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The international community, to neighbors of syria, the potential for chemical weapons to get into the hands of terrorists, all of those things, add increased urgency to what is already a significant security problem and humanitarian problem in the region. so we're going to be working with countries like jordan to try to obtain more direct evidence and confirmation of this potential use. in the meantime, i've been very clear publicly but also privately that for the syrian government to utilize chemical weapons on its people crosses a line that will change my calculus and how the united states ...

Syrian government to utilize chemical weapons on its people crosses a line that will change my calculous and how the united states approaches these issues. so, you know, this is not an on or off switch. this is an ongoing challenge that all of us have to be concerned about. >> david, if the government of syria, if the assad regime were using chemical weapons consistently or in any way as part of a strategic effort to save themselves, wouldn't there be a debate? why is it so fleeting, this evidence? if this is part of shatheir strategy like we used in world war i. if they're being used, why is ...

injuries. but what happened to one lance corporal made my jaw drop. how does anyone survive having a rocket-propelled grenade being shot into their body? here's correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: marine corporal perez know the rocket-propelled grenade was coming right at him. >> all of a sudden, just, i just saw the rpg coming towards me, and it hit me, and you know, i was hit and my boys, they knew exactly what to do and they came down, no hesitation, no nothing, and they picked me up, got me to safety. >> reporter: winder perez had a live, foot-long, rocket-propelled grenade...

drop. how does something survive having a live rocket propelled grenade shot into their body? here is barbara starr. >> this marine corporal knew the rocket propelled grenade was coming right at him. >> all of a sudden, just, i saw the rpg coming towards me. and it hit me, and you know, i was hit and my boys, they knew exactly what to do, and they came down, no hesitation, no nothing. and they picked me up, got me to safety. >> he had a live foot-long rocket propelled grenade embedded in his left side. but even so, he kept his cool. >> i tried to call in my own medevac but i couldn't...

a moment. in the meantime, tomorrow, of course a time for deep grieving but also a time for celebration of an incredible life and music from one of this country's greatest singers, perhaps even one of the world's greatest singers. as you can expect, music will be a big part of the funeral tomorrow. stevie wonder and aretha franklin and kevin costner will speak. singer roberta flack will be there. bobby brown, a source of controversy whether he was going to be there. he has confirmed that he will be there as well. and aretha franklin spoke about her very close relationship with whitne...