the northeastern mosul suburb is said to be under complete control of kurdish peshmerga troops. >> ase headed in, lots of suicide bombers blew themselves up here at of them was right there next to us. islamic state group put up a fierce fight. the militants used tamils they built to hide from peshmerga forces and avoid the attack. >> they created a network of titles so the militants could come out and fire at us and then go back into the tunnels. now we are in control of those tunnels. peshmerga officials say there are still some jihadists inside the city. troops will now be clearing the tunnels of explosives and driving out any remaining islamic state group fighters. stepss one of the final in securing the outskirts of mosul. the goal is to surround and isolate the besieged city before mounting an assault. be a long and bloody battle ahead. and kurdish00 arabs fighters are advancing on the de facto capital in syria, but it's a tricky operation. turkish authorities want to keep syrian kurds from entering the city and forces clashed with them. meanwhile the application is operation is

mosul is working. >> i don't see evidence that it is bogged down. >> wednesday isis held suburbs flynn warns mosul will not be a quick fix. >> we are looking into the next year. this should draw on for we know what chuck grassley has done for ethanol and what ethanol has done for iowa. i arabian oil. but, that's just the start. grassley's legislation has encouraged a new fuel made from cobs, not kernels. yep, corncobs made into fuel. right here in iowa. grassley works. week for local law enforcement, we wanted to share this picture from waterloo.students at george washington carver academy presented police chief dan trelka with a thank after a tough week for local law enforcement we want to share this picture from waterloo. students at george washington carver academy presented police cheif dan with a thank you signed and cupcakes in appreciation for all they do to protect and serve the community. we want to remind you fox 28 news is hosting a back the blue put a blue strip of tape. we hope to see you there tomorrow. >> the tape should sick on their with temperatures in the 70s. we will also have sunsh

iraqi forces in eastern suburb of mosul.rgest city and meanwhile iranian that she had luscious bombshell is out to the west of oslo. -- mosul. ash carter is worried about those militias are you listening. >> of course he is concerned. he's seen from past history with some of these forces have done. at this moment our support team is to be through the government of iraqi prime minister's at three and the forces on the ground conducting operations and will continue to support the sources operating under the control of the government of iraq. cheryl: iraqi forces and allies launched this operation two weeks ago. nicole: for the first time we hear orlando nightclub shooter in his very own words after the florida judge ordered release of 9-1-1 tapes. during the call you can hear the gunman admit to opening fire inside the pulse nightclub on june 12th. >> i want to let you know i'm in atlanta and i did the shooting. >> what is your name? >> by mavis i pledge allegiance to the islamic state. nicole: record and say he committed the

for joining us, in the past few weeks we've seen the images of forces slowly moving into the suburbs of mosul. how long is it going to take to retake the city? >> thanks for having me. i just got back from about a week in iraq, and we're the third weekend of this operation. this is really a multi-month operation to clear and hold and stabilize a city of this size. we've always expected i.s.i.l to defend the city. they have suicide bombers, they're quite literally a suicide movement. they've spent years digging tunnels and defenses. what you've seen in the last couple of weeks is the iraqi security forces and peshmerga numbering through the outer crust of the defense, and they broke through that about a week ago, and now we have a fairly rapid advance, particularly into the western area of the city, and the other axes are also catching up and it's really going ahead of schedule but i will caution the viewers that this will take some time. >> sreenivasan: let's say you're able to capture and hold, the third word stabilize -- the easy word might be the capture and hold. how do you balance all th

back those settlements that isis has occupied surrounding the city on the eastern side of mosul in the outer suburbsat's where iraqi forces have moved in and have been now engaged for some days now in a daily street battle. it's urban warfare and a particularly brutal example. they talk about endless waves of suicide car bombings well entrenched sniper positions, fighters using the narrow streets they know so well as well as the tunnels that they have been digginging beneath the city itself. all of a very well prepared, highly motivated defense of isis' occupation of mosul. so every day wear hearing about iraqi forces taking a new piece of territory, moving into a new neighborhood there in the east. but by their own admission, it is slow, it is difficult, but they say they are committed and they're committed to doing it in such a way that minimizes the civilian casualties. because for them, they say that is and it is obviously and should be key, winning back mosul at the cost of huge civilian losses would not be much of a victory at all. natalie. >> phil, as you were explaining all that, we were loo

ever since about a week ago when iraqi forces entered the eastern suburbs of mosul itself, the built-upis has really started to resist them very strongly because it's very prepared, it knows the ground and of course, there are civilians everywhere. there was an incident today that shows this. want to show you pictures that are not easy to watch. they are a little graphic. but it shows what happened in an area of eastern mosul that had already been cleared of isis about a week ago. this is where isis decided to launch mortar rounds into the civilian population. it's a classic isis tactic in order to distract, drive tension away. back to you. >> phil black reporting live from iraq. the next hour of "cnn newsroom" after a break. ♪ ♪ ♪ how else do you think he gets around so fast? take the reins this holiday and get the mercedes-benz you've always wanted during the winter event. now lease the 2017 gle350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. loothat could savecare presyou money?rug plan at unitedhealthcare, we offer three plans to choose from to help meet your needs- includin

mosul is ongoing. in recent days-- security forces have been working to take the suburbs just east of the city. iraqi soldiers have faced up against intense sniper fire and suicide car bombs, slowing down their advance into isis' last major stronghold in iraq. a u-n spokesman says more than 54- thousand people have fled their isis militants. denver city council can begin laying the ground work for how ordinance 300 permits will work. the ordinance-- which voters passed last week-- allows people to legally use marijuana at some businesses. the denver elections division says even though it still has a handful of ballots to count-- it won't change the outcome. the ordinance creates a 4-year pilot program - where businesses in the city - can apply for a permit to let customers use mariju from the neighborhood. denver's city council - has 60 days to write up the rules. we're entering day 35 of no rain or snow in denver! while it might seem like this has never happened-- this is the12th longest streak of this kind since the 1940s. we're also very late in november without snow. but we could see some m

mosul offensive began about three weeks ago. >>> let's take a quick look at your weather. rather cool. bill henley. >> the suburbs especially.arts of the city have cooled down because of what you see here, clear skies and very light winds. with dry air in place, we're looking at 30s for much of the area. there's 40 degrees at philadelphia international. low 30s, just a degree above freezing in the lehigh valley. 37 in the suburbs and up to 30s also in delaware, while south jersey is 35. the jersey shore is at 39 degrees. and in the city, that 40 degrees, that's the airport. look at the 30s, andorra, chestnut hill, west mt. airy, manayunk and park side. that's obviously a misprint there or something's gone horribly wrong. 30s for torresdale, busç llbus. once the sun is up we'll be feeling that northerly wind bringing in the dry air and seeing enough sunshine to warm temperatures into the 50s this afternoon. no sign of clouds this morning for trenton, philadelphia, wilmington, clear in allentown and bridgeton. no sign of clouds for delaware. the forecast is calling for a nice warmup, into the upper 50s for center city, 57 deg

suburbs of the capital have killed at least 14 people and wounded 43 others. the attacks took place in southern baghdad. it comes during a massive government pushed to drive isis from mosulwherea may is in india she clashed with an indian leader over immigration. modhi wants the u.k. to take in more students who wants to study here. may supports the policy of requiring indian students to return home once their studies are finished. indian students studying in the u.k. to fall by 50%. a thirdrtega has won term as president. initial returns show him what 71% of the vote. wasics say the election unfairly tilted against the opposition. his administration has been buoyed by low levels of violence. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am erik johnson. this is bloomberg. thank you. let's get to the global rally. stocks are starting off on a strong note after the fbi reported that they have finished handling hillary clinton's e-mails without a crime. boost demand for mavens. uncertainty remains over the u.s. election. .ur next guest, matt miller if you are a traitor, do you take a position on this election o