Be viewed as an escalation of the u. S. Involvement in the conflict now tearing apart iraq. American drones are flying over baghdad, but not the observe and report kind. The kind that can kill. Iraqis have repeatedly asked the u. S. To carry out air strikes on the terrorist militia called the Islamic State in iraq and syria, or isis which has rapidly seized huge sections of iraq through a campaign of blood. But air strikes are not the u. S. Mission there yet. American drones armed with hell fire missiles are now patrolling the skies over baghdad. But they will not go after isis targets. Flying instead to provide protection for 180 u. S. Military advisors deployed to iraq. Frustrated by the lack of american air support, iraq has now turned to russia, buying second hand russian fighter jets. Just the latest in a spring of american adversaries from syria to iran now aiding iraq. Iraqi Prime MinisterNuri Al Maliki slammed the u. S. In an interview with the bbc saying iraq could have repelled isis advances if the u. S. Had delivered f16s first ordered three years ago. Translator if we had air cover, we could have prevented what has happened in this country. Those f16s say u. S. Officials are just weeks away. Though maliki has also asked for air strikes on isis by american war planes. Syrian jets are already carrying out strikes on isis targets. These are some of isis work. Two mass graves believed to contain bodies of iraqi soldiers, police and civilians, murdered in saddam husseins hometown of tikrit. A new report by Human Rights Watch analyzed isis photos and concluded the militants executed three groups of men numbering in the hundreds. Though the group claims a death toll even higher. While the u. S. Deliberates military action in iraq, today john kerry met with the president of the opposition in syria. Following a white house decision to seek 500 million, train and equip the moderate syrian rebels. In light of what has happened in iraq, we have even more to talking about in terms of the moderate opposition in syria. Which has the ability to be a very important player in pushing back against isils presence. Some critics have said at least part of isis strength in iraq can be blamed on Obama Administrations failure to act in neighboring syria. Joining me is Pentagon Press secretary rear admiral john kirby. Thanks so much for joining us today. Always good to have you on. Thank you. We have seen a gradual growth of u. S. Presence. You now have 200 military advisors some of them possibly outside the wire of the u. S. Embassy. No air strikes but now you have armed drones flying over iraq. The stated mission is to protect the u. S. Personal personnel on the ground. If isis threatens baghdad or other critical locations in iraq, could these drones be used to attack isis forces in that scenario . Well, thats not the goal right now. You said it right, jim. The reason we have some armed aircraft over iraq and its not all unmanned, some of the manned aircraft we have flying Reconnaissance Missions over iraq are armed, as well. But the main purpose of that is to force Protection Mission now that weve introduced additional advisors onto the ground who will be venturing outside the embassy confines there in baghdad. It just makes sense. It would be imprudent not to do that. I also would say in addition to that, we have a job. We have a job to be prepared and to plan for all options. The president has made it clear that air strikes remain an option that he may want to entertain in the future. We have to make sure we are ready to do that, as well. So youre saying if necessity arises for them to attack something, they are prepared to use military force from the air if necessary . Were certainly prepared, you know, if the commander in chief decides that he wants to ep employ air strikes, our job is to it be ready as soon as possible. To be clear, is it just unmanned drones now armed or also manned flights armed over iraq . No, there are some manned aircraft that are flying in support of Reconnaissance Missions in iraq that are armed. Its not just Unmanned Systems flying that are armed. So let me ask you this because the president has said, secretary kerry when i was traveling with him in iraq this week have said i was is not just a threat to iraq, its a region is threat and in fact, a threat to the u. S. Because you have terrorists there training possibly returning home to carry out attacks. If isis is a threat to the u. S. , why isnt the u. S. Prepared more prepared to take military action against isis to alleviate, to counter that threat . Well, i think we are very prepared. As you know, in the last few weeks weve intensified isr support over iraq. We have more than 30,000 troops in the middle east as a matter, of course. Were very prepared should the president decide that he wants to take action through air strikes or other kinetic action against isil. Will clear theyrely theyre a regional threat and to our own national security. The goal right now is to the provide some assessments, give us more information about the Iraqi Security forces, more information about isil and frankly, more information about how an advice and assistition can go forward. Where would we do it, are so right now were trying to get information more than anything. During that information gathering phase, intelligence gathers, you have add ser sears of the u. S. Moving inning to fill that void. You have iran flying Drone Missions and sending supplies to iraq. You have syria carrying out air strikes and now you have iraq buying used russian warplanes are you concerned that by letting this happen that the u. S. Is in effect eb pushing iraq closer to our adversaries our competitors for influence in the region. Its not about us letting iraq do anything at this point. Were there at the iraqis request and trying to provide broad based Information Support right now. What our message has been to all of iraqs neighbors whether on the bodder or not is nobody should do anything thats going to exacerbate the sectarian tensions that are already there. I would say to some of those nations that you mentioned, i mean, their involvement is not necessarily helping calm sectarian tensions. Thats the real problem. Let me ask, you say youre there in the service of the iraqis. s weve been aware, Prime Minister maliki has asked the u. S. For air strikes. An interview with the bbc, he said that had the u. S. Sent the f16s that were ordered by iraq three years ago earlier, the Iraqi Military would have air power that would have helped slow isiss as advance. It is iraq now saying u. S. Support has been slow in coming it hasnt been to be honest with you. Theres f16s. The first two the werent supposed to be delivered till the fall. We were in the process of working towards that delivery. In fact, those contractors that were at balad airfield that had to be evacuated because of isil advances were setting up the logistical base for us to begin to deliver those. They were never going to get there till the philly anyway. If one just looks at the progress that isil has made, it couldnt have been stemmed through the use of two particular fighter planes. Let me if i can take a turn to ukraine, another crisis zone for the administration. The Obama Administration has said repeatedly that unless russia deescalates in Eastern Ukraine, that there will be higher costs to pay, and in fact, in the last couple weeks weve seen things that seemed to amount to an escalation have you russian weapons being used to shoot down Ukrainian Military transport planes, you have russian thanks being sent to prorussian separatists inside ukraine. Has the pentagon seen any sign of russian deescalation which the administration has set for additional sanctions . Have you seen any deescalation . Nothing of any import, no, jim. They did move quite a bit of their troops off the boarder with Eastern Ukraine and added some more towards more of that southeast kind of border. So theyre still there still threatening the Activity Still destabilizing, still supporting these separatist groups in ukraine. From a military perspective, no, weve seen no major muscle movements by russia to deescalate the tension. Thanks very much, rear admiral john kirby. My pleasure, thanks. Coming up, a mother unable to protect her child despite doing everything she could. How kids are using technology to torment each other. Youll be shocked to see even the most involved parent cant stop it. Plus prk the bear is loose. President obama practically daring his security detail to keep up with him as he tries to reconnect with his base. Is it working . 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But ask fms founders tell Time Magazine theyre the ones being bullied by the media. As Sarah Gangnam shows us, when the hateful messages evaporate into cyberpolice, the reality of parents trying to piece together what happened without any trace gets more complicated. Tricia norman thought she was being a consciencious mom, keeping tabs on her daughters social media accounts. She found monitoring Online Communications was getting harder with things constantly changing. The recent trend, lets call them disappearing apps where messages can easilily disappear raising alarm about using to hide sexting or other inappropriate posts. Its not just parents. Theyre a problem for Law Enforcement too especially when something goes terribly wrong. She had just started sixth grade. Rebecca sedwick was 12 years old. She was a good student but school was a challenge. Her mother says she was bullied relentlessly. Her mom closed her facebook account and pulled her out of school but didnt know about hess messaging apps. The last time she saw her daughter, rebecca was on her cell phone. To me she will always be part of this family. I try to include her in everything. Later that night, rebecca killed herself. When you stand at the base of a cement silo and see a 12yearold chide crumbled on the ground from where she jumped to her death, it changes your life forever. And when find out bullying is behind it it, that frustrates you. The pote can county Sheriff Grady Judd said apps may have contributed to her anguish. One is ask fm started latvia. Its website boasts more than 100 million users worldwide. When news of her death went viral, it says the company deleted her page making it impossible for Law Enforcement to see what was said the night she died. They deleted everything, her whole entire page. To this day, you dont know what was said to her . I have idea what was said to her. In just over a year, there have been more than a dozen news reports around the world linking suicides to bullying onsk fm. All of them were teenagers. Theyre saying we dont care if youre victimized. We dont care if your child is victimized. The company says they cooperate with Law Enforcement and recently added a safety page to its website saying bullies are not tolerated. In a statement ask fm said reports of suicide cases often tend to present premature and simplified conclusions about tragic events which are always a complex overlap of different factors. Suicide is complicated and that includes the circumstances of rebeccas death plus without the original records fromsk fm, no one can say exactly why she took her own life. Its not just bullies. Hard to trace apps draw call kinds of criminal activity. There are apps emerging every day. If it whats stored, it doesnt matter the judicial process, youre not going to get it. Shaun was the executive director of the fbi. Theres a term we call going dark. Law enforcement is losing the authorized visibility into many sites because theyre not regulated to maintain data and Law Enforcement is using the ability to lawfully correct information. If we had to depend on the app owners for our criminal investigations, there would be no criminal investigations. Judd did charge two teens accusing them of contributing to rebeccas death but the charges were later dropped by the state attorney for lack of evidence. Instead they went to canning. Rebeccas mother and sheriff are now trying to warn parents about the secret world of these messaging apps. To me, i know she was bullied. I know it was horrific but that morning is just is what pushed her over the edge. Heart breaking for parents, thats Sarah Gangnam. Coming up next, if your weekend plans includes a backyard beer or two, that could make you a heavy drinker. 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Welcome back to the lead. In national news, who do you picture when you think of heavy drinkers . Fraternity guys with beer bongs, maybe actor shya la beautiful getting dragged out of a theater by security. Maybe you ought to look in the mirror. The cdcs definition of how much is considered to be a heavy drinker is probably much lower than you thought. If youre at a backyard get together this weekend look around at everyone. This new report claims a shockingly high number of them will die from the very thing youre alsiping and could you or i be one of them . I want to bring in chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta. Sanjay, you look at these numbers from this report. I think to all of us, its a surprisingly low number thats required to get over that threshold to be a heavy drinker. Explain how they came to that. I think a lot of people are looking in the mirror and saying is that me. This is an interesting study. Ill give you numbers in a second. What they found over a fouryear period if they looked at the various reasons people die, about 88,000 people die a year from excessive drinking. If you do the math, thats one out of every ten deaths in the United States somehow related to excessive drinking. That is was sort of the headline there. Most of them incident lit are men. What they tried to figure out to your point is what is excessive drinking exactly . What theyre categorizing it differently for men and women. But on average, they say men who are drinking 15 drinks a week or more, thats considered heavy or excessive drinking. And for a woman, you can see eight drinks or more a week is considered excessive drinking. Thats where that low bar youre referring to sort of came from. People look at those numbers and say could that be me. Its interesting because when you do the math on that, say three or four nights a week, particularly if youre a woman, you had a couple glasses of wine three or four nights a week, that doesnt sound like to me or you or to friends that that would be over the top. Are they saying this is true for all people in that category or just trying to make the group as wide as possible, you know, for the sake of being safe . Yeah, thats a very good point. First of all, these are rough numbers. Theyre sort of the bottom of the numbers. Drinking at least this much eight drinks or more could potentially lead to some of these pr