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Those are your headlines at this hour. chris and kate, back to you. let's move to our political gut check, all of the stories you need to know, coming straight out of washington. president obama addressing the nation last night and pressing pause on his hard sell for a military strike in syria while diplomacy plays out. so where do things go from here? cnn's chief national correspondent john king is here to break it all down for us. a late night and an early morning for you, john, for many as they watch the speech and try to digest everything that came from it. a lot riding on the president'...

Claim. secondly, and most importantly, police officers, unless they go out of the scope of their duty, are almost always immune. it's what we call sovereign immunity. in other words, you can't sue the king. similarly, you can't sue the government in most cases unless they let you. and the general rule is, as long as the police officer didn't act outside the scope of his duty, statements that he makes in the course of his duties as a public official will leave him immune from lawsuits like defamation. >> okay, who knows. if you have ever been a person of interest and cleared, whether it really ...

Syria's chemical weapons are. even if we did, the capacity to secure the chemical weapons in the midst of a civil war would be overwhelming. the pentagon has estimated that it would take 75,000 troops to guard the chemical weapons inspectors. so the irony of it all, obama said no troops on the ground, the only way this could conceivably work is a significant force of troops on the ground. where are they going to come from? >> you believe the pros far outweigh the practicality of getting this type of monitoring done? >> it is insane to believe in the midst of a civil war with a dictator like as...

The family is suing the park saying the ride was unsafe. is synthetic pot the blame for killing three people and making many more sick in colorado? the drug known as spice may have sickened 75 people since august. the formula involved is said to be hundreds of times stronger than previous recipes. the cdc has sent a five-member team to that state to conduct an investigation. also in colorado, voters there have thrown out the leader of the state senate. john morse and another senator angela guerin have succeeded in elections. gun rights advocates pushed hard for their removal after they bac...

Out west, firefighters are indeed getting a handle on the mt. diablo wildfire. officials believe they could have that fire contained by the weekend. it's burned some 3200 acres. now, making matters worse, burglars got into a firehouse while crews were out fighting the flames. thieves stole wedding rings, watches and computers. two colorado lawmakers booted out in a recall election after supporting tougher gun control. john morse and angela guerin lost. the measures faced opposition even after last year's movie theater shooting in colorado. police in gardendale, alabama, a raccoon crashed...