that was peter alexander reporting. a woman is behind bars this afternoon charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, following a crash that killed two men near a gas station. 53 year old deanna marie gliem was booked into the polk county jail this morning. she'll appear in jail court tomorrow morning at 8:30. 60-year-old richard hummel and 59- year-old randall sonnenburg died on november 15th. witnesses say gliem was going at least 20-miles per hour over the speed limit when she slammed into the car before killing the two men. one marshalltown man is in the hospital after being shot in the head. police were sent to the 2-hundred block of market street in laurel at 3-30 this morning. police found three other adults in the home. the victim was taken to a nearby hospital and then air lifted to a des moines trauma center. the cause of the shooting is still under investigation. the driver involved in a crash that killed a woman is now charged with vehicular homicide by operating intoxicated. police arrested 24 year old t

and, peter alexander, he reassured americans they should go ahead with their travel plans. go ahead and celebrate thanksgiving. >> that's exactly right. in simple terms, the president said you go and enjoy your holiday. we've got this covered. we've got your back right now. we're looking out for anything and we have no information there's any real threat coming this way. no plot that they are aware of. obviously, the white house familiar with a lot of the criticism they've received in recent days, and the president recognized the urgency of the situation and wanted to make that point very clear in front of a national audience. >> peter alexander at the white house, thanks. we'll have all the latest developments throughout the day on nbcnews.com, on msnbc and complete coverage tonight on "nbc nightly news." for now, i'm kate snow, nbc >>> and you've within watching the news conference with president obama, kind of a reiteration of yesterday's comments, reassuring americans to feel safe. keeping us safe after paris and added security which we're already seeing here in new yor

nbc national correspondent peter alexander is on the north lawn of the white house. hat do we expect to hear from the president here? >> kate, we will hear from the president speaking directly to the american people. i think the desire of the white house and the president is to try to ae shire anxious americans given what's happened in paris and mali about the state of homeland security right now and what is a rare move he will be standing with some of his top national security advisors from the fbi, homeland security counterterrorism among others standing beside him on that stage in the roosevelt room, as it were, today, they want to make it clear there is still no credible and specific intelligence to indicate that they have any awareness of any paris-like plot targeting the united states specifically but the president wants to update americans on the status right now and on what the u.s. is doing in its fight against terror, acknowledging a majority of americans right now are not satisfied with the president's handling of terrorism. kate? >> peter, as we await the

here's nbc's peter alexander. << donald trump in iowa and on a tear..taking aim at discripencies in ben carsons life story amazingly the belt stayed totally flat and knife broke. how stupid are people of ia, how stupid are country to believe this crap ........ in a rambling 90 minute speech laced with insults... trump mocked carsons claims about a violent youth...acting out an alleged stabbing anybody have a knife and want to try it (add in the am) and attacking carson's insistence that he -carson - had pathological tendencies as a teen (take this out) 1/8and attacking carsons insistence that he was patholoical 3/8 21:00:59 if you're child molester, no cure, pathological no cure. on facebook carly fiorina rushed to carson's offense writing "all the monet in the world won't make you as smart as ben carson" trump also weighed in on isis 20:31:40 i would bomb the shit out of htem, i would just bomb those suckers" with the gop front-runner this week calling for a deportation force to reomove more than 11 million undocumented immigrants president obama responded on abc news "imagine the imag

we begin with national correspondent peter alexander at the white house. >> reporter: a pre- holiday show of force from the streets of manhattan to the white house. where president obama flanked by his top national security advisers tried to reassure anxious americans. >> i want the american people to know that we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. >> reporter: the message in effect, we'll do the worrying, you do the celebrating with the reminder to everyone to stay alert. >> if you see something suspicious, say something. but other wise americans should go about their usual thanksgiving activities. >> a new government advisory offers little detailed information but warns what police already know. attackers could capitalize on the thanksgiving holiday to promote their agenda. the top concern is home-grown extremists with soft targets impossible to protect. >> we have a number of different tourist destinations that are a big part of the economy. we are vigilant to anything happening there. >> reporter: this week hundreds of newly assigned officers to the nypd cr

we start with nbc's peter alexander. >> i want the american people to know that we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. >> reporter: the message in effect, we'll do the worrying, you do the celebrating with a reminder for everyone to stay alert. >> if you see something suspicious, say something, otherwise, americans should go about their usual thanksgiving weekend activities. >> reporter: a new government advisory offers little detailed information, but warns what police already know. that attackers could capitalize on the thanksgiving holiday to promote their agenda. the top concern remains homegrown extremists with soft targets nearly impossible to protect. >> we have a number of tourist destination, that's a big part of our economy. certainly we're always vigilant to anything happening there. >> reporter: this week hundreds of newly assigned officers to the nypd's critical response command prepared for nightmare scenarios. simulating both active shooters and hostage takers. >> this is an elite, dedicated force, trained in counterterrorism, they'll be briefed on the in

lester. >> peter alexander in milwaukee tonight, thank you. >>> major news about your blood pressure if you are over 50. a new study from the new england journal of medicine finds that lower your systolic blood pressure below 120 could reduce your risk of death by 27% and other cardiovascular problems by 25%. but the study also found serious side effects to intensive treatment so ask your doctor. >>> the nation's top highway safety officer challenged states and school districts with a tough question. if seat belts are required in cars, why aren't we requiring them in school buses? 44 states have no school bus seat belt requirements. but as nbc's tom costello reports, the feds say it is time for a change. >> reporter: surveillance video from iowa as a driver loses control and rolls a school bus. the ten unrestrained kids on board go flying as the bus rolls over. eight were transported for treatment. roughly 25 million kids ride a school bus every day. the american academy of pediatrics reports that 7200 are injured every year in accidents. four kids die. >> we know that seat belts sav

and as peter alexander explains, it is earning him no sympathy from his rivals. >> reporter: b carson firmly pushing calls a media witch hunt. >> i simply cannot sit still and watch. >> reporter: today his republican rivals are zeroing in. >> i heard him this morning say he's been more executinized than anybody in this face and it is unfair. is he kidding. >> you ain't seen nothing yet. >> and this from donald trump telling the wall street "wall street journal" journal", if i said what he said, i would have been given the electric chair. his life story under intense scrutiny, including claims he tried to stab a classmate when he was 14. after a parade magazine with his mother, oh, that really happened, she said. and nbc news today verified that parade magazine article exists. carson's advisors say bring it is. he is ready to fight. >> this has put the fire in the belly that has been missing for so long. >> and swooping in the super-pac supporting carson supporting ads to highlight his life as a surgeon. here michelle higgins home schools her children. >> we hope ben carson is here som

and, peter alexander, he go ahead with their travel plans. go ahead and celebrate thanksgiving. >> that's exactly right. in simple terms, the president said you go and enjoy your holiday. we've got this covered. we've got your back right now. we're looking out for anything and we have no information there's any real threat coming this way. no plot that they are aware of. obviously, the white house familiar with a lot of the criticism they've received in recent days, and the president recognized the urgency of the situation and wanted to make that point very clear in front of a national audience. >> peter alexander at the white house, thanks. we'll have all the latest developments throughout the day on nbcnews.com, on msnbc and complete coverage tonight on "nbc nightly news." >> this is seven news at noon. >> thank you for joining united states breaking news first at noon. here at home a police officer is rushed to the hospital after being struck by a hit and run driver. the officer was working a traffic detail at grafton and franklin street w

matt and savannah. >> peter alexander at the white house. peter.hank you. >>> what will you face if you're driving to your holiday destination? fo cheap gas. the average price $2.15 a gallon, 65 cents less than last year. tom costello is along busy i-95 in maryland. how is it looking? >> reporter: because of the cheap gas, we have record numbers of people on the roads. i-95 headed north out of washington. headed towards baltimore. if you haven't left already, this is the time you should leave, right about now, according to the experts. the best time to start driving for thanksgiving, right now. and also we're told this evening. but avoid the mid-afternoon. 12:00 to 4:00. you will be very -- you'll be joined by a lot of people. smooth sailing, though, we're told on thanksgiving. both in the morning and in the evening. the biggest internet choke points -- interstate choke points in the country, chicago, a 12-mile stretch of the kennedy expressway there, 16 million hours wasted every year right there stuck in traffic. i-95 in los angeles. we have mult

peter alexander reports. fighting to fend off his strongest challenge yet... ... donald trump -- for the first time this campaign -- is paying to be heard. "if the people of iowa vote for me, you'll never be disappointed, i don't disappoint people" trump's new radio ads debuting in key, early contest states. "i don't really feel the need, but a lot of people want me to do it. tbd sot from carson at 6:30pm book signing? after securing his name on the new hampshire ballot... ... trump teed off on the new frontrunner, ben carson: "ben cannot do the job. and you know what, he's very nice and some people say, oh, that was such a nasty-- look, i don't care." now, sparking a backlash: trump's hosting gig on "saturday nightly live" this weekend. "chanting protesters..." latino groups -- protesting outside nbc's new york city headquarters -- delivering a petition with more than a half-million signatures demanding nbc and snl to revoke trump's invitation... ... saying, "racism is not funny." snl and trump are already promoting the appearance online. cecily strong: "because

let's get to nbc's peter alexander on duty at the white house this morning. peter. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. president obama condemned the attacks calling them heart breaking to terrorize innocent civilians. i spoke with one of the top aides this morning. he says the white house is monitoring the developments from paris. the president is getting updates from his homeland security and during that call with french president hollande late yesterday, president obama reiterated the u.s. support for the people of france. america's oldest ally and punctuated the statement he delivered in the briefing room friday night. >> in is an attack not just on paris, but it is an attack not just on the people of france, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values we share. we stand prepared and ready to provide whatever assistance that the government and people of france need to respond. >> reporter: at the end of their call, president obama and president hollande pledged to work together. the two leaders spoken hours before yesterday's attack d

. >> richard, as we wait for the president, let's go to peter alexander in the east room at white house. peter, does president hollande have a wish list that he brought to the white house? >> reporter: yeah, i think that's right. in the words of a national security expert, lester, the french want right now to have a very clear taking of the gloves off, not just by the u.s. but by we can see the vice president just arriving right now. among desire for the french right now is that there's more intelligence sharing. there may be more special forces on the ground to help identify isis targets there as well, and also sort of a lessening of the rules of engagement that may mean more civilian casualties as well. here comes the president of the united states, lester. >> all right. peter alexander, thank you. >> please be seated. president hollande, it has been an honor to welcome you to the white house before in happier times than this, but as americans we stand by our friends in good times and in bad, no matter what.

. >> richard, as we wait for the president, let's go to peter alexander in the east room at white housethat he brought to the white house? >> reporter: yeah, i think that's right. in the words of a national security expert, lester, the french want right now to have a very clear taking of the gloves off, not just by the u.s. but by others as well. we can see the vice president just arriving right now. among desire for the french right now is that there's more intelligence sharing. there may be more special forces on the ground to help identify isis targets there as well, and also sort of a lessening of the rules of engagement that may mean more civilian casualties as well. here comes the president of the united states, lester. >> all right. peter alexander, thank you. >> please be seated. president hollande, it has been an honor to welcome you to the white house before in happier times than this, but as americans we stand by our friends in good times and in bad, no matter what. so on behalf of the american people i want to once again express our deepest condolences to you and all of the

with the president in a moment, but we'll start in washington with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you. good. the big headline this morning, that ben carson has shot up weeks. second. 50% of republicans pick carson as either their first or second choice, and while the depth of that support is yet to be tested, he's already proven to be a force in this field. dr. ben carson signing books and shaking hands but leaving his opponents shaking their heads. carson surging into the lead among gop primary voters at 29%, the highest number for any republican so far this season, since points ahead of donald trump. carson support strongest among evangelical and female voters, even more if the former neurosurgeon is the nominee, 77% of republicans say they could see themselves supporting him. just 60% for trump. >> i continue to do what i've been doing and that is to tell the truth and talk about the issues that are important to the people. >> reporter: still, trump is lashing out at another would-be rival, freshman senato

nbc national correspondent peter alexander is on the north lawn of the white house. what do we expect to hear from the president here? >> kate, we'll hear from the president speaking directly to the american people. the desire of the white house and the president is to try to assure anxious americans given what's happened in paris and mali about the state of homeland security right now and what is a rare move. his top national security advisers from the fbi, homeland security, counterterrorism, among others, standing beside him on that stage in the rose roosevelt room, as it were. there's still no credible and specific intelligence to indicate they have any awareness of any terrorist-like plot targeting the united states specifically. but the president wants to update americans on the status right now and on what the u.s. is doing in its fight against terror, acknowledging a majority of americans right now are not satisfied with the president's handling on terrorism. >> peter, as we await the president, we got a two-minute warning. it should be any moment now. talk a

nbc's peter alexander takes a look. >> reporter: arriving in the philippines overnight, president obama is facing a serious task, how to respond to isis. that new propaganda video from the world's most brutal terror group warning the u.s. is next. "like we hit france in paris" this fighter says "we will strike america at its center in washington." the nation's capital on high alert with members of congress told to remain vigilant. >> i don't want to make everybody nervous but i feel the same way i felt before 9/11, that something very well could happen here. >> reporter: ramped up security in new york. police deploying a new counterterrorism unit. >> some of what we have to be constantly focused on is not only significant areas such as times square or many of the tourist atracks our stadiums or major events but the soft targets. >> reporter: also deploying overseas, this carrier group from norfolk deploying to the mediterranean. previously brand, but its focus now isis. intelligence officials said this demonstrates isis' advanced capabilities. >> i would anticipate this is not the only

nbc peter alexander has the latest. >> reporter: dr. ben carson signing books and shaking hands but leaving opponents shaking heads. brand-new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows cancer surging into the lead among gop primary voters 29%, highest number for any republican this season. six points ahead of donald trump. carson support strongest among evangelical and fee may voters. 77% of republicans could see themselves supporting him, just 60% for trump. >> i continue to do what i'm doing and that is to tell the truth and talk about the issues that are important to the people. >> still, trump is lashing out at another would-be rival, senator marco rubio, whose debate performances volted him into third base nationally and critical early primary state of new hampshire. >> i think he's an overrated person. i don't think he's going to make it. >> reporter: trump dismissed rubio as potential running mate and criticizing rubio's poor attendance record. >> marco doesn't show up to vote, he doesn't do things that you're supposed to do. >>

nbc's peter alexander tells us the president is vowing to hunt down those responsible. >> attack on theilized world. >> reporter: the high stakes underscored by the president's impromptu hallway meeting with vladimir putin, the global rivals the odd house to defeat isis and end the syrian civil war looking to bridge their differences. under fire at home, the administration strategy is ineffective by critics pointed at the president's comments an hour before friday's attack about successfully halting the spread of isis in the middle east. >> you think they are gaining strength, what is true is from the start, our goal has been first to contain and we have contained them. >> reporter: over the last year, the u.s. has been dragged deeper into the fight, sending advisers then launching air strikes and last month, announcing up to 50 special forces would go to syria, america's first boots on the ground there. the white house now conceding the u.s. must do more. >> clearly going to have to be an intensification of efforts. >> reporter: the president's former secretary of state, hillary clinto

. >> richard, as we wait for the president, let's go to peter alexander in the east room at white housepeter, does president hollande have a wish list that he brought to the white house? >> reporter: yeah, i think that's right. in the words of a national security expert, lester, the french want right now to have a very clear taking of the gloves off, not just by the u.s. but by others as well. we can see the vice president just arriving right now. among desire for the french right now is that there's more intelligence sharing. there may be more special forces on the ground to help identify isis targets there as well, and also sort of a lessening of the rules of engagement that may mean more civilian casualties as well. here comes the president of the united states, lester. >> all right. peter alexander, thank you. >> please be seated. president hollande, it has been an honor to welcome you to the white house before in happier times than this, but as americans we stand by our friends in good times and in bad, no matter what. so on behalf of the american people i want to once again expres

nbc's peter alexander has the latest. >> reporter: dr. ben carson signing books and shaking hands but leaving his opponents shaking their heads. our brand new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows carson surging into the lead among gop primary voters at 29%, the highest number for any republican so far this season. six points ahead of donald trump. carson support is strongest among evangelical and female voters, even more if the former neurosurgeon is the nom neerks 77% of republicans say they could see themselves supporting him. just 60% for trump. >> i continue to do what i've been doing and that is to tell the truth and talk about the issues that are important to the people. >> reporter: still, trump is lashing out at another would be rival, freshman senator marco rubio whose debate performance has vaulted him into third place both nationally and in the critical early primary state of new hampshire. >> i think he's an overrated person. i don't think he's going to make it. >> >> reporter: when asked, trump dismissed rubio as a runni

here's nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: donald trump in iowa and on a tear taking aim at reported discrepancies in ben carson's life story. >> amazingly the belt stay totally flat and the knife broke. how stupid are the people of iowa? how stupid are the people of the country to believe this crap? >> reporter: in a rambling 96-minute speech laced with insults, trump mocked carson's claims about a violent youth acting out an alleged stabbing. >> anybody want to try it with me? if you're a child molester, there's no cure. they can't stop you. pathological there's no cure. >> reporter: on facebook carly fiorina rushed to carson's defense targeting trump writing all the money in the world won't make you as smart as ben carson. trump also weighed in on isis. >> i would bomb the [ bleep ] out of them. [ cheers and applause ] i would just bomb those suckers. i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. >> reporter: with the gop front runner this week calling for a deportation force to remove more than 11 million undocumented immigrants, president obama responded on abc news.

the appearance is already courting controversy as nbc's peter alexander reports. >> reporter: tryingto fend off his strongest challenge yesterday, donald trump for the first time this campaign is paying to be heard. >> if the people of iowa vote for me, you'll never be disappointed. i don't disappoint people. >> reporter: trump's new radio ad is debuting in key early contest states. >> i don't feel the need but a lot of people want me to do it. we're leading substantially in new hampshire and all over. >> reporter: after securing his name on the new hampshire ballot, trump teed off on the new front-runner, ben carson. >> ben cannot do the job and you know what? he's very nice and some people would say that was such a nasty -- look, i don't care. >> reporter: now sparking a backlash, trump's hosting gig on "saturday night live" this weekend. latino groups protesting outside nbc's new york city headquarters delivering a petition with more than a half million signatures demanding nbc and snl revoke trump's invitation saying racism is not funny. snl and trump are already promoting the ap

for more on the president's remarks i am joined by peter alexander at the white house. what were the basic remarks that the president had for the country today? >> what i think was as important of remarks is optics over the last several days we have heard it be made clear that there is no specific and credible threat and try to reassure americans. this was an image of him standing along the national security advisers in this country. the message in simple terms was let us do the worrying. you do the celebrating and the enjoying. if you do see something please let us know about that. we will keep you posted as well. the white house recognizes this president faced a lot of criticism. a majority of americans have not been satisfied with his handling of terrorism and don't believe he has a clear strategy against ice skps they want to try to calm some fears going into this holiday weekend to give people the best sense of where things stand. >> one of the groups doing vigilance is the fbi. >> they put out this bulletin that they share with local law enforcement officials. amo

. >> nbc peter alexander joins us live from washington this morning. peter, he is trying to get more countries on board in the fight against isis and expanding the coalition and the president set to talk about that in less than an hour. >> good morning to you. the president is expected to speak. that could happen we're now toldy and we'll keep you posted on that. it's clear that there is no indication at this point that the white house is in any way planning to change its strategy toward isis. instead, they're referring to the desire for an intensification. they acknowledged that must happen of the current strategy right now. the air campaign would increase, that means an increase of support to the local forces on the ground in syria who are fighting isis and a desire to continue to target leadership targets like jihadi john. within the last matter of minutes. we just for the first time from the cia director john brennan and he indicates that he believes this attack in paris was not simply a one-off attack. that he believes this is something that has be

but as nbc's peter alexander reports, there are still a lot of details to work out. >> reporter: it may be one thing all 14 republican presidential campaigns can agree on, they are frustrated with the current debate system and going forward want more control. >> these debates are to highlight the differences in philosophy between the candidates. >> i know that harry truman couldn't get elected president, explaining the united states of america's health care plan in 30 seconds. >> reporter: after last week's widely criticized cnbc debate, the rnc suspended next february's nbc news telemundo debate, following a nearly three-hour closed door meeting late sunday without the rnc in attendance, both compromise and disagreement. sources attending the meeting tell nbc news the bush campaign the spanish language telemundo debate reinstate bud a representative for donald trump threatened to boycott. this draft letter obtained by nbc news shows some of the campaign's demands, both opening and closing statements, equal time or equal questions to each candidate. another requirement, candidates may n

nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at white house. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. happy thanksgiving, a little bit early here when officials at white house says there's no credible or specific intelligence indicating a paris-style plot here in the u.s. still in its latest propaganda video isis is now taunting the u.s., mocking american soldiers as demoralized and suicidal after the wars in iraq and afghanistan, but no actual threat in that video. a new fbi and homeland security bulletin urges local police to stay vigilant. the top concern, it says, remain home grown extremists. the challenge remains defensing soft targets across the country. in new york city our station wnbc got exclusive access to the nypd's new critical response command. they held counterterrorism drills battling active shooters and hostage-takers. later this morning again at the white house, president obama will meet with his national security advisers to review the security situation across the very much. >>> officials in belgium say they ha

matt and savannah. >> peter alexander at the white house, peter, thanks very much. >> let's go to the piece of this in paris of the investigators on the trail of the terrorists behind of the attacks and following new clues. let's go to nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely. bill, good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the very latest news is that police have found two hotel rooms outside paris that may have been used by the killers before the massacres. they were booked in the name of a suspected accomplice salah abdeslam who is now on the run. it's now believed police have rooms and amid all the drama it's easy to forget about the victims, some of who we can see caught on camera just before this whole horror began. poignant photographs taken minutes before the massacre, hundreds of jubilant fans waiting for the band, unaware that gunmen were coming to kill them. gunmen who may have used this car found by police and now being examined. it's not exactly back to normal. how could it be? but they have reopened the roads here around the bataclan the

the main stage is down to 8 candidates, as peter alexander tells us, that leaves more time for the fireworks to go off in the key matchups. >> tonight's debate here in milwaukee features two different duals. the battle among establishment insiders with the rest of the field fighting to stay alive. donald trump and ben carson are due for an on stage confrontation. despite new questions about carson's life story. trump's already teeing off. >> this is the only election in history, where you're better off if you stab somebody. what are we coming to. if you try to hit your mother over the head with a hammer, your poll numbers go up. >> carson's campaign manager saying, you never know which donald is going to show up. carson's camp is looking to capitalize on the controversy. this fund-raising letter entitled vicious lies. >> it's not going to be on me to corroborate everything i've ever talked about in my life. >> are jeb bush and marco rubio in for another fight? >> everyone's convinced that attacking me will help them. >> reporter: with the backing of the super pac that sports jeb, that group

. >> nbc's peter alexander joins me now from milwaukee, the site of tomorrow night's debate. peter, it's interesting the strategy that dr. carson is using, which was the tone taken in the last republican debate which is -- blame the media. >> reporter: that's exactly the case. it's certainly been working with conservative activists. they've been raising money hand over fist, frankly, over the last several weeks. but this is significant because as you've noted, ben carson's life story is so compelling and inspiring, it's what he's parlayed a into this successful presidential campaign. but carson himself insists that he isn't being vetted by the news media but targeted instead. ben carson's political future may depend on how well he weathers questions about his past. >> it's not particularly getting under my skin. >> reporter: carson raising a stunning $3.5 million in one week as scrutiny grows over his claims of a scholarship offer to west point, a violent youth and selfless acts protecting white classmates during a 1968 race riot. carson consistently dismissing his critics. >>

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nbc news national correspondent peter alexander has more on the white house response. >> reporter: in route to the g 20 summit in turkey a few hundred miles from isis's stronghold in syria. president obama faces an urgen dilemma, what's the u.s. response? >> this is an attack not just on paris, it's an attack not just on the people of france. this is an attack of all of humanity. >> reporter: after synchronized attacks across the capital of america's oldest ally. the united states is under pressure to fight isis. president obama's been reluctant to concede america's current strategy isn't working. speaking reassuringly hours before friday's attack about stalling the growth of isis on the ground in iraq and syria. >> i don't think they're gaining strength. what is true is that from the start, our goal has been first to contain. and we have contained them. >> reporter: over the last year, guided by a president who vowed to end the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the u.s. has been dragged deeper into the fight against isis. first sending advisors to iraq and launching air strikes in syria.