On hold. If he does not get the authorization in congress and he goes ahead and acts anyway, hes even more isolated. Diana nyad is trying to become the first person to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage. You shoot for the stars. You dont give up. You do tap your potential. Sir david frost, famed british broadcaster, died over the weekend. So that is obstruction of justice no, just a moment, thats your conclusion. A controversial new theory says life on earth actually began on mars. For that matter, when we look at all these studies. We put a date of 2015 that this white house by that year. Or what . Or it would tumble into the sea. Look out below. One very lucky driver in taiwan barely avoided getting crushed by a giant boulder. The rock is the size of a truck. I always wonder who has the wherewithal to record. I think its just good luck. Yeah, really. Im anthony mason. Charlie rose, gayle and norah are off. Syria says president obama is could be fu confused and lacks evidence it used chemical weapons. Elizabeth palmer is the only western correspondent inside the political damascus. She just spoke with the countrys foreign minister. What was his reaction to the decision to go to congress . He told me the decision to seek approval for the strike, he knows its a dangerous responsibility. Syria ephhopes Congress Wont b the white house so some other response to chemical weapons will have to be found. The middle east is already on fire now. And we think any wisdom in the United States, and we hope the congress will sxexercise this wisd wisdom, will not allow the United States to tarnish its image once again in wars in the middle east. I also asked the Deputy Foreign minister how syria would respond. He said, i cant tell you exactly but all options are on the table and pointed out syria had still an intact and strong military. I asked, would you attack israel and predictably he refused to be drawn on that. . Elizabeth palmer in dam mass cautious that is corrects. The Obama Administration briefed members of Congress Last night as it attempts to build support for military action in syria. A vote is not expected until at least next week. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill. Nancy, good morning. Reporter good morning anthony. The white house is going to need that week to win over skeptical members of congress. Nearly a quarter of congress came back to washington, back ton the capitol yesterday, for a closed door meeting, on evidence that assad used chemical weapons. Most members said they were glad the president decided over the weekend to formally ask congress for authorization to strike syria, but that doesnt mean that he has their vote. The skeptics include both democrats and republicans. Some of them still regret their votes to go to war in iraq. Others worry about a lack of international support. Even the internationals supporters argued the resolution proposed by the white house this weekend granting president obama authorization to use force, quote, as he determines to be necessary and appropriate, is just written too broadly and is going to have to be narrowed before any vote can take place. The president has been doing his own sales job. He reached out to some members by phone yesterday. Hes meeting with key senators today and tomorrow before he leaves on an international trip. And, anthony, that is really key here, because there are a lot of members who might be willing to vote yet but theyre not going to do so until the white house shows them it has a Clear Strategy and a clear end game if it does get involved in this conflict. Nancy cordes at the capital, thanks. An american based in eastern afghanistan came under attack this morning. The taliban is claiming responsibility. The assault lasted over three hours and included several bombs. U. S. Vehicles were set on fire. A key supply route was shut down. At least three attackers were killed. No u. S. Soldiers were hurt. Diana nyad is closing in on her goal to become the first person to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage. She hopes to arrive in the florida keys later today. The 64yearold set out on saturday from havana. This is her fifth and final attempt at the 103 mile open water swim. New york city pulled the plug on a popular dance Music Festival yesterday after two people died and four others were hospitalized. Officials suspect they overdosed on the drug called molly as we reported just two weeks ago, the drugs popularity has skyrocketed. Michelle williams is where the event taking place. Reporter the festival is an annual Labor Day Weekend dance party that attracted more than 100,000 people last year. In fact, thats the stage where a musical act was supposed to play their final night sunday. Until new york mayor bloomberg shut it down. For thousands of young people saturday, it had been a night of partying set to thumping dance beats and flashing lights. But the party turned fatal for two of them. 23yearold jeffrey russ of rochester, new york, and 20yearold Olivia Rotundo of providen providence, rhode island, died. Four others ended up in intensive care in area hospitals. City officials said the deaths appear to have involved mdma or molly, a more potent form of ecstasy, a club drug thats made its way back into popularity. Kanye west rapped about it. While miley cyrus alluded to it. For many users, the drug is seen as harmless. Addiction specialist dr. Damon raskin. We cant have people kids look up to saying these type s drugs are okay because they really arent. Reporter electronic super stars cruella had been scheduled to perform. Fans overdosed at a concert in boston just last week, reportedly one of them, 19yearold Brittany Flanagan of derry, new hampshire, died. They will often mix ecstasy with other drugs. I think the combination of these drugs makes them all more toxic. Reporter electric zoo organizers posted a statement yesterday sending their condolences to the families of the victims. And declaring that nothing is more important to them than the safety of their patrons. Anthony, venita. Michelle miller, thank you. That wildfire burning around Yosemite National park is now the fourth largest in california history. The twoweekold rim fire scorched at least 351 square miles and it is still growing. Thats an area larger than san francisco, oakland and san jose combined. The fire is 45 contained. It gives new meaning to the phrase cats eye. Cat videos are getting millions of views and that is leading to dollar signs for their owners. Plus, all that mattered 50 years ago today. The half hour that changed television history. Do you remember the program . The answers next. On cbs this morning. Sleeping apart. Things should never come to this. 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The cbs evening news is the longest running evening news program. This has been the cbs evening news. From all of us at cbs this morning, wed like to congratulaticongra congratulate our colleagues. Tonight, you can see a history of the program. Thats on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Robert redford, tom hanks, Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are all starring in new dramas coming to the big screen. Michael hogan is in the green room. Hes got your film preview. Thats ahead on cbs this morning. Announcer this portion of cbs this morning sponsored by flex path from Capella University. The most direct path to your mba. Ba. But going back to school is hard. Because you work. Now, Capella University offers a revolutionary new way to get your degree. Its called flexpath and its the most direct path, leveraging what youve learned on the job and focusing on what you need to know so you can get a degree at your pace. And graduate at the speed of you. Flexpath from Capella University learn more at capella. Edu a baby panda is ready for its closeup in china. The cub met the media for the first time over the weekend. Officials think its a female. She was born in a zoo in Southern China a month ago. The baby panda is being taken care of by its mother and appears to be thriving. Well, sea lions are among the Biggest Online video stars. One clip featuring a japanese cat brought in more than 200 million views. John blackstone shows us how some humans are cashing in on cat fever. Reporter the cats real name is henry but on the internet hes become famous as henri, the exotential cat. But his breeder, will braden is profiting. Henri would describe me as the filmmaker who feels torment for my own game. Reporter the videos have been viewed more than 15 million times on youtube, creating a demand for henri products. Its the real thing to say but im 100 in the henri business. Its my living now. Reporter braden made his first henri video as a film school project. Back then he was a struggling artist. But not anymore. Interesting world now. You dont need to have a studio. No. To become an internationally known filmmaker. Yes. I am an internationally known filmmaker. Its a good time to be any kind of an artist. Reporter his fascination with cats began long ago in the 1890s. Thomas edison captured this on his new invention. The newest internet sensation is grumpy cat. Her scowl is actually the result of an underbite. Shes got a manager and a calendar. A japanese kitty who loves diving into boxes remains the most viewed with more than 224 million hits. Friskies said 15 of all internet traffic is connected to cats. Advertisers are paying attention. Cats can be searched, watched and shared faster than ever. Businesses see these cat videos that have 10, 20, 60 million views on youtube and they basically say give me Something Like that. Good catch. Cat videos are incredibly addictive. Reporter stephen jurisc is the creative director of a small Digital Ad Agency that announced tongue in cheek it was moving exclusively into catvertising. Our goal is integrate cat videos into every stage of the customer experience. Reporter it was a joke, but it proved cat videos sell. We actually won three accounts because of the catvertising video. Reporter over the weekend, the Walker Art Museum in minneapolis held its Second Annual cat video festival. More than 10,000 people came to see videos they could have watched online. So instead of just you watching it, you are with a bunch of friends, or maybe new friends. I think theres something about the social nature of this that makes it special. Reporter last year will braden took home the golden kitty, roughly equivalent to a peoples choice award. This year, he presented it to the owner of grumpy cat. You worry that the cat video fad will suddenly disappear . Maybe it will disappear, but, you know, im just going to ride that wave until it hits the shore. Reporter cat videos may go on forever. After all, there are 86 million pet cats in america. A number that impresses the mortals on madison avenue, but just means more misery for the exotentialist henri. For cbs this morning, john blackstone, seattle. I like henri. I cant believe that 15 of the videos on th et are catrelated, but unbelievable. They say that of the people, that 10,000 in that stadium, a lot of people are bringing older relatives who have never seen these videos online who are now getting to experience what the Younger Generation is watching online. I have to admit ive seen a few, but my daughter showed them to me. A boy gets a once in a while swim with a dolphin. Well show you why they share something in common. ,,, at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. 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Youll meet the man who found a court of opportunity. Thats ahead. First its time to show you some of this mornings headlines from around the globe. The times of london says european men are four inches taller on average than they were 100 years ago. The study says cleaner cities and smaller families are the most likely reason. They now average 510 in height. The Washington Post says the number of drivers who feel road rage has doubled. 12 of those surveyed say they feel uncontrollable anger toward another driver. That is twice as many as as in 2005. Britains guardian looks at rapper kanye west. He was paid 3 million to perform at the wedding of the grandson of kazakhstans president. T