Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. President obama says the u. S. Misjudged the threat from islamic militants in syria. During a frank interview on 60 minutes mr. Obama also acknowledged the campaign against isis in syria is helping bashar al assad. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Good morning. Good morning. President obama admitted on 60 minutes u. S. Security officials were caught by surprise by the strength of Islamic State militants and by the weakness of iraqi forces. Thats leading some here on capitol hill here to believe his resolve in keeping u. S. Combat groups off the ground there could also end up being a misjudgment. President obama admits u. S. Intelligence underestimated the threat from isis. During the chaos of the Syrian Civil War where essentially you have huge swaths of the country completely ungoverned, they were able to take advantage of that and attract foreign fighters. In an exclusive interview with 60 minutes, the president also said the u.
This is the cbs morning news for monday, september 29th, 2014. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. President obama says the u. S. Misjudged the threat from militants in syria. Mr. Obama also acknowledged the campaign is helping ba share al assad. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Good morning. Good morning. President obama admitted on 60 minutes u. S. Security officials were caught by surprise by the strength of Islamic State militants and by the weakness of iraqi forces. Thats leading some here on capitol hill here to believe his resolve in keeping u. S. Combat groups off the ground there could also end up being a misjudgment. President obama admits u. S. Intelligence underestimated the threat from isis. During the chaos of the syrian several war where essentially you have huge swaths of the country ungloved, they were able to tack advantage of that and attract foreign fighters. In an exclusive interwu with 60 minutes the u. S. Underestimated the fight. The iraqis ha
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We begin with a heartbreaking story out of oklahoma where a College Softball team trip ended in tragedy on a busy interstate. Four young women were killed after the bus they were on collided with an 18wheeler. All the victims were members of the Softball Team at North Central texas college. The youngest of those killed was 18, the oldest 20. And tonight back in texas their tightknit College Community is gripped by a profound sadness. Kerry sanders is in ardmore, oklahoma, tonight for us. Kerry, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. The womens Softball Team was about 40 miles shy of their destination when their bus was hit by a tractortrailer that crossed that wide grassy median down there here on interstate 35. The crash happened on a stretch of interstate 35 in oklahoma where the speed limit is 70 miles per hour. A tractortrailer headed north, a College Teams bus driving south
Of the social event of the season. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. 768 flights were canceled in chicago today between the two major airports, and that was actually a bit of an improvement. Yesterday, it was just under 2,000 after what appears to have been sabotage by someone who worked at an air Traffic Control center near chicago created air travel chaos. A man named brian howard is alleged to have set fire in the control center before attempting to slit his own throat. Hes in a hospital right now. No court date is set, but the incident raises troubling questions about how so much disruption was so easy to create. Heres our trorlz correspondent jeff pegues. Reporter at chicagos ohare airport, the lines werent as long as yesterday, only because passengers werent showing up. Airlines have been cancelling flights and giving travelers notice, but those who are here are frustrated. Sanjay returned from a business trip in a ren
The State of Texas is requiring counties to create adult sexual assault response teams for victims of crime and the Henderson County Commissioners Court approved a resolution creating the team