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Fell, a bloodbath, more than 300 iraqi soldiers killed when their base was overran. One survivor said they pleaded for help and got no help. He said they were abandoned. It underscores one of two Major Concerns about the operation tonight. That being, can the iraqi army, which we spent billions and billions of dollars training and arming, can it stand up to isis . The other being have the airstrikes made the United States any safer at home . Today, concerning the threat from the Khorasan Group w...

Attacks you were just describing. It was generalized but lumping in iran, which he at one point called the Islamic State of iran. Not the name of that country. Lumping that in with isis. And also really going after mahmoud abbas. His purported partner in trying to make a peace deal. Really going after abbas, going after hamas, lumping all of that together. Talk a little about what the potential fallout that could be in trying to actually form a peace, because its going to have to be formed at so...

To dismantle this network, this force, that has claimed to troll this much territory so that they cant do us harm. And thats going to be our objective. Reporter but achieving that goal in syria with a government the u. S. Doesnt support remains a challenge. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle including republican frank wolf in the house and Democrat Bill nelson in the Senate Already are preparing legislation ahead of any president ial request to authorize u. S. Air strikes inside syria. So far,...

Iraq, afghanistan we have to think of the consequences of inaction. It could have been tony blair 11 years ago. We will confront the terrorists who put our way of life at risk. No one is under this is not the stuff of that air strikes alone will destroy isil. This is about psych pathic terrorists that are trying to kill us. Something that should be unremarkable happened today in the united kingdom. For nearly the entire day, elected officials in the British Parliament had a debate over its count...

We know that the attorney general were told by Justice Department officials will say this afternoon at a white house event that he intends to step down as soon as his successor is confirmed. So the only surprise here is the day on which the Justice Department said that. Weve been expecting this for a long time. Its been widely assumed that eric holder would not serve out the two full terms that he would step down some time this year and we also assume it would be before the midterm elections so ...

Refugees watched on. Isis has been making progress. A few more miles each day. [ cheers ] yes, thats cheering as eventually isis fell, retreating after taking too many hits. As for our own battle with isis in washington, the top brass at the pentagon had an update for everyone on how the war is going. Lets head to jim sciutto, he was there asking some very good questions what did defense secretary chuck hagel and Martin Dempsey have to say . What did you gain from what they told the American Pub...

Control of the senate. Aen remembering a comedy legend. Peeping toms look in my window, pull down the shade. You have no idea. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. In more than 1 50 cities across the country, thousands of lowwage workers went on strike today walking off the job in the broadest coordinated acts of civil disobedience in recent memory. From new york city to little rock, arkansas, philadelphia to chicago, workers demanded a 15 an hour wage and the rig...

Returning from west africa. But the mandatory quarantine isnt sitting right with a nurse who has become the face of the quarantine controversy. That nurse is casey hickox. Shes home in maine. And she told my colleagues earlier she plans to deny that states request that she stay inside. You know, i truly believe that this policy is not scientifically nor constitutional just. And so i am not going to sit around and be bullied by politicians and forced to stay in my home when i am not a risk to the...

We begin with the horrific beheading case in oklahoma. Charges are expected today against the man who allegedly stabbed a former colleague, eventually severing her headment then he attacked another woman with that very same knife. The suspect is this man pictured on your screen, Alton Alexander nolen. He is a recent convert to islam but Officials Say no terrorism link has been found. Our National Correspondent Deborah Feyerick has more on the subject. Reporter new details are accused about the m...

Officer. He was conducting a business check at the Ferguson Community center. The officer encountered two men near the back of the building who ran from him. When he exited his car, he chased the men. As he got near them one of the men turned around and fired a gun. The officer was hit in the arm and is expected to survive. Investigators do not think either of the men was hit. Law enforcement searched the area around the Community Center but so far the men have not been founds. The st. Louis Pol...