President has in mind, peter . Reporter the president s plan is already unfolding because Senior Administration officials tell the New York Times the first phase used as airstrikes in iraq protecting americans and minorities to prevent isis from gaining too much ground there. The next phase would be training cud i shall and sunni fighters who can help and the third phase is taking out targets in syria. President obama wants the American People to know this is not the start of the a new long ground war. This is not the equivalent of the iraq war. This is similar to the dined of counter tear the kind of towner terrorism the kinds of counterterrorism campaigns we have been engage in the past several years. Reporter strikes there could continue as the 45th president is sworn in. Martha what about congress . What are they asking the president to do about isis . There is a great appetite amonging Congressional Democrats and republicans to start striking inside syria. Dianne feinstein wants s
James foley one week ago, this as multiple reports say three more americans remain in enemy hands. Senior International Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh begins our coverage this morning. So many developments to talk about. Good morning. Reporter john, that key decision in washington, do they take the fight against isis to syria as well as iraq weighing down on barack obama now. But there has been a rare piece of positive news because one of the rivals to isis also linked to al qaeda, also considered a terrorist group were holding this american hostage, peter thee or curtis for close to two years. Press shew it seems, negotiations with the u. S. Government and qatari authorities did lead yesterday to his eventual release. After a week of horror, finally some good news, an american held hostage in syria by islamist rebels for nearly two years is free. 45yearold Peter Theo Curtis, a freelance author and journalist released sunday after being held by a Syrian Rebel Group with ties to al qaed
There. Jim . Good morning, carol. Yes, that is right. President obama is going to meet with the man he has tapped to lead the Global Coalition against isis, retired general john allen, and as for the operation southwest of baghdad that the Obama Administration announced last night, senior Officials Say to expect more of it to come, but u. S. And coalition forces, those officials caution will not be signaling who or what will be targeted next or when. As for the administrations effort to build the coalition, one official said last night that several countries could issue press releases today announcing what they are prepared to do, but the white house is indicating that the public will be seeing a roll out of the cocan ligs in the various coalition in the various roles in the coming weeks. As for the air strikes in isis on syria that everybody is expecting, it is said that president bashar a l assad woul be making a critical mistake if he went against this mission. And the chairman of t
Im bill hemmer. Martha im martha maccallum. Donald trump winning at least three states. One is too close to call. It includes a knockout victory in senator rubios home state of florida. We are going to win, win, win and have great victories for our country. Martha trump took the Sunshine State by nearly 20 points. And that meant it was the end of the road for marco rubio. While its not gods plan i be president in 2017. The fact i have even come this far is evidence of how special america is. Bill john kasich won ohio in a winner take all, getting 6 delegates. We are going all the way to cleveland and secure the republican nomination. Martha where i this whole thing headed . Senator ted cruz still hoping for a win in missouri. Boy, is that a squeaker. Cruz says hes Going Forward. He believes the mom nation is between himself and donald trump. Tonight we continue to gain delegates and continue our march toward 1,237. After tonight america has a clear choice Going Forward. Martha Tucker C
Matheus. Chris . Thank you, brian. Thank you, rachel. Its midnight in cleveland. Were staying up late with all the big drama from the third night of the Republican Convention. Her destigs is expected within the next 48 hurs and it will probably leave. Thats all ahead. Its Weekend Edition with colin jost and michael che. [ applause ] welcome to weekend update on msnbc. Im michael che. Im colin jost. We are live in cleveland from the Republican National convention. As ive been calling it, white rio. This looks like a gary buce white look alike contest. Except gary buce is more level headed. Barely. Were next to the rock and roll hall of fame. They wont let republicans use their music. Mike pence just finished speaking. You can still feel the electricity in the room, static electrici electricity. Created by all the shoes softly shuffling towards the exit. Michael. What was your take away so far from the convention . Ive got to say it was all of those trump celebrities. Did he bring out th