for three years the garrison here has wanted isis attempts to cross the river at times it was a close run thing and we don't have sort of given on him from the onset coming up to the roof was very dangerous because of the snipers it was really bad but when the army broke the siege they fell back a month ago it would have been suicide to film up here not anymore. these five star hotel seem better days but thanks to its grandiose design and height acted as something of a fortress here indeed as sort and just to show you how close we are if you have a look through this hole at that hospital well everything behind that is isis is part of the city of the resort across the river they also hold sway this is all their territory that's the euphrates river and across it is isis it's from there that they shelled the city at will. and from there that they launch the occasional raid across the river taking the other bank is key to liberating the city entirely isis still sends fighters and back and forth across the river at night it may take weeks but it is inevitable isis in syria is on its last l

al qaeda and the arabian peninsula, isis. so we can't forget 16 years later, be complacent about the 9/11-style threat. but we're in a new phase, and we've got a lot more to do on that new phase. and that is the hallmark of which is the self radicalized individual, the individual sometimes known as a lone wolf. we can talk about that. or home-grown terrorist. and we've got a lot more to do on that score, because the net that we built, that i described, post 9/11, is not designed for that threat. because those threat actors, san bernardino, orlando, the new york/new jersey plot from last summer, charlottesville. those actors don't come into the net that we built if we don't have contact with international terrorist groups, a shadowy group of hierarchical figures operating from caves in afghanistan. communicating with people here. if that's not the trait, that's the net we built. and we need to construct a new one. how do you understand when -- and see when something goes wrong in somebody's mind, such that they take a machine

links to isis fighters the only thing that is shore is that they have played pro forma isis hilarious links to isis don't go beyond that the proven links at this stage two thirds of the group of children so they won't be found guilty of any crime. that this situation though they're very very uncertain situation we hope that it's resolved fairly quickly we have a report we've spoken to some of the former wives or even widows of suspected fighters in that they've explained what they were doing there in the first place but your there now what are some of the nationalities you're seeing amongst the refugees. sorry what one of the some of the some of the nationalities. so this is a large number of. people here but the rest of it is that makes their. he's from central asia handful of families from europe and. asia is around fourteen to seventeen nationalities represented here all together it's quite a mix of people you have in that one refugee come there in the northern part of iraq i must ask you the wives or widows who were married to fighters who are now i know you're saying that most of

in syria is crumbling while isis is on the retreat fold there will be plenty of brutal battles ahead but this is a turning point by breaking the siege of data stored in the syrian government has won one of its most significant victories during the civil war reportedly isis put up stiff resistance as the syrian military approached the city they sent more than fifty suicide car bombs in order to impede the advancing military units russian air force had to carry out hundreds of air strikes on isis targets there and try. bases as well as bomb making factories weapons factories more than that the russian navy launched a salvo of cruise missiles that isis targets and there is order in order to open up this quarter do into the city sieges be broken but it hasn't yet been lifted isis still surrounds daters or they also hold a number of districts inside the city and it will take a bitter urban battle to clear those and to advance further outside the city nevertheless this is a significant victory that is being celebrated in did a sort both by the defendants and the civilians who have suffered

isis has nothing left to numerous according to the syrian military and the families of isis fighters and diehard supporters have allegedly retreated to the town of my dean they have nowhere else to go in the shrinking caliphate the past is quite a good indication for what they might do in the future everywhere they were whatever the areas where liberated the people who fought for the presence of isis have told us all about how do you people like you when you could not surprising that if they would and there's no way for anyone to predict what they were but. would they be hampered by any norm any reason or any more islet the or the past doesn't indicate that this is the final act the dream of an islamic state has been shattered but even in its death throes it will inevitably claim more lives more guys do you have see from that is or syria. directs parliament has authorized sending troops to kurdish held her cook to take control of the oil fields in that region the move comes in response to the successful kurdish referendum on independence artie's paula sawyer has more tonight the iraq

backed rebels that is not to say it's over or that it will be easy isis has nothing left to lose. according to the syrian military and the families of isis fighters and diehard supporters have allegedly retreated to the town of my dean they have nowhere else to go in the shrinking caliph at the pass is quite a good indication for what they might do in the future everywhere they were whatever these areas were liberated the people who suffered the presence of isis have told us. about how they use people as you wish we could not surprising at all if they would there was no way for anyone to predict to what extent they would do that but. would they be hampered by any norms of any reason or any more i live the past doesn't indicate that this is the final act the dream of an islamic state has been shattered but even in its death throes it will inevitably claim more lives guys do you have. from there is or syria or some other developments in that part of the world russia's defense ministry has confirmed that five al nasra commanders behind the attack on a russian military police unit las

isis fired back as we filmed shells began falling all around. we ran but the syrian batteries kept firing. the city of durham will be liberated in a week of the most and will free some of the suburbs to. the cost will undoubtedly be high it's a challenging battleground from dense urban areas to lush river banks and even trenches. the euphrates is both a blessing and because isis still uses the waterways to move men. and even launch surprise attacks. this bunker is manned during the night. it's because the tower across the river belongs to eisele for three long years captain he bring in the squad has bled and died in the trenches along the euphrates sacrifice not enough to break the long stalemate that's now everything changed now. from day to syria. i'll be right back after this break. in case. this. is. confirmation from washington washington. voters elected is not run this country business equals. must it's not business as usual it's business like it's never been done before. what politicians do such things to. put themselves on the line. to g

where isis inspires, where isis claims responsibility for attacks that ping up by people who were in no way under surveillance or on any of these networks. and act alone, as we saw yesterday, fred. >> all right, thank you so much. >>> president trump will address the united nations general assembly this week. earlier this week, north korea fired another missile over japan. this time, the president had earlier promised fire and fury if the north kept up its provocative actions. and u.n. ambassador says you'll see that in his speech. >> to start off with the speech that the president gives, i think you can see it for yourself. i personally thinks he slaps the right people. he hugs the right people. he comes out with u.s. being very strong in the end. >> all right. we're joined now by rebecca burg, cnn political analyst, at real clear politics, good to see you. >> good to see you, fred. >> so rebecca, the u.s. ambassador to the up says the message she's seen, the speech of president trump, and says it's going to be very strong. is this a message that will be directed likely at north kor

what we do is we kill isis and we have succeeded in that respect. we have done better in eight months of my presidency than the previous eight years against isis. so isis is rapidly disappearing as you know and that's because of our great military. they have been incredible and what they have done with isis and iraq and in syria. do you have a question for the emir? >> all the parties are closing onto their own positions with respect to qatar. where do you see a breakthrough? in this dispute, do you see any indications that this crisis will come to an end? the hope has not ended yet. i would like to affirm that qatar is ready. to meet all the demands that were put, the 13 demands that were presented and is ready to sit at that table to negotiate and discuss with us all everything related to the dispute between those parties. the gulf parties. as you know, we have 13 demands that were presented. and we know that not all of these 13 demands are acceptable. but if we were to sit down together and discuss these 13 demands, and we have indeed accepted th

isis has nothing left to new ones according to the syrian military and the families of isis fighters and diehard supporters have allegedly retreated to the town of my idea and they have nowhere else to go in the shrinking caliph it looked like a good indication for what they might do in the future everywhere they were or whatever the areas where. the people who fought for the presence of isis. holed up on about how they used people i. could not stop writing that if they would have no way for anyone to predict what extent they were. but. would be. by any norm any reason or any more either. but it doesn't indicate that this is the final act the dream about islamic state has been shattered but even in its death throes will inevitably claim more lives as the sea from there is or syria. direction are all about has all the road sending troops to kurdish cook to take control of the oil fields in that region the move comes in response to the successful kurdish referendum on independence or to use paula sawyer as wart on the iraqi parliament has asked the iraqi prime minister betty to send tr

when people like netanyahu get involved especially when isis is being defeated yet isis and other extremist al-qaeda groups were used by western powers regional powers to destroy this region and as soon as we see that those are beginning to collapse those projects now we see another problem potential problem on the horizon where netanyahu and elements within the united states of the deep state of the united states are supporting so again iraq has a constitution the kurds the arabs all of them voted upon it and they have to sort out a lot of them to let me let me go to erbil going he would you want to respond when harman had to say in beirut go ahead. well to be honest again i'm in the you're saying that i'm making progress there but to speak your flues know democracy in the iraqi kurdistan and full democracy in iran this is very interesting i think we should i will i will leave that there but when think i can tell you the there are fanatical yes really we do have a number to the this is ninety two that says ninety two percent of the vote of the people have said yes. the this picture that yo

crumbling while isis is on the retreat fold it will be plenty of brutal battles ahead but this is the turning point by breaking the siege of data the syrian government has won one of its most significant victories during the civil war reportedly isis put up resistance as the syrian military approached the city sent more than fifty suicide car bombs in order to impede the advancing military units russian forces had to carry out hundreds of air strikes on isis targets there intrenchments their bases as well as ball making factories weapons factories more than that the russian navy launched a salvo of cruise missiles that isis targets and in order to open up this color to into the city sieges be broken but it hasn't yet been lifted isis still surrounds datasource they also hold a number of districts inside the city and it will take a big. battle to clear those and to advance further outside the city nevertheless this is a significant victory is being celebrated. both by the defendants and the civilians who have suffered so much during the siege it will take more than one two to describe

will flee or whichever groups that are with isis and the other key thing which members of isis now join the other groups which are affiliated to al qaeda because it wasn't just isis there also a lot of them qaeda affiliated groups which will be in in around the region it's a significant victory for the syrian government because they will now have access to all of the oil fields in the east and link it up to southern syria as well and important for that reason because that would generate a lot of income for the country perhaps for the fight against arsenal that they didn't have before absolutely and also a kind of reinforces the importance of the state you know the syrian arab republic and the syrian arab army so all those people who wrote off the syrian military three four years ago have been proven incorrect again it's important to realize there is or is a very tribal and sunni part of syria they have always supported the government so the siege was there because the local support of the government and not the terrorists that were in the region and now they're being reconnected to the

the coalition shrinking isis. the significant uptick in attacks inspired by isis that we've seen against western interest across the globe in the last year as compared to the number of attacks directed by the isis groups from its headquarters in iraq and syria. finally, the third new threat development i'd point to this year is the resurgens of aviation threats. reaching a level of concern that we in the intelligence community have not faced since al qaeda in the arabian peninsula package plot in 2010. since i spoke with this committee last year, isis has lost a number of senior leaders, been expelled from key cities in iraq and syria and suffered other significant defeats in the heart of its so-called caliphate. as eyes is copies with this loss of territory, the group will look to preserve its capabilities by operating as a covert terrorist organization and insurgency. in some way isis is revuting -- reverting to its roots, in the period we saw in 2004 to 2008 when it operated as an insurgency called al qaeda in

to start with isis losses on the battlefield. isis has lost a number of senior leaders, become expelled from key cities in iraq and syria and suffered significant defeats inh the caliphate. isis is reverting to it roots with tactics we saw in 2004 to 2008 when it operate it as an insurgency called al qaeda in iraq. however, these territorial losses have unfortunately nott translated into a corresponding flux group's ability to inspire attacks. while progress has been made in shrinking the size of the territory isis controls this has not diminish third ability to inspire attacks beyond the conflict zone. the attacks have taken place ini places like united kingdom, other countries in europe, high lighting the diffuse nature off the role in threat. the number of threats -- around the globe, it tells us the isis ability to reef globally is largely intact. this uptick in inspired attacks is in contrast to the pattern of western attacks credibilitied and enabled by the group's headquarters in syria we saw in 2015 and 2016. all of this

isis claimed responsibility. it was the fifth major terror attack in britain this year, and the threat level was raised to critical, meaning another attack may be imminent, and british troops will be taking to the streets of london. charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: on a packed subway train at the height of rush hour, a homemade bomb, a bucket in a freezer bag, burst into flames. panicked commuters describe a wall of fire and a flash. this man described seeing one woman on the ground. >> like her legs were scraped off. there was blood, like, i mean, she had burn marks, her head-- like, you could see maybe she was on the floor. there was sand-- like, she just looked a complete mess. >> reporter: peter crowley showed where the flames seared his scalp. >> i heard a large bang from the doors on the other side of the tube train, and then this fireball above my head came, singed all my hair. >> reporter: it could have been worse. the detonator exploded but failed to ignite the main charge. it contained screws for

always a track two for isis policy and exportation of jihad. in their marketing they are a global and apocalyptic organization but the way they want to drive that point home is blood and carnage on the streets of major european capitols. >> michael weiss, thank you so much. >> sure. >>> in syria, both russia and coalition forces converged on the former isis stronghold. several fighters belonging to the syrian democrat irforces were wounded and no one from the coalition forces were hurt. >>> the u.s.-led ko lcocok coal russia groups are fighting rebel groups in syria. >>> president trump will address the u.n. for the first time since calling it an underperformer and several other things. what the president plans to tackle as world leaders gather in new york. >>> also, an alabama senate showdown. president trump and his former chief of staff, steve bannon, are backing opposing candidates. ♪ hey hun, huh! we gotta go. come on. ♪ ♪ "grandma! grandpa!" ♪ lilly, look how tall you are. how are you? i love you. look! you brought it. lilly. no!

isis fired back as we filmed shells began falling all around. we ran but the syrian batteries kept firing. will be liberated in a week at the most and will free some of the suburbs to. the cost will undoubtedly be high it's a challenging battleground from dense urban areas to lush river banks and even trenches. the euphrates is both a blessing and because isis still uses the waterways to move men and alms and even launch surprise attacks. this bunker is manned during the night. because the tower across the river belongs to eisele for three long years kept the need for him squad has bled and died in the trenches along the euphrates their sacrifice not enough to break the long stalemate but now everything's changed now they're winning more i. see from the resort of syria. moving to france where protests taking place in the capital against the money. spending in public sectors and cut taxes for the wealthy after unveiling his first annual budget president mccraw was being dubbed by some the hero of the rich our correspondent charles the reports. th

isis has nothing left to lose according to the syrian military and the families of isis fighters and diehard supporters have allegedly retreated to the town of my idea and they have nowhere else to go in the shrinking caliph at the pass is quite a good indication for what they might do in the future everywhere they were whatever the areas where liberated the people who suffered the presence of isis have told us. about how they use people as human shields so it's not surprising that if they would and there was no way for anyone to predict what the extent they would do that but. would they be hampered by any norms of any reason or any more i'll let the or the past doesn't indicate that this is the final act the dream of an islamic state has been shattered but even in its death throes it will inevitably claim more lives more at guys do you have see from that as sort of syria. meanwhile russian strategic bombers have carried out strikes on isilon delos for positions in the syrian provinces of deir ez-zor and it lip the defense ministry said all targets were located outside residential ar

up to 900 isis fighters in rackia. in iraq the operation to plib rate one of the last pockets that isis controls in iraq. as if the pentagon doesn't have enough to keep it'ses on, russia test fired an intercontinental ballistic miss will a 7,500 mile range capable of hitting any city in the united states. pentagon officials say the u.s. was warned about the test launch in accordance a with long-standing treatmenties. russia has been using syria for testing. that has the pentagon concerned. >> shepard: thank you. our next guest is the commander of the air war against the islamic state, lieutenant jeffrey cobra harigian has directed some of the biggest events in the fighting including the nine-month fight for the city of mosul. this photo from mosul yesterday. much of that city is devastated from the fighting. the general is an air force fighter pilot with more than 30 years experience. he flies over iraq and syria now, this shot from june as he refueled during a rishgs. the general is also a purple heart recipient n1996

of military force against isis and associated forces. the moment before us now falls far, far short of that process. beginning in 2001, 2001, aumf's without simultaneously passing a new operation, would be immature and irresponsible for national security andinhibit our democracy building efforts abroad. as we speak, we have troops deployed overseas engaged in the fighting against ice tis, al qaeda, the taliban and other extremist organizations. with the existing eumf's. this body considers taking any action that would put our currently deployed service members at risk. it's also important to recognize, stopping this amendment and both our enemies, and a signal to the u.s. armed forces in afghanistan and iraq and elsewhere, that they longer support their mission and sacrifice. we cannot send that message because it's not true. in closing, i agree with with those supporting this amendment that the time has come to renew authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terrorism. this amendment, rather than repeal the

isis has nothing left to lose according to the syrian military and the families of isis fighters and diehard supporters have allegedly retreated to the town of my idea and they have nowhere else to go in the shrinking caliph it looks like a good indication of what they might do in the future everywhere they were or whatever of these areas where the. liberate the people who suffered the president. have told us. about how you. could not stop driving at all if they would and there was no way for anyone to predict to what extent they would do that but. it would be hampered by any enormous of any reason or any more i live the past doesn't indicate that this is the final act the dream of an islamic state has been shattered but even in its death throes it will inevitably claim more lives. from there is sort of syria. i saw loses ground not only in syria but also in iraq as well the fate of the families of foreign ministers so it's a question we ask what should happen to the wives of vice all terrorists that's later in the program. the syria updates for you five for a commander's behind an a

not quite but i do believe that sure isis will start to move under a more global framework it will have less of an ability to drive large population movements within syria or iraq that matter largely this is because. the syrian government and with it with the russian support. ramped up their capabilities at the same time that he is essentially being cut off from supporting diet and from and some of the other groups so. we're basically saying a lot of factors which will inhibit de sion the future but it will cause them to lash out on the international scene as we've been saying it over the last few months anyway and the next thing they know they'll be focusing on how to minimize the public relations. calamity of losing the next fun which will be rucka and from the syrian government's point of view there will be an attempt now as he should think to start to seek reconciliation among the population that's going to be difficult as long as the united states remains in syria yes and you touched on a point i was going to bring up today about i still have to agree paying elsewhere maybe in a br

>> reporter: he's important to isis but the u.s. commanders tell us that it will not be a big deal changer if they get him. there is still a good deal of concern, of course, about isis's ability to inspire attackers around the world, and we have seen them do that in europe and so many other places, wolf. >> as you report, $25 million reward by the u.s. government for the capture or killing of baghdadi. barbara starr, thank you very much. >>> an important programming note for our viewers here in the united states and around the world. please join cnn's will ripley for an exclusive journey to north korea exploring places you have never seen before. it's called "secret state, inside north korea." it airs tomorrow night, 10:00 p.m. eastern only here on cnn. and developing now, conflicting accounts about whether the president and the democrat -- the democratic leadership struck a deal over the fate of the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers and the president's base exploding over it. new details just emerging. >>> plus, the white house under fire fo

rounded isis track of who's the former capital of isis the fighting isn't over yet they're being pulled out and sent over to dinners or provence which is stretched because the russians say they've detected new clashes between the u.s. backed s.d.f. syrian democratic sources and the fighters now in a separate incident i rushed in military planes when it was caught in a terror ambush in a day escalation ably a province what do you know about that certainly several days ago rebels led by al qaida knew that a dominant. opponent they attacked the syrian military on the twenty kilometer white front during that sixteen kilometers into government held territory and surrounded a unit of russian military police monitor on the ground mortars ring a ceasefire this deescalation set up in the area they surrounded them and what was a battle several hours long during which the russian military police units beat back the jihad they withdrew without any serious losses but since then the russians of voice suspicion that their location and coordinates were given to the rebels by the united states which was

isis has nothing left to nukes according to the syrian military and the families of isis fighters and diehard supporters have allegedly retreated to the town of my they have nowhere else to go in the shrinking caliphate the past is quite a good indication for what they might do in the future everywhere they were whatever the areas where. the people who fought for the presence of isis have told us all about how you people. could not feel frightened of if they would and there's no way for anyone to predict what time they would do that but. would they be hampered by any norms of any reason or any more on that they are the past doesn't indicate that this is the final act the dream of an islamic state has been shattered but even in its death throes it will inevitably claim more lives guys do you have. from dead is on syria. california has some of the lowest vacancy rates in the country the high cost to real estate and sky high rents keep turnover rates low however landlords and downtown los angeles are facing the opposite problem they can see rates in the newly developed area are the highe

more than 6 million people have been freed from isis control. analysts say this audio message may only intensify the coalition's hunt for abu bakr al baghdadi, that intelligence agents are likely combing through the audio for me clues to his whereabouts. if they could successfully target him, it could put isis even more on the ropes. one expert told us of a possible replacement for baghdadi, quote, all the usual suspects have been killed. >>> we have some breaking news next. health secretary tom price forced to resign over a private jet scandal. do other cabinet secretaries who use private planes have their jobs on the line tonight? a trip back to the dthe doctor's office, mean just for a shot. but why go back there, when you can stay home... ...with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection. neulasta helps reduce infection risk by boosting your white blood cell count, which strengthens your immune system. in a key study, neulasta reduced the risk of infection from 17% to 1%... ...a 94% decrease. applied the day of ch

isis has claimed responsibility. it is the country's fifth terrorist attack this year, including a london bridge van attack and the suicide bombing outside a concert at a manchester arena. organizers billed today's gathering on the washington, d.c., mall as the "mother of all rallies" in support of president donald trump. about 500 trump supporters turned out for speeches and a concert. they said their purpose was to defend american culture and values. across from the white house, a smaller group of anti-trump demonstrators called on mr. trump to take a harder line on russian meddling in the election last year. in a direct challenge to the trump administration, california's democrat-controlled legislature early this morning approved a "sanctuary state" bill. it would strictly limit how much state and local police in all cities can cooperate with federal immigration agents. governor jerry brown has said he'll sign it, but the governor has not said if he'll sign the bill to move up california's presidential primary fro

campaign to free eastern syria of isis they've swept through enormous desert areas in each case they have out fought and they have outmaneuvered the isis forces and they have finally broken through as you know. i will tell you two years ago i suspected that the year i was or would eventually fall to isis it was totally isolated and through the the magnificent heroism of the general. is already knowing. he he warded off at least two hundred maybe three hundred four hundred attacks by isis it was one of the most heroic defenses of an outpost in all history it may go down in the united nations actually record certain magnificent acts of heroism and this may have been one of those but it puts syria in a posture where they they were in a race against against the u.s. backed coalition. the coalition was trying to seize rocka the for syria could seized heroes or syria has won that battle and. it speaks well for the future of reuniting syria and re-establishing the entire borders of syria i would hope including the go on heights i would hope that we could eventually have talks that would res

isis fired back as we filmed shells began falling all around. we ran but the syrian batteries kept firing. will be liberated in a week at the most and will free some of the suburbs to. the cost will undoubtedly be high it's a challenging battleground from dense urban areas to lush river banks and even trenches. the euphrates is both a blessing and a curse isis still uses the waterways to move men and alms and even launch surprise attacks. this bunker is manned during the night. it's because the tower across the river belongs to eisele for three long years captain ybor him squad has bled and died in the trenches along the euphrates their sacrifice is not enough to break the long stalemate but now everything's changed now they're winning more i. see from their resort of syria. and after three years of terrorist siege many people in their heads or in desperate need of medical help right now. this is the only hospital in the city that still working and as you can see it's riddled with bullet holes and shrapnel right now it's only got seven doctors w

brutally targeted by isis fighters three years ago. isis massacred many of the yazidi men and took nearly 7,000 women and girls as sex slaves. german trauma specialist has interviewed more than 1400 survivors. >> they have nightmares. they have fear. they could not sleep. they have no concentration. they're still awake and awaiting. >> reporter: when he first met this woman in 2015, she was living in a camp in northern iraq, broken and ashamed. this is not her real name says she was repeatedly raped, beaten, and drugged by isis militants for nearly a year. how are you? this month, we found her at a shelter for yazidi survivors in germany. do you think you're better? i'm doing much better she told me. the doctor has fought to bring her and many other survivors here. they're given a safe place to live and treatment for body and mind. >> they are stronger, they will fight to survive, and hopefully with our support, they will continue this. >> reporter: the healing process is long and difficult. >> i know victims of the holocaust looked li

type moments and at the same time paying people who were in effect being taxed by isis so they chose the first moment that they had when they controlled older own territory where the federal iraqi government would not be in a strong position to attack them to house the referendum which in their view wispa spoked and their referendum was intended quite deliberately as a vote on the failure of the constitution of iraq to be dissolved they've not declared independence they're open to negotiation with baghdad over borders over citizenship over assets and liabilities and if you're sure that all of their neighbors turkey iraq syria and iran that they have no territorial claims on their neighbors they won't be embarking on a project of a greater kurdistan they're not a national security threat to turkey or iran the only country with which they have to negotiate a border is iraq well dr leader we have to take a very short break now but we'll be back in just a few moments statement. right now we're in. the whole scene over. these very special so. i could introduce you eat it is. most drug. sy