The white house is billing the event as the largest gathering of African Leaders ever in washington. A second american missionary affected with ebola is setbrants week are the only ebola patients ever treated in the u. S. Ramping up for a potential president ial run, senator rand paul will continue his brief through iowa today. That does it for way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Stick around. Join us in an effort to restore confidence, dignity and decorum to this institution. Former White House Press secretary james brady died today at the age of 73. Only 69 days after Ronald Reagan took office. One bullet striking reagan in the chest. Another penetrating bradys skull. The tragedy turned bradys wife sarah and eventually brady
himself into advocates for gun control. What may be an emerging genocide. Shiite men are herded together and executed in mass graves. News about the experimental drug used to treat that american doctor infected now back here in the United States. A docto
Carnage at, yet another u. N. Schoolhousing refugees in gaza. The third time they have bombed the u. N. Run school. The state department was appalled by the disgraceful shelling outside the school. There can be no question of the state identity . No, absolutely, no. There was encouraging news about an american doctor infected with ebola. I cant think of a better place in the world, other than Emory University hospital, to care for this patient. The plane has picked up the second ebola patient to go to georgia. Congress has left the building. Leading the president promising to go solo on the humanitarian crisis at the border. So thats not disagreement between me and the house of republicans. That is a green light between the republicans and the house of republicans. What are you going to do about it . I think congress has to sit down and have a serious look at this constitutional and that includes that i word we dont want to say. I think it would be foolish to discount the possibility.
Laptops. Thank you for your time this evening. And certainly, were got go continue watching as the world deals with this threat to the United States homeland and other parts of the world. Well, thank you for watching. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. Targeting evil. Lets play hardball. Good evening. Im Chris Matthews in washington. Another beheading. This time a french citizen by an isis ally in algeria. The killers call it retribution for France Joining the u. S. Air strikes in iraq. This come as president obama calls on the world for action against isis demanding the country stop giving money and stop spewing the hate filled ideology that fuels the
terrorist group. Obama used all of his skills at the u. N. Today. His goal was to recruit a global possie capable of degrading and eventually destroying isis. He made clear today he wants country to takes concrete steps and will be taeg keeping tabs on whether they may be delivered or not. Only the we look at why the congress, de
Ahead than the United States and United States companies in trading, and in doing things to build africa. Africa is an opportunity, an opportunity that finally, it looks like, some will engage seriously thanks to this president. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. Counter suit. Lets play hardball. Good evening. Im Chris Matthews in washington. Let me start with what caused a big remarkable reaction last night. Im talking about the idea of the president turning the tables and suing what he calls this dont do Nothing Congress. They sue him. People think they should do what i talked about last night, sue them back. Many think suing the congress back is the way the president
should respond to what the republicans in the house of representatives did to him last week. Think about it. Time and again congress has failed to act on even the most roo are teen matters of official business like approving ambassadors for posts overseas. Its failed to do what everyone kno
Theres no question with have the legal basis for action founded on the request of the Iraqi Government. Let me just briefly address the fact that me briefly address th that well be acting in the support of local partners. This has been a major concern of people across house to. We have a substantial International Coalition in place including arab nations committed to confronting and defeating isil. 60 countries are acting in some way to confront isil. Ten are arab states. Favor have taken part in air strikes. As i said our differences with iran remain. Iran support for terrorist organizations, its nuclear program, treatment of its people i believe all of that has to change and well not back down on these things. If irans political leaders are to help a more secure, more stable, more inclusive iraq and syria we should welcome their
engagement. Theres a legal principle clearly given the consent from the Iraqi Government. Theres the important principle, responsibility to protect from geno