reporting this morning. we know the president travels to capitol hill today to try to increase support in the senate. let's go live to athena jones monitoring capitol hill for us. good morning, athena. >> reporter: good morning, chris. this proposal is being viewed here on capitol hill with cautious optimism. you heard in brianna's piece there, there are still a lot of concerns about this. members of congress believe if this proposal is real, not just a delaying tactic on the part of syria and russia, then it's up to the white house and members of congress to seriously consider it. that's why senate majority leader harry reid is now delaying a vote in the senate on this resolution to authorize force. that's to give members a chance to learn more about this option, this potential diplomatic solution, what some are calling a third way. you also heard from the president and from secretary clinton, they are concerned this could be a delaying tactic. the white house is going to continue to push to make its case for military ak because they believe, as do many members of congress, that this threat of