Edition of politics nation growing hope, live from the sweet auburn festival in downtown atlanta. Well look at ways we can all give back to our communities and improve the lives of people around us. We hope to see you there. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton, hardball starts right now. A tail of dark sposs. Lets play hardball. Good evening. Lets start with the right wing efforts to scare off people with benghazi and scare off minorities who might vote democrat without outright voter suppression. This is aimed at the elections this november, obviously. One, drive up the suspicious right, including the Second Amendment people by saying the ghovt is lying to them about the death of u. S. Diplomats, about the irs, about fast and furious to catch cross border drug dealers. Two, change and restrict voter laws to discourage and confuse democratic voters. Bottom line, a big republican victory this november. A veritable thumping of the democrats, set setting the stage of two years of administ
On the record with Greta Van Susteren is up next. See you tomorrow. This is a fox news alert. The secretary of defense is warning, warning every single american about isis. Isil is as sophisticated and well funded as any group that we have seen. Theyre beyond just a terrorist group. They marry ideology, a sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowess. They are tremendously well funded. Oh, this is beyond anything that we have seen. So we must prepare for everything. He says we must prepare for everything, you can hear it in his voice, the pentagon is in a crisis mode. Meanwhile, across the potomac river, the lights are out at the white house. No one is home. President obama still on vacation. And today, he was back on the golf course, that is despite being slammed from the left and the right. Democrats and republicans both slamming him about playing golf yesterday, and that was just minutes after talking to the nation about the beheading of an american journalist, and john
Your home tonight. Fair, balanced and unafraid. Greta goes on the record right now. What do you think the parents of beheaded journalist james foley think about president obama going golfing right after talking to the nation about their executed son. They told us when they think. John and diane foley going on the record. First, this weekend another horrific beheading by isis. Isis is pure evil and they are holding more hostages including americans. Representative peter king son othe Homeland Security committee e joins us. Good evening, sir. Good evening, greta. Well, obviously, isis is not deterred by our strategy, at least not yet. They executed a third. Your thoughts tonight, sir . Well, first of all, this just proves, greta, that they are evil, diabolical organization and we have to do Everything Possible to
destroy them. You cannot negotiate with them. You cannot take any kind of conciliation. These are animals. They have to be killed and destroyed. And quite frankly, i dont think
Im howard kurtz. Thanks for joining us. Like our Facebook Page where we post original content, answer your question, post videos you dont see on this program. Were back here next sunday 11 a. M. And 5 p. M. Eastern with the latest buzz. Im chris wallace. Breaking today. Two americans held captive in north korea return to the u. S. With this countrys top spy. Plus, with control of both houses of congress, are republicans headed for compromise with president obama or confrontation . We are heading to washington. And we are going to make them squeal we have swept this nation with a compelling Senate Majority. Tonight we shook up the senate. You shook up the senate. Well talk with two members of the wave of new republican senators. Shelley moore capito and cory
gardner of colorado. Then after that white house lunch, did the power shift in washington end the partisan gridlock . We do have an obligation to Work Together on issues where we can agree. I think we have a duty to do that. I would
Cur curry, then nhl stanley cup finals game one between the rangers kings. On the broadcast tonight, celebration cancelled. Stunning news from Bowe Bergdahls hometown, plus what we learned about that dramatic moment of freedom caught on camera. U. S. Forces facetoface with the taliban. Burning questions being answered tonight with Hillary Clintons revealing about 2016, her health and the health of her husband and what she has to say about Monica Lewinsky. Flying blind, a growing danger for pilots and passengers nationwide from lasers on the ground. How the fbi is fighting back. Against all odds, a towering achievement today for one of the most inspiring teenagers you will ever meet. Nightly news begins now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening everyone. Im ann curry in for brian tonight. As were seeing for the first time, the moment caught on videotape when Bowe Bergdahl was freed and taken into the protection of u. S.