a final fight for isis held territory in syria in a cnn exclusive we go to the front lines of the battle against the militants. and border wall government shutdown round 2 with a deal deadline just five days away, and the white house is struggling to get democrats to accept its plans for a controversial border wall. plus, music's most glamorous night just wrap up along with some shockers. we'll tell you who won big at this year's grammy award. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and of course all around the world. i'm rosemary church, and this is "cnn newsroom."

u.s. backed fighters report fierce resistance as they attack the last isis enclave in syria. they launched an operation on saturday. it is a small valley town near the iraqi border. and it may also hold some of the most battle hardened isis fighters determined to fight to the death. ben, you did have to pull back from the front lines there. talk to us about what's been happening in the past few hours. >> reporter: rosemary, we woke up to the sound of heavy machine gunfire just down the road this morning where we were in our previous position, which was about a kilometer and a half from the front line. we went up to the rooftop of our building where we've been doing

live shots from, and bullets started zinging over our heads, and what appeared we don't know if it was a bomb dropped by a drone or a mortar round landed right next to our building. and so we had to go down stairs, take cover and eventually pull out of the position altogether. we've pulled back to a spot about 5 kilometers from there, and we've been able to take off our flat jackets and helmets, which explains why my hair's so messy. nonetheless we're on safer ground now. what happened was a serious counter attack by isis fighters. there were several vehicle born explosive devices went off just up the street for us. and there were heavy rounds coming right down the main street. we saw some of the sdf fighters were pulling back. although as we were leaving it

appeared they were trying to push back this counter attack. in fact, we saw two armored vehicles that appeared to belong to american special forces who were also going towards the front. we've seen also lots of air strikes in the area as well. but what isis was doing was taking advantage of the very heavy mist in the morning to try to retake ground they've lost in the last few days. and as we've seen being at the front for several days, speaking to the fighters, they expect this may be a longer battle than some of the commanders were saying. they were saying perhaps today, perhaps tomorrow the town would be retaken. but clearly this is going to be a much harder fight. the final battle began just

after sunset with coalition air strikes poupding the last dot on the map held by the state. the town in eastern syria. but there was no calm before the storm. as gunners with the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces rained heavy machine gunfire down onto isis targets. while civilians who had stuck it out in the town made their way to safer ground. mortar round exploded near this 14-year-old days ago, his wounds still fresh. his brother says they couldn't afford to pay the isis fighters $1,000 a piece to leave, and thus had to sneak out under cover of darkness. an hour before the final push

began, tribal fighters danced, the useful morales raising exercise perhaps before the coming battle. the bombing of the town continued throughout the night. intensifying at first light. the battle to take the last enclave of isis in syria is now onto its second day. syrian democratic forces have made good progress within the town, but they are encountering some resistance from the isis fighters. this despite the constant heavy coalition air strikes on the town. but as the day wore on, the going got tougher and the air strikes increased. it's a hit, he says. isis has dug a network of tunnels and trenches. its fighters some of its most experienced and battle hardened. this battle will not end the war

on isis. when the isis state is replaced by the isis insurgency an arab fighter tells me, it will pea tougher still. this war is easy, he says. we're fighting on a front. it will become different when it becomes guerilla warfare. victory of sorts is at hand. peace in this tortured land still elusive. and of course one of the problems as this offensive moves ahead, rosemary, is that there are still many civilians trapped inside. some of them apparently held as human shields by isis. what we've seen when we were closer to the front, we were able to see before the battle began, a lot of movement inside their basically camps of displaced people on the edges of the town. and we are hearing that as many

as 1,000 civilians may have managed to leave the town within the last 48 hours. in fact, from the position we had to leave from, we did see through binoculars groups of people trying to reach the higher ground where the sdf is positioned and is prepared to take in these people. but really the plight of the sicilia civilians as this battle goes ahead and the bombardment by the coalition continues there's a very high risk of lots of civilian casualties in this battle. rosemary? >> many thanks to our ben wedemen. do stay safe there reporting from eastern seralia. appreciate that. well, the acting u.s. defense secretary has touched down in afghanistan on an announced trip. patrick shanahan's visit comes ahead of the munich security

conference later this week. it also comes after cease-fire talks with the taliban and of a partial u.s. troop withdrawal. shanahan insists he has not been told to step down the number of u.s. forces. well, there are signs in washington that there could be another government shutdown. that's because the president and lawmakers need to make a deal on border security funding by friday. negotiations reportedly stalled over the weekend, and there are a lot of accusations flying around the white house about why democrats are not playing ball. boris sanchez explains. >> reporter: sources familiar with both sides of the negotiations between democrats and republicans on keeping the government open and fund it past friday's deadline indicate that both sides are at an impasse not only on funding for the president's long promised border wall but also specifically on a cap promised by democrats on

funding for a specific number of beds inside ooirz detention centers. democrats have argued they want to make sure immigration and customs enforcement are detaining criminals and not just regular migrants. on the other side republicans are arguing democrats are trying to limit the ability of i.c.e. agents to do their jobs. the president weighed in on this several times on twitter over the weekend, arguing democrats involved in these negotiations are being held back by democratic leadership and they're acting irrationally. the president also sort of misrepresented where democrats stand on that cap issue. mick mulvaney suggested the possibility here are still very broad. we could potentially see a government shutdown, we could see a deal, we could potentially see some sort of executive action. here's more from the acting chief of staff. >> we cannot definitively rule out a government shutdown at the end of this week. >> you absolutely cannot and here's why. let's say for the sake of the

discussion and democrats prevail. it was a democratic congresswoman who put out a thread about zero dollars for dhs. let's say the hard core left wing democratic party prevails in this negotiation and they put a bill on the ez's desk for some absurdly low number. how does he sign that? >> a democratic aide told cnn democrats in the house are prepared to offer up a bill that would keep the government open and fund the department of homeland security through at least september. there is zero indication at this point that the republican led senate would actually even vote on that bill. no question is unlikely to get a signature from the president if it ever actually reaches his desk. boris sanchez, cnn at the white house. >> steven ur'inger is "the new york times" chief diplomatic correspondent in europe. he joins me now live from brussels, belgium. welcome. >> thank you, rosemary.

>> both democrats and republicans seemingly unable to make a deal on the border wall or immigration. so what do you think it will take to bring the two parties together? is that even possible? >> oh, it's possible. i think we're a lot closer than we were before. we know that president trump doesn't want to suffer again the blame for a shutdown. we know he needs symbolically something he can say is progress towards a wall. and we know the democrats who obviously have real interest in hispanic americans don't want to push too hard on locking up migrants. but in all those areas i think there is room for compromise. and as mr. mulvaney said, there's lots of money in the budget that can be found. i do think that one way or another neither party will let the government shutdown this time, and we are very close.

>> interesting. president trump wants that bill to fund his border wall, but the democrats won't give him what he wants right now. how likely is it he'll be pushed to declare a national emergency to get the funds he needs for his wall, or will we see another government shutdown? sounds like you're thinking that there's going to be a deal here just before friday. >> well, i do. and there may require a sort of temporary funding bill to get all of it done. but, one, i don't think, you know, the democrats are going to give in on the wall. but the wall wasn't anymore the biggest issue in these negotiations. the democrats had agreed to a fairly large amount of money for border security, which could be used in part for a wall or whatever the trump administration wanted. the trump administration is already moving military, more

military down to the border. and there were some weird idea that they would declare the presence of these soldiers as the reason to have a national emergency called, which would be a very bizarre twist of unreality. but at the moment we really are playing politics here. but as i say, i may be wrong. i'm often wrong, but i think we're a lot closer to a deal than some of the rhetoric would indicate. >> right. interesting that you feel that way. president trump is insisting the democrats want a shutdown, but politics at play there. but why would anyone want a shutdown? who benefits from that? >> well, that's the whole point. i mean, the people who clearly don't benefit are federal workers who don't make tons of money and who are trying to do their job. also, you know, it very likely would delay tax refunds and things like that, which voters

will blame on somebody. and the democrats and republicans have very eager that whoever gets blamed, it's not them. so i think it's safer for them to figure out some way not to shutdown the government even if it involves temporary funding to keep talking. >> kicking the can down the road, perhaps. of course the last shutdown was the longest in u.s. history lasting 35 days. can this country handle another shutdown if it comes to that, and is that any way to run a country? >> well, the last question i'll leave for others. it's a very odd way to run the country, but, you know, this is our system, and this is the way we have confrontational politics. but very often you do find that our legislators do get together in the end and preserve a kind of unity. i mean, nobody's the enemy of federal workers, and nobody

wants to see them in trouble again. so here i think it's less about the reality of the problem and more about who might be blamed, the symbolism of the wall, the symbolism of immigration, the role of i.c.e. these are all political issues as we head into what is already turning out to be a very active presidential campaign season. >> indeed. steven earlanger thank you for your analysis. with islam's revolution was it really a success? we will find out how it's being remembered there 40 years later. plus venezuela's president promises to defend his country from foreign aggression. ahead his efforts to strengthen his military as the country's power struggle continues. we're back in just a moment. when we started our business

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a footballer and refugee is set to walk free from a thai prison. he was arrested in bangkok last

november. bahrain originally wanted his extradition, but thai authorities say bahrain has dropped that request. he plays for a melbourne club. he's been a critic for bahrain's government and supporters say his extra diction request was politically motivated. iran is marking the 40th anniversary of the islamic revolution. it set in motion decades of mutual animosity with the united states. thousands gathered at a ral ejust a short time ago to hear an address by the iranian president. the revolution setout to bring out profound religious, ideological and economical change. but do iranians think it delivered on its promises. fred, what are ians telling you about what's been achieved? >> reporter: well, it certainly

is one of most controversial questions i think for most iranians. if you ask a lot of the people it's an event that transformed the lives of so many people. also for the people who stayed here. and so a lot of people especially islamic delivering on a lot of the promises it has made, but of course a lot of the folks who stay here inside iran especially a lot of folks in the rally believe a lot of things were delivered on. the islamic republic today after the revolution is probably stronger completely and militarily since the revolution. special now if you look at iran's ballistic missile program and iran has troops in places like syria. at the same time economically this country is -- there was a glimmer of hope for a lot of

people in 2015 with the nuclear agreement. but ever since the trump administration has really tightened sanctions against the iranian government and against this country in general, the economy has been really in a downturn and many people in a lot of hardships. certainly a lot of people seeing mixed results of the islamic revolution. and certainly one that has really transformed this country. >> many thanks to fred pleitgen reporting there from tehran. new developments in the venezuelan power struggle. embattled president nicolas maduro says he is beefing up military to prevent -- mr.

maduro also warned u.s. president donald trump against taking action in the country. >> translator: we are a peaceful country, but we do not want anyone to get into our business, that donald trump does not threaten us. out donald trump from venezuela, out your threats. here we have armed forces and here are the people to defend the honor, dignity and respect of a nation that has more than 200 years fighting for its future. >> meanwhile mr. maduro continues to prevent humanitarian aide from entering the country despite growing calls to accept the relief shipments. more now from caracas. >> reporter: yes, no end in sight at the humanitarian end stalemate on the columbian, venezuelan border. on sunday doctors from venezuela protested at the border demanding an open, demanding the

humanitarian aid that is stockpiled coming from columbia and the united states to be allowed into the country. a call made by the leeader of te opposition, juan guaido who on sunday here encaracas demanded the opening of the border to let humanitarian aid. but nicolas maduro who still has the support of the armed forces is having none it and announced his intention to keep this aid out of the country, calling it a vessel of interference and endurance inside venezuela. and he made it even clearer how he wants to trade these interference from abroad by announcing the purchase of thousands of surface-to-air missile launchers from russia, saying these are weapons that will be used to defend the father land. while we see the humanitarian

aid is down here, neither of the two leaders is walking down from the pressure and try to broker a peaceful end to this dramatic stalemate. >> the venezuelan crisis has also had a huge impact on women. before the downturn many of them worked as lawyers and nurses. but after the crisis hit, they were forced to take desperate measures just to survive. cnn's icsa suarez brings us ther story. >> reporter: on the main square venezuelan women put their pain behind their feigned smile. it's here i meet her and she tells me her story. as a nurse back home she worked

15 days for a bag of flour. frustrated, desperate and unable to find work in a city with the highest unemployment in columbia, she now sells her body to feed her children back home. earning a mere $6 per man. with each tear comes the drop of anger. but the shame is overpowering and keeping the secret is tearing her apart.

on a different square just down the road -- i meet an experienced attorney. also selling sex to feed her two children and parents back in venezuela. but the impossible she tells me has become a burden.

isa soares, cnn, columbia. >> we'll take a short break here, but still to come u.s. senator elizabeth warren comes out swinging, and her target, you guessed it, president donald trump. coming up, her first campaign trip as an official presidential hopeful. and we will update you on the scandals in virginia that could cost the state's top elected officials their jobs. back in just a moment.

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newsroom." i'm rosemary church want to check the headlines for you this hour. a battle to save the last isis enclave in syria is raging. u.s. backed fighters began the operation to take it back on saturday. cnn's ben wedemen is on the ground reporting exclusively from the scene of the battle. he said isis launched a counter attack earlier using fog as cover. there's a growing fear in washington that there could be another federal government shutdown. that's because progress has reportedly stalled in border security talks between lawmakers and the president. mr. trump tweeted the democrats are behaving irrationally. add another name to the lest of u.s. democratic presidential hopefuls. senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. and that's where she announced her run in the middle of a snowstorm. she told supporters working class groups can help win back

support for those who voted for donald trump. klobuchar's announcement comes just a day after another senator, elizabeth warren formally announced her bid for presidency. on a sunday campaign trip to iowa, she had some harsh words about president trump. m.j. lee takes us there. >> reporter: senator elizabeth warren makes her first visit to the state of iowa as a declared presidential candidate. and iphn her first event of the day coming out swinging calling out president trump by name. something she's rarely done since she announced her exploratory campaign back in new year's eve. >> every day there's a racist tweet, a hateful tweet, something really dark and ugly. are we going to let him use those to divide us? you know, here's what bothers me, by the time we get to 2020

donald trump may not even be president. in fact, he may not even be a free person. >> now even though senator warren went after president trump by name here in iowa, she also made the point of saying this is not going to be a daily occurrence for her. that she strongly believes that democratic candidates should not be engaging president trump on every single tweet or every single attack, that they have to stay on message and talk about the policy positions that are important for the democratic party. i should note even though senator warren has been on the stump for well over a month now since announcing her exploratory committee on new year's eve, the campaigning is really just beginning for her since she announced her campaign just this weekend. for example, next week we're going see her travel to states like south carolina, nev, georgia and south carolina just a sign this is all beginning for her all as the 2020 field seems

to grow by the day. back to you. >> thanks so much for that. and elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar are among the six women who are either running or exploring a run for president. in all that's now 11 democrats so far. well, virginia governor ralph northam says he can help his state heal. a week ago he was facing calls to resign after a racist photo from his yearbook surfaced. but since then two other top government officials have been hit by scandals. all three men are refusing to resign. >> reporter: over the course of the past week, depending on the day it was a question of which one of virginia's top three lawmakers could survive their respective scandal. all three of these men, all democrats now saying they will not resign. starting with virginia's governor ralph northam who has

admitted to wearing blackface when he was in college, he spoke over the weekend saying he is best suited to help people of the commonwealth heal from this week they've experienced. virginia a state with a history of racial division. this past week being a reminder a not so distant past of those past troubles. justin fairfax facing accusations of two different women of sexual assault. he's calling for an investigation saying the investigation would clear his name. he wants the fbi to get involve. but both of these women saying they will testify if impeachment proceedings do take place here in virginia's legislator on monday, in fact. patrick hope saying he will introduce articles of impeachment which will be taken to a house vote on the house floor only if the speaker of the house allows it. it doesn't seem that will be the case, but democrats widely asking for his resignation. he continues to say the

allegations against him are unsubstantiated and demons staebl false. and next we will take you to the world government summit in dubai. where multibillion dollar deals are being made. we're back with that in just a moment.

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africa which killed more than 11,000 people. well, it's no secret that chine a china is expanding its financial reach around the globe. john defterios takes us to the world government summit where multibillion deals are made. >> reporter: bill deals, big agendas an annual event to talk innovation and technology to spark growth. and the united arab emirates started with the two largest emerging markets. according to the chairman of one of biggest conglomerates cracking china was the milestone. >> they appreciate our quality, and they appreciate our understanding and transparency and business is most important. >> reporter: trade between china and the uae is forecasted to hit

$70 billion by 2020, and with india expected to exceed $100 billion in the same time frame pursuing projects on trade, energy and infrastructure. it all started in 2008 when prime minister of the uae and ruler of dubai visited china. followed seven years later by the crown prince of abu dhabi to strengthen ties. still bearing fruit, the chinese shipping giant, costco is opening a new nurmtterminal. india was the focus of last year's summit. substantial deals have been made. investing $44 billion into a refinery in india. part of a wider strategy between the uae and saudi arabia for oil and gas. >> both joining hands

complementing each other, depending on their strengths and dptding on our strengths to be even more of a powerhouse catering for meeting the global energy requirements. >> reporter: the uae is a country home to less than 10 million people, and it's clearly focused on harnessing the growth and investment of the world's two largest emerging markets. >> and john defterios joins us now from dubai to talk more about this. >> reporter: indeed we've dealt a little deeper here on trade. let's bring in the longest serving cabinet member, the minister of economy now serving 12 years overall. i wanted to pick up on the thought here. it's almost like a heat seeking missile when the uae decides to go after a country like china and then india, and the strategic interest now in the horn of africa, and ethiopia, a large economy. what's the strategy?

>> focusing on certain nations with a higher growth, with the stability in these nations. china and india are two of the most important trading partners for us. historically they have been a strong partner with us. and the trade is worth around the multibillion u.s. dollars. we signed a corporation agreement with india in 2017. so with that of course we have identified certain areas of corporation and investments which is now about $10 billion u.s. dollars, but it's actually in so many different other areas, logistics. >> it's interesting you say that because i almost broke it down to three thoughts, trade, transport and tourism.

tl three t's, but they're receptive because they use the uae device as an export hub. >> if you look at other aspects of it, they have about six ports -- >> a big company. >> which is very important there. our investment also on areas that have the oil and gas, the importance of the growth of india and china that we see averaging in the last five years of almost 8%, which is really huge. now to connect, and this is really important, into the system of the growth they have and the demand of the different commodities through the uae is something that expend also in our trade and investment. so there's much more commitment of the uae but also we feel we're close because they understand us also much, much

better. >> it's interesting the lang of business. you must be very worried what you see unfolding between the u.k. and european union. you're a big investor in the u.k. as a country. >> yes. >> this is kind of a disaster waiting to happen. you have to suggest -- you have to be wondering what are you going to do with your invegsment and obviously the supply chain you have between the u.s. and europe. >>ee believe the u.k. issue is between the two parties, they need to make a decision and very wise decision about the brexit. the second is the u.k. and what is the u.k. going to do on day one after brexit. i mean, it changes once this whole thing ends. which means the u.k. has to make some decision about their future -- i know they have signed an agreement with the swiss -- >> really late to the game.

>> these kind take years before they're approved. what we have done on our side we have coordinated with a number of private sectors to make sure they are also protected whether it's in the eu or in the u.k. and we make through these sort of negotiation agreements we protect the interests of our -- >> your investors. the minister of economy, rosemary, here in the uae looking at trade relationships and also the concerns they have about brexit obviously taking place right now. >> the deed. and thank you so much john de defterios, reporting from dubai. hitting the high note at the grammies. just ahead a look at the top winners. ♪

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brandon carlyle each took home multiple awards. for more on the music awards let's bring an entertainment journalist and joins me from los angeles. good to see you. >> good to see you, too, rosemary. what an incredible night in music. now, i've got to say the grammies is always one of my favorite award shows to cover because i feel like there's something so beautiful about the power of music bringing together people from all walks of life, musicians from different genres, and i was so excited to see the female empowerment movement in the room tonight. if you remember last year's grammies was actually plagued with a #grammies so male controversy. >> now, as you point out women the big winners this year. and of course they took to the stage in such great form. and dua lipa called out the grammy president in her speech

when she won the best new artist awards saying women really stepped up. how did that play out and what was the response there? >> i think the response was definitely shocking because dua lipa was not only the first artist to call out the recording academy, ariana grande openly boycotted the dpramies this year on her social media saying she wouldn't be attending becaus initially they wanted her to perform a few of oher songs but she did not want to comp husband or artistic integrity. we've definitely seen this movement of especially female artists being very candid and very vocal standing up for what they believe in. i do want to say i think alicia keys did an incredible job hosting the entire show. she's the first female host of the grammies in all 14 years, she went straight to the point. she set the tone in her opening monologue by bringing up her entire girl gang. she had lady gaga on stage with her, jennifer lopez and perhaps

the most surprising of them all, michelle obama. i know social media was buzzing about michelle. they were so excited to see mer. >> yeah, indeed. and as you point out alicia keys, spectacular tal nlt. i do want to talk about childish gambino's win. "this is america" becoming the first rap song to win those awards. but the artist wasn't there to pick up his prize having declined an invitation to perform. why was that. >> childish gambino, i've actually interviewed him before at the grammies in previous years, and he is an artist through and through. and i think in the beginning "this is america" was such a powerful song and an even more powerful music vud yo and i think he did want receive the type of support from the academy from the beginning, and he was vocal about not want to come

onto show himself on the big night, but he ended up winning. and this was the first time a rap song won this category. so that was really monumental. and cardi b won the first female solo artist to win rap album of the year. that was a huge moment not only for the rap community but also for female artists in general. >> i want to talk about drake because he called out the dpramy's race problem. but his speech was actually cut off. what did he say and what might be the ramifications of cutting him off like that particularly when he's talking about a subject like that? >> you know, there was actually a bit of a technical difficulty because i think for the viewers watching at home i think everyone was kind of shocked. i was on my twitter on social media looking at the reaction that they thought production cut him off on purpose, but his mike did actually drop, so i do believe that was actually a technical difficulty. >> it'll be interesting to see

how that is received. and just before you go, just an overall sense, what did you think? how did this grammy show compare to others in past? >> i think it was exciting. i think alicia keys did an incredible job hosting. j lo's performance was absolutely incredible. and i think overall it was definitely a win for the culture of music, and i know everyone was really excite today see not only hip hop and rap finally dominating some of the categories but just female artists in skbreneral really coming out supporting each other. it's a great time to be a woman. >> yep, and that was clear with this show. thank you so much for talking with us about the grammies. and great visuals chatting with you there. early start is next for our viewers here in the united states. and for everyone else stay tuned for more news with max foster in

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