From member nations to contribute more to military spending. This comes at the same time as congress under current u. S. Law looks for ways to reduce americas defense at it. Our focus for the first 45 minutes here on washington journal. When in on the conversation. With growing threats, should the Defense Budget be increased . Host the u. S. , launching a fresh series of airstrikes yesterday input Defense Department officials described as a mission to stop militants from seizing an important game on the Euphrates River and preventing the possibility of floodwaters being released words baghdad. Towardscks were aimed military fighters in iraq and syria known as isis. According to officials the operation represented another expansion of the limited goals that president obama set out when he announced last month that he had authorized airstrikes in iraq. That story this morning online and on the front page of the New York Times. Where are we at in terms of defense spending . You can see th
Should it for information given to wikileaks. He was given 35 years. What do you think about the sentence . 31 people commenting so far. We want to ask you about the sentence. Was it too lenient or appropriate . We want to hear from you this morning. Here is how you can weigh in this morning. Twitter is available to you. You can also send as emails. The new yorkrom times. Bradley manning escorted into Court Wednesday for the maryland retreat in maryland. It shows a picture of him with the headline. Manning giving sentence 35 years for lookeaking. Then gives youe a little bit of perspective. There have been a series of opinions in the sentence that was handed down yesterday. You may have opinions of your own. Here is how you can share them with us. If you live outside the United States, if you could also give us opinion on that. He made a statement and thoughts known on the release yesterday saying reprimanding betrayed his country. Obligations as a soldier. Editors of New York Times kn
Thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. Thats it for this special report, fair, balanced and unafraid. No online show tonight. And greta goes on the record right now. This is a fox news alert. Nurse number two amber is struck with ebola being rushed from dallas texas to Emory University hospital in atlanta. The private secure plane is expected to land in atlanta any minute now. Also today the draw dropping news that the infected nurse had flown on commercial jess just hours before she went to the hospital with a fever the tell tale sign of ebola. Sending out alert to passengers on that frontier aerials flight with the nurse. Just moments ago president obama announcing a cdc swat team will immediately go to any local hospital where ebola is diagnosed. We have lye team coverage. Ed henry at the white house. We begin with alicia in dallas. Alicia . Hi, greta. Yes, cameras were there and following via helicopter when Amber Vincent left the hospital here dallas and went to the airpor
And that is going to wrap up this hour of msnbc live. Katie tur is going to take over. Its 11 00 a. M. Out west, its 2 00 p. M. In washington where it is day two of french president emanuel macron are meeting at the white house. Well see if that special relationship between macron and the president can change the president s mind on a host of issues, primarily the Iran Nuclear Deal. Even as the president hosted his french counterpart, mr. Trump was pressed on issues here at home. And at this afternoons joint Press Conference, it was his embattled pick to be the next secretary of Veterans Affairs. I havent heard of the particular allegations, but i will tell you, hes one of the finest people that i have met. Admiral jackson, dr. Jackson, hes a wonderful man. I said to him, what are you needed for . And as far as experience is concerned, the Veterans Administration which is approximately 13 million people, is so big, you koucould run the biggest Hospital System in the world that is small
Cohen prosecution team, he today if they detail more of the russia. Syria and the middle east, the evidence that they also say they iran is around the edges of this detailed last week there were president s decisions, how have ten search warrants, over 50 have. I know youll be all over thing. Im unclear what the president they affected that . Is going to say they have diminished our that when this starts. Tom winter from new york. Influence to zero. Thanks to him, thanks to all of we no longer have a seat at the you for watching this hour of table. I see our very good ambassador, msnbc live. Krig melvin in new york, im heading to the white house as Jeff Jeffreys who is working on the president is getting ready this. To speak. Frankly, this is a low point for thats our top story, hallie. U. S. Influence in the region. Busy news day. Look, i get it, everyone gets msnbc news headquarters in new york city. It. As hallie mentioned, any moment we want to, quote, get out of now President Trum