Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Glor good even, everyone, i am jeff glor, since early july they have been trapped, 15,000 men, women and children surrounded by isis. The Iraqi Government believed the town of amerli just two hours north of baghdad was about to become a scene of genocide, residents had no power ands3 barely any food or water. Somehow they were able to fend off isis until now, and today they got help, it is a second time this month the u. S. Military has intervened in iraq to prevent a humanitarian disaster. But are those missions enough to defeat isis overall . We begin with juliana goldman. Iraqi forces say they liberated the town of amerli where roughly 15,000 people had been trapped by isis militants since june. U. S. Humanitarian aid and air strikes were key to breaking the sixweek siege. But law make in other words washington are concerned that the limited scope of the u. S. Action against the militant Islamist Group wont be enough to defea
This is the cbs morning news for monday, september 1st, 2014. Good morning. Im marlie hall in for annemarie green. Its been a stormy Labor Day Weekend for much of the central and eastern United States, and the Severe Weather is threatening to cloud todays holiday. Severe storms including heavy rains, damaged winds, and hail are possible today from the plains to the great lakes and into the northeast. Severe thunderstorm watches are posted in kansas, illinois, missouri, and iowa. Last night a powerful supercell rumbled across west central iowa. Local Officials Say its one of the worst storms theyve seen in 20 years. Winds reached 90 miles per hour. Power was knocked out in the city of denison and dozens of homes were destroyed. Lightning and thunder storms rolled through the new york city area. Three men were hospitalized after being struck by lightning at a new york city beach yesterday afternoon. Lightning did hit the water. It hit the water. It hit the water or the sand. You can see
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Casinos and more than 5,000 jobs have been lost in just three days. And the next generation in racing. And all electric series is about to begin, 60 minutes sports is going under the hood. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Glor good even, everyone, i am jeff glor, since early july they have been trapped, 15,000 men, women and children surrounded by isis. The Iraqi Government believed the town of amerli just two hours north of baghdad was about to become a scene of genocide, residents had no power ands3 barely any food or water. Somehow they were able to fend off isis until now, and today they got help, it is a second time this month the u. S. Military has intervened in iraq to prevent a humanitarian disaster. But are those missions enough to defeat isis o begin with juliana goldman. Iraqi forces say they liberated the town of amerli where roughly 15,000 people had been trapped by isis militants since june. U. S. Humanitarian aid and air strikes were key to break
Experience our great rivers, experience the environment that we now have in this country that we treasure and is so much a part of who we are across the country and in, of course, the state of maine. Ed muskie was a great man. He was a great member of this body, and its an honor for me to say its an honor is a gross understatement to be standing today in his seat, the seat that he held for those important years from 1958 to 1980 and served our country so, so well. Ed muskie is a man who belongs to the ages, who we all miss, who made such a difference in all of our lives. Thank you, mr. President. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call mr. King mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The presiding officer without objection. The senator from maine. Mr. King i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each