some of them we re the old city of mosul. some of them were captured by the iraqi security forces, some of them said to be seen in other villages and other parts. the feeling concern among civilians in mosul is that isis could rise again. if things do not go well after they are kicked out or eliminated in the city, there is a lwa ys eliminated in the city, there is always that concern, the control and thinking of the people in mosul. we don't know if they have a way out, but they have some underground tunnels. they have unseen ways because yesterday they were able to fight and to go behind the iraqi forces, the iraqi security forces, and launch a counterattack which was surprising to the isf but we don't know if they have managed to escape from the city. thank you very much for that, speaking to us from irbil. clashes have broken out between protesters and security forces in indian—administered kashmir, on the anniversary of the killing of a militant leader, burhan wani. the indian authorities have imposed heavy restriction

as israeli police are still closing the main gates and turns to the old city and from the protesters why are protesting the metal gates that israel erected ever on the main gates of the mosque and they don't want to go through these gates so what they're doing is that they're protesting every day for the five prayers that most do each day they comment pray them in the street outside the the entrances to the most so they don't want to enter through the metal gates and today is the same and the in the evening hundred so for shippers came and protest said here they protest they do their prayer in the street and we were standing and covering the prayer after it was finished protesters had. made some you know. you know they are. there. clashes started when the police guard a try to enter through the worshippers through the protestors. and that's when the tension rose and the israeli forces who were standing at the barrier just behind me that you can see now they left. started throwing sound grenades and started using. the grenades two to disperse the protesters and after that they broke t

this is what remains of mosul's old city. once the jihadist stronghold, the very place where the group declared their caliphate three years ago, there are now only a few hundred islamic state fighters left. iraqi officials said they should be able to declare victory by the end of the week. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> [translating] now we are almost 450 meters from the tigris river. this is the i.s.'s group lastt hideaway. reporter: the final push to take iraq's second city is proving difficult. booby-trapapped buildings and densely populated winding streets, suicide bombers hiding as fleeing civilians. men, women, and children are asked to undress as they escape to make sure they are not carrying suicide belts. said sevenials have women gave himself up on monday alone -- blew themselves up on monday alone. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> reporter -- [translating] this is an able and cowardly attempt to inflict the greatest number of losses on civilians and security forces. reporter: even if iraqi troops are on t

septa buses will be on a detour as well down here in old city. and keep in mind the ben franklin park wait inner drives are closed again part of the welcome america festivities followed by the fireworks later on tomorrow night enjoy your fourth of july enjoy the rest of the evening we'll see you bright and early right here tomorrow morning on "good day philadelphia". major league all star games right around the corner, right? sean bell thinks the all star game is losing a little bit of its luted luster. his commentary is 15 seconds away. ♪ >>> we really need to stop giving out participation awards. okay. you don't celebrate losers and that's exactly what major league baseball is doing with the all star game. for some reason every team needs at least one player in the game. that's garbage. look. pat knee shack is going to the all star game for the phils. good player having decent year but let's keep it real. nobody from the phillies deserves to be in all star. the worst team in baseball not one player on the team is having stand out year. major

fighting is centred on the old city, which is being rocked by air strikes and artillery. iraqi security forces say they've made some progress. sarah corker reports. in the narrow, winding streets of mosul, fighting is fierce and difficult. the iraqi army says there are no more than 300 militants from the so—called islamic state left, now holding onto just a few streets in the west of the city. commanders also warned they are facing more suicide attacks. their way of fighting now is with explosive belts, booby traps and other things. they use female suicide bombers. yesterday, for women blew themselves up yesterday, for women blew themselves up near the troops. yesterday, there we re up near the troops. yesterday, there were 17 suicide bombers. -- format. the operation to retake of mosul was launched in october. —— to retake mosul. this area is now deserted. the months of battle have taken a huge toll on the civilian population, still fleeing with whatever they can carry. the un has said that islamic state may be holding thousands of people as human shields. for thos

-backed syrian forces have reached the historic wall around the old city of raqqa. it is the militant group's de facto capital. 2000 fighters i believed to be there. iraqi forces say they are close to taking the few remaining el.eets from i.s. in mos reporter: on the front lines in raqqa. it is looking increasing vulnerable -- increasingly vulnerable. syrian democratic forces, backed by the united states. over the past few weeks they have advanced rapidly towards the city center. this kurdish commanders says they islamic state militants are only firing mortar shells and rockets, and claims their spirits are low. arrival of reinforcements last weekend, sdf troops are reported to have taken another major step forward, breaking through the wall guarding the old city. ae u.s. military says it's warplanes based in the region fired missiles to punch 2 holes in the medieval walls surrounding the old city. were unable to take the heavilyside fortified area where it is estimated 2000 islamic state fighters are holding out. among those involved in this battle is a british man

it's now in an abandoned butcher shop in the heart of the old city. his team has grown to around 20 people, both foreigners and locals. among them is dr. aziz, an iraqi doctor from mosul. while reed changed his life for this war, dr. aziz had his life changed by it. when isis took over, they forced him into service as one of the main hospitals. >> so this is the hospital? >> yes. >> who were you treating? civilians or isis fighters? >> most of them are isis fighters that come here to the emergency department. >> and what would have happened if you refused? >> if i refused, they may kill me. >> now he treats female pages like this 12-year-old who lost both eyes after an air strike. his former masters wouldn't have let him touch her. their strict islamic rules even stopped him from helping a woman who was bleeding to death. >> they come and they prevent me, say what do you do? i say to them, i want to save her life because she's bleeding. he told me let her. let mer dher die. this is not acceptable with them. >> so they'd rather you die than you touch h

that left the old city. and they were coming out in desperate states i've seen thousands and thousands of residents fleeing. and these were by far the worse in the worst condition >> mr. sreenivasan: why did they stay there as long as they did? were some being held against their will >> they were using civilians as human shields the entire time for the entire battle and because they know that the forces and the coalition is doing everything they can to the casualties they will force civilians sty in lower grounds and put the sniper on top so had that sniper is in some ways protected from more attacks or air strikes >> mr. sreenivasan: tell us a little bit about the mosque >> the mosque is the center of the old city and which is 840 years old, which is leading sort of like the leading tower of piza due to we think structural problems. it began leaning soon after construction, it's an iconic site. it is also where the state leader came in july, 2014, made his only public appearance that we know of the confirme

islamic state fighters are holed up in the old city, just a few hundred metres away. everyone is on edge. a sound overhead signals the presence of an attack drone. what's happening is we've just driven down these narrow side streets. suddenly there's gunfire overhead, everyone‘s looking up in the sky, searching for these is drones. this is urban warfare. there are no realfront lines. the kurdish led sdf are not on their own in this fight. the americans have quietly built up a presence on the ground here in northern syria, providing weapons, training and firepower. with us help they've chased islamic state out of traditionally kurdish areas and beyond. expanding their control across the euphrates and into mainly arab territory to the west. this is manbij. the syrian democratic forces took the city last august, after two and a half years under is rule. this building was their courthouse. here, islamic state would sit in judgment over people they deemed to have broken their laws. punishment would be meted out in the car park opposite. a local shopkeeper witnessed many

even in old city, philadelphia. ultimate doppler you can see that heavy rain is moving right through new castle county, delaware and it's spreading up the 95 corridor toward philadelphia northeast philadelphia and crossing over into south jersey. but really ground zero with this storm is middletown, delaware, through townsend and even odessa where we're picking up two to 3-inches of rain an hour. look at that. 2.74-inches an hour right along route 13. we do have flash flood warning in effect for this area until 7:30 tonight. as iain mentioned flash flood watch in effect for good part of our region. i-95 corridor and our adjacent suburbs in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware and that is through early tomorrow morning. as we go hour by hour, this is what we can expect. right now this fox future cast has good grip on the heaviest rain in delaware. it's going to be pretty much i would say dying out a little bit during the evening and then guess what happens by ten, 11:0n moves through philadelphia and parts of south

from this one street in the old city, is executed four men. "sometimes i worry they'll be back," she says. "when i hearfighting at night, i hope i can forget them." a military victory looks close here, but there are fears about is sleeper cells, and about the future that may await this broken city. 0rla guerin, bbc news, mosul. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news, now. 20 people are reported to have been killed in the syrian capital damascus by a car bomb that exploded north of the old city. syrian officials say the bomber was in one of three cars that had been pursued. saudi arabia has said it will extend its deadline for qatar to meet its demands by 48 hours. the arab states‘ ultimatum includes shutting the broadcaster, al jazeera, and downgrading ties with iran. the foreign ministers from egypt, saudi arabia, the uae and bahrain are to meet in cairo to discuss the planned sanctions. there's been a shooting outside a mosque in the french city of avignon. witnesses say two men opened fire with a handgun and a rifl

no, they are still maintaining territory in the old city. there is maybe a third or a half of the old city still under control of the isis militants. the old city is just a small part of mosul, maybe 10% of the west side, though certainly the battle is nearly over. it is a book on conclusion now and it is a matter of time before they retake all about territory. as i said, you were there for a view days. what where conditions like in the part of mosul where you were? almost indescribably terrible for the civilians still living under isis control. it's been under siege now four months, so they have run out of food, they are facing starvation. we have seen children with signs of serious malnutrition, old people too weak to walk out and under the constant threat of coalition air strikes and iraqi military fire, artillery, mortars and so forth. a lot of them only managed to get out when our houses are bond that they pull themselves out of the rebel —— rubble. in the wider scheme of how this affects is across the middle east, what is your view

there are reports in iraq that mosul‘s old city may soon be recaptured from so—called islamic state. iraq's second largest city has been under the control of the militant group for more than three years. earlier i spoke to bbc arabic‘s basheer al zaidi who's in the iraqi city of irbil. he gave us the latest on the ongoing military operation. we are hearing that the counterterrorism forces are leading the final push to eliminate the existence or presence of is militants in the old city of mosul. both the emergency response division and the federal police have announced that they have finished the task they were assigned to. in clearing or recapturing parts of the old city. for the counterterrorism service, to reach the river bank. since yesterday we are hearing that they are tens of metres away from the bank, but it seems that things on the ground are changing rapidly. at some points, unexpectedly. there are new challenges ahead for establishing some sort of authority over the city, helping people move back, rebuilding trust. there is so much that needs to be done. absolutely. it is

back in november and last month they managed to breach the walls of the old city washington hasn't revealed the number of u.s. soldiers operating in the city but a coalition spokesman earlier said there are quote not hundreds. and also said the u.s. led coalition forces in iraq are more exposed to enemy contact than those in iraq. according to him there in syria on their own devising assisting and accompanying mission you elaborate on the meaning of this by saying american troops are the ones who call in the strikes are to use it jacqueline takes a closer look. by it's this train those are all the tags you always get when the pentagon tries to explain what american soldiers are doing in iraq in three or four years and assist training aspect advise and assist in training mission. training equipping. the company and assist train equip and assist in the company and our partners on the ground so let's break down those terms that often fall like a bunch of cliches actually mean very specific things to train and equip that's how it usually begins that's sort of like a boot camp when u.s. instruct

it is like the surface of the moon, the old city of mosul the , old city is absolutely destroyed inch by inch by the fighting. the bombardments, often supplied by american coalition forces, the airstrike definitely caused , some isis fighters to surrender. we saw them walking to the iraqi special forces. intense fighting. it was apparently still going on monday iraqi prime minister, after 48 hours of making people wait, finally gave his declaration of victory mosul. those smaller pockets not distracting people from the broader fact that there is perhaps a chapter in iraq's history that is quietly being closed. there are pockets of isis that have to be confronted, but they can no longer claim a major population center like mosul being a place they can actively contest. charlie: tell me what it has done to mosul. nick: there's barely a street that has escaped unscathed. certainly the old city, you drive through streets that have been cleared by bulldozers, are -- remarkably quickly by the iraqi army, but they are lined with cars that have been torn up like paper, flipped and pancaked, b

they make cities like philadelphia. the chanting in old city was the trump administration and. top law enforcements. jeff sessions. >> he must go. ask emotions here because e want the wants the city to change its policy on undocumented immigrants. >> they are not allowed to come without permission. that's an unlawful entry. >> in philadelphia officials won't hold undocumented immigrants for i.c.e. without a warrant. >> every sanctuary city to reconsider the harm they are doing to their residents by refusing to walk right to be just as devastating with the movement of philadelphia. >> he's twok say what he likes. we have morals on our side. we have the law on our side. >> reporter: sessions is using cases of crime by undocumented immigrants as fear mongering but believe the policy makes the city safer building trust in police. philadelphia's police commissioner was right up fror front for the speech. >> we don't believe that there's a major issue here with illegal immigrants causing violent crime like the attorney general is talking about. >> reporter: he doesn't embrace the san

the wall of the old city in raqqa has been breached by allies of the us led coalition as they advance against so—called islamic state. and to mark america's independence day we will take you to meet the presidents, 43 of them, in one small corner of virginia. welcome to 100 days plus. i'm christian fraser in london. katty kay is off today. 30 minutes. that is how long it would take for an inter—continental ballistic missile to reach la from north korea. there is no consensus on how far pyongyang has advanced in developing such a weapon. 0r whether they have the capability to arm it with a nuclear warhead. but some experts suggests the type of missile they have just tested might already be able to reach alaska, and with further refinement could put the major cities in the united states within reach. that, says donald trump, will never happen. but how will they stop kim jung un, a man who is seemingly immune to any form of deterrent. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. this is the moment that north korea says it became a major power. the launch of a missile that it c

city of jerusalem, it remains at the heart of this conflict. 50 years after israel captured the old city ofjerusalem, recent pictures have shown once again how it remains at the heart of this conflict. greece has sold its government debt to international investors for the first time in three years. the greek government managed to raise 3.5 billion dollars in a move which could signal the end of austerity in the country. since 2010, greece has received around 380 billion dollars of emergency funding, but this has come with certain conditions attached. greece's creditors — which include the international monetary fund and the eu — have insisted that the government raise taxes and slash pensions in order to improve its public finances. our economics correspondent andrew walker explains why today's sale is significant for the country. this is a tall in the water. there we re this is a tall in the water. there were offers to buy more than twice that amount. i think this is a view that amount. i think this is a view that greece has done an awful lot to improve the position of its publ

they rang the bell today at the betsy ross house in old city. this incredible tradition the children's citizenship ceremony happens every year on independence day. 13 children became american citizens and you know that number is no accident. it represents the 13 original colonies. >> i was born an american. my mother did most of the hard work. when it came to my american citizenship but you actually and your families have chosen this country and chosen to work hard to become citizens and the really wonderful part even though i was born here as citizen you and i are equals now. we're equal. you have every single right that i had born here. you've earn it. >> congratulations -- so great. congratulations to all of them. >>> large cities are beefing up patrols to keep the nation's biggest fourth of july celebrations secure. laura inn gill has what's going on. >> reporter: thousands of firework loving rebellers filling the seats and sidewalks all up and down new york's east river tonight to see that spectacular show in the sky and as their eyes are g

city philadelphia. dozens of floats, marching bands and military groups participated in that parade down chestnut. 4,000 people took part >> that all men are created equal >> members of boys to men read excerpts from the declaration of independence. the philly pops big band performed patriotic tunes, kenney presented ga, loti a and award. it is given to those who achieve more than originally thought possible. >>> it was also a patriotic scene in delaware county this morning. people there marched down chester pike in ridley township for their annual 4th of july parade. decorated their bikes with balloons as area fire companies drove their fire truck throughs the parade route. >>> the state owned beaches and parks in new jersey are back in business, crowds were light today in the wake of a government shutdown that caused the closures. it was slow day at rancocus state park. even though governor chris christie signed a budget and reopened, the damage was done >> i was appalled, you know, no state park shou

historic district, food trucks and musical acts took over old city. the kimmel center had broadway plays. it's the h history that impressed out of towners. >> 300 years ago our founding fathers were walking down the street. >> from california and shanghai. >> we learned about it in school, so to see it here is interesting. >> even england. >> eleanor lord gave her granddaughter a history lesson. >> it's the declaration of independence from britain. >> locals are embracing the crowd with tomorrow expected to draw more. >> the beauty of it all is to sigh the gathering of so many people, tours from out of town and country. >> tomorrow on the big day, there are a number of events scheduled, especially landmarks. fireworks are scheduled to go off in philadelphia including the parkway, and the delaware river front. reporting live in old city, back to you. >> we are listening in now to governor christie on the bug. >> when i addressed the senate i made a clear and direct case for the need to reform horizon. i sought two things, increased transparency and acc

from this one street in the old city, is executed four men. "sometimes i worry they'll be back," she says. "when i hearfighting at night, i hope i can forget them." a military victory looks close here, but there are fears about is sleeper cells, and about the future that may await this broken city. 0rla guerin, bbc news, mosul. much of the civilian suffering in here has gone unseen, but three years of is rule have deeply scarred mosul and its people. from this one street in the old city, is executed four men. "sometimes i worry they'll be back," she says. "when i hearfighting at night, i hope i can forget them." a military victory looks close here, but there are fears about is sleeper cells, and about the future that may await this broken city. 0rla guerin, bbc news, mosul. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: twenty people are reported to have been killed in the syrian capital, damascus, by a car bomb that exploded north of the old city. syrian officials say the bomber was in one of three cars that had been pursued.

in clearing or recapturing parts of the old city. we don't know how soon that would be for the city as for the counterterrorism service to reach the river bank. since yesterday we are hearing that there are tens of metres away from the bank, but it seems that things on the ground are changing rapidly. at some points, unexpectedly. there are new challenges ahead for establishing some sort of authority over the city, helping people move back, we building trust. there is so much that needs to be done. absolutely. it is so disastrous, if we are looking at the scale of destruction in the old city of luxor and in the western part of muscle generally. it would take a great deal of effort and of time to build this trust, and also to establish a reconciliation between the people and the iraqi government. however, we don't know how soon that can be. billions of dollars seemed to be needed to put the city back on its feet. we are looking at tens of camps scattered around the city of muscle. these people don't know how soon they can get back, an

with police posted at every entrance to the old city. israeli officials say red lines have been crossed. we will have to. concede there all the security arrangements taking place o. on the temple mount because we are in charge and we want to take care. of the security over everyone. palestinian president did condemn this attack while the islamist group hamas praised it. meanwhile as palestinians was stopped from heading to the mosque to pray. tempus flags. nonetheless this incident took place. the people who make the incident where kim. now that much should be ope. it's fifty years since israel captured and occupied the old city of jerusalem. and it remains a very tense place. the concern now is that this attack could be a spark for more violence. all this week we've been reporting on china's ambitious infrastructure plan to recreate the ancient silk road trading route. the country's leader says it will link some sixty countries and provide economic opportunities for all. others see it as china's bid to exert its influence across borders

centuries old remains discovered during an olde city construction projector safekeepw missing. officials are trying to piece together clues to solve the mmy of learning growing and friendship culminated with this emotional ceremony in north philadelphia today. wethose stories up next. for adam joseph, cecily tynan jaime apody rick williams the entire "action news" team i'm monica malpass. "action news" at 6:00 is next. >> have a nice weekend. good night. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night jim is off. i'm monica malpass. the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news. a major shakeup at the white house. chief of staff reince preibus is out, general john f kelly will take that position beginning monday. president trump announced his pick through tweets about an hour ago. "i am pleased to inform you i have just named general secretary john f kelly as white house chief of staff. he's a great american an great john has also done a spectacular job at homeland securit

sdf trips we re surrounding the old city. sdf trips were then able to take the fight inside the heavily fortified area where it is estimated at least 2000 islamic state fighters are now holding out. amongst those involved in this key battle is a british man who calls himself mercer gifford. they are making excellent inroads into the city which means that the confidence amongst the sdf fighters on the ground is infinitely high and we are looking forward to seeing raqqa completely done, finished, which is the heartland of the so—called islamic state. which is the heartland of the so-called islamic state. and meanwhile, across the border to the east, iraqi troops are now very close to pushing islamic state com pletely close to pushing islamic state completely out of its other major stronghold, the strategic city of mosul. it has taken the soldiers here almost eight months to reach this point, with just here almost eight months to reach this point, withjust a handful of militants fighting on in a tiny corner of the city. the ca

that parade route kind of moves along once again in olde city. we will look at your weather forecast in 15. >>> happy fourth of july, warm , muggy, spotty storms popping up later today and we will talk about that fire works forecast, live look along the parkway, folks out and about early on this tuesday morning, getting things set up. we have boys two men out there , mary j. blige, 76 degrees, that humidity high , 72 in trenton. low to mid 70's down the shore , upper 60's for allentown and pottstown so down the shore today, sunny skies, 77 degrees, can't rule out that isolated thunderstorm threat for poconos mountains. 79 degrees is the afternoon high temperature with that isolated thunderstorm. we are looking at 88 degrees this afternoon, can't rule out that isolated thunderstorm temperatures fall to right around 80 degrees, by the time of those fire works. that grilling forecast where we're heating up rapidly warm, muggy 88 at 4:00. will six at 5:00. mike, i'm coming over what are you putting on that grill. >> you will be stunned. >> i will not

the iraqi forces are now moving them out of the old city. the children are now being looked after by aid workers in a camp outside mosul. they will be safe but like so many here, the future remains uncertain. the leader of the local authority in west london where at least 80 people died in a huge fire in a tower block earlier this month has announced his resignation. nick paget—brown said he had to accept his share of responsibility for the perceived failings of kensington and chelsea council in its handling of the grenfell tower disaster. earlier, it emerged that the cladding used during a recent renovation was changed to a cheaper, here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. were you pressured by numberten to resign? the pressure simply got too great. he was the leader criticised for failing to cope with a crisis in his backyard. his council quickly lost the confidence of grenfell‘s victims. chanting: we wantjustice! we want justice! two weeks ago, his council offices were invaded. and last night, he couldn't even hold a council

lie live in olde city, john rawlins channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you john. >>> this is 69-year-old kenneth hoyle of philadelphia's frankford section. tonight he's charged with murdering his neighbors. hoyle is accused of shooting and killing robert depaul and his girlfriend august dempsey on july 16th. investigators questioned hle they say he admitted shooting the couple in the head outside of his home on james street but he claimed he was acting in self-defense and originally released. >>> in new jersey, people are getting paid to help cut down on crime. law enforcement worked with rk today to buy unwanted guns no questions asked. >> it's good to get the guns off the street. i had it for awhile so i said let me turn it in 'cause i wanted out of the house. my wife was scared. >> shot guns handguns even bb guns were accepted. you can bring up to three weapons and turn them in on the spot for cash. officials say the guns will be destroyed so there's no chance they'll ever fall into the wrong hands. >>> dreams do come true at least fo

some of those clashes have also been taking place in the old city of jerusalem and the surrounding arab neighborhoods israeli police have been employing riot control measures now they've been using stun grenades they've been dragging protesters away protestors in response have been throwing several objects various objects at the police themselves and dozens of people are reported to have been injured yesterday was declared a day of rage by the palestinian fatah faction and thousands of palestinians converged on the old city of jerusalem now all of this violence was sparked by a deadly shootout on friday in which two israeli security officers were killed by three israeli arabs since then israel has closed most of the entrances to the al aqsa mosque and has reopened several but those that it has reopened it is opened with metal detectors not palestinians say that this is an infringement on the right of freedom to worship they are also concerned that israel might be trying to change the status quo now the israelis and jordanians are in talks the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu ha

fighting is centred on the old city, which is being rocked by air strikes and artillery. most cancer patients in england could be offered genetic tests within five years under proposals outlined by the chief medical officer. it would see millions of patients having their dna mapped in order to find the best treatments. floods in central and southern china have killed at least 33 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. water levels in more than 60 rivers have risen above danger levels. now it's time for world business report. it's 241 years to the day since the us founding fathers signed the declaration of independence — now, there's another man in charge. as global leaders prepare to meet later this week, we'll look at whether donald trump's policies are a step forward for the world's biggest economy. and we'll look at the issues facing female entrepreneurs after a new report points to a glass ceiling in start—up funding. what can be done to bridge the gap? we'll hear from a leading businesswoman whose billion dollar business is set to list on the ne

-backed syrian opposition forces breached the 1300-year old old city wall. the u.s. military said war planes hit two small portions of the wall to allow kurdish allies to push through. isis fighters, however, have been for thefying their positions, even booby trapping portions of the old wall to protect their defactor capital in syria. >>> a bipartisan delegation of senators visiting troops in afghanistan is calling on president trump to come up with a coherent strategy to combat the taliban. john mcquacain and elizabeth wan were part of the group. they said it will take more than dropping bombs to win america's longest war, now in the 16th year. >> we need a new strategy, and that means to win. the strategy before was, quote, don't lose. and we lost some brave, young young afghans, we need a strategy to win. the strongest nation on earth should be able to win this conflict. >> the senators are also urging the president to fill vacant state department positions, including naming a permanent ambassador to afghanistan. >>> americans celebrated the country's 241st birth

food trucks and musical acts took over olde city. the kimmel center showcased some of their upcoming broadway plays but it's the iconic pieces of the city also impressing out of towners. >> it's so weird to think that like 300 years ago our founding fathers walking down these streets establishing like our country. >> reporter: from california and shanghai. >> we learned about it during school so to do you mean see it here in real life is interesting. >> reporter: even england. eleanor lord gave her and granddaughter history lesson. >> this is where it was signed the declaration of independence. >> yeah. >> from britainism locals are em basing the crowds with tomorrow expected to draw many more. >> the beauty of it all is to see the gathering of so many wonderful people around here, the tourists from out of town all over the country. >> reporter: today there are a number of events happening across the city. fireworks are scheduled both on the delaware river front and also on the parkway for 9:30 tonight. reporting in olde city, annie

septa buses will be on a detour as well down here in old city. and keep in mind the ben franklin park wait inner drives are closed again part of the welcome america festivities followed by the fireworks later on tomorrow night enjoy your fourth of july enjoy the rest of the evening we'll see you bright and early right here tomorrow morning on "good day philadelphia". we demand a lot from our eyes every day. i should know. i have chronic dry eye caused by reduced tear production due to inflammation. so i use restasis multidose. it helps me make more of my own tears, with continued use, twice a day, every day. restasis multidose helps increase your eyes' natural ability to produce tears, which may be reduced by inflammation due to chronic dry eye. restasis multidose did not increase tear production in patients using anti-inflammatory eye drops or tear duct plugs. to help avoid eye injury and contamination, do not touch the bottle tip to your eye or other surfaces. wait 15 minutes after use before inserting contact lenses. the most common side effec

prime minister offered his congratulations even as battle continues in mess you will's olde city neighborhood. short time ago iraqi officials confirmed 300 islamic state fighters remain in the small territory still controlled by group and mosul's olde city. >>> you may have seen google cars mapping our city streets and now they want to map out air. google cars in oakland, california started collecting air in order to measure pollution, the aim to create a map showing exactly where oakland's air is most dirty. scientists say one day we may be able to check air quality the same way we check traffic in the morning. >> these are sampling gases like ozone, notwo, co2, methane, to see traffic, streets, and you can see air pollution and that date ace up loaded to the internet in real time. >> fascinating. >> environmental experts working on the project said this technology could impact real estate prices, in word when this might come to philadelphia. >> really interesting. >> stay with us here on "eyewitness news" heavyweight defends his title but not a boxer. >>> born on the fourth of the july, mem

iraqi specialforces recapture more territory in the old city of mosul, but commanders say as many as 50,000 civilians may be trapped. and in the last few minutes germany, have won the confederations cup in their final against chile. hello and welcome to world news today. interior ministers from three european countries are meeting in paris to decide how to tackle the growing migrant crisis in the mediterranean. italy has become increasingly alarmed by a sharp rise in arrivals and wants other eu countries to open their ports. and there's concern the number of rescue boats are encouraging ever more people to make the perilous journey. david campa nale reports. night, morning, day. over the long hours of the mediterranean summer, migrants cram into boats as they venture from libya towards europe's most accessible border, italy. bambino first! the numbers are unimaginable and the risks are high. the work ofjustice, one volunteer agency dedicated to rescuing migrants, reveals the fear, desperation and hope that drives people on. they flee failed states, persecution, hunger and war. all se

a raging battle taking place in the old city of mosul. counterterrorism forces are saying they're only a metres away from the western edge of the river tigris and the old city. there is ferocious fighting taking place between them and the remaining is militants. hundreds of thousands of people are displaced, mostly from the western pa rt displaced, mostly from the western part of the city. which has witnessed a huge scale of destruction. when i was looking around in the western part, inside the old city, i was wondering when it would be reconstructed. it will ta ke it would be reconstructed. it will take some time for these people do come back home. he lot of efforts have to be orchestrated by the iraqi government to rebuild the city. that will take a long time, great effort from the iraqi government. the post is era is expected to be fluid when the iraqi government and leaders, they will try to sit together to reconcile, build up trust between them. also to find the funds, we're talking about billions of dollars to reconstruct and rehabi

and there is the old city right there. something we just hear regularly throughout the time we're here. targeting isis positions deeper inside raqqa. they are the foot soldiers in a global fight against isis. fueled by hope of u.s. support for a kurdish homeland nearby afterwards. donald trump? >> trump. >> reporter: he didn't vote trump here, but the white house hazlet them gather pace, whisking through three miles of raqqa's outskirts in as many weeks to here. it is merely empty. the one we see further out unable to speak, although the story is in her bloodshot eyes. at least 50,000 other stories of loss and horror are now encircled inside raqqa, hostage to the question when does isis' resolve to die finally break? nick paton walsh, cnn, raqqa, syria. >>> finally on our world kilometres series, the massive iceberg broke off in delaware. the massive iceberg weighs nearly 20 tons and it would fill lake erie twice over. researchers worry this could lead to the entire shelf breaking off. >>> that's it for "the lead" today. i

. >> barely a street escaped unscathed, certainly the old city you drive through streets that have been cleared by bull dozenners remarkably quickly by the iraqi army but they are lined with cars that have been torn up like paper, flipped, pancaked by the sheer def skate-- devastating force of the repeat explosions that have gone on that drive isis out. it is hard to imagine anything like it, it is like a supernatural po ker-- power. >> rose: and we continue with anthony cordesman from the strategic of international studies and david ignatius of "the washington post." >> i don't know of anyone who believes that we are able to put an end to islamic extremism or violence in iraq. we still have the problem of at least three towns under isis occupation. we have no idea whether they will be stay-behinds. we have the problem of syria and we also have a country where there are many other islamist elements, divisions between sunni and shiite, kurd and arab, there is something where it's an important tactical victory but it doesn't bring stability to iraq. it doesn't eliminate the threat. isis o

israel has removed metal detectors from the entrance to the al—aqsa mosque injerusalem's old city, saying it will replace them with less obtrusive technology. the new security measures were put in place after two israeli policemen were killed, but their installation raised fears among palestinians that israel was extending its control at the holy site, and days of deadly violence followed. this report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. relative calm restored at the gates to the third holiest site in islam. palestinian worshippers now hope to enter after a week of protests over new israeli security controls. so israel's removed the metal detectors that were just there. instead, it says it's going to do what it calls smart checking, using more surveillance around the old city. it follows over a week of violence and tensions that even crossed borders. the removal of all these cameras and the removal of all these gates prove that there were not needed for security. it was a political measure by israel to impose fact on the ground and we forced them to reverse that. this is how