Happening now, the Obama Administration says it is fine tuning the strategy in iraq. Pentagon officials are looking for a way to bring sunni tribes into the fight against the Islamic State militants. One possibility, the u. S. Could begin arming sunni fighters directly. That would replace or supplement the Current System where it goes through the shiite government in baghdad. This as forensic teams are trying to identify 500 bodies exhumed in tikrit. The bodies are believed to belong to military cadets that isis claims to have killed last year at a nearby military base. Overnight in baghdad, at least nine People Killed and 14 injured in twin car bomb blasts at hotels popular with officials and foreigners. Standing by live in baghdad is Senior International correspondent arwa damon. Good morning, arwa. Reporter good morning. We just sent a team out to both of those locations that were targeted overnight. Extensive damage done to the front of the babylon hotel. Security on the ground not
Come. Reporter nearly 40 counties throughout texas now under an emergency declaration. A dam rupturing just east of austin unable to withhold a historic amount of rain. Its not over. The rain is still here. Reporter family members desperately wait on dry land. I kept calling him over and over like are you okay. Reporter as rescues continue by air and water. The National Guard called to rescue 13 people including three children trapped in a rental cabin in southeast oklahoma. The water came up quicker than expected. Road washed out and we couldnt pass by it. Reporter in wimberley, texas still missing. Julie recalls the last phone call she received from her sister. Call mom and dad. I love you. And pray. Reporter along with her husband and two children inside the Vacation Home was swept away by the flood waters. Her husband, found 12 miles away says he tried desperately to save his family but the cabin split in two. She is with her babies and she will be with her babies always in heaven.
Up two plans days before his death. He decided to switch targets and accelerate the time line for his attack. The original plot was originally sinister and gruesome. The fbi believes boston terror suspect usaama rahims original plan was to behead Pamela Geller within a conservative blogger. According to an fbi affidavit, 26yearold rahim purchases this marine fighting knife on amazon on may 25th. On the following day he allegedly makes a phone call to his nephew. 25yearold david wright being charged with destroying evidence on rahims smartphone. The fbi says rahim told his nephew about the knife over the phone and that wright later responded with a reference investigators say to terrorists beheadings. The next day, on may 27th the fbi intercepts the amazon package, xrays it finds the knife and a knife sharpener. But then abruptly this week on tuesday, the fbi citizen rahim calls his nephew saying hes changing the plan because he cant wait that long. Insfaed hes going to go after the boy
Under water. Rescuers still struggling for safety stranded in the deluge. And it is is not over yet. More severe storms are on the way. Good morning, Everyone Welcome to early start. Im john berman. And im christine romans. Its wednesday, may 27th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. Lets bring with breaking news. Tens of thousands of people in texas and oklahoma cleaning up following historic flooding. They are bracing this morning for more. At least 18 people are dead. More than a dozen people still missing. In houston, where the storms killed at least five dramatic scenes like this have been playing out. Crews rescuing people trapped in their homes. At least 2500 waterlogged cars. Look at that lining houstons roads and highways. Abandoned by people who didnt follow repeated advice by authorities including Texas Governor greg abbott. Dont drive in the rising water. You know the common phrase, turn around, dont drown. It has a sense of reality to it right now that we need everyone in the state of
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