Option much we begin in iraq, where rebel fighters declared the creation of a new islamic country. Sunni fighters in Islamic State of iraq and levant are calling the new county the Islamic State. This comes as the governments counteroffense of appears to have stalled outside of tikrit. Reporter iraqs army on state tv has reinforcements in the battle for tikrit. The military insists that the road from samarra to the town is secure, and the villages along the way are tape and iraqi sold taken and iraqi soldiers are on the outskirts. Independent sources that they are 25km from the town. Translation up to the moment more than 70 terrorists were killed and dozens of vehicles used near tikrit are at the governments office, have been destroyed. All the vast majority of the group belong to a rebel group, the Islamic State of iraq and levant are in control of the media campaign, and they dispute what the government says. His claims are dismissed bli i. S. I. L. Through the social media. They sa
The critics. Costa rica prepared to face greece in one of their most successful tournaments in world cup history. First to the turmoil in iraq and an important test for the Largest Military offensive yet by government forces. There is confusion about who exactly is in control of tikrit. The iraqi army says its ready to retake the city that fell to sunni rebels almost three weeks ago. State television is reporting reinforcements have arrived and is taking control surrounding villages. They are believed to be on the outskirts of the city and are getting ready for a major battle to come. At the same time, troops are being deployed west of the city. They want to secure the road leading to repa near sia. The first batch of russian fighter jets have arrived. The government says the five planes will be ready for cocomb the coming days. Straight to baghdad an to imran chan. We are reporting confusion about tick ri tikrit. Who is . Charge of the city . Do we know who is trying to retake it . Wh
Kentucky. California went as expected to joe biden kentucky. California went as expected tojoe biden who is also projected to win Washington State and oregon. In the last few minutes, florida has been projected to have been won by President Trump. With 29 Electoral College seats, the state was seen to be crucial for a trump victory. A short time agojoe biden told supporters he Still Believes he is on track to win. He said it was clear a result could take a while because of early and mail in voting and said it would not be over until every vote was counted. Good evening. Your patience is commendable. We knew this was going to go on but who knew we would go into maybe tomorrow morning, may be longer . We feel good about where we are. We longer . We feel good about where we a re. We really longer . We feel good about where we are. We really do. I am here to tell you we believe we are on track to win this election. We knew, because of the unprecedented early vote, mail in vote, it would ta
This is abc7 news. Remembering robin. Tonight fans and friends coping with williams death gathered to pay tribute to the man who made them laugh and cry. Good evening. Im dan ashley. The local comedy club where williams would perform went dark to honor the comedian. Abc7 news cornell better marred is live outside the theater where there is a growing memorial. Dan, the small theater was one of Robin Williams favorite places. He performed comedy here on many a tuesday night and there is no show tonight, but there is a growing memorial to the man who many called a friend and a mentor. I come to the theater every tuesday for comedy. Tonight i came and there is no comedy. Rachel hendricks never misses tuesday night comedies. But tonight the doors are locked and the show canceled out of respect for Robin Williams. A simple sign bearing his name hangs over the front door. People are bringing flowers and taking time to sign this condolence card. He was so funny and so creative and a genius. On
The coroner found knife wounds inside of his left wrist. They had not been fatal this, is not the kind of end his College Drama teacher would have predicted. He was electric. His mind, so fertile. The 20yearold moved up quickly. Long after mork mindy he said Robin Williams remembered his roots, here, giving 5,000 scholarship every year. This is a very, very kind, sweet man. Who never said a bad word about anyone. And i never heard anyone ever say a bad word about him. He would never say no. Many fond memories of a performer who gave so much. Results of the autopsy, at this point remain preliminary they need to look at the toxicology reports before coming up with a conclusion. That could be from two weeks to several weeks live in marin county, Wayne Freedman abc7 news. Thank you. A mill valley man who has gone through alcohol treatment says hes been concerned since returning from los angeles. The shop owner said williams came back to the tv after his tv show the crazy ones was cancelled