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The syrian militarys ability to mount an attack like this again as a way of saying this line cannot be crossed. the affect of that, joe, would be to give the rebels somewhat greater standing in the struggle at the syrian armys command and control, ability to mount nationwide attacks is degraded its easier for the rebels to fight and gain their objectives. i dont think this is about the war in syria so much as redrawing the line on chemical weapons, which is a norm the u.s. has insisted on for de...

8-year-old boy in louisiana who police say shot and killed his grandmoth grandmother, allegedly after playing grand theft auto. what can be done about that violent crime. back with me now, sanjay gupta. also joining me, dimaggio family spokeswoman. sanjay, on this question of violent video games, and the affect that they can have on people who already have some prepossessing mental health issue, or in the case of an 8-year-old boy are too young to understand the distinction between fantasy and r...

Something so minor is done that it has no affect, that tss a couple cruise missile strikes against empty buildings and the war continues, pretty much unchanged from this moment forward, that bashar al assad will think he survived it, got away with it, and free to do this kind of attack again. going back to what we said initially, this is the first or appears to be the first more or less confirmed case of chemical weapons being used against civilians on a massive scale in decades and if he gets a...

Law, wednesday there is the first election inked dinburg, texas. inked -- what do you think would be involved in that election? >> voter id law is in affect. but that is not the first election we have had that used voter id. we had several others where there is no problem whatsoever. to prove the fact that voter id is not a problem in the state of texas, in the entire state of more than 25 million people there have been 80 requests for a voter id. almost all of those didnt need one because they ...

Suspected chemical weapons attack sites. what are syrians telling you whats happened? >> reporter: thats interesting. when we talk about this we have to keep in mind im of course reporting from the government controlled part of syria and therefore a lot of people we speak to are simp thet toik the government. i went to the border areas and the people there told me that they didnt feel any affects of chemicals on their bodies. they didnt feel as though they have trouble breathing or anything of t...

Fighting back over sagging diet drink sales. we look at the health charge being thrown back-and-forth with the soda companies and what it means for you and your family. >> heather: we have the wildfire crisis in california. firefighters battling against heavy winds as they struggle to contain a massive fire that is burning its way into yosemite national park. the flames now threatening ancient trees and thousands of homes. dominic is in california. dominic, the raging fire appears to be feeding ...

Benefits for employees generally. i think we can all agree that few of us have a pension anymore. that has gone the way of the dodo bird. and thats the case with the spousal coverage as well. the fact is that more employers are looking to reduce spousal coverage benefits. this is not really about obamacare. it is about again this broader trend of an unfortunate race to the bottom. >> but the result of obamacare apparently is this. some governments are cutting hours and companies are keeping empl...

Thatcher had to marry terry bradshaw. from pig to pigskin, should american youth avoid the game of brute? they are talking about the game of violence suing overhead injuries and even president obama if thats his real name saying he is unsure he would allow a hypothetical son to play. and it is having an affect on kids leagues. a lawmaker introduced a bill to ban the game for children under age 11. and school boards in other states have tried similar measures. participation in youth football de...

And 15,000 people will go to their employers health insurance and dow to the -- due to the rising premiums expected to go higher under the law, they may decide it is to the for us. well make a change and move them part- time or dump them on the presidents health exchanges or all of that stuff. there is a cascade affect as bigger employees reconsoil themselves to the realities of the law. there will be cascading affect as people have to deal with the fallout. >> i thought it was interesting, anot...

Perception in the eyes of ordinary egyptians taken stand with the muslim brotherhood is actually now having a detrimental affect on the peoples perception about the united states and the european union. the short answer, is, no. >> as far as egyptian impressions of the united states, is there any sense the country and administration is sort of between a rock and hard place when it comes to egypt given the number of unknowns that are -- that the present turbulent situation? its tiff to articulate...