but leaders say mosul from three sides. iraq's military is leading the fight -- with support from u-s aircraft and artillery. elite special forces have also joined the offensive. military generals say troops found tunnels outside of mosul -- making them believe isis was prepared for their path though. u-s general gary vole-sky tells us though despite those worries -- they're seeing progress. some isis leaders are leaving the city. mosul is iraq's second largest city. the u-n warns a first wave of 200- thousand people could be displaced a 72-hour ceasefire has started in yemen. the deal followed days of fighting in northern yemen -- where a saudi-led coalition helped rebel forces' take their stronghold saada. the ceasefire could be renewed once the 72 hours is up. a north korean missile test has failed once again. it happened around seven this morning korean time. the u-s strategic command said the detected it in the northwest part of the u-s strongly condemns the failed launch -- and wants to talk with the united nations about holding the rep

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iraq. well it's still not clear exactly when the iraqi penetrating into mosul itself and again this is iraq's second largest city and this is iraq.reports from light. wind will be light. to iraq, where the prime minister says the battle to retake the northern city of mosul from isis is going "more quickly than we thought."matt bradley reports from iraq. well it's still not clear exactly when the iraqi security forces are gonna be and again this is iraq's second largest city and this is really the super bowl of battles when it comes to islamic state being fought here in iraq.but we do know that this battle is going a pace.we've seen some advances yesterday and the day before and they're likely to be quite a bit of action today.the plan today is for the kurdish peshmerga to probably take some christian villages to the north and northeast and a little bit to the east of mosul as they pre and further into the city itself.but the iraqi security forces have added a new element to the battle and that's the counter-terrorism groups, these elite units were trained in the united states and they're prep

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, the first by a filipino leader in five years. >> roderigo duterte is heading to the philippines. -- is heading to china. notably, the scarborough islands -- "the wall street journal" says he is rolling the dice in getting closer to china. but it is a different story in the filipino press. clearly phoenix filipino diplomacy is moving away f

mosul from i.s.i.s. iraqi officials released this picture a short time ago showing soldiers positioned on the front lines. it is early monday morning there now. mosul is iraq's second largest city. this will be the biggest military operation in iraq since american troops left in 2011. >>> police are investigating the suspected fire bombing and vandalism of a republican party office located in north carolina. it appears that a bottle filled with a flammable substance was thrown through a front window. the fire damaged signs and furniture inside. also a swastika k and the words nazi republicans get out of house or else were spray painted on a building. the north carolina democratic party condemned the attack. >>> meanwhile donald trump is blaming hillary clinton and her supporters for the bombing of the office. a new poll has clinton with a four point advantage over trump. it's as they get ready. >> reporter: both hillary clinton and donald trump were off the campaign trail. clinton in seclusion, prepping for wednesday's debate. while donald trump continued to lash out, saying this election is rigged. >> the election is being rigged by corrupt media pushing fa

is one of many states that ban ballot selfies. >>> an intense battle but quicker than expected. iraq's prime minister is expecting confidence in the fight to retake mosul from isis. >> reporte when iraq security forces will be penetrating into mosul itself. again, this is iraq's second largest city and it is the superbowl of battles when it comes to islamic state being fought in iraq. we know that the battle is going apace. we have seen advances yesterday and the day before and they're likely to be quite a bit of action today. the plan today is for the and northeast and a little bit from mosul as they press further into the city itself. iraq security forces have added to the battle. counter terrorism units. these were trained in the united states and are prepared to up the fight. these will be the people moving into mosul itself and bringing fight to the heart of isis in mosul, iraq's second largest city. the barrier will be civilians. there are 1.2 million civilians left in mosul and there is concern that be used them as human shields. >>> it's not uncommon for firefighters to save lives. firefighters in portland saved more people than they expected.

mosul is iraq's biggest military city. >>> a group of thieves make off with fragile puppies. >> four men pried their way into the houston pet shop. this is a terrible thing for these animals. one puppy tum billed from a kendall. the men stole six dogs. they're worried they're in grave danger because they could be hurt. >> this little girl named diamond was cut by glass. they broke the glass and the pup withes were sitting right there in front of the glass. they didn't -- they didn't care about the puppies at all. the shattered glass in front of their eyes. they didn't care about them. >> the owners are offering $800 a dog hoping they will get them back so they can treat injuries and make sure they're ok. this is not the first time thieves targeted them. a year ago. someone stole five other bull dog >> a sailor is under arrest after driving his truck after a bridge. it killed four people. police think the driver was under the influence. he was also treated for injuries that were described as major. troopers say the truck fell 60 feet after it crashed into a guardrail. eight other peop

mosul is iraq's second largest city. at the best of times, it had 2 million people. e civilians still left in the city. it is a huge city. i have been there many times. retaking it neighborhood by neighborhood and street by street and house by house will be a complicated effort. we need to look at ramadi. the second largest city. that operation to drive isis out began at the end of november of last year. it wasn't until the first week of february it was finally cleared of isis. that city is about one-third the size of mosul. we understand from civilian sources inside the city that isis is in an agitated state. they have known this was coming, but at this point, isis fighters have disappeared off the streets of the city. for residents, this is a tense time. they have been instructed by leaflets dropped by the iraqi government the night before last to stay inside, tape up the windows of houses, put out a white flag to let iraqi forces know they are non combatants. they have been told they have been provided with a phone number to call if they have tips or information to

mosul? because it is basically iraq's aleppo. it is the mercantile city, a huge city. whoever controls mosul controls the region, whether it be called iraq or the syrian empire or the eastern part of the ottoman empire, this was always the prize, the change between the north, the kurdish part, and the shiite part in the southeast and the sunni part in the south. so this holds iraq together. and therefore, anyone with an ambition to control the whole of iraq needs that city. so that's why -- if you ask why now, i think the time is right. they have been moving, the iraqis have been moving should -- slowly but surely up the river tigris toward mosul, and they have to do it. it's a question of credibility, isn't it? if you say you are going to do whatever daesh, isil, you want to call them, you have to act on your promise, and now is the time. melinda: there is of course an echo chamber on the internet that says it has everything to do with the u.s. election, which is now entering its final stage. is there anything to such theories? alan: i don't see what it could have to d

mosul... from islamic state rebels... (jen u-s defense secretary, ash carter, says: this is a "decisive time"... and it's expected to be iraq's toughest battle since american troops left, nearly five-years ago. mosul is iraq's second-largest city... more than a million people live there. isis took control of the city two-years ago... but if the iraqis now are successful in driving isis out, it will be the strongest blow yet to that group. (wally joy in nigeria... where the long wait is over, for families missing their kidnapped daughters. 21-girls were reunited with their parents sunday... they were taken by boko haram more than two-years ago... and were finally freed, thanks to a release negotiated by the government, and the islamic extremist group. they were actually released thursday, but it took until sunday for their parents to make the trip. then, the emotional reunions began. hugs, tears, dancing... it was a chill-bump moment for everyone girls... are still unaccounted for. (jen in thailand, the grief over the death of the country's king... turned into anger. people are upset at a woman who insulted the late leader...

mosul. that iraqi city is the last city stronghold for isis in that country. the iraqi military is working alongside kurdish fighters, sunni tribal fighters and shiite militias. mosul is iraq's second largest city and fell to isis in the summer of 2014. this morning the president of turkey said his country is determined to be a part of the operation to free mosul, and talks for its future. the u-s i kurdish forces, but they are not a part of the fighting. in syria, another airstrike on a rebel-held village killed at least 23 people, some of which were children. the local coordination committees says russian warplanes carried out the attack on the village near aleppo. that area has been the center of violence in syria for more than the last week, with hundreds of people killed in rebel held areas by russian and government airstrikes. a syrian drone hit a car, killing everyone inside. it's not clear who was inside, but similar attacks previously targeted al-qaida officials. back here in the u-s, the f- b-i is now investigating a fire at a bakken oil pipeline construction site in jasper county. investigators say something or someone set fire to these machines in reasnor on satu

the mosul operation is expected to be among the iraq army's biggest undertaking since american troopsd out in 2011 and the fall of mosul to isis two years ago. now back to justice with judge jeanine. >>> the media is piling on with unsubstan cheeiated claims while they ignore an avalanche of hard evidence about corruption, pay to play political favoritism emminating out of hillary clinton's years as state. >> that is republican vice presidential candidate mike pence on fox news sunday slamming the media for attacks on donald trump. could the media bias end up working in trump's favor come election day? let's ask my political panel. you know, one of the things we saw was that the wiki leaks where it appeared that she as vice chair of dnc and someone with cnn communicates with the clinton campaign about death penalty question. she denied it. i think anybody objective says it looks like there is a little communication between the media and the clinton campaign regarding alerting as to what is coming up. does the public trust the media anymore? >> no. >> should they? >> i think more than

again, mosul is the terrorist's last stronghold in iraq. qi army and the national police right now will be the only forces entering mosul. we're joined by our senior international correspondent arwa damon, who is just outside mosul, where it is just past 2:00 in the morning. also with us, brigadier general, mark. arwa, it is the middle of the night. not much you can see. tell us what you're hearing. also, speak to the bigger picture, what this tells us about the dramatic shift we've seen in the obama administration's strategy to try to defeat isis on the ground in iraq, specifically, by working with these local iraqi forces. >> well, at this stage, we're really just hearing some fighter jets overhead and, in the distance, artillery. again, this is very much the initial beginning of this operation. there has been over the last few weeks a buildup in forces around the various different front lines that exist around the city. just to give you an idea of what these troops are potentially going to be facing, in just getting this far and clearing

iraq to liberate the city of mosul from isis. this has been widely anticipated for some time but iraqi state tv says the offensive has now officially begun. mosul is iraq's second largest city with a population of about a million civilians. it fell to isis more than two years ago. fox news will have more on the breaking story in the hour. for now we go back to election 2016 as donald trump looks to turn things around right here in las vegas. so how can he turn it around? let's begin tonight with trump national campaign spokesperson katrina pearson. good evening. thanks for being with us this evening. >> thank you. >> with what has been going on for the last week or two, how do you convince or how does donald trump convince americans that this election is not a referendum on the issue of sexual harassment, sexual assault but what americans need in terms of the economy, in terms of security and other issues? >> i think what we have seen in the last debate mr. trump essentially prosecuting the case against hillary clinton and her record which is in complete opposite of what she is campaigning on. that was just the beginning which is why you see the d

use of heavy weapons in densely populated areas and mosul is definitely one of thos tag the pentagon says there are about 5- thousand u-s forces in iraq. americans are on the outskirts of mosul, but behind the front lines. in jerusalem, conor powell, fox news. in indiana....a 14-year-old and a 6- year-old are in the hospital after an accidental shooting. elkhart police say the teen heard a loud noise outside of himself, his sister and his brother. officials say he accidentally fired the gun when his 6-year-old sister startled him. the bullet grazed his leg and hit his sister in the upper leg. the children ran to a neighbor's house to call for help. kathy cook/helped shooting victim "i opened the door and there was a young man standing there with a young child in his hands and he said 'she's been shot! she's been shot! my little sister has been shot!' i took the child, had them come in, laid the child on the ground and he just kept screaming 'i need and the child had definitely shot in the leg." both victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. police say the gun belonged to the children's mother. the shooting

mosul is iraq's 2nd largest city. the islamic state group took control of it more than two years ago. authorities say it's iraqi military officials say it could take as little as a few weeks, but could also take several months. u-s secretary of state john kerry says he doesn't have high expectations for the possibility of a ceasefire in syria. that's supposed to be a major focus during the geneva talks taking place this week. kerry says he isn't approaching the talks with a high sense of expectation. the u-s and russia have already had 2 failed ceasefire agreements to end the fighting in aleppo. kerry stressed nothing is u-s regarding syria. "if russia and assad succeed in taking aleppo, the fundamental dynamic of this war does not change. if you don't have a political settlement, you can't have peace. " during the debate last night, democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton said imposing a no-fly zone over syria can save lives on the ground. she says it would said the u-s involvement in the war-torn city of ale

mosul is iraq's second-largest city. syrian opposition monitoring groups say an airstrike on a rebel-health village has killed 23 people. the attack was in a northern province of aleppo. 30 people were killed when russian warplanes attacked the village. germany is joining the u.s. and the u.k. in considering new economic sanctions over attacks on the series -- city of aleppo. it would be the largest against the syrian and russian governments. john kerry and his british counterpart boris johnson have all but ruled out a military response to end the siege in aleppo. russia's president hopes relations with the u.s. can be restored after the election. ties have gotten worse since the collapse of a cease-fire agreement in syria. putin said that russia has no influence over the u.s. vote. wantspines president death once talked tough about china and he is leading a trade delegation there. he another 400 business leaders began a four-day visit to beijing tomorrow. he is the first philippines leader invited for a one-on-one talk

but mosul is iraq's second largest city. used to have a population of about 2 million. now there's 700,000 to a million people still there. but this is in a sense, the final battle to drive isis out of iraq. and so what we see assembled is a huge number of men and equipment for in operation. tens of thousands of members of the iraqi army. the counterterrorism force, the federal police. so-called paramilitaries, both sunni and shia. christians as well as kurdish pesh murg a fighters. there are u.s. troops on the ground to provide support, advice and there's also an american artillery battery and there are u.s.-led coalition in the air hitting isis targets within mosul. really, it's the scale of it. of course, it's not just a military operation. keep in mind, as i mentioned before, somewhere between 700,000 to a million people in the city. aid agencies are braced for what one official called perhaps a tsunami of people fleeing the city. they are very worried that they simply don't have the material, the resources, the manpower to deal with what they say could be a catastro

." >>> this morning, the battle to retake mosul from isis is under way. mosul, iraq's second largest city, is located 225 miles northwest of baghdad. iraqi government troops and kurdish forces are backed by u.s.-led coalition air and ground support. mosul has been under isis control it is the militant group's last major stronghold in iraq. >>> secretary of state john contrary met with british foreign secretary boris johnson yesterday in london and said the u.s. is considering more sanctions against syria. the west has accused syria and russia of bombing hospitals, killing civilians and preventing medical evaluations have gone the syrian civil war. >>> a storm that hit the pacific northwest turned out to be less of the worst in recent history. this morning, weather forecasters are taking some heat, but the high wind did knock out power to thousands. ben tracy has our report. >> reporter: the winds were strong enough to topple trees and power lines. leaving tens of thousands without power and a big mess to clean up. when this fast moving storm hit seattle, it turn u soun

brent: the future of iraq as a modern state depends on the battle of mosul. ishat your opinion as well? if mosul falls in states of the islamic state, iraq will also fall? >> i think so. what is the day after deliberation -- if iraqi officials managed to solve all the ethnic problems inside the city i think iraq will have a better chance in the future. brent: an iraqi journalist heading back to iraq very soon. thank you very show and be safey safe in iraq. >> thank you very much. brent: a german journalist embedded with peshmerga forces tweeted this a short while ago, citing or the kurdish generals as saying the goal is to retake nine areas from isis today. he gave us a sense of the asymmetrical warfare that they're up against and he identified suicide bombers in armor -- armored vehicles to the greatest threat to the soldiers. we're also seeing reports of casualties on both sides. a photographer tweeted this picture a few hours ago describing the scene on the ground. peshmerga are flooding into this field clinic, terrible wounds and fatalities. meanwhile, human

mosul is iraq's second largest city and for isis. located near critical oil fields. it's expected to be the most complex flight yet for iraq's military. >> a wonderful sight in nigeria as parents and schoolgirls were reunited. there were hugs and tears ask dances for joy. boko haram kidnapped the girls years ago. these 21 were part of that group. organized by the government and the islamic extremist group. 197 girls remain captive. negotiations continue to win their freedom. >>> in thailand, mourners continue to file into the grandpa las to pay respects to their departed king. tens of thousands have brave sweltering heat and torrential rains to pay their respects. thailand will be in official mourning for a year. officials have and festivities for 30 days. the prince wants to grieve with the people and leave the formal succession until later. >>> a grieving of a different sort is happening in hong kong, the worldest oldest giant panda in cappivety has died. she was euthanized after rapidly deteriorating health. world's second oldest male panda. >>> over in zimbabwe, a

mosul. the center of the islamic state's power in iraq. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in iraq, taking us inside the command center for this major operation. >> reporter: the battle to drive isis from its iraqi stronghold mosul got off to a raucous start. hundreds of iraqi armored vehicles race to the front lines. in most places isis pulled back. but not always, sending at least seven car bombs to attack iraqi and kurdish forces. this is the defining battle of president obama's war on isis, and it's being coordinated here in this joint operations room. iraqi officers on one side, their american advisers on the other. 5,000 troops in country, and have been launching artillery and air strikes to back up the iraqi advance. while the americans weren't authorized to talk to us, the iraqi ground commander says so far coordination is working well. >> the american and the iraqi, one team. >> reporter: this base, keyara west, is now home to hundreds of american troops. they're working hard to fix the runway dug up by isis back hoes are filled in, american planes will land here,

closer look at the various ethnicities taking part in this huge offensive in mosul. >> mosul, iraq's second-largest city, is the islamic state's last major stronghold in iraq. between said to have 3000-5000 fighters ready to defend the city. they will come face-to-face with 30,000 iraqi troops trained by the u.s. special iraqi forces, including local policeman, will be deployed to provide assistance. north of mosul, kurdish peshmerga fighters will block escape routes but not enter mosul itself. foreign troops will also be involved. the u.s.-led international coalition has carried out airstrikes and there are more personnel,ilitary including 5000 u.s. special forces, deployed on the ground. france is part of the fight with fighter jets taking off of an aircraft carrier. she had militants have played a key role fighting alongside coalition troops and iranian forces have provided advice and funding for various forces fighting in iraq. kurdish forces have carried out artillery strikes on mosul. whether it is unclear they will take part in the operation to recapture mosul. laura: turkey's president erdogan has b

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weapons in densely populated areas and mosul is definitely one of those. >> reporter: the pentagon says there are about 5,000 american troops on the ground in iraqericans are on the outskirts of mosul but behind the front lines. in jerusalem, connor powell, fox news. >>> let's turn back to your fox 29 weather authority now. it's fall here in the delaware valley. it feels like summer but check out sierra county, california. higher elevations of the sierra nevada looking like a winter wonderland i was tull snowstorm dusted the range with some snow. >> isn't that beautiful. when we're here we can appreciate scenes like a way different story around here. looking live at reading berks county record high temperatures are a real possibility for some of our area. what season are we in again? >> i forgotten. kathy orr has your full forecast in 15 seconds. >>> what an afternoon we're talking about warmth. we're talking about sun. we're talking about records and yeah those wintry pictures were pretty but i'd rather look is the sunshine. dry conditions across the delaware valley. we have a front but you can see on future radar it washes out tomorrow and we

is attempting to lynn rate northern city of mosul. iraqi state tv showing a written statement announcing the start of the widely anticipated military offensive. mosul is iraq's second largest city and thinks a push to retake it, that is the biggest military operation in iraq since american troops left in 2011. >>> according to some reports, three men have been arrested in connection to the death of the 16 year-old daughter of olympic run are tyson gay. trinity gay was shot and killed early sunday in lexington, kentucky. she was shot in the neck standing outside of a restaurant when a group of hen, in two different cars, started shooting at each other. she was taken to the hospital but later died. >>> 5:23 this morning did you see them all deck out in pink? t utu and walking with all of their might. very personal reason many people are raising money in the fight against breast cancer. >>> and here's winning lottery numbers. hopefully you have them. good luck. most people owe the bank. but pat toomey actually owned a bank. and when he went to washington, he voted to change the laws... to benefit wall street and banks like his. voting to gut consumer protection

you know, baghdad is truly the capital of iraq, but mosul is considered the province, but most peoplet as really the central point of northern iraq because it has roads and access to turkey and the trade, both oil going out and food going in and all other kinds of supplies that iraq needs. but it also connects the eastern part with the kurds and the western part with syria. so it really is a centerpiece of strength in iraq. and more importantly, isis wants it. this is their caliphate capital as they proclaimed in iraq. and it's critically important to get rid of the isis fighters from this very important city. >> general, i don't know if you have a monitor in your studio where you can see this. but i want to show our viewers what has happened there in and around the area in iraq in the past year. this was january of 2015 on your screen and the red that you see there is the isis-controlled area. you see mosul and you see that all the way to tikrit and baghdad and ramadi. and you look at this month, october, 2016, the progress made in terms of territory. now, those two red splotches aro

iraq's second largest city is underway, the target is mosul in northern iraq. they are calling the biggest and most complex military operation in iraq since american troops left in 2011. if successful this this will bee strongest blow ever to isis. >>> three men have been arrested in the killing of trinity gay the 15-year-old daughter of tyson gay. she died yesterday after being shot during a shootout outside a restaurant in lexington kentucky. police do not believe gay knew any of suspects. 38-year-old man and his 19-year-old son are facing endangerment charges. another 21-year-old man who fired multiple shots is facing similar charges. grief counselors are at gay's high school where she followed in her father's footsteps as a track star. >>> a navy man is facing vehicular homicide charges, he lost control and plunged off a bridge in san diego, the truck landed on a vendor's booth killing four people and injuring nine others. he was stationed at the navy base on correspond in -- coronao island. >>> three men are charged with conspiring of using a weapon of mas

kirkuk is some 100-miles from mosul... where iraq has launched an offensive to re-take that city. isis has been losing ground to iraqi and today's assault is widely seen as a diversionary counterattack. blinken says: "..once mosul is liberated, the job won't be done, there will still be important pockets of daesh although it will be a major, major advance." the u-s is providing assistance in the form of airstrikes and advisors on the ground. still - the task to push isis from mosul is dangerous... the military says an american service member was killed by an i-e-d thursday. blinken says: "..the city has to be stabilized including dealing with land mines and other bombs bringing back electricity, water etc., security and then there are going to be governance issues as well to deal with so all of that is going to take some time." on cam tag iraq's effort to re-take mosul is the largest military operation since the u-s-led invasion 13 years ago. mosul is isis' last major isis stronghold in the country. in jerusalem, john huddy, fox news. u-s secretary of defense ash carter is visiting

taking mosul is such a high priority because mosul is isis's last stand in iraq, the biggest city it holds. a symbol of isis power, would-be terrorists. we will liberate mosul, god willing, a soldier told us. but there are signs this won't be easy. isis is very literally pursuing a policy of scorched earth. iraqi commanders say today they don't plan to actually enter mosul itself, but to take a village nearby. here isis set an oil well on fire. it was a deliberate act of sabotage. and many commanders fear that isis may itself. isis torched the oil fields it used to fund its terrorism. rather than see them go back to the iraqi government. isis could fight to keep its capital in iraq, or just burn it down. the iraqi government said in all today was a successful first day. what we saw was a tightening of the noose around mosul. the worst violence could come when troops reach the built-up areas i no sign exactly when that could happen. lester? >> richard engel, thank you. >>> staying overseas for a moment, as we see new and shocking images out of syria. the video shows a boy hanging from

mosul could spell the end of iraq. orla guerin, bbc news. katty: the assault on mosul is the biggest military operation in iraq for years with different groups advancing from each side of the city. commanders say they have made good progress, but islamic state is also claiming to have destroyed armored vehicles in suicide attacks. our defense correspondent iraqian beale is with army forces to the south of the city. jonathan: the iraqi army is throwing everything it has into this fight to liberate mosul. at night, tanks and armored vehicles maneuvered into position ready to begin the offense. this day one of what could be a long campaign. just before dawn, they began to push forward. we traveled with them in a bullet-ridden humvee, our convoy tentatively moving forward in the tracks already cleared of roadside bombs. 2 years ago, the iraqi army fled from i.s., but now with western help, the tide is turning. at our first stop, an iraqi commander pointed out the positions still under i.s. control. they will have to clear 80 villages before they reach the outskirts of the cit

mosul because isis is in mosul. but she created isis, and iran should thank us because iran is taking iraq. s going to write us a letter of -- listen, where aleppo is a disaster, and iran is iraq, and with mosul -- >> mr. trump, mr. trump, we have to move on. >> oh, thank god. >> funny stuff. that kind of humor it does have an impact. >> it does have an impact. it goes into the commander in chief question. it may be why hillary clinton is up 15 points on that. getting back to mosul, how do you move 40,000 troops around in secret. you have to -- it's a military operation. so i think that this doesn't give people any confidence in him as a military leader. having said all of this, let us just say that donald trump has a base of support that is rock solid. but he has not done much during this general election to add to it. he only seems to subtract from it. and i think what we're seeing is republicans trying to get to him, his own staff trying to get to him, telling him, stick to the issues that brought you here. do that, and maybe you can build your coalition and win in those battleground stat

mosul is sad. and we're going after mosul because isis is in mosul, but she created isis and iran should write us a letter of thank you because iran is taking iraqto mosul and iran's going to write us a letter of -- listen, where aleppo is a disaster and iran is iraq. with mosul is isis. >> mr. trump, we have to move on. >> thank god. >> what are you going to do after the debates are over? >> then they've got election night and they've got the transition. they'll find something. >> well, i know. i mean in the next two weeks because we're just two weeks away from election day. >> they will have some inspiration. i'm pretty sure somebody is going to give them some. >>> presidential candidates, of course, campaigning in key battleground states. we've got lots to talk to you about in the political arena coming up. you're smart. you already knew that. but it's also great for finding the perfect used car. you'll see what a fair price is, and you can connect with a truecar certified dealer. now you're even smarter. this is truecar. >>> eleventh woman has come forward today with accusations against donald trump. >> he grabbed each of us tightly in a hug

part of it is that it has taken in millions of refugees, mostly from syria, but also from hundreds of thousands of refugees from iraq. mosul is considered to be a largely sunni muslim city in the north of iraq that turkey has long standing historical and cultural ties with. the turkish president, air due want sees himself as a protector even though the iraqi government, the see use it dominated government has vowed that will not take place. so these are part of the tensions here and some of the concerns that the u.s. defense secretary was trying to address this who. and he has since made a surprise visit to bath to then talk to iraqi counterparts as this mosul battle unfolds. george. >> so that's the situation with turkey. ivan, i'd also like to talk to you about what's happening in aleppo. the civilians that are caught in the middle of all this. i'd like to show our viewers here and around the world this map of aleppo. this is a city that is surrounded by various forces. you see rebel hd controlled areas around that you see regime forces and kurdish forces, humanitarian situation in the middle of that city has got to be d

is planning attacks against the west. >> an external plot, we don't know exactly where or when. we'll try to head it off. >> american military planners say the raqqah place even as the battle for mosul in iraq is ongoing. >>> the u.n.'s public health agency says it has trained 90 iraqi medics in mass casualty management. it's part of the mosul offensive and the training has special focus on responding to chemical attacks. the u.n. is worried isis might use crude chemical weapons on those fleeing mosul. 70,000 people are expected to leave the city. some 200,000 will require some outside of the u.s. embassy in kenya. the man tried to attack a police officer stationed outside of the embabacy. baba -- embassy. i'm michelle marsh. >>> an off-duty sheriff's deputy who shot a man on a killing spree inside a massachusetts mall five months ago is speaking out. >> once i saw there was a weapon involved, i took my badge out of my pocket. and put it around my neck and gave commands to get on the ground, stop, drop the knife. over and over. he had a strange glazed look in his eyes, very serious. no emotion at all, really. >> lieutenant james creed says the man was about six feet away when shot him. a nu

>> it appears that the day of reckoning for isis is mosul, iraq's second largest city, is perhaps onlyiraq has mustered tens of thousands of troops as well as kurdish forces. there are american forces in the theatre as well. parra military units seem b to be all primed nor this offensive and many with mosul are getting the message. we're hearing from sources inside the city that there are isis fighters who are starting to panic. apparently, expressing concern that perhaps maybe they can take advantage of an amnesty offered by the iraqi government. others are simply getting out of town. we heard from sources inside mosul today, that six buses full of men as well as women and children left the city. and that 14 isis members apparently who were fleeing without permission were executed includie inine ining two leader them. we understand isis has released prisoner, people being held for minor offenses like not cutting their beards properly, wearing clothes not approved by isis. smoking cigarettes. they've been leased from prison to build tunnels and trenches around the city, so the city is

tonight is very windy and warm with lows in the lower 60s and breaking news now: the battle to liberate iraq's second- largest city from isis... has just gotten under way.way. mosul, in northern iraq, is where isis declared its caliphate... isis's last major stronghold in the country.the offensive could be one of the biggest military operations in iraq since the 2003 u-s-iraq since operations in iraq since the 2003 u-s-led invasion that toppled saddam four alabama police officers are hurt after a standoff turned violent. police say demetrea griffin was walking along the side of the road and when they approached him, he became aggressive.. and punched them. officers chased griffin until he ran and locked himself in a squad car where he stayed in a for more say griffin may have a mental health condition and was likely high on drugs. now, check this out.about a dozen good samaritans rescued a man who was trapped in a burning s-u-v in florida.the driver was in an embankment, so they formed a human chain to pull him out.the driver is okay.. and the rescuers suffered only minor scrapes and in the wake of hurricane matthew, dogs from overcrowded shelters in the south ar

is mosul? >> obviously the second largest city in iraq. a major sunni city itself. it is of huge consequence. obably the most diverse city that is in. and they have they are not an iraq if we don't take mosul. >> why now. why are are we just going in. and largely rebuilding the iraqi army is the central problem. we saw the embarrassing and shocking assault. they had no traineded in three years in any meaningful training and army that is poorly led and trained will act that way. we did not give the iraqi army resources that are necessary to have done this sooner, jenna. we made 11 incremental changes in terms of advisors and starting with 300 and now about 5000. if we provide what was needed in the beginning, we could have been here sooner. but the good news, is that we are finally here. >> we are seeing video from the area and they are seeing red, white and blaing flags and also red, white and green. that is the kurdish forces that we are talking about. and front line documentary did an interesting piece about mosul and spoke to a member about what it would be to go to mosul and this is what a

city, mosul and free more than one iraq's prime minister has announced the start of a mission to take back iraq's second largest city, mosul and free more than one million residents from isis. mosul is the largest city under in iraq. u-s military leaders estimate there are up to 5- thousand isis fighters in mosul. and the top anti-isis general in iraq says the battle will be a hard fight but iraqi forces are ready. iraq's military says it has already had success in inflicting "heavy losses of life and equipment" on isis. the presidential candidates are just days away from their third and final wednesday. today donald trump is going all in on his theory that the election is rigged. at his rallies and in tweets, the g-o-p nominee has been making those allegations. trump has events tonight, while hillary clinton is not campaigning today. their running mates weighed in on trump's charges. ""it's an insult to american voters and it's an insult to county registrars to say that america doesn't know how to run an ""i have no doubt the national media is trying to rig this election with their biased coverage in hillary clinton's favor. " and in raleigh, north carolina this morning authorities