Troops in the future if the situation continues to slide. The us will keep bases open throughout the country. The conflict in afghanistan has been our longest war. This announcement means it will ntinue. Live at t e white house. Edward lawrence nbc news. Carly fiorina says president obama has simply recognized reality by delaying a planned drawdown of us forces in afghanistan. The republican president ial candidate responded to todays announcement following a Campaign Event in spencer, iowa. Fiorina accused the president of not listening to military advivi in both iraq and afafanistan. Something she would rectify if elected. She says the us withdrew forces too quickly from iraq leading to a fractured nation. And says telegraphing a pulldown from afghanistan has been a flawed strategy. S Carly Fiorina r president ial candidate 24 the reality is the complete withdrawal of all our troops from iraq destabililed that country and he obama n n is recognizing thth afghanistan is becoming poten
Enough to alleged acts of racism on campus. The schools Football Team threatened to boycott saturdays game, students staged sitins and a graduate student was one the eighth day of a Hunger Strike demanding wofles resignation. nat this is a movement not a moment. Minority students say theyve been met repeatedly with racially charged epithets on campus last month a swastika, smeared in human feces was left on a dorm wall. sot Stephanie Shonekan chair, dept. Of black studies, university of missouri 1 02 1 14 a a t of people have been shocked and surprised that this is still going on and i dont think it is for us or anybody to question what these students say they are going through. sot tim wolfe resigning university of missouri system president 1 15 1 24 we need , please, please, use this resignation to heal, not to hate. And lets move Forward Together and for a brighter tomorrow. A divided campus now searching for a way to heal. Jay gray, nbc news, columbia, missouri. A norfolk, nebraska
Suspected mastermind is a 27yearold pell jan man linked to previous thwarted terror attacks in paris, and an International Manhunt is now under way for possible accomplice accomplices, among them a 26yearolol brother of one of f the gunmnm who apparently rented a car used by the other attackers. And just two days after frances president called this an act of war, france launched air strikes in racca. Were told they were carried out in coordination with the u. S. Forces. All of this is covered for you this morning from across europe toresident obama overseas right now. Well also talk to former republic president ial nominee mitt romney who is urging the Obama Administration to step up its strategy against isis. I want to start here in paris with nbcs chief global correspondent bill neely. Good morning, good to see you. Reporter good morning, savannah. As you were saying, theres a this morning, not least because the french Prime Minister is warning more attacks and the mastermind behind
Assault which lasted 24 hours. Now, according to the New York Times, the gunmen asked hostages if they could recite a declaration of muslim faith. Those who could reportedly were let grow. Mali has grown increasingly volatile in the past couple of years as civil unrest has spread with its mick militants gaining a foothold in that region. President obama was briefed by National Security adviser susan rice and told his team to keep him apprised of his developments and we can also tell you there were two airlinenewho are crew members in that hohol, one a rkish airlines, some of their crew were able to escape the hotel so this is still a very unfolding situation in mali this morning. Savannah. I know youre keeping your eye on it this morning, thank you. We want to bring in richard engel, nbcs chief foreign correspondent. Good morning to you. Richard, ron just touched on the backdrop of mali. What strikes you about this attack . Reporter well, there are many different Islamist Groups that o
Missouri River Historical Development (MRHD) on Thursday announced the recipients of $600,000 in target grants. The funds will be used for projects in Woodbury, Monona, Ida, Union and Dakota County.