now france says it has its own evidence that the assad regime is responsible. no one many is more clear of what s collected than john kerry. here is what he said. blood and hair samples that have come to us through an appropriate chain of custody from east damascus, from first responders, it s tested positive for signatures of sarin. each day that goes by this case is even stronger. we know that the regime ordered this take. we know they prepared for it. we know where the rockets came from. we know where they landed. we know the damage. we ve seen the horrific scenes all over the social media and have evidence of it in other ways and we know the regime tried to cover up afterward. let s talk about what sarin gas is. where did it come from? it was developed in 1938 in
back. dana bash standing by. john mccain, lindsey graham saying the president s plan for limited action as it s being called would send the wrong signal. what do we expect from this meeting today with the president and is there any doubt that his evidence is rock solid. reporter: that s a question that some in congress are asking. the point you heard from russia there. maybe there s a clear evidence that chemical weapons have been used but some are wondering whether it s clear and irrefutable who used it. they will continue to make the case that they have been making. as you mentioned john mccain has been pushing for the president to do more and go further on the syria than the white house is planning. they want to see a clear plan and strategy from this white house for just what the goal of any sort of military action in
abrasions in her mouth despite the jelly fish mask. she s having trouble talking but she did tell her people let s get going so we can have a whopping party. they all sound excited. they sound like this is about to happen. we re glad you re there. reporter: we ll be here to cover it when she makes it ashore here. we re seeing when now, not if because confidence is growing by the minute. we just showed brand new picture. she looks well. she s very close. thanks so much. thank you for watching. around the world starts now. president obama making his case to congress for a strike on syria with classified briefings today. the push back from both parties straight ahead.
israel understandably nervous. not sure what the united states is going to do at this point and a critical u.s. ally. what s next? reporter: the disappointment here in israel was real. many saw u.s. president who backed away from his own red lines who was indecisive at a key moment who not only possess chemical weaponings but employed them against their own people. government officials who were warned in advance by the white house of this were quick to point out that going to congress, part of the american democracy, trying to smooth things over, but the decision last week by the british parliament ruling out any response to syria s chemical case was seen as a bad omen. uncertain over whether any u.s. action would go ahead.
back. actually left. i understand you took a red eye to get back. why weren t you satisfied about the case that the obama administration was making for military strike? well, i was one of the over 200 members that signed onto a letter to president obama asking him to come to congress, have the debate and allow us to weigh in on the decision to use military force in syria. i decided to take the red eye back there. i thought it was that important to read the classified documents, to hear the briefing. i m still not convinced at this time that we should be taking the military action in syria. i need to know more. i m sorry. i wanted to where specifically did administration fail in presenting its case? did they not make the case that assad was responsible or was what it that you re looking for that did not satisfy you? well, i do think they have a