first let's get to jon scott with what is coming up in the second hour of "happening now." jon?xt hour continuing coverage of the ongoing situation in iraq including live reports and analysis. president obama authorizing the use of targeted airstrikes there to protect americans and prevent humanitarian massacres. the pentagon confirms a pair of f/a-18 fighters from the uss george h.w. bush dropped 500-pound bombs to take out isis artillery truck this is morning. we're also awaiting a live briefing from the white house. we will be monitoring for the latest developments. and final arguments wrapping up today in the murder trial of oscar pistorius. today the defense tried to argue police messed with the evidence in that case and the death of reeva steinkamp was a mistake. our legal panel weighs in. it is all ahead. "happening now." >> thanks, jon. jon: thanks, sandra. >> okay, i may be "outnumbered" but now it is my turn with this story. working moms are often asked about how they balance it all but what about dads? well a ceo of a large software company is stepping down because he

jon scott is in today. >>> russian invasion. the u.s. and nato report russian troops are pouring across ukraine's border along with convoys of weapons and vehicles. a rebel leader claims those troops aren't fighting, they're simply on vacation. >>> plus, the feds now said to be investigating a major cyberattack on at least one big u.s. bank. so who is responsible? >>> and is your money safe? >>> and a deadly brain-eating amoeba in one local water system. officials say the water is safe to drink -- just don't let any of it get up your nose. >>> first from fox, the president and his top security advisers are about to gather in the white house situation room for a closed door meeting on the threat of the islamic state. that meeting scheduled for the top of the next hour along with a briefing for reporters. comes as sources tell fox news a second american has died in syria fighting side by side with islamic state terrorists. according to minnesota public radio, the man was a somali american from minneapolis who had nine children. the radio s

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. >> what is happening next on "happening now," jon scott is here to fill us in. election day, the voters in four states head to the polls before the midterms. democrats were feeling confident for a time but now they might change their tune. larry sabato with numbers they are seeing. >>> brazen kidnapping. a woman walks out of an elementary school with another women's trial. why the defense said it is all a case of mistaken identity. do you believe that? >>> radicalizing terrorists, who is behind it, how do we stop them? ho threat to america? we'll get into it "happening now." eric: jon, see you in about levin minutes. >> thank you, eric. eric: what happens when walter white and the vice president shares the same stage? did you see this. one hot makeout session. that kiss from last night's emmy has everybody talking this morning. plus up next, some other must-see moments. >> new adventures of old christine. , i'm walking down th, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering and i found myself

i am jon scott. >> and we told you about douglas mccain who was the first american to die with isis in syria and now our sources are confirming to fox that a second american was killed in the same battle. in the meantime in iraq, kurds said isis blew up three oil wells as the iraqi forces advanced. we will talk to kathryn with more. where do we start here? >> a source in minneapolis told fox news that a second family was sent a photoof a dead body reportedly their son, mohammed. and the fox efforts to reach the family was not successful and the state department did not immediatelily confirm. mohammed was one of 15 young man who went to syria with many joining isis. this is the first pattern we saw young somali, men left the u.s. to join al- sha bab. and the former chairman of the house committee who investigated the minneapolis connection three years ago, said the same operation is in place. >> it was clear and convincing evidence then that there was a pipeline from minneapolis to islamic jihad over seas and people in the community knew about it and they were covering it up. >> based o

i am ed henrow in for jon scott. and i am uma pemmara ju. there are reports that molla telecocktails were thrown at the police. take a listen. >> we can't have that. we don't want any citizen hurt. we don't want an officer hurt. the shooting in the apartment complex and children are laying in the bed in the apartment complexes and bullets are flying through the air, the old saying on the streets, a bullet has no name. >> the bullets have no names. wendall goler is at the white house where the president ordered attorney general eric holder to go to ferguson. but mike is on the ground. >> reporter: there is a pattern in the avenue. in the morning it is quiet and volunteers clean up the mess from the night before. demonstrators start showing up throughout the day, particularly at night fall, we see the numbers increase. and after dark, the demonstrations start to get more aggressive and more rowdy and those demonstrations give away to clashes and this was the scene last night. shots are fired. here we go. yeah, shots fired and they are firing t

. >> and i am jon scott. closing arguments unway in south africa. the prosecution calling pistorias a liar and claiming that his emotional outburst in court were rehearsed as they maintain that pistorias intentionally killed steenkamp last year. pistorias always claimed he shot her accidentally after mistakenly thinking she was a intruder. paul? >> and jon, it was the day of first and last chance. it was the first day that reeva steenkamp joined his wife in court and first time since the trial has begun since they showed up to support his son and last chance for the prosecutor to convince the judge that the blade runner is guilty of the steenkamp murder. referring to how the athlete broke boun in the witness stand that pistorias used rehearsed emotional outburst to avoid answering questions. and that his version of events was a snow ball of lies. she locked herself in the toilet and there was no entrudder and the defense dismissed the version that he shouted her name. >> he's shouting her name and she's in the cubicle and she did not answer a word.

i am jon scott. >> and i am in heather nauert in for jenna leeh. >> the administration is starting to work to line up allies to fight the islamic terrorist. we have a briefing that is about to start. >> doug has more from the white house. doug? >> reporter: that's right, jon. washington is gearing up for return for business after labor day. there is tremendous pressure building on the president to come up with a long- term strategy to address the isis threat not only in iraq but syria as well. >> unless the president comes up with a strategy, and articulating his goal, i think we will continue to flail and we'll continue to see isis maintain and expand their influence there and throughout the region. >> and the president hasn't defined the strategy. and he expressed that yesterday in charlotte. >> and american combat troops will not return to fight in iraq and will not allow the united states to be dragged back to another ground war in iraq. >> and while he expresses that retissents. the white house is working to build a international coalition to dress the growing isis' threat. >> se

and i am ed henry in for jon scott. the riots were in the st. louis suburb of ferguson. the officer was dispatched after a strong arm robbery in a convenience store saturday. the officer got in a struggle with the teen and that fight spilled in to the street. there was all of the latest developments. and police released surveillance video and what is it telling us about the case? >> reporter: it changes the tone of the investigation and narrative away from the michael brown, innocent teen gunned down by police. you see him named as a suspect in a strong- arm robbery captured on surveillance video. and the narrative that goods along with the robbery, that michael brown a considerably large man 292 pounds taking a stack of che cigars and heading for the door and the clerk who is the older told him to pay for those and he roughed up the clerk a bit. he shoves him out of the way. and there was an accomplice, someone named johnson. and then a call went out to be on the look out for this individual. officer darren wilson left a sick call to look for this individual and he stop

jon scott standing by. jon: good morning, bill.chaos, what is going on at capitol hill? they were able to shift the progress. what it means the upcoming election. plus, ebola continues to spread in africa. now letting it into the u.s. for treatment, is that a good idea? and five minutes for a longer life? research on exercise and why heart disease is as old as mankind good bill: batkid begins bid what it took for little city to make a child's dream come to life. heather: love it. losing your chex mix too easily? deploy the boring potato chip decoy bag. with a variety of tastes and textures, only chex mix has twenty bags of interesting. pick your mix. with the top speedou compare of comcast the top speed of business dsl from the internet... phone company well, there's really no comparison. why pay more for less? call today for a low price on speeds up to 150mbps. and find out more about our two-year price guarantee. comcast business. built for business. >> it was like rad pitt just walked out. like there he is. bill: amazing story t

i am ed henry in for jon scott. >> i am patty brown in for jenna lee. >> american air power taking out the militants. allowing iraqi and kurdish ground troops to recanture the mosul dam. but the fighting is not over yet. >> jennifer a lot happening in the pentagon today? >> reporter: that's right, ed. it is premature to say that the mosul dam is in iraqi hands. the fighting is ongoing and heavily mined. u.s. air strikes are targeting isis. they carried out 15 air strikes alone and 38 total in and around the mosul dam. this video shoes u.s. strikes from the weekend. there is tension between the kurdish fighters and the iraqi military sent from baghdad and the u.s. is in the middle. >> this can't be about stopping them from taking over a post or taking back a dam. it is an overarching terrorism strategy that has been lacking. >> kurdish military officials claim that the dam is under the iraqi government's control. that may be premature. the u.s. said it is a multiphase operation. the u.s. is providing air cover for the kurdish and iraqi forces. and some hinted combat troops may be needed

i'm jon scott. >> nice to be here. jon: good to have you here, heather. heather:? he defense department released five pressers? from guantanamo for sergeant bergdahl serving in afghanistan. jon: the government accountability office said congress must be notified about such a deal in advance. james rosen has more on this. >> reporter: good morning a group of republican senators back in june tasked the government accountability office with determining the lawfulness of the bergdahl prisoner swap and that watchdog agency concludes in its final report that the exchange violated two laws. first, failing as required under the national defense authorization act, ndaa, notify congress with 30 days of notice and utessing appropriated fund for the swap when no fund were appropriated for it. senior u.s. officials defended the lie galty of the bergdahl swap at the time. >> we believe that the president united states as commander in chief has the power and authority to make the decision he did under article 26 the constitution. >> there was determination made that given these u

i am jon scott. >> and the prime minister said gaza needs to be demilitarized and adding that hamas has to take a responsibility for such a loss of life. we'll go to gaza where rick is standing by with more on this latest truce. rick? >> reporter: arthel, the prime minister called this a test for the civilized world and pointed out 95 percent of the casulties in gaza could have been avoided if hamas accepted the ceasefire. the same ceasefire they were accepting and living under in the past 36 hours or so. this is the quietest it has been in gaza in 36 days now. we headed south to ra ffa and the scene of the fiercest fighting. when we got there we found the tunnel that hamas mititants used to attack and murder three israeli soldiers. here's more on what we saw. >> we are in southeast gaza in the town of raffa and asked not to film this area. we are told that that is where the latest tunnel is located. and that is where the three israeli soldiers were ambushed and killed last week that sparked a fire storm. there were fierce battles along the border between the military and hamas militant

i am jon scott. >> i am heather in for jenna lee. british officials say that the new threat level means that an attack is likely there. the last time a threat level was raised to severe was january 2010. british prime minister david cameron said he is certain that western europe is a target of isis militia group. >> we have to confront it at home and abroad. we need a tough and patient and comprehensive approach to defeat the terrorist threat at its source. >> this comes after president obama admits he has no strategy to target isis in syria. doug is live with more. >> probably the president's biggest mistake after his prepared remarks were completed was saying to the pressroom i will take a few questions now. it led to the unscripted remark. >> i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. i think what i have seen in some of the news reports suggest that folks are getting further ahead of where we are at than we currently are. >> what we need to have is a strategy to finish them off and defeat isis and

i am jon scott. >> i am hither childers in for jenna lee. the news conference comes as the pentagon raises the alarm about the danger isis poses to america. with the daily briefing, admiral john kirby said military cannot be the only option in taking on the terrorist. >> you see the answer to all isil problems through military lens. we are conducting operations inside of iraq against the group in support of iraqis and kurdish forces, but we are not going to be the only tool in the tool box that can or should be used. >> national security correspondent jennifer griffith is live in the pentagon with more. >> reporter: hi, heather, it was clear that admiral tried to blunt the tough talk from the pentagon bosses about the need to do more militarily with isis. >> isil is sophisticated and well funded as any group that we have seen. they are beyond just a terrorist group oh, this is beyond anything that we've seen. we must prepare for everything. >> reporter: just a day before today's briefing, the chairman of the joint chiefs indicate that the mi

. >> welcome to a new hour of "happening now", i am jon scott. >> and i am heather childers. i am in for jenna lee. president obama authorized air strikes to protect americans and prevent the massacre of religious minorities. one strike happening this morning. in the northern part of iraq. american personnel in that area were under threat. the pentagon confirmed a pair of f- 18 from the george bush dropped 500 pound bombs on ice sis. it was called a target of opportunity and said more of the types of a strikes are possible. president obama will use force to protect americans in iraq. >> i have been careful to resist calls to turn to our military because america has other tools in our arsenal. we can lead with power of diplomacy and economy and ideals. but when the lives of american citizens are at risk, we will take action. that's my responsibility as commander in chief. and when many thousands of innocent civilians are faced with the danger of being wiped out we will take action. >> a second humanitarian mission delivering food and aid and supplies to thousandses refugees. t

. >> and i am ed henry in for jon scott. what is not known is why the aircraft crashed in the first place. carrying out future air strikes on isis will be difficult. the terror group is changing the battle plan. and jennifer griffin joins us with more on this. >> reporter: hi, jenna, we understand the new york times writer and photographer have been rescued and are safe. several iraqis including the pilot has reportedly died in the crash of the iraqi aid flight to the refugee hiding in the singjar mountains from the isis' fighters. it was a rescue flight that successfully rescued women and children off of the mountain yesterday. they are seeing a shift in isis' strategy around singjar following the limited air strikes. until now they were behaving like an well organized army and taking military objectives as it marched across iraq and now they are relying on classic insurgeancy tactics. >> they had been in the open and now they are disa pate and hide amongst the people. the targeting will be more difficult. >> in some ways,

i am jon scott. >> and i am uma in for jenna lee. >> to find a way forward on the immigration crieses, sources telling fox news, they are making progress and two tough bills could be voted on today. mike emmanuel joining us live with more from capitol hill, mike? >> reporter: a number of house members and today is the day to get something done on the border issue. here is a couple of house republicans on where it stands. >> it is a new draft. and what this is instead, it is a copy or paste and cut and paste of existing amendments that are there. >> there was always the same. few people had questions of how the language was worded and i was part of the pain staking process to tighten the language up. >> reporter: now $694 million plan and tightening up a law so central american children can be deported quickly. and block the president from allowing more illegals in through executive action and tightening up a marshala blackburn proposal to stop the president from putting deportations on hold. we heard a lot of nos and yes votes. they will not get many from democrats. >> i will tell the

welcome to a new hour of "happening now," i'm ed henry in for jon scott.ther: and i'm heather childers, in for jenna lee, and thanks for joining us. the president making his remarks from martha's vineyard where he is vacationing. his comments come one day after pentagon officials announced they successfully broke a siege by islamic militants where thousands of yazidis were trapped or dying from lack of food and water. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with the very latest. hi, jennifer. >> hi, heather. well, you just heard the president from martha's vineyard explain he does not think a rescue will be necessary of the yazidis left on mount sinjar, that comes after the assessment from the military team and aid workers who were on the mountain for about 24 hours. he also said he didn't think they would need to do any more humanitarian aid drops because the people seem to be in pretty good condition and have what they need. he said 75,000 gallons of water have been dropped and tens of thousands of meals dropped for the y

i am jon scott. >> i am patty brown in for jenna lee. one person is dead after mud slides slam california. several people were rescued from cars and debris from the mud slides is block off two towns and leaving thousands of people in shelters. >> we have meteorologist janice dean. we have adam houseley on the scene in california. adam? >> reporter: yeah, jon, the wall of mud and water that came down late yesterday afternoon gave the people 80 miles east of los angeles, no warning at all. we have a view from the air one of the major mud slides cut off several thousands of people in from the main road. in and out only now on foot. they are trying to reopen the road. it was a wall of mud that shut it down. a number of people stranded on either side. many kids in a camp ground. they are okay. but they will not get out until the mud is moved. residents here say heavy rain and no one expected anything. and they were moving the cars and the water came down. two others mangled under the mud. the owner said he got out just in the nick of time. >>

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good morning to you, i'm jon scott. heather: i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee. we have a lot of news to cover this hour. jon: we do. heather: this brings us close to a potential airstrike in isis where they continue to operate far beyond our reach. fox news military analyst major general bob scales says confronting isis in syria, absolutely must happen in order to root them out of their safe havens. listen to this. >> is a stepped process of increasing surveillance and reconnaissance over time, gather the information, find the targets and eventually i guaranty we start bombing them. that's their headquarters. if you can't strike isis in their homeland, and where they're protected, the idea of taking them down over time is virtually impossible. jon: so would congress go along with expanding missions in inside syria? chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live in washington with more on that angle. mike. >> reporter: jon, good morning the congress has the power of the purse strings and clear from hearing members of both parties they want the president to cl

let's go to jon scott and find out what's going on in "happening now." jon: that u.s.e jailed in mexico is in court right now. andrew tamerisi appearing before the evidentiary stage of his trial. our legal panel weighs in on his case. at least one is dead after mudslides hit southern california. folks had to be rescued from their cars that got swallowed in the mud and the damage still being tallied. we'll have a live report. plus a potential break in the case of that missing mother in oregon. 38-year-old jennifer houston's family last saw her nearly two weeks ago. police are investigating a tip from a couple who say they think they have seen her. we'll have a live report on that coming up "happening now." >> see you at the top of the hour. thanks. >> i'm obviously outnumbered and loving it. >> you are. now is my turn. nice guys, do they really finish last? apparently so. at least according to this new study. men who are too attentive, too responsive on first dates may creep the ladies out. the study's league researcher saying that women may perceive that man, that nice

i am jon scott. >> and i am jenna lee. a qatar airline flight was escorted by royal air force fighter jets. plane forced to land after a warning of a suspicious device. a man is in custody suspected of a bomb threat hoax. >> reporter: it was a bit of a scare in the skies here today and it turned out to be a suspected hoax and not the real thing. the qatar airways fight was coming and 4269 passengers and 13 crew on board and set to land in manchester airport in the uk earlier this afternoon, and the pilot was warned of a possibly dangerous device on board. he got word to the authorities and they scrambled the fighter jet to see if anything suspicious was found on the exterror of the plane. it was forced to land and the manchester airport was shut down. flights diverted and rescue vehicles rolled out in a full emergency activation. then, specialist police officers took away a 47-year-old man, a passenger from the area. he was arrested on suspicion of making a bomb hoax and he remains in police custody. they searched the enti

. >> more "outnumbered" in just a moment but let's get to jon scott with what is coming up in the secondr of "happening now." >> the deadly outbreak of ebola in africa continues to spread. more than 700 are dead. now two infected americans will be allowed back to the united states for treatment. is that a good idea? and a live report out of atlanta where the medical workers are headed. they're calling th for the resignation of cia director over revelations the cia was spying on the senate. investigators pored over the demolition airliner and fighting around eastern ukraine. they are in ukraine. >> thank you. >> supreme court justice getting a lot of attention after she delivered a scathing dissent into the 5-for hobby lobby decision. you will recall the ruling allowed some corporations to opt out of providing birth control to employees if in so goes against their religious beliefs. phyllis and how the justice answered this question. >> do you believe the five male justices truly understood the ramifications of their decision? >> i would have to say no, but justices continue to think and

góéj÷ç÷ç >> more "outnumbered" in just a moment but let's get to jon scott on what is happening in the? jon: there is growing evidence that russia has opened up a third front inside of ukraine in what some are calling a stealth invasion. dan henninger is here with what he calls some frightening comparisons to world war ii. >>> also, chinese aggression in the spotlight today as the pentagon complains about confrontations between the u.s. and china the skies. gordon chang joins us to discuss what china might be up to. >>> dangerous waves and riptides on both sides of the country. big waves causing big problems on the west coast. the surfers don't mind. rick reichmuth with the details in the foxcast coming up, "happening now." >> thank you, jon. >> okay, so yes, means yes. that's the idea at the heart of a new california bill targeting campus rape. and it is one step closer to becoming law after passing the state's general assembly. governor jerry brown has not indicated his stance on this controversial bill, requiring schools that get state funding to adopt new safety guidelines for stud

let's go get to jon scott what is coming up next hour of "happening now." >> sandra, new details on thecan killed while fighting for isis inside syria. what made an christian american-born man convert to fight for isis? how big of a threat is there for homegrown terrorists coming back to the united states? >>> new details in the irs targeting scandal. resigned irs executive lois lerner had her blackberry wiped clean after congressional investigations began into the affair. we will talk the politics of it with juan williams and charlie hirt. >>> former fed chief ben bernanke says the banking crisis of 2008 was actually worse than the great depression. banks like wamu and countrywide gone now. we will explain his comments ahead. >> we'll be watching, jon. thank you. jon: thank you. >> i may be "outnumbered" but now it is my turn with this story. the political correctness police are all over the emmys this week. first "modern family" star sophia vergara is firing back at critics who called her emmy skit sexist. she posed on a slowly row tasting pedestal which i love after a boring speech.

. >> i'm ed henry in for jon scott. defense officials say they are acting only as military advisors to help thousands of families trapped on a mountain in iraq trapped by isis militants. iraq's designate is winning endorsements from iraq and iran as prime minister maliki is facing pressure to step aside for the sake of his nation. jenna: something he doesn't want to do. foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is in northern iraq. we'll be with him in a moment but first jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jennifer? >> reporter: jenna, the 136 marine and special operations military advisors now on the ground in the irbil area are doing predeployment site survey which sources tell me could lead to more american boots on the ground despite administration assurances that u.s. combat troops won't return to iraq. >> the president has authorized me to go ahead and send about 130 new assess meant team members up to northern iraq in the irbil area. >> what has happened, we've done humanitarian airdrops on the mountain to rea

jon scott is in today. >>> russian invasion. the u.s. nato report russian troops are pouring across ukraine's border along with convoys of weapons and vehicles. a rebel leader claims those troops aren't fighting, they're simply on vacation. >>> plus, the feds now said to be investigating a major cyberattack on at least one big u.s. bank. so who is responsible? >>> and is your money safe? >>> and a deadly brain-eating amoeba in one local water system. officials say the water is safe to drink -- just don't let any of it get up your nose. >>> first from fox, the president and his top security advisers are about to gather in the white house situation room for a closed door meeting on the threat of the islamic state. that meeting scheduled for the top of the next hour along with a br

i'm he had henry in for jon scott. >> i'm heather childers in for jenna lee. the officer was investigating a strong-arm robbery in the area and 18-year-old michael brown was suspect in the robbery. the officer encountered brown and another man on the street, after a struggle, brown was shot multiple times. this as the missouri highway patrol takes control of the st. louis suburb under captain ron johnson, a veteran from the ferguson area. mike tobin live from ferguson where he has been following the story all day with the very latest. mike? >> reporter: the very latest is information from the police that changes the narrative out here. the narrative we heard from people calling themselves witnesses that michael brown was an innocent an teen-year-old minding his own business when he was gunned down by police. now with we have from police with the incident report, with the video surveillance, the stills from it, that they have released is a very different story. that michael brown was a suspect in a strong-arm robbery. that he attempted to steel a stack of swish

good morning to you, i'm jon scott. heather: i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee today. as u.s. hits isis targets in iraq and reports are coming in on the death of another american isis fighter. sources tell fox that he came from minneapolis, minnesota, not far from where douglas mcauthur mccain grew up with his fam lynn. both men reportedly died in the same battle with syria. talk about this with conor powell with all the breaking developments from our bureau in jerusalem. hi, conor. what do we know about this guy? >> reporter: heather, u.s. officials are becoming concerned about the large number of american citizens fighting in iraq and sir along islamic militants. the family of abdirahmaan muhumed be learned about his death not from government officials but a picture sent to them in syria. like douglas macarthur mccain, the first american reportedly killed in the battle. he was working with the pro-syrian army. 300 americans are estimated to be fighting iraq and syria. some 12,000 foreign-born fighters flocked to the middle east to be part of battles over there. not all the f

hello, everybody i'm ed hen any in for jon scott. >> i'm uma pemmaraju in for jenna lee. rocks, bottles fly through the air in the st. louis suburb. two people shot, dozens arrested. four police officers injured by rockets and bottles as tear gas and chaos grip the town once again. now president obama says, attorney attorney attorney attorney will travel to -- eric holder will travel to the to meet with the family of michael brown. we begin with mike tobin in ferguson. mike? >> reporter: given the way things developed so rapidly last night, there was video from sunday night, dramatic video we weren't able to show you and i will show it to you now. this is looting in nearby bellwood. what happened, the tear gas drove demonstrators away. they went to nearby bellwood, looted several stores. one of them the bellwood market. tried to pry the doors open. couldn't get n. then they shot through the windows and stole all the usual stuff, liquor and cigarettes, from that nature. they say most people want to come out here to make a statement. a small group of people are dedicated to

good morning, i'm jon scott. >> i'm arthel neville in for jenna lee today. president obama's approval rating taking another dive, hitting a new low in the wall street journal/nbc news poll with just 40% approving of the job he is doing. that is not much different from what our own "fox news" polling found, showing that 42% approve of the president's job performance. jon: congress, well it is doing even worse with the wall street journal/nbc news poll. 14% approve the jobs our representatives are doing. almost same as fox news poll results, which put the congressional approval number at 13%. joining us now, charlie hirt, columnist for "the washington times.." joe trippi, former howard dean campaign manager and fox news contributor. all right, joe, you're a man who likes to look at polls, kind of do that for a living. when you look at these numbers, what does it say about the midterms coming up? >> i don't like looking at these polls, jon. they're pretty -- they're bad for the president. they're bad for congress. i mean they're bad for anybody in washington. l

i'm ed henry in for jon scott. >> heather childers. i'm in for jenna lee. us air strikes, kurdish fighters broke the stranglehold of isis terrorists on remote mountaintop. check out this video. iraqis desperate to get off that mountain, scrambling for food and water flown in by the u.s. with their country essentially descending into civil war, the united nations declaring highest level of emergency for iraq. which means the maximum amount of help for refugees. get the latest from greg palkot in irbil. he is just back from the front lines. greg? >> reporter: heather, we are just back from another front line where the isis militants, more on that in a moment. but first, to that developing story involving the ethnic minority yazidis on mount sinjar, to the west of where we are right now. u.s. special forces on the ground found that those who were left were in better condition and fewer in numbers than feared. so a possible u.s.-led international evacuation effort appears to be on hold. still, humanitarian aid flights will continue as well as local efforts to g

. >> i'm ed henry for jon scott. as we know, six bullets struck struck the body of michael brown. dr. baden say two bullets may have reentered victim's of the bottom line from this news conference, dr. baden say again and again these initial results are inconclusive. he still wants to see x-rays. he wants to see the clothing of michael brown to see if that will give him more idea what really happened and wants to see the toxicology reports from the first autopsy. this was the second autopsy. he wants to see those results to see whether there was anything else in michael brown's body. bottom line more than a week after michael brown was killed there's a lot of unanswered questions, patti ann. >> yeah. dr. baden much more cautious during this press conference than in earlier interviews today in which he seemed to indicate that these alleged eyewitnesses who say that brown was shot in the back while running away, that that was not consistent with what he found. in the press conference, you know he was asked about that point and he said it seemed unlikely but his assistant, sean parce

i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee. start off with strange news. britain's royal air force escorting a passenger jet with 300 people on board to manchester airport after the pilot radioed for help over possible suspicious device on board. qatari airlines flight, that qatari airlines flight. now british police say one man is in custody, suspected of making a hoax bomb threat. joining us now, tom blake, former csa deputy administrator. nice to have you on the program. we get the news. could be one thing. now we're thinking it could be something else. just walk us through, what would prompt a fighter jet air escort for passenger plane? >> well, first of all, this is the equivalent of screaming fire in a darkened theater on really hefty steroids what happened. so the airline pie loot, was communicated that there was a potential threat on board. whether that came from the ground, a phoned in threat, to the airline. whether it came from observations of the flight crew, we don't know but he immediately reported the to the british authorities. the british

good morning i'm jon scott. >> i'm patti ann browne in for jenna lee. dr. kent brantly arrived in georgia over the weekend on especially equipped plane and special gear. he is in quarantine in one of our nation's most sophisticated infectious disease units. as the disease spreads in nigeria. liberia take putting new restrictions in place. jon: there is concern in the u.s. that ebola has such haifa tallet rate, killing 60ers or more of its victims. nearly 730 people have died overseas and 1300 people are infected there is no vaccine or cure. centers for disease control insists there is no threat to public safety in the united states. john roberts live from emmy university hospital in atlanta. john? >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. nearly 4 hours after the first ebola patient arrives here at emory university hospital things appear to be going well although dr. kent brantly is not out of the woods just yet. as you imagine anytime you're infected with a virus serious as ebola a patient's condition could change in moment as notice dr. brantly arrived midda

i'm jon scott. >> i'm uma pemmaraju in today for jenna lee. the outbreak called the worst in history already has killed more than 700 people and now americans are being told to avoid non-essential travel to guinea, liberia or sierra leone. jon: an american doctor and missionary worker among those fighting for their lives after being infected with ebola. there are plans to bring the two ebola patients to the united states for treatment within the next few days. john roberts is live outside of emory university hospital with more than. john? >> reporter: jon, decisions are made by the minute on ground in liberia, who comes back and how they come back will depend on how ill they are. dr. kent brantley and nurse mary writebol are medical missionaries for is a tear man's purse. they -- samaritan's purse. they are said to be in serious condition, according to samaritan's first, which means is a good thing because they did not get worse overnight. an air ambulance from phoenix air out of cartersville, georgia, filled with the centers for disease contr

. >> i'm ed henry in for jon scott. we look at embattled career of a comic genius, robin williams dead at age of 63 apparent suicide. he burst on the hollywood seen as mork from the planet ork in the decade made the world laugh and sometimes cry with wide range and bottomless energy. >> stand like an object. you do eclectic celebration of events. do fosse, fosse, fosse, martha gram, martha gram, or twyla. mike cad kidd, michael kidd, or madonna, madonna, madonna. >> small snapshot of incredible career. claudia cowan outside of williams home near san francisco where tribute are pouring in from around the world. claudia? >> jenna, people here are in shock, remembering their famous funny neighbor as a man who always made them smile. many paying their respects, leaving card and flowers here outside of the home where he died and where he had lived for many years with his wife susan. still not clear who found his body or who called 911 yesterday but when paramedic dids arrived just a few minutes before noon, he was unresponsi

though first let's go to jon scott with what's in the second hour of "happening now." >> harris, thankour, libya demands international help. it says it can no longer keep the assets protected from dangerous militias. those include old fields, airports, other state owned properties. others have say they've taken control of tripoli. ex lotion at a recycling plant in illinois leaves at least two dead. it is believed a discarded mortar shell blew up. another person was injured. the bomb squad and firefighters on scene at the total metal recycling plant. sony says its playstation network service for video games is up and running again after being down because of an online attack. we have the breaking details. that and a whole lot more news "happening now" in the next hour. >> see you then. thank you, jon. a coffee shop in north dakota is brewing a profit. cute. it's running on the honor system. no baristas for this place. just a slot for cash and checks. do you think this would work in your city? dad! not now, buddy. yeah, it's a mini-van. but it's got the sports package. dad! not now, budd

hello, i'm jon scott. heather: i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee today. it is serious news day, a tough news day to bring you. there are new reports of a massacre by isis. this comes as al qaeda linked group captured more than 40 u.n. peacekeepers in the golan heights area between israel and syria. all of this coming as president obama put brakes on expanded us air strikes targeting growing isis threat in syria. listen to this. >> i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. i think, what i've seen in some of the news reports suggests that folks are getting a little further ahead of where we're at than we currently are. and i think that's not just my assessment but the assessment of our military as well. heather: conor powell live in jerusalem with the latest. hi, there, conor. >> reporter: heather isis's brutality once again on display in both iraq and syria. two new videos coming out by that militant group shows how far they are willing to go to establish their islamic caliphate across the middle east. in the first video

welcome to a new hour of "happening now," i'm ed henry in for jon scott.r childers, in for jenna lee, and thanks for joining us. the president making his remarks from martha's vineyard where he is vacationing. his comments come one day after pentagon officials announced they successfully broke a siege by islamic militants where thousands of yazidis were trapped or dying from lack of food and water. national security correspondent

i am jon scott. >> i am hither childers in for jenna lee.ce comes as the pentagon raises the alarm about the danger isis poses to america. with the daily briefing, admiral johnir

good morning to you, i'm jon scott. heather: i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee today. as u.s.d reports are coming in on the death of another american isis fighter. sources tell fox that he came from minneapolis, minnesota, not far from where douglas mcauthur mccain grew up with his fam lynn. both men reportedly died in the same battle with syria. talk about this with conor powell with all the breaking developments from our bureau in jerusalem. hi, conor. what do we know about this guy?

. >> i'm ed henry in for jon scott.mbattled career of a comic genius, robin williams dead at age of 63 apparent suicide. he burst on the hollywood seen as mork from the planet ork in the decade made the world laugh and sometimes cry with wide range and bottomless energy. >> stand like an object. you do eclectic celebration of events. do fosse, fosse, fosse, martha gram, martha gram, or twyla. mike cad kidd,

i'm ed henry in for jon scott. >> heather childers. i'm in for jenna lee.sh fighters broke the stranglehold of isis terrorists on remote mountaintop. check out this video. iraqis desperate to get off that mountain, scrambling for food and water flown in by the u.s. with their country essentially descending into civil war, the united nations declaring

i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee. start off with strange news.ir force escorting a passenger jet with 300 people on board to manchester airport after the

hello, i'm jon scott. heather: i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee today. is serious news day, a tough news day to bring you. there are new reports of a massacre by isis. this comes as al qaeda linked group captured more than 40 u.n. peacekeepers in the golan heights area between israel and syria. all of this coming as president obama put brakes on expanded us air strikes targeting growing isis threat in syria. listen to this. >> i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. i think, w

heather: let's check in with jon scott on "happening now" coming up at top of the hour.here. >> good morning, heather. some awful images out there. we'll have much more on the news of the beheading of an american journalist in iraq. team coverage on that. we are asking you whether the u.s. is doing enough to combat isis terrorists? also, it was a tense night of protests in ferguson. 47 arrests. team coverage on the suburban trauma underway outside of st. louis. juan williams joins us with his always thoughtful analysis. plus the possible dangers to our kids from widely-used chemicals has a former supermodel pulling her kids out of school? we'll tell you why, coming up "happening now." heather? heather: all right. we'll be watching. >> thanks. heather: katy perry could take the stage at next year's super bowl halftime show. bill: but will she have to pay to play, pay to perform. heather: would you? katy perry fans, are you? bill: i mean how much are they going to charge her? that is a lot of publicity though. heather: she makes a lot of money. bill: why don't we debate th

. >> i'm ed henry in for jon scott.acting only as military advisors to help thousands of families trapped on a mountain in iraq trapped by isis militants. iraq's designate is winning endorsements from iraq and iran as prime minister maliki is facing pressure to step aside for the sake of his nation. jenna: something he doesn't want to