russian government. president putin in the kremlin calling it an act of aggression. condemnation from iran, russia's partner inside syria. the russian ministry of defense holding a news conference in the past few hours in which russian military officials there say that of 103 missiles that were fired, 71 were shot down by the syrian air defenses, which, of course, are supplied by russia. now, i mean, that's a pretty bold claim. unverifiable by us in moscow. russian are saying they may use the opportunity to supply syria with more sophisticated air defenses. and francis, away from the rhetoric and counter claims, i think, inside the kremlin, they'll be satisfied that this has not lead to a larger confrontation with the united states and at the same time russia's advantage inside syria hasn't been lost.
on monday. he met with so-called rebel leaders. senator mccain repeatedly called for intervention in this two-year war which killed more than 70,000 people. so far the obama administration has kept its distance. general jack keane writing in "the wall street journal" just recently that the syrian people are not asking us to fight for them. they're asking us to help them fight for themselves. the question for president barack obama is not our capacity to join that fight. it is the will. and now we're joined by general jack keane. general keen with everything that happened over the last few days, do you think our will maybe is shifting? >> oh, i'm not sure, jenna. i got the general feeling that the administration does not want to get involved in syria just as they pulled so rapidly out of iraq and they're trying to get out of afghanistan. they don't want any involvement in the middle east and they have been disingauging. i think very reluctantly they are trying to avoid any conflict in syria.
world. so i think we're very much at risk and i think this is going to continue until there's a realization that the terrorist threat remains, is expanding an continues to be a problem for us here in the united states. jenna: the french president came out this week and said he is very concerned about southern libya and what is happening with the arms moves by al qaeda through libya since qaddafi fell. we would love to have you back to talk more about that, broader picture. ambassador, great to have you as always. thank you. >> thanks very much. jenna. jenna: we'll talk to republican congressman james langford out of oklahoma who is on the committee that issued the subpoena. we'll ask him the same questions. what specifically does he want to know? what are the talking points or subpoenas for the talking points will really tell us? he will be up at the top of the hour to answer those questions. jon: the crisis in syria is spinning out of control. the u.n. human rights council is going into emergency session urging companies not to supply syria with weapons. we'll talk to general jack keane about the 2-year-old war and what if anything can
maria. thanks for joining us to take time out of the weather studio to come to see us. thanks very much. we'll turn to other news right now. a lot of new developments in the war in syria. we'll look at things that occurred over the last 48 hours. u.n. human rights council going into emergency session today debating a draft resolution. it calls for an immediate end to fighting around one strategic town in syria and condemns the intervention by foreign fighters particularly the terrorist group hezbollah. and their support for president assad. the resolution also seeks more aid access and protections for civilians and in the meantime, russia is denouncing the resolution and says it undermines peace efforts. russia and the united states are at work on holding a peace conference in geneva next month. the syrian opposition the so-called rebels have yet to decide if they're going to attend insisting president assad must relinquish his power before they will even talk peace. this is happening after a visit by senator john mccain
sexual abuse in the military and a visit with the turkish prime minister where syria was at the top of the agenda. but a dark cloud hangs over this white house and critics at a tea party rally are keeping up the pressure. >> this is run-away government at its worst. who knows who they'll target next. >> dan lothian, cnn, washington. this question, are we at a crisis point for sexual assault in the military? in pretty blunt language, the president called the growing number of sexual assaults, shameful and disgraceful and a danger to national security and he ordered a pentagon official to somehow crack down. it comes amid a series of high-profile cases of alleged sexual abuse. here's pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. >> another embarrassment for the u.s. military. this time, at fort campbell, kentucky, home of the 101st
recovery mission to found the seven unaccounted for, that number could rise, zoraida. >> and victor you just mentioned the six people who died. and we want to remember them. do we know anything about them? >> their names have been released. we know that two of them have the same last name. but we have not been confirmed for us at least that they were married or their specific relation to one another. but their ages range from the early 30s, to the early 80s. most of them over the age of 60. zoraida? >> victor blackwell live on the ground, thank you very much. to find out how you can help the victims of the texas storms, you can visit our impact your world page at cnn.com/impact. russia is sending advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to syria. a sign u.s. officials say that illustrates moscow's support for president bashar al assad's regime. "the new york times" reports that the missiles have advanced radar capabilities that can help
president bashar al assad's regime. "the new york times" reports that the missiles have advanced radar capabilities that can help the syrian regime stop foreign forces from establishing no-fly zones. can also stop limited air strikes. potentially or supply syria's opposition. stop supply of syria's opposition from the air. a new outbreak of lotto fever causing the powerball jackpot to swell to $550 million for tomorrow night's drawing. that's $550 million, folks. >> that's a swollen jackpot. >> the second biggest prize in powerball history and third largest lottery jackpot overall. and people are not done buying so who knows, right? >> lines will be forming early this morning. >> bracing toor more severe weather this weekend. this could be serious. it is the center of the country that may be under the gun this time. meteorologist jennifer delgado joins us from the cnn weather center. >> good morning, guys, you're right, millions of people could be under the gun this weekend as more severe weather is expected to arrive. let's start off with images
the man fired from the irs over a scandal for targeting conservatives, he is testifying today. this will be a big day. steven miller, the acting head of the irs was forced out this week. and today a house committee will grill him about why he didn't tell congress about the political targeting. president obama's top lieutenants will take over as interim head of the irs. and president obama summoning his top pentagon brass to the white house to address this growing problem of sexual assaults in the military. he's ordering them to come up with a plan to stem all of the abuse. this comes as the head of a sexual assault prevention unit at fort bell, kentucky, was arrested, lieutenant colonel darren, charged with violating a court order to leave his wife alone. the third military official in two weeks to be relieved of duty over an allegation of sexual misconduct. a trouble development overnight, russia is sending advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to syria. u.s. officials say it's a sign that shows moscow's support for
it is doing its job scrupulously without bias. >> reporter: his top aids are doing damage control. >> quick action. >> the fact is this administration has a record on transparency. >> reporter: while the president is trying to shift attention to his other priorities. a trip to baltimore today will focus on middle class jobs. it follows thursday's meeting on sexual abuse in the military and a visit with the turkish prime minister where syria was at the top of the agenda. a dark cloud hangs over this white house. critics at a tea party rally are keeping up pressure. >> this is runaway government at its worst. who knows who they will target next? >> reporter: dan lothian, cnn, washington. there is a growing crisis in the military this morning. in blunt language the president calls the rising number of sexual assaults shameful and
establishing no fly zones, carrying out air strikes or securing syria's opposition from the sea. >> the surviving boston marathon bombing suspect left a note about motive. law enforcement found tsarnaev's note on the boat where he was hiding. he wrote the bombings were retribution for u.s. attacks on muslims in iraq. he referred to the boston victims as collateral damage. tsarnaev said an attack on one muslim was an attack on all muslims. watch anderson cooper's special report "back to boston, moments of impact" tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. a justice department investigation finds u.s. marshalls lost track of two former members of the federal witness security program who were identified as known or suspected terrorists. a new report says one of the former witnesses is now known to be living outside the united states. the other is believed to be out of the country. it says the marshall service failed to inform authorities who run the no-fly watch list about