Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. President obama says the u. S. Misjudged the threat from islamic militants in syria. During a frank interview on 60 minutes mr. Obama also acknowledged the campaign against isis in syria is helping bashar al assad. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Good morning. Good morning. President obama admitted on 60 minutes u. S. Security officials were caught by surprise by the strength of Islamic State militants and by the weakness of iraqi forces. Thats leading some here on capitol hill here to believe his resolve in keeping u. S. Combat groups off the ground there could also end up being a misjudgment. President obama admits u. S. Intelligence underestimated the threat from isis. During the chaos of the Syrian Civil War where essentially you have huge swaths of the country completely ungoverned, they were able to take advantage of that and attract foreign fighters. In an exclusive interview with 60 minutes, the president also said the u.
Well see plenty of sunshine once again. Our humidity stays down, but temperatures were well above average for us for this time of year. Right now were starting off on the cooler side for the poconos at 49 degrees, 50 degrees in allentown, 48 in quakertown, low 50s in bluebell. Temperatures mild in philadelphia, in the 60s still. 55 degrees in trenton. Closer to the shore, 63 degrees in Atlantic City, 62 in avalon and 60 degrees in delaware city. As we head into the rest of today, for the poconos, 78 degrees and mild. Warm conditions in the city, 82 degrees. And then if youre going to stay closer to the shore, expect temperatures in the mid70s. So, how long will these summerlike temperatures stick around . Ill let you know coming up in my first alert sevenday forecast. All right, well check back with you soon. Thank you, brittney. We have an update on breaking news out of West Kensington. Four men were shot just over an hour ago here at hope and somerset streets. One of the men was shot
This is the cbs morning news for monday, september 29th, 2014. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. President obama says the u. S. Misjudged the threat from militants in syria. Mr. Obama also acknowledged the campaign is helping ba share al assad. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Good morning. Good morning. President obama admitted on 60 minutes u. S. Security officials were caught by surprise by the strength of Islamic State militants and by the weakness of iraqi forces. Thats leading some here on capitol hill here to believe his resolve in keeping u. S. Combat groups off the ground there could also end up being a misjudgment. President obama admits u. S. Intelligence underestimated the threat from isis. During the chaos of the syrian several war where essentially you have huge swaths of the country ungloved, they were able to tack advantage of that and attract foreign fighters. In an exclusive interwu with 60 minutes the u. S. Underestimated the fight. The iraqis ha
Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. In an interview tonight, president obama is acknowledging that isis is a lot more capable than u. S. Intelligence estimated and the willingness to fight them was weaker than thought. Against that back drop, the agency is trying to build a Multi National force on the air and on the ground capable of destroying the militant group. That job on the ground has largely rested in the hands of kurdish fighters. Well hear from the president in a moment, but first Richard Engel takes us into a battle long on emotion and short on results. Reporter the presbyterian released footage of a new air strike against isis this weekend. To defend the only allies there, the kurdish people. For weeks isis have been using heavy military to drive home kurds. There is a field overlooking the area where many kurds come to watch the fighting. They bring binoculars to see the action. This is what they are looking at. Down below are
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