mr. obama is going to be having his audience. he will be looking at his pledge in 2008 and 2012 to pick up our economy, put people to work. how can he get a win scenario with india on that economic front? will they announce a helicopter sales and his offense package resulting in american jobs? mr. obama will be looking at the prices -- isis and counterterrorism proposal. we hear a new affiliate is going to idiot to try to radicalized red hat can the u.s. and india cooperate more on these issues question mark --? theobama will be looking to pivot to asia. this can help alice other challenges to america. >> it might be the linchpin. when people in washington think about the pivot to asia, they are focused on china. much less on india. can he change that? hei think you'll probably -- will probably make the argument is in both interest to do that. these are great democracies. he just went through an election where he got an historic amount of votes, 66% of the people voted. he won an overwhelming majority in the lower house. we need

mr. obama, who was criticized for not having a strategy for attacking isis bases in syria, sent conflicting signals today. major garrett was traveling with the president in estonia. >> reporter: president obama today called the beheading of steven sotloff barbaric, and say said the killers would be brought to justice. >> we will not be intimidated. their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> reporter: the president used some of his strongest language to date to describe the u.s. goal of defeating the terror group also known as isil. >> our objective is clear and that is to degrade and destroy isil so it is not longer a threat not just to iraq but also the region and to the united states. >> reporter: but later, the president stepped back from that language. >> if we are joined by the international community, we can continue to shrink isil's sphere of influence, its effectiveness, the financing, its military capabili

obama as the days go on. but this is what we heard from mr. gargash just some hours ago. >> i think it's indicative of the threat that everybody feels has come. and nobody is basically immune. everybody is threatened. the way of life, the values. this is i think a danger to all of us. terrorism. and i think this is indicative how the coalition was built on the sense that we need to act. we can't be passive. >> reporter: and this was unusual. it's always unique that the united arab emirates would speak out. but both mr. gargash and the uae ambassador to washington has said in the past weeks that isil or isis is a real threat to this region. not the only threat, it has to be said. they are very concerned about the rise of political islam, a reason for the rift, the ongoing rift, as it were, between the uae, bahrain, and saudi on the one hand and, for example, qatar on the other. so interesting to see that uae was out with its planes and the statement we got from uae in the past 24 hours is this was the first of their strikes, suggesting that the

mr. obama says the u.s. will lead a broad coalition to ultimately destroy isis. we are going to connect with our experts and our correspondents throughout the world during this hour. but first, for those of you that missed it, here is president barack obama's speech in its entirety. >> my fellow americans, tonight i want to speak to you about what the united states will do with our friends and allies to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as

and his possible plans for pace what does mr obama mean do you think. well i think the u.s. position is some are different from mr bush because the situation seems that the ukrainian president is now realizing that the situation on the ground is developing a very negative before you create anti-terrorist operations police say inclined to make some concessions or as a bummer of course means that. ukraine must not surrender and not get into conditions imposed by russia on a certain new. i mean some would argue that mr obama is actually aggravating the situation himself because he's asking for a deescalation but the same time he says he's going to support more of nato allies in the east of europe but he's also offering to advise ukraine's military commanders. well the announcement that the united states and other nato allies should now modernize the military not only of ukraine but also children moldova is of course a need occasional the escalation between the west and the russian federation and it's most likely that after the cardiff meeting of nato will

gallup polls finding 38% of those surveys approve of mr. obama's performance, 54% disapprove. president obama comforting some critics by pinning an op-ed to terrorist group, ic state -- islamic state he vowed to quote, not be cowed by bar barbaric murderers, putting his thoughts in writing one day after arguing with himself on the world stage. >> or objective can clear, that is it degrade and destroy iselle so it no longer a threat to iraq and the region and the united states, we know that if we are joined by the international community, we can continue to shrink isil's sphere of influepbgs, its effectiveness and financing, its military capabilities. to the points where it is a manage amanageable problem. lou: we take up the president's colliding messages and his lack of strategy. and to forestall vladimir putin's aggression in europe. with foreign affairs committee member ted poe and worl col coly mcknight, also, fast-food workers hitting picket lines in cities demanding a national $15 an hour mi minimum wage. white castle's jamey richardson here to discuss the impact. >> ben

now, mr. obama has said u.s. forces will not have a combat mission, though pilots and drones will fly air strikes. general mark dempsey supports that strategy but he also says "if we reach a point i believe our advisors should accompany iraq you troops on attacks against specific isil targets, i will recommend that to be president." the house voting to authorize money to train and equipped syrian rebels. palmer's will move on the military authorization ac aftere november election when democrats are less likely to object. the president coming under fire from republicans is the u.s. should commit to defeat this terrorist group whatever it takes and has come under fire from some democrats who are skeptical about the 1600 troops that mr. obama has already sent to iraq to bolster security at the u.s. diplomatic installations and train iraqi forces be at general dempsey says he has already turned down one request for u.s. spo spotten the battle to take multiple dams. he's a found a way to do that without putting u.s. t

mr. obama limtits himself by selecting the tools and tailoring them to what the tools can accomplish. his idea was to reduce isis to a minimal problem. when they began to dessert him he changed his stated goal to the eventual defeat of isis. it would be nice to think that now he's chosen a new objective he will choose new tools. that's not how he rolls. now he's going to ask worried allies to help him defeat isis. if you were a foreign leader urged by mr. obama to join him in a campaign against a terrorist army in which the u.s. will clearly do less than it could and your ground troops and none of his will be the infantry, how eager would you be to sign up? bret? >> critics say this is like when he surged troops into afghanistan and then had a deadline date for withdrawal. what about sbrub agsds can with congress? the white house is not definitively saying he's going to ask for approval unlike the time when he was going to before the previous strike? >> the previous plan did an all but an

if mr. obama hadn't made that statement when he said we don't have a strategy yet for dealing with isis, would he be making the prime time address to the nation tomorrow? >> he would be making the address, he wouldn't have had to spend two weeks sort of wishing he hadn't quite said it the way he said it back then. and look, i think people, i expect the president to give a speech that the american people respond to. he's a lot closer to where they are than a lot of the members of congress are in terms of putting troops on the ground. and the strategy in syria worked. remember the chemical weapons, he was critized trying to negotiate them away instead of using military power and he did negotiate them away. we know that isil is not using those weapons in iraq right now. i think he understands the issues and he does have to explain the strategy to the american people and that will help get congress on his side. >> obviously we haven't yet heard jonah what the strategy will be? >> i expect him to

"no," mr. obama responded. "i was born in 1961." and we will be right back. then my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. enbrel helps relieve pain and stop joint damage. i've been on the course and on the road. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. you should not start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if you have symptoms such as persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. enbrel helped relieve my joint pain. but the best part of every journey... dad!!! ...is coming home. ask if enbrel, the number one biologic medicine prescribed by rheumatologists, can

if you take the example that mr. obama said yesterday of successes. he mentioned yemen and some audio. that is news to the people of somalia and yemen that the amerco strategy has been a success. indeed, visibly because it is out of the american news, yemen appears to be a quite place. but it is definitely not a quiet place for the people of yemen. in fact, the problems in yemen have since compounded. even in somalia with a leader of assassinated recently, there was a bomb blast. about 20 people dead. it is not clear when foreign-policy decision-making is made in the public domain in the united states, it is not clear it is directly in the interests of people overseas or whether it is for domestic consumption. it seems to me, this is much more for domestic consumption that it is for the actual pragmatic problems of people in that region. >> ambassador, the issue of saudi arabia, i believe -- , iher, ambassador galbraith think secretary kerry is there today. saudi arabia as a funder of the islamic state in the u.s. role as an ally with saudi arabia, do

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gallup polls finding 38% of those surveys approve of mr. obama's performance, 54% disapprove. president obama comforting some critics by pinning an op-ed to terrororist group, is amic state -- islam state he vowed to que, not be cowed by bar barbaric murderers, putting his thoughts in writing one day after arguing with himself on the world stage. >> or objective can clear, that is it degrade and destroy iselle so it no longer a threat to iraq and the region and the united states, we know that if we are joined by the international community, we can continue to shrink isil's sphere of influepbgs, its effectiveness and financing, its military capabilities. to the points where it is a manage amanageable problem. lou: we take up the president's colliding messages and his lack of strategy. and to forestall vladimir putin's aggression in europe. with foreign affairs committee member ted poe and worl col coly mcknight, also, fast-food workers hitting picket lines in cities demanding a national $15 an hour mi minimum wage. white castle's jamey richardson here to discuss the impact. ben

president barack obama warns west africa's ebola epidemic is a threat to global security. mr. obama announced thousands more military and medical personnel will build field hospitals and treatment centers. >> a man abducted with u.s. journalist steven sotloff last year says u.s. officials never questioned him about the incident. he says the kidnappers told him they were with isis, the group that recently beheaded sotloff and two other captives. the u.s. declined to comment but say sotloff's murder is being investigated. >> the scottish vote on independence, polls show a tight race that will be decided by the undecideds. >> the referendum on thursday is unique in that it's the first to allow registered voters 16 and older to cast ballots. by lowering the voting age, scotland has created its largest ever electorate, 4.2 million people will determine its fate. this is all causing plenty of nerves south of the scottish border, of course, as well as mixed opinions as to whether scotland should stay or go. >> scotland is part of the u.k. heritage. i think it would be a real shame if

mr. obama faced difficult challenges. events that have given him the opportunity to show great leadership, and achieve great things, every president fails -- win each and over challenge but our president seems incapable of acknowledgeing, admitting either flaw or fault. at every points he avoids taking responsibility for his failures and those of his administration. there have been a few, this is president obama last night addressing what has been a failure of his leadership on threat of the islamic state. a failure he personaly blamed, on head of the intelligence community. >> well, i think our head of the intelligence community, jim clapper, has acknowledged that they under estimateed. when had been taking place in syria. lou: mr. obama, now has a long history of passing the buck. a day after the september 11 terrorist attack in benghazi, in 2012, even though he knew better, president obama rushed in to blame a youtube video. not radical islamist terrorists, who he previously declared to be on the run. >> we reject all

mr. obama, who was criticized for not having a strategy for attacking isis bases in syria, sent conflicting signals today. major garrett was traveling with the president in estonia. >> reporter: president obama today called the beheading of steven sotloff barbaric and said the killers would be brought to justice. >> we will not be intimidated. their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. >> reporter: the president used some of his strongest language to date to describe the u.s. goal of defeating the terror group also known as isil. >> our objective is clear, and that is to degrade and destroy isil so it is not longer a threat not just to iraq but also the region and to the united states. >> reporter: but later, the president stepped back from that language. >> if we are joined by the international community, we can continue to shrink isil's sphere of influence, its effectiveness, its financing, its military capabilities

so let's get more reaction now to mr. obama's strategy. first, becky anderson joins us live from abu dhabi. becky, the big effort is to build this broad coalition, drawing from nations in the middle east. talk to us how those nations are likely to react to mr. obama's plan to wipe out isis and if they will be on board, even those strange bedfellows we've been talking about. >> reporter: that's right. those strange bedfellows. iran and washington, saudi with iran. iran really the elephant in the room on this. we are talking here about a concerted effort on counterterrorism to contain the spread of isis, without let's remember strengthening syria's assad, without strengthening iran, and the shia militia in iraq and lebanon. that's the big challenge posed for secretary of state john kerry, who has arrived -- who is on his way to jetta today to speak to the regional allies. so who are we talking about? saudis have said they are on board as far as logistics are concerned. they will be mindful, though, of anything that will undermine their posit

mr. obama makes a mistake by not singling out irresponsible muslim nations. pakistan has hurt the u.s.a. and the world by harboring the taliban and al qaeda. yet, we still pander to pakistan. that nonsense has got to stop. if you help murderous fanatics, you are the enemy. let's begin to call out the nations that enable the terrorists. but that's not mr. obama's style. after all that's happened, he still sees himself as a uniter. he is still hesitant to go all out against the jihadists. >> in this effort we do not act alone. nor do we intend to send u.s. troops to occupy foreign lands. instead we will support iraqis and syrians, fighting to reclaim their communities. we will use our military might in a campaign of air strikes to roll back issa. we will train and equip forces fighting against these terrorists on the ground. >> but the president is training and equipping the wrong people. muslims are not going to defeat other muslims. they can help, but they cannot be the major force on the ground. in iraq, there are more than 250,000 men under arms with the be

mr. obama's poll numbers are cratering. thus the attempt tonight to convince us he has things under control. talking points said months ago that isis should be bombed inside syria and everywhere else. >> and what has president obama done to the isis army? has he bombed their caravans to and from syria? has he directed drones at their leaders and their headquarters? no, he has not. and u.s. intel warned the president that islamic militants were gathering power in syria. but he did nothing. nothing. to stop that. >> well, tonight, the president is expected to announce expanded bombing. i also told president obama face to face that he would get nowhere with radical muslim groups like the brotherhood. >> muslim brotherhood grave concern to a lot of people are they a threat to the u.s.a. >> i think that the muslim brotherhood is one[ñásv faction in egypt. they don't have majority support in egypt. but they are well-organized and there are strains of anti-u.s. there is no doubt about it. >> those are tough boys the muslim broth

mr. obama insists the u.s. cannot wage this fight against isis alone. dan and reena. >> tahman bradley reporting from washington this morning. thanks so much. >>> and count on abc news for the latest throughout the day. coming up later on "good morning america," and, of course, any time on abcnews.com. >>> the son-in-law of osama bin laden learns his fate today. that's in a new york city courtroom. sulaiman abu ghaith was convicted in march on charges to conspire to kill americans. in his role as a voice of those al qaeda recruitment audio/video tapes. abu ghaith testified that his role was strictly religious. he's facing a possible life sentence. >>> the secret service is tightening security around the white house in the wake of the latest breach. omar gonzalez who hopped the fence and made it inside without being stopped was in court yesterday. documents reveal that the secret service and police tangled with him twice this summer. finding weapons and a white house map on him. last night the secret service added a small fence outside the larger permane

mr. obama is having a difficult time of it with these j.v.ers who can't cower us. and the pale, limp language of the president's words, spoken and written, while in europe are not exactly those of a great leader in a profound response to national challenge. especially after being upstaged by his vice president's newfound bellicositynd bravado just the day before he spoke. our vice president yesterday -- >> when people harm americans, we don't retreat. we don't forget. take care of those who are grieving and when that's finished, they should know, we will follow them to the gates of hell until they are brought to justice. because hell is where they will reside. hell is where they will reside. [ applause ] >> and now our president -- >> we know that if we are joined by the inttrnational community we can continue to shrink isil's sphere of inuence, its effectiveness, its financing, its military capabilities, to the point where it is a manageable problem. >> an unsettling tone to any, the difference between the two men, so stark democratic senator gene shaheen in an el

mr. obama is having a difficult time of it with these j.v.ers who can't cower us. and the pale, limp language of the president's words, spoken and written, while in europe are not exactly those of a great leader in a profound response to national challenge. especially after being upstaged by his vice president's newfound bellicosity and bravado just the day before he spoke. our vice president yesterday -- >> when people harm americans, we don't retreat. we don't forget. we take care of those who are grieving and when that's finished, they should know, we will follow them to the gates of hell until they are brought to justice. because hell is where they will reside. hell is where they will reside. [ applause ] >> and now our president -- >> we know that if we are joined by the inttrnational community we can continue to shrink isil's sphere of influence, its effectiveness, its financing, its military capabilities, to the point where it is a manageable problem. >> an unsettling tone to many, the difference between the two men, so stark democratic senator gene shaheen

and mr. obama refuses to do that. also, the u.s.a. should begin moving missiles into nato countries as a warning. and finally as talking points said months ago the american banking system should refuse to accept any credit card receipts from russia. that would break the russian economy. when you think about it, president obama seems to be intimidated by putin. mr. obama also seems to be confused about how international terrorism can destabilize the entire world. it's obvious the president has not thought these things through. has no strategy to confront them and is putting america in danger. or am i wrong? and that's the memo. next on the rundown, reaction from monica crowley and juan williams. later, we will hear from karl rove, rosen and cammeron, dennis miller on the overseas threat. factor is coming right back. musical chairs. fun, right? welllllllll, not when your travel rewards card makes it so hard to get a seat using your miles. that's their game. the flights you want are blacked out. or they ask for some ridiculous number of

mr. obama will outline the threat, his plans for an international coalition to fight it, and the third point being he'll make specific proposals, really get to the details about how he thinks he can get the job done. mr. obama told congressional leaders about his plan on tuesday. >> reporter: 90 minutes in the oval office, a bipartisan presidential huddle with the top four congressional leaders to discuss the growing threat from isis, a day before the president goes primetime to explain his strategy to the american people. his spokesman gave some hints. >> there's an important role for the united states and the united states military to play in supporting the iraqis as they take the fight to isil in their country. >> isis, also known as isil, has spread to iraq, but it rooted inside syria, where the president has been reluctant to engage in the past, but perhaps less so now. >> that strategy will also include supporting the syrian opposition, as they take the fight to isil in their countr

president, mrs. obama, mr. secretary, distinguished guests, thank you for being here this morning. i want to offer a special welcome to the families and friends of those we lost on these grounds 13 years ago. we know these memorial ceremonies and we know you've been through many, are especially tough, emotion-filled homes for you. it takes a great deal of courage to keep coming back here. so, thanks for being here. not long ago, i received a note from a mom whose daughter is buried just across the way at arlington cemetery. she said the pain of losing someone you love, even years later, never really goes away. at any instant, a smell or a color or a song or a date on the calendar, like today, can bring into stark relief that first raw moment when everything changed. she said if there's any secret to grieving, it's that there can be room for sorrow and joy, sadness and pride, to exist in the same space at the same time. and she learned that grief is not a lack of faith, nor a sane of weakness. it's just the price of love. today is foremost about reflecting and about remembering and

mr. obama even says that. the world's messy. but it's your job, mr. president, to make it less messy. and to protect american citizens. and right now, the perception is the president's not doing a very good job on the messy front. all presidents have priorities and specials and passions. the current president -- and interests and passions. the current president should expand his. that's the memo. >>> top story, reaction. with us in the new york studio, co-host of "the five." from nashville where he's giving another paid speech, james carville, analyst "fox news america. "amazing people pay you to speak. how great is this nation? >> tennessee democrat does not pay -- >> you know, i heard that under president obama your speaking fee vs. gone down. i don't want you to comment, but -- [ laughter ] >> all right, carville. 70% of the american people think the country's on the wrong track. you're an ardent obama supporter. but even you must believe that there's something wrong someplace here. no? >> well, i mean, something wrong someplace, of course there's

republican mike rogers says that's mr. obama's fault. >> the president just did not want to get engaged in any way. that is a decision. that is a policy. that is a strategy. and it's not working. >> reporter: the president has authorized air strikes in iraq to protect people and critical infrastructure, and he continues to notify congress under the war powers act. but his own advisers say isis will have to be destroyed in al assad's syria, though that could strengthen assad. and even some democrats seem to want mr. obama to be more assertive. >> i've learned one thing about this president, and that is he's very cautious. maybe in this instance too cautious. >> reporter: his aides suggest the alternative is a large-scale campaign like the bush administration waged in iraq. white house adviser dan pfeiffer told "the washington post," quote, we tried the opposite and it worked out very poorly. and some lawmakers agree. >> we have to have the right targets and the right support in order to be effective in stopping isis instead

. >> earlier mr. obama met with dr. kent brantley and his wife. aides say the u.s. will send 3,000 servicemen and women to west africa, not to provide paints care, but to give training and logistical support. the majority will be based in liberia, where the outbreak is worse but they will also be used in sierra leon, nigeria and senegal. the world health organization -- >> 5,000 now infected. twice the number than when we met a couple of weeks ago, nearly 2,500 dead, nearly twice the number than when we met a couple of weeks ago. >> reporter: the u.s. aims to build 700 health care facilities, along with community education efforts on how to handle exposed patients. officials say they want to act quickly before the virus mutates and becomes more easily transmitted. right now a person has to actually touch someone with ebola to contract the virus. >> i m a bit surprised that the administration hasn't acted more quickly. >> reporter: administration officials say they have already spent $175 million on the crisis, sending the largest cdc deployment in history to west af

mr. obama will outline his plan publicly in a prime time address tomorrow. we will bring it to you live at 6:00 p.m. >>> a violent attack caught on camera as a mob of teenagers in memphis starts beating a customer in a store parking lot lot. >> two store employees came out to help and the teenagers started to attack them, as well. kicking them until they lost consciousness even throwing pumpkins eight one of them. a witness who saw it says this was all part of a violent game. >> think were playing a game called point 'em out knock 'em out. so where they would point someone out and then attempt to knock 'em out or attempt to fight 'em, uhm, and there was no real reason behind it. >> police have not confirmed the "game" was the motive. >>> crews in fremont have to tear down before they can build up a new main street. they still have no designate downtown area. the mayor says the problem dates back to the '50s when fremont was born. >> it's what fremont mass been lacking. when five -- has been lacking. when five small towns came together each wanted a downtown.

we now want to get reaction to mr. obama's strategy from moscow. you're seeing cnn's global resources here. matthew chance is joining us live for this side of the story. russia has really shown itself to be a syrian ally. and previously the foreign minister serge lavrov saying a u.s. strike in syria would be colossal shock in escalation. so i'm wondering what the reaction is now? >> reporter: i think the big concern in moscow is that u.s. air strikes on isis positions inside syria could be used as a pretext to attack the government of bashar al assad. as you mentioned, a key ally of moscow. so i think the russians are deeply concerned that that would be a negative development. as the same time, they're obviously no friends of isis. isis has threatened moscow directly. moscow has been warning against the dangers of islamic extremism, warnings gone unheeded by the united states. the russian foreign minister saying it wasn't until an american journalist was beheaded that the united states started heeding our warnings saying okay, this is terrorism, we

fairstrikes against syria, yet mr. obama pressed them to do more. he scolded countries that have ignored or sometimes even facilitated extremist activities. >> it is time for a new compact among civilized people of this world to erad cat war at its most fundamental source and that is the corruption of young mind by violent ideology. that means cutting off the funding that fuels this hate. it's time toned the hypocrisy of those who accumulate wealth through the globally and and then siphon fund to those who teach children to tear it down. >> reporter: the treasury department announced today it would block access to financing for two isis command expirs six other regional terrorists. >> will those in favor of the draught resolution please raise their hand. >> reporter: and the u.n. security council unanimously approved a resolution requiring member nations to stop the flow of foreign fighters and fund to isis. mr. obama called for swift follow-through. >> promises on paper cannot keep us safe. lofty rhetoric and good intentions will not stop a single

obama will outline plans to fight isis and get the job done. mr. obama told congressional leaders about the plan on tuesday. here's dana bash with all the details. >> 90 minutes in the oval office, a bipartisan presidential huddle with the top four congressional leaders to discuss the growing threat from isis. a day before the president goes prime time to explain his strategy to the american people. his spokesman gave some hints. >> there's abimportant role in the united states military to play in supporting the iraqis. >> isis, also known as isol has spread to iraq but is rooted inside syria, where the president has been reluctant to engage in the past, but perhapsless so now. >> that strategy will also include supporting the syrian opposition as they take the fight to isil in their country. >> the president told congressional leaders he has the authority to act without congress, but that won't stop a debate over whether congress should weigh in with a new authorization with a use of force to confront the isis threat or perhaps money for a counter

. >> reporter: details of mr. obama's speech are still tightly held but the white house says the president will detail his plan to degrade and ultimately defeat isis a goal that officials tell abc news will take years to complete. >> our global coordinated campaign with a global coordinated coalition will be built not just in a matter of days or weeks but it will be built to endure for the months and perhaps even the years to come. >> reporter: american warplanes and drones will soon begin hitting targets aimed at shrinking isis territory in iraq where an international coalition supports fighting isis in syria. the speech comes as president obama's approval hits an all time low in a new abc news washington post poll will poll. 52 percent say mr. obama has been too cautious in confronting isis. 65 percent favor airstrikes in syria something the president so far opposed. >> he needs to outline why this is such a threat to the united states as well as the degree to which this growing menace of isis threatens to furth

when asked about mr. obama's leadership only 43% say mr. obama is a strong leader. 55% say he is not a leader. those are the worst leadership numbers of his presidency. when it comes to international problems and dealing with the islamic state and israel, 50% say he has been too cautious. 8% too aggressive, and 35% say his approach has been about right. he has authorized limited airstrikes in iraq. but the administration has faced increasing calls to expand the u.s. military role not just in iraq but in syria. and the public's hawkishness about talking islamic state in syria is growing. when asked specifically about airstrikes in syria, 65% would support the action. only 28% is opposed. michael shure, always great to see you. first of all, the hawkishness of the public, the percentage supporting pop airstrikes against syria, what do you make of it, and what does it mine politically? >> reporter: if you look at the numbers you just brought up. if the public is behind it, and the president acts, tomorrow is about acting whether it consults co

mr. obama called on member nations to come together in the fight against isis. senior white house correspondent jim acosta reports. >> reporter: president obama arrived at the united nations not to make peace, but to expand his new war on terrorism. in a rare appearance chairing a session of the u.n. security council, the president called on other nations to stop the flow of western foreign fighters into the ranks of isis and other terror groups. >> they may try to return to their home countries to carry out deadly attacks. >> reporter: he told the new prime minister haider al abadi to brace himself for a long battle. >> this is not something that is going to be easy and it's not going to happen overnight. no god condones this terror. >> reporter: hours earlier in a tough-talking speech to the u.n. general assembly, the president urged the world to join forces to destroy isis as he warned the terror group soldiers to clear off the battlefield. >> the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force, so the united states of america will work

matthew chance is traveling with mr. obama. he joins us live. is the president expected to at least talk about the issue of the beheading of steven sotloff? >> there has been no confirmation that he will. but the expectation is that he will make remarks. he will be meeting the estonian president this morning. after that they will have a joint news conference where i expect at the very least if the president doesn't make remarks of his own he'll be asked about this. so we are expecting to hear about the u.s. position on this. in the coming hours, john. >> and showing up is important and that is what this trip is all about. the president making a very pointed trip to estonia. and the message he is bringing? >> it's a message of assurance, reassurance, rather. estonia borders russia and at a growing time of russia assertiveness there is a concern which has a 25% russian ethnic population that they may be next on the kremlin's target list. president obama saying you are a nato member and an attack on one is an attack against all. estonia's leadershi

mr. obama accused moscow of endangering the post-war order with its aggressive actions in ukraine. >> this is a vision of the world in which might makes right. a world in which one nation's borders can be redrawn by another. america and our allies will support the people of ukraine as they develop their democracy and economy. we will reinforce our nato allies, and uphold our commitment to collective defense. >> warner: but the bulk of the speech was a direct challenge to arab and muslim states to oppose what the president called a growing threat to global progress. >> that is the cancer of violent extremism that has ravaged so many parts of the muslim world. >> warner: he insisted again this is not a war against a faith but against those who pervert it. >> so we reject any suggestion of a clash of civilizations. collectively, we must take concrete steps to address the danger posed by religiously motivated fanatics, and the trends that fuel their recruitment. no god condones this terror. n

in airstrikes against syria, yet mr. obama pressed them to do more. he scolded countries that have ignored or sometimes even facilitated extremist activities. >> it is time for a new compact among civilized people of this world to eradicate war at its most fundamental source and that is the corruption of young mind by violent ideology. that means cutting off the funding that fuels this hate. it's time to end the hypocrisy of those who accumulate wealth globally and and then siphon fund to those who teach children to tear it down. >> reporter: the treasury department announced today it would block access to financing for two isis commanders and six other regional terrorists. >> will those in favor of the draught resolution please raise their hand. >> reporter: and the u.n. security council unanimously approved a resolution requiring member nations to stop the flow of foreign fighters and funds to isis. mr. obama called for swift follow-through. >> promises on paper cannot keep us safe. lofty rhetoric and good intentions will not stop a single terrorist

. >> he did indicate that mr. obama will not be pigeonholed into how quickly isil will be defeated. he would not speculate if we are talking one, one half, two years or more. >> thank you. we can plan for warmer temperatures and a few showers tomorrow. doug hill is our first look at the forecast. >> cloudy and if outside right now. let's give ear look outside from our rooftop camera. you can see it is overcast but warmer. i do not think we will see much more than a drizzle later tonight. degrees,rom 60 to 68 and then tomorrow highs about 80 degrees. we will look at the rest of the week in a couple of minutes. >> breaking developments tonight in the scandal surrounding the nfl and running back ray rice. they called for the state attorney general to review the case. lace andent took atlantic city, new jersey casino. just anterview with cbo hour ago, the nfl president said that the league assumed there video inside the elevator and they asked for it but they were not given the video. this as janay issued her first statement. that theows the pain media and one wanted opinions from the p

without thousands of american ground casualties. >> reporter: so mr. obama just using u.s. air power has many backers -- >> he's going to put a coalition together so that we don't have to put the boots on the ground in syria. >> reporter: the president headed to the nato summit in wales, where the focus will be on the russian invasion of ukraine. >> the nato alliance, including the armed forces of the united states of america, right here, present, now. >> reporter: but ukraine is not in nato, not protected. u.s. sanctions have not stopped russia. and the president has made public no plan to stop isis. some senate democrats are pushing a vote to authorize u.s. air strikes in syria, where isis has its main bases. but president obama and many lawmakers up here in this election year are leery of taking that big a step. live from capitol hill, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. >> del rat matter. thanks so much, steve. >>> our coverage continues at 5:30 with an nbc exclusive. an american extremist tells us why he tried to join isis. that's tonight on "nightly news." >>> to

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