to the president or secretary. so who knows what went on in that meeting. you know, general mcchrystal at this point may not even know the outcome of his fate after this meeting with the president. we are starting to hear increasing rumors around this building that the president may not even announce his decision today. that he may put it off at least another day before he announces mcchrystal's fate. >> does that lead us to presume everybody in that meeting is weighing in right now? >> that could be. and we don't know if mcchrystal is in that meeting. everybody saw him leave the white house off the west exec drive entrance. but nobody saw him return. i guess he could have somehow. i don't know how. but he could have. he he may be in that meeting or he could be participating in that meeting via a teleconference here from the pentagon. nobody saw him return to the pentagon. it is a big mystery as to where mcchrystal is now exactly. and if, in fact, he is in -- pr taste pating in that meeting. if he's not participating, if