we saw and we lost a big city mosul and tikrit. a scary situation.civilians are fleeing and you have government troops laying down their arms. it is a very bad situation and something the western powers need to take seriously. bear when weden we pulled up. >> to what extent has american -- america taken its eye off the ball. >> pretty significantly. there was this feeling when the troops came home that the war would be over and iraq would handle itself. that was the big fear i had. there is one thing to step down presence and another thing to withdraw completely. i hope we take this into account. we do not want to pull out on a campaign or political timetable. we need to leave when the conditions are right. whether you agree or disagree ongoing in the result of an early department will -- departure will be more tragic. all of the american forces were pulled out. what strategic difference would it have made to what is happening right now? >> it would have been significant if we had a counterterrorism presence. if we saw fighters moving and we could se

big cities, lots of people moving to big cities, lots of congestion.ing from that congestion really is an opportunity for us to play a role in relieving that congestion. so what you do is you put in a whole bunch of frequency between major cities, new york to boston, new york to philly, new york to washington, then you put an airline style pricing to attract people to try your pricing and service. >> what is airline style pricing? >> yield managed pricing. you can buy a seat for one dollar or you can buy walk up there -- fair. the same type of pricing strategy. usingirlines have been for some time. it was not prevalent in the bus industry. >> it was like a one price fits all. >> now it is that type of pricing. >> who is your typical customer? >> a cross-section of america. but millenials are the biggest growing market segment. part of that is because of this move to big cities. kids are living in big cities more than they ever have you read people are moving to big cities more than they ever have. especiallyr a car, in places like new york, is becoming

about a half inch to an inch for the big cities.iming for the big cities is wednesday night into thursday morning. but as far as pittsburgh to buffalo to northern portions of new england, you'll have a chance today for storms and then again tomorrow. so two days in a row. as i said, mika, one more gorgeous day from boston to philadelphia, southeast still dealing with typical downpours. but otherwise not a lot of weather highlights. that means not a lot of destruction. >> okay, where's your beach cover-up? it's beach cover-up day. >> it is? >> mm-hmm. >> huh. i'll have to work on that. >> yeah, you should. actually, i don't think i ever want to see that. >>> coming up on "morning joe," it's election day and things are getting ugly in mississippi where even the poll watchers are being watched. what? >>> when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler with president obama's first food faux pas. we'll tell you what's wrong with this picture when we come back. (school bell ringing...) the 2014 chevy equinox comes with great

while the rest of the country has trended toward urbanization, the big cities in missouri haven't seenn influx. in 1990 missouri had three cities that numbered over 125,000. the same number there are today. while kansas city, st. louis and springfield have become more democratic, their populations make up less of the state's overall population than they used to. the three big cities in missouri made up 19% of the state's population in 1990, but just 16% in 2013. in some states when big cities go to the democrats, it's enough to deliver the entire state. that's not the case in missouri anymore. in 2012 obama won just three counties, jackson, home to kansas city, boone, home to columbia, and st. louis county and the city of st. louis. in fact the map kind of looks like the nation, doesn't it, as a whole? blue to the east and west with one dot in the middle. you know, kind of seems like america. joining me now, political reporter for "the kansas city star" dan helling. dan, that's what's amazing about missouri is there are many of my colleagues who still think of missouri as a swing state

most big cities in history have a fire story. london, chicago. st. louis's fire happened in 1849. a steamboat caught on fire. pesburned through the ro and began to drift out from the levy. andrifted down the levee hit one vote after another until be three boats were on fire . it jumped up into the city and 14 blocks of downtown burned to the ground. >> a most terrible sight to see. once.ildings and blazes the fire broke out at 11:00 at night. four hours, nearly half of the heavy business portion was in ashes. the fire ran through block after block. , city leadersire proposed an ordinance that would require all buildings to be built out of brick or stone. st. louis is nationally famous for its brick homes today. many of the moments in this section is from a time before we could get the person to record this. way back when is a diary entry or letter they wrote. we have a modern person recording it. there are a couple once where we had a real person give the description of what had happened. the most exciting one is the southwest bank robbery. it took place in the 1950's. kingsuthwes

most big cities industry have a fire story. theago had a huge fire in 1870's. st. louis's fire happened in 1849. a steamboat along the levee caught on fire and it earned through the ropes holding it to the levee and began to drift out on the levee, a big earning fireball on the river. it drifted down the levee and hit one boat after another until 23 boats were on fire. morning, 14 block said been burned down. sites to see. the fire broke out at 3:00 and spread to the stores on the landing. and then nearly half of the heavy business portion of the city was in ashes. there was a strong wind at the time and the fire ran through block after block. fire, city leaders proposed an ordinance that require all buildings to be built out of brick or stone. st. louis is nationally famous for its brick columns today. many of the moments -- it is from a time before we could get persons to record this, obviously. so, stuff from way back when, a diary or a letter they wrote, we have a person reading and recording it today. but they're a couple of other ones where we have the real p

big, diverse cities with lots of going on. >> that is absolutely right. , they are like nuclear reactorse talent. one thing that we want to see in emergence the sudden of big tex. -- big tech. happening in america. it is not yet happened in the u.k. >> new york city has been a big tech center for a long time. josh talks about taking things tech we haveand had for a long time is biotech. what has happened is the research people wanted to move into new jersey where the big factories are. now they are moving back into the city to be where the hospitals and the research is being done. that's one the big strengths. if you have big hospitals, your biotech. if you have biotech, you have other technology. >> biotech in london, the biggest sector besides boston. i were read that there it -- i that ifad that -- worry they made break through, the horizon. will --t [indiscernible] reserve. natural >> what do you do about that? >> a more positive attitude. it is one factor. to, it will come. the venture capital people need to do the risk-taking. >> i get to explain this would history. new york's hist

detroit ranked the most dangerous big city. yvonne mcgee bought a gun two years ago. until a pitch black morning this year. >> did you see him or you actually heard him first? >> i was right here. >> this close to the window? >> i was here. >> she says she was on the phone with 911 when a man with a crowbar broke through her back window. >> i said to him if you come in i'm going to shoot him. my son was saying, shoot him mama, shoot him. i said, no, he needs to come in. when he saw me, i discharged my weapon. he yelled so loud. >> what was that moment like, when you realized, i could have killed that guy. >> i felt bad had he died but at that moment i felt anger how dare you come in my house! i was so angry at that moment until i felt good, i svelte great. >> you -- i felt great. >> police officers will not be on every corner in front of every house every minute of the day. >> james craig joined the city, a little over a year ago. >> when i came here, it's fair to say many know who live in detroit had no confidence in this police department. you know, response time se

. >> richmond is a big city. 107,000 people, it's spread out people need to have a way to get to jobs >> you qualify even if credit isn't graft. they'll lend up to $8,000. no down payment is required. you have up to 36 months to pay it off. and during those months you're assigned a financial advisor coaching on how to budget your life. >> we're teaching them how to fish. >> the loan money comes from four financial institutions. one of them is bank of americaning and money donated through local family foundations. >> this just seemed like a great opportunity. >> families must apply through community housing corporation in richmond. >> is tesla really the most-important car company in the world? >> and a man not a model citizen, just looks like one. how he's proving the internet may have lost its mind. >> a free summer drink just for you. a cool finney's friday free stuff, coming up >> back to breaking news heading into break briefly. this is major fire burning in cordelia junction area off interstate 680. several homes are burning. >> back in a moment. heat shields are compromised. we

it is the latest which has surged after taking control of big cities. thehe fighting intensifies, shiite leaders have vowed to take a stance here is more. >> thousands of supporters and radicals demonstrated their convictions with the military in baghdad. there is the approaching isis militants. .hey wanted to send a message the army has been weakened. the government troops went up. >> this is to send a message to the iraqia oh. weapons toanced defeat the crisis which be falls the iraqi people. militiamen have a, there is a further blow to the iraqi government. they have this in the frontier. that is likely to make it easier for the militants to bring fighters across the border. their rocky army is said to have withdrawn its troops from the region. the have been discussing situation in baghdad. the government is now waiting for the arrival of some 300 military and visors. clear who has not become the next president. on saturday leaders they way behind the center. they came together in france to talk about a host of issues. including just how to jumpstar

i think they will pop up in big cities across america. ound the world. they are working where people have conceptions that big churches don't work. >> i didn't understand his answer on same-sex relationships? >> did you think it sounded like a nonanswer. do we know if he preaches about it? >> we haven't heard him preach about it. we have not heard him preach about it other than saying everyone is welcome here and the discussion of homosexuality and gay marriage is a private one to have. he told me that this is where he and the church stand right now. they're young. he's in his 30s. this is a young church, three years old in new york city. and he said that may change over the years. and as we see the discussion about gay rights progress in this country it's going to be important and interesting to watch where their stance becomes if they choose a public stance on that. >> thank you for that report. >>> the arrest of an fbi fugitive described as armed and dangerous. >>> and a search effort in the disappearance of madeleine mccann in 2007, wh

. >> musul is the second big city to be wrested away from the government's control by fighters. this year, the isotook over fallujah, they used weapons previously supplied by the u.s. the latest descent into regional violence further undermines maliki's reputation after years of mismanage many. many iraqis criticize the shiite prime minister over his heavy-handed approach. there's concern that emergency powers would give them too much control, and that could be difficult to reverse. a state of emergency can only be declared by parliament. and the meeting is scheduled for thursday. >> after the deaths of tens of thousands of iraqis, thousands of americans, and after american taxpayers borrowed and spent trillionser dollars in iraq, is the country started to unravel? i spoke with enron in baghdad. thank you for joining us, for people who are just trying to get an idea of what's going in iraq, let's begin with what the is amick state of iraq and the lavant is. >> fighting on both sides of the border, after the situation in syria deteriorated, they were part of another group that wa

most big cities in history have a fire story. london had a fire in the 60 hundreds, chicago had one in the 1870's and st. louis fire happened in 1849. steamboat along the levee caught throughand it burned the ropes holding it to the levee and began to drift out , a fireball on the river but instead of drifting into the middle of the river, it drifted down the levee and hit one boat after another until 23 boats were on fire. up intoat, it jumped the city and by the next morning, 14 locks of downtown had been burned to the ground. >> almost terrible site was it to see. 23 steamboats and 300 more buildings ablaze at once. the fire broke out about 11:00 at night amongst the steamers and thence read to the heavy wholesale stores on the landing. in four hours, nearly half of the heavy business portion of the city was in ashes. there was a very strong wind at the time the fire ran through block after block. , city leadersire propose an ordinance that would require all buildings to be built out of rick or stone. -- out of brick or stone.

>> now, one in four teenagers in big cities are overweight.t do anything to control the situation, after ten or twenty years, we will reach the high level of obesity just like western countries >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. r america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> and china is fast catching up with the west in influence and prosperity, but it's also paying a price for its own success as millions of chinese have fallen victim to a rich and often unhealthy diet. but is there a future for traditional chinese food, be it a street dish or a family meal, that is fast, tasty and healthy too? i've come to a chef's training school in for the answer. master chef li here has revived an old street dish, stir fried rice noodle, with less oil and lots more vegetables.

they were a sort of curious free space usually around a campus, sometimes in big cities. they had homemade jewelry, they had all kind of handicraft stuff forecasting the years ahead, but mainly visual things and things that would make you more visual. >> yeah. and that really brings us quite nicely to the theme of today's presentation, "bohemians," right? >> yes, indeed. let me backtrack and say how i made this transition from being a history professor to a comics maven. i already started doing both of those together in the later '60s, but as i was teaching my last decade i would say at brown university, and especially teaching a surveys course called "the '60s without apology," and most especially playing a cd of alan ginsburg reading howell to my 19-year-old students and finding out they were howling in delight year after year at hearing alan ginsburg, i thought to myself that there's a current within american and global society that can't be pinned down as being particularly totally political. and it doesn't fit within existing literary categories or artistic categorie

>> now, one in four teenagers in big cities are overweight. if we do not do anything to control the situation, after ten or twenty years, we will reach the high level of obesity just like western countries >> today on the stream. the superstars. >> i love the underdog role, it's us against the world. we have this fight and this pride to play for the country. >> pushing for success. >> we've gone so far forward, the game's really really grown. >> gaining popularity. >> people are crazy for it. >> is now the time for u.s. soccer? >> anything is possible. i believe that this u.s. team, we can beat anybody. >> the stream, today 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> this, is what we do. >> al jazeera america. >> and china is fast catching up with the west in influence and prosperity, but it's also paying a price for its own success as millions of chinese have fallen victim to a rich and often unhealthy diet. but is there a future for traditional chinese food, be it a street dish or a family meal, that is fast, tasty and healthy too? i've com

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first time it is being hosted by two teams, the first time it is being hosted by two states and one big citye first time the game is being played in a northern city and a building without a roof. >> it has been a decade-long effort for tisch. it began after 9/11 when he began pitching the idea to nfl politicians as a way to jumpstart an economy. it was not until the metlife stadium was built in 2010 that idea caught on. >> the nfl owners liked to bring -- they wanted the world to see this great facility. >> many will be watching super bowl xlviii. perhaps no venue is better prepared for an event like this. 20 times a season, metlife undergoes a transformation. they change it from one team to another. that includes the removable endzone. the tour from one team is rolled up and under the stands and another team's turf is rolled out. that is about all nfl is saying. >> what are some of of the cosmetic changes? >> i know we are standing on the 50 yard line. [laughter] there will be a coin toss right here. >> together with the owner of the jets, tisch is the cochairman of the super bowl committee

. >>> just ahead, a big city mayor breaks two cardinal rules that every politician fights to avoid.fleerchlgts plus, the fourth grader recruited by colleges. that's your sports coming up next. >>> now let's get the latest in sports from my friend betty nguyen. >>> in soccer the u.s. faces portugal next. germany up 2-0. portugal was a man down after a red card was issued when pepe head butted another player. germany finished them off with another goal in the second half to sweep them 4-0. iran and nigeria's match ended in the fist draw of this year's world cup. they dominated possession, but neither team could find a net, ending scoreless. both teams ended behind their group. >>> the university of miami is recruiting a 9-year-old. jayden newman is only in fourth grade, but her basketball skills caught the eyes of miami assistant coach derek gibbs. newman received an official recruiting letter and took an unofficial trip to miami. she is currently playing for her varsity team, but still has a few years before making any final decision. >>> excitement in the streets of l.a. look at thi

. >>> terrorists in pakistan attacked an airport facility in the big city.hey raided an airport facility in karachi, it was the scene of a fierce fire fight over the weekend, police were able to hold off the attack after a brief gun fight today, the taliban leaders warned that their attacks are not finished. donald sterling is backing out of the deal to sell the los angeles clippers and instead he will sue the nba for $1 billion, sterling's wife shelly agreed to sell it to microsoft ceo steve ballmer, he originally agreed and now his attorney says the deal is off. they will say the nba vie lated his rights by taking away his rights. >>> meanwhile, game three of the nba finals tone in miami, and coverage begins at 8:30 and watch the game on your mobile device by downloading the watch abc app. >> and alicia is along with the buzz next. >> tracy morgan continuing to recover in the hospital and also recover iall the chickenand also in your grocery store is inspected by the usda... but perdue asked them to go further. they verify that all our chickens are cared f

. >> i like that, it's a big city. looked good, and a lot of people and the fans are loyal. die hard fans, it was good. >> i had a good workout there as well. you know it was a fun time, my first time being to philly. >> i fit in great, with a lot of younger guys and rebuilding the franchise, and it's a lot of great young guys and i feel like even though i'd be a rookie maybe one of old ever er guys on the team. i could help the locker room out too. >> the sixers stay at number three and wiggins and jabari parker are off the board and look for them to go after the cancer center or the point guard out of australia that is just 18 years old. lots of possibilities and directions the sixers are looking to go at tonight. we'll see in about two hours. we are live in brooklyn, jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> and the marlins take on the phillies tonight at citizens bank park, cole hamels is on the mound. >> still ahead on "action news." stepping outside right now. looking at sky 6 hd, over penn's landing. meteorologist adam joseph is back with the exclusive

after capturing a number of big cities in iraq, they are threatening baghdad while the region scrambles along with much of the rest of the world. just to review here, 4,477 americans were killed in iraq with over 32,000 wounded. over a million americans were deployed, most of them more than once and yet, it's a grave situation there tonight. our veteran of combat coverage in the iraq war, richard engel is back in iraq tonight to start us off here. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is a nightmare scenario that u.s. generals when they were here in iraq never talked about. not only is this country unstable but large parts of the country are falling to a group that is hostile to the government and the united states. some american veterans might be able to recognize their old humvees, given to the iraqi army, some shattered, burned, overs taken over by militants, a group of al qaeda did called isis.ers taken over by militant group of al qaeda did called isiters taken over by militantsa group of al qaeda did called isihers taken over by militants a group of al qaed

and, you know, the big cities that are rich are the ones that have the best programs.'s two. i was very, very impressed with programs there. keremamsha, there were interviews 20 years ago when iran hasn't really started regulating yet. so it was kind of what they call a gray market at the time. and those donors felt horrible about what they'd gone through. the money they were given hadn't solved their problems, they were still poor, thereq=é no control over their after care and all those things. well, iran learned from its early mistakes. and so over 30 years while we were improving our deceased organ donation program, they were experimenting from region to region and over time with how to improve their living donor program. there's a lot more we can learn from places than tehran and exactly nothing we can learn from some, so, you know, but that's not unexpected, you know? i mean, if you want to, want to see a shining, efficient cancer hospital, you go to sloan sloan-kettering in new york. you don't go to some tiny town in the mississippi, right? but because of that, a

i was jobless and definitely on my own in the big city at the 19 paying my own bills and rent it was definitely not easy to not rely on my parents i had to work in school so i applied to numerous different places and not getting the feedback and wasn't sure what ivories doing wrong and not hearing back if the employers i was going through a transition in life growing up and facing reality it was a tough period struggling with money and issues with the family so after that my friend bree white posted an ad working with starbucks in 2012 and that they were hiring from numerous starbucks locations around the city so i applied through match bridge and was given a call back about two days after i headed down to the headquarter and had an interview. that experience of just thinking back on it was an amazing thing to reflect back on i got the job at the hotel negro in downtown and match bridge worked with starbucks and me to shape around my school schedule maybe this location wasn't the right location being a student and juggling a job wasn't easy so i got a job near 19th and geary where i

we know they lived in big cities, enclosed by high walls. they built a system of irrigation and spoke a language that was extinct. >> archeologists, the biggest of the three cities believe they may have uncovered 20% of it. the porps of the pew site is that they are rare and unique examples of the urbanization of society from that era. experts want the areas protected. sag a u.n.e.s.c.o. world heritage status would offer. >> the area is fragile. we are under great pressure. and in a quick time, we can have a disaster because all you judges can disappear very quickly. >> reporter: they have staunch protectors. people here set up a heritage trust in the 1950s. funded and staffed by volunteers, and runs a museum and ensures that the artefacts remain in myanmar, sometimes by buying back items sold on the black market. >> the cities existed more than 2,000 years ago. it is the history of our forefathers. it may be of little interest to some people, but we want to resolve it. >> a world heritage lifting would help to bring in funds and know how. mo

and in new york city occupy protesters will be paid a big settlement by the city this is meant to and a lawsuit over the n.y.p.d. wrongfully arresting activists more on this occupy victory later in the show. hey there it's tuesday june tenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm lindsey france you're watching our team america. we begin with another school shooting here in the u.s. that left one student dead and one teacher injured shots were fired this morning at reynolds high school in tragic tale oregon just outside portland police say a gunman walked into the school and fatally shot a student a teacher was also injured and was treated at the scene the suspect was found dead a short time later it's not clear if he was killed by police or if he took his own life the child joe police chief confirmed the gunman was armed with a rifle during the evacuation another gun was found on someone at the school but the chief said it doesn't seem to be connected at this point to the crime students say they were told over the intercom there was a lockdown and to quietly go to their classrooms police were

it does not require the space that big cities do not have. ant a steel mill, you do not do it in the city. if you want people to work together, you go to london or new york. those are the two major cities. these are the two that are predominant at the moment. >> the interesting thing, the other day you might have spotted angela merkel saying something about britain's robin connections. it was striking and unusual. she is normally very suave. she does not bash people. i wondered why she said this. actually, there is something extraordinary going on in london that germany has reason to think might be competitive with what is happening in germany. you look at the industries in which london and the u.k. is leading in the tech sector. in 21st century technology. we are coming back as a great manufacturer. we're going to be the second-biggest manufacturing country in europe soon. you can see the whole area suddenly being of concern. economic concern to germany. this is something that london, the u.k., is leading in europe. we have the biggest tech s

is like a fairy tale, like another world, and escape from the noise and everyday routine in the big city we forget all that, and that's what this is all about. getting past our problems and worries. paradoxically, without experiencing the things in life, i never would have seen the castle. i think it is good for me. >> she spends her free afternoons in the castle. she looks for secret passages and likes the sound of the creaking of the old flooring. the solid walls create an atmosphere like no other. she says exploring the castle is like a form of therapy. the castle is full of hidden surprises, staircases, passages, and labyrinths. >> in our group therapy, we choose a new leader every week, someone would call the king or queen. his week, i am the queen, and i feel a bit like royalty living here. >> the castle is a special place for people who have gone through traumatic experiences, but as serene as it is, it is not isolated from the world. the castle has a few hotel rooms ready for visitors who also want to enjoy its unique architecture and setting. >> and that is it for today on "euro

a lot of the big cities likely to be under a severe weather threat. it's likely to move into the southeastern areas of canada bringing about 70 millimeters of additional rainfall that could cause flash flooding. another threat of severe weather is going to be from minnesota all the way down into texas. back behind that, really clear and dry. too dry. the relative humidity level is very low again with real heat. las vegas hitting almost 40 degrees. it's 39 for you. so please watch out for your flammable items. i'll leave you now for extended forecast. >>> we'd like to remind you of our lead story this hour. islamic militants linked to al qaeda are sweeping through northern iraq. they're advancing through other cities. the militants belong to a group called the islamic state in iraq. they attacked the consulate general of turkey in mosul and have reportedly forced half a million people to flee. they also battled with security forces in other cities, the site of iraq's largest oil refinery. the prime minister says military commanders will launch an opera

i know that different mayors of big cities are supporting this i spronl strongly urge our mayor ed lee to support in 0 supervisors and especially assemblyman i thank you >> supervisor cowen. >> thank you very much it's interesting that supervisor mar being left of tommy i learned something today when we were honoring the life and contributions of ms. yuri and one of the things she's said not drawn thirty to an organization but the issue that really captures the my position and my feelings towards proposition 13 not being framed as a moderate or progressive issue but an important issue nor the entire state of california. i want to give some uplift and acknowledge to supervisor yee who was an early co-sponsor thank you. and to welcome to kim and supervisor campos and my others. okay. thank you >> with that, colleagues unless any discussion. >> on item 40. supervisor avalos. supervisor breed. supervisor campos. supervisor chiu. supervisor malia cowen. supervisor farrell. supervisor kim. supervisor mar. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. supervisor yee. there are 11 i's. this resolution i

rapid city, wichita, these big cities will be in target and in store for severe thunderstorms, including large hail and strong gusts. tornadic activity could be strong. a history of producing one in wyoming as well. here across the southwest, the fire level is on the critical level. 33 in fresno. that's likely to reach up to about 41 degrees on your monday. so do watch out for heat stroke there as well. as for brazil, before heating up here, a little bit of the rain coming in in the south. rio de janeiro will be escaping from that, 33 degrees with partly sunny skies. two-set game set for saturday. allea i'll leave you now for your extended forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm kat lynn kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with a true tv visionary, brian lamb, the founder and driving force on c-span, which turned the camera on our democratic process. he has now written a book called "sundays at eight: 25 years of stories from c-span's q&a and

. >> we'll experience big city traffic on 95 for the summer. >> drivers are in for traffic delays around the closed bridge for the long haul, the most estimates is that they could be open by labor day. the four affected towers are leaning about 4 degrees, because soil compression has bent the steel pilings they were sitting on. del/dot plans to install new foundations that go all the way to bed rock, 150 feet down. the to most compromised towers will have temporary support towers to get the bridge opened earlier. but that f that doesn't work it becomes a bigger project. >> we may have to tear down the 400 foot section of this bridge and build a new section, that mea means late this year or early next year before it is done. >> del/dot suspects the load of dirt dumped there by a character made the towers tilt. the temporary repairs cost about $20 million, money that has to come from other projects that had been planned. del/dot may try to recover that cost from litigation and why employees did not follow-up on a 911 call, alerting del/dot to the problem two months ago. >> we have nothing

islamic militants are making a move toward baghdad after taking over two other big city ins the country. one iraqi said they are terrorists an they have better weapons than us. these militants are an al-qaeda inspired group. the islamic state of iraq. but al-qaeda has condemned them for excessive violence. >> how can we see we are now gone and we are removed our presence from a stake hold we have fought so hard to accomplish. it is hard to see how little all of our effort means. it can make you feel like a lot of it has been in vain. >> reporter: the white house will try to help as best it can without sending ground troops. >> they are not getting a permanent foothold. cc kpix 5 tonight i-s-i-s holds much eastern syria and northwestn iraq... they have taken ovee region's oil wells... and ts how they are making money ty for their war. within a matter of h >> that is how they are making money to pay for their war. >> within a matter of hours, bowe bergdahl will be back in the united states for the first time in years. he will be at a military hospital in texas. bergdahl will have access t