He insulted all of his opponents. He insulted all of the moderators. He insulted i guess about 80 of the American People and the rest of the world. So how do you prepare for that . I think on the one hand its a serious chance for americans to tune in and if they havent made up their minds to try to make up their minds. I want to take it seriously. I want to talk about what we can do and how important it is. But youve got to be prepared for wacky stuff that comes at you. I am drawing on my experience in elementary school. All right. Good morning. Its tuesday august 23rd. Welcome to morning joe along with joe, willie and me. I think donny is wearing poplin this morning. Hes wearing green shoes. No, they are black. They are green. Get the shoe up, its green. They are black. The managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and cohost of with all due respect o msnbc. I was trying to be donny a eesque today. Apparently donny did with all due respect. Eddie black. Before i get started, im checking m
Well, thank you very much. Thanks for coming out. I think its a wonderful opportunity. The gentleman sitting next to me is kind of a big deal. Pays e who is attention to American Foreign policy and military affairs, you know that ever since the attacks on this country on 9 11, the United States has had to evolve militarily, in our intelligence community, and many ways to meet the challenge of this new enemy. And more than anyone that i can think of, general mcchrystal has been responsible for shaping that evolution and developing the what i call the targeting engine, which is what have i think adopted as our primary method of defending the country. So thank you for being here, general mcchrystal. Great to see you. Thanks, mark. Thanks for a too kind introduction. I always thought of you as a nonfiction writer but i know youre going into fiction now. Now, i know that, you know, our you were the commander of our special operations in iraq and afghanistan. There has been as i mentioned a
Well tell you all about his amazing triumph. Militants with the Group Islamic state confirm they have executed one of their japanese hostages. A spokesperson says Haruna Yukawa was killed as they had warned. The announcement was made through their Internet Radio station. The report did not mention the reason or Details Behind the killing of yukawa. And there was no explanation why the Group Demands the release of sagida al rishawi. She has been on death row in jordan for her involvement in a series of bomb attacks in ayman in 2005. Prime minister shinzo abe has instructed his ministers to do their utmost to bring freelance journalist kenji goto back home. Abe says he is fully aware of the unbearable pain and sorrow that yukawas family must be experiencing. Yoshihide suga said the government suspects the men were captured by Islamic State militants. He said the government based its assumption on a variety of information. Translator the government continues to use all available channels
With your plans . Our dream team has all the answers in this secret weatherman handshake today today may 22nd, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning him welcome to today on a thursday morning. Sorry. Something nerve racking having the two of you here for the weekend. It will not go well. Exactly. Anyway, sam, nice to have you here. Al, we will get to you in just a couple of minutes. Lets jump into our top story, a dangerous wildfire threatening hundreds of homes out in arizona. Nbc is with that fire. Miguel, good morning to you. Reporter at base camp, the smell of thick heavy smoke, a clear indication the fire is growing. The blaze has destroyed some 5,000 acres. The containment is at zero percent. Overnight, feeding on dry forest land in whipped by winds, crews cannot keep the fire in check. Flames swept up steep canyons, hop scotching across ridges. The terrain here, a perfect funn
There. Thanks very much. Thank you. Federal reserve chair janet yellen talks about monetary policy. Thats next. And paul bremer and jay carney. Later, a Senate Hearing looks at stock practices and insider training. House republicans will meet tomorrow to elect a replacement for eric cantor. Congressman Kevin Mccarthy of california and labrador of idaho will chair. Next, the head of the Federal Reserve is asked about the status of the Federal Reserve program. Janet yellen spoke to reporters. Good afternoon. The committee concluded its june meeting earlier today. As was indicated in our policy statement, we will make maintained its Forward Guidance regarding the rate target, and remains appropriate. Todays policy actions reflect the committees assessment that the country is continuing to make progress toward maximum employment and price stability. The Unemployment Rate is fourtenths lower than at the time of our march 6th meeting. And those working parttime but preferring fulltime work h