Explosives detonated at an outdoor market near baghdad. And donald trump igniting another firestorm after criticizing the u. S. Military service of john mccain. From cnn World Headquarters here in atlanta im george howell. This is cnn newsroom. Good day to you and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. We begin here in the United States in a state of tennessee where we are learning more about a text message that a gunman reportedly sent right before going on a shooting rampage. Mohammed abdulazeez opened fire at a military recruiting office and at a nearby navy reserve center. A friend of his who is choosing to remain anonymous, saying he received a text message from abdulazeez before the attack. The text links to a verse from the ckoran. Officials are now reporting that abdulazeez obtained one of his weapons on line but that he got an ak47 and shotgun legally and had a handgun registered in his name. Three of the weapons were found on abdulazeez after h
For those refugees. Im George Howell. This is cnn newsroom. Good day to you. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. We begin this hour in jerusalem. The violence that broke out at the alaqsa just hours of the start of the jewish new year. Young arabs clashed with police after authorities received intelligence that people were start to go gather there. They threw rocks and fireworks at those who approached. Were covering this story. All of this happened just a few hours earlier in the morning there. Whats the latest . Reporter it is still happening on the streets of the old city, not as much where it began in the alaqsa mosque in the alaqsa complex. We have a producer in the old city and she sees these clashes between the police and Security Forces and protesters. All of this started a few hours ago, 7 00 local time, when police found out there were a number of protesters barericaded inside. The clashes have shifted to the streets of the old city. Dozens of pa
Strongest hurricane ever and Authorities Say it still poses a serious threat. The big concern now is from the rain and mudslides which would be caused from that rain which is still falling across many parts of this country. Mexicos president has expressed some cautious optimism. In a video a few hours ago addressed to the nation he reminded everyone to remain caution. Puerto vallarta was expected to bear the brunt of the storm. Our Martin Savidge was there reporting and he now brings a sigh of relief. Rain has been falling on Puerto Vallarta for a number of hours now but what they did not get is what they feared, and thats the full impact of patricia. We did not see hurricane winds or a storm surge. Both of which could have been catastrophic in a city thats so full of highrise hotels and homes built along the waterfront. Of course its going to be weeks. It would be safe to say any nation would have struggled with that short leadup time and on top of that the catastrophic winds and the
Top diplomats from more than a dozen countries dealing with whats been described as a, quote, bleak global environment. And its the situation in syria and the european refugee crisis that are overshadowing their talks. The meetings come just days after ministers from the United States, from russia and other nations all announced that theyve agreed to a pause in the fighting in syria to take effect in a week. But there are fears that at least two issues will scuttle any lasting peace in that nation. The continued russian airstrikes on aleppo and the insistence by the syrian president , Bashar Al Assad, that he would continue fighting enemies that he deems terrorists. Lets get the very latest from munich. Our Cnn International diplomatic editor, Nic Robertson, is live for us this hour. Nic, good to have you with us. So theres so many issues that are playing out in the world. What is the mood there among leaders in munich . Reporter well, theres concern about this peace plan for syria at
Getting a firsthand look at the refugee crisis. Theres so many people who think that the ideal for everybody is to come to america and to be settled here. But that is not the ideal for everybody. Newsroom starts now. Hello, everyone, thanks for joining me, im fredricka whitfield. New details in a possible motive for fridays deadly shooting at a colorado planned parenthood. Suspect Robert Lewis Dear talked about baby parts to investigators after his surrender. A Law Enforcement official says dear told police he has antigovernment and antiabortion views but did not explicitly say that is what moved him to kill three people including a veteran Police Officer. Five other officers and four civilians were wounded. Weve also learned that propane tanks were found near the suspects car, possibly intended to create an explosion. Meanwhile, the department of justice is reviewing this incident as possible domestic terrorism. Theyre also looking at possible hate crime charges. Cnns dan simon is liv