Fighter as north korea goes all out to show that his leader is firmly in charge. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. The powerful Cruise Missile attack that kicked off the u. S. Campaign in syria did not, repeat, did not achieve its objective. New concerns that leaders of an al qaeda Allstar Group are continuing with plans to attack u. S. Targets. Meantime, u. S. Air strikes and new reinforcements on the ground are causing big problems for isis in the syrian town of kobani. But the terrorist group is unleashing more atrocities in iraq. Congressman peter king is standing by. Lets begin with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. Barbara . Wolf, a terrorist group that the u. S. Says is an imminent threat and the problem right now, nobody knows where these terrorists are. Reporter these u. S. Attacks apparently did not work. The first missile strikes in syria last month were supposed to stop one of the most deadly al qaeda affiliates, the Khorasan Group. Al qaeda operatives t
Was found . Lets talk live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning, im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. We begin with breaking news and rattled nerve here in new york city. This morning an american doctor is hospitalized in isolation battling the first case of ebola to crop up in the nations most crowded city. 33yearold Craig Spencer had been treating ebola patients in west africa, he returned to the United States one week ago today and he had cleared the enhanced screening for ebola at new yorks jfk airport, thats because his symptoms did not appear until six days later, just yesterday. His fever spiked and he was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, one of the medical facilities designated by the state to handle ebola cases. Today three people who came into contact with spencer are in quarantine because they dealt with him when he was sick and doctors say spencer posed absolutely no threat when he visited a Bowling Alley in new york city or rode the subway. His symptoms had not ye
Cnn, her basic human rights are being violated. We begin with cnns elizabeth cohen. So one side of the controversy says the quarantine is to protect the Public Health. Another side says these quarantines will lead to more cases of ebola. The morning the governments of new york and new jersey are offering clarification on their days old policy of the quarantine, do Health Care Workers returning from treating ebola people in africa will be quarantined for 21 days. In addition, those staying in hot zones who havent come into contact with ebola patients will be actively monitored. For nurse hitchcock, isolated for three days, the new policy has been a nightmare. I spoke with casey on the phone. I dont think most people understand what its like to be alone in a tent and to know that there is nothing wrong with you and that the decisions are being made that dont make sense. Reporter she was quarantined inside this tent after she arrived at newark, libberty national airport. She currently sho
Strikes was made earlier today by the u. S. Central command. Commander under authorization granted him by the commander in chi chief. We will provide more details later as operationally appropriate. Theres a lot to get to this evening. There sure is. Lets get right to cnns team on this, jim sciutto and jim acosta in washington and arwa damon in turkey. Jim sciutto, let me start with you. What do we know . Its been a remarkable evening. All of these events unfolding just in the past half hour, 45 minutes or so. But ive been told by senior u. S. Military officials this is where things stand. That a short time ago air strikes and missile strikes started. They started with sealaunched tomahawk missiles and then fighters and bombers taking part as well. These strikes continuing. It is the u. S. Acting, the lone western partner in these air strikes along with more than one arab nation taking part. And im told by a senior u. S. Military official that three of those arab partners are saudi ara
Source of primary concern when it comes to north korea. Its in particular the development of nuclear tests. I want to say thank you all for supporting me and standing by me during this time. Its been just amazing blessing to see so many people being involved in getting me released from the last two years. Not to mention for the thousands of people praying for me as well. Ken bae has been held by the North Koreans for two years. He spent that time in hard labor. Matthew todd miller was in prison this year. We have Paula Hancocks with information, be we start with ana cabrera. Give us the latest. Reporter good morning to you. It has been a Long Time Coming for the families. Two years for the family of ken bae and seven months for family of Matthew Todd Miller to hug and hold and catch up on what is happening in their lives. Matthew todd Millers Family choosing to keep quiet. For ken bae, we had a chance to talk to his family and friends. He is from the greater seattle area. We talked to