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Kurds make up a third of syrians so this could become a large many cornered struggle. remember with 180,000 troops in iraq, the united states could not stop massacres, ethnic cleansing and massive human rights violations. we are now planning to achieve lofty aims in syria with almost no means. the most likely scenario is that the small step up in american assistance will not make much difference. at that point pressure will build on the administration. john mccain will make speeches saying now a...

Ive heard john mccain, lindsey graham, democratic colleagues calling for an increased u.s. role. ive heard some members of the republican party, folks like rand paul, who have been very skeptical. i have not heard a huge amount of democratic voices in the senate and the house trying to throw up the yellow light on this whole thing. where is that voice in congress right now? >> well, you know, all weve had so far is a vote of the senate foreign relations committee. and it was a surprisingly large...

Man. this aint cool. you cant even stretch. you cant even stretch in this joint. >> you cant even work out in these cells. you cant run in place. we only come out twice a week. >> yeah, man, [ bleep ]. mentally insane, for real. this is what they give us. look at this [ bleep ]. thats all you going to get. thats all you [ bleep ] going to get. a little tiny ass bar of soap. going to be used in one day. its over. this is how im living, man. >> you will find with a lot of these guys, they have bee...

To a city or town. thats the next step up from tornado warning. i think this added verbage is going to help people understand what is out there. >> chad, thanks very much. well stay in close touch with you. chad is in norman, oklahoma. our meteorologist samantha mohr is standing by at the cnn severe weather center tracking the storms not just oklahoma. i understand in missouri there are some actual tornadoes warnings right now. what is going on? >> well, missouri weve had the most activity so fa...

From the local community because they will amaze you time and time again. if you let them really play a leadership role along with you, the efforts are going to be that much better. and i assure you that they will appreciate it because people want to be involved is and they want to make a difference. >> governor fallin, a final question, bring us up to date on the citizen help that youve seen so far. again, youre less than a week from that monster tornado, but whats it been like there in terms o...

From the local community because they will amaze you time and time again. if you let them really play a leadership role along with you, the efforts are going to be that much better. and i assure you that they will appreciate it because people want to be involved is and they want to make a difference. >> governor fallin, a final question, bring us up to date on the citizen help that youve seen so far. again, youre less than a week from that monster tornado, but whats it been like there in terms o...

>> arthel: let me jump in. we started this with governor jindal is giving advice to his party focusing on big government being the problem. richard, should the dems stay the course or does that party need new direction? >> bill clinton said that the era of big government is over. i think with barack obama he has faced up to an economic challenge in a way that has helped the u.s. economy, european governments would give their eye teeth to be in our space because we went to stimulus and they went ...

Also, you are seeing so many step up and donate. kevin durant, the star basketball player from the oklahoma city thunder donated $1 million to the red cross. baseball player matt kemp -- >> l.a. dodgers. >> chris? >> very well known. >> yes. he tweeted im giving $1,000 for tonights home run and every home run until the all-star break for the victims in my hometown. toby keith will have a benefit concert. >> they need them all here in moore. >> for a long time to come. just not now, for months to...

Government. so this is a really dangerous situation. the justice ministry telling us basicly gunmen are trying to black mail the government and theyre hoping that the libyan government authorities here will take a firm stance in dealing with these armed groups. >> all right, thank you. stay safe. as you cover that developing story. ahead on "starting point" police step up the man h hunt for a person who stabbed an 8-year-old california girl to death. who theyre questioning now.

She goes to marysville. >> use the restroom, no matter who you are or think you are or who you know or think you know, i know some of you know big time people. they still wont stop. make sure you use the restroom, okay? pad up if you need to. all right, ladies, step up. the ones thats done. nope, all the way to the back. >> can you leave them on a little loose for me? >> all the way through, ladies. stay on the sidewalk when you go around, when you go through. >> all 13 of you are getting in thi...