nbc's richard engle who is over in iraq. thank you, sir. >>> meanwhile, back here in washington the prospects for passing an authorization for military action against isis seems to be running into roadblocks on capitol hill. there are strong critics both on the left and the right. i'm joined by eugene robinson and director for the huffington post, howard fineman. horrible. you're better at some of these words. basic, the basic bar bear tee of the booty of war being the women. grab the treasure grab the women, kill the men, rape the women. >> it's horrible animalistic, awful, primitive, horrible -- it's just awful. and it so enrages the conscience of any human being -- >> is this because they're a different religion, the yazidis? >> i believe so. they're infidels and they're unworthy and, therefore, you can treat them that way, i suppose. >> according to the littest nbc/marist poll when given the details of what the president is asking for, a majority of americans said they want congress to vote in support of the president's

richard engle, nbc news istanbul. >>> here's the talker of the day. that personal conversation you had in your living room may not o private after all. >> if you have a smart tv it could be recording everything you say if the voice recognition feature is turned on. and anything recorded can be sold to a third party. samsung says it's designed to impr tv viewing experience but many people device is turned on. samsung says you should look for the microphone icon on your screen. >>> your next stop at the gas station could end up costing you more. prices are up about 13 cents from where they were two weeks ago and expected to climb higher nap's according to the lundberg survey. the national average is $2.20. the virginia avera$2.08 according to aaa. in maryland $2.20 and in the district $2.41. but in most cases prices are still about a dollar lower a gallon than they were this time last year. >>> now some stories we are working on right now in our newsroom. this affects thousands of local drivers. changes are coming to several parking lots and it's all be

>> richard engle, thank you very much. >> funeral services are being held for the driver of the suv involved in the deadly commuter train accident here in new york meanwhile, ntsb investigators interviewed the commuters on the train. good morning to you. >> reporter: we have the train line running normally for a lot of people that take it every day. it appears it is a combination of tragic events. there was a car accident that forced drivers to detour on a smaller road and clogged roads and one of them went over railroad tracks. it was the driver behind the suv stuck on the tracks who may have provided the most important clue. >> the traffic had been heavy and we were backed up and as we were waiting to cross the tracks the gate comes down in front of me and it comes down on the top of her car. on a small road over a railroad crossing. critical for the ntsb. >> as they approach traffic was in his words inching along. >> the timing could not have been worse. the train was approaching at just under the speed limit, 58 miles per hour. crossing signals and arms were g properly, but they were stu