♪ isis strengthens its grip in ramadi as thousand flee for their lives. can the city be wrestled away from the terror group. >> airbags in your car may be more dangerous than the crash they're to protect you from. >> why would this man pay $350,000 to kill an endangered animal? his answer may surprise and anger you. >> there are so many people. >> hello, i'm rosemary church. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. this is "cnn newsroom." it is 9:00 a.m. in baghdad where the iraqi government is making plans to recapture ramadi.

isis took control of the capital of anbar province a few days ago. and the terror group is now pushing further to the east. pentagon correspondent barbara starr reports. >> reporter: isis gaining ground. not only in the key city of ramadi just miles from baghdad but in libya, tunisia and syria. tens of thousand are now on the run in iraq fleeing ramadi from isis' brutal takeover. hundreds may have already been killed. >> one of the most horrific aspects of this of course is as these isis fighters went through the town they massacred children, wives of the towns people. >> reporter: less than 70 miles from baghdad, ramadi extends isis' influence. former defense secretary bob gates. >> i think that it's -- i think it is a serious loss. >> some iraqi troops had to be air lifted out of the city.

>> police are abandoning positions one area after another. >> reporter: in the end there was no help from the central government in baghdad. >> the iraqi army didn't have a good sense of what was happening in the city. clearly the islamic state had been making inroads over the preceding weeks and months. and ramadi was a foundation rotting from within. >> reporter: shia militiamen are gathering outside ramadi for a possible counterattack. sunni tribes are asking for arms. despite ramadi, the white house is insisting they are making progress. >> as with any military effort, there will be days of progress, and there are going to be periods of set back. >> trending in the wrong direction libya which isis continues to use as a safe haven and where there is no reliable partner to help fight isis on the ground. >> barbara starr reporting there. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says he is absolutely

confident the isis victory in ramadi will be reversed in the days ahead. but a number of people are questioning the obama administration's assessment. among them retired general michael haden, former director of both the cia and national security agency. take a listen. >> i actually think the secretary of state's comments have no foundation in reality. i don't think the iraqi government will be able to mount a force any time in the foreseeable future to recapture the town. if they do recapture the town. they're almost certainly going to use shia militia as spearhead, bulk of the force they use to take over an overwhelmingly sunni town. that is not a solution. that is actually part of the problem. and will make the situation even worse. >> and, former u.s. defense secretary robert gates is also criticizing the u.s. strategy for fighting isis. he says the fall of ramadi is a serious loss.

and he says u.s. forces need to play a greater role on the ground in iraq. >> i think that they do need to at least revisit the rules of engagement for our troops. for the troops that we have there. i think that we need american forward air controllers and spotters for the aircraft. attacks. and i think we need -- more flexibility for the use of special forces. and, i think we need to have embedded american trainers with the iraqi security forces, the anbar tribes, and with the, the kurds, down to at least a battalion level so we can, can help them be more successful. >> robert gates there. canadian police say they have arrested 10 young people for planning to travel to the middle east to join extremist groups. the suspects were arrested at the airport in montreal over the weekend. and had their passports confiscated. police have yet to file charges.

>> in texas. the last of three wanted bikers involved in sun day's deadly brawl is back in custody. the three bikers were among 170 gang members arrested on sunday. a magistrate set a $1 million bond for each suspect. but not before authorities freed the three men on a much lower bond. more on the crowd of bikers now behind bars in texas. >> reporter: there are so many bikers arrested we can't possibly show you all of them. 170 of them, sheriff parnell mcnamara says they're charged with involvement in organized crime connected to capital murder. >> they're lined up. you know? and but we are bringing them out of the cells individually, some times, two at a time. >> a logistical challenge. each of the suspects held on $1 million bond.

170 million dollars in bail money just from this one scene. $1 million. >> i like the $1 million bond. sure do. look a resolving door. we deal with them over and over and over. >> sheriff is a third generation texas lawman. he worries about history in his cowboy hat, western guns and swagger. a former u.s. marshal. he like other officers in waco have spent their decades careers, chasing the bandito gang. this latest brawl may have begun over a parking spot or biker getting his foot run over by a gang member. that escalated to a shootout with police leaving nine dead. >> we are not going to be brought down. >> jimmy graves, higher up in the bandito club, argues many of his bikers at the bloody brawl weren't involved in the fight. >> they're upset. they're detained for, meeting for criminal intent or something. when that wasn't what they were there for. >> none of your guys -- pulled

out weapons against the police. >> never. my guys have never pulled out weapons against the police. none of them. >> the county hopes the arrests and prosecution will change this long, tiresome battle with an old foe. is this a message to other biker gangs? from this county? >> very definitely. you know, you want to call this trouble. come into the county. stab people. shoot people. beat them up. you need to think twice. need to do it some where else. >> nine people died in that brawl on sunday. and even though things have calmed down. authorities are still worrie about violent retaliation from bikers. >> basically there was contracts out on us. and that is toned down some. we, we said early, that what we would look to see happen is we understand this was a very violent terrible event. we have seen enough bloodshed in

waco. we would ask for the cooperation of everybody involved. somebody asked me earlier are you asking the gangs to cooperate. absolutely we are. we have seen enough violence the we have seen enough death. we have seen enough bloodshed. we are starting to see the rhetoric toned down a little bit. >> meanwhile, at the request of a local sheriff, the cossack motorcycle club canceled an annual party set for this weekend west of fort worth, texas. according to the fort worth star telegram newspaper. the event expected to draw 300 to 400 bikers. japanese airbag maker takata is nearly doubling its recall in the u.s. for about 34 million vehicles making it the largest auto recall in history. u.s. transportation officials praised takata for taking responsibility saying the company is taking a significant step forward. take a listen. >> at more than 33 million

vehicle, with 11 manufacturers and multiple suppliers involve, this is an enormously complex situation. we want to ensure that the remedy is organized so safety comes first. >> following the announcement, takata's stock dropped significantly. andrew stevens has more details on that. >> takata stopped tck tumbling. shares lower after the airbag maker announced it was doubling its u.s. recall. and down something like 30%. 34 million vehicles fall under that recall. almost double the original number. that is nearly one vehicle in seven on america's roads. primarily hondas, but the recall involves 11 separate auto makers. thises why x. pledding airbags. firing metal shards into officers with so much force, police say some of the victims look like they have been shot or stabbed. >> the airbag inflaters, we

suspected did not work correctly. and we believe that -- that they have been responsible for at least five deaths in the united states. >> up until now, takata refused to acknowledge that their airbags are defective. that changes today. >> the u.s. national highway traffic safety administration had been fining takata $14,000 a day, maximum for failing to cooperate with its probe. fines were suspendeds s ttuesd. it will provide scant consolation. in a statement, takata was pleased to reach an agreement that represented a clear path forward but did decline an interview. andrew stevens, hong kong. >> ruptured pipeline create an oil spill stretching for miles off the coast of california near santa barbara. the u.s. coast guard says 21,000

gallons or 79,000 liters of crude oil spilled into the ocean. the company responsible for the pipeline says it has been shut down. and no more oil is leaking. no injuries reported. crews are now working to contain and clean up that spill. north korea, abruptly cancels a planned visit by u.n. secretary-general moon. coming up more reaction from the u.n. chief. plus london police made several arrests. more than a month after thieves drilled into a vault and stole jewels and cash. >> do you still feel like what you did is going to benefit the black rhino? >> 100% 100%. >> plus a man goes on a legal hunt for an endangered animal. his reason for doing so. just ahead.

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welcome back, everyone. we want to get back to our top story now. the fight against isis in iraq. the government in baghdad is

finalizing its plans to retake the city of ramadi after it fell to isis over the weekend. cnn's correspondent joins us live from amman, jordan with details. this is going to be a very long, hard fight to reclaim ramadi. many are questioning iraq's plan to use iranian backed shiite militia and sunni tribesmen in the fight. how risky is the strategy? what does it say about the capability of the iraqi security forces? >> well, when it comes to iraqi security forces, rosemary, i think the past year is the biggest example. they're not able to do this on their own. not ready. undergoing retraining, restructuring something that will take time. they are heavily reliant on the iranian backed shia militias in the example of tikrit, the main fighting force was iranian

backed shia militias. yes they're mobilizing the shia militias and sunni tribal fighters that make of the popular mobilization units that will be involved in the fight. and iraqi officials continue to say that this is coming at the request of sunni officials in anbar province. they say that they want the help from these iranian backed shia militias. it is going to be very risky. not one organized fighting force. they do not come under one command per se. we have seen them in the past. being accused as some of the groups, i have to say, shia militias accused of carrying out crimes against sunni populations in areas that they quote, unquote, liberated. it is going to be risky. a test to see how this actually plays out. as you sd aid, very complicated and tough taking them into the sunni heartland. >> yes, of course, added to that. problems, criticisms, u.s.

strategy here. that needing a rethink. but also, what does the fall of ramadi to isis tell us about apower of this militant group now even after nine months of u.s. and coalition air strikes in iraq and syria. >> well, rosemary we have been saying this for months now. isis is still a very capable organization. it is adaptable. as we have seen these terror groups in the past. they have the ability to adapt to whatever they are facing. air strikes alone are not going to -- really -- be enough off to fight isis. more need s to happen on the ground. a lot more. no one magical solution when it comes to the fight against isis. the group remains, able as we have seen. off to take a major city despite ten months of these, air strikes. coalition air strikes. they have managed to take one of iraq's city determined to take

control of. they still have ability to carry out devastating attacks. across iraq and syria. so, more need to happen on the ground. as you mentioned. the strategy need to be rethought. and, more need to happen, other than these air strikes to, to fight isis and to try and stop this group while, you know they have changed their ways of carrying out -- their attacks in advances. they're still capable. >> we will be watching closely to see if any change in strategy occurs. and reporting there live from amman, jordan. many thanks to you. >> u.n. secretary-general moon says his planned visit to the kasong industrial complex in north korea was abruptly canceled. the u.s. chief calls the decision deeply regrettable. will ripley joins us live with details. ban ki-moon doesn't know why north korea chanced his planned

visit. what's the likely reason do you think? why would the cancellation come so late just before he was actually due to be there? >> the north korean government has been known in the past to abruptly cancel planned events to change plans at the last notice. so this is not necessarily uncharacteristic behavior for pyongyang. but this would have been really a significant trip. ban ki-moon first secretary-general in 20 years to visit north korea. but if you look at this trip, from the perception of the north korean government side. we were just in kasong, the first time cnn had been allowed to visit the complex. on the border, north/south korea, on the northern side of the demilitarized zone. we got impression north koreans look at any crossing into the industrial complex from south core car as some sort of unspoken expression of support for the south korean government. right now the north and south are locked in a, dispute, that

the north wants the south to pay more money to the north korean workers who are there. they want few raise the minimum wage. unilaterally declared, minimum wage increased without consulting with south koreans. south koreans are telling companies not to pay. could be a factor. this would have been an opportunity for the north to have a prestigious visit like this. it was just, just cut off, rosemary. >> yeah, talk to us about what -- ban ki-moon was hoping to achieve on this planned visit to north korea. what was on his agenda? >> what was on his agenda, itinerary? >> he would have gone to see one remaining example of cooperation between north korea and south korea. these are factories owned and managed by the south koreans. yet they have north korean workers. north korea buses the workers in every day. there are 52,000 of them. of course it works out well for south koreans because they have employees who are educated trained also cheap labor. and all the wages are then paid

directly to pyongyang. so the north benefits financially from that as well. ban ki-moon was there. he was saying he wanted to promote reconciliation, encourage the north to reach out and to work more with international community to come back into the fold. so of course this is quite a set back in those, those efforts given that now he will not be visiting. won't be crossing into north korea. >> certainly looks that way. our will ripley joining us live from tokyo, japan. many thanks to you. well the u.s. has charged six chinese citizens with economic espionage for allegedly stealing trade secrets from american tech companies. a professor from china has been arrested. he is the only one in u.s. custody so far. cnn justice correspondent evan perez has more on the indictment. >> reporter: according to the justice department we are talking about stolen trade secrets and economic espionage. one of these -- people has now been arrested, all the other, the other five, are still at

large and believed to be in china. here's what they did. according to the justice department. they stole technology which is known as fbar, electronic filter in cell phones and military applications. they stole recipes, source code, specifications from two companies. one is avago the other is skyworks and sold it according to the justice department for tiangjin university for use with chinese come pans and also for the use of the university to be able to develop its own technology. >> a poignant visit to island for britain's prince charles began with an historic handshake. charles met with sinn fein leader, gerry adams, decades of conflict in northern ireland ended with a peace agreement in 1988 when when the irish

republican army halted its campaign against british rule. next prince charles will visit the site where his great uncle lord mountbatton was killed by an i.r.a. bomb in 1979. >> nine suspects are under arrest in connection with london's so-called hatten garden jewel heist. last months thieves drilled into a safe deposit company vault and got away with undisclosed amount of gems and cash. fred plankin has details on the raid that led to arrests. >> reporter: another remarkable twist in what was one of the biggest heists in recent history. police say they have nine people in custody. they didn't give any names, however, one of the interesting things is the age range of those the police say are suspected in all of this. the oldest of them 76 years of age. three of those now behind bars, are above the age of 65. police also say, that they searched several premesis in

london and towns as well. they believe they have recovered a substantial part of what they say might have been stolen from this place. during the long easter weekend. what happened of course over the easter holidays was that people broke into the hatten garden safe deposit and stole what many believe could be up to $300 million worth of jewels, worth of money, as well as diamond and other gems also. now awfll of this led to criticm of the police force in london. those doing this set off an alarm. they used heavy tools doing all of this. setting off an alarm. however, the police did not come here to the scene and didn't check out what was going on. and that, that many believe was one of the reasons, why they might have been able to get away with is. the people behind all of this actually left a lot of power tools here. after, after completing what they did. then of course, escaped with that loot. the police facing that criticism. now say that they worked relentlessly to try and uncover

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states. and all across the globe. i'm rosemary church. let's update you on our top stories this hour. isis forces are pushing further

east towards baghdad after capturing the iraqi city of ramadi. the iraqi government is mobilizing shiite militias and arming sunni tribesmen as part of its plan to retake the capital of anbar province. the u.s. says it's looking at how it can help. >> in the u.s., the cossacks motorcycle club agreed to call off its annual rally set for this weekend on its own property not far from waco, texas. the "fort worth star telegram" newspaper said local officials asked the club to chance m tanc event. >> takata is recalling nearly 34 million vehicles in the u.s. over defective airbags making this the largest auto recall in history. some airbags have exploded when they deployed sending shrapnel flying at both the driver and front seat passenger. at least five deaths have been

linked to the flaw. >> we turn to protests in burundi's capital on tuesday which at times became violent. the nation has been in turmoil for weeks now. since the president announced he will seek a third term. reeg na l regional leaders are calling for elections to be postponed indefinitely after last week's failed coup attempt. thousand of people are trying to escape the trouble. we want to turn now to cnn's correspondent who joins us from tanzania. she has more on efforts to help refugees there. diana, these people have, have fled burundi, fearing political violence. what are the conditions they're confronting now? >> well, rosemary, on this tiny strip of land that is kagunga, it is a humanitarian crisis.

tens of thousand of people crammed on to a very, very small strip of land. desperate to get on to the boat where i am to leave. the lake is really the only exit route. more than 100,000 now have fled burundi. less because of what is happening, but more because of what they fear might happen. but yes, this, this little strip of kagunga where i spent the day yesterday and where this boat will head off again today to pick up more refugees. this its the situation that we saw there. >> sticks and a flimsy rope don't hold back the really determined. it's hard for aid work tires keep any kind of order with people this desperate. >> each day we have 600 to 900 persons traveling. and but it is a huge fight to go

normally because people want to get out of here any way. tens of thousand of burundian refugees crammed into kagunga. this ship their way out to refugee centers where they may have more space, food to eat, more chance of shelter. what makes the people go through this rather than stay in their home country in burundi, their presidential bid for a third term that sparked all this. the trauma of the recent civil war that sits so heavy in the burundi consciousness they are preparred to go through this to escape. >> she remembers the war well. >> translator: i saw then that any one could be targeted. this time around i didn't wait, she says. >> how long have they been here? >> unhcr says it could take

2 1/2 weeks to clear kagunga that's if no more refugees come in. >> this was like a nightmare. until now, it looks look we are going nowhere. >> reporter: but this workhorse has evacuated thousand. now a second ship brought in to help. the most vulnerable. mothers with babies and the very ill are boarding. she has to wait her turn. but she is resolute. she laughs when i ask her what sunny would look she would like to say to her president. >> translator: what will i tell him, he has been told a few times what to do. he still hasn't listened. one man's grasping ambition coming at a huge cost for so many of his countrymen. of course, rosemary when the boat brings refugees here that is not the end of their journey. they go to a stadium in the town where i am and transported to

tanzania's largest refugee camp where already there are 60,000 refugees prior to this crisis. many of the refugees who were fleeing tanzania, burundi for tanzania have been here before during the civil war. as i said it really its the trauma of that experience that has made so many so quick to leave their home countrych rose mary. >> quite understandable. reporting there from kagunga in cans knee yeah. ma -- tanzania. >> migrants were rescued off the coast of indonesia hours ago. they're the latest in a stream of desperate people fleeing persecution and pocher tee epo region. 3,000 migrants reached malaysia, thailand and indonesia so far. all three countries have turned away some migrant ships in recent weeks. in the meantime, myanmar's ministry of foreign affairs says it is ready to work with the

international community to prevent smuggling and illegal migration in the region and to help alleviate the suffering of smuggled victims. another tense situation in indonesia. local media reporting, indonesia will sink 41 foreign boats caught fishing illegally in its waters. the move its part of the president's controversial campaign to protect indonesia's maritime resources and domestic fishing industry. a government minister says chinese shipping boats will be among those destroyed and that will be a first. >> in colombia, rescuers spent another day searching for survivors of a huge landslide. heavy rain sent mud rushing into homes monday morning. at least 78 people are dead. and 37 injured. it is still unclear how many are missing. it caught most people off-guard while they were sleeping. and, locals say, roads are

impassible. and bridges covered in mud. the president says the government will provide new housing for people who have lost their homes. >> parts of the u.s. state of texasre seeing historic rainfall this month. and we have our meteorologist, pedram javahari here to talk about that. so much across the globe. let's focus on what is happening there. >> rezosie, ankle deep water ca knock you off your feet. knee deep can move vehicles. a sobering statistic when you look at texas. and the footage out of areas of texas few hours ago. show you the video. see the tremendous flooding taking place across there. heavy rainfall, sheets of water coming down at times. lightning strikes. left and right. some radar estimates put ten inches of rainfall per hour in parts of texas. over the region. map in motion. graphic shows you what occurred

in 2015. city of dallas. 2 1/2 million people live here. 21 inches of rainfall have come down. half a meter. 6 1/2 inches. all of 2014, brought 21 inches of rainfall. again, tremendous rainfall taking play. take a look at places. oklahoma city. a foot of rain. 3 inches they expect for the month. work the line. south. see dallas doubling rainfall totals. corpus christi steeing what it would see in may. lightning strikes. 1300 an hour over northern texas. in fact the weather, spawned some 27 tornados. 17 of them in texas. 10 in the state of oklahoma. tornado watch in effect. meaning conditions are favorable in the box where 350,000 people live. for some of the storms. they have rotation. but rosie, look at this. we have had significant hail reports as large as 4 inches in, 10 centimeters, grapefruit sized hail coming down. that will give you a

historicaler spehistorical perspective. volleyball size came down. largest hailstone. preserved in the climate center in the united states in a cold environment. but these hailstones are traveling at a, travel velocity of 120 miles an hour. 200 kilometers an hour. so, significant damage could be done obviously. needless to say. impressive storms. >> we seem to see more and more of this. reporting on these enlarged hailstones. what's that about? >> when you have more water vapor. c 02 released. release enough moisture to create some larger hailstones. yeah, seems like in the last couple years. seeing grapefruit last night. volleyball size a couple years ago. yeah. >> pedram javahari, so much detail and educate us along the way. many thanks. >> the namibia government hopes that the hunt for this endangered animal and the

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>> welcome back, everyone the namibia government is testing a controversial program that hopes to save the endangered black rhino by auctioning permits to hunted. one man won a permit to hunt a rogue rhino bull. cnn went along with him and has the story in this exclusive report. three days of hunting a black rhino through the unforgiving desert brush of northern namibia. ended here. and cory has no regrets.

you have been heavily criticized for doing what you just did. do you still feel like what you did is going to benefit the black rhino. 100%. 100%. i felt look from day one it was benefiting the black rhino. i don't feel like that, until the day i die. >> he granted cnn exclusive access into this controversial hunt for the black rhino one of the most endangered in the world. he won the lice nse to hunt the rhino. >> many think what you are doing is barbaric. you don't care about the black rhino. >> nobody in this situation, with this particular, black rhino put mr. value on it than i did. >> i'm hell bent on protecting it. >> it smelled us. >> he received death threats and scathing criticism. some animal welfare groups call conservation hunting a horrific

idea. >> these are incredibly majestic creatures. and they're worth alive is far more, far greater than they are dead. >> in namibia, the biggest threats to the black rhino are poachers and often the rhinos themselves. that's the story of this rhino spotted by cameras at a watering hole just before sunrise. last year, it killed another rhino in a gruesome fight. the hunt begins. the african brush is dense. nolton will have a split second to decide whether to pull the trigger. >> catastrophic mistake if he were to shoot the wrong rhino. one that is not on the list of eligible rhinos to be taken out of the herd. >> low cull trackers pical trac

rhino and walk into the brush. >> angry rhino. he is likely going to get up and go. so we need to be ready. >> silence is crucial. trackers direct nolton and namibia hunting guide with hand signals. we get closer. in an instant the rhino flashes before us. the rhino moves around us but he is invisible. silent. a nearly 3,000-pound beast that can move look a ghost in the brush. until it decide to charge. we don't see him until he is 30 feet away. >> right there. >> charging right at us. i have to dive below nolton's high powered rifle. a short while later, the rhino is dead. as we sit here at this moment, and take it all in, and we think

about what the biggest threat to these rhinos are around the world, and it is poachers. people who will kill these animals and leave them to rot in these fields of africa. just for this horn. these horns that you see here will sell for hundred of thousand of dollars on the black market. cory nolton knows this isn't easy to watch. but he vows to take the abuse of his critics to convince the world that conservation hunting can save the black rhino. you may be wondering why the namibian government would endorse a hunt for an endangered animal in their country or why a conservationist would hunt an animal under threat. >> these types of hunts are rare. the government of namibia has been issuing permits to hunt black rhinos since 2009.

never never issued the full amount. hunting conservationists support this hunt. the rhino that cory nolton shot and killed was actually a deterrent to the namibian government. in the area where the black rhino was, three males, no females. no chance of reproduction. that rhino prohibiting that. now the namibia government says it can start considering perhaps bringing in females into the area. and increasing the chances of course of reproduction and numbers of the black rhino population. very complex issue. very e notion mall issue. as, many people have tried to comprehend exactly what is going on. poaching is just a monumental threat here in the country of namibia for black rhinos. >> black rhinos are listed as critically endangered. their population dropped a staggering 96%. between 1970 and 1992.

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