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They do multiple takes and read their lines from cue cards. describing a very sophisticated propaganda machine. tell us about that. >> one of the defectors we talked to described it as an army of propagandists. this exists as a special class within the islamic state that have privileges that even fighters don't enjoy, including better cars and better homes to live in, better salaries. it's that big a priority for the islamic state. and what you just alluded to is this level of control and scripting and orchestration that happens inside syria. and then this group takes advantage of the chaos of...

Not to enter its air space. russia has denied that. not surprisingly, there was a combative reaction from moscow, according to nbc, quote, visibly furious, russian president vladimir putin responded to the turkish version of event by calling the event a stab in the back by terrorist helpers. president obama said russia's actions in syria have made this kind of conflict more likely. >> i do think that this points to a ongoing problem with the russian operations in the sense that they are operating very close to a turkish border and they are going after moderate opposition that are supported by ...

Ubiquitous presence distorting the events they purportedly document. battle scenes and public beheadings are so scripting that they do multiple takes and read their lines from cue cards. describing a very sophisticated propaganda machine. tell us about that. >> one of the defectors we talked to described it as an army of propagandists. this exists as a special class within the islamic state that have privileges that even fighters don't enjoy, including better cars and better homes to live in, better salaries. it's that big a priority for the islamic state. and what you just alluded to is this ...

Meet to meet the prostitutes. >> reporter: susan sarandon joined her on "the tyra banks show." angelina jolie wrote this article about her when named to "time" magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. that's some pretty impressive backing for a woman who spent her childhood in the slums, as she tells it. what if we told you her story wasn't true, there are so many cracks in it she's resigned from her u.s.-based charity. "newsweek" magazine uncovered new information that contradicts some of the heartbreaking details in somali's tale of mise misery. simon marks investigat...

With me now, the senior political correspondent for "russia today." she's in moscow and cnn military analyst, simon marks. he joins us from bloomington, indiana. welcome to both of you. >> good morning, carol. >> thanks for having me. >> glad you're here. i'd like to get your insight on vladimir putin. americans don't trust him. yesterday u.s. senator called him unhinged. how do you respond to that? how do you see mr. putin? >> well, it's not surprising that most americans invading uk. i don't think that's the case. it's that simple. >> what about the flyers going around in eastern ukraine urg...