Pulling out of ferguson, missouri as the calm seems to be taking hold, there are new calls for justice. It started with the weekend and the Biggest Bands in the world, hee mormon and he Just Announced hes gay. Well hear from tyler glen of neotrees. Neon trees. After two years of saying the United States military would not get drawn into the civil war in syria the white house indicated today the calculus may be changing. This afternoon president obamas Deputy National security advisor addressed a growing threat from the Islamic State group and said the United States will not be restricted by borders. That comment came just a day after the highest ranking u. S. Military officer the chairman of the joint chiefs said the only way to defeat Islamic State is to fight the group inside syria. The Islamic State is responsible for the gruesome beheading of u. S. Journalist james foley which the white house calls a terrorist attack. More air strikes against the i. S. In iraq, threats the Islamic
Journalist foley. Well look at the efforts to feel the slaip journalist. Plus in america. Im thrilled to be alive and well and reunited with my family. An emotional die for the doctor that survived ebola. Leaving the doctor disease free. And a concert for our own peter gres peter greste gaoled in egypt, the concert in australia. We begin with the crisis in iraq. Tonight iraqi forces are fighting to keep the country together, out of the hands that calls itself the Islamic State. Iraqs military has reportedly attacked Islamic State forces in Anbar Province and the city of tikrit. They are trying to push back fighters from an organization that the pentagon called a bigger threat than al qaeda pre9 11. Seven months ago president obama compared the Islamic State to a Junior Varsity basketball team. Today the United States launched a fresh round of air strikes against the group as part of the effort to assist iraqi and kurdish troops on the ground. Islamic state grabbed americas attention wh
In the sunken land going back to his boyhood home was really about my grandmother. How hard her life was. Raised seven children, picked cotton, and was married to a man who was unkind often. It was medievally hard. What put this together for me is i have a friend natalie chan. She employs these women who handstitch these beautiful clothes. I went down and she taught me to sew. She was threading my needle and said, you have to love the thread. It brought tears to my eyes. I kept thinking, you have to love the thread. I took it as a complet a huge m. These songs started coming. When did you know you were an artist . How young were you whether you fell in love with music and art . Really, really young. I felt myself to be odd, and i came to understand that that was an artistic instinct and that it was valuable instead of being, you know, something that you needed to push away. Although it took me a long time to understand that. What drew you everybody would assume you are probably from na
Private pictures, what you can do to keep your personal information secure. We will ask the experts. And neon trees tyler glen opens up. Being mormon, gay and front man for one of the most popular bands in the world. Tonight the u. S. Is stepping up efforts to fight Islamic State group in iraq. President obama sent word to Congress Today about more u. S. Air strikes. This time near the town of amerlie. Iraqi forces have retain control there and today, iraqi importances reported a new victory in the town of sulaiman bek. Nadeen baba has the latest. When it comes to jihad there are two types of people. A suspected british fighter, home grown terrorists, the Prime Ministers held urgent talks with his coalition partners. On monday he told parliament exactly what should be done to counter the proposed threats. Fill specific gaps in our armory. Dealing decisively with those already here who pose a risk. Reporter among the changes the governments planning, accessing more passenger information
Swim faster. A young swimmer chased by a crocodile. Just in the nick of time, an onlooker saves the day today, august 15th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Im matt lauer along with natalie and craig and dylan. We will get to talk to savannah coming up in the next half hour and learn a bit more about baby vale and the cheeks that have stolen the worlds hearts. I could watch the pictures all day long. Lets start with breaking news from missouri. The Ferguson Police chief holding a News Conference moments ago to name the officer who fatally shot Michael Brown. This comes days after security was handed over to the Missouri State patrol. Lets get to ron allen in ferguson. Reporter matt, good morning. The Ferguson Police department has been under pressure to release the name and make the investigation as open as possible. They have been resisting claiming they we