Today secretary of state john kerry left for europe and new peace talks on syria, saying that the challenge is nothing less than to chart a course out of hell. His words come as the u. S. Prepares to widen the war against isis in syria and. Iraq heres david martin. Reporter aircraft continue to destroy isis targets every day. But the Obama Administration is frustrated by the glacial rate of progress and about to ramp up the war in ways that could increase the risk of american combat casualties. One plan would use Apache Helicopter gunships, which are much more vulnerable to ground fire than jet aircraft to fly missions in support of iraqi troops trying to retake the city of ramadi. Other proposals would increase the number of american advisers in iraq and place them closer to the front lines. As defense secretary carter made clear in congressional testimony, there is a new sense of urgency about defeating isis. I cant tell you how long it will take, but i think that it needs to be soon
Why the officer is not facing charges. And donald trump falling behind in the polls and proving hes not too proud to beg for votes. Please do me a favor, let me win iowa. Ben carson surges a the candidates take centertage at tonights big republican debate. Is he about to deliver a knockout blow or will donald come back . And we do say good morning, america, on this wednesday morning. Big buildup to tonights big debate. A lot att stake. But you have baseball, debate tonight. Lots of big showdowns. Well start with that world series kickoff. The royals take the mets in 14 innings, all kinds of ups and down endingg wel past 1 00 a. M. On thehe east coast and the few mites of blackouts had fans everywhere in a frenenzy. T. J. Holmes is at kauffman stadium. R reporter ood morning. It was an absolute unforgettable nightt for a lot of the right and wrong reasons. But in the midst of enjoying all that power hitting and power pitching, we had a power problem that left millions of viewers shut ou
Took off on its own. Tonight, the heliumfilled blimp is on the ground in pennsylvania but it caused havoc from the heavens and became a social media sensation. Heres chip reid. Reporter the unmanned blimp housing a state of the radar system. After a threeyear test period its supposed to track the skies over the atlantic for incoming cruise missiles. Today what was being tracked was the blimp itself. Around 12 20 p. M. Ist somehow detached from its mooring at the armys Aberdeen Proving Ground in maryland. It drifted north through pennsylvania for hours trailed by two f16ss while military minds tried to figure on the a way to bring it down. It finally deflate deflated andd in a wooded area in montour county, pennsylvania, in two parts, first the tail section then the rest of it. The blimp is massive, more than 230 feet long and flew with thousands of feet of its steel tether dangling bow, drag along the ground, knocking do power lines and cause tens of thousands of outages. It was rainy
Up next on booktv after words with guest host Matthew Continetti editor of the Washington Free begin. This weeks Heather Cox Richardson and her new book to make men free a history of the Republican Party. In it, she discusses the ones republican belief articulated by lincoln that government is supposed to promote Economic Opportunity for all. She explores the parties repeated abandonment of that principle in the 20th century and its return to its roots after every economic collapse. This program is about an hour. Hostos hello i am Matthew Continetti editor of the Washington Free beacon. You can follow me on twitter. Today we are going to discuss to make men free a history of the Republican Party. My guest is professor Heather Cox Richardson Boston College. Welcome professor. Guest thanks for having me. Host how long have you been teaching at Boston College . Guest this is my fourth year in Boston College but ive been a teacher since 1987. American history 19th century primarily politic
Untimely death. When its error after error after error after error after behavior that you cannot even begin to get your head around, you get mad. This morning, rivers talks about her lawsuit and her legendary mom. And back to where it all began, savannahs in australia, the country where she was born, taking her mom on a very special journey. Can you hear can you hear that thunder this is the room that you took your first breath in. Oh, wow today, monday, may 4th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today. Savannah in sydney with matt lauer live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And Savannah Guthrie live from sydney, australia. And we welcome you to a special edition, split edition of today on a monday morning. Savannah is in the land down under, sydney, australia, where it all began. Savannah, good morning. Reporter good morning. I should say good evening. Its 9 00 at night here in sydney. We have a beautiful evening. Not a bad view, right . You saw it as th