like we said, they had a long relationship with the cia and egypt has been rights group say torture takes place on a regular basis. it is likely that they could be mentioned. although the foreign ministry is not commenting. they will wait and see what comes out in the report. ian lee in cairo. thank you. breaking overnight. chuck hagel has arrived in baghdad to thank american troops for their work helping to fight isis. secretary of state john kerry will be on capitol hill today. he will brief senators on the threat on isis. the secretary is scheduled to testify before the foreign relations committee as it begins authorizing the use of military force to battle isis. the secretary is all but certain to mention the new plan to allies to send 1,500 additional troops to iraq. they will advise and train iraqi and kurdish troops.
italy, brought him here to egypt. the italian courts didn t like that and almost two dozen cia operatives were found guilty in that case. ian lee in cairo, thank you so much. cnn chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is now traveling with defense secretary chuck hagel. he s in kuwait city. jim, you re the only reporter to speak to hagel about this report. what did he have to say? reporter: jake, secretary hagel, supremingly focused on the safety of u.s. troops deployed to this region. keep in mind, 11,000 u.s. troops still in afghanistan through 2015. the president s authorized further 1,500, making 3,000 troops in iraq just across the border here, major navy base on the persian gulf in bahrain all exposed to potential retaliation and that s where secretary hagel is concerned. do you think it s a mistake to release the report? well, the president has said
yellen. the former vice chair. she would be the first woman to head the central bank if the senate gives its okay. yellen is said to have views about the economy as current chairman ben bernanke. interestingly in the discussions about the debt. cnn has learned that the white house is set to announce cuts to military aid to egypt. this comes across relentless violence that only seems to be worse. for the latest, let s turn to ian lee in cairo. ian, this was a very big move, one in the house reluctant to make at least a few weeks ago. how s it been received there? well, john, nothing has been official yet from the white house. there are talks there could be cuts to the $1.2 billion that the united states gives egypt. things that wouldn t be cut are things that the money the united
distance between the u.s. and the current military government there. i guess the question is, on the ground there, is it being perceived as somehow giving support to the opposition? it will be seen as giving support to the opposition. and it s funny because both sides actually accused the united states of supporting the other side. you talk to the people who support the interim government, they accused the united states of supporting the muslim brotherhood. you talk to the muslim brotherhood they accused the united states of supporting the interim government and the ousting of president mohamed morsi. the united states really has no friends on the street here in egypt. but this sort of move would be seen toward backing the opposition and toward backing the muslim brotherhood and their allies if the united states does go forward and cut certain aid. ian lee in cairo for us. as we said, this is a big diplomatic move. 8 minutes past the hour.
a very chaotic scene right now if you re in cairo. and, ian lee in cairo. no one is backing down here, correct? you still have the authorities, the military government going after the protesters? you still have the protesters refusing to leave this site. this only seems to be s to be escalating? reporter: that s right. i m also hearing reports around cairo, there are supporters of ousted president also taking to the streets. and there have been clashes in other areas, other districts. the government has shut down the national rail service in attempt to kind of isolate all of these incidents. the brotherhood has condemned that, saying they re trying to stop the protesters from voicing their opinions. but this does seem to be