money was spent on providing humanitarian aid back in two thousand and nine then prime minister gordon brown was a nine million pound inquiry ostensibly to learn lessons from the iraq war middle east experts and human rights activists. but he's britain is again being led by the niners by its transatlantic ally. the british are basically helping out they are contributing in the efforts made by the usa so it is the u.s. which is basically running the show it is the one calling that show calling the shots and i do believe that the french and the british are only there to show their support and to show that they are involved and taking part in the west first this is being used as basically an instrument to regain and to restore american influence and actually to what may just say if not the final say in the formation of a new iraqi government which should be formed in a way to make sure that this time around the americans will not lose their influence and actually be teaching any prime minister a future prime minister a lesson that any attempts to actually stray away from american influence the

can listen to even shirley malik in this country he was elected who is the second in charge of gordon brown in a speech he says in two thousand and one we had one muslim m.p. in two thousand. and two thousand and five with six of them in peace and. he says within twenty years every m.p. in this country will be muslim and in between saying each thing he says inshallah which is our will in so it certainly is william's take over our parliament our government and then he says within thirty years a prime minister of this country would share our faith now that's what he's saying is no we're saying that's what they're saying now should we be fearful that well we don't vote based on religion we keep religion and politics need to be completely separate but with the islamic community that's not what's happening so what we will see is people vote in purely because he's a muslim and that's what charlene malik is telling us so we can look to any country in europe and we find muslim leaders and community leaders saying these sort of things and if if muslim leaders spent they spend ninety five percent of

one is safe school initiative which gordon brown, the former uk prime minister has been dealing withnd working with us on that safe schools initiative and make it safer for our children and domestic resources as well as international. the president just opened a victim support fund and some nigerian businesses have responded by donating money last week. and finally, there's a long-term initiative to improve development in the northeast area where these activities are happening. >> and all this within the context of this african summit which has shown enormous appetite by american business ceos to do business in africa. >> absolutely. and if you permit, the one thing in spite all of these issues, the american economy remains strong and resilient. >> it's great to see you again, thank you so much for this visit. >> thank you, andrea. >>> and now to something uplifting. it proves the power of a crowd when people work together when this man in perth, australia, caught his leg in between a platform and the train. they pushed it back just enough to free his leg and get him back uninjured.

why can't they just go for the middle approach that i spoke to gordon brown about off camera, where theyassive more devolution, but confidence that they know the rules. so, they get a lot of what they want, but still get some sort of union with the rest of the united kingdom? >> and polls suggest that's what most scots want. the funny thing about this campaign is they've been offered the status quo, offered independence, but they're not offered this ideal middle ground that most of them would vote for, as a result of which, both campaigns are effectively trying to converge on that middle ground. >> darling and the no campaign, haven't they made this point? you can have loads more devolution, but we want you to be part of the union. >> right. all three unionist parties have come forward with major proposals for new devolution. in fact, the conservative proposal is arguably the most radical, which is surprising in some ways coming from a party that's traditionally opposed devolution, but equally from the nationalist side, you see people, alex salmond, effectively paying down what it would

so behind me, general john mccausland from louisiana, they were part of john brown gordon's brigade, they came right behind me and they got off their horses because i guess of the conditions in the field here. so there was a dismounted calvary and they charged the union through the farm fields over here. they didn't know it was 6th corps men. the 6th corps men were waiting for them and it was carnage. the southerners got chopped down and they had to retreat and went back there again. most of gordon's brigade was way back at the farm where we first started here where the artillery was. now, here's an important thing you have to keep in mind, jubal early did not want to fight a battle here at monacacy, he wanted to go invade washington. he's only 40 miles away from it right now, but wallace forced him. he blocked him along the river. early held as many troops back as he could. in fact, early wasn't here when the battle started, he was in the city of frederick extorting money of the city fathers to the tune of $200,000, which he got. but anyway, mccausland's charge does not work, they f

so behind me, general john mccausland from louisiana, they were part of john brown gordon's brigade, they came right behind me and they got off their horses because i guess of the conditions in the field here. so there was a dismounted calvary and they charged the union through the farm fields over here. they didn't know it was 6th corps men. the 6th corps men were waiting for them and it was carnage. the southerners got chopped down and they had to retreat and went back there again. most of gordon's brigade was way back at the farm where we first started here where the artillery was. now, here's an important thing you have to keep in mind, jubal early did not want to fight a battle here at monacacy, he wanted to go invade washington. he's only 40 miles away from it right now, but wallace forced him. he blocked him along the river. early held as many troops back as he could. in fact, early wasn't here when the battle started, he was in the city of frederick extorting money of the city fathers to the tune of $200,000, which he got. but anyway, mccausland's charge does not work, they f

brown's receiver, gordon suspended for the 2014 season the leading receiver is a repeat offender. >>ting times yesterday. catherine cece bellas is only years old >> she's got it. >> this 15-year-old became the youngest layer to win a u.s. open match since 1996, beating a 12th seed in three sets . >> i went into the match and never thought it would come out. >> she won to gabe gain a wild card into the open her first coach was not surprised she won. >> she can howl. >> she honed her craft as a kid and a couple years ago a match set up against a 30-year-old male pro. >> she likes being on stage and enjoys that kind of thing when i think is cool for top am lets and you can see her determination >> she can is home schooled. it's a single focus a good thing? >> i think it's good. i think if you focus, supersedes interelect. >> she may now be thinking about turning pro. >> i think she's keeping options open. >> mike shumann, abc7 sports >> a's looking to get a win before a series in anaheim. bases loaded for derrick norris. now they're in the 6th and scoreless. san jose state opens a new s

suspension is two games, this week an arbitrator upheld a year-long ban for cleveland browns wide receiver josh gordon for failing a marijuana test. roger goodell today instructed owners to share his memo with every nfl player writing domestic violence and sexual assault are wrong, they are illegal, they are never acceptable and have no place in the nfl under any circumstances. still, lester, ray rice's punishment remains unchanged. >> peter alexander tonight, thank you. >>> comedy legend joan rivers is reportedly in critical condition in a new york hospital tonight after she stopped breathing while undergoing a medical procedure at a manhattan clinic. nbc's katy tur is outside the hospital for us tonight. katy. >> reporter: hey there, lester. this happened around 9:40 this morning. the 81-year-old comedian was reportedly having a minor endoscopic treatment at a facility a few blocks from here. the 81-year-old woman was transported to mt. sinai in cardiac arrest. meanwhile daughter melissa and grandson, cooper, got on a plane from los angeles. we are told they are still in the air at this time. her fa

brown's receiver, gordon suspended for the 2014 season the leading receiver is a repeat offender. >>times yesterday. catherine cece bellas is only 15 years old >> she's got it. >> this 15-year-old became the youngest layer to win a u.s. open match since 1996, beating a 12th seed in three sets . >> i went into the match and never thought it would come out. >> sheon to gabe gain a wild card into the open her first coach was not surprised she won. >> she can howl. >> she honed her craft as a kid and a couple years ago a match set up against a 30-year-old male pro. >> she likes being on stage and enjoys that kind of thing when i think is cool for top am lets and you can see her determination >> she can is home schooled. it's a single focus a good thing? >> i think it's good. i think if you focus, it supersedes interelect. >> she may now be thinking about turning pro. >> i think she's keeping options open. >> mike shumann, abc7 sports >> a's looking to get a win before a series in anaheim. bases loaded for derrick norris. now they're in the 6th and scoreless. san jose state opens a new se

so behind me, general john mccausland from louisiana, they were part of john brown gordon's brigade, they came right behind me and they got off their horses because i guess of the conditions in the field here. so there was a dismounted calvary and they charged the union through the farm fields over here. they didn't know it was 6th corps men. the 6th corps men were waiting for them and it was carnage. the southerners got chopped down and they had to retreat and went back there again. most of gordon's brigade was way back at the farm where we first started here where the artillery was. now, here's an important thing you have to keep in mind, jubal early did not want to fight a battle here at monacacy, he wanted to go invade washington. he's only 40 miles away from it right now, but wallace forced him. he blocked him along the river. early held as many troops back as he could. in fact, early wasn't here when the battle started, he was in the city of frederick extorting money of the city fathers to the tune of $200,000, which he got. but anyway, mccausland's charge does not work, they f

cleveland browns wide receiver josh gordon will miss the entire season after the nfl upheld the suspensionailed test on marijuana. in a statement released by the players association, he apologized to his team, expressed discontent with the league's discretion in the judgment of this case. technically gordon is suspended indefinitely but is eligible for reenstatement following the 2014 season. >>> spip spin is now apologizing after receiving criticism for a report on how michael sam is fitting in with fellow players that included details on his showering habits with teammates. they released a statement saying espn regrets the manner in which we presented our report. clearly on tuesday we collectively failed to meet the standards we have set in reporting on lgbt related topics. st. louis rams coach jeff fisher called the piece unethical and unprofessional claiming she manufactured the story. he said, "she was out of line. she went and contacted several players on their personal time, misled them with questions and then put this piece together." >>> all right, let's switch gears and talk abou

josh gordon on the cleveland browns got suspended a year for marijuana.his guy knocks a woman ought and drag her on the floor, he gets two week. the message -- injuries this policy is the most stringent. six games for a mandatory suspension. >> not enough. >> and in the second offense -- >> people on twitter save he should be banned for a year. like at what michael vick did to dogs. are you telling me that dogs are taken more seriously than abuse against women. >> there's a couple of different points here. >> come on. >> this was terrible. what he did was terrible. >> it's despicable the nfl has so much money, the whole world watching and this is their example. >> the national football league has a terrible public image. a lot of sports do nfl has the worst. he has come out to try to correct that and do what he can -- >> i appreciate that he used the word i. he does not take public criticism hardly. >> hardly every reverses himself. >> only because the world has been watching and commenting. >> and women are watching. >> exactly. >> 80 million nfl fans ar

upheld the one year suspension of the cleveland brown's wide receiver josh gordon for violation of league substance abuse policy. one of the league's top wide receivers b failed multiple drug tests. his punishment will keep him away from the brown's facility for the rest of the 2014 season. not many people happy about that around the nfl. london frecher one of those. he tweeted this out. don't underanhe need to ban a guy from his teammates and organizationor full year. mandatory inpatient treatment until okayed. kind of prohibiting him to get better and be around the positive peoe. so we'll see what the league does about that. >> a lot going on there. thanks jason. thank you r joining us. nbc nightly news is coming up next. we'll see you a little latert 11:00. >>> on the broadcast tonight, double impact. big storms triggering life threatening conditions on both coasts. tonight, new warnings affecting millions as we approach the holiday weekend. >>> the isis threat, another u.s. citizen fighting for the militants is reported killed as an american mother whose son is being held hostage appe

yesterday, browns wide receiver josh gordon was suspended for the entire season because he violated the drugs -- the drug policy. the nfl announced a much us -- stronger policy for domestic violence and assault. offenders will receive a six-game suspension for the first offense, and a lifetime banishment for the second. the two-game suspension for ray rice is exactly what a brandon meriweather of the skins got for a high tackle on torrey smith. the commissioner was wrong. he knows he was wrong. today he made some serious changes. >> it is too late for ray rice. >> his suspension is going to be two games. that stays as it was. >> the search is still on tonight for the pilot of the f-15 fighter jet that crashed in the virginia mountains. ground teams searched in the heavily wooded area of deerfield, virginia. the jet is part of the massachusetts air national guard that was headed to new orleans when it lost radio contact. no word on what caused the crash or if the pilot ejected. and woman was attacked sexually assaulted near a shopping center in prince william county, and police are looki

we didn't think we'd see gordon play this season and we found out for sure. brownseiver was suspended one year for second violation of the league's substance abuse policy he appeal the suspension but the ruling was upheld today. effective immediately. okay. it's been over a year since the phillies last won three straight series. six-two on the home stand. winners of three straight. we're still trying in out if this is the same team we've been watching all year. the phillies took the early three to nothing lead thanks to a two-run homerun by fred did he galvis in the fifth last night. and a solo shot by darrin ruf. 408 in the sixth inning. ryan sandberg talked about the team tiff play. >> well, it's good to be on role and have some momentum. um, sure it's a lot more enjoyable and if we can -- if we can move up the standings that would be good. but just to see the guys show improve the and play well and to go about it the way that they are like i said with hustling play and playing some good baseball that's all good. >> so not sure where this was at the beginning of t

compare that to the year-long suspension the league handed to cleveland browns wide receiver josh gordonor breaking the league's substance abuse policy. again, breaking this afternoon, the nfl announcing new penalties for players involved in domestic violence. six games for the first offense, a lifetime ban for the second. >>> meantime, parents and players are suing major soccer organizations over head injuries. what they say the soccer groups are failing to do and the change they are demanding next. [ male announcer ] are your joints ready for action? osteo bi-flex® with joint shield™ nurtures and helps defend your joints° so you can keep doing what you love. what'd you guys do today? the usual! the usual! [ male announcer ] osteo bi-flex, ready for action. [ male announcer ] osteo bi-flex, ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. >>> more headlines from the fox news desk. dollar g

cleveland browns wide receiver josh gordon claims he failed his most recent drug test because he ingestedhand marijuana smoke. said gordon, "that's right. i smoked some with one hand. then i smoked some with my second hand." [ laughter ] because, yeah. [ applause ] i smoke a lot of marijuana. sometimes one of my hands will get tired. joint cramp. any morrissey fans here? any fans of morrissey? [ cheer ] [ laughter ] i was surprised by this. a former bodyguard is suing morrissey, claiming he was fired because he was unwilling to beat up an over-eager fan. i guess he figured anyone who was that into morrissey had already suffered enough. [ laughter ] this is an odd story. according to french officials, the gardens at the louvre have become overrun with rats. though officials later apologized and promised to refer to us as americans in the future. [ laughter ] [ french accent ] "this was a mistake. it was a slip of the tongue. also, they way you scurry around, sometimes you look like rats. [ light laughter ] that is not my fault. it is the fault of the way that you scurry. scurry less and we

mean weill, josh gordon,' wide receiver for the cleveland browns will miss the entire upcoming seasonwas suspended for violating the league's substance abuse policy by smoking marijuana. whole season for marijuana. that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. i turn you over to brianna keilar filling in for wolf blitzer. these right next door in "the situation room." >> thanks, jake. happening now, breaking news. new terror warnings, britain raises its threat level to severe saying an attack by islamist extremists is highly likely. what's the u.s. doing about the danger? and hitting back at isis. ufs air strikes slow the jihadists advance. iraq, but as the trosities mount in syria, why doesn't president obama have a plan for action there? and ukraine's street battles. pro-russian rebels may be getting help from up to 5,000 russian troops but russia says the u.s. and its allies are imagining things. wolf blitzer is on assign the. i'm brianna

browns fans. it's not good news. the nfl ruled they were going to uphold josh gordon's yearlong suspension after violating a substance a second time. the browns will be in action as the nfl preseason wraps up with 16 games on the schedule. >>> a group of soccer parents and players filed a class action lawsuit against fifa, soccer's governing body. they have been negligent in monitoring and treating head injuries. the plaintiffs are not seeking financial damages, but instead, asking for changes in the sport's rules such as eliminating headers for children and fifa protocalls. >>> caroline wozniacki's hair gets stuck in her racket. ouch, that had to hurt. that doesn't happen very often. she was able to shake that off and avoid her hair the rest of the match. she was able to go on and win. that had to hurt. s serena is back in action as well as cici bell. she's going to take the court in prime time tonight. ime guessing there will be many more cameras catching this as there were in the first round match. that's tonight 7:00 eastern. court 17, is a much bigger stadium than she played in in the first game. >> i wonder if

chris gordon has a look at what she says might have made a difference in the michael brown case. >> she is chief executive officer and president of covenant house, nonprofit organization serving homeless youth in southeast washington. she says she opens lines of communications between police and the poor in the communities the officers serve. she says that is what is needed now in her hometown of ferguson. >> my family has actually been in ferguson for over 100 years. i was actually just there having left only a couple of days before the shooting. >> reporter: she shakes her head in despair watching the coverage of the protests and violence in ferguson following the police shooting of michael brown. her family sent her these pictures from ferguson. they talk and e-mail daily. years ago dr. henson was a consultant for the city of ferguson including its police department. >> when i did the initial diversity training about ten years ago there were three african-american officers on the police force. there are today which is part of that angst that i feel, three african-american officers on

>> at brown, my most influential professor was gordon wood. i even told him years later the lecture i most remember was the day the boston red sox lost to the yankees with bucky dent's home run. he came and started saying it what a great tragedy it was and he helped me feel better. that is one of the things i most remember. >> what became of general prescott? >> he was not an important general during the revolutionary war and was not important afterwards either. he did serve in the caribbean and did an ok job. when he died in 1796 or so, there was no mention of him in the british press at all. >> general prescott, was he related to the bush dynasty? >> i don't believe so. >> there was a prescott related to the bush dynasty. >> there was. >> but that was not the one? >> no. >> ok. in the revolutionary war -- i have one more question. were there any other prominent attempts to kidnap leaders during the revolutionary war? >> yes, there were. washington was almost captured by the british in 1778-1779. the hudson river had frozen over and the briti

fshpunishments for domestic violence and drug offenses and rice only miss two games josh gordon of the cleveland brownsjuana test. worth noting the nfl players union has weighed in as well saying it will tin to defend players rights if they feel they are being treated unfairly. ray rice suspension remains the same just two games. he is back i think september 21st. a real sense within the nfl community as they start the season next thursday, they may actually have boycotts of games or protests outside nfl football stadiums if they didn't make a change. they say they spent about three weeks listening to domestic violence groups. >> it's stunning when you hear a guy is kicked out of the nfl for a year for, like, smoking marijuana and, yet, that is legal in a lot of states. another guy, i guess, is out for four games. again, on his own. a private vacation. yet this guy beats the hell out of his wife, drags her across the floor, and he's out for a couple of games. it really is stunning. >> on top of that a kicker for denver, the broncos matt prater who wasn't the first time but he is out for four games for

gordon, who is 43. the commander in chief, president obama, he turns 53. law and order svu actor is 70. now, keep it right here for more news, weather, and sports. i'm dara brownjoining in. thanks for watching "today." have a great one. >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> well good morning everyone, happy monday, 4:30 i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to, first, let's check the forecast. good morning. >> and good morning, interesting weather to talk about. that's not holding up to what you'd normally expect to see in august. we have a chance of showers from the east. right now rain in the sierra trying to creep over around tracy in the altamont pass. we had brief showers earlier this morning. that is a sign of things to come as the morning clouds break up. partly cloudy around midday. chance of showers especially up into the north bay. and increasing chance we could see thunder in the mix too. temperaturto

so not good news for the browns offense and definitely not good news for fantasy owners if you had your drafts. you drafted josh gordonplay this year. even if it was like a couple of games at the end of the year. people were kind of hoping and praying he had such a great year last year. >> yeah. >> one year. >>> that's a long time. >> it's tough. >> exactly. >> eagle tomorrow at the linc. >> yes. >> exciting stuff. >> yeah, starters aren't playing. >> exactly. you sort of -- you want the season to start at this point. like finally but it's good to see the guys that are really trying to make the team and they'll be playing their heart out so it will be good game. >> 100% and hopefully okay weather. >> weather looks good for the game as well for tailgating tomorrow. enjoy. >> that's good. >> all right. good for everybody. >> thanks for watching the. fox morning news comes your way at 4:00 a.m. >> two hours of new infotainment tmz, inside edition >> today on "tmz" -- >> all right, so there's a lawsuit on "love and hip-hop." someone being accused of cooking up something. >> she claims they smoked crack and that's why this