U.S. Apologizes for Airstrike Hitting Syrian Soldiers.
WHITFIELD: Well, welcome back. I'm Fredricka Whitfield in New York. So, three possible terror attacks on U.S. soil in one day. In Minnesota, nine people stabbed at a shopping mall in St. Cloud. We've also just learned the FBI's investigating the incident as a potential act of terrorism. And ISIS is claiming the attack was carried out by a "soldier of the Islamic state." And that suspect was shot down dead by an off duty police officer. And then in New York, multiple law enforcement officials saying there are similarities between the bomb that went off in Manhattan last night and the one in Seaside Park, New Jersey earlier in the day. However, officials have not concluded that the incidents are connected. Meantime, a diplomatic firestorm is erupting after U.S.-led coalition air strikes accidentally killed and wounded dozens of Syrian soldiers. The bombing prompted Russia to call an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council last night. The U.S. is expressing regret over the incident. Central command says they were after ISIS targets at the time. CNN's Global Affair Correspondent Elise Labott joining me now with more on this. So you had an exclusive interview with Secretary of State John Kerry. How does he explain all of this?</s>ELISE LABOTT, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIR CORRESPONDENT: Well, you know, you heard Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. last night. She was calling this as a stunt. She was pulling no punches. And that Russia came back and said this is a ploy to end the ceasefire and end cooperation. And I asked Secretary Kerry about that. And he seemed to say that's a very cynical view of looking at it and called on the Russian, really said it was the Russians to blame. Take a listen.</s>JOHN KERRY, SECRETARY OF STATE: The biggest judgment they need to make is stop Assad from bombing people indiscriminately, which he continues to do. And if you are serious about having a ceasefire, and they say they are, then they should keep Assad from flying right now and prove their sincerity about a ceasefire. But to allow Assad, who is a spoiler, he doesn't want a ceasefire. To allow him to continue to go after opposition pretending that they are Nusra, is in and of itself a huge challenge to this effort. So we call on Russia to stop the grand standing, stop the show boating, and get the humanitarian assistance going. It is now Sunday morning.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That's right.</s>KERRY: This started Monday night of last -- of this past week. And the humanitarian assistance is supposed to be flowing. The regime, once again, is blocking it. So Russia's client, Russia's supported friend, is the single biggest blockade to the ability to move forward here. And the opposition feels threatened because the bombs continue even as there is supposed to be a cessation of hostility. So let me just say this clearly, Russia signed up to a cessation of hostility. Assad said he would live by it. Then he needs to stop and let the Joint Implementation Center get set up, so Russia and the United States can coordinate in order to avoid the kind of terrible thing that happened yesterday, which we all acknowledge and regret.</s>LABOTT: So, some very tough words there from Secretary Kerry. Essentially saying that, you know, what they're calling essentially a mistake is really because the Russians are not cracking down on the regime like they said they would, and not letting that aid get through so this ceasefire can move into the next phase, which is the U.S. and Russia working together not only to end the violence in Syria but to jointly go after these ISIS and Al-Nusra Front threats. So this ceasefire really very shaky right now.</s>WHITFIELD: Is there lost hope on this ceasefire?</s>LABOTT: Well, I asked the Secretary Kerry that. I said, how long are you going to give this. You know, you wanted seven days of quiet, you haven't had one day of quiet. You haven't seen one aid convoy go through. He said, "You know, listen, we know it's imperfect. We have to give it a test." I asked him, "It seems like they're answering your test." And he said, "We're not ready to pull the plug yet." And why is that? Because really, Fred, they have no other options, no other alternative. President Obama has said he does not want to get more militarily involved. So, really, the only option for the U.S. right now is to work with the Russians, as imperfect as it may be, to try to calm the violence and more importantly, get some of this aid in, because, especially in Aleppo, the Syrian civilians are really in bad shape.</s>WHITFIELD: Is there kind of an imposed deadline on the ceasefire? If it doesn't work by this point, then you got to call it a failure or start over?</s>LABOTT: Not really. I mean, Secretary Kerry said you need seven days of consecutive quiet. And so they have not ...</s>WHITFIELD: Whenever the first day begins.</s>LABOTT: Whenever the clock starts ticking. So, you haven't had one day. And now, they're not saying necessarily quiet. They're saying it needs to be reduced violence. I think if the U.S. were to see some of this aid get in and you had a little bit of reduced violence, they'd be more willing to work with the Russians. But still, the Pentagon, very weary of this agreement, very weary of working with the Russians. So, even if the violence has calmed down and you get some of that aid through, still have a Pentagon who is going to be, in effect, carrying out this agreement that is very reluctant to work with the Russians. So, it's not looking good.</s>WHITFIELD: Meantime, these poor people hanging in the balance, who were desperate for aid.</s>LABOTT: Who are really the victims here.</s>WHITFIELD: Yeah. All right, Elise Labott, thank you so much. Appreciate that. All right, the next hour of the "CNN Newsroom" begins right after this short break.