democracies and their effectiveness as a resource for activists in countries where their governments genuinely put them in danger, it s a complicated situation. such fascinating reporting. again, new this morning on the daily beast, thank you. thank you. cnn on the ground inside of raqqah, syria, newly liberated from isis control. a look at the dangers preventing people from returning home at this point and the devastation that will await them when they do.
legislation congressman tomorrow marino helped steer through congress weakened the government s ability to fight the opioid epidemic. president trump said that he is withdrawing his name as drug czar. tom is a fine man and great congressman. the justice department is announcing a major crackdown on opiates flowing into the country. 33,000 americans died from overdoses in 2015. that s the deputy a.g. right now on your camera. developments, headlines from that statement coming up momentarily here on america s newsroom. sandra: fox news alert a major turning point in the fight against isis. u.s.-backed syrian forces liberating 90% of raqqa from isis control. the northern syrian city was captured by the islamic state in 2014 and became the terrorist defacto capital. now militants are hiding out.
the iraqi syrian border region where a lot of militants have moved in months. there has been a race to recapture that part of the country, syrian regime backed by russian air power, and the other hand, you have the u.s. led coalition and that is expected to be a tough fight on both sides of the border, also in anbar province, in iraq, and those areas that are still under isis control. but, again, it would seem you re seeing city after city are collapsing, being recaptured by forces both in iraq and syria, so as u.s. officials would say, the days of isis as a group that controls territory are numbered. but that doesn t mean the end of isis this terror group, that is so lethal, that still possesses the capability to carry out attacks, not just in iraq and syria, but around the world. absolutely. all right, thank you.
his personal chattel. reporter: if alive as the tape suggests, the isis leader could be running out of places to hide. more than 6 million people have been freed from isis control. analysts say this audio message could only intensify the coalition s hunt for al baghdadi. intelligence agencies are combing through the audio for any clues about his whereabouts, if they can successfully target him it might put isis more on the ropes. as one put it all the usual suspects have been killed. brian todd, cnn, washington. we ve been talking a lot about how puerto ricans are suffering, they don t have enough food, water, electricity. well, they don t have something else. they need fuel. and you wouldn t believe how long they re standing in line and waiting to try to get that. we have a story for you coming up. plus, bureaucracy is bogging
whom at least has escaped his clutches as his own personal cloud. if he had alive, he may be running out of places to hide. more than 33 miles of territory in iraq is free of isis and have been freed from isis control. analysts say this message could only intensify the search for al bagdadi. if they can successfully target him, it might put isis even further on the ropes. brian todd, cnn, washington. we ll return to one of our top stories in a moment. food, water, electricity, puerto ricans face chronic shortages of them all. but the one thing they need most, fuel for their cars and generators. that is not happening forrel of