United nations. Now were at it again, the United States on the verge of going back to a war in iraq, a new president trying to build a new International Coalition to stand with them, to seek and destroy an enemy that kills in medieval ways. The terrorist group known as isis which owns large chunks of iraq and syria despite a vow from nearly a dozen arab states, the coalition of the kind of, sort of willing seems as dicey as it did then, even dicier, perhaps. France says its in for iraq, but not syria. Germany and the uk say they will not be dropping bombs on syria. Today were getting a clearer picture of what that coalition is up against in iraq and syria and how the isis movement is spreading like a virus across the middle east. U. S. Intelligence says isis may be able to muster more than 31,000 fighters. Thats a bigger force than some european nations have. Jim sciutto joins us live from the pentagon. Whats behind the jump in the number of isis fighters . Reporter ill tell you, the c
Last night u. S. Aircraft launched strikes against isis targets surrounding the town. A retired iraqi general says the attack helped iraqi troops and volunteer forces break the isis siege and allowed u. S. , european and australian aircraft to carry out humanitarian aid drops. Many have been facing severe food and water shortages since the siege began in june. And today Vice President joe biden talked by phone with the Kurdish Regional president about the isis operation and expressed support for the iraqi and Kurdish Forces that helped break the siege of that town. Our anna coren joins us live from erbil, iraq. Some of the residents were evacuated from that town and we saw dramatic images from the Iraqi Ministry of defense showing civilians rushing up to helicopters and trying to get whatever kind of relief or help they could. Reporter yeah, thats right. A few people were evacuated but for the rest of the township just pure joy to finally see the faces of the Iraqi Military who have co
As everyone imagined, with this news the chance of at least this day has come is what you hear repeatedly from the people here who have poured out into the streets since midnight last night when the news of Fidel Castros death was first announced. The husband of Gloria Estefan releasing a statement saying in part, to all those who tied seeking freedom, we thank you and honor you for fighting for freedom and human rights for our homeland. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Today there is a new dawn filled with hope for our beloved cuba and that is definitely the sense that you get from all of the people who have poured out here into the streets in this part of havana, hoping that this would be one of the first dominos to begin the real Democratic Changes that many people here in miami, cuban exiles would like for s to see that place. But there is also a stark realization that perhaps all of the changes, when the moment came, it hasnt unfolded the way many thought it would. And many
Somebody said treasonous. Why not . The president compares democrats with people trying to overthrow the government because they would not stand to applaud during the state of the union. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im Christine Romans. Nice to have you back. During the talk, the president said he is not braggadocios. Words were not used accurately. Im dave briggs. It is tuesday, february 6th. 4 00 a. M. In the east. We start with market concerns. Investor concerns not quieting yet after the epic selloff on wall street. Dow with the single biggestpoint loss ever. The futures are wall street are rebounding after falling sharply overnight. We have Christine Romans fortunate with us with a look at what is behind the drop and how long it could last, my friend. The selloff is not over. Global markets now. Wall street plunge is rippling. Tokyo and hong kong and shanghai are down. Red arrows on the top of the screen. Europe opened an hour ago. Following suit with two losses. Dow futu
Yes, because its no one elses. And peace through sport. North and south korean delegates meet facetoface for the first time in over two years. No talks of Nuclear Weapons but an agreement reached to send north korean athletes to the olympics. We got a lot to cover this morning, starting with that big meeting at the white house. 20 top lawmakers from both sides of the aisle talking Immigration Reform with President Trump. But there are two big hurdles to closing a deal. We have a great panel of reporters, analysts and a governor from one of my favorite states. Hear to break all of it down. I want to begin with nbcs peter a lexen der at the white house and msnbcs Garrett Haake on capitol hill. We know the message that resonated with Trump Supporters throughout the primary and the general election, build the wall, build the wall along the southern border. Of course it was mexico who was going to pay for that wall. But now here we are, the president still wants to build it. How much do his