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Stories. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome viewers here and in the United States around the world, im george howell. Cnn newsroom starts right now. At 4 01 on the u. S. East coast, the president is set to take the stage, again, at an annual gathering. It is the first time we will hear from him since the summit with kim jongun. It ended abruptly without the two sides reaching a deal. Kim jongun is back to pyongyang. North korea is portraying the summit as a success that deepened the trust between the two leaders. Its a different story for mr. Trump. He left without a deal and upset the parents of Otto Warmbier. Here is mr. Trumps response when asked by supporters whether he raised the issue with the north korean leader, kim jongun. He felt badly. He knew the case very well. He tells me he didnt know about it. I will take him at his word. That provoked this angry response from warmbiers family. Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of otto. They are responsible for cruelty and inhumanity. No excuses or lavish praise can change that. President trump says he was misinterpreted. He says he was the one that got their son out of north korea and he holds north korea responsible. An adviser to President Trump, kelli Kellyanne Conway had this to say. The president is saying that theres no indication chairman kim knew what happened when it happened. Critics, though, say mr. Trump only had praise for the north korean leader. Lets talk about it with will r ripley. He is live in hanoi. Start with the fall out to the president s response to Otto Warmbiers family, letting kim jongun off the hook. Given your knowledge of how that country works, you have travels to north korea many times, do you get the sense kim jongun didnt know what happened here . Reporter absolutely impossible that kim jongun did not know he was in a vegetative state for a year. If they kept that information hidden from kim jongun, they wouldnt be here anymore. He was complicit in it. Comatose with brain damage that leads to his death six days after being released from north korea. Once they knew otto was in this state, they made the choice to be deceptive, to not allow them to visit and when we went to the country and asked about otto and his condition. They kept him in the care of north korean doctors. They didnt alert the United States through the swedish embassy, that serves as the intermediary. Get more technology to do something to help. Kim jongun was complicit to let that drag on for a year before they came clean. Will, for the summit overall, here, stateside, republicans say mr. Trump walked away from a bad deal. Democrats say he came back with nothing. How is north korea framing this summit . Reporter theres a very big difference between the propaganda messaging that painted this summit as success because they had to. They called it a success before kim jongun arrived in hanoi. Its unprecedented for the media to report such an event before it happens. I would be surprised if they do it again, after the humiliating and abrupt summit for kim jongun. Talk about a loss of face. When he arrived, he was certain that he would leave here with a signed agreement and to come away empty handed, aside of the images of him smiling next to President Trump, no agreement, no economic relief. They didnt have a backup plan. It took them by surprise. My sources say they were horrified when trump canceled their working lunch. A snub, a swipe, to their leader who they prize above all else and they will never forget. George . Will ripley following the story. Thank you, again, will. Lets get contact and analysis. Natasha is the professor of ethics joining us. Always a pleasure to have you. Pleasure, george. Lets start with the summit in vietnam. On the surface, korea framing it as positive. Behind the scenes, expressing deep frustration and disappointment. The question to you, are things in your view worse off or better off in the wake of this summit . I think its really just the same. I mean, the North Koreans have had a long history of behaving badly on the international stage, getting lots of attention, pretending like they are going to offer something and reneging on an agreement. This is what happened in the 2005 talks. They acted as if they were going to dismantle the pyongyang complex, then decided not to do it. We are left in the same place where we started. Nothing new happened. As trump is finally understanding, its very, very difficult to deal with the North Koreans. I want to get your thoughts on mr. Trump saying his statements were misinterpreted about Otto Warmbier. Why do you think theres ambiguity in kim jonguns involvement here . Trump has a history of believing dictators over his own government. He believed Vladimir Putin over his intelligence. He believed the crown prince in saudi arabia about the murder of jamal. Here, once again, he says he believes kim jongun knew nothing or didnt know much about what happened to Otto Warmbier when we know that would be nearly impossible in a dictatorship as repressive as the north korean regime is. He needed to take a stronger statement in support of Otto Warmbiers family, instead of appearing to take sides to believe a dictator. Doesnt make any sense. Lets talk about another story questioning whether President Trumps family is getting special treedment. The chairman of the House Oversight committee demanding the white house turn over documents after mr. Trump intervened to get Jared Kushners security clearance. Critics of trump and his daughter lying over how it was approved. Listen. The president had no involvement pertaining to my clearance or my husbands clearance. No special treatment . No. No, i dont think i have the authority to do that. I wouldnt do it. Natasha, those are the comments. What are your thoughts . Interesting that he says he doesnt have the authority to do so because his spokes people said he does have the authority to do so. The whole thing, if you believe the New York Times and the story is accurate, then trump circumvented processes. This president doesnt like rules, tends to see them as nuisances. He went around this in order to get the high security clearance for his soninlaw, who, you know, has relationships with regimes in china and qatar and saudi arabia, which would pose a great risk to the country if he gets security clearance. Ivanka and donald trump are willing to lie about this and the engagement could have serious consequences for a u. S. Security. Natasha, one other question to you. Given what we have heard from mr. Trumps former attorney, micha michael cohen, he is testify on capitol hill this week in a closed door hearing. Ha is the impact on the Trump White House and does it open new questions for investigation . You know, i really doubt its had much of an impact on republicans based on their behavior during the hearing. They think he is a complete liar and they want to discredit him. For democrats, this opened up a whole new series of investigations that could take place about tax fraud, bank fraud, Insurance Fraud and going deeper into the Campaign Finance violations and possibly the conversations that trump was having with roger stone about wikileaks. I think it opened a whole new series of investigations that im sure congress is going to pursue. Natasha with analysis and perspective. We appreciate your time on this show. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Still ahead here on cnn newsroom, tensions ease between two Nuclear Armed neighbors as an indian pilot held by pakistan is now back home. The threat remains high. Well have that story for you and the details ahead. Plus, u. S. Officials say a new leader is taking the reigns of al qaeda. You will likely recognize his last name. That story, ahead, as cnn newsroom pushes ahead. [boy gasps] for real cold and flu protection with lysol, you can help protect them from a real cold. Lysol disinfectant spray kills the 1 cause of the cold and clorox wipes dont. Lysol. What it takes to protect. Pakistan says its release of an indian pilot is a gesture och peace. That gesture in hopes of deescalating tensions in the cashmere location. We walked across the border from pakistan into india on friday and met there by people who were waiting to see him there. Then, rushed to the hospital for medical exam. Hes been in captivity since wednesday. Thats when his jet was shot down in a dog fight over the skies in the cashmere region. They have seen an up tick in military skrimishes. Cnn is following all angles of the story. Nic robertson live. The release of this pilot, clearly, has taken pressure off the two Nuclear Armed powers. Indias leader is taking a different approach when it comes to dealing with tensions in that disputed territory. Reporter thats right, george. Prime minister modi has, at least twice, over the last three days reiterated his threat, frankly, to pakistan that if there are any other terrorist attacks, the indians trace to pakistans government or, indeed, to people operating out of pakistani controlled territory whether in cash here or pakistan proper, there will be retaliation with interest. That represents a significant shift, really, in the indian position, if you look at what happened after the mumbai massacre where 268 people were killed. It was rapidly traced back to militants operating out of pakistan. There was pressure from the indian military. The political echelons elected not to do so. That has changed. Even though this is an election year, from the indian perspective, there is a different, Tactical Response to the problem. There will be retaliation, indeed. They are politically committed to it. That, coming at a time when the pakistanis are trying to give the impression of reaching out to find a diplomatic solution to a conflict that has been going on and off and in various forms since 1947. George . Sam, thank you. Nic, the same question to you. Indias new approach, what does it mean for pakistan . Reporter well, it puts them on notice that india may launch strikes happen again. It leaves them in a nervous position, if you will. Sort of expectations have been that, whatever they were accused of, whatever the country was accused of. It wouldnt amount to such a significant, rapid escalation. It has to put Security Forces on a trigger. There were run by gesture or peace by handing back the fighter pilot. It is something that is a win for him. Its certainly popular opinion here. Seems to be in lock step with the military on this and he has done the right thing. The people are looking to india to see how india responds to this, at the moment. The Prime Minister, at the moment, seems to have support. Hes been very clear in his messaging to india that they cannot be allowed to strike across the border inside pakistan without the expectation there would be a response. That is what happened on wednesday when that commander was shot down. So, the ground rules have been, if you will, respondent to and anticipated by the Prime Minister here. Theres a sense here that diplomatically, the country could have played this better on the international stage, for example, not sending the foreign minister to the administration in abdhabi that is going on today and yesterday. That, perhaps, not the right move. In terms of deescalating here and sending a message of peace and the Prime Minister being regarded as having gone well, all those boxes are checked here. That leaves the Prime Minister in that position who appears to be in sync with the military to have a robust position, should india, again, follow through on what the indian Prime Minister is saying could happen in the future. This is a big story. Guys, i could talk to you all day about it to get across the lines coming out of it. Our time is tight. Nic robertson and sam. Thank you both for the reporting. We will stay in touch with you. A new leader of al qaeda is emerging. He has a last name you might know. Jake tapper has more on the new member of the u. S. State departments most wanted list. Reporter like father, like son. Osama bin ladens son is one of the state departments most wanted. The u. S. Offering 1 million for information on the whereabouts of hansa bin laden. Hes a new leader in al qaeda. A heads up, we are looking for you and we will get you. Reporter his pedigree, not just from his last name, video released showing hamzas wedding in 2009 to a senior Al Qaeda Leaders daughter in iran. Hes appeared in al qaeda propaganda video since he was a child. The 2011 navy s. E. A. L. Raid that killed Osama Bin Laden indicated he was grooming him for a leadership role. His father was writing him letters while he was on the run. He was supposed to be in the compound in the pakistan the night of the raid. Reporter that 2011 raid threatened hamza. In response to the killing of his father. Reporter the u. S. Officially designated him as a terror in 2017. They are required to freeze his assets. The Intelligence Community warns al qaeda is rebuilding according to the war in afghanistan, the longest today with 14,000 u. S. Troops in the country. Al qaeda has been weakened and the u. S. Is focused on the threat from isis in syria and iraq. Al qaeda is rebuilding and wants to establish itself as the leader of a global movement. Showing signs of confidence as they work to strengthen networks against western interests. Al qaeda obtains the capability to hit us. The 2005 london bus and subway bombings, killing 52 people. However, al qaeda affiliates are carrying out attacks. Al shabab killed 21 in an attack in a nairobi hotel. Hamzas home country revoked his citizenship. They believe he is on the afghanistanpakistan border and could cross into iran. Somebody like hamza, a younger guy, been in the group since a child is a significant threat. Reporter jake tapper, cnn, washington. Thank you. The push is on there to grab the last bit of territory isis controls. U. S. Backed forces say they pushed more than half a mile or 1 kilometers into the enclave. Heavy fighting is under way. You can see from this video, a sense of whats happening on the ground. Three sdf fighters have been wounded, so far. The operation started friday after civilians were moved out of harms way. Our Senior National correspondent, ben, has this. Reporter at 6 00 p. M. Local time, the forces launched the final operation to clear out that last sliver of land occupied by isis, near the iraqi border. Now, that operation had been delayed because they want to get all the civilians out of that area. According to one estimate, since the first of february, as many as 15,000 people have left the area which is very near the iraqi border. Its not all together clear, however, if all of the civilians have left and what we know those that were left inside include isis most battle hardened and experienced fighters. This is not going to be an easy battle in any sense. Now, we were at the area where the last group of civilians came out. Among them, there were russians, people from bosnia, families from indonesia. Many of them telling us they remain committed to the idea of a socalled Islamic State. One of the problems here is that tens of thousands of people who once lived under isis are now in refugee camps and other parts of syria and iraq. Authorities worry that those people who still believe in the Islamic State could pose a long term threat to this area. So, isis, yes, is about to lose their last bit of territory, but isis, as a terrorist insurgency is probably far from over. Im ben wedeman, eastern syria. Thank you very much. Still ahead, the president s former Campaign Chair believes he doesnt need to go to prison for the rest of his life. Paul manaforts legal team is trying to persuade federal judges of that. Thats a long step. Under scrutiny for the way mr. Trump handles his taxes. Well have that story teed up for you. Yeah, a corny joke. The news room will be back after the break. Tmobile will do the math for you. Right now, when you join tmobile, you get two lines of unlimited with two of the latest phones included for just one hundred bucks a month. A great dishwasher needs a great detergent. So Ge Appliances tested finish on over 5000 dishes proving dish after sparking dish that its not just clean, its finished. Switch to finish quantum. Recommended by Ge Appliances. All of you. How you live, what you love. Thats what inspired us to create americas most advanced internet. Internet that puts you in charge. That protects whats important. It handles everything, and reaches everywhere. This is beyond wifi, this is xfi. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Xfinity, the future of awesome. Insomniacs on usa today, good morning to you and viewers worldwide on cnn international, well col back to newsroom. Im george howell. The family of Otto Warmbier lashed out at the u. S. President for saying north korean leader, kim jongun didnt know about their sons condition while in a north korean prison and not holding him responsible. Warmbier was arrested as a tourist and then returned to the u. S. In a coma 18 months later. Warmbier died within days. Kim jongun is on his way back to pyongyang. He left several hours ago on board his private train. North korea portrayed the meeting as a success that deepened the trust of the two leaders. In the background, the leader expressing frustration about the meeting. One of Osama Bin Ladens son is on the u. S. State departments most wanted list. There is a 1 million reward for information on the whereabouts of hamzel bin laden. He released messages threatening attacks against the World Headquarters<\/a> in atlanta, we want to welcome viewers here and in the United States<\/a> around the world, im george howell. Cnn newsroom starts right now. At 4 01 on the u. S. East coast, the president is set to take the stage, again, at an annual gathering. It is the first time we will hear from him since the summit with kim jongun. It ended abruptly without the two sides reaching a deal. Kim jongun is back to pyongyang. North korea is portraying the summit as a success that deepened the trust between the two leaders. Its a different story for mr. Trump. He left without a deal and upset the parents of Otto Warmbier<\/a>. Here is mr. Trumps response when asked by supporters whether he raised the issue with the north korean leader, kim jongun. He felt badly. He knew the case very well. He tells me he didnt know about it. I will take him at his word. That provoked this angry response from warmbiers family. Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of otto. They are responsible for cruelty and inhumanity. No excuses or lavish praise can change that. President trump says he was misinterpreted. He says he was the one that got their son out of north korea and he holds north korea responsible. An adviser to President Trump<\/a>, kelli Kellyanne Conway<\/a> had this to say. The president is saying that theres no indication chairman kim knew what happened when it happened. Critics, though, say mr. Trump only had praise for the north korean leader. Lets talk about it with will r ripley. He is live in hanoi. Start with the fall out to the president s response to Otto Warmbiers<\/a> family, letting kim jongun off the hook. Given your knowledge of how that country works, you have travels to north korea many times, do you get the sense kim jongun didnt know what happened here . Reporter absolutely impossible that kim jongun did not know he was in a vegetative state for a year. If they kept that information hidden from kim jongun, they wouldnt be here anymore. He was complicit in it. Comatose with brain damage that leads to his death six days after being released from north korea. Once they knew otto was in this state, they made the choice to be deceptive, to not allow them to visit and when we went to the country and asked about otto and his condition. They kept him in the care of north korean doctors. They didnt alert the United States<\/a> through the swedish embassy, that serves as the intermediary. Get more technology to do something to help. Kim jongun was complicit to let that drag on for a year before they came clean. Will, for the summit overall, here, stateside, republicans say mr. Trump walked away from a bad deal. Democrats say he came back with nothing. How is north korea framing this summit . Reporter theres a very big difference between the propaganda messaging that painted this summit as success because they had to. They called it a success before kim jongun arrived in hanoi. Its unprecedented for the media to report such an event before it happens. I would be surprised if they do it again, after the humiliating and abrupt summit for kim jongun. Talk about a loss of face. When he arrived, he was certain that he would leave here with a signed agreement and to come away empty handed, aside of the images of him smiling next to President Trump<\/a>, no agreement, no economic relief. They didnt have a backup plan. It took them by surprise. My sources say they were horrified when trump canceled their working lunch. A snub, a swipe, to their leader who they prize above all else and they will never forget. George . Will ripley following the story. Thank you, again, will. Lets get contact and analysis. Natasha is the professor of ethics joining us. Always a pleasure to have you. Pleasure, george. Lets start with the summit in vietnam. On the surface, korea framing it as positive. Behind the scenes, expressing deep frustration and disappointment. The question to you, are things in your view worse off or better off in the wake of this summit . I think its really just the same. I mean, the North Koreans<\/a> have had a long history of behaving badly on the international stage, getting lots of attention, pretending like they are going to offer something and reneging on an agreement. This is what happened in the 2005 talks. They acted as if they were going to dismantle the pyongyang complex, then decided not to do it. We are left in the same place where we started. Nothing new happened. As trump is finally understanding, its very, very difficult to deal with the North Koreans<\/a>. I want to get your thoughts on mr. Trump saying his statements were misinterpreted about Otto Warmbier<\/a>. Why do you think theres ambiguity in kim jonguns involvement here . Trump has a history of believing dictators over his own government. He believed Vladimir Putin<\/a> over his intelligence. He believed the crown prince in saudi arabia about the murder of jamal. Here, once again, he says he believes kim jongun knew nothing or didnt know much about what happened to Otto Warmbier<\/a> when we know that would be nearly impossible in a dictatorship as repressive as the north korean regime is. He needed to take a stronger statement in support of Otto Warmbiers<\/a> family, instead of appearing to take sides to believe a dictator. Doesnt make any sense. Lets talk about another story questioning whether President Trump<\/a>s family is getting special treedment. The chairman of the House Oversight<\/a> committee demanding the white house turn over documents after mr. Trump intervened to get Jared Kushners<\/a> security clearance. Critics of trump and his daughter lying over how it was approved. Listen. The president had no involvement pertaining to my clearance or my husbands clearance. No special treatment . No. No, i dont think i have the authority to do that. I wouldnt do it. Natasha, those are the comments. What are your thoughts . Interesting that he says he doesnt have the authority to do so because his spokes people said he does have the authority to do so. The whole thing, if you believe the New York Times<\/a> and the story is accurate, then trump circumvented processes. This president doesnt like rules, tends to see them as nuisances. He went around this in order to get the high security clearance for his soninlaw, who, you know, has relationships with regimes in china and qatar and saudi arabia, which would pose a great risk to the country if he gets security clearance. Ivanka and donald trump are willing to lie about this and the engagement could have serious consequences for a u. S. Security. Natasha, one other question to you. Given what we have heard from mr. Trumps former attorney, micha michael cohen, he is testify on capitol hill this week in a closed door hearing. Ha is the impact on the Trump White House<\/a> and does it open new questions for investigation . You know, i really doubt its had much of an impact on republicans based on their behavior during the hearing. They think he is a complete liar and they want to discredit him. For democrats, this opened up a whole new series of investigations that could take place about tax fraud, bank fraud, Insurance Fraud<\/a> and going deeper into the Campaign Finance<\/a> violations and possibly the conversations that trump was having with roger stone about wikileaks. I think it opened a whole new series of investigations that im sure congress is going to pursue. Natasha with analysis and perspective. We appreciate your time on this show. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Still ahead here on cnn newsroom, tensions ease between two Nuclear Armed<\/a> neighbors as an indian pilot held by pakistan is now back home. The threat remains high. Well have that story for you and the details ahead. Plus, u. S. Officials say a new leader is taking the reigns of al qaeda. You will likely recognize his last name. That story, ahead, as cnn newsroom pushes ahead. [boy gasps] for real cold and flu protection with lysol, you can help protect them from a real cold. Lysol disinfectant spray kills the 1 cause of the cold and clorox wipes dont. Lysol. What it takes to protect. Pakistan says its release of an indian pilot is a gesture och peace. That gesture in hopes of deescalating tensions in the cashmere location. We walked across the border from pakistan into india on friday and met there by people who were waiting to see him there. Then, rushed to the hospital for medical exam. Hes been in captivity since wednesday. Thats when his jet was shot down in a dog fight over the skies in the cashmere region. They have seen an up tick in military skrimishes. Cnn is following all angles of the story. Nic robertson live. The release of this pilot, clearly, has taken pressure off the two Nuclear Armed<\/a> powers. Indias leader is taking a different approach when it comes to dealing with tensions in that disputed territory. Reporter thats right, george. Prime minister modi has, at least twice, over the last three days reiterated his threat, frankly, to pakistan that if there are any other terrorist attacks, the indians trace to pakistans government or, indeed, to people operating out of pakistani controlled territory whether in cash here or pakistan proper, there will be retaliation with interest. That represents a significant shift, really, in the indian position, if you look at what happened after the mumbai massacre where 268 people were killed. It was rapidly traced back to militants operating out of pakistan. There was pressure from the indian military. The political echelons elected not to do so. That has changed. Even though this is an election year, from the indian perspective, there is a different, Tactical Response<\/a> to the problem. There will be retaliation, indeed. They are politically committed to it. That, coming at a time when the pakistanis are trying to give the impression of reaching out to find a diplomatic solution to a conflict that has been going on and off and in various forms since 1947. George . Sam, thank you. Nic, the same question to you. Indias new approach, what does it mean for pakistan . Reporter well, it puts them on notice that india may launch strikes happen again. It leaves them in a nervous position, if you will. Sort of expectations have been that, whatever they were accused of, whatever the country was accused of. It wouldnt amount to such a significant, rapid escalation. It has to put Security Forces<\/a> on a trigger. There were run by gesture or peace by handing back the fighter pilot. It is something that is a win for him. Its certainly popular opinion here. Seems to be in lock step with the military on this and he has done the right thing. The people are looking to india to see how india responds to this, at the moment. The Prime Minister<\/a>, at the moment, seems to have support. Hes been very clear in his messaging to india that they cannot be allowed to strike across the border inside pakistan without the expectation there would be a response. That is what happened on wednesday when that commander was shot down. So, the ground rules have been, if you will, respondent to and anticipated by the Prime Minister<\/a> here. Theres a sense here that diplomatically, the country could have played this better on the international stage, for example, not sending the foreign minister to the administration in abdhabi that is going on today and yesterday. That, perhaps, not the right move. In terms of deescalating here and sending a message of peace and the Prime Minister<\/a> being regarded as having gone well, all those boxes are checked here. That leaves the Prime Minister<\/a> in that position who appears to be in sync with the military to have a robust position, should india, again, follow through on what the indian Prime Minister<\/a> is saying could happen in the future. This is a big story. Guys, i could talk to you all day about it to get across the lines coming out of it. Our time is tight. Nic robertson and sam. Thank you both for the reporting. We will stay in touch with you. A new leader of al qaeda is emerging. He has a last name you might know. Jake tapper has more on the new member of the u. S. State departments most wanted list. Reporter like father, like son. Osama bin ladens son is one of the state departments most wanted. The u. S. Offering 1 million for information on the whereabouts of hansa bin laden. Hes a new leader in al qaeda. A heads up, we are looking for you and we will get you. Reporter his pedigree, not just from his last name, video released showing hamzas wedding in 2009 to a senior Al Qaeda Leaders<\/a> daughter in iran. Hes appeared in al qaeda propaganda video since he was a child. The 2011 navy s. E. A. L. Raid that killed Osama Bin Laden<\/a> indicated he was grooming him for a leadership role. His father was writing him letters while he was on the run. He was supposed to be in the compound in the pakistan the night of the raid. Reporter that 2011 raid threatened hamza. In response to the killing of his father. Reporter the u. S. Officially designated him as a terror in 2017. They are required to freeze his assets. The Intelligence Community<\/a> warns al qaeda is rebuilding according to the war in afghanistan, the longest today with 14,000 u. S. Troops in the country. Al qaeda has been weakened and the u. S. Is focused on the threat from isis in syria and iraq. Al qaeda is rebuilding and wants to establish itself as the leader of a global movement. Showing signs of confidence as they work to strengthen networks against western interests. Al qaeda obtains the capability to hit us. The 2005 london bus and subway bombings, killing 52 people. However, al qaeda affiliates are carrying out attacks. Al shabab killed 21 in an attack in a nairobi hotel. Hamzas home country revoked his citizenship. They believe he is on the afghanistanpakistan border and could cross into iran. Somebody like hamza, a younger guy, been in the group since a child is a significant threat. Reporter jake tapper, cnn, washington. Thank you. The push is on there to grab the last bit of territory isis controls. U. S. Backed forces say they pushed more than half a mile or 1 kilometers into the enclave. Heavy fighting is under way. You can see from this video, a sense of whats happening on the ground. Three sdf fighters have been wounded, so far. The operation started friday after civilians were moved out of harms way. Our Senior National<\/a> correspondent, ben, has this. Reporter at 6 00 p. M. Local time, the forces launched the final operation to clear out that last sliver of land occupied by isis, near the iraqi border. Now, that operation had been delayed because they want to get all the civilians out of that area. According to one estimate, since the first of february, as many as 15,000 people have left the area which is very near the iraqi border. Its not all together clear, however, if all of the civilians have left and what we know those that were left inside include isis most battle hardened and experienced fighters. This is not going to be an easy battle in any sense. Now, we were at the area where the last group of civilians came out. Among them, there were russians, people from bosnia, families from indonesia. Many of them telling us they remain committed to the idea of a socalled Islamic State<\/a>. One of the problems here is that tens of thousands of people who once lived under isis are now in refugee camps and other parts of syria and iraq. Authorities worry that those people who still believe in the Islamic State<\/a> could pose a long term threat to this area. So, isis, yes, is about to lose their last bit of territory, but isis, as a terrorist insurgency is probably far from over. Im ben wedeman, eastern syria. Thank you very much. Still ahead, the president s former Campaign Chair<\/a> believes he doesnt need to go to prison for the rest of his life. Paul manaforts legal team is trying to persuade federal judges of that. Thats a long step. Under scrutiny for the way mr. Trump handles his taxes. Well have that story teed up for you. Yeah, a corny joke. The news room will be back after the break. Tmobile will do the math for you. Right now, when you join tmobile, you get two lines of unlimited with two of the latest phones included for just one hundred bucks a month. A great dishwasher needs a great detergent. So Ge Appliances<\/a> tested finish on over 5000 dishes proving dish after sparking dish that its not just clean, its finished. Switch to finish quantum. Recommended by Ge Appliances<\/a>. All of you. How you live, what you love. Thats what inspired us to create americas most advanced internet. Internet that puts you in charge. That protects whats important. It handles everything, and reaches everywhere. This is beyond wifi, this is xfi. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Xfinity, the future of awesome. Insomniacs on usa today, good morning to you and viewers worldwide on cnn international, well col back to newsroom. Im george howell. The family of Otto Warmbier<\/a> lashed out at the u. S. President for saying north korean leader, kim jongun didnt know about their sons condition while in a north korean prison and not holding him responsible. Warmbier was arrested as a tourist and then returned to the u. S. In a coma 18 months later. Warmbier died within days. Kim jongun is on his way back to pyongyang. He left several hours ago on board his private train. North korea portrayed the meeting as a success that deepened the trust of the two leaders. In the background, the leader expressing frustration about the meeting. One of Osama Bin Laden<\/a>s son is on the u. S. State departments most wanted list. There is a 1 million reward for information on the whereabouts of hamzel bin laden. He released messages threatening attacks against the United States<\/a> and allies. A top democrat wants the white house to provide more information on how President Trump<\/a>s soninlaw, Jared Kushner<\/a> got top security clearance. The New York Times<\/a> reports President Trump<\/a> personally intervened to secure that clearance, despite concerns from the then chief of staff and others. Mr. Trump denied involvement. Former trump Campaign Chair<\/a>man, Paul Manafort<\/a> is making a desperate plea to judges for less time in jail. He is facing 25 years in prison for financial crimes, but its an up hill battle for the legal team because, as one judge says, he intentionally lied to the courts. Evan perez as the story. Paul manafort asked a judge to show leniency when he sentences him next week. The former trump Campaign Chair<\/a>man was found guilty of tax crimes in a trial. In a court filing, manaforts lawyers say the range of 1924 years in prison is disproportionate to the crimes he committed. Manafort is, quote, truly remorseful for the conduct. Manafort is a firsttime offender, nearly 70 years old and after spending months in jail after another judge decided he was trying to influence witnesses. We know President Trump<\/a> is paying close attention to this case and manafort lawyers seem to be using their memo to drive home one of the president s favorite talking points. The Mueller Investigation<\/a> has, so far, found no collusion. Manaforts lawyers argue that the Mueller Investigation<\/a> targeted manafort for prosecution after the special counsel failed to find collusion in the russia investigation. The judge in this case, ellis, expressed skepticism about the Mueller Investigation<\/a> saying he thought that prosecutors were using manafort to get to President Trump<\/a>. Well see in the coming days whether the manafort arguments had any influence. He is scheduled to be sentenced on thursday. Evan perez, cnn, washington. Thank you. The u. S. President is blaming democrats of going after his finances. He calls that his red line. He sent this tweet, now that the twoyear russian collusion case has fallen apart, there was no collusion except by crooked hillary and the democrats. Gee, i have an idea. Look at trumps finances and every deal he has ever done. Democrats are asking for more information on President Trump<\/a>s tax returns especially after his former lawyer appeared before congress to testify and now, a lot of people are following the money trail. Jason carroll has a look at one golf course. Reporter it took just about four minutes, but during that time, freshman congresswoman alexandria cortez may have created a road map or a house subpoena of trumps elusive tax returns. The Washington Post<\/a> report reported in an article called taxpayers built this new york golf course and trump reaps the rewards. Reporter questions the former fixer, michael cohen, they suggested the property is over him, baa bust for taxpayers in her district. The back story, trump didnt build the course nor does he own it. He secured a 20year deal to manage it. Starting in 2015, taxpayers spent 127 million to transform an old garbage dump into what you see now. Then theres this. Taxpayers got virtually no return on their investment. Starting this year, trump has to pay the city a minimum of 300,000, in short. Nothing illegal, but that doesnt mean taxpayers here were not severely shortchanged. John lue, the citys comptroller when the deal was in the works. Cautioned the city about the deal. The fact of the matter is trump got a sweet deal. Reporter the white house failed to respond on the interest of the president s tax returns. They say cortezs line of questioning brings into focus trumps other properties where cohen and local officials allege values were deflated to reduce tax bills. The president claimed Financial Disclosure<\/a> forms that his golf club in jupiter, florida was worst 50 million. He reported to local tax authorities the course was worth, quote, no more than 5 million. Mr. Cohen, do you know whether this specific report is accurate . Its identical to what he did at Trump National<\/a> golf club at briar cliff manor. He fought all 12 except the one in new jersey. That included his Trump National<\/a> golf course in westchester, new york, which trump claimed in Campaign Filings<\/a> was worth more than 50 million. Yet, in 2015, his attorneys argued it was worth significantly less, 1. 35 million. Again, in 2017, the Trump Organization<\/a> claimed federal election filings, another property, Trump National<\/a> golf club in jupiter, florida, was valued at 50 million. Looking back to 2014, lawyers claimed it was worth no more than 5 million. With these tactics, trump could be saving millions, at taxpayers expense. In response to the questions, cohen noted trumps tax returns would show the truth. The congresswomans testimony sharpened the focus, highlighted the stakes. What is going on with the president s personal financial positions and to what extent are his finances in conflict with duties in running the government . Reporter jason carroll, cnn, new york. Jason, thank you. Now to israel. New polls show the Prime Minister<\/a> of that nation, Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> might not win a governing coalition in aprils upcoming elections. Months ago, opinion polls show netanyahus party would dominate the election. Held indict the Prime Minister<\/a> for corruption, that seems to have changed. We have the report for you. Reporter israeli Prime Minister<\/a>, Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> is in the political fight of his life as he seeks a fifth term in office. A major blow dealt to him by the attorney general who announced the intention to indict the leader in long probes, pending a hearing. In two smaller cases, the attorney general plans to clarnlg in breaches of trust. Case 4,000, the biggest case facing the Prime Minister<\/a>, they plan to charge him with bribery and breach of trust. 300,000 million to a friend. In exchange, investigators say he got favorable coverage on a new site owned by that businessman. Netanyahu fired back immediately calling it a media driven witch hunt. Translator for years, carrying out a political witch hunt with one objective to topple the right wing government. They have a huge amount of continuous pressure, i would say inhumane pressure on the attorney general. Reporter he doubled down, choosed his strong right wing government. The investigations that hit him in his golden age with President Donald Trump<\/a> in the white house and the middle east aligned against iran. He is behind in the polls for the april 9th elections trailing the former military chief of staff, who called on him to resign. Translator Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>, i turn to you this evening. Get over yourself and Show National<\/a> responsibility. Resign from your position. Reporter even a small shift in seats could derail netanyahus reelection campaign. Friday the first two polls came out since he intended to indict the Prime Minister<\/a>. They are not good news for Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>. In both polls, he is trailing by six or eight seats. According to both polls, he does not have the numbers to put together a governing coalition. Five weeks to go until the election. A mad scramble as they try to build on the momentum to build the lead. Nett netanyahu tries to stop the trend. Oren, thank you. In ghana, children slaves stare at death every day. The fear and horror of modern day slavery. Got it . Got it. Nooooo. Nooooo. Quick, the quicker picker upper 2x more absorbent. Bounty, the quicker picker upper. They have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps. Com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the Amazing Services<\/a> of the post office only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps. Com tv and never go to the post office again the cnn freedom project, shining light on Human Trafficking<\/a> around the world. In ghana, the situation is particularly troubling. An estimated 20,000 children are enslaved there. They are forced to work in dangerous conditions in the fishing industry. We show how poverty is feeding this cycle of slavery. Reporter scenes like this, of boys playing, chasing dreams of the chance to play on this dusty area is a prayer answered. Translator i thank my god who touched the heart of these people to rescue me. Now im not in slavery. Reporter the school is the shelter that traffics children. A place where a handful of 20,000 believed to be working as slaves in the fishing industry on a nearby lake. George helps run the shelter and school. He says they buy children from far away villages and turn them into slaves. Translator we work tirelessly. They beat you so badly you regret ever coming into the world. Reporter in ghana, the minimum age for workers is 15. The law is rarely enforced. The frpractice of buying childr is widespread. The u. S. State Department Reports<\/a> a third of all the homes here contain a child whose been trafficked. One of the boys we rescued a year ago. Junior was living with a parent and he lost. Reporter he says his mother was destitute while trying to care for eight children as a widow. She sold junior as a last resort, the only boy in the family, who could work. Junior may be angry with me, but it was not my making. It was because of poverty that made me give him up. Reporter poverty accounts for the Endless Supply<\/a> of children working. So, he returned looking for other boys like junior. Looking at the ages, how old are they . He says they dont know. He doesnt know the ages. Reporter he learns these boys stay in a nearby village with a master who has bought them and hasnt fed them in 24 hours. The next day, he arrives at the village with a police officer. They meet with the man who is the master and negotiate the peaceful release of these children. Already, the master of these children were panicked yesterday and today when we came, we saw police officers. Therefore, it made him very soft. After talking for a while, he released them quietly. Reporter these boys will later tell social workers how they were beaten. But, as goodbye to a village that had been home to so much misery, another man goes into the water. Evidence of the desperate poverty here or just how easily a child can change hands will likely never know. Join us saturday as the cnn freedom project further exposes child trade slave in ghana. In troubled waters, cnn freedom documentary, saturday, 4 30 in the afternoon in new york, 9 30 in london in the evening, only on cnn international. Cnn is partnering with people around the world for a day of action against modern day slavery. That date is march 14th. Leading the charge are students around the world. We are asking them, what makes you feel free . Here are some of the answers from North Springs<\/a> charter high school. What makes you feel free . Friends who support me. Being able to do activities being able to walk around safely. What makes me feel free is to pursue any dream i want and i can go anywhere. Well pose the question to you. What makes you feel free . Myfreedomday. Stay with us, well be right back after this. cos i know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams here i go again on my you realize your vows are a whitesnake song . I do. If you ride, you get it. Geico motorcycle. 15 minutes could save you 15 or more. Care for the clothes you love with woolite detergent. The new concentrated formula. Gives you 30 more loads and gently cleans. No stretching no shrinking no fading woolite. Cares as much as it cleans. Alongside my colleague, derek van dam here. Look, its snow, sleet, freezing rain west coast to east coast, doesnt matter. Seems to be a common story. Difficult in northern and Central California<\/a> this week. Now, we focus our attention to the east coast. Getting hammered with snow in new york city. Theres more to come with additional storms to come. Look at this live video coming out of times square. Of course we know about this, in new york city. You can see the fresh fallen snow on the roadways. I saw a snowplow trying to keep up. Quite a sight in new york city. There is more to come in this forecast for the big apple. Theres the radar. It is quite active from philadelphia to new york, all the way to boston. The i95 corridor is looking sloppy this morning. That storm system is going to pull out quickly, then we have another winter storm that is going to set up shop tonight and into the day on sunday. That energy and the moisture still across the rockies and into the plains. Here it is, starting to develop over the next 24 hours. You can see it from Oklahoma City<\/a> to little rock. Its that dividing line between the rain and snow line. Depending on the cold air from the north and the gulf of mexico moisture, theres going to be transition zones taking place here. The battle of the seasons, to say the least. Over the next 36 hours, we have an additional 12 inches of heavy, wet snow from massachusetts through delaware, connecticut, long island in new york city. That storm pulls away. Then we focus on tonight and early sunday. We have potential for six inch or more snowstorm for the big apple. Higher totals in and around boston. Theres the energy from the plains. Behind it is the showstopper. We have the potential for the coldest air in several weeks. Severe storms possible with this system in the warm sector of the storm. I want you to see the shades of pink streaming in from the Great Lakes Region<\/a> to the east coast. Check this out. That is not a typo. Chicagos temperature on monday, 15 for a high. You know, you are walking down whacker and feel that 15 on your face, not a good thing in chicago. Lake michigan drive, i know. Derek, thank you. The United States<\/a> has taken a big step toward getting its own astronauts into orbit on american spaceships. Listen. One, zero. Ignition. Lift off. The private company spacex launched the predragon capsule. It was unmanned for this flight. Its expected to dock at the International Space<\/a> station sunday. If all goes well, the mission with a crew could happen in july. That wraps this hour of the cnn newsroom. Im george howell. More news after the break. Stay with us. Tmobile will do the math for you. Right now, when you join tmobile, you get two lines of unlimited with two of the latest phones included for just one hundred bucks a month. At air wick, we know that in nature, scent comes in waves. Gently and beautifully. Air wick essential mist is an expression of nature. Transforming natural essential oils into a fragrant mist. 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