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U. S. President Barack Obamas applauding a win against sunni militants in iraq. Iraqi and Kurdish Forces recaptured the countrys largest dam. He says his military helped in the operation. American air strikes have stopped isis advance around the city of erbil and pushed back the terrorists. With our support iraqi and Kurdish Forces took a major step by recapturing the largest dam in iraq. The dam provides water to iraqs secondlargest city mosul. Obama said its breach could have proved catastroph...

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The man suffered only minor injuries. And the steelers are betting the current bourbon boom will continue. They cranked up production and hope Strong Demand keeps going, leading to strong profit. If the wanes, a glut of bourbon is possible. Those are our top stories on this monday, august 18th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good monday morning to you. Great to have you with us. We begin this halfhour with a night of vif lense in the city of ferguson, missouri. Thats after a pe...

Questioning. In this instance here, they are not Law Enforcement. They are not Law Enforcement folks. They dont carry any mace or anything like that but they are asked to inform people if they are out of compliance with park rules and in this instance, these folks were. He asked them to leave and they decided that they were going to beat him up. Reporter and we have been in touch with police here throughout the day. We continue to touch back with them as to when they will release the names of th...

Were coming to you from bahrain on the persian gulf, site of the headquarters of the u. S. Navys fifth fleet where were tracking the very latest in the fight against isis with the men and women carrying out the mission. This week we got a rare look on board a u. S. Aircraft carrier and well bring you much more from our journey a bit later. Plus, well have full analysis of the u. S. Strategy. Are we succeeding in this fight and how long will it last . But we begin with the latest developments her...

It bothers me, you know, the police feel they can do whatever they want because thats not true. Theyre here to protect us, not harm us. Woodruff plus, the story of a virginia furniture maker who saved hundreds of American Manufacturing jobs in an age when many factories have closed and moved overseas. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that conn...

The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 24 the nays are are 242 the nays are 184, with one voting present. The bill is passed. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The house will be in order. All members please take your conversations off the floor. The house will be in order. Please clear the well of the house. The house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognitio...

Stuck in traffic and cant get home in time for dinner with her kids. And in the very worst cases cases like we saw yesterday on amtrak it might very well mean a love one is lost. Congress looks at this like an academic exercise, numbers on a page to score points or balance a budget make an argument about which are worthy of support. That is not the real world. In the real world, the choices we make have an impact on peoples lives, on their incomes, it has impact on our nations ability to compete...

Attorney, im not talking as a politician. Im talking about being a human being whos been on the front lines. Ive been to sinjar mountain. Ive met the girls that have been kidnapped and raped by isis. And im telling you that we need to give them seeds of hope. Seeds of hope to know that they can live and thrive in their home. Im here because i promised these people, my friends across the world, that i would be their voices today. Hear their narratives. Im here today because of a woman i met. She ...

Announcer from abc news, this week with George Stephanopoulos begins now. Good morning. Im martha raddatz. And as we come on the air today, we have breaking news from texas, the first possible transmission of ebola in america. A Health Care Worker who treated ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan has now tested positive for the virus. That word coming just hours ago and its raising so many questions this morning. Abcs thom lamas has the very latest. Good morning, tom. Good morning, martha. We just go...