neutralizing pet odors. don t just vacuum clean . resolve clean. recapping our top stories. recapping our top stories. the crisis in iraq heating up. president obama authorized u.s. air strikes in northern iraq to defend both american soldiers and civilians from advancing sunni militants known as isis. it follows a u.s. military mission to drop humanitarian aid to iraq s refugees. and our other top story hawaii bracing for a one-two punch. its first major storms in 22 years. iselle s outer edges are lashing the island chain with torrential rain and gusty winds. on its heels, julio, an even stronger storm. it s been quite a week for headline-making news. aside from murder and mayhem there are quite a few bright spots. here are the friday reruns. the loss of any life is tragic. no life is worth any more than another life. but the symbolism of a loss of a
good morning on this very busy friday. i m devin dwyer. i m reena ninan. we really thought the hawaii storms would be the big story, but overnight, the president came out, addressed the nation in a televised speech about the situation in the middle east that seems to be getting worse. that s right. deepening action there. and lots of talk about that action tonight. we have a couple live reports coming up. stay with us for that. that s right. we re going to begin with the news of the deepest american engagement in iraq since the end of the war. president obama authorizing air strikes while sending in tons of humanitarian aid. overnight, u.s. air force dropping food and water to thousands of iraqis trapped by islamic militants on a mountain near the syrian border. here s more from abc s karen travers. reporter: president obama said u.s. warplanes are ready to go if americans are threatened in iraq. i ve, therefore, authorized targeted air strikes, if necessary, to help thos
jose to los angeles without a boarding pass has been arrested for wandering the los angeles airport without a ticket. those are some of our top stories on this friday, august 8th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. well, good morning to you. we begin with the storms taking aim at paradise. the weather hawaiians have been bracing for is here now. they ve been boarding up for days now, awaiting heavy rains and high winds from iselle. that mighty storm coming ashore. hundreds of people are spending the night in shelters as a precaution. and right behind iselle is julio, which is getting stronger in the pacific. our coverage begins with abc s clayton sandell on the big island. reporter: honolulu beaches were a picture-perfect paradise thursday. but the devil was in the weather as two, powerful storms tore across the pacific toward the hawaiian islands. as iselle and julio approached, residents batten down. we re on the waterfront. nothing to block the wind. r
good morning. i m reena ninan. i m devin dwyer. here are some of the top headlines we re following now on world news now. american forces are intervening in iraq. they have air-dropped food to thousands of iraqis stranded on a mountain top after fleeing sun sunni militants known as isis. president obama has given a green light for targeted air strikes. classes are canceled and people are urged to stay home as hawaii braces for the arrival of two major storms. the early effects of iselle are being felt now while julio strengthens in the pacific. the forecast in a moment. six american students who have been stranded in africa by the ebola outbreak will be coming home later this month. the state department is evacuating family members from its embassy in liberia. a woman who flew from san