tennis players ever. hello and welcome to world news today. we will no longer tolerate the greed of corporate america that s the message from bernie sanders, who s launched his bid to topple donald trump in the 2020 us presidential election. the veteran us senator was speaking at a rally in brooklyn, new york. the 77 year old is amongst the favourites to secure the democratic nomination in what s already a crowded field of 13 candidates. he s campaigning for policies such as medicare for all. the politician also discussed his humble background when speaking at the rally. my experience as a child, living in a family that struggled economically, powerfully influenced my life and my values. i know where i came from! cheering and that is something i will never forget. cheering unlike donald trump, who shut down the government and left 800,000 federal employees without income to pay their bills. booing ..i know what it s like to be in a family that lives paycheck to paycheck. so
our top stories: is this their final battle? kurdish fighters in north eastern syria launch a major assault against what remains of the islamic state group. the battle against the spread of the so called islamic state has raged on for years, but now a spokesman for the kurdish led alliance in north eastern syria says its forces are launching their final battle against the group in the tiny pocket of territory it still holds around the village of baghouz near the iraqi border. the announcement comes just days after president trump said he believed the end of the self declared i s caliphate could be announced in the coming week. but as sebastian usher reports, the threat still remains in the region. the us backed sdf has played a key role in the war against is in syria. its biggest victory was to drive the jihadists out of their de facto capital, raqqa, in the past few months it s picked off one town, village, or hamlet after another in the corner north eastern of syria to whic
raged on for years, but now a spokesman for the kurdish led alliance in north eastern syria says its forces are launching their final battle against the group in the tiny pocket of territory it still holds around the village of baghouz, near the iraqi border. the announcement comes just days after president trump said he believed the end of the self declared is caliphate could be announced in the coming week. but, as sebastian usher reports, the threat still remains in the region. gunfire. the us backed sdf has played a key role in the war against is in syria. its biggest victory was to drive the jihadists out of their de facto capital, raqqa. in the past few months, it s picked off one town, village or hamlet after another in the corner of north eastern of syria, which is fighters have been driven. all that s left for the jihadists there are a few square miles next to the iraqi border. a far cry from the caliphate the group once declared across huge swathes of syria and iraq
raged on for years, but now a spokesman for the kurdish led alliance in north eastern syria says its forces are launching their final battle against the group in the tiny pocket of territory it still holds around the village of baghouz near the iraqi border. the announcement comes just days after president trump said he believed the end of the self declared is caliphate could be announced in the coming week. but as sebastian usher reports, the threat still remains in the region. the us backed sdf has played a key role in the war against is in syria. its biggest victory was to drive the jihadists out of their de facto capital, raqqa, in the past few months it ‘s picked off one town, village, or hamlet after another in the corner north eastern of syria to which is fighters have been driven. all that s left for the jihadists there are a few square miles next to the iraqi border. a far cry from the caliphate the group once declared across huge swathes of syria and iraq. the sdf
hospitalized with covid, but in new york and d.c. where omicron surged first, the case count is finally trending down, and the party of trump is the party of revenge. the former president targets a republican senator who told the truth and kevin mccarthy promises if he gets power he will use it to punish democrats. we begin the hour though with the president and his consequential visit today to georgia. voting rights is his focus as he visits some of atlanta s civil rights landmarks. remember, boycotts were a staple tactic as the movement gained tracks 60 years ago and that the democratic president faces a boycott today speaks volumes about the moment and about the mood. the president is about to give voting rights activists exactly what they want, including this public and vocal support for changing senate rules to pass new voting restriction, but the groups boycotting say it s long past time for words, and they will not be props for a presidential photo-op that. resistance