This is the fox report. Tonight another nation in the islamic world in chaos as the symbol of American Power there now under militant control. Im in no harris faulkner. An islamic militia now claims to be in full control of the u. S. Diplomatic compound in trip poly. You may remember or embass was evacuated more than a month ago under heavy security. The state department temporarily pulling all american staff out of the country as a precaution under the security situation there improves. This, as new evidence that the situation there is anything but improving. Libyas u. S. Supported parliament now forced to meet in the small city of tobrok, east of ben ghazi, as that parliament, by the way has repeatedly asked for international assistance, fearing they could lose control of the entire nation. Heres where we were just three years ago when nato and u. S. Forces helped the libyan people overthrow gadhafi. Several countries, including the u. S. , enforced a nofly zone. The u. S. Navy also carried out Cruise Missile strikes against military targets. The entire practices lasted seven months, and cost american taxpayers just over 1 billion. Conner powell live in our news newswhat can you tell us . This was not the u. S. Embassy
in tripoli, and when u. S. Personnel left the capital just about a month or so ago, this compound, like all u. S. Facility was supposed to be protected by a local guard force. Now its a local militia there by the name of the dawn of lippia militia, that now is in control of this facility. A commander for the group told the Associated Press today that the Islamic Group took control of the facility about a week or so ago from another militia. They posted a video. Now the us ambassador, debra jones, who is not in country right now, said on twitter, the militant appear tore safeguarding not ransacking the compound. They appeared tore proamerican and reportedly has even cleaned up the facility and well calmed back personnel to the facility at any time. What does it say about u. S. Intelligence . Libya . Well, heather it tells that u. S. Intelligence really isnt that great even after the benghazi attacks. It was just a few days ago that egypt and the uae launched air strikes into libya. The u. S. Didnt know about that, and now both 9 pentagon and state department are saying they didnt know this compound was no longer in the hands of the local guard force, but instead the hands of a local militia. So it tells you theres still a lot of problems in terms of what the u. S. Has eyes and ears on in libya. Which seemed to be the problem before. Conor powell, thank you. As we learn of more air strikes, more air drops and more Allies Joining the mission. Aircraft from the u. S. , australia, great deal britain and france all drops assist tan
to residence of amirli. It had beenening siege for two whonts. Surrounded by these isis terrorists. People there struggling without enough food, water or electricity, that siege now reportedly broken as Iraqi Security forces have now driven back the militants with the help of several u. S. Air strikes. Jennifer griffin has the latest from washington. Jennifer . Heather, u. S. Military officials would not confirm claims that claims that they have retaken intoic the town. Pentagon forces say expect more air strikes throughout the day. U. S. War planes conducted three air strins near amirli, to allow iraqs army to take the town besieged by isis. Transport planes dropped humanitarian relief to the shia turkmen who had been trapped and bee sieged for two months. The town is 100 miles north of
baghdad. British, french and australian aircraft helped with the humanitarian airlift as iraqi forces evacuated some of the nearly 15,000 residents there. The republican head of the power of House Intelligence Committee pushed back on the idea that the president S National Security team has not presented the president with options. He was interviewed by Chris Wallace today on fox news sunday. The clock didnt start with the beheading of the american journalists. That was just a symptom of what was a long and growing problem for the United States. Its just very, very late in the game, and it presents fewer options. U. S. Surveyian drones began flying for the first time this week, gathering intelligence and mapping possible isis targets in syria. Until now the president had not authorized unmanned drones over syria. Heather . Thank you, Jennifer Griffin reporting for us. Russian president putin raising the stakes with a political proposal to end the crisis in ukraine, the sovereign country he is accused of
invading. Putin pushing for talks to begin immediately on possible statehood for separatist areas in the east and south. Putin has called for discussions before, but now he is seeking full independence for an area that he is referring to, quote, as new russia. Meanwhile, ukraine and russia swapping soldiers, each side claims to have captured within that are border. Accounts of how the men ended up in enemy territory, very widely, but the exchange is a rare move to ease tensions in ukraine. Dominic diin a tale, is putin declares Eastern Ukraine as part of russia . You know, there are voices in washington and over in europe that say thats exactly what hes doing. That prisoner swap was designed to reduce some tensions, but the truth of the matter is the more aggressive language from putin is indicating that perhaps hes 4thing in one direction. The phrase new russia goes back
to the 18th century when the area of ukraine was first settled by russians, but you know what . Despite this prisoner swap, an interview he went out today that was broadcast in russia. He used much more threatening language. Translator everything is so interconnected that those in the west or other countries who plan something, they should think one step ahead about the consequences of their actions. Another phrase he used was the unconditional security of the region. That very ominous in words. Nato holds its summit this week. Will it announce it is arming ukraine . Well, you know what . Thats certainly the call were getting from washington here, and also the europeans very much want to see that happen. Norm ate the europeans will do that on an individual state basis, but considering whats been happening there, there is a sense of momentum behind getting weapons to the army. Weve seen it happen to the police, but not the army as of yesterday. We think thats probably what will come out of the meeting that takes place on thursday and friday, but certainly in the United States senate, we are hearing there is now an act or a will for more intervention listen to what the senate had to say. The european union, nato as well as the United States has to consider this is dramatically different, and we have to give the ukrainance the fighting chance to definite themselves. Im not suggesting troops, but i am suggests that they have the wherewithal to fight for themselves. The United States will certainly end up contributing, the United States accounts for three fourths of mill their spending. It really ends up footing the bill for this, heather. Dominic live for us with the latest. Thank you. Well, turning now to 40 United Nations peacekeepers who
are now safe, that is good news, after clashing with islamic fikter in southern syria. The filipino peacekeepers had been pinned down in the Golan Heights region. They escaped under the cover of darkness. However, 44 more u. N. Peacekeeper from fiji are still in syria and are likely being held prisoner. The Al Qaeda Branch in syria claims to be holding them. The u. N. Is calling for their immediate and unconditional release. Still to come, right now a pro Football Player putting the new policy on Domestic Violence to test. Facing charges, and what his team is saying about the charges, sbl. Plus the beginning of the evidence of several Atlantic City casinos. The bet some officials are making on the future of Atlantic City. [ male announcer ] when your office is 1,500 acres,
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roadways. The guards were not seriously hurt. Firefighters were called in to assist police to picking up rolls of coins and stacks of paper currency. The moan was eventually collected and safely hauled away in a different armored truck. Speaking of money, atlanta still as showboat shuts doors for good today. Showboat is the latest casualty of a growing crisis for the gambling industry. Too many casinos, not enough players. Two other casinos on the seaside resort face a similar fate. That adding up to the loss of thousands of job. Askor of bulls and bears, Brenda Butner has more. It seems add them up. Three closing, starting with showboat and revel this week, then trump plaza two weeks later, and add up the casinos job lost, in just three days. Atlantic city started the year with 12 casinos. Before summers end it will have just eight. Whats going on . The reason for no more show at the showboat which closed there afternoon has to do with the owners caesars entertainment, hoping for less competition and more revenue. Caesars owns three other casinos in a. C. And is betting gamblers will move there. Do they know when to fold them . 78 analysts think the city will do better, some have already seen better finances since the Atlantic Club shut down . January. Showboat neighbor is the revel, build two years ago. A. C. s mayor says he believes that casino will open doors under a new name. His forecast is a Bargain Basement price of from 25 to 50 million will draw another owner, but still quite a change in the glory days of Atlantic City, the first big city to gamble on gambling after las
vegas, but even though it looks like the houses lose this month, the future of a. C. Would win in the end. You never know, they say the house always wins. A cloud of uncertainty around tony stewart as he competes for the first time following the crash that killed kevin ward jr. Plus a volcanic eruption putting aviation officials on alert. Alert. New details straight ahead. Dsl myth 1. It can help your business save money. Alert. New details straight ahead. False. The truth is when you compare our Fastest Internet to the fastest dsl from the phone company, comcast business gives you more for your money. Why pay more for less . Call today for a low price on speeds up to 150mbps. And find out more about our twoyear price guarantee. Comcast business. Built for business. Welcome back. Some more headlines that we are following. Iceland lower the aviation alert from red to orange after officials determined a new volcanic eruption was not producing ash. Authorities sounded the alert after lava started shooting out. It was about 30 miles from the
countrys main volcano, fueling concerns that a bigger eruption could be on the way. To washington state, a dust storm causing a Chain Reaction pileup involving an estimated 50 vehicles. The crash forcing authorities to temporarily surety down the interstate. Around ten people were reportedly taken to the hospital for minor injuries. And to paris, after an explosion knocked down a huge chunk of an apartment building, and buries an estimated six more beneath the rubble. The explosion is believed to be a result of a gas leak. The daughter of joan rivers issued a statement today, thanking fans for their support. We are keeping or fingers crossed. She remained hospitalized, three days after going into cardiac after a routine procedure at a dr. s office. Tmz is now reporting that her family may be faced with an extremely difficult decision in the next few days on whether to keep her on life support. Our prayers go out to that family, of course. Nascars tony stewart making his official return to racing tonight at atlanta motor speedway, three weeks after being involved in the fatal crash that killed kevin ward jr. He still has a shot at another championship. The questions do remain over the august 9th incident. With the possibility of criminal charges still up in the air. Brian has more from our new york city newsroom. Hi, brian. The Sheriffs Office in ontario, new york continues its investigation saying theyll need at least two more weeks to determine if tony stewart should be charged with a crime. An emotional stewart saying on friday, hes coping with, quote, one of the toughest tragedies in his life, expressing sympathy towards hits family, about you
he and his team adding its the right time to race again. I miss my team, my teammates, and i miss being back in the race car. Fellow driver jeff gordon saying im very supportive of having him back. I do think the best thing is top in that race car. If stewart wins tonight or next week it would put him in the chase. Brian llenas, thank you for brian. Now bipart stan calls for
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planes dropping crucial supplies to the city of amirli. And it would been running dangerously low on food and water. The u. S. Also carrying out more, meanwhile, in washington, critics lashing out at president obama and his handling of the crisis so far. Peter is live in our Nations Capital tonight. Peter, what do republicans want president obama to do about isis and syria . Heather, lawmakers are saying they just want the president to do something and declare that there is no strategy isnt going to cut it. So this morning senator mccain outlined steps he thinks could hurt isis. I think that it requires additional u. S. Troops, not Ground Combat unit, but will require some mortgage special forces, more forward air controllers, will require more advisers for training of the iraqi military. Now prominent members of the president s own party are knocking him for being indecisive wi