step up thefts iraq, help overthrow the reason of terror caused by ice us. we will continue to provide military assistance, advice to forces they battle these terrorists so that the terrorists cannot establish a permanent safe half glenn president says us is conducting targeted air strikes against terrorist forces and those strikes have successfully destroyed arms and equipment. the us is also providing humanitarian aid delivering thousands of meals and gallons of water to civilians. isis has captured large parts of northern iraq, since june, video released by the islamic state shows fighters raising the group s flag over government buildings. our message to the whole worlds, we are soldiers and we re coming god willing. members of isis have reportedly murdered and kidnapped religious minorities, tens of thousands of people have fled their homes, including in the city of mouse em, iraq s second largest city where militants have captured a string of surrounding towns.
could imagine looms large. robert mueller himself could testify and soon. one date being mentioned is may 15, less than two weeks from now. let s begin with lauren fox live from capitol hill. lauren? well, there is not a lot of faith in the attorney general from democrats this week on capitol hill which is why now they want to go around him and talk directly to robert mueller. pressure growing for special counsel robert mueller to break his silence. democratic lawmakers ramping up their demands to have him testify. we re going to move on as well to make sure we secure the testimony of robert mueller. while they wait, the white house filling the void. lashing out at mueller and his team. in a letter to attorney general william barr, top white house lawyer emmet flood slamming mueller for not making a determination on whether president trump obstructed justice saying, quote, the one thing the special counsel s office was obligated to do was the very thing the special coun