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we're joined by nbc's tracie potts. tracie, a big day from the president. >> reporter: it is, richard. he's expected to lay out a plan, a strategy. what he said several days ago we did not yet have, the fact that secretary kerry is in the region now, is part of that plan that we're expecting him to detail later on tonight. >> we need to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. that is the end game. >> reporter: how do you get there? that's what president obama is expected to outline tonight. >> it has to begin, in my view, by telling the american people what national interest is at stake here. >> reporter: in other words, how much of a threat is isis to the united states. could we be looking at another 9/11. australia is worried and may raise its threat level for the first time ever. >> it is at a very elevated level of medium, and i'm certainly contemplating very seriously the notion of lifting it higher. >> reporter: the white house says the president's strategy includes training and advising iraq's military, getting supp
we're joined by nbc's tracie potts. tracie, a big day from the president. >> reporter: it is, richard. he's expected to lay out a plan, a strategy. what he said several days ago we did not yet have, the fact that secretary kerry is in the region now, is part of that plan that we're expecting him to detail later on tonight. >> we need to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. that is the end game. >> reporter: how do you get there? that's what president obama is expected to...
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nbc's tracie potts is in washington, been watching all of that for us. tracie, as the president reaches out to congress, that was a big debate, what kind of timeline are we looking at here. >> reporter: well, in terms of action, in iraq, that's already under way, action in syria doesn't seem to be imminent. timelines for the president, he had dinner last night with a number of foreign policy experts, presumably to get some input on the strategy that he'll talk about tomorrow to the public and today to congressional leaders. president obama says we're going after isis but how, where, when and with whom? >> not something you do by dropping a couple of bombs. you need a strategy. you need allies. >> almost every single country on earth has a role to play in eliminating the isil threat and the evil that it represents. >> reporter: secretary kerry heads to the middle east today, building the coalition. iraq has a new more inclusive government as of this week. the president says their soldiers should fight the ground war, not ours. >> this is not a criminal ac
nbc's tracie potts is in washington, been watching all of that for us. tracie, as the president reaches out to congress, that was a big debate, what kind of timeline are we looking at here. >> reporter: well, in terms of action, in iraq, that's already under way, action in syria doesn't seem to be imminent. timelines for the president, he had dinner last night with a number of foreign policy experts, presumably to get some input on the strategy that he'll talk about tomorrow to the public...
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>> tracie potts in washington, d.c. tracie, thanks so much for that update. >>> he sped away from police this past weekend, but now the man wanted in connection with missing university of virginia student hannah graham is under arrest. jesse matthew will appear in court early this morning, not in virginia, but instead 1300 miles away in texas. that's where police found him on a beach yesterday afternoon. matthew will answer to charges that he failed to identify himself as a fugitive and for giving police false information during his arrest. texas police won't go into detail about the circumstances that led to his arrest. but said they found matthew under a tent near a parked car after answering a suspicious person call. police in virginia began the process to have him extradited. they'll travel to texas today to meet with officials. >>> police in pennsylvania think they're closing in on the man they say ambushed state troopers 13 days ago. the officials say they once again spotted eric frein from a distance in the woode
>> tracie potts in washington, d.c. tracie, thanks so much for that update. >>> he sped away from police this past weekend, but now the man wanted in connection with missing university of virginia student hannah graham is under arrest. jesse matthew will appear in court early this morning, not in virginia, but instead 1300 miles away in texas. that's where police found him on a beach yesterday afternoon. matthew will answer to charges that he failed to identify himself as a...
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nbc's tracie potts is in washington. tracie, what is expected to be the outcome from the senate today? >> reporter: well, if it is like the house, this measure will get bipartisan support, because despite the fact that there is opposition out there, a significant number of, majority of democrats and republicans thought, no, this isn't the ideal way to deal with the situation, but it may be the best way to change what is happening on the ground. this morning, the iraqis say they're gaining ground against isis, taking back parts of hadithah province. fallujah and ramadi are still under islamic control. left unchecked, the administration says isis could become a threat to the u.s. >> when it comes to america's national security, america's united. >> reporter: but not necessarily on how to do it. there is already opposition to today's senate vote on arming syrians against isis. >> i cannot and will not support arming or training the syrian opposition forces. >> reporter: even supporters are skeptical. >> this is not a blank
nbc's tracie potts is in washington. tracie, what is expected to be the outcome from the senate today? >> reporter: well, if it is like the house, this measure will get bipartisan support, because despite the fact that there is opposition out there, a significant number of, majority of democrats and republicans thought, no, this isn't the ideal way to deal with the situation, but it may be the best way to change what is happening on the ground. this morning, the iraqis say they're gaining...
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let's go to nbc's tracie potts in washington. good morning to you. and what are some of the other key details of the speech he put out last night? >> one of the big ones we have been waiting to hear in the president laid out last night we will expand air strikes from iraq into syria. there are some skeptical and some supportive of that here on capitol hill, but the president was quickly saying this is not going to turn into a ground war for the u.s. >> we will not get dragged into another ground war in iraq. >> reporter: but we will go after isis in iraq and syria, the president warned. >> if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven. >> reporter: air strikes, but no ground troops is a tricky strategy, critics say. >> we have a thousand boots on the ground right now, it is going to send another 435 boots on the ground. they're in a combat situation. to say they're not is obviously untrue. >> reporter: even supporters fear that the expanded campaign could spark a major conflict in the middle east. >> people will become angry. maybe we send tro
let's go to nbc's tracie potts in washington. good morning to you. and what are some of the other key details of the speech he put out last night? >> one of the big ones we have been waiting to hear in the president laid out last night we will expand air strikes from iraq into syria. there are some skeptical and some supportive of that here on capitol hill, but the president was quickly saying this is not going to turn into a ground war for the u.s. >> we will not get dragged into...
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i'm joined by tracie potts in washington. good morning, tracie. can you tell us what the priority is today? >> reporter: the priority is funding part of the president's plan and also we have breaking news about this, this morning, dara. reports that a syrian warplane has been bombing isis in syria, that it went down near one of the towns that is controlled by this militant group. there are reports from one organization watching things on the ground that isis shot down that plane, there are casualties on the ground, one of the reasons that lawmakers here today want to vote on whether or not to fund training and provide an arms to the syrian rebels. the defense secretary, chair of the joint chiefs testify on capitol hill today about the administration's strategy to defeat isis. >> i believe it is in our national security interests for the congress to act quickly. >> reporter: overnight, the house rules committee agreed to act fast, on a vote to train syrian rebels to fight isis, part of the president's plan. >> i think the congress will at least giv
i'm joined by tracie potts in washington. good morning, tracie. can you tell us what the priority is today? >> reporter: the priority is funding part of the president's plan and also we have breaking news about this, this morning, dara. reports that a syrian warplane has been bombing isis in syria, that it went down near one of the towns that is controlled by this militant group. there are reports from one organization watching things on the ground that isis shot down that plane, there...
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tracie potts has the story today from washington. >> reporter: wait is the official word from the white house but some republicans argue there's no time. >> we can't wait forever. and the longer we pate the strong isis becomes. >> reporter: even some democrats worry about waiting too long. >> he's very cautious, maybe too cautious. >> president obama says hae has no strategy for dealing with isis militants in syria. >> the president of the united states is either in denial or overwhelmed. he's either in denial or overwhelmed one one of the two. >> the policy republicans argue has been to defend iraq but not to engage in syria. >> that is a decision. that is a policy. that is a strategy and it's not working. >> reporter: but democrats fear rushing in too soon with military power could be a big mistake. >> if we simply come in and start bombing isis, we run the risk of forcing sunnis into their camp. we have to have the right targets and the right support in order to effective. >> reporter: the president wants to build a coalition of allies first. >> it's france, the brits, it's the other
tracie potts has the story today from washington. >> reporter: wait is the official word from the white house but some republicans argue there's no time. >> we can't wait forever. and the longer we pate the strong isis becomes. >> reporter: even some democrats worry about waiting too long. >> he's very cautious, maybe too cautious. >> president obama says hae has no strategy for dealing with isis militants in syria. >> the president of the united states is...
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tracie potts is in washington. tracie, do we know the timing of the president signing this bill today? >> reporter: no, but we know it is likely to happen pretty quickly because it was his idea. new this morning, air strikes against isis in syria, that's from the air. but what congress did here assures that the u.s. has now partners in syria on the ground. >> the joint resolution is passed. >> reporter: it is a done deal. the u.s. will send weapons and train syrian rebels to fight isis. most democrats and republicans agree, it is the best plan. >> there are -- if we train and equip them, they can be effective. >> there is no guarantee of success. there is none. but there is a guarantee of failure if we do not even try. >> this is not iraq. this is a totally different thing. >> reporter: some lawmakers still doubt it will work. >> sending arms to so-called moderate islamic rebels in syria is a fool's errand and will only make isis stronger. >> reporter: the president thanked congress for a quick vote. >> shows the w
tracie potts is in washington. tracie, do we know the timing of the president signing this bill today? >> reporter: no, but we know it is likely to happen pretty quickly because it was his idea. new this morning, air strikes against isis in syria, that's from the air. but what congress did here assures that the u.s. has now partners in syria on the ground. >> the joint resolution is passed. >> reporter: it is a done deal. the u.s. will send weapons and train syrian rebels to...
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>> tracie potts from washington, d.c. tracie, thanks so much for that update. >>> switching gears now to entertainment. quack attack is back. "the mighty ducks" cast from the second movie reunited. marguerite moreau who played connie in "the mighty ducks trilogy" rallied the boys. she instagramed, calling all brethren, with a picture of a mighty duck whistle. they can still make a flying v. the actress documented the '90s gang all on instagram. >>> after 22 years of marriage and keeping up with the kardashians, kris jenner officially filed for divorce from bruce jenner. she is seeking joint custody of her 17-year-old daughter, kylie jenner. >>> joseph gordon levitt could be cast as nsa leaker edward snowden. oliver stone is writing and directing the upcoming movie, the snowden files. even with strong leading roles for women like frozen's elsa or katniss in the hunger are games, the gender gap is still there. a new study finds 23% of international films had a female protagonist. and only 31% of speaking characters were wom
>> tracie potts from washington, d.c. tracie, thanks so much for that update. >>> switching gears now to entertainment. quack attack is back. "the mighty ducks" cast from the second movie reunited. marguerite moreau who played connie in "the mighty ducks trilogy" rallied the boys. she instagramed, calling all brethren, with a picture of a mighty duck whistle. they can still make a flying v. the actress documented the '90s gang all on instagram. >>>...
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nbc's tracie potts joins me from washington, d.c. tracie, it could be an important day for rallying the world against isis, correct? >> reporter: exactly. that's what a white house official tells us president obama plans to do. the theme of his speech in a few hours will be american leadership backed up by member nations of the u.n. and he'll talk not only about isis or isil, but more broadly about extremist ideology and sectarian conflicts around the world that give rise to those types of groups. >> i will never apologize for doing everything i can to protect the american people. >> reporter: president obama will urge other countries to join the fight. >> thank you very much for everything you've done. >> reporter: he's thanking the five arab nations that helped with air strikes in syria. in fact, there have been two more since the first round. lawmakers say air strikes alone are not enough. >> he should not be ruling out boots on the ground. ultimately that's going to be required. >> reporter: this afternoon the president chairs a
nbc's tracie potts joins me from washington, d.c. tracie, it could be an important day for rallying the world against isis, correct? >> reporter: exactly. that's what a white house official tells us president obama plans to do. the theme of his speech in a few hours will be american leadership backed up by member nations of the u.n. and he'll talk not only about isis or isil, but more broadly about extremist ideology and sectarian conflicts around the world that give rise to those types...
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i'm tracie potts. >>> chris christie out of the country in mexico as part of a three-day trade mission. he's expected to meet with the mexican president. >>> an allentown man is now charged with strangling a woman in her apartment. jesus dominguez was arrested. police say he and the victim regularly smoked crack. is several year people were in the apartment using drugs. her body was discovered in the bathroom on sunday. >>> a delaware county man is accused of stealing from homeowners that he promised to help. several people told police they paid adolfo vasquez to negotiate their mortgages but they got nothing in return. vasquez operated alliance mortgage protection. >>> we have an update on a story from last week, racial slurs spray painted on the track at memorial field. police announced they charged nine teenagers with criminal mischief and trespass. it could cost $100,000 to repair that damage. >>> and now to the delaware bureau. watch two teenagers go into a home on stanton avenue and ten acres. the officer went inside the home they found 18-year-old jared robb here and a 15-year-o
i'm tracie potts. >>> chris christie out of the country in mexico as part of a three-day trade mission. he's expected to meet with the mexican president. >>> an allentown man is now charged with strangling a woman in her apartment. jesus dominguez was arrested. police say he and the victim regularly smoked crack. is several year people were in the apartment using drugs. her body was discovered in the bathroom on sunday. >>> a delaware county man is accused of stealing...
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nbc's tracie potts is in washington. good morning to you, tracie. the question might be will she stick to a script or not here? >> reporter: or will she say a lot at all when it comes to details about how they protect first family. in this letter, she argues to the committee where she's testifying today that part of the hearing should be classified, it should be top secret because as she puts it, revealing too much detail about how they protect the first family is beyond reckless. >> something needs to be done drastically. >> reporter: today, lawmakers want to ask secret service director julia pierson how a man jumped the white house fence, ran across the lawn, and according to the washington post, got all the way into the east room before they stopped him. >> there has got to be a better way to deal with it than they're dealing with it now. >> reporter: a new post report says there was mass confusion when bullets hit the private residence in 2011. daughter sasha and her grandmother were inside. >> the rank and file agents and uniform division offic
nbc's tracie potts is in washington. good morning to you, tracie. the question might be will she stick to a script or not here? >> reporter: or will she say a lot at all when it comes to details about how they protect first family. in this letter, she argues to the committee where she's testifying today that part of the hearing should be classified, it should be top secret because as she puts it, revealing too much detail about how they protect the first family is beyond reckless....
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tracie potts joins us this morning. >> reporter: frances expect a lot the president will spend a lot of time this week in the u.n. starting with meetings tomorrow. wednesday this big push to get other countries to back the u.s. in this fight against isis. president obama stands before the united nations wednesday. he's expected to address everything from ebola to the fight against the islamic state. >> i agree with president obama's goal they must be defeated. i'm just not seeing the strategy that it will work. >> reporter: u.n. ambassador samantha power says 40 nations are backing the u.s. against isis and if the president goes ahead with air strikes in syria. >> we're not having problems getting countries to commit. >> reporter: president obama has been briefed on the military's plan but hasn't signed off yet. >> they aren't as committed as the united states. >> reporter: the president promised no u.s. ground troops but military experts doubt that's impossible. >> there's frustration on the military side saying please don't limit us. >> reporter: in new york this week president oba
tracie potts joins us this morning. >> reporter: frances expect a lot the president will spend a lot of time this week in the u.n. starting with meetings tomorrow. wednesday this big push to get other countries to back the u.s. in this fight against isis. president obama stands before the united nations wednesday. he's expected to address everything from ebola to the fight against the islamic state. >> i agree with president obama's goal they must be defeated. i'm just not seeing...
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. >>> nbc's tracie potts is in the nation's capitol. we can expect a busy week in washington. >> reporter: it's going to be a busy week and we're actually inside one of the senate buildings where a lot of that work gets done, frances, and a lot of discussion about iraq, syria and ukraine. foreign affairs has taken precedence over the last few weeks since congress has been out. when they get back today, the most meet concern, keeping the government running. money to run the federal government runs out september 30th. that's priority number one when congress gets back today. they'll likely consider a temporary extension. the other big issue, immigration. all the children flooding across the border without parents. president obama says he's delaying executive action until after november's election. >> when i take executive action i want to make sure that it's sustainable. >> basically saying he doesn't want to be held accountable by the electorate. >> reporter: the president says he doesn't need permission from congress to go after isis bu
. >>> nbc's tracie potts is in the nation's capitol. we can expect a busy week in washington. >> reporter: it's going to be a busy week and we're actually inside one of the senate buildings where a lot of that work gets done, frances, and a lot of discussion about iraq, syria and ukraine. foreign affairs has taken precedence over the last few weeks since congress has been out. when they get back today, the most meet concern, keeping the government running. money to run the...
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i'm joined by nbc's tracie potts. good morning. what can we expect to hear from the president today? >> reporter: simply put, frances, what is the plan. lawmakers here on capitol hill say they need a clear understanding from the president tonight, what's the goal and how do we get there? >> we need to degrade and ultimately droi ice lly destroy. that's the end game. >> reporter: how do you get there? president obama is expected to outlike this tonight. >> it has to begin in my view by telling the american people what national interest savannis at s here. >> reporter: in other words, could we be looking at another 9/11? australia is worried and may ways its threat level for the first time ever. >> an elevated level and i'm certainly contemplating seriously the notion of lifting it higher. >> reporter: the white house says the president's strategy includes training and advising iraq's military, getting support from other countries, us specially in the middle east and equipping syrian rebels. meeting with lawmakers tuesday, our source
i'm joined by nbc's tracie potts. good morning. what can we expect to hear from the president today? >> reporter: simply put, frances, what is the plan. lawmakers here on capitol hill say they need a clear understanding from the president tonight, what's the goal and how do we get there? >> we need to degrade and ultimately droi ice lly destroy. that's the end game. >> reporter: how do you get there? president obama is expected to outlike this tonight. >> it has to begin...
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in washington, i'm tracie potts, nbc news. >>> meanwhile, veterans on south jersey have different views on president obama's plan to fight isis. the vfw post watched it last night, some think the commander in chief is making a mistake by not putting boots on the ground in syria and iraq. >> that means we can take the fight to them now in iraq, then we do that, rather than wait until they come to america. >> reporter: you think there should be boots on the ground, are you saying that, or no? >> i think that should always be an option. >> i mean, we can help them, but i don't want boots on the ground no way. >> a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows 51% of americans support military action against isis. >>> there's a court date today in philadelphia for a man charged with raping a woman in her rittenhouse square apartment. garcia faces a preliminary hearing today. investigators say he followed the woman to her home and attacked her. he left with her cell phone and police say that's what helped lead to his arrest. >>> a brother and sister are in critical condition after they were
in washington, i'm tracie potts, nbc news. >>> meanwhile, veterans on south jersey have different views on president obama's plan to fight isis. the vfw post watched it last night, some think the commander in chief is making a mistake by not putting boots on the ground in syria and iraq. >> that means we can take the fight to them now in iraq, then we do that, rather than wait until they come to america. >> reporter: you think there should be boots on the ground, are you...
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nbc's tracie potts joins me live from washington. good morning. it could be an important day for rallying the world against i.s.i.s. >> reporter: it will be, francis. and we're watching a couple of events that the president has in new york today, with the united nations. this is rally his big chance to make his case that the u.s. needs some help fighting i.s.i.s. and other terrorist groups. >> i will never apologize for doing everything in my power to protect the safety and security of the american people. >> reporter: speaking to the united nations this morning, president obama will urge other countries to join the fight. >> thank you very much. for everything that you have done. >> reporter: he is thanking the arab nations that helped with air strikes in syria. lawmakers say air strikes alone are not enough. >> he should not be ruling out boots on the ground. ultimately, that's going to be required. >> reporter: this afternoon, the president chairs a u.n. security council meeting, focused on stopping foreign terrorists from crossing borders. >>
nbc's tracie potts joins me live from washington. good morning. it could be an important day for rallying the world against i.s.i.s. >> reporter: it will be, francis. and we're watching a couple of events that the president has in new york today, with the united nations. this is rally his big chance to make his case that the u.s. needs some help fighting i.s.i.s. and other terrorist groups. >> i will never apologize for doing everything in my power to protect the safety and security...
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nbc's tracie potts has the latest from washington to us >> isis is expanding in numbers exponentially. >> reporter: as the house prepares a quick vote on arming syria's opposition, president obama's at magill air force base today getting an update from the unit that will oversee the fight against isis. >> it's the men and women of centcom who will partner with others of the region who will carry out our limited military mission. >> reporter: limited. no boots on the ground. the president has promised repeatedly, but his top general tells congress -- >> if there are threats to the united states then i of course would go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of u.s. military ground forces. >> reporter: more than 1,000 u.s. troops are already there with more on the way. the state department tried to clarify. >> the president has been very clear, we will not have troops on the ground in combat roles, period. >> saying we're not going to have boots on the ground is just kind of not being totally truthful with the american people. >> reporter: some lawmake
nbc's tracie potts has the latest from washington to us >> isis is expanding in numbers exponentially. >> reporter: as the house prepares a quick vote on arming syria's opposition, president obama's at magill air force base today getting an update from the unit that will oversee the fight against isis. >> it's the men and women of centcom who will partner with others of the region who will carry out our limited military mission. >> reporter: limited. no boots on the...
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tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> this morning pakistani police and anti-government protesters are clashing in islamabad. police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. the protesters have been camped at the complex for more than two weeks. they're calling for the resignation of the prime minister. >>> police say the man known as the ak-47 bandit is back at it again. these are pictures from two years ago when he held up banks in california, idaho and washington state. now the fbi believes he may have struck in nebraska. investigators say the ak-47 bandit shot a police officer during a robbery two years ago. there's a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. >>> on long island, police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a pregnant woman inside her car. investigators say they were responding to a 911 call when they found the woman outside her home. the baby also died. >>> in rhode island, an armored truck overturned spilling bags of money on to the highway. the driver just lost control. state police got to the scene and made sure all of th
tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> this morning pakistani police and anti-government protesters are clashing in islamabad. police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. the protesters have been camped at the complex for more than two weeks. they're calling for the resignation of the prime minister. >>> police say the man known as the ak-47 bandit is back at it again. these are pictures from two years ago when he held up banks in california, idaho and...
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nbc's tracie potts is in washington. good day to you. what's on the president's agenda for the rest of the day some. >> well, in about 20 minutes we're expecting his official arrival at the nato summit. earlier this morning he took a school tour with prime minister cameron and the president has been sitting down with other heads of state with nato leaders to try to map out a strategy for the situation in ukraine. >> reporter: officially the number one issue on nato's agenda today is stopping russia's push into ukraine. >> article 5 is crystal clear. an attack on one, is an attack on all. >> reporter: the u.s. is also seeking support for possible air strikes against isis terrorists in syria. vice president biden put it bluntly. >> they should know we will follow them to the gates of hell until they are brought to justice. >> i do believe international community as a whole has an obligation to stop islamic state from advancing further. >> reporter: but the delay in going after isis in syria have some lawmakers frustrated. >> the president
nbc's tracie potts is in washington. good day to you. what's on the president's agenda for the rest of the day some. >> well, in about 20 minutes we're expecting his official arrival at the nato summit. earlier this morning he took a school tour with prime minister cameron and the president has been sitting down with other heads of state with nato leaders to try to map out a strategy for the situation in ukraine. >> reporter: officially the number one issue on nato's agenda today is...
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nbc10's national correspondent tracie potts reports from washington. >> reporter: this morning, the iraqis say they're gaining ground against isis taking part of the province, but fallujah and ramadi is still under control. less unchecked the administration says isis could become a threat to the u.s. >> when it comes to americans' national security, america is united. >> reporter: but not necessarily on how to do it. there's already opposition to today's senate vote on arming syrians against isis. >> i cannot or will not support arming and training the syrian opposition forces. >> reporter: even supporters are skeptical. >> it's not a blamplg check. blank check. >> an ally today say sworn enemy tomorrow. >> we need to defeat isil before they develop the operational capacity to perform a september 11th-like attack had. >> reporter: >> reporter: not on the ground. >> i will not you and rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. >> the u.s. troops that have been deployed to iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry testifi
nbc10's national correspondent tracie potts reports from washington. >> reporter: this morning, the iraqis say they're gaining ground against isis taking part of the province, but fallujah and ramadi is still under control. less unchecked the administration says isis could become a threat to the u.s. >> when it comes to americans' national security, america is united. >> reporter: but not necessarily on how to do it. there's already opposition to today's senate vote on arming...
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tracie potts, washington. >>> troops could be staying in afghanistan. the add obama administration expects an agreement to be signed by that country's incoming president. it would allow forces to remain in that acountry. >>> today, the federal aviation administration is expected to announce it will let half a dozen movie and television companies fly drones. the faa will grant that saying it's important for relaxing the ban for noncommercial operators. they will be only be used on closed set s have to be run by three-person team. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> getting a drenching for much of the area this morning. and the swind nwind is not help. that northeast wind is making for a dreary start this morning and will help keep temperatures much lower today. rain is falling in philadelphia but the heavier rain remains south and east and offshore as well but it's streaming inland. so, we're seeing bands of rainfall across cape may and moved towards new castle county. dover is getting spotty rain right
tracie potts, washington. >>> troops could be staying in afghanistan. the add obama administration expects an agreement to be signed by that country's incoming president. it would allow forces to remain in that acountry. >>> today, the federal aviation administration is expected to announce it will let half a dozen movie and television companies fly drones. the faa will grant that saying it's important for relaxing the ban for noncommercial operators. they will be only be used...
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nbc's tracie potts is live in washington for us. tracie, what can we expect to see this week? >> reporter: expect the president to head to new york tomorrow for climate change meetings and on wednesday expect him to make a big push for other countries to join this fight. president obama stands before the united nations wednesday. he is expected to address everything from ebola to the fight against the islamic state. >> i agree with president obama's goal that they must be defeated. i'm just not seeing the strategy that is actually going to work. >> reporter: u.n. ambassador samantha powers says 40 nations are backing the u.s. against isis. and if the president goes ahead with air strikes in syria -- >> we will not do the air strikes alone. we're not having problems getting countries to commit. >> reporter: president obama has been briefed on the military plan, but he hasn't signed off yet. the pentagon wants more arab nations involved. >> they aren't as committed as the united states. >> reporter: the president promised, no u.s. ground troops but military experts doubt that's
nbc's tracie potts is live in washington for us. tracie, what can we expect to see this week? >> reporter: expect the president to head to new york tomorrow for climate change meetings and on wednesday expect him to make a big push for other countries to join this fight. president obama stands before the united nations wednesday. he is expected to address everything from ebola to the fight against the islamic state. >> i agree with president obama's goal that they must be defeated....
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nbc's tracie potts is in washington for us. tracie, good morning to you. what is expected to come of this meeting in paris, if anything? >> reporter: likely a lot of pressure from the united states, for other countries to join in. the air campaign and on the ground, great britain already said they're not sending in ground troops and not helping out with fighter jets, neither is germany, italy, france and australia said they'll help out. but the question remains, will arab countries or others send in ground troops or somehow help out with this ground effort against isis. the obama plan, to defeat isis, train the iraqis, air strikes in syria and build a coalition. >> i think the plan has a great potential to work. >> reporter: australia says they'll help with air strikes, but germany, britain and italy will not. and who is going to fight isis on the ground? >> countries are saying they're ready to do that. the prince of jordan just two days ago said he's ready today to put his troops into syria to fight isis. >> we have countries in this region, countries ou
nbc's tracie potts is in washington for us. tracie, good morning to you. what is expected to come of this meeting in paris, if anything? >> reporter: likely a lot of pressure from the united states, for other countries to join in. the air campaign and on the ground, great britain already said they're not sending in ground troops and not helping out with fighter jets, neither is germany, italy, france and australia said they'll help out. but the question remains, will arab countries or...
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tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> good tuesday morning to you. we are tracking showers moving into our areas, allow a little extra time to get into work if ayou're in chester or new castle county. that's where we're seeing most of the rainfall. this is mainly light and even moderate rainfall will create a few slick spots out there on the road. but right now the rain is moving into parts of east marboro stretching into reading. reading moderate rain coming down and same thing in maiden creek and fly you down here to parts of new castle county and we'll see more of a moderate rainfall and same thing. so, what we'll see as we head into the rest of this morning as all this rain, light rain, isolated spotty showers tracking here to the east and also the southeast. so, south jersey will see more of this rainfall closer to 7:00 a.m. we'll continue to see it spread out to parts of allentown and even poconos as we head to the rest of your morning. by noon you'll notice all the rain is off shore and we'll start to see more clearing as we head into the afte
tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> good tuesday morning to you. we are tracking showers moving into our areas, allow a little extra time to get into work if ayou're in chester or new castle county. that's where we're seeing most of the rainfall. this is mainly light and even moderate rainfall will create a few slick spots out there on the road. but right now the rain is moving into parts of east marboro stretching into reading. reading moderate rain coming down and same thing in...
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tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> home de-potshopers listen up. home depot is working with authorities after it appears they are the latest retailer to suffer a major data breach. nbc 10's vai sikahema is live in our digital operations center with what those home depot customers need to know. vai? >> the possible data breach at home depot may have affected all 2200 of its u.s. stores. if that's the case, experts are saying this breach could be many times larger than the one that affected target late last year. a company spokesperson says that the store is looking into unusual activity and is taking this risk seriously. several banks that were contacted say they believe the breach may have started in late april or in earlyç may. now, a website focusing on cybersecurity says the same group of russian and ukrainian hackers suspected in the massive target breach may be behind the possible home depot breach. target has been overhauling its security department and systems and is accelerating its $100 million plan to roll out chip-based credit card tec
tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> home de-potshopers listen up. home depot is working with authorities after it appears they are the latest retailer to suffer a major data breach. nbc 10's vai sikahema is live in our digital operations center with what those home depot customers need to know. vai? >> the possible data breach at home depot may have affected all 2200 of its u.s. stores. if that's the case, experts are saying this breach could be many times larger than the one...
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but as tracie potts explains, the u.s. has no credible information about that threat. >> reporter: there's more security in new york subways this morning after iraq's prime minister surprised every one and told reporters isis was planning to attack subways here and in paris. new york's governor, mayor and police commissioner quickly hopped onboard and tried to reassure the public. >> there is no specific, credibility information about any specific threat to the new york city subway system. the new york city subway system is safe to ride. >> reporter: the fbi agreed but an iraq official says they warned the u.s. the u.s. is still going after isis with air strikes. the pentagon says, the latest hit on oil refineries cut off an important source of financing. >> they're not going to be pumping any refined oil out, petroleum, any time soon. >> reporter: this morning the british parliament is back considering whether to join the u.s.-led air strikes. some in congress want to come back, too. they claim president obama skipped an
but as tracie potts explains, the u.s. has no credible information about that threat. >> reporter: there's more security in new york subways this morning after iraq's prime minister surprised every one and told reporters isis was planning to attack subways here and in paris. new york's governor, mayor and police commissioner quickly hopped onboard and tried to reassure the public. >> there is no specific, credibility information about any specific threat to the new york city subway...
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nbc's tracie potts is live in washington this morning. tracie, what can we expect to hear from today's hearing? >> reporter: well, a lot in an open, public hearing, which is not exactly how the secret service wanted it. they put in a request to have part of this hearing in private, classified, so they could discuss not only a report on how the secret service does its job but also, she said, revealing too many details about how they protect the first family would be, and i'm quoting julia pierson here, "beyond reckless." >> something needs to be done drastically. >> reporter: today lawmakers want to ask secret service director julia pierson how a man jumped the white house fence, ran across the lawn, and according to the "washington post," got all the way into the east room before they stopped him. >> there's got to be a better way to deal with it than they're dealing with it now. >> reporter: a new "post" report also says there was mass confusion when bullets hit the private residence in 2011. daughter sasha and her grandmother were insid
nbc's tracie potts is live in washington this morning. tracie, what can we expect to hear from today's hearing? >> reporter: well, a lot in an open, public hearing, which is not exactly how the secret service wanted it. they put in a request to have part of this hearing in private, classified, so they could discuss not only a report on how the secret service does its job but also, she said, revealing too many details about how they protect the first family would be, and i'm quoting julia...
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nbc's tracie potts is live for us in washington this morning. tracie, good morning. what can we expect from today's conference in paris? >> reporter: frances, can you expect them to address the key question who is going to fight this fight against isis. some key allies of the u.s. have already said, as you just heard, they're not sending in fighter jets, although other countries including some arab countries say that they're backing this u.s.-led effort. the u.s., the obama administration, insists they are building this coalition. the obama plan to defeat isis. train the iraqis, air strikes in syria, and build a coalition. >> i think the plan has a great potential to work. >> reporter: france and australia say they'll help with air strikes, but germany, britain and italy will not. and who's going to fight isis on the ground? >> countries are saying that they're ready to do that. >> i met with the prince of jordan just two days ago who said he is ready today to put his troops into syria to fight isis. >> we have countries in this region, countries outside of this regi
nbc's tracie potts is live for us in washington this morning. tracie, good morning. what can we expect from today's conference in paris? >> reporter: frances, can you expect them to address the key question who is going to fight this fight against isis. some key allies of the u.s. have already said, as you just heard, they're not sending in fighter jets, although other countries including some arab countries say that they're backing this u.s.-led effort. the u.s., the obama...
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as nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts reports, the estimate of the number of isis fighters has increased dramatically. >> reporter: the cia estimates has between 30,000 to 41,000 fighters double or triple the estimate from earlier this year. >> they've been actively and aggressively growing. >> reporter: the white house wants a quick okay from congress to arm syrian rebels against isis. but some lawmakers want to take it slow. >> we need to check to see that we're not arming and equipping the bad guys. >> reporter: even with great britain, germany and how italy saying they won't help with air strikes, key republicans are backing the president's plan. >> we ought to give the president what he's asking for. >> mr. president, if you need my blessing to destroy isil, you have it. >> reporter: after another closed door briefing, democrats and republicans insist the president must seek approval first from congress. >> the administration will be so much wiser to get that authorization and buy-in from congress on the front end. >> i would not support the arm request as it stands today.
as nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts reports, the estimate of the number of isis fighters has increased dramatically. >> reporter: the cia estimates has between 30,000 to 41,000 fighters double or triple the estimate from earlier this year. >> they've been actively and aggressively growing. >> reporter: the white house wants a quick okay from congress to arm syrian rebels against isis. but some lawmakers want to take it slow. >> we need to check to see that...
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nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill to tell us more with stunning developments, tracey. >> reporter: we'll hear more about that today on the hill, good morning. what "the washington post" reported is that the man who jumped the fence, crossed the line and went into the unlocked door got all the way to the east room before the secret service stopped him. that's certain to be a question for juliet peterson who shows up at a cop depressional hearing in a few hours at 10:00 a.m. lawmakers want to know how he was able to get so far into the white house. the president wasn't there as you know at the time, but certainly a concern. there were back-to-back security breaches that weekend. and also they will likely question her about the 2011 report also in "the post" when shots were fired and ended up hitting the white house red den residence. one of the daughters and the grandmother were home at the time, the president was not, but the issue there is it took four days for the secret service to figure out what happened. initially they thought a truck backfired and called off agents. then said
nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill to tell us more with stunning developments, tracey. >> reporter: we'll hear more about that today on the hill, good morning. what "the washington post" reported is that the man who jumped the fence, crossed the line and went into the unlocked door got all the way to the east room before the secret service stopped him. that's certain to be a question for juliet peterson who shows up at a cop depressional hearing in a few hours at 10:00...
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nbc's tracie potts has the story. >> isis is expanding in numbers exponentially. >> reporter: as the house prepares a quick vote on arming syria's opposition, president obama's at macdill air force base getting an update from the unit that will oversee the fight against isis. >> it's the men and women of centcom who will partner with others in the region to carry out our limited military mission. >> reporter: limited. no boots on the ground. the president has promised repeatedly. but his top general tells congress -- >> if there are threats to the united states, then i, of course, would go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of u.s. military ground forces. >> reporter: more than 1,000 u.s. soldiers are already there with more on the way. the state department tried to clarify. >> the president's been very clear, we will not have troops on the ground in combat roles, period. >> saying we're not going to have boots on the ground, it just kind of not being totally truthful with the american people. >> reporter: some lawmakers are concerned about armin
nbc's tracie potts has the story. >> isis is expanding in numbers exponentially. >> reporter: as the house prepares a quick vote on arming syria's opposition, president obama's at macdill air force base getting an update from the unit that will oversee the fight against isis. >> it's the men and women of centcom who will partner with others in the region to carry out our limited military mission. >> reporter: limited. no boots on the ground. the president has promised...
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tracie potts, nbc çnews, washington. >>> a memorial service will be held for steven sotloff. the public service is expected to take place this afternoon in pine crest, florida. sotloff was taken hostage last year in syria while working as a freelance journalist. his family says through his work he wanted to give a voice to those who have been silenced. >>> today marks the 17th anniversary of the death of mother teresa. people in her native india held a special prayer in her honor this morning. the united nations declared today an international day of charity. >>> in california, two buildings were damaged in a five-alarm warehouse fire. this was the scene at san francisco's mission district yesterday afternoon. a lot of people had to be treated for breathing in too much smoke, including a firefighter. look at the size of that fire. crews were on the scene for several hours trying to put that out. >>> you know the cobra we told you about yesterday that attacked a dog and xaped in california? this is video of it being captured. a woman spotted the snake crossing the street. she
tracie potts, nbc çnews, washington. >>> a memorial service will be held for steven sotloff. the public service is expected to take place this afternoon in pine crest, florida. sotloff was taken hostage last year in syria while working as a freelance journalist. his family says through his work he wanted to give a voice to those who have been silenced. >>> today marks the 17th anniversary of the death of mother teresa. people in her native india held a special prayer in her...
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tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> all troops have been rescued after a u.s. marine helicopter crashed into the gulf of aden in the middle east. that helicopter was trying to land on a navy ship south of yemen. some had minor injuries. >>> today testing begins on an experimental vaccine for ebola. the national institute of health will test 20 adults to see if their immune systems respond to the virus. the results won't be known until the end of the year. the vaccine was developed by nia, glaxo smith kline. tests for other vaccines will happen this fall. an outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in west africa. >>> the fbi is stepping in now to investigate how nude photos of some celebrities ended up online. we told you that story yesterday. oscar-winning actress jennifer lawrence alerted authorities after first spotting those intimate pictures of herself on sunday. the site also claims to have pictures of model kate upton and soccer player hope solo. apple said it is also investigating any possible tampering on customer icloud accounts. >>> the governor of
tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> all troops have been rescued after a u.s. marine helicopter crashed into the gulf of aden in the middle east. that helicopter was trying to land on a navy ship south of yemen. some had minor injuries. >>> today testing begins on an experimental vaccine for ebola. the national institute of health will test 20 adults to see if their immune systems respond to the virus. the results won't be known until the end of the year. the vaccine was...
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thank you, tracie potts. >>> now let's get to sports action. richard louie, lots going on there. >> a busy day monday night. good morning you to, betty. two monday night football games to tell you about. first new york giants at detroit, one word here, mega tron. detroit's calvin johnson, seven catches, two early touchdowns against the giants. quarterback matthew stafford, he threw for 346 yards. he said why not? i'm going to run one in, too. topping the giants 35-14. a lot of people in new york crying. the other monday game, a rocky start for arizona against san diego. multiple turnovers for quarterback carson palmer. arizona pulls the fat out of the fire overcoming an 11 point deficit edging out san diego just by a little about it, 18-17. celebrities on deck to watch the 14 seed face the 10th seed in the u.s. open finals. and then after cilic won two sets this -- >> cilic has won the u.s. open. >> yeah. cilic falling to the ground like most champs have done so far. >> it's like dropping the mike after a song. >> why not do it after you won wh
thank you, tracie potts. >>> now let's get to sports action. richard louie, lots going on there. >> a busy day monday night. good morning you to, betty. two monday night football games to tell you about. first new york giants at detroit, one word here, mega tron. detroit's calvin johnson, seven catches, two early touchdowns against the giants. quarterback matthew stafford, he threw for 346 yards. he said why not? i'm going to run one in, too. topping the giants 35-14. a lot of...
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nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts is on capitol hill, where there is skepticism his plan will work. >> reporter: president obama stands before the united nations wednesday. he's expected to address everything from ebola to the fight against the islamic state. >> i agree with president obama's goal, that they must be defeated. i'm just not seeing the strategy that's actually going to work. >> reporter: u.n. ambassador samantha powers says 40 nations are backing the u.s. against isis, and if the president goes ahead with air strikes in syria -- >> we will not do the air strikes alone. we are not having problems getting countries to commit. >> reporter: president obama's been briefed on the military's plan, but he hasn't signed off yet. the pentagon wants more arab nations involved. >> they aren't as committed as the united states. >> right. >> reporter: the president promised, no u.s. ground troops, but military experts doubt that's possible. >> what you're seeing now i think is a frustration, frustration on the military perspective saying, please, don't limit us on what we need
nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts is on capitol hill, where there is skepticism his plan will work. >> reporter: president obama stands before the united nations wednesday. he's expected to address everything from ebola to the fight against the islamic state. >> i agree with president obama's goal, that they must be defeated. i'm just not seeing the strategy that's actually going to work. >> reporter: u.n. ambassador samantha powers says 40 nations are backing the...
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tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> and you can watch the president's address live tonight at 9:00 here on nbc 10 and on nbc10.com. >>> a preliminary hearing is set for today in philadelphia for a man charged with killing two women. james mears is accused in the august murders of dolly evans and ruby thomas. it happened at a home on vista street in holmesburg section. police say mears was staying with the women. they believe the murders took place after mears tried to rob one of them. >>> plus in bucks county are investigating after two students were stabbed outside an elementary school. skyforce10 was over manor elementary in levittown where the stabbing happened around 7:00 p.m. last night. police believe an argument during a basketball game led to the stabbing. both victims were taken to the hospital. both are expected to survive. >>> a 16-year-old faces charges, including assaulting a police officer, after an incident at a septa train station. officials say the student got into a scuffle with police at the erie-torresdale station on monday afternoon because his trans pass wasn'
tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> and you can watch the president's address live tonight at 9:00 here on nbc 10 and on nbc10.com. >>> a preliminary hearing is set for today in philadelphia for a man charged with killing two women. james mears is accused in the august murders of dolly evans and ruby thomas. it happened at a home on vista street in holmesburg section. police say mears was staying with the women. they believe the murders took place after mears tried to rob one...
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nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts has the story. >> reporter: the obama plan to defeat isis -- train the iraqis, air strikes in syria, and build a coalition. >> i think the plan has a great potential to work. >> reporter: france and australia say they'll help with air strikes, but germany, britain and italy will not. and who's going to fight isis on the ground? >> countries are saying that they're ready to do that. >> i remember the prince of jordan just two days ago, who said he is ready today to put his troops into syria to fight isis. >> we have countries in this region, countries outside of this region, in addition to the united states, all of whom are prepared to engage in military assistance. >> reporter: the public is skeptical. in our latest nbc/"wall street journal" journal annenberg poll, six in ten americans back the idea of going after isis in syria, but nearly 70% don't think it will work. >> our strategy will fail yet again. this president needs to rise to the occasion before we all get killed back here at home. >> reporter: the announcement this weekend of a t
nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts has the story. >> reporter: the obama plan to defeat isis -- train the iraqis, air strikes in syria, and build a coalition. >> i think the plan has a great potential to work. >> reporter: france and australia say they'll help with air strikes, but germany, britain and italy will not. and who's going to fight isis on the ground? >> countries are saying that they're ready to do that. >> i remember the prince of jordan just...
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nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts reports from washington. >> and i will never apologize for doing everything in my power to protect the safety and security of the american people. >> reporter: speaking to the united nations this morning, president obama will urge other countries to join the fight. >> thank you very much for everything that you have done. >> reporter: he's thanking the five arab nations that helped with air strikes in syria. in fact, there have been two more since the first round, but lawmakers say air strikes alone are not enough. >> he should not be ruling out boots on the ground, because ultimately, that's going to be required. >> reporter: this afternoon, the president chairs a u.n. security council meeting focused on stopping foreign terrorists from crossing borders. >> we're talking about fighters recruited from our own communities and radicalized sufficiently to go fight in wars that are not their own. >> reporter: the campaign is also targeting an al qaeda-linked group called corzon. the pentagon says they were ready to attack. >> these were to disrup
nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts reports from washington. >> and i will never apologize for doing everything in my power to protect the safety and security of the american people. >> reporter: speaking to the united nations this morning, president obama will urge other countries to join the fight. >> thank you very much for everything that you have done. >> reporter: he's thanking the five arab nations that helped with air strikes in syria. in fact, there have...
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tracie potts has the latest developments from capitol hill. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. lawmakers say the threat is not going away, so they're concerned while the president is weighing his options and trying to build a coalition the threat from isis could get worse. wait is the official word from the white house, but some republicans argue there is no time. >> we can't wait forever and the longer we do wait, the stronger isis becomes. >> reporter: even some democrats worry about waiting too long. >> he's very cautious. maybe in this instance too cautious. >> reporter: president obama says he has no strategy for dealing with isis militants in syria. >> the president of the united states is either in denial or overwhelmed. one of the two. >> reporter: the policy republicans argue has been to defend iraq but not to engage in syria. >> that is a decision, that is a policy, that is a strategy. and it's in the working. >> reporter: but democrats fear rushing in too soon with military power could be a big mistake. >> if we simply
tracie potts has the latest developments from capitol hill. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. lawmakers say the threat is not going away, so they're concerned while the president is weighing his options and trying to build a coalition the threat from isis could get worse. wait is the official word from the white house, but some republicans argue there is no time. >> we can't wait forever and the longer we do wait, the stronger isis becomes. >> reporter: even some...
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tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> a trial is scheduled today for a woman accused of leaving five children in a running car while she shopped at a philadelphia supermarket. karen thompson is charged with endangering the welfare of children. investigators say it was on july 2nd she went into a shoprite and left five children in her care unattended in the car. a witness called police when she heard the children crying. police say thompson operated a home daycare. >>> philadelphia police say a 15-year-old girl found unconscious in the woods had a medical issue, even though her parents believe she was attacked. the teen was found with bruises and scratches in the woods off roosevelt boulevard in penny pack park jumonday night. she was reported missing after she didn't show up to school. police say she suffered a medical episode, but parents insist the levels were fine in the hospital. >>> there is a multimillion dollar renovation project for a makeover of the mall and name change. the indoor outlet mall in northeast philadelphia will be called philadelphia mills. the interior and exte
tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> a trial is scheduled today for a woman accused of leaving five children in a running car while she shopped at a philadelphia supermarket. karen thompson is charged with endangering the welfare of children. investigators say it was on july 2nd she went into a shoprite and left five children in her care unattended in the car. a witness called police when she heard the children crying. police say thompson operated a home daycare. >>>...
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nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts reports from the rotunda across from the capitol where all that work gets under way today. >> reporter: money to run the federal government runs out september 30th. that's priority number one when congress gets back today. they'll likely consider a temporary extension. the other big issue, immigration, all those children flooding across the border without parents. president obama says he's delaying any executive action until after november's election. >> when i take executive action, i want to make sure that it's sustainable. >> basically saying is he doesn't want to be held accountable by the electorate. >> reporter: the president says he doesn't need permission from congress to go after isis militants in syria, but he does want their support. he'll lay out his strategy in a speech wednesday. air strikes but no ground troops. >> boots on the ground have to be iraqi. >> what about syria? >> in syria, the boots on the ground have to be syrian. >> reporter: democrats and republicans agree the president needs to be clear and decisive. >> we need
nbc 10 national correspondent tracie potts reports from the rotunda across from the capitol where all that work gets under way today. >> reporter: money to run the federal government runs out september 30th. that's priority number one when congress gets back today. they'll likely consider a temporary extension. the other big issue, immigration, all those children flooding across the border without parents. president obama says he's delaying any executive action until after november's...
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>>> tracie potts live on capitol hill. tracie, thank you. we will hear a shift at the united nations in new york. in a few hours, president obama will address world leaders about the ebola out break. they aim to mobilize a wider response to contain the epidemic. u.s. secretary-general ban ki-moon will hold a meeting later this morning. president obama is scheduled to meet at 11:00. >>> new numbers on the ebola outbreak. world health organization estimates 6,200 people have the virus. that number is up from 5,800. another 2,900 have died from the disease. >>> a new warning about a rapidly spreading virus here. there is a confirmed case of the enterovirus is maryland. officials would not say exactly the children is in the hospital being treated for the virus. it causes breathing problems, wheezing, sometimes a rash. symptoms can first appear to be a cold. last week the first cases of the virus were confirm canned in va is va. there are now 220 cases in 32 states and the district of columbia. >>> the redskins are back in the action tonight for
>>> tracie potts live on capitol hill. tracie, thank you. we will hear a shift at the united nations in new york. in a few hours, president obama will address world leaders about the ebola out break. they aim to mobilize a wider response to contain the epidemic. u.s. secretary-general ban ki-moon will hold a meeting later this morning. president obama is scheduled to meet at 11:00. >>> new numbers on the ebola outbreak. world health organization estimates 6,200 people have the...
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nbc's tracie potts has more on what issues will take priority. >> money to run the federal government runs out september 30th. that's priority number one when congress gets back today. they'll likely consider a temporary extension. the other big issue, migration. all those children flooding across the border without parents. president obama says he's delaying any executive action until after november's election. >> i want to make sure it's sustainable. >> basically saying he doesn't want to be held accountable by the electorate. >> the president says he doesn't need permission from congress to go after isis militants in syria but he does want their support. he'll lay out his strategy in a speech wednesday. air strike, but no ground troops. >> boots on the ground have to be iraqi. >> democrats and republicans agree the president needs to be clear and decisive. >> we need to have an end game. saying, here's what we're going to do. >> what is the military plan and what is the diplomatic plan. and times wasting. it's time for america to project power and strength. >> those are just some o
nbc's tracie potts has more on what issues will take priority. >> money to run the federal government runs out september 30th. that's priority number one when congress gets back today. they'll likely consider a temporary extension. the other big issue, migration. all those children flooding across the border without parents. president obama says he's delaying any executive action until after november's election. >> i want to make sure it's sustainable. >> basically saying he...
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tracie potts, nbc news. washington. >> and for more on the president's meeting with congressional leaders, we're joined by carrie dann. who will be at this meeting? >> you're going to see the president meeting with the head leaders o f the house and senate like john boehner, mitch mcconnell, harry reid and nancy pelosi. and he'll talk about what his strategy will be before the salespeople tomorrow night. one of the big things that'll talk about is whether or not congress will have any vote to authorize action against isis. thest something the president said he wants congress to buy in. although the president has been clear he thinks he has the constitutional authority to go ahead with this military strategy without a vote from congress. congress doesn't really want to have a vote on this right now. it's so close to midterm. >> neither republicans or democrats. >> neither. republicans think they're in a good place going into the midterm. and democrats aren't sure how a vote may play with their base. both side
tracie potts, nbc news. washington. >> and for more on the president's meeting with congressional leaders, we're joined by carrie dann. who will be at this meeting? >> you're going to see the president meeting with the head leaders o f the house and senate like john boehner, mitch mcconnell, harry reid and nancy pelosi. and he'll talk about what his strategy will be before the salespeople tomorrow night. one of the big things that'll talk about is whether or not congress will have...
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they said happens off the ro we will continue to watch that for you. >> tracie potts on capitol hill. thank you, tracie. and a letter urging to be extra vigilant. it did not mention a particular threat but mentions isis. because this is d.c., officers are always on . >> on any given day we have two dozen canine units out performing sweeps in stations, aboard trains. we have thousands upon thousands of security cameras and other detention systems. >> riders have to keep an eye out for anything that does not look right. >> 6:33. shoppers help catch a man suspected of sexually assaulting a a woman at a d.c. mall. people in nearby businesses were screaming coming from a stairwell inside the mall. shoppers rush out to see a woman gr -- man grabbing a woman's pants. they called 911 and others held him down. >>> stone left his vocational day program yesterday morning and under came back. frederick police say stone has been diagnosed with autism. he's run away before. in one instance someone found him 50 miles away in laurel. >>> a a former executive is now indicted for fraud. jeffrey neely i
they said happens off the ro we will continue to watch that for you. >> tracie potts on capitol hill. thank you, tracie. and a letter urging to be extra vigilant. it did not mention a particular threat but mentions isis. because this is d.c., officers are always on . >> on any given day we have two dozen canine units out performing sweeps in stations, aboard trains. we have thousands upon thousands of security cameras and other detention systems. >> riders have to keep an eye...
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nbc tracie potts is live on capitol hill now. tracie, what is president obama planning to do to address this issue? >> reporter: eun, he will try to get more support for what the u.s. plan is to defeat isis. part of that is air strikes, possible air strikes in syria. over the weekend, we heard u.s. ambassador samantha power say if they decide on that, the u.s. won't be alone. she said 40 other countries are supporting this u.s.-led campaign against isis. tomorrow the president heads to the united nations. he will be chairing the council in the afternoon. and possibly imposing a big travel ban. and finally the military is waiting on the president's okay. the pentagon submitted their plan for fighting isis inneer so ya. they are waiting for the president to give an okay on that. they want to see more arab nations involved. >>> tracie potts, live on capitol hill. >>> 6:32. a desperate search for former d.c. treasurer lasana mack. he was last seen in the petworth neighborhood. he may be driving a 2013 gray ford explorer. he was a d.c
nbc tracie potts is live on capitol hill now. tracie, what is president obama planning to do to address this issue? >> reporter: eun, he will try to get more support for what the u.s. plan is to defeat isis. part of that is air strikes, possible air strikes in syria. over the weekend, we heard u.s. ambassador samantha power say if they decide on that, the u.s. won't be alone. she said 40 other countries are supporting this u.s.-led campaign against isis. tomorrow the president heads to...
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tracy potts has the story. >> we need to degrade and destroy isil. >> reporter: how do you do that? that's what president obama is expected to outline tonight. >> it has to begin, in my view, by telling the american people what national interest is at stake here. >> reporter: how much of a threat is isis to the u.s.? could we look at another 9/11? secretary of state kerry landed in baghdad today to meet the country's new prime minister and others pushing for a more inclusive government. plus, the president wants to equip syrian rebels. john boehner said he will support that. meeting with lawmakers tuesday, the president insisted he does not need more authority from congress. some lawmakers insist he does. >> he really ought to be asking for our support whether or not he may think he's authorized to do what he intends to do. >> reporter: according to a source familiar with the discussion, the president had with lawmakers yesterday, he is now asking congress for new money to expand this campaign. tracy potts, nbc news, washington. >> watch the address live tonight at 9:00 right here o
tracy potts has the story. >> we need to degrade and destroy isil. >> reporter: how do you do that? that's what president obama is expected to outline tonight. >> it has to begin, in my view, by telling the american people what national interest is at stake here. >> reporter: how much of a threat is isis to the u.s.? could we look at another 9/11? secretary of state kerry landed in baghdad today to meet the country's new prime minister and others pushing for a more...
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tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> in iraq today at least 18 people were killed and more than 50 injuries after two bombs went off in baghdad. bombs two cars near a popular cafe in a mainly shiite district. no one claimed responsibility for the blast. the u.n. said more than 14 people killed in iraq in august as iraqi government forces continue to fight isis militants in northern iraq. >>> british prime minister david cameron takes action amid new terror concerns in uk. cameron wants to give police power to seize passports from citizens suspected of traveling abroad to fight with terror groups. he's asking to expand anti-terror laws. cameron also wants to block suspected british jihadi fighters from entering the country. intelligence officials believe around 500 brits have gone to fight in syria and iraq. an assault by pro-russian sources forced ukrainian military to retreat from airport in luhansk. this is the second largest rebel held city. russia consistently denies allegations it has sent troops or equipment into eastern ukraine. the rubles have been fighting ukrainian troops
tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> in iraq today at least 18 people were killed and more than 50 injuries after two bombs went off in baghdad. bombs two cars near a popular cafe in a mainly shiite district. no one claimed responsibility for the blast. the u.n. said more than 14 people killed in iraq in august as iraqi government forces continue to fight isis militants in northern iraq. >>> british prime minister david cameron takes action amid new terror concerns in uk....
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tracy potts, nbc news, washington. >>> military officials confirmed two americans were killed in a car bombing in afghanistan this morning. the explosion happened a couple hundred yards from the u.s. embassy. one of the americans was a service member, the other a civilian. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack which killed a total of three coalition troops and injured nearly 20 people. >>> happening today, the war on ebola. the obama admission is sending 3,000 military personnel to west aft africa. tho those troops will help create bed space. this american doctor battling ebola is battling boredom. he is being treated in nebraska where doctors say he continues to improve. workers are brainstorming ways to keep him entertained. he has books, a chess board, a never basketball hoop. she says her husband gets tired easily but is mentally sharper every day. >>> a 12-year-old wisconsin girl is accused of trying to kill a classmate has to undergo a mental competent receive evaluation. she and another 12-year-old are accused of attacking a classmate on may 30th. the girls plann
tracy potts, nbc news, washington. >>> military officials confirmed two americans were killed in a car bombing in afghanistan this morning. the explosion happened a couple hundred yards from the u.s. embassy. one of the americans was a service member, the other a civilian. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack which killed a total of three coalition troops and injured nearly 20 people. >>> happening today, the war on ebola. the obama admission is sending 3,000...