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The fight in sinjar will last a long time. the effort will really be to hold that area. and also had this doesnt answer what really are the big questions in the war against isis, which is how do you liberate the population centers. mosul has been under control for 18 months. raqqa for longer than that. theres no prospect of an offensive against those populations in any times for months or even years. so while we can say this it represents a stepping up of both u.s. and coalition activity against...

>> its because of all the soot. >> breathing it in when were sleeping and stuff. >> yeah. >> weve got to be careful with what we burn in here because if we start setting things on fire, it will get real smokey in here and smoke will be billowing out on the freeway. this is good living compared to where i have lived or could be living. going to san francisco i hope it will bring a better light on where we live. >> reporter: the move to san francisco isnt just for the hope of a brighter future for...

People arriving after the difficult week or more that they had in hungary. and more are expected to arrive. 11,000 have crossed over hunk r hungary in route to vienna. >> reporter: theres a lot of buses and trains coming from the hungarian border. once again, were seeing exactly what we saw yesterday, regular people here stepping up, a lot of donations, giving people food and water when they arrived here. i just want to show you now how the scene unfolded there last night. it was saturday in the...

But the states are stepping up, interestingly, all around new jersey, states are stepping up, chris. new jersey has the second lowest gas tax in the country, 14.5 cents a gallon, compared to new york, 45 cents a gallon. california, 46 cents a gallon. pennsylvania, 50 cents a gallon. and talk about red state governors and red state legislators. listen to whos raised the gas tax in the last year. georgia, idaho, iowa, south dakota, utah, and wyoming. all states with republican governors, republica...

Just one day before she was set to go on maternity leave. omaha officer was gunned down while she was searching for a shooting suspect. it was a wanted felon. he was also killed in the fire fight. she gave birth prematurely in february. thats the only good news to come out of the story. she returned to work while her newborn stayed in the hospital to get stronger. the 29-year-old was a seven year veteran. she leaves behind her husband, and two other children. our prayers go out to her family thi...

Big, big public celebration last night and another big one today. abcs alex perez was at the game. hello to you, alex. >> reporter: hey, t.j. and reena, an exciting night here in indianapolis. the game turning out as predicted. a complete nail biter. in the end, duke walking away with the championship. both duke and wisconsin fighting it out point for point during the first half. they were tied at 31 come halftime. the second half of the game dramatic. wisconsin at one point leading by seven. in...

At mosques and yemen again and again. isis stepping up and saying theyre also responsible for that. do you think, first of all, that could be a fact and any time there is a murderous rampage of this nature that isis will stand up for recruiting and fundraising purposes and say yes we had a connection. >> i think we still need to learn a little bit more, but look at the end of the day. these attacks at the mosques certainly have the hallmarks of it of an isis attack. theyve been very good and ver...

Decision. i cant tell them whats right, but for the president of the united states, as you said, to pretend like there are no phones in hawaii, the administration has not hesitated to insert itself in issues in which its not necessarily invited. the idea that it couldnt have provided the support prior to sony making big decisions like this sfled of after the fact criticizing them for it is a little -- >> and sony blaming theaters for a major change. but in fact it was planned to put it in about ...

Number two, the ymca dance is a lot harder to do in chinese -- [laughter] >> never thought about that. >> and hillary clinton is running for presidency, this coy act, i am done with! lets go, make the announcement. >> maybe you make the heart grow fonder if you pretend like youre hard to get. look at elizabeth warren stepping up, i mean, thats not something hillary clinton can really do right now. >> no. it also doesnt benefit her, i think, to be the front runner or any potential front runner, b...

The bigger devastation that the streets were closed for a week after. that you couldnt get into to recover. >> leading up to it, every store covered with plywood. >> after dark there is nobody on the street. they close at 5:00. >> david, you get the last word. >> we have to deal with the human factor in the aftermath. these are people and stores, sean, im glad you decided to tell them. what we have to remember is that in order for them to do this, others around the country have to get involved i...