weekend. shows 59% of the public does not want congress to authorize american military action in syria. let me show you another number here. another poll shows nearly three quarters believe a strike would lead to war. let's go straight to washington to our chief congressional correspondent dana bash live on the hill. the gavel has hit, dana bash. what's next? >> reporter: what's next is a lot of debate and a lot of answers that maybe we'll get about what is really up in the air in a way that is kind of stunning right now. and that is where are the boats? particularly starting with where this is going to begin. the democratic-led senate. harry reid, the senate majority leader, is still speaking. he's making his case for the need for military authorization. he's trying to make the case for the president. this is the first time we're seeing debate on the floor of the senate because it's the first time they have been in in five weeks. despite the fact we have seen so much action, so much activity