It is looking like were at a major turning point, a story that we and the whole world have been watching for the past three years plus now. Were talking about the syrian city of raqqa, the capital of the caliphate of the socalled Islamic State, or isis, that has fallen to the combined forces of kurdish and arabic fighters. According to the forces a u. S. Official telling fox news a few minutes ago circumspect, 90 of the city has been recaptured. U. S. Backing this effort in a big way. Especially with its air power and intense battles going on in the city for the past four months. Some isis fighters have fled. Some are surrendered, many killed. The last few hundred holding out against the forces. Raqqa hugely important, symbolic to the terror group. It was its headquarters and where the foreign fighters from outside would be processed and dispatched and foreign prisoners, americans, hostages would be put on display and tortured and killed. Where attacks against the u. S. , europe, the w
Pulse of the nation live from the National Cherry festival. As we await the Navy Blue Angels, welcome to a special edition of americas news headquarters from the shores of Lake Michigan. Liz, i know you wish you were here. Im leland vittert. I do, that back drop is beautiful. Happy early fourth of july. Im sure you had a nice team meeting the folks there. Thanks for a busy saturday. President trump sending a message of support for immigration authorities at the border while also pointing the finger at democrats for their criticism of ice. Ellis ellison barber is bedminster where the president is spending the weekend it has an annual budget of 6 billion, according to ice, that primarily goes to three areas, Homeland Security investigation, office of principal Legal Advisor and enforcement and removal operations on the left, as you said, there are growing calls now to get rid of the agency some say they have overstepped, theyre more focused on twoyearolds instead of terrorists and terror
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