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>> bill: tropical depression in the caribbean has become tropical storm nate 10 miles off the coast of nicaragua. expected to move inland and then into the gulf of mexico and then move north gaining strength along the way. warm waters in the gulf. where could it be by the end of this week? don't know where it will hit but maybe look at that line. this is something to keep an eye on for everybody in alaska, alabama, panhandle of florida and beyond. we'll keep you posted as it goes. >> sandra: new success against isis inside iraq. retaking a town of just over 100,000 people which until now was o...

Is going to be able to put this in. >> sandra: the "wall street journal" editorial board wrote this up this morning on possible gun legislation. they wrote congress could outlaw bump stocks. the practice of quickly bumping a trigger to engage in rapid fire long pre-dates bump stocks or other accessories. so based on your knowledge, should these be banned? if they were, if republicans and democrats banned them, would it make a difference in the shooting over the weekend? >> you are talking to somebody that is or was a police officer that is the tip of the spear. we just enforce those laws. so w...

Ambushed 125 miles north of the capital inside the nation, one of the poorest countries in the world. it took place near the border. the first combat death for the u.s. military since beginning a training mission over a decade ago to outfit local fighters. since 2013, the u.s. military has been flying drones from a base inside niger. the government doesn't permit the military to fly armed drones. >> sandra: what do we know about the group suspected of carrying out this attack? >> al qaeda and islamic, aqim was responsible for a large attack on a gas plant in algeria four years ago where they t...

>> sandra, this is an important victory. really not only in the fight against isis in iraq but also strategically for iraqi forces. this is why they retook this town. that victory declared today. the city was liberated from isis with the help of coalition forces and the offensive started to retake it september 21st. it has been a tough fight. it was one of isis's last strongholds in that region of iraq. hawija sits along highway 1. an important transportation corridor, the main one that isis used when it took control of the region in 2014 after declaring the caliphate. aside from that aspect c...

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