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0 conflict with iran getting in, potentially russia getting in. we dont want to see that. but we do need to change bashar al-assads calculus, so that he knows without any doubt if he uses chemical weapons again he will suffer unacceptable pain. there are ways to do that militarily that do not put u.s. servicemen and women at risk. yet, put the united states very firmly on the right side of the issue. jon: well, specifically, i mean, you know, you can, i suppose enforce a no-fly zone. you could p...

China and snowden is vowing to fight extradition in america, hed rather stay in hong kong to take on the united states in court. michael morell is retiring after 30 years. morrell decided to retire to spend more time with his family. a young mother in new york city was pushing her 8-month-old daughter when a cab crashed into them on the sidewalk, shocking scene captured, mary snow showed us what happened. >> reporter: its terrifying to watch, a young mother and her baby walking on the sidewa...

They have to understand it. >> reporter: while the politicians haggle, the mayor and his neighbors sit and wait. ed, cnn, west, texas. it will be fbi director robert mullers turn to sit in the hot seat. hell be questioned about the sweeping data mining and surveillance operations. yesterday, general keith alexander says he believes they are saving lives uncovering dozens of terrorist attacks. the man who blew the lid off the surveillance said the u.s. has been hacking foreign computers for y...

0 for laughs, lets here isha again. sad. got to work on your wookie, isha keep practicing and may the force be with you on "ridicu-list." "early start begins now. a major destructive storm unleashed on a huge part of the country. tornadoes, thunderstorms, floods. millions in its path. catching a predator. one mom takes matters into her own hands when a man targets her 11-year-old daughter. >> they kept playing and playing and playing. it took five hours, three overtimes. with that shot, it j...

the floor. but now notice another man in the blue shirt. thats dwayne bullard, a b.a.r.t. service worker. >> i seep him about to punch her. i had no choice but to react. >> reporter: the b.a.r.t. station in san francisco was crowded on may 10 when this video was shot. while bullard got involved, others kept their distance. >> they reacted by pulling their phones out and filming it. thats it. thats the only assistance i could get. >> reporter: i asked him what was going through his mind...

0 lot at 10:30 and well head out there and let you get video at that point in time and well bring you back out there. it will be escorted in, escorted out. dont have anybody following behind with the big trucks. we dont got time for that. >> sir, can you talk about the damage, the number of homes that have been damaged or destroyed and what are we going it see back in those neighborhoods? >> last night i put out there are approximately 110 homes out there and i have not got a total count yet fro...

president obama has just fired the acting head of the internal revenue service, steven miller. millers head is the first to roll in the scandal over the i.r.s. targeting political-- conservative political groups. the president described himself moments ago as angry and here is what he said at the white house. >> the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable, and americans have a right to be angry about it. i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, ...

And our son who is in chicago today, we hope, back attending his first day of classes at de paul university. to my friend leon panetta, thank you for your extraordinary service to our country. over so many years in so many capacities. you are one of the premier public servants of our time. to follow you at the department of defense will be a most challenging task, but i will try to live up to the standards that you, bob gates, and others have set for this job and this nation. let me also express...

Leons distinguished service in the days ahead. today i simply want to convey both to you and to sylvia the eteshl gratitude of the entire nation. thank you so much. i also want to thank michael morrell, who has earned the admiration of all of us who worked with him across government and here in the white house. in moments of transition, he has guided the cia with a steady hand as acting director, not once but twice. he is a consequence mat professional, as i said. everybody in the white house wh...

All of my close colleagues and friends here at the white house and at the national security staff who i have come to work with and respect so deeply over the last for you years. but if confirmed by the senate, i will consider it to be the honor of my life to serve as the 21st director of the central intelligence agency. >> these are four outstanding individuals. we are grateful to all of them. i want, in particular, to thank mike morrell and leon panetta for their extraordinary service, and i ju...