telling the president, we ve had enough. we don t believe in your coalition. they have their own priorities. they think that this white house is naive. shot and reported over the course of two-and-a-half years. smith: what s the situation there? russian and syrian warplanes. smith: so this whole idea of a coalition is a myth. you re not going to get the buy-in of the region when you don t have any solution for the day after you destroy isis. this is the story of escalating global tensions, enemies and allies, and the ultimate cost of america s war on isis. frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated
telling the president, we ve had enough. we don t believe in your coalition. they have their own priorities. they think that this white house is naive. shot and reported over the course of two-and-a-half years. smith: what s the situation there? russian and syrian warplanes. smith: so this whole idea of a coalition is a myth. you re not going to get the buy-in of the region when you don t have any solution for the day after you destroy isis. this is the story of escalating global tensions, enemies and allies, and the ultimate cost of america s war on isis. frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated
we continue to demand their release. and world class athletes. japan s government says it s highly likely that a video showing the apparent killing of japanese journalist kenji goto is authentic. a jordanian pilot they are promising to kill him as well. the prime minister of japan had this reaction. we are deeply saddened by this despicable and horned us act of terrorism. we denounce it in the most strict terms. we are going to coordinate with the international community. japan will never be defeated by terrorism. reporter: this is kenji goto in a video he recorded earlier before crossing into i.s.i.l. territory. so please don t claim any claim. translator: he always hoped to make the world a place without any wars, and to save children from war and poverty. i promise here to carry out his legacy hopefully with your support. are. reporter: here in jordan, adark cloud hangs over, the jordanian government wants to have evidence that he hasn t been killed alrea
and why spend 160 hours cramped below a hot air balloon? to break a world record, of course. isjapan s government says it s highly likely that the video of killing of kenji goto is authentic. prime minister shinzo abe describes it as a heinous act. threatening to kill a jordanian pilot as well. visibly shaken prime minister of japan had this reaction. translator: we are deeply saddened by this despicable and horrendous act of terrorism and we denounce it in the strongest terms. to the terrorists we will never never forgive you for this act. since this act was committed we are going to coordinate with the international community. japan will never be defeated by terrorism. reporter: this is kenji goto in a video he recorded last year before crossing into syria and into siem i.s.i.l. territory. if something happens please don t claim any claim to experience there. he always hoped to make the world a place without any wars and to save children from war and poverty. i pr
high then there s this competition for the food and the water. now the government is doing something about it. we begin tonight with a battle against i.s.i.l. and a new threat. this time the threat is directed at i.s.i.l. itself. after months of fighting the group seems to be losing ground, suffering heavy losses from coalition forces. and that was before i.s.i.l. s videotape execution of a prisoner. a move that may have galvanized. is countries divided in many ways now drawn together against a common enemy. the rage is intensifying in jordan after captured pilot mu ath al kasasbeh was seen. support from king abdullah. exacted with the execution of two prisoners including sajida al rishawi. she had been on death row for eight years. the pilot s father praised the punishment. translator: i demand that i.s.i.l. be annihilated. this militant group made up of groups are from all over the world. in jordan, growing fight against i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. has been our problem. impor