Party. In brazil for todays world cup kickoff. The Program Helping troubled teens get off the street and learn the tools to make a brand new life. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im richelle carey. Im stephanie sy. There is concern that iraqs military is crumbling in the face of an alqaeda inspired group. The islam like state of iraq is expanding its power base. The fighters have toppled three northern cities in the past 48 hours and now taking aim at baghdad. Fighting between isil and army forces has been going on since tuesday. A half Million People ever fled the city. The target is the shia led government. This is just the latest round of fighting against isil and wont be the last. We dont have the numbers tothey dont have the numbers to take the city. They are considering possible air strikes against isil. President obama campaigned on ending the war in iraq. He did so in 2011 and 2012, campaigned on the fact that he did end that war. American officials are loathe to g
This morning al qaedainspired militants are pushing deep into southern iraq headed toward baghdad. In about 48 hours the insurgent blitzkrieg has overrun cities once controlled by u. S. Forces during the nearly nineyear iraq war. First to fall, iraqs second largest city, mozle, then ta creek and then. Theyre offering little or no resistance. Many are laying down their arms and hundreds of thousands of iraqi citizens are on the run. Susan mcginnis is in washington where the Obama Administration is plotting its next move. Susan, good morning. Annemarie, good morning. The white house says the situation in iraq has deteriorated in the last 24 hours or so and is quickly becoming a humanitarian issue. Now the white house is considering sending help. Some iraqi troops abandoned their posts and were seen walking in civilian clothes near the city. The retreat comes as the Obama Administration is moving closer to sending aid to battle al qaedainspired militants i crass iraq. In a statement the w
That theyre not surprised. Wednesday night jims off, im rick williams. Big story on action news is at rest of the local man important threats that prompted rush hour madness. For details we will go live to the Satellite Center and action News Reporter dann cuellar, dann. Reporter rick, West Philadelphia man with the history of mental problems has been arrested for causing a major scare, in the lincoln tunnel during rush hour. Police say he had called 911 saying he had high powered weapons and was going into the city to do harm. For a tense few minutes a train full of innocent commuters we came terror suspects staring down the serious weapons as swat cops armed to the teeth, searched every single one. Swat people with guns told to us get off. As soon as we saw all of the commotion we realized there was something in the back car. It was pretty scary at the time. Reporter for hours police had been swarming the area near lincoln tunnel looking for any signs of this man, 39 yearold Donald W
And were learning tonight at a local ties to this commuter chaos, the the suspect is from philadelphia. And his neighbors say, that theyre not surprised. Wednesday night jims off, im rick williams. Big story on action news is at rest of the local man important threats that prompted rush hour madness. For details we will go live to the Satellite Center and action News Reporter dann cuellar, dann. Reporter rick, West Philadelphia man with the history of mental problems has been arrested for causing a major scare, in the lincoln tunnel during rush hour. Police say he had called 911 saying he had high powered weapons and was going into the city to do harm. For a tense few minutes a train full of innocent commuters we came terror suspects staring down the serious weapons as swat cops armed to the teeth, searched every single one. Swat people with guns told to us get off. As soon as we saw all of the commotion we realized there was something in the back car. It was pretty scary at the time.