air strikes somalia, the u.s. military goes after a major terrorist player. this time in africa with the president set to head overseas. and russian president putin's tightening grip on ukraine. endless summer, no word on executive action as the policy and politics of immigration collide. will this white house waiting game spill into the fall? and at what cost? raising cain democrats seek out an improving economy an minimum wage hike as the debate begins. i'll frame the debate on this tuesday, 2nd of september. good morning. i'm jose diaz-balart. our first focus is president obama's high stakes trip overseas with growing pressure

at home to do more to confront isis. he heads to europe this afternoon to meet with nato allies to form a united strategy against isis in iraq and syria, and russian aggression in ukraine. part of that strategy would include a nato rapid response force for eastern europe which would con consistent of 4,000 soldiers to strike hard if needed as nato secretary general put it. meantime isis and ukraine. these two hot spots are colliding a new propaganda video proported to be from the group threatens putin. one manned said isis is expanding and coming to liberate chechnya and the caucus' region. if those challenges were enough. the pentagon is reporting u.s. drones launched hell fire missiles on al shabaab in somalia. the leader was the intended target.

this is a group that claimed responsibility for last year's shopping mall attack in kenya that left 67 dead and hundreds injured. we have three foreign policy experts to discuss the latest developments. but first, let's get the latest from the white house. peter alexander joins us from the north lawn. there are two main focuses of the president's trip confronting isis and russian aggression in ukraine. let's start with ukraine and the administration plans to address that with nato. >> the first stop is for the president to go toest tone kr e. he's meeting with the presidents. in the words of the senior administration official the desire is to make it clear to russia if they continue with the same sort of behavior that is referred to by the administration as unacceptable in that region, that the white house, this administration, the u.s. will stand up to that specifically saying if they try messing around in those countries like they did in ukraine, they need to watch out.

the former ambassador from the u.s. to russia said just today this nato summit taking place later in the week, jose, may be one of the most significant nato summit in years if not decade. poroshenko, the president of ukraine, will be in attendance. those are among the priorities for the president as he heads that direction. >> let's bring in isis. because it also is an issue that confronted the european countries, what is the president's agenda as he discusses isis with those allies? >> well, obviously he's become under significant pressure. growing pressure for stronger action right now. and when the president just last week said she didn't yet have a strategy in terms of confronting isis in syria, that sort of reinforced the idea this president has been disengaged. the desire when he meets with nato allies is evidenced by the

conversation that david cameron had before parliament. they agree it needs to be addressed by a coalition of nations. cameron said there are roughly 500 british citizens, 700 french citizens, and i believe it was 400 german citizens who have joined forces with isis or other extremist groups. that number in the u.s. is roughly 100. those numbers in the eyes of administration officials help underscore the need to have a coalition that goes about this not the u.s. acting alone. >> nbc peter alexander. thank you so much for your time i appreciate it this morning. let's bring in our foreign policy experts. i'm joined by brookings -- pj crawly and william taylor. thank you for being with me. before we talk about isis. i want to get your reaction from the latest news from somalia. where the u.s. targeted the leader of al shabaab.

how significant is this? >> it shows the extremist problem isn't just in syria or iraq. but it's become a regional phenomena. and other extremist groups have been emboldened by isis' success. they look and say, well, it is possible to establish an islamic state and capture and hold territory. this extremist threat in somalia has been long running. and will continue to be an issue for the foreseeable future. it's the u.s. is kind of trying to target some of the leadership there. but that shouldn't distract us from what i think remains the primary terrorist threat, which is in syria and iraq. >> and let's talk about that. a new report this morning from amnesty international said isis carried out ethnic cleansing on an historic scale and concerns are mounting about the threat isis poses to the u.s. what do the president and allies need consider as they meet in whales later this week? >> the problem is we don't have a strategy.

obama himself said that. what is concerning is that if we want to defeat isis, then what it requires is a large scale multiyear effort. not just in iraq but also in syria. and that include really trying to build a third force in syria's society of so called moderate rebels. nothing obama said suggests we're up to the task, i think, which means it's not our policy to defeat isis. at least not yet. so i think that we have to really clarify our ultimate objectives. there's a total mismatch between means and end. i would say that obama's remarks are demoralizing to our allies abroad. why would they really take seriously a coalition to fight isis if we ourselves as americans aren't willing to put skin in the game and are not serious about a strategy? >> pj, i want to bring in a sound byte from the "morning

joe" on senator chris murphy, a member of the foreign relations committee. i would like your reaction to this. >> the american people do not have an itchy trigger finger right now. they want our president to take the time to build a coalition both with our allies in europe and more importantly with our allies and partners in the region to try to make sure that we're not getting dragged into a sectarian regional civil war. we need to think first and shoot second rather than the opposite. >> what will the united states have to do to confront this crisis of isis, pj? >> i think it's an interesting contrast we're talking about somalia and then talking about syria and iraq. you know, in somalia, we have a force of african soldiers with a u.n. mandate, you know, supporting the new somali government there. so there's a regional solution that the international community is able to support.

you know, one of the challenges in terms particularly of syria is there's not necessarily yet a regional consensus on what to do about syria. if you think back to libya three years ago, you know, there was an arab league consensus and invitation for international action. that's never materialized in the context of syria. so to get to a strategy, the president has to figure out and try to push, in particular, gulf states saudi arabia, qatar, others they to come up with a consensus. as part of that, try to improve the forces within syria so you have a horse, you know, to be able to back. and once you have a more effective, you know, regional approach, then perhaps there are better ways in which the international community and the united states can be supportive. >> the problem is what happens if the gulf states don't want to put skin in the game? they want to see something done versus isis but they don't

necessarily want to get involved. >> this is the contrast in terms of how to approach syria, the lessons learned, you know, from iraq. this president is not going to try to impose a western solution absent that kind of regional consensus. and it will take time, you know, for some of the differences among key players including you know what role iran plays in th this, you know, before the strategy is clear. >> ambassador, i want to turn to ukraine. it's also a major hot spot. how much can realistically be accomplished at the nato summit in whales? what is getting putin's attention? the nato rapid response unit? >> there's a lot that will address the problem that russia presents. russia is now the aggressor. russia changed the name of the game and the rules of the game. they have broken treaties and understandings. this is a different russsia tha we've seen and hoped for over the past two decades. this russia has annexed part of

the neighboring country. they invaded part of the neighboring country. what the united states needs to do is lead at nato. nato is taking some initial steps to support ukraine. poroshenko will be at the nato summit. he'll make the case for more military support, as well as economic support, as well as additional sanctions on the russians to try to deter additional invasion into ukraine. >> ambassador taylor, pj dr kraully, thank you so much. coming up president obama has prompts -- promised to act on immigration. it hasn't happened yet. will he wait until after the midterms and what about firing up the base? >> give young people the strength for women's rights, workers rights, and civil rights and gay rights and immigration

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current laws on the books first, and waiting until after the midterms to make broader executive action that could shield millions from deportations. all of this as congress is set to head back to work next week. joining me now is sandra lily and washington post congressional reporter ed o'keefe. would it appear the white house is changing the end of summer tune or is it? >> well, i spoke to a community active organizer who was arrested on saturday who has been part of the protesting. he said we understand why the president wants to do this. i do not agree with it. what they're saying there are promises to be kept and this is something that would energize the baise. on the other hand, the president said a few days ago that a certain things happened that he didn't expect like the surge of children crossing the border.

>> i want to show you the l.a. times headline, which i think, is one perspective. it says on immigration will obama shape his legacy or the next election? what is the tension there, ed? >> i think part of the tension is the white house understands it needs to survive the next election. even though it's not on the ballot plenty of democrats are. in order to get to the point where he can start burnishing his legacy. without democrats controlling one of the chambers. it's going to be difficult for the president to get anything done that would do anything toward building up his legacy. i think we have seen suggestions from the white house there will be some kind of action on enforcement at some point. modest to some extent. paragraphs later deal with the deferred deportations or the potential deportation or deferred deportation for 4 to 5 million people. pretty much the adults of dreamers. not the adults but the parents

of dreamers who are in this country and have made a living. the argument being they deserve to have deferred deportation as well. >> you know it's interesting, ed, you cover congress, capitol hill better than most. and you have people like senator marco rubio, months ago saying if congress doesn't do anything on immigration the president is probably going to act alone. this is not a new thing. he's been warning, giving congress just as much time as possible to deal with this issue. how do you they're going to react, congress, after he decides to finally make some policy that he thinks is important while congress doesn't do anything on immigration >>well, we've heard enough republicans suggest in the last few weeks that, you know, this will only bolster their calls for impeaching the president saying he's gone too far by using executive action. i think that's part of the political gamble the white house is trying to set up here. do you do something and do it boldly in hopes of possibly prompting republicans to start

talking more seriously about lawsuits or impeaching the president and sort of distracting from the actual issue and making it more about the president. look, democrats have been saying for months that polling cuts the president does something like this, give deferred deportation, it's not going to cause that much action among americans. there are people upset but they are already upset. it's not necessarily going to cause that more people to suddenly not show up to vote or vote for somebody other than a democratic candidate. >> what explanation does the president give immigration activists those that mention there are thousand plus deportations everyday in this country. what explanation does he give to the folks he feels he has to do something now? >> it's interesting. ed mentioned something recently. the president had said he's going to do it but that maybe there's a reason, you know, you can wait. and if there are races that are close, one explanation is that

it might be better to have a democratically controlled senate. he did say a few days ago hope springs eternal to hoping there's congressional action and not necessarily kpktive action on immigration. one reason he could give if he waits until after the elections maybe congress could do something which would be more comprehensive and better than him taking action. >> hope springs eternal, i guess. sandra lily and ed o'keefe. thank you. a programming note i'll be in new york this week and into the weekend to help celebrate latino culture. telemund and the "today" show are teaming. you can find out more by searching viva today. i'll be co-hosting the "today" show next week. coming up politics as usual or fraud and corruption? today jurors get the case of the former virginia governor. we'll break down what the jury

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>> yeah. so many storms it's so humid. you get it every day down there in florida. and in miami area. all the way up-and-down the east coast it's humid and even toward the midwest. we had a lot of severe weather yesterday. eight tornados were reported. most were on the border of kansas and oklahoma. a few in northern michigan. as far as today goes, the area of greatest concern is in the yellow shading. 11 million people at risk of severe storms today. it include areas like syracuse, new york, pittsburgh to charleston, and a sliver of extreme eastern kentucky. the biggest threat is not going to be tornados today. it's going to be damaging wind with the storms and the lying thi -- lightning is a huge threat. a lot of lightning. we had another fatality. someone swimming in pennsylvania. i think we're up to 21 fatalities from lightning this year. the heat is the other story. we've had 24 children killed this year in cars. this summer alone. kids that were left in a hot car

during the day. so, you know, horrible situation. as far as the forecast goes, it's just as hot today in new york city as it is in south florida. we're very hot in the west. 108 today in phoenix and 97 in dallas. we went from august to september but it felts like we're back in july throughout much of the nation. >> sure does. let's talk the tropics. they're heating up. what is the latest on dolly. >> september is the peak month. the storms can form in a hurry. dolly formed over the weekend. came out from the caribbean, it was an area of low pressure. it formed as we went throughout the last two days. last night overnight became a tropical storm. it's not a powerful storm. it doesn't have enough time to get organized. it looks like brownsville, texas you are going to be safe from the storm. it will be to your south. our friends in the western gulf in mexico will get a land falling system storm -- tomorrow morning. maybe 40 miles per hour winds.

there's mountains and a tropical system it wrings the storm out and flooding is the biggest concerns. all of our computers models, by the way, all pinpoint north of tam picot. it's not texas's problem. we have to watch out for flooding. >> thank you so much, bill. an ebola update, detroit's bankruptcy, and active volcano. moments ago the u.s. state department released a video statement from president obama on the deadly ebola outbreak on west africa. promising to work with the countries infected to fight it. >> stopping this disease won't be easy. but we know how to do it. you're not alone. together we can treat those who are sick with respect and dignity. we can save lives. and our countries can work together to improve public health so this kind of outbreak doesn't happen again. >> the virus has killed more than 1500 people in west africa.

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felonies each. >> a 7-year-old boy recovering in a hospital after somehow getting shot during target practice with his family. the both and his family were shooting rifles and targets about 40-yard away when a bullet hit him in the chest. police believe it could be a ricochet. police are investigating. the incident comes one week after a 9-year-old, accidentally shot and killed her instructor at an arizona gun range with an uzi sub machine gun. the bankrupt city of detroit facing two critical court hearings today. lawyers a s for the city will to convince a judge to wipe out billions of dollars of debt. in the other hearing many are going to court to try to prevent water shutoffs. for months the city has been fighting with residents and businesses over past due water bills. really incredible video coming out of iceland. a volcano eruption there. the lava was bursting over the top and flowing down the

mountainside. some of the lava has reached as far as a mile away. scientists warn it could be a sign of a bigger one ahead. the federal jury will begin deliberations today in the corruption trial of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife mariureen. the five week trial revealed some details about the couple's relationship including the defense alleging that maureen mcdonnell had a crush on johnny williams and the governor claiming his marriage was so broken he moved in with his priest. pete williams is live in richmond. good morning. what do the mcdonnells if convicted? >> reporter: i'm sorry. >> what are they facing if they're convicted, pete? >> well, the judge right now is giving the closing arguments,

and i think the jury's first order of business is going to be to decide what it wants for lunch. because the closing or the instructions to the jury are probably going to take about two hours. and the key question is what does the law require that the prosecution showed the mcdonnells did. there's no question they received these gifts from johnny williams. that's a given. both sides accept that. both loans that he gave them cash for, and also, a gifts including dresses for her, a rolex watch for him. use of a vacation home, a sports car, all of that. the question is what does robert mcdonnell have to have done to satisfy law here? does he actually have to have done some official act to help johnny williams and promote the product made from tobacco or is it enough he agreed to help him if he didn't do anything at all. that's a key question. the lawyers for each side, as

you might expect, disagree about that. so we're going to be watching very closely to see what the judge says about that. in terms of how long it's going it take the jury to do this, they have been, as you say, hearing evidence for about a month. they've got 14 counts against two defendants. so i am sure it's going to take several days before they reach their verdict, jose. >> and, pete, if they do get hit with conviction on all these counts, what are they facing? >> on all the counts, you know, they're not going to face the maximum. this is a first offense. it's a former governor. it would certainly be some prison time. a couple of years, perhaps. it wouldn't be the statutory maximum in any of that. >> nbc pete williams in front of a busy street. thank you, my friend for being with us this morning. appreciate your time. coming up fast food workers plan to rally again for higher wages as president obama and

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he's believed to be have been responsible for the terrorist attack in the mall in kenya that killed 67 people he's at the top of everybody's terrorist wanted list. but, you know, and the officials telling us, look, the missiles hit what they were aiming at. it's believed that he was in at least one of those vehicles that was struck but the problem is they haven't been able to confirm that yet. they say that there isn't a same kind of chatter you hear across the terrorist networks any time a terrorist leader such as this is killed. because, you know, they declare their brother has been martered and becomes recruiting tool. so far on the internet sites and other means that the u.s. government collects this kind of intercepts there has been simply crickets about what may have happened here. so they're taking their time. they're going spend -- it could take two to three days, they say, before they will know for

sure whether he was killed. there's a high degree confidence he was. until they confirm it, they're not going to say it, jose. >> maybe they're silent because they got blown to smithereens. who knows. still some time to figure out who they got. >> a hell fire missile, you know, they have that effect. >> good to see you this morning. with foreign policy dominating the news in 63 days until the midterm elections. democrats want to shift the focus back to the domestic and raising the minimum wage trying to make it a major issue is important. thursday fast food workers across the country plan to go even further. not just striking to demand $15 an hour but civil disobedience. president obama and vice president joe biden featured d

equality in their labor day speeches. >> there's a national movement going on made up of fast fad workers. they can provide for their families with pride and dignity. there is no denying a simple truth. america deserves a raise! >> one of the raises -- because ordinary people have no money in their pockets for their wages! they are not being rewarded. let's frame the debate action fund. and republican strategies and former spokesperson for george bush. thank you for being with me this morning. the wage issue is really very connected to labor. big labor. a huge part of democratic support and get out to vote effort. can it help democrats keep the senate? >> i think it can.

let's back up. the wage issue is a kitchen table issue. i think it's going play so well and be fundamental to the core of the conversations we see as we get closer to november on the campaign trail. this is not just partisan. it's not just about big labor. it's about the fact that most americans think that the fact we have such an income disparity in the country is problematic and hurting their families. most americans are struggling to pay their rent are trying to bounce back after the recession. the idea it's a partisan issue is one that i think we're going see falter. the reality it's an american issue. i think it's going to go far. and surely the democrats will benefit from having the conversation and being on the right side. >> according to last month's nbc wall street journal poll nearly 60% said raising the minimum wage to $10.10 will have a

positive effect. >> i think that overall you see up to 71% of americans believe that the minimum wage should be raised. the question is is that you have to look at the economic consequences, which is when you raise the minimum wage, clearly what happens is that it necessarily disproportionately impacts young and unskilled workers. when we have a labor market c crisis like right now the long-term unemployment remains incredibly high. economically it doesn't make sense. basically on the republican side, yes, it could be a bit dangerous. again, it is a populous message. and frankly, the majority of americans agree with it. >> and, you know, it's interesting because some people have criticized democrats on the issue. and that include ralph nader who said this on msnbc. listen. >> if they did, they would do the following. president obama would do a barn

storming tour around the country of the discharged petition which has 195 votes in the house of representatives. all they need is 23 more and they break speaker boehner's obstruction. >> works if it does. why aren't we seeing more of what the president and vice president were out doing yesterday? >> i think that we are going to see more of that. there are a lot of democrats who are out there saying, look, we need to make sure that all americans have the same opportunity. have a fair chance, can pay their bills, rent, can send their kids to college keep their mortgage. we need to raise the minimum wage and make sure we have economic party. i know, it's a message people are going to be talking about. i think the other message we'll see bubble up as well is the pushing back and dispelling the smith that raising the minimum wage is any way bad for the economy. in the 13 dates in the district of columbia where they have taken proactively raise their

minimum wage we're seeing more job growth there. that's not a district causation. the idea of doom and gloom that by somehow giving people a living wage is false. goldman sachs did a study that found it as well as others. i think the piece of messaging point to remind folks. it's not going happen. it's god to have more money in the pocket is going to help the conversation move through the campaign trail. >> there are 13 states in the district of columbia, as mentioned, raised the minimum wage between 2014 and 2013. the mayor raised the wage in los angeles. it could be a difficult way for republicans to fight it. how do you deal with it and not be the party fighting against the little guy? >> here is the deal they said if you raise the minimum wage to

$10.10 you would have 500,000 jobs lost. to say frankly that, you know, this is when you're looking at if we're going with a federal mandate. it's a state by state situation. those elected officials may decide to raise the minimum wage. we're talking about federally mandating raising the minimum wage. that could cause these problems. again, it impacts african-american teens. it impacts hispanic teens. those are the groups that 62% of those in high school are living on the minimum wages. again, we need to be looking at reducing the corporate tax so corporations don't leave the u.s. and go abroad. we have more job loss. we have to look at obama's failed economic plan where he keeps add more regulations and creating more job losses in certain industries. it's a bigger, broader picture than just raising the minimum wage >> thank you so much for being with me this morning. appreciate your time. >> thank you. coming up there may be fewer

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turnout in 2013, and 8.9% in 2012. there's been some improvement, but how do you solve the problem of low voter turnout in the black community? >> yeah. voter apathy is an enemy of our cause. that's one of the things we're doing right now. we're trying to organize the community and trying to let people know that it is important for them to turn the 67% population majority into a voting majority and trying to make the connection between voting and change. sometimes it's difficult especially for the younger folks. we know the key figures that are involved in the situation the last few weeks, the county prosecutor, the mayor, the city council, the folks that hire the police departmented ee ee ee e department in ferguson. >> people can feel so apathetic. they feel there's a big disconnect between what local

government does and their lives. when they see something like what happened there, they say i'm not only disconnected i'm in another, you know, universe. how do you get them to realize that participation in government in a democracy is the only way to get real change? >> yeah. i think it was alice walker who said most common way people give up the power is by thinking they have none. part behalf we're doing over the next few weeks and months is educating folks about the power they have. and that in a city like ferguson, especially, when you have a 67% african-american majority, it's just a matter of activating that population and getting them involved. they can have a government that reflects that population. it's going take a little work, but the worst possible thing that could happen out of this last few weeks of unrest. if you look back in a year in ferguson and nothing has changed. our organization is going to make sure it doesn't happen. >> you posted an image of a

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nude and risque photographs of the "hunger games" star. other celebrities like singer arianna grande say the photographs are fake. it's not the first hacking to make headlines. unfortunately won't be the last. we thought we would take a look at some of the biggest and here are our five things you have been hacked. number one, the original internet hacking robert morris worm in 1988. 23-year-old cornell grad student released them into the internet. it infecting thousands of computers. edward snowden. the president calling him a hacker. some call him a hero. releasing thousand of nsa secrets. he's in asylum in russia. zblrjt number three scottish hacker. what some call the biggest military computer hack of all time in 2002. hacking 97 u.s. military and nasa computers under the name

solo. he said he was just looking for a cover up of ufo activity. number four another hacking of sorts. phone-hacking. the scandal arose by news of the world. the british tabloid finding itself in headlines for tapping into celebrity and noncelebrity voice mails including the royal family and a murdered schoolg l schoolgirl. the hacking that helped end would war ii. cracked by the poles in 1932 but a group of british code crackers. it played a crucial role in bringing down the nazis and ending the war. that wraps up this hour on msnbc. thank you for the privilege of your time. "newsnation" with tamron hall is next.

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good morning, everyone. i'm tamron hall. this is "newsnation." we begin with developing news. we're awaiting word from the pentagon on whether a u.s. air strike overnight succeeded in taking out this man. he's the top leader of al shabaab. dangerous al qaeda-linked group in libya. it's the game group that claimed responsibility for an attack on a shopping mall in kenya. joining me now with the latest on is chief pentagon correspondent jim. the timing here. why the strike on this individual now. >> well, tamron. it's often, as you know a target of opportunity. the opportunity presented itself. we were told there has been long-term surveillance over the leader of the terrorist group in ma