isis has evolved not only against the state system, but against what we call islam, as islam is practiced and also as form alice lam, official islam which you're seeing as an extension of the state system itself. so what, in fact, what we -- and i make, i mean, this point, i spend a lot of time -- >> host: yes. >> guest: many people don't realize that the brutality and the savagery and the cultural cleansing that isis practices in syria and iraq is part of this particular ideology. isis is trying to distinguish itself from other salafi jihadist groups like al-qaeda. it's saying to its base, to the young jihadists, look, we are the real, authentic salafi jihadist group. we want to cleanse the land. we want to purify the land. we want to go back to seventh century arabia, golden -- i mean, the ideal time, the utopia is seventh century arabia. and to do it, we'll have to cleanse the land. you have to cleanse the land of all kinds of alien influences, decadent influences and what have you. so the savagery, the ethnic cleansing, the culture cleansing is part of this construction of what we cal

islamic state has laid mines in this area like a carpet. laura: michelle obama hits the campaign trail in arizona. could the first lady turn this republican state into a democratic one? and wonder woman becomes a u.n. ambassador, but not everyone thinks she is the right role model to save the day. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. tonight the fight to retake the city of mosul from so-called islamic state continues in iraq. government troops backed by kurdish forces are making slow advances but i.s. forces are keeping up the fight, and today they struck in kirkuk. our middle east correspondent orla guerin is less than 10 miles from mosul and sent this report. orla: savoring freedom, civilians brought to safety by kurdish fighters. "victory," they say. they escaped the tyranny of so-called islamic state, and the dangers of coalition airstrikes. i.s. targets north of mosul being pounded again today. but they hit back, hard. this was the scene in the city of kirkuk. security forces battling to reg

what are we going to do with islam. what are we going to do with islam in european countries. as you said, i was. >> it's very extremely important, we have to deal with it. >> three points, one is muslim world, does not see itself necessarily as the muslim world as in when we meet each other, we speak with each other, we have a lot of hatred and now we're friendly, we don't see ourselves as almost united. there's not such a thing. we see ourselves in our nationality and different point of references. the muslim world does not see itself as it's been referred to and does not experience ets in that way. we love each other, we hate each other. we annoy each other on that second. maybe going to -- going back to the french the crew said and the spanish occupation is too long. politics has an immakt on what's happen. -- has an impact on what's happening. when you look at iraq it is destroyed right now. it is utterly destroyed. you cannot separate that destruction in america, in that destruction from the anger and the hurt and the pain that is feeding into it. it is, indeed, interrel

the islamic empire of centuries past. he regards themselves as inspired to asher in a new age of ultra pure islam driving out western governments along with brutally destroying everyone else's who stands in his waynd from corrupt governments to things like the shiites. the struggle would end in a mighty battle, and and armageddon. in which armies of islam would finally feed the christianity as some profits were told. this will be his history. i'm the sparky used to say. heating it to see it because he was by now public enemy number one. we poured vast resources into stopping him. he took us nearly three years to to track him down but eventually our intel and grounds forces and special operations team found a formula for defeating him and hissne network. without his safe house in 2006 and drop a couple of bombs on it. that's the end of zarqawi and sell. we dismantle the leadership killing number two and three, just as we're figuring this outt other things happen. the iraqi - sunni tribes are against the zarqawi followers.

mosul is a beleaguered stronghold for the islamic state. that is what "the new york times" says the city has been in the hands of the i.s. group since june of 2014. at the time, many people welcomed them because they saw them as the sunni saviors for people being oppressed by the shiite-led government. it is not just a battle for mosul, it is a radel for iraq, according to a political analyst. mosul is home to diverse ethnic populations. turkmen, kurds shiites, sunnis christians. each has the key to their future, and how politicians decide mosul after the islamic state forecast the -- the saudi paper focuses on the foreign interests that are vested. turkey is looking to build a bridge with iraq along this area. iran is looking for vengeance against the islamic state group and the paper -- the u.s. is looking for a symbolic victory. after years of failure in the middle east are a clearly there is a lot riding on the battle, not just to the citizens and the army, but the world. genie: the president is embarking on a diplomatic trip to china,

has haden, mosul tremendous symbolic value for islamic state. president obama took pains in a statement at the beginning of this week to emphasize that it is the iraqi government that is calling the shots. but experts say up toto half of the u.s.s. forces in iraq q are involveded in this battle, in se way. so how independent is the iraqi government really, and is the u.s. leading the whole thing, at least from behind? amir: leading or not leading is not a question. in fact, i think the question is how much the american investing in this operation. when we go back to mr. daniel gerlach, what he said. what would happen if this operation were not finished quickly, as they planned? this could cause problems for thee clinton in n this time. i think americansns playing a mn role in militatary operations -- they are giving backup from the air. they are supporting iraqi and so on. this, they are trying to balance the political situation with iran's role inside iraq. americans, i think, play the main role to bring all the shia, sunnis,, in this, and they

welcome to the caliphate of the so-called islamic state. elitethe job of counterterrorism forces to bring it to an end. experienced and hardened as they may be, they know it is likely to be the toughest battle they have ever fought. this is the largest military operation in iraq for years. a struggle for the future of the country. and mortarface strikes as they fight closer to the heart of the caliphate. is ground zero for it islamic state and a fundamental part for these men. no supplies that both are ready to fight to the death to control it. there are more people here than the troops expected and they are ordered to cease-fire. know nothing but the state of war. civilians being constantly caught in the crossfire. [yelling] the little boy cannot find his mom. a neighbor takes his hand, promising to help. for some, the sight of men with guns on the horizon only brings new terror. if civilians get out of the way, the troops will fan out through the town. overwhelming firepower, but the dangerous groundwork aphids here. searching for i.s. st

radical islamic terrorism. to solve a problem, you have to be able to state what the problem is or at least say the name. she won't say the name, president obama won't say the name. but the name is there. it's radical islamic terror. before you solve it you have to say the name. >> secretary clinton. >> well, thank you for asking your question. i've heard this question from a lot of muslim americans. across our country. because unfortunately there's been a lot of very divisive, dark things said about muslims. and even someone like captain kahn the young man who sacrificed himself defending our country in the united states army. he has been subject to attacks by donald. i want to say just a couple of

islamic state is islamic. they look to the same koran as the rest of the muslims look to and look at the verses and emphasize them. liz: in your expertise, you haven't seen the muslim moderate turn away from the fight against radical islam. >> see something, say something if you're a moderate muslim to the radicals. there's not been enough of it, we've seen places in the united states where muslims have not called out radicals, and we have leaders who won't call them by the name. liz: iranians are dispatching 44th flotilla, a destroyer and supplies ships to the waters off yemen, that's where the u.s. military launched cruise missile strikes after houthi forces launched attacks. this sounds like escalation. >> every moment we've bowed to the iranians and initiatives, haven't stood up and said no more. if you fire on us, we're going to deal with you directly. you've seen the videotapes of our sailors and others. when iran interprets us as weak, they take advantage. this is going to happen until january 20th and

to plan and the attempted drive the islamic state out of mosul. kurdish peshmerga fighter say they're captured territory. also coming up, the long wait is over for some of them at least. emotional scenes in nigeria as schoolgirls held captive for militants -- by militants from more than two years are reunited with their families. and an explosion at one of the world's biggest chemical plants here in germany. two people lose their lives. several others are still missing. ♪ brent: it is good to have you with us. the sun has set one day one of the battle for mosul and the iraqis's say they are pleased with their progress. one military commanders said all is going to plan and he praised the role of the international coalition. iraqi army units, kurdish fighters and militia have -- reporter: iraq's kurdish fighters heaven waiting for this. -- have been waiting for this. >> soon we will be together in mosul and we will raise the flag of triumph in their no place for the islamic state group among us in among the true iraqi families. we came to rescue you

it's radical islamic terror.

tonight, the next wave of attacks against islamic state. military leaders from washington to berlin are talking about the battle after mosul. at a meeting in paris, the united states emphasize the importance of winning the battle but also winning the peace. we will get more from our correspondent. also, did turkey torture detainees after the failed coup attempt? we will talk to a man who says he's one of turkey's torture victims. and a deadly rain -- deadly raid on a police college in pakistan. gunmen killed more than 50 people after storming dormitories were cadets were sleeping. i'm brent goff. good to have you with us. tonight, the battle against islamic state is in full swing and western defense ministers say they will make sure the radical group is defeated not only in iraq, but in syria as well. they met in paris today to discuss the strategy for war and peace after the battle has been one. we have this report. reporter: coalition forces meet fierce resistance as they close in on mosul. peshmerga troops came in under heavy attack in v

that islam is the enemy and even among the evangelicals, islam was not a problem inside the united states was a problem that was outside the united states and was in the form of terrorism or competition was threatening the united states. i would say if you looked at president obama's cairo speech, arabs and muslims criticized that on many levels but with great success, he officially in cairo, without saying so abandoned islamophobia as official american policy. >> that's a powerful statement. >> that's the significance of the cairo speech. he said, this is about u.s. policy and i will put one u.s. policy on the table which is the peace process, and i am not going to do much about it but i will acknowledge that the problem has to do with u.s. foreign policy, and as president of the united states, as the head of the u.s. government i will no longer follow this track. throughout we can see -- this is an administration in which the president doesn't want to use the term islamic terrorism, and the second of state -- it has engaged the muslim world in varieties of ways, and yet, as you say, we

claire: it is day 3 of the offensive to retake mosul from the islamic state group, and the u.n. continues to work on creating new refugee sites outside iraq second-largest city. backed a international airstrikes, government troops, nearing basel from the south with a kurdish system in the east, many villages must be recaptured before the northern city's outskirts are reached. james andre is in iraqi kurdistan, and he joins me now. james, you have been south of mosul. what is the latest on the progress made by iraqi forces? james: indeed we were at the base and we followed one of these operations to liberate villages. the objective was to liberate two villages, and they managed to liberate one. it is a very slow and difficult progression. they have 18 villages to liberate before they reach the outskirts of mosul. there is a lot of artillery where a column of vehicles approaches. these are small cities or small villages. basically when they arrived in the village that was liberated the people of the islamic state organization had already left their positionon and fled north toward

the battle to take moles all from the --mosul from the islamic state is underway. 1.5 million civilians are caught up in the fighting. 14 teenagers from the jungle refugee camp in calais are reunited with their families and united kingdom. police p prepare to dismantle te cam. at least two dead and two missing following an explosion at a chemical plant in germany. largestt is the world's chemical factory complex. residents living nearby have been advised to stay indoors. hast, the battle for mosul begun and is on schedule according to the latest report. backed by the united states, the iraq he army has teamed up with tens of thousands of kurdish fighters to oust the islamic state group. around 5000 isis fighters remain in mosul and they are put up to -- expected to put up a fierce resistance. >> with the first light of dawn, troopsurdish peshmerga advanced toward mosul. islamic state has placed booby-traps on the roads surrounding the city. >> i have joined my brothers, the peshmerga, to take revenge for the death of my father, who was killed by the so-called islamic state group. the op

is describing the islamic state's use of thousandses of human shields as it tries to hang on to iraqi city of mosul and today's strike in venezuela designed to put pressure on president ma dewaro appears to be getting only very limited support. good evening. we begin in the syrian city of aleppo where 15 civilians are reported to have be killed and dozens other injured. as a counter attack against the allies. the defense ministry is moscow asked the kremlin earlier today for the green light for fresh air strikes there. but president putin said earlier on this evening g that the timi is not right to resume those air strikes so western powers are concerned that some of those leading the offenses there are jihadist organizations. to be a considered terrorist organization. the iranian, russian and syrian foreign ministers held talks in moscow earlier today after which they vowed to stamp out when they called terrorism. speaking to reporters after their meeting, the russian secretary reiterateed that its warplanes struck a school in italy killing 22. he said greater effort must be made to

iraqi forces are closing in on the islamic state held city of mosul.ave ousted the jihadists from the last two villages to the east of the city. now they wait as there -- as their allies push their way from the south to the west and one of the biggest military operations in years. >> mozilla's at their fingertips after retaking the christian city in the east. iraqi troops liberated the -- ones on the is teen the eastern fringes. they are now so close they can see smoke rising from the district east of the city. >> a la goal is to reach the first residential neighborhood of mosul. ending at 1800 hrs today to lock up and clean the areas on the edge of the city from our axis. the industrial area. reporter: they must wait. the counterterrorism service must hold their advance until others can make it to the city. they are currently battling islamic state fighters. 54 kilometers south of mosul. >> we inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. victory is coming soon. reporter: paramilitary forces launched an investigation, aiming to cut off the islamic state group

an arizona man convicted of supporting the islamic state terrorist group and helping plot an attack in texas will be sentenced this morning. the maricopa county sheriff's posse will be out at salt river today after 3 horses were shot last week. and game one is officially indians host the chicago cubs in the 2016 world series. ???adlib welcome ???toss weather ???adlib weather taking a look at some of your hot headlines this morning... the d-backs and chase field have a little bit the maricopa county board of supervisors has extended the deadline through january 16th for private investors interested in buying the stadium. negotiations for potential buyers of chase field had been scheduled to end in 6 days. an assistant u.s. attorney in phoenix has been assigned to lead the justice department's elections state.... he'll be responsible for handling complaints of election fraud and voting rights abuses along with officials at the agency's washington headquarters. the justice department says its effort to ensure free and fair elections relies on citizens to report specific information about

the islamic state is fighting back and not just around mosul. they attacked the city in the western province near the jordanian border. fighting against the iraqi army for several days. supposed tois divert resources from the mosul front. baghdad and the us-led coalition claim security forces drove out militants without weakening their effort in the north. local province officials explained that i asked fighters are still -- i.s. fighters are still clashing. are makingforces gains on the northeastern front but federal forces advance from the south have some way to go or they reach the at kurds of mosul. outskirts of mosul. >> the peshmerga may have declared their last line of advance but they are still trying to retake other pockets of resistance. they have moved forward in steps. sometimes they have knowingly left these pockets of resistance so it doesn't slow down their progress. they know those pockets are contained and they can come deal with them later. we spoke to a gentleman -- launched surveillance flights among turkey's border with syri

end of two is the years under the rule of the islamic state group.omen and children are in shock after a day of heavy shelling*. >> we stayed hidden at home. we are afraid of the bombardment. i was a rate for my children. -- i was afraid for my children. soldiers wrap up the whole village. people are taken to screaming. arrest potential collaborators before they flee. gave me a false name, but i have her real name on her id card. her husband and brothers are with daesh. i am positive. just shut up. where are they, then? stop lying, we have just recaptured, we have not arrested anyone for the moment. jihadi militants were arrested or killed. they fled before the army arrived. the strategy slowed the army down, and they get ready for the last stages of battle. mosul to talk more about and iraq, i am joined by a former pentagon official, now at the american enterprise institute. thank you for being with us. four days into this event. it appears this is working together pretty efficiently. do you expect that given the sectarian tensions in iraq? >> there

the vandalism of islamic state new no bounds. not even the cemetery escaped them station -- escaped the devastation. the service of thanksgiving, people giving thanks for the liberation from i.s., the terrible evil as the christians here call it. many here tell us that their prayers have been heard. 30,000 people fled to years ago and escaped with little more than their lives. they want to go back home as soon as possible despite the destruction. >> we are not thinking of emigrating. we want to go home to rebuild our community and our church, but if i.s. returns, if this happens again, i would leave. >> is my home. for me, there's no alternative. reporter: it's not just the damage that makes rebuilding so difficult. there are thousands of mines and booby-traps i.s. left behind. the removal of this will take considerable time and energy. they salvage what they can without inking about hidden explosives. nothing is going to happen to them in a church, they say. after all, their religion is just about all they have left. brent: now

from theghters so-called islamic state detained by syrian rebels. we are in one camp where those that defected are on the go. stories of giants popular in irish mythology, but maybe it is in the genes. what scientists discovered about those tall tales. katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. putin is blaming the u.s. for worsening relations between the countries. on a host of issues from cyber attacks to syria, things have not in this bad between washington and moscow for some time. putin is also taking on britain, criticizing the foreign secretary for the bombing of aleppo. russian: television has been full of the story. news of boris johnson's verbal assaults in the comments on the russian bombing as well as his call for demonstrations outside the russian embassy in london. words asnounced his hysteria and used images from the archive to ridicule the foreign secretary. in london, jeremy corbyn mighted protesters equally go to the american embassy. that angered some labor mps. apart from one lone proteste

mosul is the islamic state group's major stronghold in iraq. losing control of it would be a major blow. mosul was once the second largest city in iraq. and since 2014 it has been ann important centerr for the extremiststs. the oil fields i in the area ara major source of revenue for the group. at one point, the islamic state group controlled nearly half of syria and a third of iraq. following continuous air strikes by the u.s. a at its allies sin 2014. rebel held areas shrank. by early october they lost what it controlled at the start of last year. but liberating mosul will not be an easy task. there's still hundreds of thousands of civilians living there. and there are concerns the militants will use them as human shields. as the battle proceeds, waves of people are expected to flee the violence. the u.n. is trying to prepare for their arrival. >> maybe around 1.2 million idps will b be again, you know, peop will be displaced from mosul. and this has really never happened with this magnitude. it is very difficult, you know. but we will do our

it goes back to the early days of islam because islam is also challenging. it grew during the middle ages. when you had christians, nowadays you don't really talk about christians but in those days -- so the roots, the basic roots go back to those days. so it is really a powerful theme coming from history to our day. about 10 years ago, for example, i had the chance to listen to the politicians in all european centers, european countries. the politics was a kind of weak idea rather than a strong political attitude or little idea. but now it has become a very serious political activity. and it, a good benefit in a way for politicians, even for example, the united states for a little bit quiet in terms of islamophobia. it has become a very important topic in political life as well. so in a way islamophobia requires immediate addressing immediate struggle in order to make it not academic. it was endemic in the european psyche nevertheless. now it has become a kind of academic. it is going to affect all of us, not only the muslims but all of us in every part of

the 9/11 report calls it islamic terror, isis' title has islam, the word islam in it.nk this is a distraction this whole fight and basically avoids the central problem and that is there's something in the religion and also sharia law that is slamming and brutalizing people around the world. go ahead, gina. i'm sorry you got ten seconds? >> you are absolutely right, liz, we have to call it what it is. that's why i'm so glad that mr. trump has broken that wedge of silence that was there and has called it islamic terror because that's what it is and attention needs to focus. >> i do have more to say next time. liz: next time. thank you so much for your time. gina, be safe. don't forget to register to vote. that was president obama, that was his message to floridians when he canceled campaign stop because of the hurricane. he is urgingfloridians to register to vote before tuesday's deadline. next guest says the president is putting politics before the public. that's next. don't go away. >> the president is personally asking to you make sure that you are getting registered

they were kidnapped by the islamic state group in 2014. airstrikes on a rebel held village leave more than 27 syrian children dead. ♪ claire: a sigh of relief in brussels after the belgian government managed to reach a deal to back the free trade deal between the eu and canada. the agreement was supposed to be officially signed with canadian prime minister justin trudeau. the agreement needs the thumbs-up from all 28 member states. joining me now from brussels is our correspondent. what happens now? that revised document that was agreed on has been sent to the office of donald tusk. and all the 27th permanent representatives. national governments are looking at the document to see if they agree. i will have to go back to the parliament for discussion. donald tusk will have to pick up the phone and call the prime minister of canada. he is likely just waking up. a new day for that eu canada summit. board it wille on likely go ahead. how was the deal reached between the government and local politicians? >> a lot of late-night talks including

rizwan ahmad says extremism is not islam. misconceptions--while denouncing the actions of those radicalized. a foiled plan-- two men--stopped by federal authorities-- after an investigation revealed they planned to join isis. 35-year-old jason ludke is accused of trying to aid a foreign terrorist organization. 30-year-old yosvany padilla-conde is accused of aiding and abetting drove from wisconsin to texas-- with plans to cross over the boarder and eventually travel to iraq or syria. 29:31 what weve identified as the biggest reason people are radicalized is lack of education. rizwan ahmad is the spokesman for the ahmadiyya muslim community in milwaukee. he says the alleged beliefs of the two men--are not true to islam. 24:49 nowhere in the teachings of islam is terrorism, extremism, anything for that matter. at his place of worship-- saturday is a time to study and learn. it is something he says everyone can benefit from. he's helping spread a message of "true islam" a campaign that started nearly a year ago. 27:47 we want to

it is an islamic terrorist threat. i'm very sensitive to not generalizing, as the ranking member said, but if we try to hide this, people in the region, muslims know what is behind this. they know it is a struggle for the region. and to play this down, frankly, doesn't play very well in our own population, our population in europe, and it is very important to keep those people behind us. we have to support the governments of the region. recognizing that often they're going to be imperfect effect partners. but it is not just that they're the partners we have. it is the only basis we can use to work against terror, but also partners throughout the region are watching how we deal with egypt, how we deal with iraq, how we deal with the leadership, again, however imperfect effect they are. we have to not only say what we are against, but what we're for. the united states stands since 100 years for an international order based on certain laws, national sovereignty, national unity. peaceful resolution of disputes. and the san

the battle has begun to retake mosul from so-called islamic state. iraqi forces alongside kurdish fighters are leading the push to expel thousands of extremists. orla: we are now about 300 meters from the nearest i.s. position but this is the first stage of what is expected to be a long battle. katty: donald trump says america's election is rigged, and alleges large-scale voter fraud, an incendiary charge that could cloud the outcome of the vote. a joyful reunion in nigeria. more than 20 of the chibok girls kidnapped are back with their families and celebrating freedom. to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. the last major stronghold in iraq of the so-called islamic state is under attack from thousands of iraqi and kurdish forces tonight. the iraqi prime minister has declared that the hour of victory has arrived with troops advancing on the city of mosul, but there are concerns for almost a million civilians who are now expected to try to flee the fighting. our correspondent orla guerin is with forces to the east of

we were both victims of the islamic state group. it is a huge honor for me and that such aims prize, the most important of the european union, has been awarded to us. it also sends an important message to the islamic state group. a message of support for women. not just the yazidi women, but all women, who are always the first victims of war. laura: to the u.s. election race, where both candidates have been rallying in crucial swing states. is inican donald trump ohio, while democrat hillary clinton is in north carolina campaigning alongside first lady michelle obama for the first time. there are 12 days to go until voting day, but millions of americans have already cast their ballots and those numbers look good for clinton, not only in battleground states like florida and north carolina, but also in the traditional republican strongholds like utah and even texas. philip crowther has more from washington. over half the states hear people can already go and early-vote ahead of the election official date on november a great the reason

tao floor patterns were represented in islamic art. this is the first chance that the public has been able to see the floor since it was discovered in the 1950s. official from the japan international cooperation agency say japanese experts will begin to further restore ration work. >>> that's all for now on this edition of nhk "newsline." thanks very much for joining us. >> i try to throw in some native american... >> on this edition of "native report," we meet artist rocky makes room for them. we visit the shakopee mdewakanton sioux community's organic garden and chicken farm. >> ncai's had a position for well over 40 years. >> and we look at the "change the mascot" movement that urges the elimination of racially offensive sports names. we also learn something new about indian country and hear from our elders on this "native report." >> production of "native report" is made possible by grants from the shakopee mdewakanton sioux community and the blandin foundation. [traditional music playing]

when someone makes the comment that they know more about the islamic state or isil than do the generals, it implies a complete ignorance of the reality. but i believe secretary clinton really understands the threat that the islamic state poses to the united states and to the american people. and to keep us safe. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message.

and that's forbidden in islam, to light human beings on fire. it showed isis to be what they really are: a scourge on humanity. >> smith: in downtown raqqa, the isis capital, the film played to a crowd including children in the town square. (men cheering) >> smith: coincidentally, the king was in washington at the time. president obama found time to meet with him, but with no questions from the press. (camera shutters clicking) >> okay, thank you, pool. thank you, thank you, pool. thank you, guys. thank you, pool. >> thank you. >> smith: immediately afterwards, the king recorded a message to be broadcast back in jordan. >> smith: the question was how would the jordanian people react? >> at that time, jordanians could have said, "what fight do we have with these crazy jihadists? let's not bring destruction down on any more of our young soldiers." instead, the jordanian reaction was intense, passionate, anti-isis. >> smith: the people called for revenge. jordan's prisoner sajida was immediately hanged, and the government released a video featuring

/bridge/the islamic state's holy war has been heavily financed by iraqi oil sold on the black market. one elder statesman i spoke enemy of this treasure is also ?key? to crushing the isis narrative./sot - frfile wmperry/perry 10:29 "that is a very important way of going after isila& keep them from getting the resources they need to carry out their mission." 10:37/vo/defense officials say isis lost roughly 50% of it's territory in iraq and 20% in syriaa&. /isis related.mov/and since fleeing ?those? battlefieldsa& experts say isis soldiers and those ?inspired? by the islamic state a& staged attacks in battlefield, isis says -- they say isis staged attacks in nearly 30 countries in 2015. >> the islamic state is failing to live up to its divine mission in establishing and building this caliphate. so it has an incentive to change the conversation by conducting attacks outside of iraq and syria. >> experts say it is not a matter of when but if isis -- not a matter of if, but when isis will be defeated. >> jeff byrne reporting. >>> and the city council does not want to follow the linn county

they have been engaging the so-called islamic state deliberate mosul. extremists have been using suicide arms to hold their ground. 1.5 lien civilians -- 1.5 million civilians are in mosul. our correspondent has been with any -- with a reaction unit. jonathan: renewing the offensive on mosul. 70 villages have to be cleared before they reach the city 30 miles away. with a general as he prepared to advance. the so-called islamic state, or daesh, has already been spotted. >> i will put my troops to the left to avoid the village. daesh will be scared. they will attack these guys outside. for citizens to be safe. jonathan: we inched forward cautiously. without warning, this. truck bombs were approaching. down.ut their foot two attackers never reached their target. off thei army finished third. >> we fired. jonathan: are you worried about truck bombs, the threat to your men? >> yes. more i.s.reports of fighters. nk.y were spotted by his ta were killed, some managed to escape. [gunshots] on the move, but not long before we were halted in our tracks. attacks.e

if they went back territory held by the islamic state. fighting has broken out in the syrian city of aleppo as rebels announce a large scale offensive. a historic agreement to create the world's biggest ever marine reserve in antarctica. annette: we begin in northern iraq as the operation to retake the city of mosul from the islamic state, where it continues to make progress. washington is saying up to 900 jihadists have been killed. peshmerga fighters and the iraqi army has seized several villages in and around mosul. defensive tunnels and bomb factories have been discovered. officials are saying islamic state group have killed some 232 people near mosul, including civilians and former iraqi forces. they refused to comply with orders. they have also been talking about civilians being used as human shields. james andre has just returned from the campaign in northern iraq. forcesi do not think the will enter mosul straightaway because at the stage they are, they have had a quick advance toward the outskirts. but now they need to hold over

of what islam actually is a problem for both sides. he says it is disheartening to see his relgion used as an excuse for hate-- not only from extremists--but those who condemn islam. 27:47 we want to educate everybody so theyre mindful of what true religion is. the investigation into the two men began after authorities say ludke made contact with an undercover agent in september. ludke is well-known to the wisconsin legal system--he's been convicted of sexual assault and threatening a judge. fox 6 news. a 24-year-old man from kenosha is dead after a shooting in milwaukee. police say the man was shot near 38th and wright, just before six yesterday evening. despite efforts to save his life, he died on the scene. police are trying to determine what led up to the shooting. police are investigating a shooting near 24th and chambers in milwaukee. according to police -- a 27-year-old woman says she heard gun shots and say she is not cooperating with authorities, and they're trying to figure out what led up to the shooting. we're told her inju

what are we going to do with islam. what are we going to do with islam in european countries.you said, i was. >> it's very extremely important, we have to deal with it. >> three points, one is muslim world, does not see itself necessarily as the muslim world as in when we meet each other, we speak with each other, we have a lot of hatred and now we're friendly, we don't see ourselves as almost united. there's not such a thing. we see ourselves in our nationality and different point of references. the muslim world does not see itself as it's been referred to and does not experience ets in that way. we love each other, we hate each other. we annoy each other on that second. maybe going to -- going back to the french the crew said and the spanish occupation is too long. politics has an immakt on what's happen. -- has an impact on what's happening. when you look at iraq it is destroyed right now. it is utterly destroyed. you cannot separate that destruction in america, in that destruction from the anger and the hurt and the pain that is feeding into it. it is, indeed, interrelated

we are with kurdish fighters as they take on islamic state. the u.s. commander is clear, this is a tough enemy. >> are they using human shields in there? >> yeah, they are probably using human shields. this is a brutal opponent that has to be stopped. katty: after a difficult debate, it seems donald trump cannot imagine losing. he says he will honor the results of the election but only if he wins. and what to do when a gorilla wanders into your workspace. well, letting him drink what he wants seems to be the answer. we will explain. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. iraq's prime minister says the operation to recapture the city of mosul from so-called islamic state forces is progressing faster than expected. most recently, elite iraqi town justk back at outside the city itself. their kurdish allies have begun a major advance on three fronts. our correspondent orla guerin has the first of two stories from outside mosul. orla: singing of bravery on their way to battle, kurdish peshmerga fighters shoulder to

bush position that we are not at war with islam. we are at war with radical strains of islam. what would you say? >> it is similar to the rhetoric you don't want to lump it all into islam. inside the qur'an and elsewhere there are radical passages that motivate unfortunately lots of muslims to commit these acts. hillary clinton would say that's not the case. there's a few dead ender types that will eventually fade away if you hold up moderates. oh oo cold man sax ceo on bombing a belligerent iran. clinton says you up the naiven to endure by not in any way occupying or invading them but by ok fying their facilities. it's not the option. that's not the boots on the ground that make them respond. has it ever worked in the history of war? clinton says no. >> she is saying to the executive i am prepared to bomb iran to prevent them from getting a nuclear bomb. she says we don't have a strategy of containment. we will prevent them from having a bomb yet she was part of the architecture. >> worst deal in american history. >> worst deal. she acknowledges it is a terrible deal. she wan

when someone makes the comment that they know more about the islamic state or isil than do the generals, it implies a complete ignorance of the reality. that the islamic state poses to the united states and to the american people. and i believe she understands how to wield american power to ultimately defeat this threat and to keep us safe. i'm hillary clinton 71 years after the chicago cubs' last went to the world series-- one cubs superfan is looking forward to seeing his team play for the pennant for a second time. the 83-year old cubs fan proudly remembers october 10th against the detroit tigers. mowery was 12- year old then. world war ii just ended and harry truman was president. this world series ticket back then cost him a buck 50. come friday, to sit in the same section will cost roughly four grand on stubhub if you buy now. and his prediction will win in six. i wish four, but i think they'll win in six." and seven decades later, it comes full circle for jim mowery. friday night for game 3, he will be sitting inside wrigley field hoping for a victory. one ice cream addict is in

islam is not a religion, or if it is that's not what we are concerned about the islam is a politicalovement that will subvert the constitution and take over the country. that's their agenda. roman catholic, the same charge. they are coming, they're going to take over, substitute their way of life, their political way of life for hours. so a lot of the people around the country trying to remove religion from the discussion of islam in order to advance their opposition to the mosque or to oppose the so-called sharia law legislation which is pretty much nonsense because they don't understand what should be about it. i think that what you're saying, it's that live in people is not religious because there's a great well of support for religious freedom and the united states even for people when we take polls, most americans say that they would support religious freedom for groups, even groups that are extreme or they find offensive. but islam is treated differently often because of this again, propaganda that islam is really trying to become a political movement in the united states and t