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Chemical weapons, syrian rebels attacked an air base. raid follows several weeks of progress by pro-government forces and according to the united nations more than 70,000 people have been killed in the two-year long battle. they say the number will increase as the world debates about how to put and en to the fighting in the conflict. >> gregg: coner, thank you. >> heather: the house approving a plan to end faa furloughs just ahead of flying out of washington for a week long was set. the deal is expected to end massive delays at the nation's airport and awaits president obama's signature. he ca...

>> gregg: feds wrapping up a search at a landfill near a massachusetts college where dzhokar tsaas student. no word on what investigators were looking for what they may have recovered. >> heather: new york medical examiner's office resuming a search for human remains. two blocks from the world trade center site after the discovery of an airplane landing gear. >> gregg: there are some new questions about the obama administration's response to mounting evidence of chemical attacks in syria. the assad regime denies using any weapons like sarin gas against its own people, but during an oval office...

>> heather: new tension over iran's nuclear program. new reports that the country is expanding the production of a key chemical needed to create a nuclear warhead. coner powell is live. >> north korea may be grabbing headlines but there is growing concerns about iran's nuclear ambition. it said it successfully tested through new rockets. an arm spokesman describe them as surface to ground missiles but the army claimed they were for deterrent purposes and not part of their nuclear program which they claim is only for civilian purposes. still, it comes on the heels of the islamic republic's anno...

Two to the region. new secretary of state john kerry will talk more about it later in the hour. >> gregg: i wanted to tell you about the fierce new fighting in war-torn syria. rebels and syrian troops clashing in a damascus. troops loyal to assad say they have recaptured certain areas and there is a battle for the capital itself. they say so far conflict has claimed close to 70,000 lives. on the heels of all that bloodshed, a new controversy over the obama administration over the decision to provide aid to the rebels. that could harm american interests in the middle east. coner powell has more...

We have seen a lot of back and forth fighting in recent months and it looks like it's continuing, gregg. >> gregg: coner, thanks very much. >> heather: still to come, desperate search for a man who was swallowed alive after this -- a massive sinkhole opens up while he was in had his bedroom. new information from the scene. >> gregg: world searches on for the next pope after historic retirement that we haven't seen in 600 years. who might be the next pontiff. >> heather: and elite university is giving away some homes for free, but it does come with a catch. molly has a preview. >> reporter: the...