i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with breaking news. the leader of isis, one of the most feared terrorist organizations in the world, is dead. abu baghdadi was killed in a raid in syria. u.s. troops raiding his compound at night. showing this photo inside the situation room during the raid. abu baghdadi is being described as a devastating blow to isis and it ends a year-long manhunt to find one of the world's biggest terrorist leaders. >> he died after entering a dead-end tunnel, whimpering and crying and screaming all the way. the compound had been cleared by this time with people either surrendering or being shot and killed. he was a sick and depraved man, and now he's gone. baghdadi was vicious and violent, and he died in a vicious and violent way, as a coward, running and crying. this raid was impeccable and could only have taken place with the acknowledgment and help of certain other nations and people. i want to thank the nations of russia, turkey, syria and iraq, and i also want to thank the syrian kurds for certain support they

i'm fredricka whitfield. we start with breaking news and a cnn exclusive out of northern syria where the largest u.s. troop withdrawal is now underway. this is new video from cnn's cameras on the ground as u.s. troops prepare to withdraw from eastern syria. and in a surprise visit to afghanistan today. u.s. defense secretary mark esper said about a thousand troops are withdrawing on the ground and in the air and are now being repositioned to western iraq from northern syria. the troops are not headed home, contrary to how the president has been selling it. u.s. secretary esper said they will be in operations to defend iraq and to conduct counter-isis missions, according to esphe ie. a brokered cease-fire in syria seems to be holding, however, one syrian and civilians have been killed, violating the agreement. under the agreement the syrian kurds have until tuesday to abandon a large piece of land in a buffer zone along turkey's border. secretary of state mike pompeo defended the agreement. >> this was about g

fredricka? >> that is true. thank you so much. let's talk further now, back with me is cnn's evan perez along with michael zelden. this second whistle-blower, are they facing greater pressure as they craft this complaint yet to be filed? >> so the whistle-blowers will have evidence of what they thought was matters of urgent concern involving the inappropriate behavior of the president. the second whistle-blower could be corroborative of the first whistle-blower, one of the people that was interviewed by the inspector general and he's now just coming forward with his own complaint. or he could have new information related to other aspects of the president or anybody else's behavior that he felt violated the officeholder. it remains to be seen if this is corroboration of the original whistle-blower or additional new information which could be additive to the problems that the president faces. >> okay. evan, the attorney representing the first whistle-blower says he's also representing the second whistle-blower. is that potentially p

i'm fredricka whitfield. vermont senator bernie sanders is set to speak at his first rally since suffering a heart attack since earlier this month. in addition to marking his return to the campaign trail, sanders is using the rally to pick up a key endorsement from progressive democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio cortez. we'll continue to monitor and bring you the developments as it happens and when someone there starts speaking. >>> meantime, we continue to follow new developments in the impeachment inquiry as new cracks are emerging in president trump's wall of support. former republican governor and cnn political commentator john kasich of ohio says the president should be impeached. this comes as gop congressman francis rooney tells cnn he would not rule out voting to impeach the president. the fallout coming after acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney admitted to a quid pro quo in the quickly expanding ukraine scandal. then he tried to walk it back. the "new york times" reports that mitch

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> new today a major development into the impeachment inquiry of president trump. a second whistleblower has come out in the phone call with ukraine. he works with the intelligence community and has firsthand knowledge of the report claims made by the first whistleblower. let's go to cnn justice correspondent evan perez. evan, what more do we know about this new whistleblower? has a formal complaint actually been filed? >> not at this point, fred, but we know from the lawyers representing the first whistleblower that this person also works in the intelligence community, that this person claims to have firsthand knowledge about some of the interactions -- some of the accusations that the first whistleblower brought up in their complaint that they filed with the inspector general. and we also know that this person, the second person, has spoken to the inspector general, and we had seen previously the inspector general said that they had corroborated some of the things that were made in

we're in greenville. >> reporter: hi, fredricka. continue to work through the scene here. investigators say it was just after midnight when a gunman entered the back of this building here and started opening fire with a handgun. as you mentioned, two people were killed, at least 14 others wounded or injured in the ensuing chaos as more than 750 people scrambled to get out of this building and started fleeing from this scene. oddly enough, there were two local sheriff's deputies who had been called out to the area about a half hour earlier because of the number of cars that were parked around this area, and there was a traffic concern and parking concern, and that's when the gunfire erupted. in that chaos, despite those officers being here at the scene, the gunman was able to get away in those chaotic moments after the shooting erupted. so investigators are still inside. no known motive for what might have happened here, but the sheriff says the predominant theory at this point is that the gunman came here targeting one person specif

>> reporter: he very much did exactly that, fredricka. by play is what we saw from the president today as he described how this raid went about. he described a number of details as well, including the number of helicopters that were used, how long it took those helicopters to get to baghdadi's compounds. even saying they used the walls rather than the doors that he said were booby trapped. foreign security officials said perhaps the president revealed too much. but one of the things the president kept coming back to was describing in detail how exactly baghdadi died. listen to how he described one of those moments. >> he died like a dog, he died like a coward. he was whimpering, screaming and crying. and frankly, i think it's something that should be brought out so his followers and all these young kids that want to leave various countries, including the united states, they should see how he died. he didn't die a hero, he died a coward. crying, whimpering, screaming and bringing three kids with him to die. a certain death. >> now, fredric

i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta and i want to welcome our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. this breaking news just into cnn. cnn has obtained a document detailing a fiery verbal exchange between kurdish leaders and top u.s. brass where the kurds vented their fury over the u.s. troop withdrawal in northern syria. the u.s. in turn asked the kurds not to turn to russia. shortly thereafter the u.s. moved its troops out of the way this week. turkey launched an offensive against kurds in northern syria. turkey considers the kurds a terrorist group but the same kurdish fighters had been helping the u.s. battle isis in the area. we've got full coverage of this story. barbara starr is at the pentagon, arwa damon is on the border between turkey and syria and colonel cedric leighton also with us. barbara, let's begin with you on your exclusive reporting here. tell us about the conversations, the documents that recognize the verbal sparring over what's at issue here. >> you are leaving us to be slaughtered. that is the headline here, fredricka. the head of the sdf

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with breaking news. all u.s. troops ordered out of syria. the defense secretary said the u.s. had no other choice but to order a deliberate withdrawal. >> now what we're facing is u.s. forces trapped between a syrian russian army moving north to take on the turkish army that is moving south. it puts us in a terrible position, and the protection and safety of our service members comes first to me. i spoke with the national security team yesterday. we all talked on the phone. i talked to the president. and he is concerned, and so last night he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of u.s. forces from the northern part of syria. >> a u.s. official tells cnn the withdrawal of u.s. troops won't happen immediately but could take days to weeks. fighting in northern syria is intensifying as turkish forces are pushing further into syria territory occupied by kurds. this incursion started wednesday, three days after president trump ordered a pullout of u.s. troops in the area. kurdish leaders responded with fury saying the u.s. had abandoned

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> new whistleblower has firsthand knowledge that supports claims made by first whistleblowe whistleblower. this revelation coming as democrats ratchet up their impeachment inquirinquiry. they have now subpoenaed the vice president mike pence. >>> key testimony coming up on capitol hill. gordon sondland and marie yavonivitch are scheduled to give testimony behind closed doors. mitt romney made a twitter attack to president trump calling on ukraine and china to investigate the bidens. >> chuck, i just want the truth. the american people want the truth. >> do you not trust the fbi? you don't trust the cia? >> no, i don't. absolutely not. >> here to break this all down is cnn senior justice correspondent evan perez. ever evan, what do we know about this new report? >> we know the whistleblower came out and said the first whistleblower was correct. what we do know is this person also shares the same lawyer as the original complaint. we know that they work in the intelligence community, and this person allegedly has firsthand knowledge. we don't know exactly what that

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with the expanding impeachment inquiry and the chief of staff again trying to convince the american people that his admission of quid pro quo in the ukraine scandal wasn't exactly an admission. while mulvaney attempts to tamp down the fallout, saying his comments were taken out of context. >> that's what people are saying that i said, but i didn't say that. can i see how people took that the wrong way? absolutely. but i never said there was a quid pro quo because there isn't. >> i isn't say that, said mick mulvaney today. here's mulvaney from that press briefing on thursday. >> i'm not going to send them a bunch of money to have them waste money to line their own pockets. did he also do the corruption in holding off the aide money? absolutely. we do that all the time with foreign policy. >> the shifting explanations while multiple sources tell cnn that mulvaney made efforts to oust him before mulvaney moved ahead on impeachment inquiry. jeremy diamond is here for damage contr

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i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with a barrage of stunning now developments on the impeachment inquiry and a defiant president trump. moments ago in a series of tweets, the president blasted democrats, mitt romney, a republican, and the whistle-blower. this as house democrats for the first time have subpoenaed the white house for documents on ukraine. the subpoenas coming after the president announced he will not comply with their investigation until speaker -- house speaker nancy pelosi holds a formal vote on the impeachment inquiry in the house. >> we'll be issuing a letter. as everybody knows, we've been treated very unfairly, very different from anybody else. >> the house speaker pushing back against the president, arguing american democracy is at stake in this impeachment fight. >> some people say why are you doing this? he's not worth it to divide the country this way. i say he may not be, but our constitution is worth it. our democracy is worth it. >> house democrats are also now demanding that vice

i'm fredricka whitfield.n with a barrage of stunning now developments on the impeachment inquiry and a defiant president trump. moments ago in a series of tweets, the president blasted democrats, mitt romney, a republican, and the whistle-blower. this as house democrats for the first time have subpoenaed the white

i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta and i want to welcome our viewers in the u.s.d the world. this breaking news just into cnn. cnn has obtained a document detailing a fiery verbal exchange between kurdish leaders and top u.s. brass where the kurds vented their fury

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fredricka whitfield. we are following breaking news now. desperate words coming from a kurdish military leader on the u.s. troop pullout of syria, saying, quote, you have given up on us, leaving us to be slaughtered, end quote. that sentiment in a document obtained exclusively by cnn, detailing a fiery exchange between the kurdish leader and a top u.s. diplomat. the kurds vented fury over troop pull back in northern syria. the u.s. doesn't want to see them turn to russia as its ally there, but kurds are saying they're left in a position that's what they may have to do. syrian kurds have been the main u.s. ally in defeating isis in northern syria. when that battle ended, the u.s. remained in the area. then days after u.s. forces abruptly pulled out of the area near the border after the president's announcement earlier in the week, turkey began a long expected offensive, launching ground and air assaults against the kurds. the group the turks consider to be terrorists. barbara starr broke this story, she's at the pentagon. barbara, there appe

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pollution problem in the river the residents there feel they've been left to deal with it on their own fredricka kinda the chairman of calm green solutions felt that way too he decided to take advantage of a rare visit by a government representative. nick going to find we're not cleaning the river because we want recognition we're doing it because we want to when the government started to recognise our work we had already started doing it you see this rubbish that we've collected here we've asked for machines to collect it but they never come so often that we wanted to raise concerns not go to the only man. i understand that there are challenges to get the equipment that you're asking for but as director of environment i'll make an effort to get those resources we have to you. the young people. the activists are still waiting for the government to finally keep their promise. at the river the main source of the pollution is clear . in the adjoining slums there's no system in place to collect garbage we don't have any specific shown point where they've got to be so people are inside because munity

right there right now fredricka. and that's what we've been seeing all. the protesters there you should know it's ok ferals stones bricks just like the. and police firing back with tear gas with sound bombs it's a situation of extreme tension in the streets. just to give you an idea of. suspended any activity in the city center they say it's not safe for doctors and for ambulances instead we've got crews all volunteers that are just taking the dozens and dozens of wounded people to bus stops and train them there it's actually pretty sure can and 30 measures that were implemented by the government included scrapping the subsidies for do you know. gasoline and that has triggered these protests the monday we had the students then on tuesday we have been degenerates communities today they will move together they've joined together in the same tens of thousands of people who are taking over the streets of quito president many more i know you're going to see in what is going to hit is a message. certainly riposte his government his ministers and say the measure

fredricka. i call for calm and serenity the independence movement is not violent we've always condemned violence we can't allow the instance that are taking place in the streets of our country is normal and it's good to protest against an unfair and utterly apparent sentence there's no reason or justification though to ban cars or to carry out any other active than lism protests should be peaceful and civil rights france and germany have reached an agreement on arms export rules for their joint military programs they remain at odds of a saudi arabia germany has agreed not to block french exports to 3rd countries so long as the equipment is made with less than 20 percent of german components which germany banned arms exports to saudi last year well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us inside story is coming up next thank you very much for watching. i. called hong kong's leader faces more calls to step down as politicians disrupt annual policy address can carry law and hold on to

i'm fredricka whitfield.eak at his first rally since suffering a heart attack since earlier this month. in addition to marking his return to the campaign trail, sanders is using the rally to pick up a key endorsement from progressive democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio cortez. we'll continue to monitor and bring you the developments as it happens and when someone there starts speaking. >>> meantime, we continue to follow new developments in the impeachment inquiry as new cracks are emerging in president trump's

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> new whistleblower has firsthand knowledge that supports claims made by first

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with breaking news. all u.s. troops ordered out of syria.ecretary said the u.s. had no other choice but to order a deliberate withdrawal. >> now what we're facing is u.s. forces trapped between a syrian russian army moving north to take on the turkish army that is moving south. it puts us in a terrible position, and the protection and safety of our service members comes first to me. i spoke with the national security team yesterday. we all talked on the phone. i talked

failed independence 2 years ago torah says the riots are harming the image of the separatist movement fredricka. i call for calm and serenity the independence movement is not violent we've always condemned violence we can't allow the instance that the taking place in the streets of our country is normal and it's good to protest against an unfair and utterly abhorrence sentence there's no reason or justification though to burn cars or to carry out any other active than lism protests should be peaceful and civil and so on you guy you go has more from barcelona. the evening began as a peaceful sort of pro protest a march in the city center not too far away from here with people sort of throwing rolls of toilet paper in a kind of humorous way of dispersing some of this of this tension here but then that sort of quickly moved on when you had disparate groups going off in different directions they went to the outside of the catalan interior ministry where they were calling for the castle interior minister to stand down saying that he hadn't done enough to condemn police officers against what the prot

i'm fredricka whitfield.clusive out of northern syria where the largest u.s. troop withdrawal is now underway. this is new video from cnn's cameras on the ground as u.s. troops prepare to withdraw from eastern syria. and in a surprise visit to

i'm fredricka whitfield.sed over the impeachment inquiry, president trump is digging in and lashing out. not only is he threatening to sue democratic leaders adam schiff and nancy pelosi, he is making a show of his support for rudy giuliani who reportedly is the target of a federal probe over his dealings with ukraine. controversy which sparks this inquiry. a source says the president had lunch with giuliani saturday at the trump golf resort in virginia where he was also seen golfing today. it's an apparent sign of solidarity, and it questions whether trump could be cutting ties with his embattled attorney, and it comes in a major week of interviews. gordon sondland, who was trump's ambassador to the european union, trump plans to tell them it was sondland who denied to do anything of any kind when they denied pressure they were putting on ukraine. and sondland is expected to say he didn't know if trump was telling the truth at the time. jeremy diamond is with us. jeremy, any reporting on the white house of t

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with new cracks emerging in president trump's wall of support. former republican governor and cnn political contributor john kasich of ohio now says the president should be impeached. this comes as gop congressman francis rooney tells cnn that he would not rule out voting to impeach the president. the fallout coming after acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney admitted to a quid pro quo in the quickly expanding ukraine scandal. and then he tried to walk it back. "the new york times" reports that senate majority leader mitch mcconnell now believes an impeachment trial is, quote, inevitable. all of this as sources tell cnn that the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, asked the state department and the white house to grant a visa to a former ukrainian official who promised to dig up dirt on democrats. the new developments are setting the stage for another week of major testimony in the impeachment inquiry, as several diplomats and trump administration officials are expected to testify. with a storm swirling around mick mulvaney's

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