capture is monica state's last major stronghold in iraq. i.s. invaded mosul and hasas occupied i it ever since. up to one million civilians may front linesas the move ever closer to their homes. so what does this battle mean for the people of mosul itself, and for the region as a whole? that's what we will be talking about with three people who are following events there very closely. it is a pleasure to welcome amir musawy, an iraqi journalist based in berlin. he says a military victory over i.s. in mosul means the possibility of a fresh start for iraq. daniel gerlach is the founder and editor in chief of "zen ith," a magazine about the islamic world, and he says that whoever wants to conquer mosul should rumor -- renumber how it fell into i.s. hands in the first place, through political failure. finally, a pleasure to welcome alan posener, a political commentator for the berlin daily die welt. he believes i.s. will soon be history, but what happens next? if the west leaves the region to itself, sunni rage will create an even more brutal successor. amir musawy, as i hear it you wil

violent that has evolved. and you mention some of the causes; the u.s. invasion of iraq, for example. you mention the failure of arab states, particularly after the arab uprisings, the fraying of state institutions, the economic collapse of arab states. and so -- and you also mention something that i think is very interesting is, is how isis is able to provide services for sunni populations in the same way that the muslim brotherhood did in egypt. and so i was wondering just if we can delve into the first chapter so you can explain to the audience how would you prioritize these factors. so what would you say is the most compelling factor as opposed to other ones that i've just sort of listed, if you can sort of walk us through how you would rank these different conditions and factors that led to the rise of isis. >> guest: thank you for hosting me, i'm delighted. i mean, first of all, there's nothing mysterious about the rise of isis. we know it's drivers, we know the most important factors behind its spectacular surge. we know its world view, its ideology, its motivation, its recruitment

post-cold war american policies towards china, , bosnia,omalia, haiti kosovo, afghanistan, iraq, and the wider arab world. none of these places of the american government start out intending to engage in a mission of transformation. but that is where the united states ended up in every single case. in these cases are the subject of mission failure. you can see from this list of this book is at least in one important sense and exercise in what academics call revisionist history. revisionist history takes exception to interpretations that are widely accepted. and here, the interpretation to which i take exception is the common and not unreasonable belief that the terrorist attacks on new york and washington, d.c. of september 11, 2001 marked a major important watershed and turning point in the history of american foreign-policy. now, it is true that those attacks were mightily consequential. they did have a powerful impact on the united states. those attacks, the united states engaged in three wars that it would not have otherwise fought. the war on terror, the war in afghanistan, and

game. at least the wind will be light. to iraq, where the prime minister says the battle to retake the northern city of mosul from isis is going "more quickly than we thought."matt bradley reports from iraq. well it's still not clear exactly when the iraqi penetrating into mosul itself and again this is iraq's second largest city and this is iraq.reports from light. wind will be light. to iraq, where the prime minister says the battle to retake the northern city of mosul from isis is going "more quickly than we thought."matt bradley reports from iraq. well it's still not clear exactly when the iraqi security forces are gonna be and again this is iraq's second largest city and this is really the super bowl of battles when it comes to islamic state being fought here in iraq.but we do know that this battle is going a pace.we've seen some advances yesterday and the day before and they're likely to be quite a bit of action today.the plan today is for the kurdish peshmerga to probably take some christian villages to the north and northeast and a little bit to the east of mosul as they pr

>>> hello. i'm wolf blitzer. 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 8:00 p.m. in mosul, iraq. wherever you're watching from around the world thanks very much for joining us. following two major breaking stories this hour. a decisive moment in the fight against isis, and moving towards a decisive day in an ugly and very bitter presidential race here in the united states. in iraq, the battle is underway to recapture the city of mosul from isis. the coalition leading the battle is made up of mostly iraqi troops and peshmerga fighters backed by u.s. air power. iraq's military has inflicted heavy losses on isis fighters. including embedded journalists reporting explosions and heavy gunfire. this could take weeks maybe even months. it's iraq's second-largest city. the last wee maremaining isis stronghold in the country. us defense secretary ash carter calls it a decisive moment to defeat the terror group. take you live to the front lines of the battle this hour. >>> the other big story we're following right now, presidential politics here in the united states. less than 22 days and counting

international coalition. iraqi army units, kurdish fighters and militia have -- reporter: iraq's kurdish fighters heaven waiting for this. -- have been waiting for this. >> soon we will be together in mosul and we will raise the flag of triumph in their no place for the islamic state group among us in among the true iraqi families. we came to rescue you from terrorism. all attempts to delay to free mosul failed -- reporter: it's been two years. iraq forces have already german -- already driven them out. if now they can also sees the terrorist militias last major stronghold in the country, it would be a major success. kurdish fighters gain control of several villages in the first few hours of the operation. >> our morale is high. we were able to repel them when they were strong and now they are very weak. they are nothing compared to us. peshmerga morale is very high as the fight against a group against humanity. we are the defenders of humanity, human rights and religion. we will like them out. -- wipe them out. reporter: but the u.n. warns the offensive could cross -- could cause the bi

that he is sending 600 more soldiers to iraq to help take back most. -- mosel. ♪ is saturday, october 1 2016, welcome to "washington journal." utah presidential politics this -- if you talk presidential politics this weekend, a new poll saying presidential discussion among friends has ended 7% friendships and 70% of the people say it has brought out the worst in people. -- has thismpaign campaign brought out the worst in people? republicans, call 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. independence, 202-748-8002. is --d party, that number green party, libertarian party, 202-748-8003. @cspanwj.tweet and paul from monmouth -- arsity in new jersey poll from monmouth university, this one coming on wednesday saying 2016 brought out the worst in people, more than two voters in three voters say the race has brought out the worst in people and they disapprove of the campaign's harsh rhetoric. dissatisfaction rather than anger is the work to best characterize feelings of voters about the federal government. the results show the opinion on terrorism has not changed much. even after the recent bo

around that. we burned through $7 billion in a few weeks in iraq for years, and i was there to watch it. so i think that there's a way we can do this, but i realize it's hard to persuade people because this is a very, very good question. thank you. >> ms. davis? >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you all for being here and increasing our understanding. in light of the discussion right now, where would you suggest that resources really be focused and directed in a way that perhaps you don't see them being directed today, and could you include without any additional authorities that you think are required to continue this battle essentially? mr. jeffries, you were going in that direction if you want to focus on that. >> bearing in mind -- >> understanding that, but where should they be that they're maybe not being? >> i'm skeptical about working to change the mind-set in the region about terrorism, about extremis extremist philosophies and such. it doesn't hurt to try because it could be wrong and it doesn't take a lot of money. that is one place where we're putting a lot of atten

through a once-in-a-century convulgence. >> on the ground in saudi arabia, turkey, iraq, and syria. >> the strategic consequences of the war in syria are becoming almost unsustainable. >> inside a white house reluctant to send americans back to war. >> the congress would have never gone along with that. the american public would have run away. >> and struggling to manage conflicted allies. >> the saudis in essence are telling the president, "we've had enough. we don't believe in your coalition." >> they have their own priorities. they think that this white house is naive. >> shot and reported over the course of two-and-a-half years. >> smith: what's the situation there? >> russian and syrian warplanes... >> smith: so this whole idea of a coalition is a myth. >> you're not going to get the buy-in of the region when you don't have any solution for the day after you destroy isis. >> this is the story of escalating global tensions, enemies and allies, and the ultimate cost of america's war on isis. >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.

for him. in february 2003, the united states is getting ready to invade iraq. were trying to make our case to the un and other people around the world as to why we want toy do this. one is a weapons this. one is a weapons of mass destruction, the other was the' possibility that al qaeda could collaborate with this terrible iraqi dictator saddam hussein if there's some sort of collusion between the two they could be more dangerous. this is is theu. pitch we make to the un. if mr. powell is making this speech to the seaside is the prime example of the problem but our friend zarqawi. so just based on circumstantial evidence he seems to be the right guy, he's in iraq at the time, living in the border area between iraq and iran. he's had contact with al qaeda in the past and we've seen a perfect a poster child for thepr problem that the u.s. is describing. so this is the case that is me. it turns out entirely untrue there's no truth to the connection to al qaeda. he wasn't in al qaeda or working with saddam hussein's government. that one poster made him a celebrity overnight. suddenly he i

, the iraq he army has teamed up with tens of thousands of kurdish fighters to oust the islamic state group. around 5000 isis fighters remain in mosul and they are put up to -- expected to put up a fierce resistance. >> with the first light of dawn, troopsurdish peshmerga advanced toward mosul. islamic state has placed booby-traps on the roads surrounding the city. >> i have joined my brothers, the peshmerga, to take revenge for the death of my father, who was killed by the so-called islamic state group. the operation will go on until we achieve our objective. recaptured three villages under control of the jihadists. >> the offensive has been under preparation for months. for now, fighting is concentrated in the villages surrounding the city. while the international coalition offers support from the sky, kurdish forces and the iraqi army are circling mosul with ground troops. >> this is the first time that the blood of the peshmerga forces and iraqi army are being mixed and shared on the data field against this terrorist organization. we hope this will be a good start for a better rel

are responding to the hardest- hitting moments. then, in iraq, militia groups on the front lines have become an important element in the fight against isis, but at what cost? >> they have this ability to carry out these abuses, to carry out these revenge attacks, with complete impunity. >> woodruff: plus, florida's battle against zika. how the mysterious disease is gaining on the state and causing a stir in affected neighborhoods. >> it's scary, and when you're scared, especially when you're scared for your unborn child, and especially when it's your first child, you try and focus on what you can control. and there's only a few things that you can. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> xq institute. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> supported by the rockefeller foundation. prom

beautiful day the week? iraq's prime minister has announced the start of a mission to take back iraq's second largest city, mosul and free more than one iraq's prime minister has announced the start of a mission to take back iraq's second largest city, mosul and free more than one million residents from isis. mosul is the largest city under in iraq. u-s military leaders estimate there are up to 5- thousand isis fighters in mosul. and the top anti-isis general in iraq says the battle will be a hard fight but iraqi forces are ready. iraq's military says it has already had success in inflicting "heavy losses of life and equipment" on isis. the presidential candidates are just days away from their third and final wednesday. today donald trump is going all in on his theory that the election is rigged. at his rallies and in tweets, the g-o-p nominee has been making those allegations. trump has events tonight, while hillary clinton is not campaigning today. their running mates weighed in on trump's charges. ""it's an insult to american voters and it's an insult to county registrars to say tha

over thousands of soldiers from california, ordered to repay bonuses from the iraq and afghanistan wars. congress is launching an investigation amid bipartisan outcry. the government is also examining when this happened in other states. and for the first time, we're hearing from both the white house and the secretary of defense speaking out on the controversy. nbc's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: the pay back enlistment bonuses sparking fury online. it's a disgrace the way we treat our heroes. i'm disgusted by this action. outrageous treatment of vets. iraq and afghanistan veterans of america starting a petition, calling on the defense department to forgive this error, building support with the hash tag, pay them back. >> if our government can bail out banks and so many other folks that have done wrong, it seems mind-boggling that they can't bail out some service members who put their life on the line in defense of this country. >> they needed my skills. >> reporter: robert dr for a second tour in iraq. >> we did our duty, and now they're slapping us in the face for it. >> re

. launching air strikes. the iraq kips moving closer to mos mosul. and martha raddatz revealing the new horror playing out in that city. >>> inside the deadly bus crash. at least 13 people dead. they revealed. >>> and the eye-opening new headline tonight involving babies. and where they should sleep in their first year. it surprised many. >>> good evening. and it's great to start another week with you. and we begin tonight with that urgent manhunt right now, a suspect accused of killing two, and then leaving a trail of violence. attacking many, including those two police officers. overnight, police responding to reports of shots fired. and then, the suspect putting his escape live on facebook, with his own words of warning. tonight, authorities are now telling the public he is armed and dangerous. and abc's jim avila from oklahoma. >> reporter: armed and dangerous, wounded and live on facebook. >> let me tell you, it hurts. >> reporter: 38-year-old michael vance, suspected of shooting two police officers outside of oklahoma city, wounding them both, then taking their truck. shots to the

deployed overseas now we 15,000. these are very -- >> iraq has been over run by isis. because hillary clinton -- >> if you want to -- -- hillary clinton -- >> failed to renegotiate a status of forces agreement. >> that is inject gentlemen -- we removed up a of our -- and ice -- >> i'd like to move on to the -- but i'd like to correct -- governor -- president bush said we would leave iraq at the end of 2011. elaine, iraq didn't want our troops to stay. they wouldn't give us the protection for our troops. guess what, if a nation where our troops are serving does not

important if we're going to be talking about establishing long-term stability in iraq. what does that mean? long-term stability in iraq means that organizations like isis will not be able to exploit the divisions that exist here and then reemerge once again. >> incredibly important point, arwa. stay with me. it is the top of the hour. i'm poppy harlow. i want to welcome my viewers here in the united states and around the world. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we begin with breaking news. we are following out of iraq tonight. it is 2:00 in the morning in mosul, iraq, and that's where we're focused at this hour. the offensive to liberate mosul from isis control is now underway. that word from iraq's prime minister, al abadi, in a televised statement moments ago. to give you a sense of the importance of mosul in the fight, mosul has been in isis hands for the last two years. it is the terror group's last stronghold within iraq. militia group and iraqi forces have been signaling a move to retake this city for days now. this was imminent. our ben wedeman is near mosul. arwa damon,

. first to iraq, the battle to retake that nation's second largest city from isis. the iraqi military now advancesing on a town just north of mosul. this is believed to be the closest that security forces have gotten to that city. within the past hour, we've learned that the military has launched a large scale offensive to retake the city of qaraqosh. that is about nine miles to the east of mosul. so far, they have killed at least 50 militants and have raised st iraqi flag. the u.s. secretary of defense, ash carter, is also in baghdad for a surprise visit and getting an update about the battles that are taking place. we get the latest this hour from cnn's arwa damon live in iraq following the story. good to have you with us. what can you tell us about these new pushes by the iraq-led forces? >> well, it certainly is bringing them closer to, of course, what is going to be the main and most difficult battlefield, iraq's second largest city of mosul. and they have been encountering the closer they've been getting to the city itself on the different.fronts an even stronger resistance from isi

intense battle but quicker than expected. iraq's prime minister is expecting confidence in the fight to retake mosul from isis. >> reporte when iraq security forces will be penetrating into mosul itself. again, this is iraq's second largest city and it is the superbowl of battles when it comes to islamic state being fought in iraq. we know that the battle is going apace. we have seen advances yesterday and the day before and they're likely to be quite a bit of action today. the plan today is for the and northeast and a little bit from mosul as they press further into the city itself. iraq security forces have added to the battle. counter terrorism units. these were trained in the united states and are prepared to up the fight. these will be the people moving into mosul itself and bringing fight to the heart of isis in mosul, iraq's second largest city. the barrier will be civilians. there are 1.2 million civilians left in mosul and there is concern that be used them as human shields. >>> it's not uncommon for firefighters to save lives. firefighters in portland saved more people than th

knife, they will be arrested. jenna: forces in iraq preparing a long way of defensive to take mosul from isis. the last major stronghold in iraq and would be major blow to the group's -- holding territory right now. all this comes on a new documentary of the rise of terror group. premiers on pbs tonight. here is a small clip. >> i have been covering the middle east for 15 years for the last few i have followed isis closely. earlier this year, i was in northern iraq headed toward the front line. >> this will take you to mosul.

portion of iraq. there were approximately 90 iraqi bank branches and almost immediately we were working with the iraqis to ensure those bank branches were cut off from their headquarters in -- almost entirely in baghdad, maybe there were a couple that had headquarters in erbil as well. but the goal were to make sure those branches were cut off from their headquarters in baghdad. in so doing, it cuts them off from the financial system as a whole because none of those banks have the ability to conduct international transactions outside of going through their headquarters. there was one that did have that ability and the iraqis immediately forced that bank to move its headquarters to baghdad so what then became a branch, they did not have the ability to conduct international transactions. so you never say never, you never say something isn't a risk or threat anymore but that's not where i think the focus of our attention should be, i think those bank branches are -- to the extent that you can trust in anything, those bank branchs are in a good place right now, where i think the bigger conc

iraq's second city back from the islamic state group. the fight against the eye of continues in syria through the european union foreign ministers are talking about whether to extend sanctions against the syrian regime. the e.u. says sanctions against russia are not on the table. two doesn't unaccompanied minors -- two dozen unaccompanied minors are the first children to be transported from the camp known as "the jungle." and the unexpected fallout from britain's decision to leave the e.u. london is encouraging young people to work on british farms. more trouble for francois hollande. we will have all of the details on his controversial closing of parts of a factory and a new tell-all book on the french president. that is coming up. first, our top stories live from paris. genie: welcome, everyone. out of mosul, tens of thousands of forces are fighting to liberate what is now the last isis stronghold in iraq. mosul is the second biggest city in iraq and home to one million civilians. its recapture would be the biggest blow to the islamic state since the group swept across iraq in

conflicts, think iraq. most recently and ongoing, think of the push for the us to go deeper into syria and the endless conflicts, never-ending wars and covert actions in which the us has been involved since the end of world war ii. how does this happen and how in the world can anyone suggest the us military is under-sized and underfunded when we outspend the rest of the world, together we spend more than the rest of the world combined on military and national defense. let's start by looking at the vested interest leading to wars and interventions. president eisenhower named two of the elements that are part of this machine. what he said you can see again, this is the great quote, in the councils of government we must guard against influence, soft or unsought by the military-industrial complex, potential for the disastrous rise will persist. two element with eisenhower, the beltway bandits, defense contractors as they are known. jim mccartney covered that speech. the chicago daily news, making washington explained in detail what eisenhower was talking about. for example, $20 billion tug

hampshire. >>> turning overseas now, where the fierce fighting in iraq is edging closer to mosul, the target of a u.s.-backed offensive against isis. as the operation marches forward, iraqi forces have liberated a christian town that has suffered rule. our richard engel is on the front lines inside iraq. >> reporter: iraq's elite counterterrorism troops, trained by the u.s., are at the tip of the spear in the fight against isis. we join their commander, major general maan al saadi for a tour of their front line positions from a rooftop in the village of bartella, the general barked orders at his lieutenants. down below, tank and machine gunfire from the iraqi forces, was answered with mortar rounds from isis the enemy has had two years to dig in for this battle. but general saadi has an advantage. american air power. isis is losing ground, fast. iraqi forces backed up by u.s. air strikes have been blasting their way through village after village, leaving a wake of destruction. so far, the vast majority of these villages have been empty, the civilians having escaped isis long ago. as s

sent us this report. reporter: a dual -- in iraq he army continued its jordan -- continued his journey north. we joined one of the last convoys to leave baghdad. we powered column after column of armored vehicles, on their way to join the battle. leaving behind the devastation caused by the enemies so-called islamic state, and the bomb damage from us-led airstrikes. the hardest fight is still to come. the 12 hour journey ended here. just south of mozilla, the last major stronghold in iraq. >> we have summed up our forces here. we are ready to liberate basel. -- ready tomose a liberate mosul. m in a few who can have fled areas already controlled by the extremists. these families setting up homes. they walked for days to escape the clutches, many barely old enough to understand the conflict they have been caught up in. the 90-year-old has just managed the journey. hardly have there was anything to eat. children were dying because they didn't have any milk. how does she feel? reporter: and for some the scars will never be erased. she blames i.s. for her daughter's injuries. and sh

. and we'll have the latest m details on "cbs this morning"" tomorrow. now, in iraq, u.s. forces and iraqi troops are preparing a massive assault on the city of mosul. the timing is uncertain.mi with a population of more than a million, mosul is the largest city held by isis. holly williams is at the new u.s. airbase only miles away. >> reporter: 40 miles south of mosul, american forces are in iraq again and preparing for battle.pa qayyarah airbase was isis territory just three months ago. now recaptured it's a staging base run by the 101st airborne. they're some of roughly 6,000 american service members here in iraq, five years after u.s. troops thought they'd left the major general gary volesky served in mosul in 2009 during the u.s. occupation. now he's come back to help iraqi soldiers liberate the city from isis. >> we're not shoulder tore shoulder on the front lines. we're enabling them, not-- they are leading this fight. >> reporter: unlike his earlier tour, he insists the american military is only here to advise and assist from this joint operation center and not for combat. a

americans and iraqis open a massive offensive on the islamic state's center of power in iraq. >>> olympic star's tragedy. an american medalist's teenage daughter killed in the crossfire. tonight charges after a fatal encounter in a >>> and the doctor will see you now. instead of going to the doctor's office, they virtually come to yours. the future of medicine at work. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we expect to hear diametrically opposed views at the height of a presidential campaign but usually not from the same sides. tonight that's what's happening as donald trump ramps up his fiery and unsupported predictions of large-scale election fraud, even as other key republicans, including his running mate, say it just isn't so. nonetheless, a rigged election has become the central theme of trump rallies as we head into the final three weeks of the campaign. whether it's meant to fire up the base or provide an excuse in case of defeat, it is raising tensions and fresh worries about the dark consequences >> report

. >> welcome to the program, a decisive battle to retake mosul is under way in iraq and we talk to eric schmitt of "the new york times" and david ignatius of "the washington post." >> this is the most complicateed part of iraq where all the different groups, sunni arabs, kurds, turkman, some shiites come together in a very large meuns fall space that has been brutally suppressed by isis. i have to be honest, i have not yet seen convincing evidence that the day after has been adequately planned for. so that worries me as this offensive start. >> rose: we continue this evening with nancy pelosi, the minority leader of the house of representatives about this election and the future. >> donald trump is here today, gone tomorrow presidential candidate. for a long time now he hasek owed what the republicans have been saying in congress for a long time. he has influenced, they have power. and they have brought anti-immigrant, anti-mexican specifically, anti-muslim, anti-women legislation to the fore on the floor in committee and press krchs for a long time. >> rose: we conclude this eveni

backed by american air power are closing in on the last isis strong hold in iraq, but isis is still putting up a fierce fight. we'll have a report from the front lines on the dangers american soldiers face and the biggest battle that's still yet to come. >>> hundreds of women took to the streets in rhode island in yoga pants because of comments made by a neighbor. hear what he said that prompted the protest and why women said it got a strong reaction. >>> gearing up for a date with the chicago cubs making it to the world series for the first time in a lifetime. and their championship drought only rivaled by the indians. we're going to see how these two teams match up and see why fans are hing to finally end the win withless reign of the bly goat. it's monday, october 24th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> what a reaction to the victory. >> yes. in fact, they are still partying. those were not scenes from saturday night. that was live in wrigleyville just about two minutes ago. >> could be. >>> we begin with a big boost for hillary clinton opening up a 12 point lead in

syria and iraq do. the only one that people are even a little bit concerned about would be libya because they see a lot of similarities between you know, isil controlling territory within libya, taking a city within libya, there being an oil sector within libya. but we're talking a fraction, a fraction of the wealth. they don't make any money off of the oil, the oil sector with libya to the extent that they are focused on the oil sector, it is to destroy its capacity, not to take advantage of its capacity. with respect to their ability to extract wealth from territory within libya, as i said, when they -- went into mosul, there was in excess of half a billion dollars primarily in dinars available to them. when they went into sirte, there was approximately $4 million available to them. i don't want isil to have $4 million but that's a qualitatively different problem than $500 million. so even in a scenario like libya, they do not have the ability to generate wealth. again, that brings us back to what we, you know, what we were just talking about. so it's about identifying networks

, the president didn't find weapons of mass destruction in iraq, so he's really turned his campaign into a weapon of mass deception. and the result is that you've been bombarded with advertisements suggesting that i've changed a position on this or that or the other. now, the three things they try to say i've changed position on are the patriot act; i haven't. i support it. i just don't like the way john ashcroft has applied it, and we're going to change a few things. the chairman of the republican party thinks we ought to change a few things. no child left behind act, i voted for it. i support it. i support the goals. but the president has underfunded it by $28 billion. right here in st. louis, you've laid off 350 teachers. you're 150 -- excuse me, i think it's a little more, about $100 million shy of what you ought to be under the no child left behind act to help your education system here. so i complain about that. i've argued that we should fully funded it. the president says i've changed my mind. i haven't changed my mind: i'm going to fully fund it. so these are the difference

voted to take us into iraq unnecessarily and recklessly, that escalated more chaos and another $4 trillion of debt. these increases of debt that we have taken on do put our country at risk. we can't be militarily strong. not when we are economically at risk and in debt. i think you have to take responsibility for this debt that happened while you've been in washington. mr. hullinger: the question to mr. buckley directed to senator isakson. mr. hullinger: senator i think you get a rebuttal. sen. isakson: the truth is what you ought to pay attention to. i voted for the t.a.r.p. it has returned a profit to the u.s.. i voted against the auto clunkers deal. i voted against the auto bailout. i voted against the stimulus under the first obama approval, because they were wrong for america. let's get our facts right mr. barksdale. mr. buckley: jim, no offense, but you are all hat, no cattle. you had no substance to the response for my question. i've heard you on wab radio spewing off these numbers that are wrong. you don't know the numbers. you said the war in iraq cost $4 trillion. the co

intelligence exaggerated strip. or as it is put here. in the run-up to the iraq war, 2003, president george bush wanted to remove saddam hussein through military action and the case for this invasion was the idea that saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction and that was based on, quote, intelligence that was then twisted to justify the invasion. one of them, the secret notes after their meetings with officials of the bush administration that said the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy. we have to show the public why we are doing this and make the intelligence be the basis of our actions. if you think about it, it should not be a surprise that the intelligence community taylor's information. if you work for somebody, give the boss what he wantss or you will not have a job for very long. i was at a dinner party a few months ago where i made this point knowing there was a cia guy at the dinner and wondering how he would react to what i said and when i finished he said you are right, exactly right, give the boss what he wants or you will be reassigned, i wil

hear about in iraq and afghanistan. tacoma washington cited ieds for a federal funding for mine-resistant vehicle. there is little evidence in the near future there is a ied attack in tacoma washington. retired senator tom coburn from my state of oklahoma put out a report in 2012 to highlight the profligacy of terrorism grant programs. he targeted urban area security initiative. during at the time this study put out in 2012 given 7 or $8 billion to local law an forcement to terrorism grants. according to the report there was very little evidence to suggest the communities were any safer. this massive expenditure of federal tax dollars and massive intervenges of the federal government into state and local policing was actually rousing anything on the back end except for enriching departments and producing this militarization effect. president obama commission attack force after events in ferguson to explore the 1033 program and weapons transfer programs. they concluded there was not adequate training. there were not adequate concern about civil rights. in fact per the recommendat

. advanced five miles within mosul. it's the fifth day to retake the second largest town in iraq from isis. there are more than 5,000 u.s. service members in iraq, 500 are out on the ground with the iraqi, and secretary of defense was in iraq talking about the dangers. >> make no mistake, whether they are flying airplanes overhead or whether they are advising units on the ground, even behind front lines, they are >> carter says the battle is going according to plan, and that the noose is tightening around mosul. >>> the site of a proposed pipeline in north dakota, police opened fire on a drone used by the activists as it got too close to a law enforcement helicopter and passengers on board, quote, feared for their lives. more than 200 people have been arrested since demonstrations started there in august. major bridge connecting delaware and new jersey. flames and smoke seen for miles and caused traffic delays last night. the cargo? 50,000 worth of marijuana flavored can day. a total loss. the weed world can day's vehicle was headed to philadelphia at the time. no one was hurt. >>> st

, ash carter, was in northern iraq telling abc the battle was going >> i'm encouraged because it's going according to plan. what's happening is that a kn effort tightening noose around mosul, the plan we've long had. it's on schedule. isil will surely be destroyed. >> 5,000 in iraq and 500 out on the ground with the iraqis. >>> thousands of migrants expected to relocated from an overcrowded camp in france beginning today. living in the camp from places like syria, affection, and ethiopia. this man is confident about his future, despite the conditions. >> translator: i'm homeless, but not hopeless because i know what i'm doing. you know, i know one day i'm going to make it to go to canada. >> my grants clashed with police after the expected relocation. >>> business news, and at&t's $85 billion acquisition of time warner. it could have far reaching mermg merger leads to experiences for consumers, but they are not convinced. senators say the deal raises big antitrust red flags. >>> a man accused of drunk driving for a unique accident. crashed into a medical helicopter and fire truck o

globe. tonight the fight to retake the city of mosul from so-called islamic state continues in iraq. government troops backed by kurdish forces are making slow advances but i.s. forces are keeping up the fight, and today they struck in kirkuk. our middle east correspondent orla guerin is less than 10 miles from mosul and sent this report. orla: savoring freedom, civilians brought to safety by kurdish fighters. "victory," they say. they escaped the tyranny of so-called islamic state, and the dangers of coalition airstrikes. i.s. targets north of mosul being pounded again today. but they hit back, hard. this was the scene in the city of kirkuk. security forces battling to regain control after a daring and deadly attack by i.s. they hit multiple targets in and around the oil-rich city, which is 100 miles from mosul and had been considered secure. troops hunting for the militants, who proved they can still strike and far from their stronghold. back at the frontline, bomb disposal experts arrived to check for silent killers. they have already cleared 300 landmines along a stretch of thre

. the last major stronghold in iraq of the so-called islamic state is under attack from thousands of iraqi and kurdish forces tonight. the iraqi prime minister has declared that the hour of victory has arrived with troops advancing on the city of mosul, but there are concerns for almost a million civilians who are now expected to try to flee the fighting. our correspondent orla guerin is with forces to the east of mosul . , the at first light advance on so-called islamic state. zero hour has finally come, bringing an offensive that could decide the fate of the extremists and ultimately iraq itself. we joined peshmerga fighters from the autonomous kurdish region. their name means "those who faced death," and they were ready to kill and die today. well, the offensive is now underway. the kurdish forces have been moving forward steadily and we have been advancing with them. we are now at a distance of about 300 meters from the nearest i.s. position. this is really just the first stage of what is expected to be a long battle. it could take months to drive the i.s. fighters from the city