Good evening. Thank you for joining us. David muir is off tonight. Im byron pitts. We begin with americas new mission in iraq. One that president obama warned today would be, quote, a longterm project. And just tonight, the pentagon announcing four new air strikes. Earlier today we saw these images of the first u. S. Air strikes on terror targets in northern iraq. The gunners eye view of missiles taking out militants and weapons below. Meanwhile parachuting from u. S. Cargo planes, huge bundles of food and water. For humanitarian aid for refugees stranded on a mountain top. Today the refugees are on the move again. Looking to escape the violence. We have team coverage. We begin with abc white house correspondent, jonathan karl, traveling with the president. Jon . Reporter good evening. The president arrived in Marthas Vineyard this afternoon. He already played a round of golf but also spoken to the leaders of germany, france, and britain. The attention focused thousands of miles away o
Good evening. Thank you for joining us. David muir is off tonight. Im byron pitts. We begin with americas new mission in iraq. One that president obama warned today would be, quote, a longterm project. And just tonight, the pentagon announcing four new air strikes. Earlier today we saw these images of the first u. S. Air strikes on terror targets in northern iraq. The gunners eye view of missiles taking out militants and weapons below. Meanwhile parachuting from u. S. Cargo planes, huge bundles of food and water. For humanitarian aid for refugees stranded on a mountain top. Today the refugees are on the move again. Looking to escape the violence. We have team coverage. We begin with abc white house correspondent, jonathan karl, traveling with the president. Jon . Reporter good evening. The president arrived in Marthas Vineyard this afternoon. He already played a round of golf but also spoken to the leaders of germany, france, and britain. The attention focused thousands of miles away o
Good evening. Thank you for joining us. David muir is off tonight. Im byron pitts. We begin with americas new mission in iraq. One that president obama warned today would be, quote, a longterm project. And just tonight, the pentagon announcing four new air strikes. Earlier today we saw these images of the first u. S. Strikes on terror targets in northern iraq. Missiles taking out militants and their weapons before. Meanwhile, parachuting to earth, from u. S. Cargo planes, huge bundles of food and water. For humanitarian aid for refugees stranded on a mountaintop. Today the refugees are on the move again. Looking to escape the violence. We have team coverage. We begin with abc white house correspondent, jonathan karl, traveling with the president. Jon . Reporter good evening. The president arrived in Marthas Vineyard this afternoon. He already played a round of golf but has also spoken to the leaders of germany, france, and britain. His attention focused thousands of miles away on the m