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Protect credibility. that goes back to the old kissinger way of looking at the world. but thats something that is debated in washington again and again. the interesting thing regarding what you asked david here is that we have conflicting reports in different media accounts of what the intelligence is of who knew what, where about this attack. the foreign policy magazine put out a report saying that the intelligence intercepts show a syrian defense minister in a maniced way asking a general what...

Ordered the use of chemical weapons? do we know that? >> according to "the new york times" reporting, and i dont have independent confirmation of it, we do not have that information. the u.s. intelligence officials are confident that chemical weapons were used, that it was an attack way beyond anything syria has done in the past. >> do we know his defense structure, his military chiefs approved it? >> the attack was so broad that it had -- it was well coordinated. so the command structure, it co...

Washington, d.c. issue. if it was more washington, d.c., thats the command structure of the irs, thats what people have been suspect of for some time. theyre continuing to hear from different irs officials taking depositions behind closed doors. we still dont know the status of what darrell issa, the chair, house oversight committee, what he wants to do. lois lerner remains under subpoena, they left open the possibility of calling her back. meantime, theres a big shoving match between darrell is...

>> reporter: new york democrat kristen gilley brand took on the old guard as what began as a dramatic showdown. >> we violated that trust. >> reporter: between the pentagons top brass and a record number of women on the armed services committee over the failure to stop military sexual assaults. >> the victims have said im not reporting because its within the chain of command. >> reporter: despite what had looked like the service chiefs being taken to the woodshed. >> this isnt about sex. this is...

She was in the house with me before she went to the senate. she called me and asked if i would carry this in the house. the reality is her bill amounts to a major rear form not only outside of the command structure, but for all. treason, anything else. what it requires is a whole new blown up prosecutorial and judging arena which i think takes away the basic role of what we need to see in the military. costs too much. but more importantly, where we should be changing this, thomas, is that these ...

Yorkscheyer. with three engines, one truck, and battalion chief, we quickly extinguished the fire. while conducting a primary search, we found multiple victims. it was clear that they were fatalities and as such in order to preserve the crime scene, our firefighters mitigated the fire and backed out in order to preserve evidence. there were multiple victims. they were treat the by both santa monica fire department paramedics and our partners in beverly hills and los angeles. three went to ronald...

From this, shepard. >> shepard: adam, we are hearing more about the fire of that home from the fire chief. listen. >> while conducting a primary search, we found multiple victims it was clear that there were fatalities, as such, in order to preserve the crime scene our firefighters mitigated the fire and backed out in order to preserve evidence. there were multiple victims, they were treated by both santa monica fire department paramedics as well as our partners in culver city, beverly hills and...

I could not. i cannot overstate my disgust and disappointment over the continued reports of sexual misconduct in our military. >> so what senator mccain said, i mean, that pretty much sums it up. that incredible for him, by the way, to share that. this is -- this store is stunning to me we are dealing with this in day and age. we are breaking news to get to but quickly. >> thank goodness for the women on the senate armed services committee. once they acknowledged will do anything to fix it. they...

When john mccain, a war hero said just last night, a woman came and said she wanted to join the military and could i give an unrequested video? and i could not. >> you have to remember its not just that the commanders are siding with the soldiers, but siding against the soldiers who are the victims. the military command has had decades. if you look back to tail hook in the 90s, and not to mention the steady drumbeat, you know, that members have to endure from other soldiers. so the command struc...

Culture now. i think all of these scandals, and the pressure, especially the women on the armed services committee are bringing to bear on this, has made them realize that generals cannot be overturning jury convictions. youve got to prioritize protecting these victims and making them feel comfortable about coming forward. and if you dont get after this, youre going to really end up with a military where women just arent willing to serve because they dont feel safe. >> how do you give women, whe...