capacity to stop russia, the question is whether it has the will. michelle kosinski at the white house, thank you. let s get more from the state department deputy spokeswoman marie hearth here the situation room. is the u.s. going to provide lethal aid military equipment to ukraine? as the vice president said this is a conversation that s been going on inside the administration for some time. our views on that are known. that we don t believe what needs to happen is more acceleration in terms of more arms flowing into eastern ukraine. what needs to happen is the opposite de-escalation. it s a constant conversation. we re always looking at ways to do more but nothing s changed partnership. what s the downside of trying to help the ukraine military with lethal u.s. or european-supplied weapons? we ve helped the ukrainian military with training. also with nonlethal aid. there s a variety of ways we re helping them. what s the downside of sending them lethal military equipment
back with state department deputy spokeswoman marie harf. following the breaking news in the fight against isis. a pentagon spokesman saying there s no inrace iraqi forces have entered ramadi despite their military offensive to drive these isis terrorists out of anbar province. let s talk about what s going on. i was surprised to hear your boss secretary kerry say after ramadi fell to these isis terrorists it is possible to see the kind of attack we have in ramadi but i am absolutely confident in the days ahead, that will be reversed. where does he get that optimism? i think what we ve seen over the past 24 hours is iraqi troops regrouping on the outskirts and counterattacking isil around ramadi. you re right, they re not in
whether it s stripping off the markings on a tank for example. they have tried to hide their presence their. but on that report we just can t confirm. maria harf i want you to stand by. isis in iraq, questions unfolding now. must have more with the state department deputy spokeswoman when we come back. the technology changes the design evolves the engineering advances. but the passion to drive a mercedes-benz is something that is common. to every generation of enthusiast. the 2015 dream machines, from mercedes-benz. today s icons. tomorrow s legends. visit the dream machine event today for up to $3,500 towards purchase.
the white house responds to aggression by russia s vladimir putin at the same time that china is threatening america s military. i ll ask the top state department spokeswoman about brazen challenges from two powerful nations. and rising death toll. crews search for the missing in miles of floodwaters, racing to beat more severe wither that could strike very soon. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. breaking news tonight, a stunning mistake. in the u.s. military s handling of a potential biological weapon that can kill with little warning. cnn has learned that samples of live anthrax were sent to labs in nine states and overseas. also breaking a new fbi bulletin about the isis threat here in the united states. u.s. military and law enforcement personnel now under alert they re in greater risk of being targeted by terrorists. i ll ask the state department
isis onslaught with more cities falling to terrorist forces in a bloody offensive that has tens of thousands of people fleeing for their lives right now. and we re also learning the u.s. may be getting some vital new information from the wife of an isis commander. we re covering those stories much more this hour with our correspondents around the world and our guests including the state department deputy spokeswoman, marie harf. let s begin with jim sciutto who s in manila right now in the philippines. he has an exclusive report on that confrontation between the chinese military and a u.s. spy plane. jim, tell our viewers what happened. reporter: wolf it comes down to the fundamental potentially dangerous disagreement. though these islands are brand new and in fact manufactured china sees them as sovereign. the u.s. spy plane flew over them today.