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

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

their big goal is mosul, the islamic state group's main stronghold in the country. but before advancing north, they must regain control of ramadi to cut the militants' supply line from syria. an nhk crew traveled to the scene of the fighting to see what's holding up the operations. nhk world's keiko yamamoto has the story. >> reporter: the accompanied militiamen who have been fighting alongside government forces. >> translator: enemy fighters are still in those woods, beyond our front-line trench. we'll be launching an operation to get the forest back. >> reporter: last month security forces retook this village from the militants. >> translator: we found two or three snipers around here. >> reporter: militants have hidden in this trench. the militia commander says hundreds of the fighters split up into small groups before opening fire on his troops. he says another major threat was improvised explosive devices planted on the side of the road. >> translator: this one was difficult to find. >> reporter: the bucket was turned into a bomb. and so was this. >> translator

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

fingers for their own failure to properly support the iraqi military in the fight against the islamic state group defense secretary ash carter stirred controversy sunday morning by claiming in a television interview that iraqi soldiers had superior numbers but lost the city of ramadi to the islamic state group because they "showed no will to fight." hakim al-zamili, the head of the parliamentary defense and security committee calls carter's comments "unrealistic and baseless." he said the u.s. should bear much of the blame for the fall of ramadi for failure to provide "good equipment, weapons and aerial support" to the soldiers. now he says the u.s. military is somebody else." >> : : "the iraqi forces just showed no will to fight. they were not outnumbered. in fact, they force. and yet, they failed to fight." >> reporter: in the wake of isis advances.some have called for more american forces on the ground in iraq as of right now.there are about personnel training iraqi forces. but they are not near combat defense secretary ash carter is speaking out for the first time since the key town of ramadi

eve: the islamic state group has taken control of all of the agency of palm europe -- of palmyra.overnment planes carried out airstrikes in retaliation. serious ancient city of -- >> syria's city of palmyra in the hands of the islamic state. the jihadists have seized the military airbase can present and intelligence headquarters. >> it was a collapse of a sought' -- of assad's troops. the soldiers were retreating towards the south of palmyra. >> the city holds strategic importance with military installations and gas and oil fields. the jihadists has entered the site of the city's 200- 0-year-old -- 2000 year old ruins that are heritage listed by unesco. authorities have protected some monuments. >> we saved hundreds of beautiful statues under fire by snipers. two workers were injured in the process. now the question is how to protect the cemeteries and other monuments. imagine what would happen if this archaeological site became a battlefield between criminals and defenders. >> i.s. has prided itself on destroying ancient sites that it deems essential. it released -- it deems sinf

and the islamic state group claims the attack against an anti-muslim event there in texas. one of the men shot dead had already been investigated by the fbi. and the relief team in nepal struggles to get aid to survivors of the country's massive earthquake. you will meet a man developing new technology making sure the aid gets to where it needs to go. more on that on the way, but first, to our tops tory. -- top stories. we will start here in france. jean-marie le pen has already been suspended from the national front party and is due to be stripped of his title of honorary chairman. the campaign against him is being led by his daughter and current party leader, marine le pen. she has been trying to distance herself from his radical views to win the french presidency two years from now. reporter: even before the decision was made, jean-marie le pen refused to attend his hearing saying it was undignified and vowed to return to politics. quest will you consider retiring from politics? mr. le pen: no,. reporter: he found himself kicked out of the party he founded 43 years ago a

the united states was trying to destroy iraq. like many iraqis, this commander is convinced the u.s. arms the islamic state group translated ): the expertise is british, the intelligence is jewish and the weapons are american. the islamic state attacks are part of a british plan. >> reporter: some of these men, like ali nasser, fought in syria with the hizbolllah brigades, a group backed by iran. they battled anti-government fighters. when the is group crossed into iraq, the fighters came back here. >> ( translated ): the fighting here is much more intense. >> reporter: the commanders try to prepare them for the skills they believe they will need in their fight to the north including kicking down doors and throwing grenades. they say reports of the shia fighters destroying and looting houses are lies. >> ( translated ): the media says the popular mobilization destroyed that house or set others on fire this is impossible there's nothing like that. but of course if there is gunfire coming from a house of course we will fire on it. >> reporter: the brigade has lost seven fighters. this commander says they included

genie: first, the army in iraq is fighting to take ramadi back from the state islamic group. it is aimed at cutting off the militants and preparing a bid to retake the city. for more on this, let's bring in charles mcdermott. talk about how this operation will work. charles: it was an interesting statement from the iraqi government. they said they would launch the operation, but nothing has started yet. they give interesting details. they said the sunnis will take part, the shia militias will take part, and the iraq he forces, which suffered a big defeat. it is a lot of face-saving for that baghdad government. nothing has happened just yet. genie: you mentioned this face-saving for the iraqi government. tell us more about that. charles: ramadi fell. it is really an embarrassment. troops were reported to have left as they did last year in basel -- in most tool -- in mosul. there were massive waves of car bombs, and they -- the face-saving is not just for baghdad but also for the u.s. because their strategy has not proven to be working. genie: charles, thank you for that. charl

he was a former leader of a precursor of the islamic state group there is a bounty of $7 million for the man. >>> the world's automakers are racing to develop ecofriendly cars. two japanese makers are tying up. ai uchida joins us from the business desk. >> toyota motor has been providing hybrid cars to mazda or technology to mazda. and now executives on both sides say that that relationship is going to deepen. they say they have agreed to cooperate in the medium to long term in a wide range of fields that includes environmental and safety technologies of automobiles. the toyota and mazda presidents made the announcement on wednesday. >> translator: toyota and mazda will compliment each other on products and technologies but leveraging our respective advantages. >> translator: we want to move forward together as we make better cars. >> the automakers will establish a joint committee and discuss what products and technologies they will be working on together. toyota has the technology to build hydrogen powered cars while mazda has fuel efficient engine technologies. the plan is to share

he says sunni muslims opposed to the islamic state group are also joining the operation. the deputy governor spoke to nhk on the phone. >> translator: the militant group placed many soldiers in ramadi. they not only carry out cruel acts including destroying houses but also plant bombs in urban districts and take family members of iraqi military personnel as hostages. they're preparing for attacks by the government troops. we have succeeded in blocking almost all the major supply routes for the militants. this is the first step in isolating them. >> the united nations reports nearly 70,000 people have fled ramadi for baghdad and other city, but over 20,000 displaced people are waiting to cross a bridge over the euphrates river. government officials are taking time to screen them as militants might be mingled with them. the bridge is on the only safe route to baghdad. >> translator: we've suffered a lot. all of our property and animals have been destroyed. we don't know the fate of our family members. >> u.n. officials say they're setting up about 250 tents near the bridge,

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: is the islamic state group behind sunday's shooting in texas? for the first time, the militant group claims responsibility for an attack in america. sorting out what is homegrown and what is ordered from the middle east. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this tuesday, is the food we eat real? consumer worries drive menu makeovers for a dozen big companies. >> woodruff: plus: >> it's not fun thinking about death. >> woodruff: from living wills to hospice care, the cultural and spiritual divides over planning for the end of life. >> in the african american community, to put your loved one in a place like hospice, it was something that you never even thought of. >> ifill: and, two women from different sides of a long and bitter conflict take tourists on atypical tours of the holy land, that include the west bank. >> i think its good we see for ourselves the way people live. >> i'm not sure what i was expecting, but not such a normal place. >> woodruff: those are some of the stories we're co

they're hoping to retake the city from the islamic state group that seized control of this provincial capital sunday. hundreds of civilians were killed when islamic state fighters entered the city and the loss of ramadi was one of the most stunning defeats yet. josh: ramadi falls to islamic state militants. this amateur footage appears to show them abandoning the city. they said in a statement they have taken full control of the capital of anbar province. the iraqi government calls on them to help push back the islamic state fighters. >> we will be a real back on for security forces, an impenetrable fortress for this country. we will support the legitimacy and iraq represented in the government and parliament. josh: they fought the group when they manage to take the sunni majority into crit last month. -- in tikrit. the fall of ramadi is the biggest setback for the government in baghdad since they launched a major operation last summer following the islamist state group sweeping the three in the north. the u.n. is leading aerial attacks on state targets across iraq and syria. on an of

the islamic state groups captured it earlier this month. the white house is now reassuring the prime minister of their commitment to fighting isil following comments that iraqi forces showed no will to fight isis. coming up, we're following new developments in the so-called free range parenting debate in maryland. new action by police for those parents. a terrifying scene caught on camera after a waterspout sent -- flying. children were inside. new safety concerns it is raising. >> to carry the torch. request a look at the district, -- jummy: terrence for maryland, we learned being investigated for neglect after they left their 10 and six-year-old children alone to walk home from parks. the case was dismissed. the family said it was an enormous relief and vindication. three children are recovering after a terrifying accident out of florida beach yesterday. frightening video caught it all. the plane went airborne when a waterspout came ashore. karen takes a look at the scary incident and safety concerns that it is raising. classic terrifying

days after the islamic state group raised their flag over this historic city doubt, a symbol up -- cityadel, a symbol of their stranglehold. >> this morning, there were regime airstrikes. they targeted specifics, which caused the deaths of civilians. reporter: civilians and government troops and loyalists have reportedly been killed in the hundreds by islamic state militants since the city was seized last wednesday. the leader of has below urge support -- hezbollah for what he described as a next essential -- ask essential fight in syria. >> they are responsible for what is happening in iraq and response to bring -- responsible for the slaughter. reporter: militants might try to destroy one of the middle east's most spectacular archaeological sites. >> iraq's prime minister is claiming the city could be retaken within days. he said his country's forces needed more help from international partners. following comments by ashton carter that the iraqi troops lacked the will to fight. reporter: fleeing from the city after it fell to fighters last weekend. this footage of iraqi forces in full

scott: a fight overseas expanding, too, through the rewards for justice program the state department identified four top leaders of the islamic state group offering a collective $20 million for help in finding them. in that online warning, the offer also alleges of the 71 trained soldiers inside the united states, 23 have already signed on for attacks like sunday's. on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. maureen: the family of a rockville man accidently killed in a drone strike supports hostage star. he was held hostage for three years before he died in an al-qaeda compound in january. his family says someone in the government should coordinate efforts to free captured miles per hours. last week, maryland congressman john delany introduced a bill to create a hostage czar on the national security council. a big visitor is stirring up commotion on the delmarva peninsula. scientific research group o-search is tracking a great white shark named mary lee off the coast of maryland's eastern shore. her tracker pinged off the coast of ocean city this afternoon. o-search tweeted a picture of her when she was tagged in 2012. she is estimated to

showed a reporter a bloodstained copy of the pamphlet claiming was possibility on behalf of the islamic state group. tele been also claimed involvement but has previously pledged allegiance to the is group. large groups gathered at the hospital treating the wounded. previous attacks may have been rare but now this tiny sect has been hit hard. >> a five-day day humanitarian cease-fire is on now in human. the halt is meant to bring food and eight after weeks of war. a coalition led by saudi arabia. thomas has more. >> the cease-fire is barely a few hours old but it is already unclear if yemen's war will end. both sides continue their shelling campaigns right through 11:00 p.m. on tuesday. but sides have threatened to resume hostilities if the other breaks the calm. residents are skeptical. >> how long will it last? how will we live after it? if we were in tatters before, what will it be like after the cease-fire? >> the you and is more hopeful the cease-fire will not be stillborn, sending in its newly appointed envoy. >> the purpose of my visit to yemen is to convince everyone that can be no other so

the city but finally withdraw. a group claiming to be islam jake state posted online saying their members gained control of ramadi ramadi. they expanded control of anbar province. government forces had managed to prevent the extremists from advancing into ma rady. i >> u.s.-led forces launched a campaign last august. >> pentagon officials say islamic state militants gained the advantage in ramadi. the officials say u.s.-led coalition will support iraqi forces to take ramadi back. >>> syrian government forces are pushing back islamic state fight frers a unesco world heritage site. the ancient city of palmyra is famous for its 2,000-year-old terples. members of a monitoring group said members seized government buildings. but syrian forces fought back with air raids. fierce clashes continue. more than 200 people from both sides have been killed. the islamic state group has destroyed other world heritage sites in areas it controls. unesco describes palmyra as an irreplaceable treasure. >>> an accidents in hawaii involving a u.s. marine corps aircraft is raising concern in another part of the pacific. one marine died and mor

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: is the islamic state group behind sunday'sg in texas? for the first time, the militant group claims responsibility for an attack in america. sorting out what is homegrown and what is ordered from the middle east. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this tuesday, is the food we eat real? consumer worries drive menu makeovers for a dozen big companies. >> woodruff: plus: >> it's not fun thinking about death. >> woodruff: from living wills to hospice care, the cultural and spiritual divides over planning for the end of life.

it is the biggest defeat for iraq's government and force a major operation following the islamic state group sweeping victories in the north. it is also a major setback for the us-led coalition which is engaged in an aerial campaign against them. >> it will take longer and be less pretty. we have to work with these shia militias which means finding some way to regulate them so the regularly more controllable ones can be worked into the battle plans. otherwise, we have to see this improvisation which raises a lot of fears. reporter: the decision descendent shiite militias could add to sectarian hostility. many of the shiite groups are backed by iran and fighting along the traditional enemy the u.s., creating an unlikely alliance. luke: in other news, in afghanistan, 11 policemen have been jailed for failing to prevent the murder of a woman. they received one year since his for negligence. this after a 27-year-old woman was lynched by a crowd earlier this year. she was beaten to death and her body set on fire after she was accused of blasphemy. there were multiple police officers standing by a

a japanese representative spoke about journalists killed by the islamic state group. >> the group murderedmany journalists. the group with other perpetrators are still walking freely under blue skies. >> he said those responsible for the killings must be brought to justice. the security council resolution calls for the release of all media professionals who have been kidnapped or taken hostage. >>> movie fans in china are catching a release that could be a sign of better relations with japan. they haven't seen movie theaters because the government hasn't given its approve approximately now "stand by me" was a hit last year. the title character is a robotic cat. he showed up at the entrance of a theater in beijing. his chinese fans are thrilled to see him on screen especially as relations with japan have been strained. >> translator: i love japanese movies. i want them to show more. everyone here would be delighted. >> translator: it's a political issue. nothing to do with people like us. all we're doing is showing good films. >> japanese embassy staff say there hasn't bean lease in two yea

and the islamic state group claims the attack against an anti-muslim event there in texas. one of the men shot dead had already been investigated by the fbi. and the relief team in nepal struggles to get

. >>> american leaders are trying out a new strategy in the battle against the islamic state group in syria. ash carter said his nation has begun training fighters for ground combat. analysts say this is part of a broader effort to build a force capable of fighting the militants. >> this program is critical. we expect a second group to begin training in the next few weeks. >> carter says they will provide support to rebel ground troops with ground support and surveillance. he added the fighters are vetted very carefully. the u.s. military aims to train about 5,000 fighters this year. the chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff says he believes the government of bashar al assad is losing momentum against the rebels. u.s.-led coalition air forces have begun launching air attacks against the militants since last august but not been considered fully effective because of the lack of ground troops able to provide assistance. >>> russian authorities are trying to determine who is responsible for the deadly sinking of a trowlor. they charged an official with accepting bribes in return for

. >>> the islamic state group claiming responsibility for the attack at a contest in texas that encouraged the muslim prophet mohamed. one much the man accused of opening fire has been on the f.b.i.'s radar since 2006 charged with lying to a federal agent but never saw jail time. police are still searching the apartment where they lived. the f.b.i. trying to figure out if the men acted alone or in connection with the terror group. >>> testimony continuing today in the sentencing phase of the boston marathon bombing trial. he showed emotion and cried as his aunt sobbed on the witness stand and blew a kiss to his family members on the way out. five of his family members testified on his behalf yesterday. he was convicted last month for his role in the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 260 others. he faces the possibility of the death penalty. >>> today mike hucabee will announce his race for 2016 presidenty. this will be the second round for him. he joins a crowded and diverse field of republican candidates. surgeon ben carson and carlie fiori na made their announcements. some

egypt leading what's being referred to as a jihadist movement which has pledged loyalty to the islamic state group, this is i.s.i.l according to police there. once again saying that six men who have been convicted of carrying out attacks have been handing. it is not immediately clear however where they were executed. we'll get you more information on that story when we have it. moving on to burundi. six security officials have been charged with trying to overthrow pierre nkurunziza. unknown protests against the president's bid for a third term have been going on for weeks. >>> haru mutasa has more. >> reporter: some of those arrested include senior army officials and ssh are being taken away, held for people don't even know how long they will be held, but when they do go to trial their family hope they will get a free and fair trial. they don't know whether they have been tortured. what really is going on and more importantly whether they will get a free and fair trial. people are waiting what's happening next. they know the opposition party will be meeting on monday, pierre nkurunziza will indeed

islamic extremist shot and killed two people in copenhagen. the country, like other european nations, is struggling to stop its citizens from joining the islamic state groupther terrorist organizations in syria. newshour special correspondent malcolm caught up with one devastated mother who is urging the government to do more to stop the tide of extremism. >> right now i'm just looking for more videos to see if i can get any knowledge about my boy. >> reporter: karolina dam's worst fear came true in the cruelest way. an islamic state death notice on facebook alerted to her news that her eighteen-year-old son lukas had been killed in an american airstrike on the syria turkey border. >> i need peace and quiet now. i need to get on. i don't want him dead. i need to know things and i don't know if he's alive. i don't know if he's in jail or if isis has killed him. i don't know anything. you know it's hard. i can't sleep. i wake up. i have nightmares everywhere. >> reporter: lukas had attention deficit disorder and, according to his mother suffered from relatively serious autism. after dabbling in petty crime he was put in a home for vulnerable teenagers. he b

. >> pam: the islamic state group is claiming responsibility forterrorism experts doubt the claim. >> pam: enforcement official tells the ap that authorities had one of the two gunmen killed in a weekend shootout outside a contest featuring caricatures of the prophet previously been convicted of lying to the fbi. he and a second man were killed by officers in garland, texas a dallas suburb. the group islamic state is claiming responsibility, but that's >> reporter: planned to come down here tomorrow to take samples to try to figure out what caused this and have to die out in the ocean and come ashore. and pacifica kron 4 news. >> pam: tonight many bay area law enforcement agencies plan to beat up on the streets looking for drivers who might have had too much to drink on this cinco de by ill. --cinco de mayo. >> pam: and right now. the triple a is offering to tito's service and one went right for you and your car free within to mouth and you now have to be a triple a member. >> pam: caribbean college bound for chapter 11 of the crips and today the move comes in with after the company c

been launched on iraq's biggest province of anbar almost entirely held by militants from the islamic state group. they consider it part of their proclaimed caliphate that wants to rule over all muslims. shiite militias, backed by the central government in baghdad launched a campaign to recapture the western district, including its capital, ramadi. kate moody reports. kate: scrambling to reverse the fall of ramadi, dozens of shiite militia groups, supported by a smaller contingent of groups, push to drive forces from anbar. ramadi was surrounded from three directions. >> we will block the city of ramadi completely. then the iraqi troops will launch a widescale attack to liberate ramadi under the supervision of the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. k: the name given to the operation -- kate: the name given to the operation -- the sectarian codename was unhelpful in the province. iraq's growing sectarian division prompted concern from france. >> there is no military solution without a political solution. we linked the international coalition support to political commitments by the new iraqi g

gwen: as the islamic state group takes new ground, a full blown debate erupts at home are we doing the right thing in iraq? meanwhile congress heads towards vacation with votes on n.s.a. surveillance, transportation spending and trade. >> these free trade deals are no

gwen: as the islamic state group takes new ground, a full blown debate erupts at home are we doing the right thing in iraq? meanwhile congress heads towards vacation with votes on n.s.a. surveillance, transportation spending and trade. >> these free trade deals are not free trade. and the rubber hits the road on the campaign trail. >> i have seed repeatedly i want those e-mails out. gwen: we get a first peek on hillary clinton's e-mail as republicans try to stand out in a crowded field. >> in washington during my brother's time republicans spent too much money. >> i'm probably the most scrutinized american. >> i will not let the patriot act, the most unpatriotic of acts go unchallenged. gwen: the jockying begins in earnest. covering the week yochi dreazen. charles babington congressional and political correspondent for the "associated press." dan balz chief correspondent for "the washington post." and molly ball national political correspondent for "the atlantic." >> award-winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. from our nation's capitol this is "washington week"

contender is also expected to criticize president barack obama's handling of the rise of the islamic state group. excerpts of his speech were released earlier today. previous speeches focused on overhauling social security and lowering taxes on individual and corporations. >>> tomorrow voters in pennsylvania will head to the polls. there are several big races on the primary ballot. >> including the democratic primary for philadelphia's mayor, democratic and republican primaries for state supreme court justice and democratic primaries for superior court and commonwealth court justices. >> we invite to you stay with "action news" and six a abc.com for complete coverage of the pennsylvania primary tomorrow. we will have up to the minute returns and all of the major races, tomorrow night, and the the league of women voters will be staffing a special hot line here, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. and the number is 877-940-6222. >>> and an eagles player took a fan to the prom, their date was shown on this morning in's up owed of rachel ray right here on six abc. >> ♪♪ >> that is hanna dell m

the post barbaric terror group on the planet. it is isis. over the last two years the islamic state his latest project the documentary film maker unveils the secret world of isis. armed only with his camera he goes to the front lines in sear raw even interviewing captured isis soldiers. >> listen as they show nearly zero emotion describing things that post people would find unimaginable. >> you hear everything the same. you are listening and listening and let them talk. that was very very difficult for me very difficult. >> not surprisingly just hearing the word isis strikes fear into hearts all over the globe. but not everyone. kurdish troops were fighting isis on the ground. >> with more than 40 million people the kurds are considered the largest ethnic group without a country. >> they are a progressive society with equal rights for women who fight alongside the men. >> a woman commander told me you make such a fuss about isis. they are not so good soldiers. it is easy for us to kill them. isis is such a big name and within one hour they scared isis away. >> isis fighters believe

>>darya: militants from the islamic state group are now in full control of us and our allies will sites to my right this could provide ices was a launching point for an attack on damascus that the world heritage site for to cause an year-old roman era collins that will destroy the ruined and they have done what many archaeological sites in neighboring iraq happening now ntsb experts are investigating the deadly amtrak train and the roman de looking through close the text messages that were made on the train engineer cell phone and a 50 mi. an hour curb so they're not using his cell phone while there were behind the control criminal charges against him would depend on what the ntsb investigation finds. >>mark: the grand jury indicted douglas use on six charges yesterday to the charges carry up to nine and half years in prison if his schedule appear in federal court today he took off from get is for pennsylvania and arrested at the fixing after landing on the capital was long he told police he wanted to call attention to the influence the tech money in politics. >>mark: he is to court to

the top u.s. regional commander, general lloyd austin, was there. back in ramadi, islamic state- related websites showed video of heavy fighting from the weekend, and the groupit was executing apostates, a reference to captured iraqi troops. joining me now to talk about the battle against the islamic state is retired colonel derek harvey. he's a former special adviser to the commander of u.s. forces in iraq, and now director for the global initiative on civil society and conflict at the university of south florida. and vali nasr, a former state department senior adviser. he's now dean at the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. vali nasr, how significant is the fall of ramadi? >> i think symbolically very significant. ramadi is the capital of anbar. psychologically, it boosts the position of the region, helps the recruitment and suggests that they are far from on their back hill. >> ifill: derek harvey the pentagon spokesman said today not to read too much into. this what do you read into it? >> i think it clearly shows the islamic state is not losing, which means we're not winning, and we need to re-think our approach, how we're resourcin

the governor also criticized the president's handling of the rise of the islamic state group and themerging nuclear deal with iran. it's christie's third speech in the early voting state as he lays the ground work for an expected presidential campaign. >>> dolls with disabilities. >> a new line of toys designed to make kids feel a little less different and a lot more special. london-based manufacturer will add walking canes, glasses, birthmarks and hearing aids to the service by the end of the week. the change is in response to a social media campaign calling for more toy diversity. the toy maker says so far the facial birthmark has been the most requested feature. >> we have part of the area getting much-needed rain yesterday. knocked a lot of the pollen out of the area. today, more much-needed rain. and it was really muggy out there. we're starting to see a bit of a break now. we're tracking thunderstorms and to give you an idea about the memorial day weekend coming up. as we look at the cloudy skies across the area 74 degrees, look at that east wind it got up to 87 in philadelphia

. >> the civil war in syria is showing no signs of ending as various militant groups have joined the fighting. islamic state militants have put wide areas of northern and eastern syria under their control. they've also seized part of the palestinian refugee camp in the suburbs of damascus. local media say the militants continue their offensive around the capital and southern cities on tuesday ppdz the turmoil that began more than four years ago has killed over 220,000 people. about 4 million have fled to jordan turkey and other neighboring countries. >>> members of a japanese medical team have begun operating on severely injured survivors of the earthquake that struck nepal late last month. bahrabise is 75 kilometers from the capital kathmandu. the town's only hospital collapsed in the quake. over 90% of its buildings were damaged. a japanese team has been working at a makeshift base. doctors began carrying out surgery on tuesday. they had received equipment for general anesthesia and tents from japan. one man was waiting for surgery after being transported from a mountain village. his son had heard japanes

many say the worst attack was on a marketplace in a town of al bab under the control of the islamic state group. that attack killed more than 55 people alone. [ sirens ] the. >> scene in aleppo this morning is grim. activists say that government have just dropped barrel bombs. this ambulance is rushing to help survivors. many people are dead, including women and children. >>> many groups fighting in syria is in aleppo, but the province of idlib members door syrian rebels have overiran the area and the field commander are promising more gains. >> these are weapons we never used before. we promise our promise very soon. >> the coalition rebel groups including al nusra front fighters linked to al-qaeda promise to be on on the coast. >> these military vehicles are set to be sent to hama and areas beyond. it's in the province of hama that lies the power base of the west and the north. but on the other side of the country there is a fast-moving battle between kurdish fighters known as the people's protection unit and fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the kurds say they've cleare

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 isis. the loss of ramadi is going to have a psychological blow. >> what about the impact on the islamic state the recruitme

. >>> a prominent lawmakers in iraq says the islamic state group militants have killed at least 25 captivese he says the militants killed the captives on friday. and says the reason behind the kills accident still unknown tonight but the militants want to spread horror to force others to convert to islam. the people killed including men, women, and the elderly, it is believed over thousand will still held at the camp. >>> coming up, quite a site. some 6000 girl scouts walking across the golden state bridge. we'll tell you why they're in the bay area coming up next. >>> all about the warriors. we'll have a complete recap of game one and the giants look to get back on track. while the a's battle rangers. it's a full half hour, sunday night at 9 right after the news. >>> and along at all of this fog out over the ocean. this enmoos cooler weather. we'll have it the next few days. ville the details come -- i'll have the details coming up next. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance wit

a 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

government is fighting back against the islamic state terror group on the new viral battleground..s. terror analysts have watched the videos for news by isis and they have become increasingly sophisticated. the production value has gone up and with it the effectiveness in reaching potential recruits in the u.s.. >> we have this phenomenon in the united states where they can be activated by the internet and really terrorism has gone viral. >> now in a counterattack, the u.s. state department is turning to social media as well. the washington post has chronicled the growth of a youtube account controlled by the u.s. government called think again, turn turn away. another says for those that sign up with the terror group travel is expensive because you don't need a return trip. >>> after months of testimony, the boston marathon bombing trial is winding down. today the defense is expected to call its final witness in the penalty phase of the trial. after that, both sides will give their closing arguments. and then the jury will begin deliberating on whether dzhokhar tsarnaev should spe