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>> translator: emperor and empress will leave the facility. >> translator: next, we will have a word of mourning with mr. yokomichi. >> the head of the lower house. we're watching the memorial service live from tokyo one year after the massive earthquake and tsunami, which left almost 16,000 people dead. more than 3,000 are missing. so far we've heard from both the prime minister and the importantly the emperor, who is 79 years of age in poor health, just recently recovered from heart surgery. he has now left. his doctors told him to limit his time there because of hi healhis healt...

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...

>> there's no question that we have our work cut out for us. but this say public health crisis and we're responding. >> reporter: on capitol hill, drug makers testified over regulation is partly to blame for drug shortages, not greed. >> manufacturers do not and would never deliberately reduce the supply of essential medicines. >> reporter: for this family and those like this, political finger pointing will do little good the next time their loved one needs an ambulance. >> she's an integral part of our family. we wouldn't be the same without her. >> reporter: president obama support...

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...