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again but it will happen again in the reality of the world we live in. reporter: now you re looking at purple bunting atop the precinct where officer holder worked and where right now, many officials, many people from around the tri- state area have gathered for a vigil in his honor. in the meantime, as for the alleged gunman, he is in custody. he is out of the hospital. and he is being questioned by police. live in east harlem, dick brennan, cbs 2 news. randolph holder the fourth nypd officer murdered in 11 months. last december detectives rafael ramos and wenjian liu were ambushed and shot execution-style in their police cruiser in bedford- stuyvesant, brooklyn. in may, detective brian moore was shot to death in queens village in the line of duty. the mayor and the police commissioner say the man who shot police officer holder was a career criminal who should never have been let out of jail. but some experts say policies gun city may be to blame. cbs 2 political r ....
seeking support at home and abroad for a sustained military campaign to dismantle and destroy the islamic state group. the president asked for congress for $500 million to arm and train moderate syrian opposition fighters. the president also announced that he is sending another 475 military advisers. libby casey joins us now from the white house, and libby, congress has had a moment now to consider the president s plan. lawmakers are saying. . coalition and letting the iraqis really split on their impression and some say that coalition building goes too far and they think that a primary reason why the islamic state hasn t been able to get as strong it was, as because the u.s. pulls out too many ground troops so they would like to see more presence. then there are other republicans that say they have concerned about arming rebels because they say how do we ensure those arms don t get into the wrong hands and they are not used against u.s. forces and u.s. assets on th ....
president obama is seeking support at home and abroad for a sustained military campaign to dismantle the islamic state group in iraq and syria, the president asked copping for $500 million to arm and train moderate syrian opposition fighters. the president also announced that he is sending another advisers to iraq rack. arab nations have agreed to help in the strategy to stop the state group. secretary of state john kerry is in saudi arabia to get arab partners to sign up for the president s plan, kerry met with ten arab nations. they would add to the coalition of western countries formed just two weeks ago. but there are pitfalls. nick joins us live to look at the viability of the president s plan, and a coalition here, nick, good to see you, the president said arab nations need to lead the way, what type of help has been offed so far? he said this is more difficult than iraq, more difficult than afghanistan, more difficult than anything we have seen, trying to go in ....
israeli officials say they did not target i all nighted nations school in gaza today. gaza residents were using the school as a shelter when it was hit by several owe explosions. palestinian officials blame the israeli militarism they say israeli shells hit the school. the israelis say they are investigate the attack and suggested air and shots by hamas fighters may have caused the ex-pollutions. officials say at least 15 people killed, dozens more wounds. al jazerra s stephanie dekker has more now from gaza. reporter: they should have been safe. everyone here had left their homes to the supposed safety of a makeshift u.n. shelter. all our children are in the school and us too, go and see, they shelled us with rockets, there are children s body parts there is no safety, no security anywhere. it s close to the border with israel and it s been an area that s been hit hard. when we drove here there was heavy shelling in the area. translator: they told us we should ....
behinds the 9/11 attacks and where it stands today. good to have you with us this week. president obama is taking his iraq strategy to the american people. ahead of wednesday s speech the president indicated there would be limit to the involvement in the fight against the islamic state group. this will not be an announcement about u.s. ground troops, it s not the equivalent of the iraq war. more on the president s comments in a moment, but first the expanding military campaign in iraq. this week the u.s. launched broadened air strikes. the goal was to support security forces near the haditha and mosul dams. the deputy secretary said the iraqi government requested the sites. it s the first time the u.s. hit targets in the anbar province during the current conflict. jane arraf reports. reporter: the air strikes are part of a widening campaign. we are told they hit tarts between haed eetha and al qaim. they are close to the border as the u.s. has targeted. that are ....