i'm amy goodman. the pentagon has confirmed u.s. special forces are on the ground in iraq and taking part in the battle to retake mosul, iraq's second largest city which fell to isis two years ago. despite president obama's pledge against having boots on the ground, the pentagon said u.s. special forces are on the front lines and finding targets for u.s. airstrikes. the offensive to take mosul is expected to take weeks, if not months. iraqi forces reportedly captured 20 isis-held villages on monday. aid groups fear the fighting will force over residents of one million mosul to flee. courtney lare works with the norwegian refugee council in the iraqi city of erbil. massives preparing for waves of displacement coming out of mosul. we are expecting up to $200,000 individual and around 700,000 total fling in the coming months. this miniature and committed is desperately trying to prepare but this any people is extremely challenging. amy: in news from syria, russia and syria have temporarily halted airstri

i'm amy goodman. we are just back from north dakota where on monday, hundreds -- i appeared in court -- we're just back from north dakota where on monday i was supposed to appppear in couourt to face a riot c charge for democracy now! reporting on an attack against anti-pipeline protesters. we filmed security guards working for the dakota access pipeline attacking protesters. the report showed guards unleashing dogs and using pepper spray and featured people with bite injuries and a dog with blood dripping from its nose and mouth. democracy now!'s report went viral online and was viewed more than 14 million times on facebook and was rebroadcast on cbs,outlets, including nbc, npr, cnn, msnbc, and the huffington post. days after democracy now! published the video, morton county issued an arrest warrant for me. i was initially charged with criminal trespassing. on friday, as i flew into north dakota, that charge was dropped for lack of evidence. but it was replaced by a charge of writing. on monday, nort

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. an: nine climate activists were arrested tuesday y for attempting to shut down all tar sands oil cocoming into the unid states from canada by manually turning off pipelines in minnesota, montana, north dakota, and washington state. the group, which calls themselves climate direct action, includes five activists and four other supporters and videographers. they posted pictures and videos online that showed them cutting chains and turning the manual safety valves to stop the flow through the pipelines. this is climate activist leonard higgins. , , just nororthtana of the m missouri river, at a blockedd valve of f the pipelin. itit carriries tar sands oil frm cacanada got intnto the u.s. for refining. we have to stop, especiallyy buburning coal and tar sands oi. they are major emitters of the carbon dioxide that is causing the planet to heat. in pararis, 100 0 92 nations agd we need to keep global wawarming to a a limit o of 1.5 degrees centigrade. it is obvious from thee science what we'

i'm amy goodman. iraqi, kurdish, and u.s. forces have launched a massive operation to retake mosul, iraq's second largest city which was seized by the self-proclaimed islamic state in june 2014. the uniteded nations is warnings many as 1 mimillion people may e forced to flee their homes due to the offensive which has been , described as one of the biggest military operations in iraq since the 2003 u.s.-led invasion. three members of a kansas militia known as the crusaders have been arrested for plotting to blow up an apartment complex in the western kansas town of garden city. the apartment is home to many somali refugees and a mosque. all three militia members were white men in their late 40's. according to the fbi, the militia supported anti-muslim, anti-immigrant, and anti-government beliefs. tom beall is the acting u.s. attorney in kansas. >> it is alleged they had surveillance, stockpiled firearms, and you nation, andnd plosive cocomponents, even prepared a manifesto d describig their beliefs to

i'm amy goodman. in election news, republican party leaders are facing pressure to withdraw support for donald trump from the party's own donors amid a series of accusations from women that trump sexually assaulted or harassed them in cases that stretch back decades. "the new york times" reports republican donors david humphreys, bruce kovner, william oberndorf, and others are all calling on the party to abandon its presidential nominee. kovner, a new york investor who has donated $2.7 million to the republican party since 2012, called trump "a dangerous demagogue completely unsuited to the responsibilities of a united states president." on thursday, first lady michelle obama issued a scathing criticism of donald trump and the recently surfaced 2005 video that shows trump boasting about sexually assaulting women. mrs. obama: because this was not justst a lewd conversation, this wasn't just locker room banter, this was a powerful individual speaking freely and openly about sexually predatory behavior. a

i'm amy goodman. nato is seeking to station more troops in eastern europe in what reuters reports could be the biggest military build-up on russia's borders since the cold war. as part of the u.s.-backed plan nato is planning to send battle , groups to poland, lithuania, estonia and latvia with forces , ranging from armored infantry to drones. this comes as tension mounts between russia and the united states over the crisis in syria. on tuesday, u.s. national intelligence director james clapper said he fears russia could shoot down a u.s. aircraft if a no-fly zone were imposed over syria. meanwhile donald trump warned in , an interview on tuesday hillary clinton's policy on syria could lead to world war iii. mr. trump: she has no plan for syria. with her, you will end up in world war iii. she doesn't know what she is doing. just like with libya and with everything else she has done. so syria now is no longer syria. syria is russia and the new iran that we built through the iran deal, which is one of t

i'm amy goodman. the planet has crossed a new threshold. the average carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere throughout 2015 were 400 parts per million. this according to the world meteorological organization. scientists have long warned carbon dioxide levels must remain below 400 parts per million, if not below 350 parts per million, to avoid catastrophic climate change. scientists predict the carbon dioxide levels will not have a low 400 parts per million average for decades to come, even if there are aggressive measures taken to cut global carbon emissions. be the also slated to hottest year on record. in canada, 99 people were detained by police monday at a demonstration on parliament hill in ottawa, demanding prime minister justin trudeau reject the expansion of the kinder morgan's trans mountain pipeline, as well as all new tar sands pipelines and infrastructure. among those arrested was clayton thomas-muller, a climate activist from the cree nation in northern manitoba. >> we know that they're

i'm amy goodman. in north dakota, police arrested over 100 people this weekend who gathered for a peaceful march opposing construction of the $3.8 billion dakota access pipeline. the demonstrators, who call themselves protectors not protesters, were arrested after they were confronted by police in riot gear, carrying assault rifles. they say they police pepper sprayed them and then arrested them en masse. this is footage from the sacred stone camp. >> you are all under arrest. you're under arrest. [indiscernible] >> do not be afraid. !> hey amy: those arrested face charges ranging from engaging in a riot, reckless endangerment, criminal trespass, assaulting an officer, and resisting arrest. organizers also say police fired rubber bullets at drones the water protectors were using to document police activity. we will go to north dakota after the headlines to speak with tara houska of honor the earth and sacheen seitcham of the west coast women warriors media collective. we will also speak to shailene wo

i'm amy goodman. new york attorney general eric schneiderman has ordered t the donald j. trump foundation to immediately stop soliciting donations in new york state, saying the foundation is not registered under state law. it's the latest blow to trump's familyly foundation, which has been facing increasing scrutiny during the election. a series of "washington post" investigations have revealed the foundation has also broken u.s. laws by using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the foundation to pay off legal fees associated with trump's for-profit businesses. the investigations have also shown donald trump has not personally donated to his foundation since 2008 and that he's also used foundation money to buy advertisements for his hotels and to buy at least two expensive portraits of himself. this comes as a "new york times" investigatation reveals the trup organization came incredibly close to collapse in the 1980's, leading trump to amass $3.4 billion in debt by 1990. the following year, the cas

i'm amy goodman. at least 22 people, mostly children, have reportetedly died in a an airstrike e on a schooln the rebel-held syrian provincece of idlibib. ththe syrian obsbservatory for n rights saiaid the bobombing was believed t to be carri out by russian plananes. anthony lake of unicef said "this is a tragedy. , it is an outrage. and if deliberate, it is a war crime." unicef says the attack the -- may be the deadliest bombing of a school since the war began more than five years ago. meanwhile at the united nations, , u.n. emergency relief coordinator stephen o'brien pushed the security council wednesday to take action in syria. he said soon there may be no syrian people or syria to save. before month i have come you and presented a never worsening record of destruction and atrocity. grimly cap regarding the destruction -- cataloging the destruction of a country and its people. y toe my job is to rela the facts, i can't help but be incandescent with rage. month and month, nothing is happening to st

i'm amy goodman. republican presidential nominee donald trump's campaign is facing increasing turmoil as house speaker paul ryan told fellow republican lawmakers monday he would no longer campaign for trump following the release of a 2005 videotape showing trump boasting about sexually assaulting women. amy: that was donald trump, speaking with tv host billy bush in the 2005 video recorded by nbc's "access hollywood," as the two prepared to meet a star of the soap opera "days of our lives." the video has caused widespread outrage and further fracturing of the republican party. on monday, house speaker ryan did not fully un-endorse trump, but he did tell republicans he would no longer campaign for him. ryan's spokeswoman also said -- "the speaker is going to spend the next month focused entirely on protecting our congressional majorities." in response, some republican lawmakers lashed out at ryan, saying he should not concede the presidency to hillary clinton. one republican lawmaker, arizona congressm

i'm amy goodman. the death toll is continuing to rise in haiti after the massive category 4 hurricane matthew hit the island over the weekend. more than 330 bodies have been discovered so far as the waters recede. hurricane matthew was the most powerful storm to hit the caribbean in a decade. across the country, 15,000 people have been displaced and 350,000 more are in need of assistance. the ststorm knocked out most electricity and phone service across haiti. it also washed out a major bridgeonnecting g southern htiti to the rest of t the country. haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and still recovering from the devastating earthquake six years ago that left more than 300,000 dead and in twice as many displaced. we will have more on haiti after headlines with edwidge danticat. hurricane matthew is now b bearg down on the florida coast. the tropical storm's wind gusts of 107 miles per hour and torrential downpours have already knocked out power for 300,000 people. meteorologists are

i'm amy goodman. donald trump and hillary clinton squared off at the third and final debate at the university of nevada in las vegas wednesday night. in one of the most extreme statements of the night, donald trump said he might not accept the results of the november election, instead saying -- "i will keep you in suspense." this comes as trump has continuing to the claim the election of being rigged. throughout the debate, the two faced off on topics ranging from sexual assault to social security to russia. mr. trump: look, from everything i see has no respect for this person will stop mrs. clinton: that is because he would rather have a puppet as president. mr. trump: no puppet. you are the puppet. mrs. clinton: you won't admit the russians -- amy: the debate frequently veered from m political discussn into personal attacks. mrs. clinton: that is part of my commitment to raise taxes on the wealthy. my social security, payroll contribution will go up as will donald's, assuming he can't figure out how

i'm amy goodman. states of emergency have been declared in florida, georgia, the carolinas as hurricane matthew barrels towards the southeast coastline. more than 2 million people have been urged to evacuate their homes. the record-breaking storm has already killed at least 26 people in haiti, four in the dominican republic. the storm is expected to soon hit the bahamas and strengthened to a category 4 as it moves toward florida. meteorologists predicting matthew could be the strong is turkey to hit the u.s. wilma in 2005. hurricane matthew was the first category 4 to hit haiti and over half a century. the storm displaced thousands across haiti, still recovering from the devastating 2010 earthquake. haiti's presidential election scheduled for sunday has been postponed indefinitely. many meteorologists are saying climate change has intensified hurricane matthew because warmer ocean waters helped create stronger hurricanes. we will have more on hurricane matthew after headlines. the fbi says the agency

i'm amy goodman. in north dakota, hundreds of heavily armed police with military hardware raided a resistance camp established by native american water protectors in the path of the proposed $3.8 billion dakota access pipeline. on thursday afternoon, over 100 officers in riot gear with automatic rifles lined up across north dakota's highway 1806, flanked by armored personnel carriers, a sound cannon, humvees driven by national guardsmen, an armored police truck, and a bulldozer. water protecters say police deployed tear gas, pepper spray, tasers, concussion grenades and bean bag rounds against the native americans, and shot rubber bullets at their horses. >> out of the roadway. [bleep] >> the police protecting and serving a pipeline and fossil fuel profits over human beings. they are macing people in the face. amy: water protectors used cars to blockade a highway and set fire to hay bales and tires. police arrested two people they accused of firing gunshots. four people locked themselves to a truck pa

i'm amy goodman. in haiti, the death toll from hurricane matthew has topped 1,000, as the country battles a growing cholera epidemic and authorities dig mass graves for those killed by the category four storm. un officials said nearly one million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, with up to 80 percent of haiti's food crops destroyed in some areas. aid agencies say at least 60,000 people are staying in temporary shelters. survivors reported drinking well water contaminated by dead livestock. at least 13 people have died of cholera, after flood waters mixed with sewage. officials are warming of a looming epidemic. in the u.s., the death toll from hurricane matthew has reached 17, after the storm lashed the atlantic coast from florida to virginia. at least eight people died in north carolina, where heavy rains caused record-breaking flooding. in news from the campaign trail, a defiant donald trump squared off against hillary clinton in a bitter presidential debate on sunday, capping a

i'm amy goodman. in colombia, voters have rejected a peace agreement between the government and the farc rebels inin a shocking turn of events that t threatens to prolong the nation's 52-year-old civil war. the few still lost by margin of 49.8% too 50.2%, a stunning upst for referendum e expected to pas overwhelelmingly. in havana, where peaeace talks have taken placece over the past four yeaears, farc leader rodrdo londoÑo prpromised his movement would contntinue to wowork towas peace. maintains its willingness for peace and reiterates its position use only words as weapons to work toward the future. to the colombian people who dream of these, you can count on us. peace will win out. amy: colombian president santos sent his negotiating team back to havana for talks and said a ceasefire with the farc would remain in effect. many of those voting no objected to the peace deal's offer of amnesty, limited immunity from prosecution, and reduced sentences granted to farc rebels. we'll have more on sunday's

i'm amy goodman. republican presidential nominee donald trump campaigned in ohio thursday and announced that he will accept the results of the november's election under one conditition. mr. trurump: i i want to make ea major announcement today. i would d like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and suppororters a and to all of the people of the united states that i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election if i win. amy: donald trump's remarks come one day after the final presidential debate when he refused to say if you will accept the relate -- election results. president obama and other leaders have sharprply criticizd trump's remarks. pres. obama: that is dangerous. when you try to sow the seeds of doubt in people's minds about the legitimacy of election, that undermines our democracy. amy: on thursday night, trump and hillary clinton both spoke here in new york at the alfred e. smith memorial foundation dinner in new york to raise money for catholic ch

i'm amy goodman. at least 11 people are feared to be dead in the caribbean after the massive category-4 hurricane matthew slammed into haiti and the dominican republic tuesday with winds of up to 145 miles per hour and torrential downpours. it's the strongest storm to hit the caribbean in neaearly a decade. in haiti, matthew has killed at least four people and displaced thousands more across a country still recovering from the devastating 2010 haitian earthquake. the storm also knocked out most communicatations across haititid flooded d a major bridge connecting southern haiti to the rest of the country. the united nationsns has warned the hurricane poses the greatest humanitarian threat to haiti since the earthquake six years ago. the hurricane has also hit the bahamas and cuba, u.s. military evacuated 700 employees, and some familily pets, , from the v base at guantanamo bayalthough it did not evacuate the 61 prisoners held there. the storm is now hurtling toward the u.s. coast. in anticipation, mul

i'm amy goodman. in haiti, the death toll from hurricane matthew has topped 1000 as the country battles a growing cholera epidemic and authorities dig mass graves for those killed by the category 44 storm. u.n. officials s said nearly one millllion people are in urgegent need of humamanitarian a assist, with up to 80% of haiti's food crops destroyed in some areas. aiaid agencies say at least 60,0 people are staying in tetemporay shelters. survrvivors reported drinking wl water contaminated by dead livestock. at least 13 peopop have died of cholera after flood waters mixed with sewage. haiti's ambassador to the u.s., paul altidor, said there are fears of a growing epidemic. >> the cholera is an issue that haiti has been dealing with in the past two years, so in light of what just took place the past few days, yes, cholera and other health issues might be on the rise. natational elecections in haiti weree postponed indefinitely in the wake of hurricane matthew. in the u.s., the death toll from hurricane

i'm amy goodman.et has crossed a new threshold. the average carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere throughout 2015 were 400 parts per million. this according to the world meteorological organization. scientists have long warned carbon dioxide levels mumust remain b below 400 parts per million, if not belo350 parts per million, to avoid catastrophic climate change. scientists predict the carbon dioxide levels will not have a low 400 parts per million average for decades to come, even if there are aggressive measures taken to cut global carbon emissions. be the also slated to hottest year on record. in canana, 99 peopople were detained by police monday at a demonstration on parliament hill in ottawa, demanding prime minister justin trudeau reject the expansion of the kinder morgan's trans mountain pipeline, as well as all new tar sands pipelines and infrastructure. among those arrested was clayton thomas-muller, a climate activist from the cree nation in northern manitoba. >> we know that they're just

i'm amy goodman. donald trump is facing a barrage of accusations of sexual harassment and assault from multiple women, including a journalist, two former miss usa beauty pageant conontestants, ad two women who told "the new york times" trump sexually assaulted them. groping their bodies or kissing their lips without their consent. this is jessica leeds speaking about sitting next to donald trump on a plane in n the early 191980's.s. >>>> it was a real shock when nl of a sudden come a his hands were all over me. he started encroaching on myspace. i hesitate to use this expression, but i'm going to, and that is he was like an octopus. it was like he is six arms. he was all of the place. when he started putting his hand up my skirt -- that was it. that was it. i was out of there. amy: the other women who spoke to "the new york times," rachel crooks, says she ran into trump outside an elevator at the trump tower in 2005. she says after the two shook hands, he kissed her cheeks multiple times and kissed he