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Reporter but neither are moores accusers backing down. This morning, tina johnson spoke to nbcs today show. She told an alabama news outlet this week that moore groped her in 1991, when she was 28. I know people are saying, its just a grab. I was vulnerable from the start, and he was in a position of power. Reporter Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said today she has no reason to doubt moores accusers, but plans to vote for moore in the december special election. Meanwhile, at the white house, press secretary Sarah Sanders repeated this line about president trumps view on moore. He weighed in and said if the allegations are true, he should step aside. Reporter the president himself focused on democratic senator al franken of minnesota. And this photo showing franken seeming to grope a sleeping woman in 2006. That woman says franken also forcibly kissed her. Overnight, mr. Trump said the picture of franken is really bad, and to think that just last week he was lecturing about Sexual Harassment and respect for women. How does that square with the Sexual Misconduct allegations against the president himself . Sanders responded. Senator franken admitted wrongdoing and the president hasnt thats a very clear distinction. Reporter franken has apologized and expressed remorse. But at the Minnesota State capitol today, political pressure from a fellow democrat, state auditor rebecca otto. I came out early and i asked for senator franken to resign. Its hard, hes a friend. Reporter franken has said he would welcome a Senate Ethics investigation. For the pbs newshour, im lisa desjardins. In the days other news, the chairman of floridas Democratic Party stepped down after allegations of improper behavior toward women. Six former Party Staffers and consultants say Stephen Bittel made suggestive comments and leered at them. He apologized in a statement. Reverend Jaime Johnson has resigned from the department of Homeland Security over racial remarks. He took over the office of faithbased partnerships in april. Johnson stepped down thursday, after cnn reported him saying in 2008, americas black community has turned cities into slums because of laziness, drug use and sexual promiscuity. In iraq, Government Forces and tribal fighters today took back the last town held by the Islamic State group. The military said army tanks rolled into the town of rawa, in anbar province, and routed the militants in just five hours. Pockets of isis resistance remain in iraqs western desert. Zimbabwes president Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the military put him under house arrest on tuesday. He showed up today at a University Commencement in the capital city, harare, even as talks continued on having him give up power. Meanwhile, in washington, secretary of state Rex Tillerson called for a quick return to civilian rule. Zimbabwe has an opportunity to set itself on a new path, one that must include democratic elections and respect for human rights. Ultimately, the people of zimbabwe must choose their government. Sreenivasan zimbabwes ruling party called today for mugabes removal. And, plans are under way for an antimugabe rally tomorrow. Tensions over kenyas disputed president ial election flared today, and at least five people were killed. Police in nairobi fired tear gas and live rounds at supporters of Opposition Leader raila odinga. Theyd gathered to welcome him home from a trip orseas. President Uhuru Kenyatta won last months vote when the opposition boycotted over claims of fraud. Back in this country, reverend Jesse Jackson announced he has parkinsons disease. The civil rights leader is 76. In a letter to supporters, he said, i have been slow to grasp the gravity of it, but can no longer ignore the symptoms. Cleanup workers have arrived at the scene of a Keystone Pipeline oil spill in south dakota. Transcanada shut down the line yesterday after it leaked 200,000 gallons. Next week, the state of nebraska decides whether to allow construction of a related project, the keystone x. L. Pipeline. The director of puerto ricos Power Authority quit today, under fire. Ricardo ramos was heavily criticized for hiring a Small Montana company to rebuild a system badly damaged by hurricane maria. The contract has since been terminated. So far, about 45 of the islands customers have gotten power restored. On wall street, the Dow Jones Industrial average plunged 100 points to close at 23,358. The nasdaq fell 10 points, and the s p 500 slipped six. Still to come on the newshour an investigation showing u. S. Operations kill more iraqi civilians than previously thought. Antiterrorism tactics used to protect elephants under attack from hunters and poachers. Mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. And much more. Sreenivasan the Islamic State group has largely been driven from the cities in iraq and syria that it controlled with fear and terror. A u. S. Bombing campaign played a major role in the fight. But according to a report in the New York Times, thousands more civilians were killed in those bombing runs than the pentagon initially admitted. I spoke earlier with one of the authors from that report, azmat khan, about how she and her colleagues conducted the investigation. Well, we wanted to see how the u. S. Coalition air campaign was playing out on the ground. So we did a systematic sample in three different traditionally isisheld areas near mosul, and we looked at every single air strike in each of these areas. What we found or what we were trying to figure out was which number of air strikes of the total number of air strikes in those areas resulted in civilian deaths or casualties, and then from that to determine which one of those were Coalition Air strikes so we could get a reliable sense of how effectively this campaign was going, because when you look at the coalitions statements about this, they said this this is tht precise air campaign in the history of warfare. I really wanted to know if that was the case. Sreenivasan what did you find . We found that might not matter if the intelligence is wrong. Of 103 air strikes we looked at, there were 20 civilian casualty incidents of air strikes, and in about half of those, there appeared to be no discernible target nearby, no isis target suggesting either poor or faulty intelligence some if you dont have the right target in mind and youre conflating civilians with combat combatants, your presayings may not matter. If youre hitting the house, you want, it doesnt matter if its an incorrect daughter get. Sreenivasan you showed Central Command your findings and the reporting you had didnt and compared them to what, their own youtube videos . Yes, their own youtube videos, their own previous statement, their own public admissions of what they have acknowledged as civilian casualty incidents. So i went to the combined air Operations Center in udade, which is where u. S. Central command is in the region and where these aircraft take off to bomb in iraq and syria, and, you know, i interviewed many commanders, i interviewed civilian casualty assessment experts. I spoke with Legal Advisers there, and ultimately i provided them with the coordinates and date ranges of all 103 air strikes and asked them if these were Coalition Air strikes. Ultimately they denied several of them as unlikely, to which i was able to find their own videos theyd uploaded of military web sites to Coalition Air strikes to areas where they said, no, that wasnt us, the air strike we carried out was 600 meters or way or a like. So we wanted to check them on how reliable their logs are and thus whether or not you can question their investigative methods when they receive allegations of civilian casualties some are they even able to identify when a strike is their own . The Iraqi Air Force is also carrying out air strikes in iraq. Sreenivasan speaking of allegation, you humantize whole story by following one individual who lost four members of his family to an air strike, a civilian. He attempts to clear his name and possibly get reparations. How is that process . So its a unique situation. Hes a unique man. He lived in the United States for several years in the 80s. He went to western michigan university. He is fluent in english, and hes somebody who was also more well off than many of the civilian survivors that ive met. So this is man who meticulously documented what happened to him. He was able to prepare a report. He had relatives, including a professor at yale who was advocating on his behalf who was able to arrange a meeting at the u. S. Embassy in baghdad to report his case and bring a file with him. Even with all of those reporting mechanisms, it did not result in his family and those four civilian deaths being acknowledged by the coalition. In fact, it took a followup from us in november of last year that prompted a process to realize that they had misplaced any original allegation that the coalition may have been looking at, and ultimately in march of this year, they offered him a payment of 15,000. Its a condolence payment, not meant to compensate him entirely for his home or the losses of rights, but as a gesture of sympathy and gratitude, and in this case, you have him turn down that offer, but this is the bestcase scenario. So if it took him a year and a half to get to that offer and that act thojment and still not feel like hes got an good answer, what happens to survivors who havent met a western journalist who is taking up their case as a point of inquiry, as a point of journalistic inquiry . What chance do they have of this . The report is called the uncounted at the New York Times. Azmat khan, thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me. Sreenivasan the Trump Administration this week reversed an obamaera ban on the importation of trophies from elephants killed in zimbabwe, if the killing meets certain conservation standards. That reversal has provoked a strong backlash. Elsewhere in africa, the menace of illegal poaching goes on. It is a daily, and sometimes deadly, struggle. In kenya, modern methods designed to combat terrorism are helping guard these majestic giants. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson report from southern Kenyas Amboseli national park. Reporter searching for signs of wild animals in the african bush, and anyone who would do them harm. These rangers are hunting the hunters. This is their ancestral land, and they know every square inch reporter elephants usually roam these woods too. Reporter so how long ago do you think the elephant was here . 500 to 600 meters away. Reporter its just a typical day for these men, patrolling for poachers, illegal hunters who would kill elephants for their tusks. To Lieutenant Colonel faye cuevas, these men are foot soldiers gathering information in an intelligence war. That kind of tactical type of information can have a real strategic significance. Reporter now a reservist, faye cuevas spent nearly 20 years as an Intelligence Officer in the u. S. Air force, mostly in special operations. Her job involved hunting for signs of terrorists by scouring drone footage of vast swathes of land. It was while searching images of african plains like these, that she learned a devastating fact that would change her life. Because of widespread poaching, in 10 to 15 years, elephants in the african wild would be gone. Which would mean that that before my six or sevenyearold daughter was able to vote in an election, before she turned 18, that she would not have had the opportunity to see elephants in the wild. And i think its inasmuch that, and the fact that wed be the generation that lost it for them. Reporter at the same time, she realized she had the skills to help stop it. But we learned quite a few lessons over the course of fighting a global war on terror, and it seemed to me that there was opportunity to apply some of those principles specifically on reporter using some of the same techniques developed to fight terrorism, faye joined the u. S. Based International Fund for animal welfare, known as ifaw, where she started an intelligenceled effort to disrupt poaching networks. She and her colleagues collect the data found by rangers and People Living in communities alongside the elephants. They then bring together this information, analyze it and form intelligence reports that can help advise Kenyan Wildlife Service agents and police. In the last six months alone, ifaw says fayes work has led to 21 arrests of suspected poachers. And here is whats at stake. The majestic african elephant, in its natural home. The newshour traveled with faye and her colleagues to Amboseli National park in southern kenya where efforts to protect the animals are crucial. When youre here and youre with these elephants, it doesnt matter how your week was, or what you had for lunch or how busy you are or how many things are on your calendar for the next day. Because to think about those things comes at the cost of this moment. Reporter along with the beauty comes the harsh reality of survival. We came across this pride of lions devouring a recent kill, a wildebeest. The park and the surrounding lands are a delicate, perfect network, where all animals depend on one another. Reporter james isiche shares the same passion for protecting these wild animals. In the battle to save them protect the wildlife, james has become a crucial partner for faye. Every animal counts. Every individual is so painful to lose. Reporter before joining ifaw, he was a senior warden at another Wildlife Reserve in kenya. Working with a military veteran, an air force officer like faye, brings new skills to his lifes mission. This is a very, very complicated war. It is a crime that crosses borders, its a crossborder crime. It crosses continents, it crosses seas. Money laundering is involved, and these are skills that your normal wildlife conservationist doesnt have. Reporter does it ever get old . It never gets old for me. I mean, this is a privilege. But its a big responsibility. I mean, you lose an elephant, you really feel it. Reporter deep down, faye knew she had to be here on the ground in africa if she was going to fight this war. As a single mother of three small children, that would mean their path in life needed to change dramatically, too. Im with my kids who, at the and said, you know, we have a decision to make as a family, but i think it could be quite an adventure. So i said, how would you like to move to kenya . At the conclusion of that meeting and they said that they were ready for adventure. And i say it was about three months later and we were in nairobi. Reporter so the familys new life started this year. Part of that adventure for faye is spending time with local communities that share their lands with elephants. Amboseli park is surrounded by Maasai Community land, and the elephants need to be able to peacefully coexist with humans. The maasai are an ethnic group of People Living in kenya and neighboring tanzania. They still live by thousands of years of tradition as animal herders, surviving off the land. To faye, her interaction with the people who live here must be authentic to gain their trust. So, im going to do a quick change here into a traditional maasai garment. Its a sign of, or a display of respect really, with the community. That the villagers really appreciate the fact that weve come in wearing something thats traditionally maasai. The massai, living outside the park, are not allowed to graze their cattle there, instead having to walk further into the savannah to find grass. In hungry times like these, resentment can build, and if a lion eats a cow or an elephant breaks into a village to graze, people can retaliate by killing the wild animals in return. So faye and her colleagues work to keep them on board. Many of their young men are hired as rangers, and tourism attracted by the wildlife brings jobs too. Poachers, just like terrorists, faye says, need to infiltrate loca