president obama continues to weigh a military strike aga syria... which he says woul "limited" and "narrow" in s. today military planes and an unmanned drone flew over a air base in turkey. the base is in the same area of turkey where u-s troops are stationed. the president says he hasn't made any final decisions. kx 5's allen martin explains h the administration is makins case, to punish syria for violating international nor. secretary of state john ker laid out the evidence publicly for the first time about the chemical weapons attack. today he urged president oba not to rush into a decisiona military strike. mister putin also questioned wheth strike would help end the violence and be worth poten civilian casualties. new video of a five-point-ne magnitude earthquake hit southwestern china today... can see the camera shaking this video. chinese officials say many buildings were damaged... forcing thousands to evacuate. the earthquake left five people dead. there are also report landslides. and another strong earthquake has hit the aleu island regio

continues to develop nuclear weapons, to test missiles, to supply weapons to countries like iran and syria. mr. chairman, we've tried many strategies, i think only one has worked, really, and that was financial pressure. when an n 2005 undersecretary of the treasury caught north creequa counterfeiting $100 bills and so -- caught north korea counterfeiting $100 bills and so what he did was use the power of the u.s. economic system to cut off jim jong il's - cut off kim jong il's access to his foreign banks. suddenly he did not have access to those fortune banks anymore to that money when the sanctions were put on the bank of delta asia. blocking those accounts denied kim jong il the cash he needed to sustain that vast police state, to sustain that million man army, to pay for his nuclear weapons and his luxurious lifestyle and for a while, the world has his attention. far while he wanted to come back to the table. i think that approach worked. i suspect north korea will only change when it's forced to change. and i think we must resurrect a successful strategy of financial pressure. but mr.

syria has to provide a full list of its chemical weapons and production facilities by today. >>> and a proufl -- look at this, a powerful typhoon battering parts of the philippines and china. the typhoon caused that empty building to collapse and fall into a rushing river in taiwan. and in the philippines the storm triggered triggered landslides and power outages. the storm has maximum sustained winds of 140 miles an hour. it's expected to make handfall in hong kong later today. so far, unbelievably, there's no reports at least, of any injuries. >>> the south bay teen has come clean and confessed to shooting bb pellets at several cars during the morning commute. more than a dozen cars were hit wednesday night as they drove southbound highway 101 near the key exit in san jose. a 15-year-old boy told investigators yesterday that he and his 11-year-old friend just started firing their bb dpns. an officer from the california highway patrol says while the boys are old enough to know better, they didn't seem to realize the danger of firing a weapon at speeding vehicles. >> they admitted to

he addressed syria. things we don't see popes address, young people are interested in world events and really interested in domestic issues like gay marriage and homosexuality within the church. the pope is attacking all these, and he's doing it with tenderness and an open heart, which we haven't seen from popes before. >> as he said in the past, who am i to judge? also this year, we saw the passing, of course, of nelson mandela. >> yeah, of course. and when nelson mandela passed away, it was really impactful, i think, because we had sort of seen it coming. he had been in and out of the hospital throughout the year. he is such an iconic figure. he is a figure that stands for peace and change and resilience and peaceful resilience. not just in fighting the apartheid in south africa and as the president. as any sort of leader, he stood for change and south africans, this is the hearse carrying his body to the final resting place, which is his childhood home. and you see south africans here chanting and cel

in just this last month 2336 people were killed, 1510 injured in pakistan afghanistan syria iraq and nigeria and yet there hasn't been a mass casualty in the u.s. since 2001. that is not a lot. they didn't stop hating us. they didn't say that they were going to just give this. they continue to try. it is the great members of the intelligence community, our military are law enforcement that have stood up and said this is our job and we do it with our partners and our allies. it has been a great partnership. when you look at the numbers that we gave you early on about the number of terrorist related offense that we have helped staffer called the 13 were in the u.s., 25 were in europe. they are closer to the threat. it's easier to get to europe and they are going after them. i think it is a privilege and honor from the united states to know that we have helped stop incidents there. as congressman king said one incident was called 9/11. we call that one incident. that should never happen again. that is what we are about here. that is what we are trying to do. i think it's also important

and both are accused of sending their militants in to syria to fight on opposite sides. you also, so you have a situation where the existing divisions in lebanon are now magnified by those in syria. >> anne barnard of "the new york times" in beirut, lebanon, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: now to nearby turkey-- once a model of stability in the middle east-- where an exploding corruption scandal threatens the government of prime minister recep tayyip erdogan. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner explains. >> warner: tensions erupted in the streets of istanbul this evening as police blasted protesters with water cannon, tear gas and plastic bullets. the crowd threw rocks and shouted "catch the thief!", a cry aimed squarely at prime minister recep tayyip erdogan, in the eye of a widening corruption probe. but earlier today, the prime minister defiantly rejected the calls for his removal. >> ( translated ): let me be clear. if our nation tells us to leave, we'll go. there's no hesitation there. because that's the office we respect. but when the peo

. >>> thank you, we have the latest with natalie and the crisis in syria. >> today, the u.n. inspectors say there is clear and convincing evidence that chemical weapons were used on a large scale in that attack last month in syria. they say the evidence is that surface-to-surface rockets containing the nerve agent sarin were used. meantime secretary of state kerry is in france today to try to end the chemical weapons program. >>> president obama speaks out on the economy on the fifth anniversary of the crisis. he is also looking for a new fed chairman now that one has taken his name out of the running. we have peter alexander with more on that. peter, good morning. >> reporter: larry summers is one of the top economic advisors in the first term. he had worked with the clinton administration. he was the first choice to head the federal reserve. on sunday, president obama accepted summers' decision to withdraw his name. specifically democrats, summers conceded it would be tough, this confirmation battle ahead. the president is expected to announce the nominee as early this mont

his original goal was to hang onto syria. and he has now expanded that to become the arbitor of what will happen in the middle east. he wrote his these sis on how we brought the soviet union down. russia is a dying country he knows it we know it. he loses one million people there in population. what does he have? >> he has nuclear weapons, chemical and biological weapons and also has oil and gas. and you now can keep the price of oil over $100 a barrel where they make money on it in russia. the price went up by almost $1 just today. he has the authority and credibility to be an arbiter in the middle east. he can say i've gotten rid of the chemical weapons now let's go after the israeli nuclear weapons. that is one of the reasons why the chemical munitions were in iraq and iran. who gave them to them? the soviet union. >> it is an interesting argument that you make and background and history that you bring to the table. we were talking about one of the best weapons we could employ would be to lower world oil prices so that wou

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but we should make it clear in egypt as we made it clear in libya and syria, that firing on your own people is unacceptable by any government. and in this situation, if it's established this came from government sources, it appears it did, we have to make it clear to the egyptians that that's unacceptable conduct. >> senator chambliss? >> it's further proof, george, that going from a dictatorship to a democracy is very, very hard. and we do need to make sure that there is some sort of peaceful stability? in egypt. exactly what the role of the united states should be there is difficult determine. they have been our ally for decades. and here all of a sudden we are seeing a move in the right direction, a mrds democracy. but we have got to be careful that we don't inject ourselves too much into the situation because it will probably make it worse. we need to send a clear and strong message to the egyptian military that we're not going to tolerate from a friendly-nation relationship standpoint the kind of violence that we saw over the weekend. but it is a very, very delicate, sensitive s

first an update to the crisis in syria. let's go to nick payton walsh at the united nations where a briefing has just wrapped up. nick, what's the headline? >> reporter: well, we're getting a bit more indication of how long this process will take to get some sort of results out of u.n. inspectors. the spokesman for the u.n. would not give a timeline, wanted to stay well away from that. we do know that tomorrow they are currently being accompanied to the hague will be transferred to one of the laboratories to begin tests, i would imagine, on that particular day. on tuesday, there will also be a briefing by the secretary general to the nonpermanent members of the security council updating them, i think, most likely on the logistics of how this testing is going at this particular point. but i think there is a feeling at this moment that that process is happening, is under way, and i i think it's entirely possible these results may be available before congress begins debating, although it's very hard to tell given the amount of

and in syria, signs of civilian massacre now here, this i couldn't believe, real death toll in syria could be more than 200,000 human rights group says. and cia official calls syria top threat to u.s. security. new al qaida threat targets americans. and then a couple more here, jihadist leader to u.s.: islam is coming. and here is what i read right up at the front of the prram, coming soon: american's own islamic no-go zones. in other words they're saying we're going to set up dozens of places where americans can't go in america-no-go zones. jack explain it farther. and in those zones they set up their own courts, their own judicial system and they will not obey the laws of the land where they are whether it's australia, america, or england. and they say you don't come in here and tell us what to do and we're told that in other nations right now many of the officials are afraid to go into their territories lest they be put to death. you see they believe in sharia law and i've given you the ten points many times but let me give you just four. all have to do with killing. first of all

syria. >> my credibility is not on the line. the international community's credibility is on the line and america and congress's credibility is on the line, because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important. >> reporter: and the president was asked directly whether or not he would continue to take action against syria, go forward with that military strike even if congress rejects the authorization and he said that this was not a symbolic gesture, he did it because it's fortunate have congress's approval on this, but he made it clear that he believes he has the authority to strike with or without congress. george? >> no question about that, and they will not have a one on within meeting tomorrow but they will meet at that g-20. okay, jon karl, thank you so much. >>> let's get to josh and the other top stories. >>> we're going to begin with gas prices. they are on the rise because of the crisis in syria. prices have spiked 11 cents per gallon in the midwest because of rising oil prices. it's th

>> 10,000 foreigners fighting in syria. the numbers probably much higher than that al qaeda the muslim brotherhood and other radical groups are essentially controlling the rebel size. the more modern elements did not receive western support. they have been overrun. this is a conflict that's going to spill outside of syria. we already saw that happen today with the bombing in beirut. this is going to spread into jordan, into lebanon. it's spreading into iraq right now. it's really very serious. >> serious issues for 2014. ryan morrow, national security analyst at clarion project. thanks ryan. >> thank you. >> he made skipping school look pretty cool. >> buehrle. >> here. >> buehrle? buehrle? oh, i think we all tried that but a new law cracking down on truancy could force ferris buehrle to give up his driver's license. the law proposing that is next. what did santa bring governor hailey for christmas? >> here is a clue. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capil one. it's not the "limit the cash i earnvery month" card.

i liken syria to a forest fire. the really big ones cannot be >> reporter: yet after the thousands of american troop deaths and billions of dollars spent in iraq before the u.s. pull-out in late 2011. there is some pushback on capitol hill to maliki's requests. in a letter to the president yesterday, mccain and five other senators of both parties urged mr obama to press maliki to formulate a comprehensive political and security strategy that can stabilize the country. high on their list of complaints: iran's influence in iraq, and iran's use of iraqi airspace to transit military assistance into syria to support president bashar assad and his forces. iraq's ambassador to the u.s., lukman faily, says baghdad has told iran it won't tolerate such overflights of weapons. but until promised u.s. fighter jets are delivered next fall, he insists, there is little his country can do. >> we think it's a bit unfair for others to ask us to stop a plane or to stop a plane while we haven't got the capabilities to force down a plan

bill: the whole matter is so complex, syria in yellow. turkey's issue is an influx of refugees who have passed the border and it has been that way for two years. you you have patriot missiles he delivered on behalf of of the united states given to the turkish government. the number of refugees going into the country of jordan to the east you have a long unguarded border with the country of iraq. some reports suggest al-qaida now living in this section of the country stirring up problems there. and then over here you have israel and you know what israel's concern is, the weapons that are in syrian hands could they be transported to lebanon so that hezbollah would be better equipped? and on top of all that you've got iran sitting out here to the east, iran is a supporter of syria, iran wants bashar al-assad to stay in power and now you have the push and pull of all these countries with all the various interests and a lot on the line to figure out whether they can effect the outcome in that country. you talk about the complexities and see al

news reported first here on cnn about syria. syria is agreeing to allow u.n. inspectors to the full site suspected of a chemical attack. many people that died were women and children. the syrian government continues to deny its forces used chemical weapons and yet another sign the u.s. is moving closer to involvement in syria, two key members of congressional foreign affairs committees from both sides of the aisle say they expect the united states to strike syria following the reports of chemical weapons attacks. the pentagon has already sent four warships with cruise missiles to the region. meanwhile, rush why's ministry of foreign affairs is warning against jumping to conclusions on chemical weapons before the u.n. investigation is complete. so let me bring in cnn's pentagon correspondent chris lawrence in washington and cnn's frederi frederick pleitgen. when can we expect to see the inspectors at the suspected chemical attack site? >> reporter: the u.n. is saying they'll head to the site tomorrow. they didn't tell us what time tomorrow to head out there but

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russian president vladimir putin wrote an op-ed piece on syria for "the new york times" so that he could speak directly to the american people. yeah. and i guess he really caught the newspaper bug because now he's even doing sunday funnies for some other papers. i mean, this is true. take a look at this. [ with russian accent ] "i can make mondays disappear." [ laughter ] just helping out garfield right there. yeah. here's a "dennis the menace" cartoon that putin wrote. [ with russian accent ] "don't worry, dennis, you won't be hearing from mr. wilson anymore." [ laughter ] dennis looks frightened. >> steve: he's scared. >> jimmy: dennis looks frightened. the kid, poor kid. and the last one he's got -- it's a "peanuts" cartoon. [ with russian accent ] "i suggest that you do not remove football, lucy." [ laughter ] yeah, that's -- i wouldn't do it either. i wouldn't do it either. but, it's amazing. he's getting it out there to the american people. this is pretty interesting. officials in washington, d.c. have proposed a 24-hour waiting period before people can get tattoos. of course, no o

. >>> well, the deadline is one month aways and group that will destroy syria's chemical weapons is on its way to damascus. the united nations is investigating 7 cases of allegeed chemical or biological weapons used. they will arrive tomorrow to begin destroying everything used to manufacture chemical weapons. they will drive tanks over empty shells and fill machines with concrete. >>> the second phase of the bp gulf spill trial begins today. a judge claims the company lied to federal officials and withheld information about the amount of crude spewing from its blown out well. this portion of the trial is on the company's response to the disaster, establishing how much oil leaked into the gulf during the 86 day struggle to cap the well, will determine the penalties the oil company must pay. >>> record setting rain is slamming the pacific northwest with more storms expected today. jeff reports on the weather. >> reporter: wind gusts up rooted weakened trees that had been soaked just hours before. it was round two of a record breaking weekend of rain in seattle. the city was inundated wi

of our countries with increased threats from iran, hamas, hezbollah and al qaeda and instability in syria, egypt, and jordan. we must do all we can to strengthen israeli defenses and that is why this amendment to increase funding for these defense systems is so timely and so necessary. support for israel has always enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support so i urge my democratic and republican colleagues to come together on this important amendment to support israel and promote stability in the mideast. i thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker -- mr. young: i rise in opposition to the motion. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. young: there's no doubt that iron dome is an extremely effective missile defense system and because of that, the committee fully funded this bill at $220 million. for iron dome. which is fully in line with the president's request and the recently passed def

from tre he was planning to get to syria. he wand to join up with jat al nusra which is affiliated with al qaed the fbi said he didn't hide his desire to fight with the syrian rebels. he posted messages andideos about it on facebook natalie. >> pete lliams in washington thanks so muchpete. >>lawyers for boston mathon bombing suspecdzhokhar tsarnaev are headeto caught to ask the judge to ease pris restrictions as he awaits trials. the so-called special administrati measures are impairing their abily to defend him. the measures are oen used in teorism cases and restrict access to thmail, the media, thtelephone and be visitors. tsarnaev is caused in the twin bombin of the april marathon. 260 people were inred. >>> the secretary defense is confirming that the son of u.s. senator jim inhowas killed in a plane crash in oklahoma. according to the deparent of defense website 52-year-oldr. rry inhof was piloting the plane that went down near tulsa on sunday. the cause ofhe crash is still under investation. >>> well, here's one you hav

. >> rose: let me talk about syria. what is your interest in syria because clearly iran's support from syria and i just returned from there had you been instrumental. iran, russia, hezbollah. >> you know that our relations with syria go back to a long time ago. you know the war we went through, one of the countries, one of the sole arab countries and given that iraq that was fighting iran and attacked iran was also an arab state, stood out and chose to support iran. and therefore, our relationship goes back to the hard time, the prime of war, the time of defense as far as we were concerned against iraq's invasion. also you know it rests in a region in part of the world that is extremely sensitive. the entire middle east is very sensitive these days. we have important interests as a result. one of our key interests is the stability of the region. if the region is destabilized further, it will affect all of us and create a predicament for all of us. the entire region needs peace. the peace must prevail across the region.

syria being one of them. charles: we were already week before this happened. >> we were, but it added fuel to the fire. charles: that fire was the federal reserve. probably more than anything else. you are right about it all day long. it seems like that is the rkest cloud over the market right now. >> i think i like miley cyrus more than i like ben bernanke at this point. the market is correct. it is not the endf the world. 10% corrections happen. we are in the midst of one. syria did light a little fire. earnings and sales growth not very good. we are up there 16 times earning. the markt is tired. i would suggest it is normal at this juncture. charles: do you think the fact it felt like this month good news was good news, but that news was bad news. we started acting in a way that tells me maybe we can live in a post-fed wld in this market. >> i think what is going to happen next is the job number will tell the market whether the fed will taper five, 10, 20. charles: isn't it the fact you are going to taper,

projects as many as ten million people, that's half of syria's population, could be in need of humanitarian aid by the end of the year and called the syrian conflict, quote, the most dangerous crisis since the end of the cold war. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this friday evening, high stakes at a low key summit with two super power presidents. and what about the talk about the first lady. >>> later, getting back on track. at 50, love isn't the only thing that's better the second time around. >>> president obama is in california tonight for a meeting with his chinese counterpart xi jinping who took office just last november. the men had a lot to talk about and they are dispensing with some of the usual formalities. part of the focus has been on their wives. one of them is there. the other is not. our report from chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: the white house hopes this is a different kind of chinese leader. relaxed, self-confident enough to agree to an unscripted two-day summit. not the usual stilted state visit at the white house. unlike other chin

he speaks of the tragedy in syria. iran's forces he-- it is one thg to say one thing and another is what they do. >> what does it take for president obama to call him? >> what happens in the negotiation? i think we don't let iran get away with it. >> doesn't this make it more difficult for israel if you deem it necessary to act alone because the rest of the world is saying iran is changing and you are isolated. >> i'm not sure i'm isolated. i talk to people. and people are not that gullible. in fact, they are not gullible at all. they don't believe iran's nice words but they are not foolish. >> do you -- >> i believe the president understands. we have a common goal. they have to be meaningful action. >> john kerry responded today. in tokyo kerry said it would be diplomatic malpractice not to examine every possibility before you ask people to take military action. >>> why don't we find out what is on mr. daly's mind this morning? >> literally the orange room is kind of going ablaze right now just based on the piece we s

today, fighting is around a strategic air base in northern syria. a missile hit a gas station near damascus killing dozens of people. >>> a new study shows fructose may play a role in overeating. when someone drinks the sugary beverage called fru does, the brain apparently doesn't feel full. researchers say the study is small but fructose can trigger changes in the way people are eating. >>> and nasa bringing in facilities for use by the space program for sale or lace. -- or lease. among those, the launchpad where the shuttle was launched and the last shuttle flight ended july, twen 2011, when it launched. have your next event on launch p pad. >> i have to get barbara corcoran on the case. >> now, a check by al. today brought to you by massage envy. this new year, start your wellness with massage envy. >> let's see if you have any weather envy, in case you don't like where your weather is headed, looking at wet weather. nothing too heavy, less than an inch of rain and accumulation and we have snow firing from syracuse, north carolina, -- n york. and

you know, in syria. attacks on coptic christians. this is really a war on christians that is happening around the world. that people do take aim at christians as an expression of western values. that brings me back to what i was saying in terms of our willingness to tolerate other faiths, freedom of expression. our willingness to open our arms and express compassion in that way to people who are strangers. this country is founded on christian values and christian values inclusive, not exclusive of other faiths. >> juan, a great way to end it on this christmas day. merry christmas to you and your family. thanks for being a good colleague and friend. >> big hug, merry christmas to you, anna and rick. you guys are the greatest. >> we feel the love. god bless you. >>> coming up army corporal, why is the grinch trying to steal something from an army corporal when he returns home to surprise his family. wait until you hear how complete strangers swooped in to save christmas for this military family. >> >> merry christmas from ups, a day la

. >>> and this morning, syria government has yet to respond to a u.n. report that found that sarin gas used to kill civilians was highly sophisticated. perhaps better quality than what saddam hussein used in iraq. the obama administration says that bolsters the argument that only the syrian regime could have carried out the attack. >>> and right now, crews in italy are hoping to renew their search for the two bodies never recovered from the cos"costa concordia" cruise ship wreckage last year. engineers, completing their unprecedented operation to right that capsized ship. >>> and finally, a great followup to a story we told you yesterday about a man named glen james. he found a backpack outside a boston store. full of cash and traveler's checks. and even though james is homeless and could have used the money, he turned it in. police tracked down the owner. james was honored by a boston police arrangement, getting a special citation for his quote extraordinary show of character and honesty. and now, a fund-raising website has been set up for him. and thi

syria's foreign minister telling nbc news that syria accepted a russian proposal that it would give up its chemical weapons even as syria bombs rebel-controlled areas for the first time since the u.s. threatened strikes there. also this morning, we're out today with a brand new poll and president obama faces what's perhaps best described as a virtually impossible task tonight, trying to convince americans. in the words of our pollster, the american public's red line on syria appears to be stay out. with fast-moving developments that could head off a military strike, our new poll shows president obama faces a steep uphill battle. nearly 60% of americans want their member of congress to oppose u.s. strikes. and only one in four believe attacking syria is in the u.s.'s national interests. it could be averted, the assad regime welcomed russia's offer to work with syria after john kerry said on monday assad could avoid strikes by giving up chemical weapons immediately. >> turn it over, all of it. without delay. >> reporter: on capitol hill with word of a potential diplomatic breakthrough, h

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will rely on its own intelligence when it comes to syria. as hagel wrapped up a visit to egypt, he told reporters israel's assessment that syria had used chemical weapons in its civil war had taken him by surprise. he says the u.s. will not make a hasty judgment on that issue. >>> changing your travel plans is going to cost you more because at least two airlines now are increasing their fees. listen to this. united and u.s. airways led the trend, boosting the fee charge to change your ticket to as much as $200 or even $300. the previous fee was $150. the airlines claim it helps them recover their expenses when a traveler gives up a reservation. discount competitors southwest among the airlines not charging you for changing your reservations, something to consider when you book your summer travel plans. one word -- well, a few words. give me a break, man. how many of these hidden charges? i mean, what the heck? >> it's gotten to a point where it's so expensive to travel, you may as well load up the car, especially if it's cross-country. >> an

the current one expires in march >> the civil insurrection in syria is sending thousands of people across the border to jordan as refugees. more than six-thousand syrians have fled to jordan over the past two days -- and jordan's monarch is pleading for more international aid. meantime -- the syrian government is urging refugees to return to their homes. but that is being met with broad skepticism among anti- government activists. more than 30-thousand syrians reached the jordan refugee camp this month -- mostly families led by women. >> flames shot up in the sky after a natural gas pipeline was damaged in china. it happened yesterday afternoon. workers were able to close the valve after the accident. the fire was brought under control in about five hours. authorities are investigating what caused that accident >> an ingredient found in many prescription painkillers may soon carry a new warning label. an advisory panel is asking the f-d-a to put tighter restrictions on hydrocodone -- the ingredient found in such as drugs as vicodin. their aim -- to reduce the number of deaths caused by ov

syria is set to give a speech on state tv. and coptic christians led by the new pope in egypt will celebrate christmas on monday. amid the concern for the safety of the president and constitution. >> the white house is hipting that it may hint at the grand bargain for the fiscal fight. you may recall that obama administration tried to strike a broad deal tackling taxes and entitlement spending during the debt-ceiling crisis a while ago. is there any reason to believe what they didn't accomplish back in 2011, july will have a better chance of passing congress this time a? here is a former white house director under president george bush . we have a senator from west virginia. chris, let me start with you. the president and congress, chris had a year and a half to devise a plan to cut speppeding and reduce the deficit. why goodness can they do it in the next couple of months? >> i will want to be optmistic and say yes. but it is difficult. there is a culture of real division and distrust between the major players. it doesn't see

to address topics like syria and iran, and sunday, his topic was gun control after the deadly shooting at washington last week. we have our nbc news editor chuck todd joining us. >> it is a familiar scene, the memorials for the folks of gun violence, and this one of the folks at the naval yard at washington, d.c. and there were also pleas from politicians to do something about gun violence. >> we cannot begin to comprehend your loss. >> reporter: for the president speaking at a memorial service f following a mass shooting has become a familiar scene. sunday was the 13th speech in nine months as consoler in chief. >> to aurora and newtown and now washington naval yard. if we want to be a country to go to schools and walk the streets free from senseless violence with so many lives being stolen by a bullet from a gun, then we have to change. >> reporter: after failing to rally congress on a background check bill in the wake of sandy hook, the president once again pushed for action. >> if we can prevent even one tragedy like this, and save one life, and spare other families what these fami

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syria. do you think this u.s./russian deal to destroy eventually syria's chemical weapons stockpile, can work? >> we hope so. we think that it's interest not just of israel but of the entire middle east and global security. if it will work, we certainly will be there to support it. but syria and iran, what ties in is the credibility of the american military threat. that's what got people to talk about a diplomatic solution in syria and we believe the threat of a continued military threat on the table stands the best chance to bring the iranians around. >> do you believe the threat president obama put out there convinced bashar al assad to, a, acknowledge he does have chemical weapons, b, to promise he would detail where they are, how much he has and eventually destroy them? was it the u.s. military threat that did that? >> i think the israeli -- the american military threat was so credible that it certainly brought the russians around. and convinced them to cooperate. >> so what is the israeli government's reactio

president apart from syria. i think that's what is happening now and that's why i did the talking points. laura, great to see you as always. ahead, some amazing stats of how the poor are actually living in the usa. and then we will discuss syria with martha mccallum. "the factor" is coming right back. >>> tonight, poverty in america. if you make less than $12,000 a year you are poor. a family of four brings in less than $23,000 a year, you are poor. in 2008 the poverty rate in the usa was 13.2%. in 2011 it is 15%. that's according to the census bureau. the same organization put together what the poor have in their homes. television, 96% of the poor have tv. cell phone, 81%. refrigerator, 98%. air conditioner, 83%. computer, 58%. washer/dryer, 65% combined. based on the stats, the poverty description may have to be redefined in america. fox news anchor geraldo rivera. you were raised in modest circumstance on long island. i had a better deal than you did. your father was a cabdriver and a restaurant worker, right

. >> rose: syria, iranian elections, demonstrations in turkey, n.s.a. questions. so i want to talk about all of that. >> right. >> rose: let me begin with elections in iran. >> right. >> rose: how do you read them? 75 p-blg of the people voted. the moderate won. what does this say and what are the opportunities there? >> well, i think it says that the iranian people want to move in a different direction and, you know if you contrast this with the violence and suppression that happened in the last presidential election, obviously you have a much more positive atmosphere this time. the iranian people rebuffed the hard liners and the clerics in the election who were counseling no compromise on anything, any time, anywhere. clearly you have a hunger within iran to engage with the international community in a more positive way. now, mr. rouhani, who won the election, i think indicated his interests in shifting how iran approaches many of these international questions. but i think we understand that under their system the supreme leader will be making a lot of decisions

let's go now to the crisis in syria. secretary of state john kerry today said the facts are even clearer now that the united nations has released its report on last month's deadly chemical weapons attack. >> the world can decide whether it was used by the regime, which has used chemical weapons before, the regime which had the rockets, and the weapons, or whether the opposition secretly went unnoticed into territory they don't control to fire rockets they don't have, containing sarin that they don't possess, to kill their own people, and that without even being noticed, thigh just dissembled it all and packed up and got out of the center of damascus controlled by assad. please. >> secretary kerry urged the u.n. security council to take action when it meets next week right here in new york city. now remember, the u.s. and russia have reached that tentative deal that could prevent a u.s. military strike. and under that agreement, sir would have to hand over all of its chemical weapons to international control. u.n. workers

as possible the activity of any human team operating inside syria. it puts conditions on what they can do. it rejects proposals that they make to take inspection-type actions when it feels like it doesn't want that to happen. so there's no guarantee that the u.n. inspectors will be able to see anything outside of their hotel room. the regime clearly has a significant interest in denying access to this area. if they do, it will be a sign that they are, in fact, guilty of this particular action.>> sus syria a signatory of any treaties that limit the production and use of chemical weapons?chemical weapons convenn which does just that. but 188 other nations are. and this is the treaty that outlaws the use not just of sarin and v.x. but of any toxic chemical for military purposes. and i agree with mr. white that it looks like a concentratedpre. this is something that a commander who is knowledgeable in ideal conditions for having a gas hang in the same area. if you did this in the middle of the day is wind is likely to blow it away. in these predawn hours

remains skeptical syria would follow it. could change the president's address to the nation tonight. and also scheduled to head to capitol hill to meet with senators today. there are hearings and meetings amyl teary reaction to syria. i'm working on that story for 7:15. kyla campbell, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> this developing story this morning. and you can watch the prime time address right here on ktvu channel 2 tonight at 6:00. >>> uncertainty about a military strike in syria and refinery problems are being blamed. prices jumped as much as 20 cents a gallon since the end of august. gas is averaging $3.98 in san francisco right now. $3.90 in oakland. problems with refineries are contributing to the high prices. >> time now 6:16. a new report says most inmates who were released early under three strikes law have not been rearrested. about 1,000 inmates have been released under proposition 36. of those who were released, only 2% have been arrested again. that's compared to the statewide average of 16%. the report was released

you were talking syria yesterday and talking syria, libya today. so honestly, of all the things going on, now we're finding out that information was not handled properly, interviews weren't conducted the way they should have been. even admiral mullen is now coming under question for running aboard. what are we looking at now and are we leaving ambassadors clearly without the protection they need? >> the sad thing -- we made snakes before, during and -- mistake before, during and afterment we didn't give them the security they requested. during, we had troops, we had people ready to go and help bail them out and they were told to stand down. >> elisabeth: exactly. >> after we were just lied to. the talking points became a big lie. all this seems to be coming out bit by bit, but it's a year later. part of a strategy of the administration is they want to cover these things up. they want to delay, delay, delay, 'cause by the time the real news comes out, we're saying, oh, that's old news. same thing about the irs. it wasn't two rogue agents in cincinna

president obama repeatedly said syria syria's use of chemical weapons would cross a red line and move u.s. military closer to intervention in the syrian civil war. >> a red line for us is we start saying a whole bunch of chemical weapons moved around or utilized that would change my calculus. >> reporter: top white house advisers insist the red line is not crossed. the white house says it needs more proof. in its words "credible and corroborated facts" arizona senator john mccain, who has continuously pressed president obama to intervene, says mr. obama is ducking his own standard. >> the president of the united states said this would be a red line if they used chemical weapons. the president of the united states has now told us that they used chemical weapons. we must give the opposition the capability to drive out bar ash al-assad once and for all. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence says there is varying degrees of confidence that they used chemical weapons. british intelligence says persuasive information. definitive proof may be hard to find. >> major garrett, thank you. clarissa ward

russia has agreed to basic points toward the security council on syria, the first to hold the syria accountable for the attack on august 21, the second enforceable if it violates the regime. -- >> now, there must be a strong security council to verify the regime is keeping its commitments. there must be consequences if they fail to do so. >> remains in campaign mode even today, traveling the country what he is calling the benefits of the new initiative, he will today -- and a push by house republicans to defund obama carement it is a move many people as pointless given the fact that the u.s. senate is controlled by democrats and -- committee event taking place at a hotel tonight in dc. >>> to find out how militants were able to have that attack in the shopping center four days. the extremist group have claimed responsibility for the attack that left 72 people dead. since yesterday, forensic investigators have been trying to determine the identity and nationalities of the victims and the gunmen. meanwhile the u.s. state department has renewed the global terror alert following this attack. >>> th

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you have got the benghazi hearings, israel pounding syria from the air, blowing iranian missiles up. and at the end of this week, i think that something is going to have to happen. >> yeah, well, i'm -- i hope that what happens is not president obama leaping belatedly into the syrian war because the golden rule applies here. if you don't understand a fight, don't step into the middle of it. and this administration has no clue what's really going on in syria. >> bill: if he gets into the middle of it. you know what bill clinton did when he got in trouble with monica lewenski started to bomb to divert attention and wag the dog theory. we are not going to speculate on that. all we are going to do is report the facts. gentlemen, appreciate it couple of footnotes colonel peters has a brand new book out novel called "hell or richmond." >> terror red written before boston marathon bombing happened. >> bill: brit hume on hillary clinton. will she take a hit on benghazi. >> bill: in the impact segment tonight. president obama's job approval rating stands about 2 will%. will it go down after t

after determining that syria's government did in fact use president obama's red line? the wh a decisio' to send arms to the syrian rebels. many in congress have been pushing for more action, including our first guest, goorj and happy father's j . happy father's day to you and your viewers. >> you have been pushing to arm difference? >> timing matters. these were options there for us a yearrn before it became this chaotic, it behooved us to find elements

news line out of this press conference was he did say he would attend the geneva 2 peace conference on syria to try to get a deal if he was invited. i should point out, you can't go to geneva unless you agree the assad regime should step aside. ashleigh? >> nick paton walsh, keep tabs on that if you will. thank you for that. >>> coming up after the break, i don't know if you know who britney davilla is, but she is one adorable cheerleader. she has down's syndrome but that has not stopped her for three years from being with this team as an honorary member, cheering on the sidelines and doing a pretty good job, too. take a look at the pictures. all of a sudden, she shows up at practice, there's a new coach and he says you're a liability, off to the stands you go. what is going on in texas? we'll answer that in a moment. for a strong bag that grips the can... ♪ get glad forceflex. small change, big difference. >> little girl is one heck of a cheerleader. she's 16, her name's britney. cheering for three years. now she's not allowed to cheer. she was sent to the stands and told she was a liabil