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Bob's Blog: Building a coalition to take on ISIS, and the NFL in the hotseat

(CBS News) --With all the news this week - and major developments in a handful of big stories -- there will be a lot to discuss on Sunday's broadcast.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday laid out a strategy to combat the terror group known as ISIS. Obama said the United States would "dismantle and ultimately destroy" ISIS, but vowed against sending American combat troops back to the Middle East to fight another war.

Guests for this week's show will include Secretary of State John Kerry, who has been busy shuttling around the Middle East, trying to woo Arab allies to make meaningful contributions to the anti-ISIS coalition.

We will also hear from Rep. Michael McCaul, the Texas Republican who chairs House Committee on Homeland Security. He's supportive of Obama's plan and has insight on the threat ISIS poses to the homeland.

In other news, the scrutiny surrounding Ray Rice, his domestic violence incident and the NFL's response reached a fever pitch this week. A new video shows Rice punching and knocking out his then-fiancé Janay Palmer - a brutal incident that had only cost Rice a two-game suspension - until the video appeared on a TMZ website. He's now been fired from the Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL. The focus is now on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and what he and others at the NFL knew about the case before the video surfaced.

We will ask Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., to weigh in on the situation--she's one of 16 Senators who sent a letter to Goodell Thursday asking that the NFL adopt a zero tolerance policy when it came to domestic violence. She has a new book out called "Off The Sidelines," about empowering women leaders and she has a lot to say about women's issues, her own experiences with sexism in the Senate, and much more.

For more analysis on the Ray Rice saga, and whether Goodell's days are numbered, we'll turn to Bill Rhoden of The New York Times and CBS News Special Correspondent and anchor of The NFL Today, James Brown.

Finally, we'll take a look back into American History with Ken Burns and Geoff Ward, creators of the new documentary series "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History," which is airing on PBS. They'll be joined by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, who helped advise them on the series.

Be sure to tune on Sunday to hear all of what this show has to offer. Check your local listings.

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