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Atlanta, im george howell. we will have those stories in a moment. first, were getting new video from the regional government of kurdistan that shows the u.s. raid on an isis compound inside iraq. u.s. special forces and kurdish fighters storm the compound on thursday in a mission to rescue hostages believed to be in danger of execution. a u.s. soldier was killed during the operation. 70 hostages were freed but not the kurdish captives they were september in to rescue. that raid has critics rais...

Problem. >> thank you for being with us to explain it. >> john mann reporting there. later this hour, sometimes a photo can be too powerful to ignore. well look at how iconic images have impacted history as we broadcast this forecast around the world on cnn international and cnn usa. oh, look. we have a bunch of...

Of the mainland united states. earlier our john mann spoke to arturo a professor of international economics at american university. heres what he said about comparing the u.s. territories financial problems to those being faced in greece. listen. >> puerto rico owes a lot of money. in fact it ranks right after california in the state of new york as the third largest debtor municipal debtor in the united states. were talking about a lot of money. but surely none of the leading banks are in jeopar...

They have to reduce tax evasion, they have to cut back on spending. they have to deal with the fundamentals. >> that was arturo speaking with john mann in new york. youre watching "cnn newsroom." smoke and flames continue to engulf parts of the state of california. coming up the latest on the wildfires sweeping across that state. also ahead -- >> when his own nation wasnt willing to step up and do something, he did. i think it is an honor to have known him. three firefighters honor the falle...

Former prime minister in the united kingdom. i want to read something she said about lee. she said "mr. lee almost single-handedly built up singapore into one of the most astonishing economic success stories in our times and did so under constant threats to his tiny threat of security and existence." in john manns piece, he took singapore from this third wor country to this first world major economic hub. it is a success story in asia if not in the world. he is praised as being a visionary and s...

body of jessica ridgeway. she was reported missing one week ago. jessica was last seen leaving for school. >> with a great deal of sorrow in my heart, i regret to inform you that the body that was found has been positively identified as jessica ridgeway, the missing girl from westminster. the family has been notified. we cant begin to comprehend the grief that theyre going through. >> its hard to imagine why someone would want to do this to such a nice little girl. >> we need to find t...

manhunt right now for the killer of a 10-year-old girl. police say they have found the body of jessica ridgeway. she was reported missing one week ago. jessica was last seen leaving for school. >> with a great deal of sorrow in my heart, i regret to inform you that the body that was found has been positively identified as jessica ridgeway, the missing girl from westminster. the family has been notified. we cant begin to comprehend the grief that theyre going through. >> its hard to ima...

the rounds on the campaign trail both here in new hampshire and ohio, his boss mitt romney is hunkering down, getting ready for the debate on wednesday, the first presidential showdown between him and president barack obama. romney spending a lot of this weekend in debate preparation. the same thing for the president. hes off the campaign trail today, tomorrow he does go out to nevada, but hes spending a lot of this weekend, we believe, behind closed doors getting ready. meanwhile, bot...

just by the fact that theyre standing on the stage with the president. that elevates them, and they normally come into these things as underdogs. were coming into this debate very realistic. mitt romney is likely to win if he plays his cards right. >> making those comments on piers morgan. whats the idea, try to bring down your candidate, lower the bar, so if your candidate does better, its considered a big victory. how much are americans paying attention to that? what they want to hea...

newsroom. im fredricka whitfield. we start in libya where new fighting in benghazi has left the city in chaos. its not the libyans who support the u.s. who are under siege. its the radical islamic group that is tied to the atang that killed the u.s. ambassador and three others ten days ago. hundreds of pro u.s. libyans ma marched and took over the extremist headquarters. arwa damon is on the ground in benghazi and shows us how these citizen militias have gone on the offense and have th...