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In west africa, soldiers are hunting for the suspected islamic gunman in the capital. Witnesses say he mingled with Unsuspecting Hotel guest during the day on friday. But when night fell, they struck, opening fire and taking dozens of people hostage before Security Forces eventually made their way into the hotel. One fire is says he barely made it out alive, climbing through a broken window. Listen. Translator its horrible because everyone was panicked and was laying on the floor. There was blood everywhere. They were shooting at people at pointblank. The sound of the detonation was so loud, we could hear them talking. They were Walking Around and kept shooting at people that seemed alive. Terrifying accounts of what people saw. An Al Qaedalinked affiliate is claiming twob ining responsibils attack. They claimed responsible for a similar hotel attack in neighboring mali last november. David mckenzie covered that siege and joins us live. Good to have you with us. This operation is reportedly still underway as teams go room by room trying to end the attack. What is the latest . The latest is the death toll is at least 20 according to the officials in the capital. It could rise due to the wellcoordinated attack by gunmen. As you said, there were several hidden within the population and tourist during the day. Then more came at night. Heavy explosions, gunfire, attacking first a cafe next to this hotel, then moving to the hotel near the international airport. And going in there with guns blazing. Forces, particularly French Special forces flown in from mali according to the Foreign Ministry, involved in different ways in that operation. The latest was that the ongoing operation was trying to check room by room. Scores have been taken to the local hospital, the wounded. As i said, the fear is that the death toll could rise in this well coordinated and historic attack. As we saw in mali, this attack hit a hotel that was packed with foreigners. And in this case, africans, europeans, even an american hostage involved. What are we hearing about what the witnesses saw . They saw mayhem and cold, calculating attempt to kill. The gunmen were trying to attack westerners, foreigners within the locations. Of course, they are locations well frequented by the u. N. Staff visit, ngo workers, much like the Radisson Blue Hotel in mali in which the interrelated terror groups attacked in late november. This marks an escalation i think of the attack because of the way this unfolded. The firepower that they used, and potentially because of the death toll they might incur. This is another of the countries dealing with jihadist groups. Can you tell us more about the group or groups behind this . Well, the site, the Intelligence Group that monitors jihadi groups has said this has been claimed to be interrelated. One is al qaeda and islamic maghreb. This marks a dramatic increase and likelihood of the capacity within the north african region. There have been attacks in attacks in neighboring countries. This is the first major attack in the capital of burkina faso. Clearly the people theyre trying to kill indicate theyre trying to get maximum attention and strike at soft targets with links to the west. David mckenzie live in johannesburg. Thank you very much for your reporting. And we will stay in touch with you to get the very latest on this continuing situation there. Any minute now, we could get word out of vienna on whether decades old sanctions against iran could be lifted. Thats where the International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to certify if iran has kept its part of an Historic Deal in the program. Its taken years of diplomacy to get to this point. Between 2006 and 2007, the u. N. Security Council Passed six resolutions targeting Irans Nuclear program. In 2013, the p5 1 countries of russia, u. S. , china, britain, and germany reached an interim deal with iran calling on the country to limit its Nuclear Activity in return for lighter sanctions while a longterm agreement is negotiated. Talks were extended until april of last year. Thats when negotiators reached a framework deal for an agreement. Then in july, the u. S. And iran agreed to a nuclear deal during a final meeting in vienna. For more, were covering it from all sides, our Senior International correspondent Fred Pleitgen live in berlin, and cnn emerging market editor in abu dhabi on how irans economy will be impacted. Fred, lets start with you good to have you with us. If certified, this would eventually lead to implementation day and the eventual lifting of sanctions. But help our viewers understand that wouldnt all happen at once, correct . It would happen in quick succession. The ieaea would announce that iran has done everything to comply with its side of the nuclear agreement. After that, the p5 1 nations, the u. S. And other western countries would announce that sanctions would be lifted. A lot of them almost immediately. Of course it would take a while for business relations to get back on track. There are things, for instance, that would happen immediately. The iranians, for instance, expect that about 50 billion in frozen assets would be unfrozen almost immediately. Now, the iranians for their part are saying they believe that this announcement will happen soon. Irans foreign minister has come out and said he believes the announcement will be made today. Lets listen to what he had to say from vienna. We have the implementation. So we expect to have the implementation day today. I believe its not just an important day for Economic Activity in iraq. It is going to open vast possibilities in iran for economic engagement. And we have all seen that the International Business community is very much interested in getting engaged in iran to take advantage of it. More importantly, it is extremely important for diplomacy. Today is a day when we proved to the world that threats, sanctions, intimidation, pressure, dont work. Respect works, through respect, dialogue, negotiations, we can, in fact, reach mutually acceptable solutions. And the ieae for its part has put the reporter there in vienna on notice saying there would be an announcement sometime today, saying they should come to the Conference Center fairly quickly. The e. U. Foreign policy chief has also traveled to vienna, as has u. S. Secretary of state john kerry. Appears as though they are gearing up by almost all accounts is certainly going to be a historic day, george. And fred, given your travels to tehran and your reporting there on many occasions, what is the feeling of iranians about what could happen here . Reporter the vast majority of iranians want this deal to go forward. They believe that theyre going to get sanctions relief, theyre going to get it quickly. The iranians always felt that they were hamstrung by the international sanctions. You have to keep in mind, its a welleducated population and one that has a great deal of respect for the west, as well, and wants to do business with global countries. They want the deal to go forward. One of the reasons the moderate president was voted into office is because he was running on a platform saying, i am going to get the economy of this country on track. On the other hand, you have iranian hardliners around the supreme leader, also large parts of the Iranian Military who felt that iran is giving up too much in these negotiations, who want to keep a confrontational course toward the u. S. And who are uncomfortable with this nuclear agreement. Certainly you do see a struggle between the two sides. Thats one of the reasons why the gains that have been made so far are very fragile. No one is saying the deal couldnt fall apart at some point if one of the sides makes an uncalculated move. As far as the vast majority of iranians are concerned, they want this, they believe that there are going to be huge benefit to having relations with the United States and other countries in general. Fred pleitgen live in berlin. Please stand by. Thank you very much for your reporting. Lets turn to our reporter from abu dhabi. John, good to have you, as well, this hour. You heard fred a moment ago talking about the lifting of sanctions, some 50 billion in frozen assets that could be made accessible. And also iran being able to sell its oil on World Markets again. Lets talk dollars and cents. What could this mean for iran . Reporter in fact, irans trying to get out of the shadows of sanctions. It couldnt come at a worse time for the oil market. Two different stages in the near term. In the first week if in fact implementation day goes ahead as fred is suggesting, iran will be able to release up to half a Million Barrels a day on to the market, has some 35 Million Barrels in storage. This is a market that is already oversupplied. Weve seen that 30 barrel broken, a 12year low. And then over the next 12 months, iran wants to add another 1. 5 Million Barrels a day to the market. When i saw the oil minister in tehran, he said it was half a million immediately, another half a million in six months, six months after that another half a million. What does this mean . 1. 5 million added to a market which is already oversupplied by 1. 5 Million Barrels a day. Like adding another kuwait or the uae to the market. Its not clear sailing. The video youre looking at is from when i visited in november. Iran needs to raise money. And the sanctions have isolated them from Foreign Investment. Theyd like to raise 170 billion over the next six years to try to boost production from the current 2. 8 Million Barrels a day to the presanctions level of 4. 3 Million Barrels a day. Again, george, it couldnt come at a worse time for the Energy Market with oil prices hovering at a 12year low. The timing may be tricky here. John, again, very important and significant moment pending here for iran. Reporting live from abu dhabi and Fred Pleitgen from berlin, gentlemen, thank you very much for your reporting. Its good to have such a deep bench of knowledge and experience on the story. Well be back with you as the situation unfolds. Now we move to iraq where there is an ongoing battle to bring home children who are forced to kill for isis. We have a cnn exclusive from Northern Iraq on the chilling story of the isis child soldiers. Reporter 5yearold sarah was captured alongside her mother by isis. Now free, when her parents arent looking, she runs to cover her face. Its what the isis captors taught her at gunpoint. The institute in raqqah. Isis claims it is their main child soldier training facility. To jihad, to jihad, theyre chanting. In this propaganda video spread out on either side of an isis trainer, blankfaced rows of children sit. One boy shakes visibly. Others unable to raise their gaze. These are the socalled cubs of the caliphate. Isis army of child soldiers. And by gods grace, in the coming days, theyll be at the front lines of the fight against nonbelievers, he says. The front line, south of the Kurdistan Regional capital erbil, were told this is one of the most contested front lines. Just the other side of that river there, thats where he says the isis positions are. Just the other side of that broken bridge. Its from there he says that desperate children are fleeing, making their way through that river, swimming through the river, under cover of dark, risking their lives to make it here to safety. But not all manage to escape. Translator many times if weather were fighting isis, were seeing children at the front line wearing explosive vests. Reporter whats it like to open fire on children . Translator they are brainwashed. When they make it through our lines, they kill our fighters. Its an unbearably hard decision. You dont know what to do. If you dont kill them, theyll kill you. Reporter u. S. Military sources tell cnn as isis comes under increased pressure on the battlefield, they are relying on child soldiers to fill out the ranks. This 12yearold boy was featured in the el faro institute propaganda video. He said he was training to be a suicide bomber. Now reunited with his mother, hes asked us ton broadcast his face or his voice. Hes asked that we call him nasir, not his real name. Translator there were 6 0 of us. They would lead us into the tunnels to hide. They told us the americans, the unbelievers, were trying to kill us, but they, the fighters, they loved us. Reporter this, of course, was all part of the indoctrination. His isis handlers would tell him they were now his only family. Translator they would tell us our parents were unbelievers, unclean. Our first job was to go back and kill them we were clearing the world of all unbelievers. Reporter he says the youngest of the boys was 5 years old. None exempt from the grueling training. Translatranslator we weren allowed to cry, but i would think about my mother worrying about me. I would try and cry quietly. Reporter stylized and romanticized, isis has released videos showcasing its child army. The reality, of course, is very different. Translator when they arrive to us, they are so skinny. They barely look human. They tell us theyve been living in a hell. Reporter back at the camp, sarahs mother hopes her little girl. Eventually forget about the head scarf and the Face Covering and the men with guns who threatened her life. Cnn, iraq. Youre watching cnn newsroom. And still to come, Actor Sean Penn is breaking his silence about his interview with el chapo. Find out why he says his Rolling Stone article on the drug kingpin failed. Plus, the results of a landmark election in taiwan are soon expected. We take you live to taipei where voters could soon have their first female president. Stay with us. Welcome back to cnn newsroom. Im George Howell. The votes are being counted in a potentially historic election in taiwan. The polls close good an hour ago. Results are expected soon. Elected could be taiwans first female president. Her progressive party, the dpp, has traditionally favored taiwans independence. As you can imagine, china will be paying close attention to this election, as well. Live in taipei, we have more on the election. Good to have you with us. Lets talk about to relations if shes elected. Reporter the vote count is underway. And there could be the first president of taiwan. The 59yearold former trade coordinator is known as dr. Ci after gaining a ph. D. From economics. Shes never held elected before. If she becomes the next president of taiwan, she will be facing an array of challenges including a stagnating economy, a rising and very increasingly vocal Youth Movement, the tricky relationship with china and and a half gating those cross straits ties and the rising sense of taiwans identity. There has been a video thats gone viral. Shows a taiwan pop star being forced to cowyo dscowtow, being to raise a taiwan flag at a performance. This has enraged a number on election day. And its something that is in the back of minds of many who went to the polls. I spoke to some at a polling station earlier today. Because it is important for taiwan which is we want to come close to china, or we want to be taiwanese. Reporter what do you want . I want to be a taiwanese. Translator the knt wants peace. Thats why i chose them. I look for the dpp. Its a an important election for the town people where we have our own democracy systems. We were [ inaudible ] its very important. Reporter tsai ingwen is expected to win, and if she does, shell be the first female leader of taiwan. Thank you very much for your reporting from taipei. Well stay in touch. Actor sean penn is calling his shocking interview with the mexican drug lord el chapo a failure. Penns article appeared this week in Rolling Stone magazine after he secretly met and later submitted questions to joaquin guzman. Now the actor says he regrets that interview. Rafael romo explains. Reporter sean penn says he want to set the record straight. In an interview with 60 minutes, penn says his role was not to glorify el chapo. What i wanted to do was start a conversation about the policy of the war on drugs. The coverage about penns 10,000word article that appears saturday in Rolling Stone magazine has centered on potential legal problems he may face because of it and the process of how he got access to el chapo in the first. He wanted to dispel the notion that it helped lead to el chapos whereabouts and the capture. We had met with him weeks earlier on october 2nd. On october 2nd, a place nowhere near where he was captured. Were not smarter than the dea or intelligence. We had a contact upon which we were able to facilitate a meeting. Reporter do you believe the Mexican Government released this in part because they wanted to see you blamed and put you at risk . Yes. Reporter they wanted to encourage the cartel to put you in their cross hairs . Yes. Reporter mexican official told us the last few days that the meeting with el chapo was essential to the drug lords capture. Kate del castillo, the mexican star who facilitated the interview, may also be in legal trouble. Authorities want to find out whether el chapo funded her tequila distribution business in the United States and, if so, why. All authorities have said so far is that they want to question both actors to find out more about their interactions with el chapo. Rafael romo, cnn. You are watching cnn newsroom. And still to come, in the race for the u. S. President , the republican bromance is over as tensions between donald trump and ted cruz explode on stage in the last debate. Why some democrats are now siding with mr. Trump. That story coming up. Plus, French Health officials, they launched an investigation after a drug trial turns disastrous leaving one man braindead. Thats ahead. Live from atlanta and broadcasting around the world this hour, you are watching cnn newsroom. A warm welcome back to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. You are watching cnn newsroom. Good to have you with us. Im George Howell. The headlines we are following this hour Officials Say 126 people have been freed after soldier ras raided a hotel and e that was attacked by suspected islamic gunman in Burkina Fasos capital. At least 20 people have been killed, and it is feared the toll could rise much higher. Security forces are hunting for the gunman. People have been affected by the zika virus in ecuador. Its spread by mosquito bite and has been recently linked to birth defects. Irans foreign minister says he expects punishing economic sanctions on his country will soon be lifted. We are expecting the International Atomic Energy Agency to deliver its report to World Leaders in vienna at any moment on whether or not iran has complied with the Nuclear Weapons deal. Results due soon in what could be an historic election in taiwan. Frontrunner tsai ingwen projected to be taiwans first female president. Her Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been in favor of independence from china. U. S. Republican president ial candidate ted cruz is being slammed for his criticism of new york city, and in a twist, even some democrats are finding rare reason to praise donald trump. This two weeks before the what caucuses. The iowa caucuses. More on whether the strategy backfired. Im going to be here so much in the next two weeks youll be sick of me. Reporter energized by his strong debate performance, donald trump rallied for votes in the first caucus state trump style. People say, oh, just say you want to do well in iowa. Just say you want to do well. That way at the end if you come in second or third or fourth, you know, you can say i want to win iowa. Reporter he is neck and neck with ted cruz, a political death match that spilled on to the South Carolina debate stage. Donalds mother was born in scotland. She was energized. Now donald but i was born here. On the issue of citizenship, donald big difference. On the issue of citizenship, donald, im not going to use your mothers birth against you. [ laughter ] because it wouldnt work. Reporter cruz tried to turn the tables on trump who has been questioning the canadianborn cruzs illegitimate ability to be president. In september, my friend donald said he had his lawyers look at this from every which way, and there was no issue there. Since september, the constitution hasnt changed. The poll numbers have. Why are you raising this issue now . Now hes doing a little bit better. Reporter trump got the last word going after cruz for disparaging his new york values, by invoking 9 11. It was with us for months. The smell, the air. We rebuilt downtown manhattan. Everybody in the world watched. That was a very insulting statement that ted made. [ applause ] reporter for that, trump got rare backup from new york democrats including new York Governor Andrew Cuomo and mayor bill de blasio. Ted cruz insulted the people of new york. He owes the people of new york an apology. Reporter former new york senator, now democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton tweeted, just this once, trumps right. New yorkers value hard work, diversity, tolerance, resilience, and building better lives for our families. The New York Daily News was more blunt saying, drop dead, ted. With the statue of liberty giving him the onefinger salute. This afternoon in South Carolina, cruz responded. Im happy to apologize. I apologize to the millions of new yorkers who have been let down by liberal politicians in that state. Reporter as for trump and cruz, their scuffles would be standard fare had the competitors not been embracing only months ago. Donald trump has been tremendously beneficial to our campaign. Reporter why do you have this bromance . It is a little bit of a romance. I like him. He likes me. Hes backed me 100 reporter that was then, this is now. I guess the bromance is over. Reporter do you see ted cruz as your biggest competition now is. No. Not really. I mean, well see what happens. Certainly i dont see him as my biggest competition. I see him as competition. Certainly hes competition, and others are competition. That was our chief Political Correspondent dana bash reporting for us in t. In detroit, the conditions at Public Schools have deteriorated to the point of danger. For the time to time being, there isnt enough money to save solve the obvious problems. Reporter School Conditions like this at spain elementary prompted Detroit Public School teachers to call a sickout several days this week. 64 or roughly 2 3 of the middle schools were closed monday, leaving thousands of students out of the classroom, sparking michigans division of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to launch an investigation into spain elementary school. This is our gym wing. We have been told that this portion of the building is off limits to us as of two months ago. Our school has been empty like this for about six years. Weve now been banned from our own playground. No gym, and now no playground. Reporter 20 minutes away at frank cody high school, principal la Toya Hall King told the National President of the American Teachers Federation who flew in from washington for the meeting, conditions at the school are intolerable. From our Rodent Infestation to girls bathroom stalls having no doors. The Technology Classroom without access to the internet. I see a lot of bad situations. This ranks about some of the worst. Reporter additionally, water leaks at the school fixed, but never sealed. Ive been in this building about 40 minutes now, and i am hoarse. I wasnt hoarse when i walked in. Reporter are you concerned about that for the children . Absolutely. Theres clearly Environmental Issues when you have leaks in buildings, when you have carpeting that has been leaked upon. Reporter darnel early as, appointed to head the district, says not all of detroits 93 Public Schools have these issues. With an accumulated debt of 515 million, they have to make tough decisions on what schools get what improvements first. Financially, we dont have the capacity. And decisions have been made for years about how best to use those dwindling resources. You have to really use a kind of a crystal ball to decide whats the best way to spend these few dollars. Reporter this Detroit Parent Network Forum Thursday night, teachers got support across the board. But not everyone agreed on the tactic of the sickout. I believe its a bad thing for the children. I believe that their education, you know, should have been considered and thought about. Reporter although the community is divided on what to do about very real challenges, and until the district can get money, the students will continue to bear the burden. What i worry about is losing the teachers and also closing down the school. Reporter state senator jeff hanson tells me on friday he and other lawmakers came to detroit to see the conditions for themselves. Legislation has been introduced in lansing, controversial, he says, which ultimately would allow detroit Public Schools to make the necessary repairs to schools where thousands of students attend each and every day. Jean casarez reporting on a difficult situation in the city of detroit. A drug trial disaster has left one person braindead in france and others hospitalized. Next, a doctor explains the importance of Clinical Trials and whether this could have an impact on them. Stay with us. In france, authorities have launched an investigation after a drug trial left a man brainled. Five other braindead. Five others are hospitalized. Officials say dozens of volunteers have taken the drug. Phil black with more from london. Reporter an accident of exceptional brevity. Thats how the French Health minister describes this drug trial which looks to have destroyed the lives of a handful of participants. Around 90 people have taken the drug, but at different doses. Those who reacted negatively were all part of the same group taking the same dose. They started taking it repeatedrepeated ly the 7th, but it january 7th, but it only took days for the patient to become clinically brain dead. Others suffered neurological symptoms. All men 28 through 49. Three may suffer permanent disabilities. This was a phaseone trial which means it is the first time the drug is being tested on Healthy Human volunteers. The purpose of a phaseone trial, after animal testing, is to determine if it is safe for human consumption. The French Health minister says the drug is designed to treat anxiety and motor disorders but denied strongly reports in the french media that this is a cannabis drug. Translator this drug does not contain cannabis, nor is it a product or a drug derived from cannabis. It acts on Natural Systems which fight pain, a system called the endocannabinoid system. I stress there is no cannabis in this drug. Reporter no candice, but the bodily system this is design after involves cannabis but the receptors are the same in that they interact. The trial says all International Guidelines were followed through this trial. So does the Portuguese Company developing the drug. The french government says an event like this in a medical trial is unprecedented, and it will work hard to investigate this, find the answers and, if necessary, determine who was responsible. Phil black, cnn, london. A professor of anesthesiology at emory university, and earlier Natalie Allen spoke with him about the potential impact of volunteers who sign up for Clinical Trials. I think that by signing, what youre really just saying is that you acknowledge that youve had an opportunity to review the document. Its not really a function of giving away anything. The experimenter and the volunteer continue to have a relationship, and the intention, again, is that information should be exchanged in an impartial way, again so a person can understand. So by signing, its not setting aside the rights, its to acknowledge they have seen the document and understood. Reporter in the atmosphere of media being all encompassing, do you think it could have some impact on future phaseone trials, that anyone who might be a candidate for a volunteer might google and go, im not doing that . You know, i hope not because Clinical Trials are important. And we need these trials and need people to volunteer. We are indebted to volunteers. Volunteers especially in the phaseone trial who recognize and accept a certain degree of risk. Allow themselves to be used to learn something important. One always head coaches a drug in its beginning stages ultimately becomes a drug that makes the difference in the life of someone in the future. That was dr. Joel zivet, professor of anesthesiology at emory university. Some wintry weather is blowing into the northeastern United States, and it could be set to cause travel members. Our meteorologist derek van dam has more. Im skeptical to call this a fullblown noreaster, but its close, george not good news. Not good news, but it will impact the major cities along the east coast, boston, new york, and the nations capital, as well. Ill give you all the details so you can plan ahead to know who to expect with this developing storm. Lets get right to our weather maps and talk about in area of low pressure. Moving across the great lakes, there are two lowpressure systems interacting with each other. One off the east coast, one across the great lakes. And because of the presence of this low pressure over the great lakes, the upper great lakes, that is allowing for enough warm air to feed in with this system thats developing off theying coast that will keep the precipitation, mainly rain, for the major cities, again, boston, new york, and into washington, d. C. That is good news. Thats what we like to see. There are still, however, some concerns here. That would be snowfall for Higher Elevations, especially into vermont, new hampshire, and upstate new york, into maine, as well. More in a second. I want to point out that temperatures are above freezing. Good news for the big apple and possibly because it will keep the precipitation in the liquid variety. Look whats forming across the upper midwest behind our cold front and pressure. Arctic air. Temperature will cool dramatically on sunday and to start the work week, as well. Heres the Winter Weather warnings across the nation. We have lakeeffect snow across the great lakes. Theres the Winter Weather advisories for upstate maine, new york, to new hampshire. The portions out west also being impacted by a storm system bringing lot of snow to the cascades. Heres our rainfall. We could get heavy rainfall today from new york into boston. An inch to an inch in and a half of rain with five to six inch of snowfall for those Higher Elevations outside of the major cities. Im going to take you to the other side of the world where were monitoring another major storm system developing across the balkan peninsula. This would be serbia and into bulgaria, particularly the sophia region. That area could pick up another 15 to 30 centimeters of snowfall. This with the storm system thats brought wintry weather to the region could cause travel disruptions into the area. A quick update on the snow pack thats present across austria. Impressive stuff for some of the ski resorts out this. But not as impressive as the footage im about to show you courtesy of redbull. Take a look at this, for all of you formula one fans out there. One of the formula one drivers took to the skies, had his vehicle lifted by helicopter into some of the highelevation slopes, and take a look at this. He decided, george, that he would take it for a spin. Whoa. Down some of the ski rils there. The race courses were actually marked by ski gates. He said it was extremely slippery, and they had to have specialized snow chains around the tires so he wouldnt veer out of control. Good luck with that. Derek van dam cool footage. Very cool. Thank you very much. Youre welcome. You are watching cnn newsroom. It was 25 years ago, we take an introspective look back at the impact of the first gulf war. Stay with us. Why are you checking your credit score . You dont want to live with mom and dad forever, do you . Boo laughs im making smoothies well. Im not changing. So, how can i check my credit score . Credit karma. Dont worry, its free. Hmmmm. Credit karma. Give yourself some credit. The u. S. Department of defense released video of the explosion that shows an isis cache depot in mussel iraq getting bombed by the u. S. This month. Pentagon Officials Say that what you see is cash flowing in the air, fluttering all about. They did not say exactly how much money was there but describe it as millions. The strike was intended to deprive isis of its massive resources. This weekend marks 25 years since the start of the persian gulf war. Apart from the geopolitical fallout of the conflict, it was a major turning point in Media Coverage from conflict zones. Cnn reflects on the historic events. If youre still with us, youll hear them hitting the center of the city. I went to ted turners office and said, ted, for us to own this story and the event of actual war, we need to spend perhaps 5 million to 35 million more in expenses than were authorized to spend in our budget. I said, how much am i authorized to spend . Ill never forget his answer. He looked back at me and said, and these are his exact words, you spend whatever you think it takes, pal. Reporter it was a surreal scene because iraq had never had that much press in there before. It was a an impressive regime. For the first time, they allowed a large number to come in. We managed to establish a wire, a simple device which is basically like having two open phone lines installed. The iraqis gave us permission after a lot of hard work and trying to get permission, and that bypassed the telephone exchange, one of the first things bombed the night of the war. All the phones in iraq went out we well the forewire that enabled us to broadcast the first night of the war. You have been taking pictures, what does it look like through your viewfinder . Reporter on the other side of the hotel, we have some of the buildings that have damage and also a lot of antiaircraft battery. I was terrified. I thought this was it. Fortunately for all the accuracy of the technology of the weapons, we did survive. El rashid was not taken out. Reporter it was eye opening to me because i traveled the region covering the first gulf war between iran and iraq. To go there and see the United States mobilizing to go to war over a very small country was quite something to see. After the first night of the gulf war, everyone around the world knew who cnn was. We will have more reflections from iraq next hour here on cnn newsroom. And we thank you for joining this hour. Im George Howell at cnn world heshlgs in e World Headquarters in atlanta. Thank you for watching cnn, the worlds news leader. And we thank you for joining another hotel popular with International Visitors targeted by islamic militants in west africa. Many of the hostages are freed, but at least 20 people are dead. Well have the very latest on this attack. After years in your international wilderness, iran waits for word on whether Nuclear Sanctions are about to be lifted. We will examine the decision from all sides. And four life lessons. Shes as qualified as they come. The 102yearold teacher known to her adoring students simply as granny. From cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, welcome. To our viewers here in the United States and around the world, im George Howell. Cnn newsroom starts right now. Good day, we begin in west africa, the search and rescue operation there, it is still underway in the heart of Burkina Fasos capital. Security forces are hunting for Al Qaedalinked gunmen who attacked a hotel and nearby cafe under cover of darkness. The gunmen took dozens hostage. The interior minister says at least 23 people were killed there. Terrified survivors say the attackers shot everyone inside n sight and kept shooting before Security Forces could eventually get inside the hotel. That hotel and cafe that were attacked were popular with westerners and diplomats and u. N. Staff. Lets get the latest now my colleague, david mckenzie, who joins us now live in johannesburg. Good to have you with us. So this operation reportedly still underway as teams are going through the hotel trying to end the attack. What is the latest that you understand . Reporter the latest is from the Foreign Ministry that 126 hostages have been freed by that operation that was comprised of soldiers as well as French Special forces and at least one american giving advice on the scene. Theres a number of American Military assets in burkina faso at this time. The survivors of this attack describe a horrifying scene as the gunmention waged that siege. Translator its horrible because everyone was panicked and was laying down on the floor. There was blood everywhere. They were shooting at people at pointblank. The sound of the detonation was so loud, we could hear them talking. They were Walking Around and kept shooting at people that seemed alive. Reporter authorities are saying of those 23 dead, at least now that there are more than a dozen nationalities. They believe many foreigners including possibly according to a witness with u. S. State tv, americans in the cafe, that they struck and moved over to the hotel all in the region of the international airport. That section of the capital has been under lockdown, and there were tense times and confusion as to whether the operation has finished or has moved on to another location. George . David, similar to the attack we saw at the hotel there in mali. An attack that hit in a hotel that was packed with International Visitors. Tell us more about this group thats claiming responsibility. This terror group thats teamed one al qaeda in the islamic maghr maghreb. Reporter thats right. The two groups did join up, as you described, are responsible for the attack. They have claimed that they took this attack to burkina faso. The first time that the capital this has dealt with a major attack of this kind. Neighboring mali suffered through the horrible siege at the Radisson Blue Hotel in late november. We were there. Based on our reporting on the scene and what were learning from this attack, it seems to be an escalation in the complexity and the firepower that these gunmen using. Unclear yet whether theyve managed to secure the hotel entirely. But theyve put a perimeter up. Im sure foreign Intelligence Officers are closely monitoring the situation because it does represent an escalation of the threat in the north and west africa. And david, as you have reported earlier, the simple fact that this was highly coordinated, that the gunmen masqueraded as if they were tourist and mixed in with other attackers when this attack took place. Reporter thats right. Thats right. Thats right. They were there during the day, and later it seems like they were joined with other gunmen to orchestrate the attack. It would be a complex attack and deadly. David mckenzie, we appreciate you reporting live from johannesburg. We will they . Touch with you to continue to get updates on the situation there. Earlier, we spoke to a counterterrorism expert who says these attacks have become all too common. This is becoming the new normal in which major world capitals are being hit several times a week. Weve had this just on the back of the jakarta attack. We, of course, had two highprofile attacks in paris, attacks in countries that hadnt seen terrorist attacks in decades like in kuwait. We had the istanbul bombing. Its hard to keep track of them all. Thats how frequent the pace of attack is in major areas. So theres the question both of how do you defame a group like this which, as we know from things like the kony 2012 campaign isnt easy to do. Its hard to get at a small group of guys, number one. Two, theres the question of prevention and mitigation. How do we make our urban area safer, especially given the lack of capacity of Security Forces in so many of these countries. Thats one of the key things the u. S. Is trying to do. Its working with partner nations to build the capacity of Security Forces in order to mitigate and prevent attacks. But thats only a partial solution. That certainly is not going to present any sort of sort of shorttermte solution to this overarching and worsening problem. According to giveaway gardenstein, the french who are pursuing militants in africa, were likely a target of the assault in that country. The al qaeda affiliate is known to attack areas that are frequented by westerners. We are awaiting word out of vienna on whether decades old sanctions against iran will be lifted. Thats where the International Atomic Energy Agency could certify if iran has kept its end. The Historic Deal concerning its nuclear program. Irans foreign minister says he fully expects the sanctions to go away. For more on this story, were covering it from all angles. Senior international correspondent, Fred Pleitgen, is live in berlin on whats next. And cnn emerging markets editor, john diptherios in abu dhabi on how irans economy will be impacted. Fred, lets start with you. Good to have you with us. So if certified, this would lead to implementation day, can you explain to our viewers how quickly sanctions could be lifted. Reporter well, they could be lifted very quickly, george. Certainly thats what the iranians expect. What were expecting from today is that there is going to be an announcement from the International Atomic Energy Agency, something that the Iranian Foreign minister, zarif, in vienna, said he believes will happen. Hes already had a meeting with the e. U. Foreign policy chief. We expect him as well as john kerry to give some sort of statement after implementation day is announced. He is already hailing this as a big moment for iran. Lets listen in to what he had to say earlier. We expect to have the implementation day today. I believe its not just an important day for Economic Activity in iraq. It is going to open the possibilities, vast possibilities in iran for economic engagement. We have all seen that the International Business community is very much interested in getting engaged in iran to take advantage of it. More importantly, it is extremely important for diplomacy. Today is the day whether we prove to the when we prove to the world that threats, sanctions, intimdation, pressure dont work. Respect works. Through respect, dialogue, negotiations, we can, in fact, reach mutually acceptable solutions. Reporter three things, george, that the iranians believe will happen quickly. One is that they believe assets that were frozen because of the Nuclear Sanctions will be unfrozen quickly. They believe theyll almost immediately have access to 50 billion. They also think that theyll quickly be able to be a part of International Financial transactions, something important to doing business in the country. At this point, if you wanted to do a deal in iran, you would literally have to go in with a coffer full of money. Finally, im sure this is something john will take about more, as well, it is the access to being able to sell more oil on the International Markets which has some a little bit worried. Certainly the iranians who have had to stockpile oil looking forward to bringing some of that on the International Markets. Fred pleitgen live in berlin following whats next, thank you very much for your reporting. Now john from abu dhabi. Good today you, as well. Fred put it out there, 50 billion in frozen assets could be made accessible also. Iran being able to sell oil on the world market. Oil prices broke through 30 a barrel to a 12year low. How will the lifting of sanctions impact the oil price near term . Reporter its a crucial point. It couldnt come at a worse time for the International Im market. We lost 2 on friday to a 12year low of the a barrel. In part 29 a barrel. In part because of iran. Once the sanctions are lifted this week, iran could release up to a half a million barrel a day within the first week. That is the plan by the minister of iran. And we saw that initially since september. Hes not wavered on that target. Medium term, another half a Million Barrels a day by june and half a million after that by the end of 2016. What does that mean . Iran, by the end of 2016, hopes to add 1. 5 Million Barrels a day. The market is already oversupplied by 1. 5 Million Barrels a day. Its adding almost the equivalent of another kuwait or uae. A major producer to the market. A lot of pressure. This is not a slamdunk, george. They need to raise 170 billion on the International Markets, the International Oil companies k. They do so with oil around 30 a barrel . It will be a challenging time. Iran is a lowcost producer. Coming back with so much downward pressure on prices will be a challenge for iran. I would think they would like to have that done five years ago when ioil was above 100 a barrel. Timing tricky for what is expected to happen. Iran has been severely restricted economically obviously due to sanctions. Whats the potential here . Again, another great point. J zarif said we need economic engagement. This moderate government needs to approve to the iranian people that better times are ahead. And the last five years, theyve seen their percapita gdp, the average iranian, lose about 25 in five years because the sanctions were basically getting tightened every single year. Now look at the potential of iran, id like to call it the germany of the middle east. Same size population, a lot of people dont know the great manufacturers of auto and steel. They have the blessing of Natural Resources that germany does not have. 9 of the proven oil reserves, 19 of natural gas. Probably more because sanctions have held back exploration. 7 of the minerals. Theres great potential. Investors would like to go into the market. Theyve been shut out. As fred was suggesting, you cant even do a Banking Transaction in iran now. That is about to change. Think about the days of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and how recalcitrant he was in the fighting with the west. That is all about to change. The clouds going to lift, can the moderates prevail, give the opportunity. And in this uncertain climate, can the Foreign Investment come back into iran to support the oil and gas sector, bawls the Consumer Sector but also the Consumer Sector with 80 million highly educated consumers waiting to get back into the Global Economy . As we await to watch and see what happens, no better team to have watching this than john live from abu dhabi with your depth on the markets in that region. And Fred Pleitgen who has traveled to tehran numerous times to give us insight on perspective there. And also the reporting on whats next. Gentlemen, thank you very much for your time. We will stay in touch. As you heard, the possibility of iranian sanctions being lifted is debaltseve factor in plunge is one factor in plunging oil prize. Dropped on friday fueling a global selloff. The dow reacted in part by dropping another 390 points, closing just under 16,000 on friday. The ftse, dax, and hang seng closed down, as well. French Health Ministry has launched an investigation after an early phase drug trial left a man braindead. Five others are also hospitalized. Health Officials Say dozens of volunteers have taken this drug. Cnns phil black has this report. Reporter an accident of exceptional gravity. Around 90 people who have taken doses of the drug. Those who reacted negatively were part of the group taking the same dose. They started taking it repeatedly from january the 7th, but it only took a few days before one developed negative symptoms. He is now clinically braindead. Others suffered neurological symptoms. Theyre men between 28 and 49. Three may suffer permanent disabilities. This was a phaseone trial which means it is the first time the drug is being tested on Healthy Human volunteers. The purpose of a phaseone trial, after animal testing, is to determine if it is safe for human consumption. The French Health minister says the drug is designed to treat anxiety and motor disorders. But she denied very strongly reports in the french media this this is a cannabisbased drug. Translator this drug does not contain cannabis, nor is it a product or a drug derived from cannabis. It acts on Natural Systems which fight pain, a system called the endocannabinoid system. I stress there is no cannabis in this drug. Reporter no cannabis, but the bodily system this is design designed after involves cannabis, but the receptors are the same in that they interact. The trial says all International Guidelines were followed through this trial. So does the Portuguese Company developing the drug. The french government says an event like this in a medical trial is unprecedented, and it will work hard to investigate this, find the answers and, if necessary, determine who was responsible. Phil black, cnn, london. A professor of anesthesiology at emory university, and earlier Natalie Allen spoke with him about the potential impact on volunteers who sign up for Clinical Trials. I think that by signing, what youre really just saying is that you acknowledge that youve had an opportunity to review the document. Its not really a function of giving away anything. The experimenter and the volunteer continue to have a relationship, and the intention, again, is that information should be exchanged in an impartial way, again so a person can understand. So by signing, its not setting aside the rights, its to acknowledge they have seen the document and understood. Reporter in the atmosphere of media being all encompassing, do you think it could have some impact on future phaseone trials, that anyone who might be a candidate for a volunteer might google and go, im not doing that . You know, i hope not because Clinical Trials are important. And we need these trials and need people to volunteer. We are indebted to volunteers. Volunteers especially in the phaseone trial who recognize and accept a certain degree of risk. Allow themselves to be used to learn something important. One always head coaches a drug in its beginning stages ultimately becomes a drug that makes the difference in the life of someone in the future. That was dr. Joel zivet, professor of anesthesiology at emory university. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Ahead, in the u. S. City of detroit, some School Conditions are so poor that attendance has become dangerous for some students. Well have that story ahead. Plus, votes are being counted in taiwan, and the island may soon have its first female leader. That story ahead as this broadcast continues. Im here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. And give her the strength and energy to stay healthy. Whos with me . yay the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. With 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. Ensure. 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Her Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally favored taiwans independence. China is said to be paying close attention to this election given that. Our kristi lu stout is in taipei and speaking to voters leaving the poles and joins us this hour. What are you hearing now . I saw your Instagram Post actually that showed the wall of information there. The wall of data. What are you hearing . Reporter thats right. So many people here on taiwan, an island of 23 million residents, are closely watching the ballots being counted. The vote results coming in. And george, we are expecting victory for tsai ingwen of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party or the pdp. She has a degree from the London School of economics and has never been in an elected office before. If she becomes the next president of taiwan, shell be staring down a number of challengers, among them, a stagnating economy, a rising vocal Youth Movement that demands to be heard. She also has an uphill battle to find a way to work with china. An interesting development. A taiwan pop star has been forced to apologize after waving the taiwan nasdaqflag at a conc. The clip has been viral, and many here are outraged. People here want to assert their sense of taiwan identities, but theyre also voters who want a closer relationship to china. George, ballots are being counted. It looks like were on track to taiwan having its first female president , dr. Tsai ingwen. Back to you. Live on the phone from taipei. Thank you very much. Well stay in touch as results come in. The u. S. Republican president ial candidate ted cruz is being slamme for his criticism of new york city. Even as some democrats find a very rare reason to praise donald trump. All this came two weeks before the first electoral test of the president ial election, the iowa caucuses. Cnns chief Political Correspondent, dana bash, looks at whether cruzs strategy backfired on him. Reporter energized by the rally, donald trump went in caucus style. Say you want to do well, that way if you come in second or third or fourth, you can say i want to win iowa. Reporter he is neck and neck with ted cruz, a political death match that spilled on to the South Carolina debate stage. Donalds mother was born in scotland. She was nationalized. Now donald but i was born here. On the issue of citizenship, donald big difference. On the issue of citizenship, donald, im not going to use your mothers birth against you. [ laughter ] because it wouldnt work. Reporter cruz tried to turn the tables on trump who has been questioning the canadianborn cruzs illegitimate ability to be president. In september, my friend donald said he had his lawyers look at this from every which way, and there was no issue there. Since september, the constitution hasnt changed. The poll numbers have. Why are you raising this issue now . Now hes doing a little bit better. Reporter trump got the last word going after cruz for disparaging his new york values, by invoking 9 11. It was with us for months. The smell, the air. We rebuilt downtown manhattan. Everybody in the world watched. That was a very insulting statement that ted made. [ applause ] reporter for that, trump got rare backup from new york democrats including new York Governor Andrew Cuomo and mayor bill de blasio. Ted cruz insulted the people of new york. He owes the people of new york an apology. Reporter former new york senator, now democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton tweeted, just this once, trumps right. New yorkers value hard work, diversity, tolerance, resilience, and building better lives for our families. The New York Daily News was more blunt saying, drop dead, ted. With the statue of liberty giving him the onefinger salute. This afternoon in South Carolina, cruz responded. Im happy to apologize. I apologize to the millions of new yorkers who have been let down by liberal politicians in that state. Reporter as for trump and cruz, their scuffles would be standard fare had the competitors not been embracing only months ago. Donald trump has been tremendously beneficial to our campaign. Reporter why do you have this bromance . It is a little bit of a romance. I like him. He likes me. Hes backed me 100 reporter that was then, this is now. I guess the bromance is over. Reporter do you see ted cruz as your biggest competition now is. No. Not really. I mean, well see what happens. Certainly i dont see him as my biggest competition. I see him as competition. Certainly hes competition, and others are competition. That was our chief Political Correspondent dana bash reporting for us. In detroit, the conditions at Public Schools have deteriorated to the point of danger. Ahead, sean penn calls his interview with el chapo a physical euro. Coming up, what the actor a failure. 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Welcome back to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Good to have you with us. Im George Howell. The thoints hour Officials Say the headlines this hour official say 126 people have been freed after soldier raided a hotel and cafe that were both attacked by suspected islamist gunmen in Burkina Fasos capital. They are hunting for the militant linked to al qaeda. The interior minister says at least 23 people were killed in the attack, and it is fear the that the toll could rise much higher. Results are due soon in what could be a historic election in taiwan. Frontrunner tsai ingwen is projected to be taiwans first female president. Her Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been in favor of maintaining taiwans independence from china. Irans foreign minister says he believes punishing economic sanctions on his country will soon be lifted. We are watching for the International Atomic Energy Agency to deliver its report to World Leaders in vienna on whether or not iran has complied with a Nuclear Weapons deal. In the u. S. City of detroit, the conditions in some Public Schools have deteriorated to the point of danger. For the time being, there isnt enough money to solve the obvious problems. Jean cassaries has this report. Reporter School Conditions like this at spain elementary prompted Detroit Public School teachers to call a sickout several days this week. 64 or roughly 2 3 of the middle schools were closed monday, leaving thousands of students out of the classroom, sparking michigans division of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to launch an investigation into spain elementary school. This is our gym wing. We have been told that this portion of the building is off limits to us as of two months ago. Our school has been empty like this for about six years. Weve now been banned from our own playground. No gym, and now no playground. Reporter 20 minutes away at frank cody high school, principal la Toya Hall King told the National President of the American Teachers Federation who flew in from washington for the meeting, conditions at the school are intolerable. From our Rodent Infestation to girls bathroom stalls having no doors. The Technology Classroom without access to the internet. I see a lot of bad situations. This ranks about some of the worst. Reporter additionally, water leaks at the school fixed, but never sealed. Ive been in this building about 40 minutes now, and i am hoarse. I wasnt hoarse when i walked in. Are you concerned about that for the children . Absolutely. Theres clearly Environmental Issues when you have leaks in buildings, when you have carpeting that has been leaked upon. Reporter darnel early as, appointed to head the district, says not all of detroits 93 Public Schools have these issues. With an accumulated debt of 515 million, they have to make tough decisions on what schools get what improvements first. Financially, we dont have the capacity. And decisions have been made for years about how best to use those dwindling resources. You have to really use a kind of a crystal ball to decide whats the best way to spend these few dollars. Reporter this Detroit Parent Network Forum Thursday night, teachers got support across the board. But not everyone agreed on the tactic of the sickout. I believe its a bad thing for the children. I believe that their education, you know, should have been considered and thought about. Reporter although the community is divided on what to do about very real challenges, and until the district can get money, the students will continue to bear the burden. What i worry about is losing the teachers and also closing down the school. Reporter state senator jeff hanson tells me on friday he and other lawmakers came to detroit to see the conditions for themselves. Legislation has been introduced in lansing, controversial, he says, which ultimately would allow detroit Public Schools to make the necessary repairs to schools where thousands of students attend each and every day. Jean casarez reporting on a difficult situation in the city of detroit. Now to to Actor Sean Penn and his interview with mexican drug lord el chapo. Hes calling it a failure. Penns article appeared this week in Rolling Stone magazine after he secretly met and later submitted questions to joaquin guzman. He says he regrets the interview. Reporter sean penn says he wants to set the record straight. The coverage about penns 10,000word article that appears in Rolling Stone has centered on potential legal problems he may face because of the process of how he got access to el chapo in the first place. Penn also wanted to dispel the notion that the interview helped mexican officials find el chapos whereabouts leading to capture. We had met with him weeks earlier. On october 2nd. In a place nowhere near where he was captured. Were not smarter than the dea or mexican intelligence. We had a contact upon which we were able to facilitate an invitation. Reporter do you believe that the Mexican Government released this in part because they wanted to see you blamed and to put you at risk . Yes. Reporter they wanted to encourage the cartel to put you in their cross hairs. Yes. Reporter mexican officials told us the meeting with essential to his capture. Kate del castillo, the mexican star who facilitated the interview, may also be in trouble. Officials want to find out whether el chapo funded her tequila Distribution System in the United States and if so why. All authorities have said is they want to question both actors to find out more about their interactions with el chapo. Rafael romo, cnn. Wintry weather moving into the northeastern United States. Derek van dam. A month ago we were talking about how warm it is. Thats right. Im tempted to call it a fullfledged noreaster. People get scared. We dont like to hear that word. You and i covered our fair share of storms. No one along the new england coastline wants to hear that word mentioned because its the weekend and causes all kinds of problems this. Has characteristics of a near easter. Look at my graphics. There are two areas of low pressure that are going to interact with each other. One moving across the great lakes at the moment. And another along the new england coastline. Because of the low pressure to the north, its going to draw in enough warm air that a precipitation associated with this socalled noreaster will be in the liquid variety. Im thinking temperatures in the coastline in the megalopolises, new york stay to boston will be above freezing, well keep that precipitation in the liquid variety. Behind it where the cold air funnels in behind our storm, thats where well see the transition, and there are, in fact, weather watches in effect at the moment for upstate new york into vermont, new hampshire, and even maine, as well, for the potential for about six, upwards of eight inch of snowfall. The major coastal cities will certainly stay just wet. New york to boston. However, you could experience hefty rainfall that could cause delays. Double check your flight as you head to those particular locations, as you travel about this weekend. To the other side of the world, europe, eastern europe, particularly across the balkan peninsula. Impressive storm system will dump significant snowfall to the southern balkan peninsula, serbia into romania and bulgaria, particularly the sophia region. We could have 15 to 30 centimeters of overall, roughly sick to 12 inches of snow. There it is on the map. That will pile up and cause disruptions across the area. One last thing to note. I want to show the snow pack taking place across austria. Get a load of this video coming from our friends at redbull. Wow. Formula one fans will love this. This asounded me. They flaw in one of their formula one karls via helicopter, dropped it on one of the slopes outside of the innsbrook region and took it for a test driemve. Firstever show run on a course like this. The course was marked by ski gate. They had to specially design snow chains to fit around the tires so this particular gentleman wouldnt spin out of control. Okay, snow chains s. That really going to help . You know, there was over 3,000 spectators watching, too. Red bull needed to be sure that the snow chains were going do their job. Thank you. Thank you very much. Cool video to see. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Still ahead, we take a sobering look at some of the innocent pawns spared by isis. Children who instead of seeing playgrounds see battlegrounds. We meet some of those lucky enough to escape next. Caring for someone with alzheimers means i am a lot of things. I am his sunshine. I am his advocate. So i asked about adding oncedaily namenda xr to his Current Treatment for moderate to severe alzheimers. It works differently. When added to another alzheimers treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. And may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. Vo namenda xr doesnt change how the disease progresses. It shouldnt be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or whos had a bad reaction to namenda xr or its ingredients. Before starting treatment, tell their doctor if they have, or ever had, a seizure disorder, difficulty passing urine, liver, kidney or bladder problems, and about medications theyre taking. 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In this propaganda video spread out on either side of an isis trainer, blankfaced rows of children sit. One boy shakes visibly. Others unable to raise their gaze. These are the socalled cubs of the caliphate. Isis army of child soldiers. And by gods grace, in the coming days, theyll be at the front lines of the fight against nonbelievers, he says. The front line, south of the Kurdistan Regional capital erbil, were told this is one of the most contested front lines. Just the other side of that river there, thats where he says the isis positions are. Just the other side of that broken bridge. Its from there he says that desperate children are fleeing, making their way through that river, swimming through the river, under cover of dark, risking their lives to make it here to safety. But not all manage to escape. Translator many times if weather were fighting isis, were seeing children at the front line wearing explosive vests. Reporter whats it like to open fire on children . Translator they are brainwashed. When they make it through our lines, they kill our fighters. Its an unbearably hard decision. You dont know what to do. If you dont kill them, theyll kill you. Reporter u. S. Military sources tell cnn as isis comes under increased pressure on the battlefield, they are relying on child soldiers to fill out the ranks. This 12yearold boy was featured in the el faro institute propaganda video. He said he was training to be a suicide bomber. Now reunited with his mother, hes asked us ton broadcast his face or his voice. Hes asked that we call him nasir, not his real name. Translator there were 6 0 of us. They would lead us into the tunnels to hide. They told us the americans, the unbelievers, were trying to kill us, but they, the fighters, they loved us. Reporter this, of course, was all part of the indoctrination. His isis handlers would tell him they were now his only family. Translator they would tell us our parents were unbelievers, unclean. Our first job was to go back and kill them we were clearing the world of all unbelievers. Reporter he says the youngest of the boys was 5 years old. None exempt from the grueling training. Translator we werent allowed to cry, but i would think about my mother worrying about me. I would try and cry quietly. Reporter stylized and romanticized, isis has released videos showcasing its child army. The reality, of course, is very different. Translator when they arrive to us, they are so skinny. They barely look human. They tell us theyve been living in a hell. Reporter back at the camp, sarahs mother hopes her little girl. Eventually forget about the head scarf and the Face Covering and the men with guns who threatened her life. Cnn, iraq. The u. S. Department of defense has released video that it claims shows an explosion. An isis cash depot in mosul, iraq, being bombed by the u. S. Earlier this month. The pentagon Officials Say that is cash that you see fluttering in the air. They did not say exactly how much money was there in that explosion. They describe it as millions. The strike was to deprive isis of its massive resources. This weekend marks 25 years since the start of the persian gulf war. Apart from the geopolitical fallout from the conflict, it was a major turning point in Media Coverage from conflict zones. Cnn led the coverage reporting from the front lines, and now the journalists who were there reflect on the historic events. [ gunfire ] well, i knew that it would be unprecedented and that we were the only News Organization that saddam was allowing back into baghdad to cover the war from his back yard. That weighed upon me. I knew it was a tremendous responsibility. Certainly one that impacted me tremendously was whether we cover covered a bombing by the allies on what we thought was a command post. From the best we could tell once we got there was being used as a shelter. Many dozens died in the attack, mostly women and children who much sheltered there. Reporter the roof of this building is 15feet deep of concrete reinforced with steel bars. The bomb cut through it like butter. What is this area, this part of town . Are there any military target here . Translator absolutely. There is no any military targets. Just residential area. A large number of women and children were killed in that thing. Two bombs came in, one right after another, into the shelter. Penetrated it. And and completely destroyed everybody inside in the shelter itself. Wheth when we got, there the iraqis wanted to see it. They knew it was women and children and thought that would get propaganda for them. They brought us to the location immediately and gave us free rein to shoot what we wanted. Reporter that was probably the most profound of the events that we covered during the course of our time there. 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State of new jersey, a Home Economics teacher loved showing her students how to cook and sew. Granny, as she is called, has set a record of sorts. Our affiliate wcbs new york has her story. Oh, thats going to be a good one. Reporter at 102 years old, agnes aleznik is officially the oldest living and working teacher in america. 102 is i feel like maybe 95. Reporter she certainly doesnt act her age. Better known as granny at Sundance School in plainfield, new jersey, started her career at 80 as a cooking and sewing teacher when the school found itself in need. Grannys daughter recruited her. She teaches here, too. I saw hue she took care of the how she took care of the family and knew that she wanted to get out a little bit. It wasnt supposed to be this extensive. Reporter do you love teaching . I love it. The children, they are lovable. Thanks, granny. Youre welcome. Granny is a wonderful teacher. And she knows lots of things that can help us do better in life. Ive learned how to cook delicious foods with her. Happy birthday to you reporter the students and staff held a huge Birthday Celebration for granny who shared her secret to a long life. I just think you have to take care of yourself and be happy. I have a good life. A good life. Reporter and youre still having a good life. Yeah. Youre right. Its a good life. Thank you, granny youre welcome. Reporter granny says she has no plans to retire any time soon. Thanks, granny, and thanks to hazel snanchs at wcbs for that report. We thank you for watching this hour. Im George Howell at the cnn center in atlanta. For viewers in the United States, new day is next. For other viewers around the world, amanpour starts in a moment. Thank you for watching cnn, the worlds news leader. And to help you accelerate, weve created a new company. One totally focused on whats next for your business. The True Partnership where people,technology and ideas push everyone forward. Accelerating innovation. 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