WASHINGTON WEEK
WITH GWEN IFILL
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 @ 9:00PM
Simmering racial tensions on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri and U.S. military action in Iraq were just two of the issues President Obama addressed during his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard this week.
Calm is slowly returning to the streets of Ferguson where clashes between police and protestors upset over the shooting death of an unarmed teenager have gone on for nearly two weeks.
As the story in Ferguson plays out, President Obama is also working on the international threat posed by ISIL, the terrorist group also known as the Islamic State. The militants released a video this week showing the savage execution of journalist James Foley. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel calls the extremists an imminent threat to America….
