the consensus opinion was that, in fact, it would not occur if it occurred until later in the year. so it was my decision. >> reporter: and it's hard to underestimate p, lindsey and kendis, how much of a chaotic scene has been here even at the white house with officials, many of whom were on vacation, scrambling to come back to deal with this crisis. the president had been set to go to wilmington to his home yesterday yesterday. he did not end up doing that. he's now expected possibly to go at some point in time today after meeting with his national security advisers at the white house. it remains a very fluid situation as the administration is trying to get their hands around the biggest foreign policy crisis since taking office in january. >> josh lederman and raf sanchez, thank you so much for getting us started. we're talking about a former