Jordan, saudi arabia and qatar. Three of the nations were involved in the airstrikes. Diplomatic who or victory for the white house. There was a lot of fear that if we went in this alone, the u. S. Would be seen as launching another war in the muslim world. A war in the arab world. To have these key arab states participating was a big deal for the white house. I think youll hear the president build on this and the idea of the threat by isis. And the need to cut off funding of the organization and the foreign fighters. To thell be the focus u. N. Speech. We talked a lot about this idea of coalition building. Thoughts,s for your we had a list on the screen a couple moments ago of the nations that are aired. Countriesno western involved. Is that something you expect to change . Guest the french have been involved in the attacks on iraq in recent weeks. There have been western european involvement. Germans, and the french have been heavily involved in providing weapons or humanitarian aid
Shootings are putting the spotlight on racial bias. A front is threaten being to retaliate against western and arab countries taking part in strikes. They say it amounts to war against islam and could last decades. Its the first time they have reacted to the military operation aim the at destroying isil. This as more strikes were launched. Saudi arabias released this statement. They joined the u. S. And fair arab counties and its a complex geometry of allies and their agenda. Saudi arabia, the united arab emrits, jordan, and qatar. They have united against a common enemy. And the list is growing. With the british just recently joining the fight. There is not an arab or muslim fight any more, it affects every delegate here and beyond. It is the fight of our times. Success requires a United Struggle backed up by strong resources. Reporter its the kind of International Participation last seen in the 1991 gulf war, but more complex. Saudi arabia and the united arab emiates are two of the b
This deadly stabbing happened at a meat packing plant on sawedder road in franconia township. Eyewitness News Reporter noel mcclaw is is live with the latest, noel. Reporter well, at jbin m meat packing plant it is hard to believe a few hours ago two co workers were involved in a fatal stabbing right here in this driveway it was a bloody scene to start the day a at jbs meat pack plant, at the hand of two employees, also known local willly as moyer meat packing. An altercation between two workers led to the double stabbing. One is deceased, the the other is in the the hospital right now. Reporter montco first a assistant District Attorney says that the surviving employee is their suspect, he remains in custody as he is treated for his injuries. Twentyfive yearold danny vasquez, was identified as the victim, the second employee who was killed. Were processing the the scene at this point. There is a a lot of work still to do on the investigation. Reporter one knife was recovered at the sc
With karen and david. Good morning. Good morning. And were starting out with clear skies over most of the region. Take a look as satellite shows you cloud cover out to the west of us. That will dig in as the day goes on but we are starting out bright. Unfortunately its still cold. 15 degrees is the current temperature in philadelphia. Were still at one in allentown and in millville weve dipped below zero for your temperature. 1 degree below zero right now in millville and 12 degrees in wilmington, seven trenton. Not a lot of wind but obviously pretty raw conditions. Got a test tomorrow and i dont just mean on paper. Its going to be even colder but for now, on your way to school or work, 15 degrees on your Storm Tracker 6 app right now. 16 by 8 oclock and by noon, 27. By 3 oclock 31, so we will moderate a bit. Yesterday we only got to 28. Today well actually see a high of 32 late in the afternoon around 3 30 or 4 00. Now, there is colder air coming in, though, and theres a wind chill wa
But many were involved in this confrontation. Ktvu fox 2 alex savidge is there. Coming up in minutes, he will tell us about a second area thats also blocked off with crime scene tape. Good morning. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Its wednesday, february 18th. Im tori campbell. Im dave clark. Lets talk about weather and traffic. Steve, will we see the sun . Some areas will. So much colder yesterday. So much colder. If you got the sun, wow, the humidity factor is up. Thats a nice shot. A joan johnson special. Yesterday the wind was no doubt about it west, west, west up up 17, 20 miles an hour at travis. Today its decreasing. There is a little east and north. Thats usually a sign of things to come. San francisco 54. Well go 59. There is a lot of coastal position. I think well see the usual pattern. But there is also the inland fog and the coastal fog. The two together in february is not something we see. But that will peel back. Head back to the coast. Areas that did not any sun. I think t