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Basra. and not just so the kurdistan region is really just a transit point but of course the sun yes it has stopped onset morning christiane it's the tricky part of isolating a region in the middle of the middle east iraqi kurdistan neighbors can't tolerate an independence bid but if they close the borders into the region they block major trade routes into and through iraq yet the region itself can't stand alone be on oil exports farm products and steel to iraq and it relies on goods from its neighbors like iran which has already closed this border crossing at hospital run traders say they fee...

Competitors will be running through the german capital on sunday. plans had to be made to ensure that berlin voters could reach their polling stations without problems. since. well together there are thirty polling stations affected that is when the voters have to cross the marathon route to reach their polling station. the voters were already informed of this when they received their polling card. and they also received another card that shows them how to reach their polling station. crossing points have been set up to help people get to the polls on time. we have staggered starts around fift...

Aleppo. basically, waiting in limbo, rick, as the evacuation process has essentially stalled out and there has been no movement. there is word that a deal was reached earlier today, but so far, nothing has changed. now, syria's government is demanding the evacuation of civilians from two villages west of aleppo that have been besieged by rebel forces. it's a progovernment area. if those people are evacuated, syria's government says it will allow the continued evacuation of eastern aleppo. that's where people, as we've been talking about, remain stuck. some as we've seen in the latest video, re...

>> reporter: thousands of hungry and cold men, women and children remain trapped in eastern aleppo basically waiting in limbo as the evacuation effort continues to stall. syria's government is demanding the evacuation of civilians from two villages west of aleppo besieged by rebel forces. in exchange, syria's government says it will allow the evacuation of eastern aleppo to continue. there was word that a deal was reached today but so far, nothing has changed. people remain stuck in eastern aleppo. some returning from crossing points while a convoy of buses sits empty. syria's government halte...

Joaquin guzman who goes by the nickname el chapo, is believed to control most of the major crossing points for drugs along the border for years sending cocaine, marijuana and meth north to america. >> he's sometimes called the osama bin laden of drug trafficking. >> reporter: guzman was last seen on surveillance video on his way to a prison shower. when he failed to emerge guards rushing in to find an empty cell. the notorious cartel leader had vanished. in that shower area, a hole in the wall 20 inches wide leading to a vertical pipe 30 feet deep complete with a staircase, eventually connecti...