Yet, largely with the help of u. S. Air strikes, the militant group socalled caliphate has taken a beating in recent months. U. S. Defense department estimates isis has lost almost half territory controlled in iraq and more than a third of the area held in syria. Despite the battlefield setbacks, during the holy month of ramadan, isis managed to accelerate its global brand of terror by either directly organizing attacks or by inspiring suicide bombers and gunmen to kill at least 800 people around the globe. Cbs News Senior National security analyst, juan zurate. This uptick in foreign attacks is less a demonstration of reaction to losing territory in iraq and more a manifestation of longstanding plans and operations to use foreign operatives to attack in place. Reporter iraq itself has seen a surge in suicide bombings in baghdad and beyond that have left hundreds dead. As the isis held front lines move further back, theyre deploying guerrilla tactics and terrorism as their only means t
This is your skin. This is your skin in the sun. The sun ages your skin and can cause skin cancer. Tonight a pentagon official is under investigation after pulling a gun on some young men outside his home. One of the men recorded the incident on his phone. David martin takes a look. Reporter the man pointing the gun is a senior navy official. Get in the car. Youre pointing a gun at my friend. This is a criminal offense. Please stop it. Reporter he is brandishing it at young men he says are drunk and making noise outside his house in the washington suburb. They taunt him while one of them records the incident. The woman talking on the phone is apparently his wife. Get in the car. Theyre like let go of me, bro. You have a gun. His name is karnig ohannessian. He is Deputy Assistant secretary of the navy for environment and recipient of two mare torous civilian service awards. Im on my property. Hes not. Im on my property. Let them leave. Reporter we dont know if the gun is loaded. He is t
At least nine shots were fired. One man is dead after a shooting in penns landing and it happened just after midnight at the corner calohill and columbus boulevard. Dallas cowboys bus is involved in a fatal crash in western Arizona Police say the bus collided with a van killing four people in the star trek beyond took over the box office this weekend earning nearly 60 Million Dollars it was a good weekend for the movies. Sure. Not too bad for weather. I expected it to be hot. What is today going to be like. Another hot day for sure were already dealing with nasty thunderstorms too. Theres a lot to discuss here, guys, and yet another day that it might not be the worst idea to go to the movies and just sit in the air conditioning legalities start it off looking at what is going on with thunderstorms. We start by taking a look at one live neighborhood shots if we can. Right on cue. Theres so much lightning with this cell that you dont need to wait long to see the frequent lightning strike
Results. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Well get to all the vp drama in a moment. But breaking news from france. Just horrific scenes right now out of the seaside city of nice after a truck slammed into a crowd celebrating bastille day. French media is reporting at least 30 people have been killed and over 100 injured. And there are fears that this could be an act of terrorism. Lets get right to nbcs Kelly Cobiella right now. What can you tell us . Reporter lester, witnesses are saying that a white truck hopped the curb on this famous promenade des anglais in nice at a high speed plowing people down in the middle of this crowded bastille Day Celebration. The french media, specifically bfm tv is reporting there was also an exchange of gunfire after that truck rammed the crowd. That has not yet been confirmed by nbc news. All of this happening towards the end of a bastille Day Celebrati
Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Well get to all the vp drama in a moment, but first there is breaking news from france. Just horrific scenes right now out of the seaside city of nice after a truck slammed into a crowd celebrating bastille day. French media is reporting at least 30 people have been killed and over 100 injured. And there are fears that this could be an act of terrorism. Lets get right to nbcs Kelly Cobiella now with the latest. What can you tell us . Reporter lester, witnesses are saying that a white truck hopped the curb on this famous promenade des anglais in nice at a high speed plowing people down in the middle of this crowded bastille Day Celebration. The french media, specifically, bfm tv, is reporting there was gunfire after that truck rammed the crowd. That has not yet been confirmed by nbc news. All of this happening towards the end of a bastille Day Celebration