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him. he's being brief and very much being kept in the loop of what is going on. >> reporter: absolutely, brianna. the president may be on vacation here in hawaii but white house officials say he is receiving updates on the war on isis, especially on what is happening in the key iraqi city of ramadi where the terrorists are on the run. it's the news the president will welcome as americans appear to be losing faith in his isis plan. with the u.s.-led coalition at war with isis half a world away, president obama just got a fresh reminder during his vacation in hawaii americans are worried that terrorists are winning the fight. a new cnn orc poll shows americans lost confidence in the obama administration's ability to defeat isis and prevent another terrorist attack. 64% disapproval of the handling of isis and 65 believe the government can prevent against
who is on top now? "new day" starts now. >> donald trump may be right this is turning more and more into a two-man race between donald trump and me. >> she is playing the woman c d card. >> she's great at being the victim. >> that is not who we are as americans. >> the iraqi city of ramadi. >> on the move to take back the city center from isis, months after they ran away from the fight. >> it's a big test. they haven't passed even part one yet. >> major security preach of new york's jfk airport. >> he climbed a fence and walked across two intersectioning runways before anyone spotted him. >> what's more disconcerting to me is that the person was able to get away. >> this is "new day." with chris cuomo, allison camera
the fox debate is set for january 13th in south carolina. happening now, u.s. commanders are in northern syria, cnn learned special operation troops are there. they are adviseding local fighters. u.s. officials decline to say exactly how many are where they are for obvious reasons. this contingent is for the up to 50 special op forces. president obama approved to advise syrian fighters. battles enrageing in the key iraqi city of ramadi, iraqi forces fight to take anbar province from isis. isis fighters cap cured the city in may, gaining a key propaganda victory as well as a strategic foothold, 70 miles from baghdad. cnn is following developments for us. robin, in may, when isis took the city, u.s. secretary of defense said that the iraqi army didn't seem like it had the will to fight. ash carter questioning whether or not iraqis have the will to
we'll take this historic moment live. hello, everyone, i'm kate bolduan. >> and i'm john berman. this morning, a new move in the war on terror. just moments ago, defense secretary ash carter told the senate armed services committee that for the first time, the u.s. is ready to deploy advisers and apache gunships in the battle to retake the iraqi city of ramadi. >> the reality is, we are at war. that's how our troops feel about it. because they're taking the fight to isil every day. applying the might of the finest fighting force the world has ever known. we want this expeditionary targeting force to make isil and its leaders wonder when they go to bed at night, who's going to be coming in the window. >> but the defense secretary also acknowledged and said in this hearing that isis is not
fighters are digging in planting booby traps around the key iraqi city of ramadi and only isis fighters they say are in the city despite iraqi government claims a counteroffensive is under way. we're back with democratic congressman john garamendi of california. he's a member of the house armed services committee. congressman, the white house communications director jen psaki said we need to adopt our strategy in the fight against isis. here's the question why has it taken so long for the administration to admit the current strategy is clearly not working, that they need to come up with something better? >> well i think we need to go back to what that strategy original was. it was one of turning the iraqi government around so that we have a new government and one that was much broader in context, that it wasn't just based on the shias. that has happened but it is not yet complete. we also had to rebuild the iraqi
just last month the u.s. and iraq claimed to have the upper hand in the fight against isis. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr caught up with defense secretary ash carter and asked him why isis was able to capture the key iraqi city of ramadi and gain momentum on a march toward baghdad. >> what apparently happened was that the iraqi forces just showed no will to fight. they were not outnumbered. in fact they vastly outnumbered the opposing force. and yet they failed to fight. they withdrew from the site. and that says to me and i think to most of us that we have an issue with the will of the iraqis to fight isil and defend themselves. now, we can give them training. we can give them equipment. we obviously can't give them the will to fight.
welcome back. a major blow dealt in the fight of isis. army taking control of the key iraqi city of ramadi. the terrorist overran the historic city of palmyra in syria. president obama called the loss of ramadi a tactical setback but he thinks we are not losing the battle against the terrorism group. the race is on to train mod ral syrian forces outside the country in places like jordan to help fight isis. the u.s. sending 2000 anti-tank rockets to iraq as well as training security forces not only to fight but kale in air strikes when needed. general richard meyers is the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. it is wonderful to have you on the program. >> nice to see you. >> can you characterize our efforts to degrade this terrorist group right now? >> i can't get in way of general
he allegedly flew through that restricted airspace before landing on the capitol grounds. he says the security loopholes have now been closed. >> the ancient syrian city of palmyra is sparking fear and outrage all over the world home to one of the middle east's most important archaeological ruins and the concern now is that isis militants will destroy it all. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> fears that this will happen again. isis fighters toppling and i gent statues in northern iraq, now isis seizing control of the historic syrian city of palmyra with kits spectacular ruins. the new concern, those irreplaceable treasures will be destroyed or artifacts sold off to fund the isis war chest. one more win for isis in what has been a terrible week. estimates that half of syrian territory mostly desert, now under its control. and the key iraqi city of ramadi
and ruth bather ginsburg but it's also a place of movers and shakers within the jewish community, particularly moderates, and the president is going to have to try to make the case he has their strawtegic interests of israel at the time there are ongoing nuclear negotiations concerning iran jose, so that is going to be a significant speech but difficult one for the president as he tries to change some minds. >> chris jansing at the white house, thank you very much. >> thank you. coming up on this get away friday edition of "the rundown," you can see americans already hitting the roads. that's cleveland on the west and louisville, kentucky on the right. we'll head a little west to talk about a controversial program launching in oregon that will let the government track your driving mileage. first, important developments in the fight against isis and the battle to retake the iraqi city of ramadi. those story and more on this friday edition of "the rundown".
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