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Government and now, there's another claim. the syrian government is accusing rebel forces of using chemicals as well. cnn cannot confirm those claims or authenticity of these images. frederick is live for us from damascus. what do we know about this latest video and tell us more about these allegations. >> reporter: well, the video was actually reported to be shown in a place called jobar. a place held by rebels. i was in that place earlier today with syrian government forces and some of the soldiers told me that yes, they thought they had be subjected to chemicals. they said they were making ...

Discontinuing contracts with which they have actually very little control but at this point they are really getting concerned that this is going over the edge. >> reporter: that's absolutely right. in fact, one person diplomat i spoke to here described the general's comments last week when he called for the protests as they were spooked by his comments. so it gives you a sense of anxiety sometimes that u.s. officials and other officials have when it comes to how the military has been conducting itself here on the street. the concern in the coming days is really about this protest. the military...

Best to crush this rebellion. i can tell you in the past couple of days, victor, i've been going around damascus where some districts are actually in the hands of opposition. but the syrian fighters, the pro-government fighters, they have never is seen them more confident than they are right now. of course, that has to do with the fact that the syrian military is making a push right now. they've never talked to me openly or seemed more confident now than they are. but of course, they all know that all of that could change very quickly if the u.s. getting heavily involved in this conflict. smal...

The issue. neil degrasse tyson, the director of the hayden planetarium. he as a new book out space chronicles facing the ultimate frontier. >> paper back. >> paper back edition. >> what i was struck by. >> now that meteors are hitting, don't stay struck, what you were surprised by. >> what i was struck or surprised by was that we all know that china is making a push and even india but canada is the new space nation. what's this about? >> consider, first that canada played a major role in the space shuttle program. they are the arm that lives inside the payload bay of the space shuttle called t...

But first, there is a lot going on today, here's some things we just thought you should know. president obama just wrapped up a visit in an early learning center in georgia today, making a push for an early learning education plan today. the president said the benefits of early education. >> hope is found in what works, this works. we know it works. you're looking for a good bang for your educational buck, this is it. right here. >> and some republicans have raised questions about funding for the program. the white house says it will not add to the debt. a new honor for american troops invol...