Flagship store in new york where hundreds of people are already lined up trying to get their hot little hands on the product. All right. Thats going to do it for way too early. Good weekend you know what today is . Thats right. Weekend. You know what today is. Thats right. Its friday. You can get your iphones. Morning joe starts right now. I think he has too much energy there. Thomas . No he really brings it. Theres nothing to get excited about for lovers of freedom across the globe. George w. Bush in texas is probably choking on his own pretzel. Mel gibson screams freedom. The scots say thanks but no thanks. No thanks. The union stays together. The queen is happy, oppressing the people. You fear mongering. The president is happy. The people of United Kingdom have chosen to stay together. Fear tactics is shameful. In the long run this is the strongest vote for the United Kingdom. People of scotland got to express their opinion. Turn out was massive. They decided they are better off as part of a bigger country. Even in victory you brits are conde se con condescending to those you oppress. Congress showed a lot of courage. Since 9 11 americans are afraid terrible things will happen. They stood up and could have tucked this bill into some
vote wait they tucked it they hid it in a spending bill that everybody could sort of shy away from. I had to vote that way or else the government would shut down. They are total cowards. Everybody is pitching and moaning about barack obama. Like the three bears. The porridge is too hot, the porridge is too cold. They tuck it into a spending bill. If im a member for congress and i voted on that bill i can say anything about barack obama. I mean that really was for an issue thats important that was a really cowardly display, in my opinion. Two things were interesting. This had the support of republicans and democrats in leadership. You had john boehner and harry reid and michigan mcconnell and nancy pelosi on board with this. Number two it led to this interesting dynamic when they were counting all the votes because you had people like ted cruz and mike leigh voting against it. But you had Elizabeth Warren voting against it, Kirsten Gillibrand voting against it. And, sam stein, you have people who want to run the free world after the 2016 elections to be scared to death to be on the record on this vote. Not just the funding. Funding for Syrian Rebels but authorization of war which is simil similarly cowardice. They were asked how comfortable they felt going home to tend to their campaign without voting to authorize and they said this shameful we shouldnt be doing this. And they went ahead and indict. They went home. Well we still have not
authorized i mean were working off a 2001 authorization for this war but they should be voting on whether or not to drop bombs in syria and Congress Everyone said yeah we should be voting on it but, of course, elections are their primary concern. Theres no profiles in courage. Lets get people caught up on the news and then talk about your mom in washington. The senate joined house of representatives authorizing president obama to train and arm the rebels in syria to fight isis. The president addressed the nation. In more than 40 countries including arab countries have offered assistance as part of this coalition. Here at home im pleased that congress a majority of democrats and a majority of republicans in both the house and the senate have now voted to support a key element of our strategy. Our plan to train and equip the
opposition in sir kwa so they can help push back these terrorists. This is in keeping with a key principle of our strategy. The American Forces that have been deployed to iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. Their mission is to advise and assist our partners on the ground. Mika, does that bother you, seriously . It bothers a lot of people you heard the president and seen him get criticized from both end of the ideological spectrum by members of congress who then are cowards. I can tell you as a one time member of congress, we didnt leave town. There were times that everybody said were going on vacation you cant shut the place down. We shut it down until we had, i think at the time it was a funding issue and we demanded we have a real debate. These people swamped out in the middle of the night like true cowards. This is the kind of moment where you actually see who has grit and who does not. The president reiterated that no u. S. Troops will be deployed for combat part of his plan thats causing a rift between the white house and military. This morning the Washington Post is reporting military leaders are openly questioning the effectiveness of a policy that doesnt contain ground troops. Yesterday on capitol hill chuck hagel assured congress that the white house and military were in complete agreement. He also pushed back on reports that president obama intended to micromanage the strikes himself. Isis, the isis threat is spreading outside the middle east. Australia says it has disrupted a plot to abduct people on city streets and execute them on video. More than 800 officers in sidney and brisbane arrested people believed to be involved with terror group after intercepting a call from isis leader. Its really frightening whats happening in australia, can happen anywhere. New isis video shows captive
british journalist john cantlie in captivity for two years. He was forced to speak directly into the camera warning that more quote programs are coming. Yeah the threat were seeing from across the world not just america but across the world you got members of congress complaining they dont like what the white house is doing but yet they are not standing out and speaking up and having an honest debate on this. Its no shock. You do not have profiles in courage. When you talk about folks who are hypocrites when all you care about is your reelection not the American People not leading. Thats one of the problems. Thats one of the problems with this town in that you have folks all they care about is coming back in january. The president has made it perfectly clear even boots on
the ground and look part of the problem with the American People are not with our troops going into another war, another battle. So hes having to balance the military, balance republicans and democratic critics and most importantly the people who pay his salary and the salary of congress. You know, katy, whats fascinating you have generals, chairman of the joint chiefs who keep getting out ahead of his commanderinchief. Its shocking two items the chairman has blind side the commanderinchief. If you dont like what the commanderinchief is doing, quit. He works for the commanderinchief. Follow odds for quit. Hes reflecting the more widespread unease in the pentagon, there is not a clear end game for this strategy of
air strikes. What are they trying to do . Are they trying to ruin the bomb the training kanks degrade the supply lines, roll isis back in which case how far are they rolling them back. Thats where the unease is. The unease is shared in congress. Congress doesnt know what they are going to do. They have no clear plan. They are just criticizing. We need a proper open discussion. The American People have no idea. They dont want to go back. They dont want to go back to what we had the past decade. In the meantime they are skafrd isis. Shouldnt we have a debate instead of members of Congress Running home scared and campaigning. This is a pathetic. We need a moment in this country where we see whats happening in australia, britain and across the middle east. We need that debate. In Case Congress walked out in the middle of the night in a walk of shame. It was in the cia, the Intelligence Community can this work. They have been training the rebels through the cia and they know they are affiliated with bad terrorist elements as well. To your point theres long term damage to Congress Walking out. What you end up doing you empower the executive branch even further visavis the legislative branch. The New York Times had a story because they wont vote on this authorization are giving a de facto authorization. Obama declared his intention saying the 2001 authorization applies, if congress doesnt vote yes or no they end up authorizing it by a de facto absenteeism. Thats what theyve done. I dont want to hear that commanderinchief is shredding the constitution. If they want a real debate they would have had a real debate. I do not want to get away from joes point. What general denvercy is doing is dead wrong. He should step in line with the president. He is wrong to counter the president of the United States. We should not look over that. I dont care what the generals have to say. Hes the president not him. Hes done it twice now in a public way. I find it surprising. Well get back to this. Sources tell nbc news that federal investigators have found no evidence thus far showing new Jersey Governor Chris Christie had advance knowledge of the George Washington bridge shutdown in 2013. Nine months into the investigation Officials Say theres no sign he planned or ordered the closures. The investigation is still ongoing. Yesterday during a press Conference Governor christie lashed out at another investigation being handled by the state Legislature Democratic controlled committee telling them to quote wrap up their
work. Hes attempting to keep his name in the newspaper. Weve fully cooperated with him. Im really growing tired of him. Ive known all along this is a partisan pursuit. An absolutely partisan pursuit. And the leaking thats being done by the legislative committee is just further evidence of the fact this is a partisan pursuit. What do you think . I think the governor has a good point. Its been nine months. This is not iran contra. Youre not figuring out what meeting agents funneled money. I mean, come on. Listen, if Chris Christie screwed up, if he had advance warning then we need to know about that. But theyve had nine months. Okay, but oh, says the guy from the New York Times. How many witnesses do you really have to talk to the figure out what happened . They closed two lanes or three lanes of the George Washington bridge, New York Times reporter . Thats a determination the federal prosecutor should make not us and i would like to point out this is a leak. Right . From somebody inside the investigation saying heres what we know so far. We dont know everything there is to know yet. A lot of times leaks are wrong. Were nine months into this. How long does it take . How far has the damage already been done to Chris Christie for his president ial how much do you hear still saying hes a major contender. The democrats in new jersey you need a probe and see to it to its conclusion. If it exonnerates we need to cover it as much as we covered the accusation. I agree. Were learning new details this morning about the Domestic Violence charges facing Arizona Cardinal running back jonathan dwyer. Dwyer head butted his wife in july after she refused to have sex with him. Dwyer is accused of punching her the following day and throwing a shoe at his 17monthold son. The cardinals head coach says Domestic Violence is a major problem across the country and dwyer will not be a part of the team unless hes exonerated. Finally people are aware of it and doing something about it. Anyone who touches a woman or a child, my opinion needs go to jail for a long time. If this bad scar on the nfl makes the rest of the world aware of whats going on its
damn good. Domestic violence is the top issue for the league. She speaks about six times each day to roger goodell. I said last week it would be interesting to see what happened to a player that wasnt a franchise player like greg hardy from north carolina. We found out. If youre on the second team you are immediately treated the way any of us outside of the nfl would be treated if we were accused of such charges. Chris rainey is on the a squad when the media began to question the Arizona Cardinals head coach about him and his past Domestic Violence, he was cut within an hour. Now they didnt he wasnt recently arrested. Im not excusing anything he did but within being questioned within one hour he was cut from the practice squad. Whats interestsing . 20 minutes i was watching espn. They were showing highlights of u. S. Womens soccer team and
lauding hope solo. She goes on trial in november for assaulting her sister and nephew. There was no mention about that. Domestic violence is a National Issue. Should we not be questioning why hope solo is still playing on a womens soccer team and nike dropped Adrian Peterson had said nothing about hope solo. Im a little skeptical about that. Thats one example of a woman beating another woman. We have countless examples of men beating women. Hope solo should have been, had the same kind of retribution men are having much lets not use that as an example to suggest women are as guilty of Domestic Violence. No, im not. Its overwhelmingly done by men. Ive been covering this
issue, ive had to deal with Domestic Violence in my own family, taking in two young girls so im never silent on this. But im making the point if we are saying Domestic Violence is a National Issue and it is, we must be vigilante across the board. What im saying we spend a lot of attention focused on the nfl but when there are other cases its sort of a different standard. Should be one standard. We want to talk about the alabama judge, Claire Mccaskill brought thisup a couple of days ago and i wanted you to talk more about that. Well be doing that in the block coming up because, mika, that will be one positive thing that could come out of this horrible episode in the nfl if everybody that has been accused and shown to have beaten their wives or their children, you know, has a
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washington, d. C. Because we jove katty. And of course sam and all of our good friends at the New York Times. Covering scotland. The loin way we could. Were here because of a really great event at the Kreeger Museum featuring your moms works. And her book, the lord of the forest. Its right now on display at the kreeger. Her body of work, 12 beautiful sets of sculptures including one of my favorites. Thats ukraine trunk. She works with a chain saw and chisel. Shes been doing this for more than 50 years. Thats lament. These are huge. Incredible crowd. Huge sculpture. Wonderful to see her honored and to see her vision realized. We had a great group of people. You said last night it was rare something you envisioned turned out as perfectly. Theres your father. I asked dr. Brzezinski last night i said where your going this evening because he was planning to fly out and he said im going and i didnt hear him. I said excuse me. Oslo. Its the capital of norway. Thank you dr. Brzezinski. He still does to it me. I said dr. Brzezinski, i played in a garage band im deaf. So my mom right there, shes the newest spokes model for steel chain saws. They are putting her in a marketing campaign. Shes going to do advertisements and talk about the only thing the steel people dime her house to outfit her with safety gear which she doesnt wear. She use an old 1980 steel saw. They gave her a new battery operated one. Steel people real people is the campaign. Roger phelps. Theres a few things more fun than wielding a chain saw. She literally she does this. These things are like 15 feet high and cuts it up. Shes 82 years old. Do you worry about her . I dont. Having an accident . Nope. Shes good. Just dont get too close. Dont cut his arm with a chain saw. She works with a chain saw every day. Shes 82 years old cutting these 15foot trunks. She gets close to me with the chain saw running. Lets squee