i imagine more kids in a study. what else so that we know whether or not this is going to be a new way of looking at high school football as well? i think we need to determine what the implications of these brain changes are so we need to determine are there cognitive changes that correlate with the severity of the changes in the brain? are there other newerlogical deficits, things like dizziness, difficulty with balance. do those correlate with the severity of the changes that we re seeing? well, it s a startling report that s just out. dr. cohen, thank you for your thoughts. thanks. lawmakers holding a hearing on isis on capitol hill amid reports that since the bombing campaign began, the number of foreign fighters, guess what, it has not decreased. it s increased. what new now are we learning about the so-called khorazan group in syria? president obama facing another setback in his battle to close guantanamo bay. we will have the details coming we will have the details com
comets. major flood warnings in effect for northern california happening right now. the drought stricken state has seen unusually heavy rainfall raising fears, of course, of mudslides and other problems out there. as the u.s. and the coalition of forces continue to battle isis, there are reports about 1,000 people a month that continue to join the terror group. lawmakers on capitol hill are taking a closer look at those fighters today as the house foreign affairs subcommittees on terrorism and the middle east hold a joint hearing on isis and our strategy to try and defeat the terrorists. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge live for us in washington. what are we learning about the so-called khorazn group and its efforts to target u.s. passenger jets now? this morning witnesses deny to identify khorazn by name. areas of the body not normally
searched, shoes, cosmetics, and also liquids. there was also new information at the hearing about the american suicide bomber from florida who blew himself up in may with isis, or isil, release this martyrdom video. lawmakers were told that homeland security learned about his terrorist ties once he was in syria. the intelligence that he had been fighting with isil was only developed after he had departed. also, a separate committee in the house has launched its own independent investigation into the foreign fighter crisis and what s now described as the jihadist super highway that runs from turkey into iraq and syria. gretchen. that begs the question. how many americans are actually in syria and iraq? . the quoted number of 100 americans is seen in counterterrorism circles as extremely conservative, and witnesses testified today that isis is, in fact, capitalizing on the education and skills
americans bring to the table. although some are suicide bombers, and they re more valuable. they have skills that can be used, whether it s skills involving social media, whether it is skills involving the repair and maintenance of equipment, whether it s medical or other skills. one of the intelligence community is zeroing in on the identity of the isis executioner who speaks with a north american accent in this recent propaganda video. fox shoes has independently confirmed the identities of two americans who have traveled to syria in the last six months. one is a california woman and based on her social media postings, she has married an isis fighter, and the second american is a former paratrooper who served in iraq. both of these individuals are known to the u.s. intelligence community now. gretchen. very interesting. catherine herridge, thanks for the update. major setback for president obama s plan to shut gitmo. democrats not getting what they want in the annual defense
but the president made it clear that won t be happening. what does advise and support mean? if it just means helping iraqi forces, you re going to get limited impact. if they re out there alongside guiding on the battle field you could see push-back by isis on gains made. i am very underwhelmed by this 300. it is not a strong showing of support. at the very at least it shows the grudgingly begrudgingly sees an interest in a terrorist haven in iraq. we re behind the curve but it s at least something. david petraeus backtracking a little bit saying he would support limited airstrikes against leadership of the isis group because isis targets the west, and that would be one way of protecting us. i think he s i m glad to hear him say that. isis has shown a desire to hit the west. the caliphate expanding between syria and baghdad