u.s. taxpayers million was routedded in syria in its first contact with the enemy. both the cost and the stakes are high. the obama administration is depending on u.s.-trained syrians and iraqis to roll back the islamic extremist group isis, which has dismembered both countries despite daily u.s. air strikes. one pentagon official described the defeat as the u.s.-trained troops as a friggin mess. here s david martin. reporter: this video purporting to show u.s.-trained fighters captured in syria could not be independently verified but there s no doubt the pentagon s first attempt to insert fighters into syria met with what one official called abject failure. nearly half the force was either killed, captured or missing. and they never even came in contact with isis. officially called the new syrian force, first contingent of 54 fighters was trained by the u.s. military at a base in turkey and sent across the border into northern syria. [explosion] but instead of fighti
routedded in syria in its first contact with the enemy. both the cost and the stakes are high. the obama administration is depending on u.s.-trained syrians and iraqis to roll back the islamic extremist group isis, which has dismembered both countries despite daily u.s. air strikes. one pentagon official described the defeat as the u.s.-trained troops as a friggin mess. here s david martin. reporter: this video purporting to show u.s.-trained fighters captured in syria could not be independently verified, but there s no doubt the pentagon s first attempt to insert fighters into syria met with what one official called abject failure. nearly half the force was either killed, captured or missing. and they never even came in contact with isis. officially called the new syrian force, first contingent of 54 fighters was trained by the u.s. military at a base in turkey and sent across the border into northern syria. [explosion] but instead of fighting isis, they unexpectedly
moments in v.p. debates. i think senator dole has richly earned his reputation as a hatchet man tonight by implying and stating thatted world war ii and the korean war were democratic wars. this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: one of the most powerful hurricanes in nearly a decade is battering haiti and the dominican republic tonight, and there is great concern that it could hit the united states later in the week. hurricane matthew, a category 4, is packing winds as high as 145 miles an hour. matthew is blamed for at least nine nine deaths. the eye of the storm is navigating the win ward passage between haiti and cuba. the u.s. navy military prison at guantanamo bay is being battered. the u.s. has sent disaster teams to the region, including jamaica, where we find mark strassmann tonight. reporter: just after 7:00 a.m., hurricane matthew blasted into haiti s southwestern tip, punishing rains, and winds of 145 miles per hour uprooted trees and swept
i think senator dole has richly earned his reputation as a hatchet man tonight by implying and stating thatted world war ii and the korean war were democratic wars. this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: one of the most powerful hurricanes in nearly a decade is battering haiti and the dominican republic tonit, it could hit the united states later in the week. hurricane matthew, a category 4, is packing winds as high as 145 miles an hour. matthew is blamed for at least nine nine deaths. the eye of the storm is navigating the win ward passage between haiti and cuba. the u.s. navy military prison at guantanamo bay is being battered. the u.s. has sent disaster teams to the region, including strassmann tonight. reporter: just after 7:00 a.m., hurricane matthew blasted into haiti s southwestern tip, punishing rains, and winds of 145 miles per hour uprooted trees and swept away the coastal town of la cayes. resident george elie told us it was devastating r
pelley: and memorable moments in v.p. debates. i think senator dole has richly earned his reputation as a hatchet man tonight by implying and stating thatted world war ii and the korean war were democratic wars. this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: one of the most powerful hurricanes in nearly a decade is battering haiti and the dominican and there is great concern that it could hit the united states later in the week. hurricane matthew, a category 4, is packing winds as high as 145 miles an hour. matthew is blamed for at least nine nine deaths. the eye of the storm is navigating the win ward passage between haiti and cuba. the u.s. navy military prison at guantanamo bay is being battered. the u.s. has sent disaster teams jamaica, where we find mark strassmann tonight. reporter: just after 7:00 a.m., hurricane matthew blasted into haiti s southwestern tip, punishing rains, and winds of 145 miles per hour uprooted trees and swept away the coastal t