But his leadership may become a casualty of the conflict nonetheless. Many in washington believe maliki cant unify his own country to stop the invasion and prevent a new civil war. Lawmakers say hes got to go, but the administration only hints at it. The white house may be nearing some form of military action. President barack obama tells top lawmakers in congress that hell seek their input but he doesnt need their permission. This as sources tell us that the u. S. Is carrying out man reconnaissance flights. Heres secretary of state john kerry defending dallas to nbc. Maliki was asking for help with air strikes in the last few weeks, as this was coming. As isis was coming toward this part of iraq. Why didnt we act then. For a lot of different reasons, not the least of which is we didnt have operational theater capacity at that point in time partly because Prime Minister maliki denied the kind of permissions necessary. That raises the question, why come to malikis rescue now. Isnt he a
Theres a lot of division, you know, all colors, the black here, the hispanic here but right now it doesnt matter. Everybodys helping one another. Its amazing to see that, honestly. You know, it kind of makes you want to cry in a way. It makes you want to cry. But in a good way because at the end, it is the truth. We are all in it together. Thank you for watching. Cnn tonight starts right now. This is cnn breaking news. A lot to cover in the next couple of hours here on cnn. Breaking news, Tropical Storm harvey threatens a second landfall in a mat he of hours in a region inundated with lifethreatening floods. A is your few beginning in houston in just two hours. This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. 10,000 people in shelters tonight. Houston, but the devastation of the storm far from over. Look at this incredible scene. This is interstate 10. This was today. Harvey, by the way could, dump an additional 15 inches of rain on louisiana and texas, bringing more catastrophic flooding before mak
Escalation the Prime Minister says poses the most grave threat ever to japan. Good morning and welcome to early start, im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Tuesday, august 29th. 4 00 in the east, 4 30 p. M. In pyongyang. Well go there shortly. It is 3 00 a. M. In houston. Thats where we start. Desperation setting in for thousands on the texas gulf coast. Still stranded by harvey. This with forecasters predicting there is much more rain still to come. A lot more to come. There have now been more than 6,000 rescues by Houston Police and the coast guard alone. That does not include many other agencies out there saving lives. And aside from agencies, just people, neighbors, friends out there in their boats helping people get to safety. Officials say there are potentially tens of thousands more people trapped, awaiting rescue. The coast guard says it is getting upwards of 1,000 calls per hour. The official stormrelated death toll now stands at four. That count certainly will rise. Several o
At Ellington Field, artillery fired the salute in that band played a hail to the chief as a military honor guard brought the president s casket from the harvest to the plane. Of course that plane normally goes by air force one but the solemn flight has been dubbed special air mission 41. The late president s family is also on this flight including his son, the former president george w. Bush along with the former first lady laura bush. Here they are getting on that plane. Also on board, the former president s service dog, sully. You may have seen this photo of him lying down by the president s casket at the funeral home in houston. Of of course, bush senior was known for his colorful and iconic socks. The last pair he would wear would pay tribute to his lifetime of Service Starting as a navy aviator in world war ii. They are gray with Navy Fighter Jets flying in formation. This is just the beginning of a fourday tribute to president bush. His body will lie in state at the capital until
Disputed president nicolas maduro. Welcome to a brandnew hour of americas news headquarters. Im eric shawn. Arthel im arthel neville. Guaido announced hes block maduro announced hes blocking the desperately needed aid from moving over the border. Brian llenas has the latest now. Reporter there are at least two dead and 18 injured on the border between venezuela and brazil. According to a reputable nonprofit, that tracks violence in wednesda venezuela, private d gangs in support of nicolas maduros regime opened fire on civilians, killing at least two and injuring 18. Its one of many clashes were seeing on the border. This is a live look right now on the bolivar bridge, between colombia and venezuela. There have been trucks, tons of humanitarian aid from the United States in colombia, trying to make their way desperate venezuelans in venezuela today and as you can see, there are people here that have been trying to get that to get those supplies in. Police fired gas canisters and they ha