Report on va hospitals across the u. S. Did excessive wait times lead to the deaths of some of americas veterans . Hello, im whole repowolf blitzer reporting from washington. Were following breaking news in the break through in fighting between militants in gaza and israel. Officials announced a new ceasefire has been reached, israel only a few moments later said it has accepted the truth. Power correspondent reza sehe is joining us from cairo right now. Reza, walk us through the details. What do we know about this ceasefire . Wolf, i think whats important to stress is this does not address the core demands, the core issues that have been the source of this. A temporary ceasefire where both sides have agreed to stop fighting, which is good news, and at some point return to cairo and engage in indirect negotiations. We spoke to a senior egyptian official a short time ago. And he essentially tells cnn that this is the same initiative, the same agreement that was on the table one week ago today, and that according to the palestinians, the israelis rejected, according to this egyptian official with this particular agreement, the israelis have agreed to make some concessions. And that includes the easing of the blockade on gaza. They venthavent agreed to lift blockade completely. Theyve agreed to ease the blockade for the passing of humanitarian aid and some rebuilding material. They have agree to extend the territorial limit for fishing for gazans. Both sides have agreed to come back to cairo at some point to engage in indirect talks. What shouldnt get lost in all this is the fact that, again, the core demands, the core issues that have been the source of this impasse have not been addressed. The big question, when you look at this bloody conflict, when more than 2,100 palestinians were killed, more than 60 Israeli Soldiers were killed, what have these two sides gained . If you look at the core demands, they havent gained anything. Hamas wanted a complete lifting of the blockade. They still dont have that. The israelis wanted the disarming of hamas, the demilitarization of gaza. According to this greepagreemen they dont have that either. Again, the good news is they have agreed to stop fighting at this point, to come back to cairo. Well keep an eye on things to see if they can make it any different from the scenarios weve seen in the past weeks and the past years for that matter. The israelis have agreed to send their delegation back to cairo to resume these indirect negotiations with the palestinian delegation, which includes of course representatives from hamas islamic jihad, some of the other militant groups as well. Theres been some confusion, reza, about what time of ceasefire goes into effect. Some suggest its already in effect right now. Others, midnight, gaza israel time, which would be 5 00 p. M. Here on east coast of the United States. Is the ceasefire now technically in effect . It is. Were going to clear that up for you. State media here in egypt falsely reported that the ceasefire would begin midnight local time. Palestinian officials have told us the ceasefire is already under way. Which is about an hour ago, wolf. All right, reza s sayah, we watch it closely, well stay in close touch with you. Lets hope it stays quiet now between gaza and israel. Cyst yeah yan amanpour will join us live. The latest on the fight against isis. This time, though in syria. Officials telling cnn president obama has given the go ahead for reconnaissance flights over syria. Flights meant to gather intelligence on isis militant positions there. It comes a day after the Syrian Regime said it was open to help from the United States and other countries in its own battle against the isis forces. Barbara starrs joining us from the pentagon right now. I want to play a quick comment from the president. Just a few moments ago in his speech before the American Legion about u. S. Interests in iraq and syria. Listen to this. So were strengthening our partners. More military assistance to government and Kurdish Forces in iraq and moderate opposition in syria. So hes basically lumping in the moderate Opposition Forces in syria to the Kurdish Forces to the Iraqi Military forces. What are you hearing about what the United States will do to strengthen what he calls these moderate Opposition Forces in syria in their own battle against isis as well as against the Bashar Al Assad regime . Well, wolf, as youll recall several weeks ago, the u. S. Said it would begin supporting once again these moderate rebels trying to provide perhaps some weapons, perhaps some training. But this has been problematic for years now, you know, trying to figure out who the socalled moderate rebels really are and what can be done for them. Right now, i think its fair to say isis is on the front burner for the Obama Administration at this hour. The president has authorized reconnaissance flights over isis targets. Try to get a better understanding of exactly where they are, where their troop formations, their Training Camps are, to prepare to go in with air strikes if he makes the decision to go down that road. They need much better intelligence. They need realtime intelligence. All weve seen so far are isis strikes, as you see, across the border in iraq. Those air strikes, officials tell us, have had some effect. Theyve stopped the isis momentum in parts of iraq and thats what theyre hoping to replicate in syria. If the president makes the decision, go after isis in that Northern Area of syria, up against the iraqi border, and try and stop isis from its momentum in that area. Wolf. So we know the president has approved these reconnaissance flights over syria. Are they actually started yet . Interesting question. The pentagon is getting vebeing closed about all that. We dont know if theres been a Reconnaissance Air flight into syrian airspace. The u. S. Has continued to fly drones near the border on the iraqi side. And officials tell us they do have the capability to see somewhat into syria, you know, making that decision to actually go into syrian airspace a very big deal. Because it would be a violation of the sovereignty of syria. Will the u. S. Coordinate with Bashar Al Assad . Dont count on it. Many u. S. Officials, many u. S. Military officials telling us they have no intention telling assad anything about what they may be up to. Wolf. All right, barbara, thanks very much. Barbara starr at the pentagon. She raises an important question about cooperation with the Syrian Regime of president assad. He has offered, by the way, to partner with the United States in his own fight against isis. Isis representing a major threat to his regime. Lets go to nick paton walsh. Hes joining us from london. Whats the likelihood, as remote as it might sound, there could be this alliancalliance, if youa partnership between the u. S. , Bashar Al Assad regime, and their common battle against isis . I think nothing really in public, wolf. You have to bear in mind, a year ago, they were in the middle of accusing the regime of using chemical weapons and killing 1,200 people on the outskirts of damascus. Many argue, too, that the tens of thousands killed by often indiscriminate bombing in Northern Syria is actually the crucible in which the radicalism of isis was formed. That people were so infuriated by the absence of western intervention and the brutality of this assad regime that they found isis a better alternative. Hard to imagine but what many argue in these circumstances. To suddenly turn around, even given the threat isis poses, and have washington and damascus reach an agreement seems highly unlikely. Perhaps they may allow each other wriggle room, operating space. But i think its going to be de v very difficult for the iraqi government, shia Government Air force, carry out mission, to assist their fight on the ground, often against sunni rebels which, i should point out, isis certainly are as well. Wolf. You heard the president saying in his speech at the American Legion the u. S. Is ready to strengthen the moderate rebel forces, opposite forces in syria. I know from my own conversations with u. S. Military and intelligence officials, theyre very worried if they were to supply sophisticated weapons, whether tanks or armored personnel carriers, antiaircraft missiles, for example, to these moderate rebel forces, these Opposition Forces in syria, those weapons could wi wind up in the hands of isis. How serious is that fear . Certainly, you have to bear in mind what syrian moderate rebel group is. They have been decimated. This is the fourth or fifth time the white house has said they will assist these groups. Its constantly been stymied by infighting between the groups and, most particularly, the fact theyve been heavily hit by the threat of isis advancing towards them, on the outskirts of aleppo now. Of course they have to have serious weaponry. And have washington not worry that will end up in opposition hands once the time is done. So the magical solution to this is beginning to fade. Many worry as isis advance west, theyre, in fact, dealing an exponential blow to that Syrian Opposition. Theyve been on the ropes for quite some time. They seem to surge back in some areas. But really not the force many two years ago thought might prevail in this brutal civil war. The u. S. Military has been badly burned by the loss of a huge amount of sophisticated weaponry the u. S. Left behind in iraq for the Iraqi Military, which the Iraqi Military simply abandoned as they ran away from the incoming isis forces in iraq, and that has left a very bitter taste in the u. S. Militarys mouth and as a result theyre very worried about what could happen in syria, if they were to leave stockpile, of weaponry for the moderate Opposition Forces in syria. Nick paton walsh reporting for us, thanks very much. Up next, well have much more on the president s decision on syrian flyovers. Our own Christiane Amanpour standing by on that decision. And the sound of gunfire caught on tape. 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Weve all been disappointed that all the earlier ceasefires didnt exactly work out as planned. What about this one, christiane, you think its any different . Well, really, who knows. And to that end, i did speak to the uk ambassador to the u. N. About it. Just as it was being announced. And he said that this one must be sustainable. We cant just keep going on repeating the cycle of violence and everybody being exactly back at the same place in another couple of years or so. So to that end, this is an openended ceasefire, were told. Theres no definitive number of days put on to it. They are, the parties, apparently, according to the officials, going to continue to work out all of the bits of it and theyll return to cairo, were told. Were told that it involves expanding some fishing rights for the palestinians off the gaza coast. It involved some easing of the blockade into gaza and presumably it also involves guarantees of no violence from gaza into israel. But, what the u. N. Secretarygeneral told me, in no uncertain terms, very, very bluntly, this mutt st be the la time. He said, weve continued to keep building up gaza, then everybody destroys it. Build and destroy, build and destroy. This has to be the last time. We cannot do it anymore. You do get a sense that the world is very, very anxious that this one should stick. Lets talk about syria also for a moment. The president , as you know, president obama, has authorized surveillance flights over syria. A lot of folks believe thats a precursor to the start of u. S. Air strikes against isis targets in syria. Whats your take on that . Well, it seems that it may very well be. Actually, its not my take, its the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, who has said that isis needs to be confronted on both sides of what is now a nonexistence border between iraq and syria. As we know, finally, the United States did employ air strikes and push back isis from certain areas, pushed it back and helped the kurds up in northern iraq, but the u. S. Has sat on the sidelines of the syrian war for the last three years and has pooh poohed, the white house has actually pooh poohed the notion that any intervention would have prevented the rise of isis. Now, its possibly being forced to intervene to prevent isis, which is now got a territory which britain is calling as big as the size of britain. A huge terrorist state thats possibly able to strike, maybe in the future, striking europe and the United States. So its very, very, very critical right now. Could you see, as crazy as it might sound, some sort of covert cooperation between the u. S. And the Syrian Regime of president Bashar Al Assad in damascus . They have a common enemy, namely, isis. Well, again, i asked the u. S. The u. N. Ambassador from britain and he said theres simply no way. And of course it would be the height of desperation and cynicism after both president obama and many World Leaders have called for assad to step down. Using those words. Assad must go. Over the last three years. Now, nothing was done to assure that assad must go, but the notion of now cozying up to him and forming some kind of alliance of convenience has been dismissed by it is british, by even the pentagon. In fact, the British Ambassador told me the monster of isis has been created by assad, the frankenste frankenstein. So, you know, this what theyre saying. You never know what might happen. But the truth of the matter is actually assad, accord to officials, has been enabling isis partly as a selffulfilling prophesy to say, listen, i told you we were fighting terrorists, well, here they are, but also because the moderate Syrian Opposition who are on their last legs, they had been fighting isis and theyve been pushing back and theyve been actually doing quite well until a lot of outside help came in on the side of assad, which was syria and hezbollah, as you know. Christiane amanpour reporting from london for us. Well have much more on these stories coming u. Also, other news, including the sound of gunfire caught on tape. Can this newly released audio shed light on the deadly shooting in ferguson . Well have details. [music] defiance is in our bones. Defiance never grows old. Citracal maximum. Easily absorbed calcium plus d. Beauty is bone deep. My golden years will not just be gold plated. I had 3 different 401 k s. 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