tonight on the eve of the anniversary of 9/11, the president will once again have to address war, war but also peace. the prospect of a peaceful resolution. a diplomatic resolution to something that not long ago seemed certain to entail cruise missiles fired from u.s. navy warships. here in new york city, ed schultz and reverend al sharpton, chris hayes, eugene robinson from "the washington post." want to start, chris with you. do you feel like you know where this is going tonight is? it clear to you what the case is that the president needs to make? >> i have no idea. i suspect most people don't know either. what was planned when the speech was announced was a speech to make the case to the american people it was in the vital interest of the united states to launch a military attack on syria and pressure congress to vote to grant him authority to do that. that, we'll see remnants of that speech tonight. i suspect. i think the white house believes the credible threat of military force is a huge part of what has gotten syria and russia to the