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Here, that is the big reason why the president came to congress here today and im told even the republican lunch he attended with are senators he asked them to quote press the pause button. he doesnt want to have an embarrassment not just politically it would be bad for him but what you all are talking about. the whole idea of diplomacy would be undermined he think if there wasnt a credible threat of force. yes, thats the potential in the house, christiane. also something similar in the senate. ...

There ahead of todays ceremony. well bring you key moments of that ceremony live as they happen. well bring you inside the 9/11 museum which still isnt open. well talk about that. most of all, our hearts and thoughts are with those affected on this day, 12 years ago. >> absolutely. well also be hearing from diana nyad, defending her swim in her very own words. skeptics have been challenging her story. last night, cnn was there as she answered all of their questions. there is one thing she reve...

Force but he also argued against it. so there certainly is that element theyre trying to make sense of some of this here. >> brianna keilar at the white house, thank you. lets go to capitol hill right now where the president made an in-person appeal yesterday to both democrats and republican boston now the action clearly on hold at least for now. lets bring in our chief congressional can correspondent dana bash. where do the senate and the house stand right now, dana, as far as a formal syria re...

Authorization for force. that simply wasnt going to happen. and that is, lets be honest here, that is the big reason why the president came to congress here today and im told even the republican lunch he attended with are senators he asked them to quote press the pause button. he doesnt want to have an embarrassment not just politically it would be bad for him but what you all are talking about. the whole idea of diplomacy would be undermined he think if there wasnt a credible threat of force. y...

Rug out from under me, meaning keep the threat of military action alive, because thats the only way were going to push forward on any diplomatic action. effec effectively what that means is theres a pause button here. but lets give you a reality check. the votes arent there at this point for military action. youve seen more and more senators come out throughout even today leading up to tonights speech by the president, even some of the most loyal democrats. that is the reality hes up against. he...

>> all right, so the president sounding like he is giving serious thought on what could>> sounding like he is giving serious thought on what could be an unpopular and difficult course of action. and just like that, it sounded like a march to war, found the pause button. there is more public polling tonight. well start with the breaking news and chief correspondent dana bash, so the delay on this vote, is this because of russias talk and what secretary kerry said? >> it is, a senior democratic le...

And just like that, it sounded like a march to war, found the pause button. there is more public polling tonight. well start with the breaking news and chief correspondent dana bash, so the delay on this vote, is this because of russias talk and what secretary kerry said? >> it is, a senior democratic leadership source said that is exactly the reason why senator reid decided to delay this. they insist they do have the votes for this initial procedural measure to pass this week. but they said the...

Unlikely that we would have arrived at that point where there were even public statements like that without a credible military threat to deal with the chemical weapons use inside of syria, but were going to run this to ground. and john kerry and the rest of my national security team will engage with the russians and the international community to see if we can arrive at something that is enforceable. and serious, we may be able to arrive at a consensus in which it doesnt solve the underlying pr...

President obama addresses the nation, he hits the pause button. >> nothing focuses the mind like the prospect of a hanging. >> on the left, van jones. on the right, s.e. cupp, in the crossfire. joe lieberman and rick santorum. is russias diplomacy real? or should the u.s. strike assad now? tonight on crossfire. welcome to crossfire. im van jones on the left. >> im s.e. cupp on the right. tonight the world is giddy at the prospect of getting out of the military strike on syria. its all based on...

Front of the white house. as you know, president obama is meeting with key lawmakers to discuss the situation in syria and what the united states might do about that when those lawmakers exit the meeting. of course, we will bring you back live to the white house. tensions grow as international community waits for a u.s. response to syria. and more people are calming on the united states to intervene. cnn is, of course, covering the story from around the world. our jim clancy is in jerusalem wh...