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Sized malls across the city. beijing security office said there would be a heavier concentration in the sanlitun area of armed officers. boris, they did not say there were possible threats to westerners. they said this heightened security level was necessary because of the large crowds gathering as a result of the holiday season. last minute christmas shopping and other entertainment opportunities that are going on throughout the city. while the embassies have been clear there are possible threats to westerners, beijing public security office says this is a function of the larger crowds gather...

Advisory role. >> despite the longest war in u.s. history, the taliban still making strides in afghanistan. alex field, thank you.>> iraq a to retake the city of ramadi from within the coming hours. intelligence estimates pegged the number of isis dug into the city center at 200 to 300. the spokesman says isis is preventing civilians from leaving ramadi and using them as human shields. crisis levels. now 1 million migrants this year. president obama is planning a u.n. summit on the migrant crisis for next year. the summit during the general assembly will cap the president's work on the refug...

Killed in afghanistan this year. there are currently 12,000 nato service members in the country. boris. >> alex, there are reports and pleas for help as the taliban is making aggressive advances. how concerned are officials about the situation there? >> reporter: concerned enough that we're learning a small number of british troops deployed to helmand province. after fighting with the taliban has intensified. you have local officials in helmand province. they are concerned about the district where local officials say the taliban has taken over the entire district. this is an important area as ...

Small number of uk service members as the taliban ratchets up attacks in the area. local officials are saying the taliban has taken control of nearly the entire district. it holds a great deal of significance because it is a place that british and u.s. forces fought to secure for years before handing over operations to afghan a year ago. >> alex field reporting in afghanistan. thank you. iraq armed forces announcing plans to retake the city of ramadi from isis militants within the coming hours. a top army official tells iraqi state tv, their intelligence peg the number of isis dug into the c...

That is again where they will be looking for the ship itself. one is really directly in the area where the ship was last known to have been. the other debris field, some 60 miles north. these are the two spots where they will actually turbine to look for the ship t data recorder and other relevant evidence that could be helpful to the investigators. >> alex field, thank you very much. i'm ana cabrera in for carol costello. i want to go back to capitol hill now and manu raju. he's caught one one of the republican lawmakers taking part in today's speaker nominee vote. >> i'm with john flemming...