chicago company and a second city toronto company. the toronto one is the one that fueled the sc tv series that was syndicated and got to the states that way. >> thank you very much for that marvelous reception. i want to thank my supporters over there in the cesarean section. >> it is healthy to be an outsider. as a comedian, and canadians are outsiders but they are looking at the culture that is right next door to them. >> it was the type of comedy that had only been accessible if you got into the improv clubs in toronto or chicago. i had never seen anything like second city tv. >> james bridgeman, park dale. no, i'm sorry. >> it was far more conceptual humor because it didn't have to be performed in front of an audience. and the idea was it was this low-rent thing. by the seat of our pants kind of operation that give it an authenticity. >> now that our programming day has been extended -- >> where do you want me to put

he said second city does sketch and many prof six just a tool you use for coming up with sketch. that was their philosophy. he always said no improv can be its own art form. and he had a funny contentious relationship with them through the years where they would come back but eventually he left and joined a place called the improv olympic in chicago. and developed this form called the herald which has been developed years earlier but took a position at the improv olympic and that's where we started taking classes from him. but developed this thing with other people but we feel he's the one took it to the next level called long form improv cision. >> rose: what is that. >> short form is games like you'll get a suggestion, you'll tell the audience now we're going to rewind the scene we need a new film genre and do it like woody allen this time so you know the rules of the game. long form is sprung from one word section usually and you do like 30 to 45 minutes off of one word. >> and hopefully seamlessly so that the best thing you get after you do an improvised show is you have peop

also i'd say in detroit, second city chicago, wrote for mad tv, wrote for girls, wrote for 30 rock. r broad city. then also back home, t.j., i'm saying these names that come to my mind. these people are transcendent. charlie: did people assemble for comedy central and assemble for the daily show come mostly from improv? >> well, colbert. second city. riggle. >> oh, yeah. there were a ton. rob corddry. yeah, yeah. a ton of them. >> improv and sketch. >> ed helm. charlie: what is the difference in sketch and improv? >> the thing with sketch is one could use improve sation as a -- improvisation as a tool to develop and generate ideas and then you polish those ideas and it's written. so when you see a show like second city that as sketch show everything has been prepared as if you're watching a play or a review, whereas improvisation, you are doing instant playwriting. it is very of their aerial and improv is very a very real. -- it is very ethereal and temporary. it is happening only in the moment. as you said it is very epheferel. the show will be done after that day. everything is mad

matt besser: he kind of rejected second city.said, we just do sketch, improvisation is just a tool for coming up with sketches. he always said no, improv can be its own art form. he had a funny contentious relationship with them through the years when he would direct for them and leave. but eventually he joined something called the improv olympic in chicago. they developed this form called the herald. it has been developed years earlier, but he really took it to fruition. he took it to the improv olympic, and that is when we started taking classes from him. he developed this thing with other people. we feel he is the one that took it to the next level which is longform improvisation. charlie: what is that? >> short form, thinking you get a suggestion, we need to remind the scene we need a new film , genre so we would do what he -- woody allen type. longform is sprung from one word suggestions, you usually do 30 to 45 minutes off of one word. amy: it hopefully moves seamlessly so the best thing you get after an improvised show, yo

second city has the main stage. but we did not build our comedy theater that way.is like a 600 person ensemble. we have three to four shows a night, different cast for every show. in a week we could have 300 performers onstage. like what amy is saying, now represents a bunch of people. charlie: were you inspired by second city? matt walsh: we fell into it, honestly. having a theater and a school. it was a need. we were doing our show. there were these people who had some interest in and privation and we started teaching classes. eventually at one point we were at a theater and we are renting so much space we were paying their rent. at one point we were renting so much -- at that point, we said we should have our own theater. charlie: i mentioned del close. tell me how he was. he kind of rejected second city. he'll always said, no, improv can be its own art form. he had a funny contentious relationship with them throughout the years but eventually he left. they formed of the improv olympic in chicago. they developed this form called the herald. he really took it to

making it the second city in the country to do so. all you have to do is meet city apply. >> usually i don't have to buy much, the neighbors usually bring me books or they have a box for me. >> reporter: schaefer encourages potential labor is to make it their own.>> this is what i would call a memory library. >> reporter: her library stands as a living memorial to her son marcelo she lost in infancy.>> these are flowers from his discarded cemetery plot.>> reporter: in the i am mark >>> we don't ask questions. i just want it back. >>> of allen bailey turns to cbs five after thieves break into their home but is not what they took that can never be >>> once again looking like from the penguin air & plumbing news chopper, you see best rolling through the southern part of the valley. this is a live look at south chandler. is a -- there is a blowing dust morning in chandler until 7 pm. sky harbor airport has no takeoff or landing delays at this time on the storm this is in the south part of the valley and we'll have an update in a few moment

the fighting in syria's second city of aleppo is now turning into an all-out battle for control.his as the u.n. has called the situation there catastrophic particularly for children. and the senate in brazil votes to send the country's suspended president to trial. she is accused of fixing the national budget to try and help her re-election campaign from two years ago. time for today's business news with kate moody. you're starting with news of a strike on the euro star train service on the british side. >> a little bit unusual for us who are used to strikes, of course. this is britain's r.m.t. union announced a seven-day strike this month. and the british bank holiday weekend of august 27-29. the union says that they're protesting duty rosters and unsocial hours for 80 train managers over work life balance. they accuse euro star of not honoring an 2008 about working conditions. now the rail workers from that union are also on strike in other parts of the u.k. the country's transport minister saying passengers are pawing the price. >> i'm disappointed that the unions action over

. >> there was a second city chicago company and a second city toronto company. the toronto fueled the sec series that originally was syndicated and got to the states that way. >> hail, hail, thank you very much for that marvelous reception. i particularly want to thank my supporters over there in the caesarean section. >> it's healthy to be an outsider. as a comedian and canadians are always outsiders but they're looking at the other culture, which is right next door to them. >> i love you. i want to bear your children! >> it was the type of comedy that had only been accessible if you could have gotten into the improve clubs in chicago or toronto. i had never seen anything like second city tv. >> james bridgeman, park dale. >> i'm sorry. no, never mind. i'm sorry. >> it was far more conceptual in its humor because it didn't have to be performed in front of an audience. >> and there was also just the idea that it was this sort of low-rent thing. it was just sort of by the seat of their pants kind of operation that gave it an authenticity. >> now that our programm

the group i'm still in, i have been in a group for 15 years that comes out of the second city detroit we're called the 313. >> stephen: there was one in giant,alled l.b.j.f.k.k.k. >> i love them. >> stephen: this is kind of like your life because it's about a guy who gets sort of plucked from a small improv and he can't make a living at all. >> and there are autobiographical elements to the film in regard to my life and career. but the biggest thing that's kind of hard is every rule of got your back, i'm there for my partner. serve the other person. >> stephen: i follow the follower of the servant. you're more important than i am. >> the opposite of show business. >> stephen: exactly! get out of my way! >> i need to be a star! ( laughter ) >> stephen: you went from improv and now you're a star. you must know what this guy is going through because he doesn't know how to feel or talk to the rest of the troupe because he left the family. >> he's left the family, it's a family that he's made. and there's an ambivalence that he has so he's trying to get everyone from his troupe, all jobs o

. >> second city of improv. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: and before we do that-- do youu following the conventions? >> i'm trying to watch as much of the conventions as i can because i was promised excitement. >> stephen: exactly, blood sport. >> yes. >> stephen: what do you think of trump as an improviser? people get disappointed when he's on script and they love it when he flies off the cuff. >> i think the thing is he's a very good stream of consciousness improviser. he doesn't follow all the improv rules, but the other day he was in a place where he was speaking somewhere else in ohio and said we're going to do this, we're gonna do that, that and the other thing an mosquito? you guys see this mosquito? look at the mosquito. the mosquito's going high. get out of here, mosquito. i've had enough of you, mosquito, where's the money? >> stephen: did he say where's the money? >> where's the mosquito's money? is he going to support the campaign? but what was interesting was he was doing a lot of exploration and not a lot of heightening. just kept on saying "mosquito" over a

miami beach the second city in miami-dade county to have confirmed results of the disease. florida's governor saying there are at least five new locally but the mayor is saying there is no reason to worry. >> people going by, skateboarder, people out in miami beach. we cannot downplay this, we must focus on this, we must eradicate this. i know if we work together and get the governor to work with us we can get this done. >> there are reportedly 36 people infected with the virus in florida. >>> coming up next, after days of high floodwaters in baton rouge, resident starting to pick up the pieces and clean up what is left of what is being called the worst natural disasters sense hurricane sandy. >>> showers and thunderstorms coming around this evening. that does include potential rainfall for the tribe game. we will time it out coming up . >>> many baton rouge families returning to their homes for the first time following a week of flooding. officials working with hundreds of volunteers to get supplies to families who were evacuated. more than 40,000 homes were flooded with a

cities. that follows on from measures in places like shanghai and shenzhen. between a divergence first and second and third and fourth tier cities, where there is often a glut of properties. we have seen the money supply data that came through for july coming in at 10.2%, lower than expectations, new home loans expected to be a part of that, coming off according to analysts , so that no doubt feeding into these numbers we are getting on house prices here in china. looking at the developers, despite a marginal slow down, there are still opportunity, but eagerly for developers focused on first-tier cities, and developers here in china have lower valuations than they have historically, and some of them pay out healthy dividends, so there is still in best or interest in china's developers, depending on where they are position. demand in the top cities is there, but slightly lower in july, fewer cities seeing price rises than in june. ,ishaad: we will get reaction also, aussie jobs data, but most in the year, lenovo up 4% at the moment. let's have a look at home prices and how they are playing out. 1%

rebels and government forces are battling for control of syria us second city. 2d workers say at least million people are without clean water, and a president trump would be a risk to national security. a former cia boss among

rebels and government forces are battling for control of syria us second city. 2d workers say at least million people are without clean water, and a president trump would be a risk to national security. a former cia boss among dozens of republicans signing an open letter that condemns the party nominee. first, leaders in russia and been meeting today in st. petersburg where they have agreed to been meeting today in st. petersburg where they have agreed to restore ties and boost economic cooperation. utin for hisked p support during a failed coup attempt last month. alexander: a handshake that could change the fate of global politics. after months of it or hostility, russia and turkey have agreed to restore ties. priorities reaching precrisis level of bilateral cooperation, and it is a really pressing task. in just the first five months of this year, russian-turkish trade shrank by 43%. >> it's the first time presidents putin and erdogan russia's shot down a turkish jet last year. shut down akey russian jet. pugin accepted an apology from erdogan. the russian strongman has shown no issu

a battle to retake the main city of mosul is looming. it is iraq's secondand the largest one that isis still occupies. how important is retaking the city in terms of the overall fight to destroy isis? >> well, it is one city but it is an extremely important crossroads and historically it's a magnificent city that needs to be back in iraqi hands. so there is some great symbology. so there is some economic reasons. but first and foremost, it is a major city that needs to be under the control of iraq. iraq is fighting for its identity, and in order to claim it, you have to be able to control the land. you've got to be able to control the ground. that's the key about mosul. you've got to get in there and it's going to be a horribly nasty fight in order to retake it. >> the iraqi army and peshmerga are closing in around the city, taking towns on the outskirts. they're tightening the noose. couldn't isis fighters melt back into this population? >> there's certainly a possibility even if they manage to take back mosul and that's going to be extraordinarily challen

today we've got a real big show -- >> there was a second city chicago company there was a second citye that fueled the se tv series which originally was syndicated and got to the states that way. >> hey! >> hail, hail, thank you very much for that marvelous reception. i particularly want to thank my supporters over there in the cesarean section. >> it's healthy to be an outsider. you know, as a comedian and canadians are always outsiders. but they're looking at the other culture which is right next door to them. >> i love you. i want to bear your children! >> it was the type of comedy that had only been accessible if you could have gotten into the improv clubs in chicago or toronto. i had never seen anything like second city tv. >> james bridgeman, parkdale. >> i'm sorry. no, never mind. i'm sorry. >> it was far more conceptual in its humor, because it didn't have to be performed in front of an audience. there is also just the idea that there is this sort of low rent thing. it was sort of by the seat of their pants kind of operation that gave it an authenticity. >> now that our progra

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aleppo, syria's second city, has been at war since he was born. now it is the focus of intense fighting. a cease-fire for to allow aid to reach millions trapped by violence. a u.n. envoy known for his ncve has had enough. >> not one single convoy has reached any of the humanitarian besieged areas. within hours, russia's offer 48-hour truce in aleppo. , >> for the americans, they, too, should be saying yes to a humanitarian pause for aleppo for 48 hours. then i think omran's image would help at least to stop the carnage for the time being in aleppo. lyse: omran was treated last night by this doctor who tells us he has seen much worse. >> we need to tell the world about these thousands of stories , maybe more worse than that of omran. lyse: this is what omran's neighborhood looks like now. his friends recount in detail what happened last night. "i was close by," this little boy says. "i saw a flash. he was scared. we saw body parts, people being pulled out." later he vows, "we are staying in aleppo, we're not going to leave." today omran's plight sy

city mosul. isis -- controlling iraq's second largest city since 2014. it's the militant group's last major stronghold in iraq. new video -- surfacing -- of the kidnapped school-girls in nigera. the terror group -- boko haram -- posting the video. thye're now offering an exchange -- for jailed more than 2-hundred school-girls were abducted back in 2014 -- sparking worldwide outrage. the militants say -- at least 40 of the girls have been married off. some of the captives have been killed in government airstrikes. so far -- none of them have been rescued. in upstate new york --one man is dead and five others -- recovering after lightning hits them. it happened while they were sitting on a park bench. the strike -- so sudden and violent -- a cell phone exploded in the pocket of one chief) "a lot of chaos when we first got there. a lot of people running around. our first thought was is, this is an mci. at first four patients then it jumped up to six." three of the victims are fighting for their lives. two others were hospitalized with less severe injuries.

>> there are competing claims as to whether rebel forces managed to break the siege on syria's second cityrs said they punched through over the weekend in an assault on the southwestern corner of the city. fighters posted video show iing the moment they broke through. meeting. up with rebels inside aleppo. the battle was fierce. there was heavy shelling by both sides. the rebel's goal, to resupply eastern aleppo whose 250,000 residents have been encircled social security last month. the u.n. warned a z a disaster as the grip on the food and medical supplies tightens. some residents took to the streets in celebration of the rebel win, but state media deny the siege had been broken. elsewhere another significant battle raged in the city. syrian democratic forces made up of kurdish backed by the u.s. swept through the isis-held city. they were trying to capture the town and nearby 60 mile strip of land along the turkish border. it's an area americans believe they use to reply man and material into and out of syria. there were still reports of intense fighting. two significant battles in syria

second largest city there and some final words from steve mora to his classy group of kids from bend, oregon as they get set to play a consolation game against 6:00 eastern time about 30 minutes from now on espn. and the winner tonight, california or texas, will face warwick, rhode island in another elimination game. that will do it for our coverage here on our abc stations. for jaymee sire and kyle peterson, once again, the final score rhode island 8, oregon nothing. please stay tuned to espn for the japan/curacao game at 6:00 eastern time, and we'll see states bracket. next, it's your local programming. saying so long, i'm karl ravech from williamsport. ben: falling trees but no storm conditions. diane: plus, new england firefighters on the move to help >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] diane: right now at 5:30, the search for a gunman in boston in a deadly shooting. a man killed, a woman now fighting for her life. in

this is the second city for gm's they've been driving around in san francisco since may. they all have people as back-up drives just in case. and listen to this, the self driving car may have actually saved the life of a man during an emergency. joshua nealey was driving home in missouri in his news tesla model x when he suddenly felt pain in his chest. the car was in autopilot mode where the computer keeps the car in that lane, maintains speed and brakes when necessary. the car kept moving while he was having that severe >> it was scary. i called my wife and said something's wrong, you know, and i couldn't breathe. i was gasping, kind of hyperventilating. >> the car took him to a spot close to a hospital. nealey was able to drive the last few blocks himself to an emergency room. he suffered a pulmonary embolism which could have killed him if he did not get to a doctor as fast as he did. how amazing is that. >> makes you think twice about the technology, too. >>> the heart-breaking murder of a woman jogging near her alert tonight because the killer is still out there. >>

second largest city there and some final words from steve mora to his classy group of kids from bend, oregon as they get set to play a consolation game against italy, a loser earlier today to 6:00 eastern time about 30 minutes from now on espn. and the winner tonight, california or texas, will face warwick, rhode island in another elimination game. that will do it for our coverage here on our abc stations. for jaymee sire and kyle peterson, once again, the final score rhode island 8, oregon nothing. please stay tuned to espn for the japan/curacao game at 6:00 eastern time, and we'll see you again at 8:00 with the unid next, it's your local programming. saying so long, i'm karl ravech things went wrong. >> i mean i know it can be pricey, take your car to the garage to get fixed. i guess it was more expensive this way. >> his friend helped him push his car away from the others. this guy in the green shirt hopped in his car. look how close he is? he gets in and speeds away. i mean, what exactly kind of work were you doing to cause it to blow up. >> sorry, what did you say? >> holy cow. >

yokohama, japan's second largest city, 37 degrees out there, and of course into tokyo as well, it wastionally warm. i show you some video out of the famous crossing right there. people out there in the heat. even in this area we saw temperatures go up to about 37, 38 degrees. people out there trying to stay cool. as i mentioned, about 700 people were taken to the hospital. there was one death reported as well due to heat stroke. so definitely very dangerous if you are out and about, a way to stay cool. temperatures still staying warm, as i mentioned, we have high pressure continuing to dominate, those strong northwesterly winds are not so much there as we have seen on tuesday. but that high pressure combined with a tibetan high here in the western atmosphere is going to make for absolutely clear skies and exceptionally warm temperatures. take a look at the three-day forecast, we have temperatures up to about 36 degrees, tokyo at 33. kyoto 36. you want to know actually a little farther south, it's actually cooler, yes into the southern japanese islands, some precipitation there. you mi

second largest city there and some final words from steve mora to his classy group of kids from bend, oregon as they get set to play a consolation game against mexico. japan and curacao come up at 6:00 eastern time about 30 minutes from now on espn. and the winner tonight, california or texas, will face warwick, rhode island in another elimination game. that will do it for our coverage here on our abc stations. for jaymee sire and kyle peterson, once again, the final score rhode island 8, oregon nothing. please stay tuned to espn for the japan/curacao game at 6:00 eastern time, and we'll see you states bracket. next, it's your local programming. saying so long, i'm karl ravech the road. had a buddy >> wrist right through the gloves. >> hoists it bike back up, fires this thing back up and you ain't gonna believe this. >> he keeps going? >> oh, yeah. >> isn't that dangerous? you don't know what is broken. after a wreck like that, he should take it to the garage. >> i was surprise zed he hopped up on the bike. maybe shock and adrenaline going >> the next one comes from the mount high lan

. >> the leader of the second city hit by a nuclear weapon is calling for a world without them. today marks 71 years since the bombing after nagasaki. international community must realize a world without nuclear weapons. and japan's emperor is indicating he wants to give up his thrown. in a video message, the 82-year-old cited his age and declining health. he's concerned it could have an impact if he stays in power. his oldest son is next in line. >>> some business news in walmart is increasing the stake in online sales. jet.com. it fends off the challenge posed by amazon.com. jet's founder is joining walmart at least for the next two years. it will operate separately from walmart. the company is paying more than $3 billion for jet which launched last year. there's another black eye for air b and b. a woman claims her home was trashed by a renter including water damage from a bathtub that the are pairs will cost $10,000, and the owner says the renter was shooting porn videos in her house. >> an election season not easy for any candidate no matter how young or old. >> this has be

would be the only, only the second city in history to host the olympics three times. mayor eric garsiti was in rio to convince officials his city will play host. he believes they could make a profit from hosting the games. >> i think a lot have have people asking who would bid for the games these days. we know we could do a games profitable just like in 1984 when we helped save the olympic movement. >> l.a. predicts 2024 games would cost $6 billion and generate 161 million-dollar surplus, from tv rights, sponsorships, and ticket sales. l.a. is autopsy begins paris, rome, and budapest, parises considered the favorite as 2024 would be a hundred years since it last hosted the games. the international olympic committee will make the announcement of the host city next year. >>> state officials have have identified a second zika transmission zone in miami dade county but now that includes two public schools. >> cbs correspondent dave begnot reports from one of the schools where thousands of students returned to campus today. >> reporter: it is expect to be nearly 90 degrees

scott is going to talk to us more about that in a second. cityeaders are asking for the publics' input as they figure out the next permanent chief. they are holding five community meetings this month. the first tonight at 5:00 on dale avenue. it comes just days after acting police chief tony chaplain announced he wants the role permanently. chaplain was named interim chief the same day the chief resigned following several controversies. >>> malware hitting several major hotel chains. it goes back to h.e.i. affecting 20 of the u.s. properties including brands like marriott, hyatt, and intercontinental. they may have stolen payment card data during transactions to buy food, drinks, et. cetera. transactions. >>> if you ever get a notice on your facebook feed telling you you've won a giant lottery surprise, it's a scam. scammers are sending facebook users fake notices claiming they have won the lottery. they are told to reach out over the facebook message. they have to pay several tax fees. one victim emptied his entire savings account. paying fees t

evidence a short time ago and officers search the ibd headquarters in spring garden and his bar on second street. city councilman, bobby keenan's office was searched. he went through the union adrenticeship program. no one has been charged. "action news" will continue to follow the story today and bring you the very latest this afternoon beginning at 4:00. >> the criminal justice system is partially shut down because of an elevator accident that injured two people one of them seriously. >> reporter: i spoke to the police and the sergeant will be in the hospital for at least a few more days as he continues to recover and the investigation here continues. officers are posted in the front, many that showed up to the criminal justice center today had to turn right back around. >> i was here to see my judge, and i was suppose to go to her office and had a meeting planned with her and i didn't hear anything. >> they keep prolonging me over and over. >> thursday morning first responders rushed to 13th and filbe filbert after the employee elevator accident injured two people. beverly smith was released with m

it's the second city to host gm's real world test of its self-driving cars. company says all the vehicles had human backup drivers. >> that's good to hear. hena, tell us about almond milk coming to starbucks. >> reporter: customers petitioned for more nondairy options and starbucks listened. it was created specifically for the coffee chain. the almond milk will get frothy and foam up when steamed. starbucks will begin offering the almond milk next month. >> making sure everyone is happy this morning. hena daniels, thank you. >>> hundreds of firefighters working around the clock to make sure the pilot fire doesn't burn through a residential neighborhood. more from the fire lines next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, slams into a cement truck. the first crash, with the cruiser, happened as a cop was heading to a fight on nearby international boulevard. >>> eye driver hits a police cruiser and keeps on going and his a cement truck. the first crash was with an officer going to a fight on international boulevard. he had minor injuries? >> the driver of the allegedly stolen ride

united nations is worried about the civilian impact of the fight to drive isis out of iraq's second largest city. iraqi troops are going to mosul. they say fighting could impact more than 1 million people. shelter assistance is being set up to help thousands who are trying to flee that area. >>> the fbi is investigating an attempted cyber attack on the new york times and possibly other news organizations. the times says hackers targeted the moscow bureau. they are blaming the same russian hackers who infiltrated the democratic national convention. >> the atlantic is active. tropical storm to become a hurricaneover night. it will stay at sea. another system is approaching the north eastern caribbean island an appears headed tort coast this weekend. this is likely to become another tropical storm. >>> officials are providing new numbers. 53,000 homes and nearly 4,000 commercial buildings damaged. and outside the city the numbers are more dramatic. president obama visited the area and fema has money for disaster relief. >> reporter: president obama reassuring the victims of the louisiana flood. >>

to syria now where fighting rages on in the country start -- second-largest city, aleppo. government troops have been advancing on the city and recently in a bid to reclaim territory from rebel forces. that includes militants fighting for so-called islamic state. residents in that the siege city are facing extreme food shortages and russia says it has opened for humanitarian corridor's for people to leave. moscow says they can use the corridor's, three are for civilians and one for fighters to give up their weapons. many residents are not convinced that the corridor's are safe. this report now on a battle that may prove pivotal in serious five-year civil war. >> there has been incessant artillery fire for two days now as syrian army tanks and soldiers close in on eastern aleppo. they are being supported by russian airstrikes. but again and again, bombs are killing and wounding civilians. including children. a vicious battle is also raging on the perimeter of aleppo. rebels strapped in the eastern part of the city are trying to break out. tuesday, they set up a massive expl

humanitarian agencies warned that the upcoming battle for iraq's second-largest city in the army's final price could displace more than one million people. officials on the ground were quick to allay fears. >> civilians are in good condition. and did not record any casualties in this operation. instructions were given to civilians not to leave their homes during the operation. therefore, there was no mass movement of displaced people during the battle, which prevented civilian casualties. reporter: around 3 million people have already been forced to flee since 2014. but the tables have turned on the militants who've lost half the talented -- half the territory they have seized. -- seiged. iraqi officials have founded retake the city within the year. host: the turkish prime minister says that a kurdish suicide bomber was behind today's attack on a checkpoint in the southeast of the country, which left dozens injured. that attack happened near a town. of smoke large plumes cover the small town in the southeast of turkey. the result of an explosive truck which struck a police checkpoint. gu