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Hello, conor . Reporter hello, shannon. The u. S. Is a week into the military campaign in iraq and syria and coalition pounds isis militants in both countries. The targets are the military infrastructure and financial infrastructure that isis uses to fund and fight its wars in both countries. Theyre targeting things like humvees and armored tanks that isis captured from iraqi troops and also the financial empire that isis put together. The things like the modular Oil Refineries that isis uses to process oil and sell on a the black market but the coalition is also flying air support missions in...

We start another week. Good morning bill. Booed morning everybody. Im martha maccallum. Last month the president said intelligence estimates failed to anticipate the rise of isis he is doubling down on the comment and naming names. Singled out his director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Watch. I think our head of the Intelligence Community, jim clapper, has acknowledged i think they underestimated what had been taking place in syria. He didnt say that, just say that we underestimated isil . He said we overestimated the ability and the will of our allies, the iraqi army to fight. Thats...

After landing an environment deal with china. Wide ranging deal that china has ever agreed to cut Greenhouse Gases and transition to nonfossil fuels, result of secret negotiations that have been under way for nine months. Anne thompson joins me now from new york. I know this is going to take place over a long time. There are a lot of obstacles ahead but this still marks a very big change from the stalemate between the u. S. And china when the president first went to copenhagen when he first took office blocking any huge transition into the low carbon economy, andrea. You consider that the u. S...

Reporter bill, this is the draft the president sent up to capitol hill. We got our hands on it in last 15 minutes. It brings up important questions in the debate over capitol hill, the authorization will put the president s isis strategy under a microscope. It has quote, called, enduring Ground Combat important for the words the president is using here, enduring and Ground Combat. Those will be heavily debated. Many republican lawmakers say the president though isnt doing enough to take the fight to isis. You need boots on the ground. It doesnt have to be the Second Marine Division or 101st Ai...

The message is really a message of peace. Plus new republican prescription. Does the senate gop have the votes on the graham catdy health care fix. Cant tell you the whip count but i do kneel optimistic. And the russia investigation. From the feds to congress, it seems Everyone Wants answers from Paul Manafort. I think he will if he is under subpoena. This is mtp daily, and it starts right now. Good evening, ill katy tur in new york in for chuck todd. Welcome to mtp daily. Buckle up. We are following three major stories right now, all of which have been plaguing republicans and infuriating Pre...