Biggest air assault on gaza in at least two years, with israeli troops lining the border, the big question is a Ground Invasion next. And the money lead, oklahoma threatening to unseat california as the earthquake capital of the u. S. And the reason according to a new study is closely linked to an industry and one that signs a whole lot of paychecks in that state. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Well begin with the national lead. President obama will touchdown in the Lone Star State where he will step off air force one and immediately into the middle of what his administration has called a, quote, urgent humanitarian situation. Tens of thousands of children from Central America flooding the border. On one hand theyre just kid, 52,000 of them since october, looking for a better life, perhaps escaping who knows what, on the other hand, theyre breaking the law by coming here, overwhelming facilities and resources and setting a dangerous precedent and they ju
Surveillance. All important. But actually attacking isis targets alongside u. S. Warplanes. Thats an extremely significant event. And that shows that the Obama Administration reached one of their goals with this campaign. Some more details about tonights strikes for our viewers who are just joining us. They began with tomahawk missiles launched from sea. They continued with fighters and bombers and drones as well. Striking targets that are meant to be key to command and control im told of isis as well as resupplying and training. So were talking about training camps, barracks, places wlaerdship might have been hiding as well as weapons depots, ammunition depots. The strikes so far in iraq have been relatively small bore. A convoy here and there. Some fighters grouped in other places. These meant to be more fixed targets. And im told the wave of strikes tonight while certainly not the end of this air campaign, just the beginning, the wave of strikes tonight intended to be a very decisiv
Humvees and bunkers in iraq and syria. Joins are retired Major General. And at the Brookings Institution for cms policy. Thank you for being with us. As you are there at the border. Where that fierce battle has been going on between isis militants and syrian kurds. Are you seeing any fighting going on now . What its been like in the last couple hours. Caller rig reporter right now were hearing small arms fire out of eyesight. The Kurdish Forces have managed to push isis back. Gaining key territory towards kobani. This is the effect liually the t town standing against isis. It does appear so from the cheering that perhaps the kurds have made more gains. Whatever the crowd thats been here since this fighting first broke out this close to the Turkish Border yesterday they cheer whenever the kurds manage to make significant gains. Now what the kurds are telling us is that they do want to see more Coalition Air strikes. They want to see more support here because they are barely holding isis
4 00 a. M. In the east. The breaking story this hour, president obama delivers a crucial address at the United Nations this morning, and the world will truly be watching. A new wartime president will try to explain and justify a new mission for the United States and its arab allies. That mission includes some 200 bombs and missiles hitting targets inside syria. He will also highlight the rising threats from new terror groups such as isis and khorasan, that al qaeda offshoot and training westerners to launch attacks in dwrurp and the United States. We have complete coverage first. Cnns jim acosta in new york with a preview of the president s long day ahead. Jim. Reporter john and christine, later this morning, president obama will give a major address at the United Nations where an official says mr. Obama will talk about the general unease about the dangers posed by the new terror groups isis and khorasan, the president will talk about the importance of building coalitions to take on th
Investigation into garners death as president obama vows to lessen racial tensions with police and minorities across the nation. Good morning. Welcome back to early start. Im christine romans. Im john berman. It is thursday, december 4th. Breaking overnight. Protests and lack of justice erupting across the country. The flashpoint is the grand jury decision not to indict a white Police Officer in the death of a black man. In this case, a new yorker, named eric garner. Garner died in july after a chokehold by police trying to arrest him after selling loose cigarettes. We have jason with the latest where protesters gathered. Reporter calm streets this morning, christine. Peaceful demonstrations last night as hundreds poured in the streets in times square. The west side highway, rockefeller center, marching across the Brooklyn Bridge chanting i cant breathe. Others chanting black lives matter. At one point, gathering at Grand Central station, holding a socalled diein in the middle of the s