This week with George Stephanopoulos begins now. Good morning, all of the news from the campaign trail coming up. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton dominating the headlines. But we begin with the brandnew front in the fight against isis. Abcs Alex Marquardt brings us the latest from beirut. Reporter good morning, george. Turkey has been accused of standing by as weapons cross their long border into turfsyria. Now, turkey has suddenly and dramatically stepped up its role in a way that could have big consequences for isis and itself. For the first time, wave of air strikes pounding isis in northern syria. Turkey, a nato ally, now also agreeing to let the u. S. Use an air base in the south, to launch drones and fighter jets against isis. Turkey jumping into the isis fight just days after a suicide bombing in Southern Turkey blamed on isis that left over 30 dead. This is probably more than the u. S. Ever expected to gain, we were only asking for basing rights. But now were getting basing ri
Rehberger. Its still early in the 2016 race for the white house. Trump leads the pack in massachusetts and in iowa placing second. Hillary clinton continues to lead big in iowa but her margin over Bernie Sanders is smaller in new hampshire. Kristin welker has more. reporter donald trump known for his brash style and controversial comments is surging according to the latest nbc news polls and a sevenpoint lead over jeb bush and in iowa two points behind scott walker but 44 of iowas Republican Voters view him unfavorably. That number jumps to 53 in new hampshire. I believe in what were doing and what we have to do. Reporter and democratic frontrunner hillary clinton, again, tried to turn the page. Away from her emails and back to policies. We need to have a democratic president in the white house. Reporter but on saturday, she was forced to defend the use of a private email account when she was secretary of state. But secretary clinton, doesnt the fact we are having this debate underscor
Meet the remarkable 8yearold overcoming incredible odds. The first of its kind surgery giving him new hands and a new life. Wait until you hear the one thing he says he is fighting for right now. My fight song and good morning, america. Lets get right to that breaking news in the war on terror. Mullah omar, chief ally of Osama Bin Laden, forced underground when u. S. Forces invaded afghanistan. A 10 million bounty on his head now confirmed dead. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the details coming in right now and, brian, this man right at the top of the worlds most wanted list. Reporter thats right, george. Good morning. The reports of the death of the oneeyed taliban leader came in the last few minutes to abc news from officials on the afghanistan government. A report u. S. Officials have been hoping to hear for more than a decade. The government spokesman told us mullah omar was killed in a u. S. Air strike more than two years ago with his death kept sec
Triple crown winner american pharaoh got the Royal Treatment arriving in new jersey. Racings biggest star did the version, the horse version, of the red carpet for reporters. Then he was loaded into a deck. There you go. And the van you see, its decked out and escorted by new jersey troopers to the racetrack. American pharaoh is running on sunday in the 1. 75 million haskell invitational. Kansas city chiefs safety eric berry back on the practice field, just eight months after getting the shocking news that he had cancer. Berry says that he felt chest pain. This is after a game in november. Turns out, he had hodgkins lymphoma. The 26yearold pro bowler says he was pushed to the physical limit after months of undergoing physical therapy, but it paid off, because in june, he was declared cancerfree. Now to the nfls deflategate controversy, the Players Union making good on their promise to file a lawsuit in federal court. That lawsuit seeks to have tom bradys fourgame suspension thrown out.
But a throw back thursday which is why were playing this song. Shes so cute. Shes adorable. She has a new cd out. Shes going to sing a song. This is a karaoke hit. I even know the song and like it. She likes to be called this. Dumb cake queen. Thats Kathy Mitchell. Its an honor for theory be called that. Shes bringing you easy desserts. Just throw them in the slow cooker and go, baby. Genius. Anything you say these days it offends somebody. Do you mind being called dump lady. Were doing small changes every day. Things in your life that makes a big difference. Heres todays tip. Go to your workplace and make it calmer. Heres some easy tips. Neatly stack all your paper work. Add a photo or a flower or a knick knickknack. Spend 15 minutes at the end of the day clearing your work space. I have so much junk that ends up on my desk over the course of weeks and then i get sick of it. Sometimes kathy clean it. Sometimes i slide it off and into the garbage because i dont need it. Do you things l