From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

The Emergency in Iraq, rocks Washington.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Islamic jihadists are on the move in Iraq, and President Obama says he's not ruling anything out for what he calls an emergency situation.

Republicans are blaming the president. John McCain warns of a threat to the United States.

We'll update the chaos in Iraq itself and the politics in Washington.

Later on our program, drones are illegal for commercial purposes in the U.S.

as the FAA struggles to write new rules for a fast-growing technology.

Meantime, there's money to be made and the drones are flying.

What does that mean for the busiest, most complex airspace in the world?

First, here's the news.

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Hello again. We're in on not only back with To the Point.

The Federal Aviation Administration is trying to catch up with drone technology,

but drones are already flying for commercial purposes despite the lack of regulations.

What does that mean for privacy and air safety?

Is it time to speed up or slow down?

That'll be on the second half of today's program. First, this news update.

Forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militant Sunni jihadists are threatening the stability

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