To the American People on wednesday night president obama announced a major es calation o a campaign to defeat isis, that is advancing across iraq from syria. Adding u. S. Fire power to the countrys bloody 3yearold civil war and he called on congress to expand effort to train and arm moderate Syrian Rebels which are being carried out by the cia on a much smaller scale. America will lead a Broad Coalition to roll back this terrorist threat. Our objective is clear. We will do grade and ultimatel destroy isil through a Counter Terrorism strategy. We will conduct air strikes against these terrorists. We will increase our support to forces fighting on the ground. President obama ordered 475 more troops to iraq, bringing the total number of boots on the ground to about 1600. But obama emphasized the sustained military campaign against isis would be different in the recent invasions of iraq and afghanistan which put tens of thousands of u. S. Troops on the battlefield and killed nearly 7,000
Good evening, im erin burnett. We begin with breaking news. The nfl in major damage control. The commission and the leagues credibility are on the line. Espn tonight reporting that ray rice told nfl commissioner Roger Goodell in june that he punched his nowwife. But this is what Roger Goodell said this week. When we met with ray rice and his representatives, it was am biguous about what really actually happened. If he had been told by ray rice that he had punched his now wife in the face, that would not be ambiguous. And the nfl said they received the video of the assault months ago and that tape has caused outrage across the nation. And they have seen a longer version, including the audio. My guest tonight, well speak to him in a moment. And fast moving developments that are breaking here in the hour. Two of the respected owners in the league, art mat and art rooney promised a thorough investigation to determine if an nfl official ever received a video of the incident. Cbs making adju
Goodell a report from espn that raises serious questions awhat they knew about the ray rice incident and what they may or may not have done with that information. We begin this morning with what is shaping up to be a potentially historic day in new york. Right now, at this hour, about ten blocks from this building the first expected to be at least 450 buses are discharging passengers for what is being billed as the largest Climate Change march ever. Organizers say they expect anywhere between 100,000 and 400,000 people to march through the streets of new york city today. The demonstration comes just two days before the United Nations host a summit on the issue. The u. N. Summit is planning to join todays march. Former Vice President al gore who devoted public life to raising awareness about Climate Change will also reportedly be marching in new york today. The march and the u. N. Summit this week come as a wave of new report and studies paint a dire picture when it comes to Greenhouse
Biggest bomb was used, named the moab and nicknamed the mother of all bombs, announcing overnight 36 isis members killed, three tunnels destroyed along with weapons and ammunition. An an inusual twist the commander in chief will not say for sure whether or not he gave the command for the strike. Did you authorize it, sir . Everybody knows exactly what happened and what i do is authorize by military. We have the greatest military in the world and they have done a great job as usual and frankly thats why they have been so successful lately if you look at the last eight week and compare to the last eight years all see a tremendous difference. General John Nicholson signed off and that the white house was informed before the bomb was dropped. Why use it now and what signal does it send to allies around the world . Nick walsh joins us from iraq, good morning nick. Reporter a very strong message i think of american resolve by using the bomb. The casualty of 36 isis members doesnt equate to u
Two funerals were held today, one for dr. Jerry rabinowitz and then the brothers cecil and david rosenenthal. Also today President Trumps visit and the protest that met him here. It was unprecedented for a president of the United States not to be welcomed by everybody at a moment like this. And although it will be a focus tonight, it will neither be the sole focus nor the thing that we look at first. Which is why we begin tonight and its really our privilege to with a closer look at how friends and neighbors, celebrities, even total strangers expressed their love and their appreciation for two very special individuals. Ga ga gary tuchman joins us now. You went to the funerals for david and cecil. Its amazing the outpouring of people that went. I mean filling up the synagogue for them. David and cecil were loved. Cecil 59, david 54, belonged to the synagogue. Loved going here. A mile from here, more than 1,000 seats, every seat full. And more than 150 people standing in the back and sta