clinging for their lives. tens of thousand of people are displaced across iraq and syria as isis tightens its grip on the region. >> also, we're an hour away from vote counting in ireland's landmark referendum on same-sex marriage. >> how a pizza crust led u.s. police to the prime suspect in a grisly murder mystery. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm ivan watson broadcasting live from hong kong. and this is "cnn newsroom."

thousands of people are fleeing iraqi and syrian cities now in the hands of isis. the united nations says close to 25,000 people have left ramadi and headed to baghdad. witnesses say isis militants are executing people there who they think are working with the iraqi government. around 11,000 people are believed to have left the ancient syrian city of palmyra. the syrian observatory for human rights estimates that isis now controls half of syria. i want to bring in ian lee for more on this story. he is joining us live from cairo, egypt. ian, good to see you. now, it seems isis has captured some serious momentum over the last week. what's the latest on the movements advances, ian? they're talking about retaking

ramadi. really they have to stop isis advances to begin with. they are pushing outside of ramadi. they have taken the city of husaba, and they're fighting where there is a sunni tribe that has been royal to the iraqi government, putting up stiff resistance there. then if they are able to take that, then it is off to the region where the shiite militias are forming up, the iraqi security forces have pulled back to there as well. really trying to make a last stand. if isis is able to take that area, it creates a corridor between the two isis controlled cities of ramadi and falluja, from there it is only, 35 kilometers in a straight line from falluja to the airport of baghdad. so this is, we're not talking about a very vast area. these are less than 100

kilometers, isis will be if successful connecting ramadi and falluja, just outside of baghdad. >> ian, the fighting has sent a fresh wave of tens of thousand of people running for their lives. is there anybody there to help them? as we have seen from arwa damon's reports, there are this stream of people. yesterday she was reporting that the iraqi government closed the bridge, stranding refugees on the other side of the river. unable to make it to baghdad. the iraqi government is afraid that there are isis militants hiding in these refugees trying to infiltrate the other side, the government side of control. we have seen tens of thousand of refugees, 25,000 as the u.n. has put it. they're in desperate need of care, of food, water, medical

care, shelter. and, that's going to be a, put a burden on the iraqi government. but also, they're the people who are left behind as well, the people who remained in ramadi, we know that isis in the past, from other accounts, do not treat the people that they deem as a threat in those cities, they will execute them. they sold women off into slavery. so whenever isis does take an area, humanitarian crisis ensues. >> you know, ian, this week the u.s. state department announced that ramadi was captured last sunday. after isis sent a wave of some 30 vehicle-borne suicide bombs, waves of them. 30 of them in 96 hours. is there anything that can be done to stand against these suicide moving death bombs?

>> they are incredibly difficult to stop as well. these are -- at times, bulldozers, armored, packed with explosives, something out of a "mad max" movie. going towards the front lines. blowing up, creating chaos, isis exploits that and is able to take advantage. they are very difficult to stop, the united states government is sending anti-tank missiles to the iraqi government to help stop this tactic. but it has proven very effective. and one thing it highlights, more than anything is isis' will to continue the battle to keep pushing. it shows that on the other side when they fight the iraqi government, they just, their soldiers do not have that will to hold the ground, even though they are facing -- a very -- capable force. ian lee, live from cairo. thank you for explaining this, ian. good talking to you. one of the richest new prizes claimed by isis is the ancient

syrian city of palm ra, the ruins there date back two millen yeah and could be leveled by isis for being what it calls un-islamic. palmyra, a 2,000-year-old city, remarkably preserved in the middle of the desert and now in the hands of isis. the agony of syria's three-year war, just got worse. activists say isis captured the syrian city of tadmur, many residents will flee in terror to escape the public executions the group directs against opponents. in addition to the human cost of this conflict. there are fears isis may unleash its wrath on the nearby ruins of palmyra. i visited palm as a tourist on a bus. a cultural oasis of ancient

greco-roman columns, arches, and amp thet ter. this caravan town had been an important stop on trade routes that once linked rome to east asia. seeing it left me humbled. it was a reminder that we are but small chapters in a much larger, longer, human story. and now this treasure stands at the mercy of an army of marauding nilists. isis leveled in the destruction of sumarian statues in mosul, bulldozing of a asyrian palace in nimrud. isis aren't the only groups that committed sins against world heritage in syria. in their battle for power, rebels, damaged the ancient bazaar in aleppo, fought over the crusader castle.

both rebels and black marketeers looted and sold off treasures. isis takes this destruction to an entirely new level. another piece of our collective history may be on the verge of being irrevokably lost. let's hope the wonders of palmyra are not deprived from future generations. now that isis controls so much of syria, u.s. retired army general predicts the country will fall to militants in a matter of months. brigadier general mark kimmet made the alarming prediction to our jonathan mann. >> well it certainly isn't going to be the internal dynamics inside syria. if you take a look at correlation of forces between al-nusra, isil, government forces, clearly it is on the side of isil and al-nusra. ba sheer al assad is being pushed back, and in damascus. and in the community in the

west. isil its unowe posed. unless you see an external intervention of some kind. i don't think you will see the damascus forces of bash iral assad much longer. perhaps until the end of the year. >> you think by 2016, isis, will in fact hold the territory of the government of syria? >> what i am suggesting is that i don't think the government of bashir al assad will be in power at the end of the year hat this rate. >> now to saudi arabia where at least 21 people are dead after a suicide bomber blew himself of at a shiite mosque. shiites are a minority in the predominantly sunni kingdom. isis has claimed responsibility, via twitter. if their claim is true, this would be a rare attack by the terror group inside saudi arabia. worshippers were in the middle of prayers when this bomb went off. so far, no details on how many were wounded.

british taxi driver convicted of making roadside bombs during the height of the iraqi insurgency learned his sentence for killing an american soldier. frederick plankin reports on the long, pain staining investigation which could serve as a message to other bomb builders. >> reporter: showing no emotions when the judge handed down the sentence. life in prison with a minimum term of 38 years. the court believed it proven that the 3-year-old british cab driver was part of a bomb making ring in iraq in 2007. one of the improvised explosive devices or ieds, they manufactured, killed sergeant first-class randy johnson. when it struck the striker vehicle he was riding in close to camp liberty near baghdad. jon left behind a wife and two young children. his widow claudia wrote a note to the court after the man was convicted saying thank you so much. it is a big relief to know that

justice has been served. however it doesn't change much for us. randy will be greatly missed. it was a long, painstaking investigation that led authorities to him. they found fingerprints on the ieds. and linked the construction style and material of those bmz to the one that killed sergeant first-class johnson. the investigation took seven years. and he was arrested at his home in 2014. and there, investigators found a guide to manufacturing explosives as well as anti-american propaganda. british prosecutors saw his actions not as an act of war but as an act of terror and charged him with murder and conspiracy. he claimed he only helped build the bombs to protect sunni villages from shia militias during the worst sectarian violence of iraq's civil war. an argument the court didn't

buy. it was the london police's counterterrorism unit, sl 15 that's eventually made the arrest. awe off the message this conviction sends. is there is no hiding place for bomb makers anywhere in the world. >> the judge noted the ied that killed sergeant first-class, randy johnson was pro nationally made and therefore exceptionally lethal. after a long, meticulous investigation, his killer has now been brought to justice. >> first round of hillary clinton's e-mails from a personal account she used as u.s. secretary of state were released friday. despite the disclosure from the presidential candidate, questionslinger about what she knew about the deaths of an american bfd and three others in benghazi, libya. mary maloney reports. >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: typical day on the campaign trail for hillary

clinton. signing autographs. taking selfies and posing for pictures with kids. while she stumped for votes. hundred of her previously private e-mails made public. under court order the state department released e-mails. the document dump offers a look at the benghazi attack. in 2012, militants took over a u.s. compound in the libyan city. four americans were killed. one of them ambassador chris stevens, previously warned the state department of violence around the compound. even sending word the day he died. two months after the benghazi attack. a top clinton aide forwarded this message to then-secretary of state. it talks about libyan police arresting potential suspects. but friday, the fbi classified part of that message. >> i am aware that the fbi asked that a portion of one e-mail be held back. that happens in the process of -- of freedom of information act responses.

but that doesn't change the fact that -- all of the information in the e-mails was handled appropriately. >> reporter: the state department backing clinton up. >> the information in this e-mail you are referring to was not classified at the time it was sent. >> reporter: still it brings criticism over the use of a government official using a private e-mail on a private server. something that may haunt clinton on her next stop on the campaign trail. i'm mary maloney, reporting. heartwrenching new video of a giant oil spill in california shows the damage it is doing to wildlife. we'll update you on extra steps being staken in the clean-up effort. >> plus, voters in ireland are hours away from knowing the results of an historic vote on same-sex marriage. a report from dublin after the break. if your purse is starting to look more like a tissue box... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief.

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broadcasting from hong kong. this is "cnn newsroom." within the hour ireland will begin counting the votes in the country's referendum on whether to change the constitution to allow same-sex marriage. if the measure passes, ireland will become the first country in the world to allow same-sex marriage through a popular vote. even people outside the country have been doing what they can to take part as cnn's phil black reports. ♪ whoo! ♪ are you ready for love >> reporter: these people really want to vote. irish citizens abroad weren't allowed to take part in the referendum. so this lot traveled across the uk by train. then by ferry across the irish sea to dublin. it is not hard to pick which side they support. no singing in the polling stations. this is where irish voters must

decide if they want their constitution to say two people can marry under the law regardless of their gender. this woman voted yes. >> i think it only fair to give them the same rights every other person has. >> this man wants change too. >> it's important. >> reporter: we heard similar views at polling stations across dublin. >> i am going to be voting yes. >> i am going to vote yes. >> yes supporters aren't cocky about the result. this is the capital. the support for change is always expected to be loud and enthusiastic. the no vote will do better in regional areas. all side here talk about shy, no voters. the unknown number of people who quietly oppose gay marriage and who could help to decisively vote it down. >> i voted no in the referendum today. >> keith mills isn't shy.

he is a gay man who openly opposes gay marriage. >> i am a gay man. i support the idea that a child should have a mother and father where possible. by redefining marriage we are going to be redefining the irish constitution. something i don't believe we should do. >> this vote inspired fierce debate with strong word and hurt feelings on all sides. whatever the result, many people here are going to be unhappy. accepting it and moving on will be ireland's next challenge. phil black, cnn, dublin. >> now while gay rights laws vary widely around the world. 76 countries shown here in yellow consider homosexual acts illegal. according to the ilga. that is about 40% of u.n. member countries. in the red countries on this map, homosexual acts are punishable by death. that's five countries. and some parts of nigeria, and

somalia. >> now, let's move on to california where a back breaking clean-up effort is continuing off the californian coast. the site of a massive oil spill. meteorologist derek van dam at world weather center and has more on how workers are trying to mop up the slick. is there any hope of cleaning up this mess, derek? >> ivan, they're making good progress. unfortunately this oil spill wednesday. took place at a very sensitive marine ecological area north and west of the los angeles region. this is in the santa barbara county. originally on wednesday, the oil spill covered about 9.5 square miles in total area. however, by thursday and just on friday, we saw that change, to several miles along this coastline, even closing some of the beaches here. we had oil sheen sightings, oil sheen the very thin layer of oil

that drifts to the top part of the ocean and can spread in all directions. about as thin as -- a layer of paint on a wall. now this is the wind forekacast. generally northeastern flow. helping push the oil sheen in all directions. ocean currents, different title movements as well. helping push that in all directions. take a look at some of this area footage of the oil sheen on the coastline. and you can imagine what kind of effect this has on marine life as well. they say it has killed an undisclosed number of lobsters, kelp, bass, and marine and vertebras. specifically, six brown pelicans, two california sea lions within you see on the screen as we speak. an elephant saeal, being rehabilitated. bans on fishing and shellfish harvesting in the santa barbara county region. they have deployed about 4,500 feet of boons.

18 skimmers en route. and how much they recovered. 10% of the oil has been recovered. out of this particular oil spill. ivan, all the time we have. back to you. >> derek, that is so sad. beautiful coastline terribly polluted. all right. thank you. >> uh-huh. >> we turn now to a rare unexpected look at a close ril tiff of norril -- relative of kim juchng-un. his older brother seen at a concert in london. more on that. >> reporter: his aide brushes his hand over the camera. he is treated like a rock star. this is believed to be the older brother of north korean dictator, kim jung-un. he is singing along to an eric clapton concert at london's royal albert hall.

he has gone to clapton concerts all over the world. has plenty of time of and money on his hand, since he was passed over for the leadership position. >> kim jung-chol not seen as being capable of dealing with the blood sport which is north korean politics, move from succession to consolidation period. unlike his brother, kim jung-un, seen as being potentially too weak. >> reporter: now analysts say kim jung-chul, in the network of children of the elites. another brother passed over the oldest. when he was caught trying to get to disneyland on a fake dominican passport. he is said to spend his days traveling and gambling. which sibling has real influence. it is not the younger sister. though she is rising.

a shadowy, older sister, kim sol-song. purest of the pure. the only one among kim and siblings officially recognized by north korea's founder, kim il-sung. >> she has her finger on the pulse of the regime. she is helping mentoring themmen the relationship building that need to be done for kim jung-un. >> to consolidate, kim and his family run a ruthless net work of spies. north korea has operatives in the u.s. and south korea. to keep them from defecting, they use anchor children. >> an agent operating by him or herself in south korea would have their family left behind. north korea would use that as leverage. >> reporter: a north korean spy, told cnn his family was k cu

executed. agents who have defected have said that if they're caught they're under orders to commit suicide rather than fall into enemy hands. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> you are watching "cnn newsroom." plenty of oil, not enough fuel. up next, we'll learn why citizens of a major oil producing country have to wait in line for hours. just to fill their gas tanks. stay with us.

welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm ivan watson. broadcasting live from hong kong. an update on the top stories we

are following this hour. at least 21 people are dead after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a shiite mosque in saudi arabia. shiites are the minority in the predominantly sunni kingdom. isis claimed responsibility via twitter. if the militants' claim is true this would be a rare attack by the terror group inside saudi arabia. >> ireland will begin tallying votes in the next hour to find out whether same-sex marriage will be allowed into the country's constitution. if the referendum passes it will be the first time a country has adopted same-sex marriage through a popular vote. results are due by the end of saturday. >> the u.s. state department released 300 e-mail from former secretary of state hillary clinton. they offer insight into how she handled the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. the white house says the e-mails do not change its understanding of what happened there.

>> at least 36,000 people have fled from isis in syria and iraq. most are running from ramadi trying to get to baghdad. witnesses say, isis militants in ramadi have been executing people they think were working with the iraqi government. thousand have also fled the ancient syrian city of palmyra, as u.s. pentagon correspondent barbara starr shows us these isis advances are major blows to coalition forces. >> reporter: isis solidified control around ancient syrian city of palmyra friday. in iraq it pushed east of ramadi, taking the town of husayba. iraqi security officials tell cnn. a desperate situation as residents continue to flee ramadi and other towns in anbar province. and for the u.s., presidential rhetoric may be sorely outdated. >> in iraq, in syria, american

leadership including our military power is stopping isil's advance. >> reporter: president obama says the u.s. isn't losing to isis. but senior u.s. military officials privately acknowledge the terror group's takeever of ramadi is showing a key flaw the pentagon had long worried about. air strikes alone can't defeat isis. unless iraqi forces step up and fight. and in ramadi, that did not happen. and there could be political fallout. >> they have had now a fairly serious defeat in ramadi for which the prime minister and defense minister are taking the blame. this was not a particularly stable government before that. we should be concerned about our allies in baghdad. >> reporter: critics say it is the pentagon that need to step up. >> 75% of the flights that combat sorties are returning to the base without dropping a weapon. you know why? they don't have any body on the ground to give them the targets

that they need. this is an ineffectual air campaign. >> reporter: as cnn reported earlier this week, top u.s. commanders privately again rejected recommending to the president u.s. troops on the ground to help find the isis targets to bomb. the only change, more arms for the iraqi government and sunni tribes. the white house worry now is prime minister al-abadi running out of time to deal isis a decisive blow. isis released pictures showing destriction at the oil refiner year, critical infrastructure in iraq. the u.s.-led coalition said iraq tee security forces were making steady progress, regaining in some areas here. >> cnn's barbara starr reporting from the pentagon. u.s. senators have been working late into the night ahead of the memorial day holiday. they have just been ordered back from their holiday break early

in order to resume debate on the country's controversial bulk intelligence collection program. opponents of the national security agency's bulk collection of telephone data, blocked multiple attempts to extend the law that authorizes the program. the senate will meet again next sunday. one day before the law expires. >> nigeria is africa's largest economy. thanks mainly to its massive oil industry. but this oil producing country is being paralyzed by of all things, shoal shortages. >> reporter: nigeria may be africa's largest oil producer but far from easy to get fuel here. scenes like this of nigerians for hours with their cans to get gasoline, are seen at every gasoline station across the country the not just a few cans, if you look done here, this gridlock of cars goes on for a kilometer down this road. the problem is that nigerians

don't just fuel to put in their cars, they use it to put in generators like this. to power their homes, their businesses, because, electricity shortages are acute here. nigerians get a few hours of electricity a day. so shortages like this they're not happy about. [ indiscernible ] >> 4:00 up until now. when i get here now, not happy with it. it is no good. >> 4:00 in the morning. >> yes. i just need to fill my car. >> can you work today because of this? >> no. nobody can work today. this is until 3:00. >> you have your day planned. then you are not able to get fuel. then you have everything because

the fuel crisis is here. you just keep here all day. get nothing done. >> nigeria doesn't have capacity to refine enough oil into petrol to apply the needs of its own people. now the companies that import petrol into nigeria say they have not been paid by the government. until the bills are paid. nigerians will wait longer to get their petrol. just ahead, inside a crime lab. how police used dna on a pizza crust to track down and arrest a quadruple murder suspect. >> plus, celebrations in sell sal, sell -- el salvador, as the country prepares for an important religious announcement. those details ahead after the break.

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welcome back. wind and rain blowing over hong kong's iconic star. a rainy day here in hong kong. i'm ivan watson for "cnn newsroom." let's move over to western mexico now. where a raging gun battle lasted three hours and left dozens dead. more than 40 people were killed in fighting. more than 40 people killed there in fighting between security forces and suspected members of a powerful drug cartel. most of those killed were suspected members of the new generation cartel. at least one federal police officer among the dead. officials say the violence erupted during an operation at a ranch just over the border from the state of jalesco. the region has a history of gang violence. in the u.s. prosecutors in washington say a man charged with killing three members of a family and their housekeeper did not act alone.

daron wint is being held without bail for the murders of the d.c. family found tide up and burned in their d.c. mansion. how the key piece of defense, a pizza crust led to the suspect. >> reporter: it is potentially the smoking gun, pizza box found at the scene. inside crust that investigators say connects daron wint to a heinous crime. this is a pretty good find for an investigator. >> yeah. >> reporter: the doctor runs a dna identification lab at mount sinai hospital in york city. he says a single bite mark can be enough to crack a case. >> swab the pizza to get as much dna from the crust as we can. investigators also likely tested a crumb. >> put it in the tube. get the cells out. proceed to the dna extraction. >> reporter: first the machine separates out the dna. releasing the dna from the

cells? >> purifying the dna. >> reporter: the sample is amplified. millions of copies made, make the sample large enough to be seen with the help of a machine. >> the laser with the trace the dna. that's what you are going to see here. >> reporter: a unique readout, dna finger print. to solve the case, that fingerprint can be added to or matched in a federal database including some 14 million different profiles. >> hair. saliva, urine. semen, all these can be used. >> reporter: seemingly small clues picked up at crime scenes. zang says a piece of crust can yield millions of cells or just a few. some times that's just enough to identify a suspect or even solve a case. alexandra field, cnn, new york. >> archbishop romero declared blessed to day. 35 years after his death. romero shot and killed in the

middle of mass during a highly political time for el salvador. 285,000 people are expected to attend the beatification ceremony. >> reporter: oscar romero, a priest who stood by the poor and denounced the military in native el salvador. he was shot and killed in 1980 while celebrating mass. more than three decades later, moving one step closer to sainthood. he began as a small town priest in san miguel. he avoided politics. his collection of photographs, reflecting his close ties huh his flock. he was named archbishop in 1977 by a catholic church anxious to distance itself from leftist priests. but the murder of a friend and fellow priest, ratilio grande a

month later brought out a reserve. >> when he sees what father did, assassinated. time for help. >> reporter: the archbishop emerged as a fierce critic of the u.s. backed military regime that seized power in 1979. >> translator: in just three years, six priests were killed. hundreds of people and collaborators. >> reporter: the day before he was shot, romero urged soldiers to stop killing civilians. >> translator: no soldier is obliged to obey an order that goes against god's laws. it is time to recover your conscience and obey it before an order descends. in the name of god. and in the name of these suffering people. i beg, i beseech, i order you in

the name of good to stop the repression. >> reporter: while his killers were never found, many blamed romero's assassination on right-wing death squads. at his funeral, a week later, a scene of chaos. dozens shot down by gunmen. in his hometown, ciudad barios, he has been called a saint for years. the beatification of romero was held up, by members of the church saying he was killed for politics. pope francis's decision to recognize romero as a martyr, a turning point for a church that returned to the commitment to the poor that romero defended. shasta darlington, cnn. >> it is one of the most eclectic and successful shows in television history. this year's grand finale of the euro vision song contest is promising to be extra special. stay with "cnn newsroom."

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not one to age gracefully, song contest eurovision is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. the song contest remains a huge success with an estimated 180 million people watching worldwide every year. here is a look at what to expect for the 2015 edition. ♪ >> reporter: to rapturous applause. returning to the stage in dramatic style for the semifinal of this year's eurovision song contest. on and off the stage this spirited drag queen has delivered a message of tolerance, of oequal rights for all. in honor of that, vienna is showing its true colors. looking to put a stop to homophobia, with traffic lights that feature same-sex couples. if this isn't enough to stop you

in your tracks then the music may just do the trick. this year's message is all about building bridges. russia may have the most to rebuild, criticism on gay rights and crisis in ukraine. the lyrics may rise eyebrows. ♪ different yet we're the same ♪ we believe we believe ♪ ♪ in dreams >> reporter: despite this their song, "a million voices" is a hot favorite. ♪ a million voices >> reporter: unlike last year, russia won't hear it, because eurovision organizers have installed sound reducers to hide any potential booing. newcomer australia are hoping for nothing but cheers. ♪ ♪ invited to the european extravaganza as a celebration of the competition's 60th

anniversary. ♪ this is one tough act to follow ♪ >> reporter: that may be so, but it won't be a walk in the park either. italy is sharing europe with amore, powerful love ballad by pop trio evolo. while sweden is among the favorite to take home the prize with its heroic performance. ♪ we are the heroes of our time ♪ >> reporter: hoping to spoil everyone's party is serbia's favorite among lgbt followers. ♪ >> reporter: if conchita is anything to go by, this beauty may just take home the prize. eva suarez, cnn, london. >> bet you never said these words. the ferrari dealership is like my second home.

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hours just to drive. so it does give you a bit of an exit, a reason to go do something fun. so, yeah, it's, it's a tool to meet people, a tool to see different places, and it's fun to go from a to b. >> a lot of very expensive cars. well the world's oldest known living person is celebrating a birthday saturday. geraline tally is 116 years young. 116 and still going strong. >> just like you feel. >> i feel good. >> family members say their matriarch likes to go fishing and still has a serious sweet tooth. ms. tally was born in georgia in 1899. she moved with her husband to detroit in the '30s during the auto building boom. she still attends church where a special front row seat is

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the black flag of isis flying high over yet another town of iraq on the road to baghdad. thousands of people desperately fleeing the grip. and in mexico, police square off with a drug gang in a three-hour battle. the grieving father's plea becomes a rallying cry in the united states. from nn headquarters in atlanta, i'm george howell, this is "cnn newsroom." to our viewers in the united states and around the world,