what are the advances iraqi forces are making into fallujah? >> reporter: we understand the forces have surrounded fallujah. now, we understand that in the town of garma, outside of fallujah, they have been able to make progress toward it. we are hearing this morning from baghdad that iraqi air force f-16 managed to bomb what they call a factory for the production of car bombs. car bombs have been a problem in baghdad. certainly in the last several weeks, as many as 200 people killed by car bombs in the iraqi capital which officials believe are indeed manufactured in fallujah. it will be a long hard battle keeping in mind fallujah has been controlled by isis. they had two and a half years to build fortifications and tunnels and other ieds and other booby traps. according to officials, there are 500 to 700 isis fighters in fallujah. they have that local advantage and they know the terrain and they had the time to prepare for this offensive which everybody knew was coming. the only question was when it would happen. it will be a hard battle. >> b

that ahead of what appears in another attempt to retake fallujah from isis. you may recall that city was the first iraqi city to fall to the terror group back in january of 2014. and it comes with support of continuing u.s.-led coalition air strikes against isis, targets near the city of mosul, as well as fallujah. ahead of this planned assault. ambassador john bolton joins this u.s. ambassador of united nations. american enterprise institute, fox news contributor. good to see you this sunday. this is not the first time the iraqi army has tried to retake fallujah since it fell to isis more than two years ago. what's the prospect of success this time? >> well i thought this was a very interesting development. the thing that came to my mind first was what happened to mosul. you know, eve been seeing for some months now, propaganda from the government of iraq and statements by the united states that mosul was kind of next up in the effort to roll isis back. now suddenly fallujah has appeared as the iraqi government saying that's the next major operation. it is h

it's one thing to clear the villages around fallujah, but keep in mind that the fighters in fallujah have a lot of experience fighting the americans before and now, of course, the iraqi army. and we've seen in the past isis fighters are willing to fight to the death. errol. >> ben wedeman live in rome for us this morning with the latest on the fight in fallujah. ben, we'll reconnect with you again next hour. thanks. >>> a zoo in the united states is standing by its decision to kill a rare gorilla after a boy fell into its habitat. >> this comes as some blame the zoo and the child's parents for negligence. jessica schneider has the latest. >> reporter: a tense and terrifying ten minutes inside the gorilla world exhibit. a 3-year-old boy dragged and tossed by a 450-pound, 17-year-old western lowland gorilla named harambe. >> engine 32, the gorilla has the child. >> reporter: the young boy ducking under a railing, climbing through protective wiring, and dropping more than ten feet into this moat according to zoo officials. >> this is a dangerous animal. now, i know the photos, videos, h

>> multiple attacks in fallujah, jim. i was there in 2004 when the first assault went against that city. we were in baghdad supporting that operation and fallujah has a special place in military history, truthfully of it. it's not that big of a town. it's a small dispersed city. mostly one and two story buildings but there have been some very difficult fighting there over the years. mainly because it's a sunni hot bed. and what you've seen this week and what i was fascinated by was the rapidity by which multiple suburban towns around fallujah fell over the last week. especially the town and the fact the iraqi army announced this morning that they were entering phase three of this operation by putting counterterrorism forces inside this city. as you just mentioned though, something to watch closely within the next few days is what's going to happen with the counterterrorism force that has gone inside the city, the iraqi army that's conducting the assault, mostly from the south and the northeast, and the shia militia so far

and the fight is apparently on in fallujah, too. the fight to take back that city from isis got under way yesterday. that offensive is being carried out by iraqi forces and also by shiite militias that are backed by iran. that's a bit of an issue for the united states military, the involvement of the iranian-trained militias, explains why american forces are not taking a direct roll. they have offered up apache helicopter gunships for the fight in fallujah. but iraqi forces in the iranian-trained and iranian-armed militias, at this point, they have reportedly surround fallujah and are firing into it. so, these are two big fights under way, simultaneously, right now, against two totally key places held by isis. one started yesterday, in iraq, in fallujah. one started today, in syria, in raqq raqqah. what appears to be a major assault on isis' hometown, the capital of the caliphate. these are big fights, big offensives, for two important isis-held cities. what do these mean for our war against isis? were they planned to kick off in pa

fallujah, a city that the iraqi army recaptured last month. the formers bring in head of a french military mission for the u.n. thank you for joining us, general. the iraqi military, backed by paramilitary troops and u.s. support launched about a week ago per why are they only moving in, if that is indeed what is happening, now you >? difficult city to be taken. it is a very strong city. it is difficult for the iraqi government to take back the city. genie: i am sorry, general, we will have to leave it there. we have some trouble with your phone line. let's come back now to paris, where seven suspected french on trial today and all of them are originally from the eastern town of strasbourg. they are accused of going to train in syria with islamic state group. one of the men is the brother of one of the suicide armors in the paris attacks last november -- suicide bombers in the paris attacks last november. 14,000 migrants have been rescued since last monday. that was the biggest -- the busiest week of crossings from libya to italy this year, bu

gunships for the fight in fallujah. iraqis haven't taken them up on that but iraqi forces in these iranian-trained and iranian-armied militias, at this point therm reportedly surrounded fallujah and they are firing into it. so these fights are both happening at once now. these are two big fights now under way simultaneously right now against two totally key places held by isis. one started yesterday in iraq in fallujah, one started today in syria, in raqqah, in what appears to be a major assault on isis' hometown, the capital of their caliphate. these are big fights, big offensives for two big important isis-held cities. what do these mean for our war against isis? were they planned to kick off in parallel as the idea to weaken isis by forcing them to fight in two countries, in two big cities on two fronts? and what does this mean for the american involvement in this war? hold that thought. we've got a live report next. hitting isis right where they live, right now simultaneously. inge us now is courtney couby, thanks f

fallujah, a predominately sunni city in anbar province.going into the sunni areas after liberating them from isis and carrying out reprisal attacks against the local population whom they accuse of being isis sympathizers. a lot of concern of how the forces will act and that could enflame sectarian forces. >> thank you, jomana karadsheh. >>> all right. "early start" continues now. >> happening now, an under water search for the black boxes of egyptair flight 804 as we learn new information on what happened in the cockpit before it crashed from the sky. >>> breaking news this morning. president obama lifting a 50-year-old ban to sell weapons to vietnam. it is a move that is sure to anger china. we are live with the possible repercussions. >>> the race for president intensifying. bernie sanders

in fallujah. the u.s. military does have some artillery units at a base west of fallujah. they have offered up apache helicopter gunships for the fight in fallujah. the iraqis haven't taken them up on that. iraqi forces in iranian trained and iranian armed militias at this point reportedly surrounded fallujah and firing into it. so these fights are both happening at once now. these are two big fights under way simultaneously right now against two totally key places held by isis. one started yesterday in iraq. in fallujah. one started today in syria, in raqqah, in what appears to be a major assault on isis' hometown, the capital of their caliphate. these are big fights, big offensive for two big important isis-held cities. what do these mean for our war against isis? were they planned to kick off in parallel as an idea to weaken isis by forcing them to fight in two countries, in two big cities on two fronts? and what does this mean for the american involvement in this war? hold that thought. we've

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support stepped up the pace to retake the city of fallujah.qi military forces stormed the southern edge of the city which has been controlled by isis since january 2014. iraqi tanks rolled down a main road leading into fallujah, spearheading the all-out push to recapture the city. the offensive to rout isis militants began last week, with government forces advancing slowly to try to minimize civilian casualties. government officials and aid groups estimate at least 50,000 people are trapped in the besieged city. >> ( translated ): our advice to our troops is to treat families gently and kindly, and to respect them. our advice to fighters is to protect and guard public and private properties. >> yang: fallujah, about 40 miles west of baghdad, is one of the islamic state's last major strongholds in the region. isis has controlled it since 2014. ramadi, farther to the west, was liberated at the end of last year. it was a major victory for iraqi forces, but at great cost: much of ramadi was leveled in the process. fallujah may now face a similar f

don't need fallujah and our ticket to fallujah so the two are -- so that was the explanation. no military reason to take fallujah in order to get to mosul. every city in iraq is going to get cleared. that's a we are here for. we are here to clear da'ish, clara isil out of iraq so we are going to every city sooner or later. it's just a question of sequencing and that sequencing and then i said if i remember it having established that fallujah is not necessary for mosul, the sequencing then becomes political and of course all of this is part of politics. war is part of politics and an extension of its of course we understand this professional soldiers that political component and we understand there's going to be a political component and we understand that bigger the comp -- country is make decisions more pure military necessity. we understand that perfectly well. and of course given recent unrest in baghdad, given the rash of bombings in bag dad certainly that changes the photo will it was for the civilian leadership of iraq. we understand that completely and we accepted and w

. >> we were trapped in fallujah and we got out. >> fallujah was the first iraqi city taken by the islamictate group in january 2014. the government hopes to push the militants out of the whole area. after six months of siege, during which no food or medicine reached the town, iraqi troops and their allies launched an offensive on monday. they were already struggling to survive. now their neighborhoods are being bombed. dozens have been killed. security forces have only evacuated several hundred people. >> the displaced people are coming from different areas then we bring them to a specialized committee and academic there are any wanted people among them. they urge iraqi civilians to evacuate fallujah as quickly as possible 6. >> clashes near a bridge leading up to baghdad's heavily guarded green zone. soldiers fired tear gas at the crowd, calling for sweeping reforms reforms in the country. demonstrated to break in and storm the iraqi parliament. for the second time in a week, a cabinet member in israel has handed in his notice. it was accompanied by a blistering attack on the prime netan

in fallujah. thank you for joining us. jon? >> new efforts to make it harder for cuban refugees to stay in the united states. will the so- called wet foot, dry to the policy come to an end. >> and hillary clinton and long time friend terry mccaulif under the investigation of the fbi. could that affect clinton upon's presidential campaign. our panel debate ps, next. >> there is no wrongdoing allegations. my legal team fully vetted this individual and he's been a green card holder since 2007 and so we are confident. . . sfx: climbing sounds duracell quantum lasts longer so kevin jorgeson can power through the night. sfx: duracell slamtones >>> there is growing concern among the democrats that the investigation in the campaign finances of virginia goff p goff terry mcauliffe could negatively impact hillary clinton's campaign. the governor is a long- time friend of the clintons and worked with the clinton foundation in the past. mcauliffe said in a ro interview there is nothing to worry about p. >> i

let's start with fallujah.hy is it so important and is it likely we'll be able to retake it with the iraqi forces? >> it's likely we'll be able to retake it. it was the first city that isis really attacked and seized in january of 2014. no accident because it's been a hotbed of sunni militant and it's where al qaeda in iraq was born. what's happening is the prime minister abadi has been in a crisis for months with others breaking away from him and isis is trying to take advantage of that. they began a major bombing campaign to fracture the government and force it collapse. much of what's taking place has to do with those four things. one, take some political pressure off of him. and, two, much of the bombs being used in baghdad originate from the bomb making trac -- factories in a ju la. martha: it would have a strategic and impact as well. you said in order to knock out al qaeda and the taliban in fallujah, we needed to go over the border into pakistan. how significant is this that we took out the leader who t

military will not be supporting shiite-let attack from the north of fallujah to fallujah.iranian-backed militia that the united states wants to steer very clear of. >> that's an interesting development. we'll watch that, too. thank you very much. >>> one police officer dead, and a state trooper wounded, after a showdown with a suspect. well take you live to massachusetts for the latest on that. >>> the restaurant owner tossed into prison after changing the ingredients in a dish. here's what we were thinking. what if you get a mortgage on your phone? wouldn't more people buy homes? and wouldn't those people need to fill their homes with household goods? and wouldn't the makers of those goods have phones from which they could easily secure mortgages of their own? further stoking demand as our tidal wave of ownership floods the country with new homeowners, who now must own other things. anyway. that's what we were thinking. there's a place for vacationers than just a little time off. the ones who choose to go big or stay home. ♪ come with me now... where every amazing, despic

the battle for fallujah will be difficult indeed. anywhere between 500 and 2,000 isis fighters, many from fallujah itself. they know the city like the back of their hands. we understand from iraqi officials that they already run into networks of tunnels and trenches dug by isis. the situation is even more complicated by the fact there are as many as 50,000 civilians stuck inside that city. we are getting reports of summary executions of young men who refuse to fight on their behalf. there have been several hundred people who escaped from the outskirts of the city. they have been forced to move inside the town to be used as human shields. for the civilians remaining behind, the situation was already difficult after months of a siege by iraqi military. there is very little in the way of medicine, food and there is not any clean water. so the u.n. is worried about the outbreak of cholera. very much a siege almost along medieval lines. >> ben wedeman covering that from rome. thank you. >>> north korea's attempt to launch another missile

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and they control at least one of the many neighborhoods in fallujah.t it's the iraqi military were able to secure fallujah and retake it from isis, this i would woo be major blow to the militant organization in large part because in recent weeks isis used fallujah gentleman as a place to launch attacks in baghdad, which is only about 40 or so miles apart, and so to secure baghdad, the iraqi government has focused on securing and retaking fallujah. there have been a string of deadly bombings in baghdad that have killed dozens, more than 24 were killed today in two different attacks, and so the iraqi government has made a real focus of retaking fallujah. the pentagon has urged iraqi forces to focus on the northern city of mosul, but because of the security situation in baghdad, the decision by the iraqis was to focus on fallujah. so this operation is definitely an iraqi-led operation but the u.s. is providing airstrikes and support. there are reports that ground troops and special forces troops have moved to the front lines. they are technically not figh

of the operation, to liberate fallujah from isis. you recall, fallujah was the first city in iraq to fall to isis back in january of 2014. the military saying they've created safe passage areas for civilians to leave through hot lines they can call into if they want to leave, and if they're unable to leave, they can raise a white flag on top of their homes to indicate there are civilians in there. the real concern is for the civilians in fallujah being unable to leave, human rights watch saying there are tens of thousands of civilians of fallujah, that they are trapped by isis, they are besieged by iraqi security forces and they are starved to death. civilians who have tried to flee have been executed. an operation to liberate would be a huge for iraqi forces after retaking much of aa. >> thank you so much. we appreciate it. we want to share with you some pictures we're getting in, as i understand it, these are hezbollah fighters who are assisting the iraqi army in the battle for fallujah. you may be wondering how is the u.s. active

>> it's not significant in itself, a small town right outside the fallujah.s that they're moving, this offensive is actually making progress. >> cal perry, you were in the region many years as well. what kind of issues are we seeing for civilians in that region and how does this new aggressive approach -- >> in all these towns from fallujah to ramadi to mosul, this are civilians living in these towns. we have interesting aerial video and this was taken off an iraqi state tv channel. you have the iraqi army backed by militia shias and they are run by shia groups. it shows you they're prepping the ground, laying the groundwork by starting with these attacks from the air. 50,000 civilians estimated trapped inside fallujah. we heard the iraqi prime minister saying he wanted them to mark their houses with white flags. that's an inherit problem, you're giving yourself away then. >> in this battle particularly, fallujah is known by iraqi politicians as jihadi stronghold, meaning sunnis, setting the ground for major sectarian conflicts that could be coming up. the ir

as we know, isis took control of fallujah in 2014, it was the first to the default isis so retaking fallujahould not only be a strategic victory but also symbolic and there's been fighting since 2014 between isis and iraqi and also local forces and that's also taken a toll on the people trapped in the city. the un estimates that this point there's 50 to 60,000, maybe as many as 70,000 in fallujah including medical supplies have been cut off because of the ongoing fighting. there have been reports also john of civilian casualties and as we've seen before, isis death squads and snipers targeting innocent civilians. jon: unbelievable. thanks very much, john reporting from our middle east bureau. heather: on drew peterson's plot against a prosecutor revealed in secret jailhouse recordings. today, jurors will get to hear those recordings at his murder for hire trial. our legal panel weighs in on that next plus, more americans quitting. a very bad habit. what experts say the smoking weight is falling faster than ever before. >> think fixing your windshield is a big hassle? not with safelite. this

the troops have advanced against extremists in fallujah. god willing we will continue our progress. >> reporter: the estimated 50,000 civilians believed to still beep fallujah are being urged to leave, or stay inside if they're unable to escape. air strikes from the u.s.-led coalition are backing the iraqis as they move into the city. >> they're going to take this city. it's what's left in it afterwards that's going to be the barometer for how the rest of iraq goes, how the siege on mosul will go. >> reporter: the advance comes as a string of attacks hits in and around the iraqi capital. isis is claiming responsibility for the deadly bombings which are widely considered an attempt by the militants to pull attention away from fighting on the front lines. >> despite the casualties that we have suffered we are ready to proceed with our battles and military gains. >> reporter: losing control of fallujah would be a major blow, but the militants still control territory in the north and west, including iraq's second largest city mosul. conor powel

fallujah was the first city to fall to i.s.i.s. more than two years ago, and they're unlikely to give it up without a fight. >> quijano: charlie d'agata reporting, thanks. today houston police say they have no motive in sunday's shooting rampage. investigators say a man walked into an auto body shop and started shooting. one person was killed. six others wounded, including two police officers. the shooter was killed by police. operations were back to normal today at new york's j.f.k. airport, one day after a computer outage created a massive backlog at the british airways terminal. crews were forced to write out boarding passes and baggage tags by hand. more than a thousand passengers were stuck waiting for hours to board flights. at some of the busiest airports, bomb-sniffing dogs are helping to speed up security lines. their knack for finding explosives is unparalleled. the only progress, not enough of them. here's transportation correspondent kris van cleave. >> she sits and that's how she tells me show found explosives. >> repo

reporter: iraqi troops continue to push deeper into fallujah. but they are meeting fierce resistance from isis. they are setting booby traps to slow down the iraqi troops. they have take and police station and used that. but they have been engaged in a four-hour battle with isis who try to push iraqi troops out of that area. there are reports that isis is using 50,000 or so civilians stuck inside isis as human shields. isis has several hundred if not several thousand civilians in positions protecting themselves from iraqi airstrikes and iraqi artillery and coalition tear strikes, trying to use civilians as a slow-down road bump. iraq commanders say they pretty much control all of the certain outside of fallujah. this is a key spot for the iraqi military to try to resecure and retake. in the last few weeks isis used fallujah as a basis to launch attacks in iraq's capital. so retaking fallujah is a key objective for the iraqi military. bill: a funnel cloud drops from the sky creating a monstrous tornado. martha: a former state department watchdog

cnn's cnn is in fallujah. >> reporter: asking civilians in the city of fallujah to leave.ion is currently under way, starting overnight in iraq, to recapture that city of fallujah, the first city to have fallen to isis back in january of 2014, a very significant operation. they have been preparing for this for a very long time. as you mentioned, the real concern here is for the civilians inside fallujah. according to groups like human rights watch -- we've heard from the united nations -- there's an estimated -- they estimate there are tens of thousands of civilians who remain inside fallujah, unable to leave. they say they are trapped by isis inside the city. and that they are besieged by the iraqi security forces and the allied shia militias. we've heard the military, asking them, telling them they created safe passages, asking them to leave or call into the hotlines if they need assistance leaving. we've heard within recent weeks people have been unable to leave. there have been reports of people executed for trying to leave the city. isis executing them and also commun

shifted focus away from mosul and focusing on fallujah to secure baghdad. because of the bombings, the iraqi government is under pressure to increase security in baghdad, and by focusing on fallujah, there is hope to create space between isis and the iraqi capital. the u.s. is aiding with air strikes and offering support to the iraqi conventional military forces. a lot of the troops that are fighting in fallujah are shiite militias that are backed by iran. they are not supporting the shiite militias but focusing the effort back in the iraqi conventional troops. but make no mistake, the u.s. military is working with all iraqi forces to retake mosul. this is a big operation to try to kick isis out of the key city to create breathing space. it comes at a cost because the u.s. has to work with shiite militias back ped by iran. how long it takes is the big question. retaking cities of tikrit and ramadi took longer than expected. isis is at a much bigger disadvantage than a year ago, their forces are not seeing the enflux of foreign fighter ares coming through tu

city of fallujah. manipulative.e breaking news out of iraq this morning. u.s. forces now involved with the fight to take back the isis stronghold of fallujah. >> let's talk more right now with cnn chief national security correspondent jim sciutto and counterterrorism analyst phillip mudd. jim, first to you. what are you hearing about u.s. involvement here. what's the role? >> kate, and john, to be clear this is involvement from the air. 21 u.s. air strikes on fallujah in the last six days. these from both fighters and drones in support of this iraqi ground offensive. it is a major offensive against what is a major prize in this ongoing fight with isis. fallujah, just to the west of baghdad, important in its own right as an effective capital of anbar province to the west of baghdad but a base for staging operations inside baghdad. having that kind of base there has certainly helped isis carry out this wave of terror we've seen in the last couple of weeks killing hundreds of people in the capital, baghdad. this battle

hundreds in fallujah, mostly women and children, are fleeing. security forces evacuating 760 people. tens of thousands of people are still caught in the middle of intensified bombings. >>> a deadly week for desperate migrants trying to cross the mediterranean to reach europe. a series of shipwrecks leaving dozens dead with hundreds more miss organize feing or feared d. fleeing somalia or sudan. we have cnn's ben wedeman tracking the latest from rome. help me understand this. i understand this time of year, the waters are supposed to be calm. what is happening here that hundreds are dying? >> reporter: we know that there are hundreds of thousands of people, refugees and migrants, from sub africa waiting in libya to cross. with the onset of summer, the seas are calmer. the human traffickers who run this deadly business start to put people at sea. they are putting them at sea on boats that are barely sea worthy. one of the worst incidents that took place last thursday, alison, was when at least 650 refugees and migrants were crammed on a boat that

but the push toward toward fallujah has produce aid push back. the iraqis have had to fight off an isis counter-offensive along fallujah's southern outskirts. and while large numbers of government troops are poised there, the full assault into the city seems some way off. if and when the assault comes, it will have to take account of the estimated 50,000 civilians trapped in the town. these are some of the 4,000 or so who have managed to get out. but they are almost all women and children. the men, they say, have been taken away. the fear is that isis militants are holding people back to use as human shield. "the people are between the hammer of the army and militias and the anvil of daesh" this imam says. those when are inside cannot leave, and those who are outside cannot help them. aid agencies are already calling the battle for fallujah a human tragedy, but calls for corridors to be established to let civilians escape the fighting have so far, scott, produced nothing. >> pelley: mark phillips in the london newsroom tonight. mark, thank you. i

key neighborhood in fallujah. it's a predominantly sunni city. and they are backed by she. >> it and iranian militia as well. so there will be evening but regaining it is an important mission to push isis out of fallujah and the enter country. abby: donald trump claim he's winning the support of women and hispanics, but the numbers tell a different story. >> i think the secretary is right. that is that the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails. >> thank you, me too, me too. gregg: that was bernie sanders at the first democrat i debate last fall. but guess what, he's changing his tune. and there is this. >> mommy i right here. >> up believable video. this terrifying scene at a zoo. a boy falls into a gorilla enclosure. >> he was being dragged by the gorilla. the gorilla took him to one end of the habitat and the little boy started screaming. it's how y connected to each other and to your customers. with centurylink you get advanced technology solutions, including an industry leading b

fallujah, i think we lost almost 100 soldiers winning fallujah and now iraq is fighting to get fallujah back from isis. how in the world did fallujah end up in isis? >> it was the very first city captured on bar province by isis in 2014. january of 2014. it is a sunni city. unfortunately,like, iraqi government has done militia to cordon off the area. something in the neighborhood of a thousand isis fighters left in fallujah. they have laced the city with ieds like they did ramadi. parts of ramadi are still not pacified today. and that operation took six months. now, this operation began last sunday if you can believe the iraqi government. there is no doubt that that city has got something in the neighborhood of auto thousand civilians left in it. isis is keeping the civilians from fleeing. they have actually shot a bunch of people trying to get out of the city. the fact that we don't have personal air controllers with the lead elements. american advisors takata air base to the east and in baghdad. if we don't put joint tactical air controllers out there with the lead elements, the accur

in fallujah, the last major isis stronghold in anbar province, iraqi forces are pushing from the south east. iranian-backed militias from the north. the u.n. says there are heavy civilian casualties as isis callously uses them for protection. >> there are also reports of several hundred families being used as human shields by isle in the sense of fallujah. >> reporter: iraqi and militia forces not yet in the city's center, there are thousands of booby traps and mines laid by isis. >> if they're being used as human shields as the u.n. report indicates, that means they have no way out. they'll be pawns in the iraqi struggle as well as the shia militias. it will be one of the worst scenes we can possibly imagine. >> reporter: it's significant the iraqis are staying to fight in fallujah, not running away as the battle intensifies. >> we think that the state of play is much improved from a year ago. a year ago, here in iraq, the barbarians were at the gate. baghdad was actually threatened and in theory, was in direct danger of being invaded by these animals that we call isil. now we've driv

fallujah is going to handle that.ow the iraqi government handles the rebuilding of fallujah. >> that's the key. even if they are successful in the difficult fight, it's the aftermath of how you sustain it or create it. that's the tough thing. >> this president successfully ran twice on the promise to end these wars. you know, what i think about is, as difficult as it is, as you mentioned the soldiers and families, the sacrifices they have to make, to make those sacrifices in a situation like this where you have a commander and chief who ran twice against, you know, promising to end the wars, he says he ended the war. we have people dying over there. i can't imagine a more appalling situation under which our troops could be fighting. >> well, george, what is left for the next person, be it a president clinton, sanders or trump? >> they are going to find they have inherited conflicts. we can't end conflicts. they are conflicts we can't say will never touch our interest. obviously, we are going to pick up there. the ques

jim, there is active fighting going on to regain the isis stronghold of fallujah.ing led by u.s. aircraft, retaking this iraqi city, that's been a major challenge for the security forces there. explain why they haven't been able to get better traction. >> quite frankly, fallujah being a sunni town was not a high priority for the shia-led government there in baghdad and they didn't have the kind of capable, well-trained ground forces to be able to take fallujah. but fallujah got the attention of the government there in baghdad in recent weeks because it became a staging area for some of those suicide bombings, isis-led suicide bombings inside the capital killing hundreds of iraqis there inside baghdad. so at that point it got the attention of the government, of the military, and they in fact with the u.s. air support did launch -- begin to launch this attack to try to retake fallujah. >> mik, how significant is this in the overall prospect of doing that? >> well, it could be significant in that it gives some kind of confidence to the sunni tribal populations there i

iraqi security forces began a major offensive into fallujah overnight. aiming to retake one of the last isis strong holds in the country. they have been surrounding the city west of baghdad, for about a week, with air support from the u.s.-led coalition. aid groups say there are more than 50,000 civilians still in fallujah. iraq's president has urged them to stay in their homes or get out of the city. riley karlson, for london. >>> the u.s. has about 5,000 military personnel in iraq, most of them serving as military advisors right now. >>> well, before you solidify your holiday plans for today, you will want to hear allison rae's forecast. we are under a yellow alert. >> some people will see some rain and a lot of it. and some will stay very dry. in upstate, bonnie has continued to weaken, and now post-tropical storm. we will have the details of how this will impact our forecast for today. stay tuned. with toothpaste or plain water.an their dentures and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a mic

what's the next one after fallujah if fallujah works?s tend to fall like dominoes. >> they can. mosul, obviously, is one of them, and you've got forces surrounding mosul. fallujah's very close to baghdad, the capital. it's like the distance between washington and baltimore. mosul is one of them, there is a base near the turkish border that's very important and then, of course, raqqa which is in syria and that is, for all intents and purposes, the capital of the islamic state. at a certain point, that also has to be taken if you want to severely damage if not defeat isis, isil, the islamic state, call it what you will. liz: cliff may is founder and president of the foundation of defense of democracy. folks, the dow has lost nearly all of its gains in just the last 22 minutes. we're up only seven points. the s&p has turned negative. we're watching this very closely because right now a little bit of a horse race to the bottom. at least at the moment. >>> another carmaker under fire, and this one american. why germans may soon be shut out of

obviously baghdad government forces are now attempting to surround fallujah so this could be a way of trying to open two fronts against isis in iraq. similarly in syria, the so-called moderate opposition has also, with american assistance, to be sure, has also been attacking isis but not with such good results. >> well, as we mentioned, the u.s.-led coalition is providing what the military is describing as advise and assist operations. i'm not sure i know what that means. what does that entail, and should the u.s. actually be doing more to try to retake mosul? >> well, in theory what it means is that we're not taking the lead, that these operations are not being led by u.s. combat units, but as i think and anyone familiar with what's actually happening on the ground will tell you, american service members are right up in the front lines, right at the front of the attack with the kurds and with the iraqi government forces. i mean, i think we've got a real contradiction on our hands, frankly. i fully support our efforts to arm and help the kurds. i think they are, as you mentioned, the

colonel ahmed has been here since fallujah fell. the same batle? >> two years. >> wow. that's long time to be in the same battle. now he and his soldiers are holding on to this jagged edge of a front line, scattered among the abandoned homes and flattened buildings. fallujah has been home to a brutal insurgency since the iraq war. in 2004, more than 100 u.s. marines and soldiers died here fighting the militants. colonel ahmed told us they never really went away. this is about as close as iraqi forces can get to the isis front line, that line of palm trees about 200 yards away, within range of mortars and sniper fire. the u.s.-led air strikes are of limited use here, with many insurgents hiding among local residents, some of whom are loyal to isis. colonel ahmed told us the city is also rigged with homemade bombs. >> you don't see anything, but you sense something always. >> reporter: u.s. military advisers have been actively helping in the plan to retake the city. while no one can tell us when that's likely to happen, the iraqi government blames isis for launching terro

fallujah has been home to a brutal insurgency since the iraq war. in 2004, more than 100 u.s. marines and soldiers died here fighting the militants. colonel ahmed told us they never s ally went away. fois is about as close as iraqi forces can get to the isis front line, that line of palm trees about 200 yards away, within range of mortars and sniper fire. u.s.-led air strikes are of limited use here, with many insurgents hiding among local residents, some of whom are loyal to isis. and colonel ahmed told us the city is also rigged with homemade bombs. >> when you enter into a home, you don't see anything. sot you step on something, always. that is explosion. >> reporter: u.s. military advisers have been actively helping in the plan to retake the city, scott. and while no one can tell us when that's likely to happen, the iraqi government blames isis for launching terror attacks in rle capital from fallujah. >> pelley: charlie d'agata, back in baghdad for us tonight. charlie, thank you. today, north korea said that it would use its nuclear weapons only to defend its homeland. th

it's going to be a slow and steady move towards the center of fallujah. isis is going to do whatever it takes, they are using human shields. there's been report of the brutality from the families that have been able to flee. this is not just a military situation we have on our hands here. it is a humanitarian situation as well. >> we've seen them do this before. palmyra, that beautiful city in syria and we saw them do it in northern iraq. they tried to but the peshmerga were able to fend for their own people. you know as we move forward in this whole thing your organization is watching, keeping watch over this. can you tell me what's happening on the ground with isis? we get some reports from the white house that, you know, they're shrinking. then we see the damage they can do almost world wide putting out videos, hitting europe, threatening to hit us here. >> sure. the way i like to think about it is there's three areas, on terms of their progress on the ground. we're gaining territory. the offensives we're seeing around mosul and raqqah, that's part of

we have the latest on the fight from fallujah. >> reporter: iraqi forces battling fallujah are fitting in the heart of the city. the country is trying to reclaim territory located 40 miles from bag dag. the city was taken by isis two years ago. there was islam state militants after troops seized control of fallujah with the help of u.s. led air strikes. this among the drone reports that the islamic states are killing civilians as they attempt to flee. >> the extremists are using booby traps in order to prevent families from getting out as human shields. >> 50,000 civilians are being urged to stay inside if they are unable to escape. iraqi lawmakers calling to patrol the borders. >> iraqis should create safe borders to let them get out. >> fallujah is the less major western city in iraq under control of the sunni groups. isis controls territories in northern iraq including the country's second largest city mostel and the fight to retake it will likely be the fight of all fights in iraq. in jerusalem, john huddi. fox news. >>> global held officials are recommending stricter precautions f

fallujah is a key stronghold for isis lying about 40 miles from baghdad.s been under isis control since january of 2014. there also been isis attacks in and around baghdad in recent days that have claimed more than 100 lives. all of this happening as iraqi forces are scrambling the try to protect baghdad's highly secured green zone which has been breached recently. cnn's barbara starr has exclusive reporting from inside iraq with the commander of the u.s. military central command. >> reporter: protesters invade baghdad's green zone for the second time. violence rising as opposition to the iraqi government grows. the top u.s. commander running the war against isis is watching carefully for the stress mounting on the iraqi military even now as it tries to recapture the key city of fallujah. >> they're having to make decisions in terms of where their force going, where their priorities are. >> reporter: but in baghdad, with the u.s. embassy and military headquarters inside the heavily fortified green zone, does the u.s. have enough security on hand? >> yes, i