So were just few hours away from president obamas address to the nation. He will unveil his strategy to dismantle the Islamic State group in iraq and syria. The president told leaders yesterday that he has the authority he needs to take action against i. S. Americans back him up as well. 61 of americans say acting against the Islamic State is in the National Interest. The president plans to ask lawmakers to approve 500 million in lethal aid to Syrian Rebels. What more do we know that the president is going to say tonight. Its time for the United States military and the Coalition Partners to go on offense against the Islamic State group. A couple of reasons for that, tony. The galvanizing event of augus august 19th, the video of the first ontape murder of american journalist james foley followedly james sotloff ha galvanized the opinions of americans and lawmakers as well. Further they wanted a more inclusive government and they wanted Nouri Almaliki to go. The president has been prepar
People who perpetrated are brought to justice. Host the latest round of charges from senator john mccain and other leading republicans on the attack in benghazi that resulted in the death of a u. S. Ambassador and three other americans. Now, nearly two years later, this issue isnt going away on capitol hill, in part because of the newly released email. Also, a congressional hearing yesterday in washington. Good morning, it is friday, may the second ver2. Mainly, we want to know if the investigation is important to you. Meanwhile, at the white house the president will be meeting with the german chancellor Angela Merkel. His issues likely to come up in a News Conference with reporters. The president is hosting the german chancellor for a working lunch and an oval office meeting. Those nsa phone taps the situation in ukraine are also subject to dominate the conversation. We want to begin with the issue of benghazi because it has come front and center yet again. This morning inside the the
The other interesting state is florida and the governors race and there is a lot of attention being paid to Central Florida in the orlando area where there is a huge number of puerto ricans. Its an area that has more than puerto rico is solved. So florida in that region and in general in the past elections florida has been pivoting. Mentioning florida and i know its important to note as well that republicans have brakes got rick scott and we have carlos running into those are tight races where we are seeing republicans being competitive even in the years past democrats have leaned towards the Democratic Party we are seeing republicans being competitive in new mexico winning in the same way that happened so we have plenty of hispanic communities so that is an Important Notice to make. Can you identify who you are with . [inaudible] my question there is an article in a washington publication yesterday i believe about Republican Leaders in washington already planning and included in this
This country have been by Health Care Workers who were treating a very sick ebola patient. So to the extent there is panic, i would encourage panicked individuals to consult the scientific facts and understand that the risk that is facing the average american, as dr. Fauci said yesterday, is vanishingly low. Does ron klain have any plans to go to new york or new jersey to meet with officials there . I dont anticipate that he has plans and just one more, josh. According to polls three of the hardestfought states, iowa, colorado and arkansas, show republicans with a onepoint lead. How much responsibility does president obama bear for this moment, the fact that democrats are [inaudible] [laughter] i think, as i mentioned onepoint lead eight days out. Yeah. I guarantee if democrats had a onepoint lead in those states, i wouldnt be bragging about it. What i will tell you is even though theyre states that, at least one of them that you named is a state that is considered a red state, but let
Both parties. It is a futile effort to continue to call for the repeal of obamacare. That is not realistic. The debate and actually moved the ball backward on getting reform and places we need. I do not like tying the provision of Health Insurance to employment. I think that is a mistake. They cut and 40 hours to not have to meet the mandate. Another thing hits utah unusually hard, the tax on sales of medical devices. We have the medical devices industry in utah. Im upset that harry reid would refute that amendment to that provision out of tax reform legislation. I would like to see that repealed. There are some things that we , that parents can keep their children on their insurance policies, preexisting conditions. Ite of these solutions, seems obvious. Lets keep the parts we like and work at what we dont like on a bipartisan basis and not have it polarized dialogue. Criticism ofrpest the Affordable Care act . The Affordable Care act is not affordable. It is not sustainable. That is