. >> you don't want do that, do you, sport. >> reporter: al jazerra. >> iraq nominates a new prime minister. iraq's political crisis is the "inside story." >> hello, i'm libby casey. iraq's president has nominated a prime minister and it's not nouri al-maliki. maliki has been prime minister since 2006, and has consolidated power head of the armed force and defense minister. however his ruling power has isolated sunni, kurds. our inside story, iraq and the united states. just as american warplanes reenter the fight against islamic state insurgents in the north. >> reporter: on the battlefield the american objective is to stop the islamic state advances in the kurdish regio. prime minister maliki is clinging to the power even after the nomination of 9 now man for the job. they have adopted heider al abadi as the new prime minister. the news comes after maliki would take him to court. >> today i will file a legal complaint to the federal court for committing a clear constitutional violation for the sake of political goals and preferring narrow interests over the iraqi people. >> polic

united states is weighing taking him tear action in iraq, again. throughout the day today, president obama met with his national security team to consider authorizing american air strikes in iraq to protect iraqi citizens trapped by islamic militants in the northern part of that country. the united states has found itself in this position, has found itself once again considering a military operation in iraq tonight. it's helpful to go back to six months to february, february of this year, because it was in february of this year that serious fracturing among terrorist groups spilled into public view when al qaeda released a statement disavowing any association with isis. isis is not a branch of al qaeda, the statement red. isis does not have an organization organizational relationship with al qaeda. and perhaps more importantly, al qaeda is not responsible for the actions that isis takes. al qaeda and isis were once united together, it used to be called al qaeda in iraq. these two sunni islamic terrorist groups fought together side by side in syria against the ruling regime there. but

, isis. the al qaeda splinter group that has seized control of territory inside both syria and iraq. isis last week beheaded an american journalist they had captured in syria, jim foley. they also threatened to kill another american journalist who they are holding. over the past month, the united states has responded to the advance of isis with air strikes in iraq. more than 700 u.s. service members have also been sent back into iraq. and president obama has now approved surveillance flights over syria. without the consent of the syrian regime. so the u.s. has boots on the ground in iraq right now and pilots at risk over iraq and syria right now. and now congress, again, faces the question of whether they're going to debate this and vote on the whether to authorize it. in the house, republican speaker john boehner has been saying it's not his job, it's not congress' job to tell the president what to do about something like isis. on the senate side we've now got anonymous democratic aides carping about calls from their own senator, tim kaine, that congress ought to vote on this issue. they

you at this hour. jets strike an islamic state target in iraq. a briefing is this afternoon, and we'll bring those remarks to you when they happen. and talking about gaza, and the firing has resumed after rockets are fired into israeli and israelis respond. >>> and in hawaii, a second hurricane is gaining strength. we begin in northern iraq, where u.s. war planes conducted airstrikes earlier today against islamic state fighters, and according to the pentagon, two f-18 fighter jets guided a pair of laser guided bombs at an artillery piece in erbil. that after president barack obama talked weren't about a growing humanitarian crisis. >> they dried to the world, there is no one coming to help. today, america is coming to help. >> the united states is trying to help a religious group stranded on a mountain in northern iraq. 15,000 have taken refuge, and the u.n. said that islamic state have executed hundreds of people. and they are threatening to kill all of the rest of them if they don't convert to islam. tens of thousands of refugees fled their homes when kurdish defenses fell this

>> hi everyone, this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. iraq's standoff. america backs the newly nominated prime minister but nouri al-maliki says he's standing put. >>> hundreds of thousands of iraqis are running from war. a look at long simmering religious divisions, our show in iraq, and the fbi investigates the police shooting of an unarmed man plus this: >> don't want to say i was suicidal, but i was thinking about it. >> how virtual reality is helping soldiers with.ptsd. a look back at an os oscar winn. the life and career of robin williams. a standoff tonight in iraq. a fight for control and power. the president of iraq has nominated a new prime minister but the current prime minister refuses to go. this evening president obama says he supports a change in leadership as the u.s. steps up its military there, jane arath reports from err bool. erbil. >> haider al-abadi is from prime minister nouri al-maliki's dower party. he has 30 days to form a new government but maliki isn't leaving without a fight. maliki now a care taker prime minister maintains

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story in the country tonight, today, this week. that is the renewed u.s. military action in iraq. where there have now been multiple rounds of u.s. strikes on isis targets near the city of irbil. two separate predator drone strikes on a mortar position, location from which mortars were being launched as well as a strike from navy fighter jets that dropped eight 500-pound bombs on a convoy of seven isis vehicles. u.s. military's first strikes came early this morning, about nine hours after president obama announced he had authorized them. when two u.s. f-18 fighter jets bombed a piece of isis artillery as well as the vehicle that was pulling it. according to the pentagon, isis has been using that artillery to shell kurdish forces fighting to save irbil, capital of kurdistan, which has found itself under siege by isis forces. u.s. has also dropped a second round of aid packages into the mountains. it's where thousands of yezidis, religious minority in iraq, are trapped without food and without water. isis cut the roads off trying to starve the fleeing civilians to death and threatening to

two troubled parts of the world right now. one of them, iraq, where iraqi police officials tell cnn that special forces loyal to prime minister nouri al malaki are being deployed to strategic areas on the streets of baghdad. hours ago, maliki gave a defiant speech, accusing iraq's president of violating the constitution. also today, in northern iraq, more u.s. air strikes. they targeted positions held by the terrorist group isis. and also right now, the middle east, israel and hamas both agree to stop shooting at each other, at least for 72 hours. it is a temporary peace deal brokered again by egypt to allow negotiators on both sides to come to the table again. the agreement came after two days of rocket fire from gaza and air strikes from israel. >>> i guess they got that house. >> that was cnn's martin savidge hitting the floor just a short time ago in gaza city and watch, it's about to happen again. showing just how slim the margin of error is there. under fire, martin and his crew, thankfully, were not hurt. yet now is will this latest cease-fire that just began hold, even for 7

special forces to iraq, we will speak with longtime middle east correspondent patrick cockburn about isis and the new sunni uprising. his new book, "the jihadis return: isis and the new sunni uprising." >> iraq is really disintegrated already. it is still called iraq and america want being called iraq, but if you're in baghdad, particularly if -- anybody in baghdad, you cannot move from north or west of the city without being in isis-controlled territory or you might be killed. you can't move to baghdad or into the kurdish controlled expanded.h is just they really has expanded. >> pulitzer prize winning journalist glenn greenwald calls the was humanitarian arming of iraq a redundant presidential ritual. we will speak with greenwald about media coverage of the latest attacks as well as what the edward snowden documents reveal about u.s.-israeli nations. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the pentagon has confirmed it is deploying an additional 130 marines and special forces to iraq. chuck hagel made the from

. >> security is important, but on the way. >>> i'm chris wallace. 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.

. >> today i authorised two operations in iraq - targeted air strikes to protect our american personnel and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of iraqian civilians. >> president obama orders rebels be targeted. >>> also - israel says hamas launches rockets from gaza with hours left in the ceasefire. >>> tonight - two very big stories unfolding rapidly. israel is accusing hamas of violating the truce. we get to that in a moment. first, a major announcement from the white house. the president addressed the american people from the state dining room saying he authorised targetted air strikes in iraq. a significant development after the group calling itself the islamic state attacked religious minority groups. to lisa in washington with more. >> the president met a number of times throughout the day. it's been a long day. met a number of times throughout the day with his security teems and authorised actions on two fronts, human tarely and humanitarian. >> today i authorised two operations in iraq. targeted air strikes to protect our personnel, and a humanitarian effort

america american air strikes intensify in iraq. john dean will join us to mark the 40th anniversary of richard nixon's resignation. those stories and much more straight ahead. >> for anyone who needed a wakeup call, this is it. >> american war planes are once again striking inside iraq. >> trying to stop the advance of islamic state fighters. >> the government of iraq invited us to assist them. >> america is coming to help. >> nato called russia to withdraw their troops from the border. >> russia is trying obully a small country. >> step back from the border. >> fragile ceasefire has crumbled. >> israeli war pleans planes are aoverhead. >> far greater than what held us together. >> are international public emergency. >> i am declaring the current outbreak of ebola disease a public health emergency of greatest concern. >> we begin with return of u.s. combat operations to iraq. friday for the second time, f-18 hornet fighters from the george zimmerman h.w. bush struck the kurdish city of erbil. two fighters dropped bombs on a military could b convoy. aid and u.s. humanitarian air drop

the way. >>> i'm chris wallace. 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 masculi

major breaking news stories in the middle east unfolding right now, u.s. air strikes in iraq, and the renewed exchange of rocket fire between israel and gaza. let's begin in iraq with the very latest. u.s. warplanes take to the skies over iraq today. the military escalation comes more than two years after president obama ended the iraq war for u.s. troops. pulling out all american troops from the country. the administration now responding to a vicious onslaught by islamic militants that have sparked a humanitarian crisis. the pentagon spokesman says two u.s. fighter jets bombed artillery used by the group isis which calls itself the islamic state. the batteries were based outside erbil in northern iraq. the faa here in washington restricted u.s. airlines from flying over iraqi airspace. president obama has authorized what he's calling targeted air strikes in iraq, but the president is trying to reassure americans that the u.s. will not be dragged into another ground war in iraq. he says no u.s. combat troops will return to iraq. he says no boots on the ground. u.s. military cargo

challenges to global peace and security it but thousands of extremists overtaking iraq's second largest city helped put things into perspective will the advance of isis in iraq change washington political calculus well to discuss that i'm now joined by christopher hill a former u.s. ambassador to iraq and the current dean of the joseph horrible school of international studies at the university of denver ambassador hill thank you very much for being on the show my pleasure now the ukrainian crisis if i could start with that was about security both for russia and the west and i think both sides want very far in defending their security interests and yet somehow despite the continuing blachford in ukraine you know the events in the arc really seem to preserve a security danger a security challenge of a totally different magnitude i wonder if he can be a sort of reality check for some of the decision makers in washington as far as what the real danger really is ok well let me first say that i think the ukrainian crisis is still with us and i think it's and everyone interests that ukraine em

summer have turned into a new phase of america's war in iraq. u.s. air strikes targeting isis militants. how does the u.s. avoid mission creep in a country president obama said was stable and self-reliant when u.s. troops left. we'll speak with influential voices from congress this morning. >>> plus, hillary clinton weighs in. we'll have exclusive new details on how she's distancing herself from president obama's foreign policy. >>> impeachment talk is here in d.c. once again. two key players in the fight over the impeachment of president clinton, newt gingrich, and former clinton lawyer greg craig will discuss whether the legal maneuvering against president obama will work or whether it's all politics. >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press." >>> and good sunday morning. with president obama warning against a quick fix, limited u.s. air strikes have yet to solve the critical situation in northern iraq for thousands offy i diddy christians who remain surrounded and in fear of their lives. this morning the iraqi government claim at least 500 have been killed b

news on the situation in iraq continues with ari melber in for chris hayes tonight. >>> tonight, we are all in. >> today i authorized two operations in iraq. targeted air strikes to protect our american personnel, and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of iraqi civilians. >> breaking news. the president authorizes air strikes in iraq to protect u.s. personnel and to prevent genocide in iraq. we'll have the latest. >>> one man's mission. a california business owner is facing death threats after providing shelter to a family fleeing violence in guatemala. he'll join us live tonight. and the kansas city chiefs reach out to local native american tribes wild t-- while the washington redskins team owner double downs. >>> good evening. it is 11:00 p.m. in new york, 6:00 a.m. in baghdad. we are covering breaking news in the wake of the unusual white house address when the president announced he authorized potential air strikes against terror groups in iraq. >> today i authorized two operations in iraq. an air strike to protect american personnel and a humanitarian air drop. >> the fir

the events in the iraq really seem to preserve a security danger a security challenge of a totally different magnet if i wonder if he can be a sort of reality check for some of the decision makers in washington as far as what the real danger really is ok well let me first say that i think the ukrainian crisis is still with us and i think it's and everyone interests that ukraine emerge from this crisis with its sovereignty intact with its territorial integrity intact so my hope is that there's an understanding that it's necessary to work with the new ukrainian government and to encourage positive trends in ukraine so i think that's an issue that is still very much open but now let me turn if i could and i just wanted to mention that me and most american t.v. networks are leaving north with ukraine today but with iraq so that sort of shows if they can if it can solve that issue at least for the american public yes i think the issue with iraq has a special resonance with american audiences because so many thousands tens of thousands of americans have spent time in iraq so obviously th

iraq, this morning, the u.s. launching air strikes to avoid what president obama and secretary of state john kerry have called a potential genocide. the goal to stop the advance of what's now being called the islamic state or isis, a group of sunni extremists spearheading a brutal campaign to take over the region and eliminate christians, other religious minorities who get in their way. >>> also, cease-fire ends. rockets are flying. an impasse right now, america watching with a laser focus on what happens next. let's begin our coverage first in iraq from the pentagon to the white house, to the center of the crisis in iraq and beyond, cnn is covering this story like no other network can. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is at the white house, barbara starr is at the pentagon. jim, let me start with you, the president authorized u.s. air strikes. today the air strikes against these isis targets in iraq began. tell us what we know. >> that's right. and i can tell you from talking to deputy national security adviser ben rhodes whn the last hour that the president did no

the isis threat to iraq and the change of government. u.s. air strikes continued for the sixth day. the u.s., britain and france have been delivering food and water to thousands of yazidis on mount sinjar. refugees remain stand it -- stranded. the pentagon has sent 130 more advisors to northern iraq to plan the evacuation of the yazidis. a senior white house official acknowledged the possibility of using american troops to assist iraqis in the rescue of the yazidi refugees. the white house is careful to say there is a difference between using forces in a humanitarian operation. joining me from washington, brett mcgurk, u.s. deputy assistant secretary of state for iraq and iran. he served as adviser to the u.s. ambassador to iraq. i am pleased to have him on this program. welcome. and you tell me, there is a new york times report that said the united states may be prepared to send u.s. troops are rescue refugees? >> i haven't seen that report but what that is probably referring to is a commitment that the president has addressed the american people, that we are committed to breaking

strike was carried out in iraq. the updates will come from them and the department of defense has a significant capability and will be prepared to use that in pursuit of the goals of president articulated last night. >> there are two ways the president described. described. what we say we would describe it in three different ways. the first and foremost is the protection of american personnel to me that there are military and diplomatic officials committee artillery position that was maintained by the isi and struck early this morning east coast time was focused on targets and that is why it struck it was authorized and occurred. the personnel is a top priority and one that merits the use of military force. but the second is related to the urgent humanitarian situation that exists and there is a religious and ethnic minority with thousands of people coming in womecome inand women and chid at the top of the mountain. that is an urgent human of terri and situation and the united states military last night upon the authorization the president carried out in the air drop of the supplies

iraq so that sort of shows yes they can the pickens of that issue at least for the american public yes i think the issue with iraq has a special resonance with american audiences because so many thousands tens of thousands of americans have spent time in iraq so obviously this is going to be the number one issue for some time the real question is how do we come out in iraq certainly i think this i.c.e.'s group which is essentially a group dedicated to the proposition of creating a sort of caliphate between syria and iraq and clearly this is a major attack against the current order in the middle east and so i think it is in everybody's interests united states. russia and many other countries to calm the situation down and for now i think it's going to be difficult if difficult to disagree with you on that you mentioned tens of thousands of americans serving in iraq and i just want to mention that four in the have thousand americans lost their lives there but the question is what for i mean president obama takes credit for winding down these two very unpopular wars one in afghanistan

>> rose: welcome to the program. tonight the isis threat in iraq. we begin with the deputy assistant secretary of state for iraq and iran brett mcgurk. >> we have a baseline assumption now that isis/isil t is interchangeable, isil is better, they're better equipped, they're better manned, better resourced, better fighters. they're better trained than the al qaeda in a recognize that our forces faced. and if you accept that based on assumption which we do and then you look at the capacity of the iraqi security forces or locally based security forces such as tribal networks, you start to see the big gap that's going to have to be filled. and so it's a tremendous challenge. >> rose: we broader our discussion to include david kilcullen, michael hanna and bill spindle. >> they have been competing in fighting each other in the streets of syria, they're very different and in fact although they're just as brutal as each other and have a similar jihadist ideology this is a turf battle. and if isis comes out on top it could look more dang wrong than what we are used to in the threat

rest of your weekend. >>> i'm brooke baldwin in new york. let's begin in iraq where the u.s. military made a second emergency airdrop today delivering precious food and water to thousands of terrified people trapped on this mountaintop in northern iraq. we have this video, and you can now finally see the people, the men, the women, the children, all these families on top of this mountain stranded. it's called mt. sinjar. these are the members of iraqis' sa hee dee religious sect. dozens of died from dehydration and exposure. the climate could not be more hot. we're hearing temperatures on this mountaintop can reach a scorching 122 degrees. as for this terrorist group, isis, they are circling below this mountain. they are ready to kill anyone who tries to flee, anyone who tries to descend. now earlier today, we did hear from the president, president barack obama said that those usair strikes had demolished some isis weapons and artillery units that had been advancing toward the regional capital of erbil. >> so far these strikes have successfully destroyed arms and equipment that isil t

and air strikes against isis militants in iraq. and not too far from there in gaza as fragile cease-fire has now crumbled with missiles and rockets flying once again between israel and hamas. but first, to the strikes on islamic extremists in iraq. these two jet fighters dropping 500-pound bombs on these isis targets in iraq, u.s. secretary of state john kerry speaking just before that happened. >> isol's campaign of terror against the innocent, including the christian minorities and its grotesque acts of targeted violence show all the warning signs of genocide. for anyone that needed a wake-up call, this is it. >> let me explain that wake-up call for washington. you see at map. isis right now near irbil. it is located in this formally stable kurdish region. and this is home to that conflict. the president of the united states says, of course, he's trying to protect the americans there. as far as the genocide, you heard secretary kerry and it was also a word the president used last night, tens of thousands of religious minorities forced out of their homes, many of whom are now stran

aut riding air strikes against the terror in iraq. why the sudden change of policy? hawaii is bracing for a direct hit. we are hours away from the first of two storms expected to make land fall there and the storm's strength is already being felt. maria molina is tracking the severe winds in hawaii. >> the white house, wait until you hear who got past security and why they only got a time-out. "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> good morning to you on this very busy news day. i am heather nauert. >> i am heather childers. let's go to the fox news alert. the crisis in iraq exploding. president obama autizes targeted air strikes against isis. elizabeth prann is live for us. what's he saying now? >> he's calling for air strikes if necessary against militants in the northern region if they advance to the northern city in iraq. they will drop humanitarian aid to tens of thousands religious authorities stranded on a mountain top. >> targeted air strikes to protect our american personnel and a humanitarian effort to take action if these terrorist forces threaten our personnel or force

operations in iraq. air strikes on multiple isis positions in northern iraq. this is the first direct u.s. military action in the country since 2011. now, in a moment we'll hear directly from a top obama administration official about theest plus reaction from senator chris murphy and former democratic party chair, howard dean. first, though, let me give you a rundown of what we have. shortly after 10:00 a.m. according to the pentagon, dropped missiles on an artillery position that isis was using near irbil, key u.s. area that houses the u.s. consulate and some of the last americans in iraq. a little over an hour later, fighter jets took off from a u.s. aircraft carrier in the persian gulf and hit an isis convoy of seven cars. the four planes circled back and launched another round of air strikes, hitting eight targets total and leading to estimated significant casualties. earlier in the day, two fa-1015 jets dropped mortar bombs near irbil. president obama also launched a new diplomatic squeeze on iraq's embattled prime minister. the white house is trying to oust nuri al maliki

reporters on the situation in iraq. and then the court of appeals hears oral arguments on the same-sex average band -- marriage ban in michigan. after that, a debate in the virginia senate race. on the next "washington journal," the latest on u.s. military strike on isis forces in iraq. dave leventhal discusses his six-month-long investigation into the irs exempt organizations division, and a doctor from the association of american medical colleges talks about the doctor shortage in the u.s. and the impact it could have on patients. and we can take your calls and conversation on facebook and twitter. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> while congress is on break this month, c-span primetime features a wide range of political views and topics. this week, a debate on america's .reatness, veterans health care we visit the atlanta press club for the future of news, and we take a history tour looking at the civil war. c-span primetime, monday through friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us or e-mail us at -span.org. join the c

missions all laid out by the president last night. >> today i authorized two operations in iraq. targeted air strikes to trek our american personnel and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of iraqi civilians who are trapped it on a mountain without food and water. and we have a mandate to help, in this case a request from iraqi government. when we have the you niunique capabilities to help avert a massacre, then i believe the united states of america cannot turn a blind eye. we can act. carefully and responsibly to prevent a potential act of genocide. i will not allow the united states to be dragged into fighting another war in iraq. so even as we support iraqis as they take the fight to these terrorists, american combat troops will not be returning to fight in iraq. >> on this special edition of "the cycle," we have the story covered from all angles. the military mission with iraq war veteran john sultz and tony schafer. the diplomatic effort and regional impact with ken pollack. and reaction on the hill from peter walsh. also, who are the yazidi people who are trapped

we're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. top of the hour right now. let's home in on iraq. iraqi civilians are dying in an onslaught happening by jihadist isis militants. it has the u.s. now considering emergency air drops and even air strikes in iraq. fewer than three years after president barack obama declared iraq stable, the u.s. is weighing its military options. want you to take a listen to the white house response to cnn's questioning about what these military options may be. >> well, i'm not in a position to provide you a tactical assessment of the situation on the ground. what i can do is, i can give you some insight into the president's thinking in general about the kinds of principles that would apply to contemplated military action. that would include no combat boots being put on the ground in iraq. the president has been clear about that, and that principle continues to hold. the president has also been clear that any sort of military action that would be taken in iraq would be very limited in scope and very specific to addressing a core american objective. >> that wa

becomes the fourth u.s. president in a row to authorize amateur action in iraq as islamist militants seize more -- territory. the u.s. has already begun airdrops to a mountain in northwest iraq where 40,000 people, many religious minorities, are trapped. we will go to iraq for the latest and speak to phyllis bennis. gaza ise cease-fire in over and fighting resumes after talks between israel and palestinian officials and without a long-term deal. of refusingd israel to accept its key a man of missing the blockade. we will go to tel aviv to speak to reaffirming -- uri averny. all that and more coming up. ,"lcome to "democracy now!, democracy now dot org, the war and peace report. i am amy goodman. has authorized airstrikes in iraq to halt the sweeping advance of militants now known as the islamic state. the group has captured large swathes of northern iraq, including the country's largest dam near mosul, and its largest christian town. the militants have advanced to a half hour drive from the kurdish regional capital, air vo, where the united states has a consulate and military personn

it's. not like your. friend says it will join the u.s. in arming kurds in iraq as washington and its allies get ever deeper involved in the conflict. three people are killed as ukraine's army pounds the outskirts of deniece with shells the u.n. says more than two thousand people have already been killed in the conflict. and the e.u. is reportedly pressuring other countries not to expand their trade with russia as moscow's food embargo takes its toll we take a look at how the trade wars are expecting europe's economies. fortunately the national coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie and more of america's allies are getting involved in iraq france says it will now join the u.s. in sending weapons to kurdish resistance forces and their fight against islamic state jihad is meanwhile the british prime minister has cut short his holiday to deal with the iraqi crisis let's now cross live to a correspondent boyko and point to tell us what action is a british government taking on this crisis. well that emergency cobra meeting that the prime minister returned from his holiday for

back in the skies over iraq, dropping bombs to protect american citizens and prevent a humanitarian castrophe. >>> an ebola emergency. are we prepared for a new virus threat? >>> plus, game-changer. the ncaa told it must allow athletes to be paid. will college sports ever be the same? this morning, an abc news exclusive, the president of the ncaa, here, live. >>> from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins now. >>> good morning. great to have you with us. i'm martha raddatz. we begin with the latest on the new u.s. mission in iraq. this weekend, more u.s. air strikes against isis militants, plus new u.s. air drops of humanitarian aid to help thousands of civilians trapped on a mountain by isis fighters. and just over night, u.n. telling us at least 15,000 civilians have been able to escape. meanwhile, president obama is warning u.s. military action in iraq is a long-term project. chief white house correspondent jonathan karl has the very latest with the president on martha's vineyard. >> reporter: overnight the pentagon released new information on the air strikes ov

. >> we're closely monitoring the situation in iraq where fighter jets hit targets and cargo planes dropping humanitarian aid. we'll get a live report from inside erbil, iraq, where dozen of american forces are standing by at a joint operations center. a look at why the u.s. is doing this. what is at stake and where we good from here. but we have just gotten breaking news so let's get to it. >> good friday afternoon. we just got very disturbing information into the fox news deck in the last 45 seconds or so. dateline baghdad from the "associated press." iraqi -- i should say -- isis militants have just taken captive hundreds of yazidi women. we talk about christians and other religious minorities in iraq who are being targeted by these islamic state militants. the larger group of religious minorities there are yazidis. there are tens of thousands of them who have been on top of the mountain, about which we have spoken so often. now we have just been informed by "associated press" that hundreds of yazidi women have just been taken captive. a one-line statement from "associated press.

ukraine, it is russia. tonight a return to military action in iraq. old disputes and new dilemmas for the u.s. tonight on "washington week." >> earlier this week one iraqi in the area cried to the world there is no one coming to help. well, today america is coming to help. gwen: but the center won't hold. in iraq a war thought over springs back to life. >> when we have the unique capabilities to help avert a massacre i believe the waits of united states of america cannot turn a blind eye. >> and. gwen: and in israel and gaza another seize fire gives way. >> the suffering in georgia standings andgaza mustend. gwen: america, always the man in the middle, whether americans like it or not. covering the week, michael crawly chief foreign affairs correspondent for time magazine. doyle mcmanus, columnist for the los angeles times. amy walter and nancy youcef. award winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens live from our nation's capital this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. corporate funding for washington week is provided by -- gwen: additional corporate fundin

a black teenager in missouri, the fbi is investigating. iraq, chaos in the skies. air strikes in the north. power struggle in baghdad. our special report, u.s. and iraq, unintendconsequences. >> i wouldn't say suicidal but i was thinking about it. >> the decembe desperation of p. and the legacy of last, the work of comedian robin williams. we begin tonight with change and challenges in iraq. as fighters from the self declared islamic state push further north the government in baghdad is facing yet another crisis. iraq's president today nomentedd a new prime minister but nouri fleek sayal-maliki says he won'p his seat. >> a step towards foorming new governmenforming a newdeposit. earlier today vice president biden and i called hain haider al-abadi. to congratulate him and encourage him to create a government inclusive of all rakes. >> john terret in washington. john. >> good evening john. the pentagon put up an operation is director in the form of lieutenant general bill mayville, over four nights the following has happened. 14 successful missions he said, 15 targeted air strikes,

welcome our international viewers as well. >> we want to start with you in iraq. u.s. war planes and drones have carried out another series of air strikes against isis fighters in the northern part of the country. >> the strikes targeted armored vehicles used to fire an the yazidi group near sinjar in the mountains. that's where tens of thousands of them have fled into that range in fear for their lives. on saturday, president obama made it clear and you watched it live here on cnn, the military action could go on for months. and the u.s. needs to work with its allies to help create there in iraq a unified government. >> we can conduct air strikes but there's not going to be an american military solution to this problem. there's going to have to be an iraqi solution that america and other countries and allies support. >> so as for the humanitarian mission, three cargo planes we know escorted by u.s. fighter jets dropped about 3800 gallons of drinking water and more than 16,000 ready to eat meals last night. just a short time ago as well, the british royal air force made its first

states and around the world. we're following breaking news. events in iraq now spinning out of control as isis, the group that is being called even more violent than al qaeda is spreading its vicious reign of terror north, leaving a trail of death and destruction amid fears that isis will target american military and possibly civilian diplomatic advisers in and around the area of erbil in northern iraq. president obama has just authorized air strikes to protect the americans. >> to stop the advance on erbil. i directed our military to take targeted strikes against isis terrorist convoys should they move towards the city. >> i'm alisyn camerota in new york. over the past few days, with much of the world focused on gaza, these brutal terrorists struck iraq's largest christian town, giving residents a stark choice. convert to islam or die. isis stormed the northern iraqi town of sinjar, forcing its people, tense of thousands of men, women, and children to run for their lives. those villagers have been trapped for days in the mountains without food, water, or medical care. accordin

to continue to stand with the iraqi people. campaign west on the in northern iraq enters its fifth day, baghdad is in a state of political crisis. thet years ago, i'll note rose to prominence through the help of the united states and other the u.s. has helped pick his replacement but maliki is refusing to go, accusing his critics of staging a coup. we will speak with spencer ackerman of the guardian and the to northern iraq to talk to joe stork of human rights watch was been meeting with yazidis fleeing. then to ferguson, missouri. he graduated, on his way to college. we can't even celebrate. we have to plan a funeral. >> protesters took to the streets for a third day in a row near st. louis monday demanding justice in saturday's police shooting that killed michael brown, an unarmed african-american teenager just days away from starting college. all of that and more coming up will sto. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the u.s. bombing campaign in northern iraq has entered its fifth day. obama authorized the strike last week and wh