Reporter a looming question we expect on wednesdays speech to answer, christine, will the president propose air strikes in syria. It will be tricky in iraq because the u. S. Does not support the syrian government. We expect the speech to layout the fine print of the strategy. To that end, will he seek congressional approval . It is hard to tell so far. Listen to how he couched that on meet the press. I will ask congress to make sure they understand and support what our plan is and it will require some resources, i suspect, above what we are currently doing. Reporter some members of congress may not want to be on the record with the vote two months before the midterm electio elections. Some say congressional approval is necessary and important. Like senator ted cruz on abc yesterday. It should take congressional approval. Reporter the president said he wants the American People to understand why isis poses a direct threat and that the u. S. Has the ability to deal with it. As far as isi
Midterm elections. High on the to do list, isis. President obama is getting ready to sell the American People on his vision for reducing and eventually eliminating the terror organization. His strategy could last into the next presidency. Jim joins me now. Good morning. Tell us more. Good morning. The senior official at the administration say he is working on the speech to lay out wednesday. That comes the day before another 911 anniversary. Its designed to show the president is ready to take the fight to isis. After a few fumbles on isis, president obama has a new game plan he says to start going on offense. We are going to systematically degrade their capabilities, going to shrink the territory they control. And ultimately were going to defeat them. In an interview on meet the press the president insisted combat troops wont return to iraq. This is not the equivalent of the iraq war. That tough in approach on isis came with expansion of u. S. Air strikes over the weekend targeting the
Friend who knew her for decades. Legendary comedian and actress Carol Burnett will join us live and owner of the nba Atlanta Hawks announces hes selling the team after what he called inappropriate and offensive language he used in an email to his coowners. Why he decided to voluntarily give up the team. We begin in new york where family and friends of the late joan rivers are bidding a final farewell to theled legendary co. Joan rivers wanted her funeral to be a huge showbiz event with lights, cameras, action and it seemed as though that happened including a red carpet, right . Reporter i think the only regret of the entire day really was that joan rivers wasnt here to see it because so many friends came out saying it was exactly what joan rivers would have wanted and what she had planned. A signature sendoff from new York City Police departments pipes and drums band. They played new york, new york right out in the middle of the street for the crowd to see and they played send my regar
September 8th. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im frances rivera. Congress is back to work today after a fiveweek break, and the biggest topic, handling the ongoing and growing isis threat. The Extremist Group released new propaganda video purportedly showing how isis used i ttactico capture an air base. And in iraq, near the countrys second largest dam, one u. S. Official says there were air strikes that completely wiped out the isis patrol in the area. President obama meets with congressional members tuesday to discuss a strategy to defeat isis militants and on wednesday deliver a speech to the nation. Support from the arab league could help the president create a coalition against isis. Urging members to confront the threat of isis militants and other extremists. Nbcs tracie potts is in the nations capitol. We can expect a busy week in washington. Reporter its going to be a busy week and were actually inside one of the Senate Buildings where a lot of that work gets done, frances,
And the National Lead, its a normal type of virus. But the outbreak is totally abnormal and the cdc is warning this may just be the beginning. Why is this virus suddenly putting so Many American children in the hospital . Good afternoon, everyone. Were going to begin with the world lead. We have heard for months just how big of a threat the terrorists from isis pose. Weve heard them espouse their murderous intent towards the United States. What we have not heard is any kind of comprehensive strategy for dealing with isis from the Obama Administration. But president obama will have his chance to lay one out 48 hours from now when he goes before the American People with a highly anticipated speech. And whatever chourse the president decides to take, he would do well to be clear and decisive because as you will see in our polls, isis scares will americans and they are ready to take the fight to them harder. The Islamic Terrorist Group isis is growing in power and ambition. In addition to