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Pentagon with the very latest. Hi, jennifer. Hi, heather. Well, you just heard the president from Marthas 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 didnt 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 yazidis by american war planes in the last week alone. In essence, here is what changed those 20 special force green berets and aid workers who were airlifted in to assess the situation reported yesterday that there were only 4500 or so yazidis on the mountain, much fewer than originally thought, and half of them were herders who want to stay there. Defense secretary chuck hagel indicated last night that a u. S. Led humanitarian air lift now seems less likely. Quote they estimate a thousand refugees have been leaving a day and only several thousand of them are left on the mountain, and those who are left there have sufficient provisions to remain there for now. So they seemed to conclude that those who are there will be able they seem to conclude those who are there will be able to make their way off of the mountain without a rescue effort. Air strikes had helped the yazidis escape. And one of the problems that the pentagon is facing, even if they were to air lift the remaining yazidis off of mount singjar there is no refugee camp or safe haven ready to receive them. The u. N. Had a different message and described the plight of the yazidis and 1. 5 million displaced people as a level three emergency. Their representative gave no indication or the yazidis or ethic minorities surrounded by isis fighters are out of danger. The humanitarian situation on the civilian population is alarming due to the narrow corridors for transporting aid, medicines and food and water. The people stranded on singjar mountain are facing soaring temperatures. The president said air strikes by u. S. War planes protecting the u. S. Personnel would continue but he said those military forces, and those hundred plus advisors that are sent in to irbil will be leaving the area soon and leaving iraq now they assessed they will not be carrying out a rescue effort of rescuing the yazidis. Thank you, jennifer. And president obama speaking violence in ferguson, missouri. The department of justice is also consulting with local authorities about ways that they can maintain Public Safety without restricting the right of peaceful protest and while avoiding unnecessary escalation. I made clear to the attorney general that we should do what is necessary to help determine exactly what happened and to see that justice is done. Heather after a fifth night of this violence over the Fatal Shooting of 18yearold Michael Brown, you can see Police Firing tear gas, smoke bombs, rubber bullets trying to disperse the crowds in an attempt the ease tensions. We are told Ferguson Police are meeting with the teenagers parents sometime today. That will be for the first time. And as the city prosecutor works with the fbi and the justice time. Department on whether criminal charges will be filed in the case. Well keep watching it. Ed a ceasefire violated two hours before it was set to expire when rockets are fired from gaza into israel. No one was injured, thankfully, in the attack as talks continue to end this conflict between israel and gaza. Rick leventhal live, here we go again. Reporter it certainly didnt feel like a ceasefire with eight rockets fired from gaza into israel. No injuries or damages reported, fired from gaza into israel. And still the siren sounded and the israelis had to scramble for shelter and israel responded with 17 targets in gaza tonight. They were targeting rocket and the smoke cleared and the talks resumed with a five day truce in effect and it is a chance for people here to heal their wounds after five weeks of war. Significant progress is being made in cairo with a senior hamas negotiator saying theres a real opportunity for an agreement if, quote, israel stops playing with words. The key goal for the palestinians, lifting a blockade that has shut the borders and severely restricted travel and the flow of goods in and out of gaza. Israel say its necessary to prevent hamas from smuggling weapons and ammo, the big concern they would use open borders to restock its rocket supply. Were hearing tonight from a the supply. We are hearing from another palestinian negotiator who said there will be an agreement before the five day truce ends. It would be a temporary agreement to open up more negotiations for the air and sea port if they can keep the peace here another month. Thank you, rick. A first of its kind lawsuit as the jury is set to hear whether a middle eastern bank will be held liable for terror attacks that killed americans. We have johnathon in brooklyn, new york with more. Reporter heather, this trial stems from a series of 2004. Attacks that injured and killed some americans. Now the families of the victims want a jordanianbased bank called Arab Bank Plc held responsible for funneling cash they say to the Hamas Terror Group and to the families of terrorists who died in carrying out those suicide attacks. A lawyer for the families told us on the way into court today that this is not just about money, its about a search for justice. Listen here. But a search for justice. Listen here it is about doing something proactive on the war on terror and get other Financial Institutions to be deterred and to stop doing that. The arab bank based in jordan said none of the people with whom it was doing business was at the time on a terror watch list. In a statement to us quote our bank provided routine Banking Service in compliance with Anti Terrorism laws and regulations and had no intention of supporting hamas or any other known terrorist organization. Experts tell us that this trial has major implications for the International Banking community as a whole. And for the wider fight against terrorism. Listen here. There is a problem in the Banking System in the middle east, where banks pretend to play dumb or pretend they dont know where the funds are going despite the fact there is a campaign on to insure the funds are delivered to certain causes. And this is the sort of thing that needs to be clamped down on. Reporter so this has implications, heather, for the International Banking community. Very important ones. That community has to do legitimate business in conflict zones and has implications for the victims families and implications for the diplomatic relations between jordan and the u. S. Jordan being the middle eastern company. And jordan being a country that is repeatedly praised by the u. S. For being an ally in the fight against terrorism. And a very important trial unfolding here. And the full trial expected to take 2 or 3 weeks, heather. All right, johnathon. Thanks for the update. And who knows how isis is financed. It is the richest terror group in the world. They will be targeting their funding. Later today Major General Harold Greene will be laid to rest. He was killed when a gunman dressed as a soldier opened fire near kabul. He was helping to train and advise Afghan Security forces. He was the highest ranking officer killed in combat since the vietnam war. Democrats appear concerned about the president s plan to tackle immigration. Should they be . Thats the question. And well look at impact of executive election before the midterm rather than after. President obama and Hillary Clinton find themsz on a small island together days after her blunt critique of the foreign policy. Are they playing nice on Marthas Vineyard. It is great to be back in the vineyard with the president . Absolutely. We are looking forward to it and going to be here tonight. Welcome back to happening now. Just moments ago president obama delivering statements from Marthas Vineyard on two issues. He said stranded religious minorities in iraq are getting the help they need and thousands evacuating every night. President calling for peace in ferguson, missouri where a Police Shooting sparked violent protest. Hi, wendall . Reporter heger this is the second time we have seen the president since his vacation started which is like a normal week in the iraq. He said the situation in iraq with the troops on singjar mountain is greatly improved. They found 5,000 people on top of the mountain and half of them were sheep herder who indicated they didnt need to be evacuated the president said well not have to implement an evacuation plan we were anticipating. The bottom line the situation on the mountain greatly improved and americans should be proud of our efforts because of the skill and professionalism of our military and generositty of our people we broke the isil siege of mount singjar and helped people reach safety and helped to save innocent lives. Because of these efforts we dont expect an additional operation to evacuate people off of the mountain and unlikely well continue the humanitarian air drops on the mountain. Now on the Police Shooting in ferguson, missouri and the violent protest that followed. The death of Michael Brown was tragic and heart breaking and called on calm for all sides. This is what he had to say on that. There is never an excuse for violence against the mreels or those who use the tragedy as a cover for vandalism and looting and no excuse for police to use Excessive Force against peaceful protest. Reporter mr. Obama more measured this time than he was after the arrest of harvard lewisin his home. That precipitated a beer summit in the white house. He did not mention the Party Last Night that was attended by former president clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. They would hug it out. She said great nations need organizing principles and dont do stupid stuff is not an organizing principle. The two met and president and first lady were happy to spend time with the former president and first lady. The president and mrs. Clinton had spoken about those comments. They both survived that meeting and speaking of hugging it out. Maybe the president missed you guys for the White House Press corps and had to come back twice in his vacation. Reporter thats probably not the case and well probably not see him for a few more days. Who is not morhuggable than wendal. Democrats who urged the president to get something done before the midterms say the timing is up to him. Are democrats worried approximate the consequences of executive action. Mike warner and edokeefe. Good to see you. Michael, well start with you. Do you think that the Senate Democrats like mark pryer in arkansas and mr. Udal in colorado, are they getting worried about the overreach in the white house that might resonate with the voters . They might be. It was one thing when it was several months ago. There was not a crisis in the boarder and people were not thinking about immigration and fast ford to now in august, polls show that people are not exactly thrilled with the idea of pushing forward authorization of Illegal Immigrants in the United States to be legalized and they may be rethinking pushing the president to do this. And i think the president may be rethinking it as well. Well have to see what happens in the next couple of months, but the politics are more complex than people thought in the beginning of the year. Take us inside of the dome there. Bottom line, when we push in the white house on the executive actions they tell us that House Republicans are not moving on comprehensive Immigration Reform. Are the republicans feeling heat of not acting and why the president goes on his own . That is why the House Republicans delayed the recess. They told boehner they have to appear to do something lest we have pressure in town hall. They passed two quick border bills and why they can go home, we tried to do something. And clearly Senate Democrats are not interested in it and neither is the white house and if we all gosh, find a way to compromise the president wouldnt have to do this. And yet, the clock ran out. It was difficult for the house to take up the issue. And the senate. You are right. Four or more Democratic Senators running for reelection to see it becoming a issue in the campaign. The white house is aware of that and talking to democrats and state department and how it could be perceived in central america. Let me get 30 seconds from each of you. I think what our viewers want to know. We heard the talk of republicans getting control of the senate and if they do, the president s agenda is dead on capitol hill. Michael you first. The key races breaking the republicans way or not . The National Trend is not necessarily breaking the republicans direction but president obama and the democrats and republicans are not doing that much better among the American Public than the de president obama is pretty much in the worst position throughout his presidency and that is reflective in the polls. They are not necessarily blow outs by the republicans. They are leaning in the republican direction. And 15 seconds, are the republicans failing to capitalize on the stumbles . North carolina and alaska. They are winning as expected. But if it shoes the closest to watch. They are not pulling away. Democrats are remaining competitive in georgia and kentucky. Thank you, ed, and michael. Good discussion. We want to hear from you. Will president obama act on Immigration Reform before the midterms. Go to fox news. Com happening now. And click on americas asking to join in on the discussion. North korea firing. And pope francis makings a historic visit to the peninsula and the pontiff turning heads with an interesting choice of transportation. Heart ache on a football field when a teenage boy, dies collapsing. We have a football player. Is he a wake. No. Dont cool him town too rapidly. How old is this person . 14 or 15. My mother made the best toffee in the world. Its delicious. So now weve turned her toffee into a business. My goal was to take an idea and make it happen. Im janet long and i formed my Toffee Company through legalzoom. 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But police are currently being shot at and they are having difficulty allowing the protest to go forward. This is Thomas Jackson who is the police chief. I havent heard that. They are actually having that meeting now and i have not heard any of that and the results of that meeting. inaudible that is up to the prosecuting attorneys office. Hes waiting to interview. This is all thrown out before. And i see you are new. All of the evidence has to be examined and ballistics have to be exampled and all of the witnesses have to be talked to extensively. And when all of that is done and the toxicology reports are in, they will have a clear picture of what happened out there and present it to the grand jury. inaudible i dont know. inaudible inaudible [inaudible question all i can say if anybody was arrested, from what i understand is because they were in a area that was being cleared by the police. Once it was declared by the commander on the scene as an unlawful gathering because of the violence and everything going, they have to clear it. inaudible it was released at the scene . inaudible we are hearing inaudible we are going to have a conversation about release of the name. I guess it is anonymous. Brian something, that is not the name. I havent seen anything else. Chief, the protestors were just here. And that means first names inaudible all right. I am not going to comment on it right now. inaudible chief, what do you think about it. Are they running name after name after name . I think that is what they are doing. Taking the name of everybody and throwing it out there. inaudible [inaudible question] the threats of death against him, the threats of death against the officer who was wrongly identified as the shooter and by mccaulas office of policy not releasing the name until formally charged. We are having conversations about that today. [inaudible question] i said if a judge ordered me to, i would. I also said we are taking this daybyday. And so again we are talking about it today. [inaudible question] yeah, we have all of the area swat teams, that are filtering through throughout the week. [inaudible question] . Their tactical commander on the keen is the tactical commander. Chief what is your account of the shooting. I cant speak to the evidence. That belongs to the county Police Department and bob mccaula. I will get one from you. The officers look like soldiers and word war are you surprised by the reaction that people have with the nature and militant . Yeah, the whole picture is painted side ways from what is really happening. It is not military. It is Tactical Operations and swat. The police and we are doing it in bluchlt combashgs thank you very much. Very interesting, Thomas Jackson, the police chief under great pressure and you heard president obama that the police need to be open and transparent about the investigation and justice for the family, the president also pressuring the police force by saying they cant use Excessive Force. But the chief said his officers are scared and trying to deal with the protest but they are hearing gunshots and they dont know where they are coming from and a lot of the pressure on the police chief. We still dont know the identity of the Police Officer that shot and killed this 18yearold and people are putting out names on the internet and the police chief has said that is not true. And whether or not he will be targeted with violence. Even if those officers are not involved, there needs to be protection for those families and officers. It is a big breaking story. Still to come, one of the Richest Terrorist Groups on the planet. Sharing his plans for cutting off funding to isis as the leader makes it clear that america is on his hit list. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ susan ] my promotion allowed me to start investing for my retirement. Transamerica made it easy. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. Transamerica. Transform tomorrow. A trial now underway in new york city over whether a middle eastern bank can be held liable for attacks by hamas as part of efforts to cut followupping to that terrorist group. Our next guest wrote an article of how to stop funding iowa sis. They are more well funded than you think. Isis shoes the group is sophisticated and Financial Savvy and Building Structures to survive for years to come. Isis brings in 1 million a day in revenue and now the Richest Terrorist Group on the planet. Joining us now is Patrick Johnson Counter Terrorism expert in the Rand Corporation and specializes in terrorist group and the financial networks. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. So more than 1 million a day. Isis may have its origins in alqaeda, but we are dealing with a Different Group when it comes to funding and how do we counter it . We capture it in a different way. When we were doing the research that led us to the conclusion, we looked at documents captured from isis predecessor and state of iraq and we saw the patterns that revealed common ways that terrorist groups usually get money from external donors and saudi arabia and qatar and other countries. In the case of alqaeda didnt apply to iowa sis or predecessors. They run more of a war lord maif ia style economy that helps them to raise money being self sufficient separate from alqaeda. War lord mentality. Isis, they largely gained a foot hold in iraq and syria by taking over the local economy and oil. And they are operating businesses in the region and so how do we counter that. Prior to understanding, an area in the United States in the war in iraq and slow to develop its capabilities and had a lot of the military capabilities and intelligence capabilities and understanding how to counter the finance, it is where the United States didnt have it. But what the United States can do now is take the Lessons Learned during its time on the ground in iraq and in a noncom bat role advise and assist the iraqis. Thank you, we appreciate. It thank you. We are learning that isis has long term ambitions and not your ragtag terror groups. They send out annual reports and merchandise and has a heavy presence on social media and uses print and Video Production as recruiting tools. And they use children as part of the recruiting. Vice news obtaining a video that fox cant independently verify. It shoes young fighters promising to jihad using car bombs to destroy enemies. Right now pope francis is calling on north and south korea to stop the force. This is day one of the popes historic five day trip to south korea. He got attention when he jumped in the back seat of a kia hatch many koreans say that is humble for such a person. David following the story. Reporter the pope is visiting the south korean capitol. History was made before he landed in korea and china agreed to open air space to a plane by the pope. The pope used the occasion to send a good will message to chinas leader and north korea fired several rockets into the sea. For the first time in his papase he used english than italian. And he did so in deverance to his host. He described peace is not simply the absence of war and the work of justice. The work for peace affects the stability of the world. This day for peace to praying for. It and north korea turned down an invitation to take part in the mass in the popes visit. Among those who greeted the pope is relatives of those who died in a sinking of a ferry. And approximately ten percent of the 50 million population are catholic and on saturday he will be there to honor the martyrs. And he will attend festivities for asian youth day. And now about that compact korean made car that the pope used after landing it reenforces his reputation as the peoples pope. He rejected the bulletproof pope mobile that predecessors had used and this particular model is called what else . The soul. The soul. Love. It thank you for. That cant make this up. And still to come. You drive firstclass because you want perks. Bathrooms for firstclass passengers. What happened when one flyer had to go and the line was too long and the flight takenedant was not too sympathetic. Details after the break. [mus defiance is in our bones. Defiance never grows old. Citracal maximum. Easily absorbed calcium plus d. Beauty is bone deep. Can this decadent, fruit topped pastry. With indulgent streusel crumble, be from. Fiber one. New fiber one streusel. Hey, everyone. I am gretchen carlson. On the real story, the department of the defense will give a briefing on the mission in iraq. Well bring some of that live and tell you about tough group of kurdish women fighting isis on the front line. An american found dead stuck in a suitcase in ba li. Her 19yearold daughter is in custody. And this is a salmon cannon. And will it help you get more tasty sallion on your plate . And more legroom and warm towels and a Police Escort from the airplane. That is what happened to a couple suing Alaska Airlines after a squabble over the bath rom in firstclass. She asked the Flight Attendant to prevent coach passengers from using the firstclass lavatory. She said the Flight Attendant slams the bathroom on her shoulder and had police take them off of the plane when it landed. It is not the first time Something Like this has happen. In 1987 a new york man paid 13,000 after he yelled and pushed a coach passenger who tried to use a firstclass passenger on a twa flight. And actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was kicked off of a delta flight for not keeping her dogs in the crates. And our legal panel is here. And rebecca rose is a Trial Attorney and thank you for joining us. Is this a frivolous lawsuit do you think . Or do the plaintiffs have a valid case . They do have a valid case. You have Flight Attendants that have to provide a High Standard of care and that was breached here and the airline will have to pay the medical issues. And now the economic damages and pain and suffering and humiliation. 7,000 for economic dpjs and pain and suffering for humiliation each. I agree. I think the airline has gone off the tarmac. Really. We have two people on the plane. They believe that the fa a regulation state that it is my understanding that it is the same. When coach cannot come in firstclass, passenger use the bath rom based on post 9 11 security measures whether or not they were right or wrong. That could be in dispute. There is no reason fors ste wardess to push them and hurt the shoulder and the injury was validated. You have a ste wardess calling the police and having them escorted and detained. The police let them go immediately. But the airline cant threaten and bully people if the people said something that was not inappropriate want and it is not outreasonablingous. To say i feel threatened for my safety. We dont want coach people going in firstclass. Not because of firstclass but the pilot is there. I have been on plenty of flights they say you have to stay in your area because of safety concerns. It is a safety concern. And not using who is using what bathroom. Come on. The issue is the Flight Attendant lost control in this situation and could have diffused the situation. Those coach members are waiting here. This woman is here in firstclass and need to use the restroom immediately. Being you please let her. And there is a woman in firstclass. Speak to them. Shes in firstclass and these are the restrooms. This could have been solved very simply and i think there is a lot of merit in that a Flight Attendant is there for the passengers and has to provide customer service. And paying first class is what they are paying for. It is for the ease of sitting in firstclass and use the restroom and not having people come and go by them. There is extra care that you expect to get in firstclass and thats why you are paying for it. But i think the security concern isitant amount or recognized or apologized to the other passengers on the plane. Not only the three people involved, but the other people who may have feltuncomfortable and threatened, and the Flight Attendant is so aggressive and seems like that they might need schooling. And everybody is on edge in flights. Going from tsa airport and the flights and the passengers on board. What will happen in this case . I think they will seltz. It i dont think the airline would want to go to trial and it is 11500. That is not a lot of money. We have to go right now. You are in a market of buying a home or the change in Interest Rates that could boost your bottom line. And now the nfl and several College Football programs are using the latest technology to attract players on the field. E of them. Youre either too far from the curb. Or too close to other cars. Its just a matter of time until you rip some guys bumper off. So, here are your choices take the bus. Or get Liberty Mutual insurance. For drivers with accident forgiveness, Liberty Mutual wont raise your rates due to your first accident. See Car Insurance in a whole new light. Call Liberty Mutual insurance. Youve been working like a dog if yall year. E me, but you dont need to camp out til labor day to reward yourself. 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