[announcer] healthful. Flavorful. Beneful. From purina. When youre up on the stage so unbelievable oh, unforgettable i dont think we are going to solve this problem in weeks if that is what you mean. I think this is going to take some time. The Iraqi Security forces, in order to mount an offensive and be able to operate effectively
with the support of populations in sunni areas are going to have to revamp, get resupplied, have a clear strategy. But this is going to be a longterm project. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. Take a live look at times square. Boy, does it need another reminder six years into into the presidency, barack obama is learning again this weekend and getting a view of just how lonely it is at the top. Especially when youre running the military of the last remaining benevolent super power in the world. With europe still seemingingly to be sleep, barack obama just became the fourng straight u. S. President to launch a war in iraq. America has ordered hostile mili
In the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Lets check into the breaking news developments. Two major stories were following. A Huge Development in the middle east after nearly a month as the casualties mount in gaza, israel and the palestinians now say they both agreed to an egyptian proposal for a threeday ceasefire. Full details coming up. Well check in with all of the parties on this story. Meanwhile in new york city, at a hospital, theres a patient who was recently in west africas ebola zone. Hes in isolation being tested for the deadly disease. We have correspondents standing by on all of the late breaking developments. Lets go to new york for the latest on the new ebola scare. Jason carroll is there. What are you learning . Wolf, doctors here at mount sinai hospital are trying to get to the bottom of this as quickly and accurately as they can. Heres what happened. It was earlier today this morning a patient who are home run checked hi
House. This morning mitt cal chaos in iraq. The Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki flexing military muscle amid fears of being ousted. Maliki who is in charge of the Iraqi Military increased the numbers of iraqi troops, Security Force ts and tan nx bagdad on sunday including in bagdads green zone, the location of the Iraqi Parliament and the largest u. S. Embassy in the world, a troubling sign after iraqs new president allowed more time for the National Coalition to find a replacement for the Prime Minister. Maliki said the extension is a violation of the constitution that would lead the political process into a dark tunnel. The u. S. Says they back the new iraqi president. Only 220 miles north in erbil, one apparent consequence of a government divided. I. S. I. S. s murder rouse rampage hampered by u. S. Air strikes over the weekend. The u. S. Protecting u. S. Personnel and four strikes defending yazidi civilians. Kurdish forces were able to capture two towns south of erbil pushing back i.
Groups including thousands of yazidis trapped on a mountain. Our senior White House Correspondent jim accost ta is in Marthas Vineyard for us. I understand the president momentarily will be making a statement on the situation in iraq, jim . Thats right, wolf. Were expecting the president to make a statement on the situation in iraq as the any moment. One thing that is Holding Things up we should report are some of the technical difficulties the president did not elect to come to the location where were at where the White House Press corps is assembled to follow his developments here in Marthas Vineyard. Instead a signal is being set up at his home where hes staying with a family here and so were waiting on that to be put together in order to see the president. We may only hear him, want to pass all of that along in case we get an audio only from the president. We expect the president to talk about some of the kinetic movements under way in Northern Iraq over the last self days. Those a
With senator reid. The fbi steps in to investigate how 18yearold Michael Brown was killed. Legacy of laughter. Academy award winner Robin Williams dead at the age of 63 after an apparent suicide. Good morning from washington. Its tuesday, august 12th, 2014. This is the daily rundown. Im Chris Cillizza in for chuck todd. We begin this morning, though, in iraq, country dealing with military humanitarian and political crises all at the same time. Together they paint a picture of a nation that may be unraveling before our eyes. U. S. Officials are saying theyre doing what they can and are ready to do more but not until the country is beginning to show some signs of stability. Without any question, we are prepared to consider additional political, economic and security options as iraq starts to build a new government and very much calculated to try to help stabilize the security situation, to expand Economic Development and to strengthen the democratic institutions. Secretary of state kerry