Graham investigation will soon face a judge. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news, u. S. Air strikes are slowly slowing down the brutal isis onslaught in kobani but now guess what . A Major New Development on the ground. Reinforcements are finally on the way to the besieged border town. Kurdish troops from iraq are bringing heavy weapons to their fellow kurds who battled for weeks to hold on against the terrorists. There are signs that isis may have a deadly new weapon of its own. Poison gas. Our correspondents and analysts and guests are standing by. Lets begin with our chief National Correspondent jim sciutto. There have been four alleged uses of chlorine gas by isis militants in the last several weeks. Twice in iraq and twice in syria. The u. S. Has not confirmed those reports but u. S. Officials including secretary of state john kerry say this is an issue they take extremely seriously. These are victims of what may be another frightening weapon in isis arsena
National security correspondent, jennifer griffin, live for us from the pentagon with all the details. Hi, jennifer. Reporter hi, gretchen. A senior u. S. Official with close knowledge of the secretarys decision to tender his resignation this morning tells us, make no mistake, secretary hagel was fired. Last month, chuck came to me to discuss the final quarter of my presidency and determine that having guided the department through this transition, it was an appropriate time for him to complete his service. Reporter senator john mccain said hagel visited him on capitol hill recently and expressed frustration with the white house, which former defense secretaries have accused of micromanaging the pentagon. A senior u. S. Official said the white house had been planning hagels exit for weeks. I believe we have set not only this department, the department of defense, but the nation on a stronger course toward security, stability and prosperity. If i didnt believe that, i would not have don
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