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Unstoppable new tactic. checkpoint failure. while tsa officers are often busy confiscating your shampoo and toothpaste an alarming new study from tsa says theyre almost always missing weapons that could bring down your plane. and missile plet. kim jong-un refines nuclear bombs, a new warning system saying they may not work. is the united states or west coast at risk? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." breaking news disturbing new developments in two of the biggest security cha...

Have tried to stand up a government and tried to govern. they have incredibly difficult security challenges, incredible columbia difficult governance challenges. were trying to work with the u.n. and others to help them fix those. frankly, we cant fix it for them. they have to step up and take control of their future. >> would you say that the current strategy is working almost to associate this with the game of generationa. the u.s. going -- jenga. the u.s. ghg togoing in to stabilize countries...

White house statement today. its not a lot. its perhaps enough to symbolically suggest the u.s. doesnt want to drop the ball here in afghanistan, like it may have been accused of having dropped in iraq as well. i think certainly there are many here deeply concerned about the months ahead, the security challenges arising, far from diminishing. >> stand by nick payton walsh. i want goto go to jerusalem, get reaction from what we heard from president obama on israeli-u.s. relations. two issues comi...

Them. >> given the polls today. i agree they are soft. but given she is waive ahead. i think the monti people will invest. they will invest big and they will invest early but she has got to get out there and thats what i expect her to do in the next month or so. >> thanks so much, you guys. bill? bill: 22 minutes before the hour. poland asking the united states for tomahawk cruise missiles as it tries to beef you have its military power. they are saying security challenges are being created for ...

You know the fox news polling says that americans support the construction of that pipeline and the president is not listening to them when he vetoes it apparently. thank you. jenna: certainly a lot happening on capitol hill today. top military brass testifying about two major security challenges facing the united states. crisis in ukraine and the battle to defeat isis. national security correspondent is at the pentagon following this story for us. jennifer? >> number of christians sid napped by...

From certain. >> its hard to imagine the afghan army and police pulling together these factions. so i think bad news in afghanistan is what we ought to expect. >> reporter: for the u.s. military 2015 will focus on preventing old wars from getting worse, which means those conflicts will continue to be a drain on american resources and perhaps a distraction from what could be the real security challenges, like irans nuclear problem or cyber warfare. the u.s. now seems to be in a semi-permanent sta...

Americas longest war ended with the faintest of wimpers. >> we have been in continuous war now for almost 13 years -- over 13 years. next week, we will be ending our combat mission in afghanistan. >> reporter: the war isnt really ending. military families will still have to keep giving. around 10,000 u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan to support local security forces. the missions success is far from certain. >> its hard to imagine the afghan army and police pulling together these factions. ...

Last month, the president in a very understand stated ceremony announced the end of the combat mission there after 13 years. americas longest war ended with the faintest of whimpers. >> we have been in continuous war now for almost 13 years -- over 13 years. next week, we will be ending our combat mission in afghanistan. >> reporter: the war isnt really ending. military families will still have to keep giving. around 10,000 u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan to support local security forces....

Afghanistan gets under way today. the president and chief executive abdullah abdullah will lay out plans for the future and ask for more international support. the country faces new security challenges with most foreign troops being withdrawn at the end of this month. >> all right, well, more now on the eric garner grand jury decision that sparked protests in u.s. cities. >> the video begins with eric garner already on the defensive. >> i didnt sell anything! i did nothing. ive been standing her...

Infrastructure so there are jobs -- >> there is $161.5 million set aside for the central american regional security initiative. that goes towards addressing governance challenging as well as security challenges. as you mentioned, a big issue is violence in these home countries. yes, it is a processing issue, theres not enough room to house these thousands of migrants that cross. but it really is the root of the problem in central america. that needs to be addressed. some senior lawmakers saying ...