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Basra. and not just so the kurdistan region is really just a transit point but of course the sun yes it has stopped onset morning christiane its the tricky part of isolating a region in the middle of the middle east iraqi kurdistan neighbors cant tolerate an independence bid but if they close the borders into the region they block major trade routes into and through iraq yet the region itself cant stand alone be on oil exports farm products and steel to iraq and it relies on goods from its neigh...

Competitors will be running through the german capital on sunday. plans had to be made to ensure that berlin voters could reach their polling stations without problems. since. well together there are thirty polling stations affected that is when the voters have to cross the marathon route to reach their polling station. the voters were already informed of this when they received their polling card. and they also received another card that shows them how to reach their polling station. crossing p...

Aleppo. basically, waiting in limbo, rick, as the evacuation process has essentially stalled out and there has been no movement. there is word that a deal was reached earlier today, but so far, nothing has changed. now, syrias government is demanding the evacuation of civilians from two villages west of aleppo that have been besieged by rebel forces. its a progovernment area. if those people are evacuated, syrias government says it will allow the continued evacuation of eastern aleppo. thats whe...

>> reporter: thousands of hungry and cold men, women and children remain trapped in eastern aleppo basically waiting in limbo as the evacuation effort continues to stall. syrias government is demanding the evacuation of civilians from two villages west of aleppo besieged by rebel forces. in exchange, syrias government says it will allow the evacuation of eastern aleppo to continue. there was word that a deal was reached today but so far, nothing has changed. people remain stuck in eastern aleppo...

Joaquin guzman who goes by the nickname el chapo, is believed to control most of the major crossing points for drugs along the border for years sending cocaine, marijuana and meth north to america. >> hes sometimes called the osama bin laden of drug trafficking. >> reporter: guzman was last seen on surveillance video on his way to a prison shower. when he failed to emerge guards rushing in to find an empty cell. the notorious cartel leader had vanished. in that shower area, a hole in the wall 20...

>> the u.s. airs to veteran is now in custody after being accused of trying to join isis. >> he was arrested after traveling to turkey where he was trying to slip into syria undetected. >> reporter: a u.s. air force veteran from new jersey stopped in turkey for allegedly trying to join isis in syria, according to unsealed court documents. he flew from egypt to turkey to attempt to enter syria january 10th according to authorities. but officials stopped him at the airport. pugh who served four ye...

The judge in this case says this thing is clear-cut, i want this thing to move forward and i want it done by this summer. this one he wants done by this summer. ashleigh. >> miguel, im looking at the beginnings of this case, this is the evidence that we think we do know about. apart from that love letter to his wife expressing hes the mujahideen, he also had crossing points between turkey and syria, alleged internet searches for borders controlled by the islamic. all sorts of terror spots that w...

To join isis in syria according to just-unsealed cower documents. 47-year-old tehrod webster nathan pugh flew from gyp to turkey to tampa to enter syria on january 10th according to federal authorities. turkish officials stopped him at the airport. pugh who served four years as an air force mechanic was carrying an ipad, four usb drives and a cell phone. the search of his laptop found search for information on borders controlled by islamic state and a chart of crossing points between turkey and ...

They all happened last month. all of these phone calls or multiple threats within the phone call were made in february. >> all right. michelle kosinski for us. thank you so much. well keep our eye on that one too. a u.s. air force veteran who allegedly tried to join isis is being arraigned in a brooklyn court. pugh traveled from egypt to turkey. allegedly tried to get to syria. >> authorities deported him back to the united states where he was eventually arrested in new jersey and then theres ...

A chart of crossing points. he was denied entry when he refused to allow officials to search his electronics. he worked on airplane maintenance for years in the air force from 1986 to 1990. he received training in the installation of aircraft engines and weapons systems. he worked as an airplane mechanic for american airlines. >> his experience in the private aviation sector disturbs me the most because he would have had access to private american and european made aircraft that he could have le...