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with regards to syria. you have russia -- france, the united states all bombing different targets in syria. you remember several weeks ago an american plane had to change its course so that it didnt collide with a russian aircraft. there doesnt seem to be a clarity of purpose, not a clarity of message. and we have these incidents like we saw today. russia says that its jets were flying a combat patrol, a counterterrorism mission, and that they were inside syrian territory when they wer...

Fresh brain and a rethinking of the strategy. i dont think thats the problem. i think the problem is, theres no easy solutions, especially when there wont be political support for the more dramatic solutions of bringing u.s. forces on the ground in syria. >> all right, mike mcfall, i will leave it there, former ambassador to russia. thank you, sir. >> thank you. well be back to "mtp daily." stick around. sh back on everything i buy for my studio. ♪ and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark ...

coverage of the terror attack in paris. tonight the lights are back on at the eiffel tower, lit up in the colors of the french flag, a symbol of resilience for a nation that while still in mourning and also in retaliation mode. french warplanes are again over the skies of syria tonight, targeting the de facto capital of isis in the city of raqqa, that as a massive manhunt is under way involving dozens of raids. the main target, 26-year-old abdelsalam sala, who is suspected of taking pa...

>> now everybodys going to assume bomb even if we come out and say no bomb. >> and what they are not concluding is that it was isis, who claimed responsibility, saying it was their missile that struck it down. that has been ruled out definitively by the heat signature basically. more likely its a bomb than some sort of mechanical failure, but theres a lot of interested parties in this, from the airline company to the egyptian officials to isis themselves who frequently brag or claim responsibili...

u.s. defense officials earlier this week told nbc news, a heat flash was detected over the desert at the exact time of the crash. but the infrared satellite did not detect a trail. so that ruled out a missile strike. just a couple of hours ago, john kirby said, we are in no position right now to rule anything in or out. >> because somebody came out and said they thought it could have been an explosive device -- >> not somebody, the british government is on record. >> everybody just wan...

Battlefield. >> all right, former ambassador to russia, mike mcfall and nbc news contributor, thank you, sir. >> thanks for having me. still ahead, lawrence lessig, hes proving that he can raise money for an intriguing white house bid. not the type of white house bid you might expect. but how much can he do with his million dollars against the multi billion dollar campaign landscape? thats actually part of his message? well be right back. so you dont have to stop. tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain ...

is getting very vocal about what russia is doing. all of that is coming up, but first, lets hit the press box on the stories that have mattered most to us today. kristin welker is covering the hillary clinton campaign in iowa. kyle any is following marco rubio in new hampshire. jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon with the latest on the deadly air strike of the hospital in afghanistan. and craig melvin is in his hometown in south carolina where the hiss tor flooding occurred. lets start...

Elsewhere in the region the news has been in syria where on wednesday with one hours notice russia launched air strikes in syria focused on anti-assad fighters rather than isis. and on "mtp daily," republican senate foreign relations chair bob corker, who is not always somebody who tosses bombs over at the obama administration, could not hide his frustration. >> i really hope the president doesnt give another statement, because every time he does, nothing happens, our credibility is diminished. ...

Has been in syria where on wednesday with one hours notice russia launched air strikes in syria focused on anti-assad fighters rather than isis. and on "mtp daily," republican senate foreign relations chair bob corker, who is not always somebody who tosses bombs over at the obama administration, could not hide his frustration. >> i really hope the president doesnt give another statement, because every time he does, nothing happens, our credibility is diminished. and putin knows nothing is going ...

syria. >> putin realize there iss going to be no push back whatsoever from the united states. >> has the u.s. ceded the upper hand? joining me are mark leibovich, amy holmes of the blaze, ruth marcus of the "washington post" and rich lowry of the national review. welcome to sunday, its "meet the press." good sunday morning. this week roseburg, oregon, joined the roll call of american towns that have suffered a mass shooting. nine victims from 18 to 67 gunned down on a community colle...