tv Jose Diaz- Balart MSNBC November 11, 2014 7:00am-8:01am PST
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we are just learning that governor jay nixon will be holding a news conference there at 3:00 p.m. eastern. noon pacific. to talk about law enforcement planning efforts in events of a grand jury decision in the shooting of michael brown. the prosecutor has previously said that a grand jury looking into whether to charge police officer darren wilson will be finishing its work in mid to late november. we'll be able to much wathe new conference live on msnbc. i'm continuing to cover the outrage in country. in alcopoco about 130 miles. 43 students went missing on in september. protesters shutting down the airport yesterday after gang members confessed to murdering the students and incinerating their bodies. local police handed the students over to them. this student, standing next to graffiti on a wall that reads in
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spanish ready to fight as protesters took over the airport on monday. >> monday began with an explosion of violence and furry in the city of alcopoco a few yards from the international airport. hundreds of protesters, mostly young men, many with their faces covered, battled with federal, state, and local authorities to try to stop them from entering the city's busy airport. at least 18 policemen were injured. some severely like this officer beaten into unconsciousness. his protective gear taken from him. by mid afternoon protesters lead by the parents of the 43 students that disappeared on the 26th of september had taken control of the airport. one was shot and killed by police that day. she's protesting because the other student, those taken by local police need to be returned alive. they need to return our kids to
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us. the corrupt government took them. it needs to return them to us, she says. gonzales eason is among the missing. mario is living in mexico until just 43 days ago, he didn't want to believe existed. a corrupt mexico. mexico of impunity. of poverty he tells me. many don't want to talk. those that do say they're fighting for their future and for the future of mexico. these protests are going to continue here in acapulco and throughout the country. now to china where president obama has met face to face with russian president putin for the first time in many months. diplomatic body language watchers were in overdrive as they closely examined the interaction between the two leaders minutes before meeting with the chinese president earlier today. putin gave president obama a pat on the back before they took their seats. the white house said the two
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spoke on three occasions discussing the hot topics of iran, syria, and ukraine. more now on the day's developments. let's go to kristen welker in beijing. good morning. >> reporter: president obama and president putin met three separate times on the sidelines at the economic summit. totaling about 15 to 20 minutes of conversation. white house officials saying they discussed a change of topics including iran, syria, and of course, ukraine. the united states among other western nations that have opposed several rounds of sanctions against russia for the incursion into ukraine. president obama planned to be tough on the topic. but no plans for a new round of sanctions, at least this week. white house officials don't rule that out in the future. the pictures underscore the frosty relationship between president obama and president putin. it's a stark contrast to his meetings with chinese president pink pink which are designed to
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foster open conversation who have also been at odds on a number of issues including human rights and cybersecurity. president obama and the president xi had several meetings today including a walk in a garden and a private dinner tonight. they'll have a official meeting tomorrow. we expect to hear from both after the meeting. it's all part of the so called pivot to asia. he hasn't followed through on the promise to foster stronger ties with this region. the u.s., today, touting two announcements including a new trade deal that will lower tariffs on high-tech goods creating about 60,000 new jobs, also, a new visa agreement that would extend visas between the united states and china, which would promote new business and trade. this is the first stop on a three-nation tour. next president obama has heads to burma where efforts to transition to a democratic society have stalled. creating another complicated backdrop as president obama
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continues his diplomatic tour throughout asia. jose? >> kristin welker, thank you so much. let's bring in new york times reporter josh borrow and elise. staff writer for the hill. let's talk about the obama putin relationship. any sign of improvement? >> i don't think so. i think it's because these two leaders have very different interests. it's very different with the relationship with china where we can develop common goals. i think the, you know, you can have the object at the summit but the russian president is in a tough position. they started the year at 30 rubles to the dollar. it's fallen to 45 rubles to the dollar. falling gas prices are great for us but bad for the russian economy. the u.s. put a lot of pressure on russia over the last year effectively. and i think putin is going to be upset about that in any case. >> the white house said president obama discussed iran, syria, and ukraine. is the u.s. making any
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diplomatic progress with russia on any of the three hot spots? it's hard to say. we know that obama and putin have a shared interest in defeating isis. it's likely they talked about that. we know that russian foreign fighters are going in and challenging bashar al assad in syria, which is an ally of putin. that's a possible area of small agreement. like josh said, it's hard to see the two leaders with the vastly different styles getting together and agreeing on much of anything. >> and, josh speaking of diploma diplomacy. there was an awkward moment of putin and first lady of china. she smalls and accepted the shawl he draped over her shoulder and quickly removed it and put on her black coat. >> it's awkward. apparently results have been scrubbed off the internet in china. you won't find any information about this. but, i mean, these things happen at these summits. you might remember the awkward
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hug between angela merkel at a summit in europe. i think they'll get over it. it's an amusing image. >> you know she was lucky. he could have taken his shirt off like he likes to do. while at the obama-putin relationship captured most of the headlines today. there was trade news. they announced an agreement to drop tariffs on billions of dollars of economic products. >> it's likely to be the major result we'll see out of the summit. i think it will be a disappointment for the white house. it shows there's commonality between the u.s. and chinese interest. it means roips could be softener the future. i think the white house will out to tout it as a major achieveme achievement. >> i have 0 show the wall street journal headline which says obama chews g s gum.
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it's causing a stir. >> i guess conceivably it looks disrespectable chewing gum during a meeting. i think fundamentally what drives relations between the countries is fundamentals and you can have spats over this sort of thing. i'm just glad the president is not smoking. >> aren't we all. a pleasure to see you. thank you for being with me this hour. >> thank you. and folks, i don't think i've ever seen anything like this. it's been snowing in some parts of the upper midwest for 24 hours now. the town in minnesota saw upwards of 16 inches. today the story, the story is the canadian arctic air stretching as far south as texas. nbc meteorologist bill karins joining me now from new york. good morning. how cold is it going to get? >> it's getting chilly. it's not texas anymore. it made it down to the border of texas and mexico this morning. the windchill of 32 degrees nearing el paso. this is crazy how fast it
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changed. i know, it happens every now and then. it's a dramatic example of wind direction. it was 80 in oklahoma city yesterday. 82 in amarillo. now the cold front literally last night it ran into the warm air, shoved it aside, and now the cold blast, as i mentioned, all the way down here to the texas-mexico border. how cold is it? we were 80 yesterday, remember. now we're at 6 in amarillo. it's 19 in oklahoma city after you could have gotten a tan yesterday. you in you have the winter coat, glo gloves, and hats. st. louis your temperature is dropping dramatically. chicago is now down to 31. chicago's temperature is going to plummet this afternoon. so as far as the temperatures go. over the last 24 hours the temperatures dipped 40 degrees in from this time yesterday. 39 in dinne er havdenver. now we have the east coast left. it will happen in the days
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ahead. the problem with the snow is that it's not going anywhere. typically we melt it in november. not this time. it's a winter blast that is here to stay for the foreseeable future. these are the high temperatures in minneapolis. and it's not just them. we didn't get the snow in detroit but it is going to stay cold and chilly through detroit and the great lakes for at least the next two weeks. right through thanksgiving. usually with snow no big deal it melts. i'm scared for what we have ahead, jose. >> absolutely. nbc meteorologist bill karins. we'll have a live hit from minnesota later. we'll have more coming from alcopoco, mexico this hour. we're keeping an eye on new york city hospital where dr. craig spencer is about to be released. he's expected to speak any minute. it's a day to honor america's veterans. the vice president will be laying a wreath shortly at arlington national cemetery. we'll be watching for that as
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coming up i'll have more from mexico including a conversation with erica andiola. i want to send north to my colleague francis. you're getting ready for a news conference from american ebola patient being released this morning. >> that's right. any minute now we're expecting new york officials to hold a news conference with dr. craig spencer. being released today after beating ebola. here is a live look at the crowds being gathered there waiting to hear from him and his
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release from the hospital. for now nbc an thompson is live outside bellevue hospital. with dr. spencer's release it's a relief to hear that no one in the united states is being treated for ebola. >> it is, francis. in fact hospital officials say that not only is dr. spencer free of the ebola virus, he supposes no health risks to anyone else. now they will keep an eye on the doctors and nurses who treated him here at bellevue hospital. he's been hospitalized here for the last 19 days. and during that period he's received a variety of treatments. he's received an experimental drug. he got plasma from nancy writebol. the american missionary who contracted ebola while over in liberia and she, too, is an ebola survivor. i think the questions you can expect that will be asked as the hospital officials what do they think worked? why is it that he survived? what clues do they have to
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treating future ebola patients. dr. spencer said, we're told he's going it make a statement. he's an emergency room physician at another new york hospital. i'm sure he will be thrown questions. among them are is he going back to his apartment where fiancee is. she's been quarantined since he was diagnosed. also, when will he go back to work? those are questions that reporters are sure to be curious about. right now he is the last person in the united states -- last known person to have this virus. doctors say he is healthy, virus free, and poses no health risks. francis? >> great to hear. all the americans who contracted the virus are now ebola free including dr. craig spencer. talk about the controversy around dr. spencer's contracting the virus. especially in the biggest city in the united states. new york city and we tracked his
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whereabouts from his subway ride to the bowling alley to a restaurant to a walk on the high line here, a high tourist area. then the subsequent controversy that happened with the quarantine orders from governors of new jersey and new york >>well, you'll remember when doctor spencer was diagnosed. among some people it sparked fear. he had been out in public as recently as the day before he started developing a fever. as you said, he had been on the subway, he had gone to a bowling alley, and eaten at the restaurant, he had taken an uber ta taxi. new york city officials traced the contracts and were able to say to people in the city, look, there's no chance you're going contract ebola from casual contact. they took the time to try to educate the citizens. in fact, since that time they've been rubbing public service announcements explaining how you can contract ebola. you can only contract it from bodily fluids from a person who
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is symptomatic. you remember that nurse who came over from treats patients in west africa, kaci hickox who was initially quarantined in new jersey in that tent outside of a newark hospital, and then she was allowed to go to her home in northern maine. she has said that she and her boyfriend are going to move to southern maine because they're very upset with the way he was treated. he is a nursing student and wasn't allowed to go to school. she came out of her house today because her quarantine is over. she spoke to reporters >>well, i remain just really thankful for all the support we have received and also a bit, you know, disappointed at some of the negative things that i've heard. i hope that one day we, as an american culture, can get over this fear and can learn to show compassion instead. and we can continue to listen to the medical experts about ebola.
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>> one of the things that health workers have been concerned about is that if there was a mandatory 21-day quarantine for health workers who came back from west africa and didn't show any symptoms that it would discourage other people from going over and helping where the disease is at its worst in those countries of liberia, guinea, and sierra leone. we've seen state officials amend their quarantine rules in order to not penalize these people who have gone over and done absolutely heroic work. francis? >> nbc ann thompson. it sounds like bellevue hospital in new york city, awaiting the press conference where dr. craig spencer is speaking. moments away from his release. once it happens, we'll bring it to you. stay with us on msnbc. ♪come on yeah ♪i say yeah
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city where dr. craig spencer who has been declared ebola free has been released from the hospital. many cheers from hospital staff. high fives and huge smiles from dr. spencer after he has been declared free of ebola. that's kept him there at bellevue hospital. he's now the last of the eight americans who contracted the virus now the united states is free of known ebola cases. there you see mayor de blasio along with him. other health officials here. let's listen in. now before we say anything the first lady and i would like to, on behalf of all 8.4 million new
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yorkers welcome craig spencer back to his normal life. would you like to administrate the first hug, first lady? [ cheers and applause ] now the official mayoral hug. well done. hero here in our midst. someone who served others no matter how much danger and he has been an inspiration throughout the challenges he's faced. by the way, dr. spencer showed us what it means to help your fellow human. that spirit was met and answered here by the extraordinary team at bellevue, especially these
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nurses. [ cheers and applause ] these nurses and the medical team and everyone here at bellevue who is with dr. spencer every step of the way who made sure he was strong and healthy, who brought him his banjo, that's customer service, ladies gentlemen! [ applause ] it's a very, very good day. only ebola case successfully treated. is ebola free and ebola free! [ applause ] dr. spencer deserves our gratitude. for what he chose to do to serve others. to help his fellow human being in the nation of giving but protect people around the world. to protect people here at home by addressing the root cause.
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i said throughout the crisis we honor our men and women in uniform when they go overseas to protect us. dr. spencer was using a different uniform with the same mission. to protect people everywhere and protect people here. when he was inflicted he shown an example of strength, courage, humor. humor amidst it all. i had the honor -- yes, they all know. when i had the honor of speaking to dr. spencer a few days into this, after some normal, respectful kvgrespect ful conversation he asked me how i was on the phone while holding a fork and knife. it's the humor he kept with him at all times and raised the spirit of everyone around him. i want to thank him for who he is and what he's done. again, everything about his spirit was reflected in the extraordinary people here at bellevue.
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the doctors and nurses, all the staff. the professionalism, the courage. there was never any fear or turning back or lack of desire to serve in this building. people were focussed and courageous and about to work of helping others. [ applause ] and we have to remember that everything that happened here happened because there was preparation. weeks and weeks and weeks in advance that when the time came everyone knew what they were supposed to do. and our first responders, our emts, firefighters, our police knew what they had to do. they did it beautifully. the team at bellevue was ready. it is an amazing story of everyone preparing for something they had not experienced before and then executing the plan perfectly. and dr. spencer did everything right as well. the moment he had symptoms reporting them in and following the protocol to the letter. we in new york city are proud to have dr. spencer as a citizens.
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she's part of the medical community of this city. we have the finest medical community in the entire nation. the finest public health system anywhere in the world here in new york city. [ applause ] i want to thank everyone who works here at bellevue and everyone who represents them. we're joined by jill, frank, the doctor's council. we thank them for their leadership and support of everyone here. i have to tell you the members at the city administration outdid themselves with the focus and preparation. they were led day and night by our first deputy mayor who did an extraordinary job as the general of this army. [ applause ] and you're going hear from some of the key leaders of the city's effort that worked so well. let's think about how every day new yorkers responded.
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i think dr. spencer was an example to all. he stayed cool and calm and kept his positive humor. new yorkers felt that and they stayed calm and cool and focus throughout. there was never a hint of anything being abnormal in the people. people went about their lives. they understood that ebola is very difficult to contract. they understood that only occurs through contract directly with the bodily fluids of someone infected. and people actually got it. 8.4 million people got it. and just went about their lives. and that says something about the spirit and the soul of new yorkers and something we should be proud of. now, there's work to be done. there's work to be done now. the crisis continues in west africa. we're so thrilled that dr. spencer is well. that's not a cause for complacenc complacency. it's a time to refocus our efforts and find more brave people like him ready to go and serve. two weeks ago governor cuomo and
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i announced a new program to encourage health care professionals to help address this challenge at its root in west africa. we're going to support all health care professionals to step forward so we can end the crisis once and for all. second, as i've said many times. help the health care professionals of this city. if you're an everyday new yorker that says is there anything i can do to help? you can help support folks who will going to fight the battle on the front. i'm going tell you about it. one other thing you can on that level. the everyday thing get a flu shot. the simplest thing in the world. because it will help you not get the flu. it's good to begin with. it will help our health care community to not have to spend time looking at symptoms that are just the flu when they're looking for other challenges. we can take that off the table. it will make their lives so much simpler so they can stay attentive to other risks. let's just spread truth and
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honest information about ebola. let's get rid of the misinformation. let's spread the truth that it's a hard disease to contact. you can't say it enough times. if you come across someone who is worried. tell them the truth and look at dr. spencer as an example of someone who shows us stay calm, stay focussed. that's how we get through any crisis. if anyone in the city, however, feels they may have this challenge because they have been to one of the three nations and they have come in contact with someone with the disease and direct contact with their bodily fluids, if they meet those cry steer ya, they should call 9-1-1 or go to an emergency room. only if they meet those criteria. finally, i want to note in the middle of this challenge we have some a few unfortunate things. it's our job as new yorkers to confront that. we've seen some of the good people who work here treated badly.
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it hasn't been that often but we've heard enough reports to tell us that's wrong. you never discriminate against someone who is helping others. [ applause ] and we just get the conversation back to the truth. there is no cause for anyone to be treated with anything but respect and our thanks for serving people in need. by the way, our fellow new yorkers who come from those three west africa nations. some of them have been stigmatized. people who are good, hard working people going about their lives, contributing to our society. no one should be stigmatized because of where they come from. that's an un-american act. we'll embrace all of our fellow new yorkers. i said if you want to help fight this disease at its root, that's a battle we can win, you can support the extraordinary organizations that are doing
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this work. one of them doctors without borders that sponsored dr. spencer's extraordinary work. the mayor's fund, to advance new york city chaired by someone i think highly of. my wife. our first lady. [ applause is working to promote the work of health care workers in west africa to receive contributions that will go to organizations like dr.s without borders and unicef so we can protect everyone including the people of this country and city. if you want to contribute to the effort, the mayor's fund is there to receive your contributions and get them to the incredible organizations that are doing this work. before i let you hear from some the other poem around me, let me say something in spanish. [ speaking in spanish ]
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[ applause ] [ speaking in spanish ] in any language, it's the same truth. thank god this is a very difficult disease to contract. now i want 0 you to hear from the extraordinary people who supported dr. spencer. you don't to have to wait for the end for the main event. he's not going anywhere. until the press conference is over then you're free. but the folks here at hhc did an amazing job. bellevue hospital, the flagship, a hospital that served in the
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toughest times and making all new yorkers proud and the president of hhc has lead wonderfully throughout this challenge. it's my honor to present dr. ron. [ applause ] that's new york mayor speaking about the recovery from dr. craig spencer from declared ebola free. he'll be formally released from the hospital. once he has an opportunity to speak. we'll go back and hear his comments live. for now i want to take it back to alcopoco, mexico where jose diaz-balart is covering the zwro outrage over the 43 missing students. >> indeed. we will go back to the press conference. when the doctor eventually begins to speak. in washington, frustration continues to grow from all sides. as president obama is expected to act on immigration any day now. frustration from republicans. senators ted cruz and mike lee
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who promised to make that an major part of the conformation process for the president's nominee for attorney general, loretta lynch, as well as from my next guest. this is erica anka andiola. all indications that the president seems to be acting on immigration sometime soon. do you expect that to happen? i don't know in weeks, months, and what will satisfy people like you? >> first of all, thank you for having me, jose. yeah. i mean, we're expecting the president to now that the elections are over, he did promise to act once again, so we're hoping that this is going to happen. that it's before the end of the year. i mean, for us it should be as soon as possible. since we do have people that are being deported every day. and for us, it's been very clear. our, you know, part of our demands has been really expand deferred action. expand daca for more folks. he definitely have the senate
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bill talks about, you know, about 8 million people that could potentially get some path to citizenship. in this case, the president cannot give a path to citizenship but perhaps some relief to the folks under the senate bill or more. but also, you know, making sure we get rid of a lot of programs that he enacted like secure community and collaboration with i.c.e. and the police. >> yeah. as you know, secure communities started by president bush. it is true that president obama expanded it. i want to play something for you that president obama said on cbs over the weekend about deportations and potential action. listen to what he said. >> i'd prefer and still prefer to see it done through congress, but every day that i wait we're misallocating resources, we're deporting people that shouldn't be deported, we're not deporting folks that are dangerous and need to be deported. john, i'm going give you some time. if you can't get it done before the end of the year, i'm going have to take the steps that i
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can to improve the system. >> erica, the deportations of people that shouldn't be deported i've never heard the president say that before. that's an obvious glaring fact. what do you think of that? >> yeah. i was surprised when i saw the interview. i had never heard the president say this. in fact, i had heard him saying different things like we're not -- we're only deporting the criminals or only deporting high priority folks. in this case, he's saying the reality of thing he's deporting folks that shouldn't be deported in the first place. i'm glad it's a great step for him to realize or at least to accept publicly that this is happening. and, you know, i think really him saying he wants to wait for congress by the end of the year. for us, you know, we gave a lot of time to republicans. we gave a lot of time to congress to get it done. unfortunately, that hasn't happened. we have had so many more deportations. we asked the president to get it
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do as soon as possible. and republicans should have done it a long time ago. they had the chance. >> yeah. erika andiola. thank you very much. more than 2 million people have been deported in t eed in the u states. in the fight against isis, once thriving city on the syrian turkish border remains one of the key battle grounds. the kurds are refusing to back down in kobani. it's a battle position. richard engel has been embedded with some of the kurds. he joins me now from turkey, a rare inside look at the battle against isis. richard, extraordinary you were able to get the access. city hall now a hot spot for the fight for kobani. tell me what you saw. >> we went inside kobani and we went into some of the battle areas. kobani, right now, is almost entirely surrounded by isis militants. isis controls about 50% of the
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city. the other half of kobani is held by kurdish rebels. those were the fighters we were with. and they showed us their frontline positions. they showed us how they're keeping alive. there's only one bakery in the city. there's just a few field hospitals that move location every couple of weeks so that the hospitals aren't identified and targeted by isis fighters. they have very few medical supplies. they are also kept on the move. they keep the medical supplies in pickup trucks roaming around the city so that if an incoming air strike from artillery strike from isis destroyed one they would have other medical supplies they can rely on. it was an insight into an urban battle that has become a symbol for the entire u.s. strategy against isis. it is not that kobani is the most strategic town in the fight. it's not the biggest town. it is become a test of wills.
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isis says that it wants to take kobani. it is pouring a lot of resource into taking kobani. it has been putting out a propaganda campaign to say that kobani will fall to isis. yet, the u.s. is now carrying out air strikes to prevent that from happening. the defender of kobani are holding in to hang on to their city. and it's unclear how much longer they're going to be able to hold on. for now they do seem to be in a fairley stable position. but if were kobani were to fall it would be a massacre. it would be an embarrassment for the united states, which has put a lot on the line to help kobani. it would be a first potential failure for the overall strategy and the war on isis. >> nbc richard engel with pretty extraordinary access to kobani. thank you very much. be sure to tune into msnbc on friday for richard engel reporting the battle against isis. i would like to bring in
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military analyst general barry mccaffrey and patrick murphy. thank you. good to see you both. general, i want to play the sound byte from john mccain this morning on morning joe. >> it's time to sit down and develop a strategy and work together in the bipartisan fashion. the first would be the request for $5.6 billion that i think the president is going it make to pursue the isil strategy. the american people do deserve to know what the strategy is. >> general, does the president have a long-term strategy against isis? >> probably not. i think to some extent a lot has been reacting to the headlines. the election was driving a lot of this rhetoric. we're not doing a bad job. general lloyd austin, the commander has actually hammered isis with air power around kobani. it's almost been a magnet massing isis armored vehicles.
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to some extent, in a short run we're doing pretty well. there's no will to reintroduce ground troops. there's no likelihood we ought to try to fight the sides of the civil war that is going on in both syria and iraq. i'm not sure what the president can do either. we have to be sympathetic to the position we're in. >> yeah, and, patrick, the president authorized an additional 1500 troops to be advisers. that brings the total to about 3,000. why add troops now? >> we need more troops now because things aren't going that great in iraq. and i will tell you, that's almost doubling, jose, the amount of troops we have in northern iraq. that is now a sign that elections are now over. we need the politicians in the house and the senate to get back to washington and pass a new aumf. authorization for use of military force and develop the strategy. the president is asking to
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double the forces. and congress is just basically sitting idly by. they need to get back and do their job. don't wait until the new congress comes in in january. >> completely agree. >> general, are you confident the president will -- do you think the president will keep the number at 3,000? >> i can't imagine it will go substantially above that. but, you know, patrick makes a point. article i of the constitution says congress has to lead in national security in a lot of ways. one of them the most powerful tool is the budget. congress needs to face up to their responsibilities and sort out what they think we ought to fund and do. it's hard for me to imagine that the iraqi army, a shiite force is going to put iraq back together. we need to lift our eyes and say, you know, maybe vice president biden was right. the smartest man in the room.
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>> both of you, thank you for your time. and being with me this morning. i appreciate it. >> happy veteran's day to all the veterans out there. the 22 million we have. >> absolutely. we're also keeping an eye on the sol wlem ceremony at arlington national cemetery this hour. vice president joe biden taking part in a wreath laying. the vice president's remarks expected a the top of the hour. you can see it live on msnbc. francis is back in studio with a special veteran's day guest. francis? >> that's absolutely right. what better way to celebrate veteran's day with our special guests. she's part of an organization calls paws and stripes. we'll tell you how they're helping the veterans most in need when we come back. transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles.
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unsung heros. the founder of paws and strives. we thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having us. >> we start off with thanking you on this veteran's day. what better way to honor you than having you here. you served in the iraq war and returned home. you had ptsd and not only your wife you're a huge factor but your other girl was huge in helping you come back with that. tell me a little bit about that. when i came back i was isolated. didn't really get out and socialize and had the honor and privilege of meeting sarge, thanks to my wife. and the honor of working together with sarge, you know, focus on my disabilities and how she can assist me. you know, it's been life changing. i'm actually a happier guy. i'm getting out, believe it or not. sitting here is a big challenge that used to be. now it's not. >> with the help of sarge. >> lindsay, this is actually
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your brain child. you came about this idea. and as far as how you both started paws and stripes. tell me about your experience and how you said, you know, there's only so much a family can do to support jim. >> i worked for veterinarians for a few years and i had done rescue work. i understood how much dogs can help. when i saw him with a therapy dog at the hospital and saw the difference that made, i really wanted to see how much further we could take it and have a service dog help him all the time. >> i can imagine the story you're hearing out there from the other veterans who are suffering as well and saying, you know, this is exactly what i was needing when i was looking for. they probably didn't identify it right off the bat. >> no. you know, the paws and stripes program is not an easy one. when they get into the program and they start working it. at first it's tough then they realize they're getting out and doing things that we as everyday citizens take for granted.
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>> i can't wait to watch! no dog fighting. >> kind of camera shy. jim and ly-- thank you so much r being with us. on this veteran's day we're keeping an eye on arlington national cemetery. vice president joe biden is about to speak at the wreath laying ceremony. we'll have that for you live ahead. americans drink 48 billion bottles of water every year. that's enough plastic bottles to stretch around the earth 230 times. each brita filter can replace 300 of those. clean. clear. brita water. nothing is better. there it is... this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto.
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my early detection reporting and now recovery from ebola speaks to the effectiveness of the protocols that are in place for health staff returning from west africa. i'm a living example of how those protocols work and how early detection is critical to surviving ebola and ensuring that it is not transmitted to others. while my case has garnered international attention, it is important to remember that my infection represents good fraction of the more than 13,000 reported cases to date in west africa. the center of the outbreak where families are being torn apart and communities are being destroyed. it is for this reason i volunteered to work in giuinea with doctors without borders.
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for over five weeks i worked in an ebola treatment center. during the time i cried as i held children who were not strong enough to survive the virus. also, i experienced joy when patients i treated were cured and invited me in to their family as a brother upon danger. within a week of my diagnosis many these patients call mid person cell phone from guinea to wish me well and ask if there was any way they can contribute to my care. most incredibly, i watched my guinea colleagues who have been on the frontlines since day once and seen their friends and family members die as they continue to fight to save the communities their communities with so much compassion and dignity. they are the true heros that we're not talking about. please join me in turning our attention back to west africa and ensuring that medical volunteers and other aid workers
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do not face stigma and threats upon their return home. volunteers need to be supported to help fight this outbreak at its source. i'm thankful for the encouragement and support i've received from my family, friends, and strangers over the past few weeks. i would like to thank columbia university medical center from the unprecedented support i've received. lastly, i would like to publicly recognize my incredibly deep appreciation for doctors without borders. i cannot begin to mention how well they have helped manage this difficult time for both myself and my family. finally, i would like to thank in advance the media for respect respecting my right and my family's right to complete privacy. ly not be commenting publicly beyond this statement. and i urge you, please, to focus
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your attention where it is most urgently needed at the source of the ebola outbreak in west africa. thank you. [ applause ] >> he spent 19 days there at bellevue hospital in new york city being treated for ebola. today dr. craig spencer goes home free of the ebola virus. great hugs and many thanks to the hospital staff there as he is headed home after his stay. and that does wrap up this hour on msnbc. i'm francis. we'll have more live from mexico. next live coverage of vice president joe biden's veteran day speech at arlington cemetery. 18,000 nurses set to go on strike. tamron talks to the president of the group lobbying for change. have a great day. the holiday season is here,
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good morning everyone. i'm tamron hall. this is "newsnation." right now solemn ceremonies are underway on the haground of arlington national cemetery. these are live pictures marking this veteran's day. you see vice president joe biden prepared to lay a wreath on the tomb of the unknown. containing the names of unknown service-members killed. let's listen in. ♪ ♪
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