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Good morning. Great to have you with us. Im martha raddatz. We begin with the latest on the new u. S. Mission in iraq. This weekend, more u. S. Air strikes against isis militants, plus new u. S. Air drops of humanitarian aid to help thousands of civilians trapped on a mountain by isis fighters. And just over night, u. N. Telling us at least 15,000 civilians have been able to escape. Meanwhile, president obama is warning u. S. Military action in iraq is a longterm project. Chief White House Corre...

10 00 american jet fighters in drones conduct four more air strikes today. On islamic militants in iraq taking out armored carriers and trucks that were firing on civilians. Good evening, everybody, im joyce evans, the thirds round of air strikes against Islamic State forces since president obama authorized the strike. Foxs doug mc elway is in washington with the very latest on the conflict. Reporter today we learned both humanitarian air drops continued as did air strikes. The pentagon today re...

Polls for todays delayed primary elections. Hello, everybody, im uma pemmaraju. Americas news headquarters live from the capital starts right now. We begin with a fox news alert. President obama telling america just a short time ago that he wont allow militants to set up a safe haven in iraq and that u. S. Strikes have destroyed weapons held by isis terrorists. This as u. S. Forces continue delivering humanitarian aid with the president stressing this operation could take months. Joining us now ...

Pentagon. This relief comes after the u. S. Military carried out air strikes against isis targets yesterday in northern iraq. This is a situation in that country that deteriorates. Before the first strike friday morning president obama acressed the American People thursday night. When we face a situation like we do on that mountain with innocent people facing the prospect of violence on a horrific scale, when we have a mandate to help,this case a request from the Iraqi Government, and when had w...

Flee. President obama reiterated today in his weekly address, american combat troops will not be returning to fight in iraq. Victor said, we expect to hear from him in 20 minutes and will take you there live when it happens. Aides say hes monitoring the situation, potential for more air strikes as he leaves today for vacation in Marthas Vineyard. Here add cnn covering all angles of the develops story with ivan watson there in erbil in the kurdish area of iraq. A former u. S. Ambassador to creak,...

I guess world peace but, you know. World peace . Yeah. But not really fox news is in the vineyard. Thats shocking. You better watch out that no one throws eggs at you. Also tonight Robin Williams dies suddenly. Could be suicide. We will have the very latest. Caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. The factor begins right now. Hi, im bill oreilly, thanks for watching us tonight. The talking points memo on why president obama does not want to use military power to fight evil will be in o...

A casualty count many look at the map with me and ill tell you what we know right now. Iraqi officials near the town of erbil say 16 fighters from isis are dead, they were killed when american warplanes dropped bombs on their artillery positions. Isis as you very well know has been rolling unchecked all over much of the northern part of the country, taking control of cities, highways, infrastructure, with no organized forces on the ground really with the weaponry to be able to stop them. America...

Martha Robin Williams was found dead in his San Francisco home yesterday. Well have a News Conference hours from now. Bill claudia is in california in tiburon, california. Reporter perhaps you can see beyond the media, the memorial growing as fans and neighbors leave flowers and cards. Robin williams was last seen alive here at his house at 10 00 p. M. The night before. He lived here with his wife. Its not clear who found his body or who called 911. But when paramedics arrived just before noon w...

Learn here . And a blow to conservatives groups, a judge hands them a disappointing ruling. What it means for those seeking justice from the tax agency. As we look ahead this morning on sunday morning futures. President a longterm project. But one that must involve a deep commitment from the iraqis themselves. This as the u. S. Conducts a third round of air strikes this morning in the northern iraqi region where isis has been for rising religious minorities. The u. S. Army former vice chief of s...

President obama is warning of an extended air campaign in iraq with no specific timetable spelled out. This as american warplanes targeted more isis positions in the north. Four air strikes destroyed isis armored personnel carriers and armored trucks in the sinjar area. Officials in mosul say the strikes killed at least 16 islamic fighters. U. S. Officials say the strikes were made in order to defend members of the yazidi sect who are stranded on iraqs sinjar mountains. Cameras caught the desper...