These are the first two strikes weve seen that have come outside the original two categories of u. S. Air strikes in iraq which were to protect u. S. Personnel and to protect minorities under threat from isis and, therefore, the first ones to follow the president s speech when he announced a couple of weeks ago saying theyre going on offense, no longer on defense. And do we know the isis forces, they were the once on the offensive against these iraqi forces in southwest of baghdad . Well, they were fighting. These were iraqi operations under way against isis forces that weve known for some time have been within proximity of baghdad, but i think, you know, that is important that it was near the capital because this is its a vulnerable point. The fact that isis can carry out operations even close to there is a real worry. You see the iraqi forces on the ground pushing back and u. S. War planes supporting them from the air. Jim, were going to have more with you later on in the program. We
The judges verdict. The judge hinted at a possible verdict of cup. Able homicide yesterday because of his negligent behavior on the night of reva steenkamps death. She rejected the arguments made by the prosecution, you may remember there were no jury trials in south africa. So the decision is entirely on the shoulders of the judge. Lets remind ourselves now what happened on thursday. The accused cannot be found guilty of murder. Not guilty of murder. But still not free throw to go. Oscar pistorius sobbed an heaved looking exhausted and broken. No more relationships dynamic and unpredictable. As the judge delivered her verdict calmly explaining why she thought the state did not prove he intended to kill his girlfriend reva steenkamp. The state clearly has not proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of premeditated murder. The judge threw out much of the states case against pistorious but found his actions that night and on the witness stand questionable. What we are
Youll only see here. Drew griffins investigative teams to expose people who are letting americas Wounded Warriors down, raising millions in their name, taking your money, and lining their own pockets with the proceeds. Tonight the focus is on a discredited charity, one that is amazingly still doing business, if you can call it that. And not only that, its who we have learned is now running this outfit that is truly mindbending. And it comes on a day when v. A. Officials took the heat, a whole lot of it for yet another scandal involving veterans, the hospital mess. So drew has been busy chasing that as well. He joins us from our washington bureau. So you were at the hearing today. What happened . Anderson, the big question at this congressional hearing was to what happened at the phoenix v. A. Did veterans die waiting for care, and did the actual wait kill them . The report that we talked about that was released a couple of weeks ago by the inspectors Generals Office went out of its way
President obama, declaring war on ebola in africa. As many as 3,000 u. S. Troops, hundred of millions of dollars. One big fear the virus is spreading to fast, too far to contain. We begin though to night with reporting you will see here on the death of joan rivers. During what should have been a routine procedure at a new york out patient medical center. Tonight new information about what allegedly happened inside the clinic including who was in the room what they were doing allegedly without authorization and as well as what some one was doing that should never be done in an operating room. Plenty to talk about in a moment after we play the report. Reporter a source tells cnn investigators are learning this. An unauthorized procedure, a biopsy on rivers vocal chord was begun on the comedienne while she was sedated. Staffers told authorities they found no signed consent form from rivers. If so, ethicist doctor, Arthur Kaplan says that is a red flag. Knowing exactly what is going to hap
Hi, alisyn. Hi, don. Great to see you. And great to see those beautiful pictures of that area coming back to life. Im alisyn camerota. Tonight, an nfl star caught on tape knocking out his fiance. The shocking violence on tape cost him his job. But not his wife. She went on to marry him. Why do women stay in abusive relationships . Well explore that. Plus, america faces a new and deadly Terror Threat from isis. But who poses the greatest danger on our soil . Is it isis, or is it al qaeda . Were going to talk to the experts about that. Also the Boston Marathon bombers, lady al qaeda, and now one of the fbis most wanted terrorists with possible ties to isis. They all attended the same mosque in cambridge, massachusetts. Whats going on inside that mosque . And the video is going viral. It is a brutal parking lot attack by a mob of teenagers. But theres more to this story than what you see. What is caught on tape. Plus, more from my exclusive interview with pharrell williams. Why his latest