he said if you break it, you buy it does president barack obama own iraq. >> i think the hopes and dreamsof 25,000 iraqis, now that president obama engaged, he'll own a part of this. he'll go slowly. i think he set up to succeed if he lays everything right. >> always a pleasure to have you in the studio, maim jobbing mike lyons. >>> there's a tropical tifon pounding japan. typhoon halong is making its way to japan, closing in on china and russia, bringing in rain. it has left a fair bit of damage. i have video out of japan. we dealt with heavy rainfall causing flight concerns, and will deal with more rain to come. a lot of moisture over the island. it packed a wind gust of 85 miles per hour. it set record totals. some areas pecking up a foot and a half of rain fall. a lot of rain and cloep up taking place as the system pulls away. it will weaken. we are not expecting to see reipt grace with the system. it's not the only entity we are tracking. you may remember genevieve. once it crossed the international date line it became a typhoon, but no threat to land. we are monitoring julio, which

president obama is making a comment in marth martha's vineyard in iraq. >> baracpresident obama: to keep them from advancing on the city of erbil. kurdish forces on the ground continue to defend their city, and we step up the advise and assistance to iraqi and kurdish forces as they continue their fight against isis. we continue to provide life-safing assistance to men, women and children stranded on mount sin gentleman sinjar. we're working with international partners to develop options to bring them to safety. i want to thank in particular the united kingdom, france and other countries providing much-needed assistance to the iraqi people. meanwhile our aircraft to strike any terrorist forces who threaten the safety of these families. this advances the limited military objectives we've outlined in iraq. protecting american citizens, providing advice and assistance to iraqi forces as they battle these terrorists and joining with international partners to provide humanitarian aid. like i said when we authorized these operation there is no military solution to the crisis in iraq. the only

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iraq. they were forced into the area as the takeover of iraqi resources continues to expand. tara mergener reports from washington. >> reporter: president obama authorized the targeted air strikes on iraq but he was quick to say they that does not mean war. >> reporter: the militant group known as isis is said to be advancing toward the city of erbil where american diplomats and civilians are serving. >> we are prepared to take action if they threaten our personnel or facilities anywhere in iraq. >> reporter: the president also confirmed humanitarian air drops of food and water near sinjar mountain where thousands of religious minorities are stranded. they have been driving religious from their homes. they're dying of starvation and water. some republicans have suggested the president doesn't need their go-ahead to take action in iraq. the u.s. withdrew fully from iraq in 2011 after nearly ten years of war. the president is pushing for a broader diplomatic strategy to solve the problems in iraq. >> there is no american military solution to the larger crisis in iraq. >> reporter: many hope the humanitarian solutions will save lives. tara merge

forces go back to iraq as president obama ok's a round of airstrikes against isis this as the militant group threatens to raise their own flag at the white house an update on the military action just ahead. and in gaza the ceasefire ends hamas and israel are exchanging rocket fire once again adding to the casualties in the conflict more from gaza coming up. forty years ago today president richard nixon left office in disgrace on this anniversary we'll take a look at the nixon the man and what we've learned about him in his time in office thanks to an audio recording that's later in the show. it's friday august eighth four pm in washington d.c. i'm an ellipse hannity you are watching our team america. and it's deja vu for the u.s. as president barack obama not only approves airstrikes in iraq but just hours later made good on that promise early friday morning the u.s. fighter jets dropped a five hundred pound bombs in the northern iraqi region of irbil to protect american personnel in the region and push back isis militants from the kurdish regions where there is a large christian commu

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air strikes in iraq make barack obama the fourth u.s. president in a row to engage in military action in iraq. >> mr. obama has been reluctant to involve the u.s. in conflict. syria and ukraine are just two examples. jim acosta reports. >> reporter: after multiple rounds of u.s. air strikes on isis targets in iraq, this was all we could see of the president. the commander in chief on the phone with king abdullah of jordan discussing what's next. the mission in iraq will be limited, protect u.s. military advisers and diplomats in erbil and end the siege on iraqi minorities driven into the mountains by isis fighters. but the white house concedes there's no firm timeline. >> president has not laid out a specific end date. >> reporter: that prospect of an open-ended engagement is a far cry from the president's initial reluctance to deal with isis two months ago. as well as his preference for diplomatic solutions in ukraine and syria. after ending the war in iraq nearly three years ago. >> america's war in iraq will be over. >> reporter: mr. o

president barack obama says he has authorized targeted airstrikes in iraq. mr. obama says the airstrikes will be launched only if necessary to protect american personnel and to help iraqis. there are no indications that any airstrikes have been carried out. mr. obama's announcement came after they announced they were performing an air drop. the air drop is to help groups stop facing possible starvation. >>> it was last week when they stormed the town of sinjah. now thousands of people are trapped without food, water or shelter in the intense iraqi summer heat. here's what president obama had to say about that. >> when we face a situation like we do on that mountain with innocent people physician facing the prospect of violence on a horrific scale, when we have a mandate to help, in this case requests from the iraqi government, and when we have the unique capabilities to help avert a massacre, i believe the united states of america cannot turn a blind eye. we can act carefully and responsibly to prevent genocide. that's what we're doing on that mountain. i've ther

iraq. he also kept up his call for iraqi leaders in baghdad to adopt a more inclusive government. as obama called for an end to iraq's political deadlock, tensions in baghdad only grew. on sunday, iraqi prime minister said he would file a complaint against iraqi president fuad asum for failing to meet deadline to nominate a new prime minister, which maliki said should have come from his political bloc. maliki also hinted at a plan to run for third term, defying calls for him to step aside for new leader to repair iraq's sectarian divisions. he also reportedly deployed extra units of loyalist troops around key areas of baghdad, fueling speculation he is seeking to avert a potential coup. and what could be the clearest indication to date that the obama administration has broken with maliki, the state department issued a state department -- statement sunday saying it fully supports the iraqi president fuad masum. the statement continues -- as obama engages in new military action in iraq, his former secretary of state hillary clinton has publicly criticized him for not intervening in syria. in

forces go back to iraq as president obama ok's another round of airstrikes against isis this as the militant group threatens to raise their own flag at the white house an update on the military action just ahead. and in gaza the cease fire and hamas and israel are exchanging rocket fire once again adding to the casualties in the conflict more from gaza coming up. and international public health emergency that's what a bowl al break is now being called but can that outbreak make its way to the u.s. we sit down with a man working to end the illness later in the show. it's friday august eighth five pm in washington d.c. i'm manila chan you're watching r.t. america the u.s. continued its bombing in iraq this afternoon as two more airstrikes have been unleashed in erbil earlier today u.s. fighter jets dropped five hundred pound bombs in the northern iraqi region of erbil to protect american personnel in the region and push back isis militants from the kurdish regions where there is a large christian community facing threats to their lives these are the first air strikes in iraq since obama pulled

. >>> well, now we turn our attention to iraq where president obama is urging iraq's new government to come together after a major victory against islamic state militants. he praised kurdish and iraqi forces for regaining control of the mosul dam from the militants in conjunction with the airstrike. president obama called it a major step forward. it is the country's largest dam. it provides water and electricity to northern iraq. president obama said he made it clear to iraq's new prime minister that now is the time for iraq to take the lead. >> my national security team today and i will say publicly that we want to continue to communicate to politicians of all stripes in iraq, don't think that because we have engaged in airstrikes to protect our people that now is the time to let the foot off the gas and return to the same kind of dysfunction that has so weakened the country generally. dr. abadi has said the right things. i was impressed in my conversation with him about his vision for an inclusive government, but they've got to get this done because the wolf's at the door. >>> meanwh

troops pulled out of iraq in december 2011. president obama says he does not plan to send combat troops back in. and while there is no major new deployment expected there are 700 american service members on the ground in iraq right now. they're there to protect u.s. facilities and to help iraqi forces. >> a lot of people forget isis was actually married with al qaeda, the two got divorced in february 2014 because al qaeda said they were just killing way too many people overstepping their grounds in syria and just president obama using the word genocide as part of the grounds for going in. >> all right. well, stay with abc news for the latest on the crisis in iraq. we'll have live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." >>> also breaking overnight hawaii getting lashed right now by the first of two major storm. >> take a look at the radar showing iselle moving over the islands and julio getting stronger in the pacific behind it. >> new pictures. you can see trees down and wet roadways on the big island. abc's clayton sandell is there

iraq. president obama warns the fight against the islamic state may be a long one. turks go to the polls for their first chance to choose a new president. >>> plus, this bush meat is suspected to have caused ebola's outbreak. why are so many still eating it? >>> israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu says israel will not go back to the negotiating table in cairo as long as attacks from the grip continue. earlier palestinians threatened to leave the talks, mediators by egypt unless israel returns without conditions. 64 israeli soldiers and three fillans including a thai national have been killed. air strikes and artillery attacks killed 1,911 palestinianions. the united nations says 73% of those are civilians. 449 of them are children. add to that 10,000 palestinians have been injured, and more than 220,000 who are living in u.n. shelters. >> here is some of what the latest victims had to say. >> this is not my house, it's my family's house. when i heard the explosion, i heard my brother. there are more than 40 in the same place. i called them. the israeli army to

iraq. president obama has given the green light for targeted air strikes inside iraq. why?tants. islamist terrorists who have been ransacking the country. the president fears they may be getting too close to american personnel still in the country working with the iraqi military. >> the other issue, the militants are rooting out

iraq, we did. >> but president obama is not taking credit for pulling our troops out of iraq anymore. listen to that. >> that wasn't a decision made by e me, that was made by the iraqi government. what i find interesting is the degree to which this issue keeps oncoming up as if this was my decision. in order for us to maintain troops in iraq, we needed the inti invitation of the iraqi government. >> did obama end the war or did the iraqis do it for him? we'll discuss it here. is it unfair to say that the disaster in iraq that president obama talked about over the last several days is a direct consequence of his decisions? is that fair or unfair? >> i'm going to say president obama has a very, very short memory. let's talk about this. put this in context for one minute. president obama just said i can't figure out why they are blaming me for this. he's the one that announced the pullout. in 2010, the head of isis was released as part of the pulling out of iraq decision. he was a prisoner for four years and then he was released. he's now the one rampaging through iraq. so all of preside

iraq again. throughout the day today, president obama made with his national security team to consider authorizing strikes to protect the civilians draped by t the militants. they found themselves once again considering a military operation in iraq tonight. it is helpful to go back to february of this year. it was in february of this year that serious fracturing among terrorist groups spilled into public view. when al qaeda reveesed a statement disavows any connection with the islamic state of iraq and syria known now as isis. it's not a brand of al qaeda. isis does not have an organizational relationship with al qaeda. perhaps most importantly the al qaeda statement made it clear. it is not responsible for the actions that isis takes. al qaeda and isis were united together before this. isis was al qaeda in iraq. these two groups fought together against the ruling regime. they began to ignore leaders as they went across syria into the borter with iraq. isis took control of a border crossing between syria and iraq. they moved quickly and brutally. it was in part the group's extreme brutality that a

launched a second round of air strikes in iraq and president obama warns they could go on for months. the president spoke to the nation and called the air campaign a long term project. he authorized the operation to protect u.s. personnel in northern iraq and says in two days, the air strikes have destroyed the militanmilitant'ss and equipment and 16 isis fightsers have bef ers b killed. >> reporter: one day after the military unleashed its first air strike against isis militants in northern iraq, president obama spoke to the nation. >> so far these strikes have successfully destroyed arms and equipment that isil terrorists could have used. >> reporter: bringing humanitarian aid to tens of thousands ofrefugees. >> they have delivered thousands of meals and gallons of water to the desperate men, women and children. krrt critics say these efforts may not be enough to beat back isis fighters who have overtaken a wide swathe of iraq and syria and recently launched attacks against neighboring countries. >> isis is a threat to lebanon. it poses a major threat to jordan. the strategy has to

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aljazeera america >> i therefore authorized targeted airstrikes if necessary to help forces in iraq. >> president obama changing course in iraq, authorizing u.s. forces to carry out airstrikes against islamic state fighters and deliver aid to refugees caught in the violence. >> the 22 hour ceasefire in gaza has come to an end and talks for peace fall apart. >> the hawaiian islands brace for a second storm to hilt. >> a groundbreaking decision by ncaa giving colleges and universities more power in making their own rules to abide by. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. president obama is authorizing the first use of military force in iraq since 2011. he ordered airstrikes to protect americans in iraq, but says there won't be u.s. boots on the ground. >> there is a u.s. humanitarian mission underway. the u.s. is sending badly needed supplies to thousands of iraqis now stranded on a mountain. >> the u.s. is sending three military cargo planes. they are escorted by 2f18 fighter jets and delivering 5,300-gallons of fresh drinking water and 8,000 ready to eat meals. we have mo

overnight the crisis in iraq exploding. president obamaargeted airstrikes against isis as the u.s. goes on an humanitarian mission. >>> tropical storm iselle in hawaii. it is knocking down trees causing thousands of power outages. >>> general motors recalling nearly 200,000 of its s.u.v.'s for the third time in three years to fix power window switches that can catch fire. vehicles include older trail blazers and envoys. >> time to look at the ugly. first the good. a marine reuniting with his service dog. next the bad, a u.s. postal worker could face federal charges for tossing letters and a lot more into the dumpster. people in the ohio neighborhood had been wondering where on earth their mail was. now they have the answer. the ugly. mets fans surprised after receiving this gift. that little image is a phillies logo. oops. >> thanks for joining us. "fox & friends" starts now. bye. >>> good morning. today is friday, the 8th of august, 2014. i'm anna kooiman in for elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. the president takes action on the cri

iraq. next wednesday will mark 60 days since president obama committed ground forces in baghdad. ys from today puts us in october. today the president authorized air strikes against isis in northern iraq. democrats generally don't want the united states reengaged militarily in iraq. republicans don't want president obama exerting his executive authority. so will members of either party say something or do something to determine the course of america's latest unilateral show of force? will congress step up and demand a role or will they, not for the first time, make some noise before deferring to the president. this is kathleen. setting up the perfect wedding day begins with arthritis pain and two pills. afternoon arrives and feeling good, but her knee pain returns... that's two more pills. the evening's event brings laughter, joy, and more pain... when jamie says... what's that like six pills today? yeah... i can take 2 aleve for all day relief. really, and... and that's it. this is kathleen... for my arthritis pain, i now choose aleve. get all day arthritis pain relief with an ea

iraq. the u.s. is trying to fight back the militant group known as isis. president obamae to a humanitarian crisis. the families of tens of thousands of religious groups are fleeing. possible slawrd slaughter by terrorists. dozens of children trapped on a mountain in northern iraq have died. this is the same group that has taken several cities in iraq, in attempting to establish a caliphate. the faa here in washington has issued a notice from restricting u.s. airlines from flying over iraqi airspace due to this current conflict. let's go to jim acosta. when you speak to officials there, i know there have been several background briefings with senior officials, what do they say the u.s. end game is right now? >> reporter: that's very good question, wolf, and i'll get to that. i want to tell you we do have some breaking developments right here in the white house. when you might imagine, when the president takes this sort of military action he's going to be consulting with allies and other world leaders in the region, in the middle east, he's done that this morning. and just

he shied away from doing it in iraq. >> this is the same of the situation. obamathe war in iraq. he abandoned the war in iraq right at the time we achieved fragile stability he might maintain -- >> the iraqi government did not -- the iraqi government did not want the united states to stay in iraq. let's be really clear about that. even now we're at the invitation. >> the president ideologically did not want. >> this was not an administration to be eager, you don't want strategic forces agreement. the original question is what did we learn about the doctrine. i've been trying to figure out this man's doctrine for six years. he doesn't have one. he ran with a wink and a nod this was going to be a george h.w. bush foreign policy, stability and diplomacy first. yet he has been pulled in different directions. his instinct is very george w. bush like, democracy, freedom. no winners and losers. so look at the way he intervened early in the arab spring. it's almost like he pushes and pulls democracy first versus stability first. he goes back and forth and messed around wi

iraq. next wednesday will mark 60 days since president obama committed ground forces in baghdad. today puts us in october. today the president authorized air strikes against isis in northern iraq. democrats generally don't want the united states reengaged militarily in iraq. republicans don't want president obama exerting his executive authority. so will members of either party say something or do something to determine the course of america's latest unilateral show of force? will congress step up and demand a role or will they, not for the first time, make some noise before deferring to the president. watch this. there's only two of us... how much dirt can we manufacture? more than you think. very little. [ doorbell rings ] what's this? what's that? swiffer sweeper. [ lee ] i came in under the assumption that it was clean. i've been living in a fool's paradise! [ lee ] i came in under the assumption that it was clean. you fifteen percent or more on huh, fiftcar insurance.uld save everybody knows that. well, did you know words really can hurt you? what...? jesse don't go! jesse..

abc and then on "action news." >>> speaking of iraq, president obama again is expected to comment today on the horrifying act of revenge for the u.s. air strikes in iraq. the extremist group, isis posted a video of the killing online and threatened to kill another american captive, authorities are trying to identify the executioner that spoke with a british accent. >> philadelphia is looking for a suspect that rob aid taxi driver, it happened on the 2700 block of wharton street in the grays ferry neighborhood. the subject was armed and demanded cash before running off. they hope that fingerprints will lead them to the person responsible. >> change is on the way weather wise, sky 6 hd checking out the center city skyline, it looks blue out there now, nice and warm and humid and accuweather is tracking the possibility of rain in the hours ahead. lets go live to david murphy over at the "action news" big board for more. >> lets start with the temperatures, we are similar to yesterday, philadelphia suppose to 81 degrees, and as you look at these numbers, add 4 or 5 degrees for the high. 79

what was done in iraq as president obama and vice president biden said turned out to be a significant achievement, a great achievement. iraq was stable. iraq was a unified government. it was when president obama withdrew all the american troops, when our troops that were in bed with the iraqi troops were taken away, that's when the iraqi army started to disintegrate. when we lost control of al maliki, that's what started it. there's no reason why iraq would not have worked. the president, he started this. he started this down fall in 2011 with the direct withdrawal of american troops. as far as the weapons being turned over, that's a terrible failure by maliki. we can't say because we're mad at maliki and he didn't do his job that we're going to sit back and let isis attack the united states. david, they have ten times, 20 times more money than al qaeda ever had. they have much more weapons than al qaeda ever had and isis has hundreds of foreign fighters with them, available to come to the united states to attack us. that's the reality. when the president says, and he tries to blame t

iraq. so, again, tonight you heard president obama say that. erate that there are not going to be u.s. boots on the ground. again, as he said, he ran on a platform of withdrawing from iraq. so in an attempt to stay true to that, he has authorized the possibility of air strikes, but, again, no american boots on the ground. back to you. >> all right. kristen welker, nbc news' white house correspondent joining us tonight. appreciate the coverage there. >>> joining us now, paul rieckhoff, founder and executive director of the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. paul, thanks for being here tonight. >> thanks, steve. >> a lot there in obviously what the president just said. as kristen was taking us through the issue of air strikes. the president saying it's a contingency, if he deems it necessary to free the yezidi people from the mountains, he might do it then. if isis makes a move toward the city of erbil, he might make it then. contingencies. but obviously big news with that. he also made a point of saying, quote, i will not allow the united

we did some things that were contrary to our values iraq obama confesses ahead of a report on cia interrogation techniques as analysts anticipate more revelations. eleven am in moscow good to have you with us our top story seven hundred forty palestinians killed by israeli attacks since the collapse of a friday ceasefire this israeli defense forces push deeper into gaza searching for a soldier they say was captured by hamas in the west bank israeli soldiers fired smoke raids at a protest rally killing two wounding about seventy others are you fear reports from the west bank given the very heavy toll felt by palestinian civilians in gaza hamas movements across the palestinian territories had cooled for a day of rage of protests here in the west bank over the period of yesterday across the west bank ninety palestinians what injured in various caches with israeli forces it and some of those clashes live fire was used to palestinian youths were killed by israeli live fire that was shot. chest and just yesterday evening palestinian medical sources also report that a palestinian ambulance was hit dir

on line new source the intercept published an article this tuesday titled the iraq obama's secret terrorist tracking system by the numbers where its authors jeremy scahill and wind of last cite an unnamed source in the intelligence community the documents that the sources provided to journalists cast aware light on the u.s. government's use of ever expanding federal watch list of suspected terrorists hording to the journalists report more than forty percent of the six hundred eighty thousand individuals listed in the u.s. terrorist screening database have quote no recognized terrorist group affiliation it's about two hundred eighty thousand people their names being shared with local police agencies contractors and governments around the globe so nearly half of the people on the u.s. government widely shared database of terrorist suspects are not connected to any known terrorist group the source couldn't be edward snowden because the document featured in this latest intercept story is they did august two thousand and thirteen that would be weeks after snowden identified himself as the source

president obama says air strikes in iraq could go on for months. as he seeks to contain the threat from isis. >> earlier this week, when iraq cried to the world, there's no one coming to help. today america is coming to help. >> as the u.s. returns to the fight, we'll get the latest on what's happening. jack keane breaks down the military operation and we'll discuss whether president obama is doing too little or too much with senators lindsey graham and ben cardin. plus, for a president who campaigned on getting out of iraq, how big is this reversal of policy? >>> as commander in chief, i will not allow the united states to be dragged into fighting another war in iraq. >> our sunday group weighs in on whether mr. obama can limit our involvement. >>> then, american companies renounce their corporate citizenship to save big money in taxes. the head of the business roundtable john engler debates chris coons on whether that's unpatriotic, and our power player of the week, ivanka trump, on taking the family empire to new heights. >> i represent the femi

troops pulled out of iraq didn't years ago after almost a decade of war, a decision barack obama has ong defended. even as he okayed the latest intervention, the u.s. president has promised he will not allow the american army to be dragged into fighting another war in iraq. >> we are joined by a senior adviser at the state department during -- who is currently president of the hamilton foundation. isis isil, islamic state whatever you want to call them -- will and strength alone be enough to stop them? >> i don't think so. what is lacking in any of this is a real strategy for where we the west, want to go in iraq. this is a very well developed, well-organized army. it came out of syria and has taken advantage of the situation and alienation and iraq and a couple of bombs wilmot do anything. it's very reminiscent of nature when it went into libya, doing so on humanitarian reasons and not for a clear strategy. >> is your argument than that a rock obama has been spurred into action by growing pressure? >> in a way. it's very odd what compelled him to commit military force. again, to use

president obama says air strikes in iraq could go on for months. as he eks conin t >>> president obama seeks to contain the threat from isis saying it could go on for months. >> early this week. an iraqi cried to the world "no one is coming to help." today, america is coming to help. >> as the united states returns to the fight, we will get the latest on what is happening. retired four-star general breaks down the military operation and we will discuss whether president obama is doing too little or too much with senators graham and cardin. >> for a president who campaigned on getting out of iraq, how big is this reversal? >> as commander in chief i. not allow the united states to be involved in another war in iraq. >> we weigh in on whether he can limit our involvement in iraq. >> then, american companies renounce their corporate citizenship to save big money in taxes. ought head of the business roundtable debates whether that is unpatriotic with a senator. >> our power player of the week ivanka trump. >> i recognize the foam anyone voice of a mascu

iraq. so, again, tonight you heard president obama say that. and reiterate that there are not going to be u.s. boots on the ground. again, as he said, he ran on a platform of withdrawing from iraq. so in an attempt to stay true to that, he has authorized the possibility of air strikes, but, again, no american boots on the ground. back to you. >> all right. kristen welker, nbc news' white house correspondent joining us tonight. appreciate the coverage there. >>> joining us now, paul rieckhoff, founder and executive director of the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. paul, thanks for being here tonight. >> thanks, steve. >> a lot there in obviously what the president just said. as kristen was taking us through the issue of air strikes. the president saying it's a contingency, if he deems it necessary to free the yezidi people from the mountains, he might do it then. if isis makes a move toward the city of erbil, he might make it then. contingencies. he made a point of saying, "i will not allow the united states to be dragged into fighting an

troops pulled out of iraq in 2011. president obamak in. while a major new deployment is not expected. 700 u.s. service members are already in iraq to help secure american facilities and help train iraqi security forces. stay with abc news, as we cover the crisis in iraq all morning long. you'll find instant updates on abcnews.com. >>> our other big story. classes are canceled today in hawaii and people are being urged to stay inside, as the islands brace for two major storms. the outer edges of iselle are bringing rain and wind to the big island overnight. it's the first tropical storm to hit hawaii in 20 years. some residents, as you can imagine, are anxious. >> we're on the waterfront. nothing to block the wind. >> roof damage. older homes could have structural issues. flying debris for windows potential, as well. >> the biggest threat is heavy rainfall, up to a foot. rockslides, even flash flooding. in addition, waves up to 20 feet along the coast are also possible. meantime, hurricane julio is gathering strength in the pacific, as

obama administration understands most americans do not want reinvolvement in iraq. but that is foolish thinking. a walkway from a dire threat. and countries to have it's own problems but the isis threat sends thoughts beyond baghdad here is where the obama administration is making a big mistake. hiding behind the iraq's case. >> it's important for everyone to understand, and the president made this clear, there are no american military solutions to the problems in iraq. we can't solve these problems for them. >> but we can diminish fighting ability of isis because they will come after us, eventually. the russian tyrant amassing forces continuing to despite economic sanctions. does president obama have a plan ready to go? if so, might is not to deter russia. understandable. and as far as from ukraine and the middle east. where most americans will never go. and do not understand. if the taliban defeats armed forces yet another terrorist state will remerge. they want to kill us and other infidels around the world. talking points said for years american power is the last

iraq. president obama warns the fight against t against the islamic state may be a long one >>> turks go to the polls to choose a president. >>> the golf industry booming in china despite a ban on building new courses. . >> israel is bombing gaza. the palestinians are threatening to leave talks unless the israeli group continues. since israel began a military assault on gaza more than a month ago, 64 israeli soldiers, and three civilians, including a thai national have been killed. the health ministry says air strikes and artillery attacks killed 9,111 palestinians. the united nations says 73% are civilians. add to that 10,000 palestinians have been injured, and more than 220,000 who are living in u.n. shelters. andrew simmonds is in gaza city and sent us this report. >> persistent attacks by israelis on the gaza strip. nine dead on saturday. another man died in the early hours of sunday of an air strike. the situation became intense not just because of military pressures, but because in cairo, the palestinian delegations are saying if the israelis don't arrive for talks, then they'll walk

iraq as a single state. in the oil city of kirkwood, two car bombs killed at least six people. amid reports that the country's largest dam fell to militants of the islamic state, president obama is>> all of this is part a wider crisis threatening to destroy iraq as a single state. in the oil city of kirkwood, two car bombs killed at least six people. amid reports that the country's largest dam fell to militants of the islamic state, president obama is>> all of this is part a wider crisis threatening to destroy iraq as a single state. in the oil city of kirkwood, two car bombs killed at least six people. amid reports that the country's largest dam fell to militants of the islamic state, president obama is considering airstrikes, possible aid drops. >> that would include no combat boots on the ground in iraq. the president has been clear about that. the president has also been clear that any sort of military action that would be taken in iraq would be very limited in scope. >> persecuted religious minorities could trigger but stillntervention, somehow, washington hopes iraq's divided government may rescue the country. james robbins. >> for more on the situation and u.s. options un

iraq. but mr. president obama said it's iraq government's responsibility. >> it means it's not an operation. it's just a pin prick. it's just a sideshow. it's just a deflection from the normal course of things. you give something an operation. you provide a commander in the field. you connect with allies, in this case the kurds. then you get on with it. we haven't done that. >> reporter: mr. obama says he doesn't want to simply prop up malaki's government and enable his bias against the sunnis and kurds. >> wendall goller, thanks. >> leland, as we've been reporting, tens of thousands of christians and other minorities are trapped by isis in iraq. one group of krochristians here home pushing for the country to do more the dominique is joining us from los angeles with more. hey, dominick. >> hey there. these christians belong to the chaldean catholic community. the chaldean church goes back to the early times of christianity, merged with the catholic church between the 16th and 18th century a.d. here in the united s

president obama warning of an extended air kman against isis but no specific timetable. cameras capturing the desperate situation in northern iraq as kurdish troops deliver aid to members of the jazz dissect who are post persecuted by isis for not adhering to their brand of fundamentalist islam. >>> while meeting with white house reporters on saturday, president obama rejected criticism that it was a mistake for him to pull u.s. combat forces out of iraq almost three years ago. not that he had much choice given the choice of the nuri al maliki government at the time. he was asked if he had underestimated the abilities of isis fighters in iraq. >> did we underestimate? i think there is no doubt they are advanced, their movement over the last several months than the intelligence estimates and the expectations of policymakers, both in and outside of iraq. >> president obama also said iraqi security forces far away from baghdad did not have either the incentive or the capacity to hold their ground against the aggressive advance of isis as we have seen in recent weeks. >>> britain and france say they will join the united states in th

responded to the situation in iraq could be similar to putin's response to the ukraine. if obama is allowed to authorize air strikes in northern iraq. vladimir putin makes its his role to go into the ukraine. >> some would argue we're in that situation. using long-range missiles to shell ukrainian troops in -- sorry, freudian error. in ukraine. air strikes are in some way -- artillery is already being used. putin you could argue is already there. >> no one really has a clue. when i see the sanctions that have come out this week, it has a direct impact. we can quantify them as well. 10%. we can quantify that and pinpoint the companies that are going to be hurt the most. >> and you can look at companies like basf. they are already suffering because of the lower oil prices and lower ethylene prices in the states. and now we're raising energy prices further in europe. >> what can central banks do about it? it has been there for five years. draghi doesn't have an answer. >> i expect he doesn't have an answer. ok. thanks very much indeed. let's go to italy. voting shortly on a major co