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Was it substance or just politics? we're breaking down the drama. the end offof an era. david letterman's heartwarming good-bye ahead. we have brian stelter with that. good morning. i'm christine romans. welcome to "early start." john berman has the day off. let's start with the latest on isis. the second critical con quest in five days for isis. over the weekend, the fighters took over the iraqi city of ramadi. two stunning victories forcing the pentagon to reassess the isis strategy. the focus now in iraq securing the province west of baghdad. i want to bring in senior correspondent arwa d...

The second critical con quest in five days for isis. fighters took over ramadi. forcing u.s. to reassess the strategy. the focus is securing the province west of baghdad. i want to bring in senior correspondent arwa damon. taking ramadi and five days later, the important historical cultural city palmyra falls too. >> reporter: it's really heart breaking, christine, on so many levels. palmyra is spectacular. i visited it years ago as a tourist. it is showing how magnificent the culture is and lies on the trade route connecting the roman