Hes going to deliver remarks on the economy this afternoon. And then later, the president will address the Congressional Hispanic Caucuses 37th annual. That will do it. Morning joe from d. C. Starts right now. How did this intruder get so far into the white house. Dont they have guard dogs. There were officers and they were concerned that the dogs might attack them instead. [ laughter ] sounds strange but makes more sense when you fine occupant a lot of secret Service Agents are cats. [ laughter ] all right. Good morning, everybody. Its thursday, october 2nd and with us on set in washington, d. C. , boy its great to be here. Busy night last night. Jeremy peters is here. Good to have you. Former White House Press secretary for president obama robert gibbs. Abc news political commentator and npr Senior Analyst Cokie Roberts and on capitol hill the host and managing editor of tv ones daily morning show, news now roland martin. We have a lot to talk about. Cokie, i want to start with you.
On this sunday night, pure evil has another american is executed by isis terrorists, the president condemns the killing. And the top military Officials Say the battle against isis will take years. Without warning, gas leaks from a texas Chemical Plant killing four workers and leaving a cloud over a major metropolitan area. Kids at risk. The new warning about the Popular Energy Drinks and what can happen if Young Children consume them. And call of the wild. Using the latest technology to keep people and bears a safe distance apart. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Another american has been brutally murdered by isis thugs. The awful news of the beheading of aid worker peter kassig came in a graphic isis video released earlier today. We wont show you even a frame on this broadcast, but we can tell you like all of the others, it demonstrates the sheer lethalness of the group. This is over a year after he was taken prison. Tonight from the president on down, there ar
Welcome back, everybody. Lets get a check on the day ahead before the day ahead. Secretary of defense and chairman of joint chiefs will appear before the Armed Services committee to discuss the plan to defeat isis. Trump plaza hotel and casino in Atlantic City officially closes its doors today. Another casino shuttering there. That will do it for way too early. Morning joe starts right now. You know, mika, we dont know a lot about the Shooting Range instructor in arizona who was tragically struck down last month, by a 9yearold girl. That horrifying incident obviously brought to light the insane practice of some shooting
ranges that actually let very young kids shoot very powerful weapons. But this morning were getting very glimpse of the very least what kind of a father he was. His own children fought through the grief of losing their dad to reach out to the little girl. We wrote this letter. We dont know your name but were connected by this tragedy. In the news we were just called the
All day, israeli bombarded gaza. Another u. N. School was hit. At least 15 of the 3,300 people sheltering inside were killed. Hours later, another strike. This time at a popular shopping area. Translator it is enough, she cried out. Have mercy. The ebola virus is considered out of control. Two peace corps volumes are
in isolation before they can return to the United States. A victory for former minnesota governor Jesse Ventura. Your pursue a lawsuit for the truth. If seeking the truth damages you, then we live in a pretty sorry world. Day through of the corruption trial of the Virginia Governor bob mcdonald this morning. Prosecutors say he gave mcdonald his children more than 150,000 in gifts, trips, and loans. House voted heavily along party lines to sue the president of the United States. Are you willing to let anyone tear apart what our founders have built . This is about the road to impeachment and if it is not, the speaker hasnt said one sentence, impeachment is off the table. We
Dont miss our thanksgiving special tomorrow night. It is amazing, it will blow your mind. Anyway, special report is up next. Thats kind of fun too. It is night fall in ferguson, missou missouri, will the chaos continue . This is special report. Good evening, im bill henry in tonight for bret baier. A stronger National Guard presence helped prevent a large scale repeat of mondays destructive violence in missouri. The guard will be out in force again tonight, but what about the protesters . Correspondent mike tobin is live in ferguson, where we begin our coverage there. Good evening, mike. Good evening, bill, those National Guardsmen are now tasked to stand century in this miserable weather because the desire is still there to take to the streets and rage gonzalesth
declared innocent a cop. Today demonstratored shifted their location to downtown st. Louis, they blocked traffic and when they attempted to storm city hall, the ugly scenes of clashes played owl again. Were exercising our civ