nbc's brian moore explains. >> reporter: u.s. forces launched weekend air forces on isis in syria. the late nest a conflict with no end in sight. in an interview on "6 o minutes" president obama blamed u.s. intelligence for dropping the ball. >> i think our head of the intelligence community, jim clapper, acknowledged that they underestimated what had been taking place in syria. >> reporter: terrorists beaten in iraq found safe haven in syria's civil war. >> they were able to reconstitute themselves and take advantage of that chaos and attract foreign fighters who believed in their jihadist nonsense. >> reporte now, isis is an army. >> i think it will take more than air strikes to drive them out of there. at some point, somebody boots have to be on the ground. >> i think the president has an obligation to call us back tomorrow to start this debate. >> how long are we going to be there and is there any end? >> reporter: a fight that will be a tough sell for a weary congress and a war-weary nation. brian moore, nbc news, washington

brian moore has details. u.s. and coalition forces launched air strikes in syria.iring sunday, president obama blamed u.s. intelligence for dropping the ball. >> id think jim clapper has acknowledged that i think they underestimate what had had been taking place in syria. >> they were able to reconstitute themselves and take advantage of that chaos and atrack foreign fighters who believed in their jihadist nonsense. >> i think it's going to take more than air strikes to drive them out of there. at some point, somebody's boot haves to be on the ground. >> many lawmakers are demanding a say. >> how long are we going to be there and is there any end? >> a fight that will be a tough sell. >> the latest nbc news wall street journal poll shows three out of four americans believe the united states will have to send in ground forces to fight isis. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >> enrollment is dropping for the fourth straight year. preliminary reports are showing students have peeked. the state raised tuition 3% to cut a $30 million deaf sit. >> chris matthews was hon

brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> for more on how the american people feel about the use of ground troops against isis, we're joined by mark murray, nbc senior political editor. good morning. >> hey, good morning, barbara. >> people think ground troops will possibly be used. what's the reaction to that? >> that's a huge number. 72%. this is the president of the united states who says that no u.s. ground troops will end up being used. and you have more than 7 in 10 americans who say i think he's wrong. and that we will have u.s. ground troops. barbara, i find that to be a pretty stunning number. just given the numr of times president obama haseate rep again and again and again u.s. combat troops won't play a role in iraq or syria. >> do you think people are surprised the president said we underestimated what isis was going to be able to do? >> that's not surprising to me. you know, you look back, you end up having james clapper, one of the top intelligence officials in the obama administration, saying we underestimated isis. a lot of people, other expert, people in the media. this w

brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> and the battle with isis for iraq's second largest city continues despite weeks of fighting and the assistance of coalition air strikes. kurdish fighters there have been unable to advance against the militants. the kurds say they lack the sophisticated weaponry to push back the well-armed isis fighters. stay with nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the effort to stop isis. you can stay up to date on nbc10.com. >>> jury selection is under way in the trial for a friend of the boston marathon bombing suspect. the man seen here is one of three friends of dzhokhar tsarnaev. he's pleaded not guilty. tsarnaev's other two friends have already been convicted for impeding the investigation. last week a judge granted a two-month delay for tsarnaev but denied a request to have the trial moved out of boston. the bombings at the boston marathon killed three people that day and injured more than 260 others. tsarna tsarnaev's brother, tamerlan, also accused in the attack was killed in a police shootout days after the bombings. >>> charges are expected to be filed tod

as brian moore shows us, lawmakers are discussing what to do next and whether they should have a say. >> reporter: u.s. and coalition forces launched weekend air strikes on isis in syria, the latest in a conflict with no end in sight. in an interview airing sunday on "60 minutes," president obama blamed u.s. intelligence for dropping the ball. >> i think our heads of the intelligence communities have acknowledged that they underestimated what had been taking place in syria. >> reporter: terrorists in iraq found safe haven in syria's civil war. >> they were able to reconstitute themselves and take advantage of that chaos and attract foreign fighters who believed in their jihadist nonsense. >> reporter: now isis is an army. >> i think it's going to take more than air strikes to drive them out of there. at some point, somebody's boots have to be on the ground. >> reporter: with congress on break until the november elections, many lawmakers are demanding a say. >> i think the president has an obligation to call us back to start this debate. >> how long are we going to be there, and is the

but we want to start with brian moore with the first wave of strikes. >> the pentagon confirms that president obama gave the green light for this attack allowing his commanders to o put together the fine details, which involved fighter jets, bombs and missiles. all of them it aimed at syria, the self-declared capital of isis and the terrorist army there. u.s. officials say the targets hit include d headquarters area, fuel and weapons depots and the united states did not carry out these attacks alone. it was assisted by partner nations that were not named, but arab countries were among those assisting. this comes on the eve of president obama going to new york and the united nations to press for international cooperation in the fight against isis. while this is a serious significant expansion of the fight against that terrorist group, it is something that is not believed to be a death blow to isis. it's just the beginning of what could be a very long conflict. >> from fighting isis to escaping the blood r thirsty grip, a big development this morning. turkey has closed its border with syria. th

brian moore joins us live from capitol hill with more on the president's push for military action. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, sam. underestimated isis, overestimated the iraqi's ability to deal with it. the president is trying to sell the nation on the need for military strikes, not just in iraq but also in syria. it's part of a complicated international coalition that he's putting together, but really right now the hard part is building a coalition here at home, especially here in washington with lawmakers on their recess back home campaigning. some of them want to come back and hold a vote, others want nothing to do with this. 72% of the american people believe that boots on the ground in iraq eventually will be inevitable. sam? >> i think we're still holding out hope that will not happen. thank you very much, brian. >> a developing story in hong kong now where waves are public protest are extending into the work weekend bringing much of of the city to a standstill. thousands of residents are defying government calls to abandon street blockades across the city. t

. >> brian moore, nbc news, washington. >> new details tonight about a deadly car crash that killed four monroe county. officials say none of the young victims were in a booster seat or wearing a seat belt. the driver also died in that crash. their minivan was speeding at the time. it happened along route 15. that's about 35 miles north of allen town. three other cars were also involved in the crash. >> the men who want to be the next pennsylvania governor will face each other. tom wolfe is trying to unseat tom corbett. count on nbc 10 and nbc 10.com. >> it will still be fairly mild in the morning. mostly cloudy skies at 70%. you can see all of the light rain tracking to the east here. we are not seeing more rainfall. you can see the other showers have pushed off shore. cooler temperatures mixed up for us as well. >> claimant change could be destroying the earth.

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