iraq and in syria. from iraq, we have new video to show you of the deadly street fighting in ramadi. government forces are just 550 yards away from an isis-held government compound there and hope to retake the key city within the next few days. plus, we are getting these images out of syria where u.s.-backed rebel groups have seized a strategic dam north of raqqa, an isis stronghold. baghdadi released this message. he tells them to be patient, quote, because god is with you. cnn cannot verify the authenticity of that message. let s bring in cnn military analyst lieutenant general mark hertling, a regular here on cnn new day and other cnn programs. what is your general assessment of the overall u.s.-led
as many as five may have been killed in their cars as the tornado struck them. this serious if you are traveling this weekend. the national weather service has warnings for snow and flash flood in several parts of texas. and we will have much more on this breaking story at the top of the hour. isis is being battered from iraq and syria. from iraq, we have new video to show you of the deadly street fighting in ramadi. government forces are 550 yards from an isis-held government compound and hope to retake that key city within the next few days. new pictures from syria. rebel groups have seized a dam near raqqa.
on the wrong end of some of the fighting. so a combination of both the ramadi fight, which is interesting because it s mostly sunni forces, not only in the iraqi security forces, but tribes fighting against isis in ramadi. you also have syrian sunnis and syrian kurds fighting isis near the dam. both of them are tremendous defeats for the isis fighters. is there a sense, robyn, is th isis is losing ground in this fight? i don t mean the geography of it. i mean, do we have any indication that their forces are actually weakening? i guess i couldn t say as to whether they are being weakened but i know in ramadi, this would be a huge propaganda loss for isis because it was such a propaganda gain when they took the city back in may. it was a huge humiliation for
storm chasers who shot these riveting images. another shooting in chicago by police. this time a woman was accidentally shot and killed when officers responded to a domestic disturbance call. you re seeing here the sounds and the images of ground fighting in ramadi. isis losing ground overnight as iraqi military forces gain the upper hand, at least for now. new day starts right now. this is cnn breaking news. we are grateful for your company and make sure you know that. i m christi paul. i m errol barnett in here this weekend for victory black blackwell. the dallas area is slammed by tornadoes last night. as we said, at least eight people have died. look at some of this video here. search and rescue operations we understand beginning at day
showing iraq snipers on rooftops during an intense tattle against isis. the latest in the fight in ramadi. your new day starts now. this is cnn breaking news. breaking overnight, a deadly end to the holiday weekend in texas. storms and tornado ripping through the dallas area. look at this video. killing eight people. this is just one of many showing the power of these storms that we have been seeing. taking a look at this couple sitting down to dinner watching the storm. oh, my god! huge! oh, my god! just incredible. as you see here, a massive funnel cloud as it moves across the sky. this is in the town of rowland. in garland, the storm nearly