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They distributed gas masks to their troops, then they fired rockets from a regime-controlled area into 11 neighborhoods that the regime has been trying to wipe clear of opposition forces. >> reporter: he made the case for a military response. >> this would be a targeted strike to achieve a clear objective. some members of congress have said theres no point in simply doing a pinprick strike in syria. let me make something clear. the united states military doesnt do pinpricks. even a limited strik...

Bill de blasio saying he always expected a run-off. a close call. on the edge of what he needs to avoid it. it is natural. they would say theyre expecting it. they want to keep expectations low. natural that everyone else is saying theyre expecting there will be a run-off. because they want to keep themselves alive. so, i think we will see what happens. >> well he has ticked up to 39.5%. youve might be up late counting every one of these, hunter. but of it looks pretty solid in, in terms of the ...

Israeli foreign minster persez scheduled to meet with yasser arafat. they vacated that and there hasnt been a specific incident. >> the israelis vacated. its worth pointing out that terrorism has two prongs to it. the physical and the psychological threat. this seems surreal, but it is real when you have an explosion of undetermined origin at the pentagon. the most conspicuous symbol of capitalism. woe do not know for sure who is responsible. >> and the capital by the way has been evacuated. the...

Low. natural that everyone else is saying theyre expecting there will be a run-off. because they want to keep themselves alive. so, i think we will see what happens. >> well he has ticked up to 39.5%. youve might be up late counting every one of these, hunter. but of it looks pretty solid in, in terms of the finish here. that bill thompson looks like he is in a position to hold on to the number two spot at 26. >> yeah, i mean the only question is whether or not -- bill de blasio crosses the 40% ...

>> reporter: facing a likely defeat in congress to authorize a military strike -- >> however -- >> reporter: the president then argued against taking action, pointing to a new russian-brokered proposal for syria to give up its chemical weapons. >> i have, therefore, asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. >> reporter: its an extraordinary turn of events. the policy of u.s. involvement in syrias civil war began with one ...

Strike to achieve a clear objective. some members of congress have said theres no point in simply doing a pinprick strike in syria. let me make something clear. the united states military doesnt do pinpricks. even a limited strike will send a message to assad that no other nation can deliver. >> reporter: but facing a likely defeat in congress to authorize military strike -- >> however -- >> reporter: the president then argued against taking action, pointing to a new russian-brokered proposal fo...

They would say theyre expecting it. they want to keep expectations low. natural that everyone else is saying theyre expecting there will be a run-off. because they want to keep themselves alive. so, i think we will see what happens. >> well he has ticked up to 39.5%. youve might be up late counting every one of these, hunter. but of it looks pretty solid in, in terms of the finish here. that bill thompson looks like he is in a position to hold on to the number two spot at 26. >> yeah, i mean the...

For t support of the other leaders. putin said the majority leaders joined him in opposing a military strike independent of the united states. >> i think it shows putin has absolutely no respect for obama. i think he outmaneuvered him as st. petersburg. it was a defeat, a lost opportunity for the president to try and bring others on board. despite what secretary of state kerry has been saying in his european trip of expressions of support from others, theres still precious few countries that hav...

>> [ bleep ] this is a sight for the holy people. show some respect. >> here to discuss this veterans of of the campaign train. kasie hunt who covered mitt romney for associated press, and dave weigel, and jane hall, a professor of journalism. the piece from peter hamby we quoted, the working relationship from the press out day covering the campaigns is broken. hes pointing to twitter as one of the main culprits in the breakdown of that relationship. as a veteran of the romney campaign, what abo...

>> former civil rights division leader thomas perez now the secretary of labor is famous for imposing a statistical disparate theory. he was in louisiana doing discovery on this case in january. this to me is clearly a perez operation. >> how should bobby jindal respond? >> fighting this and pointing out this program is working. parents are happy. the parents of the kids getting vouchers and being able to upgrade their schools are happy. scores are going up. its mind-boggling a law originally in...