that fell. ukrainians don t want that capability. and in the east we have new video, including disturbing images which reely confirm what we ve heard, which is intense fighting taking place. we heard this is a sight of a a russian counter attack. esepgsally eexploring the after it is math. . now, the possibility is now completely under their control. the ukrainian maleitary says this is not yet alive.
u.s. senator bernie sanders staged the first major rally of his 2020 presidential bid. he set the scene not far from where he was born in brooklyn, new york. making a point he contrasted his blue collar upbringing with president trump s more upscale childhood. no criminal charges will be filed against two california police officers who killed an unarmed african-american man. stephon clark was gunned down almost one year ago, in his grandmother s backyard. a district attorney described him as having a, quote, shooting stance, and police thought he had a gun, turns out it was just a cell phone. u.s. backed forces report heavy fighting as they push into the last enclave of isis in eastern syria. you see there the video of the fighting taking place. cnn has been on the ground and captured this footage a short time ago. the terrorists had been cornered for weeks. this started friday after a pause to let some civilians
was frustrated about trying to have a cease-fire in other areas. there s a lot of war and fighting taking place. that s not included in this conversation. how much time does the or how long will the russians continue to try to support assad. that s tremendously important. what role, if any, is iran playing and where is russia going to deal with iran who is also involved in all of what s taking place in syria? those are still questions out there. it s good sound bite. there s got to be a lot of conversation. not now lowering our guards. saying everything is okay, remove the sanctions. there s a lot of republicans who feel the way you do. they have been concerned about
and myself. i joke sometimes that i m a fidel baby. if not for him, i wouldn t exist. obviously, i don t know if i would want my parents to go through what they had to go through for that to happen. it just kind of adds that extra incredibly difficult emotional level to all of this. i think that s why when you talk to so many cubans, it s not so black and white. it s such a complicated, difficult thing. on the one hand, they were able to come here and establish themselves in the united states. they re doing far better economically than they could have in cuba. that s b a benefit. but the pain and suffering and lives lost, it s a difficult balancing act. sentiments being echoed throughout many homes around the world. thank you very much. appreciate your time. turning now to politics and new details about the in fighting taking place in the trump campaign over who is going to be the country s next secretary of state. here is a what kellyanne conway told chuck todd earlier this
eastern mosul. every day, they are taking new ground, but then they re having to fight to clear and hold it. and it seems they re paying a price. iraqi officials won t reveal the casualty figures while the operation is still under way. but the reports we re hearing from inside the city and surrounding hospitals indicate those casualties are high. the waves of suicide car bombs, the narrow streets, the commitment of the isis fighters who are resisting fiercely, it s all making progress very slow and difficult. now, there is also important fighting taking place west of the city in the region between mosul and the syrian border. that s where paramilitary groups are working to clear ground. but also cut mosul off from that isis-controlled territory across the border in syria. the paramilitary groups are now working to surround the city of tal afar. they are backed up by the iraqi air force which says it killed ten isis fighters in recent air