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Lost a quarter of the area that it once controlled in iraq and syria. jennifer griffin works the pentagon for us and is there this afternoon. jennifer, secretary carter seemed to indicate that the united states could be getting more involved in iraq. >> that's right. last week he surprised lawmakers by announcing plans to send a special operations task force to iraq. today he indicated, shep, the u.s. is going to do more in close support from the air. >> the united states is prepared to assist the iraqi army with additional unique capabilities. to help them finish the job. including attack hel...

Last time we gave the pentagon $43 million it trained only four fighters. shep? >> what about our other allies in the middle east, jennifer? >> well, defense secretary carter said he has spoken with his counterparts in 40 countries this week alone. he says he asked for sunni-arab countries to do more. but he said saudi arabia and the other gulf states are, quote, preoccupied with fighting in yemen against iranian-backed forces. that, he indicated, is diverting our middle eastern gulf allies' attention away from fighting isis. in recent days the french president says france's aircraft carrier w...

Admitting to something you didn't do. >> so you pled guilty to murder? >> that don't mean you're guilty. i pled guilty because they forced me to trial and everything else. i would have beat the murder, but i'm not going to beat no assault. victim come in and say, he did it. oh, he did it. you know what i mean? >> now, with all charges resolved, mickey will soon transfer to prison. he says in the meantime, he's focused on keeping his family together and dealing with the misery of jail. >> see the toilet is like an everyday reminder of how much your life is in the [ bleep ], because your life is...

And a severed head. witnesses say the shooter at this hotel behind me was taking out anyone he could see. take a listen as they describe what happened. >> i heard gunshots firing. first, i thought it was fireworks. then two minutes, boom boom, boom. went to the balcony and hundreds of people were running and screaming to their hotel room. >> taking a -- taking up shooting people just falling to the ground. >> indiscriminately? >> yeah anybody. i seen him shoot four people they fell to the ground. he looked as though he got --

Lighter sentence because he could prove he was not guilty of murder. that the politics of plea bargaining sometimes means admitting to something you didn't do. >> so you pled guilty to murder? >> that don't mean you're guilty. i pled guilty because they forced me to trial and everything else. i would have beat the murder, but i'm not going to beat no assault. victim come in and say, he did it. oh, he did it. you know what i mean? >> now, with all charges resolved, mickey will soon transfer to prison. he says in the meantime, he's focused on keeping his family together and dealing with the mise...