All those folks before they were us, they were them. And when each new wave of immigrants arrived, they faced resistance from those who were already here. They faced hardship. They faced racism. They faced ridicule. But over time as they went about their daily lives, as they earned living, as they raised a family, as they built a community, as their kids went to school here, they did their part to build a nation. They were the einsteins and the carnegies and women and men whose names history may not remember, but they are who we are, built this country hand by hand, brick by brick. They all came here knowing what makes somebody an american is not just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles. And the faith in the idea that anyone from anywhere can write the next great chapter of our story. And thats still true today. Just ask alan alima. Alans here. Wheres alan . Hes around there he is, right here. Now, alan was born in mexico. He was brought to this country by his pare
Worked with them in the prison tailor shop did not provide them with the tools they needed to escape. Its scary to think these people are out there. They sleep with us in our room so we can keep an eye on them. Martha what have we learned about Joyce Mitchell . Reporter a source close to the investigation is now confirming that Joyce Mitchell had plans to provide transportation to the two inmates. The source says at the last minute she had a change of heart. We confirmed she checked herself into the hospital. She was released. She said she had a case of nerves. This Law Enforcement source went on record saying she was going to provide them with a car after their escape. The inmates are believed to be on foot and thats one reason at this hour there is such an intense search a few miles from the prison itself. Its possible the inmates are not far from where i am now standing. Martha thats a huge development. There has been some discussion that she knew about the getaway vehicle where the
I find most challenging every single day. That was president obama today in stockholm, sweden, insisting the International Community cannot be silent after the syrian chemical attacks. Back here at home, it is another busy day on the hill as the president s team is trying to Sell Congress on this authorization of force. Secretary of state john kerry, defense chief chuck hagel and general Martin Dempsey were all briefing congress, both publicly and in closeddoor hearings. Meanwhile, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee now has its own new draft legislation for authorizing military force. Were going to get into all this, including the global reaction, how the strikes would work and the politics of it all. We start with Nbcs Chuck Todd traveling with the president in sweden. Id like you to walk us through the reaction of the president and his aides to the senate trying to narrow this resolution as weve been reporting. Narrowing it in terms of the geography of the strikes and their durat
The dual military and humanitarian missions all laid out by the president last night. Today i authorized two operations in iraq. Targeted air strikes to trek our american personnel and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of iraqi civilians who are trapped it on a mountain without food and water. And we have a mandate to help, in this case a request from iraqi government. When we have the you niunique capabilities to help avert a massacre, then i believe the United States of america cannot turn a blind eye. We can act. Carefully and responsibly to prevent a potential act of genocide. I will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in iraq. So even as we support iraqis as they take the fight to these terrorists, american combat troops will not be returning to fight in iraq. On this special edition of the cycle, we have the story covered from all angles. The military mission with iraq war veteran john sultz and tony schafer. The diplomatic effort and re
Working hard to stop the outbreak of the ebola virus. The second missionary who contracted ebola is back in the u. S. Nancy writebol is doing better. They are grateful to have her back home. We said we were thinking about possible funeral arrangements. Yet we kept our faith. Now we have a real reason to be hopeful. Fears are spreading here at home that after reports of several people being tested for ebola in ohio and new york, the cdc received dozens of calls at hospitals about patients. All have tested negative. The World Health Organization is discussing a Response Plan to ebola. Heather . Kelly wright joins us live. Thank you, kelly. Voter turnouts for primaries in four states. It was a night for incumbents in kansas. Three term republican senator pat Roberts Holding off Tea Party Challenger milton wolf. In the cap sass race for governor sam brown back beating Business Owner jennifer win. He will face paul davis in the fall. In Michigan Republican congressman becoming the third inc