kayleigh: i m kayleigh mcenany in for laura ingraham and this is a special edition of the ingraham angle. [shouting] [bleep] [shouting] disperse now to permit the safe flow of pedestrian traffic. kayleigh: that was christmas. you may not know it by looking at those images. that was new york city and their latest victim was thrown into chaos as protesters clashed with police officers in the streets of manhattan. one officer incurred a shoulder injury. that s right, they attacked the police officers. another punched in the throat on christmas. and as billions of christians around the world separated the birth of jesus christ. these protests shouted they attacked police officers. they said christmas is canceled. they chanted long live the intifada. they even said nypd, kkk, idf, they are all the same. some even shouted allah hueall the protesters decided to mock the christmas holiday as they carted around, get, this a nativity scene, which according to the new y
, nypd, kkk, idf. they are all the same. some even shouted allahu akbar and the protesters. they even decided to mock the christmas holiday as they carted around. get this, a nativity scene, which, according to the new york post , was splattered and appeared to be fake blood. isn t that nice? the nativity scene was thrust in front of st patrick s cathedral. you could see it moving right along the same evening as midnight mass happening and the protesters loudly chanting, cease fire! now radicals are not stopping. they re also disrupting holiday shopping in san francisco and blocking the streets in l.a. this the the christmas disruptions. they weren t us here in the united states. no, they happen across the world. as these pro palestinians ambushed a christmas blind children in australia. the fundraiser was largest for vision australia children service. the host said to are relax. worshippers in germany were forced to search as they entered the churches, celebrating jesus ch
reporter: under cover of darkness, three air force cargo jets, escorted by f-18s, dropped pallets like these, loaded with thousands of gallons of water and meals ready to eat. with the isis threat out there, our crews will be in some danger by doing these airdrops. reporter: those isis terrorists taking control of iraq have surface-to-air missiles and a slew of firepower. they re threatening to take control of the largest electric dam in the country and are closing in on erbil. the kurdish capital has key american outposts with hundreds of military consultants and a consulate. i ve directed our military to take targeted strikes against isil convoys should they move toward the city. reporter: the strikes have not yet begun but u.s. commanders have a green light. if we go into air strikes, we re opening another chapter on a book the white house had hoped they had closed. reporter: the last u.s. troops pulled out of iraq in december 2011. president obama says he does not pla
are potential air strikes around the area. and remember when isis got close to baghdad, they evacuated a u.s. embassy complex. all of those employees going to erbil. supposed to be a fail safe area. absolutely. we ll be watching that one, certainly. also happening now in the middle east, the peace and quiet between israel and hamas has come to an end. the israeli military says at least ten rockets were fired from gaza this morning, shortly after a three-day cease-fire expired. delegations from both sides were holding talks in cairo, hoping to reach a more lasting agreement, but the deal fell through with israel and hamas, still so far apart. oscar pistorius defense attorney resumes his closing argument today on what will be the final day of the olympic runner s murder trial. in a nearly five-hour statement yesterday, the lead prosecutor, gerrie nel, said that pistorius was an appalling witness whose testimony was, quote, devoid of any truth. pistorius claims he shot and killed
reporter: now isis militants threaten the capital of northern iraq, erbil, where u.s. has key outposts with military con sult ants and a consulate. i directed our military to take targeted strikes against convoys should they move toward the city. reporter: but the president reiterated, american combat troops will not be sent back into war in iraq. karen travers, abc news, washington. let s continue our coverage on the american military action in iraq with abc s mary bruce, live in washington. mary, good morning. the president authorizing these strikes against the militants if they move in on erbil. how important is that city? and how likely are the strikes? reporter: erbil is so important because there are americans there. the u.s. has a consulate there. and we know that 40 military officers are stationed there, as well. now, keep in mind, the president s top priority is to keep americans safe. now, to get a sense of how quickly this is escalating, think about this. it s be