we're going it get a briefing here on martha's vitamin yard a little bit later on today from eric schultz as well as ben rhodes. in that briefing, we will anticipate learning more about where specifically the president is when it comes to potentially launching air strikes in syria. >> and perhaps we'll get more data from that. the u.n. saying today that more than 191,000 people have been killed since the syrian civil war began. big numbers here. the u.s. and syrian president bashar al assad they find themselves on the same side against isis, and how does then the u.s. split the difference on this? >> that is one of the most bizarre factors in the entire conflict. the conflict has been going on for three years. and in those three years, about 200,000 people have been killed. millions have been create refugees displaced from their home. what is the u.s. doing about it? you have to think about this as not just a conflict in syria. originally there was a fight in syria and you had bashar allah said fighting against the rebels. the u.s. was initially on the rebel side. the rebels have been def

. >> and that is eric schultz downplaying any problems between the former secretary of state and the president even if she is criticizing his foreign policy. and it with was so awkward this position that hillary was signing the books and caught in the moment with that question saying everything is fine. >> and they were apparently at this party for vernon jordan's wife, and they were dancing on the dance floor and having a blast together. so, you know, allegedly nothing is wrong with them, but it is pretty clearly as much as she has said, you know, that shes has reached out to the president to assure him that she didn't mean anything about it. but she is differentiating herself from him, and very clearly, this is is not a subtle statement. i think that it is pretty harsh statement for her to make about his foreign policy, and yes, she has already, i mean, we all knew that she wanted to arm the sooner rebels, but that way she attacked the president over the foreign policy philosophy is a much bigger attack than just disagreeing on maybe one particular country. >> and just so people kn

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. >> as eric schultz point the out the president can do all of that wherever he is. charles, why is he coming back here? >> well, i mean there's a lot of speculation. it could be ready to make a secret trip that are too dangerous to announce. he could show up in afghanistan or somewhere. one speculation we talked about is maybe a supreme court appointment. who knows. look, i think the problem not he's on vacation. the problem is what if he were not on vacation. he can have all the communication equipment in the world he needs but what is he communicating. his own secretary of defense says the world is exploding and he's passive. it's not just what's happening in ukraine, what's happening in iraq. he declares victory with the yazidis two days ago. we hear about this horrific massacre today. as we speak, sort of the last redoubt of the secular pro western syrian rebels in aleppo are being surrounded, being attacked on one side by isis, being attacked by the government which is about to complete the siege after which, you know, one of the fighters for the free syrian ar

. >> the event this evening, deputy press secretary, eric schultz, referenced a birthday party for wife of vernon jordan. both clinton and obama will attend. a clinton spokesman said she looks forward to hugging it out with the president. intense focus and words as hillary clinton begins to reestablish her political branch, secretary of state, reminding us that everything clinton does is seen through the prism of likely 2016 run. even late night comics are in on the political moves. >> experts say hillary clinton is trying to distance herself from president obama as she gears up for 2016. you know, i think she's been trying to distance herself from obama for a while. check out this interview. >> her discipline, her stamina, her thoughtfulness and her ability to project, i think has made her an extraordinary talent. she was also -- [ laughter ] >> joining me now is steve clemens and susan page. if you want prove that clinton/obama rift is big news, look at the headlines this week. the one that started it all. sharpest criticism with this headline. the obama/clinton discord was clear. the

friday, eric schultz said he had no announcements on immigration policy and quote, i'm not sure of the status of recommendations incoming to the white house. those pushing for action, told the hill he's had no indication of what the administration is thinking in terms of executive action. joining me now is washington post columnist and senior fellow of governance study at brookings institute, e.j. how did the white house get to that which seems like it's between a rock and a hard place. >> i think the president could repeal the month of august. it has been -- there's not been a good august for president obama. i guess he can't do that. that, he would be impeached for. i think that this -- this deadline, i think, is not a deadline the white house wishes it had. i have been told there are folks in there who think it would have been better to do this outside the context of the election. >> yeah. >> because the political effect of this is complicated. if you look and senators like landrieu and hagen, it's not clear that aggressive action on immigration would help them. it might help senato

. >> hillary clinton and eric schultz downplaying a rift between president obama and his former secretarystate after clinton publicly criticized the president's foreign policy. we're back now with the panel. kirsten, i'll start with you. i caught your eye. it was so awkward, the position that hillary was kind of caught in the moment with that question. trying to say everything is fine. >> well, they apparently were tn a party for vernon jordan's wife and dancing on the dance floor and having a blast together, so allegedly, nothing is wrong between them, but pretty clearly, as much as she has said she reached out to the president to make sure he knew she didn't mean anything by it, she was differentiating herself. this was not a subtle statement. it was a pretty harsh statement for her to make about his foreign policy, and yes, she has already -- you knee she wanted to arm the syrian rebels, but the way she really, i think, attacked the president over his foreign policy philosophy is a much bigger attack than just dish agreeing on maybe one particular country. >> just so people know, a lit

eric schultz is saying the the president's going to update, as you say, on the situation in iraq, buttime comment on camera about that tense situation all of you have been talking about in ferguson, missouri, the unarmed black teen who was shot and killed saturday afternoon. there's been five nights of protests, the back and forth as you say last night a couple of reporters being jailed or arrested for a while. there's been a lot of confusion about what's really happening on the ground, the president getting a chance to weigh in. guesting, because -- interesting , because when we started putting out there on social media this was going to happen, i got a lot of tweets saying i thought the president and his staff usually say they don't comment onion going criminal invests, the irs targeting, you'll remember the trayvon martin case, the president spoke out prominently, now here will speak out on this tense situation with the justice department among other entities is investigating right now. and so, obviously, he has to be very careful. i see a notebook, a binder, looks like the two min

we're listening to a press briefing by deputy press secretary eric schultz. be talking about the situation we're expecting in iraq. so let's listen in. >> sure. well, first of all, with respect to the chinese jet, i know the pentagon spoke to this earlier today. it's obviously a deeply concerning provocation, and we've communicated directly to the chinese government our objection to this type of action. in terms of the additional details, i think the pentagon spoke to those. but again, what we've encouraged is constructive military-to-military ties with china. and this type of action is clearly -- violates the spirit of that engagement, and we've made our concerns known directly to beijing. with respect to the developments in ukraine, we very much condemn the violation -- flagrant violation of ukraine's sovereignty that we saw today with the movement of this russian convoy into ukraine. there had been negotiations during which it was made clear that ukraine would have to accept the delivery of any humanitarian convoy into the country. it was made clear that t

>> no sarcasm, by the way there, from eric schultz at the white house at all.sly the president is vacationing in martha's vineyard. vernon jordan throwing a party tonight for his wife and jordan. vernon jordan, powerful attorney, long-time clinton confidante. it happens that hillary clinton is going to be there, as well, signing copies of her book as part of this never-ending hillary clinton book tour. she is vacationing -- >> no sarcasm there, as well. >> in the hamptons. none. but look, you know, obviously the political world is watching, because they're trying to see how hillary clinton is going to calibrate as she decides to run for president. her relationship with president obama, the comments to jeffrey goldberg in the "atlantic" were certainly newsy. it is going to be fascinating to watch how she puts space between herself and the degrees or does not put space between herself and the president over the next few years if she decides to run. look, i think the media is probably embuing this meeting, this hug with probably a little more drama than it actuall

we'll get a briefing chris later this afternoon from ben rhodes, from eric schultz and we'll be asking them those same questions. >> thank you so much kristen welker at martha's vineyard. anyway, thank you, "washington post" editorial comments, i generally always agree with your opinion. >> so much more fun to disagree. >> >> that day will come. that is done for "andrea mitchell reports." tune into hard ball and we'll talk about the press conference coming out of the new england white house. we'll be back after this. ronan farrow daily is next. s to. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks

host: that was deputy press secretary eric schultz yesterday. as we said at the top of the show, the governor of missouri, jay nixon, headed to ferguson today to talk about the situation. here is a story from msnbc. jay nixon breaks his silence. breaking his silence on his twitter page, several comments last night on this subject. among those tweets that governor nixon sent out, closely monitoring the situation. alabama ask for calm and urge law enforcement to respect the rights of the citizens and the press. we must keep the peace while safeguarding the right of citizens and the press. we're getting your thoughts this morning. we split our lines up regionally. mountain and pacific, (202)585-3881, and that special line this morning for st. louis area resident (202)585-3882. let's go to mickey in dixon, illinois. good morning. caller: good morning. i'm -- the reason i'm calling is because i had an idea it might be a good idea a. i'm not sure if this would workings but we have all kinds of industrial things that we could use. i think it might be a

we are told it will happen at 1:30 eastern with eric schultz answering questions.re will be questions on isis and iraq. has the administration's stance changed at all on this. a lot of people saying that's not enough. stay with us on fox. we'll bring that to you live if that gets underway. in the meantime the pentagon is warning about the growing danger isis poses to us at home and in america. a brand-new hour starts now in america's newsroom. i'm martha maccallum. ed: i'm ed henry. an international manhunt is underway. secretary hail is warning the islamic state is more dangerous than al qaeda before 9/11. his top general is advising a military strategy that goes beyond the white house plan of containing isis. jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. is the pentagon planning to change this strategy here? >> it's a good question. the graphic execution has united americans against isis. the defense secretary issue sad dire warning even invoking 9/11 at one point. >> isil is a sophisticated and well-funded as any group that we have seen. they are beyond just a terroris

we should point out when we asked the white house spokesman here, eric schultz, about that, he said that in cheek that they've had many hugs over the years and that many of those hugs have been photographed and that they would provide a readout of this encounter later on this evening, wolf, but honestly how do you read out a hug? i just don't see that one happening. >> there will be a lot of people at that party at vernon jordans house. his wife ann jordan, it's her birthday, i assume a lot of people have little smartphones they'll be taking pictures and tweeting on instagram. i assume we'll see that picture at some point. >> reporter: it's hard to stop it, wolf. we do know from some fund-raisers, sometimes the cameras, the smartphones are taken, but i doubt that's going to happen out here in tony martha's vineyard. i can't imagine taking away cell phones. we'll have to rely on technology here later. >> i can't imagine taking smartphones talking about vernon jordan's house and the former president will be there and hillary clinton. we'll see how that hug works out. jim acosta, thanks ver

dinner and the latest developments in the rack -- nin iraq with the white house briefing with eric schultz. he will live coverage. we will hear from government health experts tracked with -- tasked with tracking dangerous diseases. talking about tracking an outbreak of talks into americans that was traced to test prairie dogs. >> the researchers like neil and others to investigate this very thing, you merging diseases in people are often traced back to animals. one of these situations occurred in 2003. the first hint we have that something had gone terribly wrong is a three-year-old girl who lived in was confident and odd, verythese very disturbing skin lesions. i am too young to have been vaccinated from smallpox. i was the first generation that did not get a smallpox vaccine but many researchers dedicated their early careers to eradicating this disease from the world and took one look at the picture and said that a smallpox. we were very worried, especially when a second case was reported a few days later from another part of wisconsin. these two patients did not know each other. one is

i'm michael eric dyson for ed schultz. "politics nation" starts now. good evening. >> good evening. thanks to you for tuning in. the family and lawyers for michael brown are speaking now about the tragic shooting death this weekend. let's listen in. >> happening over and over again. people are getting no sense of justice. to the point where it's just boiling over. we have to have our leaders all of this. restore confidence for all people in america. not just some americans but all americans. need to have confidence that if it happens, you will get equal justice. there are some people who don't believe it. that's what we are dealing with here in st. louis. >> the question about was your son worried about the police? >> okay. thank you. >> the family, the mother and grandfather and attorney ben krum will be joining us exclusively any moment. let me go to you, jim cavanaugh, first that i can ask you, as one who has seen a lot and jim cavanaugh for our regular listeners know, but for new viewers is an msnbc law enforcement analyst. jim cavanaugh, tell us what you will feel is the next s

i'm michael eric dyson for ed schultz. "politics nation" starts now. good evening. >> good evening.in. the family and lawyers for michael brown are speaking now about the tragic shooting death this weekend. let's listen in. >> happening over and over again. people are getting no sense of justice. to the point where it's just boiling over. we have to have our leaders all of this. restore confidence for all people in america. not just some americans but all americans. need to have confidence that if it happens, you will get equal justice. there are some people who don't believe it. that's what we are dealing with here

i'm michael eric dyson in for ed schultz. "politics nation" starts now.g. >> good evening. thanks to you for tuning in. breaking news out of ferguson, missouri, where it's been a rollercoaster day of dramatic events around the deadly shooting of unarmed teenager michael brown. we start tonight with these two images. on the left, a picture released by ferguson police this morning of michael brown apparently robbing a convenience store last saturday, taking a box of cigars. on the right, michael brown's body just minutes after leaving that convenience store where he was shot by a police officer. the surveillance video and incident report were released around 10:00 a.m. police left the impression that brown was shot by an officer pursuing him because of

i'm michael eric dyson in for ed schultz. let's get to work. >> don't shoot! what do we want? justice! when do we want it? now! >> i know americans are depply disturbed by the images we've seen in the heartland of our country. >> don't shoot! >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> police fired tear gas on protesters in ferguson. >> this is the police department! you must leave the area! >> a day that began with promise of peace ends with another showdown on the streets. >> the crowd is peacefully standing with their hands in the air. >> i expressed my concern over the violent turn. [ shots fired ] >> our faces were burning, our eyes were watering. >> don't treat us like we're different. >> to see that justice is done. >> he was a peaceful person and he lived his life peaceful. >> this is your job to protect and to serve. >> what do we want? justice! >> by for who? >> mike brown! >> overnight, ferguson, missouri looked more like a war zone than a suburb of st. louis. >> tear gas was thrown multiple times. i wasn't sure what prompted it. some say someone threw a bottle or some sort of

i'm michael eric dyson in for ed schultz. let's get to work. >> don't shoot! what do we want? justice! when do we want it? now! >> i know americans are depply disturbed by the images we've seen in the heartland of our country. >> don't shoot! >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> police fired tear gas on protesters in ferguson. >> this is the police department! you must leave the area! >> a day that began with promise of peace ends with another showdown on the streets. >> the crowd is peacefully standing with their hands in the air. >> i expressed my concern over the

eric, good to have you with us. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "politics nation" with reverend al sharp ton starts now. evening, ed. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead the st. louis prosecutor versus governor nixon. the prosecutor in charge of the michael brown investigation is raising all kinds of questions from the community on whether he can deliver a fair investigation. this comes as things seem to be calming down in ferguson today. missouri governor jay nixon today ordered the state national guard to withdraw from the city. that after what captain ron johnson called a very good night in ferguson. but passions are still running high over whether the investigation into the michael brown shooting will be fair. right now, it's up to st. louis county prosecuting attorney bob mcculloch to bring charges against darren wilson, the officer that killed mr. michael brown. grand jury is hearing evidence, but many in the community are not confident in this

schultz, "politics nation" with reverend al sharpton starts now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. thanks for tuning in. we are watching attorney general eric holder's message as he arrived today in ferguson, missouri. the attorney general is reportedly meeting with the parents of michael brown later this afternoon. but since the shooting of michael brown, the attorney general has been committed to finding out what happened. briefing the president. vowing to work tirelessly on a federal investigation. holding conference calls to update civil rights leaders. informing the president that he personally wanted to go to ferguson. and today, the first african-american attorney general who made civil rights a priority for this administration did just that. he met with students and community leaders and talked with federal investigators. working on the ground. and a restaurant just four miles away from where michael brown was shot, he told ferguson restaurants, he is keeping a close eye on their time. >> i need to be here, you know. i was a little disturbed to see certain people questioning why i was here. why would i be any place other than right

schultz, "politics nation" with reverend al sharpton starts now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. thanks for tuning in. we are watching attorney general ericessage as he arrived today in ferguson, missouri. the attorney general is reportedly meeting with the parents of michael brown later this afternoon. but since the shooting of michael brown, the attorney general has been committed to finding out what happened. briefing the president. vowing to work tirelessly on a federal investigation. holding conference calls to update civil rights leaders. informing the president that he personally wanted to go to ferguson. and today, the first african-american attorney general who made civil rights a priority for this administration did just that. he met withtu

when eric shultsds the white house spokesman with the president tweeted last night the president was at this party on martha's vineyard with the clintons, a lot of the responses to ear vick schultzying why isn't the president talking about ferguson, why is he parties on martha's vineyard with so much going on. this is the nature of the presidency even when on vacation not truly on vacation. we're seeing that. as for iraq, this is also an unfolding situation that the president is keeping a close eye. he's been getting regular briefings throughout the day, but it is this situation at mount sinjar we'll hear the president talk about as you heard from john kirby, the pentagon press secretary earlier today, they feel like if they haven't exactly broken the siege at mount sinjar they've made major, major advances in terms of weakening those isis forces surrounding those refugees and that many of those refugees have gotten off the mountain. a lot of speculation as to whether or not the u.s. launched some sort of rescue mission that would put troops in harm's way. that appears to be not the case at this point and we'll be getting an update from the president on that as well. we don't th

calendar number 536, eric schultz to be ambassador to the republic of zambia. calendar number 540, donald lu to be ambassador to the republic of albania. calendar number 542, amy hyatt to be ambassador to the public of palau. calendar number 544, john hoover to be the ambassador to the republic of sierra leone. calendar number 546, matthew harrington, to be the ambassador to the kingdom of lasoto. calendar number 548, thomas daughton to be the ambassador to namibia. calendar number 696, louis moreno to be ambassador to jamaica. calendar number 699, maureen cormack to be the ambassador to bosnia herzegovina. calendar number 707, linda thomas-greenfield, an assistant secretary secretary of state of african affairs to be a member of the board of directors of the african development foundation. calendar number 898, ted osius to be ambassador to the republic of vietnam. calendar 902, gentry smith to be a rank of ambassador to the office of foreign missions. calendar number 927, leslie basset to be the ambassador to paragraph way. calendar number 953, george albert p