n't have a co-anchor. >> you want to fill out an application? >> pick me. always good to see you. can't wait for this one. this stuff is amazing. bill weir's "wonder list," sunday night, 10:00 p.m. right here on cnn. thanks for being with us. bill and i have to go because wolf is coming up right now. hello. i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 6:00 p.m. in london. 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem. 9:30 p.m. in tehran. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. up first, from present day atrocities to attacks on the past isis militants are destroying more cultural treasures. this time the target is the ancient assyrian sid of anymorenimrod. isis has actually bulldozed virtually the entire site.

last week isis released a video showing militants destroying artifacts at the ancient mosul museum. they used sledgehammers to smash some of the sculptures. barbara starr is monitoring the situation. what do we know about the extent of the damage to this ancient city that's been bulldozed with all these historic artifacts? >> reporter: i have to tell you, the information very sketchy coming out of the iraqi government. they are saying that isis went there and did bulldoze nimrod in northern iraq. this is a priceless site. these are artifacts, an ancient city that dates between 900 b.c. and 600 b.c. if you look at the existing photos -- images you begin to get a sense of the great historic and cultural treasure that this location is. the iraqis say that it has been virtually destroyed.

and of course the world awaiting more information about what exactly did transpire here. it would not be the first time isis has done this. in northern iraq in mosul several days ago ithey went there and destroyed another priceless set of artifacts at a museum in mosul. the united nations speaking out about this saying that it cannot remain silent. the world cannot remain silent. that this is just utter destruction of valuable world history. but the reality is right now there is nobody on the ground to stop what isis is doing, wolf. >> as perverted and barbaric as this is why are they destroying these cultural treasures? >> reporter: well the candid answer is who knows who motivates these people to do this? there have been some statements after the destruction in mosul at that museum about destroying idols, destroying idolatry by

isis. this is what they had said. but i have to tell you, the united nations speaking out about this just considers it wanton destruction and is saying that the world must stop it because besides -- again, i don't know -- it sounds so trite, but it is priceless ancient history. some of these artifacts, again, dating back to 900 b.c. so this will never be seen again by the world once isis destroys it. and, of course the concern by the u.n. and other world organizations as well as the iraqi government is that isis will not stop iraq full of priceless treasures, of the ancient world and the concern is that isis may have other architectural and archaeological sites in its cross-hairs. >> thanks very much barbara starr, with that report. now to the ground war

against isis iraqi forces take a significant step in their battle to recapture the city of tikrit. officials say iraqi security forces and their supporters have liberated the town of al dur, about 15 miles or 25 kilometers south of tikrit. our senior international correspondent ben wedeman has an update on this iraqi military offensive and iran's role in the fighting. >> reporter: tikrit is the target. heavy rounds fired into a city now the focus of iraq's biggest yet offensive against isis. the group overran the city last june. there are no signs of life there. many civilians have already fled as well as some isis fighters, according to the soldiers here. we're at a base just two miles or 3.2 kilometers from tikrit. isis is just on the other side. that was an outgoing round.

our visit was organized by a shia paramilitary force created when the iraqi army nearly collapsed during last year's isis onslaught. increasingly they're playing a central role in the fight against isis. this man, one of the commanders has learned a lot over the last few months about isis' tactics. the basic strategy he tells me is to avoid face-to-face confrontations. they depend on improvised explosive devices and snipers. the forces received training, ammunition ammunition, weapons and high-level battlefield advice from iran. our tour included a stop at this mosque east of tikrit until just a few days ago, it was deep inside isis-controlled territory. the iraqi parliament member here visiting the troops was quick to

praise iran for its backing in the fight against isis. today the iranian support is much larger than the american support, which is limited, he says praise for iran mixed with criticism for the u.s.-led anti-isis coalition. unfortunately, says this spokesman, we've seen no effort by the international coalition here and that really doesn't reflect well on them. the iraqi government has said it didn't request assistance from the coalition for the tikrit operation. if this operation is successful these fighters and iran will take the credit. >> ben wedeman is joining us now live from baghdad. ben, excellent report. do these iraqi forces appear to be gaining momentum against isis in this battle for tikrit? because they tried earlier and failed. >> reporter: yeah that attempt last summer was a complete

disaster more than 1,700 iraqi soldiers executed by isis. this time around it looks like a much more deliberate much better-planned operation. as we made our way towards tikrit we saw a lot of hardware on the move in both directions. and in general, they do seem to be making some progress. as you mentioned at the top of your report they did today declare that they've retaken the town of al dur, a very strategic piece of territory. on the other side the east bank of the tigris river. but they are being slowed down by the fact that when isis left that city or gave it up they left behind apparently hundreds of ieds and booby traps and car bombs in the city. so it's difficult to clear it

and eventually allow the civilian inhabitants to return. if that's the problem in al dur, it will be much harder when they go into tikrit which is about ten times bigger than al dur. >> we know the iraqi military is getting help -- some advisers military equipment from the u.s. we know there are these shiite militias there. but what exactly is the role of these iranian military forces who have come in to help the iraqi military? >> reporter: well they also have advisers, a much smaller number. the u.s. has about 3,000 advisers here in iraq. iran reportedly only has around 100. but what we saw today, we got a handout from the fighters. and it included a short clip of what is iranian advisers speaking in farsi gathered around a map, clearly very close to the front lines. so whereas u.s. advisers keep a distance it seems that the

iranians are very hands-on. and of course hands-on in a big way, we've all heard that the commander of the elite al kudz force is on the ground. and according to the iranian media, he is helping supervise the operation. so it's a significant role and a role that's really been developing since last summer where -- or rather in the fall when they played a key role in the breaking of the siege of amerli to the northeast of tikrit. and there was another operation where he was present. and that operation was southeast of baghdad. so very much a significant role here in iraq. >> ben wedeman in baghdad for us. ben, thank you. isis images meant to shock and terrorize have been distributed once again. we're about to include them in this coming report from our own arwa damon because we thought

it's important for you to know about how isis carries out its perverted justice against gays. life for homosexuals is difficult in the muslim world. but where isis rules, the retribution is beyond cruel and another example of their inhume inhumanity on display. the men we spoke with in this report their identities have been concealed. >> reporter: these stills dated march 2015 purport to show a man being thrown from a building. according to the last caption, he was also then stoned to death. his alleged crime? being gay. these images were posted by isis in its stronghold of raqqa. this series as well from january show an older man seated in a chair and then tumbling to the ground. also in january, these from isis in mosul. two men murdered in the same manner. in all the photographs, dozens of people are seen watching the

killings seemingly unfazed. a gay syrian man says that makes the trajact even more tragic. >> their facial expressions are really scary because they are not even scared of what is going on. >> reporter: syria was never a nation that accepted its lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community. these acts are punishable by up to three years in prison here. life for syria's lgbt community has become even more dire. it was not isis that forced nor to leave syria. in 2012 nor saw this video, the only frame not too gruesome to show. the video depicts two men being beheaded, accused of being spies. towards the end of the clip a

voice references a verse from the koran. and he says when he heard that it became one of the main reasons why he decided to leave. according to the posting, the video was filmed in idlib, nor's home province. >> there's a specific verse that would say, only this sin of homosexuality would shake the throne of god. so whenever we hear this video or an audio, we know this is meant for gay people. it was the moment of clarity, a moment of understanding that this place is not safe anymore. >> reporter: he and his partner consider themselves already married. they fled after sami's family found out they were together and a car tried to run them over. two hours later, sami's phone rang. >> there was a man -- he said this time you could make it but the next time you will not. >> reporter: in istanbul the couple lives in shared housing

with other syrian men. when the isis photos emerged, one of their syrian housemates made a sickening comment. >> he made a joke about he was so amused and he has so much money watching homosexuals. and he said now gay men can fly. >> reporter: fear of persecution continues to haunt them here. arwa damon, cnn, istanbul. >> shocking report. still to come boko haram, the militant group has carried out horrific attacks in africa. now they've taken their attacks to a new level. and 50 years have passed since a day that changed the face of civil rights in america. we'll take you live to the bridge that spans history.

we've seen it before. but not from this group. nigerian islamist group boko haram has now released a video purportedly showing the beheading of two men. cnn's diana magna has the story. but we warn you, the video you're about to see is disturbing. >> reporter: bodies executed one by one and thrown into the river. militants doing wheelies in their tanks. and now this the apparent beheadings of two men posted online almost the mirror image of the beheadings isis has published online since summer. two distinct jihadi entities

strikingly similar imagery. boko haram is an extremist group that predates isis by several years but it's clearly been watching and copying the isis formula. since late last year upgrading the quality of its videos adding the stamp of a production house and using the same islamic chants for soundtrack. even down to the professed leader of boko haram assuming the role of preacher the religious symbolism, the alcove setting, a mirror image of isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi preaching in mosul. >> for boko haram, emulating islamic state gains the group prom nance and places them on the same platform as the islamic state. but we can't discount the possibility that there are discernible linkages between the two groups and that using

islamic state's imagery and making references to the leader might be a preamble to a more established linkage between the two organizations. >> reporter: there's no clear evidence of any direct link yet. in its magazine, isis writes of groups including one in nigeria swearing allegiance but doesn't specify which. a media strategy is easy enough to copy. operational success, less so. and though boko haram is capturing and seizing territory, it's not using the same kind of governance tools isis does and doesn't have the same kind of oil wealth that isis does. and crucially so far it doesn't have a trail of would-be foreign fighters flocking its way. analysts say that may change depending on how it's dealt with. >> if you see a more visible, more active international response on this at that point you could risk truly internationalizing boko haram,

which has to date actually be really more of a nigerian terrorist movement. >> reporter: for now, the u.s. and others are limiting their assistance to training and intelligence leaving the nigerians and neighboring powers to take on the group militarily with a hope that a regional force can exceed against boko haram where the nigerian army could not. >> shocking story. thank you, diana reporting for us. when we come back, we'll shift gears. here in the united states it's the best jobless rate in years. so what's going to be the impact of these new numbers? stand by. we'll have details. hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you're killing me. you know what, dad? i'm good. (dad) it may be quite a while before he's ready, but our subaru legacy will be waiting for him.

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some surprising strong numbers for the u.s. economy. in february the number of jobs added was above the earlier estimates and the unemployment rate is now at its lowest point here in the united states in seven years. our chief business correspondent christine romans is following the story. christine? >> reporter: wolf this is a strong jobs report, no question. we're talking about 295,000 net new jobs in the month. and that's continuing a very strong trend. over the past 60 months the private sector has created 12 million jobs. another headline here the unemployment rate, 5.5%. you've got to go back before the crash to get a number that low. 5.5% that's an incredibly good trend. the recovery overall, it wasn't that long ago we were at 10% unemployment at the worst of the recession. it has been a slow and steady

improvement here. 5.5%. and many expecting it to continue to go lower. the sectors here really important because in the first years of this recovery wolf those jobs we were creating were mostly food retail, they were low-wage jobs. it is starting to broaden out. we see food we see retail and also business and information systems and also construction. wages, only 2% growth. you want to see more wage growth that could be the thing that holds the fed back from raising interest rates at least quite quickly here. but overall, wolf this is another strong jobs report. >> certainly is. thank you. this is the 12th straight month the u.s. economy has gained more than 200,000 job, that coupled with a falling unemployment rate very good news for president obama and his administration. let's bring in our chief political analyst gloria borger. gloria the president speaking last month before the democratic national committee spoke about all this. listen to this.

>> so america's coming back. we have risen from recession. we have the capacity to write our own future. we're better positioned than any other nation on earth. all that's thanks to the sacrifice of the american people who we serve but it's also thanks to the values and the policies at the core of this party that all of you have fought for. >> when he took office the country was losing 900,000 jobs every single month. but he's not really getting a lot of political credit for this. >> it really depends on who you ask. this morning, for example, john boehner, the speaker of the house, republican was saying look build a keystone pipeline and create another 42,000 jobs really quickly. the middle class is being left behind. but let's take a look at a poll on the president's handling of the economy and you will see that this month, february 2015 his approval is 43%.

disapproval, 54%. and back in november wolf the president's approval rating was 10% less. >> when it comes to handling the economy. >> there you see the approval rating is 33%. the disapproval was 63%. now it's 54%. so even the disapproval has gone down. the big problem for the president remaining and why it remains over 50%, his disapproval, is as christine was pointing out, wages have not grown quickly. wages only grew by 2% in february. you still have long-term unemployment in this country. it takes a while for people to feel the recovery when they don't see their wages going up. so the unemployment rate can get lowered. they're not feeling it in their pocketbooks. >> if this trend continues, presumably it could help a

potential democrat presidential candidate. >> absolutely. it's always about the economy. and if hillary clinton becomes the democratic nominee, then she will either be saddled with or run on president obama's economy and right now it obviously looks like it's headed in the right direction. and if you're a republican running and things are getting better you can't appear to be cheering for bad news. you have to applaud the good news. and so that's going to be a fine line for them to walk as these numbers continue in the right direction and if wages go up. >> 5.5% is clearly better than 9% or 10% unemployment which was the case when he took office. we'll speak about the hillary clinton e-mails coming up later this hour. also coming up 50 years ago, this bridge was one of many dotting the american landscape. but that all changed. the events that happened here helped change the course of civil rights in the united states of america.

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president. in this new cnn/orc poll only 15% say race relations have gotten better while 39% say they've gotten worse. in may of 2009 just a few months into president obama's term 32% thought race relations were better. just 6% said they were worse. in a radio interview that aired this morning, the president said he's concerned that younger americans feel far-removed from the civil rights struggle. >> this isn't ancient history. i worry sometimes our kids black or white, they are in a classroom and they see the "i have a dream" speech during black history month and they kind of think this is something way back in the past. you know this is something that happened within my lifetime. >> major turning point for race relations, civil rights in the united states came about because of an incident on an alabama

bridge 50 years ago tomorrow. a group of about 609 people plan to march from selma to the state capitol in montgomery in support of voting rights but instead were brutally attacked by state troopers in what would become known as bloody sunday. we take a look at what all happened at the bridge. >> reporter: it's a bridge now just as important for what it brings together than for what it kept apart. from above, you can see the edmund pettus bridge stretch across the alabama river. named after a confederate general, u.s. senator and a high-ranking member of the ku klux klan time has not changed this landmark very much over the last 50 years. >> i had no idea there was a possibility of violence. selma gave so much to america

and the world. >> reporter: this bridge is a powerful piece of metal for so many people across the country. when you stand here you can't really see what's on the other side of the ridge. and the protesters had no idea what they were walking toward. but their walk changed the future of this country. the images that were beamed across the country, the video that helped everyone understand the struggle for the civil rights movement a movement that really got its wings because of what happened here. >> i heard what i thought were gunshots and screams. and people just screaming and screaming. >> reporter: joanne was just a child when she marched on bloody sunday. >> and before we turned around, it was too late. the policemen came in from both sides, the front and the back and there was nowhere to go. tried to walk across and couldn't. >> reporter: it's a painful memory she shares with people a memory she's found a way to embrace despite the horror and

sounds of that fateful sunday. >> i saw this horse and this lady and i don't know what happened. i could seehear the sound when her head hit the pavement. and my sisters thought it was my head hitting the pavement. >> reporter: now the people who march are being celebrated in movies like "selma" for their courage, this bridge was highlighted during a recent academy award acceptance speech for the song "glory." ♪ >> reporter: during his speech he points back here to selma where he remarks, 50 years ago this bridge once a landmark of a divided nation but now it's a symbol for change. the nature of this bridge transcends race gender religion sexual orientation and social status. there's now a lot of attention

being paid to that bridge. those scenic shots, that majestic video all coming from a drone. this is the first time cnn has used a drone in partnership with the faa to shoot parts of this story. i can tell you a lot of people who live in this community are hoping the extra attention will bring more jobs to the area. ryan young, cnn, selma, alabama. >> we're going to bring you special live coverage of the 50th anniversary of the selma to montgomery march beginning tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern right here on cnn. we'll be right back.

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as cnn's oren lieberman tells us this incident raises tensions between israelis and palestinians even more. >> reporter: this attack comes after a number of similar attacks here in recent month both in and around jerusalem. many of these attacks have come along the dividing line between east and west jerusalem. police blocked off road number 1 after is suspect drove his vehicle into israeli border patrol officers and a cyclist. police say the driver, a palestinian man in his 20s drove another quarter mile before light-rail security guard started shooting the car. captured in the moments after the attack the suspect surrounded by security guards the cameraman holding a gun breathing heavily, he says in hebrew, don't shoot him again. >> i know shots were fired at the vehicle itself and the wheels in order to stop the vehicle itself.

only when the terrorist himself came out of the vehicle with a knife it was clear it was a terrorist attack and then he was shot twice in serious condition, taken to hospital. heightened security continuing here in jerusalem. >> reporter: the attack happened near a border patrol headquarters about ten miles north of the middle of jerusalem. it comes after a recent string of attacks in central jerusalem. police say a palestinian man drove his car into a crowd killing a baby and injuring others. and then a palestinian man drove a commercial van into a crowd killing a border police officer and injuring 13 others before getting out of his van and attacking people with a metal bar. a short time after the attack hamas released a statement not taking responsibility for the attack but praising and blessing the attack. this attack comes on the jewish holiday that has a very different feel here on this day. >> oren thank you. still ahead, iranian leaders say they're inching closer to a

nuclear deal but they may face their biggest challenge to any deal right in their own backyard. stand by. we're going live to tehran.

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this week made no secret of the fact he does not support the ongoing nuclear talks between the u.s., five other countries and iran. but iran's religious conservatives are also making it clear they're not big fans of the talks either.

our senior international correspondent fred pleitgen reports from tehran. >> reporter: death to america, death to israel thousands chant at the main friday prayers in tehran a show of force by this country's religious conservatives. tehran has a very large and very powerful religious community. and one thing's clear, those negotiating on behalf of iran are not going to be able to sign any nuclear deal without the backing of these people. but that will be hard. many of those attending the sermon are more than skeptical of the negotiations the rouhani say are inching closer to a deal. >> rouhani is making a fool of himself by going and saying we will negotiate with the u.s. while the u.s. is tricking. this is not right. they did not have a good-faith negotiation on the part of the u.s. >> reporter: unfortunately we've seen that we cannot trust the americans, this young man says

they've shown the nuclear issue is an excuse they want to take everything away from us our religion our dignity. and this one says the americans want too much that's why we are not optimistic. and there have been many times when the u.s. has not been honest. for now, iran's highest authority, the supreme leader ayatollah ayatollah khamenei says he wants a good deal for iran. i will agree to a deal that is fair, the americans repeatedly state that they believe no deal is better than a bad deal we are of this opinion as well. and many attending the friday prayers say additional sanctions and even a military confrontation don't scare them. >> the reason we are progressing is because of the sanctions, not despite of the sanctions. see, we are a great nation. everybody you see here they're

ready to go to war. we are not afraid. >> reporter: many iranians do want sanctions relief as fast as possible. but strong hardliners say they would rather continue to live under sanctions than make concessions to the west. >> and fred pleitgen is joining us now live from tehran. fred are iran's leaders doing anything to try to convince these opponents, these religious conservatives that the talks will benefit iran in the long term? >> reporter: they certainly are trying and there's certainly still an uphill battle they have in front of them. they keep saying they're being tough on the u.s. they say they want to get something out of iran -- out of these negotiations. and i think that's also one of the reasons why you keep hearing the iranian negotiators like the foreign minister say they want the sanctions to be lifted as fast as possible. of course in their view the sanctions should be lifted immediately. but it really is a very, very

difficult thing for them to sell at home to these religious conservatives. for us having been here for about a week it seems the majority of the population wants a deal and they're willing to make concessions. they don't necessarily feel they're more than willing to make sure. this is something the negotiators have to take into account. and they have to have something to show for it if they sign a deal. it's interesting. you remember how president obama said he wasn't certain that the iranians said they were going to be coming to a yes and now we know why.

>> when you hear these thousands of people chanting death to america, death to israel. you've been hearing that for a long time. but do they really mean it? or is it just the slogan? what was your sense? >> reporter: well i think a lot of it is a slogan. i think a lot of it is part of the ceremony that goes on here. a lot of it is reflexive. of course they do feel very combative to the united states. especially if you look at the leadership of this country. of course if you look at the many military institutions of this country, they feel that they are the one who is were standing up to the u.s. and of course to israel as well. you see it around here as well. there's banners all over the place. the big slogan there is resistance forever. so while death to the u.s. death to israel is probably not something they necessarily mean literally, it is something where they do believe they are in a struggle and they feel that u.s. and the israel doesn't want anything good for iran wolf.

>> all right. fred pleitgen reporting live. thank you for the report. up next hillary clinton says her e-mails are on the way. she wants them made public. but the issue herself may now be troubling democrats here in the united states as they look ahead to the presidential contest in 2016. we'll take a closer look. that's coming up next. it's mucinex fast-max night time and it's got a nasal decongestant. is that really a thing? it sounds made up. mucinex fast max night time for multi-symptom relief. breathe easy. sleep easy. let's end this.

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now to the hillary clinton

e-mail controversy here in the united states. the state department is going through clinton's e-mails from her time as secretary of state. she's called on the department to release the e-mails to the public. but the process could still take months. this all has to do with the former secretary of state not having a state department e-mail account instead only using a personal e-mail account. the complaint from republicans and others who have asked for the e-mails in regards to the house investigation into the benghazi consulate attack is that secretary clinton could have easily deleted e-mails pertaining to the attack or any e-mails she deemed controversial. joins us now is gloria borger. you posted on wbtcnn.com. let me read from it. the truth is simple your job is to defend hillary clinton. if you don't her problems become your own. >> well that's to democrats. >> that was your advice to them. >> look. democrats are worried about this

and rightly so. hillary clinton is their punitive democratic nominee. they don't even have someone else in a close second place. if any they can't defend her because they have such a thin bench out there, then they'll have a real problem in this presidential campaign. the problem they've got is that people close to hillary clinton and hillary clinton herself are not exactly telling them what they ought to be saying or what their so-called talking points ought to be because it has not been clarified yet, wolf. and i think the only way hillary clinton can really clarify this and turn the corner on this story because this investigation is going to take months and months. they're going to have to go through all these e-mails. the question -- the way she can turn the corner is to actually talk about it not tweet about it. explain it to the american public why she did this why what she did was well within the law. if in fact it was at the state

department. did she do it to protect her privacy? did she do it to be evasive? i mean these are questions that need to be answered if only because her democrats are sitting out there and saying okay, these are legit questions. how do we answer them on her behalf? >> this new quinnipiac poll she's at 56%. these are among likely democratic voters. elizabeth warren the senator from massachusetts is at 14%. joe biden 10%. basically everyone else really really down there who's even being talked about right now. she's got a lot, but it's gone down since january her points. >> her numbers have gone down but i think the theory on team clinton was that they ought to wait for her to announce. because while the republicans seem to be destroying each other, they were kind of happy to sit back and watch that go on. and why not? but now i think you're seeing the flipside of it. the flipside is when you don't

have an organized apparatus out there for response when you don't have a ready explanation as a campaign would, when you don't have a candidate who's out there talking about this particular issue, explaining herself, then you create more of a problem. hillary clinton has been making a bunch of personal appearances and she hasn't talked about the elephant in the room. she's going to be at the clinton global initiative over the weekend. we don't know whether she'll mention this or not. it may not be the right venue. but at a certain point, i do think you have to hear from her. and this is kind of a problem with being a non-candidate candidate. you either are or you're not. >> so what you're saying -- we're out of time -- is that one tweet at 11:30 at night basically saying i've handed over the e-mails to the state department that's clearly not enough. >> right. >> there's going to have to be some more explanations. >> there are.

>> gloria thanks very much. i'll be back later today, 5:00 p.m. in the "situation room." "newsroom" begins right now. this is cnn breaking news. >> hello. we're breaking news here on cnn. the justice department is planning to bring charges against new jersey nart robert menendez. let's bring in evan perez. are the allegations here? >> eric holder in one of his final acts before he leaves office has signed off on prosecutors' requests to bring charges against senator robert menendez. this is a case that's been going on for several years. prosecutors here in washington for the justice department's public integrity section have been