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code that is washington, d.c., border security is a political issue. but if we leave the 202 area code, everywhere else in the country, this is not a political issue, its a national security issue. and when you actually go to the border patrol council, those that see the chaos day-to-day, theyre saying, "send us some help." >> when you are handed the keys to the, you know, kingdom as it were, when you have the majority, there is an expectation that you will be able to govern. we have j...

right now on "ana cabrera reports," two candidates, two events, two very different messages. president biden and donald trump both holding campaign events around the anniversary of the january 6th attacks. one warning about the stakes of this election, the other remaining defiant. plus, next week mr. be a big one for trumps legal calendar. ill preview a high stakes hearing in washington and the dramatic conclusion of his civil fraud trial here in new york. also ahead, a winter stor...

The announcement of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's departure from Iraqi political life has ignited major protests in the country's capital, Baghdad. Violent clashes have broken out in the streets, resulting in many injuries and deaths. Iraqi security forces are doing everything they can to contain the pro

Followers of the Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr set up a tent city to blockade Parliament, paralyzing any progress toward forming a new government.

Unjust, counterproductive, wait until you get war on terror 2.0. >> and our office wants to ensure that there was shock and all, that we could charge as many people as possible. >> fbi, come out with their hands up. >> people who were witnessing this inside baghdad, it must be shock and awe indeed. >> the new secretary of defense ordered the entire u.s. military to "stand down" while investigators cleansed the ranks of political extremists. >> purging out of the military any dissenting voice. >>...

Unjust, counterproductive, wait until you get war on terror 2.0. >> and our office wants to ensure that there was shock and all, that we could charge as many people as possible. a >> fbi, come out with their hands up. >> people who were witnessing this inside baghdad, it must be shock and awe indeed. >> the new secretary of defense ordered the entire u.s. military to "stand down" while investigators cleansed the ranks of political extremists. >> purging out of the military any dissenting voice. ...

>> michelle thanks very much. also breaking now isis claiming responsibility for a pair of deadly bombings at hotels in the heart of baghdad. both hotels popular with the citys elite and foreigners including journalists. our pentagon correspondent brash starr is barbara starr is working her sources. what about the claim it strike inside baghdad? >> reporter: technicallies pentagon cannot confirm the isis claim, they have no intelligence to confirm it but the reality is people accept that claim o...

Look at those isis. we killed them, those pimps, isis, one of them shouts. [ gunfire ] not far away, more iraqi soldiers battle the militants. amid claims and counterclaims of who controls what, the government insisting it has retrenched and refocused its forces to keep isis out of the capital. inside baghdad, we find thinly manned check points. no heavy weapons in sight. a solitary armored personnel carrier is all. >> were driving out to the west of baghdad. the army has drawn a line in the san...

Respect, you should do the same. have a seat. now lets go right to anderson cooper live in baghdad, jim sciutto in washington tonight. isis fighters, anderson, have taken over a number of iraq cities. are they expected to reach baghdad? >> you know, that of course an open question. we know there are some 35 to 40 miles, the closest city theyre in and fighting for baqubah still. that battle has been going on for more than a day now. thats about as close as we know that they are in large numbers o...

Jim sciutto in washington tonight. isis fighters, anderson, have taken over a number of iraqs cities. are they expected to reach baghdad? >> reporter: you know, that is very much an open question. we know there are some 35 to 40 miles, the closest city theyre in and fighting for is baquba. still, that battles been going on for more than a day now. thats about as close as we know that they are in large numbers on the outskirts. obviously, there are insurgents, there are terrorist groups operating...