will special forces be joining troops and sirach? >> president obama expected to announce his decision. >> our top story. the president met with members of the national security team this morning. the pentagon has presented him with a plan to send special operations forces to iraq. the main oil refinery has become the latest battleground in the fight between government forces and soon the islamists. the iraqi government is asking the united states for help. pentagon officials say they're prepared to set up to 100 special forces to iraq should the

president sign off on a plan. >> the heaviest rains are expected south and west of the city. 10 in. fell in dixon and rest of mendota. .

recall the ground trying to find something. storms less like forced the cancellation of nearly 600 flights and now here. and leaving 1500 passengers stranded and forcing them to sleep on cots. major computer problems. the main frame computer is down. that is affecting business of the road the state. that means no driver's licenses state ids or other services are being conducted. no word yet on what caused the problem. >> the victim was

listed in stable condition. >> police have not released when him. the 18 year-old victim told police that she was sexually assaulted and robbed. the 4500 block of north dame and around 10:00 last night. police on the sign was taken during a robbery. technicians work late into the night collecting evidence. works across the street from the parking crunch. crotch.garage. >> used to be the

parking garage for the old hospital. it is open to the public. a lot of people who lived in the area park there. i would come home late from work and never feel threatened at all. news of the attack have some questioning whether it is still a safe quiet neighborhood of there's a crime can happen anywhere. >> crime is happening everywhere. >> i spoke to a spokesman for the company that runs the public parking garage. says there are several surveillance throughout the parking garage but as a matter of policy cannot discuss with me whether or not this attacked and, on one of the surveillance cameras. all images have been and will soon be forwarded to police. police and the release description of this attacker.

>> a child pulled from a pool has now died. the sixth rope was unresponsive after being pulled from its shallow end of the public pool. left guard to administer cpr. people will be closed for the next three days so authorities can investigate. chicago police are looking for suspects in a home invasion and burglary. >> happened early today and in north block of the west ridge neighborhood. detective say four people were inside the home. no one was injured. the mother says her son was bullied repeatedly at school and neither the school or the other boys' parents did anything to stop it. she is suing the family.

>> the parents of the accused police have not comment. takes belly prevention serious. >> fighting to keep social security offices open. social security administration has closed field offices and more than 500 temporary mobile offices. the agency is encouraging to excess social security services online. collected 95,000 petition signatures. >> to increase the local minimum wage. tonight's hearing will be held detriment dollars from seven-9:00 p.m.. two other hearings planned next week. for more

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two men in texas face charges for supporting terrorism. >> was arrested at home while wolf was at the airport. officials are not saying if the cases are related. they've been investigating for three years. one down one to recruit fighters. offer to help will forget to syria to join radical groups because he is ready to die for his religion. house republicans will vote today on to leadership positions. illinois congressman is hoping to win one of those spots. expected to easily win the race for majority leader. >> told colleagues

yesterday that the party needs to reconnect. for the first time border patrol officials reported that there is an alarming number of unaccompanied children crossing the border. the media was allowed to see for themselves. one of two processing centers that is experiencing extreme overcrowding. last year on a company children were taken into custody at the border. it could reach 90,000 by the end of the year. >> a teenager who survived a flight while sitting in the wheel well of a plain speaking out for the first time. snuck onto the hawaiian airlines plane in san jose california. he spent 5.5 hours in the real well. the city was conscious when the plane took off and he could see the ocean in clouds during the fight. >> talks about the

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a line 90. >> coming in from the south side. think about exiting. continue to arrive 55 or take licks her drive to get downtown. as always the biggest tip public transportation. if you're just passing through not having to downtown get on to the trusty and avoided altogether. it all starts friday at 10:00. >> thanks a lot. check for updates. the redevelopment of the old post office on the near west side may soon be under way. sterling bay is joining forces with the british developer. >> including fire damage. best known for transforming

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>> the bears wrapup veteran minicamp. the biggest focus has been on fixing the 30th ranked defense from a year ago. the team like something that the bears have always been known for. we wanted to a accentuated this year. we brought all lot of alumni and here. the universal language has come from those people. we are a team that wants to play offensive play with a defensive mentality. >>

teen suicide attempts increased by 22 percent. despite the warning of the dangers of anti-depressant. popular anti- depressant cause suicidal thoughts. significantly increased. experts say under treatment of depression thereafter could be to blame for the spike. in a study has found no direct link between anti- depressant and

heart birth defects. initial findings could be by chance. >> to decades of steady increases the number of u.s. babies born early due to induced labor and see sections has dropped in recent years. as the kind for expectant mothers. reporting on several tragic cases of children drowning this month. according to the red

cross drowning is the number one cause of death for children younger than five. some facts from the department of children and family services. did he know a child can drown in less than 1 in. of water? >> proper care of baby pools is to empty them immediately after use and store the upside down. >> that is something. western the county. 10 in. of rain. rain producing potential in this sort of environment. just how hard it is down state. our photographers among

young have been just spectacular appear >> shows us what it looked like in montgomery. one of the storms came rolling uinto our area. >> shows us the storm going into oswego yesterday. >> much of the

country's west is in the middle of the historic drop. but our aim is in contrast to that. the rain is not over even though most of the storms to they're going to occur to our south and west. up to 34,000 ft. at this hour. it watches these things cressy stored into the cooler air. how they kind of fade away. this will probably be the case to rest of the afternoon.

this is amazing. the amount of water that has come out of the hemisphere. >> farm laurent the net 1.8 in. of water that is available. in some case multiples of that. ec brighter. 68 hundredths of an inch is will we receive at o'hare. 94 hundredths at midday. look at some of the other totals at elmhurst at westchester at mcclellan and winfield. 2 in. + totals and lumbered. at lombard. >> look at the range and temperatures across the area. all the way up to kankakee pontiac straighter and michigan city. eighties right there. compared to the 60s along the

lake that will fuel these thunderstorms. and if at fault for instance that the latin school that will come and go along the shoreline. they're actually getting some son to break up. what gets on with the rain totals outside of the immediate area or in our area. 523 sterling and dixon. >> as i said last week poses a threat to the iraqi people. today i want to provide you an update on how to respond to this situation.

>> sent reinforcements to better security facilities. at my direction we have significantly increased our intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance assets. have to set a picture of what is taking place inside of iraq. this would give us a greater understanding to of what we're doing it and how we might support efforts to counter this threat. third the united states will continue to increase our support to the rocky security forces. we're prepared to a joint centers in baghdad in northern iraq. the partnership fund we're prepared to work with congress to provide additional equipment. we've had advisers and iraq to our embassy in you're prepared to send a small number of additional

military advisers up to 300 to assess how we can best trained in the eyes and support the security forces going forward. american forces will not be returning to combat. we will help the iraqis as they take the fight to terror. developing more information about potential targets. targeted in precise military action if and when the situation on the crown requires a. the best and most effective response to a threat like isil will involve

partnership or local forces like iraqis take the lead. the united states will lead a diplomatic effort to work with iraqi leaders and the countries in that region to support stability. but the park this weekend where he will be able to consult with our allies and partners. all of the neighbors have a vital interest. >> above all the rocky leaders must rise above their differences and come together around a political plan. >> all must have confidence that they can advance their interests and aspirations through the political process rather than through violence.

national unity meetings have to go forward. now that the results of the recent election have been certified a new parliament should convene as soon as possible. the formation of a government will be an opportunity to forge a government that represents a legitimate interest of all the rockets. >> it is clear that only leaders second government in the a in agenda will be able to bring the iraqi people together and help them through this crisis. the united states will not pursue military options that support one sec inside of a rocket at the expense of the other. certainly not one that is led by the united states. there is an urgent need for an exclusive political process. counter- terrorism efforts that the nine

groups a safe haven. in closing may have reminded us of the deep scars left by america's war in iraq. alongside the loss of nearly 4500 american patriots many veterans kerry the wounds of that war. here at home to our exports of the u.s. debates and intense emotions in the past. we've seen some of those debates resurface. what is clear from the last decade is the need for the diocese to ask hard questions. >> >> national security interest of the united states of america. the commander in chief, that is why stay focused on. as americans that is what we all should

be focusing on. we will keep the american people informed. we will remain vigilant. we will continue to do everything in our power to continue to protect the security of the united states and safety of the american people. with that i want to take a couple of questions. >> do you have any confidence in the prime minister at this point? >> it is not our job to choose leaders. part of what are patriots fought for during many years was the right and opportunity for her case to determine their own destiny and choose their own leaders. i do not think is any secret that right now at least there is deep

divisions between the leaders. as long as those deep divisions continue or worsen it is going to be very hard for a central government. we've consulted with the prime minister and he said that to him privately. we've said publicly that whether he is prime minister or any other leaders aspires to lead the country that has to be an agenda in which suny all feel they have the opportunity to advance interest through the political process. the scene over the last two years actually dating back to 20082009. i think course over the last two years. the sense that their interests

were not being served. legislation that had been promised but around application had >> been stalled> you hear similar complaints. that the government in baghdad has not sufficiently reached out to some of the tribes and been able to bring them in to a process that gives them a sense of being part of a unity government or a single nation state. that has to be worked through. part of the reason we saw that very clear security forces not able to hold contested territory probably reflects the lack of sense of

commitment on the part of suny communities to work with baghdad. that has to be fixed if we're going to get through this crisis. >> americans may look at this decision that you're making today as a sneak preview of coming attractions. >> why is the civil war and national security interest. >> i think we always have to guard against mission creep. let me repeat what have said in the past. american combat troops are not going to be fighting in iraq again. we do not have the ability to simply solve this problem by sending in tens of thousands of troops and

committing the kinds of blood and treasure that has already been expended and iraq. it is something no have to be solved by them. it is in our national security interest not to see a civil war inside iraq. not just for humanitarian reasons but because it can be stabilizing throughout the region. an addition to having strong allies of we are committed to protecting obviously issues like energy and global energy markets continues to be important. continues to grow for other extremist to hottest groups. >> to eventually the

homeland. if they accumulate more money they accumulate more ammunition larger numbers that poses great danger is not just to allies of ours like jordan which is very close by but it also poses a great danger potentially to europe and the united states. i have already seen the inside of syria. the groups are fighting with other extremist groups. gino's non responsive to the sunni majority there. it has attracted more and more behind this. they then start traveling back to europe and that over time can create a

terrorist attack and harmless. we have humanitarian interests. with a strategic interests. if counter-terrorism interest. all those have to be addressed. the initial effort for us to get situational awareness through the reconnaissance and surveillance that we've already done coupled with some of our best people on the ground doing assessments of exactly what the situation is starting by the way with the perimeter around baghdad. the larger commitment of troops to fight in the rock.

>> there was not a decision made by me that was a decision made by the iraqi government. >> continue to train advise the iraqi security forces. we had a requirement that we require in any situation where we have u.s. troops overseas. they're provided immunity since they're being invited by the sovereign government so that if for example your end up acting in self-defense. find themselves in a tough situation there not some of cold before a foreign court. that is a core requirement.

declined to provide us the community. i think it is important to recognize that despite the decision that we have continued to provide them with advice and support and continue throughout this process over the last five years to not only offer of them are assistance militarily but we also continue to urge the kind of political compromises that we think are ultimately necessary in order for them to have a functioning sectarian democracy. the united states has been slow to provide direction to

the opposition. does the expansion change your mind about the type of weapons. >> letter augmenting our assistance. you can elaborate on what you're doing now. that assessment about the dangers of what was happening have existed since we since the very beginning of the civil war. the question has never been weather we thought it was a serious problem. >> might have been pouring in as hausen the saudi regime supported by ron and russia. we have

consistently provided that the opposition with support. oftentimes the challenges if you have former farmers or teachers or pharmacist who now are taking up opposition against a battle hardened regime with support from an external actors who have a lot at stake, how quickly can you get them trained? >> beck continues to be a challenge. even before the situation that we saw going into the rack. we had already tried to maximize what we can do. then not only

can counteract the brutality of us not but can make sure that in the minds of suny is they do not think that their only alternative is either mr asaad or i extremist or isl extremist grous like isil. >> i think the key to both are going to be a combination of what happens inside the country. working with moderate opposition. working with a government that is inclusive. gets all the countries in the region pulling in the same direction. i alluded to this, i talked about with respect to the

counter-terrorism partnership fund there's going to be a long-term problem in this region in which we have to build and partner with countries that are committed to our interests our values to and at the same time we have a media problems with terrorist organizations that may be advancing. rather than try to play whacko will, of these terrorist organizations may pop up, we have to do is build effective partnerships make sure that they have capacity. some of the assets that have been devoted solely to afghanistan over the last decade we have to shift and make sure that we have coverage in the middle east and north africa. they

do have a committed partner. we have been able to help develop their capacities without putting large numbers of u.s. troops on the ground. at the same time they have enough counter- terrorism capabilities we're able to go after folks that might try to hit our embassy. looking at how we can create more of those models is going to be part of the solution.

>> it wide-ranging national dialogue that took a long time. helps to give people a sense that there's a legitimate political for grievances that they may have. >> going back to where you see the prime minister playing a role at this point, you say it is a time to rise above differences. >> is he unifier? how much clout as the united states have with any of the leadership at this point? >> we still provide them significant assistance. ice think they recognizi think they recognize that we do not have territorial ambitions.

>> the sacrificed ellen made by our troops and giving them an opportunity to build a stable inclusive society. and to prosper and deliver for the basic needs and aspirations of the iraqi people. they are a sovereign country. they have their own politics. will we have tried to do is give them our best advice about how they can solve their political problems. we are indicating to them that there is not going to be a simple military solution to this issue. if you start

saying various groups inside iraq simply go to respective corners. it is almost certain pack at will not be able to control huge chunks of their own country. the only way they can do that is if there are credible leaders will cut the national level and at the local level. an election took place and which despite all of this mistrust despite all of this frustration despite all of this anger you still have

millions of a iraqis in dangerous circumstances. >> you have a court that a certified those elections. a constitutional process to chance government formation. >> so far at least the one bit of encouraging news is that all of the parties have said they have continued to be committed to choosing a leadership and the government through the existing constitutional order. what you are seeing is as the prospect of civil war i and many leaders stepping back and saying let's not plunge back into the abyss. let's see if we can resolve this political. they do not have a lot of time. a group that

is doing everything they can to send the country back into chaos. one of the messages that we have for the prime minister and also for the speaker of the house and the other leadership is gig going on this government formation. it will make it a lot easier for them to shape a military strategy. it will make it possible for us to partner. much more effectively than we can currently. before him. right now we can make a series of decisions.

>> consulting with the iraqi security forces getting a better assessment of what is on the ground. we're recognizing the dangers of isil over

the long term in developing the kind of comprehensive counterterrorism strategy is that we're going to need to deal with this issue. part of what we have seen is a broader trend but i talked about at west point. rather >> then a single network a discreet never to cunetwork of terrorists.

disaffected local leadership. where there. they're filling in creating the potential for serious danger. >> our view is that iran can play a constructive role. if it is helping to send the same message to the iraqi government that we're sending. which is that they only hold together if it is inclusive. that is the interest of >> coming in slowly as as an armed force on the behalf of the shia. that probably worsens the situation. for

government formation that aftewould be destructive over the long term. just as leaders have to make decisions i think iran has heard from us. we indicated to them that it is important for us to avoid steps that might encourage the kind of sectarian split the might lead to civil war. the one thing that i think has to be emphasized. we have deep differences across the board and a host of issues. >>