Another pair of sneakers, buy another soda, and leave us alone while we rob you. Thats whats going on today. On a very, very subtle level and sometimes not so subtle. There are many protest songs still being written. If you go to neal youngs website, living with war, youll see about 3,000 of them. But the people that control the media dont want to hear any of that. It used to be that most of the societal changes came from universities, especially the sarbonne in paris and berkeley in Northern California and london to a certain extent. We have trained our kids to be doing this. Thats all they do all day. And its great for them. But its not really a part of the real world about whats going on. We have distracted ourselves from the importance of whats really going on. We are much more interested in Justin Biebers monkey and the size of Kim Kardashians ass than we are in afghanistan, in yemen, in somalia, in iraq. On the surface of things, we dont stand a chance. But i cant believe that. I
Of the alshabaab leader in somalia. President obamas efforts to build a coalition in th theagainst the Islamic State. He said it will require more help from the United Nations and others in the middle east. Well support them from the air but ultimately well need a strong ground gain and well need a sunni tribe in these areas so they start taking the fight to isil as well. Reporter phil ittner has more now from london. Speaking at the nato summit in newport, wales, the president said the priority is to degrade and destroy the Islamic State group. That was aentment echoed by other representatives from the 28member alliance. There was a tenmember group. Doing humanitarian admissions anaid missions they say finding a consensus was a very real threat from the Islamic State was not difficult. There was unimity that isil poses a significant threat to nato members. There was a recognition that we have to take action. Now the host nation, the United Nations, has a particular concern about the I
Day singalong for the 200th anniversary of of our starspangled banner. [applause] thats right. 200 years ago this year, Francis Scott key wrote the words to a poem to defense of forth mchenry and set it to a british tune and together, they formed our national anthem, the star spangled banner. Here, we explore americas history through collections, research, and public outreach. We help people understand the past, to and to shape a more humane future. And we are hoping our program will be able to do all of that by bringing the nation together. We are not just bringing people together here in washington, d. C. On the National Mall, but also all over our country and indeed, world. Id like to send a special welcome to our streaming audience who is watching us via Youtube Ustream and welcome espn, welcome all of you. It is very important that our conductors are wellknown for bringing along singers from all over the world with his virtual choir projects. I would like you all to join me in tha
Holiday cheer. A very merry new day starts right now. And wonders of his eye and wonders and wonders of his love repeat the sounding joy good morning. Welcome to new day. Its december 25th, 6 00 in the east. A warm welcome to all of you on this Christmas Morning. In the spirit of the season were joined by the wonderful young peoples chorus of new york city. Theyll be singing carols as you just heard. Hope you get in the holiday mood. They sound amazing. Its going to be great. Also what does today really mean to billions around the world you ask . Its not just about presents or family, friends and food, even though thats a great part of it, its a matter of faith. Well talk about that with our own group of wise men and women. Kate, you talked about the food. We all have our holiday favorites, somebodys pie, sweet potato pie, corn bread. Stuffing yourself at the table isnt the best idea on any day. What . Im the bearer of bad news. Its especially hard to void it today. What can we do to k
Baghdad will be just fine but predicts kobani will likely fall. The kurds are struggling to hold on, surrounded on three strides by isis who could capture the city and claim a huge propaganda victory from the west. Hi, peter. Eric, isis fighters are getting closer and closer to keep parts of baghdad despite a fresh rounds of air strikes. The state Department Says that american personnel on the ground there remains safe. We dont see an imminent threat to baghdad at this time. Theres been some speculation in the press about this. Iraqi Security Forces are strong, under constant assessment and the Embassy Remains open and we continue to conduct business. But the president s critics dont think hes doing enough to defend baghdad warning that american strategy and american movements within iraq depend on keeping isis out of baghdad. If they do take or disrupt the bagdad airport, that means american supply lines are cut off and that means even the civilian population are not getting the suppl