to remove the confederate flag from government grounds. plus one million people flock to see the pope at an open air mass as the pontiff continues his trip across ecuador. why his close friends and colleagues say this could be the beginning of big changes in the catholic church. but first, the plan to defeat isis. u.s. defense secretary ash carter and joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey are on capitol hill today defending the administration's strategy in iraq and syria. here's part of that senate arms services hearing. take a listen. >> isil is not ten feet tall. it can be and must be defeated. but that will never happen if we continue to delude ourselves about our current campaign. and so what we're try dog is achieve an enduring defeat which means we've got to work it through partners because they tone -- they have more to gain and more to lose and finally