on tuesday, they weren't able to go out because of security concerns. they did get a lot done today. they were in the northeastern part of damascus, which is the place that apparently had the highest death toll in that alleged chemical attack. there are some things they still want to work out. it's unclear whether or not they're going to stay, but right now sunday appears to be the cutoff day when they plan to leave. >> fred, thank you. talking about options, none of them good. fran townsend currently sits on the homeland security and cia external advisory boards. also, christiane amanpour. john king, and michael hayden, general hayden has run the cia and nsa and is a principal with the chertoff group and serves on the boards of several defense firms. christiane amanpour, you've talked to a number of folks around the world. what is their reaction to this, and in particular, britain, which is capable of launching a