Neck out. I want to commend Speaker Boehner for listening to the American People and for leading. For the house of representatives to stand up and vote to defund obama care is a tremendous victory. If and when we win this fight its going to be because House Republicans have stood up and showed the courage that they are showing right now that they dont stand up. The house is the one branch of government that the republicans have a majority. Okay. Good morning, everyone. Its friday, september 20. Welcome to morning joe. With us on set we have msnbc and Time Magazine. Are analyst mike halperin, Eugene Robinson on the set with us. Former treasury official and morning joe economic analyst ste Steve Rattner and john mecham. Well be talking about the pope in just a second. Also new information on the potential motive behind the Navy Yard Shooting and the effort to defund obama care, Mark Halperin well get to that in a second. How would you characterize where that stands . Not since Danny Bona
Remained in private since their dramatic escape. This was a big sur prize overnight when amanda, gina and michelle posted that video on youtube. Were told it wasnt a pr firm or lawyer telling them to do it. It was the women themselves that wanted to make this video. Here it is. For the first time, the cleveland three with a message for you. First and foremost, i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family and my friends. It has been unbelievable. Going public for the first time and looking great, just girls when they were kidnapped. Now, young women, taking the power back. First on the video, amanda berry. She gave birth while in captivity. That girl is now six years old. Ariel castro, her accused abductor is the father. I want to thank everyone that has helped me and my family through this entire ordeal. Everyone who has been there to support us has been a blessing to have such an out pouring of love and kindness. Im getting stronger each day and having my privacy h
Running in moscows mayoral elections. From Illegal Drugs to cash can crop. A look at canadas farming in the United States. Theres increasing concern about the tax that unregulated marijuana cultivation has on the land, the water and the rare creatures who live in this delicate eco system. The u. S. Secretary of state is meeting with the arab league to get their backing. This is after the talks in lithuania and france. This is a reminder on what happened on saturday. We in the United States know in our French Partners know that this is not the time to be silent spectators to slaughter. This is not the time to send a message where its doing nothing is far more risky than responding. This is not the time to allow a dictator use of some of the most hannice weapons on earth. This is a time, but limited, but clear and Effective Response that holds dictators like Bashar Al Assad. We focus on the european support getting the arab league on side is very significant. Yeah. Thats right. This the
Why fast food may be anything but today. The strike that could seriously delay customers who want fries with that. Theme president obama is deciding whether to launch a military strike against syria. He is expected to meet congressional leaders today to layout his proof that syrian president Bashar Alassad was behind last weeks chemical attack. Hundreds of people died and western leaders are demanding a response. The u. N. Security council will not approve action and Britains Parliament seems to be scaling back its calls for an immediate strike. In a pbs interview, president obama expressed he has no interest in an open ended conflict with syria but said that assads regime has dough employed chemical weapons. If we are saying in a clear and decisive but very limited way we send a shot across the bow saying stop doing this, that can have a positive impact on our National Security over the long term and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on i
Season. [ music ] overseas and here at home, the white house is now building its case for International Action on syria. Secretary of state john kerry is in paris trying to convince a skeptical International Community to support military intervention there. He says, though, momentum is building. Meanwhile, in washington, Congress Returns tomorrow and president obama goes on a media blitz after a series of highprofile interviews, he will address the nation in prime time on tuesday night. The president pushing for more support for his plan to strike syria. We are following the story with our live team coverage. Phil ittner is in london watching developments overseas but we will begin with paul beban in washington. Paul, do you have a sense where Congress Stands right now if the vote were to happen today . Well, good morning, del. Right now, the numbers in congress are not very good. Thats why, as you pointed out, the white house and the administration are really ramping up this media bli