Isis battle. Iraqi forces on the front lines as a firefight breaks out today. Our reporter was on the ground with rare access. The iraqis insisting a major offensive against isis is under way. But the u. S. Has major doubts about that. Just days after the u. S. Secretary of defense accuses iraqi forces of running from the fight. Nick payton walsh just returned from the firefight. He was with an elite group of iraqi soldiers who are part of the same division blamed for running from the fight in ramadi. Nick is in baghdad tonight. You were actually there, one of the people who could see what they could do see what theyre capable of. What did you actually witness . Well it was clear from what we saw that those Iraqi Special forces all of them actually american trained some trained here in iraq wanted to show us how keen they were to take the fight to isis. We saw them opening fire on isis positions. Quite sustained fire in fact. They wanted a very clear message for us and everyone in the
Record rainfall in oklahoma and texas proving deadly and dangerous and its not over. The south in the bulls eye for more extreme weather today. Right now the images just unbelievable. Oh my god. Stop. Stop. He needs to get out. Here we go. Here we go. In texas, a close call. Rages waters just too much for an suv there. The man inside escaping just on time. In san marcos the blanco river cresting at nearly 42 fees. Forcing hundreds of rescues. More than 1,000 structures damaged or destroyed. In wimberley nearly 400 homes lost and 8 people missing, several of them children. In houston and dwlarks tornadoes. An apartment complexs roof ripped off. Traffic lights and garages left twisted. A lot of street lamps bent down. In oklahoma a double threat. First the flooding. Two people have died nature firefighter drowned and a woman in a car accident. The other threat . Reports of several twisters. This morning 44 counties are under a state of emergency. Bill karins is here now. What a weekend.
Also in national two f15s flying wing to wing with an air france jet escorting it to new yorks jfk airport. What prompted this welcoming party and could other planes be in danger . [ playing taps ] this was the poignant scene in Arlington National cemetery as a nation honors those who gave their last full measure of devotion to this country. Welcome to the lead, everyone. Im jon berman in today for jake tapper. On this memorial day, a serious weather situation threatening millions in the south. It is bad and could get worse. Severe weather assaulting texas this weekend. Recordsetting rain swelling into savage floods that washed away entire towns and claimed at least three lives. One of those killed has been identified as captain jason farley a firefighter in clairmore, oklahoma. Farley gave his life rescuing children from their floodedout birthday party. Rescue officials in texas right now are trying to find 12 people lost in the chaos. Among the missing a texas mother laura mccomb, an
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