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Elise labott cnn, washington. for more on how we keep track of the taliban, let's bring in former navy s.e.a.l. and former member of the fbi joint terrorism task force, jonathan gilliam and steven rodgers, a former member of the fbi joint terrorism tank force and a retired police detective as well. jonathan let me start with you on this one. is there really a way to track these prisoners, once the travel ban is lifted? >> i would have to say no. i mean there are ways through sources that we can track these individuals. but the reality is these five guys should have never been released. espec...

Extensive counterterror training. >> reporter: donned in isis black he carries a long sniper rifle, ammunition picks off a tomato to show off his skill. this is an isis video, and cnn has just learned this man trained on american soil. the fighter says he's a former commander in a special police counterterror unit a key u.s. ally. >> translator: from 203 to 2008 i received specialized training in america on the military base of black watter. >> a controversial u.s. contracting company which sent private security personnel to iraq and trained other country's fighter as the this compound in nort...

Maybe people that haven't had an impact on. as you said his polls are low. people around country don't know who he is now his task is to take the message that he just gave in baltimore and try to take that across the nation. to iowa new hampshire, south carolina and other states. i think it's a message that will certainly resonate. he's going to be able to look back at his record when he talks to liberals as governor and point to a lot of concrete wins. but also his opponents are going to be able to point to what has happened in the city where he was mayor, baltimore, and the possible effects ...

Brian, let me ask you what you think about that then? >> well i think that martin o'malley is welcome to the race by a republicans, because frankly, he is the poster boy for failed democratic leadership. baltimore has been in control of democrats for about five decades, what do the residents have to show for it? >> high taxes, high crime, high poverty, extreme racial strife. governor o'malley's speech was complaining about the condition of america under democratic leadership and his persona is an everyday guy who can identify with ordinary americans. is is just a routine reminder that hillary ...

States and two foreign countries are believed to have received suspect samples. the defense department is conducting a thorough review of anthrax protocols. the cdc is investigating, but officials say they don't expect any risk to the public. u.s. defense secretary ash carter wants china to quit its territorial expansion into the south china sea. it comes a week after a u.s. surveillance plane carrying a cnn crew swooped over the islands, triggering warnings from the chinese navy to back off. u.s. officials say they're concerned about china's militarization of some islands and are considerin...