From the dawn this morning. Airstrike after airstrike, targeting suspected isis positions inside the city itself. In addition to that, Peshmerga Forces have taken a position on the mountain, where they have been firing artillery at these positions in addition to that. At the same time, we watched as thousands of Peshmerga Forces moved into the city itself. They were in every vehicle you can imagine. There were people in the back of pickup trucks with machine guns. Ordinary civilians, volunteers were charging to the front lines to take on isis. They have been fighting all day, small arms fire, machine gun fire. It is long after dark year. Charlie how long will it take them to take sinjar. Taking sinjar is one question, holding it is another. Isis was resisting where the major offensives have begun. They are facing three specific dangers, sniper fire, car bombs and truck bombs charging towards these checkpoints, and we are seeing them in the city. In addition, they believe the whole city
Amor. Amor to you guys, too. Reporter we have nice weather on the way, we have clear skies, High Pressure in control theres a flood of dry air coming up the east coast. It will knock out the clouds today. Maybe a little cirrus popping here and there. Blue skies once again. These might be exactly the same as yesterday morning. 64 in philadelphia. 65 in allentown. Reading, 61. 61 in trenton. 66 in sea isle city. Heading to the bus stop for the final day of the school week. 63 degrees. 63 by 6 00. 64 by 8 00 a. M. Noon, 81 and 3 00 p. M. , 87 that will be the High Temperature today well be sliding back to 81 by 6 00 p. M. As we take a look at our one issue for the second straight day theres an air quality of alert for sensitive groups. You can see how the entire region is covered away from the shore, allentown included, reading, as well. Of this means if youre a Senior Citizens or suffer from asthma or respiratory or heart ailments, limit your outdoor axe activity. Its early, karen. Repor
Captioning sponsored by annenberg cpb the region of south asia stretches from soaring himalayan peaks to scattered indian oceanslands. At its heart is india, a nation experiencing explosive population growth. By midcentury, india will surpass china as the worlds most populated country. We begin in indias capital, the historic city of delhi. This everexpanding metropolis lures millions of indians away from the hardships of the rural countryside. Here we see the effects of ruraltourban migration and the development of informal settlements. Indias capital, delhi, has a population of between 13 and 14 million. Commuters, camels, rickshas, buses, motorcycles delhi is a smorgasbord of sights and sounds. People of many different ethnic, religious and linguistic groups make the capital the city that it is today. But amid this cultural mosaic, this swelling city faces some serious challenges. Delhi sits on the banks of two large rivers, the ganges and the yamuna. Capital city for a long success
On nbc 10 news at 4 00. And tonight weve spoken to the mother of the 7yearold who actually saw the crash happen. Nbc 10s Denise Nakano has more live from north philadelphia. Denise . Reporter well, jacqueline and jim, she tells me she was standing across the street just steps away from her son when he was struck. Investigators believe this was a tragic accident. She believes the driver is partially to blame. He was a fun loving person. He was always happy. Reporter patricia stone says the final moments of her sons life flashed in front of her as she witnessed the accident that killed him. He was running to me, the car hit him twice. He was stuck under the car. Reporter the 7yearold was on his way home from school, walking steps behind his sisters just after 4 00. He was struck by a car on north 15th street near erie avenue as he walked from between two parked cars. Choking back tears, a witness who asked not to be identified said he tried to help but it was too late. I heard the tire s
Long and learning details of the last hours of his life. Learng more about the final hours of marion barry. Frankly, people who spoke to him, people who were with him says this comes as a surprise, that he was doing really well yesterday and there were no warning signs. Marion barry was brought by ambulance here to United Medical center at 12 15 a. M. He was pro noungsed dead at 1 46 a. M. All night long, friends, family and supporters have been gathering here at the hospital. You can see the video here, the prayers that were being said in the lobby here of the hospital. There was an Early Morning press conference as well. Barrys wife, cora, as well as longtime friend and spiritual adviser reverend willie nelson. He was just released saturday evening from Howard University hospit hospital. On sunday he was said to be feeling great, fantabulous is the word he used. He visited his son, went to for a bite to eat on sunday. Returning home is when he collapsed, apparently outside of his hom