News Wrap: Rice says U.S. ready for Syria airstrikes

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• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  France joined the U.S. in the skies over Iraq today, conducting its first airstrikes on the Islamic State group. Military video showed attacks on a logistics depot, plus a munitions and fuel dump. Officials said dozens of militants were killed. And President Francois Hollande promised more to come ,within limits.

• PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE, France (through interpreter):

  Other actions are expected in the coming days with the same goal, to weaken this terrorist organization and come to the aid of Iraqi authorities. By that, I mean the Iraqi troops and Kurdish Peshmerga based in Iraq. There are no French troops on the ground, only planes which, in liaison with the Iraqi authorities and in coordination with our allies, are weakening the terrorist organization.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Back in Baghdad, car bombings killed at least 30 people at a Shiite mosque and markets. And, in Washington, Obama signed a bill to arm and train Syrian rebels for the fight against Islamic State forces.

  Sectarian fighting in Yemen escalated sharply today, as Shiite rebels battled Sunni militiamen in the capital. The rebels attacked the headquarters of state TV in Sanaa, after surging out of northern Yemen in recent months. The pro-U.S. government is largely caught between the warring factions.

  The World Health Organization is appealing for renewed efforts against Ebola in West Africa, despite the murders of eight health workers. Their team was attacked in a remote part of Guinea. Meanwhile, a three-day national lockdown began in Sierra Leone to slow the disease. Aid workers went door to door today with health tips and soap.

  And Bloomberg News reported that the Centers for Disease Control now estimates a worst-case scenario of 550,000 cases, before the outbreak subsides.

  A storm over domestic violence by pro football players drew a new pledge today from the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell said that new rules on personal conduct are coming. He acknowledged mishandling the case of former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice, but he said, "Now I will get it right."

• ROGER GOODELL, Commissioner, National Football League:

  The same mistakes can never be repeated. We will do whatever it is necessary to ensure that we are thorough in our review process and that our conclusions are reliable. We will get our house in order first.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Goodell said he doesn't plan to resign from his post as commissioner.

  Also today, President Obama launched a new effort against sexual assaults on college campuses. The It's On Us campaign aims to send a message that it's everyone's responsibility. The president criticized what he called the — quote — "quiet tolerance of sexual assault."

  In the Philippines, widespread flooding from a tropical storm and monsoon rains shut down Manila today with neck-high water in places. The floods drowned whole sections of Manila after more than 10 inches of rain fell over a 24-hour period. At least three people died and some 37,000 others were displaced.

  Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has been fined nearly $5,000 million for bribing doctors in China. The police ministry said that British national Mark Reilly, who was the company's former China manager, paid doctors to use Glaxo's products beginning in 2009. He was ordered today to leave the country immediately.

  On Wall Street today, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 13 points to close at 17,279. The Nasdaq fell 13 to close at 4,579. And the S&P dropped a point to 2,010. For the week, the Dow gained 1.7 percent. The S&P was up 1.3 percent. And the Nasdaq rose a fraction of a percent.