>> shannon: u.s. backed syrian forces launching a major asize on the city of raqqa. it was one of the first syrian towns captured by isis way back in january 2014. it has been used as the capital city for the islamic state. it comes after months of preparation by the u.s.-led coalition of kurdish and syrian fighters. the effort to reclaim the city could be long and deadly but could also be a major turning point in the battle against isis. >> bill: can't come quick enough. u.s. leaders urging saudi arabia and six other arab countries to resolve their differences with qatar. those countries cut ties over the weekend saying the qatar government has supported terrorism. president trump tweeting this about the move today. during my recent trip to the middle east i stated there could no longer be funding of radical ideology. leaders pointed to qatar.