And major corporations. What can we do for you . Bbc world news america. Im kathy k. Theyunni militants tell will take baghdad soon. The u. S. Secretary of state says there has to be a political solution. A split verdict in the british phone hacking case. Former tabloid editor andy colson found guilty of wow Brooks Brooks while acquitted. Some parts of the u. S. Are experiencing one of the worst hit droughts inducted. This is oklahoma. Of wheat. Field plants should be about this tall. This date, mike many, is heading for one of the worst harvests on record. Many,s state, like heading for one of the worsts harvests. Our viewers on Public Television and also around the globe. More than 1000 people have died in the past two weeks in iraq. Most of them civilians. The figures reflect the speed of the sunni insurgents advance and they made more gains today. U. S. Secretaryom of state john kerry, but first our special respondent has this report where in an exclusive interview with sunni fight
They have rapidly gained control of key areas. Those thats where isis is in control in the red area. And iraqs neighbors, the Iraqi Government says thousands of volunteers have stepped up to defend their homeland. Even irans president said it will consider helping if iraq requests it. A u. S. Official sells a top iranian general has been in iraq this week. Were covering this story from multiple angles. And cnns arwa damon is in the Northern Iraqi city of erbil. And cnns jones in the white house. Arwa, tell us how far isis has advanced. The question is, will they make it to baghdad . Will they take over the city . Where are they now . Right now in diyala province just to the north of baghdad, theyre about 60 kilometers away from the capital, battling with Iraqi Security forces, who in one town in that area made a gruesome discovery, saying they found the bodies of 12 Police Officers who had been shot and then burned. Those bodies were found in an orchard. They suspect that isis was behi
Iraq. Raising tensions even further around the world, iran says its ending its commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal when iran agreed to limit nuclear activities. That deal referred to as the jcpoa. Meanwhile at home, nancy pelosi announcing a war powers vote when Congress Returns in an attempt to limit President Trumps military actions towards iran. I want to bring in nbcs hans nichols, Richard Engel from northern iraq. Ali arouzi is tehrans beauty chief. Joining us from iran. Hans, lets start with all those significant headlines we ticked through. Is there any sense this morning the president may back down on his threats or is the u. S. Looking like it might be inching closer to war . Reporter the president s latest tweet is about iran not getting a nuclear weapon. What weve seen from the president and the administration is three different justifications. The initial one was that there was an imminent threat. You heard it from the Defense Department and the state department. The presid
Action as he described it putting dozens if not hundreds of american lives at risk. And the u. S. Urged all americans to leave the middle east because iran is taunting revenge. And close home in washington, d. C. Democrats are outraged over the president s decision to keep them in the dark. The president does not have the authority for a war with iran. The lack of advance consultation and transparency with congress can lead to hasty and illconsidered decisions. I recommend all senators wait to review the facts and hear from the administration before passing much public judgment. We have Live Team Coverage top of this hour. Ryan brown at the pentagon for us. Our Cnn Senior International correspondent arwa damon in baghdad. Phil mattingly is on capitol hill. I want to start ryan brown with you at the pentagon. I know were reporting thousands more troops are heading overseas. Do we have a specific number and know where theyre going . Reporter we have a rough number. In fact, the pentagon
Thousands of Iraqi security personnel guarded areas in and around Karbala on Tuesday to protect hundreds of thousands of Shia pilgrims flocking to the shrine city for annual mourning rituals.Shias in