ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: We do have some breaking news for you right now. U.S.-backed Iraqi forces storming Mosul's international airport and a nearby military base as they launch a large scale offensive to retake the western part of the city held by ISIS. CNN senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman is live in Irbil, Iraq, with all of the breaking details -- Ben.</s>BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Alisyn, this attack on the airport began early in the morning. And we understand from an Iraqi official who we can't mention his name because he hasn't been authorized to speak to the media, that the airport is now 100 percent under the control of Iraqi federal police. In addition to that action on the airport, in the adjacent Harslani (ph) military base, the Iraqi forces have entered that area and are currently fighting with ISIS. In addition to several other neighborhoods to the southwest of the western part of the city. In addition to that, we are learning from sources inside Mosul, that this morning, there was a coalition airstrike on the building that houses many ISIS fighters and their families. That was hit, apparently, there were more than 100 people inside the building. We understand that ISIS is now going from house-to-house in the area, looking for cell phones because they fear that local residents have been providing information to the Iraqi military, and the coalition -- Chris.</s>CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: All right. Please stay safe where you are. Appreciate the reporting. So, Democrats out there, who is the best person to lead your party as chair? Republicans out there is the enemy reorganizing the way you have to worry about. We have the answers from the big Democratic DNC debate last night, ahead.
Iraqi Forces Storm Mosul Airport & Military Base