president was projecting today. and joining us is a member of the foreign relations committee. thank you. you were with the president at the national prayer breakfast. i know you ve been part of his briefings. let s talk about isis and how important you think getting alcurigsy was to decapitating this terrorist organization? i m so grateful for the bravery, skill and ultimately success of our armed forces and our special forces in particular in taking out this leader of isis. he was actively directing isis units in several countries around the world. targeting americans, civilians. a part of his background is he was one of the leaders of isis brutal genocide against the azeety. a religious minority in iraq and
reporting the u.s.-led coalition conducted 15 air strikes against isis fighters in iraq and syria friday. coalition commanders say 11 strikes hit several groups of militants as well as vehicles and a building, among other targets. reuters new service says in syria, four air strikes hit two isis units and a training compound. end the ongoing fight against isis as we reported the town of kobani has been a flash point. nick peyton walsh was inside that city. nick brings a rare and remarkable look at the impact of isis inside kobani. that airs at 8:00 p.m. saturday in london, 9:00 p.m. in berlin. only here on cnn. coming up, not the sound
from fighters you ve been spending time with? do they feel that, i wouldn t say stalled would be a word for the isis forces right now but do they feel the momentum has stabilized or slowed? well, if you look at a lot of front lines that around the controlled areas, they are not as active as they are moving further south towards the capitol of baghdad. what we re seeing up here is isis units testing the resolve. they will launch quick attacks, clashes that will last for a few hours at times, mortar rounds but no real direct confrontat n confrontation. the front line holding up to a certain degree. what is interesting to the capabilities of the iraqi security forces speaking with the governor of there, he said iraqi security forces are great
top of the hour. before you leave the house here s what s happening for you today. people in nebraska are picking up the pieces after twin tornadoes cut through the center of their town. at least two people are dead including a five-year-old child. the governor planning to tour the damage today. at the u.s. deploying 7,500 ground troops to baghdad to secure the u.s. embassy as isis units move closer. another recall. general motors says it needs to replace keys for about 3.4 million cars on seven different models manufactured between 2000 and 2014. disciple time time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. the good, an amazing impromptu duet between country singer keith urban and his wife nicole kidman. the two singing a duet together during a vacation and visiting a children s