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Lots at stake right now. i'll be back later tonight. 9:00 p.m. eastern, i'm filling in for piers morgan only here on cnn. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. "outfront" next the president scores a big political win today. does that put america closer to launching a strike on syria? then the drug nicknames mali being glamorized in songs and pop culture. also being blamed for deaths. tonight we speak to an addict who tells us why that high is unlike any he's ever had. and a judge is ruling on a taboo subject. is...

Of the united states will turn its back on this moment. >> if he doesn't get the votes, i know that's not the scenario you want, but if he doesn't get it, will he still strike? >> i think it will be a little bit of a hypothetical right now to discuss what happens if congress should vote no. >> he intends to win the passage of the resolution. >> and on the case that he does not, is the plan that he -- >> well, we're not contemplating not because it's too dire. >> we're not contemplating that. it's a hypothetical. the problem is, it could happen. "outfront" tonight, former pentagon and white hou...

Descripter of being bad and lazy. i don't think that he intended a racial epithet. >> i'm floored. >> go ahead. >> i'm floored and mark and i are friends and we know each other quite well and i always value your opinion, mark, but the bottom line is this word can't be retooled and reshaped. it shouldn't be used by anyone and the court i think and the jury spoke rather firmly that when you find a hostile work environment as this jury did, that this conduct, these terms are offensive, objectively. that means across the board. that means they can't be used by black people. they can't be used by w...

Whoing questioning whether a limited action will really make any difference. secretary kerry went to a broader strategy saying it is indeed the administration's goal still to aremove assad by supporting the opposition. so, they are trying to gain both the hawks and the doves on this and at least in the committee it does appear they have the votes just based on the kinds of questions that were coming to secretaries kerry and hagel. >> thank you very much, and by the way, welcome. we're thrilled to have you here at cnn. welcome. >> great to be on. republican senator rand paul of kentucky sits ...

Reluctance in mind the administration took extra care to clarify what military action would be. >> limited, targeted effort that will not be american boots on the ground with respect to the civil war. >> reporter: and would not even when secretary kerry for a moment seemed to open the door to u.s. boots on the ground. >> i don't want to take off the table an option that might or might not be available to the president of the united states to secure our country. >> obviously that gets to the heart of it, you know, leaving that door open. jim, was the administration able to change any minds toda...