And tolerant societies that welcome the contributions of all people including the people of faith. The resolution we submitted today does not call for the deployment of Ground Combat forces to iraq or syria. It is not the authorization of another ground war like afghanistan or iraq. The 2600 american troops in iraq today largely serve on bases. And yes they face the risks that come with service in any dangerous environment but they do not have a combat mission. They are focused on training iraqi forces including Kurdish Forces. As ive said before, i am convinced the United States should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the middle east. That is not in our National Security interests and it is not necessary for us to defeat isil. Local forces on the ground who know their countries best are best positioned to take the ground fight to isil and that is what they are doing. At the same time this resolution strikes the Necessary Balance by giving us the flexibility we
Were headed back. Breaking news we are following in nepal right now. More than 800 people have been killed after a 7. 8magnitude earthquake rocking that country. The earthquake hit around madeday local time. The epicenter less than 50 miles from the capital of kathmandu. Hours later the area was shaken again with a series of at least 15 aftershocks. The earthquake triggered landslides on nearby Mount Everest and some of nepals ancient historical sites have been devastated. Theres a frantic search for any survivors among the crumbled buildings, the United Nations in fact is reporting nearly 40 of the country has been affected by the earthquake. Lets get more now on the devastating quake, ravi agrival is cnns india bureau chief, hes in calcutta india, not far from nepal. Tell me more about what was felt and what kind of efforts are under way to try to find any survivors. The many impacted . Well here in colcutta we felt some tremors, but the real story is out there in kathmandu, in nepal
Truck lot. Thats where espn reporter Britt Mchenry memorably lost her cool on a security camera. Im in the news sweetheart. I [ bleep ] this place. Do you feel good about your job . I could be a College Dropout and do the same thing . Because i have a brain and you dont. Maybe if i was missing some teeth, they would hire me. Oh like yours . They look so stunning. Because im on television and youre in a [ bleep ] trailer, honey. Lose some weight baby girl. Mchenry later apologized on twitter saying she will learn from this mistake. Her oneweek suspension will end in a few days. Lets begin with Brian Williams and that puppy. Because that might sound funny, but this nbc crisis is really reaching a boiling point. A new boss is in charge at nbc news he took over two weeks ago and everyone in the tv business is wondering what hes going to do about williams and the nbc nightly news and when hes going to do it. Williams six month suspension for embellishing his story about an Iraq War Mission
Sophisticated, and aggressive. They want you to fear and give up your liberty. But where is the balance between freedom and safety . Also is it getting crowded in here . Im running for president. Im 99 sure i will. So stay tuned. Lindsey graham set to jump into the gop race this morning. So whats his strategy to stand out from the crowd . Plus i made a mistake in recalling the events of twelve years ago. Five months after the Brian Williams scandal breaks new insight into his future. Will he ever be back behind the anchor desk . Lets talk live in the cnn newsroom. And good morning im carol castillo. Thank you so much for joining me. For the first time in more than a decade the nsa must stand down on some of the most controversial surveillance tactics aimed at catching terrorists. Overnight lawmakers failed to pass a bill that would have extended three key provisions of the patriot act. That means the agency is now forced to stop collecting telephone data on millions of meshes across th
Relentless fighting. President barack obama now facing a very difficult question, should the u. S. Give deadly arms to ukrainian soldiers . Originally, german chancellor Angela Merkel was completely against the idea, concerned that russian president Vladimir Putin might even retaliate with even more force, more aggression. But today as president obama and chancellor merkel spoke standing side by side at the white house we heard a softened message. Here they were. As to the export of arms i have given you my opinion, but you may rest assure that no matter what we decide, the alliance between the United States and europe will continue to stand. The french president and i have decided to make one further attempt to make progress through a diplomatic means. I have not made a decision about that yet. Ive consulted with not just angela, but will be consulting with other allies about this issue. Its not based on the idea that ukraine could defeat a russian army that was determined. It is rath