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It doesnt matter how many generals you talk to. you have to take the time to learn whats going upon thats part of being the president, part of being commander in chief. >> there are a certain number of american troops involved in this mission in mosul. and im sure theyre not listening to television or radio right at the moment. but still, you would think there would be some -- >> right, actually, we had an american soldier die over the weekend in the operation in mosul. we have hundreds of u.s. ...

Military officials as an isis attempt to divert iraq forces from the larger fight to retake mosul. kirkuk is a city of strategic significance because of its large oil reserves. >> they are a very resilient and challenging folk. very adaptable. creative. cunning. >> the first u.s. service member to be killed in the mosul operation died after his vehicle hit an. >> mike: ied. they are confronting initial rings of bombs outside of the city. isis posting new video of clashes, its weapons defenses ar...

They drown people on video. they burn people alive in cages. they crucify people. and then drive over people on the street with bulldozers. are they using human shields in there, yeah probably. >> the u.s. believe some isis 4r50ed leaders have already escaped mosul. remaining 3,000 to 4,000 fighters, about 1,000 are hard core foreign fighters in a city of 1 million. the u.s. is trying to get a better fix on the strength of the dis dent movement inside the city. and whether those foreign fighter ...

Itss sunday attack into kirkuk some 100 miles southeast of mosul is seen by u.s. military officials as an isis attempt to divert iraqi forces from the larger fight to retake mosul. kirkuk still a city of strategic significance because of its large oil reserves. >> they are very resilient and challenging foe. they are very adaptable. very creative, cunning. >> the first u.s. service member to be killed in the mosul operation died after his vehicle hid an ied. up to 200 u.s. troops are in and arou...

Still facing pockets of resistance. and, wolf, the iraqi government is saying that throughout the various different front lines, although yes they are getting into some pretty heavy clashes, forces are moving much faster than anticipated. but one must also bear in mind that the terrain out there is fairly open and a lot of these villages dont have a civilian population left in them so that makes calling in an air strike a lot easier if one doesnt need to worry about civilian deaths. of course wh...

Decide foreign hot spots will be one of the six topics. this comes as iraqi forces continue to battle to retake that city of mosul from the islamic state. more than 100 u.s. military advisers are embedded with thousands of troops involved in the operation which include sunni tribal fighters, shiite militias and kurdish forces as well. nbcs matt bradley with those kurdish fighters. joins me live from erbil which is southeast of mosul. matt, good day to you. >> thanks, craig. the big headline toda...

Iraqi forces expecting? what kind of resistance are they getting? >> reporter: thanks, craig. there has been a lot of progress since this offensive was announced yesterday morning. kurdish, iraqi, and iraqi federal police were able to take to the south and east of mosul but havent made a lot of progress because theyve basically been held up by mortar attacks and by suicide car bombings. this is kind of a holding power we have to get used to. this is how previous iraqi attacks on isis-held areas ...

>> exactly. >> ken gross, election law expert. thank you. we always enjoy your insight, sir. >> sure. happy to be here. battleground arizona. high profile clinton supporters including the first lady stumping for the presidential hopeful there this week. will their efforts turn this traditionally red state blue? also, isis fighters putting up fierce opposition against iraqs attempts to reclaim the city of mosul. we are live on the ground in iraq next. its not uncommon for autistic kids to fla...

Where the new battleground polls stand and the candidates paths to 270 and well look at the fight to retake mosul. a live report from the front lines. >> reporter: here, isis set an oil well on fire. it was a deliberate act of sabotage and many commanders fear that isis may have even worse in store for mosul itself. . weve been hearing so much about how youre a digital company, so you can see our confusion. ge is an industrial company that actually builds world-changing machines. machines that c...

Vehicles. we saw elsa written on one of them. what is the threat right now. >> as they move closer to mosul the threat is believed to grow significantly. they havent run into significant opposition just yet but inside mosul there may be upwards of 4,000 isis troops. and u.s. officials are saying they believe those isis troops are largely foreign fighters. some of the most zels and dedicatedalous and dedicated operatives. they are not going to give up mosesal without a fight. so the question is a...