GOP Report Shows ISIS Intel Doctored
KOSIK: The campaign against ISIS may not be going as well as we have been told. According to an investigation by Republican members of Congress, intelligence reports from U.S. Central Command on the anti- ISIS campaign have been overly optimistic at best. We get more from CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr.</s>BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Ryan, Alison, this has been a report in the works for several months now. Republican congressional investigators looking at allegations that at the U.S. Central Command, CENTCOM, the part of the military that runs the war against ISIS, they may have cooked the books on intelligence. And now we've had a look at the report. Let me read you just one of the findings from this report. It says, and I quote, "CENTCOM produced intelligence that was also significantly more optimistic than that of the other parts of the intelligence community and typically more optimistic than actual events warranted." So, Central Command, the military, between 2014 and 2015, coming up with rosier intelligence, a better outlook about the fight against ISIS than the rest of the intelligence community had. Why did they do this? Well, the report found that at Central Command military -- top military commanders were relying more on the intelligence from the field than the intelligence from their own analysts and that that was skewing part of the picture. Now there are new commanders at Central Command, new analysts, new leaders in the command. They say they're trying to make sure that everything's in order now but this is not the last word. There is an inspector general investigation, a separate investigation, underway and no final word yet on what that review may find -- Alison, Ryan.</s>NOBLES: Thank you, Barbara. A diplomatic ultimatum from Turkey to the U.S. over an exiled Islamic cleric. The Turkish government calling for Fettulah Gulen who was behind a failed military coup last month. President Erdogan saying that the Obama administration must choose either risk America's relationship with Turkey or extradite the leader who lives in self- imposed exile in the U.S. for decades. Now Turkey considers him and his followers to be terrorists.</s>KOSIK: With the U.S. engaged in air wars against ISIS in Iraq, Syria, and Libya, the Air Force has a desperate need for jet fighter pilots. Officials expect to be short 700 fighter pilots by year's end. A sharp increase from back in March when they said just over 500 would be needed to carry out current missions. Now the military is planning to increase retention bonuses to get pilots to stay in the service longer.</s>NOBLES: The federal government is set to authorize more research into the medical benefits of marijuana. An announcement with detail is expected to come out today. According to published reports, the government is not willing to consider requests to reclassify marijuana as a drug with accepted medical uses. Right now it is classified as a Schedule 1 drug and is considered dangerous and highly addictive with no medical benefits.</s>KOSIK: A veteran Arkansas police officer shot and killed in a five- hour standoff with a gunman. It began Wednesday morning when the father of 35-year-old Billy Monroe Jones called 911 to report his son had pulled a gun on him. Over 200 officers responded to the home taking frequent fire from Jones before he surrendered. Deputy Bill Cooper suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and did not survive surgery. Another officer was wounded.</s>NOBLES: A 73-year-old librarian attending a citizen's police academy course in Florida accidentally shot and killed by an officer during a role playing activity. Mary Knowlton of Punta Gorda volunteered to play a victim in a shoot or don't shoot scenario during the two-hour class when she was hit by a live round. The entire community and police officials stunned by the tragedy.</s>TOM LEWIS, PUNTA GORDA CHIEF OF POLICE: We were unaware that any live ammunition was available to the officer at the time.</s>UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: But how does that happen? How do you go unaware?</s>LEWIS: That is a great question. And the investigation is going to detail exactly how all those details were missed.</s>NOBLES: Making this even more tragic, Mary Knowlton's husband of 55 years was in the classroom and witnessed his wife's shooting death. State police are investigating.</s>KOSIK: Just so awful.</s>NOBLES: Terrible tragedy.</s>KOSIK: One big name stock that's just hitting an all-time high. And it's probably part of your 401(k). We're going to get an EARLY START on your money next.