We decide whether i should do them together often and he from the beginning when im doing interviews and selecting characters and kind of the general direction of the story, he is a part of the discussions. Sometimes theyre formal. Sometimes its over dinner, with the kids screaming across from us. But he really plays an essential role particularly in this film, which i would say the biggest challenge for us was in the edit room because it was such a complicated story. There were so many perspectives. There was trying to orient the audience some of whom are familiar with vietnam, some of who arent. We didnt use a narrator. We didnt use any historians or experts liking looking back. It was all in realtime. So that made it challenging. So he played a huge role along with my other writer don and kevin macalister. What was the Biggest Initiative in getting your parameters to this story . And how many days are involved in the documentary . Well, we knew we wanted to take on the last days of
Well report on what that means coming up. And the term isis and associated persons or forces. That is who the white house targets but it does not restrict force to just iraq and syria. The white house has agreed to report back to Congress Every six months. Now on the hill the possibility of Ground Troops and broad geographic targets are raising concerns but not from this president s usual critics, its democrats who want more detailed definitions. And meanwhile, they say congress should not manage an unpredictable war from the republicans. The House Foreign Affairs committee will hold the first hearing on the president s request tomorrow. But many committees want to hold hearings today. One aide said this could be delayed until june for a vote. And well hear from evan coleman on how this would impact the fight from isis and from Fred Ginsburg on the impact and molly otoole and retired Navy Commander chris harmer. And peter zion on the broader regional implications and nbc News Reporters
Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. On the final International Trip of his presidency, president obama has been sending a message to at least two very different audiences. Two our allies around the globe, concerned about the wildcard americans just elected as their next president. And to the president elect, himself, now in the thick of the transition process, ostensibly laying out a vision for his term in office. In berlin today, at a joint press conference with german chancellor angela merkel, president obama specifically urged his successor to stand up to russia on key points of disagreement. My hope is that the president elect coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with russia, where our values and interests align, but that the president elect also is willing to stand up to russia where they are deviating from our values and international norms. That will be something that i think well learn more about as the president elect
To russia. The firestorm over using 1940s internment camps to defend a muslim registry. We did it during world war ii with japanese. And the executive branch as a family affair. Right, jared, huh . Growing concerns over Donald Trumps conflicts of interest when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. On the final International Trip of his presidency, president obama has been sending a message to at least two very different audiences. Two our allies around the globe, concerned about the wildcard americans just elected as their next president. And to the president elect, himself, now in the thick of the transition process, ostensibly laying out a vision for his term in office. In berlin today, at a joint press conference with german chancellor angela merkel, president obama specifically urged his successor to stand up to russia on key points of disagreement. My hope is that the president elect coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas wh
Disputing very publicly his outgoing chief of staff john kelly who says the administration abandoned the idea of a concrete wall early on in the administration. He tweeted this. He says, an all concrete wall was never abandoned. I think thats part of the problem that no one knows what he would agree to. First the democrats have to come back. Nancy pelosi needs to come back from hawaii. Less hula, more mula. Nobodys going to win this kind of game. Nobody wins in a shutdown. We all look silly. He told me some things i syria. He promised to destroy isis and understands the need to finish the job. Theres intelligence that says there are more isis fighters around the world than a couple of years ago. Breaking news, the highest profile democrat yet officially wading into president ial waters. No matter where you live in america and no matter where your family came from in the world you deserve a path to opportunity. Thats why today im launching an Exploratory Committee for president. Were se