we saw isis. we fear isis. we saw obama.frustrated how he is leading the country. we saw clearly chaos and something on fire. people think the country is burning down right now. you see the clintons and frankly a lot of people are frustrated and tired of the clintons. you piece that together, makes a good video. >> it's anger. again, i come back to the point about presidential campaigns. you have to give people hope, optimism, good feelings. ronald reagan said mourning in america. there has to be an optimism rather than a mean spirit. >> that's going to work. that will work to a certain extent. you have to be negative just as you have to be positive. in the end, he is going to have to be positive. being negative helps fuel his candidacy. >> thank you. we have to move on here. dana, gloria, mark, we appreciate it. we are coming down to the next republican debate at september 16th at the reagan library in california. you will see it here on cnn. >>> a state of emergency now has been lifted in ferguson, missouri. it was ordered

we are facing in isis and its ideology -- an isis and its ideology, to borrow a phrase, the focus of evil in the modern world. and civilizations everywhere have a duty to oppose and defeat this enemy. no leader or policymaker involved will claim to have gotten everything right in the region, barack especially, yet in a long experience that includes failures of intelligence and military sent ask, one moment stands out in memory as the turning point we had all been waiting for. and that was the surge of military and diplomatic operations that turned up and stores victory. it was a success, brilliant, heroic, and costly. and this nation will never forget the courage and sacrifice that made it all possible. >> [applause] mr. bush: so why was the success of the surge followed by a withdrawal from iraq? that premature withdrawal was the fatal error, creating the voice that isis moved in to fill and that iran has exploited to the full as well. isis group welty united states disengaged from the middle east. and where was the secretary of state, where was clinton and all of this? like the pre

>> 202012 and 2014, those isis, -- there was no isis. al-nusra front. because money flood ed in to syria. the question was not to support the militant jihadist the question was to bring the temperature on assad's head. [speaking at the same time] >> most of the money, most of the money, basically went to militants, like al-nusra. .1. ..1, paints two, most of the fighters come to syria from turkey. the question is not why turkey has joined the fight now. why has it taken turkey more than a year to i now submit to you that turkish strategic priority is no to take on isis because of the kurds. >> you are the guy, you were walling for, quote, ammo, am oh, ammo to go to the free syrian arm. >> i absolutely. >> a lot that ammo went to groups like al-nusra front, went to the islam i go state. isil. the weapons and money went to these. [speaking at the same time] >> to the team lobbing of heads. >> let's look at actual facts in 2005 where were the fighters come in from damascus to syria and iraq well before the 2011 syrian revolution. the counter intuitively in

isis wants to go after syria. we are fighting isis in syria. the other thing is that isis is taking oil in syria. i am all for the oil. i want to take care of ourselves. i want to rebuild this country. we should focus on the wealth of isis. we have to do something with isis. i was against going after iraq because it will destabilize the middle east. i was right. now we have to do something. when they're chopping off head because a person is a christian. by the way, chop off heads of almost anybody any way. people living in hell. this is medieval times. take the wealth. take the oil. i say give lots of money. there will be plenty left over. peanuts by comparison to the families of those soldiers that died and to the wounded warriors. plenty of money to them. they deserve it. >> when you think about isis and what you do to stop them, how much of it for you is about the military? how much of it for you is about doing other things, political things to strengthen the regions that they're preying upon? >> i think a lot of it is about the military. on

isis is really on the rise.e extent finds themselves old, ageing jihadis looking to still be relevant. still very concerning, obviously, that zawahiri has re-emerged. he of course was at the right hand of osama bin laden during the 9/11 attacks. the u.s. has not been able to get to him. that is still very much an unfinished piece of business for the obama administration. >> thank you, bar vertebra, we appreciate it. >>> now to the war against isis. the u.s.-led coalition has unleashed 24 new air strikes against terrorist targets in iraq and syria. tonight, syrian president appears to be feeling the pressure. a cnn official tells us the syrian president is ready to talk peace. >> reporter: pamela, you know there's been a notable uptick in violence here in the syrian capital of ba mass does. a lot more artillery firing than we've seen, a lot of air strikes going on as well. but there's also been a bunch of diplomatic activity. one of the things that happened is that iran's foreign minister zarif was in damascus, h

i came out ahead on the military. >> isis specifically. >> and isis. i think i will be a great sleeper for the military. people wouldn't think it is my strength but i think it would be with. i want to build up our military. i want such an incredible military no one will play games or mess with us and hopefully we won't have to use our military. with but we need a powerful military lt being in the military, i get so many listings of army and navy bases, a base is for sale, a place where they have soldiers. i say how many do they have where i can get all of these listings. a lot of sales of base, military bases. i will build up our military so strong, so powerful that nobody will mess with us. i think actually that will be the thing that i will be really just about the best about. >> does donald trump think the united states is the strongest military in the world? we will ask him about that after the break. what do you think so far, or wait until you hear what comes next. does trump get his take on isis and everything you heard from what he sees on tv? p

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isis fighters operate openly despite the u.s. bombing campaign. she was also an isis enforcer. the women grew to recent isis and brutality. public executions, beheadings. a body would stay hung on the street so you have to pass it she says. it was disgusting. they escaped to the relative safety of turkey. i know many women too scared to leave she says worried isis will find them in turkey and kill them. to the world, it is known as ground zero in the world of isis. to the women, it's an oppressive prison where other women are the jailers. richard engel, nbc news, southern turkey. >>> there is more to tell you about tonight. still ahead, the rapidly rising cost of prescription drugs, a new report about just how much they are soaring and so many americans sparking outrage, how you can fight the price hikes. a heart-stopping crash caught on camera. school bus full technology empowers us to achieve more. it pushes us to go further. special olympics has almost five million athletes in 170 countries. the microsoft cloud allows us to immediately be able to access information, wherever

i came out ahead on the military. >> isis specifically. >> and isis. i think i will be a great sleeper for the military. people wouldn't think it is my strength but i think it would be one of my strengths. i want to build up our military. i want such an incredible military no one will play games or mess with us and hopefully we won't have to use our military. with but we need a powerful military. being in the real estate business, i get so many listings for army and navy bases, a base is for sale. a place where they have soldiers i say how many do they have where i can get all of these listings. a lot of sales of base, military bases. i will build up our military so strong, so powerful that nobody will mess with us. i think actually that will be the thing that i will be really just about the best about. >> does donald trump think the united states is the strongest military in the world? we will ask him about that after the break. what do you think so far, or wait until you hear what comes next. does trump get his take on isis and everything you heard f

for instance, in yemen, to isis, isis has been gaining supporters from the taliban in afghanistan.qap earlier this week put out an appeal to its supporters saying, hey, isis isn't the only one in the lone wolf business. if you want to carry out an attack in our name, feel free to do it. attacks attract a lot of attention and have a major impact on u.s. policy. >> they sure do. such a great fear in that regard. jim scuitto, thanks so much. >>> while the u.s. is opening a new front against isis, from the air anyway, the situation on the ground remains grave. the u.s. cannot account for the small group of syrian rebels it that is trained and deployed and isis has overrun another key city. barbara, what's going on. >> as you say, expect to see u.s. military action in the skies over syria ramp up in the coming days, but very serious questions about whether it will be enough. u.s. air strikes against isis and syria could be launched from this turkish air base within days, according to u.s. officials. this section of the border, u.s. intelligence calculates new isis fighters are still ent

the fbi is investigating isis in all 50 states. we need to restore counterterrorism, surveillance programs, invest into cyber tools, and improve intelligence and law-enforcement cooperation to catch terrorists before they strike. next, we need to fight terrorists abroad before they come to america. since many of you cadets will be part of that fight, i want to assure you that we will fight to win. we will fight to win. far from beating isis, president obama is barely disrupting it. his actual goal is to contain isis until he leaves office, all while accommodating iran. my goal will be to defeat isis and rollback iran's influence in the region. you see, these strategic objectives will guide our military commanders. let me be clear, defeating isis and rolling back iran will require a greater investment of u.s. resources. sternly worded tweets and isolated airstrikes will not destroy this enemy. as we learned in the surge, embedded american advisers are key to training and motivating iraqis, sunni tribal's, and kurdish allies. they ca

because isis controls mosul. they will persecute and kill christians and they are fleeing all over the region. not just iraq. there are challenges in lebanon, which used to be a peaceful christian nation. think about the isis inspired terrorists on the shores of the mediterranean in eastern libya, executing, beheading 18 christian cops. think about the christians being slaughtered all around the world. think of the precious christian girls in northern nigeria. this is our challenge. but for us who? thehave a duty and we have skills to do this. these are not the most awesome forces in the world. the united states has fought wars against forces that were evil, just as evil as this with greater military might. we can take these guys on. we have special forces that are the best in the world. we have military capabilities that far exceed anybody else. i reject the idea that this is not important. this would send a signal that the united states is supportive of people, who through no fault of their own believing in the

when isis came in, they initially greeted isis as liberators. they don't feel that way anymore, but it is too late. i think it is important for us to figure out a way to work with the iraqi allies to create a country that includes christians, kurds, shias. >> we're coming to the end. and i want to thank you on the half of americans for peace, prosperity, and security. we know how busy you are. we thank you for coming to south carolina. any question, is or anything that we ask that you want to tell the people of south carolina? mr. rubio: you asked a lot of questions. [laughter] we do a lot of things that we should do, but the one thing we must do is provide for national security. if a nation is not secure, it cannot prosper. the american dream cannot reach people at this is a nation under threat or duress. and the next president of the united states and the leaders you elect to congress need to be people that clearly understand this. that clearly understand the world as it is, not the way we wish it was. and understand that america plays an indi

they created a vacuum and the vacuum was filled by isis. >> how dangerous do you really think isis isurity, american soil? >> i think extraordinarily dangerous, partly because of their ability to recruit from the united states, people to become members of isis, to go to syria, iraq and so forth. i think the danger of having those people return, having trained for example over there or their ability to motivate people in the united states and elsewhere and other parts of the world. to become ardent followers, if you will of that ideology and sacrifice themselves in the name of the killing infidels, i think that possibility is increasing. i think isis is a very dangerous indeed, especially if you think about the prospects of nuclear weapons being developed in the middle east. >> do you think we could see another major 9/11-style attack on american soil? >> i think we could see another 9/11-style attack with much deadlier weapons. i worry if they use chemicals or biological aigs or nuclear weapons. they used airline tickets and box cutters on 9/11. that was a difficult, terrible day for

an example is when isis was surrounding kobani.ou had 200 fighters surrounded by thousands of isil fighters. we made a decision to give those fighters a chance. those fighters with syrian kurds and those from the free syrian army expanded and took it away from isil. bottom line, i want to be clear about this, this is something we've never seen before, the extent of isil. 25,000 foreign fighters coming from all around the world, it will take years. we have to be honest and sober about how difficult this is going to be. >> brett mcgurk, ambassador, thanks for coming in. i'm sure we'll check in again soon. >> thanks for having me. >>> a quick reminder, if you can't be in front of your tv on sundays, no problem. watch us on demand, hit the dvr, hit the season pass. please. even if it's not sunday, it's still "meet the press." >>> we'll be back in 45 seconds with our "end game" segment. "m >>> we'll be back in 45 swekdz >> announcer: stay tuned for "end game" brought to you by boeing. or or "end game ♪ ♪ it took serena williams years to

i also came way out ahead on the military. >> and isis. >> and isis. i think i will be a great sleeper on the military. i want to build up our military. i want to have such an incredible military that nobody will mess with us. i get so many listing of bases. a place where they have soldiers is for sale. i keep saying how many of these do i have? a lot of sales of bases, military bases. i would build up our military so strong, so would haveful that nobody will mess with us. i think actually that will be the thing that i will be the pest at. >> does donald trump really think that the united states is not the strongest military in the world? what do you think so far? hit me up on social media or wait until you hear what comes next. does trump really get his take on isis and everything you just heard from what he sees on tv? plus the famous names he says he already has lined up to take on some of our biggest challenges and why he thinks hillary clinton has a better chance of becoming a convict than a winning candidate. stay with us. the kids are asleep. lo

with isis began?rity services have to keep up with. the recruits are getting younger. we're talking about kids in their teens. we're talking about foreign fighters. also more girls, more young women. you might remember in february, the three british girl hot left east london without telling their parents and went there, and we've learned two of them have been married. what's interesting is that many of them they're seeing are going for nation-building, for lack of a better phrase, not so much for terrorism. but they see themselves as taking part in this great cause of building an islamic state. and that's a problem because it shows how enduring the appeal is of isis. as you know that appeal is extending to the u.s. homeland. >> is europe doing a better job of stemming these recruits? >> the general feeling is, yes. you hear from european officials and american officials as well, turkey in particularly, turkey on the border, they are doing a better job of interdiction. turkey is saying, it can't be all

. >>> fighting isis. not with guns and bombs but with positive words and images aimed at young muslims. >>> and remembering julian bond. the civil rights leader, former head of the naacp, and passionate voice for equality. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, erica hill. >>> tonight, nearly every firefighter in this country is on call. as more than 100 large uncontained fires burn. invoking the nation's highest fire alert level, 5, is a sign of both the need and the scope of this fire season. in the west, triple-digit temperatures and drought are fueling the blazes. many of them triggered by lightning strikes. washington state has seen a rash of new fires, just since early friday, reducing dozens of homes to ashes and forcing thousands to evacuate. some making it out with barely a moment to spare. nbc's gadi schwartz is in washington for us tonight. gadi? >> reporter: well, erica, this fire is now 60,000 acres

apparently blown to pieces by isis.et's go to our senior international correspondent ben we wedeman. isis as we know it, it's all about propaganda. what's the point of blowing up these ancient temples? >> reporter: well, really this is part of their shack and awe policy, so to speak. they have done this in here yin syria, iraq and it's dated back towards islam and they have destroyed christian churches and shia shrines as well. they are driving home the message that they will destroy everything that doesn't fit within their very narrow vision of islam. now, of course, for many syrians, for instance, at the moment they have other things to worry about. we heard, for instance, today from unicef that 5 million people are suffering from a water shortage. there have been continued barrel bombings throughout syria people are suffering from disease, from lack of food, so really at this moment, wolf, before horsemen of apocalypse are loose in syria. >> so far, ben, we've got these still photos. have they released any video and

we face a threat from isis. western europe faces a threat from isis. this is going to require american leadership to stop isis, whether we like to talk about it or not. >> mr. trump is not only critical of the obama administration but also saudi arabia. he says they make $1 billion a day and we get nothing and take a look at this. i mean, they have 227,000 troops, 600 tanks, 313 fighter jets. the defense spending, number three. the u.s. is at 581 billion and china 129 billion and saudi arabia, they are the number three at 88.8 billion, ahead of putin's russia. that's unbelievable. why won't they step up and join this fight against the isis threat that's in their backyard? >> well, let's not forget they bought a lot of that weaponry from us, and thank goodness for that. i think they are reluctant to do more against isis because they don't know what position the united states is going to take. they don't know what their risk might be. that's not to excuse them. it's to say that in the absence of american leadership, whether in the middle east or eastern

not any intent to confront isis. >> what do you make of america's campaign against isis?ator: we have been clear since the onset of the air strikes by the alliance. we support and are with any party that combats isis by any means. either we are with them, or they are with us. but the problem lies with america. they say they want to con front isis. at the same time they don't want to cooperate with the forces fighting isis on the ground which is the syrian leadership. that's confusing and suspicious. >> you said that in guerrilla warfare it is not always the territory that you win that matters. what do you think victory would look like? >> translator: victory would be a victory over terrorism, not syrians over syrians. we'd like the armed syrian opposition to come and hold talks with us. when we talk about terrorism, we mean isis who consider us infidels. this is the mentality we should confront. >> we move on to argentina. severe flooding in parts of the country caused thousands to evacuate. areas around buenos aires have been hit the hardest. the deluge start ed a week a

my question is why is isis so much more successful at attracting u.s.l qaeda or other terror groups? >> it's an important question that you ask. isis uses a simple narrative based on the concept the group is an islamic state. that is powerful concept. but in addition to that, they have created a perception that unlike al qaeda they remain, they expand, they move forward. it is a powerful concept that is not that complicated. nevertheless, the visualizations they use through new media seems to seduce and indoctrine nate people who buy too easily in to the half truth that the group espouses. >> young people looking to join isis must know their social media accounts could be infiltrated or followed by fbi agents. is there a fear they could be more sophisticated in their use of social media, do you think? >> well , these normal type of social media platforms like facebook, you tube, twitter, they are used by ie oois sis to get the message out and the authorities are observing with and monitoring them. but there are other platforms where people write anonymo

hitting mobile fighters like isis, that's difficult.have to have special operations forces in there. >> complex parts to this. chris, we appreciate you putting it into context for us. >> thank you for your time. >>> news of our own here at msnbc. this is about next month's global citizen festival rkt right here in new york's central park. it's a pretty special gathering, a chance to see beyonce, coldplay, all live and if you're in the new york city area today, you can join us on a snapchat journey, that's what the kids are calling it. through the city for a chance to win tickets. snapchallenge is already under way. follow on snapchat to get started. they have all the details and explanations and wish you luck with that. we'll be right back. [ school bell rings ] ♪ [ female announcer ] everything kids touch at school sticks with them. make sure the germs they bring home don't stick around. use clorox disinfecting products. you handle life; clorox handles the germs. you handle life; what do a nasca comedian... and a professional golfer ha

isis weren't behind the attack. you mentioned turkey being the other target of the military campaign here. yes, they are hitting isis with the jets, but the long time adversary here, the kurds. just this morning, the sixth now turkish security member killed in the southeast of the country. this one killed on the military base. another one killed in a helicopter yesterday. four killed by roadside bombs remote controlled detonator. turkey suffering here in the fight of the separatists. allowing the u.s. in the south base of the country. you mentioned the six f-16s starting to target isis. the question that many in turkey are asking is they are being hit and where does isis fit into all this? we have not seen that in the last few days of the wave of violence. that has many on edge here. quite what will the spillover of turkey and the u.s. increasing military operations here in fragile turkey. >>> thanks, nick. state of emergency in ferguson. new arrests overnight. police and protesters face-off. details next. >>> break

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certainly in defeating isis. >> compare the fight against isis to the deal we've made with iran.to connect the dots? i mean how does isis feel about iran doing a deal with six super powers? >> well that so far has not been connected yet. >> okay. >> but it's -- again, that is going to be part of the murky challenge that is ahead. obviously turkey is very much concerned about iran. it's very concerned about assad-led syria still in place. i think what's been the tipping point with turkey is the fact of the internal strife. they saw attacks on the 20th of july where you had isis attack the pro kurdish students kill 31 students on the 20th of july. there were two policemen executed by the kurdistan party, p.k.k. kill two police officers. there's internal strife going on inside of turkey. they see that as a challenge to their own national security. they also see the rise of isis as it grows closer to that 500 mile border in the northwest of syria towards turkey as well. >> right. so what does that mean for the u.s. continuing to train syrian rebels? >> it's very important. very impor

fighting isis, you could say, why are we fighting isis in syria in let isis fight with syria and take out the leftovers or do whatever you have to do. assad has to be looking at us and saying, hey, these are supposed to be my enemies but they are fighting isis and isis is a big enemy from his standpoint. so there are so many mistakes we are making in the middle east it's incredible. but when you look at just that one thing, isis wants to go after syria. we're fighting isis in syria. now, the other thing is, isis is taking oil in syria. i am all for the oil. i want to take care of ourselves. i want to rebuild this country. we should focus on the wealth of isis. we have to do something with isis. i was against going after iraq because it the destabilize the middle east. i was right. now we have to do something. when they are chopping off heads because a person is a christian, and chopping off a head of somebody anyway, but you have people living in hell. this is like medieval times so we have to do something. i say take the wealth, take the oil, and i also say give lots of money and the

without isis gone this makes no sense because isis, which they would like to be.ith isis gone if there is the region if we see iraq fracture which it already has and the sunni/shia, could there be a space for ethnic and religious minorities to be together in one group? that is the question we are seeing. jenna: the priority of getting rid of isis and making that the number one priority and moving from there. everyone should read your piece, we enjoyed having you on the program. >> is one of the busiest sea floors in a world filled with oil rigs and lots of shipping lanes but now new danger lurking beneath the waters of the gulf. we will tell you what it is next. fight ith relief so smooth and fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. tum-tum-tum-tum-tums smoothies, only from tums. aha! cinnamon. milk. cinna-milk. cinnamon toast crunch. crunch! crave those crazy squares. cinna-milk! i'm a gas service rep for pg&e in san jose.. as a gas service rep we are basically the ambassador of the com

isis has been a good example. who is isis? reason i wrote a book about isis was because the book kept asking me where can i get some basic stuff? i don't need to be an expert. i just want the basics. so i said, ok. i guess i'll write one. i think what people want is information. we cannot rely on mainstream media the way we used to be able to rely on it. the internet provides a huge amount of information but sorting through it, it is hard to know what is reliable and what is shady stuff. you want something you rely on, so you go to people that you trust and you share your views, maybe about the way to change the world is to build big social movements against war, inequality, and racism. ips over the years has worked with all those movements. i think that is what people want. brian: when did the media give you what you wanted? phyllis: i'm not sure that is true. when i was a kid, everybody trusted walter cronkite. he was condemned after he criticized the war in vietnam. it's not about trusting individual journalists. it's been

they have been supplanted by isis. they have the same kind of claim of leading the faithful and now they attract everyone. there is still a lot of fighting in afghanistan. is this going to fall apart? it is so hard to tell. it is amazing it took two years to figure out the guy had died. charlie: matthew congratulations on doing some very good reporting. peter, cnn, his book was called "manhunt." thank you, peter. we will be right back. ♪ charlie: adam moss is here. the editor in chief of new york magazine. he has held that role since 2004. last year announced the magazine would be published biweekly. on his howelm it has won 30 awards. david carr said many would suggest mr. moss with his deft hand is one of the best editors working in the hybrid age. i would agree with that. i'm pleased to have adam moss at the table. while we are quoting here, you said to me 10 years ago that i love this magazine. do you still love this magazine in the same way? adam: yes. in part in the same way. in part in a different way. charlie:

there's no reason for them to resist isis because they feel like isis has already won because america is disengaged, that america does not care about going in there and having a strategy, so we need to show them that we are interested in defeating isis so that they can resist them, but they feel like this is their own only. they have to -- they care about money and ideology. the idealogical front, the economic front, and then also militarily. the former chief of staff of the army has said we should be talking about getting boots on the ground insofar as putting people, embedding them with iraqi forces to help train that and to help them fight, and this wouldn't turn into a full scale ground troops war, but that we need to do more to support them. michelle is absolutely correct. they have largely lost the will to fight. ash carter has spoken about this and what a dangerous threat that is to the security in iraq and also to the world more largely. i think there is more that we can be doing on the ground. there's the air strikes and air strikes towards their oilfields getting back to how

much generated by isis.ranean sea, the leaders of the european union fiddle imitating nero too corrupt or incompetent to do anything. the world is changing. the jihad is advancing yet the 60-nation coalition is as impotent as any group. there isn't enough viagra in the world. as american power reseeds abroad tyrants like vladimir putin take advantage. this is an example of president obama's weak foreign policy. john kerry promised putin sanctions would be lifted if he promised to stop seizing more territory. that must have delighted vlad the invader as he saw the usa desperately trying to appease him. putin will take whatever kerry gives him and do whatever he wants knowing europe and north america are too afraid too soft to stop his activities. same thing with china. a country seizing territory that doesn't belong to it and developing the mille tear in a dramatic way. china seeks to dominate southeast asia and understands it can now expand without any consequence from the west. so this is a perfect storm of