when iraqi forces retook the east of the city they discovered what they had long suspected and feared. chemicals such as sulphur mustard. according to the us pentagon central to isis's chemical weapons programme. we are just inside what used to be the computer department. there is hardly anything left here, but classes have now resumed so we are going upstairs to have a look at one of the classrooms. hi, hello. this seat of learning represented everything isis stood against. intellectuals like ali, a renowned professor of law, feared for their lives. you are a professor, that would have been hugely risky if they found out who you were. what did you do? the sense of life flooding back into this town is palpable. this cafe has just reopened. but there are still deep scars. fikri was a student at the university. when isis came to power, she had to give up her studies, but much worse was to come. religious police, known as the hisbah, controlled everything. shaving, smoking, using a mobile phone, were all considered immoral, and the punishment for these transgressions, any thing from public lashings to execution. for the three years isis ruled the city

vehicle traffic it's just hard to know where this leaves authorities and cities that don't last areas we don't know do it for pentagon official michael maloof bring us up to date with that sorry mike go ahead you just want to make a final point. yeah i was just going to say this is going to go on more and more i think that that isis in targeting tourists like this can make this opportunity points of opportunity for them and the whole idea is to bring on fear and that's what people need to overcome and they need to be able to get on with their life michael maloof former pentagon official thank you for that ok latest developments now on our breaking news story this is what we know to date cattle on off already say thirteen people have been killed over fifty injured after a van into a crowd of pedestrians in the center of barcelona one suspect has been arrested another according to local reports has been shot dead in a standoff with police officers have named the man who rented the vehicle grabby gris. the attack happened in the last what i'm less tourist areas around five in the evening local time please be warned the

they included the pentagon, cia, trump national gnm the united states personnel were on flight. >>> a city'sping system was hit by a power outage earlier today. the mayor held a news conference in the million dollars ofl the night to announce the latest trouble. this follow as flood over the weekend. 20 of 21 drainage pumps were out of commission. they told cbs correspondent demarco morgan some pumps were offline to conduct maintenance. >>> the "washington post" reports that walmart apologized for a back to school boehner over a gun display. >> there's a sign over it that says o says own the school year like a hero. they're not sure whether an employee put it there or a customer. >>> 37% offer referral bonuses. >>> the top prize in tomorrow's mega mill yuns drawing is $382 million and saturday's power ball jackpot is $356 million. the odds of winning are astronomical, but there's one sure bet. the lines to buy tickets will be getting longer. >>> the serial killer known as son of sam is speaking out in his first major television interview in a decade. david berkowitz terrorized new york city

bumper traffic upwards of 30 minute delay beltway to pass pentagon now. 14 street bridge overflowing congestion 95 northbound through dale city eastbound after fairfax crash blocking left lane and left shoulder in process of clearing, keep it to "fox news morning" we'll look at that next. >>>:00 tensions clear. and 1 0 protesters upset about violent protests. blood on your hands. >> plus a local priest with a hate filled past makes say startling confession xing he used to be member of ku klux klan. why hose going pub willic with the story. >> president trump outlining u.s. military next step woudz giving any specifics. one thing for sure u.s. presence in wartorn can'ty not winding down soon. >> good morning to you i'm

news sends camera men all around the white house to take -- taken away from the pentagon and every other place in the citynd they're calling up saying there's nom marshal here. i'm panicking because it's supposed to be the lead story that night and i get scott on the phone and i say scott, can you confirm this story for me. it's 6:25. we're on the air at 6:30 and he starts laughing. he says gotcha. in other words, he planted this story it was the guy he suspected. anyway, we're going to end with gordon but are there any other questions. tell us who you are. >> in public life for 34 years, i came to just pay my respect to -- because one of the things i think you all are missing is to be a republican and speak out against the republican is a profile in courage and none of you seem to sense that. he made many enemies win the process in his own party and hurt his own political future. that's one point i want to make. and the second point i want to make. [ a [ applause ] >> the second point is i'm stunned that not all of you would have recognized that this was a huge, huge constitutional crisis because you wer

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it's flowing down to cities and towns like this. we're joined by pentagon correspondent barbara starr. so now we know the u.s. navy is being called in to help. how long will it take for those ships to get from norfolk to the state of texas? >> reporter: it's going to take a couple days, two amphibious warships. they will come with significant ability. the main thing they can do is stay offshore, fly their helicopters over the impact area. they're going to have anywhere from 200 to 400 marines with them, but they don't have to live off this devastated community. they're going to come with their own food, water, housing. they stay on board the ship, they fly back and forth. your previous guest was talking about this. get enough assets into the area and get people out so you're seeing that the active duty responders across the region mobilize, but tliterally, the ar power, the land power to begin to move across this area hopefully more rapidly and get people out. so look at these helicopter pictures. unbelievably dramatic. what they are doing right now, as you

struck the pentagon confirmed to servicemen's -- servicemember killed in afghanistan near the airport in the southern city. the attack was carried out using a small pickup truck that was packed with explosives. the taliban has taken responsibility. >>> a record close on wall street and the company that helped drive the dell over 22,000 for the first time today.>>> a higher spree for amazon and 50,000 jobs need to be filled and details about the office space that the company based in downtown san francisco. >>> the heat is on and what folks are trying to do about it. >>> i am tracking the heat and there is fog at the coast and it is cool their. we will detail what you can expect as we head through that week. >>> use. the fire burning in the east bay hills is 10% contained and has burned 10 acres. let's listen in. >> we've got nine agencies working and we talked about cal fire and oakland fire taking the lead on the command structure. we are fortunate to have sheriffs help in and our local assisting to make sure the press can get in and the community stays out and the agency's king in and out as needed. wer

the new rules will order the pentagon to stop paying for transgender medical treatments. >>> the united nation center city un human rights panel says it was alarmed by recent of the top use leaders. >> next up, hundreds of colin kaepernick supporters rallied outside nfl headquarters in new york. united we stands says the nfl has been complicit in ostracizing kaepernick. the group called on league executives to meet with them by the opening day of nfl regular season. they want to discuss a policy to support and protect socially active players. the group has threatened to boycott the nfl and its sponsors if the meeting does not happen. the nfl said it would look to set up a meeting in the next have reached out to them. the nfl says united we stand deep cleaned that opportunity. >>> amazon one step closer to owning whole foods. the federal trade commission gave amazon the green light to buy the grocery train. the ftc says it would not investigate weather the deal would be anticompetitive. opponents say it would create unfair competition whyever grocery store in the nation. >>> taylor swift announced the name

pentagon official always good to get your take thank you. well the big story today locals in the northern italian city of ventimiglia have been rallying against the opening of a new refugee shelter from the company miners there after a thousand signatures were collected in a petition to be presented to them or two hundred people gathered outside the city hall to police concerns about their safety they say that since the partial closure of the nearby border with france the fear of a camp i think how a jungle could spring up now we spoke to some of. our people we can't take it anymore the city has been invaded we have lost our freedom here it is not our city anymore it's not even a city now it's just a huge refugee shelter it's been done with our taxes to the government who says and we pay our constitution talks about the people's sovereignty where is the sovereignty where is it the state has to listen to us starting with the mayor but no one does. that i'm a shop owner and tourism inventor miller is not looking good basically is no tourism anymore and everyone is working less and less and i know that today's demonstration could backfire becaus

cities. the missile landed 730 miles off the hokkaido coast. both the pentagon and south korean officials confirm the launch took place. u.s. officials say the missile did not pose a threat to north america. >>> a ride share driver was arrested in oakland after the chp said officers found him using drugs in his car. the oakland chp office posted this picture on twitter. it shows an illegal stimulant. officers spotted the man using his phone while driving on friday. after pulling him over, officers asked the man what he was chewing on. he said it was salad. officers found it was cot. the driver was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance. >>> very busy monday. a lot more coming up here on abc 7 news at 4:00. >>> a voice is steady and our voice is clear. we demand peace in our community. >> activists in berkeley make their message heard. what they're saying about a weekend rally that drew thousands into the streets. >>> also, starting today, prices are going way down at whole foods. what's behind the move, and what it could mean for the in

disbelief, and above all, we express our support to the city of barcelona, its inhabitants, the spanish people. has: president trump approved a pentagonn to create an independent and more aggressive cyber command. it will allow the military to ramp up cyber war operations. command mayer eventually be split off from the national security agency. global news 24 hours a day for howard by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. stock may stand out this year. we will blowout earnings and what is on the horizon for the chinese tech giant in the week in tech. this is bloomberg. ♪ lisa: this is bloomberg markets. uber is reportedly an exclusive talks to arrange up to $12 billion in funding before investors. other big stories of the week, emily? emily: we will leave work for a moment and talk about that for a second. .e have our uber reporter but i want to start with president trump and the business council. not so great right now, but i want to talk about tech specifically. still at the point where trump said this is over. the council had already decided to disband. where did presid

the mayor needs aproovlg of the city council and the heritage society. even as the pentagonary options. secretary of state james mattis and secretary of state rex tillerson wrote an opinion piece in this morning's "wall street journal." they also say washington is willing to negotiate with pyongyang if they end their nuclear threats, tests, and missile more. ben? >> the community has been noticeably quiet through several days. part of that threat says despite our warning, if the u.s. continues to wield a nuclear bat in front of a nuclear power, it will only excel rate its own self-destruction. earlier they constructed more. over the weekend japan instafled more inceptor missiles. meanwhile the joint chiefs of staff met with south korea today. general dunford said the u.s. is ready to use what he calls the full rairj of capabilities to defend itself. he's heading to beijing where he will meet with china's military leaders. mean chooil the government is warning them not to link trade issues with north korea. they're doing that because president trump is launching an investigat

pentagon is considering used armed drones to go after isis targets. the philippine government is battling isis on the ground and took over one large city. the new military operation could become official today. >>> and north korea is vowing to make the u.s. pay dearly over tough new sanctions. that nation said that its ready to teach the u.s. a severe lesson with nuclear force if washington takes military action against it. the united nations approved new sanctions against north korea for escalating its nuclear program. the penalties would cost north korea more than $1 billion. >>> and this morning several parts of the country will be cleaning up from severe weather. today the national weather service will determine if a tornado caused this damage. the storm flipped several cars at a shopping center yesterday. there was serious damage done to a nearby building. and this surveillance video shows the strong winds and heavy rain roll through. watch the middle of the screen here. and you can see a car, there it is, goes rolling like a toy right across the street. meanwhile in san antonio, texas, heavy winds led to flooding waters there. the

pentagon. actually not that bad. you're arlington this morning. let's check northern virginia dale cityo the beltway off and on volume and beyond that coming out of stafford briefly very heavy just north of stafford itself on northbound 95. that's a check of traffic. 7:10. steve back to you. >> president trump touting a big milestone for wall street after the dow closed at a record high. >> his relationship with the markets and businesses have been both up and down. wisdom martin has more on that. >> the president made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign last night and he's now backing an effort on capitol hill to revamp the whole system of legal immigration. and at the same time he says he hasn't been given enough credit for the economy. [applause] >> reporter: the news of wall street was great and with the do dow r headed for a recor. $3 trillion in network in terms of our countries our stocks our companies. >> reporter: it's been a good run for the stocks since the president came into officers. beneath the surface it's more complicated. businesses appreciate white house efforts

the city of houston resumes trash pickup today. >>> the pentagon has revealed there are currently 11,000ps in afghanistan, about 3,000 more than initially reported. and that number is expected to grow to 15,000 in the next few months. >>> and president trump pushing to revamp the tax code, calling on congress. to approve cuts to bring back main street, he says and help small businesses. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, august 31st. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. we're going to start this half hour with another round of heavy flooding in east texas, near the louisiana border. >> forecasters say a downgraded harvey is poised to unleash at least another four to eight inches of rain today and tomorrow increasing the risk of more flooding before it's over. >> and reservoirs are overflowing and we're learning this morning that rising floodwaters knocked out the entire water supply for the city of beaumont, texas. >> 31 people in this storm are confirmed dead. that is expected to climb. and with the new flooding, thousands of marine a

they're taken away from the pentagon, they're taken away from every other place in the city. and they're calling up saying there's no martial here, there's no marshall and i'm panicking because it's supposed to be the lead story that night. and i get scott on the phone and i say scott, can you confirm this story for me? it's 6:25. we're on the air at 6:30 and he starts laughing and he says gotcha. in other words, he planted the story with the guy he suspected. any way, i would just love to nak make a comment. >> tell us who you are. >> in public life i've lived for 34 years, i just came to pay respects. because to be a republican and speak out against a republican is a profile of courage. and none of you seem to sense that. law made many enemies in the process of his own party and hurt his own political future. that's one point i want to make. and the second point i want to make -- [ applause ] and the second point i want to make is that i'm stunned that not all of you would recognize the huge constitutional crisis because you were seeking to remove from office someone was el

city and the need for federal grants. >> and an alarming report on u.s. troops who may be at risk for suicide is out today. it says pentagonm follow-up care for troops with depression and ptsd. at the report says only 30 percent of soldiers with depression received appropriate care. about 54 percent of those with ptsd got the care they reneed. >> a teenaged boy is recovering after he was shot in the stomach sunday afternoon as a red line train was pulling into the tacoma station in northwest. investigators say the suspects got off the train, then boarded one going in the opposite direction. they got off in silver spring. >> gm is recalling 700,000 chevy and gm because of a possible steering problem. that could interfere with the steering maneuver and lead to an accident. the the 2014 chevy silverado and gmc trucks. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm holly morris. >> and i'm wisdom martin. today is monday, august 7th. erin como watching the roads. mike thomas talking about weather. good morning. >> good morning to you as well. happy monday. we're starting off on a soggy note. it's going to be a little bit of a wet one

city and the money it needs for federal grants. >> u.s. troops at risk of suicide are not always getting the help they need. a new report today from the rand core shows pentagone provide perform follow-up care for troops with depression and ptsd. the study says only 30 percent of soldiers with depression received appropriate care about 54 percent of those with ptsd got the care they needed. >> a teenaged boy is recovering after he was shot in the stomach sunday afternoon as a red line train was pulling into the takoma station in northwest. investigators say the suspect center city got off the train, then boarded one going in the opposite direction. they got off in silver spring. >> gm is recalling 700,000 chevy and gmc pickup trucks because of a possible steering problem. the company says the vehicles may have a software glitch which could lead to a one second loss of power for the steering assist feature. that could interfere with a steering maneuver and then lead to an accident. the vehicles under recall are the 2014 chevy silverado and gmc sierra truck scale. they can be taken to a dealer for a free software fix. >> 5:15 is the time. we'reak outside right

city. >> i prefer not to go in those numbers. count for everybody on the ground there now. >> reports out of pentagon say an additional 4,000 troops will be sent into afghanistan joining the 9800 in country now. >>> four men arrested in connection with last week's terror attack in spain appeared in court today. reports say one of the suspects admitted that the terror cell he belonged to had been planning attacks on a much larger scale. he rented the vans used in the barcelona attack. the testimony came as a day after police shot and killed the suspected driver this barcelona. the rampage along los left 15 dead including a bay area man on his honeymoon. the wife of that man is searching for the last person to see him. 42-year-old jarod tucker was killed. tucker's wife said she wants to find the waiter who tried to help her husband immediately afterward. she said his act of kindness was a testament to the helpfulness and love that strangers can show to one another. heidi tucker is now in barcelona preparing to bring her husband's beside back home. >>> three young boys were rescued in italy after a 4.3 earthquake reduced their apartm

city there for the past three months. and now two defense officials tell nbc news the pentagon is seriously considering a plan to conduct air strikes on isis in that area as soon as today. i want to take you live the pentagon and nbc's national security producer, courtney hubie. what exactly are you learning about the possibility of u.s. air strike s? for me, it's like philippines? who knew? >> that's right. i think a lot of americans and maybe people around the world would be surprised to hear there is an isis program in the philippines but as you mentioned it's been going on for some sometime and as we saw in pill neely's terrific reporting from the area, it is a serious problem and a serious fight. in the past several weeks u.s. military and defense officials here in the pentagon have been discussing several things to help with the fight there. one of them is to name the operation, to name a u.s. military operation there. what comes with that is some budget implication, more resources, more funding, and then some more authorities. and one of the authorities that they're talking about is what the military calls the right