house and congress as executive action ticks down. a great white scare causes a busy massachusetts beach coast. new tremors and sour grapes to the tune of $1 billion. a staggering cost of the california quake on the tuesday, 26th of august. good morning. i'm jose diaz-balart. the fight against isis in syria. president obama is about to depart andrew's air force base for north carolina for his post vacation speech to the military community. he'll be speaking to a group of veterans at the american lee gone national convention in charlotte. he could address what is going on in iraq and the terror group eye spips the president is weighing the possibility of new military actions to stop isis in syria. nbc news has now confirmed the u.s. is already flying manned

and unmanned surveillance flights over syria. something officials say was authorized by the president. select potential targets for air strikes against isis. potential targets could include weapons, equipment, and the isis supply line from iraq to syria. and could get a decision by the end of the week. what i can tell you is the president has not made a decision to pursue any sort of military action in syria. i can also tell you, as i mentioned earlier, that the department of defense has personnel who are responsible as they can tell you for ensuring that the commander in chief has access to the kinds of plans in contingencies that he may need if necessary. >> meantime syria's foreign minister said his country is red did toy cooperate in the fight against isis. but said any u.s. air strikes in syria without the consent would be considered an aggression.

the news comes after isis execute the american journalist james foley and holding other americans captive. we're hearing from the mother of peter curtis. his family said he's on the way back to the u.s. >> he needs to decome press. i don't know what kind of emotional state he's in. so whatever -- whenever he is. he's going to be in some kind of seclusion so he can be with the family and enjoy some quiet. >> joining me now is democratic congressman gregory meeks of new york. a member of the foreign affairs committee. good to see you this morning. >> good to be with you, jose. >> thank you. let's talk about the possibility of the u.s. getting involved in air strikes in ssyria. is that something you would support? >> i think we need to give the president the leeway as far as the air strikes are concerned. as we've seen in iraq to be make

sure he damages the devastating group known as isis. yes, it is something that as long as we are doing air strikes, it's something i could support. >> what is interesting in contrast to air strikes in iraq where the government there allegedly supports the united states doing that to help itself out, in syria, unless we work with the assad dictatorship, that would be going into an air space that the country you're flying over doesn't want you at. >> i think that the president has indicated clearly he believes, and i believe, he has the constitutional right to protect americans and american interest. no matter where they are. and i do believe we need to try to work in concert with other nations like turkey and saudi arabia and jordan, who also have some very concerned interest in that region. but it is clear we cannot allow isis to continue to move and try to create this so-called islamic state that is looking to do -- it's clear these are vicious,

mean terrorists individuals that have to be stopped. and the best interest of the united states to make sure they are stopped. but i believe we need to work collectively with some of our allies in the region, and we cannot work with the assad government. >> what a difficult situation we're facing because, do you think that the united states should then have some conversation with that assad government to see if they are willing to let us go in or simply do it on our own? >> i think that in this scenario, just as the president has done when he had to get bin laden. if we see we have an intelligence and there's an opportunity to get some of those that have it all over that area and is responsible for the killing of mr. foley, that we have to do what we have to do. as i said, i would like to work with some of our allies, particularly turkey, jordan, and saudi arabia and some of those areas who have an interest also. we don't want to get caught in

the situation where it looks as though we're siding with the shia versus the sunni. that's why it's important to have other countries and other individuals also involved. >> it seems, congressman, that all of these other countries you're mentioning have been tepid, to say the least, about acting and reacting to a threat, which affects them directly and they're kind of looking to us to take the initiative. if these countries aren't willing to step forward, what do we do? is this, for example, congress should be getting involved in? >> well, you know, i think that -- and i hope without saying and not knowing specifically by not having attended any classified briefings recently that behind the scenes there are conversations taking places. it would be hard to see there are not behind the scenes conversations taking place with those nations and nato allies as we speak to make sure it's a concerted effort not just united states of america.

with that being said, i think it has been shown, for example, the kurds have the wherewithal on the ground if given the appropriate equipment to fight on the ground as we utilize what we need to do on the air, at least on the iraqi side of the territory. and so i think that kind of combination is something that we need to do. so i understand what some of the moderate individuals in syria, and some of the moderate individuals on the ground. there's a test, i believe, going on right now to see what strength they have and maybe we can utilize them. clearly, in my estimation, the president probably did the right thing in the end, which we have not talked about. not arming individuals on the ground in syria at the time, because if you see the strength isis has now gained, it could have been a scenario where they would have been the individuals with some of our equipment. so now we have a look at those on the ground that is not with the assad government, test their strength, make a determination whether or not we can train some of them so they can be on the

ground fighters as we do with -- as we have done with the kurds in iraq. >> and just remembering we're up on 200,000 dead in this civil war in syria while we're dealing with isis. congressman, a pleasure to see you. thank you. good to be with you, jose. the united nations is accusing isis for carrying out mass execution in the city of mosul. isis militants are working to eradicate anything that doesn't fall in line with their radical interpretation of islam. that includes destroying churches, mosques, and other cultural treasures in iraq that date back centuries. look at that. the video showing the supposed final resting place of jonah being reduced to rubble. for more on that, we bring in former cia counter terrorism analyst. thank you for being with us. why is isis destroying these religious historical and

cultural sites? what purpose does it serve? >> well, they believe in a world view that they would like to bring back islam to the time mohamed and his early followers. so this is now the seventh century in arab ya. obviously a lot of things have happened in the world in 1400 years since. those are considered innovations by this particular group. they have to be destroyed, according to their view. in the warped ideology, it makes perfect sense. >> that's what is amazing it makes sense for them to destroy national and international treasures. now, you do point out in your washington post piece that it's a -- the rescue of artifacts and items rather than focus on the people being slaughtered. talk to me about the aspect. >> obviously, the first thing that the united states should do in the regional actors should do is to protect the people. for one reason or another

whether it's the kurds, the iraqi army, even the iranians. we haven't brought a massive counter vailing force to fight isis. some of our secondary plan, at least, when i talked about in the article is we should try to spirit the priceless artifacts out of this area of northern iraq. remember, like you said before, this is the area where the prophet jonah's supposedly last burial site was. they blew up the last resting place of adam and eve's third son. we have to do something, but this should be a secondary issue. >> and as president obama weighs military options against isis in syria, in a piece for politico you say president obama will bomb syria. how can you be so sure? >> well, if you look at isis and the history of its organizations beforehand, which is al qaeda in

iraq. they've had an interest in attacking outside of, at that time, iraq. so al qaeda and iraq had the fingerprints on fights in jordan and turkey, even in london. al qaeda and iraq have something. this is a predecessor organization. and remember that isis is not really interested in keeping its fight within its own borders. they really want to spread the jihad to other places throughout the middle east and north africa. they're wolfes and they're hungry. >> we've been showing pictures of the president who is stepping on air force one. thank you for being with us. it's important we talk about all of these aspects of isis and how they are destroying not only trying to destroy and wipe out entire peoples but destroying artifacts and historical monuments that are all of ours. thank you for being with us. we appreciate your time. coming up dreamer confronts

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and now to the debate over immigration reform. a debate that congress will avoid yet again before this year's midterms. several 2016 republican hopefuls are finding the issue unavoidable during the summer recess. florida senator marco rubio is the latest high profile republican to be confirmed by dreamers. it happened last night in an event in south carolina. this comes just days after the former republican vice presidential nominee, congressman paul ryan was also

confronted by some of the same dreamers at the book signing in florida. take a listen. >> yeah. >> and -- no. i actually red your bo-- read yr book. joining me now is jose and the dream are in the video confronting congressman ryan. what was your take away from your back and forth. >> good morning. thank you for having me. my take away from congressman ryan was that he and his party have embraced this ideology of family separation and mass deportation which is why we did decided to confront him. congressman ryan titled his book "the way forward" which is ironic. the way forward is not what

we've seen. we've seen the gop taken steps back on immigration. we've seen them cite with anti-immigrant members of congress like steve king who called me a drug mule. >> congressman ryan's current immigration stance on his website it says we need to find a way forward for dreamers. these are unauthorized immigrants whose parents brought them here as children. they didn't break the law, their parents did. he voted against daca before leaving for recess. we invited him on the program this morning and he was unavailable. it ryan runs for president, what stance do he think he will take on immigration? it seems he has been working for immigration in the house before it blew up. >> i'm not too sure what his stance would be if he did run for presidency. all i know is that the gop has done nothing for immigration. which is why we have shift our

attention as a next to president obama to expand deferred action to use executive action, and go big on immigration and protect as many people as possible. >> and what do you mean by go big? you say you have focussed on the president. the president haas said he was for immigration reform. he said it when he was a candidate for the st. i. >> of course. we've seen over 2 million deportations. and we've also seen daca. in 2012, and he can do it again. he can expand deferred action which is a successful program to my mother, father, to dreamers who weren't eligible and the rest of the community as well. >> ray jose. i appreciate your time. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. congress will not act on immigration. president obama, as ray was talking about, is expected to take executive action. it could come within days. what will it be and how far will the president go as he faces

criticism from even his own party on action alone. democrats, for example, facing re-election particularly against the move. marc pryor saying in the wall street journal this morning, i quote, i'm frustrated the partnership in washington, that doesn't give the president carte blanche authority to sidestep congress when he doesn't get his way. i want to frame the debate with two people at heart of it all. republican strategies and former spokesperson for george w. bush and former white house director of white house media. lu luis, how far can the president go? you've been with me and seven of the nine interviews i've with had president obama and probably six he said i'm not a king. i'm the president i can't act unilaterally. >> we talked about it plenty of times. one of the important things, when the president stepped out to talk about daca in 2012, it's

something he county want to do. he didn't want to have to take executive action. his strubss to his team were always i don't want publicity stunts or things for pr. i want a solution. he brought together members of congress from both parties. both chambers back in 2009 to try to kick start a conversation. at some point, you have to act and take decisive action if congress is not willing to do their responsibility and, look, he's not sidestepping congress. what he's going to do is basically act under the existing executive authority he does have. it's basically prosecutorial discretion. he's not able to do a categorical amnesty. he's not able to do anything like just saying anyone who arrived after a certain date gets to stay. he doesn't have the authority to do that. he's not going to do that. what he's going to do is do what he can under the law, and let's be clear, whatever he does do it's not going to be a permanent

solution. congress needs to act. he'll be able to alleviate some of the pressure. he'll be able to move resources around in a better way. congress needs to act. >> and mercedes, the lack of congress taking this issue up one way or another, because, you know, someone will tell you they did some before the break knowing anything they dealt with on the specific issue would go nowhere. what is it going to take for people in congress to actually do things knowing that a bipartisan effort can get things done. why is it in the republican party on the house there are so many willing to leave messages out there without actual action. >> that's right. it's so unfortunate. it's frustrating when you have a small segment of the republican party not willing to come up with, you know, work bipartisanship and come up with a solution. on the other hand, you know, president obama, quite frankly, has done a poor job of negotiating with congress in

coming up with the solutions, as well. basically being a leader, bringing them together, and passing bipartisan legislation. i think at the end, if we can get to a point where we know immigration reform benefits our economy, you know, it's bringing people out of the shadows, having an effective guest work of program. a visa system that works that we can track individuals. i think it's just beneficial overall for all americans. and i believe that the republicans, and you know this with your brother, congressman diaz-balart. they tried time and time again to get through the solutions, and work through these problems. and we're getting stuck. but, again, going through this politically with the president, going solo, i think it's going to cause a huge negative repercussion. >> and you're both talking about the lack of or working together in congress trying to get something done. there's something in the house that has been trying to work with republicans, including my

brother who is a republican congressman for florida. luis said it on the show yesterday on the potential action for the president and that could legalize up to 5 million undocumented immigrants. let's hear what he had to say yesterday. >> it's music to my ears that someone would have a source at the white house that say it's 5 million. let me just say tomorrow, the next day, and all of this week. we're getting ready. if it is 5 million, jose, then that would be five times as many as when the president freed the dreamers from deportation. when he instituted daca in june of 2012. >> i want to bring you in. you were there in january of 2013 when i specifically asked the president, i said, mr. president, why don't we expand daca to at least the parents or siblings of those young kids who have daca.

he said he was legally not willing to do that. what has changed? >> well, jose, let's clarify he was wrong in stating it would be legalization. it's not legalization. if he does take executive action it's going to be case by case in a deferred prosecutorial discretion type of way. that's an important distinction. we're a long way from a real solution. what need to happen here is that we need people to talk about what the real issues are. that hasn't happened yet. you have republicans claim to be worried about human trafbfickin. want to do away with the 2008 protection for victims. you have claiming they want to do something about immigration. by blocking it they are promoting the status quo they claim to not want to continue. on the other side, what you have is an unrealist expectations the president can legalize everyone. it's not the case either. we have to be clear about what the real situation is. what the president is trying to do is govern. we has the responsibility to do so. he can't turn away when the kids

are showing up he can't throw his hands up and say there's politics i can't do it. he has to make sure the government is doing everything they can to process them. >> is there anything that the president can or cannot do that won't be criticized by republicans if he doesn't do anything if he does he's acting unilaterally. >> you have democratic gubernatorial candidates come out against the president saying please refrain. we're talking about the constitution. we're talking about the fact he goes about this unilaterally, this can cause a big uproar. talk about immigration reform being dead. they won't touch the subject until the next president. and secondly, when you look in the constitution it clearly says congress has the power for the uniform law of naturalization. the president should not be legislating. at the edge it needs to come from congress for the solution to come from there and the

president leading as well. >> and -- >> i'll tell you what -- >> it's simply wrong and dishonest. >> and let's do this. let's have an honest debate as we have already this morning in future e diss of this program. i want both you back to continue discussing this. both of you, i asked you each a question neither one wanted to answer. let's get you back. thank you so much for being with me this morning. >> thank you, jose. and a digital note here. i'll be mod elevating a twitter chat at 2:00 p.m. eastern. 11 a.m. pacific about the importance of diversity in tech with a panel including wilm wilmvalderrama. we have more about the chat on jose .msnbc.com.

and coming up aftershocks still shaking wine country this morning. as locals try to assess the full economic impact of the earthquake. and on the east coast, caught on camera, a great white shark lurking close enough to shore to, well, be close to swimmers. it's as big as a station wagon but with tons of teeth. it may be hungry. the pictures you won't want to miss coming up. we're going to need a bigger boat. if i can impart one lesson to a

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msnbc richard lui is live in napa, california. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> 4 million visitors a year. what is the quake's financial impact, richard? >> it's huge. you talk about the aftershocks. just this morning several 3.9 is the largest so far. categorized as minor quake. we didn't feel it here. no damage reports as of yet. how big is the value of wine? in napa valley $50 billion u.s. dollars in term was how much it contributes to the u.s. economy. that's 430 wineries in this area. 90% of which are family-owned. so the question is, should you still come to the area based on the damage that we've been telling you about? and what the napa valley visitor center spokesperson is saying keep on coming. only 20% of the wineries who were affected only 12 are closed at the moment. here is what some of the

wineries were saying yesterday. >> every minute as we go through we're finding a new leak or something that is sitting funny and not right. >> there are those that came out absolutely unscathed and there are those that could lose 10, 20% of their production. >> some of our wines are private collections by the owner and, you know, our library wines. and some of those are irreplaceable, really. >> at the winery, we are -- a 5,000 gallon storch tank put on the side. this is the bottom. they're going to try to upright it in the next couple of days. you can see the damage to what they call her or she. she's been here for 128 years. a wine tasting room now as well as storage. look at the separation at the top. it's 3 feet. and the door here where they will drive in trucks and pull out barrels. you can see the 1 foot separation. normally during earthquakes they sway from the right to the left.

in this case swaying to the right and saying at the same location. and so when we look at the damage here, they do have a saving grace. i was speaking with the president here, they had pulled out the harvest, actually, the week before the grapes behind us because the cold weather. tsa okay for now. it's a saving grace at the moment. they'll be putting the new wine tasting tent next door in the next ten days, they hope. >> yesterday we highlighted a family-owned vineyard. they lost everything and they still have the dreams and aspirations to continue on the american dream, which is wine country. i've got to tell you, it's the time to buy napa valley wines. it's the best in the world. we have to support our friends there. >> they call it god's country. >> god's country. >> that's it. hurricanes in the east and west and same-sex marriage appeal. let's zoom through some of today's top story. hurricane marie is churning off

the coast of baja, mexico. marine will bring damaging high surf and rip currents to the southern california coast. it's the same story in the east. the storm is expected to stay offshore but rip currents up-and-down east coast problems are expected. this hour the fight over same-sex marriage in indiana and wisconsin being fought in a federal appeals court in chicago. attorneys for both sides trying to reinstate bans on same sex weds that were ruled unconstitutional. the plaintiffs in the indiana case are hopeful. >> we have been fighting equality in this case and in our lives. i think that gives us the optimism. knowing that the facts are with equality. >> they have won more than 20 cases since the supreme court struck down part of the defense of marriage act. and now to the east coast where beach going days are numbered. summer crashes to an end.

leave it to a 15-foot great white shark to spoil some of the people's fun. here is the beast shot by a state police over massachusetts. the shark was close enough for life guards to order swimmers from a sea. what a lovely sight! it's incredible to see that size great white there. and i'm joined by george burg es, director of the florida program for shark research at the university of florida. >> how unusual to see a great white as far as massachusetts this time of the year? >> well, jose, this is pretty much the norm these days. white shark populations are on the rise as a result of conservation measures that have helped them as well as their main prey items, the seals. it's up to the folks in massachusetts to get used to it. it's going to be the norm.

>> and there were at least four great whites spotted off the coast of cape cod a week ago. what is it going on? because there's more food supply for the great whites or have they been there and just been killed off so much in the past by humans? >> yeah. that's the story. their populations have been down through much of the last 100 years as a result primarily of the hunting off of their main prey items, the seals that used to be much more abundant along new england coast. and the recovery of those animals has helped the white shark. plus, of course, there's more people in the water and near the water and of course, all of us have our cell phones taking pictures and immediately putting it out on the social media. >> that's true. >> george, i have to con fresz. i love sharks. i think they're the coolest things in the ocean. and for the 99% of them that are out there, they don't do anything to humans. a great white 15 feet with a ton

of teeth. should that be a concern for us? as swimmers? >> well, should be a concern, of course, any time you go into an area there are large predators, whether it's in the rocky mountains there's grizzly bears or on the plains of africa where there's lions. we should have some concern. we should treat them with respect and understand that we're engaging in a naturalist experience when we enter the sea. >> right. george, thank you so much for being with us. coming up michael brown is laid to rest, the community of ferguson turns to what is next? the first city council meeting since the deadly shooting cancelled because of safety concerns. will the community be heard? msnbc.com tremaine lee joins us next. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality

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postponed the first city council meeting. tonight the city expected so many speakers and possible protests. they're looking for a different venue. msnbc.com reporter tremaine joins us from st. louis. what a pleasure to see you. >> thank you. like wise. >> until they figure out where to hold meetings they're delivering postcards to send feedback from the mail. what is the message they want to send to the elected leaders? i've been here for a few weeks. i think the overriding message is the status quo is no longer acceptable. it's no longer acceptable you have a majority blacktown and only three officers. it's not appropriate the number of stops the way black residents are being stopped. the message is clear they marched in the streets and chanted. now it's a matter of harnessing the energy and trying ing tingt into political action. no longer will the community

stand for what has been par for the course in ferguson. >> how do you go forward on that? because, you know, there is the initial reaction with frustration and indignation and very upset. but then as time goes forward and you have to deal with what hand you're given and you are saying something, which is just clear as water. i mean, there are some things that are unacceptable. how do you deal with forward going forward with that reality? >> i think, first of all, if you look at the history of ferguson politically. there's an abysmal turn out. during the protest, you saw people trying to register voters. now it's trying to register voters, draw up a clear plan of action. i spoke to one state senator who said he's been working with the mayor and elected officials to create a panel to look at issues in the police department. to try to motivate or engage in terms of voter turnout. now it's a matter of, again,

they've been marching and chanding and using that emotional energy. how do you transport it to political action. voter registration, getting people more engaged. holding, you know, e leklected officials accountable for what is happening here. it's the next step moving forward. >> you know tremaine, when you say that. i want to take a pause on this. 10% voter turnout means 90% of that town simply stays home and saying, let someone else decide my future for me. 90%! >> i think part that have we know the demographics have changed. in the last 10, 15, 20 years you've had an influx of black res teident residents. part there's an establishment there. you see the majority white police force, the school board completely white. one black city council member. they arrived in the community with already established guidelines. some would say a good old boy

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creating new culture and academic -- president of miami-dade college is joining me now and staff writer for education week. i want to start with you, leslie. in the next 30 years by 2043 a majority of the u.s. will be nonwhites. how are communities handling these challenges? >> as you know, this is the year that public schools are projected, again, it's a projection, to be nonwhite which is a look at what is coming according to the census data according society at large. especially the communities that experienced a rapid demographic shift there's been bumps along the road in ramping up programs and instruction for the children in schools. >> and a lot of, you know, you're always a man in the forefront of everything. miami decade has 170,000 kids a

year. people a year. 70% are hispanic. what lessons have you learned that can teach all of us as we deal with this in our future? >> i think the only way is to create a culture of success where the students understand that failure is no option. where you involve the community and your parents. you provide the support to be successful. we are being extremely successful in accommodating the students. and they're some of the brightest, you know, proficient in every discipline they get. other schools around the nation are doing the same. i think it's not rocket science. it's not, you know, it's not easy either. it takes years of work. the whole idea of giving them a sense of belonging. >> you do it also by having your staff reflect that community that it's serving. >> that's very important. because i think a sense of

inclusiveness help people understand they can also achieve. having faculty, having advisers and counselors who represent the student body, i think give a sense of confidence and understanding that success is also for them. >> how are communities that don't have t-- how can we help deal with this, which is a real they is starting for them but that's the future. >> right. many districts are in the middle of dealing with this right now. there's a district in northwest arkansas, for example, that saw the population change almost overnight about ten years ago. it had been almost entirely commit community that became rapidly hispanic and also influx of immigrants from the island. and the superintendent there has been deliberate in trying to

recruit biilingual instructors. he went to texas to find teachers to connect with the new population of students. >> what advise would you have fearing that which they don't know. a demographic change in their district. >> i think that, you know, this is the evolving story of america since the founding of our democracy. and i think it's something we can see as challenge but a great opportunity. when you think of the fact that the white population is not only growing but ageing. we need a force that can provide the success for america to continue the leadership in the world. and we, the key here is education. i think if we can educate all the students regardless where they came from. we continue to be successful. by the way, this is not just a challenge for america. europe eastern europe and western europe are facing similar situations.

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