Minutes. God bless america land that i love a preview for you of tonights capitol fourth of july concert. The National Mall will be filled with people celebrating our independence day. Rain is a factor. Security will be tight. News 4 molette green joins us live near the Washington Monument to let us know what to expect. Reporter you know what, on a day like this, looking at the flags that surround the Washington Monument are especially meaningful. We expect thousands of people to come on down and enjoy the day full of festivities, even with the threat of rain looming over the Fireworks Show tonight. When you come on down to the National Mall, you should know there are eight access points. Most of them opening at 10 00 this morning. A couple of them opening at 2 00 p. M. Where visitors will get a security always tight, especially with so much heightened awareness around large events and this one expected to be large as usual. For the big concert on the west side of the capital, that sta
Disturbing. U. S. Officials now put the number of isis insurgents inside iraq and syria as high as 10,000. Their number is growing with each stunning and savage success on the battlefield. At the same time, the pentagon now says new u. S. Troops have just arrived in iraq. Their mission, to try to help iraqs military counter this isis terrorist threat. The latest battle is for control of iraqs biggestrefinery. Its not clear at all if iraqi air strikes will really make much of a difference. Nic robertson and arwa damon are both standing by in iraq. Ill also speak with a key iraqi insider. Lets begin with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. What are you learning . Would he have, the latest is the pentagon a short time ago announced u. S. Military advisors are back on the ground inside iraq. About 130 of them now near the embassy in baghdad and working to set up a joint Operation Center in the baghdad region with the iraqis. Thats 130 advisors there, and another 50 on the way in the
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening on this Holiday Weekend here in the u. S. A horrific scene in baghdad, iraq, when a suicide bomber attacked a crowded shopping area shortly after midnight. Coming in the mid of ramadan, the streets were filled with families out for a late night dinner. Its been a week of nearly constant news of terrorist attacks from turkey to bangladesh, and now baghdad, where isis almost immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing. The u. N. Envoy for iraq calling it a heinous attempt by isis to avenge recent losses on the battlefield in iraq. We begin tonight with lucy cavanaugh. Reporter baghdad skies ablaze after a powerful blast. Death and chaos on the streets. Isis claiming responsibility. Two bombs in one night. Devastation on an appalling scale. Shops and restaurants reduced to rubble in the upscale neighborhood of kara karada, timed for maximum impact. A refrigerator truck pack
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Unless we build a fence or a wall. Tomorrow the National Security emergency might be Climate Change. Why tomorrows National Security emergency is actually today. And what we know about what cohen can say in public. Ill do anything to protect mr. Trump. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Weve tied the record for the longest Government Shutdown and things are getting desperate. Both for the people getting harmed by the shutdown and for the Political Party that is tide itself to this insane undertaking by the president. The pain is real and intensifying every day for thousands of americans and republican know its problem. They have seen things like this playing out in their local states. The u. S. Coast guard sent a letter with tips on how to make money including dog walking and baby sitting. Have a garage sale. Things of that nature that this is michigan in january. We just had a pretty big snow. Ivall red ea reached out to my creditors but if theyre not getting pa