Baghdad Rocked By ISIS Car Bombs
BERMAN: All right. This morning, ISIS militants trying to make good on their vow to destabilize Baghdad. They set off two car bombs in a Shiite neighborhood, killing at least 14 civilians, wounding another 34. According to police, militant attacks elsewhere in Iraq killed even dozens more. CNN's Ben Wedeman is live for us now in Baghdad. Ben, what's the latest inside that city?</s>BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, as you mentioned, there's twin car bombs yesterday, yet another example of how ISIS appears to be and, in fact, ISIS did claim responsibility for some of the bombings, really underscoring their effort to sow terror within the capital and keep pressure on outside. Now, we are hearing that the town near Fallujah, only about 40 kilometers from -- or rather miles from Baghdad to the west in Anbar province is the scene of some intense fighting where ISIS is gaining more ground there. Now, a better picture to the south of the capital, we were with the Iraqi army and some Shia militia and in the area where they managed to retake land in an area traditionally is sympathetic, shall we say, to al Qaeda, and, of course, ISIS. Now, and the commanders in that area were telling about Saudi fighters and Egyptian fighters, Tunisians and Libyans who are joined ISIS in that area, and the Iraqi army and the militias had been able to capture. But we also saw the problems the Iraqi army and its allies are going to face as they try to take ground from ISIS. Many of the houses still booby trapped. Others completely destroyed. So, even in the areas they retake from that organization, it's going to be a while before the population can return -- John.</s>BERMAN: The population extremely sympathetic in some cases to what ISIS is doing there. Ben Wedeman for us inside Baghdad, thanks so much.</s>ROMANS: All right. Developing news in Hong Kong this morning. Hundreds of police with shields and wire cutters launching a dawn raid on a protest camp that's been blocking a major intersection for nearly three weeks. Police tore down tents and barricades and tried to open the area back up to traffic. Many of the pro-democracy protesters caught off guard. They did not put up resistance. They still occupy a major thoroughfare near the city's financial district.</s>BERMAN: There has been another Kim Jong-un sighting. North Korea's state media releasing this photo of the reclusive leader, giving field guidance at a newly built residential district. There's no way to verify really when this picture was taken. The leader had not been seen in public since early September, which fueled speculation about his health, even speculation about whether he's really still in charge in North Korea.</s>ROMANS: Yes, we saw him in September, he's limping.</s>ROMANS: To this country now. The youngest son of Vice President Joe Biden was discharged from the Navy back in February, that was after testing positive for cocaine. This confirmed by U.S. officials. Hunter Biden putting out a statement saying he's embarrassed by his actions. He says he respects the Navy's decision. He did not address why he was discharged. The 44-year-old Biden is now a managing partner at an investment firm.</s>BERMAN: The head of the FBI warning encryption in some cell phones could hamper criminal investigations. Director James Comey is calling for a legislative fix to restrict technology companies growing use of encryption to protect user privacy. He said if nothing is done, investigators will not be able to get forensic data to solve crimes.</s>ROMANS: It's such a conundrum for the tech companies, because people want privacy, but law enforcement want to be able to go ask child pedophilia rings and they want kidnapping, they want to be able to have those resources, but people are screaming for privacy.</s>BERMAN: It's a tough position for the FBI to be in, because I don't think he's going to get a large public outcry for people who say, please, you know, have more access to my cell phone.</s>ROMANS: All right. Forty-six minutes past the hour. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright going where no diplomat has gone before. She is the new face of Wheaties. Albright tweeted a picture of herself on the Wheaties box saying, "I just finished my breakfast of champions. Thank you." The honor is usually reserve for star athletes. General Mills said a champion is a person who looks inside and challenges their personal --</s>BERMAN: I love that. That's great.</s>ROMANS: I think it's really cool. All right. After days of testimony, the prosecution will finally wrap up its case against Oscar Pistorius today. We're going to go live to South Africa for the latest.</s>BERMAN: And it will be a Giant World Series, also a Royal World Series. A Giant versus Royal World Series. It is all set. Game one takes place next week. We will tell you the remarkable, heroic way we got to that point, next.