the white house weighing in on the controversy on this thursday, february 12th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. hey there. thursday, right? is it thursday? yes. you are asking the wrong person. yeah. how are you adjusting this week? are you all right? i don t know if it is night or day. i don t know what sleep is anymore but i m having a great time. this is our world and we end by saying we are having a great time to make ourselves feel better. appreciate you here this week, sara haines. thank you. we begin this half hour with isis. president obama s request for money to fight the terror group is drawing criticism from both parties. republicans saying the president s plan is not enough and democrats say it is too. karen travers has more from washington. the day after the death of american aide worker kayla mueller was confirmed, the white house is telling lawmakers that if left unchecked, isis will pose a threat beyond the middle east, incl
this morning on world news now, terrible loss. seasoned journalist killed in a car crash in manhattan. we ll take a look back at the incredible career of the highly respected 60 minutes correspondent. the threat at home as the president asks congress for more money to fight isis. alarming details how the islamist terrorists are trying to reach the homeland. streaming psych out. netflix showing their hand too early. releasing the new season of house of cards . how they laughed off their mistake. power payout. you better check the tickets. the powerball lottery jackpot has multiple winners this morning. we will tell you where those tickets were bought. it is thursday, february 12th.
together. we may see the fruits of an artistic collaboration between kanye west and taylor swift. those are some of our top stories on thursday, february 12th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. we do have to start this half hour with president obama s proposal to use military force in the battle against isis. at the same time the president is ruling out large-scale u.s. combat operations like those in iraq and afghanistan. abc s martha raddatz is in the region reporting from iran. reporter: as coalition air strikes pound isis targets across syria and iraq, more than 2,300 so far, president obama says it s not enough. with violent groups like this there is only one option. reporter: the president is asking congress to authorize a three-year military assault on isis, including limited ground combat operations. that could mean placing some special ops troops alongside front line iraqi forces. but obama is ruling out another
this morning on world news now, terrible loss. seasoned journalist killed in a car crash in manhattan. we ll take a look back at the incredible career of the highly respected 60 minutes correspondent. the threat at home as the president asks congress for more money to fight isis. alarming details how the islamist terrorists are trying to reach the homeland. streaming psych out. netflix showing their hand too early. releasing the new season of house of cards . how they laughed off their mistake. power payout. you better check the tickets. the powerball lottery jackpot has multiple winners this morning. we will tell you where those tickets were bought. it is thursday, february 12th. announcer: from abc news,
this morning on world news this morning on world news now mammoth storm. the icy snowy conditions around atlanta and major snowfall expected in the northeast. 100 million people in the bull s eye. french connection the president of france joins the obamas, a host of celebrities at a glamorous state dinner. but who was missing there? marijuana munchies. a major journal looks into pot smokers into why weed causes such a feeding frenzy. we are learning so much more about philip seymour hoffman s final days of his private diaries are made public. that s in the skinny , on this thursday, february 12th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning, i m marci