Threats from isis supporters. Youre in the situation room. President obama has braefed top congressional leaders on his plan to defeat the isis terror group. He will address the nation tomorrow night. Youll see it live here on cnn 9 00 p. M. Eastern. While the public may be war weary, polls show strong support for taking action against the brutal jihadist who seized a broad swathe of territory inside iraq and syria. U. S. Aircraft have been hitting isis targets in iraq for weeks. The Sticking Point has been syria. And while the president seems ready to begin strikes there, the case of a murdered american hostage is racing new questions about whether the United States now has anyone it can count on to help inside syria. Our correspondents and analysts and guests are standing by with full coverage. Lets begin with jim sciutto. Tonight the Obama Administration with the fbi is investigating exactly how Steven Sotloff was capture and who was responsible. There are competing allegations. Was
Treated for that illness. We will also hear from the governor tapped by rick perry to lead the task force on ebola. Plus, still making headlines back home in arkansas. Eric holder at his president ial library this morning to talk about Community Policing concerns in the wake of what happened in ferguson, missouri. Good morning to you from washington. Im peter alexander. It is wednesday, october 8th, 2014. The u. S. Led coalition is launching new air strikes to try and keep isis from taking over the syrian city of cobanny but its appearing it may be too little, too late. Later today, obama heads to it is pentagon to talk about strategy. Theyre now fighting street by street in a city thats roughly the size of california. The u. S. Did launch six new air strikes around that city in recent days. It simply wasnt enough to push isis fighters out. Syrian activists are calling for the worlds help to keep the city from slipping away. Turkey has not been any help. Calling the Prime Minister twic
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Toward impeachment, why dont they come out and say it. Were going to ask a member of the judiciary tonight. We also have a lawmaker on, the all powerful Tax Committee here as democrats step up their fight for the president s finances. His panel is trolling trump that props that nixon was more law abiding to congress than he. And 2020 democrats are taking their fight to one of the nations most crucial voting blocks four days out from the cnn debates. A great debate on whos losing, whos losing with africanamerican voters. Happy friday. Grab a beverage, lets go after it. All right. Whats the latest tally on impeachment . 101 House Democrats say, yes, impeachment inquiry. I dont know what im counting anymore. It seems the judiciary chair said no reason to count, i got a secret for you. Just saying theres no difference between what youre doing now and an impeachment inquiry, correct . In effect. Manu raju, spot on. In effect. They are already having an impeachment inquiry. Really . That was
That was funny. I like that. I dont even drink wine but i prefer it. I like the way it looks. And he said it knowing it was kind of funny that he was saying it. Give him props on that one. And remember, its not whether you win or lose, its whether i win yes, thank you the game, trump the game. Have a good weekend, my friend. Im chris cuomo. Welcome to friday. An impeachment already in effect. Did you know it was happening . When did they announce . What actually changed . What is going on here . If a major step has been taken toward impeachment, why dont they come out and say it. Were going to ask a member of the judiciary tonight. We also have a lawmaker on, the all powerful Tax Committee here as democrats step up their fight for the president s finances. His panel is trolling trump that props that nixon was more law abiding to congress than he. And 2020 democrats are taking their fight to one of the nations most crucial voting blocks four days out from the cnn debates. A great debate