this morn, a spokesperson for the league is denying the report they purposefully never asked for the video from inside the atlantic city hotel elevator. whether or not the league has seen the video, the entire ordeal brings the larger issue of violence against women into the headlines. i spoke exclusively with the vice president ability the progress that has been made since he introduced the violence against women act as a senator 20 years ago. today the headline is ray rice, an nfl star, the nfl has now suspended him indefinitelily. the ravens have fired him. but this was after his brutal video -- you can imagine, was released of him knocking his wife out. >> the nfl did the right thing whether it was for the right reas reasons. they had no choice. when the hearings started 20 years ago to explore the

epidemic of domestic violence, they were low attended by members of congress, even some domestic violence groups at the time said this would never work. >> the womens groups that didn't stand up. it was the civil rights group that didn't stand up. there were so many laws on the books that lay the presumption that if somehow i raped you -- i abused you you must have done something. it's never, never, never the woman's fault. no man has a right to raise a hand to a woman. no means no. when i started -- that was my position 20 years ago. but it was like, oh, that's too, you know, that's a little too strong. that's too much. the society didn't want to pull back this peel the scab back. one regret i have is we called it domestic violence as if it's a domesticated cat. it's the most vicious form of violence. not only the physical scars that are left, the psychological scars that are left.

this whole culture for so long has put the own us on the women. what did you wear, what did you say? what did you do to provoke? it's never the question. >> when you look at the culture change you write it may be hard for people to fath m this was a time when domestic violence was ignored or cone dodoned. >> i'm proud of the violence against act. what changed things is the change in the cultural. making people aware. that's what changed things. the first reason the nfl responded to my view. there are so many women fans in the billion dollar industry. all of a sudden, they said wait a minute, got suspended for a couple of games? whoa, that's not enough. then got a little more sensitized then it was longer. then when the video was out there, and saw how brutal it was, the ravens did the right thing. fired him. immediately. you can argue they should have

done it sooner. they didn't want it -- whatever the reason is, it's happening. >> what's the next challenge? >> the next challenge is making sure, ironically, we get colleges to understand they have a responsibility for the safety of women on their campus. they have a responsibility. bringing the experts, provide people, give the young woman the support that she needs. the psychological support, maybe the legal support. the societal changes are taking place. it takes time. i really believe is takie ining route. we have an obligation to keep pushing it. >> see more of my interview online. the conversation though does continue with the headline ray rice what happened there. he's been cut by the ravens, suspended indefinitely from the nfl. fallout is just beginning me.

joining me now is washington post editor of the early lead, and author and advocate leslie signer. let's talk about one of the things people focus on a lot this morning is the video and whether or not the nfl even asked to see it. they have investigated. seasoned investigators who work for the nfl a major and important organization. if you're investigating something, why wouldn't you say is this the entire video? >> there's no reason whatsoever not to say that. and it seemed unfathomable they wouldn't ask to see the video. before the video came out, the only sort of explanation why it was only a two-game suspension was maybe something happened in there she slipped and fell, something happened that he didn't hit her. and obviously that is not what happened. exactly the opposite is what happened. the fact they didn't see the video is a complete and total oversight. and they're paying for it and they should. >> and, you know, cindy, we

talked about it yesterday and the washington post has put up an editorial what domestic violence looks like. they basically say in part, this is what domestic violence looks like. you shouldn't need a video to believe it, be disgusted by it, and refuse to act on it. i think it's a point that hits home. in a sense the nfl yesterday, the ravens are saying, oh, now we have seen more of this video, now we can do something. when we all know the point provided shows a woman unconscious. ray rice took responsibility and said he did it. why do you need 15 seconds to do what roger goodell, and many believe, should have done in the first place? >> i agree. i'm kind of mystified that all of the concentration here is on, you know, now we've seen the video. how do people think she became unconscious? she didn't faint in the elevator. it was pretty clear that

something pretty bad had happened. he was pulling her out of there and she was a limp rag doll. you know, maybe the nfl thought that someone would, you know, take care of the video and make it disappear. maybe that's why they were so notch lont about it. to your point about the issue,less lee, tissue, le leslie the vice president talk about -- talking about the violence against women act. and there were some face forward now to today who victim shame the wife of ray rice who somehow blamed her for some of the things that happened. even saw a tweet that said if he didn't have the nfl money would she stay? and i was actually stunned. 20 years later after the

landmark legislation people still want to focus on the victim and not the crime. >> that is just completely true. and i think that's why it's a significant case. what the nfl has done is a warning to all men and women who have used their loved ones. that our country is finally taking relationship violence seriously. and, you know, for everybody who expresses outrage that the nfl didn't take it more seriously when the video surfaced seven months ago. i have to say it's typical. that's the way almost everybody in this country reacts to domestic violence. we don't take it seriously enough. and we dismiss it and we blame the victim and we don't ask the real important question, which is not why does she stay but why does ray rice hit somebody who loves him. why would you abuse somebody who loves you more than anybody on earth? it's crazy. and we just can't stand for it anymore. >> leslie, in a statement, not an official statement but comments posted to janay rice's

instagram account she appears to blame the media in part. i don't want you to give an analysis of her. you haven't spoken with her. i don't want to dissect her comments here. but as it relates to other victims you have worked with of domestic violence, it's not unusual as understand for a victim you have written about this to defend their attacker. >> it's true. and in my memoir crazy love, i go into this in-depth. part of domestic violence is you feel very sorry for your abuser. which i know is crazy to consider from the outside. but it's a huge red flag if a victim is trying to protect the

person who is hurting her. and what we see are two of the most powerful emotions a human can experience love and fear at the same time. she's clearly afraid of him. she should be. because he could have killed her in the elevator and still is a lethal threat to her every day. but she also loves him and try imagine how incredibly difficult it is to feel love and terror at the same time with a person who you have given your life to and your heart and soul and body. that's why domestic violence is so complicated. and in order to understand it and end it, we need to raise awareness of the complexity of the relationship. that's the silver lining here. we're getting an up close and personal view of what it's like to be a victim and perpetrator. >> let me bring you in another. >> ray rice must answer for the actions. i was blown away by the number

of current and former players that took to twitter and said listen, what ray rice is doing is wrong. i don't want to play with him. the list went on and on. the vice president noted how with domestic violence and violence against women, we bear some responsibility. he praised those athletes who stood up and said this guy should not be a part of our league. the question is, though, what does commissioner goodell need to say at this point? >> he just has to be as forceful as possible. i mean, i think that this reflects very poorly on roger goodell and the nfl. they can't control what 2500 men are going to do. but they can control how they e react their response. they knew it was a mistake. they updated their policy right away. the only good come of it -- your other guest spoke about was seeing it close up. we're getting people to talk about it and saying this is not

something that can be stood for in any way. >> i agree. >> the statement has to be completely, completely honed in and left no wiggle room for what the punishment will be. >> it is powerful to hear the players so many players talk about relationship violence in their own lives. i think that's the most powerful thing roger goodell can do now is thank them. they're breaking the silence. to have these macho football players talk about how domestic violence has hurt their lives is incredibly important in our country's efforts to end relationship violence once and for all. >> cindy, the vice president also said in our interview he believes that it is time for not just the nfl but major league baseball, the nba, all sports teams to have a zero tolerance policy against domestic violence that these wiggle room, you know, punishments and congratulated scale as it relates to domestic violence should not exist like in schools. kids go every day and know there's a zero tolerance

environment that major sports that bring in a lot of dollars and that honestly want us women to watch and support them need to have zero tolerance policies. >> i think that is a good point by the vice president. there seems to be a level of tolerance based on how big a star it is who commits the infraction. and i think that is what really needs to change. the nfl can take the lead here. you know,. it has the ability to take the lead. particularly given, you know, next month it will be out there asking people to buy, you know, pink merchandise with breast cancer awareness month. it's going to put a lot of women off after the way it's handled the case. it can turn it around but it needs to happen now. roger goodell has to get in front of it. he has to right now. >> quickly going back to the landmark legislation violence against women act 20 years later when you look at how cases are

prosecuted, the sentencing, how victims are protected. how would you grade our culture and country, again, with the big headline focussed on the nfl. >> you know i think we have come a long way in 20 years. you know, the police are much better educated now millions of dollars have been funneled to domestic violence shelters. and in general have a consensus that domestic violence is wrong. but what needs to happen next is we need to know how to intervene and stop it when we see it happening. because that is what is really, really missing here. we think it's wrong but we have no clue what to do when we see it happening in front of us. i promise you every single person has seen an incident of domestic violence. we need to talk more openly about what it does look like and how to stop it. >> thank you so much for your time. you're writing a book on more of this and digging deep into the football culture including the school ray rice attended.

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to lay out his strategy for defeating isis. the president will then address the nation tomorrow. the outstanding question will the president extend u.s. air strikes against isis to syria. in the past hour john boehner talks about what he expects to hear from the vice president this afternoon.

i'm looking for a strategy that takes on the terrorist threat and defeat it is. i think we need to be going after the terrorist threat whenever it is. >> the new washington post news poll today shows 58% of americans sports offamerican sports air strikes in syria. john kerry is meeting with the president and heads to jordan and saudi arabia. he'll speak support from a key arab allies for a broad coalition against isis. after defense secretary chuck hagel visited turkey yesterday. so far turkey is the only muslim nation to join the coalition. joining me now is chris jansing. are we getting any more insight on what the president will lay out? >> the pressure is building. he needs to late our for them what we heard from john boehner. they want to know the specifics of a strategy and that's a very difficult situation both in reality and politically. reality tells us if you want to go into syria and do air strikes

there, how good is our intelligence after ten years or more focussing on al qaeda. do we know where the targets are that we want to hit. how concerned are we about potentially killing civilians? there are those questions but politically you have a president who has spent most of his time in office trying to get us out of that region. now he has to make a case for going back in. i can tell you i spent a good bit of the day yesterday on capitol hill. heard a couple of things consistently from members of congress no matter where they are on this. number one, they're hearing a lot from their constituents. they came back from break. everywhere they went they are telling them about the growing sense of unease they have about isis. how far are we willing to go? how much of a coalition are we able to bring together? the president this morning meeting with secretary of state john kerry, as you mentioned, is heading into the region and has that job of bringing more countries on board and getting more specific commitments about what they're willing to do in

this fight against isis. >> all right. thank you so much, chris. and the president insisted during his interview on meet the press that he has the congressional authority to carry out the strategy to defeat isis, which could include iair strike in syria. >> he is suggesting engaged military action and it is therefore, inconsistent with the constitution for him to attempt to pursue the action without recognizing the constitutional authority of this body. >> as soon as he says it's beyond just protecting american lives at thei embassy to, quote go on offense, which is what he said on sunday. the constitution compels that congress be involved. >> let's bring in democratic congresswoman sheila jackson lee.

congresswoman, thank you for your time. i know, that you also wanted to comment regarding this national conversation we're having on the 20th anniversary of the violence against women's act. on saturday 20 years since the battle to get that legislation passed. we're discussing domestic violence and the nfl. >> tamron, thank you, good morning. i could not not comment having been on the judiciary committee during the reauthorization of this violence prevention of violence against women legislative initiative we reauthorized over the years. there has to be a call for a national action. we have legislation, but this is an epidemic of great proportion, tragedy, devastating and i think the voices need to be raced. frankly, i think there are a number of federal authorities like health and human services can raise their voices helping to deal with the need for counseling and health care around the question of domestic

violence. we have to have a national call against domestic violence. >> and we also know, i got word in that the president confirms now that the white house confirms 9:00 p.m. eastern time the nation will hear from the president. but right now we know there's this debate raging among members of congress whether the president needs authorization from congress if he expands air strikes to syria. where do you stand? >> thank you so much. i came back from the mideast with a number of my colleagues from the congressional black caucus. in fact, we were in the mideast during bombings of libya and bombings of iraq. i think one thing is very clear that the american people do not want another failed iraqi policy of the previous administration. no matter how well intentioned it may have been. i also, as a member of congress, don't want the politicalzation of this meaning that the republican house cannot just point fingers about what they want the president to do. they have to take ownership of

what we have to do on behalf of the american people. as a member of homeland security, i know that the reason why the polling numbers have gone up is because people believe that there is a direct threat to the homeland. of course, many have rebuffed the intelligence authorities suggested there's not an immediate threat but i can't dress the question of immediate. i have to be real and say if there is a threat as member of the homeland security committee there's a threat. i wrote the president in the last couple of days to indicate that i thought it was important that we had a coalition lead by the president, excuse me, lead by the united states and that in the mideast there are willing allies and others who would be willing to stand up against syria and to stand in front on the issue of isis because isis is so devastating. so i think there needs to be a clarity on what the alliance would be. the american people need to know the alliance would be so the collaboration to protect the

homeland here would also be to stop isis. >> it's part of your concern about an alliance. the worry that eventually there would be boots on the ground. united states military personnel on the ground. the president said it would not happen, but by all accounts there will need to be boots on the ground. if not from the united states then from those allies. you point out, are needed as part of the coalition. is that why it's key to you? >> tamron, i think what is very key is that our intelligence is at the highest percentage of accuracy. because we're going have to assess what and who our allies are. for example, on syria we -- if we're any way in syria, we have to know who the alliances are they're not president assad. we just can't come back again and support him. then we have to define boots on the ground. there are a thousand of our military personnel in iraq as we speak. that's very difficult to deny

there are not boots on the ground. i'm speaking of, the president has to be clear i do not support a combative actual action of our military. i think that has to be by allies. i think we have to collaborate with nanato. we need to define what boots on the ground means. america wants to be protected and want to end the siege and vile siege of isis. we want to bring to justice those violent individuals who killed our heroic american journalists who are operating under the freedom of press. they were innocent in bringing information. i want them brought to justice. at the same time, it is clear, one, that congress does have the right to be consulted. because congress has the right to declare war. the president has constitutional powers as well. he needs to clarify what does boots on the ground mean? how many other boots on the ground from our allies will

come, and that we're not collaborating, again, with enemies that we had previously stood against. and then to let isis know that we mean business. and i think that air war strategically plan is one approach that we can utilize. consultation with congress and -- let me be clear, the nonpoliticalzation of this house. and this congressional body in dealing with this. if the president asked for a certain amount of money, find out what the money is for, get an accounting of it, let's not play games about the president is not a strong leader or the president doesn't have a strategy. i tell those who came up with the idea he does have a strategy. the strategy was to be deliberative and thoughtful to plan the next steps. we need to be able to standby our commander in chief if we engage in any efforts to end, if you will, the very existence of isis which is killing across the mideast people who are

christian, muslim, children, and others. >> congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas. thank you. the mystery illness that sickened hundreds of children in 12 different states and is spreading. we'll have the latest with a live interview from a pediatric doctor about the growing concern and what symptoms parents should be on the lookout as school starts.

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doctor, thank you for your time. i rolled out the symptoms there. most kids are back in school and the last few districts are starting up soon. what should parents know. what is the immediate concern here? >> i think the things that people need to be concerned about are the fact that, like you said, school is restarting, lots of kids are going to be getting together. and in cleveland, we saw that over the last few weeks the respiratory illness we had here. the summer quieted it down as soon as school started things picked up again. important things for parents to remember are if their children has asthma be sure they're going ahead, following all of their asthma routines, and keeping that asthma in check. for any kids, we want them all to be healthy. as you know, if you're going to cough or sneeze, do it in your elbow. wash your hands, make sure

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too long. >> your reaction, sir. >> the resolution i filed prohibit s rotational forces. it doesn't prohibit american boots on the ground in such a special commando raid such as forward air observers for targets from military -- i've said it many times. i think the president has the authority under the constitution to protect americans in our country to go ahead and start the striebs. this is not going to be a short term deal. it's going to be a long-term deal. the congress ought to weigh in and something like the resolution that i'm offering will be put all of these legal

eagles to rest. >> what it may not put to rest is whether or not the air strikes, if they don't work, are not successful to the point that you have outlined, what is the next strategy? what is the next plan of attack? when you consider your comments of hecutting the head of the sne off >>well, first of all, all you need to do if so you a weak stomach you don't want to look at the images on the internet right now. particularly on the catholic website. what isis is doing. cutting off the heads of children. the slitting of a woman's throat and letting it drain into a bowl to have the life drain out of her. i mean, this is a crowd that is so brutal that it almost defies

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welcome back. you can join the "news nation" on twitter and the entire view with vice president joe biden is also online. you can see it there. time for the "news nation" gut check. as we mentioned at the top of the show, ray rice has been suspended indefinitely from the nfl yesterday and it comes back from the video showing rice hitting his wife and knocking her unconscious. roger goodell admitted he didn't get it right and once he heard the headlines, he handed down the punishment. many wonder when he knew about the tape. "the washington post" sally

jenkins writes the case shows the nfl and roger goodell's blindness and the need to maintain plausibility. many are calling for roger goodell's resignation. do you agree with those who think roger goodell should step down? go to "news nation" to let us know what you think. there is a lot going on this morning. here are things we thought you should know. the military invasion of local police departments is the subject of a senate hearing under way right now on capitol hill. clair mccaskill called the hearing in the wake of the military response to protests in ferguson, missouri. one pentagon program transferred more than $5 billion in equipment to local law enforcement including grenade launchers and armored vehicles. michael nutter agreed to sign a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession in small amounts.

people caught holding under an ounce of marijuana will be subject to a $25 fine, but will not be arrested or slapped with a criminal record. those caught folking in public will get a $100 fine. former presidents clinton and bush shared laughs yesterday. the joint event announcing a new scholarship program. bush shared this advice with soon to be grandfather clinton. >> be prepared to fall completely in love again. you are not going to believe it. you are just not going to believe the joy. get ready also to be the lowest person in the pecking order in your family. >> so those are the things we thought you should know. >> the study out from uc davis gives hope to parents with autism and found they can serve a big in the child's treatment if you diagnose early.

parents can help children reverse and rewire their brains. six out of the seven children had normal learning and language skills by the time they were 2 to 3 years old. school age parents across the country just loaded up on pencils and pens and binders. for many of the parents, there is more to worry about than homework. the complicated for millions of parents's whose parents face challenges like food allergies and asthma. the thriving child after facing her own struggles was written about the two children with food allergies. thank you very much for joining us. i ran into erica at an event and we talked about your children and your passions. one of the things i thought was

incredible is your insight. what you want to share with others as it relates to thing signs thaw pick up once kids start school. you start to learn things that you didn't know about. >> it's so much stress you are having to deal with and the routine of being back in the reality of school. for us with our children having challenges and food allergies, life continues on. it's something you were given as part of your journey. it's a way to educate ourselves and our children, but also the schools. the first day of schools, take your child to the nurse's office and let your nurse connect beyond just paper. they get so many health forms. it's so much stress having to look at all these papers. i like to encourage the teachers and the staff, this is my child. they have food allergies. this is what they need and require.

>> if your child may have some signs of a learning issue. in many cases it's revealed by interaction with the teacher. you may overlook it at home. that parent-teacher relationship and that parent-teacher relationship cannot be marginalized or minimalized. >> our children leave our homes and teachers have to be just aware. they are with our children more during the day than with us at home. it's about being aware and being conscious and paying attention to the child. not everyone is in the same box and learning the came and has the same challenge. we have a human responsibility as a parent and as a teacher. caring for children to be aware that children have more challenges and issues than ever before. >> with your busy schedule & so many other working moms can

identify with it and moms who are juggling so many other things as well. it doesn't mean you are not working or behind in the home. are parents communicating? there is a responsibility with dads as well. are they communicating enough? >> we can never communicate enough. children are our future. it's alarming to see what they are faced with as how we are caring for our children. i feel as though we lot of the art of parenting. it's important that we give back and they need so much today more than we need and require growing up. >> congratulations on the success of your book and everything you are working on. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> all the kids are back at school who shouldn't be watching because it's noon eastern time.

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right now on "andrea mitchell reports," don't ask, don't tell. did the nfl show ravens star ray rice delivering that knockout punch to the woman now his wife? >> it's hard to believe they didn't see it. it looks as if the best thing you can say for the nfl was it was don't ask, don't tell. >> tamron hall has more on the exclusive interview with joe biden. the 20th anniversary of his violence against women act. >> the ravens did the right thing. fired him immediately. you can argue they should have done it sooner. they didn't want it. whatever the reason is, it's happening. >> should the nfl's