votel went to multiple locations. been asked not to disclose. meeting with key local leaders in the syrian democratic forces, an umbrella organization overseeing many of these young arab fighters the u.s. is training. a spokesman for the arab forces being trained here is critical of u.s. efforts. he says his group urgently needs more ammunition and weapons beyond the few ammunition supplies he says the u.s. has delivered. >> translator: we've been given a limited number of old rifles. >> reporter: due to security concerns, we are not allowed to show details of the base. our cameras are restricted. security is so high here, the u.s. advisers want their faces shielded, but they do want to talk about the training. >> reporter: you're a military advisers here. what do you guys do here? >> we are here training the syrian democratic forces. now, when i say training, generally that's consisting of basic level weapons training, shooting ak-47s and shooting larger machine guns. >> reporter: their four-star general taking an ex

votel has come under extraordinary security conditions to syria. we have asked not to reveal a number of details on how we all got here. but votel considers this part of the war a top priority. he is here to meet with the u.s. military advisors that are helping some of these local troops that you see work to defeat isis. votel went to multiple locations we've been asked not to disclose meeting with key local leaders in the syrian democratic forces, an umbrella organization overseeing many of these young arab fighters the u.s. is training. the spokesman for the forces are critical of u.s. efforts saying they need more ammunition and weapons beyond the few ammunition supplies he says the u.s. has delivered. >> translator: we've been given a limited number of all. >> due to security concerns, we are not allowed to show details of the base. our cameras are restricted. security is so high here, the u.s. advisors want their faces shielded. but they do want to talk about the training. you're a military advisor here. what do you guys do here? >> we are her

tell us more about it. >> reporter: well, general votel went to syria.'s nothing to hide from the american people about what u.s. troops are doing there. he was the highest ranking officer to go into this war zone. these are the first images ever shown publicly from a u.s. special operations training camp in northern syria. from here and other secret nearby locations, the u.s. military is racing time to train enough local syrian forces so they can push south towards raqqah, isis' declared capital. cnn was the only tell advievisi network on the general with his secret day-long trip to syria. votel overseas the war against isis. >> my principal purpose was to meet with some of the syrian democratic force and leadership in multiple locations and also to meet with our adviser teams. >> general votel has come to northern syria under extraordinary security conditions. in fact, we've been asked not to reveal a number of details on how we all got here. but votel considers this part of the war a top priority. he is here to meet with the u.s. military advisers tha

general votel is very pragmatic about it, very cautious.ime. he likes to say, this is not the u.s. army that is going to war here. this is a very small, new, very fresh and inexperienced in some cases group of fighters. the u.s. is trying to give them training to get them ramped up to be able to move out and take even more territory. erin? >> barbara, thank you very much. of course, the big question is, will it make any kind of a difference? tonight, fareed zakaria special. a look at islamic extremists in the united states. "why they hate us" airs at 9:00 eastern here on cnn. >>> "outfront" next, the president facing the controversial decision whether to release this crucial missing 28 pages from the 9/11 report. what is in it that people don't want us to see. >>> and on a lighter note, jeanne moos on this election. >> what a schmuck! on honors members save up to 25% on brands like hampton, doubletree, hilton garden inn, and waldorf astoria so stop clicking around. book direct at hilton.com now that's satisfaction. the possibility of a flar

. >> reporter: cnn was the only network with general joseph votel, the u.s.mander in charge of the war against isis as he traveled in iraq getting the latest assessments on security and the readiness of iraqi forces. this base about one hour north of baghdad is one of the front lines in the effort to train, advise and assist iraqi forces. but they have at least temporarily seen some iraqi forces called back to baghdad for a few weeks to deal with the security situation there in the wake of the rising attacks by isis. votel is trying to convince iraq's military to make certain to station enough troops around the country and not to flood baghdad with security forces as the government tries to confront the latest violence in the capital. >> they are attempting to create chaos in the capital. they're attempting to divert attention away from other areas where they're -- where the coalition forces and iraqis are having success. >> reporter: this military warehouse just to the south in kuwait brimming with more than 25,000 weapons for those iraqi forces. all are bei

general joe votel wanted to see this particular front line here in syria for himself.icly from a u.s. special operations training camp in northern syria. cnn was the only television network here with general joseph votel on his secret trip there to meet kurdish and arab commanders fighting isis, just as isis launched attacks against strongholds. >> my purpose is to meet with syrian democratic leadership in multiple locations. >> reporter: it comes as the u.s. tries for a second time to stand up a fighting force. the first attempt crumbled with just a handful of rebels who stayed in the fight. now a dangerous trip, votel felt he had to make. >> i have responsibility for the mission, i have responsibility for the people that we put here, so it is imperative for me to come and see what they're dealing with, to share the risks that they are absorbing on a day-to-day basis. >> reporter: from here and other secret nearby locations, the u.s. military is racing time to train enough local syrian forces so they can push south toward raqqah, isis' delayerclared cap. we have been

es go maeste9 en mi perspectiva pienso que debea ser ilel tomarse unaselfi la confidencialidad del votelocar esta ley, se log participacin electoral alcanz en 2014 unporc. lorena --fue un rortde rlen fernndez... --expertos en leyes electores que an que laazn por las las personas no salen a vot es mucho ms compleja que ehecho del voto. juanfra --peroecuer, que para ess elecciones primarias del 7 djun podra salir muy car lorena/ots --- el p- candato democrata ''b hoy a la baha para participaen take vo ----el primer encuentro srealiz los las 10 de la mañana...--- a las waterfront''... --- se espera que entre 10 y20- eventos. juanfra-take vo --en oregonnvestigan erobo de ms de 200 betas electorales que fueron sacadde un centro para personas edad avanzada... --- las 240 peletas fuerolanzada una pena de hasta cinco aÑosn prisin... --- ofial del condo informaron que los votos fron verificar s su boleta fuerecibi bump lorena---hacos nuestra prima paa en noticiero telemundo 48 aas diez. --si usted trabaja preste atcin le permitir llevarse ms dino contamos de qu se trata take vo/juanfra --alumnos

the commander in question is general joseph votel, and he is revealing the state of u.s.ns about iraqi forces protecting baghdad just as they launch a major offensive to reclaim fallujah from isis. cnn's barbara starr is live in amman, jordan, after this trip. again, this reporting, barbara, thanks to you, and your team, you're the only television camera to go in on this mission, which was once very dangerous for you, but so important for people to see. >> reporter: well, you know, chris, good morning from amman. general votel making it very clear he wanted to take a very small group of reporters with him. he talks about the fact, there's nothing to hide. he feels it's important. he says, getting the word out about was the u.s. military is doing. votel's priority in iraq that we saw firsthand and we traveled with him is to make sure the iraqi military, the iraqi government doesn't get distracted. they get trained, get equipped and get their army out there fighting. isis, very much posing a challenge to that. >> protestors invade baghdad's green zone for the second time. v

perspectiva pienso youe deberia ser ilal tomarse unaselfie porque es quitarle la confidencialidad del voteleista marc vine ce que al revocar esta l se lograra atraer ms votantesen un estado dde la paicipacinelectoral alcanen 2014 un porcentaje muy bajo. arlen outro eert en leyeslectorales dicen que la ron por la quea gente novota son mas profundas y s complejas que el hecho de npoder tomarsuna selfiemientras ejerc su derecho..para estas primarias el 7 de juniadvierten no tomarse la foya que le podra salir muy caro... pitch - cesar --pese a losimites impuess por la ciudad, urbanizadores podrian construir 2 pisos maen nuevos edificios, take vo solo si a cambio lo dedican doa vivienda asequible. --esa s la nueva pruesta imlsada hoyor los pervisores aaron peskin y ecar en san francisco. --de esa forma, segun s creadores de la proposicion,e crearian unas seis mil unades s a traves toda la ciad parapersonas de bajos recurso --la nueva ordenanza serapresentada la proxima semanatake sot "las altaque se permen son demasiado bajas y como nosots cobramos unas rentas muy bas noenemos sufientes unidas p

votel very pragmatic, very practically minded about the responsibilities here.lly will work but cautioning it's going to take sometime. the groups up in northern syria, not the u.s. army. they fight their own way. they're very small organization. he says all of that has to be respected. brooke? >> barbara starr, thank you so much. with the unique reporting from inside syria. for more, go to cnn.com. for all of you, the special of "why they hate us" airing at 9:00 eastern and pacific here on cnn. >>> next, a top senate republican visits donald trump on trump's home turf here in new york but senator corker is at the moment down playing any potential vice presidential talk. we'll dick in to who might make the ticket with trump or hillary clinton when we come back. you pay your car insurance premium like clockwork. month after month. year after year. then one night, you hydroplane into a ditch. yeah... surprise... your insurance company tells you to pay up again. why pay for insurance if you have to pay even more for using it? if you have liberty mutual deductible f

army general joseph votel met with rebels and kurds fighting the assad regime and isis.today, isis unleashed a series of bomb blasts along syria's mediterranean coast. more than 120 people were killed. elizabeth palmer reports isis hoped to rattle the dictator. >> reporter: no one caught up in today's deadly bombings believed this could happen in latakia. it's the heartland of the regime, home to president bashar al assad's family and to two russian military bases. until today, it was the most secure part of the country. so much so that during our last visit, we found syrians on the beach taking a break from the war. but today's carnage sends a message to syrians from isis. it's on the offensive, and now nowhere is safe. but recent isis bombings, like the one that ripped through baghdad two weeks ago, may actually show that the group is on the defensive. just last week, it was chased out of rutba near the iraqi border, and overall its territory has been shrinking for months. [ gunfire ] now isis may be about the lose fallujah, which it's controlled for more than two year

army general joseph votel said ai wanted to look at the progress of arab and kurd fighters in the battle against isis. and the iraqi army is warning citizens to get out of fallujah. iraqi forces say they're gearing up to take the city back from isis. about 180 miles off the egyptian coast the search continues are for the black box data recorders from egyptair flight 804. it went down thursday killing all 66 people on board. saiy the u.s. navy said it found more than 100 pieces of debris. holly williams is in alexandria, egypt, with a newly released audio recording from the doomed het. >> reporter: the recording captures a standard check in between the pilot and air- traffic control over zurich, in switzerland. >> reporter: around two and a half hours later, the plane began to move erratically, losing altitude and then plunging into the water. egypt's president abdel fatah el-sisi said today that his country is sending a submarine to recover the plane's flight recorders. or so-called black boxes. in the same area where they found debris from the crash, including human remains. retrieving

general joseph votel, commanding general of the u.s. to fight isis in the region. barbara starr is in syria with this exclusive. >> reporter: protesters invade baghdad's green zone for the second time. violence rising as opposition to the iraqi government grows. the top u.s. commander running the war against isis is watching carefully for the stress mounting on the iraqi military even now as it tries to recapture the key city of fallujah. >> they're having to make decisions in terms of where their force is going, where their priorities are. >> reporter: but in baghdad with the u.s. embassy and military headquarters inside the heavily fortified green zone, does the u.s. have enough security on hand? >> yes, i do think we have the right security forces on ground -- on the ground from a u.s. perspective to take care of ourself there. >> reporter: cnn was the only network with general joseph votel, the u.s. commander in charge of the war against isis, as he traveled in iraq getting the latest assessments on security and the readiness of ira

. >> reporter: cnn was the only network with general joseph votel, the u.s.isis as he traveled in iraq, getting the latest assessments on security and the readiness of iraqi forces. this base about one hour north of baghdad is one of the front lines in the effort to >>> but they have temporarily seen some iraqi forces called back to baghdad for a few weeks to deal with security situation there in the wake of the rising attacks by isis. votel is trying to convince iraq's military to make certain to station enough troops around the country and not flood baghdad with security forces as the government tries to confront the latest violence in the capital. >> they are attempting to create chaos in the capital, attempting to divert attention away from other areas where they are where coalition forces and iraqis are having success. >> reporter: this military warehouse, to the south in kuwait, brimming with more than 25,000 weapons for iraqi forces. all are being shipped out as more iraqis show up for u.s.-led training. you know, this is one of the challenges, as you

army general joseph votel met with rebels and kurds fighting the assad regime and isis. today isis unleashed a series of bomb blasts along syria's mediterranean coast. more than 120 people were killed. elizabeth palmer reports isis hoped to rattle the dictator. >> reporter: no one caught up in today's deadly bombings believed this could happen in latakia, the heartland of the regime. home to president bashar al-assad's family, and to two russian military bases. until today, it was the most secure part of the country. so much so that during our last visit we found syrians on the beach taking a break from the war. but today's carnage sends a message to syrians from isis. it is on the offensive and now nowhere is safe. but recent isis bombings like the one that ripped through baghdad two weeks ago may actually show that the group is on the defensive. just last week, it was chased out of the iraqi border and overall its territory has been shrinking for months. now isis may be about to lose fallujah which it controlled for more than two years. on national television, iraqi pr

i have to tell you, jim, having traveled with general votel in iraq and syria last week, there's a lotf caution, a lot of pragmatism. you know, final victory against isis that's not something somebody is looking at at this point. they hope to continue to chip away and push isis back. it's an organization that may well be around for years to come. >> and still the big prizes mosul and iraq. thank you so much. >>> joining me now to talk about these latest developments in the war on isis democratic congresswoman from hawaii. thank you for joining us on memorial day. >> aloha. >> on memorial day we hear that iraqi forces have entered fallujah. this after surrounding the city over the weekend. do you believe the iraqi military can hold on to this territory and hold off isis? z>> they're definitely making gains in the right direction, but what you said is key. in order to be able to hold the territory once they defeat isis there is the critical point. the only way they're going to be able to do that is if the iraqi government is supporting local, nonisis sunni tribes to govern over and secur

during a recent visit to iraq and syria, general joe votel he's looking at what more the u.s. conditions continue to change and we continue we'll continue to reevaluate that and where we identify the need for additional capabilities we'll ask for them. >> reporter: u.s. special forces on full display in tampa, florida over the weekend during an exercise drill that showed why the elite forces are now constantly called to action. military officials do point to some measures of success, loss of territory by isis, for example. they've lost an estimated 20% of what they once had inside syria, but after traveling with general votel, i can tell you there's a lot of caution and careful planning going on. no one at this point considers isis down and out. pamela? >> barbara starr, that you can for that reporting. >>> meantime, south korea is in alert mode ahead of what's seen as a likely north korea missile test. there's growing concern that kim jong-un's regime is closer to having a weapon that can reach the u.s. cnn's brian todd is looking into that. >> reporter: u.s. and south korean

. >> reporter: the security situation in iraq and seyria remains votel's tomorrow concern and we'll bringports. jake? >> barbara starr traveling with the head of command. thank you. >>> we now have more than just proof of life in a video, one of more than 200 nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by boko haram militants two years ago has been found alive and brought to safety. this girl, amina ali, was found last night along with her 4-month-old baby and this man who claims to be her husband, nigerian officials suspect that he may be a boko haram terrorist. now, she was found by a civilian search group in the forest about 50 miles away from where she and other girls were abducted. you remember it was on april 14th, 2014, when as many as 276 girls were kidnapped at gunpoint from their boarding school in nigeria. at least 57 girls were able to escape soon after the abduction but more than 200 remain missing today. #notwithstanding. >>> president obama standing in the way of 9/11 families who want to sue saudi arabia. but why? that story next. ♪ the sun'll come out tomorrow... ♪ for people with hea

amy: a number of people disputed general votel's argument, including patricia grossman of human rights watch, who tweeted -- "it is established principle of customary international law that war crimes can be committed through recklessness." 16 u.s. officers have received administrative discipline, but none face criminal charges. ctors wiout bords, amnes inteational and othersave , lled foan independent investigation. secretary of state john kerry is in geneva today to try to reestablish the partial ceasefire in syria. at least 250 people have died in aleppo during more than a week of bombing by the syrian regime, including the bombing of a doctors without borders-supported hospital that killed as many as 50 people, including doctors and patients. puerto rico is slated to miss its biggest debt repayment thus far after governor alejandro garcia padilla declared a moratorium on a more than $400 million payment due today. padilla spoke out sunday. >> we have asked congress over and over again to approve the measures so that we can restructure our debts. we don't want to have a bailout and

general v votel wanted to take us in syria with him. we were not allowed to file anything until we'd gotten out of the country and were in amman, jordan. it was a rare chance to see u.s. military advisors on the ground in syria working with the opposition there trying to build and launch against the islamic state against its capital in raqqa. there are few who write about forwards as well as you but the notion is understanding the basis of information and contacts you have, from that point, what did you learn? what was surprising? what was new? >> i have been covering the middle east since 1980, so i have been looking at this part of the world for a long time, and the frustrations of trying to move forward in the middle east are familiar to me as all your viewers. what i saw on this trip, i'd say first, was the overwhelming power that the u.s. military can bring to bear once it really gets organized, gets authority from the president. this campaign against i.s.i.s. has had, i think, a slow start, but you could see on this trip that it's

the american forces aren't fixed as you know we have some forces that joe votel visited. he was quite a distance away from raqqa and in other cases they are relatively close to the front lines. the dam when they were there was 25? away from us. they check on it from time to time so there is no single number but i would say in the 15 or 20 miles of closeness at any given moment but then other times they are significantly further away. they move. >> rus at that forces do innovation of rock are we talking about the next few weeks before ramadan before the end of the summer? >> we want to keep the enemy guessing. we recently declared a state of emergency in raqqa because of the pressure that's being put on them. the enemy believes an invasion of raqqa could come at any time and i refused the enemy to know when this last is it coming. >> does the u.s. military ice know where the frontline is? >> since world war i i'm not sure everyone knows where frontline is. if there's a trench with wire in the middle that's exactly where the line is but the line certainly isn't painted on t

pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, visiting with general joseph votel, asking for more ammunitiono michael weiss, a senior editor at the daily beast. let's start with fallujah first. what is your take on what's going to happen there? >> reporter: well, so fallujah has been held by isis since 2014. this is the kind of sign that al qaeda insurgency or initially against the united states military and the iraqi government. you'll recall there were two battles to retake fallujah in 2004, the second of which leveled the city. the americans got done with it. this has been sort of the backyard of these groups since the americans toppled sad dam in 2003. my concern, we say the iraqi is going to retake it, but in fact, there is maliciaa, but out of loyalty to iran, and sunnis under the isis rule in fallujah do not want them coming in because they don't see them as liberators. they're going to burn down houses and arrest anybody they consider to be quote-unquote collaborators with isis and probably torture them in prisons. this has been a serial problem in this war. particularly very profess

i think you've heard general mcfarland and general votel talk about the need for us to adapt to the threats that isil poses. and we'll continue to do. so >> does this raise new concerns about the extent to which shia militia provide security in baghdad? >> again, i think that with regard to security in baghdad itself, these are questions that the iraqis have to deal with, we'll provide as much support as we can in terms of advice and assistance on adjustments that could be made but with regard in particular to individual forces, again, the security situation in baghdad is something that the people of iraq need to -- the government of iraq needs to confront and we'll do everything we can to support them them. >> in terms of american sprens there you have no concerns about that? >> in terms of the american presence in baghdad itself? we feel confident that we've taken the appropriate force protection measures to protect our people. >> one last question on the egypt airline, can you confirm it's still a search and rescue mission and hasn't transitioned to -- >> i'm going to leave that to inves