>> i guess they are hopeful, carol, yes. the number one policy goal for russia for more than two years now has been to block any sort of suggestion there should be international military intervention, because russia believes it will only make the situation in the country worse. so when the british parliament recently voted against a military strike, russia saw that significantly as validation for its longstanding consistent opinion. now that president obama is going to congress, russia says opportunity to try and talk around as many members of congress as possible into thinking there might be something to that russian view, which is any military strike could have devastating consequences in syria and across the region, as well, carol. >> david gergen, brianna keilar, nick paton walsh, phil black, thanks to all of you. so appreciated. >> thank you. still to come in the "newsroom," syrian regime supporters have already launched one weapon in a cyber attack on the united states. now there's concern the hackers could go beyond a propaganda war.