then there are the jihadists -- al qaeda, islamic state, muslim brotherhood and establishment sunni islamthen there is a hot -- a fight between jihadists for leadership of the brand. we see this playing out between the islamic state and al qaeda sometimes violently. there is a grassroots level fight for power and influence and authority at the tribal and local level between shiite and sunni. as these committees are polarized. this is the objective of the islamic state. to polarize the communities so you get sick area and civil war not just in iraq and syria. that is why he had the bombing in the easter out -- provinces. there have been other attacks elsewhere, designed to create intra-sectarian violence that can spill out over a wider region. host: our guest is the director for the global initiative on civil society and conflict. we are joined from florida democrat line. caller: good morning. one does all the killing stop? you keep saying they are a threat. when we went into iraq, they did not attack, it was the saudis. why did we go into iraq? the only way we were attacked is when we let

genie: what does this mean for the war against the islamic state group? reporter: it is a big setback for the iraqi government. the only sunni opponents, the sunni militias, fighting the islamic state were in anbar. there is no sunni militias fighting -- there is a small militia fighting taking back to create but it is very particular to the zone -- taking back tikritk,, but it is very particular to the zone. the biggest number of sunni fighters fighting the jihadis was in anbar. they were the ones who kicked out the jihadis from the town. it is very important in the province of anbar. the army has two big bases.. it is a most 90% of the province is fallen under the rule of the islamic state. genie: thank you for that on "france 24." despite the islamic state advanced a neighboring heritage site in syria is reportedly still being protected by the army there. it leaves the militants less than all mouth -- less than a mile from the site from a museum houses thousands of priceless artifacts. the islamic state group has destroyed thousands of archaeological si

family is burying a young woman they say was killed while escaping the group calling itself the islamic state. her father told us what happened. >> they are part of the yazidi religion one of the groups targeted by the islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as isil. no one knows exactly how many yazidis were killed because isil-held territory is off limits to journalists and human rights workers. but tens of thousands had to flee their homes after isil fighters captured their towns and villages in june. isil now controls as much as one-third of iraq's territory, including the second-largest city mosul. though its power and influence expanded in syria, it's here where isil was born. during the nearly nine-year long u.s. occupation. fault lines travelled 600 miles across iraq to look at the consequences of the fight against isil -- and how u.s. allies are also helping to divide iraq more than ever. >> when isil advanced this summer people across the country's northern provinces fled, some of them to neighboring syria. >> we're on a floating bridge between syria and iraq and this is the

obama's goal he said was to degrade and destroy the islamic state. otwithstanding congressional republicans were reluctance to exceed to his request to approve military force against the islamic state because they declared he has no strategy. whatever his true intent. president obama never set out to destroy them. whatever president obama's legacy, it will be neither sincerity or conviction. our quotation of the evening, a no uttered from the deepest convict is better than a yes merely uttered to avoided trouble. we're coming right back. >> coming up, the islamic state takes ramadi and more iraqi territory. and president obama's strategy is attacked from all sides. michael goodwin and judy miller the a-team next. >> outlaws in new york city, could go free, if the police commissioner has his way attorneys lis wiehl and aaron ehrlich on the bratton amnesty. excellent looking below the surface, researching a hunch... and making a decision you are type e*. time for a change of menu. research and invest from any website. with e*trade's browser trading. e*t

the islamic state now occupies ramadi. our commander in chief is worried about global warming. >>> bears turning up in shocking places. we'll have that story coming up. >>> the islamic state occupying ramadi. our commander in chief meanwhile worrying about what he sees as the great national security threat global warming. joining us tonight is congressman ron desantis member of the judiciary and oversight committees also naval reserve officer that served in active duty in iraq and won a bronze star for his meritorious service. congressman, good to have you with us. >> hi lou. thanks for having me. >> let's start with the president talking to the coast guard academy about global -- about climate change. as a national security threat when the islamic state is running across syria and iraq. >> well, exactly right, lou. i happened to be in ramadi for a time when i was in iraq and it was a very very difficult place for our forces for a long time. we lost a lot of really really brave young men there, but ultimately al qaeda in ir

annette: the syrian or has killed 140 members of the islamic state group north of the country. officials say a raid on the airbase has wounded dozens of islamic state fighters. the organization has seized the-based after fears of fighting in the meantime officials say the syria of -- the city of how myra has not been damaged since it was taken from state control. there is controlled the jihadists could blow up ancient ruins at the location. to israel where at least five rockets have been fired from the gaza strip, landing in the south of the country. for more let's go to our correspondent. five rockets is a lot. what are we hearing? what sort of response? >> well, it is very recent. there is not a response. there had been a confirmation one rocket has fallen. there were more explosions. they recovered one rocket. four were fired. there has not been an official response or a claim of responsibility. annette: the fact it is happening now, one would assume we have not seen that number of rockets is some time now. what is the situation like in terms of that order? irris: it is inter

obama's goal he said was to degrade and to destroy the islamic state. standing, congressional republicans were reluctant to accede to his request to approve the use of military force against the islamic state because they declared he has no strategy. whatever his true intent president obama never set out to destroy them nor to even degrade the islamic state forces in any meaningful manner. whatever president obama's legacy it will be neither sincerity or conviction. >>> now our quotation of the evening. a no uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a yes merely uttered to please or worse, to avoid trouble. those words from gandhi. we'll be right back. >>> top democrats try to block president obama's big trade deal while senate republicans are bragging about their support for the president. the big loser in all this? our middle class. senator jeff sessions joins us next. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i

>> there are people from the city joining the islamic state. they let the militants into the city. without their help they would not know where to go in which street, which houses are the key places. amy: fighters from the self-described islamic state sees the ancient city of palmyra and now control more than half of syria. meanwhile, the u.s. has begun bombing ramadi in an effort to help shiite militias retake the city. we will speak to charles glass author of, "syria burning: isis and the death of the arab spring." been to the felons on wall street. >> we're here to announce action against international financial institutions that for years participated into -- in a brazen display of collusion and foreign exchange rate market manipulation. and will come as a result, pay a total of nearly $3 billion in fines and penalties. amy: as j.p. morgan chase, royal bank of scotland group, citigroup and barclays plead guilty to felony charges and to pay out billions will anyone go to jail? we will speak to rolling stone's matt taibbi. we will also talk about why baltimore blew up. as met a be

the shia militia claiming united states is doing nothing. he went so far to declare the united -- united states has no will to fight the islamic state and as bobves the evidence is significance only the islamic state have the will to fight but the iraqis and obama administration on the wrong side of history. are we giving mr. obama attitude little credit? many complain the policy lacks a strategy but at some point there will have to a knowledge they have refused to except the real strategy not intended to a finance foreign policy in any corner of the world. the administration is better aligned with the iranians than israel or saudi arabia. the more closely aligned with the chinese and the south china sea but to ignore the expansion strategy as it builds its presence in central and south america as china makes investments there. and even more aligned with russia as vladimir putin has his influence through the baltic states and scandinavia. with get the president's language. it is meaningless but watch his action and the consequences of his policy choice. only then can we truly defying here is a true policy and intent and ambition. a quotation o

though it is with the islamic state in syria. ladainian warplanes carry out airstrikes, the jihadists use the internet the promise revenge . how safe does the public feel? i went to this cafe to ask a random group for snapshot of their opinions. >> inside jordan, it seems like we don't have any problems. >> supporters should be out. frank: this tranquil scene is deceptive. jordan faces enemies inside and out. even its western allies fear it could be the jihadists next target. frank gardner, bbc news, jordan. katty: the nato secretary-general was at the white house. besides the challenges by the islamic state, the other conflict was in ukraine with president obama calling out russia for its increasingly aggressive posture. our special correspondent has been covering the fighting since the war began. the village has been sealed off by the ukrainian army, but he and his team are given access. >> the war has entered its second summer, and the war has passed since we drove down this road. this is where men died in the first battles, an

the islamic state views it as one combined entity. w we are going to have to look at it if we are to affect change. anchor: thank you very much for joining us. the blues has lost its king and america has lost a legend. that was the statement today from president obama on the passing of bb king. he died late thursday at the age of 89. from humble beginnings in mississippi, he rose to become one of the most influential recording artists of the last century and inspired a generation of guitarists. we look back at his life. ♪ reporter: bb king was the real deal almost the last of the authentic mississippi blues delta men. he was a sharecropper son who first heard raw blues in the cotton fields around his home. he started out singing gospel music, but not for long. >> i found that when people as me dissing a gospel song usually, they would always praise me, that somebody would ask me to play and sing the blues and they would always give me a tip and sometimes a beer. well, i don't have to tell you where the motivation came from. ♪ reporter:

it is now the islamic state. it's getting recruits by the day. there are 25,000 new recruits that are joining the islamic state from over 100 different countries so 25,000 foreign recruits have now raced to the region syria and iraq to fight for the islamic state. that's a 70% increase over last year. >> we are hearing a number of former generals amongst them stanley mcchrystal talking about isis is organic, isis has been organic. i'm not sure what the heck that means but isn't it about time this country's generals start talking about how to win wars and quit sounding like a sociologist? it is really becoming embarrassing to this country and it is also becoming it seems to me extraordinarily dangerous that our lead warriors are acting like some sort of humanities majors. >> the problem is when the president nine months ago basically put down a red line saying we are going to defeat and destroy isis then couldn't do it. why can't they do it? because the iraqi army isn't going to fight. two times now they have been faced with far fewer forces a year

the islamic state making significant gains in three countries. the radical islamic terrorists seizing more than half of syria including the last government-controlled border crossing between syria and iraq. in iraq, they've followed up their capture of ramadi by overrunning another town in anbar province. they've taken muammar gadhafi's hometown. how to slow the advance. we'll discuss that with ralph peters. a manhunt coming to an end. the man accused of brutally murdering a washington dc, family and their housekeeper before setting it on fire. we have two the best attorneys on this case. but we do begin with the state department's decision to release the first batch of clinton emails. on the friday before this long memorial day weekend. fox news correspondent james went through the roughly 300 emails and brings us this report. >> in the 296 emails the state department uploaded often redact then secretary of state hillary clinton is seen receiving updates on the benghazi attacks for weeks after they claimed the lives of chris stevens and three oth

search, compare, and apply. [ ice rattles ] >>> the islamic state terror group now controls over half of syrian territory after seizing the an chent village this week. the news comes on the heels of the fall of the city of ramadi to isis. after government forces retreated and the extremists seized control. president obama called the takeover a setback but insisted that the war against the islamic state is not being lost. i don't think we're losing he said there's no doubt there was a tactical setback although ramadi had been vulnerable for a very long time. we're back with bill mcgurn and mary kissel also joins the panel. bret tactical setback or more sfwans. >> you're waiting for the hitly bundle in the background. this is a major loss for iraq and also for the united states. >> how so? >> ramadi is the capital of anbar province the sunni heart land. it was in 2007 during the surge that the retaking of ramadi demonstrated to those sunnis that we could prevail anywhere in iraq in the toughest place. so the symbolism is important because psychological momentum has a lot to do with the

says the war against isis is not being lost but the fall of of ramadi and the advancement of the islamic state in syria suggest otherwise. will the administration change course before it is too late? >>> the islamic state terror group controls over half of syrian territory after seizing more this week. the news comes on the heels of last weekend's fall of the iraqen city ramadi to isis. obama called the takeover a set back but insisted that the war against the islamic state is not being lost. i don't think we're losing he told the atlantic tuesday. there is no doubt there was a tactile setback although ramadi had been vulnerable for a very long time. tactile or more significant. >> you are waiting for the hitler in the bunker. this is a major loss for iraq and also for the united states. >> how so? >> >> ramadi is the capital of anbar province. and the retaking of ramadi demonstrated to those sunnis that we could prevail anywhere in iraq in the toughest place. the symbolism is important because the psychological momentum has a lot to do with the ability of the iraqis to take the battle against

the injured city of palmyra is under control of the islamic state. sending the coast guard to search and rescue any other asylum-seekers stranded at sea. malaysia and indonesia promised temporary shelter to thousands seeking refuge. coming up in business, making it easier and cheaper for companies to fire workers. france's notoriously protective employment laws. belle will be here to tell us what not to miss in a weekend reading. inside the head of google. ♪ more bloodshed in burundi. crowds continued to take to the streets of the capital bujumbura . they want pierre nkurunziza to renounce his bid for a third term. the president said the unrest was limited. in the capital and reporting on the clashes. >> the latest started off relatively slow. i'm in a neighborhood and it is extremely tense. residents are hiding in their homes in the hour after a protester was shot in the head by police. at present, the protesters have been pushed back after the clash. gunfire continues. residents and protesters are throwing rocks from behind their homes. we are heari

the longer it takes to defeat islamic state of iraq and levant. it take on the trappings of a real state and become harder to defeat? >> well, yes, definitely. the longer that the islamic state is the reality for people's lives in areas of iraq and syria, the more entrenched it becomes. you already have babies born in mosul and other areas, that have islamic state birth certificates, this is their certificate because they were born in the time of the united states. the longer it exists, the more entrenched it becomes, it's hard to say at the same time particularly in the areas of iraqs, the "ultimate 8" remaining for - in the medium term at least. >> it's hard to imagine saudi arabia, iran tolerating a long-term existence for the so-called islamic state. once it's defeated, the tens of thousands of fighters - it's hard to imagine heading home to birmingham, and taking up their lives as they were before. is this going to be a long-term problem? >> definitely the foreign fighters is a long-term problem. there was different parts history, spain, year

the gulf state countries. how convinced are you that america's traditional allies in the region, saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, qatar, are as committed to fighting the islamictate as you would want them to be? guest: that is a great question because they are more worried about the threat they see from iran and the challenge they see from iran than they are al qaeda and isis. they believe they are capable of dealing with al qaeda and isis in the short to medium term. they fear iran over the long-term. they see iran, as i do, they want to be the power of the middle east. they see an iran that wants to reestablish the persian empire and they're very worried about that. they want 100% american support, and they feel they're not getting it. so there is tension there. anchor: thank you very much for coming in. guest: it's great to be with you, thank you. anchor: syria's head of antiquities has warned of a catastrophe if the islamic state militants in syria sees one of the greatest archaeological sites in the middle east. the jihadists a reported to have overrun villages near the site and executed 20 civilians. they have previously destroyed other significant arch

the islamic state took control of ramadi. thousands fled the city. itizen massacres. it is 65 miles west of baghdad. secretary of state john kerry says he is confident the islamic state can be defeated. >> their communications have been reduced, as well as their communications and funding. their movements, by and large most certainly where there are air patrols in other capacities have been reduced. brendan: elliott gotkine joins us from tel aviv. do you share his confidence that the islamic state can be fetid? elliott: i think the united states is sticking to the same line, that they are making progress and i hope to reverse the gains made by the islamic state in ramadi. this is a setback, there will be lips but ultimately, the u.s. and certainly john kerry, is confident they will win. brendan: contrast this with what happened over the weekend, where u.s. special operations forces on the ground in syria killed and isis commander. these are two different ways to fight the war. is this what the u.s. needs to do in iraq? elliott: i think what it shows i

from syria and an american now in somalia who is regularly promotes the islamic state. ly called for violence and they suggested the texas event as a possible target. u.s. officials say elton simpson expressed his support for the islamic state on twitter on sunday just before the attack tweeting may allah accept us as mujahideen. simpson's social media postings did attract attentions from the police and fbi last month, but they say he was never explicit about any attack planned and was not under can't surveillance. they noticed that nadir soofi spent time in the united states and pakistan as a child became more recently watched in the united states. joining us now, adam smith, a member of the house armed services committee and an msnbc contributor. congressman, has the islamic state finally reached in to the united states? >> well, it would certainly seem that way. that's always been a great threat and a great fear. back after 9/11, we identified the al qaeda leadership and there was a relatively finite group of people planning attacks against western interests. we could

>> yes and it is not a terrorist organization, it is the islamic state. it's getting recruits by the day, joining the islamic state from around 100 different countries. 25,000 foreign recruits have raised from syria to iraq to fight for this. it's a 70% increase over last year. lou: we are hearing a number of former generals and amongst them stanley mcchrystal. talking about how isis is organic and has been organic i don't know what that means. but isn't it about time that this country's general starts talking about how to win wars and quit sounding like sociologist and dilettantes of intellectualism? it is becoming embarrassing to this country and it's also extraordinarily dangerous that the lead warriors are acting like it's some kind of humanities major. >> the problem is nine months ago when the president put down a red line and then couldn't do it, and why couldn't they do it? two times now they have been faced with far fewer forces in the year ago in the battle it was 831 odd. guess who gave up? the guys who had the 30,000 troops that ran away and ju

counterpoint is also true, the iraqi army was in ramadi for a year and a half and did fight off the islamic stateor a year and a half, and if we're to believe the accounts, really we're at the receiving end of a well-planned well-executed attack by the islamic state that involved a number of very, very large explosive car bombs, some of which were said to be the sides of those in the oklahoma city bombing leveling blocks or at least large buildings an assault any military force would have a hard time with. so there is some truth to what the secretary is saying but, at the same time the indignation on the part of the iraqis is very valid. some of these soldiers have fought very well. >> woodruff: in terms of whether they were well supplied whether they had the training they needed, where is the answer to that? because we've looked at the u.s. has been providing support and yet these troops still are not able to do the job. >> that's undeniably true. there has been a lot of support given. these troops in mohammedy had not been trained by the united states, but you would hope the iraqis would be abl

moving to iraq, preparations to retake the city from the islamic state group. iraqi troops and the shiite popular militias are gathering on the outskirts of the city. the fall of ramadi is one of the first earth -- one of the worst if each for the iraqi army, leaving civilians at the mercy of the extremists. >> the eye of the storm, up to 75,000 militia fighters preparing for battle in ramadi. bolstering their ranks, the government has rallied shiite militia men. wresting control of the capital of the heartland for the islamic state group. >> we don't expect the liberation to take long. in a matter of days, ideas and plans will be put into place. preparations have reached final stages. after this, we will carry out the liberation operations. they helped our cause by shaking the foundations of the islamic state. >> 30 kilometers from rome body, the police and army and allied forces are amassing around the base. overnight tuesday, insurgents attacked government lines nearby, only to be pushed back. at least 25,000 people have escaped according to an estimate. it i

pakistan, and it attacked the united states in an attempt to create -- to get the united states to overreact and embroil the united states in a long war against radical islamicxtremism. ultimately leading the united states to disengage from the world, stop supporting what al qaeda saw as oppressive puppets across the islamic world. alieed with the united states, probably most notably egypt mubarak's egypt and other countries in the lahm islamic world as well. he almost succeeded. so the attacks in response to the attacks of september 11th the bush administration correctly turned to afghanistan asked them to hand over those upon for those nefarious acts. the afghan government refused to do so and the united states had no choice but to attack the government to topple it and attempt to bring bin laden and al qaeda 1.0 to justice. we fumbled that ball to a certain extent. we sent ininsufficient troops into afghanistan and bin laden was allowed to cross the border into pakistan. and we nullified al qaeda 1.0 inside pakistan and in afghanistan. but the spread largely as a result of the misguided unnecessary invasion of iraq in 2003. that became a cause celeb that

if you are a sunni who doesn't like the islamic state, you don't like or trust the government either.ile ground for the islamic state in terms of control and societial organization. what i think we are seeing right now is the group is basically pushing out government forces from all the areas they can to consolidate control over the largest province of iraq. >> let me ask, the coalition was supposed to bolster to stop cities like ramadi from falling. once again, iraqi forces have not been able to hold the territory. what does this say about the state of the coalition and iraqi security forces? >> the coalition has done a good job in terms of the air strikes for the most part, at least from what we can tell. it's hard to gather direct evidence from the ground because the islamic state is not media friendly by any means. they are keeping them out of erb erbil. one thing we are seeing is that the iraqi military -- >> sorry, we seem to be having technical issues connecting with journalist mitchell, our correspondent. i believe we have him back. sorry about that glitch, mitchell. please co

the f.b.i. says they have investigations in all 50 states around suspect individuals who may be inspired by groups like the islamic state to attack. you have the problem that the islamic state and al qaeda still are trying to inspire actors and individuals to attack where they are perhaps not even to travel to syria or afghanistan, and the reality is you're never quite sure when somebody like these two actors may be animated by a particular event a particular activity, and so for law enforcement authorities, it's about prevention and prediction and that's incredibly hard when you don't have clear markers of activity. >> woodruff: how much do events like this one, i mean, we talked about how authorities in texas spent months getting ready for this event over the weekend near dallas and as we mentioned, there is an event tonight in new york honoring the work of "charlie hebdo." do authorities just naturally have to worry about every event like this? >> i think they do now, judy. i think the reality is we're in an ideological as well as a terrorism threat environment, where these kinds of events where freedom of spee

the islamic state has claimed responsibility for an attack in texas outside of a cartoonist exhibitionf the prophet mohammed. two men were shot dead after shooting outside of the convention hall. it is the first time that is has claimed a role in an attack in the u.s. it is to early to tell if the men were really tied to the jihadist group. we talked to a senior fellow at the foreign research institute. >> i think it is probably an inspired attack. when you look at a direct attack by is or al qaeda, you would see more preparation in terms of content released. for then i think, it was an opportunist to take credit for an attack in the u.s. you have two people taking action against what is basically the same as charlie hebdo. katty: -- >> i think if there was direction there would have been more clues to tip it off. what seems to be the case, when you look at law enforcement pickups on the two characters up to the date, it was several years ago in phoenix with of the simpson person, but not the new person. you have to think, maybe they did not have a lot of communication with the group.

anna: and the islamic state takes a key iraqi city. tell you what a victory means for the militants after the u.s. kills a senior leader in syria. ♪ mark: "countdown hello, welcome to "countdown -- hello, and welcome to "countdown." i am mark barton. manus: and i am manus cranny. anna: a south african finance minister, in just over an hour's time. manus: let's get straight to the markets now and bring you up to speed with everything that has happened overnight. joining us from hong kong for a look at the asian markets yvonne, we have these chinese property prices. run us through these details. yvonne: there were actually some more signs of recovery that we saw in the chinese property market, the second straight month of recovery, and we are seeing a lot of this in terms of the stocks, asian stocks in general really a mixed picture. we did see a little bit of a selloff starting in the morning but now slowly seeing some gains, but again, the chinese property prices looking slightly better. fewer saw home prices decline. it was 47 out of

doesn't mean the islamic state is gaining power? >> no but it does not show well for the iraqi military that we have been trading in day talk about losel back by the end of the year but if they cannot hold hamadi we did 165 airstrike supporting them now you have isis taking over the town that is the capital is says more about the incompetence of the iraqi military and the combat tactics -- effectiveness of vices. lori: is a reflection of the policy? committed is the way we support them on the ground and the fact that quite frankly did not have the fire in their belly they don't trust senior leadership there is many breakdowns in communication between headquarters and the field. we will see what they do. the u.s. military advisers to try to put a smiley face to say it is temporary. we will see what happens but if they can push them out then forget about mosul. lori: to believe the islamic state could take over baghdad? how are they gaining traction? >> i don't think of baghdad that is too far because the closer they get the more dense

the united states. our allies or anyone else for that matter. in iraq, the obama administration backing away from months of promising to degrade and destroy the islamichelpful to our allies including iraq but no longer be responsible for securing the country. >> our strategy is to support the iraqi security forces in doing what we will not do for them. the united states is prepared to train them, to equip them, and to back them on the battlefield with coalition military air power as they take the fight to isil in their own country. the united states is not responsible for securing the security situation inside of iraq. lou: while president obama withdraws american power from region after region around the globe there's barely been time for a vacuum to form. iraq is fully reliant on iran, and indeed dependent upon the iranian backed and led shia militias to battle the islamic state. russia stepping up aggression amassing heavy firepower on the border with ukraine threatening not only ukraine but the baltic states scandinavian countries as it launches large scale military exercises and provokes the united states and our allies with jet fighters and lon

they are still confident they can beat back the islamic state. the limitations of the iraqi security forces trained by the united states. they cannot seem to push back the islamic state where they need to. stephanie: prices of oil rallied off this news. this is not as much as we thought they would have a year ago. elliott: there are other tensions investors are watching right now. there is an aid ship making its way to yemen. this runs the risk of some kind of showdown between two of the biggest oil producers in the world. you've got iraq they are putting pressure on oil prices. stephanie: thank you for joining us this morning and giving us the latest. erik: don draper may have said goodbye last night and we will be sitting down with a real-life don draper next. andrew robertson is a madman. stephanie: he is going to be joining us in just a few minutes. we are talking about how the advertising industry is changing the way it sells us things. we've got to talk about this snickers campaign. ♪ stephanie: spoiler alert: one of the most iconic ads of

since the eruption since sunday night, we saw how the islamic statias -- state was attacking. are not contributing to the attacks. to the opposite these militants are between two fronts, one of which is the islamic state, and the other is hezbollah. >> voting is under way in the u.k. general election in what could be the country's tightest race in year. if neither of two major parties do more that half the seats, they may negotiate between former parties. laurence lee is in westminster with this update. election day in the u.k. for broadcast journalists are something of an out of body experience for weeks and weeks you can pontificate endlessly. from a point in time when the polls open until it shuts, you can't say anything at all, which might be construed as influencing the way the voters vote. it's the same principle as court cases, where the jury hears the evidence. when they retire to consider the verdicts. decide who is right and wrong. you are not allowed to say anything at all. it restrikes broadcast journalists into things like when the polls are open and shut. nothing

lou: good evening everyone the islamic state victorious in repelling an iraqi assault in recapturing the city of ahmadi. the islamic state using the cover of a storm to launch a wave of suicide attacks against the iraqi military and western province. tonight john negroponte joins us to assess the apparent acquiescence to the islamic state in iran. also hillary clinton returning to the scene of her most embarrassing loss to barack obama in 2008. but the embarrassments continue to go on. she is still not answering questions about her growing e-mail and clinton foundation scandals. the question is now whether foundation donations bought the u.s. government favors while she was secretary of state. we will have much more on the clinton foundation relationship with fifa. the justice department charging them with corruption on a global scale. we will take it up with rich lowry. in parts of texas tonight struggling to recover in the aftermath of record flooding. at least 15 people have been killed and more remain the missing tonight. we will have a full report from the hard-hit city of housto