matt bradley reports from iraq. well it's still not clear exactly when the iraqi penetrating into mosul itself and again this is iraq's second largest city and this is iraq.reports from light. wind will be light. to iraq, where the prime minister says the battle to retake the northern city of mosul from isis is going "more quickly than we thought."matt bradley reports from iraq. well it's still not clear exactly when the iraqi security forces are gonna be and again this is iraq's second largest city and this is really the super bowl of battles when it comes to islamic state being fought here in iraq.but we do know that this battle is going a pace.we've seen some advances yesterday and the day before and they're likely to be quite a bit of action today.the plan today is for the kurdish peshmerga to probably take some christian villages to the north and northeast and a little bit to the east of mosul as they pre and further into the city itself.but the iraqi security forces have added a new element to the battle and t

matt bradley reports from northern iraq. >> two weeks, iraqis troops have yet to pearce isis' defense. >> as the fighting goes on, desperate families arrived at hundreds. >> most of them are not from mosul itself. once that city falls, workers are expecting a massive wave of humanity that's overwhelmed and limited resources. >> up to two million people displayed from the battle. >> he fled south of mosul. >> land mine destroyed his work. >> he came here in family is sleeping in this small tent. >> i asked him how many members of his family had been killed? >> he said seven. isis be headed his father for spying and shot his nephew. the coalition destroyed his home. >> in this growing camp and others like this, the un and other countries are rush to meet the need. >> do you feel you >> for the children finding refugee here, their future remains uncertain. >> they may spend their childhood at home or grow up here permanently displaced. >> matt bradley, nbc news, iraq. >>> coming up, the growing concern over . >>> this election day, five states are voting on marijuana legalization. >> the

nbc's matt bradley live with the latest. >> reporter: thanks. as you mentioned, the militias are being deployed but to the east of the city. they're u.s.-trained and have pushing inwards towards mosul, away from some of the christian towns they've retaken. but if fighting is continued to the west, that's the anvil to the hammer by these counter terrorism forces. but the ad vent of the shiite militia forces is a troubling new development. some have been humanitarian issues in the past. but it's a very complicated area and these shiite militia groups are expected to have some role in this fight. they want to secure their position politically in the future of this country and that's troubling for a lot of the civilians. i was out yesterday at a camp close to where i am now and a around mosul and they said it's very troubling to see all these different forces moving in this area and they're worried after isis is expelled from mosul and its surroundings that they won't be able to return. >> matt bradley live for us. thanks. >>> just ahead, wall stree

nbc's matt bradley live with the latest. >> reporter: thanks. as you mentioned, the militias are being deployed but to the once again resumed fighting and pushing inwards towards mosul, away from some of the christian towns they've retaken. but if fighting is continued to the west, that's the anvil to the hammer by these counter terrorism forces. but the ad vent of the shiite militia forces is a troubling new some have been accused of humanitarian issues in the past. but it's a very complicated area and these shiite militia groups are expected to have some role in this fight. they want to secure their position politically in the future of this country and that's troubling for a lot of the civilians. i was out yesterday at a camp close to where i am now and a around mosul and they said it's very troubling to see all these different forces moving in this area and they're worried after isis is expelled from mosul and its surroundings that they won't be able to return. >> matt bradley live for us. thanks. >>> just ahead, wall street hates uncertaint

nbc's matt bradley live with the latest. >> reporter: thanks. as you mentioned, the militias are being deployed but to the east of the city. pushing inwards towards mosul, away from some of the christian towns they've retaken. but if fighting is continued to the west, that's the anvil to the hammer by these counter terrorism forces. but thee ad vent of the shiite militia forces is a troubling new development. some haveee humanitarian issues in the past. but it's a very complicated area and these shiite militia groups are expected to have some role in this fight. they want to secure their position politically in the future of this country and that's troubling for a lot of the civilians. ?8h???i was out yesterday at a close to where i am now and a around mosul and they said it's very troubling to see all these different forces moving in this area and they're worried after isis is expelled from mosul and its surroundings that they won't be able to return. >> matt bradley live for us. thanks. >>> just ahead, wall street hates uncertainty and the fbi

matt bradley reports from northern iraq. >> two weeks, iraqis troops have yet to pearce isis' defense. families arrived at this camp each day by hundreds. >> most of them are not from mosul itself. once that city falls, workers are expecting a massive wave of humanity that's overwhelmed and limited resources. >> up to two million people displayed from the battle. >> he fled south of mosul. >> land his work. >> he came here in july and his large family is sleeping in this small tent. >> i asked him how many members of his family had been killed? >> he said seven. isis be headed his father for spying and shot his nephew. the coalition destroyed his home. >> in this growing camp and others like this, the un and other countries are rush to have enough resources? >> no, of course, not. >> for the children finding refugee here, their future remains uncertain. >> they may spend their childhood at home or grow up here permanently displaced. >> matt bradley, nbc news, iraq. >>> coming up, the growing concern over children a when it comes to healthcare, between life and death. for partners in h

nbc's matt bradley is on the ground in irbil, iraq. he joins us live. matt, in addition to this sad development, there are reports coming in that isis militants have been attacking the city of kirkuk. is that right? >> ayman. yes. that's right. this is an ongoing situation. and our understanding is that already 11 people have been killed in this isis attack on kirkuk. now, kirkuk is about an hour south of where i am right now. eighth very rested city. there is constantly suicide bombings and other attacks there. right now, we are understanding these isis attackers, gunmen, carrying light arms and throwing zbre made thes and throwing suicide vests attacked suicide built power plant. why attack a power plant that's under construction? because isis considers iran, which is mostly a shiite country and considered a shiite sense of power in the middle east, to be their diametric enemy. so attacking iranian civilian targets is definitely something that isis would certainly include in their list of targets. now, also, as you mentioned, about an hour north of wh

nbc's matt bradley is on the ground in irbil, iraq. he joins us live. matt, in addition to this sad development, there are reports coming in that isis militants have been attacking the city kirkuk. is that right? >> reporter: good morning, ayman. yes. that's right. this is an ongoing situation. and our understanding is that already 11 people have been killed in this isis attack on kirkuk. now, kirkuk is about an hour south of where i am right now. eighth very rested city. there is constantly suicide bombings and other attacks there. right now, we are understanding these isis attackers, gunmen, carrying light arms and throwing zbre made thes and throwing installation, mostly for police and they attacked an iranian built power plant. why attack a power plant that's under construction? because isis considers iran, which is mostly a shiite country and considered a shiite sense of power in the middle east, to be their diametric enemy. so attacking iranian civilian targets is definitely something that isis would certainly include in their list of targets. now

nbc's matt bradley is on the ground in irbil, iraq. he joins us live. matt, in addition to this sad development, there are reports coming in that isis militants have been attacking the city of kirkuk. is that right? >> reporter: good morning, this is an ongoing situation. and our understanding is that already 11 people have been killed in this isis attack on kirkuk. now, kirkuk is about an hour south of where i am right now. eighth very rested city. there is constantly suicide bombings and other attacks there. right now, we are understanding these isis attackers, gunmen, carrying light arms and throwing zbre made thes and throwing suicide vests attacked suicide installation, mostly for police built power plant. why attack a power plant that's under construction? because isis considers iran, which is mostly a shiite country and considered a shiite sense of power in the middle east, to be their diametric enemy. so attacking iranian civilian targets is definitely something that isis would certainly include in their list of targets. now, also, as you mentio

matt bradley reports from northern iraq. >> two weeks, iraqis troops have yet to pearce isis' defense. families arrived at this camp each day by hundreds. >> most of them are not from mosul itself. once that city falls, workers are expecting a massive wave of humanity that's overwhelmed and limited resources. >> up to two million people displayed from the battle. >> he fled south of mosul. his work. >> he came here in july and his large family is sleeping in this small tent. >> i asked him how many members of his family had been killed? >> he said seven. isis be headed his father for spying and shot his nephew. the coalition destroyed his home. >> in this growing camp and others like this, the un and other >> do you feel you have enough resources? >> no, of course, not. >> for the children finding refugee here, their future remains uncertain. >> they may spend their childhood at home or grow up here permanently displaced. >> matt bradley, nbc news, iraq. >>> coming up, the growing concern over children a when it coto between life and death. for partners in health, time is life. we hav

matt bradley reports from northern iraq. >> two weeks, iraqis troops have yet to pearce isis' defense. families arrived at this camp each day by hundreds. >> most of them are not from mosul itself. once that city falls, workers are expecting a massive wave of humanity that's overwhelmed and limited resources. >> up to two million people displayed from the battle. >> he fled south of mosul. >> lan his work. >> he came here in july and his large family is sleeping in this small tent. >> i asked him how many members of his family had been killed? >> he said seven. isis be headed his father for spying and shot his nephew. the coalition destroyed his home. >> in this growing camp and others like this, the un and other countries are rush to >> do you feel you have enough resources? >> no, of course, not. >> for the children finding refugee here, their future remains uncertain. >> they may spend their childhood at home or grow up here permanently displaced. >> matt bradley, nbc news, iraq. >>> coming up, the growing concern over children a when it comes to healthcare, between life and death.

matt bradley reports from northern iraq. >> two weeks, iraqis troops have yet to >> as the fighting goes on, desperate families arrived at this camp each day by hundreds. >> most of them are not from mosul itself. once that city falls, workers are expecting a massive wave of humanity that's overwhelmed and limited resources. >> up to two million people displayed from the battle. mosul. >> land mine destroyed his work. >> he came here in july and his large family is sleeping in this small tent. >> i asked him how many members of his family had been killed? >> he said seven. isis be headed his father for spying and shot his nephew. the coalition destroyed his home. >> in this growing countries are rush to meet the need. >> do you feel you have enough resources? >> no, of course, not. >> for the children finding refugee here, their future remains uncertain. >> they may spend their childhood at home or grow up here permanently displaced. >> matt bradley, nbc news, iraq. >>> coming up, the when it comes to healthcare, seconds can mean the difference between life and death. for partners in hea

matt bradley joins us live from mobile. there are reports that iraqi special forces are encountering resistance east of mosul. >> thanks, ayman, the battle has stalled just to the east of that city. it's kind of disconcerting. but the fact of the matter is these are shaping operations and the iraqi security forces say they are waiting to consolidate that's encircling this city. again, this is the second lagest city in iraq. even consolidating forces in a way that prevents anyone going in and out of mosul will be a large operation and has been the past two weeks. more disturbing news here, the associated press and reuters have both reported this morning that isis is actually forcibly removing civilians from some of the areas outside of mosul and bringing them into the city. they think they're using them as ma we know isis used human shield itself in the past. but this suggest itself a new level of determination and doggedness. it looks as isis is using these human shields and hunkering down within mosul. >> that suggests the

matt bradley reports from northern iraq. >> two weeks, iraqis troops have yet to pearce isis' defense. families arrived at this camp each day by hundreds. >> most of them are not from mosul itself. once that city falls, workers are expecting a massive wave of humanity that's overwhelmed and limited resources. >> up to two million people displayed from the battle. >> he fled south of mosul. >> land his work. >> he came here in july and his large family is sleeping in this small tent. >> i asked him how many members of his family had been killed? >> he said seven. isis be headed his father for spying and shot his nephew. the coalition destroyed his home. >> in this growing camp and others like this, the un and other have enough resources? >> no, of course, not. >> for the children finding refugee here, their future remains uncertain. >> they may spend their childhood at home or grow up here permanently displaced. >> matt bradley, nbc news, iraq. >>> coming up, the growing concern over children a when it comes to healthcare, for partners in health, time is life. we have 18,000 people aro

matt bradley reports from northern iraq. >> two weeks, iraqis troops have yet to goes on, desperate families arrived at this camp each day by hundreds. >> most of them are not from mosul itself. once that city falls, workers are expecting a massive wave of humanity that's overwhelmed and limited resources. >> up to two million people displayed from the battle. >> he fled south of mosul. >> land mine destroyed his work. >> he came here in july and his large family is sleeping in this small tent. >> i asked him how many members of his family had been killed? >> he said seven. isis be headed his father for spying and shot his nephew. the coalition destroyed his home. >> in this growing camp and others like this, the un and other >> do you feel you have enough resources? >> no, of course, not. >> for the children finding refugee here, their future remains uncertain. >> they may spend their childhood at home or grow up here permanently displaced. >> matt bradley, nbc news, iraq. >>> coming up, the growing concern over children a seconds can mean the difference between life and death. for partners

matt bradley reports from northern iraq. >> two weeks, iraqis troops have yet to pearce isis' defense. goes on, desperate families arrived at this camp each day by hundreds. >> most of them are not from mosul itself. once that city falls, workers are expecting a massive wave of humanity that's overwhelmed and limited resources. >> up to two million people displayed from the battle. >> he fled south of mosul. his work. >> he came here in july and his large family is sleeping in this small tent. >> i asked him how many members of his family had been killed? >> he said seven. isis be headed his father for spying and shot his nephew. the coalition destroyed his home. >> in this growing camp and others like this, the un and other >> do you feel you have enough resources? >> no, of course, not. >> for the children finding refugee here, their future remains uncertain. >> they may spend their childhood at home or grow up here permanently displaced. >> matt bradley, nbc news, iraq. >>> coming up, the growing concern over children a wh between life and death. for partners in health, time is lif

matt bradley joins us live from mobile. there are reports that iraqi special forces are encountering resistance east of mosul. >> thanks, ayman, the battle has stalled just to the east of that city. it's kind of disconcerting. but the fact of the matter is these are shaping operations and the iraqi security forces say that's encircling this city. again, this is the second lagest city in iraq. even consolidating forces in a way that prevents anyone going in and out of mosul will be a large operation and has been the past two weeks. more disturbing news here, the associated press and reuters have both reported this morning that isis is actually forcibly removing civilians from some of the areas outside of mosul and bringing them into the city. they think they're using the we know isis used human shield itself in the past. but this suggest itself a new level of determination and doggedness. it looks as isis is using these human shields and hunkering down within mosul. >> that suggests they will not be aban doneing this city an

matt bradley reports from northern iraq. >> two weeks, iraqis troops have yet to pearce isis' defense. >> as the fighting families arrived at this camp each day by hundreds. >> most of them are not from mosul itself. once that city falls, workers are expecting a massive wave of humanity that's overwhelmed and limited resources. >> up to two million people displayed from the battle. >> he fled south of mosul. >> land his work. >> he came here in july and his large family is sleeping in this small tent. >> i asked him how many members of his family had been killed? >> he said seven. isis be headed his father for spying and shot his nephew. the coalition destroyed his home. >> in this growing camp and others like this, the un and other countries are rush to have enough resources? >> no, of course, not. >> for the children finding refugee here, their future remains uncertain. >> they may spend their childhood at home or grow up here permanently displaced. >> matt bradley, nbc news, iraq. >>> coming up, the growing concern over children a when it comes to healthcare, for partners in health

matt bradley joins us live from mobile. there are reports that iraqi special forces are encountering resistance east of mosul. >> thanks, ayman, the battle has stalled just to the east of that city. it's kind of disconcerting. but the fact of the matter is these are shaping operations and they are waiting to consolidate their sort of siege operation that's encircling this city. again, this is the second lagest city in iraq. a way that prevents anyone going in and out of mosul will be a large operation and has been the past two weeks. more disturbing news here, the associated press and reuters have both reported this morning that isis is actually forcibly removing civilians from some of the areas outside of mosul and gi they think they're using them as human shields. we know isis used human shield itself in the past. but this suggest itself a new level of determination and doggedness. it looks as isis is using these human shields and hunkering down within mosul. >> that suggests they will not be aban doneing this city and mo

nbc's matt bradley is on the ground in irbil, iraq. he joins us live. matt, in addition to this sad development, there are reports coming in tha have been attacking the city of kirkuk. is that right? >> reporter: good morning, ayman. yes. that's right. this is an ongoing situation. and our understanding is that already 11 people have been killed in this isis attack on kirkuk. now, kirkuk is about an hour south of where i am right now. eighth very rested city. there is constantly suicide bombings and other attacks there. right now, we are understanding these isis attackers, gunmen, carrying light arms and throwing installation, mostly for police and they attacked an iranian built power plant. why attack a power plant that's under construction? because isis considers iran, which is mostly a shiite country and considered a shiite sense of power in the middle east, to be their diametric enemy. so attacking iranian civilian targets is definitely something that isis would certainly include in their list of targets. now, also, as you mentioned, about an hour n

matt bradley reports from northern iraq. >> two weeks, iraqis troops have yet to pearce isis' defense. >> as the fighting goes on, desperate families arrived at this camp each day by hundreds. >> most of them are not from mosul itself. once that city falls, workers are expecting a massive wave of humanity that's overwhelmed and limited resources. >> up to two million people displayed from the battle. >> he fled south of mosul. >> land mine destroyed his work. >> he came here in july and his large family is sleeping in this small tent. >> i asked him how many members of his family had been killed? >> he said seven. isis be headed his father for spying and shot his nephew. the coalition destroyed his home. >> in this growing camp and others like this, the un and other countries are rush to meet the need. >> do you feel you have enough resources? >> no, of course, not. >> for the children finding refugee here, their future remains uncertain. >> they may spend their childhood at home or grow up here permanently displaced. >> matt bradley, nbc news, iraq. >>> coming up, the growing concern

matt bradley is in iraq for us what's the latest on the ground there? >> reporter: good morning. the situation in kirkuk right now is quite fluid. what we do know is about 20 isis militants flooded into the city. they managed to take over several security positions, mostly police stations and former police stations and they attacked a construction site for a power plant that was being built by iranian construction workers. why attack a construction site? isis does consider iran to be one of their prima considered the center of shiite influence in the region. right now, that situation is still unfolding. the iraqi special forces specially trained by the u.s. have gone into kirkuk and are now trying to arrest the situation and take them down. one building is still occupied by the isis militants carrying small arms, suicide vests and grenades. as you know, this is very typical isis behave. . they're trying to create a they have kind of succeeded. they managed to drag some of the counterterrorism forces from mosul all the way down to kerr kick about an hour south of us. >> thank you

nbc's matt bradley live with the latest. >> reporter: thanks. as you mentioned, the militias east of the city. they're u.s.-trained and have once again resumed fighting and pushing inwards towards mosul, away from some of the christian towns they've retaken. but if fighting is continued to the west, that's the anvil to the hammer by these counter terrorism forces. but theed ad vent of the shiite militia new development. some have been accused of humanitarian issues in the past. but it's a very complicated area and these shiite militia groups are expected to have some role in this fight. they want to secure their position politically in the future of this country and that's troubling for a lot of the civilians. i was out yesterday at a camp around mosul and they said it's very troubling to see all these different forces moving in this area and they're worried after isis is expelled from mosul and its surroundings that they won't be able to return. >> matt bradley live for us. thanks. >>> just ahead, wall street hates uncertainty and the fbi warra

nbc's matt bradley live with the latest. >> reporter: thanks. as you mentioned, the militias are being deployed but to the east of the city. once again resumed fighting and pushing inwards towards mosul, away from some of the christian towns they've retaken. but if fighting is continued to the west, that's the anvil to the hammer by these counter terrorism forces. but the ad vent of the shiite militia forces is a troubling new development. some hav humanitarian issues in the past. but it's a very complicated area and these shiite militia groups are expected to have some role in this fight. they want to secure their position politically in the future of this country and that's troubling for a lot of the civilians. i was out yesterday at a camp close to where i am now and a around mosul and they said it's very troubling to see all these different forces moving in this area and they're worried after isis is expelled from mosul and its surroundings that they won't be able to return. >> matt bradley live for us. thanks. >>> just ahead, wall street ha

nbc's matt bradley joins us live from erbil. there are reports now that isis is going after civilians. tell us how. >> well, that's true. there's isis is now going door to door in villages and towns south of mosul, taking families and telling them to move north into the city itself, where they will no doubt be used as human shields. associated press are both reporting this morning. we know that islamic state has used human shields in the past, especially when faced with overwhelming force from iraqi security forces or from forces trying to attack them in syria. now, what this indicates is that isis is actually planning for a sustained assault on one of their headquarters in mosul. this dashes the idea that isis might just forfeit that city and move back into syria where they have some strategic depth and as we saw over the weekend, defense secretary ashton carter told nbc in an exclusive interview that the u.s. defense department is trying to raise a force in order to make an assault on raqqah to strike while the iron is hot, wh

nbc's matt bradley is on the ground in irbil, iraq. he joins us live. matt, in addition to this sad development, there are reports coming in that isis militants have been attacking the city of kirkuk. is >> reporter: good morning, ayman. yes. that's right. this is an ongoing situation. and our understanding is that already 11 people have been killed in this isis attack on kirkuk. now, kirkuk is about an hour south of where i am right now. eighth very rested city. there is constantly suicide bombings and other attacks there. right now, we are understanding these isis attackers, gunmen, carrying light arms and throwing zbre made thes and throwing suicide vests attacked suicide built power plant. why attack a power plant that's under construction? because isis considers iran, which is mostly a shiite country and considered a shiite sense of power in the middle east, to be their diametric enemy. so attacking iranian civilian targets is definitely something that isis would certainly include in their list of targets. now, also, as you mentioned, about an hour

nbc's matt bradley live with the latest. >> reporter: thanks. as you mentioned, the militias are being deployed but to the east of the city. once again resumed fighting and pushing inwards towards mosul, away from some of the christian towns they've retaken. but if fighting is continued to the west, that's the anvil to the hammer by these counter terrorism forces. but theed ad vent of the shiite militia forces is a troubling new development. humanitarian issues in the past. but it's a very complicated area and these shiite militia groups are expected to have some role in this fight. they want to secure their position politically in the future of this country and that's troubling for a lot of the civilians. i was out yesterday at a camp close to where i am now and a around mosul and they said it's very troubling to see all these different forces moving in this area and they're worried after isis is expelled from mosul and its surroundings that they won't be able to return. >> matt bradley live for us. thanks. >>> just ahead, wall street hates unc

matt bradley joins us live from mobile. there are reports that iraqi special forces are encountering resistance east of mosul. >> thanks, ayman, the battle has stalled just to the east of that city. it's kind of disconcerting. but the fact of the matter is the iraqi security forces say they are waiting to consolidate their sort of siege operation that's encircling this city. again, this is the second lagest city in iraq. even consolidating forces in a way that prevents anyone going in and out of mosul will be a large operation and has been the past two weeks. more disturbing news here, the associated press and reuters have both reported this morning that isis is actually forcibly removing the areas outside of mosul and bringing them into the city. they think they're using them as human shields. we know isis used human shield itself in the past. but this suggest itself a new level of determination and doggedness. it looks as isis is using these human shields and hunkering down within mosul. >> that suggests they will not be

matt bradley joins us live from mobile. there are reports that iraqi special forces are encountering resistance east of mosul. >> thanks, ayman, the battle has stalled just to the east of that city. it's kind of disconcerting. but the fact of the matter is these are shaping operations and the iraqi security forces say their sort of siege operation that's encircling this city. again, this is the second lagest city in iraq. even consolidating forces in a way that prevents anyone going in and out of mosul will be a large operation and has been the past two weeks. more disturbing news here, the associated press and reuters have both reported this morning that isis is actually forcibly removing civilians from some of the areas outside of mosul and bringing them into the city. they think they're using human shields. we know isis used human shield itself in the past. but this suggest itself a new level of determination and doggedness. it looks as isis is using these human shields and hunkering down within mosul. >> that suggests t

matt bradley joins us from erbil, iraq. any indication on which advancing forces can reach mosul? >> i can't tell you exactly when the iraqi security forces are going to penetrate from their perimeter into mosul itself, but i can tell you that this battle is going apace and we'll the plan now is for the persch murga and iraqi security forces to take more of the christian villages surrounding mosul. a lot of these villages are uninhabited as they have been for the last several days of the fight. some will be presenting quite a bit of defense. we were down at the front line yesterday and we saw some of the weaponry that the iraqi security forces are up against. we're talking about vehicle-borne explosive devices, mines. this is all going to make for a pretty slow advance, but the real barrier, as you mentioned earlier, is going to be civilians both in mosul and some of the surrounding villages. we know there are about 1.2 million civilians still left in mosul and we believe that islamic state is going to be using a lot of them as human shields as they have in the past. >> all right,

matt bradley joins us live from mobile. there are reports that iraqi special forces are encountering resistance east of mosul. >> thanks, ayman, the battle has stalled just to the east of that city. it's kind of disconcerting. but the fact of the matter is these are shaping operations and the iraqi security forces say that's encircling this city. again, this is the second lagest city in iraq. even consolidating forces in a way that prevents anyone going in and out of mosul will be a large operation and has been the past two weeks. more disturbing news here, the associated press and reuters have both reported this morning that isis is actually forcibly removing civilians from some of the areas outside of mosul and bringing them into the city. they think they'resi we know isis used human shield itself in the past. but this suggest itself a new level of determination and doggedness. it looks as isis is using these human shields and hunkering down within mosul. >> that suggests they will not be aban doneing this city and moving

matt bradley joins us now live from iraq with the latest. matt. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. the offensive has picked up once again on the eastern side of mosul. this time by the counterterrorism forces. the elite u.s. trained unit. they're trying to push past some of the christian villages and towns they have already liberated into mosul, and word we're getting now is they're actually getting quite close to the city itself. if this fighting on the eastern side, this iraqi security forces, are the hammer for mosul, then the shiite militias you mentioned are the an vill. they're trying to block the isis elements within the city from retreating west into syria from where they came just two years ago when they swept into northern iraq and took over all that territory. but these shiite forces are problematic. they have been implicated in the past in crimes against civilian populations in this area and the rest of iraq. while they may be seen as central to the fight against islamic state and have been in previous battles, they're very problematic and a lot of the dis

nbc's matt bradley is on the ground in irbil, iraq. he joins us live. matt, in addition to this sad development, there are reports coming in that isis militants have been attacking the city of kirkuk >> reporter: good morning, ayman. yes. that's right. this is an ongoing situation. and our understanding is that already 11 people have been killed in this isis attack on kirkuk. now, kirkuk is about an hour south of where i am right now. eighth very rested city. there is constantly suicide bombings and other attacks there. right now, we are understanding these isis attackers, gunmen, carrying light arms and throwing zbre made thes and throwing suicide vests attacked suicide built power plant. why attack a power plant that's under construction? because isis considers iran, which is mostly a shiite country and considered a shiite sense of power in the middle east, to be their diametric enemy. so attacking iranian civilian targets is definitely something that isis would certainly include in their list of targets. now, also, as you mentioned, about an hour nor

nbc's matt bradley joins us live from erbil. there are reports now that isis is going after civilians. tell us how. >> well, that's true. there's isis is now going door to door in villages and towns south of mosul, taking families and telling them to move north into the city itself, where they will no doubt be used as human reporting this morning. we know that islamic state has used human shields in the past, especially when faced with overwhelming force from iraqi security forces or from forces trying to attack them in syria. now, what this indicates is that isis is actually planning for a sustained assault on one of their headquarters in mosul. this dashes the idea that isis might just forfeit that city and move back into syria where they have some strategic depth and th defense secretary ashton carter told nbc in an exclusive interview that the u.s. defense department is trying to raise a force in order to make an assault on raqqah to strike while the iron is hot, when isis is weakest, when they're bogged down here in norther

matt bradley is in iraq for us what's the latest on the ground there? >> reporter: good morning. the situation in kirkuk right now is quite fluid. what we do know is about 20 isis militants flooded into the city. they managed to take over several security positions, mostly police stations and former police stations and they attacked a construction site for a power plant that was being built by iranian construction workers. why attack a construction site? isis does consider iran to be one of their considered the center of shiite influence in the region. right now, that situation is still unfolding. the iraqi special forces specially trained by the u.s. have gone into kirkuk and are now trying to arrest the situation and take them down. one building is still occupied by the isis militants carrying small arms, suicide vests and grenades. as you know, this is very typical isis behave. . they're trying to create a they managed to drag some of the counterterrorism forces from mosul all the way down to kerr kick about an hour south of us. >> thank you very much, matt bradley live for us

matt bradley joins us from erbil, iraq. any indication on which advancing forces can reach mosul? >> i can't tell you exactly when the iraqi security forces are going to penetrate from their perimeter into mosul itself, but i can tell you that this battle is going apace and w murga and iraqi security forces to take more of the christian villages surrounding mosul. a lot of these villages are uninhabited as they have been for the last several days of the fight. some will be presenting quite a bit of defense. we were down at the front line yesterday and we saw some of the weaponry that the iraqi security forces are up against. we're talking about vehicle-borne explosive devices, mines. this is all going to make for a pretty slow advance, but the real barrier, as you mentioned earlier, is going to be civilians both in mosul and some of the surrounding villages. we know there are about 1.2 million civilians still left in mosul and we believe that islamic state is going to be using a lot of them as human shields as they have in the past. >> all right, matt bradley live for us in erbil.

nbc's matt bradley live with the latest. >> reporter: thanks. as you mentioned, the militias are being deployed but to the east of the city. they're u.s.-trained and have once again resumed fighting and pushing inwards towards mosul, away from some of the christian towns they've retaken. but if fighting is continued to the west, that's the anvil to the hammer by these counter terrorism forces. but theed ad vent of the shiite militia forces is a troubling new development. some have been accused of humanitarian issues in the past. but it's a very complicated area and these shiite militia groups are expected to have some role in this fight. they want to secure their position politically in the future of this country and that's troubling for a lot of the civilians. i was out yesterday at a camp close to where i am now and a lot of civilians had fled areas around mosul and they said it's very troubling to see all these different forces moving in this area and they're worried after isis is expelled from mosul and its surroundings that they won't be ab

matt bradley is in iraq for us and he joins us live from the city of erbil. what's the latest on the ground there? >> reporter: good morning. the situation in kirkuk right now is quite fluid. what we do know is about 20 isis militants flooded into the city. they managed to take over several security positions, mostly police stations and former police stations and they attacked a construction site for a power plant that was being built by iranian construction workers. why attack a construction site? isis does consider iran to be one of their primary enemies in the region because it's considered the center of shiite influence in the region. right now, that situation is still unfolding. the iraqi special forces specially trained by the u.s. have gone into kirkuk and are now trying to arrest the situation and take them down. one building is still occupied by the isis militants carrying small arms, suicide vests and grenades. as you know, this is very typical isis behave. . they're trying to create a diversion from the attack in mosul. they have kind of succeeded.

nbc's matt bradley joins us live from erbil. there are reports now that isis is going after civilians. tell us how. >> well, that's true. there's isis is now going door to door in villages and towns south of mosul, taking families and telling them to move north into the city itself, where they will no doubt be used as human shields. that's what righters and the associated press are both reporting this morning. we know that islamic state has used human shields in the past, especially when faced with overwhelming force from iraqi security forces or from forces trying to attack them in syria. now, what this indicates is that isis is actually planning for a sustained assault on one of their headquarters in mosul. this dashes the idea that isis might just forfeit that city and move back into syria where they have some strategic depth and their main capital in raqqah. as we saw over the weekend, defense secretary ashton carter told nbc in an exclusive interview that the u.s. defense department is trying to raise a force in order to ma

matt bradley joins us from erbil, iraq. any indication on which advancing forces can reach mosul? >> i can't tell you exactly when the iraqi security forces are going to penetrate from their perimeter into mosul itself, but i can tell you that this battle is going apace and we'll probably see more action today. the plan now is for the persch murga and iraqi security forces to take more of the christian villages surrounding mosul. a lot of these villages are uninhabited as they have been for the last several days of the fight. some will be presenting quite a bit of defense. we were down at the front line yesterday and we saw some of the weaponry that the iraqi security forces are up against. we're talking about vehicle-borne explosive devices, basically suicide car bombs, defensive tunnel works and land mines. this is all going to make for a pretty slow advance, but the real barrier, as you mentioned earlier, is going to be civilians both in mosul and some of the surrounding villages. we know there are about 1.2 million civilians still left in mosul and we believe that islamic stat

nbc's matt bradley is on the ground in irbil, iraq. he joins us live. matt, in addition to this sad development, there are reports coming in that isis militants have been attacking the city of kirkuk. is that right? >> reporter: good morning, ayman. yes. that's right. this is an ongoing situation. and our understanding is that already 11 people have been killed in this isis attack on kirkuk. now, kirkuk is about an hour south of where i am right now. eighth very rested city. there is constantly suicide bombings and other attacks there. right now, we are understanding these isis attackers, gunmen, carrying light arms and throwing zbre made thes and throwing suicide vests attacked suicide installation, mostly for police and they attacked an iranian built power plant. why attack a power plant that's under construction? because isis considers iran, which is mostly a shiite country and considered a shiite sense of power in the middle east, to be their diametric enemy. so attacking iranian civilian targets is definitely something that isis would certainly inc

. >> our own matt bradley has the latest developments. we start with too developments from washington, just released fbi documents that have to do with the investigation into aryl server. the trump campaign pointing to what they call a quid pro quo. a deal between the bureau and the state department, although they are pushing back on the claim. it's what's known as a 302, a form for the release of information requested. in those forms, an fbi official talked about a deal and classified information for helping fbi overseas. to explain that, i'm joined by kristen welker with more. >> reporter: you did a great job laying it out, katy. these are notes taken by fbi officials about secretary clinton's e-mails. so they're not exact transcripts. and the fbi and state department pushing back against this information that there was any discussion about a quid pro quo. let's put up that document with words on it. what was the discussion? well, this document suggests that two officials were discussing whether one of secretary clinton's e-mails should

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nbc's matt bradley there for us. thank you. >>> in the town of lexington, kentucky, thousands gathered for the slain daughter tyson gay, trinity and her father excle released a sea of pink and purple ploons in the air. trinity was killed outside a restaurant early friday morning. it is believed she was an innocent bystander caught in cross fire. three men were charged, they have pleaded not guilty. >>> they are saying sorry for the minority treatment in the united states t. president of formal apology at the organization's annual conference. >> there have been times when law enforcement officer because of the laws enacted by federal, state and local governments have been the face of oppression to far too many of our fellow sids. >> cunningham says today's officers are not to blame for the past but hopes for unity among minorities and police and to break the cycle of mistrust and to build a better, safer future. >>> just ahead, it is ato we'll reveal it straight ahead. first, bill karins is dealing with a major heat w

matt bradley live if irbil, iraq. >>> happening today in baltimore, a federal judge will hold a hearing on whether a man is accused of stealing a lot of documents from the nsa. they are considering charging harold thomas, iii. secret materials in his home and car. fbi agents recovered roughly 50,000 gigabytes of material possibly stolen over two decades, much laid opened in his house. he could gain access to material. fbi agents have yet to recover. >>> check this out, a real life home alone scenario. the 911 phone call came from a brave young boy. it left one police department very impressed. check this out. >> i'd love to sign h the next police academy. >> the ten-year-old is home by himself when all of a sudden a near naked lady walked in, making herself at home together with the family dog. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> some ran dom person is in my house trying to steal my dog. >> who is in your house? >> i don't know. >> let me know if you hear anything. >> my brother has a bb gun. should i? >> no, just stay under the bed. >> police say the woman was under the influence when th

nbc's matt bradley there for us. thank you. >>> in the town of lexington, kentucky, thousands gathered for the slain daughter tyson gay, in athletic they later released a sea of pink and purple ploons in the trinity wd kil outde restaunt early friday morning. it is believed she was an innocent bystander caught in cross fire. the men werecharged, they have pleaded not guilty. >>> they are saying sorry for the chiefs of policessd a formal apology at the organization's annual conference. >> there have been times when law enforcement officer because of the laws enacted by deral, state and local governments have been the face of oppressio t fa too manfur fellow sids. >> cunningham says today's officers are not to blame for the past but hopes for unity among minorities and police and to break the cycle of mistrust and to build a future. >>> just ahead, it is a stock tearing up wall street. we'll reveal it straight ahead. first, bill karins is dealing th a major heat wave. >> it's not just here, it was 100 degrees in dodge

nbc's matt bradley there for us. thank you. >>> in the town of lexington, kentucky, thousands gathered for the slain daughter tyson gay, trinity and her father released a sea of pink and purple ploons in the air. trinity was killed outside a restaurant early friday morning. it is believed she was an innocent bystander caught in cross fire. three men were charged, they have pleaded not guilty. >>> they are saying sorry for the minority treatment in the united states t. president of formal apology at the organization's annual conference. >> there have been times when law enforcement officer because of the laws enacted by federal, state and local governments have been the face of oppression to far too many of our fellow sids. >> cunningham says today's officers are not to blame for the past but hopes for unity among minorities and police and to break the cycle of mistrust and to build a better, safer future. >>> just tearing up wall street. we'll reveal it straight ahead. first, bill karins is dealing with a major heat

we want to get to matt bradley in erbil, iraq. matt, what are you hearing? >> reporter: it's truly ma cab. they've done this. beheadings, electrocutions and drownings, bizarre and very sort of creative disastrous ways of killing people but a side show when it comes to the main point of the battle. we see civilians south of mosul and villages and towns around mosul forcibly brought into the center of the city to be positioned alongside isis positions and used as human shields as a kind of human rampart against the threat of coalition air strikes that could be targeting some of the isis positions in the heart of the city. now, that's very distressing. it was reported a couple of days ago by "associated press" and news agencies and now confirmed by the united nations. we know isis does this. they've done it in the past. they're doing it now south of mosul in shora area a town south of the city. it goes to show this battle is going apace and all of these different coalition forces moving in on the city but who knows what will happen when they move into mosul its

>> nbc's matt bradley, thanks so much. >>> coming up, back to politics. taking a look at the gop, an what's ahead for the future of the party. donald trump's continued rage against the gop machine, forcen many republicans to ask if he could bring everyone down with him. stay with us. ♪ something new has arrived. uniquely designed for the driven. introducing the first-ever infiniti qx30 crossover. visit your local infiniti retailer today. infiniti. empower the drive. >>> yes, election day is 22 days out. we are looking ahead to what happens potentially after november 8th, the dprgrowing concerns among republicans, even donald trump loses this election, the damage is already done to the party. hello, gentlemen, lets dive into some of these. lets start with you, you have the talk of what happens with the future of the republican party. is it going to split? >> i think the danger in the third party of the split. remember if you look back to 1988, the republican party has won an overall popularity majority in the presidential election since then. that's not