everybody okay? everybody okay? dramatic and terrifying images from the battle to retake the iraqi city of mosul from isis. iraqi and peshmerga forces continue to advance on the city, while forces in the eastern part of the city clear neighborhoods. in syria, the massive military operation to eliminate isis from the so-called capital of raqqah is in its infancy. the mission was announced yesterday. and similar to the ongoing battle to liberate mosul, the u.s. is providing support with air strikes. nbc s foreign correspondent matt bradley is joining us live from erbil, iraq. defense secretary ash carter says this operation will not be easy, but it is vital. reporter: thanks, alex, that s right. this operation, which is known as wrath of the yu fray tees, has been in the works for several weeks, even months, and as you pensioned ash carter mentioned it late last month just as this battle for mosul
i m victor blackwell. the white house is behind us. we re in washington. the final weekend before election day. the latest poll of polls shows a tightening race in the home stretch here. yesterday at this time there was a five-point lead for hillary clinton. it s now down to 3. 46-43 nationally. yesterday on the trail donald trump renewed his criticism of a battle to retake the iraqi city of mosul. here s what the republican nominee said about the u.s. officials behind that operation. one of the reasons we re going to mosul is we want to get the isis leaders, we think they re staying in mosul and we want to get them. well, before the announcement is over they re gone. whatever happened to the element of surprise, the element of surprise? what a group of losers we have. so who do voters feel can best handle the war on terror? here s the recent abc news
bosses. moving into your area. whoa, whoa, gas prices my territory. now the fight to recapture the iraqi city of mosul from isis. the pentagon says the campaign is proceeding as planned. iraqi troops reportedly entering the out skirts of mosul following two weeks of slow but steady advanced by u.s.-back coalition forces. cnn s michael holmes there for us. live in iraq with the latest for us. good morning, michael. reporter: good morning, kristine. yeah, at the beginning of this campaign iraqi forces were saying they were looking at a couple of weeks before they got to mosul. they re pretty much right bang on time, on schedule. the timing for actual entry to the city proper still pretty uncertain. there s a lot to consider tactically, but we do know the counter terror units, the elite tip of the spear, if you like, are said to be less than a kilometer away from the perimeter of the city, the actual out skirts. now, they may need to wait for
a tough question. voters can make up their own minds. so this is part of a pattern of behavior and the way he talks publicly about women and others that is one of the reasons we re seeing the biggest gender gap we ve seen in decades. panel, thank you very much. great to talk to both of you. we have to get to another top story now. the fight to recapture the iraqi city of mosul from isis is under way. are iraqi and kurdish forces making any progress? we ll give you a status report and take you to the front lines next. sure, we could have stacked these tires. or put them on a rack. but the specialists at ford like to show off their strengths: 13 name brands. all backed by our low price tire guarantee. yeah, we re strong when it comes to tires. right now during the big tire event, get a $140 rebate by mail on four select tires.
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