ian pannell is in syria to lead us off. >> reporter: this video appears

>> all right, ian pannell on the ground for us. and one more note on this, not only have many of the kurds left their posts securing those isis prisoners, now the fight against isis the u.s. had been teaming up with the kurds, that fight has stopped. so, let's bring in martha raddatz tonight. martha, we were just on the ground in iraq, on the syria border. you know u.s. military leaders were telling me that the fight against isis was very much alive, still a serious threat. suspendeyr a tse >> reporter: well, david, those kurdish fighters feel they have no choice but to leave those prisons and fight for their own families as turkey invades, but david, you and i both know how dangerous those prisons are. is 1,000 isis prisoners who could simply blend in with the population or flood surrounding areas. and pentagon officials feel this could get much worse if president trump pulls out all the american troops quickly, and i am being told many are doing their best to try and talk him out of it. david? >> all right, an extraordinarily del

here's ian pannell reporting from the region. >> reporter: no one should suffer this pain. certainly not an 8-year-old child. it's three days since the artillery shell exploded, changing sarah's life forever. how is she doing? [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: we're here in syria, a country engulfed b cons largely spared until last week. today the winds of war are howling. american troops are leaving, with a growing humanitarian crisis in their wake. sarah's devastated family say she's only just realized the full horror of what's happened. the explosion ripped off her leg. her little girl so fond of dressing up and posing for the camera, it's a devastating moment. even worse, the blast killed her big brother mohammad. he was just 13. from a hospital bed, sarah clings to her this isrother. well. he tried to revive his brother. hey, hey, it's you want to know what the impact of this war is? that's it. families grieving. kids torn apart while they're playing in the street. an entire population helpless, and abandoned. the family kept imploring us, can you help? the

. >> as abc's ian pannell tells us, more than 200,000 kurds have been forced to leave their homes andundreds have been killed. >> reporter: this video obtained by abc news appears to show the fury of the turkish attack on the border town of talabiad. president trump ordering the withdrawal of all u.s. troops from northern syria. just one week after his fateful call with president erdogan of turkey triggered a disastrous chain of events. the brutal assault of turkish forces targeting america's kurdish allies has left a trail of death, displacement, and destruction. hundreds are reported to be dead. some of those killed murdered at the roadside by radical islamist militias sponsored by turkey. many videos too graphic to show. one leading kurdish political leader dragged from her car and shot in the head. if verified, this is a war crime.thtag of civilians. a convoy packed with civilians and journalists trying to enter a border town was struck by a turkish air strike. 11 killed, more than 70 wounded. turkey says it's battling terrorists and refuses to negotiate with the kurds. nearly 200

>> ian pannell live from the region again tonight. ian, thank you. the alleged gunman, who drove mo tasreha t60o eln 0 pleaso, court for the first time. seen on surveillance images at the entrance to that walmart where 22 people were killed in august.pened in hat courtroom today. >> reporter: the man accused of murdering 22 innocent people stoic while being led into a packed el paso courtroom. wearing a sportcoat and glasses, patrick crusius said little as some of the families of his alleged victims watched. >> do you wish to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty? >> not guilty. >> reporter: the allen, texas, native pleading not guilty to capital murder charges. >> run! >> go, go, go, comon! >> r say the 21-year-old drove 600 o armed with an assault-style weapon. panicked shoppers diving under tables for cover. after surrendering, el paso's s s enbo his was it the makeup of this community? was it your proximity to the border? >> i think both. i think both. >> what drove him? was it hate? >> apparently so. >> reporter: police say crusius told authoriti

but in war, there's often nowhere safe to hide. >> so, let's get right back to ian pannell, he joins us tonight from iraq. and ian, now news of this call from president trump to president erdogan, now calling for a cease-fire. and as we all know, it was just a little over a week ago, president trump talking with erdogan on the phone then and then the white house indicating that turkey was about to move in. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, david. i mean, what a difference seven days makes, right? originally the agreement was for u.s. troops to pull back. that triggered a green light for president erdogan to send his forces across the border. and we've seen the devastation, the death, the destruction that came as a result of that. now we understand that, first of all, president trump had a conversation with the general who leads the syrian defense forces, these have been our allies in the fight against isis. he asked him to communicate a message to president erdogan of turkey. president trump did that and offered to broker a cease-fire between the two sides. now, here's the problem. pr

>> ian pannell in hong kong again for us. thank you. >>> next tonight, the alleged kidnapping at a front door in california. home surveillance showing a woman banging on a neighbor's door, pleading for help. police say her estranged r away. they studied that video and where they rescued her. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> no! >> reporter: tonight, the man in this video is behind bars. the terrifying attack captured on the neighbor's doorbell camera. police say the woman was running from her estranged boyfriend. she's kicking and screaming as the man grabs her hair, violently drags her away and threatens to kill her. >> get up or i'll kill you. >> reporter: it happened in this neighborhood in arcadia, california, just before midnight sunday. police got the video on monday and moved in, rescuing the womat michael mendez, who police say was holding the woman against her will in his home. the video was turned over to police by the homeowner in this case, but the company ring has o-deviinarshlag more than 400 police departments

>> all right, ian pannell in iraq again tonight. thank you, ian. >>> next, to capitol hill tonight, where all eyes will be on the house tomorrow. the full house is set to take its first impeachment vote tomorrow. and it comes amid new questions tonight about who handled the transcript of that call between president trump and the president of ukraine. after the national security officer testified yesterday that he listened in on that call and alerted authorities to key parts of the call that were not included in the transcript that was made public. and there is word tonight former national security adviser john bolton has now been formally asked toc ch thtestify, but wil comply? mary bruce on the hill. >> reporter: tonight, the president's former national security adviser, john bolton, is is being summoned to testify in the impeachment inquiry. multiple witnesses have testified bolton was deeply frustrated by the campaign to pressure ukraine to investigate trump's political rivals. according to a top aide, bolton once described the p

>> ian pannell in the region again tonight. ian, thank you. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. the late development in the urgent manhunt for a missing 14-year-old girl. authorities and what they confirmed just a short time ago. >>> the deadly earthquake overseas tonight. the images coming in. buildings shaking. homes and schools destroyed. >>> and the horrific attack at a mcdonald's drive-through. the customer throwing hot coffee at the drive-through worker, causing first degree burns and the motive behind it. a lot more news ahead tonight. we'll be right back. ore news ahead tonight. ore news ahead tonight. we'll be right back. the nation's largest the best network is even better? best, fastest, best. enough. sprint's doing things differently. they're offering a new 100% total satisfaction guarantee. i mean i think sprint's network and savings are great, but don't just take my word for it. try it out and decide for yourself. switch to sprint and get both an unlimited plan and one of t

ian pannell, abc news, on the syrian/turkish border. >> thanks to ian pannell for that incredible reportingl eyes have been on that region this weekend. it's incredible to see how the e political situation state side has played out as well as republicans and democrats speaking out against president trump's decision involving that region. so again, as we move into next weekend, over the weekend as well, we'll continue to monitor the developments over there. >> really frightening to think about those prisoners that are locked up, the guards who have left their posts for their own safety, and what could happen if those people break out. >>> hurricane michael one year later. >> abc's ginger zee returns to the scene of the devastation on the florida panhandle to find incredible heroes and amazing stories of acts of kindness. you're watching "world news now." sleep this amazing? that's a zzzquil pure zzzs sleep. our liquid has a unique botanical blend, while an optimal melatonin level means no next-day grogginess. zzzquil pure zzzs. naturally superior sleep. ♪ >>> it was exactly one year ago that

ian pannell in syria for us again tonight. >> reporter: a narrow miss for u.s. special forces in syria, as a turkish shell lands nearby. the troops uninjured. >> the turkish military is fully aware of the locations of u.s. forces. >> reporter: and turkish shells also landing near one of the prisons holding isis militants. raising fears of a breakout. and further proof of the ongoing threat from isis when a massive car bomb exploded in a kurdi kui border town. tell that to the 100,000 people now on the move. homeless, hungry, and scared. one voicing his anger at america. "trump said we're allies. no, we're not, if they're allowing turkey to bombard us." this underlines the grave dangers faced by american forces and civilians across northern syria right now. >> ian, thank you. >>> even as u.s. troops have been pulled back from the border, president trump is sending an additional 2,800 americans to saudi arabia. bolstering their defenses. >>> now to the attack in manchest manchester, england tonight. a man stabbing three people, injuring two more. the shopping cent

ian pannell, abc news. hong kong. >> our thanks to ian there.nd the team stay safe there in hong kong. >>> the start of october also marks the beginning of breast cancer awareness month. >> disease is the most common cancer in woman and affects 1 out of every 8 women in the u.s. it also strikes a small percentage of men. experts emphasize early detention is key to beating this disease this month. you'll see a lot of people wearing pink to show their support. >>> meanwhile in california, anticipation is high for the opening of a first of its kind restaurant in west hollywood. >> today, the city becomes home to the country's only cannabis cav. lowell cafe has a special menu, allowing people to smoke marijuana or eat cannabis. the chef has created dishes that complement dishes like pairing wine and food. it will have a special air filter system to suck in the smoke which i'm sure will be needed. so what's on the menu here. miso-glazed pork belly. mac 'n' cheese bites. vegan nachos. wings. >> they were all cannabis infused? >> no, they're not allowe

ian pannell, abc news, in northern iraq. >> thank you, ian. >>> first there was speed e's s watching.xperimenting with an option that lets you watch movies at 1 1/2 times their normal speed. it's already available on the service's android app. >> youtube already allows you to watch videos at twice the speed as does the apple podcast app. are we in a rush, in a hurry? >> of course we are. >> we're going to just like -- >> it reminds me of that local news interview, that woman was like, ain't nobody got time for that. exactly. you want to watch a movie? ain't nobody got time for that. >> everybody's going to sound like the chipmunks. >> as long as we can catch and understand basically what the plot is about. you seen this movie? you've seen it. >> you can binge watch at half the time -- >> would you guys watch us if we sounded like that? somebody's going to be like, sometimes you do sound like that. >>> coming up, the big announcement made right here from this very desk. >> toffee on a cashier at mcdonald's. >>> in "the skinny," hear former first lady michelle obama throwing shade at he

>> ian pannell with us tonight. ian, thank you. >>> even as u.s. troops have been pulled back from the border of northern syria, president trump is sending an additional 2,800 americans to saudi arabia. the pentagon deploying aircraft to bolster saudi defenses. >>> now to the attack in manchester, england, tonight. a man stabbing three people, injuring two more at a mall during a busy lunch hour. officers rushing to the scene. the shopping center on lockdown. store owners closing their doors. everyone sheltering in place. the police arresting the suspect on suspicion of terrorism . tonight. >>> back here at home, and the author of the new book "catch and kill," ronan farrow, right here tonight. in the book, the new allegation clvolving matt lauer. oai on farrow to stop reporting on harvey weinstein. farrow says spies were hired to follow him during all this. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: in his new book, ronan farrow takes aim at nbc. alleging the company was aware of claims of misconduct by matt lauer years before the bombshell allegation that

abc's ian pannell has the latest. >> reporter: the unraveling chaos in parts of syria, 1,000 u.s.before american forces are out. while they wait to extract the dangers grow. two large armies now potentially facing off around the strategic town of manbij. american forces hunkered down nearby but preparing to depart. the kurds until days ago our allies in the fight against isis now celebrating the arrival of syrian military forces. hoisting soldiers high. brandishing images of the syrian dictator, bashar al assad, leader of a brutal regime that's bombed and gassed its own people, now savior of the kurds, who chant his name. and on the other side, columns of smoke rising from relentless turkish air strikes capturing kurdish territory. defiant, president erdogan saying his troops won't back down. now president trump announcing sanctions will be imposed. >> president trump made it very clear that the united states is going to continue to take actions against turkey's economy until they bring the violence to an end. we want an immediate cease-fire. >> reporter: the human toll growing by

more now from abc's ian pannell. >> reporter: turkey moving its war machine into place.ary hardware and special forces up to the border with syria. setting the stage for a military invasion targeting the kurds. president trump now facing a fierce backlash for pulling back american troops straight after a phone call with president erdogan of turkey. president trump accused of abandoning a key partner in the fight against isis. >> at some point we have to bring our people back home. and that's what we're doing. >> is it a firm decision, sir? >> it's always a firm decision. >> reporter: the president standing by his decision, insisting in a tweet, in no way have we abandoned the kurds who are special people and wonderful fighters, we're helping the kurds financially/weapons. without the close protection from u.s. troops witho more vulnerable to a much stronger turkish army. we've followed the kurds battling street by street to liberate raqqah. >> the u.s. coalition is working with the foot soldiers. >> reporter: this was the kurdish woman leading a band of soldiers. no body

ian pannell, abc news, london. >>> best-selling author heading to prison for her role in the collegedmissions scandal. >> 51-year-old jane buckingham paying $51,000 for help on her son's college entrance exam. she pleaded guilty to a single count of fraud and conspiracy. she's the author of the modern girls guides which includes a guide to motherhood. >>> striking teachers in chicago hit the city's downtown streets wednesday as chicago's mayor was delivering a budget address. the strike is entering its eighth day. the strides are separated by several major issues including pay and health benefits. the union seems to be preparing for the long haul. it has a civil disobedience training session this afternoon. el dorado county deputy brian ishmael was shot responding to a call about stolen marijuana plants. suspects opened fire as soon as ishmael arrived. another deputy was also shot but is okay this morning. the 37-year-old ishmael leaves behind a wife and three children. two suspects were taken into custody. >>> an investigation is just getting under way into the deadly crash of a hel

ian pannell is in syria to lead us off. >> reporter: this video appears to show the fury of the turkish attack on a border town two nights ago. tonight, president trump ordering the withdrawal of all u.s. troops from northern syria. just one week after his fateful call with president erdogan of turkey triggered a disastrous chain of events. the brutal assault of turkish forces targeting america's kurdish allies has left a trail of death, displacement, and destruction. in just a week, hundreds are reported to be dead. some of those killed, murdered at the roadside by radical islamist militias sponsored by turkey. many videos too graphic to show. one leading kurdish political leader dragged from her car and shot in the head. if verified, this is a war crime, as is the targeting of civilians. a convoy packed with civilians and journalists trying to enter a border town today was struck by a turkish air strike. 11 killed, more than 70 wounded. turkey says it's battling terrorists and refuses to negotiate with the kurds. the kurds were our allies, our ground troops in the years-long fight aga

s c'aborse correspondent ian pannell from istanbul. >> reporter: tonight, turkey moving its war machines into place. long convoys of military hardware up to the border with syria. r sionare geagstng tmihe kurfod. president trump now facing fierce backlash forac eric topstraiulghngt alifter a phone call with president of erdogan of turkey. abandoning a key partner in the fight against isis. >> at some point, we have to d o >> it's always a firm decision. >> reporter: the president standing by his decision, today insisting in a tweet, "in no way have we abandoned the kurds, who are special people and wonderful fighters. we are helping the kurds financially/weapons." but without the close protectio kurdish forces are far more vulnerable to a much stronger turkish army. for years, we've folweiglodht t isis, here battling street by street to liberate the city of raqqah. the u.s. coalition is the foot soldiers, and we're moving up to their forward base. this kurdish woman was leading a band of soldiers, no body armor, no tanks or humvees. that very night, she was killed in battle, one of 11,00

abc's ian pannell on the ground near the syrian border. >> so bizarre the events of the last seven days being that we're now looking at bashar al assad and the syrian military with the blood of hundreds of thousands of syrian civilians on their hands accused of war crimes, rape, mass detention as a savior of syria's kurds as american troops pull out of the area but for turkey, if they stand and fight, then president erdogan's men are fer fight than they ever anticipated. >> reporter: turkey calling the kurds terrorists refusing to negotiate with them. the trump administration now saying they're ready to impose severe sanctions on turkey. >> these sanctions could be starting small. they could be maximum pressure, which would destroy the turkish economy. >> and over the weekend, a 35-year-old female politician was shot in the head by what is believed to be an al qaeda linked group backed by turkey. the united nations estimates at least 130,000 people have been displaced from the fighting. kenneth. >> megan, thank you. >>> we turn now to the impeachment investigation. lawmakers are prepare

abc's ian pannell reports the russians are promising to prevent a clash between turkish forces and syrian soldiers who have teamed up with the kurds. >> reporter: we're now seeing a major realinement in northern syria with russia filling the vacuum left by the american withdrawal. russian troops where american troops were, president putin inviting president erdogan to visit moscow and he's accepted. this has been a major loss of standing and influence for the united states in the region. >> and today president trump is holding talks on the crisis with a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers who have been fiercely critical of withdrawing troops from the region. >>> now to the impeachment showdown in washington and several developments overnight. house democrats are dismissing republican demands for an trump's closest allies refuse to hand over documents about ukraine. this morning, abc news has confirmed the white house is now conducting its own internal review of president trump's july phone call to the president of ukraine, now at the center of the impeachment investigation. the in

abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell from istanbul. >> reporter: tonight, turkey moving its war machine into place. long convoys of military hardware and special forces up to the border with syria. setting the stage for a military invasion targeting the kurds. president trump now facing a fierce backlash for pulling back american troops straight after a phone call with president erdogan of turkey. president trump accused of abandoning a key partner in the fight against isis. >> at some point, we have to bring our people back home. and that's what we're doing. >> is it a firm decision, sir? >> it's always a firm decision. >> reporter: the president standing by his decision, today insisting in a tweet, "in no way have we abandoned the kurds, who are special people and wonderful fighters. we are helping the kurds financially/weapons." but without the close protection from u.s. troops at the border, kurdish forces are far more vulnerable to a much stronger turkish army. for years, we've followed the kurds in their fight against isis, here battling street by street to liberate th

here's abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell now. >> reporter: tonight, growing anger in britain over the fatal car crash that killed 19-year-old harry dunn, after the wife of a u.s. diplomat suspected of being involved fled the country. now claiming diplomatic immunity. >> we're just utterly broken inside and out. >> reporter: the woman driving in the wrong direction. police say the 42-year-old suspect initially cooperated, telling police she had no plans to leave the u.k. but when british officers were planning to make an arrest, the woman was gone. british prime minister, boris johnson, saying he will take his case to the white house. going as far as publicly naming the woman. >> i hope that anne sacoolas will come back and will engage properly with the processes of laws that are carried out in this country. >> reporter: the american embassy in london expressing their "deepest sympathies" but saying, cases like this "are considered carefully," insisting "immunity is rarely waived." >> i don't know how she's living with herself doing this. how can you just be like that? just ge

>> ian pannell tonight. thank you. >>> and to syria tonight, 24 hours after vladimir putin met with turkey's president erdogan and decided where they will go next in that region, where u.s. troops pulled out, tonight, president trump is now declaring a big success in syria. he said a permanent cease-fire, adding safety for the kurds and that isis fighters are under, quote, lock and key. but what his own defense secretary said. here's abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: president trump today declared victory in syria, a situation widely seen as a foreign policy and humanitarian disaster caused by the president's abrupt decision to pull out u.s. troops. >> this was an outcome created by u.s., the united states, and nobody else. no other nation, very simple. and we're willing to take blame and we're also willing to take credit. >> reporter: but this latest agreement was broked by vladimir putin, following a lengthy meeting with turkish president erdogan yesterday. today, russian mi

let's go right to ian pannell in the region with the latest. good morning, ian. >> reporter: take a look behind me. these are some of the graves of the thousands of men and women who fought against isis, and now their comrades out there on the front line say they feel they have been abandoned. this morning, chaos and bloodshed in syria as president trump orders all remaining u.s. forces to leave the north of the country. roughly 1,000 troops gearing up to head to the border. this as a senior u.s. official tells abc mass atrocities are being committed against the kurdish people at the hands of turkish-backed militias. some isis fighters in prison taking advantage of the mayhem reportedly escaping making u.s. positions ever more vulnerable. turkish forces hammering america's kurdish allies. some ex-al qaeda leaving a trail of displacement, destruction and death. abc news obtaining exclusive footage showing the battle from the turkish side. these troops fighting with one of the turkish-supported militias. in just a week hundreds reported dead. arou

abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is on the ground in northern syria. ian, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dan. from what should be an elementary school in northern syria. you can see mickey mouse urging the kids to learn kurdish and arabic. today not a place of happiness and fun but where displaced families are having to do. they've got no food, no medicine. 50 families crammed in here just with a couple of bathrooms and crucially no water because the nearby water station was bombed by turkey. meanwhile, that bombardment is going on right now. this morning, turkey pushing ever deeper into syria with more strikes. a relentless attack on u.s.-backed kurdish forces who were criallitical in the fight against isis. the kurds much weaker but resisting fiercely. one air strike hitting a jail holding isis prisoners allowing at least five inmates to escape. on friday, turkish artillery also exploding just 250 yards from an american special forces post on the border. the shelling so close an official tells abc news american forces considered

abc's ian pannell is reporting for us from the syrian/turkish border. >> reporter: yeah.d morning, eva. i want everybody to look at the scene behind me because these are just some of the 11,000 young men and women killed by isis. they were our allies. they fought and died protecting their homeland, but also our homeland. now some of the worst fears of what would happen after u.s. troops pulled out and turkish forces started bombing are coming to pass. breaking news for you this morning, we have just learned that 250 isis brides, 700 people in total have escaped from a nearby refugee camp, prompting fears that isis is making a comeback. this morning turkey's brutal assault on u.s.-backed kurdish troops and civilians enters a new and bloody phase. now u.s. defense secretary telling the nation that the u.s. is preparing to evacuate about 1,000 u.s. troops remaining in northern syria as safely and quickly as possible. this video obtained by "the new york times" appears to show kurdish prisoners lying on the ground moments before they're executed. this video tweeted by the sam

abc news senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is on the ground in northern syria a ? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, jon. fast moving events in syria. particularly this morning. two key events we have to bring you up to date on. south ofhe w over 250 isis brides together with their families, 700 people, that broke out of a camp. u.s. troops are based in the area. we understand that turkish backed militants are in the area and we hear that u.s. troops have withdrawn from there. this of course will raise key questions about the future face of the u.s. mission inside syria. the president has said that he believes that isis has been defeated. the reality on the ground is that the u.s. forces together with the sdf have been working together to try to defeat isis. that battle still goes on. it's overt invading. this leads to the broader consequences of that decision to pull back u.s. troops that then led to the turkish invasion. we're seeing a number of events. the isis brides have left. we're seeing isis prisoners fleeing their jails. there's the possibility of isis reeme

ian pannell is on the ground in syria with the latest. od morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. from northern syria and just look at the scene. we're seeing people piled high with their belongings, families fleeing the front line which is just down the road. this region isn't on the brink of a humanitarian crisis, it's now in the middle of one as turkey ramps up its aerial and land bombardments of civilian areas. overnight the turkish assault on northern syria escalating. booming explosions heard through the night. turkish air strikes and artillery fire aimed at the kurds. turkish-backed militias seen firing their way into syrian villages and turkey saying the incursion will not stop until so-called terrorists are neutralized. those suffering the most are the people who call it home, tens of thousands on the move trying to escape. we met this woman and her family stranded by the side of the road trying to flee. she says they left after seeing people including children targeted in turkish strikes. [ speaking foreign langua

. >>> we go to ian pannell with more on the withdrawal of american troops from that region. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin, that's right. that withdrawal is now under way of most u.s. troops from syria and we're starting to see men and equipment move out. these images from this morning appear to show u.s. forces either pulling back away from the fighting or starting to head out. the extraction expected to take weeks but as the fighting on the ground escalates some units may have to leave sooner. both regime and turkish troops are now squaring off in key border areas which appear to be under heavy bombardment. without a cease-fire there could be a major clash. meanwhile, the humanitarian situation just gets worse with many hospitals now packed full of wounded civilians desperate for help and we're seeing heartbreaking images of injured kids there and this morning, whole families are now forced to move home to the desert to try to find somewhere safe, anywhere safe from the front line, a dire situation for the people that were our allies just until a

want to go back to ian pannell on the ground in northern syria. : yeah. good morning, george, from northern syria. you know, the last time i was in this area, we saw american and kurdish forces fighting hand in hand to defeat isis, and its caliphate. this morning, that's all changed. we got turkey's troops moving across the border, we got turkey's jets in the sky and artillery bombarding positions of kurdish fighters but as we know, the americans were pulled out after that phone call between president trump and president erdogan. it also throws into doubt that partnership against isis. the sdf of which the kurds are the main components are saying they're no longer engaged it in that battle against isis and seeing isis prisoners guarded by the kurds, some of those guards now leaving their positions and for the civilians they're on the run, but very few place for them to go to. george. >> such a dangerous situation. okay, ian, thanks very much. >> it really is. >>> coming up, diane sawyer one-on-one with julie andrews. the emotional and revealing int

ian pannell is in the region and spoke with an isis prisoner. morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, good morning, robin. yet more dramatic detail emerging about the hunt for isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi. this morning, more news about an informant inside baghdadi's inner circle. "the washington post" revealing the source gave crucial details including the location and layout of the isis leader's safe house. an official telling "the post," the mole had turned against the islamic state after one of his relatives had been killed by the group. now, kurdish sources telling abc the mole was present during the raid and critical to the successful u.s. mission. even providing them with a pair of baghdadi's underwear and a blood sample for dna testing to prove it was him. according to "the post," the mole was exfiltrated two days later with his family and is expected to receive some or all of the $25 million u.s. bounty placed on baghdadi. but thousands of isis prisoners and fighters are still alive. some in overflowing prisons like these. we

. >>> we're going to go to our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell who's there in the region withore on what this could mean for the future of isis. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah. good morning, robin. i think that's exactly what people here in iraq and across the border in syria are asking. no doubt, it's a hugely symbolic moment. it will be a blow to the morale of the group, may disrupt it and it's likely to provoke a spike in attacks. that goes to a bigger point though. isis is down, it isn't out. it has resurgency roots in franchises around the world. isis is also an online idea that inspires others to carry out attacks like we saw in san bernardino and sri lanka. you can kill the leader but you can't kill the idea. whether it's here in iraq or at home in the united states, isis will remain a credible and lethal threat. t.j.? >> ian, thank you so much. >>> also, a concern this morning about how baghdadi's death could potentially affect the terror threat here at home. our chief justice correspondent, pierre thomas, tracking that for us. good morning to you, pierre. >> rep

ian pannell is in london with the latest. ng, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. that's right. the pressure is building for america to send back the wife of a u.s. diplomat who fled to america despite being accused of killing a british teenager in a car crash. both the police, politicians and the parents now all demanding that anne sacoolas return to face justice. sacoolas shown here in a now-deleted facebook post is a prime suspect in that head-on car crash that killed 19-year-old harry dunn. now, he was riding his motorcycle when sacoolas allegedly hit him while driving on the wrong side of the road. the 42-year-old initially cooperated telling police she had no plans to leave the uk. but when british officials and officers were planning to make an arrest, she was gone claiming diplomatic immunity. now, the u.s. says they won't send her back but now prime minister boris johnson and the family saying they'll reach out to president trump directly if there is no response. george? >> okay, ian, thanks very much. micha

ian pannell is live on the scene with the latest. od morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. because of the violence on the national holiday, things are much quieter. today, we saw large-scale protests that lapsed into violence. the police came out in force. they were firing rubber bullets and teargas. some of the crowd responded with molotov cocktails and also bricks. in one particular incident, police have confirmed a young man, 18-year-old, was shot at close range. the officer said he feared for his life. many protesters there will dispute that. the protests coincided with the 70th anniversary of the founding of beijing. we've seen tanks, fighter jets and missiles which apparently can avoid u.s. defenses and president xi wanted it to be a show of case of chinese power and protesters wanted to divert attention here of what's happening here and in some sense they succeeded. >>> that terrifying bridge collapse in taiwan. take a look at this video showing the moment that bridge crumbles. sending an oil tanker slamming i

ian pannell has more. >> reporter: overnight our first look at the dramatic raid on the hideout of isisal baghdadi. pentagon video showing u.s. special forces flying in coming under attack from local fighters. the assault team returning fire. incredible images show the small black figures of delta force commandos closing in about to breach the compound. later, a massive blast as u.s. forces complete their mission. u.s. bombs leveling baghdadi's compound. this is what the residence looked like before. and here the razed home of the most dangerous and wanted man however the pentagon unable to verify the president's account of the isis leader whimpering, crying and screaming. >> he crawled into a hole with two small children, blew himself up while his people stayed on the ground. you can deduce what kind of a person it is based on that activity. so that would be my empirical observation of what he did. i'm not able to confirm anything else about his last seconds. i just can't confirm that one way or another. >> reporter: and this morning, heightened security as fears of retaliation loom. >

ian pannell has the details. >> reporter: this mornin the parents of 19-year-old harry dunn killed inead-on crash in august say their lives are shattered. >> everyone loved him who knew him. i'm just utterly broken inside and out. >> reporter: the accident taking place outside an american air force base when the suspect was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road. her car crashing into dunn who was riding his motorcycle. police say the 42-year-old suspect initially cooperated telling police she had no plans to leave the uk but when british officers were planning to make an arrest, the woman was gone. the suspect claiming diplomatic immunity. british authorities asked the u.s. to waive that. the american embassy in london expressing their deepest sympathies and offering condolences to the family saying, cases like this are considered carefully but immunity is rarely waived. harry dunn's mother now making a direct plea to president trump. >> just to get him to put her on the plane, consider not just the politics side of it but the fact that there's actually a completely broken f