In overseas. Americans are being evacuated in iraq as militants linked to al qaeda storm toward the capitol of bagdad. After nine years of war would u. S. Forces go back in . Abcs Foreign Correspondent terry moran leads us off with the developments right now. Reporter ferocious fighting in northern iraq. Soldier trying to hold off the ji ha disastdists. These scenes showing thousands of iraqi soldiers and now prisoners. They have wracked up victory after victory. Major cities falling under their black flag and these fighters threaten bagdad 11 years after u. S. Troops toppled saddam hussein. All that is now crumbling. A track record of brutally. Executions, massby headings and over al qaeda has disavowed them. A new nation straddling two countries in pure islam as they define it. Strict intoleration. You can sense the fear past this long line of cars less than an hour away the city under control of militants. People fleeing for their lives and every car sisterearched for weapons. A wou
Same. The graduate hes finished with high school at 10 years old. Peter macks brilliant images inside the studio of this top art master. Its been less than three years since the u. S. Withdraw from iraq and has been threat three days since the country has come apart. Sobering facts to consider the war in iraq claimed 4400 lives, american lives, and cost more than a trillion dollars. In addition, 30,000 u. S. Troops were wounded and an estimated 24,000 iraqi civilians were killed. The Iraqi Government is at risk of being overthrown by sunni rebels who made a series of Rapid Advances to baghdad. Alqaedainspired fighters continue though the city of iraq. A third of the country has fallen in a matter of days. Rebel fighters of the Islamic State of iraq and levant say the capital will be theirs soap. Prime minister Nouri Almaliki says the army will soon regain control. The u. S. Says it is prepared to step up security support for iraq. I dont rule out anything. Because we have a stake in ma
Core respond events on whats migrants. Finally, the kickoff of brazils world cup and why the home team is bring for more jeers. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. I am joie chen. When forces pulled out of iraq, there was plenty of sell braces. Americans happy to go home and iraqis saw a fresh start, a chance to regain control of their country. Now the Iraqi Government is calling for the americans to come back and help tamp down a growing insurgency, a fierce rebel group has already taken key cities in the north of the country and is bringing its fight closer to baghdad. While Iraqi Government forces look to be unravelling. Some 30,000 iraqi troops abandoned the city of mosul to the rebels and hundreds of iraqi police have been taken prisoner in tikrit. The white house is not talking boots on the ground now but has been flying drones to collect intelligence on a rebel group that once pledged its allegiance to alqaeda. It took years to win them over, even more time to train them and 25
Core respond events on whats migrants. Finally, the kickoff of brazils world cup and why the home team is bring for more jeers. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. I am joie chen. When forces pulled out of iraq, there was plenty of sell braces. Americans happy to go home and iraqis saw a fresh start, a chance to regain control of their country. Now the Iraqi Government is calling for the americans to come back and help tamp down a growing insurgency, a fierce rebel group has already taken key cities in the north of the country and is bringing its fight closer to baghdad. While Iraqi Government forces look to be unravelling. Some 30,000 iraqi troops abandoned the city of mosul to the rebels and hundreds of iraqi police have been taken prisoner in tikrit. The white house is not talking boots on the ground now but has been flying drones to collect intelligence on a rebel group that once pledged its allegiance to alqaeda. It took years to win them over, even more time to train them and 25
She died on the effects of alcoholism. At 21 . At 21. And hear the story of the star spangled banner and the song it inspired on the 200th anniversary of the american flag, long may it wave. And good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im joie chen. What would you do if you discovered a stranger trying to break into your home with no time to call for help . Would you grap a weapon . Grab a weapon . Would you take the security of your family into your own hands . Droit citizens and the police chief say theyre within their rights. To think twice and shoot first. Where is the safety . This is the safeties. Hadnt touched her familys semi automatic rifle in years. But the 27yearold mother knew exactly how to pull the trigger when a group of teens tried to blake into her detroit home. This is the first hole you shot . Thats the warning shot. Shots. This is right here out the door. So you fired from here . I fired from here. Surveillance video shows the boys had been casing the house in the febru