defense secretary ash carter also addressed the crisis in syria. he asked middle eastern countries to do more to contain the armed groups saying saudi arabia and the gulf states were preoccupied with the war in yemen. our state department correspondent ross jordan sent this update. >> reporter: there are a couple of reasons why the u.s. defense secretary ash carter called on the members of the gcc and other middle eastern countries to do more militarily against i.s.i.l. the first is to try and combat the perception that the u.s.-led air strikes against i.s.i.l. are really u.s. air strikes against i.s.i.l. they want to underscore the point that other countries have been taking part in the air war and certainly the countries that were there at the beginning, including jordan and the united arab emits should be more engaged in terms of going after i.s.i.l. fighters. the other part is this, it's to push back against domestic political pressure here in the united states where notably a number of congressional republicans want to see a more robust u.s. m

(ash carter/defense secretary) "the reality is, we're at war." even though isis isn't contained, he thinks president obama's strategy is workinin and expanding. he opened the possibility that us military advisers could accompany iraqi forces on the ground as they look to retake ramadi from isis--with apache helicopters helping from the air. (ash carter/defense secretary)"the us is prepared to assist iraqi army with additional unique capabilities to help them finish the job." republican senators on the panel challenged us policy--they say it's "drifting"... and they want faster action. (senator kelly ayotte/ (r) new hampshire) "are we going to be more aggressive going after these assets going forward?" (ash carter/defense secretary) "yes: we'll be more aggressive. what makes it possible is intelligence." carter says it will take assistance asking lawmakers to free up 116 million dollars to help u-s backed forces--and emphasizing that other countries need to contribute more special forces, aircraft, training, and weapons.(ash carter/defense secreta

ash carter and the ministration have committed to do more to fight this. iraqi government has said we don't want more american troops. at the same time, americans don't want to deploy large number of troops to the region. what is the strategy ahead in this figight where there does appear to be some progress made, russia and america in the financial constraints last week, where are we onhis? >> it is a little unsettling two nu with guns in california can turn the system upside down the way they have to. all of a sudden, there is a greater sense of urgency. we don't know what four or five or six nuts with gunsould do in terms of our response. on the ground in the region, it appears as thoh obama's strategy of limited airstrikes and global forces is doing reasonably well.l. the caliphate is gradually shrinking. the problem is it is not ear any of this would be happening without u.s. air cer. it is not clear those local forces are capable of winning on their own. >> i think the thing we still have not grappled with is the strategy in syria. what is the desired

ash carter has offered to send personnel and machinery to help push out the i.s.i.l. from romadi which was captured in may. it was seen as an embarrassing setback for the iraqi forces >> we're prepared to assist the iraqi army with attack helicopters and accompanying advisers >>> our correspondent imran khan joins us now. if you could just quickly update us on the situation in romadi right now. >> reporter: what we've seen in the last 24 hours is two real key territories taken by the counter terrorism forces backed by the iraqi army. the first was in the south-west of the city. this is a fairly significant chunk of the suburbs and it leads into a number of bridges that take you into the center of the city itself. we also saw the area of the military base that the iraqis had been using for a number of years before i.s.i.l. took it over. they managed to take it back as well. all of this has been a very long time coming. this operation began in the summer and it has been beset by delays. prime minister al-abadi had said it was only going to take a couple of days or a cou

the senate armed services committee asking for copies of ash carter's emails. reporting that he used his personal email the first few months on the ground. the pentagon called it a mistake, but said he never sent any classified material from that account. jamie mcintyre is at the pentagon. is this unusual nay want the emails? >> reporter: no, because he admitted he made a mistake. he used his i phone to send what he called routine administrative emails to his staff, as a matter of convenience. he should have known better. not only was the hillary clinton episode going on at the time and in the news, but he is a former deputy defense secretary. so the senate asking for the emails is not unusual. they want to see if what carter said is true, that these were routine administrative emails. he said when he sent those emails he always copied his official government account, but he says he realizes that was wrong, and he should have known better. so they will take a look at those emails and see if in fact what the secretary is true. the "new york times" has a copy of

ash carter/ defense secretary "we're at war. tens of thousands of u.s. personnel are operating in the broader middle east region, and more are on the way." on their way are us special ops to iraq. / ash carter/ defense secretary) "these special operators will over time be able to gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders. but will it change the battlefield? it's not really different from what washington is already doing. special ops were operating in iraq in october... commandoes from the top secret delta force joined kurdish fighters to raid an isis prison and freed dozens of hostages. one american was killed. what's new now is that the iraq government, which complained it wasn't informed, is supposedly onboard. ash carter/ defense secretary) "the raids in iraq will be done at the invitation of the iraqi government... this force will also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations into syria." but only a tiny force will be carrying out those raids... little change to a strategy critics say is too slow and ununrestimates the isis threat. richa

you just heard from secretary of defense ash carter talking u.s. strategy against isis. he admits that we haven't contained them. so what do we actually need to do to turn the page on the terror group? that coming up. >>> the reality is, we're at war. that's how our troops feel about it. because they are taking the fight to isil every day. thousands of people came out today to run the race for retirement. so we asked them... are you completely prepared for retirement? okay, mostly prepared? could you save 1% more of your income? it doesn't sound like much, but saving an additional 1% now, could make a big difference over time. i'm going to be even better about saving. you can do it, it helps in the long run. prudential bring your challenges if you have moderate to severe ...isn't it time to let the... ...real you shine... ...through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection, or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requir

and ash carter stressed the point by indicating alongside the vice chair of the joint chiefs of staff, concern that the ongoing u.s.-lead coalition against isil in both iraq and syria is being perceived as basically the u.s. effort against isil, that there is no coalition. so by calling on the members of gcc, by calling on turkey to put more of their military resources into the fight against isil, but the obama administration is trying to send a message that there is multinational unity on the idea of getting rid of isil; that this is not just a western concept or western goal. now whether or not the members of the senate armed services committee are buying ash carter's call for more inclusiveness, and -- and for this -- this sort of appeal, well there is a lot of scepticism coming from the senators, particularly those who are republican, because they do not believe that the obama administration itself has been aggressive enough in the fight against isil. >> rosalind back with you in just a moment. i did say that our course was in riyadh, but in fact in doha. is this criticism of what

ash carter says we're building momentum. we've been bombing isis over a year, in that period they expanded not contracted territory they controlled. they took over ramadi. expanded beyond iraq and syria into other countries like lick yaw and afghanistan. they just carried out a terrorist attack in paris and may have direct ad terrorist attack in california. we're building momentum. is he kidding? we're not building momentum and we're losing. american people understand we're losing. 65% of americans, new poll this week disapprove the president's handling of isis. 68% say this strategy is failing. we're not doing enough militarily. they're absolutely right. martha: you have all the extremes in reaction from republican candidates. look obviously at comments from donald trump. he is playing into the fear that exists in this country about the fact isis has not been contained in syria. it is starting to overflow. we're seeing attacks in europe and attacks at home as well. ted cruz talked about carpet bombing raqqa. that is the exa

. >> nicole: pentagon says defense secretary ash carter used a personal e-mail account earlier this year to do government business during first few months on the job. it was first reported by the new york times. pentagon spokesperson said carter believes his use personal use was a mistake, hillary clinton's use of personal e-mail account is currently the focus of an fbi investigation. >> cheryl: all right. to the latest on the race to the white house. republican donald trump traveled to mesa, arizona and had some choice words for all comers to democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. trump leads the republican polls by a wide margin. the poll shows who is the competition right now. >> in one of the polls i'm 41-14. i'm winning by 27 points. do you believe that, folks? [cheers and applause] >> i don't think -- look i wish we could have the election tomorrow. i wish we didn't have to wait tomorrow. >> quite an arizona crowd. that's going to be thursday january 14th, that's going to be right here in the fox business network. >> nicole: as for hillary clinton, she picked up the end

secretary of defense ash carter met with officials in iraq. but as jamie mcintire reports. >> we want to accelerate the pace of operation he but with iraq's permission. carter was saying we want to do more to help and baghdad's response was essentially we'll get back to you. ash carter's helicopter had to skirt some bad weather around baghdad but when he eventually met with his iraqi counterpart, carter launched into the pitch that u.s. wants to see faster pace on the ground. >> the united states ask eager to do more to accelerate the move to mosul and victory over daesh in iraq. that is your -- will be your victory and it is your advance, but we look forward to opportunities, increased opportunities at your request with your permission to assist you. >> carter has been pressuring iraq for more help from above, u.s. apache helicopters to complement iraqi ground troops. secretary carter described his meeting with haider al-abadi as very productive but carter admitthat right now abadi is rebuffing the u.s. offer. >> in connection with ramadi, ho

another e-mail controversy, ash carter reveals he sent messages using his private e-mail. >>> in the season of giving the community is reaching tout to help an ill girl who met the pope during his visit. >>> and what was found discovered in an army kettle in a crumpled bill. >>> rain, snow and record heat all in the same forecast. we've got a lot to talk about. that forecast is coming up. >>> hi we are the gibson family. i'm in a base in japan. i want to give a season greetings to my family and friends back in the states. >> we miss you. >> we hope to see you guys soon. >>> a long island man is accused in a craig's list rental scam. joseph accepted cash deposits from three people for the same property. they answered ads to craig's list. the 39-year-old even completed written rental agreements and bank owned the unoccupied property. he was charged with scheme to defraud and petty larceny. >>> defense secretary ash carter is in iraq today but he faces tough questions at home after he admitted he used his private e-mail to conduct government business. >> in an exclusive interview with c

we know that one of the reasons ash carter is here is really to discuss targets. yes, he's meeting the iraqi leadership, but also lt. general sean mcfar land to discuss with him what more the u.s. can do to improve to bring more of the fight to isil. >> some of of the candidates proposed that they should arm the kurds, sunni forces and other groups. does that play into the current strategy? >> well already, really, the u.s. has been -- are giving small articles, small weaponry to the kurds in syria, particularly in some other selective sunni groups fighting isil. there's a call, a recognition that these groups need more weaponry. there's a recognition that particularly the kurdish forces on the ground in syria are the most effective fighting partner the u.s. has. the difficulty for the obama administration is it doesn't want to upset the turks by doing too much to help the kurds. >> live from istanbul, thank you very much. >>> in baltimore, jurors are deliberating the fate of the man, the first man on trial in connection with the death of freddie gray. tuesday, ju

(ash carter, defense secretary): "we're sending, on president obama's orders, and the chairman's andndy advice, special opopations forces personnel to syria to support the fight against isil." carter says the newly-deployed troops will add to the less than 50 special forces sent to northern syria last month. disclosing how many will be part of this new wave, they are expected to be on the ground, playing a very active rolele(ash carter, defense secretary): "these special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders."the pentagon continues to focus on small, mobile special forces and not large-scale troop deployments.the obama administratiti has come under some criticism that this strategy does not do enough to eliminate the threat of isis. (president barack obama): "i'm confident that we are on the winning side"on tuesday, president obama finished his trip to paris, where the war on isis loomed over global climate talks.the president delivered this warning to russian president vladimir putin... about the dangers of getti

on the right you will see the name plate saying secretary carter. that is ash carter, the u.s. secretary of defense. he is talking to a congressional committee, feeding back into the system on where they think they are right now in defeating isil, and where they think that fight should go next, one assumes. we'll carry on monitoring those pictures for you and go back to riyadh as soon as we have something to discuss. we are joined by our seen i don't know analyst. let's talk about homs. it was a mosaic, you have sunnis, shias,al low -- alawites. people are saying it was an ethnic cleansing. is that what is to come? >> it remains to be seen how this really evolves. for example, it's the al-nusra affiliated forces that are leaving, but many of the other rebels who are considered moderate rebels are staying in the city, and keeping their weapons, but they are not using them. it's good to remind our viewers around the world that this city has been under siege for three years; that it's people -- it's -- it's -- it's inhabitants especially -- with 75,000, used to be 300,000 people,

ash carter told the committee and congress the u.s. is to send a specialized expedition force in iraq. he said that the deployment is being coordinated with the iraqi government to help retake ground from isil. it boo free hostages, gather intelligence and gather isil leaders, and might be in position to launch operations in syria. ash carter's comments came a few hours after barack obama laid out how he sees the war in syria ending. a white house correspondent patty culhane reports now from paris. >> the united states is intensifying the war in iraq and syria in the hope that it will eventually lead to talk of peace. >> next, in full coordination with the government of iraq we're deploying an expeditionary targeting force to put even more pressure on isil. these special operators will overtime be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders. that creates a virtualou virtualous cycle of better intelligence which generates more targets, more raids, more momentum. >> the military says when they find

. >>> secretary of defense ash carter under fire tonight after he admitted using a private e-mail account for some official business. carter says he made a mistake, though as pentagon correspondent jim miklazewski reports, carter continued to do it even while hillary clinton's use of private e-mails made headlines. >> reporter: consider the pentagon's champion of cyber security defense secretary ash carter admitted he violated the department's own regulations. >> this is a mistake i made with respect to e-mail, entirely my entirely on me. >> reporter: carter used his personal unsecured e-mail account for official government business. >> someone in my position and with the sensitivities about this issue should have known better. >> reporter: he didn't. carter started using his personal e-mails from the time he was sworn in as defense secretary in february. just a month later, the scandal over hillary clinton's exclusive use of personal e-mails when she was secretary of state exploded on capitol hill. with accusations she destroyed some of those e-mails. >> was it a mistake for the four yea

ash carter used his personal emails for work. president obama met with his national security team earlier today and emerged with a shining speech on terrorism. a spending bill wending its way through congress. louisiana tonight donald trump finally admitted a foible. >> i would like to see the republican party come together and i have been a little bit divisive in the sense i have been hitting a little bit hard. kennedy: then he doubled down on his sincerity with bill o'reilly. >> are you going to tell me on this program you don't say stuff just to get to the emotion of the voter? i know you do. >> i'll tell you right now i don't. i am doing the right thing. i say what right. i say what's in my mind. that's what's happening and that's why i have 42 and guys like bush have 2. kennedy: good old vladimir putin says trump is unquestionably talented. tonight guy been responsible from townhall.com. and michael moynihan. the daily beast * columnist. welcome party panel. let me ask you, can you be both a little divisive and also deny sto

that's why ash carter's criticism is unfair in that sense. i think the american administration has to do more to tackle isis. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> well, hundreds of rebel fighters and their families have begun to leave the city of homs under syrian supervision. it is part of a cease-fire deal negotiated by the government. >> this is a result of more than two years of sporadic and difficult negotiations. hundreds of people including fighters around their families are leaving this district in the city of homs. it is a city long known by the opposition the capital of the revolution. the united nations helped to broker the agreement between the syrian government and the rebels. >> the first batch of people from our neighborhood of homs has left to the northern countryside. other groups will follow. 160 families left the neighborhood, and fighters are against the truce. >> the evacuation of fighters and their families is the first phase of the agreement. they will head to opposition-controlled areas further north. the syrian go

coming up next, more on defense secretary ash carter's trip to iraq. he is there trying to build support for the fight against isil. >> your world this morning is back tomorrow morning beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> a reminder for the latest news anytime, you can go to our website aljazeera.com. have a great day. >> the ceasefire in yemen. hello, this is al jazeera live in doha. stopping the flow of isil oil, the efforts made to prevent the armed group making millions a month from the trade. a warning of possible new sanctions against iran after u.n. findings on a missile test. >> on the road to , the long process of breathing life back into a ghost town.

. >> and ash carter making it clear that this is going to be a very long process. you can hear the frustration in that bite from senator sessions. he wants to see a strategy that is clearer and has more of a time line. and there is increasing frustration that the administration is stubbornly refusing to commit u.s. ground forces. you can hear that frustration in this comment from senator john mccain. >> does anybody really believe that if the united states struck back against the people that just slaughters some americans in san bernardino, that somehow that would encourage them? what encourages them, mr. secretary, is success. and they have a pretty serious record here of success just in the last couple of months since you were here. >> this back and forth was played out recently. it is sort of the same sort of arguments, the administration continues to dig? saying that a safe zone would not be effective, that combat troops on the ground from the u.s. would not get the job done, they have to work with local forces and increasing frustration from congress that the

defense secretary, ash carter has told congress he is prepared to expand the role of special operations troops taking on isil fighters in iraq and syria. here is what he said a short while ago. >> american special operators bring a unique suite of capabilities that make them force multipliers. they will help us garner ground intelligence, further enhance our air campaign, and enable local forces that could regain and then hold territory occupied by isil. >>> rosiland jordan live for us now in washington, d.c. it is important to distinguish between what is happening on the ground in iraq and syria, and in terms of a different approach, this is strikingly different in iraq, am i right? >> reporter: that's right, david, and that's because the iraqi government wants u.s. troops to be helping with the effort to move isil off its territory. so you have people working in the open with the support and consent of the ruling government, and they are able, then, to provide, really, hands on training and support, and more intelligence gathering than they otherwise would be able to do. the differenc

. >>> ash carter under fire for using his personal email at work. >>> and new rules could put the breaks on the development of those driverless cars. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live in new york city. i'm del walters. you are looking right now -- that is the national counter terrorism center. that is where the president is meeting at this hour with his national security team. he will address reporters shortly. when he does, we will bring that to you live. meanwhile there are reports that criminal charges will be filed today against the friend of the suspects of the san bernardino attack. he bought the two assault rifles that were used. authorities say he gai those rifles to the couple before they shot and killed 14. they also say that marquez told them that he and farook discussed an attack as far back as 2010. >>> meanwhile president obama will be going to san bernardino san bernardino, california tomorrow to meet with the injured and the families of those killed. there is a new poll out that shows that 29% of americans are concerned about the issue of terrorism, that is up from

u-s defense secretary ash carter made that historic announcement today.

defense secretary, ashe carter, said that the u.s. will be sending in a special targeting force into syria. and first, this is clearly an escalation, correct? we have 3500 troops in iraq, and now, including special ops troops, and now we're talking about adding more? this is an escalation, clear? >> tony, i think that it is an escalation, and it is also a clarification as we know from the 2nd of october when master sergeant wheeler was killed, it's a clarification of what's already being conducted. >> so when you say a clarification, what does that mean? >> it means that a special ex pedishly targeting force had already been on the ground in iraq in late october when the mission took place in happen wegga, iraq. >> what will this do for you? more than you just described. >> more than i just described, tony, it's another long pentagon vernacular, if you listen to the mission statement. it sounds a lot like the mission stapped generically that is given to delta force, those guys who went into pakistan to get bin laden, it sounds a lot l

defense secretary ash carter announcing a few effort for u.s. special operations forces to be based if iraq and do raids and mixes in you can ra. even to go into syria, dangerous business. they want to build on the intelligence capability. have these troops gather intelligence, attack isis leadership. all of that. now, it's going to be a relatively small number of special operations force, but they will be backed up in a significant manner. they will have their own helicopters, their own rescue forces. if they run into trouble. so at the end of the day, that could put another 200 troops into the arena, even as an additional 50 special operations forces are scheduled to arrive in northern syria. it is a brush-up in the u.s. effort. but officials are telling us, it could still be weeks before troops arrive, what units will go and exactly how they will operate. allison, christine. >> barbara, thank you. >>> there is concern this morning of a new united nations report of a report warning that isis has succeeded in building a substantial presence in

. >>> that was ash carter the u.s. defense secretary briefing congress on the war against i.s.i.l. rosslyn jordan has more from washington. >> reporter: there are a couple of reasons why ash carter called on the members of the jcc and other middle eastern countries to do more militarily against i.s.i.l. the first is to try to combat the important acceptings that the u-- perception that the u.s. led air strikes against i.s.i.l. are really u.s. air strikes against i.s.i.l. al-qaeda wants to underscore the point that other countries have been taking part in the air war and certainly the countries that were there at the beginning, including jordan and the united emirates should be more involved, more engaged in trying to destroy parts of i.s.i.l.'s infrastructure and in terms of going after i.s.i.l. fighters. the other part is this, it's to push back against domestic political pressure here in the united states where a number of congressional republicans want to see a more robust u.s. military operation against i.s.i.l. both in syria and in iraq. carter's mission, before the senate arm

republicans like senator john mccain investigation. >> i wonder what planet that ash carter was residing on when this whole thing broke about hillary clinton. wouldn't a normal person say, hey, she's in trouble for doing what i'm doing. >> reporter: pentagon officials insist there were no secrets or classify information in any of those personal e-mails. but critics already raising questions about secretary carter's judgment. kate. >> jim miklazewski at the pentagon, thanks. >>> immigration is one of the dominant issues of the republican race for president. now two rising candidates, senators ted cruz and marco rubio are locked in a heated feud and trading attacks as to lead with his hard line on immigration. we get more from hallie jackson. >> reporter: for donald trump, language he might like. russian from vladimir putin and poetry from jimmy kimmel. >> there are two kinds of people which one will you be, a loser like them or a winner -- >> like me. >> trump could be headed for a storybook ending. the race's leader for months. now facing fresh competition with ted cruz solidly in second

stacey: defense secretary ash carter is in iraq right now. but he's facing questions at home about his private email. carter spoke exclusively with cbs today, saying he made a mistake. secretary carter: what i did and what i shouldn't have been doing until a few months ago was , occasionally using my iphone to send adminstrative messages. stacey: carter claims the messages never contained classified information. the chair of the senate armed services committee says his panel will review the emails. they'll make sure no sensitive information was compromised. mark: still no decision on when or if there might be a retrial of baltimore police officer william porter. a judge declared a mistrial yesterday. porter is the first of six police officers to be tried in connection with the death of freddie gray. lawyers for both sides met privately with the judge for about a half hour today. stacey: let's check back in with meteorologist kurtis gertz. i think we might get a few flurries flying out there. temperatures a bit above normal for this time of ye

but back to ash carter for a moment, jon. acknowledging his mistake today, but it doesn't appear that that's going to be quite enough. >> reporter: no, it won't be. committee wants to review his e-mails to see if they included any classified information. carter has pledged to cooperate with that investigation, david, and he has insisted that he did not include any classified info in his e-mails. >> all right, jon karl live from his post at the white house. jon, thank you. >>> we tern now to a developing story out of oklahoma tonight. an apparent road rage incident that left two people dead. a suspect now in custody. 45 minutes of terror stretching 60 miles across i-40, as a gunman opened fire, hitting unsuspecting drivers, including a husband, sitting in his car with his wife. here's abc's ryan owens. >> reporter: this stretch of western oklahoma interstate looked more like the wild west late wednesday night, a crime scene stretching 60 miles. marker off-ramp. >> reporter: police say a gun-toting, pickup-driving jeremy hardy

developing overnight, there are new reports about defense secretary ash carter, using his personal email for government business. "the new york times" first reported wednesday that it received 72 work-related emails that had been sent or received on carter's personal device. the pentagon has acknowledged that carter has used his personal email on the job, but his press secretary says it was a mistake and no classified information was involved. now to the latest in baltimore. overnight, after a jury said wednesday it couldn't reach a decision in the trial of the first of six police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. several demonstrators peacefully gathered outside the courthouse, calling for unity and peace. attorneys on both sides are expected to return to court today to set a new trial date for officer william porter. eric: back here in central iowa, do you remember having to hide your report card from your parents? now public schools have to share how they are performing online. elizabeth: the iowa department of education has released the iowa school report card. emmy vict

defense secretary ash carter says the u.s. military will deploy more american special forces to iraq and syria. addressing congressional leaders yesterday, carter said the special ops forces will conduct raids and, quote, put more pressure on isis. officials tell nbc news the force would be compromised of 100 to 150 troops. during the hearing the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff disputed the president's claim that isis was contained. >> we are technically not at war. >> we're effectively not at war -- >> declared war. >> have we currently contained isil? >> we have not contained isil. >> have they been contained at any time since 2010? >> tactically in areas they have been. strategically, they have spread since 2010. >> senator john mccain released a statement after the hearing. he called carter's announcement another reactive and incremental step, adding, quote, a comprehensive strategy to defeat isil is totally absent, urgently needed, and long overdue. the white house is urging lawmakers to pass new legislation to give

charles: that was defense secretary ash carter telling congress he admitted isis is not contained. just a few weeks agene hours before the paris attacks you remember president obama said the terrorist group was contained. carter went on to highlight the administration's progress on the ground. but carter also expressed his frustration at european countries that have not stepped up their efforts. can the obama administration finally step up their assault on isis? joining me richard grenel there, bill gavin and steven yates. and mercedes schlepp. i felt your outrage earlier in your tweets but we did get ash carter to say isis is not contained. >> it was troubling to hear ash carter is doing everything he asked him to do which goes to the hart of the matter here. we have a secretary of defense that is not asking for specific strategy. meaning, not asking for intelligence officers to be on the ground and getting timely and accurate intelligence for the bombing campaign. i think that's troublesome. we need a secretary of defense pushing for the president, not covering for the president

earlier this afternoon, secretary of defense ash carter announced that going forward, women in every branch of the military will be eligible for any job for which they are qualified. no exceptions. secretary carter said the move will make the military stronger. s/ ash carter / secretary of defense:34 "as long as they qualify and meet the standards, women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before. (:08) that includes combat missions. secretary carter says he will direct all branches of the military to open all jobs to women starting 30- days from today. billionaire businessman donald trump plans to bring his campaign back to siouxland this weekend. the republican presidential hold a rally in spencer, iowa on saturday at the clay county regional events center. doors the event begins at 11. democrat hillary clinton will return to sioux city, on friday, december 4th, to talk about rebuilding america's infrastructure. the former secretary of state will speak at 11:30am, on friday, at the carpenters training center, at 2200 west 19th street. doors for the

but today, when you listen to ash carter up on capitol hill, there are not only going to be boots on the ground. they are going to engage in combat operations, both in iraq and syria. now, those special operations forces will be primarily based in iraq, but they will conduct those kind of raids against isis forces in both syria and iraq. chuck? >> what kind of numbers are we talking about here? >> we're talking about perhaps -- somewhere between 50, 100 perhaps, special operations forces. ultimately as many as 200 forces if you throw in support troops, helicopters and the like. but this is a realization. this is an admission by the administration that the current policy is just not effective as they hoped it would be. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us, mick, thanks so much. joining me now to answer that question, former ambassador to iraq and author of the book "outpost." is this an admission that the current strategy isn't working? >> i think it's fair to say that it is. certainly president obama hinted at it when he said our problem is not lack of planes. our problem is la

here secretary of defense ash carter announcing a new opposite force. it would conduct raids, gather intelligence and carter telling a congressional committee the u.s. is on the right course. >> we are defending the homeland ffecting isis at its core. >> right now british forces are only targeting isis in iraq. >> we should be under no illusion these terrorists are planning to kill us and radicalize our children right now. they attack us because of who we are not because of what we do. >> british prime minister david cameron making the proposal. >> the action we propose is legal, necessary and the right thing to do to keep our country safe. >> germany is also planning to contribute 1,200 troops and resources to help with the fight. abc news, washington. jummy: we turn now to vote 2016 and republican presidential candidate donald trump will be in new york today. he will hold a rally in manassas. he is scheduled to speak at 7:30 at the prince william fair deprounds. by the way the gates open at 5:00 p.m. this evening. and a new quinnipiac university poll