Him hostage. Shes begging them not to hold her son accountable for u. S. Government actions against isis. And the national lead, a terrible accident or terrible negligence . A 9yearold girl will have to grow up knowing she killed a man after an uzi was put in her after an uzi was put in her hands. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com good afternoon, everyone. Isis has beheaded one american and disgustingly shown it on tape. Theyre believed to be holding at least three other americans hostage. Theyve sucked still other americans into their web of sick and twisted ideology. Theyve been called, quote, beyond anything weve seen before by the defense secretary chuck hagel and now a u. S. Official has said that president obama okayed surveillance flights to gather intelligence on isis in syria, but as our pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr reports, u. S. Airstrikes on isis targets in syria as weve seen in iraq, they are not a sure thing. Desperate iraqis again on the run from isis. This time
Ground in gaza nor the latest in just a bit. But first, we want to start this hour with muchneeded good Economic News this week. On wednesday, the Commerce Department announced the u. S. Economy grew at a 4 rate in the spring. Thats a big turnaround from what had been a winter slump. On friday president obama touted the jobs numbers. Were now in a sixmonth streak with at least 200,000 new jobs each month. Thats the first time that has happened since 1997. Things are getting better. Our engines are revving a little bit louder. Of course, thats not the whole story for all americans. Wages are barely bundling. Workers arent getting more hours and longterm unemployment repains high. What xlit cocalled the meh economy. Obama outlined the economic challenges the country still faces. Im glad gdp has grown. Im glad that corporate profits are high and the stock market is booming. But what really i want to see is a guy working a nine to five and then some over time, i want him making more than m
Currently are. Thats not just my assessment but the assessment of the military as well. We need clear plans that we are developing them. I will consult with congress. And make sure their voices are heard. There is no point asking until we know what it will take to get the job done. That was a surprise. The big debate is do we go the direction of george bush again back to pursuing grand goals of ideology . The freedom agenda or do we stick to the dovish stance of president obama trying hard the to wind down the military intervention in the islamic world . Here come it is big irony. Could the voters be asked to choose from are a dovish republican in rand paul versus a relatively hawkish Hillary Clinton . Listening to what they are saying its hard to see anything else. In a wall street journal oped today senator paul had strong words for people who pushed for stronger action in syria. He wrote, shooting first and asking questions later has never been a good Foreign Policy. The past year h
Weekends with alex witt. New remarks from president obama about the isis threat and other Global Threats facing the u. S. Right now. Nbcs Kristen Welker at the white house for us. President obama attended three fundraisers yesterday, and one of them in purchase, new york, he really tried to reassure the crowd as he faces these two Foreign Policy crises, the threat of isis, and of course the recent incursions of russia into eastern ukraine. Ill tell you what he said and then we can discuss it. He said, quote, i can see why let me start here. The worlds always been messy. Were just noticing now in part because of social media. He said, if you watch the likely news, it feels like the world is falling apart. And then he also said, we will get through these challenging times just like we have in the past. The president saying this of course as his Foreign Policy is being tested right now. And this past week, the white house really in damage control mode after president obama said he didnt y
Veto, but may be heading to his desk anyway. What happens next . Major signs the economy is bouncing back in a big way. Who gets the credit for that . What happens if it still doesnt feel like its bouncing back to many americans. Again, we start this hour in paris where, we just mentioned, final preparations are under way for this mornings truly massive unity rally. 40 leaders mostly from europe as well as hundreds of thousands of others all expected to take part this morning. Just in from paris, prosecutors are assaysaying the alleged gunman has now been linked to a third shooting. Ballistics show the same gun was used in the shooting of a jogger on wednesday. The same day as the Charlie Hebdo attacks. That jogger was seriously wounded. Also a new propaganda video that appears to show the suspects in all three of those incidents incidentsplegic his support to isis. It has emerged and making the rounds online. Meanwhile, the search continues on the ground for his girlfriend. They belie