, the war on poverty and the civil rights act? you can't forget about the vietnam war. so is obama going to be the obama of the affordable care act leading finally to the universal coverage or is he going to be the drone president? >> thank you. [applause] = your books. >> [inaudible conversations] >> for more information visit the website clayrisen.com. >>> edward klein appeared on c-span washington journal to discuss his latest book blood feud. in the book mr. klein says the hatred and distrust between the clintons and obama's runs deep and each side tries to gain political advantage over the other whenever possible. this is about 45 minutes. >> our next guest joins us from new york and he is the author of a new book taking a look at relationships train the clintons and obamas. it's a "blood feud" the title. edward klein running from new york. welcome. >> guest: thank you for having me. >> host: why did you turn your attention to these two families? >> guest: the media spent a great deal of time writing and talking about the feud that exists in the republican party between the te

drone strikes is the military counterterrorism strategy that president obama will be remembered for. >> absolutely there's a strategy for our approach to the middle east. >> a series of persistent targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten america. >> reporter: compared to president bush, peter beinart said with rare exceptions obama only --slamist celebrated in tripoli weeks after the u.s. ambassador and embassy personnel were forced to abandon libya as islamist militia fought for control of the capital. no u.s. personnel were threatened and no u.s. war planes were sent to protect the compound. meanwhile the president has authorized the pentagon to open a second drone base in niger. >> jennifer griffin of the pentagon, thank you. for the second time this year president obama is traveling to russia's backyard to assure nervous nations of america's iron clad commitment to their security. chief white house correspondent ed henry is traveling with the president coming to us from estonia. >> reporter: a quick stop here on a way to a nato summit w

. >> kroft: we met president obama in the diplomatic reception room at the white house at the end of a long and momentous week. as you hear tonight, we had a conversation that ranged from the american economy to the u.s.-led fight on isis and other terror networks. it looks like once again we are leading the operation. we are carrying -- >> steve, there's always the case. that's always the case. america leads. we are the indispensable nation. we have capacity no one else has. our military is the best in the history of the world. and when trouble comes up anywhere in the world, they don't call beijing. they don't call moscow. they call us. >> logan: it's the biggest story on wall street. alibaba, the chinese internet giant, went public to become one of the most valuable companies in the world, and it's all the vision of this man, jack ma. >> if you want to invest in us, we believe customer number one, employee number two, shareholder number three. if they don't want the buy it, that's fine. if they regret, sell us. >> logan: in the u.s., the shareholder is usually first. >> yeah. and i

heck out of the obama administration, is all these homegrown terrorist incidentses, things happening in new jersey or many minneapolis high school kids. here's the problem, the department of justice said we're going to have a new push to not profile. now i'm not sure if this is just hofr ri horrible timing on their part, but if there was ever a time to start profiling, it would be against this guy who said i want to convert to islam, in sympathy to al qaeda. that would be a great profile to start looking at it. literally the timing is unbelievable. now we're going to somewhere a push against profiling. >> dana, there was another weird case a fired nursing home employee was fired on friday for threatening to behead a co-worker. this was a couple of weeks ago, this was tweactual before this then they came and picked him up. do you think this was a copy cat thing and if it is, how do you deal with that? do we just call it a spree killer and then just not talk about it. >> we have to have information coming into the police and investigators in lots of different ways. i'm not necessarily

obama will his strategy for an offensive against the islamic state that could last as long as three years and beyond his administration. we will speak with rami khouri, editor at large of the beirut-based newspaper "the daily star." his latest piece, "avoid a rerun of the war on terror." then, how do foreign powers buy influence at u.s. think tanks? a new york times exposÉ reveals more than a dozen prominent washington research groups have received tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments in recent years, while pushing u.s. government officials. should they be registered as foreign lobbyists? we will speak with brooke williams. finally, "just 13, and working risky 12-hour shofts in the tobacco fields." >> my head started hurting really bad. i got out the road and i started throwing up. >> green tobacco sickness, or nicotine poisoning, it can cause vomiting, dizziness, and irregular heart rates. we will speak with steven greenhouse, longtime labor and workplace reporter at "the new york times." all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the

, while president obama and his administration appear incapable of creating a foreign policy response to any of the mounting global challenges, beginning in united nations where israeli prime minister netanyahu warned world about dangers of the iranian pursuit of a nuclear weapon, while comparing iran state sponsorship of terrorism on the nazis, mr. netanyahu also blasteed obama administration ld negotiation with iran, and iran's new perceiveed cozyness with western powers. >> don't are fooled by iran's manipulative charm, it is designed for one purpose, one purpose only to lift sanctions, and remove the op stack els to -- obstacles to iran's path to the bomb. charles: in ukraine, the ceasefire, between pro-russian rebels and ukraine soldiers appearing to be tenuous at best, 9 ukrainian soldiers killed by tank fire. just over 3 weeks after new prime minister poroshenko signed what we called a permanent ceasefire, after talking with russia president putin here is the president losing that ease -- lauding that cease fear last week. >> a different path is available, of diplomacy and peace.

. economics does not work. the top 10% of income earners, yes, knee done well under president obama, but the other 90%, they're stalled and feel they're falling behind. >> 55% say the nation's economy overall is not turning the corner. it is going to g worse before it gets better. who is right? the president or the american people? >>ell, look, i think the president had a right when said that by any measure the economy has improved since he got there. i'm afraid it's a swing and a miss, though, when he says that the worker is doing better. >> look at the median income. people have almost $3,000 less in their pocket. that's why they feel worse off. >> yeah, but finishing the first thought that he isn't right. we see by the numbers that workers are not doing betterer. we have less people seeking jobs than we had before. you see the corporations are doing pretty well. we see that the top 10% is doing better than ever. it possible that we unfairly place the blame on the president when it belongs on business. >> after six years people tend to blame the guy in charge. the -- this has been a te

sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >>> issue one, obama takes on ebola. >> in west africa, ebola is now an epidemic, the likes we have not seen before. it is spiraling out of control. it is getting worse. it is spreading faster and exponentially. today, thousands of people in west africa are infected. that number could rapidly grow to tens of thousands. >> president obama launched an unprecedented plan to fight the spread of the deadly ebola virus. now afflicting countries chiefly in west africa. he is dispatching 3,000 american troops on to comprehensive humanitarian mission to help and containing ebola. the price tag, up to $1.26 billion. including $175 million allocated. help set up 17 field hospitals and 100 beds each. they will establish a headquarters in the nation of liberia to coordinate relief efforts, but the military must rely on biowarfare to protect its people against ebola. no direct contact with patients suffering from ebola. >> question, is this a proper role for the u.s. military? >> the united states is doing more than anyone else, john. the reason the u.s. army

president obama attempts to rally the world against isis. we'll look at the campaign and the coalition so far. >>> plus, a look back at eric holder's polarizing se ining te the department of justice and the political legacy he leaves behind. and it's being billed as the greatest challenge of our time. so is a global climate deal coming and what would it do to american energy crisis? >> there can be no rms with negotiations for this brand of evil. the only language understood by -- the united states of america will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death. >> that was president obama this week sounding a lot like his predecessor during an address to the united nations general assembly. the president's call for action against isis began with an american-led bombing campaign in syria, striking dozens of targets as well as the khorasan branch of al qaeda. joining the panel this week, "wall street journal" panelists, and editorial board member matt cam misi can. so, matt, what do you make of the military campaign so far? >> well, it's very important, i think that he's don

>> ole! 7 ♪ >> vamos "al punto". nuevamente el presidente barack obama rompe con su promesa a los inmigrantes: hay frustraciÓn con la decisiÓn de atrasar la acciÓn ejecutiva hasta despuÉs de las elecciones de noviembre. estÁ con nosotros la congresista demÓcrata loretta sÁnchez, quien dice estar decepcionada con esta decisiÓn. y tambiÉn discutimos con ella la de crisis que hay con el grupo terrorista isis y el discurso de esta semana del presidente obama. para presionar a la casa blanca los grupos pro inmigrantes lo han hecho prÁcticamente todo: protestas, desobediencia civil, huelgas de hambre, pero a pesar de ello, el alivio migratorio quedÓ una vez mÁs Último en la agenda. hablamos con juan josÉ gutiérrez, de vamos unidos usa, y con lorella praeli, de united we dream. Éstos son algunos de los muchos enojados con el presidente. hablamos de por quÉ no estÁ escuchando a los latinos. ademÁs: me fui a los estudios de fox news, en nueva york, y hablÉ con el presentador bill o'reilly. Él asegura no ser tan conservador como todos piensan, pero muchas de sus respues

spoke today for the first time about the murder of mr. sotloff. the obama said was much the same as what he said when he spoke about the murder of james foley, which is that he wants to go after isis. he says that anyone who attacks americans should be weary because the u.s. will retaliate. so he spoke very firmly about the beheading. i expect to hear more from him. >> he said the united states will not be intimidated and he'll build a coalition to degrade and destroy the group. did he set out a time line? >> he did not put a time line on such a coalition, but clearly he signaled a desire for the european allies to step up and join the americans in that effort, and he of course will be meeting with leaders of many of the european countries the next two days in wales. host: what is his schedule? >> for the rest of today he is in estonia. he is meeting shortly with the leaders of all three baltic nations and he will give a speech a little bit later this morning, where he will lay out strategy for ukraine. he flies to wales later today and is there for the nato summit the next few days

fighters to more than 30,000 across iraq and syria. this news revealed one day after president obama outlined his plan to weaken and wipe out isis. it is a plan that focuses on air power including strikes in syria for the first time. mike emanuel following story from the washington newsroom. hi, mike. >> reporter: latest figures from the cia suggest isis is becoming much bigger military threat by the day. the cia estimates that isises that 30,000 fighters across iraq and syria. well-placed congressional source says they're adding up to 500 fighters a week and have serious financial resources as well. many lawmakers are happy the president is addressing the threat, some are concerned his enough. >> if our goal is to eliminate isil, there is a lot of doubt whether the plan outlined by the president last night is enough to accomplish that mission. >> the president is always good delivering a speech and this is something that not only as the house and american public is trying to push him to, develop a strategy for the entire middle east. >> reporter: meanwhile the obama administration c

believes that obama presidency is a failure, damning new poll from washington post comes a day before the president will address the nation on his newfound strategy, to fight the islamic state terrorists. president obama laid out his flew plan to congressional leaders of both parties at the white house today, despite the reality all 4 congressional leaders, republican and democrats, have pushed back against the possibility of pitting new strategy to a vote in congress, a vote that president made clear, he does not seek. the house arm service committee hosting a classified briefing on the islamic tate threat today, and afterward chairman buck mckee han an warned not to expet anything new from the president. >> nothing much new, continuing same counterterrorism strategy we've been following the last 5 years, which has not been able to stop isil, they have grown stronger. that is something that is very bother some. charles: we'lsome. bother. lou: we'll take up the president's collapses poll numbers. and here tonight we'll talk with house. >> you judiciary committee bob goodlot. and the v

, obama for vote on syrian airstrikes. don't duck an islamic state vote, congress. globe, let boston congress authorize war against isis. he says, before he goes to war, barak obama should go to congress. i want to turn to lauren french a congressional reporter with politico. with congressing this week? is there a vote scheduled? guest: that is really still being worked out. language circulated showing lawmakers were ready to transfer equipment to these rebels, these moderate rebels that obama has identified, but they are still working through some of the details or plans and whether or not it can be attached to the resolution. there is a lot of desire to to show those two votes whether the u.s. is serious about those actions against isil. they want to take this serious. which chamber would take this up first and is there a enough time before congress is set to adjourn? guest: that is the big question about timing. there are five days left. kevin mccarthy had lawmakers come back in early today. they worked landing on being in session on monday today. it was going to be a four-day wee

happen this week. president obama ordered air strikes against isis in syria which was condemned by vladimar putin because he thought we ought to respect the sovereignty borders of syria and if anyone knows something about respecting borders it is vladimar putin. and president obama took his road show to explain how islamic terrorist are not religious: the president apologized for america and made sure to remind everyone of the riots in ferguson, missouri which had nothing to do with the u.n., isis, terrorism or ebola or anything that america ought to feel guilty. i share no more for ferguson than i do in the act trash that was in the march to stop climate change. speaking of threats. an iraqi war veteran suffering from pts jumped over the fence and made it in the unlocked front dorbefore being stopped by the secret service. amazingly they tried to spin the break down of what is supposed to be the most secure resident. they congratulated themselves for not letting the dogs go. it is a good thing the intruder didn't have a bomb or vial of anthrax. perhaps he heard we weren't guarding

hear barack obama talking about air strikes, not only in iraq but also in syria, the country that he has tried to avoid going into for several years. when you look at the polls, the american people are with him so far. the horrible beheadings of two americans brought this situation home to a lot of people. as long as he has the public on his side he's in a good position. it is a war-weary nation and people are going to be expecting results. if this drags on for the rest of his presidency i don't know how republicans feel about that. >> george w. bush thought he could deal with afghanistan and iraq and get other things done. he became a war-time president. can this president be a wartime president and still use the final two years of his term to get this done? >> he's clearly uncomfortable with the idea of inheriting george w. bush's legacy and being a wartime presidency. he's had trouble declaring war against isis. we've heard different response toes from the pentagon and the state department. he wanted to focus on domestic policies back home but going to be spending the last couple

advisor to syrian leader al assad. when president obama raised the possibility of the u.s. striking within syria, two and a half weeks ago, he had this reply. >> we are ready to be part of any coalition against terrorism. b, any strike in syria, without coordination with the sitting government is considered an aggression against syria. >> the u.s. did not coordinate with the assad regime. but shortly before the strikes, informed syria's envoy to the un that the strikes were coming. as to whether assad considers the strikes quote an aggression against syria, unquote, he certainly did not intercept or use antiaircraft power to stop the bombardment on his territory. >> question. why hasn't syria protested the violation of its sovereign air space? i ask you. go ahead. >> john what is happening here is the syrian regime of assad is basically content now to see the united states air force, as well as sunni arab nations in the middle east come together to bomb the opposition that assad has been effectively trying to fight for the last three years. let's roll it back a year ago. the obama a

. >> president obama lays out a four-part plan to take down isis, the militant group terrorizing iraq and syria. >> ahead this hour as well, we will bring you global reaction and analysis on the speech as only cnn can. correspondents weighing in live starting with anna coren in baghdad, then vicki anderson in abb abu dhabi. and matthew chance checks in from moscow where the u.s. may find some opposition to its isis strategy. but let's begin in washington. that's where president obama has announced that the u.s. will lead a broad coalition to ultimately destroy isis. >> his strategy includes expanded u.s. air strikes in iraq and also in syria. an assistant will flow to iraqi security forces as well as the syrian opposition. the coalition will move to cut off militants funding and to stop the flow of foreign fighters to the region and humanitarian aid will continue for civilians in harm's way, all with no american boots op the ground. >> we will conduct a systematic campaign of air strike against these terrorists. working with the iraqi government, we will expand our efforts beyond protecting our

, president obama will take center stage at the u.n. general assembly trying to rally the world against a common enemy. this, just hours after a second wave of bombing attacks against isis. the president will make the case for others to join the fight. of course, that's not all the u.n. has on its plate. from global protest over climate change to the ebola outbreak ravaging west africa but at the top of the list, no doubt, isis. the emerging terror threat will be the focus of the president's address at 10:00 a.m. eastern. it's also the heart of the u.n. security council meeting president obama will personally chair this afternoon. on "morning joe," his national security adviser, susan rice, says today his outreach is the latest step in a long process. >> we've been doing a lot of hard quiet diplomatic work that we didn't advertise publicly, and that culminated in this very important collection of countries coming together yesterday. >> the speech follows a tuesday meeting between president obama and arab leaders who took part in those strikes. >> right now, we have a very severe and signi

speaks in a somewhat more aggressive and offensive tone, saying, "obama," as opposed to "president obama," and saying that he is to blame for the execution of this american citizen. it's noteworthy that at the end another individual is shown. this is believed to be a british national hostage, you see him there. british mead brazil i can't reporting this individual -- media is reporting that this individual is unknown as a hostage, but they believe he's an aid worker. there's a clear warning from the executioner that any nation who's join a u.s.-led coalition, this will be more executions to follow. so again, this is down and out propaganda. and it's used to try and change the policy here in the united states. >> is there any way that this is -- assuming this video to be authentic, assuming it to be an american, do we know when about this happened? >>'s not clear from the video at least to our eyes when it was shot. when you do a comparison of steven sotloff in the video posted today and then the foley video from two weeks ago, it does seem that some time has elapsed because in the second

was close to the execution stage. president obama is in new york today for the united nations general assembly in a role that might best be described as coalition builder in chief. any minute, the president is expected to have a meeting with the nations that participated in last night's air strikes. before departing the white house, the president offered their participation as proof that unlike previous wars in the middle east, america is not acting on its own. >> america is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with these nations on behalf of our common security. the strength of this coalition makes it clear to the world that this is not america's fight alone. above all, the people in governments in the middle east are rejecting isil. >> joining me now, editor in chief of vox.com, ezra klein, and investigative reporter for reuters, david rhodes. just today alone, we have seen what could be dramatic shifts in allegiances and enemy lines if you will. we have news that david cameron, head of the u.k., will meet with iran's rowhani for talks on the fringes of the u.n. general assem

terrorist. and now the world waits to hear president obama's plan to take out the killers who butchered two americans and thousands of others in the mideast. what he focuses on is the safety and security of the american people. >> critics say they heard that before. >> more of obama's rhetoric. >> will the commander in chief convince the country he has a workable plan. >> and a huge break in a long- running murder mystery. the evidence is lumnus. but is there enough to convict the killer or killers of murder of a young woman from her home? >> we are ready to seek the death penalty in this case. >> one hero tried to help. i ran out in the water. >> after a horrible shark attack. it is all "happening now". >> first to our top story, president obama set to lay out his strategy for defeating isis. welcome to the second hour of "happening now". i am jon scott. >> i am shannon bream. what will president will say in a prime time address to the american people tomorrow night. but first, president obama will brief the congressional leadership in the white house. wendal goaler has more. >> report

territory in syria, where the obama administration lacks local allies. the war needs to be fought on the ground on both sides of the border. it is a challenge since the governments in iraq and syria are not seen as legitimate by the sunnis. >>> food today in moscow vladim putin urged statehood for the east of ukraine, coming in an interview where he demanded the ukrainian government negotiate with pro-russian separatists. a vladimir putin spokesman backtracked on the statehood comment. on friday vladimir putin compared ukrainian troops to nazis. >> translation: both small villages and large villages are surrounded by ukrainian army which is hitting residential areas with the aim of destroying infrastructure and suppressing the individuals and so on. it remined me the event of the second world war, where the german fascist occupants surrounded our cities. >>> hours after vladimir putin how old for a political solution ukraine says one of its border patrol boats was attacked. paul brennan has more from mariupol. >>> these trucks hole a force of men that were fighting in a town further east

long time, but was president obama's choice. okay? so there were other recommendations and he said, no. i want her. so the fact that in the article in politico and buzz feed there's one goquote very cuttin. the president sees her and says, what? you need another photo, debbie? right? which means you're coming around too much. why don't you go do a job. everything that is in that quote is the theme of the article. i think, also, that hillary clinton doesn't like the way that debbie wasserman shultz has run the dnc and she'll want a change for after the midterm. i don't know why they waited -- sorry. i don't know why they didn't wait until after the elections. seems unfire do this to debbie wasserman shultz. accused of lying on-air and defending things president obama said. it's not her fault president obama said it. that goes to the top. that's his fault. >> she said the president lied about something? >> obamacare and you can keep your doctor was the biggest one. i don't understand why the white house doesn't blame harry reid. he is actually -- i think more unlikable. i think he's

obama this morning, in eastern europe, set to speak to the media within the hour. what will his response be to the apparent murder of steven sotloff? and will it overshadow his trip to deal with the heightening crisis in ukraine? we're bringing you live team coverage. crisis management on a global scale for the president. good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> and i'm john berman. a very busy morning. pressure mounting for president obama to strike back against isis, authorities say it beheaded a second american tuesday. the black-hooded executioner hold, a direct message to the president moments before steven sotloff was brutally murdered. >> with your insistence in continuing in mosul despite our serious warnings, you, obama, for your actions just another american citizen. >> meanwhile, the president has authorized the deployment of 350 more u.s. troops to iraq with the white house insisting they will not be serving in a combat role. anna coren monitoring developments for us live in erbil, northern iraq. good morning, anna. >> hey, john, obviously, th

network of death. >> u.s. president barack obama calls on the world to join in the fight against islamic militants in iraq and syria. >> meanwhile, the u.s.-led coalition launches more air strikes islamic state targets in syria. britain may be on board after iraq calls for its help in fighting the militants. >> and the indian prime minister says his country has achieved the near impossible in becoming the first asian nation to reach mars. >> u.s. president barack obama has made an impassioned plea to the international community to join the u.s.-led coalition to fight what he called the islamic state network of death. >> obama addressed the united nations general assembly on the heels of airstrikes against the islamic state in syria. >> he touched on a variety of foreign-policy issues. here's more. >> it was a tough position for barack obama. for most of his presidency, he has been seeking to reduce the u.s. military presence in the middle east. now he is trying to justify the u.s.-led campaign in iraq and syria. he said islamic extremism, the play -- the ukraine conflict, the ebola outbr

happened in our country-- we'll get to president obama in a minute-- but michelle. i mean, that notion that michelle obama, at one point, was one of the most disliked african-american women out there... >> mm-hmm. >> hinojosa: ...because apparently, she may have had a moment of questioning herself, her identity, her relationship to the country, and now michelle obama is a star-- a bigger star, even, than barack obama. ( laughing ) what's going... >> well again, i spent seven years in hyde park, so i'm not that surprised to discover that michelle obama might... >> hinojosa: okay, hyde park, south side of chicago where barack obama and his family lived up until they moved to the white house. it's where you lived for seven years. it's where i actually spent, you know, 20 years of my life growing up. >> that's right, that's right. >> hinojosa: strange little place, but hyde park and michelle obama because... >> so michelle obama was working at the university of chicago during my years there. she was a fixture in the neighborhood. barack obama was my state senator. he was my senator. he was

>>> president obama reiterating america's military strategy against isis. welcome to "america's news headquarters." well the president speaking about his plan during his weekly address where she distinguished the current military campaign against the terror group from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> to me the threat like this, we have to be smart. we have to use our power wisely. and we have to avoid the mistakes of the past. american military power is unmatched, but this can't be america's fight alone. >> the president's comments comes as his administration now tries to round up enough allies to help in the fight against the terror group. we are live in washington now with more, hi molly. >> reporter: hi, white house and pentagon officials say we're at war. but secretary of state john kerry says quote, war is the wrong terminology. today, we heard about the fight against the islamic terror group isis or isil from the president. here's how president obama described it. >> what's needed now is a targeted, relentless counterterrorism campaign against isil that combines americ

obama talks tougher on isis, saying the plan now forming will take time. meantime his secretary of state says u.s. troops on the ground is the red line this administration won't cross. this is "special report." >>> good evening i'm bret baier. president obama says his strategy on dealing with isis terrorists in syria is developing and he repeated several times his ultimate objection of defeating the terrorist army that has now overtaken much of syria and iraq. but the pronouncement has left some lawmakers unconvinced of both the president's commitment and his ability to rally international support. chief white house correspondent ed henry is twraflg the president and reports tonight from the nato summit in wales. >> reporter: while it took three news conferences in eight days to get there, president obama finally got his message straight on battling isis. >> to degrade and ultimately destroy isis. we're going to degrade and ultimately defeat isil. you systematically degrade their capabilities. >> reporter: as the president hit those talking points again and again, there were no mor

million a day to battle isis and other militants. and they say president obama's plan to cut defense spending are now likely to change. >> it will not be an easy or brief effort. we are at the beginning, not the end. >> reporter: that warning for american taxpayers came as european allies started putting more skin in the game. belgium offering six f-16 planes to help in iraq only. while the british parliament also voted overwhelmingly to help with air strikes in iraq but not syria. >> this is not the stuff of fant sky, it is happening in front of us and we need to face up to. >> reporter: british leaders say they're acting in iraq because of an invitation from their government and it would be illegal to attack inside syria without permission from presidential assad. >> the constitution says that only congress may declare war, yet this president has in libya and then this week in syria committed our sons and daughters to a war that is not authorized by congress. >> meanwhile, the economist magazine unveiled a brutal new cover story, suggesting the president has merely morphed into his

evening, everyone, the threat posed by the radical islamic group has president obama are doing with himself on the world stage while in estonia. and the president begin for the destruction of the islamic state before he outlined a strategy to turn a terrorist into a manageable problem. end and the quote. and it was vice president joe biden today who successfully communicated the outrage of a nation at the sight of two american journalists savagely murdered by the islamic state. he made it clear that the united states stands firmly in the face of russian aggression. ed henry is in wales tonight with our report. reporter: president obama struggled for the second time in six days to have a strategy to deal with isis. saying that the second beheading of an american journalist, steven sotloff, would not intimidate them. >> we will not forget and our reach is long and justice will be served. reporter: yet went to american reporters today question the president on last week's miscue about having no strategy to deal with isis, he gave two vastly different answers. >> the bottom line is this

next book. let's look at the front pages with scarlet fu. >> president obama ordering an expanded military campaign against the islamic state in a nationally televised speech last night, singer will be american airstrikes in syria. plus, another 475 advisors being sent over to the grade and ultimately destroy the islamic state. it is a long-term challenge that could very well put american lives at risk. >> as i said a few moments ago, i watched the speech and he was far more resolute by my own reckoning than he has been in any of the previous speeches i've seen over the past, i would say, here. he was very focused. >> the u.s. indicating saudi arabia will host a training and provide other support as well. we will check in with our white house correspondent shortly for more on the president's speech. our next story, a blow to supporters of the independence movement in scotland. one week before the vote, a new leading.s "no" is last week in, another poll showed "yes" was ahead. interesting, banks and other companies have to make plans are ready. rbs, lloyds said they plan to move so

president obama and in his remarks, the president addressed brown's death very carefully weighing in on the widespread mistrust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. >> in too many communities around the country, a gulf of mistrust exists between local law enforcement and residents. guilty of walking while black or driving while black and judged by stereo types that have fear and we know statistically in everything from enforcing drug policy to applying the death penalty to pulling people over there is significant racial discrepancies. >> this week advise the ferguson police department and ask officers to stop wearing the bracelets on the job in support of the officer who shot and killed michael brown and to stop covering up their name plates with black tape. eric holder, excuse me, eric holder justice department that has taken on its own investigation of michael brown's death. to discuss all that. we have lynn swede and robert george of "new york post." thanks for being here. the timing on this is so interesting in that, obviously, it's terrible the death of the offic

to shrink isil's sphere of influence. >> once again, president obama depending on the international community to fight terrorists who are killing americans. tonight, a very tough talking point on the folly of that strategy. >> every time there is a drone strike that's the best recruiting tool for al qaeda. >> the far left on the run. for years they have opposed confronting the terror threat. now there is confusion in the liberal ranks. we have a special report. >> good on you. mr. o'reilly for coming back unless, of course, you are furious about something else. >> also ahead, once again jon stewart distorting my analysis. this time on the racial situation in ferguson, missouri. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ hi, i'm bill o'reilly, thanks for watching us tonight. what president obama should do with isis and putin. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. the isis terror nazis have murdered a second american. journalist stephan sotlov as with james folly two weeks ago they posted the beheading on the net for the

and a speech to the nation. president obama gets ready to reveal details of a meeting with isis terrorists that could take years. this is "special report." >>> good evening. i'm bret baier. president obama is about to embark on what could be the slipperiest slope in his time in office. after confessing he did not have a plan for dealing with the isis threat in syria and promising not to drag the country into another iraq war, the president now apparently is ready to announce a multi-phase middle east military operation. it could take so long he passes it along to his successor. chief white house correspondent ed henry begins our coverage tonight. good evening, ed. >> reporter: good evening, bret secretary of state john kerry called it a milestone. the secretary revealing that tomorrow he'll head to the mid east to try to build a coalition against isis. all of this setting the stage for what the white house is billing as the president's most expansive explanation of his strategy yet. president obama's aides are being vague about almost every detail of his wednesday speech to defe

here on fox business. lou: good evening, everybody. president obama today back at united nations and the united nations has been a troubled and difficult venue for the president over the last couple of years. two years ago he stood before the u.n. general assembly and famously and inaccurately declared that al qaeda was on the rise area and one year ago president obama boasted that his policies had ended a decade of war in afghanistan and iraq. and today, president obama spoke to the general assembly again, this time pleading with world leaders for their help in the fight to destroy islamic state terrorists and other al qaeda offshoots that are clearly not on the run, but rather watching across iraq and taken safe haven in syria. >> we will use our military might to campaign to back eisel and we will train and equip terrorists on the ground and we will work to cut off financing into and out of the region and i asked the world to join in this effort today. lou: president obama come as you heard the president there, putting the number at 40 nations. but he will still not identify those

agreement. >>> president obama is in estonia, reassured russia's neighbors they'll have the full support of nato if the ukraine crisis spreads to baltic states. >> as we stood together, russia is paying a heavy price for its actions and nato is poised to do more to help ukraine strengthen its forces and defend their country. >>> the united states says a video showing the beheading of journalist steven sotloff by islamic state militants is authentic. >>> protests calling for pakistan's prime minister to resign continue, parliament holds an emergency session to try to rally support behind him. >>> hello and with welcome to the program. well, there has been a fair amount of confusion in the last hour about whether or not a deal has been reached to end the fighting in ukraine. the ukrainian president petro poroshenko said he reached a deal with vladimir putin on a permanent cease-fire in east ukraine. a spokesman said the russian president did not agree to a cease-fire in ukraine because russia is not a party to the conflict. he insisted that the two men discussed only how to settle

>>> i'm chris wallace. former governor mitt romney is pulling no punches blaming president obama for the growing number of hot spots around the world. >> the president has a foreign policy which has failed once again. we find ourselves facing a very severe and horrific series of scenes on the world stage. >> was romney right in the 2012 presidential debates about russia and other threats to the u.s. and will he run again in 2016. mitt romney only on "fox news sunday." >>> then, a second american is executed by isis. and new charges about benghazi and why help came too late. >> we were told to wait and stand down. >> i strongly believed if we had left immediately they'd still be alive today. >> we'll discuss because and threats to the u.s. with michael mack call and the head of the senate foreign relations committee robert me den dez. >>> plus, even democrats are now urging the president to crush isis. >> this is a direct attack on the united states. time is up. action must be take. >> our sunday panel weighs in on the rising tide against a no strategy foreign policy. >>> and our

top stories. president obama prepares to layout his plan to the american people on how to defeat the islamic state. it comes as secretary of state visit john kerry rallies support. and in ferguson, missouri, people marching on the highway, calling for the governor to appoint a special prosecutor to the michael brown case. >> so we're just few hours away from president obama's address to the nation. he will unveil his strategy to dismantle the islamic state group in iraq and syria. the president told leaders yesterday that he has the authority he needs to take action against i.s. americans back him up as well. 61% of americans say acting against the islamic state is in the national interest. the president plans to ask lawmakers to approve $500 million in lethal aid to syrian rebels. what more do we know that the president is going to say tonight. >> it's time for the united states military and the coalition partners to go on offense against the islamic state group. a couple of reasons for that, tony. the galvanizing event of augus august 19th, the video of the first on-tape murder of

separatists run over ukrainian forces in a massive fire fight in eastern ukraine. this as president obama and nato allies meet in europe to decide how to respond to the crisis. >> warnings the ebola outbreak is spiraling out of control and one patient makes an escape from a treatment clinic. >>> thanks for joining us. the u.n. and secretary general is outraged, australia's prime minister calls it pure evil. >> u.s. officials are working to confirm the authenticity of the video which includes a threat from isis to kill a british hostage next. senior u.s. securie tity correspondent jim sciutto has the report. >> reporter: haunting and familiar. an american in orange on his knees, his killer in black standing above him brandishing a knife. 13 days after james foley was killed, a new video appears to show steven sotloff beaded. the executioner who appears to be speaking with the same voice and british accent as foley's killer made clear the murder was aimed directly at the u.s. >> just as you continue to strike our people, our knife will continue to strike the next of your people. >> reporter: so

president appeared to be clear and unambiguous. >>> while most analysts believe the obama administration is confused over how to deal with the isis threat, nbc news dissents. bernie goldberg has some thoughts. >> the president was not singing out isil. >> the president's spokesman saying the "jv" comment was not directed at isis. is that true? our true serum segment. >>> i ran out of ammo, knelt down, changed magazines, right as i'm coming up and reengage, another mortar hits. >> ahead, for the first time, cia operatives involved in the benghazi terror attack speak out to bret baier. he will be here tonight. >>> in addition, the state department calling me sexist. caution -- are you about to enter the "no spin zone." "factor" begins right now. >>> i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. chaos overseas. what is the president obama thinking? most of us know people who are big fans of president obama or at least were big fans. these days, many obama supporters have either changed their mind or gone to ground. according to the polls, 70% of the american people believe the country's o

>>> from washington, the -- the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> >>> issue one, obama take on ebola. >> in west africa, ebola is an epidemic. it's spiraling out of control. it is getting worse. it's spreading faster expo inertially. today, thousands of people are infected. that number could rapidly grow to tens of thousands. >> president obama launched an unprecedented plan to -- now afflicting countries chiefly in west africa. he's dispatching 3,000 american troops on the mission to help in containing ebola. the price tag up to $1.26 billion-dollars including -- the u.s. trool troops will assist in medical training and set up hospitals. they will also establish a headquarters in the nation of liberia. to protect its personnel against ebola. u.s. troops will have no direct contact with patients suffering from ebola s. >> is this a proper role for the u.s. military and is the u.s. military doing enough? >> they're doing more than anybody else and the reason the military and army is doing it because there's no nobody around that can do that fast and do that much. be brou

we're interrupting our regularly scheduled programming to bring you comments by president obama on the ebola epidemic in west africa. in just a few minutes, the president is going to address the latest efforts there. and in addition, we'll be bringing you the pentagon briefing about the latest remarks on the attacks in syria. but the biggest news at this hour, president obama has -- the white house said that president obama will announce that eric holder, the u.s. attorney general, the fourth longest serving attorney general in the department's history, is going to resign. and that announcement is coming this afternoon. he's the first african-american attorney general, the longest serving member of president obama's cabinet. for more on this, randall pinkston joins us. >> reporter: yeah, this is a surprise for those of course who are not on the on the inside, but as you know, at the end of a first term of a president's office, there are changes in the guard, if you will, members of the cabinet in the private sector, and eric holder was among those who stayed on. and we had no idea this

washington on the first wave of strikes. >> reporter: the pentagon confirms that president obama gave the green light for this attack, allowing his centcom commanders to put together the fine details which involved fighter jets, bombers and missiles. all of them aimed at raqqa, syria, the self-declared capital of isis and the terrorist army there. u.s. officials say the targets hit about 20 of them included had headquarters areas, fuel and weapons depots, training sites, and the united states it is said did not carry out the attacks alone. it was assisted by partner nations that were not actually named, but importantly arab countries were among those assisting. this, of course, comes on the eve of president obama going to new york and the united nations to press for international cooperation in the fight against isis and while this is a serious, significant expansion of the fight against that terrorist group, it is something that is not believed to be a death blow to isis. it is just the beginning of what could be a very long conflict. >>> from fighting isis to escaping their blood thirst