Great to have you with us. Wed like to welcome our viewers around the world and in the United States, im john vause. The first hour of cnn newsroom starts from l. A. Starts now. We begin in iraq where the countrys Prime Minister is vowing to force isis out of his country in the coming year. His announcement follows the iraqi army celebrating what it calls the liberation of ramadi from isis. Todays brutal housetohouse fighting, forces have mostly retaken the city. There are still pockets of isis fighters throughout ramadi. A Spokesman Says it will take two to three weeks to root them out. Iraqs military has gained new confidence after this latest victory, and the countrys leaders are vowing to push on to other cities under the control of isis. The fall of ramadi is seen as a blow to the terror group. It comes as the leader of isis releases a new message to real his followers. Details from jim sciutto. Reporter from the isis chief, abu bakr al baghdadh, a new audio recording seemingly attempting to boost fighters morale with the world united against them. In the 24minute tape, al baghdadi says the u. S. Led coalition against isis does not dare send Ground Troops to fight isis. He threatens israel and praises isis fighters engaged in combat. This message is intended to reassure them that he is still there, he is still the leader. That isis is still in business. Reporter baghdadi makes no mention of recent terror attacks claimed by isis including armed assaults in paris and san bernardino, and the downing of a russian passenger jet. He doesnt really make any references to the current condition of the socalled Islamic State either in syria or in iraq. [ explosion ] reporter the message comes amid a rough week for isis on the battlefield as Iraqi Ground Forces backed by Coalition Air strikes reclaimed much of the city of ramadi from isis fighters who have held it since may. Iraqi forces claiming victory after taking full control of a key central compound. U. S. Military officials, however, are more cautious. Inside the city center, there remain some neighborhoods that have not yet been cleared. Theres a threat for unexploded ordnance, minefields, boobytrapped houses. Theres a lot of still danger inside of ramadi. Reporter with the gains in ramadi, we hear from the iraqi Prime Minister today saying that mosul will be next. You speak to u. S. Officials, former u. S. Commanders, they say theres a lot of isiscontrolled territory between iraqi forces and iraqs secondlargest city. Its much farther from the stronghold of baghdad. Its also five times the size of ramadi. No u. S. Officials i speak with have a timeline for iraqi forces taking back mosul. Jm sciutto, cnn, washington. Former navy s. E. A. L. And veteran of the fighting in iraq joins us. He was also a costar and adviser for the film american sniper. He joins us from pensacola, in florida. Thank you for being with us. Im curious, is the backslapping premature . One analyst said only 14 of 43 neighborhoods in ramadi are under government control. There are hundreds of booby trap, unexploded devices. You were there in 2006. You know what its like to go street to street. Explain the challenges still ahead for iraqi troops. Well, the fall of ramadi in may of this year of a symbolic loss for Coalition Forces and iraqi troops. The gaining of ground in iraq today in ramadi is a symbolic loss for isis. Ramadis been under a constant battle for the past ten years. A patchwork of streets, alleyways, they stuck a flag in Government Center. It doesnt mean they control all of ramadi now. Rom ramadi is a stronghold for the insurgency. We have cautious optimism with the taking of ramadi, of Government Center. Theres still a lot of work to be done to fully secure ramadi. Back in the day in 2006, 2007, around the surge time, it was clear hold build. Theyre at the clear section. They need to clear the city. Root out insurgents, prepare to move on and press toward mosul. There is positive news here. Lets start with that because this was the local Iraqi Military, many sunni forces with the help of u. S. Advisers and Coalition Air power. According to some, this might be the start of a revival of moderate sunni forces in iraq. Is that how you see it . It has to be sunni forces. What worked well in 2006 and 2007 was using the tribal engagement model. Use the locals to help root out insurgents. As we know, ramadi is a sunni stronghold. If were using shiabased iraqi forces, youre going to get ethnic tensions that we had back then in 2006, 2007. By using tribal engagement models, using whats worked in the past, we will have success in ramadi. The advisers bring that experience having served that time frame with me in the city and pressing on the western front of iraq. So using the tribal engagement model, whats worked in the past, will help defeat isis and secure and build from ramadi and push toward mosul. Do you agree some who believe that this is the model which should be used to move forward to mosul . Maybe even moving on to syria . But the flip side is that its going to be a slow road ahead if thats the case, isnt it . Its a very slow road. The winning of tikrit took a couple of months to get the amenities of power and water and supply. Sticking a flag in Government Center doesnt mean the citys won. Its an uphill fight, but a positive fight. You know, we spent 25 billion propping up the Iraqi Military and promptly left in 2011. Having a couple thousand Ground Troops as advisers and having the iraqis win against isis is a symbolic victory and a positive sign. Its cautious optimism. Isis wants the caliphate. They want to own that territory and lure in mesh American Forces on the ground to fight us in the ground, on the battlefield. To show isis theyre not afraid, they will press on. With the help of advisers and air power, we can stymie the satellite line and the western front that isis partially controls. Its very difficult, though, to pin isis down. They are very good at changing tactics and melting away, at hitting back and hitting back hard. What do you expect to happen next . I expect the same thing that got the job done for us which insured success which was going thousands house, door to door, rooting them out. Showing that we are advanced with tactics, and were there for the long run to win that fight. The iraqi army has to prove themselves day in and day out. If we dont press isis, theyre going to continue to proliferate and get bigger and stronger. People have always asked, well, what happens to al qaeda when you were out there . We were constantly hunting them down. That suppressed them and put them into hiding. When theyre in the open, they inspire homegrown terrorism in fran and other countries. The fight has to continue day in and day out be relentless because the enemy is relentless. The iraqi army showed they are willing to take that fight to the enemy each and every day and secure western iraq. Kevin, well at least there. Thank you very much for being with us. Valuable insight from your time which you spent there. Thank you. Take care. A recent cnn orc poll taken shortly before the iraqi success in ramadi shows most americans are not pleased with the u. S. Fight against terrorism. Here are the numbers 74 say they are either not very satisfied or not at all satisfied. U. S. Republican president ial candidate donald trump back on the campaign trail monday night. Hes been leading the republican field for about six months now. Joining a Campaign Event in New Hampshire, he boasted about divided the pundits and confounding opponents. Tonight somebody reported that they are absolutely going crazy, and they are devastated over what trump is saying. Now were getting back to the basics, okay. Look at whats happened with the republicans every Single Person thats gone after may is gone. Theyre gone. [ cheers ] theyre gone. When i say gone, theyve either left the race or are down in the very, very low portion. Theyre low themr. Trump has been embroi with democratic rival Hillary Clinton, even taking shots at her husband, the former president bill clinton. Heres dana bash. Shes playing the womans card. Its like, give me a break. Reporter the way donald trump sees it, to be a winner, you have to act like one. So hes ending 2015 as if hes already won the 2016 gop nomination attacking Hillary Clinton. Ive had so many women come up and say, youve got to keep her out she is just terrible. Reporter trumps antihillary rants have been nonstop since before christmas when she returned fire. Not the first time hes demonstrated a penchant for sexism. Reporter now trump is bringing bill clinton into. It the latest on iowa radio this morning. With all of her past and her past dealings and, frankly, shes been involved in it with her husband as much as anybody, for her to be discussing that i think is out of bounds. And ive let them know that. Reporter trump is doing well with republican women. In the last cnn orc poll, a whopping 69 of female gop voters said they have a favorable view of trump. Its almost the opposite when all female voters are included. 61 view trump unfavorably. The only republican woman running for president is trying to capitalize on the trump clinton war of words. How about an honest woman . How about a competent woman . How about a qualified woman . Im never going to ask for peoples support because im a woman. Ill going ask for their support because im the most qualified candidate to beat Hillary Clinton. Reporter as for trump, his campaign insists hell win by bringing new voters into the gop fold which is why hes lashing out at Virginia Republicans for a new requirement to participate in its gop primary voters must sign a Party Loyalty pledge. One of trumps many tweets said, straighten out the Republican Party of virginia before its too late. Stupid, rnc. In New Hampshire, the conservative union leader, which endorsed chris christie, unloaded on trump today for bathroom humor and verbal bullying. You got my homework finished reporter comparing trump to the bill bullied biff in back to the future. The editorial saying, we trust New Hampshire republicans will send biff trump back to somewhere, anywhere, but on the road to the most valued elected office in the United States. Despite harsh critics, donald trump has admirers, too. On the most admired men of the year list, trump tied pope francis as the secondmost admired man in america. Both behind president barack obama. The most admired women Hillary Clinton. In fact, this is the 14th Straight Year shes topped physic gallups list. 20 overall. More than any man or woman, Hillary Clinton has been the most admired since it started this in 1948. Dana bash, cnn, washington. Senior reporter for media and politics with us now for more on the trump versus hillary battle. If anyone was going to link bill clintons infidelity to Hillary Clintons run for the white house, it was most likely going to be donald trump because i guess for almost anyone else, this would backfire. But this is donald trump. And the rules dont apply. The rules dont apply to donald trump. And you have to imagine if he brought this out back whether he was launching his president ial campaign, we might looking at this a little differently. Weve gone through six months of seeing donald trump say incendiary thing that would have tanked any other president ial candidate. So donald trump can really say whatever he wants. Its a totally different bar. The rules dont apply to him. Look, hes doing two things here. Hes going after bill clinton because he knows bill clinton is going to be the attack dog. He was Hillary Clintons attack dog in 2008, and hes trying to get under Hillary Clintons skin and run a general Election Campaign. In is a twopronged attack. He is directly trying to hurt bill clinton, whos about to hit the campaign trail. And also, indirectly, discredit Hillary Clinton. But again, going back to the regular rules here, we say they dont apply. But in the past, its backfired because people are sympathetic toward Hillary Clinton on this issue. This is absolutely true. Its also true that when he brings up issues like sexism, a majority of american women disapprove of donald trump generally speaking. But thats not true of the republican base. What donald trump is doing, even though he appears to be running a general Election Campaign, hes throwing the red meat out there for that conservative base which actually includes a lot of women who dont like Hillary Clinton, who dont like the clintons at all, and certainly dont like bill clinton. Look, republicans dont like the clintons. Criticizing Hillary Clinton and bill clinton isnt going do you any harm in the nomination. If you look at the poll numbers, hes doing well with women. When he attacks Hillary Clinton. Overall, not so great. I mean, this comes back to the thing that i think hes trying to win the nomination and not the presidency because these seem to be counter to whats going on. If Hillary Clinton does win the nomination, and she probably will, and donald trump probably takes on the republican nomination, is this the kind of president ial Election Campaign were in for . That all of the political scandals, all of the baggage that the clintons had during the 90s, all of that is going to be relitigated again . Yes, but a lot of that depends on how Hillary Clinton handles this during the primary season. So if she goes and taxels this issue headon and is willing to turn the tables on trump and present at as unfair territory, that hes gone too far, you could get to a general election scenario where thats no longer on the table. If she cant meet it headon now, we could be going through an election psych wrel were reliving all of those names that were familiar in the late 90s. Hes running a general Election Campaign. She doesnt have a primary to run. Shes the presumptive nominee. The question, does she use this as a way to brand republicans, to go after republican generally, to cast trump as he was likened to in a recent editorial, biff from back to the future, the foulmouthed bull . If she can sort of quarantine that issue and make it a divisive and unfair issue, then she can preclude it from taking the spotlight in the general election. Taking on trump on anything, especially this trash talk, its not easy if youre someone like Hillary Clinton whos a skill campaigner. Thanks for being with us. Appreciate it. Thanks for having me. Coming up, no indictment for two Police Officers in the shooting death of 12yearold tamir rice. Now his family is accusing prosecutors of sabotaging the case. Also, tracked down, the affluenza teen independent the u. S. For allegedly violating his probation. And a Japanese Team plans to strike a chord against bullying. You wont find the brand pharmacists recommend most for cold and flu relief at the shelf. Advil cold sinus is only behind the pharmacy counter. Ask your pharmacist for fast, powerful advil cold sinus. Relief doesnt get any better than this. Choose, choose, choose. But at bedtime . Why settle for this . 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In mexico, authorities have detained a texas teenager known as the affluenza teen wanted in the United States for allegedly violating his probation. Ethan couch and his mother were taken to custody near the resort town of Puerto Vallarta. He was sentenced to probation in a drunk driving crash that left four people dead. His attorneys argued couch suffered from what they called affluenza because his wealthy parents never taught him right from wrong. Couch missed an appointment with his probation officer earlier this month. Shortly after that, he disappeared with his mother. Couch and his mom are expected to be turned over to u. S. Marshals. Lets bring in civil rights attorney and commentator ariva martin. Leaving the country, missing the appointment with a probation officer, clearly a violation of probation. Is ethan couch now facing jail time . Thats what lots of people hope. Its not just missing the probatio