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Tonight a new response from the president to the crisis in iraq, mr. Obam that is sending as many as 300 military advisors to iraq, and he said there could be targeted military action if necessary. But what impact will have it on the rebel defensive. And fighters are moving toward baghdad. Theres been an intense battle in iraqs Largest Oil Refinery, tonight, the government says it has finally taken control of that facility. Jane, whats the reaction there. Certainly not going to be troops back here. Something the Prime Minister has been seeking from the United States. Here on the ground, though, theres a real feeling that whatever happens no matter how many air strikes there are, no matter how many missiles are dropped it is not going to solve the problem. They are not expecting it to solve the problem in rein way. T ....
wilkes-barre, pennsylvania, right along the susquehanna river also getting some of the worst of it. cnn s mary snow actually had to evacuate the area. she was perched i guess precariously close to that river and is now on the phone. mary, i know you and the crew have been moved to higher ground. that tells me that s not a good sign. reporter: yeah, brooke, you know, city officials really had everybody clear out of the area. in wilkes-barre about half of the city has been asked it evacuate, and they have about another hour. city officials and county officials moved up the time line so that people must leave by 4:00, and that s because the susquehanna river is expected to crest between 8:00 and midnight. and where we were standing, that levee can really hold up to about 41 feet, and that is what the river is expected to crest at, and, you know, that was, say officials, too close for comfort. that levee, by the way, was built because of a devastating hurricane back in 19 ....
both democrats and republicans are waiting to hear his proposal, and, of course, so are you. millions of americans out of a job and looking for work. in a matter of minutes, one of the people closest to the president who advised him on this very plan will join me live, with you, first, i want to begin with a fast-moving situation right now. in pennsylvania, really across much of the northeast, the floodwater is rising. people have to get out. more than 100,000 ordered to evacuate. i want to show you this first picture. this is going to be bethlehem, pennsylvania. what is left of tropical storm lee. we ve been talking about lee for a couple of days now. pouring rain on top of the already saturated land. you know, that s a bad equation. it s triggered near historic flooding there. the susquehanna river already 12 feet above flood stage and rising. at least three people in pennsylvania have died, including a 71-year-old man who was crushed when his basement walls simply co ....
football season about to kick off at the same time the president is giving his jobs speech. who isn t speaking? good thing we came to work. no kidding. how many people said stuff yesterday that they wish they had not said today? are you talking about me? no, i m talking about the vice president of the united states and the guy who heads up the teamsters. we have details straight ahead. in the meantime on this tuesday that feels like a wednesday, headlines. fox news alert. out of afghanistan, intelligence sources claiming that american civilian engineer has been found dead in kabul after going missing. it appears the engineer who worked for the department of defense may have been murdered. we ll keep you updated as more information becomes available. another fox news alert, strong winds and dry conditions are creating an inferno in texas. as wildfires continue to spread across that state, thousands of acres have already been burned. hundreds of homes destroye ....