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Going forward with flash points for friday and saturday. we just discussed that with kna naacp. they share concern for that. things are way better than they were and we turned the corner and it was a different story for monday night. we had the national guard. we had state police. police officers from all around the state and country helping us. it was a great night but its not over yet. theres a lot of frustration and hostility and anger in the community and people that want to make trouble and...

Were talking about the bombing near the u.s. consulate in erbil. from your understanding, is this -- does this say anything significant about at what point were at now with the battle with isis on the ground in iraq? >> reporter: well it is certainly frightening people who considered erbil to be a safe haven. even though it has been bombed in years past by jihadi insurgents, by suicide bombers. the main struggle that the iraqi government has right now is trying to reinforce its troops who are de...

Now, were since getting reports out there the day here on saturday that the kurdish peshmerga, southwest a terkamen mission appeared to be carrying out attacks in retaliation for the suicide bombing on friday. also were hearing reports of fighting all across the country at many of the other flash points where isis have succeeded in actually gain something ground, over the course of the last week, despite the opposition of both iraqi security forces and u.s.-led coalition air strikes, paula. >> i...

The two big flash points as you have seen in that report are the city of ramadi, less than an hours drive west of baghdad and the oil refinery to the north. you have a senior u.s. military commander suggesting it is not the enof the world if ramadi falls. that city was contested as recently as the end of last year. but you have iraqi government officials there speaking to cnn by phone this morning saying that the iraqi government forces there are inadequate to try to protect the city center, tha...

Carl cameron is in washington with a look. >> reporter: at the june deadline for president obamas nuclear deal with iran to the foreign policy flash points overshadowing hillary clintons presidential announcement this month. most gop hopefuls distrust iran and oppose the deal. jeb bush said he wont stand by the deal because it was flawed from the start, quote, these negotiations began by president obamas own admission as an effort to deny iran nuclear capabilities, but instead will only legit ma...

President obama in 2017. time will tell how it plays for the presumptive democratic nominee. chief political correspondent carl cameron looks at 2016 contenders reaction to the deal. >> reporter: add the june deadline to the foreign policy flash points overshadowing hillary clintons presidential candisy announcement. even before the agreement was reached wisconsin governor scott walker said the threat is so grave that he would undo the deal after the inauguration. >> if i am honored i will pull ...

Time will tell how it plays for the presumptive democratic nominee. chief political correspondent carl cameron looks at 2016 contenders reaction to the deal. >> reporter: add the june deadline to the foreign policy flash points overshadowing hillary clintons presidential candisy announcement. even before the agreement was reached wisconsin governor scott walker said the threat is so grave that he would undo the deal after the inauguration. >> if i am honored i will pull back on that january 20 2...

Funeral. they are still trying to plan that. its probably going to happen in the coming days. its going to be another emotional time here. and i suspect there will be many flash points or potential flash points along the way. so far all this has been nonviolent, peaceful somber and thats what people are hoping continues. >> when ewe look at the pictures from yesterday, there are hundreds of people in both the dome and throughout. this struck a cord with a lot of people. whats the lathest officia...

Since the 60s, he said ask your elders. jackie robinson he made sure that this was a message of inclusion. >> yes. >> douglas, whats your analysis of what you heard from the president? >> i think is president obamas i have a dream speech. it was brilliantly written and delivered it in a flawless fashion as if he was from the church pulpit. it reminded me of a carl sandberg there was a poetic integrity to the words in the way that he showed us all of these flashpoints in americas history from sel...

They get things done. here is the republican agenda when they come into town largely schett by majority leader mitch mcconnell, move quickly on the keystone xf pipeline, jobs bill, hire for heroes act, theyll have a big fight about obamacare trying to repeal it and moving on to things like the 40-hour work week provisions there, funding for homeland security will come up. where do you see the flashpoints where well see whether we have some cooperation or confrontation or maybe just a mix? >> i t...