A group that nobody in the public was aware of until, i think, this week, was the Khorasan Group. But theyve been plotting for a while in ways that have caused us great concern in tsa and those with class five briefings that we provided. The Khorasan Group a splinter dprup of al qaeda was one of washingtons most guarded secrets. Now that secret is out. And the tsa is giving new details about the groups threat to the u. S. The president gave me a mission destroy isil. And i will recommend to him what it takes to destroy isil. The battlefield in syria may be getting a little more crowded. The u. S. Is getting more air support to battle isis, but the chairman of the joint chiefs says there needs to be more forces on the ground. Ill talk to the state Department Spokeswoman about how that could work. On behalf of the ntct board of regents, administration, faculty and staff, i would like to offer my sincere condolences to these families. This is indeed a sad day for these families and for No
Dramatic scene on the northern out skirts of dammartinengoele. Where the kouachi brothers have been holed up. Ian, apart from the gunfire, you had scene a lot of special police going in, in the minutes leading up to that. So clearly they were building up putting people in position. Then explosions would it be fair to say they could have been maybe stun grenades that allowed them entry into the building . Yeah. I think that the expert would probably have to identify those, has got more experience in these matters than i have. You could see on the screen there were, certainly large flashes and a burst of flame as well as the noise and we just, im told, not inside the watch pictures but my colleagues are saying they heard a couple more explosions in the last couple of moments t would suggest this operation is not over yet even though there was a period of silence. The fact that there have been another couple of blasts which would suggest that is the case. That is on going operation. Few m
Be vigilant. Trump triggers a political earthquake with his call to ban muslims from entering america. And trump claims hes the best candidate to take out isis saying the president isnt doing enough. In just 30 minutes were going to hear from defense secretary ash carter testifying on capitol hill. And next hour the fbi chief speaks. Should our isis strategy shift. Lets talk live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning. Im pamela brown. Thanks for being here with me on this very busy wednesday morning. Beginning with the race for white house and what appears to be growing concern about the man currently leading the pack. Donald trump of course. His call to temporarily ban muslims from entering the use sparking a Swift Response in fellow republicans, some of whom denounced the comments as contrary to both the parties and americas values. Trump shrugging off the criticism. And they could soon share his views. Im the worst thing thats ever happened to isis. The people in my party fully understa
Standard this president set for himself, set for his aides and his entire team not just within the white house but within every Single Agency where theres groups of people who since the beginning of the year have been preparing for this transition. Now theyre not transitioning to the person they thought they would and not transitioning to the person they hoped they would. Weve had the last three two term president s, they have handed off to someone from the other party. Having said that, you could also easily make the argument you have not had the president elect who has questioned the legitimacy of the man who sits in the office. You have not had the man who sits in the Office Making ten Campaign Appearances in the final weeks of the campaign and really going after the core of who the president elect is but today, all of that has to change. The president said yesterday, it has to change. He called individuals, small groups of staffers into the office to say he understands how much the
Bill of about a quarter of a Million Dollars. The sheriff tells us that he is looking to recuperate that money from the feds, but one thing is for sure. It is likely that this price tag for this vacation will be much larger since hell be here through at least the 1st of the year. President s and president elects doing have a way of inconveniencing people wherever they go, which is not to say the people of palm beach arent thrilled to have the president elect of the United States calling their town his home. But this isnt the first time he inconvenienced the residents of palm beach. First time quas years ago and had to do with a really, really big flag pole. The town says trump also never got a permit, never filed for landmark approval and is breaking setback rules. Code enforcement claims trump had three months to file for a permanent but chose not to. So thursday they had no choice but to start fining him. Trump has filed a 25 million lawsuit against the town claiming its singling out