this is the cbs morning news for monday, september 29th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i m anne-marie green. president obama says the u.s. misjudged the threat from militants in syria. mr. obama also acknowledged the campaign is helping ba share al assad. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. good morning. president obama admitted on 60 minutes u.s. security officials were caught by surprise by the strength of islamic state militants and by the weakness of iraqi forces. that s leading some here on capitol hill here to believe his resolve in keeping u.s. combat groups off the ground there could also end up being a misjudgment. president obama admits u.s. intelligence underestimated the threat from isis. during the chaos of the syrian several war where essentially you have huge swaths of the country ungloved, they were able to tack advantage of that and attract foreign fighters. in an exclusive interwu with 60 minutes the u.s. underestimated the
you? new revelations on america s fight against terror. on 60 minutes president obama admitted the u.s. underestimated isis. john boehner said the u.s. may have no choice but to send in ground troops. at some point somebody s boots have to be on the ground. they expect more delays and cancellations because of a shutdown of a radar control center in chicago. it happened on the streets by officials in hong kong. demonstrators are called upon to go home. tear gas was thrown. terror struck as a monster truck went head on into a crowd. three were kill and dozens injured. 20 years of excellence. hands on the field at fenway park. that s the only thing i ever wanted to be was a shortstop for the new york yankees. being a yankee was good enough for us. an american doctor who contracted ebola in sierra leone is brought to a u.s. hospital. they had an experience with two humpback whales. say hello to mr. and mrs. george clooney. they made their debut as they l
we ve got more now with what witnesses are describing will stop there were several posts on social media sites last night referring to the volunteer at the theme park but the spokesperson was denying reports of there being a large fight. try telling that to the parent to say they witnessed the ordeal. i can t even believe it actually happened. out of concerns for her kids, this local mother of four asked us not to identify her. exit was absolutely horrific. it happened during the opening night of fright fest at six flags. what was supposed to be a night of family fun quickly turned in to a nightmare that pulled it right before her eyes. huge, massive groups you could not even stop. you are holding on to this sign because there were so many kids. next she says she first saw about 150 kids and realize of budget teenage girls were getting ready to fight will stop when she intervened, the girls then wanted to attack them and she said that just the beginning. we get thro
ending to the nationals season. the first no-hitter in team history. are veryle 11:00, we more from prensa were upset over a violent night at six flags america. the park has beefed up security and traffic management after three teenagers were hurt on the first night of the halloween event called fright fest. robert lyles is live near six flags with the accounts. what happened inside fright left parentsy scared, but it is this statement quote one guest was injured during an altercation in the parking lot last night. reports of a large fight or other serious injuries are completely inaccurate. that statement left frightened parents enraged. prince immediately started calling abc 7. ok, they are line, complaint. it s inaccurate. i witnessed at least two. we are concealing this mother s identity. she was in the six flags parking lot with her eight-year-old, both eyewitnesses to what she called a melee of at least 200 people. they were fighting, pushing, falling down, s
that really sparked a lot of the uproar which led to director julia pierson s resignation. plead notlez did guilty today to those accusations of getting all the way inside the white house with a knife, yelling that the atmosphere was collapsing and he had to warn the president. today in court, the iraq war veteran, reportedly suffering from ptsd, waived a detention hearing. he is going to be held without bond until trial. the big argument today centered around should the judge be allowed to force him to undergo a mental health evaluation. the defense says no, the court does not have that right. i asked him on solids s attorney why he is fighting it. the screening is done, we would like to have the screening done by our experts. it is an intervention into the defense counsel that we do not think is worth it. you told the judge you have every reason to believe he is competent. that s correct. also toldz s attorney me he believes guns all as is completely competent to stand