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>> the iraqi military announced a huge step forward in its fight to recapture the city of ramadi from isis. they say theyve pushed the terrorists out of a key government complex in the heart of the city. right now security forces are advancing slowly. theyre concerned about explosives and booby traps isis may have left behind, but the commanders say theyl have ramadi firmly in their control within a few days. the provincial capital sits about 110 kilometers west of baghdad. it fell to isis this ...

Citys center. ramadi fell to isis several months ago. they are advancing slowly because they believe isis set up traps. they expect to have full control of the entire city in a few days. >> translator: we will declare the victory soon. by the golden brigade and the special forces, god willing. we will announce happy news to the people of anbar, those who were displaced from their own town and lived in tents. god willing, they will be able to return to their place soon. and for more, we want to...

Changer. the next stop will be mosul which is also a critical city, perhaps more than ramadi. its important because its the capital, the heartland of sunni in iraq. its the capital of anbar province. its so close to baghdad, within striking distance. if they manage to take the city, to recapture it from the isis militants, its a legitimate chance for the iraqi government to govern the entire country. and it will likely mean isis is weakening. >> thank you, robin, joining us live from london. g...

Incredible opportunity for the pope who is such a believer of working with the people of smelling the sheep, that was in one of his first things, that pastors should go out and smell the sheep and interact with people from all walks of life, and they are going to speak to the pope about putting more emphasis on poverty and bringing more resources, definitely, into kenyas slums, or juuganda suffs from similar situations. >> people certainly ban together, but its a place that could take all the ho...

Evaluating whether more is necessary right now. >> pamela brown reporting there. despite increased security measures, homeland security officials say its impossible to screen every single airport worker as they come and go on a daily basis, especially at large airports. >> well, pope francis is in kenya right now. in fact, celebrating mass at the university of nairobi. he is on a six-day trip to africa. his first time on the continent as pope. >> the vatican says this mass is the popes largest e...

Striking mix of culture with beads with a white wedding and a mass wedding. usually they see an increase in weddings and confirmations when the pope visits and an increase in the number of priests or nuns who want to take their vows after a visit is inspiring as a papal visit. indeed, pope francis, the peoples pope, everyone is calling him, he knows poverty and the issues of the third world, and hes truly connecting with kenyans. >> roughly 20 minutes to midday, and robin showing us the sights a...

Giving an address. hes the popes representative here in kenya. everyone is waiting for holy communion to happen. weve been told that every single person who wants to take ho holy communion can do it today. that might be a lot of pieces of braed to give out today. and a growing catholic population exploding almost. 200%, more since the 19 0s, and you can see from the number of children at this event and the number of masses where the future is. >> robin, i can say its nice as youre speaking, we s...

S >> the world health organization says the deaths can be virtually eliminated by 2030 kwlrks and thats the primary goal. its not surprising the most dangerous place in the world is near somalias border. robin ceil traveled to see the maternal care there in action. >> reporter: in this delivery room, bringing life into the world so often brings death. tents and quiet, the beds are quickly filling up. >> it gets quite busy. like you can have three mothers giving birth at the same time. >> on keny...