London, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Thanks forjoining us. It is sam Thanks Forjoining us. It is 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 3am in mosul, where iraqi forces have made a breakthrough in their offensive against the so called Islamic State, in iraqs second city. Theyve taken the airport, a key point in the battle to drive the militants from the western half of the city. This report from the front lines. Before the attack came the air strikes, rockets and artillery. Its day five of the offensive to retake western mosul. Slowly, the forces make their way past a suspected is car bomb, talks en route. These armoured columns are now moving forward to mosul airport. The attack of the airport is under way. All night long weve heard Coalition Aircraft and iraqi artillery slam this area just to the north of us. And in daylight, they didnt let up. This factory flew the is flag yesterday. Today it burned. In less than four hours iraqi forces had breached the airport perimeter,
An hourand a across the uk. Winds up to 95 miles an hour and a woman was killed in wolverhampton. Trees and powerlines have been brought down. Rail operators have been reporting delays, leaving many passengers stranded. Many bridges and roads have also been closed. Many houses have also been closed. Many houses have been left without power. It was late morning when Emergency Services were called to wolverhampton city centre. A woman had been hit by flying debris. Her Head Injuries were so serious, she died at the scene. Hours later, a heavy panel was ta ken away as an investigation started. Storm doris swept into scotland this morning, leaving drivers struggling in snowy conditions, like here, on the a71. The high winds did not stay anywhere for long but they did enough damage on the way, like on this Moorland Road in staffordshire. Further south, this railway line near st albans was closed by a single voluntary. Such scenes were repeated across the rail network. The result was a long,
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the member of exclusive club of 100 on capitol hill. thankyou, good to be with yo. eric: the authorization is in place, why does it need to be reworked in your view? well, we are currently operating under a 2001 authorization for use of military force. the viewers will recall that the law that was unanimously supported in congress was designed to go after those who are we responsible for 9/11. we ve had over 16 years pass since that time. to extend a legal argument can be made that that law still applies, the argument becomes and we as people branch of government, we are prepare today reaffirm the support for men and