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It means her team from philadelphia is going to the Little League world series where monet will be just the 17th girl to take part in that event. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 11th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good monday morning to you. Happy to have Michelle Franzen here with us today. We begin this halfhour with the u. S. Military launching another round of air strikes over iraq. For three Straight Days now, u. S. War planes have been slamming isis targets trying to beat back the jihadist armys bloody rampage that has taken over much of the country. At the same time theyre clearing the way for cargo planes, u. S. Cargo planes to drop more food and water to stranded refugees. Abcs Jonathan Carl has the latest. Reporter as 500pound bombs dropped from f18 fighter jets and u. S. Missiles fired from drones, pummeled targets in Northern Iraq, president obama bluntly acknowledged there is no clear end date on this military operation. I dont think we are going to solve this problem in weeks. I think this is going to take some time. The Iraqi Security forces in order to mount an offensive and beable beable to operate with the support of forces in sunni areas will have to revamp. Get resupplied. Have a clear strategy. Reporter although the president reaffirmed his promise not to send Ground Troops because we should have learned a lesson from our long and immensely costly incursion in iraq. Reporter he described a Broader Mission for u. S. Air strikes than he did just two days ago. When he said the sole objectives were to protect americans, 150 americans serving in the Northern Iraqi city of erbil and prevent a genocide of a Minority Group surrounded on a mun tount top by the terrorist group, isis. He described something more we have to make sure that isis its not engaging in the actions that could cripple a country permanently. Reporter of imed me yacme i c con the taking of the dam, that supplies electricity to iraqis and if destroyed could send a tsunami of flooding from mosul in the north to baghdad even threatening the u. S. Embassy. As the the president vacations here in marthas vineyard, getting rare criticism from Hillary Clinton said in an interview that the failure to support moderate rebels in syria is something she urged president obama to do when she was secretary of state. Helped fuel the rise of the terrorist group isis. Jonathan carl, abc news, marthas vine yard. In iran, an airline tragedy. All 39 passengers and crew aboard a regional airliner were killed when it crashed shortly after takeoff. The plane hit some power lines. The latest in a series of crash for irans airlines known for aging aircraft and poor maintenance. Jet blue confirming a bird strike caused an engine fire on a flight ready to take off from san juan puerto rico to new yorks jfk. The takeoff aborted. 186 passengers and six crew members had to evacuate the aircraft, sliding down inflatable emergency slides. People started screaming. People were trying to bust open the emergency exit with their arms, elbowing it open. The flight attendants held everybody back. The passengers landed in new york. There are question as but the car racing tragedy in upstate new york over the weekend. Those questions all must be asked of tony stewart, the driver behind the wheel who struck and killed another driver. Abcs linzie janis has the details. Reporter tragedy at this upstate new york dirt racetrack. Three time nascar champion tony stewart hits and kills driver kevin ward jr. This video shot by a spectator then posted on youtube shows ward getting out of his car. Apparently trying to confront stewart. The video has since been taken down. During the race, wards car spins out. Hitting the wall. Ward gets out of his car walks on to the track. As stewart passes the 20yearold driver, it appears the cars right rear hits ward. Ward rushed to a nearby emergency room but died from his injuries. This is an ongoing investigation. And we are looking at any information that is relevant to the crash. Reporter controversy has followed since his rookie year of nascar driving. In 1999, he jumped out of his car in the middle of a race. Tony stewart out of his car, throwing his gloves. Reporter in 2011, stewart arrested by Australian Police after assaulting a track owner. The charges later dropped. In 2013, a heated argument with joey legano, turned into a fist fight. Stewart was slated to race at new yorks watkins glen. That decision was reversed. Decided not to participate. It is just an unbelievable tragedy. Our hearts go out to obviously kevin and his family. Reporter stewart later expressing his remorse. Tweeting, there arent words to describe the sadness i feel about the accident that took the life of kevin ward jr. Fans visiting the track leaving flowers. In the meantime, the Sheriffs Department says criminal charges have not been ruled out. Investigators attempting to interview again, theyre also asking anyone that may have recorded the incident on their cell phone, please get in touch. Linzie janis, abc news, new york. Two Good Samaritans raced to the rescue of a man inside a burning car in upstate new york. Adam myers could hardly believe it when he saw the car going in the opposite direction full of smoke. The car then went into a parking lot in clifton park and burst into flames. Two of us together opened up the drivers side door when we did flames shot out at us. There was a driver inside, a gentleman. He was on fire. And we pulled him out. The driver was taken to the hospital. Police are now trying to figure out just what happened. The husband of a jogger found strangled in a Philadelphia Park has been arrested in her death. Police say Christopher Murray has confessed to killing his wife, after failing a lie detector test. Detectives say Constance Murray was killed after an argument. Her body was found tuesday in a park where the mother of two had been jogging. A woman in South Carolina is dead after flash floods in greenville county. She and a sccompanion were swep away into a storm drain after they got out of a stalled car. Her body found the next morning. The search for the other victim resumes at day break. 5 to 6 inches of rain fell in a few hours there. Closing roads and damaging homes and businesses. In all the heavy rain the south is having another effect. June bugs, these insects arent harmful to people or pets. Theyre downright annoying. They chew up trees, shrubs. Experts think the heavy rain caused all the june bugs to hatch at once. Despite the name, june bugs, stick around until late summer. Thankfully they dont bite. In droves. Theyre not going anywhere. One woman described them as dive bombing her. Hitting her on the face and the chest. Those things are. Is there one in here . Thankfully no. I dont like bugs. Lets take a look now at your weather today. There will be heavy rain in the mississippi and ohio valleys. Great lakes region, and all the way down, you see there to the gulf coast, there will be a heat wave in the northwest. Temperatures there well above normal. Portland oregons high temperatures around 100 degrees. Almost as hot as phoenix. About 81 degrees today in minneapolis. Kansas city, chicago. Little cooler in detroit. And the low 90s along the gulf coast. I wasnt here friday. But i am told that some of you ma have seen a story about the Illinois State fair. It was all about an annual tradition. A butter sculpture featuring none other than a cow. Thats right. Yesterday another tradition at the Illinois State fair. The husband calling competition. Heres the winner. My husbands name is francis oreilly. Francis awe thought was cheryl oreilly. The men had to have something to do too. They participated in the hog calling contest. The winner and that guy named chris carr. Congratulations to the both of them. Full disclosure. I grew up in illinois. Very proud. To grow up in illinois. Do you do hog calling or husband calling . I have not in my life done either of those. This is a tradition. 23 years you have done this. You have to call the hog and call the husband sometimes. If i heard that. I would run straight in the opposite direction. Crazy. I do hope that, after we are off the air here you can give me your best hog call. Well try. Well try. Coming up, drastic steps to curb crime in one of americas beggest cities. A status report on a strict curfew for teenagers. Also ahead. Nightmares will you are awake. Freaking out with him from a Virtual Reality helmet. And a member of royalty who is also a war veteran. His tribute to comrades who gave so much and refused to give up. You are watching world news now. Just for one day announcer world news now weather brought to you by cleaning the home. It often means heavy duty cleaning with bleach. But lysol power free can change the way you clean. It cleans even better than bleach with its Hydrogen Peroxide formula, and it kills 99. 9 of germs without the harshness. A powerful clean, thats Family Friendly thats what we call healthing. Lysol power free. Start healthing. For healthy floors, try lysol clean fresh. The only cleaner approved to kill germs, even when diluted. Looki prefer today. Eeks . Clairol age defy color collection. With our best breakthrough gray coverage. Lustruous, radiant color that looks 10 years younger. Today. Age defy color from clairol. Thats notthats dirt r carpet, creeping in. Send it running with resolve high traffic foam. Its foam power removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone. All while neutralizing pet odors. Dont just vacuum clean. Resolve clean. You just cantider a 4star know the name . P to 60 off, just no name . Until you book. Um. Yeah, id do that unwind with tide, downy, and bounce. When youre awake and cant sleep an ounce, the sweet dreams collection is so relaxing, so you can tuck in and turn off after a day oh so taxing. Tide, downy, and bounce. Official products of the National Sleep foundation. In baltimore this weekend one of the nations strictest curfews for children and teens got even tougher. It is a desperate bid to save their lives. But the curfew sparked a fierce debate over whether criminalizing what Young Children do is really the best way to keep them safe. Abcs byron pitts who grew up in baltimore himself has the story. Reporter it has been years now since hbos the wire was on television creating a reputation the city of baltimore is trying to live down. Tell that buy he aint man enough to come down to the street with omar. Reporter so far this year relative good news. Overall murder rate is down. But no one is celebrating in part because the number of young people dying is up. So what is a cashstrapped city to do . Thus far, the public has not liked the answer. Considered one of the most restrictive in the nation, baltimore upgraded its 20yearold curfew law. Children 14 and under off the street by 9 00 p. M. 14 to 16yearolds by 10 00 week days, 11 00 p. M. Weekend. Parents or guardians face fines up to 500. But it is not the fine or the hours that bothers critics and Civil Liberties groups. You are a School Teacher in baltimore, what is wrong with having a curfew for children . I think it is offering a chance to criminalize children. Reporter Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rollings brink says that is not her goal. We drove around the city to see how often and how many children are outside unsupervised into the night. When i was growing up. When the street lights came on you were suppose to be in the house. Some body, some adult needed to know where you are, period. Now theyre turning into, sometype of civil rights issue for kids. Reporter im struck how you get your daernd up about this. You sound more like a parent than a politician when you talk about this particular issue . I am a mother. It broke my heart going to the Curfew Center at 12 00 at night, seeing 6yearold, 7yearolds coming in there. Theyre not there by choice. Reporter part of the pushback i heard from people is witness you introduce children to the criminal Justice System in any form or fashion that you begin to criminalize them. Thats nonsense. Reporter city councilman Brandon Scott proposed the new curfew which include what is called Youth Centers where police will bring the children until an adult or guardian is located. In the past we were sending parents to jail for their kids in curfew and where do you think their kids are going to be the next night, back out on the streets. Making it common sense. Making it about helping and not criminalizing. Reporter the response from teenagers on the street after hours is about what you would expect. Yes, sir, what do you think of the curfew . I dont like curfew laws . Why. Its summertime. Why cant we chill on the block . More than teenage bravado, the Police Department has a biggerer eissue. Enforcing new curfew law will be a challenge. I am here to change the culture, reform an organization, and here to change the dynamics of what is happening or will happen in the future. Reporter but perhaps the real test for this old American City hand my beloved home town will come in the months ahead. Will the new curfew not just keep kids off the street but put them on the road to safer, product tiive lives. Byron pitts, abc news, baltimore. People will be watching to see how it work ow. Very controversial. Though the police are patrolling. They say theyre not chasing kids. If theyre out with their parents they can stay out as long as they would like. Did you have a curfew in high school . I had a curfew. I had to be home, 10 00, 11 00 at night. Makes sense as a parenting technique. Whether it should be a crime. I think a Pretty Healthy debate. Not sure where i fall on that one. Certainly something a lot of cities will be watching. Baltimore one with a very high crime rate. Our thanks to byron pitts for the great story. Coming up a royal point of view. Prince harry opening up about his tour of duty in afghanistan. He writes about the horrors he saw and how it inspired him to help. Youre watching world news now. We could be heroes just for one day famous for his fun loving charm. Prince harry has done quite a lot to bring joy to peoples lives. Especially the heroic war veterans he served with. He is revealing much more about his passion for giving an outlet to those soldiers injured in act. Heres abcs lama hasan. Reporter prince harry opening up with a rare article in the london times, and the horrors of war and how comrades changed his life forever. In the article, harry says loss of life is as tragic and devastating as it gets. But to see young lads wrapped in plastic missing limbs was something i never prepared myself for. Prince harry was a proper soldier right on the front line. His experiences were really raw. He was, right up close to serious injury the he could have been injured and possibly killed himself. Reporter the prince writing i saw horrendous things, deaths of local people from roadside bombs, Coalition Forces lying on the battlefield, constant ferrying of injured personnel to the hospital. Harry says this motivated hem to give back to those Selfless Service members through sports. Launching the Invictus Games to take place in the uk in september. Telling the bbc injured Service Members will participate in a paraolympic style tournament. To have them competing is incredible. Reporter prince harry dedicating countless hours to the cause and facing his own challenges while launching the games. Trekking across antarctica as part of the walking with the wounded project. And raising awareness at a sitting volleyball match in the u. S. Warrior games. All in an effort to turn the sacrifice of others into cures for warrelated injuries we may not be able to see. Lama hasan, abc news, london. I think he really touches on something there with the oped, how easy it is for all of us to forget the sacrifices how gruesome war is on the front lines. And these wars of course in iraq and afghanistan going on for over a decade. And good for him for shining the light. Soldiers coming back home. Living with their injuries. And you know were hae hear abo prince and his partying ways he is trying to make his mark and is dedicated. Nightmares on demand. The machine that lets you choose your own terrifying ordeal. An identity thief who stole marys identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard earned money. Unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. This is Identity Theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. Lifelock has the most comprehensive Identity Theft protection available. If mary had lifelocks bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop the damage. Lifelocks credit Notification Service is on the job 24 7. As soon as they detect a threat to your identity within their network, they will alert you helping protect you before damage can be done to your identity. Lifelock has the most comprehensive identify theft protection available, helping guard your Social Security number, your money, your credit, even the equity in your home. My years as a prosecutor taught me that we all need to protect ourselves from crime, in todays world that includes Identity Theft. Its a serious problem. We all have to protect ourselves. [ male announcer ] while Little League<\/a> world series where monet will be just the 17th girl to take part in that event. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 11th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good monday morning to you. Happy to have Michelle Franzen<\/a> here with us today. We begin this halfhour with the u. S. Military launching another round of air strikes over iraq. For three Straight Days<\/a> now, u. S. War planes have been slamming isis targets trying to beat back the jihadist armys bloody rampage that has taken over much of the country. At the same time theyre clearing the way for cargo planes, u. S. Cargo planes to drop more food and water to stranded refugees. Abcs Jonathan Carl<\/a> has the latest. Reporter as 500pound bombs dropped from f18 fighter jets and u. S. Missiles fired from drones, pummeled targets in Northern Iraq<\/a>, president obama bluntly acknowledged there is no clear end date on this military operation. I dont think we are going to solve this problem in weeks. I think this is going to take some time. The Iraqi Security<\/a> forces in order to mount an offensive and beable beable to operate with the support of forces in sunni areas will have to revamp. Get resupplied. Have a clear strategy. Reporter although the president reaffirmed his promise not to send Ground Troops<\/a> because we should have learned a lesson from our long and immensely costly incursion in iraq. Reporter he described a Broader Mission<\/a> for u. S. Air strikes than he did just two days ago. When he said the sole objectives were to protect americans, 150 americans serving in the Northern Iraq<\/a>i city of erbil and prevent a genocide of a Minority Group<\/a> surrounded on a mun tount top by the terrorist group, isis. He described something more we have to make sure that isis its not engaging in the actions that could cripple a country permanently. Reporter of imed me yacme i c con the taking of the dam, that supplies electricity to iraqis and if destroyed could send a tsunami of flooding from mosul in the north to baghdad even threatening the u. S. Embassy. As the the president vacations here in marthas vineyard, getting rare criticism from Hillary Clinton<\/a> said in an interview that the failure to support moderate rebels in syria is something she urged president obama to do when she was secretary of state. Helped fuel the rise of the terrorist group isis. Jonathan carl, abc news, marthas vine yard. In iran, an airline tragedy. All 39 passengers and crew aboard a regional airliner were killed when it crashed shortly after takeoff. The plane hit some power lines. The latest in a series of crash for irans airlines known for aging aircraft and poor maintenance. Jet blue confirming a bird strike caused an engine fire on a flight ready to take off from san juan puerto rico to new yorks jfk. The takeoff aborted. 186 passengers and six crew members had to evacuate the aircraft, sliding down inflatable emergency slides. People started screaming. People were trying to bust open the emergency exit with their arms, elbowing it open. The flight attendants held everybody back. The passengers landed in new york. There are question as but the car racing tragedy in upstate new york over the weekend. Those questions all must be asked of tony stewart, the driver behind the wheel who struck and killed another driver. Abcs linzie janis has the details. Reporter tragedy at this upstate new york dirt racetrack. Three time nascar champion tony stewart hits and kills driver kevin ward jr. This video shot by a spectator then posted on youtube shows ward getting out of his car. Apparently trying to confront stewart. The video has since been taken down. During the race, wards car spins out. Hitting the wall. Ward gets out of his car walks on to the track. As stewart passes the 20yearold driver, it appears the cars right rear hits ward. Ward rushed to a nearby emergency room but died from his injuries. This is an ongoing investigation. And we are looking at any information that is relevant to the crash. Reporter controversy has followed since his rookie year of nascar driving. In 1999, he jumped out of his car in the middle of a race. Tony stewart out of his car, throwing his gloves. Reporter in 2011, stewart arrested by Australian Police<\/a> after assaulting a track owner. The charges later dropped. In 2013, a heated argument with joey legano, turned into a fist fight. Stewart was slated to race at new yorks watkins glen. That decision was reversed. Decided not to participate. It is just an unbelievable tragedy. Our hearts go out to obviously kevin and his family. Reporter stewart later expressing his remorse. Tweeting, there arent words to describe the sadness i feel about the accident that took the life of kevin ward jr. Fans visiting the track leaving flowers. In the meantime, the Sheriffs Department<\/a> says criminal charges have not been ruled out. Investigators attempting to interview again, theyre also asking anyone that may have recorded the incident on their cell phone, please get in touch. Linzie janis, abc news, new york. Two Good Samaritans<\/a> raced to the rescue of a man inside a burning car in upstate new york. Adam myers could hardly believe it when he saw the car going in the opposite direction full of smoke. The car then went into a parking lot in clifton park and burst into flames. Two of us together opened up the drivers side door when we did flames shot out at us. There was a driver inside, a gentleman. He was on fire. And we pulled him out. The driver was taken to the hospital. Police are now trying to figure out just what happened. The husband of a jogger found strangled in a Philadelphia Park<\/a> has been arrested in her death. Police say Christopher Murray<\/a> has confessed to killing his wife, after failing a lie detector test. Detectives say Constance Murray<\/a> was killed after an argument. Her body was found tuesday in a park where the mother of two had been jogging. A woman in South Carolina<\/a> is dead after flash floods in greenville county. She and a sccompanion were swep away into a storm drain after they got out of a stalled car. Her body found the next morning. The search for the other victim resumes at day break. 5 to 6 inches of rain fell in a few hours there. Closing roads and damaging homes and businesses. In all the heavy rain the south is having another effect. June bugs, these insects arent harmful to people or pets. Theyre downright annoying. They chew up trees, shrubs. Experts think the heavy rain caused all the june bugs to hatch at once. Despite the name, june bugs, stick around until late summer. Thankfully they dont bite. In droves. Theyre not going anywhere. One woman described them as dive bombing her. Hitting her on the face and the chest. Those things are. Is there one in here . Thankfully no. I dont like bugs. Lets take a look now at your weather today. There will be heavy rain in the mississippi and ohio valleys. Great lakes region, and all the way down, you see there to the gulf coast, there will be a heat wave in the northwest. Temperatures there well above normal. Portland oregons high temperatures around 100 degrees. Almost as hot as phoenix. About 81 degrees today in minneapolis. Kansas city, chicago. Little cooler in detroit. And the low 90s along the gulf coast. I wasnt here friday. But i am told that some of you ma have seen a story about the Illinois State<\/a> fair. It was all about an annual tradition. A butter sculpture featuring none other than a cow. Thats right. Yesterday another tradition at the Illinois State<\/a> fair. The husband calling competition. Heres the winner. My husbands name is francis oreilly. Francis awe thought was cheryl oreilly. The men had to have something to do too. They participated in the hog calling contest. The winner and that guy named chris carr. Congratulations to the both of them. Full disclosure. I grew up in illinois. Very proud. To grow up in illinois. Do you do hog calling or husband calling . I have not in my life done either of those. This is a tradition. 23 years you have done this. You have to call the hog and call the husband sometimes. If i heard that. I would run straight in the opposite direction. Crazy. I do hope that, after we are off the air here you can give me your best hog call. Well try. Well try. Coming up, drastic steps to curb crime in one of americas beggest cities. A status report on a strict curfew for teenagers. Also ahead. Nightmares will you are awake. Freaking out with him from a Virtual Reality<\/a> helmet. And a member of royalty who is also a war veteran. His tribute to comrades who gave so much and refused to give up. You are watching world news now. Just for one day announcer world news now weather brought to you by cleaning the home. It often means heavy duty cleaning with bleach. But lysol power free can change the way you clean. It cleans even better than bleach with its Hydrogen Peroxide<\/a> formula, and it kills 99. 9 of germs without the harshness. A powerful clean, thats Family Friendly<\/a> thats what we call healthing. Lysol power free. Start healthing. For healthy floors, try lysol clean fresh. The only cleaner approved to kill germs, even when diluted. Looki prefer today. Eeks . Clairol age defy color collection. With our best breakthrough gray coverage. Lustruous, radiant color that looks 10 years younger. Today. Age defy color from clairol. Thats notthats dirt r carpet, creeping in. Send it running with resolve high traffic foam. Its foam power removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone. All while neutralizing pet odors. Dont just vacuum clean. Resolve clean. You just cantider a 4star know the name . P to 60 off, just no name . Until you book. Um. Yeah, id do that unwind with tide, downy, and bounce. When youre awake and cant sleep an ounce, the sweet dreams collection is so relaxing, so you can tuck in and turn off after a day oh so taxing. Tide, downy, and bounce. Official products of the National Sleep<\/a> foundation. In baltimore this weekend one of the nations strictest curfews for children and teens got even tougher. It is a desperate bid to save their lives. But the curfew sparked a fierce debate over whether criminalizing what Young Children<\/a> do is really the best way to keep them safe. Abcs byron pitts who grew up in baltimore himself has the story. Reporter it has been years now since hbos the wire was on television creating a reputation the city of baltimore is trying to live down. Tell that buy he aint man enough to come down to the street with omar. Reporter so far this year relative good news. Overall murder rate is down. But no one is celebrating in part because the number of young people dying is up. So what is a cashstrapped city to do . Thus far, the public has not liked the answer. Considered one of the most restrictive in the nation, baltimore upgraded its 20yearold curfew law. Children 14 and under off the street by 9 00 p. M. 14 to 16yearolds by 10 00 week days, 11 00 p. M. Weekend. Parents or guardians face fines up to 500. But it is not the fine or the hours that bothers critics and Civil Liberties<\/a> groups. You are a School Teacher<\/a> in baltimore, what is wrong with having a curfew for children . I think it is offering a chance to criminalize children. Reporter Baltimore Mayor<\/a> Stephanie Rollings<\/a> brink says that is not her goal. We drove around the city to see how often and how many children are outside unsupervised into the night. When i was growing up. When the street lights came on you were suppose to be in the house. Some body, some adult needed to know where you are, period. Now theyre turning into, sometype of civil rights issue for kids. Reporter im struck how you get your daernd up about this. You sound more like a parent than a politician when you talk about this particular issue . I am a mother. It broke my heart going to the Curfew Center<\/a> at 12 00 at night, seeing 6yearold, 7yearolds coming in there. Theyre not there by choice. Reporter part of the pushback i heard from people is witness you introduce children to the criminal Justice System<\/a> in any form or fashion that you begin to criminalize them. Thats nonsense. Reporter city councilman Brandon Scott<\/a> proposed the new curfew which include what is called Youth Centers<\/a> where police will bring the children until an adult or guardian is located. In the past we were sending parents to jail for their kids in curfew and where do you think their kids are going to be the next night, back out on the streets. Making it common sense. Making it about helping and not criminalizing. Reporter the response from teenagers on the street after hours is about what you would expect. Yes, sir, what do you think of the curfew . I dont like curfew laws . Why. Its summertime. Why cant we chill on the block . More than teenage bravado, the Police Department<\/a> has a biggerer eissue. Enforcing new curfew law will be a challenge. I am here to change the culture, reform an organization, and here to change the dynamics of what is happening or will happen in the future. Reporter but perhaps the real test for this old American City<\/a> hand my beloved home town will come in the months ahead. Will the new curfew not just keep kids off the street but put them on the road to safer, product tiive lives. Byron pitts, abc news, baltimore. People will be watching to see how it work ow. Very controversial. Though the police are patrolling. They say theyre not chasing kids. If theyre out with their parents they can stay out as long as they would like. Did you have a curfew in high school . I had a curfew. I had to be home, 10 00, 11 00 at night. Makes sense as a parenting technique. Whether it should be a crime. I think a Pretty Healthy<\/a> debate. Not sure where i fall on that one. Certainly something a lot of cities will be watching. Baltimore one with a very high crime rate. Our thanks to byron pitts for the great story. Coming up a royal point of view. Prince harry opening up about his tour of duty in afghanistan. He writes about the horrors he saw and how it inspired him to help. Youre watching world news now. We could be heroes just for one day famous for his fun loving charm. Prince harry has done quite a lot to bring joy to peoples lives. Especially the heroic war veterans he served with. He is revealing much more about his passion for giving an outlet to those soldiers injured in act. Heres abcs lama hasan. Reporter prince harry opening up with a rare article in the london times, and the horrors of war and how comrades changed his life forever. In the article, harry says loss of life is as tragic and devastating as it gets. But to see young lads wrapped in plastic missing limbs was something i never prepared myself for. Prince harry was a proper soldier right on the front line. His experiences were really raw. He was, right up close to serious injury the he could have been injured and possibly killed himself. Reporter the prince writing i saw horrendous things, deaths of local people from roadside bombs, Coalition Forces<\/a> lying on the battlefield, constant ferrying of injured personnel to the hospital. Harry says this motivated hem to give back to those Selfless Service<\/a> members through sports. Launching the Invictus Games<\/a> to take place in the uk in september. Telling the bbc injured Service Members<\/a> will participate in a paraolympic style tournament. To have them competing is incredible. Reporter prince harry dedicating countless hours to the cause and facing his own challenges while launching the games. Trekking across antarctica as part of the walking with the wounded project. And raising awareness at a sitting volleyball match in the u. S. Warrior games. All in an effort to turn the sacrifice of others into cures for warrelated injuries we may not be able to see. Lama hasan, abc news, london. I think he really touches on something there with the oped, how easy it is for all of us to forget the sacrifices how gruesome war is on the front lines. And these wars of course in iraq and afghanistan going on for over a decade. And good for him for shining the light. Soldiers coming back home. Living with their injuries. And you know were hae hear abo prince and his partying ways he is trying to make his mark and is dedicated. Nightmares on demand. The machine that lets you choose your own terrifying ordeal. An identity thief who stole marys identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard earned money. Unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. This is Identity Theft<\/a>, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. Lifelock has the most comprehensive Identity Theft<\/a> protection available. If mary had lifelocks bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop the damage. Lifelocks credit Notification Service<\/a> is on the job 24 7. As soon as they detect a threat to your identity within their network, they will alert you helping protect you before damage can be done to your identity. Lifelock has the most comprehensive identify theft protection available, helping guard your Social Security<\/a> number, your money, your credit, even the equity in your home. 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Reporter wow. I think its real. When people put the headset on for the nightmare machine. You have no idea what you are in for. What you can do with it is whatever. Reporter these Young Seattle<\/a> techies wanted to do more with their Interface Technology<\/a> use ford tra ed for training and exhibits. It was not a far step to stick zombies. Just the visceral love that people had for being invaded by zombies was, it was clear that a Haunted House<\/a> had to be created. Hahaha. Reporter even the marketing person got scared. Oh, no. Reporter the intern got scared. Everyone. And yes, photographer Katie Johnson<\/a> got eaten by the zombie too. We can have your friend in the room with you for most of the experience. Then all of a sudden turn into a sdmrom be and attack you. Reporter nightmare choices, mild to wild every day, at the Experience Music Project<\/a> near the space needle. It will be your worst nightmare. Jeff burnside, komo, 4 news. I look how theyre in an open area. Thats scary. Ah our own nightmare get under the desk no. Ah [ screaming ] insomnia. What you need is a nightmare. Whoo. I dont know what is scarier watching us or watching jack. That is your news for this halfhour. This morning on world news now track tragedy. The crash that killed race car driver kevin ward jr. , a shocking scene, right in front of fans. It is just an unbelievable tragedy. And the difficult questions for investigators about just what happened before the crash. Violent protests. The unrest and looting in suburban st. Louis after an unarmed teenager was shot by police. The developments overnight. And facing fears. The base jumper whose life changed forever after a devastating accident put him in a wheelchair. I absolutely hated my chair. The chair symbolized everything that i wasnt anymore. His decision to jump again, starting over right where he left off. It is monday, august 11th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Im Michelle Franzen<\/a>. Im devin dwyer. Great to have michelle with us. You may have seen her on weekend gma great anchor of digital coverage of the week. Usually we are talking to each other. On the other side of the airwaves. Great to be here together. You are a real person. I am a real person. As the the viewers know. Have to get insomniac tips from you. How you stay awake at these hours . State of mind. So much to talk abut. Starting with the race tragedy. In upstate new york on the racetrack. Yeah, as they try to reconstruct, investigators are asking spectators to submit videos, pictures they may have taken of the incident. It all raises plenty of questions here, the most important did the impact happen on purpose . Abcs Marci Gonzalez<\/a> has more. Reporter nascar driver tony stewart says there arent word to describe the sadness he feels after hitting and killing a follow race car driver. It is just an unbelievable tragedy. Reporter witnesses say the driver, 20yearold kevin ward jr. Appeared angry after crashing during a sprint car race near rochester getting out of his car and walking on the dirt track. Pointing aggressively at stewarts approaching car when he was hit. A dimly lit car on the track. That is something that is looked at. There is no evidence in hand, or no facts, that would support a criminal charge. Reporter stewart cooperating with investigators pulling himself out of the nascar race at watkins glen speed way saying a very emotional time for all involved. Stewart is known as a fiery, controversial racer. Last year he was caught on camera punching driver joey legano, in 2011 was questioned by Australian Police<\/a> after reportedly hitting the owner of the racetrack there with his helmet. Stewart returning to racing after breaking his leg last year on a dirt track like one where ward was killed. Saying his thoughts and prayers ash with wards loved ones. A tough day for friend and family. Some stopping by, leaving flowers, wait fug see if charges could be filed. The sheriff says is a possibility that has not been ruled out. Devin, michelle. Thank you, marci. An idaho family alive this morning thanks to three Good Samaritan<\/a> thousands. Their small plane crashed into a soccer field shortly after takeoff near salt lake city. The plane immediately caught fire. Three witnesses pulled out the pilot, his wife and adult daughter. Risking their own lives to help them. Moments later, the fuel tank exploded. The 39 passengers and crew aboard an iranian airliner were not so lucky. All were killed when their plane struck power lines shortly after takeoff. The pilot of the iranianbuilt plane was praise ford managing not to hit any residential buildings as he crashed. It is the latest in a series of crashes for irans airlines. To tie rairaq where the gove plunged into political crisis, the Prime Minister<\/a> Nuri Al Maliki<\/a> resisting calls for resignation and accusing the president of violating the constitution. The infighting there could hinder efforts to stop advance of the sunni military group isis, the u. S. Standing by the iraqi president. For the Third Straight<\/a> day, u. S. War planes have struck isis targets in Northern Iraq<\/a> providing much needed protection and relief to thousands of refugees caught in the cross fire. U. S. Military cargo planes have air dropped some 15,000 gallons of water and 74,000 meals on the mountain. We have been hearing about isis. Most americans dont know much about this violent army of islamic jihadists. In fact they caught much of the world including iraq offguard. Abcs Martha Raddatz<\/a> has more. Reporter it is the Islamic Militant<\/a> group so extreme that traditional al qaeda has disavowed them. And now from vice news, video from inside the militants stronghold. Surreal scenes from the syrian city of raka, families enjoying the coolness of the euphrates, but there is no relaxing, even the kids are deadly serious. [ speaking Foreign Language<\/a> ] reporter what happens in syria affects iraq. And vice versa. The treasures from the march on baghdad are proudly paraded through raka along with new recruits from around the world. Reporter here the group is known simply as is, or islamic state. At a night time gathering, recruiting continues. Beautiful virgins are calling. Enroll me as a martyr this man sings. A call and response to excite the crowd. Martha raddatz, abc news, washington. You know, the capabilities of isis so surprised the obama administration. Officials saying in the past couple days, how much the experience of benghazi is weighing on their minds in the decision to make the air strikes. They do not want another attack on a u. S. Consulate. Absolutely. Giving them insight into exact plea what theyre all about is a very sobering view. Something they havent seen. Violence has broken out during a protest in suburban saint louis over the shooting of an unarmed teen by police. There are scenes showing vandalism and looting overnight after hundreds gather ford a vigil. Several dozen protesters sat down in the street in a faceoff with police in riot gear. Police made no move towards them. Abcs bazi kanani is covering the unrest. Reporter hundreds of determined protesters marching after the Police Shooting<\/a> of an unarmed teenager. Noon on saturday, 18yearold michael brown, just days away from starting college, lay dead in the street. A Police Officer<\/a> stopped brown and a friend while they were walking to his grandmother any house. He was a good kid. They did that to him for no reason. Reporter police say there was a fight for the officers gun. One of the individuals, at the time, came into the, as the officer was exiting his police car, allegedly pushed the Police Officer<\/a> back into the car. Where he physically assaulted the Police Officer<\/a>. Reporter a different expl explanation from the friend walking with brown. The officer reached out to grab his arm to pull him into the car. Officer pulling him inside the car. He is trying to pull away. Police say brown was shot one time inside the police car. But of the fatal shots came later. I saw him turn around with his arms up in the air. They shot him. In his face and chest. He went down, unarmed. Reporter his stepfather, bound in grief, later holding up this sign accusing police of executing his son. The teens mother inconsoleable. Angry residents surrounding the scene. Protesting into the night as dozens of officers stand by with barking dogs to keep order. Police promise a thorough investigation into whether the shooting was justified. It is expected to be weeks before prosecutors decide to whether to charge the officer. And more calls for an fbi investigation. Bazi kanani, abc news, washington. The trial of a dozen former Atlanta Public School<\/a> educators accused of cheating begins today. Charged with racketeering as part of a conspiracy to falsify standardized test results. The defendants included administrators, teachers, arrest aid year ago. More than 20 others made plea deals. Jury selection could take weeks. Golfer rory mcilroy beat the field and darkness to win the pga championship. After nearly two hour rain delay yesterday. Mcilroy rallied from three shots down through the final 9 holes to beat Phil Mickelson<\/a> by one stroke. Mcilroys second straight title. He won the british open earlier this summer. Good for rory. The trophy looks good on him. Going for the grand slam this year. And a little history making Little League<\/a>r from philadelphia, her name, thats right, her name is monet davis. She struck out six yesterday. On her way to a threehit complete game shutout against a team from delaware. And that means that davis and her teammates are headed where . Theyre off to the Little League<\/a> world series. Great for her. Million. Onet will be the 17th girl to playen the event since girls were allowed to play first 40 years ago. Little League World Series<\/a> begins thursday in williamsport, pennsylvania. Good for her. In the mix, a crazy scene at a baseball game involving weird costumes, major wardrobe mall function. Well fall you in on that. Brave men, venturing into sharkinfested walters on purpose. Their quest and why some people think theyre just crazy. Youre watching world news now. [ jaws theme plays ] announcer world news now brought to you by Colonial Penn<\/a> life insurance. Just you. With the when gray creeps in do you lose it all . Not you. New touch of gray mustache and beard reduces gray without getting rid of it all in just 5 minutes. For the perfect gray look you want. New touch of gray mustache and beard. I can feel the allergens. In the crisp fall air. sneezes uh, oh mucinex allergy. Its nondrowsy. It helps stop mucus that causes runny nose. And relieves your worst allergy symptoms for 24 hours. Save up to nine dollars on mucinex allergy. Well in case you missed it, it is shark week. To get the Party Started<\/a> we have the story of a filmmaker who is on the trail of a great white shark, collosus. Aptly named. Trapped the beast of the sea with the newest high tech underwater gadgets and a huge taste for danger. Heres abcs paula faris. Reporter for 23 years, jeff kerr and chris fallus have braved shark infested waters pursuing one of the worlds deadliest predators in the name of science. Now theyre on the quest to fiend this 14footlong, 3,000pound great white shark. I first met collosus in 12011 in the iconic breach seen around the world. I found out a year later, collosus left his famous Hunting Ground<\/a> at seal island. Nobody knows where he went. Reporter these waters are filled with great whites. To find collosus, curt and his team, rely on the Ground Breaking<\/a> clue. See that indentation. Reporter following the lead, kerr and his team of experts, began terrifying tactic after terrifying tactic. Trying to get the tag behind his dorsal fin. Reporter to aid their two year serve, the duo invent and test, cutting edge new devices. Whoa reporter the shark stalkers traveled from south africa to new zealand only to find even larger sharks. Watch out reporter with him coming close to a gang of great whites. But at the end of the day, kerr says he would do anything to help protect these deadly, but nobel features. We have a whole lot of fun with shark week but it is about conservation and promoting shark awareness. Paula faris, abc news. Shark awareness, pretty awesome shark photos. Collosus, almost a foot longer. Almost bit my head off. A foot longer. 1,000 pound heavier. I lived to survive to tell about it. Here to tell about it. You know that spawned sharknado. Four fingers up, that is shark language for dont bite me. Dont bite me. It worked. Coming up. Incredible leach of faith after a terrible accident. Check this out. One mans try all faiumphant re the sport he loves in a wheelchair. In our next halfhour, the taco bell you wont and dont recognize, lobster, smoked brisket on the menu. Not the only major trend cooking in the restaurant business. You are watching world news now. It is a comeback story of the most courageous type. Base jumping. Its not just for the faint of heart. Most wouldnt dare to do it. Let alone some body in a wheelchair who nearly died when a jump went wrong. In a leap of faith this inspiring man returns to the scene to jump again. Heres abcs byron pitts with that story. I have never actually been back to twin falls, idaho. The time is now. Right here. Just haunts me. Reporter for loni, base jumping isnt just one of the worlds most dangerous sports. Friend call it his drug of choice. Lny has the type of personality. Where he wants to be the best. Base jumping for me, gave me a release. Everything is just so pure for that split second. When you step off into nothing. Reporter ten years ago his drug betrayed him. And nearly took his life. July 19th. 2004. The 19th was an absolutely perfect day. Good. Reporter it was lonis 1,100 jump. I knew i messed up. I can see i am getting low. I pulled my pilot chute a split second too soon. I was hanging upside down by my right leg. That point hitting the water. I could see the sun light coming down through the water. I couldnt move anything. Reporter loni suffered a spinal cord injury, paralyzed from the chest down. Heartbreaking to see someone you love reduced to half a person. I absolutely hated my chair. The chair symbolized everything that that i wasnt anymore. Reporter misfortune could barack h break his body not his soul. Loni chose to fight face the bridge again. Exactly ten years to the day of my accident. I will be on that bridge. And stepping off again. Reporter one can question his sanity. No one can doubt his grit. My passion is jumping. Yeah im just a guy that is too stupid and too stub born to quit. Reporter byon pitts, abc news, new york. Incredible. Right. Absolutely incredible. A quadriplegic. Has some feeling in his right arm. Just enough strength to grab the rope. Pull the parachute out. Incredible. Just enough strength. Lot of courage. Absolutely. Coming up a hilarious twist on a mascot race between innings. Why the kid who came in last propped up the rear. Stay with us. Accounts, and stole her hard earned money. Unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. This is Identity Theft<\/a>, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. Lifelock has the most comprehensive Identity Theft<\/a> protection available. If mary had lifelocks bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop the damage. Lifelocks credit Notification Service<\/a> is on the job 24 7. As soon as they detect a threat to your identity within their network, they will alert you helping protect you before damage can be done to your identity. Lifelock has the most comprehensive identify theft protection available, helping guard your Social Security<\/a> number, your money, your credit, even the equity in your home. My years as a prosecutor taught me that we all need to protect ourselves from crime, in todays world that includes Identity Theft<\/a>. Its a serious problem. We all have to protect ourselves. [ male announcer ] while Identity Theft<\/a> cant be completely stopped, no one works harder to help protect you than lifelock. You even get a 1 million service guarantee. Thats security no one can beat. You have so much to protect and nothing to lose when you call lifelock right now and get 60 days of Identity Theft<\/a> protection risk free. Thats right. 60 days risk free use promo code notme. Order now, and get this document shredder to help keep sensitive documents out of the wrong hands. A 29 value, free dont wait until you become the next victim call the number on your screen for 60 days of lifelk Identity Theft<\/a> protection risk free and get a document shredder free. Use promo code notme. Call the number on your screen now. Welcome back. Time for the mix. Do you like mustard . I love mustard. A huge mustard fan. What about ketchup . Ketchup is good too. Rooting for the kid, in the mustard outfit at royals hot dog derby. Happened last night at the stadium. Its the pants. Oh, no. Its the pants. Goes down. Epic fail with the wardrobe malfunction. Oh, must ward. Oh, no, its the mustard. I hate when mustard gets on my pants. Hate when mustard happens. Poor kid. There is a new hightech dog collar. Okay. That sort of reads your pets emotions. You are a pet person. I have a dog. Dont have a pet dollar. Dont think i need one. My dog shows her emotions very well. Just got back from vacation. The dog sitter said that, that she was sort of depressed. So she was depressed for you. If your dog doesnt emote this product might be for you. Take a look. Take a look. It tells you when the dog is sad. When the dog might be happy. Apparently. Sends tweets and texts to your phone. Tracks its temperature, heart rate, breathing. 150. So if your dog isnt like michelles, you might want to go out and pick one up. It can tell you, when fido is hungry. As if we need that. If you know if you watch a lot of tv, you watch a lot of tv, you know the power of the Remote Control<\/a>. I did not know that the Remote Control<\/a> can dupe this. Take a look. Check it out. Check out the fixation. Now you see it. Now you dont. He wants that remote. Watch closely. This guy goes gaga for the remote. All over that tv. The legs start going. Look out when it is cartoon time. Eyes start popping out. I have to tell you a little bit about the next one. On facebook, a friend posted, a list from, from a woman thats become known as a bridezilla. She posted seven reasons, telling her followers, and friends, why they may not be invited to the wedding. Here they are. And my what a list it is. It may include, you know, perhaps i work with you but we dont spend enough time together. So, dont expect an invite. She lays it out there. She is a bridezilla, does not mince word. If you are only going to show up for food, alcohol, have no interest other than that. Stay home. You are not invited. Number three, if you showp to things you invite me to and never show up to our invites or respond. Forget it. Wonder if she will have a lot of friends after this. Funny thing only her friend this morning on world news now thrill ride agony. The wild roller coaster ride that turned into a frightening ordeal. How passengers got stuck for hours and who finally came to the rescue. Racetrack crash. Tough questions this morning about safety and conduct after a race car driver is struck and killed in front of the fans. Cosmetic breakthrough. Picking the right makeup just got easier with a little hightech help. See how to save money and even save a trip to the cosmetics counter. Superstars reunited. Remember billy joels classic video uptown girl it was a tribute to his exwife christie brinkley. See how that song brought them back together in the skinny on this monday, august 11th. Im going to try for an uptown girl announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Im Michelle Franzen<\/a>. Im devin dwyer. Its great to have michelle with us today. Digital anchor. Weekend gma. We have seen your face all the time, more often on the other side of the camera. We are often talking to each other. And reena ninan is reporting in israel. Look forward to her reports this week. Good to be in here. And lots of news to talk about this morning. Including new details in that roller coaster accident that left riders rather stranded for five hours in maryland. First responders say riders were sitting upright, a few had cramps, back pain, dehydration, but there were no major injuries. Abcs jeff zeleny has the latest on this frightening ordeal. Reporter a wild ride becomes a wild rescue. 24 people suspended for hours. High above the Six Flags Theme Park<\/a> just outside washington. They call it the jokers jinx, a roller coaster from 060 in three seconds. Watch here in this theme park video. The ride twists and turns with no pauses or brakes. Six train cars abruptly stopped. Leaving passengers stranded at least 75 feet in the air. Fire fighters reached the riders, handing out food, water and umbrellas to shade them from the blistering sun. From the scene, fire chief marc bashoor tweeted this will be a long term rescue. He tells abc news there are no early signs of injuries. More than three hours after their ordeal began the rescue started. It took hours, stretching into the night. One by one, passengers lifted to safety in a towering ladder truck. A carefree summer day at the park suddenly becoming anything but. Jeff zeleny, abc news, washington. That must have been quite a harrowing experience for them. Stranded there for hours in the heat, not knowing when, help was coming. So hot there. 75 feet up. And i have never seen this before. But they actually handed out umbrellas to the passengers while waiting up there. So they could shield the sun. Five hours, that ride is normally 56 seconds. Under a minute. They were up there a heck of a long time. Unclear why it got trapped, stuck there at the top of the ride. Thankfully wasnt upside down. Officials say computer glitches sometimes make it stop. Hopefully figure that out again. Breaking news now from suburban st. Louis where looting and vandalism has broken out. Some people seen smashing store windows and carrying away merchandise. Some streets were lined with cops and riot gear being yelled at and taunted by angry residents. The violence followed a protest over the death of an unarmed teen by police. Still plenty of questions this morning about the weekends car racing tragedy in upstate new york. That one left one young driver dead. 20yearold kevin ward jr. Crashed saturday night in the small dirt racetrack. He jumped out of his car, pointing in the direction of three time nascar champ tony stewart, you saw him there. Stewarts passing car struck ward killing him. Just an unbelievable tragedy. Our hearts go out to obviously kevin and his family. Stewart pulled out of yesterdays nascar race. Authorities called him visibly shaken as they questioned him about the incident. The sheriff says there is no evidence to support any criminal intent. But the charges havent been ruled out. Tony has done the exact same thing as kevin ward jr. Did over the weekend. In fact, the history of car racing is full of similar examples, drivers getting out of their cars, to confront another. Abcs paula faris reports. Reporter road rage its an alltoofamiliar scene in the world of racing. A sport where tempers can flare. This is not what the series needs nor either one of these drivers. Mixing it up in the pits there. Drivers routinely put themselves in harms way because experts say thats the nature of the sport. But sometimes it goes too far. Get to the back bumper. Reporter they take off their helmets. Hurl objects at drivers. Hurl objects at opposing drivers. Even kicking a competitors windshield. There have been calls for tougher rules to keep drivers from running on to the track. This is something that happens all the time in all forms of racing. Stewart has done it himself in the past. So, if there is anything that would change, i would have to say that might be it. Reporter or in this case, watch as the driver hops out of his car, runs on the track, gets dragged by another driver. Slams into the wall. Then starts chasing the car again. Until track security intervenes. While this weekends tragedy may bring change to the track. The need for speed will still push some to the edge. Paula faris, abc news, new york. Quick thinking and heroism by three eyewitnesses saved an idaho family after a plane crash. One even reported the accident before their private plane hilt the ground and caught fire. He knew the plane was in trouble right after takeoff. Unable to gain enough altitude. Three men independently raced to the soccer field. The door was open. My first thought was they got out theyre fine. But there was no one around. I was like, no, theyre still in there. When we got in there, the flames were coming in. Heat was coming in to the cockpit there. And we had to work fast. The Good Samaritans<\/a> pulled the pilot, his wife and daughter out of the wreckage moments before the fuel tank exploded. All three passengers were hospitalized but are very lucky to be alive this morning. In iraq for a Third Straight<\/a> day, u. S. War planes carried out air raids trying to beat back isis. They come as iraqs embattled Prime Minister<\/a> struggles to hang on to his political power. Resisting calls for his resignation. Making accusations the countrys new president violating the constitution. Abcs Chuck Sivertsen<\/a> has the the latest. Reporter u. S. Bombing runs like these battered isis positionsen iraq. U. S. War planes were sent into action after president obama decided to expand the u. S. Military role in iraq. Saturday, 11 20 a. M. Eastern time. Fighter jets and drones, destroyed an armored personnel carrier. Threatening an iraqi Minority Group<\/a>. 20 minutes later, u. S. Aircraft struck three more targets. It was a followup strike destroying another. At 3 00 p. M. Eastern. The final target of the day was demolished. The president reportedly met with his National Security<\/a> advisers three times in less than 24 hours. To retool u. S. Military policy in iraq. That includes protecting thousands of refugees who are trapped on a mountain. And threatened with death by isis fighters because of their religion. Our attention is focused on preventing an act of genocide helping the men, women and children on the mountain. Reporter some 15,000 of them have managed to escape. U. S. Military cargo planes have already parachuted them 3800 gallons of water and 16,000 meals. The president says he has no particular timetable for success. This is going to be a long term project. Reporter isis forces much tougher than expected. They threaten erbil considered iraqs safest city with the u. S. Consulate and hundreds of u. S. Citizens. Will the new air campaign turn the tide . Much more effort will be required to achieve a positive outcome. Reporter how much more is the question dogging president obama as he tries to enjoy his summer vacation. Chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. After a month of heavy fighting in gaza another attempt at peace this morning with a new ceasefire agreement. Explosions could still be seen on the gaza skyline last night ahead of the deal brokered by egypt between israel and hamas. A similar threeday truce last week collapsed. And fresh violence over the weekend. Nearly 2,000 people have been killed over the past four weeks. Now to South Carolina<\/a> where Severe Weather<\/a> has claimed more lives. A woman is dead, a man traveling with her is missing after flash flooding caused by heavy downpours. 5 to 6 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. The two had gotten out of their car after it got stuck and were swept into a storm drain. New yorkers saw a very rare weather phenomenon. A dust devil on a baseball field yesterday afternoon. Like a tornado but much less powerful and lasts a shorter time. This one only a minute. And here is a look at your weather this morning. It will be hotter than usual in the northwest. Very wet in new mexico and colorado. Eastern half, heavy rain, thunderstorms and showers today except for the northeast which will be bright, sunny today. The heat will be on in los angeles. 80s in l. A. Kansas city, atlanta, washington. Close to 100 degrees in portland oregon. Not far behind in dallas. Memphis and atlanta will be in the upper 80s. Mid 80s for the midatlantic states. Depending on where you are, maybe its not too late or early to check out the socalled super moon. If you think you missed it. Here is what it looked like. A super moon. A full moon happening at the same time as the moons closest approach to the earth during orbit. It appeared 14 bigger and 30 brighter than when it is farthest away from earth. Now if you missed out on the super moon. Dont worry there is another one scheduled for september 9th. We should run outside and go see it. We should. It was beautiful, saw it along the skyline. See, michelle, she runs out. They say, next months moon will be bigger, brighter. Little fun fact before i move on. I am a geek here. I learned, 49 moons could fit inside the earth, did you know that . Did not know that. Didnt know that. Tiny. I geeked out. Who know that . Narcissism in the kardashian home. Thats not new. Who is selling an entire book filled with selfies . Also ahead, taking taco bell upscale. The expensive new ingredients including, lobster is the hot new trend in the restaurant business. You are watching world news now. Just open your mouth and close your eyes its raining tacos its raining tacos out on the street tacos all you can eat announcer world news now weather brought to you by lifelock. Can eat announcer world news now weather brought to you by lifelock. 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Send it running with resolve high traffic foam. Its foam power removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone. All while neutralizing pet odors. Dont just vacuum clean. Resolve clean. Just you. With the when gray creeps in do you lose it all . Not you. New touch of gray mustache and beard reduces gray without getting rid of it all in just 5 minutes. For the perfect gray look you want. New touch of gray mustache and beard. But have you been on an airplane lately . [ man ] man, this things got a lot of onions. I really wouldnt survive it without this scarf. And i have tide plus febreze. It gets it fresher for longer. Getting ripe in here, huh . [ female announcer ] tide plus febreze. Thats my tide plus. Its raining tacos from out of the sky tacos i wish it was raining tacos. I could go for one right now. I could eat a taco right now. We could swing through taco bell. What do you say . Think so. Theyre hoping to feast, get it, feast, on americas shifting taste. Theyre actually opening a new restaurant with a different menu. Its pa of a trend called fast casual dining. Higher quality food with fewer processed ingredients but still in a hurry. Abcs brandi hitt checked it all out. Reporter you wouldnt know from looking at it but this is taco bell. The Restaurant Company<\/a> that brought the waffle taco and fiery doritos loco taco supreme is going upscale. Serving up brisket in texas and lobster from the north atlantic. In a 9 taco. All at this restaurant in huntington beach, u. S. Taco company. The latest trend as fast food chains struggle to survive competing against fresh and natural fast casual options, chipotle. And panera which have seen their sales rise 13 . Compare that to fast food chains with sales below 5 . Even mcdonalds is trying to keep up offering mccafe lattes. And popeyes revamped to focus on louisiana roots. U. S. Taco opens monday. More restaurants are on the way. The company hoping it will help them rise above the fast food fray. Brandi hitt, abc news, huntington, beach, california. What do you think caviar tacos . Lobster tacos. Wheres my lobster tacos. Traditional seafood its raining tacos this is from my chichis days. Chichis, a blast from the past. I do table side guacamole. Make it spicy. Spicy, i like that. Dishing up the lobster tacos there, right . I was. And then i hide things in my sombrero. A show for the kids. Didnt have that there. Coming up, last nights teen choice awards. Who is taking the prize for their hot fashions . Member of the Kardashian Family<\/a> cashing in once again by publishing her selfies. Next in the skinny. Announcer world news now continues after this from our skinny so skinny well, time to check out the skinny. Topping our headlines this morning. Billy joel, christie brinkley, together again at least for an evening. Remember the piano man, featured brinkley in his classic video uptown girl back in the 80s. A few nights ago, joel had the opportunity again to serenade his original uptown girl. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] whoo uptown girl i see her in uptown world [ indiscernible lyrics ] the 60yearold supermodel had front row seats at the Madison Square<\/a> concert, as camera crews caught her in the jumbotron at the end of the song. Looking at pictures brinkley posted from the concert on instagram including one selfie captioned hes still got it. And brinkleys daughter sailor filming from the front row there. Last night, a big night in the entertainment world brought out hollywoods biggest and brightest stars. Thats right. The teen choice award gave us a look at some of the hottest fashion trends. Lets check out some of the red carpet looks that had everyone talking. Selena gomez looking very classy here in an allblack pant suit. Simple yet elegant ponytail. Singer Ariana Grande<\/a> in a slim white number. Two big trends seen throughout the night. Bold colors and midriffs, both seen here on the lovely jordin sparks. As always fashionable taylor swift, there she is, following the midriff trend. As well. Thats right. A word youll be hearing. Midriff. Thats right. Rounding us out pretty little liar star, lucy hail, short red dress. Looking good last night. Well, kim kardashian, as you know, michelle who . Kim kardashian . Famous for being kim kardashian. The product she is selling. Her upcoming book, selling, surprise, surprise, her on the title. Titled kardashian selfish. All 352 pages include selfies she took. A years worth. The project started, took 1,200 selfies on a trip to thailand. She was going to make it into a go tow photo album for her husband kanye west. Now, you can have a copy too, or give the as a gift, 20 next april. Affordable. Coffee table book. Another moneymaker. Writer on the show true detective do you watch the show . I watched a couple of them. He is denying that he ripped off another writer. There had been claims that nick pitsaloto, borrowed work from horror author thomas legate. Claims centered specifically on the dialogue of detective russ cole. Hbo said all the work is original. Controversies with plagiarism, hollywood, politics. Make it original, people. Stick to your own comedy. All right. Hbo says theyre standing by the writer on that. All right. More to come. Stay with us. More to come. Stay with us. More to come. We do . I took the trash out. I know. And thank you so much for that. I think we should get a Medicare Supplement<\/a> insurance plan. Right now . [ male announcer ] whether youre new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80 of your part b medical expenses. Its up to you to pay the difference. So think about an aarp Medicare Supplement<\/a> insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare Insurance Company<\/a>. Like all standardized Medicare Supplement<\/a> insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesnt pay. 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With the when gray creeps in do you lose it all . Not you. New touch of gray mustache and beard reduces gray without getting rid of it all in just 5 minutes. For the perfect gray look you want. New touch of gray mustache and beard. The moment i wake up before i put on my makeup i say a little prayer for you now i want to sing. When it comes to makeup choosing the right products can become a pricey endeavor. Women can end up wasting a lot of money on cosmetics that they never end up using. But new Technology Apparently<\/a> can help change that and maybe eliminate the need to ever visit a makeup counter again. Heres abcs agageneveve shawbrown. Reporter if your makeup never looks quite right it is probably because you are wearing the wrong makeup. And its no wonder with so many products on the market. Makeup apps claim they can help. But can any of them give you a perfect match. They very much limit your possibilities of making a mistake. Reporter the fear of Walking Around<\/a> in foundation that is two shades too dark that keeps people coming into stores like sephora which has an instore kiosk that helps you find a perfect color. This is like a camera for skin tone. You will apply it on three areas of your face. It will give you the pantone number of your skin, type it in, gives you results best product for your skin. Reporter what if you could skip the store altogether . A new app, plumperfect. Claims to use science to foolproof the makeup buying process. Snap a selfie. Thats what you need to do. And we extract your colors. We find a Perfect Makeup<\/a> match. Reporter it is giving me a few options here. A bunch of price ranges. So i have got a maybelline, a clinique. A few brand i never heard of. So really a range of products. Whats interesting the one that i have been using is not on here. Plum perfect is different from any app out there. Because it uses the fundamentals of color science. You can click to buy directly from our app. Reporter as with all things beauty. Lighting is everything. Plum perfect identifies the conditions in the room and actually corrects for the lighting. We work with all brands and retailers. It is the science and intelligent recommendation engine that is actually giving her, her recommendations. Reporter whether you shop from home or in store, always have an out. Order where they allow you to return even open, used products, so you can try it at home in your own lighting. There is so much you are ever going to see on a computer screen. Geneveve shawbrown, abc news, new york. Huh. Oh, sorry. Somebody is a little makeup crazed over here. Isnt going to the store part of the fun when they come over with the belt, the brushes. It is. I like actually going into the store and testing it out. I can see how some people dont. They want to do it in their comforts of their own home. Well see. Will you download the app . I might. I have to check it out. Bring it in. Show us. Stay with us. Announcer this is abcs world news now, informing insomniacs for two decades. Making news in america this morning, breaking right now. A vigil for a teen shot by police turns into a riot with allotting and arrests. The new video in overnight. Track tragedy. One of racings biggest star under the microscope after a deadly crash. What tony stewart is saying about what happened. And the past controversies when his temper flared. And a roller coaster that stranded dozens of riders high above the ground. 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