basically, the turks are trying to get into. they ll get to they re going to get there fairly quickly. they have artillery and air and the kurds do not have artillery and air. in the interim, what s happened is that those isis soldiers and supporters who are in containment areas have escaped. we re five days into this, and yes, so you have the military forces from turkey who are making their way south as well as west. into syria right now. do you get a sense that they have people who are there, generals, smart folks who are saying no, don t shoot this target, don t attack this target, this is a specific target? or do you kind of have a band of wild folks who just going there and attacking? a little bit of both. don t forget, the turks when they start an operation just like any other organization starts an operation, has specific targets to attack. they put in air strikes, they put in artillery, and ground units move to secure those
a manhunt is underway for an escaped prisoner in texas. 44-year-old cedric marks is a professional mma fighter with multiple murder charges pending. police say he escaped a private prisoner transport today in conroe, texas, 40 miles north of houston and is considered extremely dangerous. cnn correspondent kaylee hartung is here with more on this intense search. kaylee, what do we know? reporter: fred, canine supports and ground units are on the lookout now for cedric marks trying to take this fugitive back into captivity. it was a little after 7:00 a.m. this morning when that prison transport he was in, the driver stopped at a mcdonald s to get something to eat. he took off on foot and now he is in pursuit. there was a warrant out for his arrest for burglarizing the home of his ex-girlfriend with the
now. how was he captured? reporter: it took air support and ground units to find cedric marks after this nine-hour man hunt. he escaped from this transport van as it was parking in mcdonalds. one of the drivers was near the vehicle. he took off on foot but as it turns out he can t get very far. he was discovered in the backyard of a home in the neighborhood of that mcdonalds. listen to a recount of his comapt from the man who lived next door to that home. i heard police running and screaming and everything? what were they saying? stop resisting. and pretty much my sister, she was over there in the room, and she heard some noises when they got him. did you see him? i seen him when they grabbed him and put the handcuffs and
issue of women serving in combat has been romanticized, especially from people who oppose it. they act as though suddenly the infantry and special operations are going to have 50% of women serving in the ranks and that is not true. the percentage is going to be absolutely small. we are talking, one, two, three 45. it is all that will make it or even want to try out. this is and suddenly, there will be a split 50/50, men and women serving in these grounds. martha: heather, what is your response question works he said your piece is bizarre? what is bizarre is the idea that women and two ground units, caring massive amounts of equipment as a way to increase the lethality of the military. i don t think anybody but seriously put forth that proposition. this is about gender equity.
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