Aid to be dropped. British french and Australian Forces also delivered aid to the area. Officials estimate more than 15,000 were trapped in that city. The Islamic State group may have suffered a setback, and the is fighters have been given back. The group is far from defeated. Hoda abdelhamid reports from mosul. The scars of battle. The Islamic State group used houses as defense lines before it was forced to retreat towards of the city of mosul. This man came home to find this. The groups fighters moved into the village in august. They did not only use the house as a base. They ate what they found and used their clothes. They didnt give up without a fight. This is an organization that u. S. Officials say is beyond anything they have seen. Even those engaged in direct combat say they faced welltrained fighters. They placed a few snipers in different houses. They did all the way the roads, put the tnt. Reporter the Islamic State may have been pushed back from the mosul damn and surroundi
Against i. S. I. L. The man in charge of Costa Concordia sentenced to years behind gaol. While appeals may stop him spending any time and u. S. Leaguers. Why the title could be taken away. Accusation of race plays a part informant digs. Part in the decision. A major loss in the world of Television Journal u. Bob syme onward a 60 minute correspondent was killed in a car crash in new york city. Roxana saberi joins us with life on the legendry reporter. Sad day. Very sad. The 73yearold c. B. D. Reporter was a passenger in a limo when tragedy struck. It rear ended a Mercedes Benz and lost control. Simon and the driver had to be cut out of the car. Simon had been with c. B. S. Since 1967. In 1996 he joined 60 minutes becoming a more familiar face known for his distinctive voice and one of the best storytellers in the business. In his 50 year career he covered many topics. In the opening days of the iraq war, iraqi forces took simon and his crew hostage. He spent 40 days in on iraqi prison,
This evening were taking a look at the president s war power proposal and the concerns. Mr. Obamas plan calls for three years of fighting, but after two long wars lawmakers of the American Public may be skeptical. Mike . Tony, the president has said since last august he has all the authorization he needs to carry out rare strikes against isil in iraq and syria but the day after the election, you remember, he said he would go to congress and ask for their debate and its promising to be an historic one over the next few weeks. Six months after he ordered the air campaign against isil, president obama is asking congress for authorization to fight. This represents our core objective to destroy isil. The president insisted no american Ground Combat troops would be deployed as part of his plan. They know their countries best and our best position to take the ground fight to isil, and thats what theyre doing. You about but the report was of immediate focus. It says, quote enduring operations
Be able to pass that authorization to use military force as well. That is, after all, the appropriate role for congress to play in all of this. And it is not appropriate for congress, frankly, to try to sidestep the responsibilities that they have in this matter. And just to quickly follow up on yemen there are reports including from cnn that the hutis did not allow the marines to take their weapons with them when they were departh. There were cars and other assets of the Embassy Personnel that were seized inside the embassy that documents were destroyed and other items were destroyed inside the embassy. Is that your understanding of how things unfolded . It sounds like this was a close call. Jim, this sounds like a delicate situation. And we noted the administration was carefully monitoring the security situation on the ground in sanaa to ensure the safety and security of american personnel who were there. So obviously, the u. S. Government determined that the security situation in sa
How a murder made it backstage at a soldout show with a loaded gun. Good evening, im ann notarangelo. And im brian hackney. Kpix5s linda yee tells us investigators have been pretty tightlipped so far. Reporter security is tighter for tonights Country Music concert. But police are looking for a suspect in a deadly shooting. A 38yearold man police would not identify was killed. Rap star wiz calefa was performing. We not sure what the connection was between the victim and the shooter and the concert. Reporter usually only vips are allowed behind the scenes and security is provided by the concert promoter. There is always security back there. We are not sure how this occurred but it will be part of our ongoing investigation. Reporter shoreline released a brief statement saying it was an isolated incident and works closely with the police. The suspect is described as a black man in his 20s around 5 6 to 5 8 wearing mostly black clothing and possibly white pants and a red baseball cap. The s