the president says there will be no american combat troops on the ground in iraq. as commander in chief, i will not allow the united states to be dragged into fighting another war in iraq, and so even as we support iraqis as they take the fight to these terrorists, american combat troops will not be returning to fight in iraq because there is no american military solution to the larger crisis in iraq. the only lasting solution is reconciliation among iraqi communities and stronger iraqi security forces. >> now, what surprised many observers is that isis has significantly increased its territory in only a short amount of time and the insurgents say they will go all the way to the capital of baghdad and take all of it. >> this is a giant concern for the u.s. government and the people it has in the region. chief u.s. security correspondent jim sciutto has a look at what's at stake. >> reporter: the president is responding both to an immediate threat from isis but also a broader threat. let's talk about the immediate threat

where usair strikes are driving isis forces back. god would stand for what isis is doing, and the u.s. will remain relentless. >> when people harm americans anywhere, we to what's necessary to see that justice is done. >> reporter: images of journalists killed on the job cover a wall of a museum in washington. and the risk may be rising. groups like isis can now post their own propaganda on the web. they don't need to tolerate journalists. so truthful reporting is at risk says the committee to protect journalism. >> right, when you kill a journalist, you are impinging on everyone's rights to get information. >> reporter: freelance reporter jim foley loved combat coverage. after he was kidnapped in libya in 2011, he came back and rejected the work as too dangerous. >> it's not worth your life. it's not worth seeing your mother, fathser, brother and sister bawling. >> reporter: but the next year foley was in syria. his family is weeping but praising jim's character and commitment. to fight isis, senior u.s. officials say 300 more u.s.

trying to move back into that town with the support of usair cover. back up here toward the north kurds are happy they've taken over the weekend the town. it's important because it's a north-south transit route. they're celebrating that they have retaken that town. we're hearing there might be a rally later on in the center of the city because they are happy and no doubt happy, too, about the news that they may be getting weapons directly from the united states. those weapons desperately needed because they are massively outgunned by isis, chris. >> thank you, duncan. let's bring in deputy spokesperson for state department who joins me in studio. thank you for taking the time. we played secretary of state john kerry. i want to quote him saying the u.s. we consider, quote, additional political economic and security options. can you give us any sense of what those might be? >> increasing our political economic military support in the last days and weeks but particularly since june when isis really rapidly advanced into iraq, further into areas in iraq.

my ens is is that usair strikes coupled with ground movements with the kurdish forces should be enough to hold them back. but i don't think they're going to retreat because of this address by the president. when it comes to the yazidi population on top of that mountain, ari, we're providing them humanitarian aid. again, i don't see the isis forces just walking away from sinjar, which then leaves the bigger question of what are we going to do, if anything, to help get those people off the mountain, because it doesn't appear that the iraqi army troops and/or kurdish forces are in any position to help retake that time to get the yazidis off the mountain. >> that's the tough part. thank you so much. i want to move now to policy impact coordinator and michael green, who served in combat in iraq and afghanistan and clerked in the office of the white house counsel. good evening to you both. your thoughts on whether this type of one part humanitarian, one part military threat intervention is tenable? >> i think it's a disaster. it diminishes one of president obama's most important legacies, wh

when they merged usair and america west. is a seasoned team taking over a poorly managed american airlines. so there's a lot of room for improvement. >> and then you throw in richard anderson, and it makes a huge difference. what was the third one that for your portfolio that we can watch? >> well, the other two -- >> you still like mckesson right? >> right, mckesson and aircap. aircap by the way yesterday reported earnings as we expected they blew away the wall street estimates. they came in at 127 versus 80 cents for a quarter so that's performing in line with our expectations. mckesson is the other one. a leading u.s. drug distributor. i think they're low balling estimates there. they've beaten estimates for the four years that we've owned this stock and i think they will continue to with the acquisition that just closed in february of this year. >> great. all right, marty. those are platinum -- nothing's down that you've been talking about, either. i mean the market's up but they're not up that much. we'll check back wit

that's american airlines and usair are opting out of orbitz for right now.can't come to an agreement with orbitz, apparently they are on travelocity and expedia. here is my concern, that these airlines in an effort to save their profit margins, will take themselves out of circulation in arenas where we compare prices as consumers and try to keep all the information on the website so it's harder to know what rivals are offering. do you agree? >> yes, i agree. i think it's a very dicey move for someone like american and obviously now u.s. airways as well. a lot of consumers like to book through these engines where you can search. gerri: right. >> americans are bargaining on having brand loyalty and having consumers that always fly american to always go back to flying american. a lot of consumers take offense and say i want to go with whatever is cheaper or go with an airline they like the amenities that they offer. gerri: cecile, we just had a ghost this week who told us all u.s. airlines are equally dismal. thanks for being with us today. >> what can we say?

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those new usair strikes and a-drops also helping turn the tide there.lia now says it will arm kurdish fighters. joining an international coalition that includes the u.s., britain and canada. >>> just hours from now at the atlanta motor speedway, driver tony stewart will make his official return to nas cac, three weeks after he was involved in that fatal crash that killed driver kevin ward jr. when he got out of his car. there is still no word on whether stewart will be charge odd that incident. authorities say the investigation will last at least two more weeks. i'm eric shawn. we'll be back with more news at the top of the hour at 12:00 eastern time. now back to sunday morning futures and maria. >>> welcome back. isis has made it clear=[ it wan to expand and maintain its islamic faith. it has seized large parts of iraq and syria. what should be our military response? i want to bring in our panel, ed rollins, a long time strategist to business and political leaders. he's a fox news political analyst. katie mcfarland is a fox news national security analy

military pilots, usair crews over what is enemy territory. isis territory.an be aircraft failures. there can be mechanical failures. this is very dangerous business. there are u.s. pilots at risk, well worth remembering each and every day as they are out there now on these missions, brooke. >> again as we talked about the areas outside offer bill, just to remind our viewers, we're talking about an area of the u.s. consulate. there we go. you see the town offer bill in northern iraq. and we have what, barbara, about 40 americans, delegates there stationed. go ahead. >> there's about 40 u.s. military advisors trying to help the iraqi forces. they went up there several weeks ago thinkinger bill would be one of the safest places for them to be. u.s. diplomats who left the embassy in baghdad to the south went there thinking it would be much more secure. this is a kurdish area that you know, the kurds had had pretty good control over for quite some time. what is perhaps in front of everybody's face somewhat surprising still i think is how fast this is unfolding an

. >>> there is a sad irony to the usair strikes against i sis. some of the weaponry the u.s.s destroying was sent to iraq by the united states in the first place. eamon javers joins us to explain. as i understand, it is not just u.s. weapons they are using. >> yeah, that's right, brian. it is a mixture of u.s. and ex-soviet, also syrian weaponry that the isil forces are using. military experts say one of the ironies is the united states supplied the iraqi army with sophisticated american weaponry and when the iraqi army was routed by those isil forces they basically abandoned all that expensive american taxpayer financed equipment on the battlefield. it was all scooped up by the isil forces and that now includes things like humvees, mrap transport vehicles, heavy machine guns. you can see in this picture that looks like a mad max version of a humvee. clearly it's been through some thi things but it looks to be an apparent piece of american hardware. again in this picture, another apparent piece of american hardware in isil hands. that is giving them a tactical advantage on th

. >> it seems as though despite the usair strikes which helped the kurdish forces in the north regain the mosul dam and push isis off slightly, what you said is true. they still have this amazing ability to recruit to grow to expand and in that horrific video of the beheading, you know, the stagecraft of that was also purposeful having a man that appeared to have a british accent speaking on behalf of isis. i guess as a way of underscoring they have these recruits. what's significant about that to you? >> well, they're particularly radical. i spent time in britain working for tv and talking to these people and they are uncompromising south asian communities and more than willing to head to syria and iraq and they're particularly violent and they are ready to take on the united states. i mean, these people are not going to give up. this is not going to be a battle where we can go in with a few air strikes and get it over. and the big question i have living in the united states does isis have the ability to hit inside american borders? sources in washington tell me they're here. they do

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but this is a measurable step forward here, brooke, for the administration to be considering now usairtrikes in iraq, something as you know, the president said he would not do a few months ago. >> and josh earnest saying these iraqi problems, they are problems the reaction need to solve. these are not problems the americans would solve. since this is new information just eking out, thanks to you and your sources, i'm going to guess that we have no idea as far as a timetable, be it the humanitarian air drops or possible air strikes? >> reporter: we don't. i would say humanitarian air drops more immediate. there is an immediate need there. they're looking at steps to establish the humanitarian corridor. on u.s. air strikes if the president decides to exercise this option. and that's what it is now, an option. the developments are moving very quickly on the ground in iraq. it is one isis has advanced, taken over this power plant, key dam near mosul. in addition, you have thousands of yazidis under threat of death now. and brooke, we have talked about this before. we have seen what isis ca

if they are clustered together, general, why not -- if we're talking about this usair strike campaignnot just take out those militants right there at the base of the mountain? >> it's hard to do, brooke. when you talk about taking out soldiers on the ground, it's a very difficult challenge. and i think we have been looking for targets. i would suggest that there are over 30 sorties or 30 aircraft up a day in northern iraq. they are, in fact, looking for targets. but it's very difficult to do unless you have observation on those targets very close. it's challenging. we don't have that right now. i think we're try -- >> do you have to be on the ground? >> you don't have to be. you can use drones and we have been doing some of that. you can have other pilots observing it. but it doesn't give you 100% accuracy when you're at 10,000 feet or above. so it's just a challenge. it isn't as easy, as i have said before, as a video game, where you put the cross hair and start knocking down target. this is a challenging force, intermentioned with civilians on the ground. we don't know what a target

in northern iraq kurdish troops are regaining territory after usair strikes targeted isis forces over the weekend. the islamic terror group also recaptured one town this morning. the kurds are getting arms directly from the u.s. holly williams in erbil, threatened by iraq. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. two towns recaptured by islamic extremists in iraq. 30 miles from here. reports after fierce fighting they seized another town jalawla. these are the men the world are relying on to defeat iraq extremi extremists. they are kurdish soldiers from the northeast, famous for their courage on the battlefield. the kurdish fighters are the only ones on the ground in iraq, still taking on the islamic militants after islamic soldiers ran away two months ago. two miles from the frontline, we met this 22-year-old who just graduated from college. >> why not? [ speaking foreign language ] >> they are killing people. >> we'll kill them. >> reporter: isis swept into iraq in northern june capturing a swath of territory and calling it a new islamic state. now they are targeting iraq's c

and kurdish forces are said they're going to need usair power in case isis intends to launch a counter attack. for "cbs this morning," i'm charlie d'agata on the mosul dam, iraq. >>> to stop attacks on minorities in iraq. the international community should decide how to intervene. >>> israel's military says gaza fired three rockets this morning, breaking a cease fire. minutes ago, israel responded with their own air strikes. violence had dwindled since israel pulled its soldiers back across the border earlier this month. the truce was set to expire later today. benjamin netanyahu just ordered his negotiators home after days there. >>> the potential presidential candidate faces charges of abusing his power. january crawford is in studio 57 with the next step. jan, good morning. >> special prosecutor on perry's case expects the governor to turn himself in later this week he will be fingerprinted, get his mug shot taken. as you can imagine, perry and his new lawyer are fighting back. this is the video that led to texas governor rick perry's indictment. >> you've ruined my entire political

plea came eight days after isis publicly threatened to kill her 31-year-old journalist son if the usairikes continued, as they have. >> steven has no control over the actions of the u.s. government. he's an innocent journalist. ♪ >> reporter: shirley sotloff directed her plea personally to >> reporter: shirley sotloff directed her plea personally to the isis leader, abu bakr al baghdadi, a brutal meglmania who claims he is the caliph of the muslim world. >> i've always learned you, the caliph, can grant am mess city. i ask you to please release my child. >> reporter: but isis is a group that has shown no mercy as it has conducted its ruthless holy war across syria and iraq. thousands of innocent civilians have already been executed as the group has demonstrated the thirst for blood. >> this is not the kind of terrorist group that's going to say, we can be magnanimous here and give this one up because a mother has asked for it. >> reporter: as the isis group continues to grow military officials tell abc news it has demonstrated a sophisticated and well thought-out plan for establishing i

but after usair pulled up stakes and merged with american airlines, passenger traffic plummeted to a now the airport is drowning in debt, spending 42% of its roughly $91 million operating budget just on loan payments. royalties from the natural gas are worth an estimated $20 million a year. a hefty paycheck that could help change the airport's financial course. nationwide, other airports are already tapping into underground profits. each year in texas, drilling at dfw brings in $8 million. and in colorado denver international earns roughly $6 million from oil and gas. in pittsburgh the faa required an environmental assessment before fracking could begin and found no significant impact clearing the way for drilling and profits. for "cbs this morning saturday," i'm teri okita. >> joining us with more on the use of fracking to save an airport is brian walsh, senior editor of "time" magazine. brian, good morning. >> good to be here. >> so pittsburgh passed this with minimal opposition whatbut what are the concerns? >> well with fracking there's concerns about could there be contamination

usair power has slowed the isis advances in iraq but after the beheading of an american hostage by isis, the obama administration is weighing strikesing in syria. our correspondents and guests are standing by with full coverage of both of these stories. let's begin with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara? >> wolf, right now the question is just how much of a threat does isis have to be? what would trigger u.s. air strikes? >> fighters parade through raqqah in northern syria after isis takes over an air base from bashar al assad's regime. consolidating its grip across the region. officially, the white house is still thinking about getting more involved. >> the president has not made a decision to pursue any sort of military action in syria. >> also unclear, how much the president's top military advisor general martin dempsey, supports immediate u.s. military action. dempsey has advocated going after isis in syria when it presents a direct threat to the u.s. homeland. but he has kept the door open. >> can they be defeated without addressing that part of their organization w

now, look what president obama said when he announced the attack, the usair strikes in iraq. he said talking about the zaz yazidi. we must help them. here he is saying when we just saw this in gaza, 1,900 palestinians killed and not only did the u.s. not help, but they provided those that killed them with the ammunition. >> i'll go further. i'll suggest on our southern border right now we have young people that are fleeing circumstances of certain death and we have partisan agreement on both sides to return those young people as swiftly as possible. given that, we know it can't solely be about civilians in danger. the president said that. >> the support for malaki who has created disvd. many sunnis were not joining because they feel undersiege from the current prime minister, but the u.s. has given tens of billions of dollars to iraq. >> this goes, colonel jack, to what ask you just said about saddam hussein being surprised about the u.s. intervention shocked in iraq because of our long-standing coalition with him initially, particularly over and against iran. is that where m

em down but from the kurdish military officials that i've spoken to, they are saying they need the usair offensive to expand and intense phi if they are going to cripple isis certainly here in iraq. >> anna coren, thank you. president obama is taking a lot of heat for saying there is no strategy yet for dealing with isis in syria. are there military options? let's turn to pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what's the pentagon saying, barbara. >> on this day when of course, the uk raised its terror level, actually took action, the pentagon as part of the obama administration still struggling obviously to explain exactly what's going on in washington. if the president says there is no strategy yet to deal with isis unless syria, what is the pentagon doing about military options? they acknowledged today what we all know. they've been working on military options for months. they have military options. so what is holding everything up? that's a question i put to the pentagon press secretary. >> planning is anitirative process, barb. it's not like, you know, the question is it assumes this

and unless, i'm not calling for troops on the ground or necessarily usair strikes.its allies along with the europeans to lead an offensive against isis and does nat look like doing assad's bidding. >> i appreciate you both helping to put this into context. >>> up next, the issue of trust in the wake of the protests in ferguson, missouri. ng you from e healthcare you deserve. at humana, we believe the gap will close when healthcare gets simpler. when frustration and paperwork decrease. when grandparents get to live at home instead of in a home. so let's do it. let's simplify healthcare. let's close the gap between people and care. s,you're excited. i know what you're you're thinking beneful. [announcer]and why wouldn't he be? beneful has wholesome grains,real beef,even accents of spinach,carrots and peas. it has carbohydrates for energy and protein for those serious muscles. [guy] aarrrrr! [announcer]even accents of vitamin-rich veggies. [guy] so happy! you love it so much. yes you do! but it's good for you,too. [announcer] healthful. flavorful. beneful. from purina.

. >> fresh food and water dropped overnight and at least six isis targets were destroyed by usair planesaqi air force evacuating women and children from the town as ground troops worked to take out isis. boy, so we are back. we are back, aiding a war in iraq. not at all where the president expected to be and many in the white house unwilling to face up to this mmoment, which demands decision from the president, demands something of where we're going from this moment forward. >> pinprick air strikes have been referred to, one general said we need a ground and air campaign led by the united states. the president said we don't have a strategy. the pentagon saying the united states is always ready within we're waiting on the president. >> we've got a couple hundred advisers over there advising the iraqi army. he thinks we should have thousands of advisers. that's getting back in. >> that is absolutely -- and the oesn't want to do this. what the public, my sense, is the american public wants a definitive answer to the question, what is our strategy? what do we want to achieve? how do we stop