praise iran for its backing in the fight against isis. today the iranian support is much larger than the american support, which is limited, he says praise for iran mixed with criticism for the u.s.-led anti-isis coalition. unfortunately, says this spokesman, we ve seen no effort by the international coalition here and that really doesn t reflect well on them. the iraqi government has said it didn t request assistance from the coalition for the tikrit operation. if this operation is successful these fighters and iran will take the credit. ben wedeman is joining us now live from baghdad. ben, excellent report. do these iraqi forces appear to be gaining momentum against isis in this battle for tikrit? because they tried earlier and failed. reporter: yeah that attempt last summer was a complete
inventory in the warehouse. why they had all this stuff that we weren t using. an epa spokeswoman said those pianos had been at epa headquarters for award ceremonies, receptions and other functions there, and then they were moved to the warehouse. the agency said in a statement that it moved quickly to address all of these problems, and indeed, the inspector general does give the epa high marks for fast response. we e-mailed the private contractor that managed that warehouse. we never heard back. wolf? if you do, let us know. brian todd, excellent report. thanks very much. we ll have more of the breaking news coming up here in the situation room. the washington post now reporting the u.s. government is tapping directly into the servers of the biggest internet companies in the united states. the post has now published top-secret slides detailing what s going on. caroline penry began usingnn] olay total effects in 2001. and one wedding, 2 kids, 43 bottles of olay total effects
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korean competitors or their south korean partners, not things the north koreans are doing. reporter: but marcus noland says it was not helpful for gm s chairman to state publicly his company is looking at contingency plans. he says that plays into the game of brinksmanship and puts more pressure on the south koreans to make concessions. when i ran that by a spokesman at gm, he said good companies plan for a variety of contingencies and to suggest anything more is an overreach. wolf? watching this very, very closely, obviously, in south korea they have a lot at stake. thanks, brian, excellent report. up next, the shady money bankrolling kim jong-un s threats. get this, there are american tourists on vacation in north tourists on vacation in north korea. en change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections