Toward muslims, her words, has made him the best recruiter for isis. Now donald trump whos made his own controversial comments in this campaign wants Hillary Clinton to say shes sorry. Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. A devastating attack on americans in afghanistan. A suicide bomber on a motorcycle sets off explosives killing six u. S. Troops and wounding three other americans. The attack came as nato and Afghan Security forces were on patrol near the u. S. Run bagram air base. The taliban quickly claimed responsibility. Iraqi troops meanwhile may be ready for a final assault to recapture the major city of ramadi from isis. They already surrounded the city. And residents have been warned to leave ahead of the fighting. When ramadi fell to the terror group last may, defense secretary Ashton Carter openly questioned the Iraqi Militarys will to fight. Now the iraqis are turning down u. S. Offers of help there. Theres also new fears tonight that another middle east conflict c
Great to have you with us. Wed like to welcome our viewers around the world and in the United States, im john vause. The first hour of cnn newsroom starts from l. A. Starts now. We begin in iraq where the countrys Prime Minister is vowing to force isis out of his country in the coming year. His announcement follows the iraqi army celebrating what it calls the liberation of ramadi from isis. Todays brutal housetohouse fighting, forces have mostly retaken the city. There are still pockets of isis fighters throughout ramadi. A Spokesman Says it will take two to three weeks to root them out. Iraqs military has gained new confidence after this latest victory, and the countrys leaders are vowing to push on to other cities under the control of isis. The fall of ramadi is seen as a blow to the terror group. It comes as the leader of isis releases a new message to real his followers. Details from jim sciutto. Reporter from the isis chief, abu bakr al baghdadh, a new audio recording seemingly at
Secure that area. Stale very active scene. We also have reporting into nbc that one suspect who died was fatally shot by police was wearing black fatigues and armed with a rifle that. New information coming in. This as the Police Department in baton rouge is having to deal with the loss of at least three of their own with the governor at this hour, at the hospital meeting with the families as they are coping with that reality that their loved ones have died from this shootout. In my conversation with the mayor earlier today he said that initially there are reports of shots fired and according to other Law Enforcement they said there were other calls to 911 about a person dressed in black armed with a long gun walking the streets and soon after those reports of gunfire came in this area. The mayor also saying when police did respond they were met with an ambush style attack, in his words. But again, very tense situation in baton rouge. Given the fact that he has already been tense in th
Hillary clinton failure. The current leader is unpredictable for both the chinese and the rest of us. A number of nfl players staged protests during the National Anthem to highlight the problems of racial injustice. I support our players speaking out. There can be change. And we can make this country better. This is new day, with chris cuomo, and alisyn camerota. We will be talking more about those protests. Welcome to your new day. Up first, Hillary Clinton has a pneumonia diagnosis and it is rocking the president ial race. The democratic nominee facing growing questions about her health off this video showing her stumbling getting in her van as she left a 9 11 Memorial Service early. Clintons campaign now canceling a twoday trip to california so she can recover. Donald trump responding this morning by vowing to release results of a medical exam that he said he had just this week. Now, we caught up with the former secretary of state Hillary Clinton before the deplorables comment that
And, big top goodbye. The greatest show on earth, why its folding its tent for good after 146 years. Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin tonight with the director of the cia taking aim at donald trump with stern words about russia and about mr. Trumps own also, representative john lewis announcing he will boycott the inauguration. And the president elect, retaliating with a blistering series of tweets, accusing the congressman of being all talk, no action. Mike pence hoping congressman lewis will reconsider. But tonight, the man who stood up to the police many times in the 1960s is standing his the 1960s is standing his ground, and others are standing with him. Heres david wright. Reporter tonight, the president elect is facing sharp criticism from the outgoing cia director. What i do find outrageous is equating the Intelligence Community with nazi germany. I do take great umbrage at that. Reporter trump took umbrage, calling on the intelligence