developments from the pentagon. barbara? reporter: good morning, pam. a short time ago the state department issued a caution warning, if you will, to u.s. citizens in turkey to stay away from the u.s. consulate in istanbul and to be careful when they are near large gatherings. the incident still unfolding. according to turkish authorities two women launched an attack at the u.s. consulate in istanbul. it s still a very significant u.s. facility. one of the women captured. they re looking for the other woman. both said by the turks to have belonged to a left wing terrorist group. it does come as the u.s. has sent six f-16 war planes into turkey. they are going to be based in southern turkey prepared to conduct air strikes into northern syria trying to shut down the last piece of that border where isis fighters have been crossing into syria. no indication at this point one
if they can shut it down using air strikes, they hope that will go a long way to putting a crimp into isis, at least in this part of syria. pamela? barbara starr, thank you so much. and still to come right here in newsroom, donald trump unapologetic for comments he made about a fox debate moderator. but could his reaction cost him in the polls? we ll be right back. fires up the free wifi, with a network that s now up to 5 times faster than before! so he can rapidly prepare his presentation. and when he perfects his pitch, do you know what chris can do? and that is my recommendation. let s see if he s ready. he can swim with the sharks! he s ready. la quinta inns & suites take care of you, so you can take care of business. book your next stay at lq.com! la quinta! no, doing the whole living room. hey you guys should come over later. behr® marquee interior color collection. covers in one coat, guaranteed. sfx: phone chime
that. that is certainly the hope. cedric alexander, thank you so much. thank you for having me. and we are following breaking news out of turkey right now. the u.s. consulate in istanbul coming under attack today. turkish authorities say the attackers with armed with a long-range weapon and artillery. we are joined from the pentagon with the latest from barbara sta starr. any casualties so far? reporter: thankfully no, however the u.s. state department put out a message saying the consulate would be closed for the rest of today and they will see whether tomorrow they reopen. they are also warning american citizens in turkey to be cautious about being in large gatherings and to stay away from the consulate area. this attack said to be carried out by a left-wing group in tour key. that consulate has come under attack before. most recently in 2013 when a turkish secure guard was killed
way or the other about whether the two incidents are linked at all, but those f-16s very high profile getting a lot of attention. barbara starr, thank you so much. u.s. lawmakers from both parties are in israel to discuss the nuclear deal with iran. benjamin netanyahu is fondly against the agreement saying it poses a grave threat to israel s security. now 22 democrats and 36 republicans from the house of representatives will hear from israeli officials directly. president obama insists it s the best way to prevent iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. he spoke exclues lisively to fa zechariah. it s a complicated piece of business. we re negotiating with a regime that chants death to america and doesn t have a high approval