central role in the defense of our country and our interest around the globe. indeed, i had the privilege of serving alongside many of you in combat and afghanistan and iraq. and i watched you do remarkable things. selfless things. on behalf of the people of those countries and in support of one another. and so you have much to be proud of. as do your families. and make sure that when you get home tonight, you deliver that message. please let them know that we are grateful for their service and their sacrifices. and we're all very proud of them. our nation and -- >> and good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president obama has been meeting with the top brass at central command. any moment, he's going to be speaking about the war against isis. and let's bring in kristen welker at the white house. we'll expect the president at any minute. as you know, general dempsey testifying yesterday, the joint chiefs chairman that there is a

possibility that he would decide based on what happens on the ground that in iraq, at least, he might be recommending ground troops. u.s. ground troops. not the president's prohibition against boots on the ground. the white house scrambling afterwards saying, well, he didn't mean that, that was hypothetical, but then the pentagon saying general dempsey's aides saying later in the day, yes, he did mean that, that is a contingency. that's what generals do. it'll be interesting to see if president obama addresses that disconnect today or ignores it and just speaks more generally about the war against isis. kristen? >> it's going to be very interesting, andrea. we'll be listening very closely to his words, of course. i just had a conversation with a senior administration official about that very point. what you will hear today is the president reiterate his policy, no u.s. combat forces on the ground. of course, the administration as you point out has been down playing the remarks by chairman dempsey since yesterday saying that he was speaking in the

context of hypotheticals. this senior administration official makes this point to me, andrea, which it is the job of the military to make recommendations to the president but ultimately the president sets the policy having said that, we're going to be listening to president obama's words to see if there's any indication he's leaving that open. >> well, the general left the door open. and, in fact, it was in his prepared testimony. he wasn't freelancing. it was in the written testimony that is always precleared by the national security council and circulated to all senior officials. so the white house response was curious to say the least. and it certainly did not reflect what the president himself will be doing. the president's coming into the room. he's shaking hands as he is there in central command at tampa. as you know, the president likes to recap with the military whenever he can. these are the men and women who

have been doing the hard work, the hard slog in iraq and afghanistan. been in charge of two wars and now taking on additional missions. president obama. >> hello! i want to thank general austin for his introduction. were you about to sneak off the stage? >> yes, i was, sir. >> go ahead. it's better when lloyd's not standing next to me because i don't like small. general austin has done fantastic work. i want to thank somebody else for his own lifetime of service to america. first as a soldier who fought in vietnam, now as our secretary of defense, chuck hagel. give it up for chuck.

chuck was here a few weeks ago to welcome the new head of special operations command. general joe votel. give joe a big round of applause. for those of you who don't know, 13 years ago, joe led his team of army rangers as they jumped into afghanistan to establish our first base there. by jumping out of the plane alongside them. joe is a tough guy. and he knows what he's doing and i can't think of somebody who is more qualified to head up our special forces we want to thank joe for accepting this assignment. cast thi kaster is here.

your senior enlisted leaders, major chris grecka. command sergeant major chris ferris. chief master sergeant matt luson. and most of all, i want to salute all the spouses and military families on base. because let's be honest, they're the force behind the force. i spent time with some of them last night. it's clear why our military is the finest fighting force in the world. it's because our military families are serving right alongside you.

i know we've got some air force in the house. it's great to be at the home of the sixth air mobility wing. 927 refueling wing, we've got some army here. navy. marines. coast guard. we love our coast guard. now, i'm not here to give a long speech. but what i really wanted to do was come down and shake some hands. i just received a briefing from general austin and met with your commanders. met with representatives for more than 40 nations. it is a true team effort here at macdill. and i came here to say the same

thing that i've been saying to troops all bases across this country, around the world, and a few months ago in bagram. and that is thank you. on behalf of the american peo e people, i want to thank all of you for your service. i want to thank all of you for your sacrifice, i want to thank you for your commitment to each other and your commitment to our country. as your commander in chief, i could not be more proud of each and every one of you. for nearly 75 years, the men and women of macdill have lived a commitment to airmen mission and community. you've supported our troops through each generation of challenges. and as a home of central command and central operations command, you have shouldered some of the heaviest responsibilities in dealing with the challenges of this new century. for more than a decade, ever

since that awful september morning 13 years ago, ever since joe and his rangers took that jump a month later, you and all our men and women in uniform have borne the burden of war. some of you are quiet professionals, our special forces were among the first to go. when the decision was made to go into iraq, you were there. when we refocused the fight back to afghanistan, you were there. you have served with skill and honor and commitment and professionalism, and some of you carried the wounds of these wars. i know some of you lost friends. today we remember all who have given their lives in these wars. and we stand with their families who have given more than most americans can ever imagine. and we honor those sacrifices forever. but here's what i want every single one of you to know. because of you, this 9/11

generation of heroes has done everything asked of you and met every mission tasked to you. we are doing what we set out to do. because of you, osama bin laden is no more. because of you, the core al qaeda leadership in afghanistan and pakistan has been decimated. because of you, afghans are reclaiming their communities. afghan forces have taken lead for country's security. in three months, because of you, our combat mission will be over in afghanistan, and our war in afghanistan will come to a responsibility end. that's because of you. you and our counterterrorism professionals have prevented terrorist attacks, you've saved american lives, made our homeland more secure. but we've always known that the end of the war in afghanistan didn't mean the end of threats or challenges to america. here at macdill, you knew this

and have known this as well as anyone. you played a role in combat and counterterrorism operations. you made sure our troops and pilots get what they need in order to get the job done. you train forces around the world so countries can take responsibility for their own security. the sixth air mobility wing is continuously deployed, supporting our humanitarian and combat operations around the world. ready to defend. your work is as vital as ever. because in an uncertain world full of breathtaking change, the one constant is american leadership. in a world where technology provides a small group of killers with the ability to do terrible harm, it is america that has the capacity and the

will to mobilize the world against terrorists, including the group in syria and iraq known as isil. our intelligence community as i said last week has not yet detected specific plots from these terrorists against america. but its leaders have repeatedly threatened america and our allies. and right now, these terrorists pose a threat to iraq, the people of syria, the broader middle east. including our personnel, our embassies, our consulates, our facilities there. and if left unchecked, they could pose a growing threat to the united states. so last month, i gave the order for our military to begin taking targeted action against isil. and since then, our brave pilot and crews with your help have conducted more than 160 air strikes against these terrorists. because of your efforts, we've been able to protect our personnel in our facilities. and kill isil fighters. and given space for iraqi and

kurdish forces to reclaim key territories. they've helped our partners on the ground break isil sieges, help rescue civilians cornered on a mountain. helped save the lives of thousands of innocent men, women and children. that's what you've done. going forward as i've announced last week, we're going to degrade and destroy isil through a comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy. and whether in iraq or in syria, these terrorists will learn the same thing the leaders of al qaeda already know. we mean what we say. our reach is long if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven, we will find you eventually.

but -- and this is something i want to emphasize, this is not and will not be america's fight alone. one of the things we've learned over this last decade is, america can make a decisive difference. but i want to be clear, the american forces that have been deployed to iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. they will support iraqi forces on the ground as they fight for their own country against these terrorists. as your commander in chief, i will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. after a decade of massive ground deployments, it is more effective to use our unique capabilities in support of partners on the ground so they can secure their own country's futures. and that's the only solution

that will succeed over the long-term. we'll use our air power. we will train and equip our partners. we will advise them and assist them. we'll lead a broad coalition of countries who have a stake in this fight. because this is not simply america versus isil, it is the world rejecting the brutality of isil in favor of a better future for our children and our children's children. all of them. but we're not going to do this alone. and the one thing we have learned is that when we do things alone and the countries, the people of those countries aren't doing it for themselves, as soon as we leave, we start getting into the same problems. so we've got to do things differently. this is why we've spent the past several weeks building a coalition to aid in these efforts. and because we're leading in the

right way, more nations are joining us. overall, more than 40 countries so far have offered assistance to the broad campaign against isil. some nations will assist from the air and already france and the united kingdom are flying with us over iraq with others committed to join this effort. some nations will help us support the forces fighting these terrorists on the ground. and already saudi arabia has agreed to host our efforts to train and equip syrian opposition forces. australia and canada will send military advisers to iraq. german paratroopers will offer training, other nations will help resupply arms. arab nations have agreed to strengthen their support for iraq's new government. and to do their part in all the aspects of the fight against isil. and our partners will help to cut off isil funding and gather

intelligence and stem the flow of foreign fighters into and out of the middle east. and meanwhile, nearly 30 nations have helped us with humanitarian relief to help citizens driven from their homes, whether they are sunni, shia, christian or any other religious minority. and yesterday at the white house, i met with retired marine general john allen. he worked with iraqi tribal leaders. and he's going to serve as america's special envoy to build and coordinate this incredible coalition. and i've called on congress to make sure you've got all the authorities and resources you need to get the job done. but the point is, we cannot do for the iraqis what they must do for themselves. we can't take the place of arab partners in securing their own region and a better future for their own people. we can't do it for them, but

this is an effort that calls on america's unique abilities and responsibilities to lead. and a world that's more crowded and more connected, it is america that has the unique capability to mobilize against an organization like isil. in a world full of broader social challenges, it is america that has the unique capability and know-how to help contain and combat a threat like ebola. the epidemic in africa. and yesterday, on top of all of we're doing to help, we're establishing a military command center in liberia at the request of the government to support civilian efforts across the region. and darrell williams arrived yesterday, he's already on the ground. and our armed forces will bring

their unique, unrivaled expertise in command and control and logistics and engineering. including creating an air bridge to get health workers and medical supplies in west africa faster. the safety of our personnel will remain top priority. one person who heard this news yesterday was reported to be saying we are praying to get the disease wiped out of our country so the coming of u.s. troops will help get that done, we will be happy. and that's the story across the board. if there's a hurricane. if there's a typhoon. if there's some sort of crisis. if there's an earthquake, if there's a need for a rescue mission. when the world is threatened, when the world needs help, it calls on america. even the countries that complain about america.

when they need help, who do they call? they call us. and then america calls on you. to all of the servicemen and women here and around the world, we ask a lot of you. and any mission involves risk. and any mission separates you from your families. and sending our service members into harm's way is not a decision i ever take lightly. it is the hardest decision i make as president, nothing else comes close. i do it only when i know the mission is vital to the security of this country that we love. i do it only because i know you're the best there is at what you do. and frankly, there just aren't a lot of other folks who can perform in the same ways. in fact, there are none. and there's some things only we can do.

there's some capabilities only we have. that's because of you. your dedication. your skill, your work, your family supporting you. your training, your command structure. our armed forces are unparalleled and unique. when we got a big problem in the world it falls on our shoulders. that's what sets us apart. that's why we're america. that's what the stars and stripes are all about. and between war and recession, this has been a challenging new start to the century. we've been busy. this has not been an easy 14 years. and many of you came of age in these years.

i'm as confident as i've ever been that this century just like the last century will be led by america. at home we're bouncing back . we're answering the call to lead overseas. and even when it seems like our politics is just dividing us, i want you to remember when it comes to supporting you and your families, the american people stand united. we support you, we are proud of you. we are in awe of your skill and service. only 1% of americans may wear the uniform. and shoulder the weight of special responsibilities that you do.

but 100% need to support you and your families, 100%. and thanks to you, it's a moment we're going to meet and i'll keep standing up fur your interests and for our security. and for the human rights and dignity of people wherever they live. and we'll be working with our allies and partners to take out the terrorists wherever they hide. for those who only know how to kill and maim and tear down, we keep on building up and offering a future of progress and hope. and like the generations before us, we're willing to defend this country we love. willing to help others on this planet we share. we're protected by patriots like you. the united states will remain the greatest force for freedom that the world has ever known. thank you very much, everyone. i'm proud of you. god bless you. god bless the united states of america.

>> president obama in tampa, the american troops and reiterating he's not going to get america into another ground war in the middle east. saying definitively he will not go along with recommendations that he might be getting from the military. i'm joined by sam stein from the huffington post and by gene cummings from bloomberg news. the president was pushing back hard against the military testimony from his top commander. >> yeah, the backdrop was general dempsey's appearance on capitol hill yesterday where he engaged the hypothetical of what we would have to do if it involved u.s. troops on the ground. >> he said there will be no ground troops. he's not going to insert american forces into iraq, he's learned the lessons from the past. i thought the biggest line was he said the mission would be unsuccessful unless the iraqis were able to do it themselves. that's sort of the selling point

on the hill, as well. >> and that's an important point to the hill. there's a divided democratic and republican party. and in both houses. you're going to get a vote most likely on the syrian authorization for training. we'll be talking to joe manchin in a minute about what he thinks should happen. but clearly, there's a lot of nervousness about whether the iraqi army can step up to the plate and about whether the syrian forces can even be trained, general dempsey says only about 5,000 can be trained in the year. >> and people remember those votes for the iraq war and how that then ended up playing out for years and years i think the president did two important things here. first of all, he made it clear his intention. and that is he does not want to send combat troops in a massive ground war he said. that ambiguity was driving votes

away from this authorization. the second thing he did is how many times he used the word "you." it's about you, it's about the troops, it's about you all. and not about him. and so a vote against this is a vote against supplying what's needed to our troops as they try to go and execute this mission. >> and, sam stein, there's clearly a reluctance in the white house to what the president doesn't want done. to send in ground troops, which many military advisers feel ground forces, at least, from the special forces units have to be there on the ground in order to make the air strikes truly effective. the "washington post" reported last week. and we've confirmed the reporting, he's, of course, the former bureau chief for the "washington post" that

recommended sending them in to call in air strikes and the white house overruled that. >> yeah, the question is an operational one. what do you call combat troops? and what kind of intelligence forces do you have on the ground? obviously it's a lot easier to launch air strikes when you have intelligence about where these isis compounds are. and so it becomes a question of how can you execute this plan operationally? the administration has drawn that line, and i think the president drew it clearer than any point in the speech we just watched, which is saying, listen, we're not going to devote a large army to fighting a war we ultimately can't win because the iraqis have to fight it themselves, the syrians have to resolve their own civil war. i think the door is open for sending in intelligence forces. we've already sent in over 1,000 in iraq in terms of guarding embassy in terms of assisting the military. there's an ambiguity in definition. >> thank you so much, sam stein,

gene cummings. congress is divided about another war in the middle east. >> we have been at war in that part of the world for the past 13 years. if money and military might could've made a difference, it would have by now. so i asked my colleagues and the president, why do we think that training the rebels would turn out any differently? in west virginia, we understand the definition of insanity. >> senator joe manchin, a member of the armed services committee at that hearing yesterday and at the floor today. joining me now, senator, thank you very much. you have raised the alarms. the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again. >> i just caught part of the president's speech, i thought was a dynamic speech, again. he's been spot on except for this one thing. when he talks about the uniqueness of our military, we are unique in our capabilities. what we're not unique in, andrea, is basically training, arming people in that part of

the world and expecting them to be part of our ally. that hasn't worked. we've had 13 years of experience, eight years training, arming, feeding clothing the iraqi army of 280,000 persons at the cost of $20 billion. and we see the first challenge they had. they turn tailed and ran and left all of their equipment that we supplied and gave the new arms that we gave them to isis. i'm just saying, the uniqueness i hope that we have as a negotiating power, as a military and country, the strength of our country is to get tsaudis involved, the turks involved, not just in rhetoric, not just in promise of we will pay some and we will contribute to this. they should be the ones that are training. they should be the ones that are arming. we should use our unique capabilities to coordinate and help them do that. but if they can't get them to do it, what makes you believe we can? we haven't been able to do that.

>> well, senator, that is precisely, i believe, according to my reporting, why general dempsey said to your committee yesterday that if if the iraqi army doesn't stand up. he can't rule out recommending to the president that some american ground forces, special forces, perhaps, go in with the iraqi troops, are embedded in an attempt, let's say, he used specifically this example to retake the mosul dam. would that cross the line with you in your opposition to ground troops? >> let's look at the past experience of the past 13 years. do you think our military kept going over with our weapons has helped that part of the world? have we liberated that part of the world? have we made it safer? if it hasn't worked when i said about people in west virginia know the definition of insanity, which is basically doing the same thing over, expecting different results. what makes you believe that people that are entrenched.

i understand that everyone in that part of the world, in sy a syria, they're islamists, they're fighting against the assad regime. we're going to expect american troops, american expertise to go in there and train them and arm them and ask them now to turn against other islamists, isis, even as barbaric as they are, to fight them and turn around and they'll all join forces with us and fight assad with us. do you think they're going to take our interests over their own? none of this makes sense to me. and unless people that live in that region, i would be very concerned if i was living in saudi arabia and i was a saudi. i would be very concerned if i was in turkey and in jordan and egypt. all of the surrounding countries should be concerned. don't they want to clean up their neighborhood? don't they want to get moderates back in control? some civility, some sanity to their life? and american troops have not been able to get that for them. we can't do it. >> senator, let me play a bit of

what the president said just to recap and get your response on the other side. >> but i want to be clear. the american forces that have been deployed to iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. they will support iraqi forces on the ground as they fight for their own country against these terrorists. as your commander in chief, i will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. >> is that commitment from the president today sufficient to get you to support the money, the amendment that's going to be in the continuing resolution for the training of the syrian forces in saudi arabia? >> first of all, i believe and trust in the president's heart of hearts, that's exactly what he means and wants to do. i believe also when you heard general dempsey yesterday say if i need to, i will recommend troops. so it might be out of our

control, the president's control or anyone else. once we get our people, americans in harm's way. i don't want to belabor this. but i'm still, i don't know if you remember the vietnam war, how it started, an advisory role. we did not have a military role to be played there. >> so you're a no-vote, senator. >> i'm saying, but simply, i am a no vote, but i'm giving you reason, i'm giving you history here. >> i get it. >> we got drawn into vietnam as an advisory role with south vietnam. i'm not saying -- i'm just saying, look at our past. look at our history. and these regions of the world that don't have the same quality, the same principles, same beliefs that we have. we should respect that. i think he made it very clear. you do harm to america. you plan on doing harm to america, there is no safe haven in the world for you, against us. we are unique in that. we can get you. we can stop you from harming america or americans. what we can't do is change your

philosophy, your religion, thought process, your commitment to your way of life. you have been entrenched in this for 1400 years. we're not going to be able to do it in 13 years, almost $2 trillion, almost 7,000 american lives and the blood that's been shed, over 50,000 wounded. do you think we should've learned something, andrea? >> and if it comes down to it, would you vote against a continuing resolution that's going to fund the government during the recess if that amendment is still in there to train? >> don't you think that's disinjdisi disingenuine. they're going to roll the two in. the house may get two votes. do you vote for this or the cr? and then they're going to roll them in and give it to the senate as one thinking we can expedite it because we have an election coming up and we can't stay here. so if they're going to say i'm voting yes, and yes i will vote against the cr. if that's rolled into it without

the ability to debate it and extrapolate it from that, i'll vote against it. but i'm willing to stay here through the end of september to fix the cr. we need to and it's ridiculous to have a funding mechanism that we need. it's a shame we have to completely keep band-aiding and kick the can down the road that we couldn't get an authorization and a budget together until we have an authorization of spending that we have to rely on a cr. and now they want to throw one of the most important decisions. don't you think that's a little bit asinine? >> and senator, before i let you go, football is big in west virginia, big around the country. how would you rate the nfl has handled this? we're about to have this report on the fact they have now rebenched adrian peterson. >> the whole thing is a debacle. to watch what went on there and ray rice and with his wife coming out of the elevator, he's fiancee at that time, wouldn't you think something happened. wouldn't you like to say, let's find out if people are

conducting themselves in this manner when there's so many young people, so many fans that look up to. you have a role to play. and basically you ought to be able to do it. i think they've got to clean up their act and do it quickly. >> thank you very much. joe manchin, always a pleasure to talk to you. thanks for being with us today. and coming up, back on the sidelines. why they are now rebenching adrian peterson. i'm type e. i know what my money is doing. i rebalanced my portfolio on my phone.

you know what else i can do on my phone? place trades, get free real time quotes and teleport myself to aruba. i wish. i have a cold. i took nyquil but i'm still stuffed up. nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. really? alka-seltzer plus night rushes relief to eight symptoms of a full blown cold including your stuffy nose. (breath of relief) oh, what a relief it is. thanks. anytime.

we have given this issue much thought and consideration. since last friday. we have decided that the appropriate course of action for the organization and for adrian is to put them on the exempt list until the legal proceedings are complete. we made a mistake. and we needed to get this right. to be clear, we had a strong

stance regarding the protection and welfare of children. adrian will be away from the team and focused on his personal situation. we will support adrian during this legal and personal process. but we firmly believe this is the right decision. >> we've just heard from the owners. and now nike is dropping its deal with adrian peterson. peter alexander joining me from new york. it's been an incredible 24 hours as far as the vikings and adrian peterson is concerned. >> that's exactly right. first to nike a moment ago, we have now confirmed that nike has suspended its contract with adrian peterson. the statement said that nike in no way condones child abuse or domestic violence of any kind. and shared our concerns with the nfl. this is significant to what happened over the course of the

last 12 hours or so. people were sleeping and woke up to find a new preston set of sorts. adrian peterson was benched after last weekend. then he was allowed back on to the team yesterday, it was said, with the presumption he would be, as the vikings said, playing again this weekend. then things changed overnight. that's why you heard from the owner saying, effectively, we got this wrong, we made a mistake. and as one of the owners said. his brother, he said it's never too late to get it right. and they've created this special list. it's called the commissioner's list exempt status which means adrian peterson will continue to get paid, but he will be barred from the team's activities. he's going to be paid roughly $692,000 a week, but he's going to be staying away from the team. it was supposed to be his first

court appearance and arraignment. we learned yesterday that's been delayed three weeks. it could be a while before we see adrian peterson on the sidelines again, if ever, in a vikings jersey again. he was asked directly about that question a little bit earlier. one of the members of the management team for the minnesota vikings and he said it simply wasn't clear. >> and peter, i wanted to also bring up our friend and colleague meredith vieira who bravely spoke out. and this is what she said about years ago, a domestic violence experience with a former boyfriend. let's watch. >> i loved this guy. it started out, we'd have a fight and he'd sort of grab my arm. and, you know, i didn't think a lot about it. and then it turned into pushing me against the wall. and then it went beyond that to actually, um, taking his hand and grabbing my face and saying i could ruin your career if i wanted to and no one would want you. i continued to stay in that

relationship until i was offered a job in another state, and that's where i felt i had the ability to get away. >> now, the fact that meredith vieira, one of the smartest people we know, hugely successful in a decades and decades long wonderful marriage with richard coen and those wonderful children, that she would bravely come out and speak to this. this takes it to a new level. it expands the conversation. says to women all over america that this can happen to any of you, to any of us. >> and i think, you know, what this has really done is changed this conversation, andrea. i think one of the ugly things we can acknowledge is, in local newsrooms and even national newsrooms around the country right now, domestic violence isn't covered often when you hear on the police scanner, there's something that went on in the neighborhood and you hustle over there and find out it's a domestic case, it's a personal issue. this has made it personal for everybody and forced us to re-examine the way we address domestic violence. >> peter alexander, thank you so

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immediately. the longer we wait, the greater the cost of the battle, both in dollars and in lives. >> president obama visited the centers for disease control in atlanta yesterday announcing the u.s. military is taking on this challenge. joining me now the chair of the department of ethics at the university of pennsylvania. zeke, great to see you and talk about this. liberia is becoming a failed state after so much progress. ebola is taking its toll on these nations. and the president's military operation is desperately needed. can it work? >> well, i mean, as you point out, this has cease to become just a health threat. it's an economic threat to these countries, military threat, and military threat beyond these countries. we don't need any more failed states in africa that become home to terrorist organizations and others, and certainly sierra

leone and liberia have experienced enough. we can be sure that without the commitment of american troops and expertise in fighting these health threats and this epidemic that there wouldn't be an adequate response and this ebola epidemic might spin completely out of control. so this is absolutely necessary, whether it's going to be sufficient, only time will tell. part of the problem is, you have a very unusual, actually, singularly unique ebola outbreak at the border of three countries in urban areas. we have not seen this before. and the anticipation, including my own this would burn out and it wouldn't really spread because ebola is hard to spread proved not to be the case. i also like the fact -- using

gloves and universal precautions. it's not about fancy new experimental medications. >> and, yet, there's a cultural resistance to accepting outside help in some of these regions. in the region in some of these countries. so it's hard to overcome to bring in u.s. troops, to bring in u.s. volunteers with usaid, which is asking health professionals to go and volunteer to join this effort. it's not going to be that easy. >> well, no, it's certainly not going to be easy. and the history of colonialism and the history of exploitation is something, you know, goes on and on. and i think there is a serious, you know, to some degree understandable suspicion. on the other hand, the alternative is a very bad situation that people recognize. and the fact that the government has invited in the american -- the american troops and the american presence, i think is very important. i would also like to emphasize one other element that the president emphasized.

no individual party, including the united states government can do this alone. this is a -- has to be a multinational and an international effort. obviously the united states is taking the lead. this is not just limited to the united states. and, i think, the tradition has not been, for example, the strong economies of east asia, china, south korea, to really do a lot here. but i think we need to think of this as a new situation where the entire world has to get together and not just the usual suspects as it were of a few countries in europe and the united states. >> zeke emmanuel thanks so much for being with us. >> thank you, andrea. and we have major breaking news. we have big news out of iran. that is nbc's ann curry. she's just concluded an exclusive interview with iran's president rouhani. much more to come. obviously the timing of this

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and which story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? how about severe weather and wildfires we're monitoring out west. jim cantore ahead of what is expected to be major flooding in southern arizona and new mexico. jim? >> reporter: yeah, right back here in tucson. some of the computer models cranking out about 4 inches of rain. and of course, it's the rainfall rate that comes down an inch an hour. it causes washes like these. this is the one that 53-year-old debra williams lost her life over a week ago monday as this became a raging torrent. it's a low area on the road. but what happens is, a lot of people drive through here not knowing how high that water is.

and more importantly, how fast it is. all it was was about a foot high. but took her car off the road and washed it about 1/4 mile down through this way. we have more rain to come not only for arizona, but new mexico and western texas. places like last crusas. they're going to get amounts 4 to 7 inches forecast here. that could cause catastrophic flooding in some of these areas. especially if it all happens at once. those are the trends we're watching. so far, so good here in tucson. light rain, less than 1/4 inch over the last 48 hours. time for the ground, andrea, to absorb the rain coming down. so far, so good. >> and jim, in northern california, though, farther out west, they've got these horrible wildfires. what about the wind and the drought that continues out there. those pictures from california, yesterday were just astonishing. >> it looks awful. reminds me of colorado a couple of years ago. but what's amazing, we're so close to a tropical system. and yet, we can't seem to get that moisture over into

california. that's just not how the weather pattern works with these things. we have certainly seen help, though, for arizona and new mexico. two states also under some pretty severe drought. but california has not made any headway at all. it is still hot, it is still dry with no relief in sight. at least for the next ten days there. >> jim cantore, the best. thank you so much. thanks for being with us from the weather channel. >> thank you. >> and that does it for us. >> congressman mike rogers. follow the show online. ronan farrodaily is next. she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste, and it helps give me the nutrition i was missing. helping me stay more like me. [ female announcer ] boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a delicious taste.

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to arm syrian rebels this afternoon. >> we have been at war in that part of the world for the past 13 years. if money and military might could've made a difference, it would have by now. >> it is 1:00 p.m. on the east coast, 10:00 a.m. on the west, and here's what you need to know right now. first up, breaking news, secretary of state john kerry will be in the hot seat on capitol hill. that's next hour. he'll be testifying before the senate foreign relations committee. just hours before the house is expected to vote on the president's plan to arm and train syrian rebels. president obama spent his morning at u.s. central command in tampa thanking the men and women who will help take on isis. >> and whether in iraq or in syria, these terrorists will learn the same thing that the leaders of al qaeda already know. we need what we say. our reach is long. if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven. we will find you eventually.