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And then the brutal crackdown. [ gunfire ] at least four died in this assault, gunned down by men loyal to their leader, bashar al azad is the president of syria. western educated, he sometimes appears moderate and tolerant, but he rules with an iron grip. it's a grip that now may just be slipping. here to talk about all of this is jamie ruben, and chrystia freeland, global editor at large for reuters. so to both of you, we hear all the time, syria is so is central to the middle east, more important by leaps and bounds, even than libya. why is that? >> well, i think it's considered the fulcrum...

but details of it are just new coming in. controllers at andrews air force base fear the cargo jet would not be able to clear the runway before the jet carrying the first lady and dr. biden landed. the planes were only three miles apart instead of the five miles required. this is just the latest in a series of air traffic controllers. michael goldfarb is the former chief of staff for the faa. it must have been a harrowing experience. normally the separations are more than five miles. so the plane on the runway should not have been there to begin with. that in one second. but one of ...