Brian williams. Good evening and once again here tonight we begin with men and women in the u. S. Military being sent off to serve overseas on two big fronts. Today the president said hes sending up to 3,000 americans into africa to join in the fight against ebola, an enemy they cannot see. But first to an enemy operating out in the open. This fight against isis and the debate that broke out again today was whether or not the u. S. Can truly avoid putting troops on the ground. Its where we begin tonight with our chief Foreign Affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. Reporter is this the beginning of Mission Creep . The president s top general today opening the door to requesting american boots on the ground against isis. If we reach the point where i believe our advisers should accompany iraq troops on attacks against specific isil targets, ill recommend that to the president. Reporter and this. If there are threats to the United States, then i, of course, would go back to the president
Good evening and once again here tonight we begin with men and women in the u. S. Military being sent off to serve overseas on two big fronts. Today the president said hes sending up to 3,000 americans into africa to join in the fight against ebola, an enemy they cannot see. But first to an enemy operating out in the open. This fight against isis and the debate that broke out again today was whether or not the u. S. Can truly avoid putting troops on the ground. Its where we begin tonight with our chief Foreign Affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. Reporter is this the beginning of Mission Creep . The president s top general today opening the door to requesting american boots on the ground against isis. If we reach the point where i believe our advisers should accompany iraq troops on attacks against specific isil targets, ill recommend that to the president. Reporter and this. If there are threats to the United States, then i, of course, would go back to the president and make a recom
leave you tonight on an uplifting note of how throughout these crises, some are making the best of a very bad situation. reporter: when that monster storm hit the buffalo area, siblings carla and corey rodriguez were on the road, trying to reach their mother in the hospital. next thing you know, we re in a whiteout. reporter: with nowhere to turn, the bright lights of a target came calling, but the store was closed. and i said i know i m not buying anything. we just need shelter. reporter: target employees took them in, for more than 40 hours. carla passed the time making tiktok videos. feliz navidad, feliz navidad reporter: even sleeping in a box store and giving her followers the grand tour. but also paying it forward, at times helping others get their cars free. in texas, more spontaneous good will. flight cancellations left three college