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"abc world news america." bc world newsc -- b america. new tactics to combat the violence in ferguson. national guard troops will be deployed on the streets, and the curfew is lifted. iraqi forces say they have retaken control of the mosul dam , but the battle with the -- the battle for the islamic state is far from over. they are coming from this part of the frontline. quick imagine if the statues could talk. tomorrow in london, actors will give voice to these favorite -- these famous figures. welcome to our viewers on public television in america, and here around the globe. in a press conference this afternoon, president obama addressed the events in the town of ferguson, missouri. he urged restraint from further violence over the shooting of an aarmed black teenager by police officer. he has asked the national guard took -- to patrol the street, and has lifted the curfew in order to calm tension. >> chaos once again on the streets of missouri. police use tear gas and sound bombs to clear protesters. people in ferguson say they feel under siege and won't stand for it. >> they hit me with these rubber bullets, but i ain't going nowhere. i'll be back tomorrow. >> we would be very, if the police were not here, acting like they were coming here. images of police using force against peaceful protesters has shocked many across america, but it is obvious people here are now prepared to confront the police. it is why the authorities say they will now deploy troops in ferguson, a place some here say already feels like a war zone. >> i understand the passions and the anger that arise over the death of michael brown. giving into that anger by looting or carrying guns, and even attacking the police, only serves to raise tensions and stir chaos. >> there has been more than a week of violence since police shot dead michael brown, who was 18 and unarmed. police released video they say shows him being aggressive, but also say the officer that killed him was not aware of the robbery. the family say they did not trust the police and commission their own postmortem, which they say proves he was shot multiple times. >> he was shot at least six times. the other critical point i want everybody to be very clear on is, the arm is a very mobile part of the body, so it could have occurred while he was putting his hands up. if i put my hands up, you see where that wound is. it could have happened if he put his arms across in a defensive manner. we don't know. >> in a state in which the vast majority of people are white, ferguson is a town where more than 2/3 are black. for years, many here say they have been treated like second-class citizens. for many, deploying troops is not the answer. >> a military solution to this problem? more police, more scab on the wound, more loss of blood, more scab, but the wound is not being addressed. we need he's, justice, and that means going to the root cause of alienation. >> missouri's governor might hope national guard troops will bring calm, but there is no doubt some local people feel this is just another provocative step. news, ferguson, missouri. >> we will get the latest later in the program. in the same press conference, president obama discussed the situation in iraq, saying the u.s. has begun a long-term strategy to defeat the militant group of the islamic state, which is fighting in iraq and syria. the president promised to work with partners in the region, and described the recapture of the dam to the north of muzzle as a uljor step forward -- of mos as a major step forward. there is an attempt to help iraq gain control of it from islamic state fighters. we have a report from near the dam. >> u.s. airstrikes this morning either side of the mosul dam. fighting still clearly going on in the area. but the kurdish and iraqi military say they have recapture the dam complex itself. special forces are said to be checking for bombs and booby-traps there. who controls this lake controls the water supply for most of the country, and blowing up the dam could send a 20 meter wall of , washing away a city of 2 million. the kurds, the iraqi government, and the u.s. could not allow the dam to remain in jihadi hands. up to join the fighting. they are under strict orders not to talk about the operation. we followed the path cleared by the kurdish forces. ago, this roads and the villages either side were in the hands of the islamic state. the jihadists did not leave easily. reach a kurdish forward artillery position. just two weeks ago, kurdish units were put to flight by the jihadists. now, supported by u.s. air power overhead, they are pushing back. two miless are just away from this battery, they say. the ground rocket launcher is used to push them back further. smoke behind me is a village the kurds say was set alight by jihadists. the kurds say they are response -- they are confident they are steadily pushing back the islamic state. but the fighters have not given up for the jihadist yet, at least on this part of the frontline. the rocket launcher attracting incoming fire, we decided to leave. but the recapture of the town, if confirmed, would be the most magic and yet in the battle against the islamic state. the fight for the city of muzzle itself would be much, much harder. this is one of many battlefronts against the islamic state throughout iraq. paul wood, bbc news, near the mosul dam. >> for more on the military operation against islamic state fighters, i spoke to the former commander,e allied general wesley clark. i put to him that although president obama said america is not the iraqi military, is not even the iraqi air force, this victory over the dam would not be possible without u.s. forces. >> i think that is true. i think the united states has made it clear that it is going to be involved economically, the medically, to military advice and assistance, and if absolutely necessary through the -- as the president says, we are not going to put u.s. combat troops on the ground. >> in the last 10 days, 68 airstrikes against isis fighters. 35 in the last three days. i am going to ask you the same question the president was asked. how much longer do you think this goes on for? >> i think it is clearly impossible to answer the question. there is going to be years of trouble in this region. i think if we try to set an end date on something like this -- i think you have to look at it as episodically, the united states, britain, france, germany, other western nations will be involved in this region, in an effort to promote stability, to halt the spread of terrorism, to support friends and allies. there is going to be a decade or more of instability in this region, stretching from iran across north africa. we have to anticipate this. >> are you suggesting this is a reality of episodic military strikes, conducted by american forces in this region, that america will just have to get used to? >> i think it is just something that is going to happen. obviously, we are going to do as little intervention as possible, and as light as -- as light a footprint as possible in the region. america's vital interests are engaged in stopping the emergence of a terrorist state in the heart of the middle east that could reach out and bring devastation to friends and allies. come told aim to american shores and attack us, of course we are going to take action. were part of nato airstrikes in 1999, called a very different time. those airstrikes were very effective. you said there will not be american troops on the ground, but do you think isis is a force that can be destroyed or rolled back sufficiently to protect american interests without having perhaps some kind of a ground presence at some stage? first of all, there are never any guarantees. when we say there is not going to be american combat troops on the ground, and the president says that, i know he means it. in foreign policy, you can never say never. there is always circumstances that could change. there are a lot of combat troops on the ground nowadays. there is the hash mark a -- pe militia,shia divergent syrian opposition ,ighters, and assad's military fighting against isis. it is not the same as the kosovo errorgn, which was an traffic unsupported by the army. this is entirely different. there, we were going against the mind of slow but don milosevic. we were winning, he was losing. he knew it, and he accepted a diplomatic settlement. here, there does not seem to be any diplomatic settlement possible. this is going to be a meter by meter rollback of isis until their political movement collapses. >> general wesley clark, thank you for joining me. story,ng now to our top the unrest in ferguson, missouri. for more on the community reaction to developments, i started by asking what people will make of the president's call for calm and restraint. >> he has talked about calm. he has talked about need to protect the right, to peacefully protest. what matters on the ground is not those words. it is about the way the police behave. for many, the way the police -- behaved is provocative, and they are reacting to it. i have heard from the police that some of the national guard troops have arrived. it will take to the streets. what is interesting about what president obama was saying is that yes there was a problem with the way police have been using force. there was a problem with the looting going on. but he talked about the wider issues that have really been exposed by what is happening here in ferguson. he said, in his words, that young black men were being seen as objects of fear in communities across the country, and until those underlying issues are dealt with, flashpoints like this would keep her rising. >> you have been down in ferguson now for several days. when the president talks about the root causes of exactly what we are saying on the screen, that tension between law enforcement and the community, and black members of the community, how possible do you think it is to turn this situation around and try to build communities up, and make sure black man in america are not left hind anymore? black men in america are not left behind anymore? >> it is going to take a long time to resolve some of those issues. if you are talking about tangible steps that can be taken, people want to see more black officers in their police force. three officers are black in a community where 2/3 of the police dust of the community is black. they want more representation in their local government. he will say african-americans have not come out to vote in high enough numbers. these are tangible steps that can change. what a lot of people say it is the mindset in a state that is majority white, where they are an island where the majority is african-american. i feel, as you heard in that report, that they have been treated like second-class citizens for a long time. a want more opportunities, more development in their areas. these are things that are going to take a lot of time. >> in your report, you have the results of the autopsy the family commissioned. what are the next steps in the process of this investigation? >> we are expecting to hear the first evidence about what happened. the grand jury is going to start hearing that. what people here actually want to see as a step that will really reduce the temperature in ferguson is the prosecution against the officer who now we believe shot michael brown will couple times. -- multiple times. according to the postmortem the family commissioned, he was shot at least twice in the head. they say the ballistic tests show he was shot from the back of the head. that, the family was saying, was reason enough to arrest and prosecute the officer who did this. that is what all of the people on the streets are calling for when they say they want justice for michael brown. as i say, they are also taking to the streets for wider regions pick -- reasons. it is why a lot of people feel they are going to take to the streets again today, because neither of those things has yet been resolved. >> in missouri, the curfew has been lifted. the attorney general is on his way. a busy day. we will be watching what happens. in ferguson, we will be monitoring all the events overnight as well. the cease-fire in gaza has been extended for another 24 hours, minutes before it was due to expire. egyptian mediators in cairo say that talks on a long-term arrangement would continue. earlier, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned israeli forces would hit back hard if hamas resumes rocket fire. 2-wood 16 palestinians and 66 israelis have died in the latest round of the conflict. the pakistan opposition party has announced his -- its members will resign their seats in the national parliament to try to force the prime minister to quit. year's national elections were rigged. ukrainian military says that dozens of civilians were killed when rocket and mortar fire hit refugees ining eastern ukraine. kiev has blamed pro-russian rebels for the attack. bbc world newsg america. still to come, julian assange makes a rare public appearance to address members of the press. on his way out of the london embassy after a long two years? firstrancis ended his visit to asia as pontiff, with a call for peace on the peninsula. the story from seoul. francis enters the cathedral for his final mass, there is a front row of elderly women in wheelchairs, waiting eagerly to meet him. these seven old ladies were once forced to serve as sex slaves for the japanese military during world war ii. as he bent down to hold their hands, one of them held out a golden butterfly. to hise pinned it vestment, a symbolic endorsement of their continuing struggle for justice. homily, pope francis made a powerful plea for peace on the korean peninsula. congress -- in the congregation, listening, was the president of south korea. he called on all south koreans -- all koreans, north and south, to avoid confrontation. he said it could seem impractical and at times repugnant. he said jesus had taught that forgiveness is a door to reconciliation. 70 years after the korean war ended in still might, -- stalemate, the country remains as invited as ever. barb wire and minefields slice the peninsula into. pope francis has left a deep impression on people here. catholics and non-catholics alike. on the same day he made this plea for peace on the korean peninsula, u.s. and south korean forces are beginning large-scale war games involving 80,000 troops. ii1989, pope john paul made a similar plea. the only change is that north korea now probably has nuclear weapons. eoul.ews insole -- in s wikileaks,der of julian assange, announced today that he soon plans to leave the ecuadorian embassy in london, where he has been seeking refuge for more than two years. the move could prompt his extradition to sweden over alleged sexual assault offenses, or to the u.s. for his disclosure of classified military documents. >> back where he seems to thrive. julian assange in the limelight again, after almost 26 months in gilded confinement. rumors of ill health swirled. was he, the world wanted to know, planning to leave? i spokesman had indicated that he was. embassyleaving the soon. but perhaps not for the reasons -- [indiscernible] man who made his career out of exposing state secrets was less than forthcoming when asked direct westerns about himself. none of us are now any the wiser about how this extraordinary saga will end. julian assange first made headlines in 2010, when wikileaks publish thousands of secret american documents. he said he feared being extradited to stand trial. in sweden, he faces extradition after allegations of sexual assault made by two women, allegations he denies. an international arrest warrant was made in november 2010. esther assange made a series of appeals against extradition, which he eventually lost. he has been under 24-hour guard since he took refuge here in june 2012, seeking asylum. police poised to arrest him the moment he steps out. far cost around 7 million pounds, including officer overtime. >> frankly, hiding in an embassy and costing the british public a lot of money, is despicable and wrong, and frankly i would like to see him out. >> inside the embassy, mr. assange has a treadmill and a special lamp that mimic sunlight. what he does not appear to have is an exit strategy. bbc news, at the ecuadorian embassy. >> we will watch to see what happens to mr. assange. wherever you live, we are surrounded by statues and monuments. how often do you actually stop to look at them? in the united kingdom is a cover new system, literally bringing history to life. statues on some streets in britain have been giving voices that are telling their stories to inquisitive tourists. our reporter explains. >> they stand alone, often ignored. many forgotten heroes of forgotten wars. so, an idea to bring some of these statues to life. this is how it works. box onn this squiggly the plaque, wait a few moments, and then you get a phone call from queen victoria. >> hello? victorino here. you probably to cure me as a sour faced old woman in black clothes. but it was interesting. it made her seem more real, i guess. >> i never actually said, "we are not amused." >> we think we know famous people in history, but maybe if we had something like this, it would be more attractive. >> sherlock holmes in baker street. my stories, you will never once find me wearing a deerstalker hat. >> written by historians and authors, voiced by actors like patrick stewart and hugh bonneville, here is the creator of this project. >> i want people to look at the obligor around them more deeply -- the public art around the more deeply. once they are listening, the objective is to make you look more deeply. >> only yesterday, there was a man, a dentist from camberwell, who was quite clearly intending to murder his wife and escape with his mistress, a trapeze artist, to northern france. >> but it's not just people who have been brought to life. cat -- samuels johnson's cat, voiced by nicholas parsons. >> meow. good of you to call by. point ofmade a special affection ali getting hairs on his trousers. cats do that, you know. statues in london and manchester are now talking, that the plan is to expand this project so many more will find their voice. that.ove which would be the statue you would like to hear talking? not far from some of those statues, one of london's most famous landmarks is getting a wash. because that landmark happens to be big ben, it is a massive undertaking. the clock faces are being clean for the first time since 2010. that means workers have to map out all the winning work as they go. still chime, but the hands will be temporarily paused. we do not want those guys to go flying. thanks so much for watching. i will see you here tomorrow. ♪ ♪ >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, kovler foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. and tailoredrtise solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: missouri's national guard have been deployed in ferguson after another night of violence and a private autopsy suggests michael brown was shot at least six times, twice in the head. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. gwen ifill is away. also ahead this monday, in northern iraq, kurdish military forces take back control of areas recently seized by islamic militants. margaret warner reports from the front lines on why most displaced iraqis still refuse to return to their homes. plus, giving teachers the keys to their schools. where curriculum, budget, hiring, d