at a showcase for the best and brightest ideas in innovation and he did sign. hello, everyone, u.s. president barack obama says he s determined to beat isil. the u.s.-led coalition is intensifying its campaign against the group with some of the heaviest bombing since it s began airstrikes last september. at least 19 of these air strikes were carried out in a rack and syria on sunday. president obama says the folk soys taking out isil s leaders and its infrastructure and the reason knowledge players in the middle east are united in the fight. isil s strategic weaknesses are real. they are surrounded lie countries and communities committed to its destruction. it has no air force our coalition owns the skies isil is backed by no nation, it relies on fear, seems executing its own disillusioned fighters. it s unrestrained brutality often alienates those under its rule creating new enemies. in short isil s recent losses in syria and iraq prove that isil can and will be did
buckingham palace. and the terror attack in brussels. a man attacking two soldiers with a machete. a special edition of world news tonight begins now. good evening. great to have you with us on a friday night. and we begin with hurricane harvey getting choice closer and gaining strength. set to hit this evening. authorities believe it will be the most powerful hurricane to strike in a decade. this image just coming in from the international space station, thousands heeding the warnings, moving to safer ground. supplies running short. some gas stations running out, store shelves empty. the hurricane s outer bands already lashing the shore. tens of thousands already without power. millions bracing for damaging winds and record flooding. and now, possible tornadoes. let s get right to ginger zee. we ve been tracking this all afternoon with you. where is harvey right now? harvey is so close to making landfall. it s on top of southeast texas. with the max sustained wins
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