mosul is the second biggest city in iraq and home to one million civilians. its recapture would be the biggest blow to the islamic state since the group swept across iraq in syria two years ago. our correspondent has the details. >> the battle begins. tanks are moving toward mosul as iraqi and kurdish troops get ready for the fight of their lives. >> we're going to fight. >> the operation to drive the islamic state group out of iraq's second-largest city was announced just before dawn on monday morning by the iraqi prime minister, haider al-abadi. >> the hour of victory has arrived. the operation to liberate mosul has begun. the forces leading the operation are the brave iraqi army and police forces. they and no one else will be entering mosul to liberate it. they are there for your sake. >> iraqi forces have spent months pairing for the operation. troops have been deployed around the city, along with tanks and heavy artillery. they are backed up by kurdish peshmerga to the north and east. signs that the offensive was imminent came out earlier when the iraq h

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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 prepared to really up the fight.these are the people who are gonna be actually moving into mosul self and bringing the fight to the heart of isis in mosul, in iraq's second largest city. "but the barrier ahead is going to be civilians. there are still 1.2 million civilians left in mosul and human shields. matt bradley, nbc news, erbil." hundreds of families who have been

jenna: making the film ahead to retake iraq, second largest city from islamic state control. a clown arrest in wisconsin, what's up with the clowns? what they found in the suspect's home.

more than 50,000 troops advancing toward mosul -- that is the biggest push to take iraq's second cityck from the islamic state group. the fight against the eye of continues in syria through the european union foreign ministers are talking about whether to extend sanctions against the syrian regime. the e.u. says sanctions against russia are not on the table. tw

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 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

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. they pulled a fire alarm to get people out of a building minutes before an explosion. they were responding to a call about a gas leak. once everybody was out the district and eight people w

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predicts all could be displaced as the iraqi army fights to take back the country's second city. at another camp, the u.n. prepped for 30,000 people, and aide agencies saying more than half a million children escape isis in northern iraq, but even once they reach the relative safety of a camp, no one mwants to stay. most refugees don't want to stay in the camps or abroad, and if their countries recover, they want to go home. >> understandably. are military boots ready? >> in short, no. the military warned for months, been aware for months, and warning of the consequences with more than 1 million people displaced in iraq, which is on top of the already 3.3 million people already displaced, and a lot of the people displaced multiple times, but aide organizations and the u.n. are overstretched right now, in the middle of a massive migration, and the biggest migration, and these people since world war ii, and the money is not coming in from really, really troubled times ahead if something doesn't change. >> bad as this year has been for refugees, next year will be worse. >> a good re

back troops approach iraq's second largest city. the u.s. is supplying air and artillery cover. this is the fourth day of the offensive which could take months. >>> sight-seers are flocking for a brand-new attraction in china it's not for the faint of heart. >> reporter: you're better off keeping your feet on the ground. china's grand canyon glass bridge is the world's highest and longest at 1,400 feet wide. it's also the world's longest fashion runway but the only people on this catwalk have to wear glass safe booties. no heels allowed. only two separate us from a thousand-foot drop. it feels unnatural but that is what is drawing 8,000 people here a day. >> very nice. >> i feel a little scared but, you know, i'm strong enough. >> reporter: the bridge first opened in august but had to close for a month for safety upgrades after too many people showed up. >> once you get used to it, it's not that scary. >> reporter: vice general manager joe chen. >> there are three layers of the actually withstand more than 40 tons. >> reporter: to prove it, this summer had officials had visitors

it is the battle to recapture the iraqi city of mosul, iraq's second largest city from isis.re iraqi and kurdish forces making progress? we have a live report from the front lines next. ♪ prepare for challenges specific to your business by working with trusted advisors who help turn obstacles into opportunities. experience the power of being understood. rsm. audit, tax and consulting for the middle market. >> a schedule to respond to it. they're making gains in iraq's second city. cnn senior reporter anythi eer walsh. >> we're talking about what the contact was. >> planning that. >> to mosul. >> airstrikes often hitting the places. >> around mosul it was quickly dashed. >> down the road towards mosul. pretty heavy resistance. returning fire. which are often old. two rockets tried to hit it. >> regardless shells. isis sent it to them. the iraqi military. it's towards mosul. the national support. >> humvees rescue him and they go on. an isis fighter popped up. they're making these claims. they've said they want to be part of this operation. baghdad has said stay out. nick, how

you look at cities retaken by example,tia, for ramadi, there were reprisals on local sunni populations. the turks and others want to prevent that from happening in mosul, which remains the second-largest city in iraq, over 2 million people, and it is the last urban bastion of isis in iraq. there is a lot at stake. there are several players. turkey has made it clear that they want a seat at the table amongst these various players in this complex dynamic, which is iraq and also syria itself. laura: the kurds are playing a big role in this context. peshmerga are numbering 30,000. might we imagine that there has been an agreement tween the shiite iraqi government and the kurds that shut the turks out? marco: not at all. the kurds have been fairly supportive of the turkish role. they are saying publicly that baghdad and ankara need to resolve these differences. turkey has played a role in training many peshmerga forces and local sunni militiamen in northern iraq. turkey has played a role not to the opposition of the kurdish regional government. the kurdish regional government diplomatically wants to play more of a neutral diplomatic role. laura: what can turkey do now? it seems tha

iraq's second largest city. it is the largest military offensive on the ground. >> and a dramatic rescue as regular folks join hands with police officers to pull this driver to it safety. >>> it's all "happening now". but we begin with a countdown to the final show down to hillary clinton and donald trump. i am jon scott. >> i am jenna lee. and the bright lights of las vegas will play host to the presidential debate. a brand new monmouth poll shows hillary clinton leading trump over 12 points nationally. that is four points higher than last month. earlier we talked to joe trippi and karl rove about what donald trump needs to accomplish in the final debate. >> he has a uphill climb. this race has a lot of twists and turns and has more left in it. >> unless he uses the debate to get people to take another look at him and reopen people's eyes and i don't think there is any chance. >> joining us now is bret baier. you are already out in vegas, raring to go. >> raring to go. the countdown is on for the big debate. it

dressed in a military uniform and he made yuns that you did to the fact that isis held this city, the secondargest city in eye wac for two years. >> land minds and created boop buy trap hopes. that's all already haves been slowing down some of the operations today. >> we are seeing the operations was announced in this pormornin. >> the iraqis federal police and military have an managed to take several other religious south of mos mosul. this is a first day in an operation that could last for weeks or months. and if they do actually succeed in taking mosul. this could be a major blow against the islamic state. >> kate. >> matt bradley, thank you very much. i want to bring in our senior ed contador cal perry, he's going to break down the geography of this military offense for us. he need to happen to understand what's going on. >> matt is in inbred bill. that's still likely under isis control. >> this is the main highway that isis has used to get flood and flies in and out. that's going to be the coalition forces are going to be cutting off. as we go through this. this is where our richard eng

even of the jihadists are heavily outnumbered, every conquest of the second city is expected to take nths. an i.s.-run news agency tried to paint life as normal in the city. they claim the city was safe, with buying and selling going on at the market just like any other day. >> thank god we are working. may god preserve this gift for us and maintain safety and security. reporter: but many families are already fleeing. eight agencies warn of a catastrophe in the making, and exit is from mosul the could become one of the worst man-made crises in recent years. some have already made it to relative safety, like here in the refugee camp in syria. even in such desperate conditions, they have hope for the future. >> when mosul will be liberated, we will return to our houses and to our lands. all of this. i want security. i want peace. i want security. reporter: but more than one million civilians are still trapped. they could flee en masse, overwhelming the fragile infrastructure just as winter sets in. brent: supporters for a saudi blogger say they have information that he is to get 50 lash

new details on the fight to kick isis out of iraq's second largest city.he long awaited battle for mosul is under way. cyber tension between the u.s. and russia heating up. has washington retaliated for russian attacks on the u.s. election? (vo) combine the right things. and something amazing happens. that's our inspiration for fancy feast medleys. wild salmon primavera. tastes amazing. also in pate. fancy feast medleys. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. >>> breaking news in the war against isis. the fight to retake iraq's second largest city from terrorist control is now under way. with u.s. forces playing a critical role. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is working story for us. barbara, iraq reporting heavy losses today. what's the latest information you're getting? >> wolf, this was a risky but long-planned operation by the iraqis helped by the united states forces who hope they can help the iraqis get mosul back, but stay out of danger. isis drives a car bomb straight into iraqi forces. this is the new deadly front line of

nearly 100,000 troops are marching on iraq's second largest city.sion to bring an end two more than two years of isis rule there and push the extremist group out of the country for good. we want to go live to erbil, iraq, michael holmes is at the front. >> reporter: yeah, christine, it's moving well, the iraqi and kurdish leadership and also the americans, they're all saying this advance on mosul is on schedule or even ahead of schedule. it's a very are deliberate methodical advance, though. they're taking and clearing territory as they go. and then having to hold it as well. iraqi forces say they're continuing to liberate towns and villages on route to mosul. in fact, the commander of one division telling cnn that his forces have destroyed, in his words, dozens of suicide vehicles. also saying they've cleared a large number of ieds. and have killed at least 50 isis fighters over the last two days since this offensive began. they also found, and we had heard an these, too, they found networks of tunnels used to transport weaponry. and they found foo

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 republic of korea reponsible. a vigil will be held today for the woman who was shot to death by police in new york to deborah danner's home tuesday after a neighbor reported a disturbance. the sergeant who shot the 66-year- old said she was naked and armed with scissors -- and later charged at him with a baseball bat. the city's police commissioner has said officers failed to follow protocol. new york city mayor

a military operation underway to recapture iraq's second largest city from isis. the u.s. will provide air and ground support to iraqi forces trying to retake mosul. the pentagon is praising the move calling it a decisive moment in the fight against isis. >>> police looking for suspects in a fire bombing of a g.o.p. headquarters building. it happened at the party's office in hillsborough, north carolina this weekend. a swatca and -- swastika and the words nazi republicans leave town or else were reportedly painted on a building next to the office. >>> search teams back out again today laguna looking for -- looking for a missing plane in the sierra. the plane was headed from sacramento to idaho yesterday when it vanished near the south shore of lake tahoe. the search was cut short yesterday due to bat weather. >>> jury selection beginning today for the man charged with murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. antolin garcia torres pleaded guilty to killing the girl who vanished on her way in 2012. her body was never found. >>> the man accused of shooting a san francisco

city of mosul... from isis. mosul is iraq's second largest city -- with over one million residents iraqi forces are leading the charge backed by the u-s coalition which has stepped up airstrikes. off the coronado bridge and onto a crowd of people in san diego on saturday. in the video you can see the driver of the truck being pulled clear of the wreckage. four people were killed - including 52-year-old cruz elias year-old cruz elias contreras and 50-year-old anna-marie contreras from chandler. the driver, identified as 24-year-old richard anthony sepolio, has been charged with dui and manslaughter. here's something to get you thinking this morning - it turns out what we call the observable universe the part visible within our cosmological horizon - has at least 10 times more galaxies than the mid 1990s hubble deep field images count of about 100 to 200 billion. an international team of scientists used mathematical models to calculate for galaxies current telescopes cannot yet observe. these showed that about 90% of galaxies are far, f

u-s forces have been assisting iraqi try to take back mosul - iraq's second largest city. it's been under isis control for two years now. the mosul offensive is entering its second week now... isis has launced counter attacks north of the city - and ahve burned key oil sites and a sulfur factory. and last week - one u-s service member was killed by an improvised explosive device. if you find yourself in russia...and you president vladimir putin could be all yours. the 2017 calendar is called "the whole year with the russian president" - and features putin doing various things - inlcuding horseback riding and diving. and yes - you can get it online... but it will cost you a couple more bucks. one of the most wanted criminals in larimer county is finally in custody... after a long overnight standoff with deputies and a swat team. says travis sky wadena barricaded himself in his mobile home at about 2-30 sunday morning. a k-9 eventually found him hiding in a crawl pace under the trailer - ending the tense standoff. he was wanted on three felony warrants - including robbery and

this is the second city to resign in just a matter week spread tonight we've learned who resigned in early october. the port is, once again, searching for a new president as they present a new plan to try to battle their budget deficit. the original plan called for three parma city schools to be combined into one met with public outcry. tonight the school board passed a new plan that will allow the schools to become separate. this date giving the parma city school district until november 1 to come up with a fiscal recovery plan to deal with the $15 million debt. the state place the district and fiscal caution back in august. a large part of the new recovery plan includes major cuts which means more than 100 employees could be let go. that appears to be where the saved. positions like instructional coaches and various specialists are on the chopping block. dozens of positions of artie been cut, but the plan outlines many more over the next five years. once again, parma city schools are trying to find a new school board president as the second person to hold that position has resigned

the country's second largest city. isis has held the city for two years. the iraqis are backed by u.s.-led air strikes. >>> here's today's weather map. things are warming up for the eastern half of the country. there will be clouds and rain around the great lakes. some more rain as well in the northwest. along with some snow. >>> and a bitter case of a home takeover is unfolding in san diego, prompting many people to invite into their home for live-in help. >> so get this. a caregiverer for an elderly man refusing to move out even though the man has passed away. >> reporter: a community fighting back on behalf of a 90-year-old woman, trying to get back into the home she's lived in for nearly six decades. >> i think that she's heartless. she's heatless. >> reporter: fran breslauer is talking about the woman she shired a year ago to care for her dying husband. cheryl sherrell, featured here on a 2010 episode of "hoarders, buried alive" moved into breslauer's home. when she tried to fire cheryl, she refused to leave. >> she got to be very nasty after that. >>

city. the offensive is to retake iraq's second largest city from battle since american troops left five years ago. >> kim: still to come, a 7-year-old boy living his dream. you're going to see him in action ahead. >> dana: a wind surfer finds himself in need of help when the >> tom: down here in the bowl everything is running up to speed, let's check weather now. we do it every 10 minutes. >> kelly: the winds are expected to diminish. here is a look first at the temperatures. pahrump 63. gusts. mt. charleston 41-mile per hour gusts reported there but they've had some gusts upwards of 70 this morning. boulder city 36-mile per hour gust. the good news is take a look at the planner, the winds are expected to diminish. two hands on the way to work today. >> kim: right now we're talki 7-year-old boy out of florida. >> dana: his dream was to become a jedi knight for a day. the highlight when he defeated darth vader in a battle of light sabers. he was able to forget about his illness for one day. coming up we're going to have a local make a wish child talking about her wish and what it meant still t

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iraq's military members believe it could take weeks or months to take back the country's second largest city from isis. this morning, special forces are now joining the battle. the iraqi general says counter terrorism forces helped a u-s led coalition unleash an overnight attack against a nearby town. this is the fourth day of the battle to re c control for about two years. the legacy school bus accident case is closing. and we may never know exactly what caused a deadly school bus crash at d-i-a. denver police released their final report on the legacy high school bus accident - and: video. those documents showed there were no mechanical problems. weather was not an issue. a coronor's report reveals drugs and alcohol did not play a role in the accident. the school bus three coaches and 15 football team members were injured. denver police say they looked at all factors - and couldn't find any definitive answers to give the victims - and families. homless people forced out by the city of denver will fight for their rights in court today. the city conducted sweeps in the downtown area - confisc