Atlanta, im George Howell. We will have those stories in a moment. First, were getting new video from the Regional Government of kurdistan that shows the u. S. Raid on an isis compound inside iraq. U. S. Special forces and kurdish fighters storm the compound on thursday in a mission to rescue hostages believed to be in danger of execution. A u. S. Soldier was killed during the operation. 70 hostages were freed but not the kurdish captives they were september in to rescue. That raid has critics raising questions about the u. S. Role in iraq. It was the first time the u. S. Forces directly engaged isis militants on the ground in iraq. Yet, american Officials Say the role of u. S. Forces is to train and assist the iraqis, not to engage in combat. Earlier, our john mann spoke with cnn military analyst and retired Lieutenant General mark perkily. He once served in that area. General, thanks for being with us. You know that area well and we can imagine this attack, planes, helicopters, bridges being bombed nearby, dozens of armed personnel from two nations go in and encounter an intense firefight. Whats your sense of what weve learned about it . Its a tough area, jonathan. This town is midway between the oil refinery and the capital of kerr kuck city. My condolences to the family of Master Sergeant wheeler. This is a tough area. Im sure they have been watching this area for intelligence and they obviously received it. I think the action that was taken this week was critically important and it had an operation had to be conducted very quickly to counter what they perceived as a threat to the lives the people being held in this community. Quite separately, theres a political issue which is the American People were told theyre not in a combat role in iraq. Journalists jumped on this calling this mission creep. If the government is saying one thing about what the men and women in uniform are doing but giving them something much more dangerous on the ground. Dont believe that. It is not mission creep. This is a special Operations Unit that has i saw that when we were there. Theyre very intense fighters. They want to take the fight to the enemy. I think this special relationship between our special ops and their special ops, really the intelligence it showed, there were enemy activity in this area, the potential that they were Holding Hostages assumed to be kurdish at this point meant that hey, we have to get them quickly. Indicators are that bad things are going to happen. Those decisions are made every day in combat. As they determined what the situation was, how they had to go after these forces, the special Operation Forces of the United States went with the pesh mur ga to provide them support for this complex and complicated mission. From a distance, a lot of Armchair General are saying this was a lapse because the u. S. Forces didnt know who the captives were, how many there would be. When they got there, they didnt find the captives they were expecting. Is that a small detail . It is not. But its also something that as you plan operations you try and get the most intelligence on the operation youre about to conduct. But thats got to be weighed against the requirement to act in some cases and in this case the requirement was act quickly. Because theres an apparent execution about to take place, so you can weigh all the intelligence you want, but sometimes the commanders on the scene have to decide when to decide. When the action has to take place to overcomminie implications that might be on the ground. Thats what they did in this case. When you talk about the number of people observed in the camp near that area and you see the number of captives that were there, im sure the u. S. Special Operations Forces says the pesh murg a can do it, but it will be complicated. They need american intelligence and backup and they they needed all those things. Thank you Lieutenant General. An interview earlier with our own john mann. The death of a u. S. Soldier in that raid is raising questions whether or not the u. S. Military returned to a combat role in that country but those who have been down this road before know the consequences all too well, like former british Prime Minister tony blair. In a new interview with Fareed Zakaria, he feels how the move may have helped isis come to power. Given, however, that Saddam Hussein did not prove to have weapons of mass destruction, was the decision to topple his regime a mistake . Whenever im asked this, i can say that i apologize for the fact that the intelligence we received was wrong. Because each though he had used chemical weapons ex tense tifl against his own people, against others, the form that we thought it was did not exist in the way that we thought, so i can apologize for that. I can also apologize, by the way, for some of the mistakes in planning and certainly our mistaken in our understanding of what would happen once you removed the regime. But i find it hard to apologize for removing saddam. Many people point to the invasion of iraq as the principal cause. What do you say . I think there were elements of truth in that. But i think weve got to be extremely careful. Otherwise, we misunderstand whats going on today in syria and iraq. You cant say those who removed saddam in 2003 bear no responsibility for the situation in 2015, but its important also to realize, one, that the arab spring which began in 2011 which also have had an impact on iraq today and two, isis actually came to prominence from the base in syria and not in iraq. That lead me to the broader point, which i think is so essential looking at policy today, which is we have tried intervention and putting down troops in iraq. Weve tried intervention without putting in troops in libya. And weve tried no intervention at all but demanding regime change in syria. Its not clear to me that even if our policy did not work, subsequent policies have worked better. You can see the full interview on Fareed Zakaria at 11 a. M. In london. Monday night at 9 00 p. M. Eastern in the u. S. Tuesday morning at 9 00 a. M. In hong kong. Only here on cnn. Now, on to the war in syria. Russia says its air force is prepared to help the Free Syrian Army and other opposition groups fighting isis but theres a catch. Moscow wants the u. S. To help identify where the rebels are. Heres how Russian Foreign minister lavrov put it. Translator we are ready to provide aerial support to the patriotic opposition, including socalled Free Syrian Army. But its important to us to get in touch with people who are authorized to represent the groups that are standing against terrorism. The offer is being considered but with a good deal of skepticism. The United States has accused russia of using its air campaign to target rebels and civilians instead of isis. Al qaeda is also battling for territory inside syria, but its affiliate there, the al nusra front has been killed in quote, action. The group is not providing further details and there are conflicting reports on how al masri died. Some say he was killed by Syrian Government troops. Other report say that he died in a gun battle with kurdish rebels. This just in to cnn, an arab israeli man was spotted paragliding into syria late saturday. You see the map here. Israeli Defense Forces tweeted late saturday that the man was spotted from a watchtower. A spokesperson tells the ju Jerusalem Post that he was going to join the israel captured the territory from syria during the 1967 israel arab war. Israel approved a new security measure at one of the holiest sites for jews and muslims thats been at the center of recent turmoil. John kerry met with jordanian and palestinian officials on saturday before announcing this new proposal. He called it a potential game changer. Cnns report. The agreement to put 24hour surveillance on the compound is designed to put an end to disturbances on the compound. The compound is very much at the start of the tensions here in jerusalem, israel and the west bank and has remained april very sensitive spot for the israelis and palestinians. Jordan played a big role here since theyre custodian of the compound. Kerry came into the meetings with president Mahmoud Abbas and Jordans King Abdullah optimistic. Is sound like hes still cautiously optimistic. Today i hope we can begin to turn the page on this very difficult period. We have to join together in calling for an immediate end to violence. We must stress the importance of avoiding provocative actions and rhetoric, and we must work cooperatively. Its the only way to go forward is to work cooperatively to restore calm. Kerry says there will be more meetings in the coming days between jordan and israel to work on the arrangements for surveillance and work on the tensions that have been prevalent here. It has been quiet here. But that quiet remains very fragile. Warren lieberman, cnn, jerusalem. Still to come, mexico, it has weathered the worlds strongest hurricane but there are still worries. Top u. S. Democrats, they spent the day in iowa on saturday rallying support at one of the biggest rallies of the campaign season. The story straight ahead as cnn newsroom continues. Nonetheless, george, lots of people still being rescued from their swamped automobiles. Karen maginnis, single dollar and still making a profit. That story ahead as this broadcast continues around the world this hour on Cnn International and cnn usa. [female announcer] if the most challenging part of your day is the staying awake part, sleep train has your ticket to a better nights sleep. Because when brands compete, you save during mattress price wars. Save up to 400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. Get interestfree financing until 2018 on tempurpedic. Plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts. Dont miss mattress price wars at sleep train. Sleep train your ticket to a better nights sleep back to our viewers here. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Im George Howell. The headlines were following this hour. Mexico appears to have dodged a bullet. The worst hurricane recorded in the world, patricia. It made landfall as a powerful category 5 storm but quickly fell apart. So far, no major damage reported. The remnants are expected to make flooding worse in the u. S. State of texas. Look at those images there. Some areas had already gotten more than 20 inches or about 50 centimeters of rain in the past few days. Russia says its air force is ready to help the Free Syrian Army and other opposition groups fighting isis. Theres a catch. Moscow wants the u. S. To help identify where those rebels are. The u. S. Accused russia of targeting rebels and civilians instead of isis. Israels Prime Minister agreed to set up a 24hour surveillance at a holy site in jerusalem. The temple mount as its referred to by jews or noble sanctuary as its known by muslims, has been a hotspot of violence in recent weeks. British Prime Minister tony blair says hes sorry for mistakes made leading up to the invasion of iraq. He tells Fareed Zakaria about what overall, the country is better without them. A contentious threeweek long conference of bishops at the vatican ends with recommendations regarding catholic divorceees and gay marriage. 2 3 of the Senate Fathers agreed catholics who divorced and remarried may rejoin the church but only after working with a priest or bishop to determine the individuals full integration. Not much changed regarding gay marriage. But the Senate Document saying gays should not suffer discrimination but that there was no foundation whatsoever for samesex marriage. Cnns vatican correspondent Delia Gallagher joins us with more. Delia, talk to us first about this decision to allow divorcees to return to the Catholic Church. Its significant. Reporter yeah. Absolutely, george. This was a difficult one from the start. Pope francis wanted to bring together bishops from countries around the world to talk about issues facing them regarding the family. What the bishop discovered is whats important in one country for families is not the same in another country. One of those topics was the question of divorced catholics, which is a big issue for european bishops and perhaps american bishops. But the african bishops said polygamy is important for us. They had a plethora of issues to deal with. One of the most divisive being divorced and remarried catholics. Currently, if youre divorced in the Catholic Church and not received an annulment and remarried, the church considers you in an adulterous situation. You cannot participate in a lot of the things that the church does, for example, you cant be a god parent or you cant read at mass. And you cant receive communion which is a sign of your full participation. Some of the bishops were looking for a way and theyve got it in the final document allowing divorced and remarried catholics to participate fully in the church. The other bishops against it said its in the bible, we cant change the doctrine. What the final recommendations have come up with, there could be a way called the internal forum to speak with a priest, to make an exception for certain situations because they say not all divorces are the same. You could have a partner who has been left, who has been abandoned and therefore, would not be culpable in a situation so should be allowed to participate. Theyve left the door open to try to find ways on a case by case basis to allow certain divorced and remarried catholics to participate. They havent said everybody can come back to communion, but theyve put it on the tablg, back to pope francis, remember theyre only recommendations. No final decisions are made until the pope pronounces on it. On the question of gays and lesbians there was some thinking there might be change in the language toward gays and lesbians, because currently the Catholic Church in their catechism says the homosexual orientation is objectivelily disordered. Some of the bishops said that language is too strong, we need more welcoming language. In the final document, george, the bishops reiterated the basic teaching of the Catholic Church, that yes there is respect for gays and lesbians, but as you mentioned, they do not equate gay unions with marriage no changes on gay marriage but divorcees allowed to return to the Catholic Church with some restrictions it seems. These are only recommendations. Delia, thank you for your reporting live in rome for us this hour. Leaders in ten countries are holding a mini summit in the coming hours in brussels. The European Commission chief called the meeting to discuss the flow of migrants along the west balkan governments are expected to come up with action plans for thousands of people camped out, waiting to move into northern europe. Indonesias president is set to visit the United States. Hell meet with u. S. President barack obama on monday and his visit comes amid a range of geopolitical tensions in southeast asia. Climate change and trade are expected to be discussed as well. He will travel to the west coast of the u. S. To meet with executives with Companies Like apple, google and others. Its the first president ial visit for the leaders of the worlds Third Largest democracy. Now to a medical story that has drawn strong reaction. Drug maker has said its taking on a notorious 750 pill with another alternative. A lifesaving drug. So far its cheaper, its just 1 and the company says it can still make money. Kyung lah takes us inside the controversy. This is the markets answer to price gouging. How much is each pill here . Each pill is 99 cents. Just under a buck a pill. Compare that to this pharmaceutical company. It was 18. It was 18. You took it to 750. When he rose the price 1,000 a month ago, outrage followed. The Hedge Fund Manager became an internet pariah headlined as the most hated man in america. A new icon of modern greed and big pharmas biggest expletive. Ska really defending his price hike that helps people with compromised immune systems, pregnant women and children. We can take the profit and put it back into research for this disease. He still hasnt lowered the price something he promised to do four weeks ago. He wont tell us why he hasnt. Too small amount of patients use it. His company was the only pharmaceutical selling this drug. That got if you can sell it for a dollar a pill . How much does it cost to make this . Thats a good question. Its less than a doll haar a pi with the drug outrageously priced, they sense a market opportunity. A chance to help the patients that ska really outraged with a close cousin of the pill. Why not make more money . Isnt that what your companies are about . Theres a point of inflexion if we try to push the limits and collect more money, we go against everything weve stood for as an organization. To get affordable reform lagss to patients in need. Inprim is is still a for profit company. 99 krepts a pill is still their Facebook Page flooded with support. Bravo, heroes. Patients call in with emotional thank yous. Thank you. Thank you for saving lives. Does greed have to be the rule when it comes to pharmaceuticals in america . Absolutely not. Cnns kyung lah reporting there. He said its not a threat to us. I think that its a publicity stunt and i hope this company has the best of luck. Youre watching cnn news