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tonight we're asking her what she thinks of the new documentary that's exploded on the internet. it looks to make the warlord so famous that he gets captured. and like music? movies? how about the newest technology? it all comes together as south by southwest. this hour right here on cnn. hello, everyone, i'm don lemon. we're going to start with this in the cnn newsroom. a washington state man in custody tonight. and a community is breathing a sigh of relief after a courthouse shooting and stabbing. 34-year-old steven kravitz surrendered this afternoon without incident. an unli...

and new images inside the japan desolation zone on the one-year anniversary of one of the most natural and nuclear disasters ever. i'm don lemon. you're in the "cnn newsroom." thank you for joining us. in the meantime, we start with this -- a push for peace in syria. looks like it is going nowhere. the former u.n. chief kofi annan moat with bashar al assad. he rue feuses talks until the violence is over insisting his forces are fighting armed terrorists. the two sides are expected to meet again tomorrow and annan pushes the group to give aid to hard-hit town, the bloodshed goes on ...

this is not his critical inner circle. they have closed ranks, they have determined to fight, they have talked themselves into it, one of the officials says that they are fighting an insurgency and they believe right now they will win and sadly, anderson, the opposition remains fractured and unable to really mount an effective counter offensive according to these officials. >> does this surprise you? >> i'm not really sure about the quality of the american intelligence around syria. who's the inner circle? is it his brother? yes, his inner circle will be with him throughout, they wi...

in addition, those same sources outlined the help assad is getting from iran. weapons and computer expertise to root out opposition. their own people. barbara starr is there tonight. and robert bair, and even though we have word of more defections from the syrian army, you're hearing that bashar al assad has a firm grip on power in syria? >> absolutely, anderson. i spoke with three separate senior u.s. intelligence officials. the assessment is all in agreement. assad remains in control, in charge. commanding his forces. there is no break. they believe, in the inner circle around him....

outlined the help assad is getting from iran. weapons and computer expertise to root out opposition. their own people. barbara starr is there tonight. and robert bair, and even though we have word of more defections from the syrian army, you're hearing that assad has a firm grip on power in syria? >> absolutely. i spoke with three separate senior u.s. intelligence officials. the assessment is all in agreement. assad remains in control, in charge. commanding his forces. there is no break. they believe, in the inner circle around him. you see these defections. you see some generals fle...