first, iraqi forces say they are just two kilometers away from the city of mosul. the battle is far from over. a million civilians remain trapped in the city and the u.n. says is lummis have been killing scores of people in recent days. the bodies of up to 70 people were found in their homes. the u.n. is warning the iraqi forces and their kurdish allies against collective punishment. it claims dozens of sunni error families were forced to leave the city of kirkuk after an islamic state attacked their last week. jane has been with the troops in a small christian town and has this report. village: the christian .s 15 kilometers east of mosul inside there is fierce fighting between iraqi infantry in an estimated 15 jihadist. i m watching the enemy. when i see a jihadist, a. schu him. i ve killed five since the beginning of the battle. when i see a jihadist, i shoot him. there is still sporadic gunfire inside. we will be entering with the army in a minute. a townr: we dis
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think he should be punished severely or no, not severely, but no, should be reprimanded. i am told he will spend the night in jail. is he due in court sometime tomorrow afternoon. we are seeing brand new video tonight that is reported to be the last video taken inside malaysia airlines flight 17 before it was shot down. this is posted to instagram by a passenger as people were still taking their seats, and as a pilot made an announcement. the caption reads, in the name of god, feeling a little bit nervous. there s some confusion surrounding the post. the name on the account does not appear to match the name of the passenger who is reportedly widely who is widely being reported, that is. international investigators, meanwhile, are arriving in ukraine as the world begins to mourn the loss of nearly 300 people. tonight a vigil will take place at the dump embassy in northwest to remember those lost. we learned earlier today that one of those victims is an american