Everyone concerned of the power vacuum in that country. The president and the entire government essentially resigned weeks ago. Now rebels control that country, and there are questions about the future there. This is the day president obama could formally ask congress to officially authorize the war against isis. Even though the mission has been going on for months. His request will limit the type of Ground Forces the u. S. Could deploy. And it comes on the heels of the shattering news that american hostage Kayla Mueller is dead. The pentagon revealed that u. S. Commandos tried unsuccessfully to rescue her last summer. That as president obama is calling kaylas death heartbreaking. He is defending his decision to reject ransom demands from isis for her release. Lets get more now from senior White House Correspondent jim acosta. Reporter john, in that interview with buzzfeed, the president said speaking with the parents of these american hostages is as tough as anything he does, but he i
Worker who were held by isis. Isis sent them a private message, authenticated by u. S. Intelligence confirming Kayla Mueller is dead. The message included a photo of her wrapped in a burial shroud. Reporter Kayla Muellers parents received word of her death in a message from isis that included photos confirming her death. What is not known is how she died. Late today, her aunt remembered a caring courageous young woman. Her calling was to help those suffering, whether in her hometown of prescott or on the other side of the world. Shes done more in her incredible 26 years than many people can ever imagine doing in their lifetime. Reporter while in captivity, she sent a letter to her parents that reads, in part if you could say i have suffered it all throughout this experience it is only in knowing how much suffering i have put you all through. I will never ask you to forgive me, as i do not deserve forgiveness. She worked with humanitarian groups in india, israel and the palestinian terr
Proudly claimed that he had a plan but was keeping it secret. Last night, though, he indicated his plan was to tell generals to come up with a plan. So did he ever really have his own plan . Thats just one of the issues on the table today. Lets go right now to senior white house jim acosta live for us at that event. What are you expecting, jim . I think what well hear from donald trump here is hes going to make this argument hes better suited to be Commander In Chief of the United States. We expect him to make these remarks here in the next half an hour or so. Hes going to talk about, as you mentioned, that plan to talk to his generals on the first day he takes the oath of office, to come up with a plan for defeating isis. It is something he talked about at an event in greenville, North Carolina last night. Heres what he had to say. So were going to convene my top generals and give them a simple instruction. They will have 30 days to submit to the oval office a plan for soundly and qui
Obama and trump at odds over russia too as the u. S. Readies retaliation for its election interference. The new years purge. Bidding a farewell to 2016. This is mtp daily and it starts now. Tonight for chuck todd, mc to mtp daily and welcome to a clash of titans. Obama, trump, netanyahu and even putin. This was a wild day of confrontations between the outgoing and the inmi. Including allies. One thing that is for certain is three weeks to go and the Obama Administration made it clear they will not go quietly on matters of National Security and Foreign Policy confronting israel or russian hacking. Today john kerry had a message for donald trump and netanyahu after both criticized u. S. Policy. Kerry delivered an emotional forceful and a lengthy address. 72 minutes. He was at the state department after netanyahu and trump attacked the u. S. For refusing to veto condemning israeli settlements. The long standing policy said the settlements are undermining efforts by sabotaging a solution a
Border politics. Did you see Louie Gutierrez storm out of the house hearing. Hes here. And so is the one Republican Trump supporter in congress that i could get to come on. Has matt gates gotten a wakeup call about this presidency . The time is now, my friends, lets get after it. No less than bob corker once said, there were three men separating our country from che ogs. Rex tillerson, john kelly and james mattis. All three gone or going. Just think about the last 36 hours. Early yesterday morning in a surprise to his own state department and the pentagon, the president decided alone to pull our troops out of syria, falsely declaring the war against isis there won. The only person happy about the decision, vladimir putin. Republicans raked their president over the coals. I think were going to pay a price for it if its not reversed. Its hard to imagine any president would wake up and make this kind of decision with this little communication. With this little preparation. To say theyre d