my father has been a leader in the feminist movement in california 40 years. when i was 2 and my sister was 7, he took off two years to really spend with me and my sister and help raise us. even though he and i often had a cat's cradle relationship with him being very driven and me, as well, we've shared a strong bond because we had that time together when i was so young. so this just seems like the opportune time. i told my daughter 4 1/2 years ago when she said when are you coming back, daddy? give me five years. i explained how important this organization was. our family belonged for five generations. i had an important role to take it to the next level. having done that, there was no excuse to not keep that promise to my daughter. >> we talked about that when i interviewed you. it was about four, five years ago. when you first became leader during that time. you mentioned jack and morgan. i met morgan. jack wasn't around then. you better mention your wife or you'll be in trouble. >> i'm the only civil rights leader when the supreme court decisions came dow

. >> congresswoman janice hahn of california, thank you very much for your time. we appreciate it. please come back and tell us when you get an update what you think and after the president speaks. we'd love to have you back here on cnn. >> thank you. i take this decision very seriously. >> absolutely. thank you again, congresswoman. >>> the government is warning americans about attacks over the internet. hackers aligned with the assad regime might be targeting infrastructure here in the u.s. what might be at risk? that's next. too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. n(announcer) flavorsoup. this delicious are worth searching for. friskies. feed the senses. but icy hot lets me power past it. [ male announcer ] icy hot no mess roll-on. icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. [ shaq ] icy hot. power past pain. female narrator: through sunday, it's posturepedic through sunday, it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-hea

another democratic congresswoman took the red eye of california, went in to the meeting and said she feels the same way. they made the case on intelligence and but with regard to the military plans and what happens after, what they say would be the limited strikes, she doesn't feel comfortable right now. both said they're still persuadable and not there yet even after the hour and a half long briefing. now, the other thing i should tell you that's come up with the members of congress is several have said they believe that the way the legislative language that the president sent last night to congress for the authorization as written is too broad and wrote it about a page, little bit more than a page and wrote wit the intention of being narrow. it talks about authorizing force for anything dealing with wmd or weapons of mass destruction in and around syria but still there's no timeline and there aren't enough specifics for some members so look for some, again, especially in the president's own party to get comfortable with this to ask for changes in the way that they're structuring th

dianne feinstein of california says point blank my people are calling overwhelmingly negative from california but they don't know what i know. there's no question public opinion is very much against this. and concern even from republicans i'm talking to who are undecided and might be inclined to vote with the president, the fact that he's giving this primetime address on tuesday, that is too little too late. it's not going to give him and his constituents time to digest whatever points he has to make and allow them to give a yes vote with good conscience. >> thank you. a bunch of marshmallows. that's what one angry constituent called members of congress while giving john mccain a piece of his mind at a town hall meeting. our athena jones has the story. >> we sent you to stop the war! >> if we shoot a, quote, shot over the bow and aren't willing to finish the battle, we're worse off than we started. >> reporter: across america people are showing up to have their voices heard on syria. >> i say stay the hell out thereof. >> and by and large they're not happy. from arizona, to missouri, to alaba

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in california, there are 25,000 people whose job it is to answer the phone and tell people whether they are eligible for government provided insurance. virtually -- i happen to know this because of the foundation that i sit on, the foundation for health coverage education. it turns out that an amazingly high percentage of people who are eligible for government-provided programs like medicaid and medicare don't know it. why? because the government is ineffective at determining their eligibility. example after example after example. >> get back to the actual question that i asked. >> i answered your question. i said -- >> you think that it can be implemented? >> what i'm saying is we have now a situation in obama care where we have insufficient competition in private industry for insurance. and we have the government. >> you mentioned that -- >> playing a larger and larger role in what they will pay for. >> mr. nader, you are for the ban on preexisting conditions. >> yes, i am. >> but do not put words in my mouth. i am not for obama care. >> ending the preexisting conditions. there are so

. >> tel aviv feels very much like southern california. nicer. it is hip. really the only thing that tips you off that you're not some place like southern california are basically teenagers with machine guns on the beach. i spent most of my time in jerusalem. in general, it's not the new israeli cuisine, hipster fusion. i'm not going to this part of the world for asian fusion. it is that glorious mix of traditional food from people who are going back to israel. it's the various arab and palestinian regional cuisines all of the things that make it such a difficult and contentious part of the world make the food interesting and it's one of the things that both jews and palestinians really enjoy and they come at it from very different angles. what great culture doesn't like to eat and isn't proud of their food. >> you have gone to tokyo many times. the city that gets the most three stars is not paris and not new york but tokyo. do you agree that tokyo is the great -- >> if i would ask ten great chefs that i know around the world what city in the world would yo

the gun laws in california are very strict and they worked. he couldn't get a gun legally. >> had he tried to do it legally? >> yeah. >> for a long time. >> he had tried- >> we're grateful the law has kept matthew from getting a gun as long as it did. >> but he kept trying. >> he wanted one as far as you're aware, for one purpose. >> only one purpose. >> to take his life. >> it would end it for him and he was so determined -- >> when did he finally get this gun? >> a month before he took his life. >> do you know how he got it? who he got it from? >> he told me -- he told me everything. he told me he found somebody on the internet who would sell it to him and had to be super encrypted and this whole process and he begged me to help him because he couldn't figure out the process because there's so many moments of terrible choices with mental illness. here's my son in terrible pain begging me to help him get a means to end is pain. it's like, my son, i can't do that. i can help you live. i will do anything to help you live. i cannot help you take

the gun laws in california are very strict and they worked. he couldn't get a gun legally. >> had he tried to do it legally? >> yeah. >> for a long time. >> and we're grateful that the law has kept matthew from getting a gun as long as it did. >> but he kept trying. >> he wanted one as far as you're aware, for one purpose. >> only one purpose. >> to take his life. >> it would end it for him and he was so determined -- >> when did he finally get this gun? >> a month before he took his life. >> do you know how he got it? who he got it from? >> he told me -- he told me everything. he told me he found somebody on the internet who would sell it to him and had to be super encrypted and this whole process and he begged me to help him because he couldn't figure out the process because there's so many moments of terrible choices with mental illness. here's my son in terrible pain begging me to help him get a means to end is pain. it's like, my son, i can't do that. i can help you live. i will do anything to help you live. i cannot help you take your li

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but congresswoman hahn is a democrat from california. she may be -- she didn't say i'm not convinced he doesn't have chemical weapons. she said i just didn't seem to think it would convince me to go ahead and strike into syria at this point. so i think there's kind of two different things. i think there are a lot of people who think, i think he did use chemical weapons. i think the evidence is clear on the tv set, much less what they're hearing in these intelligence briefings. but i just don't think a strike is the way to go. >> john, what do you think? these members of congress persuadable? >> that's right. but i think this is yet another symptom of the profound iraq hangover. >> iraqitis. >> yeah. iraqitis. last time the case was made about wmd under a different presidency it ended up being a disaster. there is a credibility gap the president will need to address. there's some folks who aren't going to buy in. some republicans are obsessed with opposition to obama. some democrats are obsessed with opposition to u.s. militarism. those t

of course, this is a california law, not a federal law. so that opens up a whole other can of worms about how companies are going to regulate this. so this is going to be troublesome. >> and it also doesn't apply to adults. >> anthony weiner. yes, it's not just youth that have that. >> so this got me thinking, kelly wallace, of something we were e-mailing about the other day, a clip we saw on conan on friday night. louis c.k. talking about his kids and smart phones. watch. >> these things are toxic. especially for kids. it's just this thing, it's bad. they don't look at people when they talk to them. they don't build the empathy. kids are mean. it's because they're trying it out. they look at a kid and they go, you're fat. then they see the kid's face scrunch up and go, oh, that doesn't feel good to make a person do that, but they have to start with doing the mean thing. when they write, you're fat, they go, oh, that was fun. i like that. >> that tasted good. >> exactly. you need -- the thing is, you need to build an ability to just be you

. >>> in california, the state could soon have an earthquake warning system. our affiliate kabc reports the bill has passed the state legislature and is waiting for the governor's signature. the alerts would give up to 60 seconds' warning before an earthquake. the warnings would appear on television, radio and smartphone apps. there is still the problem of paying for it, however. the cost, $80 million. >>> u.s. senator john mccain has never been shy about voicing his opinion on vladimir putin, and now it appears the longtime critic of the russian president is going one step further. according to foreign policy's blog, the cable, mccain will respond to mr. putin's controversial op-ed in "the new york times" by writing an opinion piece of his own. in the russian newspaper "pravda." for more, we're joined by cnn political analyst john avlon in new york. good to see you. >> good to see you, fred. >> first off, not that you're a spokesperson for john mccain, but why? >> yeah, far from a spokesperson for john mccain, but i'll tell you, john mccain has famously been

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. >> number four, falcon lifting off this morning in california. the unmanned rock et is testing upgrades for its launches. the rock et is 22 stories tall. >>> number five says it all. lane kiffin fired. the trojans have lost 7 of their past 11 games. >>> house republicans don't like obama care and they've made it clear, very clear, by passing a spending plan that would delay the plan for a year. how does it affect americans? margaret connolly joins me now from new york. margaret, you've been talking with a small business owner. tell me what he's saying. >> we talked to seine kankle. he owns 38 applebees rest rant ins the new york area. now that that october 1st enrollment deadline looms, he talked to us about hold up he's going to handle it. >> owner of all new york area applebees restaurants sparked controversy last year when he threatened to stop hiring. >> we won't build more restaurants. we won't hire more people. >> a year later from his newest restaurant -- >> this wall is all living. >> he says he'll find a way to continue his business. and

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. >> she's a senator from almost the people's republic of california and have i the utmost respect for her but i've been walking my district the last few days. no matter what i heard down there, i don't have the opportunity, if i knew it, to talk to my constituents. why? they want jobs, they want affordable housing, they want health care, they want education, they don't want cops to arrest our youngsters for nothing, they don't want these prison terms. if i said hold it, i have to run to washington, i'll take your complaints later. they say why are you going? i say we have an international madman in washington and the president wants once again to go to war. >> the president seemed to address skepticism like i'm hearing from you in his comments yesterday in sweden. let's listen to what the president said. >> if you're outraged by the slaughter of innocent people, what are you doing about it? if the answer is we should engage diplomatically, well, we engaged diplomatically. if the answer is we should shine the spotlight and shame she's governments, well, these governments often times ca

president obama cancelled a trip to california that he planned for next week, early next week, jessica, when congress gets back to business. jessica? >> thanks, jim. nice job in that q & a with the president. impressive. >> i should point out that time is a cousin property of cnn and syria is one of the many topics you guys cover. we're also here with julia yaffe with the new republic thank you. julia, there has been an enormous amount of international criticism of president obama for frankly not doing enough to reach out to the russians to try to bring together some type of deal to avoid war in syria or a strike in syria. is there something more the president could do to get putin's agreement to find room in syria? >> i highly doubt it. i'm sure they're working it as much as they can but given that putin has already called secretary kerry a liar, given that he said the evidence is other worldly nonsense. they went to aleppo, even though the attack was in damascus, they won't to aleppo and said the shells were homemade shells -- >> they've done what they can. >> they've publicly closed

>> janice hunt took the red eye from california seeking answers, but left with lots of questions. >> we want there to be some consequences. what is that? is that just going to war and is that bombing or is that killing more people? i'm not there yet. >> reporter: to be sure, the president does have some support. where are you right now? are you a yes or a no? >> i'm a yes. >> reporter: to get enough yeses to pass, one thing is clear. this version of authorization, the white house said congress saturday night must be changed. >> the single biggest concern among the members may very well have been a very broad request for authority with a supposedly very narrow intent to do anything. >> reporter: that concern is bipartisan. lawmakers say they want to limit the authority they'd give the president, specify a time frame for military strikes that make crystal clear no boots on the ground. that language, in fact, under way already to try to do that, to try to answer some of the concerns of lawmakers. and, carol, just want to give you a window into the political argument that i'm told that t

some shoppers even left apple's flagship store in palo alto, california, after being told there were no more gold iphone 5s models for sale. >>> and san francisco 49ers linebacker alton smith facing charges of possession of marijuana and alcohol. police say the player was not injured in the crash, he was released after posting $5200 bail. >>> and alex rodriguez setting the record for most grand slams. he passed lou gehrig. a-rod is appealing suspension from major league baseball for using controlled substances. >>> unless a budget deal is made by october 1st, the federal government will run out of money and shut down. the latest proposal passed by the gop led house would only prevent a shutdown if congress kills funding of president obama's health care law. democrats who hold a majority in the senate say the bill is already dead on arrival in the upper chamber. representative david scott is a democrat from atlanta who voted against the house bill yesterday. he joins us now from washington. so congressman, president obama says republicans, these are his words, quote, republicans are j

. >>> first, flooding in northern california. sear etch and rescue helicopter are where they don't want to be. which means they are not flying, not rescuing, not delivering relief supplies. that may soon change. we just spoke to a senior national guard officer who says the skies are beginning to clear. incident commander says that more than a thousand people are waiting to be air lifted to dryer grounds. now once that weather clears, of course, now that's a thousand people in that county alone. which for folks who are familiar, it is in the ft. collins area. rescue crews say they will go house to house as soon as they are able to move around safely. the death toll could be as high as six right now. officials fear that number will rise. national guardsmen getting into neighborhoods and get ang accurate count of those folks out there. george howell is live in boulder, colorado. george, looking at the picture behind you, it looks like a river there. about you are telling us, that used to be a road a few hours ago. >> absolutely. use

launching in california today. the unmanned rocket carried a canadian satellite into space. later, it is to be used to launch the crew carrying dragon space capsule. >>> and if you are a big space fan, stay right there. space experts are die secretarying a new film out of hollywood. that's just ahead. >>> a movie about fantasy food topped the weekend box office. >> tacodile supreme. >> it's in picnic. >> hold on, everyone. there's a leak in the boat. >> "cloudy with a chance of meat balls 2" was number one at the box office. it rained, it reigned in, pun intended, $35 million. "prisoners" and "rush" came in second and third. >>> here are five things you need to know for your week ahead. airline passengers are being closer to seeing the ban for electronics being lifted during take off and landing. while you can't surf the web or send e-mail, you can read what is stored on your device. new rules could go into effect in early 2014. >>> also monday, president obama and israeli prime minister meet at the white house. topping the agenda, the concern of nuclear programs. the two le

. >> reporter: martin, from california to new york, millions of americans could be affected if there's a shutdown. national parks across the country could be affected. the statue of liberty could be closed down. it has a tourism business of $55 billion. in 1995 and 1996, those government shutdowns cost taxpayers over $1 billion. we talked to the government, the department of interior. they said they are reviewing all the various budget scenarios so they can be prepared. in terms of what will be closed, passport and visa applications shut down. veteran benefits may be held up. governmental employees may have to be on hold. what will stay open, all the critical services, critical services like air traffic control, national security and border protection. martin, we'll be able to count on those staying open. >> good thing. thanks very much. >>> replacing violence with compassion one brush stroke at a time. how murals in one city transform lives. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. vo:remember to change

senator dianne feinstein in california pushing to them out. the idea is that these graphic and terrible as they are will be the public evidence to show people what happened in syria, according to the u.s. administration. what the impact was. and to try and certainly convince more members of congress to support the president. but of course, they probably need to convince the constituents of the american people first. so congressmen will come around. i think that's really part of the strategy here. they say these videos are authentic, of course, and their reasoning behind it is they're shot from multiple angles. they have verification from survivors. imagery satellites from overhead shows it, also. fred? >> you said lawmakers are trying to hear from their constituents. how are lawmakers reacting to is videos themselves? >> clearly, in the house of representatives, it is going to be a much tougher case by all accounts for the administration to make. there is very senior support in the house. there are members that are coming around and do support

♪ >>> checking our top stories at 19 minutes past the hour a fast moving wildfire east of oakland, california, fors dozens of people to flee their homes. fire scorched more than 1,500 acres in the area of mt. diablo state park. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> a 30-year-old man has died after falling from an elevator platform on to a sidewalk at san francisco's candlestick park. police say the man was walking with his brother. witnesses told police the man appeared to be intoxicated. in august a georgia man died after falling from an upper deck in atlanta's turner field. >>> basketball bad boy dennis rodman expected to hold a news conference next -- i know you're digging his hat, aren't you? anyway supposed to hold a news conference next hour, returned from his second trip to north korea. rodman was tight lipped at the airport but revealed several interesting details. he spent time with kim jong-un's family and got to hold his brand new baby and revealed the daughter's name, kim jong-un's daughter, her name is joue. >>> a frightening scene for parents in connecticut ove

the president was expected, from what we understand, to go out to california early next week for a fundraiser. obviously with congress coming back on september 9th and that potential vote coming up, that is very crucial to what is going to happen with the president's call for action against syria. he wants to be back in washington. that's the reason for that. we can also point out that he's really working both sides of the atlantic here, brooke. he's not only meeting with foreign leaders behind closed doors. he's at a dinner right now here at the g-20 in st. petersburg. he, according to aides, has been calling back to washington. administration officials say he was on the phone yesterday calling a bipartisan group of senators about this congressional authorization he's seeking for syria. he's a busy man right now. >> he's a busy man. he presumably is is eating and working right now. as you mentioned, he's at that dinner. we saw the pictures, jim, of that huge group, guys in ties walking to this dinner. here you have on the left side of the screen president obama. i'm guessing he didn't need s

cnn's dan simon is in cupertino, california, where that big announcement was made. dan, give me the dirt. how are these new phones? >> reporter: well, brooke, first of all, you know, tim cook has said in the past the company was going to be doubling down on secrecy. hasn't quite worked out. we knew exactly what was going to be announced. we have two new iphone models. the 5c and the 5s. let's talk about the 5c. this is like the current iphone 5 that's on sale, but it comes in a plastic housing. that makes the phone cheaper. it also comes in five different colors. the real thing to know about this is that it is cheaper and the company hopes that it will appeal to emerging smart phone markets like china, like india, like south america. now you have the iphone 5s. this is the high-end model. faster processer, better camera. for the first time, brooke, you talked about it, it's got this fingerprint feature where you can use it to unlock your iphone or pay for itunes purchases. let's see how that feature works. take a look. >> the team has worked so hard on a brand new t

like here, in california, where we're creating more jobs and getting more power from the sun and the wind. i'm tom steyer. each week, we're taking a look at the keystone xl pipeline proposal -- separating fact from fiction. this week -- the truth about jobs. today, america's energy sector is growing stronger as we diversify, creating hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs here at home, while reducing our dependence on oil from abroad. but foreign oil companies like transcanada are pushing the other way. proposing the keystone pipeline through america's heartland, promising us jobs if they get their way. but here's what they don't say... a state department analysis found that keystone will create just 35 permanent jobs once the pipeline is built. 35. as a businessman, i don't devalue any job. but 35 jobs maintaining a foreign oil pipeline -- one that comes with real risks to the farms and towns and water supplies it would run through -- that's not gonna grow our economy. and it would undercut the kind of clean energy jobs that are repowering america. next week, we visit the big ap

he was arrested outside a church about 65 mile away in riverside, california. he joined the-the joint terrorism task force is conducting searches near the apartment. and this afternoon traffic was blocked off while police investigated another suspicious package. >> an angry little guy so i left him alone. always mad at the world. >> he has been living in our communicate for a number of years and he works in the tsa. he has not displayed any an rent behavior. >> it turns out he is the same tsa agent who in june allegedly criticized the attire of a 15-year-old girl, telling her to cover up. her father tweeted out this picture of his daughter as she was dressed zmen complained to the tsa. photos on his website showed a note dated september 11th, 2013, pro claiming the scripture are being fulfilled and a banner reading the end of america and the rented of the world. >> incredible that that person worked past all the security procedures, worngd for the tsa. >>> money and power, ball a car. the most spenexpensive new car the world, lamborghini is displaying a gold ca

this is janice hahn who took the red eye from california just to be here to get information and then flying right back. listen to what she said where she stands after hearing from the administration. >> i am hoping to find an answer to the question, is there another way to hold assad accountable? this is what the international community wants to do. we want to hold him accountable. we want there to be consequences. what that? is that just going to war? is that bombing? is that killing more people? i'm not -- i'm not there yet. >> if the vote was held today, do you think it would pass? >> you know, that's a very good question. there was a limited number of members of congress in here. i feel it's evenly divided. >> would you not vote for it today? >> i would not vote for it today. >> and again, she was not alone in saying that even from several members of the president's own party and also from republicans. one other thing that's very clear coming out of this briefing and talking to members of both parties is that the way that the administration drafted the language that you and i fir

earlier today, democratic congresswoman jackie speier of california lambasted those colleagues who want to cut aid for the poor while they themselves rack up pricey meals during travel to foreign countries, meals that they bill to you and me. >> one member was given a $127.41 a day for food on his trip to argentina. he probably had a fair amount of steak. another member was given $3,588 for food and lodging during a six-day trip to russia. he probably drank a fair amount of vodka and probably even had some caviar. that particular member has 21,000 food stamp recipients in his district. one of those people who is on food stamps could live a year on what this congressman spent on food and lodging for six days. >> congressional decorum prevented speier from naming names but we are restrained by no such protocol. we researched the public records and discovered gop congressman steve king of iowa and frank lucas of oklahoma. we have not heard back from those men. >>> the top stars on tv want more bucks for their bang. we are talking final season of "friends" kind of money here. [ male announc

chsherman of california. >> the president drew a red line. presidents often dry red lines in order to deter action. usually they deter that action to our benefit and at no cost. when the president drew that red line, i'm not aware of anyone in this room who criticized it or disassociated themselves from that red line. now, assad has crossed that red line. it is america's red line. if we do not act assad will use chemical weapons many times in the future. they may will successful for him and dictators for decades to come with learn from assad's lesson that chemical weapons on civilians used on a mass scale can be effective and the protocol against their use is a dead letter. in picking targets, you're going to be torn between the germane and the effective. germane would be directly related to chemical weapons, but the fact is we want assad to control store and keep control of his chemical weapons. you'll be seeking out targets related to the creation storage control or delivery of chemical weapons. i think instead you should focus on punishing

the three california markets, los angeles, san francisco, san diego, all up 20% or better. today's news means that fewer home buyers, homeowners are under water. they no longer owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth. that's very good news for the overall recovery. what's less positive for the housing market, the fact that mortgage rates have been rising. in fact, mortgage rates up more than one full percentage point since may. they're still at historical lows, but these higher rates may keep prospective buyers from taking the plunge. what does it mean for home prices altogether? david blitzer of s&p says the rate of increases may have peaked. in other words, don't expect 12% gains over the next year, something a little more slow than that. wolf? >> david blitzer of s&p, no relation to wolf blitzer of cnn. thank very much, christine. we'll be right back. so i can reach ally bank 24/7, but there are no branches? 24/7. i'm sorry, i'm just really reluctant to try new things. really? what's wrong with trying new things? look! mommy's new vacuum! (cat screech) yo

new york, california, illinois, et cetera. >> oregon just had a delay -- >> that's a good thing, delaying. >> we'll end it on that note. we're not going to resolve obama care at this table but thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> anderson cooper and piers morgan with must-see stories coming up on cnn prime time. take a look. >>> cnn tonight. at 8:00 on "ac 360" a new resident of a small north dakota town wants to make it all white. >> it's not hate. it's the first amendment. >> but see how some long-time locals are fighting back. and on "piers morgan live" at 9:00, who's really to blame in the death of michael jackson, as the defense rests in the wrongful death trial. what does it mean for the doctor already behind bars for his death? piers gets conrad murray's side of the argument. it's all on cnn tonight starting with "outfront" at 7:00, "ac 360" at 8:00, and "piers morgan live" at 9:00. tonight on cnn. >>> coming up next in the world lead, first it was putin, now iran's president is harnessing the greatest media tool of 19th century to talk to americans with a newspaper op-ed. >>> and

california is saying they are not ready to get insurance companies the applications for at least 60 days. >> hang on, let me get in here. why not say hey, listen, we need to negotiate on obama care but we are not going to tie it to a government shutdown. keep the two separate. then work on it. >> don, you are smart, you know this. barack obama does not negotiate. it's obvious, for the last five years on obama care, he's refused to move any at all. it's why so many democrats like him. he's refused to negotiate for five years. the reality of where we are right now and the majority of americans -- >> what about single payers? >> should that be negotiated? i think it should be. >> negotiated out of the bill. because of republicans. >> look today at what the president said coming from the white house. they are now threateni ining a . they said whatever you do in the house, we don't care you have the majority and the majority of american people are against obama care. we refuse to listen. how can you blame the republicans for that being the shutdown? >> ben, i think you have a great point when

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out of a garage in california. when you think about it, wow, the world has changed and google and so much, it has only been 15 years. that's not very much. any way, 1998, saving private ryan was the number one movie of the year. apple dropped its rainbow colors from its logo. and people used other search engines. do you remember these? they're all still up if you're interested in a walk down memory lane. part of me wishes we could go back to a time before google. now we have all this information at our fingertips. but maybe at a cost? there's privacy issues, a lot of misinformation, a lot of nastiness being said anonymously. maybe there is something to be said for down the answers to your questions yourself. a man illegally snapped nude photos of miss usa. it turns out she knew him. plus, police tell a mother they solved her son's murder. the story did not add up. so she went out and solved it herself. >>> and one of the craziest videos of the day. wait until you see how big this alli really is. ♪ [ male announce

. >>> in california, firefighters are making some headway, fighting a massive fire in and around yosemite national park. it's now about 40% contained. more than 220,000 acres have burned. warm dry conditions are expected to complicate firefighting efforts over the next few days. >>> number 4, there's no labor day off for car thieves. in fact, the national insurance crime bureau says it's among the top five holidays for car thefts. a car was stolen every 43 seconds. there is a little good news. progressive insurance says nearly half of stolen cars are recovered. >>> number 5, tim tebow did not survive yesterday's final nfl roster cuts. the former heisman trophy winner was released by the new england patriots after completing less than 37% of his passes in the preseason. ironically his best game was thursday when he slew two touchdown passes against the giants. tebow thanked the patriots for the opportunity and vowed to continue his life-long dream of being an nfl quarterback. >>> now, to open court, an in depth look at the most compelling stories in the world of tennis. today, we profile o

incredible piece, and allison spann joins us from calabass, california. welcome to you. thank you so much for coming on. i'm going to get to you in a moment. wayne, with all this talk about syria and possible military intervention, here you have, of course, the war in afghanistan. why did you seek allison out? >> i thought there was a powerful message there with her. the world, we had last seen her when she was 9 years old. at basically her father's funeral. and i wanted to know if there was a greater message between being a 9-year-old to the time to getting to college and what her story was in her journey through grief. what her parents had taught her. what her grandfather, who has helped raise her, as well as her st stepmother, what is it that made her who she is now and how she was doing. and i agree with everything you said in that set-up. her story is a story of profound grief yet amazing strength. >> allison, let me get to you. it's incredible, your story, but we have to go back to the toughest part. when you were all of 9. tell me what you remember about your dad.

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i want to bring in jane harmon, a former congresswoman from california and the former ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee, currently the director of the woodrow wilson international center. good to see you as always. you said the u.s. evidence on the syrian regime is rock solid and russian is presenting their so-called evidence courtesy of the regime to the u.n. is this a point of impasse for any actual resolution? can they get through this? >> i don't think so. they own this problem now. let's understand if the deal falls apart, chemical weapons stay in syria, i don't think that will happen and imagine they get in the hands of the radical islamists. where will they be used? the post office address is russia. this is an existential threat to russia. also by the way the iranians were a million iranians in 1982 to 1986 were the targets of saddam hussein, sarin and mustard gas attacks and 100,000 were sick and 10 to 20,000 died. iran understands this. there is no way that the prime minister can be that past saturday >> mike morrell, acting director of the cia until earlie

we'll talk to jerry conly of virginia and barbara lee of california and delaware senator chris coons will tell us what convinced him to vote for the resolution. tomorrow at 6:00 p.m., president obama will sit down with our own wolf blitzer and the return of "crossfire." if you missed any part of today, head to itunes and search "state of the union." fareed zakaria is next. >>> this is gps, the global public square. welcome to you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. we're going to get you one step ahead on understanding the crisis in syria. we have put together our own war room, a national security council of senior officials from recent administrations that is assembled and ready to take us through the path ahead for president obama. we have general wesley clark, james steinberg, and nicholas burns. then, a critical question. can president obama take action without congress? should he hav

. ♪ male narrator: there's something positive being generated in california. when ordinary energy is put in the hands of extraordinary people, amazing things happen. the kind of things that drive us to do more, to go further, to be better. we're dedicated to being a company you can count on, because you've always been customers we believe in. your energy plus ours. together, there's no limit to what we can achieve. >>> preparations are underway to begin dna testing on six sets of human remains found in two submerged cars in an oklahoma lake. a 1952 chevy and a '69 chevy camaro. now the discovery of the bodies has raised hopes that two cold cases dating back decades may soon be solved. ed lavandera tonight has new details on those cases. >> reporter: this was jimmy williams standing next to his bright blue 1969 camaro bought six days before he disappeared 43 years ago. a sweet driving muscle car that would be the envy of any teenage boy. this is what oklahoma investigators believe that car looks like now, a corroded jelly-like carcass found sitting at the botto

>> we're hearing from tim cook and other executives from apple in cupertino, california, announcing all the new stuff. cook even joking about the rumors saying some of you may have expected the iphone 5 being replaced with two phones including the 5c, the sort of lower end version, the cheaper version that companies out in green, yellow, blue, red and white. it will be cheaper. one apple executive saying it's beautifully unapologetically plastic because instead of being made of glass aluminum, it's made of plastic. it's cheaper to produce. as far as the prices go for this phone, it looks like it will be about $99 for the 16 gigabyte, $199 for the 32 gigabyte and these are the subsidized prices meaning this is a price you would pay when you get a two-year contract with your carrier. the battery on this one is expected to be a little larger than the iphone 5. that's the first phone coming out. the second is the 5s, called the gold standard in smartphones. it's referencing to the new colors, gold, silver, space gray. the big deal here is the 64-bit chip that can handle double the memory of

. >>> in california finally some real progress to tell you about in that massive yosemite park wildfire. the fire is still growing but the u.s. forest service says that it is about 60% contained. almost 350 square miles have burned. thousands of homes and businesses are still being threatened. full containment of that fire is not expected for at least another couple of weeks. >>> in nevada, fast moving flood waters swamped roads, overwhelmed some drivers. this is in the las vegas area trapping them inside their cars. >> all of a sudden all this stuff started coming down really quick. >> two women were stranded in their car with a baby for about 45 minutes. with crews were getting ready for a swift water rescue when the waters receded. they were able to pull everybody out to safety. >>> off the coast of florida today, history being made here for the fifth time. diana nyad is trying to swim from cuba to florida. what that i cmakes this unique, talking about no shark cage or flippers. she's a couple of miles away from the coast. very close to key west. i want to bring in john zarella over

. >>> and number three, a california judge rules that katherine jackson can seek damages from concert promoter aeg live, because evidence proved that michael jackson provided everything for his elderly mother. this comes as closing arguments in the wrongful death trial are set to begin tuesday. jackson's family blames aeg live for negligently hiring dr. conrad murray. >>> and number five, gold is hot in the iphone market. when apple's new gold iphone 5s went on sale yesterday, it sold out before many people who had stood in line for hours could actually buy one. some shoppers even left apple's flagship store in palo alto, california, after being told there were no more gold models for sale. >>> tea party-backed republicans appear ready to shut down the government if they don't get their way on defunding the president's health care law. they set up a standoff with the democratically controlled senate after passing a budget plan that only keeps the government open if congress kills the funding for obamacare. florida congressman trey radel voted for the gop deal. so, congressman, what's

. ♪ male narrator: there's something positive being generated in california. when ordinary energy is put in the hands of extraordinary people, amazing things happen. the kind of things that drive us to do more, to go further, to be better. we're dedicated to being a company you can count on, because you've always been customers we believe in. your energy plus ours. together, there's no limit to what we can achieve. >>> a little more happening tonight. a 360 bulletin. >> senator ted cruz of texas, he ro of the tea party, is speaking on the senate floor this hour in a marathon protest of obamacare. he's seeking to cut all funding to the program. he started speaking this afternoon and said he'll talk until he is no longer able to stand. it looks like he's run out of things to say against obamacare. he just finished reading bedtime stories to his children from right there on the senate floor. while cruz is speaking this afternoon, president obama talked about what he says on the benefits of obamacare with former president bill clinton at a meeting of the initiativ

. >> the gentle woman from california is recognized for one minute. >> this place is a mess. let's get our house in order. we are legislators. we have come here to do a job for the american people. >> gentleman from virginia is recognized. >> even the heads of major unions who are once so supportive of obama care want to see this law drastically changed to avoid further "nightmare scenarios." >> it is a blatant act of hostage taking. this bill enshrines and confirms the dissent into an economy destroying national security undermining, and ineffective rendering of the government that our country and our people need. >> madame speaker, the minority whip is dead wrong. this measure protects the full faith and credit of the united states by assuring that our sovereign debt will be paid in full and on time. >> we need to believe in this government again! we need to do what this congress was meant to do. we need to fund the government adequately. to be a first class society with a first class economy that can compete and beat anyone! compete and beat anyone! we can't do that on the