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>> i think it really depends on the times at which youre making these assessments. and the situation on the ground in syria is so fluid that things -- conditions do change very quickly. i can say kind of even bag at the beginning of january, february into march, conditions were favoring the extremists. they were on the rise. they were gaining territory and authority. and they were actually making a significant impact in terms of kind of gaining control in different opposition avenues. that being...

Neither the current u.s. or yemeni administrations bother distinguishing friend from foe. and he goes on to say each one of these strikes having a fair amount of collateral damage killing civilians and innocents has created many, many enemies for the united states. what is the sort of support base at this point like for the arabian peninsula? and what sort of effect is our drone warfare having on that? >> its a great question. and itd be difficult to answer without being on the ground in yemen. ...

Yemeni administrations bother distinguishing friend from foe. and he goes on to say each one of these strikes having a fair amount of collateral damage killing civilians and innocents has created many, many enemies for the united states. what is the sort of support base at this point like for the arabian peninsula? and what sort of effect is our drone warfare having on that? >> its a great question. and itd be difficult to answer without being on the ground in yemen. a couple of months ago, i wa...

Very well respected and liked by his colleagues and his family, as well. ench w everyone whos talked about him said he would always liven up the situation. he had a two-year-old son named jack. he joined the army in 2006. in 2009, he was deployed to afghanistan on a support base using artillery mortars to support troops in-field. in 2011, when he came back to britain, he became a recruitment officer at the barracks behind me here. o potentially, did his attackers know him? >> nic, i appreciate t...

One a man, one a woman. their condition, were being told? stable, anderson. >> lee rigby, what do we know about him now? >> this is a young man, 25 years old. very well respected and liked by his colleagues and his family, as well. everyone whos talked about him said he would always liven up the situation. he had a two-year-old son named jack. he joined the army in 2006. in 2009, he was deployed to afghanistan on a support base using artillery mortars to support troops in-field. in 2011, when he...

Establishing his legacy? >> yes, and yes. the campaign disclosed over the weekend its biggest bundlers. these are people who are the people who get others to give big donations and i just looked at the number of people who gave, who raised more than $500,000 and i gave to the conclusion, even though hawaii has been making an overdict bid to try to land the presidential library that will be built after obama finishes the second term, they dont have big-money nucleus there to help make the case th...

Efforts like his could decide the presidency. >> there is a lot of weight on your shoulders. >> a lot of weight. >> the details information that volunteers take door to door is evidence big brother has been watching you in past elections. democrats and republicans know your name and what is important to you specifically before they knock on your door. >> we know who you are, where you live and how you voted. more importantly to us, we have an expectation on how you will vote in this election. ba...

Has the convention after they get a boost. it was temporary for michael dukakis but they get a boost. how much do you expect if it happens. >>guest: i would expect a boost. if you are romney and ryan you have to come out of the convention ahead. you have to expect obama will get something from his, as well, and you have to get more votes than other guy in the end to win the race. it is not going to be easy to overcome or surpass obama after. you want to come out ahead after your convention. you ...

now weve talked about corn and grain crops, but now the drought is threatening the nations dairy supply. lets get right back to rob marciano. hes live in indiana. rob, lets talk about the livestock that supplies all of us with milk and cheese. is there enough food and water for them at this point? >> reporter: well, no. right now they have enough now but a lot of that is left over from last year which was a pretty good crop. what worries farm serious whats going to happen as we get tow...

new england area, the first circuit court of appeals, and they cover basically, you know, maine, vermont, new hampshire, puerto rico, believe it or not, and massachusetts. so this ruling is binding only on that area of the united states, the federal courts that cover that area of the united states. its a very, very important precedent that will be looked at by courts around the united states and there are at least seven other lawsuits pending, challenging the doma act. this is a very i...