we're covering all of that and more this hour with our guests including a key member of the house homeland security and intelligence committees, congressman peter king of new york. our correspondents and expert analysts are also standing by. and we begin in iraq. cnn's senior international correspondent in baghdad with more on the battle for ramadi. what's the latest on the ground? do you know if the iraqis are still holding the city? >> reporter: they are, brianna. although we understand they are claiming that it is entirely liberated. there are still pockets of fighting and iraqi officials are telling us that's coming as no surprise to them. they expect it's going to be at least another two, three weeks before the city's entirely purged of any isis presence. but that's not stopping them from celebrating taking that central district. this really has been months in the making, brianna. take a look at this. declaring victory in ramadi. video broadcast by iraqi state