Well play the whole tape for you. Then the United States will offer assistance we can to help determined what happened and why. Reporter president obama offers help but what can the United States really do . Plus Ground Invasion at gaza. Israeli tanks roll across the border and the air strikes wont relent, and the israeli Prime Minister says the military is getting ready for even more action. Lets talk, live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im carol costello. U. S. Intelligence out just moments ago with the first real take on responsibility for malaysian flight 17. Preliminary classified report concludes a missile fired by prorussian separatists, prorussian rebels most likely took down the plane. There is still no confirmation this morning that any americans were on board flight 17. Also american investigators are on their way to ukraine to advise to help in any way they can as the world tries to make sense of a passenger plane
19yearold. His name is Mohammed Hamzah kahn. Tw what do we know about him . The fbi showed up at his house, conducted a search and was able to get some documents, handwritten documents they say they believe was written by him or someone else in his in this conspiracy. Documents in his apartment . In his apartment. In his parents house. He lived with his parents, apparently. According to these documents, he was planning to join isil. He left a letter for his parents. It says, my dear parents, there are a number of reasons i will be going to the blessed land of shaam and leaving my home. He said there was reason to join the caliphate and as an adult he has to pay taxes that are used to kill his muslim brothers and sisters. He was in touch with people, had very detailed plans not only to travel to istanbul but also to take buses and people that he was going to get in touch with once he got to syria. Do we know how the fbi got tipped off that this individual was planning on not only suppor
Having impact . Doesnt seem as of yet. They are symbolic are unlikely to change the battlefield equation by that much. The jordan hit weapon depos. And experts point the law of the diminishing returns against the terrorist army. There is growing criticism on the administrations handling of the isis threat. Susan rice doubled down on the president s policy for confronting terror. While the dangers we face are more numberous and varied. They are not of the nature that we confronted in world war ii or during the cold war. We cannot a forward to be buffeted by alarmism, and the nearly instantous news cycle. It was a exercise in self congratulation. And the message is wow, we are doing so well and well give you more of the same. My barf factor soarred when susan rice speaking of the Administration Call today our unparalleled leadership. This is not a strategy. And by the way, Islamic State deserves more than this. Isis continues to hold in syria things in iraq are looking up for kurdish fig
Ese are live pictures right now of boston where the mayor just asked businesses to allow employees to work from home tomorrow. He also announced school closures. Boston Public Schools will be closed monday and tuesday of this week. Well by close down school for both days. Lets bring in our meteorologist. Poor folks in boston. Poor School Children that will find themselves in jut. This is so different from the last couple storms that weve had to deal with. We dont even have a blizzard warning, but the criteria will be close with the wind. This clipper coming in from can a day. The frontal system will allow moisture to come in from the atlantic so the 3 to 6 inches typically will be about up to a foot. Its the same headache. Move your cars in boston theyre going to ticket and start to tow by 6 00 p. M. Thats the deadline. Warnings not for buffalo, but for Syracuse Albany Providence Portland as well where the weather is going to get worse before it gets better. The heaviest stuff comes to
Libya. This is an egyptian fighter jet. The first strikes by egypt against isis or at least the first they will admit to. The primary target, an isis stronghold in egypts north derna. Joining me now from amman, turkey is our cnn correspondent jamona who are these christians that were beheaded and how were they captured in libya . Reporter well brooke, 21 egyptian christians. We know that these are two separate incidents taking place in december and january where they were captured south of the libyan capital and turkey has had a history of extremist groups that have operated there. Egyptians, christians and muslims, many over the years, have flocked across the border into libya looking for jobs and according to reports, these 21 men were from impoverished towns in egypt trying to send money back home when they were captured in libya. Over the years, we have seen similar incidents, brooke where egyptian christians have been persecuted in libya. Of course nothing has brutal as gruesome o