if you see me up there say hi. that's going to wrap things up. "new day" sunday continues right now. aren't you up bright and early on a sunday. i'm so glad you're with us. >> this is "new day" sunday. for more than two months now residents in northern iraq in a town there they have feared for their lives. >> villagers in the town of amali have been surrounded by isis. no food or water since june. this morning, though, following days of fierce fighting iraqi security forces broke ti sis siege. this is according to a retired general who says iraqi forces

entered the town where they were greeted with cheers. you can imagine the relief for these people. >> there was relief from the air as well earlier iraqi helicopters evacuated women and children out of the town and u.s. military aircraft dropped much needed water to residents waiting below. australian, french, british planes joined in the aid mission. the aircraft dropped food but much of it fell outside of the town in areas that were still being held by isis at that time. >> we're covering this developing story from all angles. iraqi forces are in the town. how big of a defeat is it for isis? >> reporter: well, look, isis is surrounding that town for more than two months. and i think many people are wondering what's taken the iraqi military so long to get there.

we heard that desperate plea from the united nations for a week ago that a potential massacre was unfolding unless there was help immediately. we finally seen it. it would seem that crisis has been averted. so certainly for the township, a township of less than 20,000, cut off from power and water for weeks now. a huge relief. we saw those aid drops as well from the united states, australia, france, britain. obviously this aid desperately need. we unz there is a hospital in the township of amerli. we're being told dozens of children have died over the past couple of weeks because they haven't received that help but this is a huge relief.

at least crisis averted this time. >> you see how desperate those people are. i want to get to you, aaron, at the white house. we one australia not only obviously aiding in the aid drops but sending weapons to iraq at the request of the u.s. are they the only country joining in that so far? >> reporter: canada, france and uk are helping on some level but this was a pretty big statement from australian prime minister tony abbott and that's because he made the point and the case that there are some 60 australians who are involved in terrorist groups in the middle east and there are about 100 other australians who are supporting them and he makes the point if they are willing to kill in the middle east they could come back and kill in australia as well and that poses a significant security threat to australia and for that reason he thinks it's important for australia to meet the request of

the u.s. government to get involved on some level and transport those weapons and military equipment. then he goes on to say that the united states government did not make a specific request for australia to take on a larger military role but he does make the point that if the united states government does ask australia, they will consider it, according to a handful of criteria. the larger point here is it does provide some momentum to the obama administration as they go forward in the next week trying to get other countries involved in a larger way to help in stopping isis. >> can you tell us about that challenge? the president has talked about this international effort that's needed against isis and the challenge they face getting more than australia to offer these weapons but other countries who support this effort to stop isis. >> reporter: more than that it's one thing, australia in saying yes we'll help with getting weapons to iraqi troops.

you have the brits who say they are giving some -- they are giving intelligence help, they are helping in the humanitarian drops that you see but have no plans to get involved militarily. they say they maybe would consider if they were asked for weaponry from the iraqi government or for that matter for the kurdish troops. the question, though, is push coming to shove. suppose that inside the white house now they are thinking we do have to go as the chairman of the joint chief of staffs said in order to get rid of isis we have to get rid of syria. who is with america then. will you see france or britain any of those with the wherewithal or australia for that matter helping with that effort. i would point you to another part of the world where it's very important and that's the part of the world that we're looking at. what about the saudis, what about the jordanians, what about the nighted arab emrates. they can't ask too much or too visible of a role from these spots but certainly the u.s.

that's where a lot of their attention is right now, on those arab nations that have a lot at stake here in seeing isis defeated so they need to have some sort of commonality there. and coalition that involves those states as well. >> as you bring up where the focus is right now, there's a lot of things to focus on. we know the president, erin, is getting ready to head to this summit. russia was supposed to be the top of the topic. but now isis. >> reporter: president obama will try to make that push when he's there when he's on the sidelines. secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel will be going as well to join in that effort and then later secretary of state john kerry and hagel will travel to the middle east to do what candy is suggesting, which is to try to rally those nations to this

cause as well. so those efforts are under way and the white house is definitely communicating that they are trying to make that push. >> all right. thank you both so much, ladies. we appreciate it. be sure to watch candy crowley in just under an hour. "state of the union" is coming up this morning at 9:00 eastern. >> to the crisis in ukraine and european union poised to impose stiffer sanctions on russia. ukraine's president says the conflict is nearing the point of no return and full scale war is highly likely. a top u.s. official says new sanctions will be proposed this week as u.s. and germany also weigh tougher sanction. in the eastern city, residents came out to defend their city as russia continued to deny it is supporting the rebels or sending its own troops across the border. >> another story everybody is watching really is, joan rivers. is she going to be okay? one of the things that's so endearing about her is she's

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. 11 minutes past the hour this morning and we're all waiting aren't we to hear how legendary comedian joan rivers

is doing. she's still in the hospital this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest. >> her daughter has issue ad statement. here's part it. her condition remains serious but she's receiving the best treatment and care possible. >> now let's face it, social media has exploded with fans around the country. they are sending their wishes for her, for a quick recovery, and their prayers. that means a lot to family. >> a guy was in the audience the night before joan rivers went into cardiac arrest and she talked about her own death. listen. >> reporter: joan rivers appearing fit as a fiddle in full outrage comedy mode wednesday night, even joking about her own death. >> she looked out at the audience and she said, you know, i'm 81. you know, i can go at any moment. i can just go over. go over. i could just go over right here. you look down and it's part of the show. >> reporter: he snapped this pic

from his front row seat, a hard core fan, aka joan ranger. even got this with the queen of mean just after the show around 9:30 p.m. he says she was the picture of health. >> this was a classic joan. tough. funny. bizarre. outrageous. the best i've ever seen her. truly i was surprised she just gave everything. >> reporter: hours later early thursday morning she was at a facility specializing in digestive disorders. by 9:30 a.m. during what should have bean routine outpatient procedure she stopped breathing, when went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to nearby mount sinai for emergency care. >> how shocked were you when you heard the news? >> absolutely. world turned upside down. 911. >> reporter: in recent days the 81-year-old has been in tiptop form. no indication she was ailing. here she is taking the ice

bucket challenge on e entertainment last week. >> security! security! >> reporter: then there was rivers walking out on a recent cnn interview. >> stop it with you do this and you're mean -- you are not the one to interview a person who does humor. sorry. >> are you serious? >> reporter: feisty and tough as ever, love for the razor sharp witted rivers pouring out. actress urging rivers to get well and moon the doctors. actor zachary quinto tweeted no one is ready to go on without you. her fans agree. >> joan rivers is necessary. we love her. we love you, joan. we'll keep you posted as to how things are going with her

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two more medical workers have survived ebola. a doctor and fz assistant left a liberian treatment center. two more people were killed between clashes with police and protesters in pakistan. protesters who have been demonstrating for two weeks say the last election was rigged and they want him to step down. he has refused. breaking overnight here in the u.s. a 3.4 magnitude earthquake rattled homes about five miles southwest of napa, california. this happened about 5:00 a.m. eastern. we have gotten reports thankfully no damage. no injuries so far. but this was a minor quake that

comes, as you know, a week to the day. it was a week ago today i was sitting here talking to you all through the camera with a magnitude of 6.0 that hit a mile away causing a dozen of injuries and a billion dollars in property damage. let's talk about what happened in oregon because this is such a frightening scenario. >> especially for all the families that are going to the beach or are at the beach this weekend. listen to this story. a 9-year-old girl was killed when a hole she was digging caved in. this was on lincoln city beach. she was playing with her siblings when this accidents happened on friday. people there on the beach frantically tried to dig her out but the sand kept collapsing back into the hole and witnesses say this hole was several feet deep. >> we heard screaming coming from the beach. at first we thought it was just kids but it was like screaming and screaming. >> when police and firefighters

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>> okay. so maybe this isn't your thing. but, i mean the people watching here is worth the trip. these are a few of the highlight's from friday's dragon con parade in downtown atlanta. what is that? >> i don't know. >> great people watching. i hear that even frederick douglas was there. i don't know how he plays into this. >> i've been told that it's not quite as provocative as it used to be. it used to be a little more inappropriate for children, let's say. but there was a record amount of science-fiction and fantasy fans. they come from all over the world to attend this annual convention. thank you for giving us something else to look at. >> talking about the provocative nature of costumes. we're coming up on halloween. you notice some of these costumes are a sexy bumble bee

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♪ we're going to leave you with some good stuff this morning. jennifer grey joining us for that. listen you got to see this 8-year-old. he could well be crowned the brother and athlete of the year. >> story of noah and lucas aldridge. has this thing taken off on twitter and youtube. >> absolutely. more than 72,000 views of this inspiring example of brotherly love. >> we're a very active family and love to run and bike and stuff and we want him to be a part of that. >> reporter: the aldridge family heard about the ymca kids club

program and a kids triathlon and that's when noah had an idea. designee said mom i want to do this with my brother. that's where the idea was born. the next day we started training. >> reporter: running, biking and swimming together to get ready. 8-year-old noah pushing and pulling his brother right along with him. >> he's just going to be happy that he did it. >> reporter: when the big day came, the house was ready to roll. noah was nervous. >> i'm scared because i haven't done it with lucas before. >> they will start with a 200 meter swim. >> we have this cord thing that goes around me and it snaps to a raft that lucas is in and i just swim. >> reporter: and swim he did. as hard as he could with his

brother in tow. >> then we bikd and i'm going to be pulling lucas. >> reporter: noah pulled his brother for three miles. no easy feat for an 8-year-old. >> he'll transition to the run and a one mile run. >> i'll be pushing lucas. >> reporter: it was exhausting, incredible show of strength and the love for his little brother. then the part everyone was waiting for. the finish line. >> extraordinary! >> reporter: noah and lucas felt the thrill of that finish. and so did this emotional mom and dad. >> good job, noah, i'm so proud of you. >> oh, my gosh, unreal. it reminded me of the hoist, the father and son team. >> thanks for that story. hard enough for an 8-year-old to

complete that triathlon alone but his brother in a raft behind him. >> he the heart to do that. that was incredible. you go make some great memories yourself. >> "inside politics" with john king starts right now. labor day weekend in a huge mid-term election year president obama wishes this was the big conversation. >> companies are investing, consumers are spending. >> the commander-in-chief's handling of world crises dominates the conversation in washington. >> i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. >> plus hillary clinton breaks her three week silence on ferguson. >> imagine what we would feel and what we would do if white drivers were three times as likely to be searched by police during a traffic