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Does not pose an existential threat to the united states. >> i think the president is very focused on the issue, syria is a problem that he needs authorization of use of force in syria if he intends to put troops on the ground. i have not supported some of his past strategies of arming opposition, arming the rebels, because i was highly concerned those weapons would get in the hands of isis. so the president is having this conversation tonight, and i think its a very important conversation hes h...

You know, various meetings that are going to be taking place with the international community and opposition. we consider them a legitimate representative of the aspirations of the syrian people. were not yet prepared to recognize them as some sort of government in exile. but we do think that it is a broad-based representative group. one of the questions that were going to continue to press is making sure that that opposition is committed to a democratic syria, an inclusive syria, a moderate syr...

Both inside of syria and outside of syria. we are constantly consulting with the opposition on how they can get organized so that theyre not splintered and divided in the face of the onslaught from the assad regime. we are in very close contact with countries like turkey and jordan that immediately border syria and have an impact. obviously, israel which is having already a grave concerns as we do about, for example, movements of chemical weapons that might occur in such a chaotic atmosphere and...

we begin this hour with tensions ratcheting up between israel and iran. a bomb went off just as israeli tourists boarded a bus in the bulgarian resort city. six people are confirmed dead. some 30 others are wounded. president obamas strongly condemning the attack calling it in his word barbaric. cnns elise labott is joining us live with the very latest. bulgarians are of course investigating. im sure the israelis are as well. first of all, what are the bulgarians saying? >> reporter: w...

the fall election against obama. it was titled a better america begins tonight. he called the president a disappointment and said the presidency has failed. heres more. >> for every single mom who feels heart broken when she has to explain to her kids that she needs to take a second job and wont be home as often, for grandparents who cant afford the gas to visit their grand children anymore, for the mom and dad who never thought theyd be on food stamps, for the small business owner, de...

people want to know, is the food supply safe? elizabeth cohn is here tonight with the latest. you spoke to this company, baker commodities, they have a plant in hanford, california, where a cow that was randomly selected tested positive for mad cow disease. what have you learned? >> heres what i learned, anderson. the way it works at this plant is they only have dead animals there. every so often they do random testings. they have hundreds of carcasses. they choose lets say about 60, a...

america begins tonight and he pointedly called the president a disappointment and said the presidency has failed. heres more of his remarks. >> for every single mom who feels heart broken when she has to explain to her kids that she needs to take a second job and wont be home as often, for grandparents who cant afford the gas to visit their grandchildren anymore, for the mom and dad who never thought theyd be on food stamps, for the small business owner, desperately cutting back just t...

america begins tonight and he pointedly called the president, quote, a disappointment and said the presidency has failed. heres more of his remarks. >> for every single mom who feels heart broken when she has to explain to her kids that she needs to take a second job and wont be home as often, for grandparents who cant afford the gas to visit their grandchildren anymore, for the mom and dad who never thought theyd be on food stamps, for the small business owner, desperately cutting bac...

>> that expression of regret as youll see did not move trayvon martins family. it did, however, as youll also see tonight inject high drama into a bond hearing that many thought would be routine. it was not. zimmermans apology was only part of the reason why. todays hearing also exposed some of the strengths and many believe weaknesses of the prosecutions case. for example, an investigator today admitted that he does not know one way or another who threw the first punch. martin or zimm...

armed or not. >> that expression of regret as youll see did not move trayvon martins family. it did, however, as youll also see tonight inject high drama into a bond hearing that many thought would be routine. it was not. zimmermans apology was only part of the reason why. todays hearing also exposed some of the strengths and many believe weaknesses of the prosecutions case. for example, an investigator today admitted that he does not know one way or another who threw the first punch. ...