perhaps, if that kind of investigation had been done at the end of or during the fight in east mosul, it might have informed become a strategy to be used in west m mosul. there was about a month pause between the fighting in east mosul and the renewed fighting in west mosul. perhaps if that had been used to conduct a proper investigation and review of civilian casualties that occurred in the hundreds in east mosul, it might have informed the strategy to pursuing west mosul, and perhaps , incidents such as that reported on march 17 with a very large loss of cicilian liveses according to reports, perhaps ththose incidents might have ben avoided. nermeen: before we conclude, could you tell us what the situation is of civilians trying to flee west mosul? , fleeing the fighting is very difficult, but we are seeing civilians fleeing west moselle and much, much greater numbers than the numbers that fled from east mosul. partly perhaps because the message has gotten through to civilians that staying in your homes, as they were advised to do, is not necessarily the safe option. -- safest optio

>>people here say there are nois supporters in east mosul. while that's hard to believecompletely, residents do appear happier.many personal freedoms have been restoredlike having a haircut whenever you want, or being able tosmoke. >>suddenly everyone is buyingcigarettes. even non smokers have taken upsmoking. i've never seen that before. >>a car bomb being detonated.the fight against is is far from over.i.s. fighters left this area just this morning.they left ammunition, explosive belts. all kinds of weapons.everyone here is well aware that the group leaves booby traps asit retreats. we froze, as a police officeropened the trunk of a car to search it.the license plate belongs to so-called islamic state.the police find a makeshift hospitalbloody clothes and medicine. in a dark corner they also finda grenade. an officer warns us to becareful, saying it could go of -- before he disposes of thedevice. security forces have pushedtheir way forward to this point on the other side i.s. fightersare entrenched in a highly populated area.it's the site

bbc journalist basheer al zaidi grew up in east mosul — the part of the city that has been liberatedurned recently to meet his old friends and see how they had survived under is rule. this is his film from his shattered home city. it's been over ten years since my last visit. i grew up on these streets with my 11 brothers and sisters. it's a weird feeling, to come back here, after all these years. my hometown is now effectively split into two. i'm in the east, which was recaptured a few months ago, butjust across the river, in the west, fighting continues. it's quite different, quite difficult, to be honest. like... that was our house. this is my primary school. most of the buildings in the centre of the city are damaged. it's clear that anybody who still lives here doesn't feel safe enough to come out. this is me, on the left, with my oldest friend, karim. growing up, we were inseparable, but staying in touch whilst he lived under is was near impossible. i am here to pay him a surprise visit. for the first time, i meet his kids, and it soon becomes clear his family didn't escape the

what i found on the ground is family after family in east mosul whose relatives we re family in east their homes were killed in coalition airstrikes. in many of these cases, isis fighters we re many of these cases, isis fighters were on the roots of the houses —— roofs. 0r were on the roots of the houses —— roofs. or in the gardens. however, the authority of some isis individual should not be done by the expense of the entire families are around. this is the problem, though, this is a difficult battle, street to street guerrilla warfare. is it possible for the coalition to fight this war without the civilian casualties? i don't think we can been a year and certainly amnesty international is not pretending that urban warfare doesn't carry the danger that it does and they think it would be extremely difficult to think of warfare in a city the size of mosul. —— inner—city decisive mosul without civilian casualties. the point we are making is not everything is allowed in war and the fa ct everything is allowed in war and the fact that isis uses civilians as human shields does not relieve

. >> evidence gathered on the ground in east mosul points to an alarming pattern of u.s.ed coalition airstrikes that destroyed whole houses with entire families inside. suggesting coalition forces have failed to take adequate cautions to prevent civilian deaths, a flagrant violation of international military and law. it's hundreds of thousands of civilians ignored the iraqi government's advice to stay in mosul, but for the roughly 400,000 who did not flee, every day runs the risk of death. say more thans 100 people were killed, coalition forces admitted carrying out the strike but stop admitting any civilians died. >> are doing everything possible to reduce the loss of life from innocent people. >> raising another question, did the new u.s. administration ease restrictions on coalition airstrikes to make it easier to fight islamic state group militants? u.s. military officials insist that the rules of engagement have not changed. >> authorities are waiting to see the sunrise in order to estimate the extent of damage in the wake of tropical cyclone debbie, having pummeled

—— to trump coming in. 0ne east mosul —— to trump coming in.ort that they needed, so we may be seeing an increase that is to do with trump will changes or it could be a response to that early battle that came just as donald trump came in. there is a clear picture in syria, that we are seeing an enormous increase in reported civilians deaths and we're looking at bombings of towns and villages that are lightly populated compared to mosul, that indicates that the strikes are more frequent and that they are taking more risk with civilians. i think what we're seeing in syria is more of an indication of the rule change under donald trump, but if there is a change, the pentagon and the white house being very tight lipped about it. yes, it is subtle. thank you very much the moment. returning now to the trump administration's ‘to—do' list. we've already heard what happened to health care but what does that mean for the rest of his agenda? among the big—ticket items he promised during the campaign was fixing the country's crumbling infrastructure. it cou

mosul. they're deploying helicopter gunships and crude rocket launchers to target is militants. but thousands fleeing the city say civilians are being killed because the assault is too indiscriminate. 0ur middle easttern mosul. this is the iraqi solution to an offensive that's stalled over the last week or so, attack again. gunfire it feels as if the air war over mosul is intensifying. the gunship pilots fly low. they seem confident they won't get shot down. and every day, a few thousand more people come walking out of the areas of mosul still held by the jihadists who call themselves islamic state. many said is used them as human shields, shooting out from the cover of their homes and streets, but the response, more air strikes, horrified them. translation: they destroyed our homes, our cars, everything. they destroyed us. entire families are gone, they are under the rubble. translation: a lot of people died, children, women and men. houses collapsed on them. i lost both my sons. some very sophisticated modern weapons are in this fight, and so are these, locally made rockets used over a short range. a blunt instrument. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military o

an iraqi general said today troops had retaken a third of west mosul, after taking east mosul in january in the offensive that began last october. as many as 600,000 civilians are believed to be trapped in the city. a jihadist group linked to al qaeda is claiming responsibility for yesterday's twin suicide bombings in the syrian capital of damascus. the syrian observatory for human rights said today the death toll has risen to at least 74 people. the majority were iraqi pilgrims visiting shiite shrines. the group said one explosion was a roadside bomb, the other a suicide attacker. two days after south korea's constitutional court removed her from office for a corruption scandal, former south korean president park geun-hye left the presidential mansion. hundreds of supporters cheered park when she arrived at her residence in another part of seoul today. protesting her innocence, park said in a written statement, quote, "i believe the truth will certainly come out." as a private citizen, she could yet face criminal charges, including extortion, bribery, and abuse of power. a huge garbage

in iraq and apparent chemical attack on east mosul has left 12 people including children injured.s many more remain trapped in the conflict, a trapped commander of so—called islamic state says using human shields is justified. as islamic state says using human shields isjustified. as members of the northern ireland assembly are elected it seems sinn fein and the dup will remain the largest parties. police search them home of a man associated with recent threats to a number ofjewish associated with recent threats to a number of jewish centres. associated with recent threats to a number ofjewish centres. and are we there yet? this is the scene streamed live from animal adventure park in new york state for april the de graaf to finally give birth. —— april the de graaf. welcome to the programme. 12 iraqi civilians have been injured in what appears to have been a chemical weapons attack in the city of mosul. two shells were fired into the government held east of the city from the islamic state controlled west, releasing a fouls then gas. iii—year—old boy suffered severe burns and blis

they have re—ta ken all of east mosul, and have now made key gains in the west of the city. are they're closing in on the densely—populated old city. this red area shows the part of the city still under i—s control. this red area shows the part of the city still under is control. the united nations says it is stunned by the terrible loss of life caused by recent airstrikes. eyewitnesses say many victims are buried under the rubble. other residents say is. is using civilians as human shields, but blamed indiscriminate air strikes for many of the deaths. our middle east editorjeremy bowen, who is near the front line, reports. translation: snipers positioned themselves on top of buildings. everybody is killed, the sniper and everybody who lives there. our middle east editorjeremy bowen, who is near the front line, reports. thousands of people have arrived, have walked out of those parts of mosul still controlled by islamic state. they need food, they need water, they need shelter. it's a massive humanitarian challenge, and not nearly as big as the one that may literally be comi

it is simply the facts on the ground for much of the last part of last year, the fighting was in east mosul which is a much smaller less densely populated area, now it is in west mosul which is a more densely populated area, the ultimately the blame lays with the islamic state, they fight from apartment buildings and homes, mosque, hospitals and schools and so forth. the blame does not lay with coalition pilots or with our, iraqi forces an investigation will occur but ultimately it is the terrorist whose are using civilians to shield that are responsible for the deaths. >> dickerson: senator cotton thank you so much for being with us. >> thanks, john. >> dickerson: for more on the investigation into possible ties between trump campaign officious and russia, we are joined now by the top democrat in the house, intelligence committee, california representative adam schiff. palo alto, congressman i want to start with something chairman nunes of the committee said. he suggested some private citizens had been unmasked as a part of a surveillance effort. if, in fact, that were true that would be a

"evidence gathered on the ground in east mosul points to an alarming pattern of us—led coalition airstrikess inside." the coalition says it's taking reasonable precautions. one of the most serious incidents happened on march 17. reports suggest at least 100 people died. who's to blame though is complicated. here's bbc arabic‘s hadya al—alawi. their investigations about what happened on that day but it came back and said there have been air strikes on that area but they are not sure if that is what course of civilian deaths. we have to look at this from a certain view, i as we have heard are taking people into their homes that are keeping them as shields. the government is at a point now where it has two attack these homes because that is where these homes because that is where the fighters are hiding and it's not the fighters are hiding and it's not the case of that in all of it but thatis the case of that in all of it but that is where most of the civilian losses are happening. they are using these homes and mosques as shields. they can lead the government to them and they are attacking th

mosul. here in the east, life is starting to go back to normal.omes. it's hard to imagine that just a few weeks ago, isis was beheading people in the streets. the battle to retake west mosul is complicated. the front line is now in the old city, and the area is densely populated. i first came to mosul four and a half years ago. it was tense, even then. with curfews and complaints from the local sunni population that they were being mistreated by the shia—led military. this battle is now in its final stages. iraqi forces may be fighting to free the people of mosul from the tyranny of the so—called islamic state and their caliphate, but an even more complex task lies ahead. reuniting a very divided city. and we can speak to yalda who's at the hammam al alil camp which is south of mosul. and the sheer scale of this refugee issueis and the sheer scale of this refugee issue is clear behind you. indeed, simon. as we've been reporting, as the battle rages on to retake west owes all, the humanitarian situation deteriorates. just behind me in that for quor

in iraq and apparent chemical attack on east mosul has left 12 people including children injured.s using human shields is justified. as islamic state says using human shields isjustified. as members of the northern ireland assembly are elected it seems sinn fein and the dup will remain the largest parties. police search them home of a man associated with recent threats to a number ofjewish associated with recent threats to a number of jewish centres. associated with recent threats to a number ofjewish centres. and are we there yet? this is the scene streamed live from animal adventure park in

today, in east mosul, stabilization projects are clearing rubble, clearing land mines, restoring water services and electricity and nearly 30,000 boys and girls are now back in school. these efforts are being led by iraqis locally in cooperation with the central government under the leadership of prime minister abadi. a successful stabilization phase will set the stage for a successful normalization phase. in the normalization phase, local leaders and local governments will take on the process of restoring their communities in the wake of isis with our support. the development of a rejuvenated civil society in these places will lead to a disenfranchisement of isis and the emergence of stability and peace where there was once chaos and suffering. but none of this will happen automatically. we all need to support this effort. to date, in iraq and siria, the united states provides 75% of the military resources supporting our local partners in their fight against isis for humanitarian and stabilization support the ratio is reversed. with the united states providing 25% and the rest of the

mosul now? the battle rages on. we heard a few days ago that fighting had stalled. that is incorrect. our middle east continues to hear air strikes, mortar attacks, so the fighting there does continue. i don't know if you can just see there does continue. i don't know if you canjust see right behind me the frontline is just over there and it's from there that thousands of people are fleeing the fighting in west mosul. they're arriving about 5,000 people a day to this camp and the position you're looking at now is where the buses are. the buses are bringing these internally displaced people to this camp. the situation for them in west mosul is dire. they're running out of food, water, sanitation, they have to electricity, and they‘ re water, sanitation, they have to electricity, and they're being used as human shields by is fighters. the air strikes by the us—led coalition also continues. so when they do come here to the camp, the men and women are separated, the men are screened, they're given food and shelter. you can probably see the tents just behind me. the area here in hammamal—alil is completel

this is a series of attacks that could play in east mosul from as early as november through january. > west mosul is something we have not yet investigated but we have investigated others that have occurred over the past several months. >> i just saw a young child's glove in the rubble. >> you talked that when you were there, this one family, who literally shared the last glass of water they had. >> you talk to a family who told you about having to share, in terms and toll of war and struggle for resources. they had one last glass of water. >> it's okay. you are far away. i am just glad i could get you as long as i could. thank you so much, donatella rivera, amnesty international who had been in mosul recently. the senate majority leader says neil gorsuch will be confirmed next friday. will they have the votes? >>> it's going to be a real uphill climb for him to get those 60 votes. whoa, this thing is crazy. i just had to push one button to join. it's like i'm in the office with you, even though i'm here. it's almost like the virtual reality of business communications. no, it's realit

mosul. here in the east, life is starting to go back to normal., people are coming out of their homes. it's hard to imagine that, just a few weeks ago, isis was beheading people in these streets. the battle to retake west mosul is complicated. the front line is now in the old city, and the area is densely populated. i first came to mosul four and a half years ago. it was tense, even then, with curfews and complaints from the local sunni population that they were being mistreated by the shia—led military. this battle is now in its final stages. iraqi forces may be fighting to free the people of mosul from the tyranny of the so—called islamic state and their caliphate, but an even more complex task lies ahead — reuniting a very divided city. the un refugee agency has been working with people fleeing mosul. caroline gluckjoins me now from baghdad. thank you very much forjoining us. a humanitarian crisis was predicted, it seems to be happening. what are you able to do to help? it is happening. the numbers coming out are getting higher. the agencies ha

they will likely be sent to an iraqi air base in east mosul, no idea on how long they will be in.essing the allegation that one or more air strikes may have led to the deaths of hundreds of civilians just this month. the and central commander said that we are investigating the incident and are going to extraordinary measures to avoid harming civilians. more about this new deployment to iraq in a moment, but what else is the military saying about what happened in mosul? >> reporter: that's right, the military is now saying they believe there was a strike that took place in the neighborhood in the vicinity where some of these civilian casualties are being reported, they're still doing a credibility assessment which is a review to see what exactly happened. they don't have many people on the ground, u.s. or coalition advisors so they're relying on second-hand reports, but they can confirm that there was a strike in that area of the city on the 17th of march but it was aimed at isis and isis equipment. so now they're doing their due diligence amid varying reports from the ground, from

. >> this attack comes at a time when people are starting to move back to liberated east mosul.is within mortar and rocket range of the west. those parts that are still under isis control. and basically, this is the classic tactic of terrorists. you kill one, terrorize a million. pamela? >> ben wedeman, thank you very much for that. >>> coming up on this saturday, a cnn original series, retracing the roots of christianity and the myths surrounding the life and death of jesus. a sneak peek at "finding jesus" next. and a team of experienced traders ready to help if you need it. it's like having the power of a trading floor, wherever you are. it's your trade. e*trade hi, i'm frank. i take movantik for oic, opioid-induced constipation. had a bad back injury, my doctor prescribed opioids which helped with the chronic pain, but backed me up big-time. tried prunes, laxatives, still constipated... had to talk to my doctor. she said, "how long you been holding this in?" (laughs) that was my movantik moment. my doctor told me that movantik is specifically designed for oic and can help you

11-year-old lies unconscious in bed, a rocket landed outside his home on wednesday in liberated east mosulhospital in erbil say point to a chemical attack. the hospital director has no doubt about what happened. >> it is a chemical gas. >> 12 people, including a month old baby have been treated for exposure to chemical agents. in the first such attack by isis since the start of the mosul offensive last october. rashied was in his house when a rocket landed outside. there was a rotten smell, he recalls, and is there was something like burnt oil and gas. no one can breathe in the whole area. we left the house in the civil defense sealed it up. the u.s. defense department has warned that isis has developed a primitive capacity to produce chemical weapons and has used such weapons in both syria and iraq. the worry now is that with isis desperate and surrounded in western mosul, it won't hesitate to use everything in his arsenal. the red cross is setting up these tents in the event there are more chemical attacks. the red cross stressed that the use of chemical weapons is a war crime, not that

a rocket lifted outside of his home and liberated east mosul leaving him with a concussion and symptomsat point to a chemical attack. >> shortness of breath. sick. >> reporter: hospital director has no doubt about what happened. >> in this patient it's chemical gas. >> reporter: 12 people including a month old baby have been treated for exposure to chemical agents. in the first such attack by isis since the start of the mosul offensive lastctober. rasheed was in his house when the rocket went off outside. >> translator: there was a rotten smell he recalls. there was something like burnt oil, gas. no one can breathe in the whole area. we left the house and the civil defense sealed it up. >> reporter: the u.s. defense department has warned that isis has developed a primitive capacity to produce chemical weapons and has used such weapons in both syria and iraq. the worry now is that with isis desperate and surrounded in western mosul it won't hesitate to use everything in its arsenal. the red cross is setting up these tents in the event there are more chemical attacks. now, in a statement

they lost east mosul to the iraqi army.re the people that we are trying to save, trying to liberty. >> these are the folks that didn't have the means to leave. there have been thousands and thousands of people that have fled mosul but with these folks are still there. they're being held captive by isis that has very little left itself. and isis is relying on them as human shields as a way of trying to stop theitis from hitting and bombing them. >> the president in the past has essentially said that he thinks it's bad to warn civilians about incoming bombing raids. i want to play a bit of sound where he's rejected that. >> one of the things we have to do, we have to take their wealth away. >> do you think this is a -- >> we're not bombing the oil. we're sending leaf lets down. in an hour we may be bombing your truck. please remove yourself. we don't know what we're doing. >> i mean, in the connection of what happened. i know it's unclear, but we know civilian deaths are spiking sharply. there's a question of rules of engagem

. >> the city of in north iraq lies 80 meters east of mosul one of the main bases for the islamic state militant group. he runs a small cell phone store in the city. but he also has another calling as a mortician. he has important responsibility of taking care of people who have died insuring that their buried appropriately, khara has performed this role on a voluntary basis for more than 20 years. >> the control of the islamic state so many people couldn't go back to their hometown. then they passed away. as you can see, there is no tomb stone because they were not identified. >> in muslim country, the rituals are conducted by the family and the local community. khara and his team are called in when the deceased have no friends or relatives. >> translator: there's so many displaced people now who have no money. islam teaches us we must teach them with kindness. >> kawa also devotes time to recruiting more volunteers. many people have been inspired by his work. so he has begun holding workshops. islam has strict rules about how these rituals must be conducted. >> first we wash the head

they conducted rates in two neighborhoods in east mosul after receiving tips from informants and the public. >>> hyundai is recalling nearly 1 million cars in the u.s., because the front seatbelts could detach in a crash. the recall covers side size sedans from 2011 through 2014. >>> a new report on jose fernandez. it concludes he was responsible for his crash. the florida fish and wildlife commission shows fernandez was operating the boat when it crashed into the jetty last september, killing himself and two passengers. >>> that's the news update this hour. i'll send it back to you, scott. >>> all right, sue, thanks so much, sue herera. >>> deregulation nation now. president trump said he wants to reduce regulations, so what stocks will benefit if, in fact, he does? there are a number of regulations. it's been, you know, a cornerstone of his campaign. so michael farr, what's going to benefit specifically where if we get some of this deregulation in critical areas? >> some of the areas would be financials, clearly. and we might even see lower reserve requirements. that will change th

iraqi troops control the east of mosul and now one third of the west where the last jihadists are fightingrcely. iraq's prime minister says the battle is in its last stage. remainingl to all the i.s. fighters to surrender the iraqi territories. it is their last chance to surrender and i promise them a fair trial. if they do not surrender, they will be killed. authorities believe that up to 600,000 civilians are trapped in western mosul. more than 80,000 have fled in the past three weeks. last night in france, a young woman with down syndrome made her dream come true presenting the weather on live tv. theear-old melanie host of segment on national network france to after her facebook campaign was like by more than 200,000 people. melanie got four days of training from the weather to beforehand, getting tips like presenting in front of a green screen. here's how she did. >> france will be split in half. clouds and rain in the north. saturday will be quite cloudy. what about sunday? >> there will be clouds and most of the country and rain. it will be sunny and marseille. it will be very chill

iraqi city of mosul are experiencing a surge of displaced people fleeing the latest government assault. nearly 200,000 people are currently being sheltered in the 21 camps. some to the eastle those to the south of the city are already full. bbc arabic‘s rami ruhayem has been to chamakor — the un's latest camp opened just last week — but there are fears it could be full within days. yet another stream of refugees arriving from mosul and other places. this is the new camp for the displaced, opened just a few days ago, as authorities simply ran out of space to take in more people. and it looks like it's filling up quite quickly. the latest arrivals have come from a village north—west of mosul, where iraqi forces have been advancing over the last few days. they describe a harrowing journey from their homes to the camp. we called officers in the iraqi army and they told us to leave at night and they told us to leave at night and they told us to leave at night and they would secure the road for us. we walked towards the mountain, and an islamic state fighters followed us on motorbikes. finally, the army spotted them and shot at them and they fled. we ran away and what the enti

our middle east editorjeremy bowen is with the iraqi army as it advances into mosul from where he sentng broken by war to take down islamic state. we drove through the streets taken by is in the last few days. the jihadists seized mosul in 2014, posing as the liberators of sunni muslims. instead, they imposed a nightmare. and trying to end it was this general, 50 metres from an islamic state sniper. translation: it is a street battle. we advanced in teams from house to house. the enemy is very aggressive, using snipers and car bombs. fighting in a built—up area is the toughestjob a soldier can do. casualties are inevitable. mosul is a big city, which makes it worse. both sides are moving along passages knocked through walls because open ground is dangerous. through homes whose owners left in a hurry. dresses still hung in a cupboard. the command centre was in the living room. translation: the fighting has become room—to—room, not house—to—house. they are surrounded. either they fight or surrender. they are not surrendering. it's close quarter combat. he had two hand grenades ready. cou

liberation of east mosul has been taken successful place over the last two months. as members of family, this is causing calls for all sides to restrict the mac respect humanitarian law. —— for all sides to respect humanitarian law. you have described the situation there, but what is it like for children at? are their place of them to go to? every day, we are increasing the number of places. over 200,000 people have left mosul itself. 180000 and west mosul. as the people come out, it camps are being made and built. we have been building camps and built. we have been building ca m ps every and built. we have been building camps every day. unicef have put in new latrines every day, so that people every day can have access to water and sanitation. those camps are... it is difficult. it is raining at the moment. the area where the people are entering has only been recently retaken itself. but we are working throughout the day to try and ensure that those cancer fall as people come out. the problem is going to be if people suddenly come out. if 100,000 or 150,000, as inde

mosul. but thousands fleeing the city say civilians are being killed because the assault is too indiscriminate. our middle eastlution to an offensive that's stalled over the last week or so, attack again. gunfire it feels as if the air war over mosul is intensifying. the gunship pilots fly low. they seem confident they won't get shot down. and every day, a few thousand more people come walking out of the areas of mosul still held by the jihadists who call themselves islamic state. many said is used them as human shields, shooting out from the cover of their homes and streets, but the response, more air strikes, horrified them. translation: they destroyed our homes, our cars, everything. they destroyed us. entire families are gone, they are under the rubble. translation: a lot of people died, children, women and men. houses collapsed on them. i lost both my sons. some very sophisticated modern weapons are in this fight, and so are these, locally made rockets over a short range. a blunt instrument. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation, but it isn't necessarily go

and that work is beginning to put together the elements of a functioning city.so in the east of mosulhere is some construction allowing people to have services that they can go back to. thirdly, us foreign assistance is distinguished by its ability for the most vulnerable. often that is women and girls. and it is often labeled as protection work. we're certainly proud to be partnering across the region with the us in protecting women and girls from unspeakable level of abuse. i think it is very important. the final thing i mentioned is that it is a scandal to me that less than two percent of the global humanitarian budget is spent in education. that speaks to the short-term of this system. it is convenient for donors that these are short-term. and technically fiction that is embraced up by the host countries for their own political reasons. the short-term needs to neglect something like education. i've seen some kids that were traumatized refugees i met three or four years ago in the same informal settlement circle. there being helped by program that is an education programs helping t