came in taking over the second largest city of i.s.i.l. >> true under damaging circumstances why the army was at the city of mosul, and the present investigation of the cause, and realities of what actually happened in mosul. it's very high level, and will be probably suppressed in the

tonight, new york city and boston may get some of the largest snowfalls they have experienced as cities. the range of cities runs from philly to maine, hitting every major northeast city on it's way. what does it take to be good at governing through like this. joining us now is steve kornacki. i mostly wanted you here because i wanted you to see the michael ducaucus -- >> i loved the sweater. >> he is a von trapp. >> is there a gold standard for municipal governance and leadership for storms like this? >> i think there is two components of it generally. the ones seen as doing it successfully. one is that things have to run smoothly. to a certain expect that is not in your control. part of the story in 1969 is that lindsey had really poor relations with a lot of city workers. there was a lot of speculation that sanitation workers said we're going to screw him with this one, we're going to miss streets, and take our time. you can't have neighborhoods not getting plowed. the other thing is communication. being very visible. giving the appearance of being in control. being on television, mi

how important is it for the police and the mayor of the largest city in the united states to get along? >> you know, it's critical. the mayor's first responsibility is the safety and security of the city, and he is dependent on the police in order to fulfill that goal. >> reporter: do you think he should apologize? >> i don't think he needs to apologize, but i do think he-- it would serve him well to say that if i have given any indication that i am less than fully committed to the officers in this community theue know, the safety of the community, i apologize for that. >> reporter: the mayor met with police union representatives this week. a spokesperson for the patrolmen's benevolent association would not say whether the mayor issued an apology. the funeral for officer liu is tomorrow. police union officials say they won't comment on the relationship between police and the mayor jim until afterward. >> axelrod: jericka, thank you. a baby goril ashunned by her mother, may have finally found a caring home. kamina is adjusting to life at the columbus zoo in ohio, her third home. she was

while the mayor of new york shut down the nation's largest city for what turned out to be a moderate snowfall, the storm continues tonight as basically a cold weather hurricane pummeling the population center to the north, boston throughout new england and now a badly damaged atlantic shoreline. those areas are getting pounded right now tonight. and we begin our coverage with nbc's miguel almaguer in worcester, mass. they broke a record there with 31 inches of snow. miguel, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. as you know, this is the second biggest city in all of new england. but tonight, as the snow continues to fall here in worcester, we know this area is essentially a ghost town. we're on main street in the middle of what should be rush hour. but tonight there are few cars and even fewer people out on the street. this city, like so many others, has been crippled by the snow. a storm for the record books in new england. up to three feet of blinding, whipping snow and wind gusts at nearly 80 miles an hour. >> my roof caved in. the roof collapsed, the side wall. >> report

oglebay park is one of the largest city parks in the united states. people are surprised. think it may be a state park, but it is a city park. this museum was the former summer it estate of earl w. oglebay. when you think of great american industrialists, you may not have heard about him. you think about rockefeller and carnegie. but he knew those people and work directly with john rockefeller. he was a native of this area. he was worn across the river in bridgeport ohio. when he was five years old, his dad moved to wheeling. his dad was in the wholesale grocery and also as a stockholder in the steel and iron industry, and in nails. which was big in wheeling. being located on a national road and with the river, which was a major highway, and also with the railroads, cut nails where produced to make all the things out west. this was an important part of our industry. being an industrialist meant you are an entrepreneur. that you saw the opportunity to make money and new -- knew the connections and people to work with at that time. mr. oglebay had all those advantages. he su

. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring austin texas the lone star state's n fourth largest city. posted by our time you cable partners, the c-span city tour staff recently visited sites showcasing austan's history. learn more about austan all weekend here on american history tv. ♪ >> the story here we are telling here is an incredible story of a european attempt to colonize the northern gulf of mexico. we think we have a great story to tell, a story that changed texas and american history. lasalle is the key character. he discovered the mouth of the mississippi river in 1682 and claimed the land for france. he got the commission from king louis the 14th come back and build a colony at the mississippi river mouth. he got his supplies together and came back in 1684 and landed on the texas coast thinking he was at the mouth of the mississippi river. in fact, he thought texas was part of the mouth of the mississippi river and thought he would find his river to build his colony. he had a map he and his mapmaker put together that was dramatically wrong. it shows the mississippi river

>> all weekend, american history tv is featuring austin texas the texas capital and the fourth largest city. the c-span tour staff recently visited sites showcasing austan's history. learn more about austan all weekend here on american history tv. >> the texas state archive commission is a state agency founded i the state with a simple but powerful mission to make sure texans have the information to live informed, productive, and fulfilled lives. we also provide an house the archives of the state of texas going back to the republic of texas days and even earlier than that. what you're going to see are some of the most iconic and important documents for our collection that document are texas freedom and the struggle of various groups in texas for freedom, equality and civil rights. >> today, we are in the lorenzo library building on the capitol grounds. this is an original portrait of stephen s -- stephen f austin, the father of anglo colonization in texas. we believe this was painted in life before his death in 1836. this is an important map researched and compiled by stephen f austin. if h

general, what's your reaction to these reports the iraqis are trying to retake mosul, the second largest cityore u.s. advisors more aid on the front lines if there's going to be assault to retake mosul. it sounds a little like a mission. tell me your analysis. >> i don't think it's mission. they're preparing to seize the city of mosul. peshmerga are pushing to do that. retaking of mosul will be challenging. mosul is a city of 1.5 million people. it's a huge urban area. for the iraqis to say that they're trying to rush this is critically important not to do. general terry is over there trying to force his will on them saying you guys aren't ready for this. i've seen this many times before. the amount of time i spent in iraq where iraqi forces want to rush into things don't understand there's a need for intelligence, overhead platforms, aviation support, logistics, artillery. they don't have any of that now. they tend to rush in with infantry and in an urban fight like mosul, that's not what you want to do. >> that's a good point the general makes colonel. the new prime minister of iraq al a-ab

oglebay park is one of the largest city parks in the united states. people are surprised. ey think it may be a state park, but it is a city park. this museum was the former summer estate of earl w. oglebay. when you think of great american industrialists, you may not have heard about him. you think about rockefeller and carnegie. but he knew those people and worked directly with john d. rockefeller. he was a native of this area. he was actually born across the river in bridgeport, ohio. march 4, 1849. when he was five years old, his dad moved to wheeling. his dad was in the wholesale grocery industry, but he was also as a stockholder in the steel and iron industry, and in nails. which was big in wheeling. wheeling made and produced a lot of cut nails. being located on a national road and with the river, which was a major highway, and also with the railroads, cut nails were produced to make all the things out west. this was an important part of our industry here. at that time, being an industrialist meant you are an entrepreneur. that you saw the opportunity to make money an

to be fully successful and to truly progress as we were hoping that san jose will be the third largest city in the city of california, the tenth largest in the u.s. that you can fought be successful without them being successful. to truly be progressive and successful. you have to make sure you are taken care of. >> you are talking about being on several prominent committees, it's a big part. >> awas apointed to the rules and open committee. for a newcomeer, it's an accomplishment. i am honored the mayor appointed me to that. i am appointed as a vice care to the neighborhood communication committee. this is a committee that deals directly with after school programs, library hours and work plans we will be addressing and lastly i was appointed to public safety and finance. it's such an issue to make sure we have still one of the safest large cities in the country. >> right. councilwoman has a lot of work to do on the east side. she is already doing it. she is hitting the ground running. the number to call, final to the. >> well, i'll say it again, i'm very honored, very happy to be represent

that includes the largest city to the north. >> mosul iraq's second largest city is still under the control of the islamic state in iraq and the levant. it is almost impossible for its residents to leave. isil now demands that they provide a garnetty to insure that they return. >> for security reasons this person has to remain anonymous. highways been communicating from inside mosul to his friends in the kurdish region erbil. even they hide their identity. they left the city when isil took over in june. the armed group has cut off most of the communication lines inside mosul but the voices that do come out speak of isil's harsh laws and hardships. >> it is this hope that keeps us alive. >> some of the people. >> many in the predominantly sunni city welcomed isil fighters when they first entered in june. now there are reports that opposition to isil is increasing. we can't independently confirm that because we don't have access to mosul. but videos like this one have been emerging, showing the so-called mosul brigades targeting isil members. >> from august most of the brigades announced to f

came in taking over the second largest city of i.s.i.l. >> true under damaging circumstances why the army was at the city of mosul, and the present investigation of the cause, and realities of what actually happened in mosul. it's very high level, and will be probably suppressed in the future because it will vary within the present coalition. so probably the investigation will be kept and will be left to the highest political entities in the country, and will not fold to the public. >> sorry, i was going to add to that - it wasn't just a matter of it being iraq not being fully equipment and motivated enough it was a matter of local people local sunni people for the most part who have been disaeffected under the rule of the former prime minister that eventually they attempted up with i.s.i.l. to welcome them in almost. of course the new prime minister contends and he sees that as a top priority. how far have you got with this siege - tribesman whom, in the past sided with others and have actually have baghdad's authority. >> i think the problem exists. i think the political entities th

weekend american history tv is featuring austin texas the loans star state's capital and fourth-largest city. hosted by our time warner cable partners, c-span's city tour's staff recently visited sites showcasing austin's history. learn more about austin all weekend here on american history tv. >> the texas state library and archives commission is a state agency that was founded by the state with a very simple but powerful mission, and that is to make sure that texans have the information that they need to live informed, productive, and fulfilled lives, and we also provide and house the archives of the state of texas, which is the historical record of the state of texas going back to the republic of texas state and even earlier than that. what you will see today is a collection of some of the most iconic and important documents from our collection. the document of texas freedom and the -- that document the struggle for texas freedom. >> today, we are in the lorenzo days of all of -- lorenzo de zavala archive building. this is an original portrait of stephen f austin, considered the father of

one of the confederacy's largest cities, and last remaining ports. ith typical wit sherman presented the city to the president as a christmas present along with 150 heavy guns, plenty of sherman decided that the time to widen the kwurden and pain of the war beyond just rebel soldiers to include the civilian supporters of the confederacy, especially the common folk. sherman believed that forcing noncombatants to field what he called the hard hand of war was a military necessity. making the war as harsh as possible but bringing victory more quickly and with a minimum loss of life on both sides. it would undermine confederate morale on the home front. trigger a wave of desertions from the armies destroy the confederacy's ability to wage war and prove to the rebels that their cause was hopeless and their government impotent to protect them and their property. this new hard war doctrine was fully sanctioned by the united states government. the previous year president abraham lincoln had approved the creation of the libor code, a set of rules based on accep

mosul is considered iraq's second largest city and was home to an estimated 3 million people.s of thousands have since fled the violence there. it is considered strategic because of the nearby mosul dam which supplies most of the country's water and power. kurdish fighters have control of the dam right now. many sunni has become resentful of the government and welcomed isil fighters when we group took control of the city in june of last year but there is growing opposition to the group's rule. >> reporter: mosul is under the control of the islamic state of iraq and the levant. it has become almost impossible for its residents to leave. isil no demands they provide a guarantor to ensure they return. >> we cannot leave. the isis guards refuse anyone to depart. >> really? >> they want us as human shields. >> reporter: for security reasons this person has to remain anonymous. he has been communicating from inside mosul to his friends in erbil. even they hide their identity. they left the city when isil took over in june. the armed group has cut off most communication lines inside

police in america's largest city are mad at politicians and the new york mayor in particular becausefeel they don't get enough support for what they do. right now it appears they are just stopping much of what they do. for two weeks running now. the police unions are denying that's what they are doing. plainly that's what they are doing. if you don't want the police arresting people and ticketing people, then the police giving up doing their jobs might seem like a good thing. but if you think police play a role in keeping a big city safe, then what new york police are doing right now, without admitting they are doing it, is a pretty radical form of holding a city hostage. if they don't feel like they have support now, is this how they are supposed to earn it back? literally. you had to go deep into the cupboard. embarrassingly deep. can this mismatched mess be conquered... by a little bit of dish liquid? it can if it's dawn ultra. it's more concentrated... ...just one bottle has the grease cleaning power of two bottles of this bargain brand. here's to the over-extended family gatheri

. >>> islamic extremists are threatening the largest city in northern nigeria. the residents of city of 1 million people are at grave risk. meanwhile, president obama has voiced outrage of the apparent beheading of the japanese hostage goto. president obama and indian prime minister have achieved a break threw -- break through that that will athe nuclear development in the country. the leaders have talked about trade and defense and climate change. >>> catholic schools across the area and the country have kicked off catholic schools week today. the prish ners e -- parishners of saint moornts church celebrated today. this year's theme is catholic schools community of faith knowledge and service. >>> there's much more to come on "action news" this noon, next the pennsylvania ballet is set to perform a legendary story from a renown choreograph. >>> taking a live look now sky6 live hd over philadelphia international airport mealings chris sowers returns with the full accuweather forecast and all the details of the 1-2 punch with snow coming up when we come back. >>

one of the confederacy's largest cities, and last remaining port. with typical wet, she represented the city to the president as a christmas present, along with 150 heavy guns, plenty of ammunition, aand 25,000 bales of cotton. the fall of savanna marked the end of the march to the sea, and events that has come down to us as an act of savage brutality, perpetrated by one of the great balance of american history. just the mention of sherman's name cconjures images of burning cities, ransacked plantations, and scared women and children. even after the passage of 150 years and dozens of scholarly books, most conversations about sherman continue to generate more heat than light. after 30 years of fighting, __ 3 years of fighting, and more than half 1 million dead, by 1864, the united states had still not suppressed one of the most potent threats ever posed to the nation's existence. faced with continued existence in climbing casualty figures, sherman decided that the time had come to widen the burden in pain of the war beyond just beyond rebel soldiers,

has more on riccardo effort to improve relations within the city and criticism he's already facing. >> if marry card 0toured san jose largest cold weather shelter tonight. he also helped serve dinner to hundreds of the city homeless which surprised many here. >> whatever his intentions are i hope they are for the right reason. >>reporter: jess about everyone is trying to figure out the new mayor who succeed term out mayor reid. former city councilman insist he wants time proof relations with the police department and the city labor union. >> important for me to see and hear what is really happening as we get rolling in the budget process in the come month. >> we don't see anything that instill confidence that he's really willing to reach across the aisle. willing to be collaborative. >> south bay labor council that represents san jose union don't trust riccardo. they question whether new mayor will lure back employees and police officers who have left their position claiming benefits and wages are too low. >> same folk who oppose me in the last election are going to continue total throw the rocks until we are able to democr

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marseille is france's second largest city. it is also were you ever its motor multi-cultural and diversities, but really, beneath these slogans of solidarity, unity, there's an underlying feeling here of distrust, really. we've been talking to people here and what thief been saying is what we're worried about is whether or not communities can actually live side by side after the recent attacks in paris. we saw -- we met people from the muslim community. there is a very large muslim population here. that they said it's a very sad situation, because we feel people are looking upon us as if we were responsible for this. we were not responsible for this. we condemn this. but at the same time, they also blame policies of the government saying that if you don't improve the lives of the muslim youth it gives them ground to be recruited by extremists. that we met members of the jewish community saying i am charlie, i am a policeman and i am jew. we asked them why. they say we feel we were targeted during the hostage taking situation a

as zana reports not everyone is happy living under isil rule. >> reporter: mosul, iraq's second largest cityunder the control of islamic state of iraq and lavonte and almost impossible for residents to leave and isil says they need a guaranty to ensure they return. >> the i sis guns refuse any one to depart. >> really? >> they use as human shields. >> reporter: for security this person has to remain anonymous and communicating inside mosul to the friends in the kurdish regional capitol erbil and hide their identity and left the city when isil took over in june and cutoff communication but the voices that do come out speak of isil hard laws and hardships. >> there is food but there is no money because there is unemployment. but we can still have hope that the liberation it is this hope that keeps us alive. >> some of the people welcome them but at the same time there are hundreds of thousands of people who are sitting home crying about the city. >> reporter: many in the predominately sunni city welcomed isil fighters when they first entered in june and iraqi army seen sectarian and accused of

january 17 1995 a magnitude 7.3 earth quake occurred under this island, very close to japan's sixth largest city kobe. almost 640,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged by the quake and resulting fires. more than 6,400 people died. the government budgeted over $100 billion on reconstruction. the local economy has rebounded fully to the same level as before the disaster. the railway lines and office buildings have been rebuilt along with people's homes and shopping streets. a stretch of elevated expressway that collapsed became one of the most vivid images of the quake. the section that collapsed was behind where i am standing now. workers managed to finish rebuilding it by september of the following year. the road has become one symbol of kobe's survival. residents haven't forgotten the disaster. some have not gotten over the sorrow of losing loved ones. others say it took years for them to find the strength to move on. this man was eight at the time. the apartment building where he lived in kobe was destroyed, killing his mother and 18-month-old young brother. he said that ever since that day,

. >>> portland, maine, the largest city in the state and at one time its capital. it's a deep water port on casco bay, an inlet to the atlantic ocean, which explains its role as a major fishing center. pearl smith worked as a fish packer. every day, she boxed crates of fish for shipment around the country. it was hard work with little pay. after work, she was a frequent customer at a bar near the docks, as was bill bruns, a man 13 years her senior. bruns was a trucker. his job was hauling fish from maine to montreal. the two had a lot in common. they liked to drink, and they were unlucky in love. pearl had been divorced five times, and bill's third marriage had just ended. they fell in love and were married in the summer of 1986. their relationship appeared to be close. they met for lunch each day at this restaurant on the docks. but on august 13th, 1991, pearl's daughter called police to report her mother missing. she said pearl failed to show up for a family gathering she had been looking forward to. >> my mother was very loving, very caring. everybody's best fri

sam licardo made several stops, highlighting priorities for the bay area's largest city. jean elle is live in san jose. jean public safety and the city's homeless on top of his list? >> they are, gentleman nell. this morning, stopped by san jose pd for a ride-along. tonight he plans to hire more police officers. later in the day. he stopped by a homeless shement er shelter all. off san jose's new mayor talks priorities. >> we know they need more resources. they need more money. doing everything they can at a time in a cold snap when we have hey lot struggling out there. this will be a key priority of mine. to address the crisis now in homelessness. >> reporter: he helped dish up dinner for hundreds staying at the shelter. he wants to launch a motel pilot program that will use city fund to convert motel rooms into rooms for people without a home. this 69-year-old hopes the mayor is serious about finding solutions. he says his social security just isn't enough to pay rent. a tent city last year. they close that down near the airport. i've want to san jose state. >> earlier,

the second-largest city. rafa is one of the towns. the forces which control the dam are trying to take a key road and cut off the crucial supply route. zeina khodr is another the mosul dam where the offensive is getting underway. >> there is a major battle in the north western corner of iraq, where peshmerga are trying to advance, to recapture territory. it's coordinated with the coalition. hundred of forces local partners. i am not sure if you can hear the outgoing fire numbering fire. they are not going to let go of our territory. this is the main road that links the power base in mosul city. already, the peshmerga managed to control some areas in the sinjar mountains. what they want to do is tut-tut the supply lines, starving mosul, and that's why i.s.i.l. is fighting back. i.s.i.l. is using what we understand from peshmerga fighters using suicide bombers to slow the advance, and heavily weapons. >> the leader of the houthi rebels in yemen demands that president hadi institute political reforms. houthis took over the capital, tight

marseille is france's second-largest city. dana, this is the south of france and you've been saying a big show of support there. >> yes there is a large gathering, a large show of solidarity condemn condemning the violence were last week. today was about the unity to stick together and overcome this. we talked to a lot of people here and people are in shock. they're afraid, and they believe this could just be the beginning. this is not going to be an one-off attack. there could be further attacks. we've heard french officials say time and time again over the past few days about the security measures they've been taking. you see the police strength on the streets but people are not comfortable. some of them even told us that the enemy is within. what are they talking about? border control. this is not going to change anything. the attackers were born and raised in our country. people are in shock. they're afraid that this could be just the start. >> politically right-wing parties have quite a bit of strength in marseille. is th

. >>> in just a few hours, the bay area's third largest city will have a new mayor. libby schaaf, what she told us before being sworn in. >>> will you snead your hat and scarf or t-shirt -- need your hat and scar-or t-shirt and shorts? >> reporter: toss the tinsel off the street. it's time to recycle. the surprising use for your christmas tree when christmas is over -- next Ñw? >>> it thousands of people will be trashing their christmas trees now that the holidays are over but many bay area cities, including san francisco will recycle them for free. tara moriarty tells us the up -- the unexpected use for the trees. >> reporter: toss the tinsel, take off the ornaments and kick the tree to the curb. this year, recology of san francisco will put about 540 tons of trees through the wood chipper. >> we all know that children will go to school and learn how to recycle and come home and teach their parents. this fits into that, too, you know. >> reporter: you might think the discarded trees get composted or used as mulch but they wind up getting used for electricity. >> it'

as far as i know they are still in control of mosul, the second largest city in iraq. e iraqi army ran away as soon as isis came in. >> there are things going on right now as far as taking back that city and others. what they need to do is engage the kurds. the kurds have been very very good. they are fierce fighters. they have been good friends of uses. if you are going to arm somebody engage somebody my vote goes to the kurds. >> is the u.s. arming the kurds? is it going through baghdad? >> it has to go through baghdad, which is very unfortunate. you know the relationship between baghdad and the kurds is testy at best. >> i know the kurds complain to me about that as well. >> me too. >> they are very good allies. >> thanks very much for coming in. >>> just ahead, what is isis waiting for? why no word on the fate of its hostage hostages? >>> the anger in ferguson missouri reignites in a shoving and shouting match between police and citizens. stand by. recently, a 1954 mercedes-benz grand prix race car made history when it sold for a record price of just under $30 milli

police in america's largest city are mad at politicians and the new york mayor in particular becausefeel they don't get enough support for what they do. right now it appears they are just stopping much of what they do. for two weeks running now. the police unions are denying that's what they are doing. plainly that's what they are doing. if you don't want the police arresting people and ticketing people then the police giving up doing their jobs might seem like a good thing. but if you think police play a role in keeping a big city safe then what new york police are doing right now, without admitting they are doing it is a pretty radical form of holding a city hostage. i make a lot of purchases for my business. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase. like 50,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. and i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at office supply stores. with ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points. travel, gift cards even cash back. and my rewards points won't expire. so you can make owning

also said about 80% of civilian deaths occurred in and around the capital baghdad and the second largest city of mosul. islamic state gained control of mosul last june. a u.s.-led coalition is launching air strikes against islamic militants who seek large swaths of territory in iraq and syria. >>> russian president vladimir putin has seen his trade bloc of old soviet neighbors realized the economic union including belarus, kazakhstan and armenia has come into effect. the new union is expected to allow freer movement of goods, services, and workers. leaders from member nations will put in coordinated policies in chi sectors of the economy such as energy and agricultural. putin said the union will create a huge market with 170 million people. he added it has 20% of the world's natural gases, and 15% of the oil. experts say russia is planning to use the union to strengthen political ties with countries taking part in it. however, kazakhstan's president nursultan nazarbayev reiterated the partnership will not undermine the sovereignty of any member nation. analysts say it is not clear what the co

police in america's largest city are mad at politicians.r, because they feel like they don't get enough support for what they do. so now, it appears from the numbers they're just stopping much of what they do, for two weeks running now, and the police unions are denying that that's what they're doing, but plainly, that's what they're doing. and if you don't want the police arresting people and ticketing people, then the police giving up their jobs might seem like a good thing. but if you think police play a role in keeping a big city safe then what new york police are doing right now, without admitting that they're doing it is a pretty radical form of holding a city hostage. if they feel like they don't have public support now, is this supposed to earn it back in my world, wall isn't a street... return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retirement to saving for college.

the massive nor'easter is threatening to bring america's largest cities to a sand still. warnings have been issued from maryland to maine and interest canada with record breaking snow up to 3' is predicted. the boston area is expected to be the hard of the hit. >> mayors cross several states warn people not to treat this like any other storm. this is a look from the camera in new york city but how can you tell? it is so white. flake have been falling for a few hours. for more on the deep freeze we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. mike? >> the worst of it is not there yet. we have a lot of sunshine here. we will show you what they are expecting a winter storm warning 8-16" of snow and gusts up to 35 miles per hour but closer to the coast from the jersey shore all the way up to maine we are looking at a blizzard wanting because white out conditions and up to 3' of snow. everything is quiet. just light snow. want as we head through the afternoon it is light during the evening and overnight and that is when the heaviest snow of snow hits new york and boston and if yo

has more on riccardo effort to improve relations within the city and criticism he's already facing. >> if marry card 0toured san jose largest cold weather shelter tonight. he also helped serve dinner to hundreds of the city homeless which surprised many here. >> whatever his intentions are i hope they are for the right reason. >>reporter: jess about everyone is trying to figure out the new mayor who succeed term out mayor reid. former city councilman insist he wants time proof relations with the police department and the city labor union. >> important for me to see and hear what is really happening as we get rolling in the budget process in the come month. >> we don't see anything that instill confidence that he's really willing to reach across the aisle. willing to be collaborative. >> south bay labor council that represents san jose union don't trust riccardo. they question whether new mayor will lure back employees and police officers who have left their position claiming benefits and wages are too low. >> same folk who oppose me in the last election are going to continue total throw the rocks until we are able to democr

has more on riccardo effort to improve relations within the city and criticism he's already facing. >> if marry card 0toured san jose largest cold weather shelter tonight. he also helped serve dinner to hundreds of the city homeless which surprised many here. >> whatever his intentions are i hope they are for the right reason. >>reporter: jess about everyone is trying to figure out the new mayor who succeed term out mayor reid. former city councilman insist he wants time proof relations with the police department and the city labor union. >> important for me to see and hear what is really happening as we get rolling in the budget process in the come month. >> we don't see anything that instill confidence that he's really willing to reach across the aisle. willing to be collaborative. >> south bay labor council that represents san jose union don't trust riccardo. they question whether new mayor will lure back employees and police officers who have left their position claiming benefits and wages are too low. >> same folk who oppose me in the last election are going to continue total throw the rocks until we are able to democr

mosul is considered iraq's second-largest city. tens of thousands this fled the violence there.s a of strategic importance because of the nearby mosul dam that supplies most of the country's water and power. right now kurdish fighters have control of that dam. the city is predominantly sunni. many of whom had become resentful of the government in iraq which is why many of them initially welcomed isil fighters. but as zana hoda reports not everyone is happy living under isil rule. >> reporter: mosul is under the control of the islamic state of iraq and the levant. it has become almost impossible for its residents to leave. isil demands they provide a garantor to leave. >> they want us as human shields. >> reporter: for security reasons this person has to remain anonymous. he has been communicating to his friends in the kurdish regional capitol. even they hide their identity. they left when isil took over in june. the armed group has cut off most of the communication lines inside of mosul, but the voices that do come out, speak of isil's harsh laws and hardships. >> there is no mo

representatives from the third largest city and it holds a lot of influence in libya, because it makesmuch of the libyan dawn forces. if they can bring them on board, that would be a positive sign. but the international community is trying to find an end to this crisis and left it up to the united nations. we have heard particularly european officials say time and time again that libya is at our doorsteps and we are under threat. so the international community pushing this process forward it will not -- it will definitely not be easy especially since there is a regional dimension to this whole conflict. >> okay. we'll leave you to go back into the press conference. thank you. >>> still ahead on al jazeera, the pope visits northern sri lanka urging forgiven for what he calls the evil done during the civil war. >>> and al jazeera finds there are a number of problems with the registration process. >> monday. the most secretive nation on earth. >> we're heading to the border between north and south korea. >> a rare glimpse inside. >> kim jong un sometimes does strange things, but he is sma

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isil sends many supplies from its base in syria to mosul, iraq's second-largest city which is under theed group's control. peshmerga forces which control the nearby mosul dam are now trying to take a key road and effectively cut off the supply root. zana hoda explains. >> reporter: this battle is for a supply line. we are south of mosul dam in northwestern iraq and a few kilometers that isil uses to move supplies. on the ground kurdish peshmerga forces advance from more than one direction. up in the skies the u.s.-lead coalition provided cover. this military operation has been planned for some time now. there was intense air activity. and at one time heavy and almost constant bombardment. this is not an easy battle the islamic state of iraq and the levant is fighting back and they are using heavy weapons. rockets have been landing near peshmerga positions. but the in-coming fire then forced the peshmerga to retreat. the forces pushed on capturing a number of towns and villages. they were accompanied by the son of the president of northern iraq's regional government he is field commander

al jazeera gets a rare look at what life is like to residents living in iraq's second-largest city whichs now under the control of isil. >>> piece talks between pro-russian raebl -- rebels and kiev are called off. >>> at least 35 people are killed after an

al jazeera gets a real look at what life is like for residents living in iraq's second largest city which is now under the control of isil. ♪ >>> pro-russian rebels in ukraine say at least seven people have been killed in the eastern city of donetsk. a spokesman for the rebels says the attack of a cultural center also wounded 23 people. the ukrainian defense ministry says five of its soldiers also died in the fighting. france and poland have called for an immediate ceasefire and urge russia to stop supporting the rebels. >> reporter: i'm here at a cultural center the site of at least two attacks here in donetsk today. we have spoken to witnesses who tell us the strikes hand around 1:00 p.m. they describe three missiles hitting this car park and the nearby buildings. they say there were hundreds of people at the time waiting to receive humanitarian aid. we have haern -- seen an escalation in the fighting in this whole region. in the last couple of days we are have been out near the airports and spoke to rebels who say they have no interest whatsoever in these trust talks and are determined

political instability, and that is happening more in neighboring turkey and jordan, where the second largest city in refugee camp, iraq, and even egypt, which does not share a border. >> what about international policy to deal with this. they were talking about training syrian rebels. what difference does that make? >> the tragedy is there is no military solution. the administration is really trying to create a new militia that can put enough pressure on the assad government to try to bring them to the negotiating table. the problem, as you point out is that the regime has 70,000 to 100,000 fighters. isis has at least 20,000 fighters inside syria and when you talk about the number of forces that the syrian rebels have, you are talking maybe -- a very small force only going to be 5000. the idea that this is going to change the military battlefield is an illusion. >> how would you assess president assad's position right now? is it a stalemate? >> the lebanon war went on for 15 years and we are only at year four of this war, and there is no end in sight. he is down a lot. there are many of his force