with him there is cnn's ivan watson. good morning, ivan. >> reporter: good morning, john. earlier today, president obama met with really a leader of the former enemy of vietnam with buy lateral talks. president obama was the first u.s. president to ever visit this country two years ago. in a bit of a honeymoon period when they agreed to step down and pave the way to civil rule and democratic elections. now concerns over a certain amount of stalling of the democratic reforms that the government pledged to carry out and in some cases back sliding. the white house saying, john, it wants to see movement toward amending and reforming a constitution written by the military in the dark days of 2008 when the country was a pihrira state. it also wants to prevent what it called back sliding in the government and treatment of the rohingya. an ethnic and religious minority in the country. about 1 million members of which are denied full citizenship rights. in fact, the myanmar government refuses to recognize the term rohingya referring to them as illegal immigrants, although we met so

cnn's ivan watson's original report from back in may, a report that we first aired here on this programt to play it for you. i want to warn our viewers, some of the pictures are graphic. >> reporter: it had been a day of skirmishing, palestinian youth hurling stones. israeli soldiers and police firing teargas and rubber-coated bullets. then caught on camera, the shooting deaths of two palestinian teenagers. both gunned down on the same patch of asphalt. the second, an hour and 13 minutes after the first. the israeli defense force tells cnn that, quote, a preliminary inquiry indicates that no live fire was shot at all on thursday during the riots in betunyah and we have to determine what caused this result. cnn's correspondent was in the west bank much of that day, filming the back-and-forth clashes. among those seen on cnn's video was 17-year-old throwing a rock. he'd gone to the protest after attending school in the morning. at 1:45 p.m., a security camera catches the moment when the 17-year-old was fatally shot as he walks towards the israeli positions. another camera shows him rushed

with us there is ivan watson. good morning, ivan. >> reporter: good morning, john. that's right. two years ago, almost exactly, president obama was the first american president to visit this country. at that time, there was hope the military that ruled this country had stepped down to allow civil rule and pave the way for elections. two years later, that honeymoon is over. the white house saying that the reform process has stalled. in some areas, it has been back sliding and they have specifically noted the treatment of the rohingya ethnic and religious minority. the people who are effectively stateless. they don't have the rights of regular citizens although they have lived here for years. they are confined to what i can describe as rural ghettos. they are not allowed to travel within the region. they are denied medical care and access to education and employment as well. human rights groups are calling this slow ethnic cleansing of the community. that is one of the issues that president obama is going to be raising in his meetings with the president of this country, but nobel p

ivan watson, cnn reporting from istanbul. >> oh, and there's a lot more. have to stay with us to see what's on the other side of the break. we'll give you rare access to the 2,000-degree lava flow creeping through a hawaiian town. is rain helping the disaster or is that lava just surging forward? >>> but, first, we're shining a spotlight on the top ten cnn heroes of 2014. who ultimately wins is up to you. this week's honoree is giving kids a strong weapon to fight the fear that yips them. >> i really hate when it hurts. it's a really sharp pain. i get all teary. the shots really scared me a lot and they still scare me now. >> i don't want it. >> when children get a diagnosis like cancer or any major disease, they lose any sense of feeling that they're controlling their lives. they're prodded and poked and touched and they're often so afraid. our daughter is sara basio was diagnosed with leukemia. she was such an incredible little soul who taught me about the power that's inside of ourselves. are you ready? >> yes. >> okay. begin. >> after our daughter pass

ivan watson, cnn, reporting from istanbul. >>> u.s. military advisers could be on the way to iraq's province soon. that is an isis stronghold. a correspondent reports iraqi forces very much want to help. >> reporter: this is one of the most volatile provinces in iraq. a powerful base for isis just west of baghdad. a scene of some of the fiercest fighting, including the isis massacre of 400 sunni tribesmen in two days this week. now the pentagon is developing a plan to send u.s. military advisers. a u.s. military official says this will better enable to forces to protect themselves and take the fight to isis. >> we need to expand the assist mission into the province. but the pre-condition of that is the government of iraq is willing to arm them. we have positive indications they are, but we haven't begun to do it. >> reporter: the plan would expand the train and assist mission beyond baghdad and erbil. they are safe from isis. isis controlled some 80% of anbar province. they clearly need their help. hundreds of sunni tribesmen were slau

a former whale hunter has shared his videos with cnn's ivan watson. >> reporter: it is the unmistakable from one of the world's largest predators. a young killer whale effectively screaming just hours after being captured from the wild. so traumatized and disoriented, the animal can't even swim after it's journeyed from the ocean to this small pool. this rare, never before seen video of killer whales captured near iceland in the 1980s is being shared for the first time with cnn by jeff foster, a man who masterminded the capture of many killer whales. >> how many years were you actually capturing killer whales? >> for me, from 1972 to 1990. >> reporter: that's a long career. >> yeah. >> reporter: and how many of the killer whales do you think you've captured? >> a couple dozen probably. >> reporter: a couple dozen with all of them going to marine parks like sea world. >> reporter: are killer whales a big business? >> oh, yes, outside of the race horse. they are worth millions of dollar ashs dollars. people like to see the animals in captivity. >> reporter: he started his career in seattl

ivan watson join us now. ivan, this is all a bit awkward for the u.s. president given the pace of democratic reform has slowed significant just since his visit there just two years ago. >> yeah. two years ago you could argue they were in its honeymoon period after the army generals who had rumed the country had basically taken off their uniforms and pledged to change to a civilian democratically-led government. but now it's been two years since then. and listen to how a top white house visor characterized the pace of reform in this country. take a listen. >> parts of the reform effort have stalled. parts have moved forward. and parts we've been seeing things move backward. i think it's a mixed picture. so clearly the northwestern president is here to try to ensure that this reform process heading towards what are hoped to be democratic parliamentary election next year will start to pick up again. and the white house picked up measures it can use to incentivize this process, perhaps offering more direct military-to-military contacts, more u.s. aid and pe

ivan watson, cnn, reporting from istanbul. >>> well, the united states may send military advisors to aq's anbar province to help in the fight against isis, which would, of course, help the kurds that ivan just reported on. anbar is the terror group's strong hold, and the chief u.s. security correspondent jim chute tow tells us they want the help. >> reporter: anbar is one of the most volatile provinces in iraq. a powerful basis for isis just west of baghdad and scene of some of the fiercest fighting, including the isis massacre of 400 sunni tribesman in just two days this week. now the pentagon is developing a plan to send u.s. military advisors to anbar. they tell cnn, quote, this will better enable the iraqi security forces to protect themselves and to take the fight to isis. >> we need to expand the train, advise, and assist mission into the anbar province, but the precondition for that is that the government of iraq is willing to arm the tribes. by the way, we have positive indications that they are, but we haven't begun to do it yet. >> the plan is implemented would expand the mi

. >> as ivan watson report, a high-dollar offer almost proved too lucrative for him to refuse. >> reporterthe high dollar payoff of capturing killer whales, after a leader for decades, foster changed his focus, turning his attention to marine conservation instead, and then a tempting offer to capture whales again. this time off the far east coast of russia. proved almost too lucrative for him to refuse. an offer that would have allowed foster to retire as a multi-million air, with a $7 million paycheck. >> $7 million for me to do the whole thing, collect the animals, select them, do the initial training and then transport them to the facilities that they were going to. >> reporter: and how many killer whales? >> a total of eight. >> reporter: and where would this have taken place? >> in russia. the buyers were chinese buyers. two of the animals would be going to the olympics, and to a town i had never heard of in sochi. >> reporter: sochi. >> yeah. >> reporter: it was the host city of this winter's olympics. it was also home to the sochi dolphinarium. they deny reports they were seeking to

ivan watson, cnn reporting from istanbul. >> well the giants may send military advisers to iraq to helpght against isis. as our chief cnn correspondent reports, iraqi forces want the help. >> um bar -- an bar is a powerful base for isis just west of baghdad and seen of some of the fiercest fighting, including the isis masker of 400 sunni tribesmen in two days this week. now the pentagon is developing a plan to send u.s. military adviser to anbar. this will better enable to iraqi security force to protect themselves ache take the fight to isis. >> we need to expand the train and advise vision into the anbar province. but the precondition of that is that the government of iraq is willing to arm the tribes. we have positive indications they are but we haven't begun to do it. >> the plan would expand the military's so-called train and assist mission beyond baghdad ae and and and e bill. and iraqi forces clearly need their held. . this week as hundreds of tribes men were slaughtered, iraqi forces were confined to defense. local tribe leaders complain they're desperate for the iraqi military'

ivan watson, cnn, myanmar. >>> violence is picking up again in eastern ukraine, leading to fears that-month ceasefire could on the verge of collapse. a british security force says fighting between pro-russian rebels and the ukrainian military is now as bad as it was before the truce. details from jim sciutto. >> reporter: this is the sound of a ceasefire crumbling. pro western ukrainian forces locked in battle. with russia-backed separatists inside ukraine. the fireworks weren't as loud as president obama met russian president putin in beijing, but their shorten counter, totalling just 20 minutes in all seemed to signal the u.s. and russia still sharply divided over ukraine. nato supreme allied commander was more direct, calling out moscow for violating the norms of western civilization. >> that nations will respect international borders. nations will respect the sovereignty of their neighbors. and so the ceasefire is in name only at this point. >> reporter: pentagon officials tell cnn that russia has massed some 8,000 troops on the ukrainian border, and has stepped up shipments to he

a few days later, cnn's ivan's watson interviewed the boy's father. he showed watson the backpack his son was wearing with a bullet hole in it and bloodied school books inside. and this, a bullet. do you think this is the bullet that killed your son? >> yeah, of course. of course. inside the bag. i found it inside the bag. >> reporter: at the time, israeli militant officials said no live ammunition was used. only rubber coated bullets and tear gas. they did say there would be an investigation. two weeks after his death, the family agreed to an autopsy, organized by an israeli human rights organization. there were five pathologists, one palestinian, two israeli, one danish and one american. they found three bullet fragments in his body according to a spokesperson for the human rights organization. the bullet fragments and the bullet were given to israeli investigators. on tuesday, an israeli border guard was arrest ed in connectin with the killing. no rubber coated bullets were found inside the boy's body. and the soldier has not been named. a lawyer r

cnn international correspondent ivan watson is in myanmar's capital. she joining us live. we have seen a number of sanctions imposed on myanmar, some of them have been lifted, but have they done anything to increase the pace of democratic reform in that country? >> i think, if anything, u.s. officials are arguing that the democrat ic reform process has slowed down, as have a number of human rights organizations. growing concern here and in fact a top white house official here saying a few hours ago that in some areas, particularly in the treatment of the muslim minority in this country, that the myanmar government was backsliding. that's in the words of ben rhodess the deputy national security adviser. one of the goals of this trip, the white house says, is to try to cajole and encourage both the myanmar government and civil society and opposition leaders to try to get that reform process back on track and certainly in time for parliamentary elections which are scheduled to take place next year. one of the areas that not only the white house but also one of the chief oppos

ivan watson brings us the story how i.s.i.s.and the motivation behind its brutality. >>> a political setback for britain's ruling conservative party. the u.k. independence party has won its second seat in parliament. now, for a party that wants britain to leave the european union. he was previously held the seat for the conservatives. on thursday, he defeated two major opponents, taking more than 40% of the vote. >>> private moments, streamed to the world. next on cnn, the website that has thousands of feeds from personal web cameras. and how to protect yourself from a simple security flaw. at panera bread, our hearty all-natural turkey chili is back in season. slow-cooked with turkey raised without antibiotics, tart tomatillos, chilies, carrots, edamame and more. the savory spice of the chili pairs perfectly with the black bean hummus and the fresh crunch of napa cabbage blend in our southwestern chicken flatbread. and it all comes together in a you pick two made just for you. only at panera bread. >>> julian assange has been i

. >> reporter: one escaped yezidi girl sat down with cnn's ivan watson. >> translator: they came to them and looked around at the girls and if they liked one, they chose her and took her. if the girls cried and didn't want to leave, they beat the girl. the guy who chose me was 70 years old. >> reporter: the girls who escape face a very long road to recovery, and the world is faced with a brutality that must be stopped. linda kincaid, cnn. >> thank you for that report, linda. it is unbelievable. let's bring in bob baer, cnn intelligence and security analyst, to talk about this. bob, first of all, does this surprise you at all? it is beyond the pail. i know a lot of people say nothing that isis does can surprise them. but this? >> well, poppy, it surprises me because this is -- this behavior is pre-islamic. the beheadings. taking of slaves. it doesn't acou courcour courcc koran. the widea you can define people as pagans, falling away from islam, is not in the tradition of islam. the chaos in that part of the world, by the way, it stretches to nigeria with boko haram. it's truly shocking.

ivan watson joins us from the capital of myanmar where the president is about to land and ivan will tell climate deal. good morning, ivan. >> reporter: good morning, alisyn. president obama saying this is a great example of what can happen when the leaders of the two world's biggest economies which also happen to be the world's biggest producers of carbon emissions when they work together. take a listen to what the president had to say. >> this is an ambitious goal but it is an achievable goal. it will double the pace at which we're reducing carbon pollution in in the united states, puts us on a path to the deep reductions by advanced economies which the scientific community says is to prevent the most catastrophic effects of climate change. >> so what have they agreed to do exactly s lexactly? the u.s. pledged to cut carbon emissions to below levels of 2005. meanwhile, china has promised to have its maximum carbon emissions reached by 2030, and then to increase non-fossil fuels, the use of those by 20% by 2030, and if you've ever been to china, if you've ever seen the air pollution that

. >> ivan watson joins us now. what does he hope the industry does? what does he want them to do?op holding killer whales in captivity. he's arguing that it's time to advance the technology. not keeping these enormous sophisticated animals in concrete pools. but basically trying to fence off bays so that they can be in a more natural habitat to be able to hear wildlife and be able to interact with the outdoors more. as we've seen kind of zoos evolve, anderson, from just holding a big wild animal in a cage to having a more natural habitat. but it's clear that there are some new players on the scene. we've got killer whale monitoring organizations that say that the russians have captured killer whales recently, and it seems like the industry's moving east to china. a massive market. there are millions and millions and millions of chinese who've never had the experience of seeing a killer whale up close. so he argues it will be important to reach out to countries like china to ensure that they try to grow into this potential industry and try to treat these sophisticated animals in as