states just said a little while ago over at the white house rose garden. he said the u.s. is ready to strike syria but he wants congressional authorization first. congress not scheduled to come back until monday, september 9. so no uls u.s. military action presumably at least until that week. we'll take a quick break, check in for reaction around the world. all of our reporters are standing by. this is cnn's special coverage of the crisis in syria. our smartest, easiest cell phone yet. >> when i heard about the jitterbug, i went online and ordered one for my mom. she loves it. she takes it everywhere. thanks to greatcall, now my mom has a cell phone she actually enjoys using. >> hi, grandma! >> hi, sweetie! >> announcer: the jitterbug plus-- the large numbers and the yes/no buttons make it easy to use, the bright screen is easy to see, while the improved speaker makes conversations loud and clear,