and kurdish forces. a delta force commander was killed in the raid, the first american combat death on the ground in iraq in four years. and there s a new report that russian subs and spy ships are lurking near undersea cables that carry much of the world s internet activity and financial transactions. the new york times says u.s. officials are concerned that in times of conflict russia could cut those fiberoptic cables or tap into them to steal information. i ll speak with the former nato supreme allied commander general wesley clark. and our correspondents, analysts and guests will have full coverage of the day s top stories. let s begin with the breaking news. the united states challenging china right now by sending a destroyer close to china s manmade islands in a very our chief national security . correspondent jim sciutto is following this for us. jim, you ve actually flown over those islands on a u.s. surveillance aircraft. what do we know? what s happening now? wolf, we re
defense secretary carter ash carter and joint chiefs of staff chair leave for asia. that s going to happen this friday. the navy destroyer will be the closest ship to the manmade islands. at least five major ships are claims ownership in that region. so what is going on there. court hearing, meantime, under way in oklahoma when a woman accused of killing four people when she slammed into a home coming crowd. adacia chambers faces charges. her attorneys are defending their client using past mental illness. in my opinion miss chambers suffers from a mental illness. exactly what type, we re unsure. they re jumping on that
possibility a russian subwas maneuvering off the coast of sweden. one example, wolf. thanks very much. i want to talk about this and more with democratic congressman adam smith of washington state. thanks for joining us. let s clear up what is going on in the south china sea now. i assume you ve been briefed on the u.s. navy destroyer heading to the man made islands the chinese have apparently built for military purposes, potentially there could be controversy or exchange if it goes badly. potentially. but i don t think it will rise to that. we re trying to establish these are international waters and anyone can travel in them. and to stop china from asserting a right to the waters that blocks others from having access to it. these are waters that have typically been, like i said, international and we ll establish they still are. certainly it s important for us to be able to travel freely in those areas but more important for other countries in that
a rally in remembrance of the violent crackdown. more events are expected in the coming days there in hong kong. the disputed manmade islands, china s reportedly militarizing in the south china sea are raising security concerns in that region according to defense secretary ashton carter who made that comment yesterday at a conference in singapore. china s pushing back though defending its right to build these islands. former senator one-time secretary of the navy jim webb is here to talk about that and more. great to have you today, sir. thanks for having me. this is something you have been warning about for years. the u.s. vat lated, we re so blame in some part for not taking more of a stand with regard to aggressions by china in that region. i have been talking about this and writing about it for 15 years. this is a classic case of aggression by an authoritarian and now expansionist country that has claimed sovereignty over territories that are not its own, and then slowly bu
iraq iraq two tours. she basically said, forget about this unified iraqi government it s a myth it doesn t really exist, you ve got to have what she called a three-state solution. kurdistan, sunnis shiites. that s the only way this is going to be resolved. your reaction? we ve been very clear in this administration that we believe a unified iraq under a central government is what s best able to push back on threats like isil. what s best able to keep the country together. and what s best able to really put as many resources as they can into the fight against isil. that doesn t mean the kurdish fighters can t be a key part of this they certainly are. we ve seen thatment places including in the fight in ramadi. but we really do believe that a central government a unified iraq is best able to defend itself and defend its borders and defend its territory. let me get your reaction to jim sciutto s exclusive report on what s going on in china, manmade islands where the u.s. believes they