90s, is still fresh in the news today. the reality of how we were living and what we were going through, nothing has changed. woodruff: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world s most pressing problems skollfoundation.org. the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: there s word of a new atrocity against an american hostage by the islamic state group. the parents of kayla mueller sad today that u.s. intelligence confirms she was repeatedly raped before her death in february. another hostage held with her repo
emotional toll. with all that happened that day he let his emotions get the better of him. the officer who wrestled a girl to the ground explains his actions, stress led to his action he not ratism. and border parole. it s going to get you. one rancher s controversial solution to keeping migrants out of the u.s. good evening i m jonathan betz you re watching al jazeera america. we begin in iraq where there s been a major shift in the u.s. s fight against i.s.i.l. the white house announcing it will send an additional 450 troops to iraq to advise and assist local forces. but as jamie mcintire explains the troops will not have a combat role. the white house describes the dispatch of 450 american troops as a training mission. part of the president s pledge to ramp up training of iraqi forces, to capitalize on what it says is the successful training of almost 9,000 iraqi troops so far. there actually are some locations near anbar near the other training base of anbar
success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. and now, bbc world news america. this is bbc world news america . reporting from washington, i am katty kay. president obama authorizes more american troops to assist iraqi forces in anbar province. will it be enough to defeat the islamic state? authorities seized documents from fifa from the headquarters in europe as the corruption scandal widens. re-creating a land where the buffalo roam. conservationists are building an american serengeti, but not everyone loves their new neighbors. katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. president obama has ordered the deployment of up to 450 more u.s. troops to iraq pass anbar province to assist islamic forces in the fight against the islamic state amidst mounting pressure to stop militants at the request of the iraqi prime
ecosystem of unparalleled wetlands. the more open water we have, the less we are able to sustain the potential impacts from storms that affect us coming from the gulf of mexico. woodruff: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: wall street broke out of a week-long slump today amid hopes for a break in the greek bailout drama. the dow jones industrial average gained 236 points to close at 18,000. the nasdaq rose more than 60 points,
this brutal attack meant to her and affected her, and jesse matthew will be sentenced on october 2. peggy fox, reporting live in fairfax. thank you, peggy. the jury was poised and prepared to decide his fate when he made the decision for them. we spoke with at least one of them to find out if there was a gut feeling about his guilt or innocence. reporter: the jury was made up 7 men and 5 women, and one said he had already made up his mind. i felt her pain. reporter: the emotion of the woman nearly killed 10 years ago by jesse matthew wasn t what convinced juror willie mcduffy. it was science. having his dna with her right hand and the cigarette butt. reporter: he said going into the trial, he hadn t made up his mind until today s dna evidence. we would have came to an agreement. reporter: an agreement of guilty? personally, i would have gone guilty. reporter: after today, there was no doubt? yes. there was no doubt in my mind. i m disappointed that p