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The timing is still unclear but the Obama Administration is working out were told all the details. The u. N. Security council, set for a showdown. And britain is saying it will put forward a resolution seeking authorization for military action. Russia calling the move premature. And american ally israel is bracing for possible retaliation. It is already been threatened. All of this happening as u. N. Chemical weapons inspectors in damascus are saying they need at least four more days to finish their investigation. The alleged gas attack that killed hundreds. What happened . Who did it . A live report from the white house is just ahead for you. First now, there is brand new stories. Jon a new delay for the president s Controversial Health care plan. Administration not ready to sign on the dotted line with insurance companies. What this means for americans trying to comply with the sweeping changes. And a thief drops by his local pharmacy. What police say was so important that he tried this unusual breakin method. And an important warning, a new report says spices infected with salmonella could be in your Kitchen Cabinet right now. Well tell you how to keep your family safe. It is all happening now. Jon and happening now on this wednesday, the United States appears ready for war. Good morning. Im jon scott. Jon, great to be with you today. Jon thank you, jamie. Im jamie colby in for jenna lee today. Right now it is looking increasingly likely that the u. S. Will lead a military strike on syria. This is all a week after alleged chemical weapons attacks were happening, that killed, what were seeing many people. Vice President Joe Biden is saying there is is now doubt the assad regime is to blame and right now the u. S. Has warships, four of them, in the mediterranean. Crews missiles are ready to be fired but the Obama Administration has to still work out some of the details in considering how the assad regime will respond. Our chief White House Correspondent ed henry live at the white house with the very latest. Ed, good morning to you. Are they planning on getting congressional authorization first . Reporter it does not look like it, jamie. The situation getting worse by the hour. Israel on high alert, worried about possible retaliation by the Syrian Regime. In the last few moments Turkish Foreign minister is being prepared and turkey is on high alert at this hour to protect turkish interests. Vice president biden, becoming the latest and highest official here at the white house saying in fact they believe the Syrian Regime is responsible for that chemical weapons attack, inching to move forward on u. S. Military action. Remember in the 2008 campaign, he said if then senator biden moved forward with an attack on iran without congressional approval, then he senator biden would move forward in with impeachment charges. He said clear in the campaign you cant have unilateral military action without getting congressional authorization. I pressed jay carney on that point yesterday. In 2007, candidate obama was, an actual or imminent threat to the nation. Do you believe that exists right now or actual or imminent threat to the United States . I believe that absolutely, allow the use of chemical weapons on a significant scale, to take place without a response would present a significant challenge to, threat to the United States National Security interests. Reporter now there are some democrats who disagree with jay carney on that point and do not believe it is imminent threat. Congresswoman, barbara lee, the only member of congress who voted against the war in afghanistan put out a statement she agrees it is horrific that chemical weapons were used by syrians but there needs to be full congressional debate, authorization, a vote on that in the house and senate before the white house moves forward. Theyre not planning to do that, jamie. Thats a big question. Meantime republicans are raising a question whether it would be just a symbolic strike. Reporter that is the question. The one year ago this month the president laid down that marker, socalled red line if syrian president assad used chemical weapons that would change the equation for the u. S. Could take military action. What senator john mccain, the republican, is saying this morning he is in favor of military action as long as it is not just symbolic. As long as it is something that is going to effectively decimate assads military. Take a listen. The sad part is they keep announcing this is not anything to do with the regime change. Regime change. What the strikes should be about to help the resistance change the momentum now notn tir favor because hezbollah has thousands of troops there. Iranian weapons and russian weapons and the, our failure to supply the resistance with the weapons that they need. Reporter now republican ed royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Also saying he wants to see a congressional debate and authorization on all of this and says he wts to hear the president come forward and make the case to the American People. Now they say inside the white house theyre not planning to get congressional authorization but they do point out that the president , some of his top aides have been working the phones reaching out to key lawmakers like ed royce. Also the president has been on the phone the last several days reaching out to allies in europe trying to build a coalition here so it is not just unilateral action. Jamie. Ed henry sure to have more throughout the day from the white house. Thank you, ed. Jon what could the results be if the United States does carry out airstrikes as expected on syria . Lets bring in ambassador john bolton, former u. N. Ambassador to the United Nations and also a fox news contributor. Mr. Ambassador, you said the u. S. Position in syria could wind up worse off after military strikes. How, why . I think there are two possibilities. One is the president could do what senator mccain has long wanted which is intervene on the side of the opposition and deliver a devastating, indeed even decapitating blow to the Syrian Regime of Bashar Alassad. That would bring the rebels to power. I dont think that is in americas interest. On the other side the administration could deliver a fairly weak attack, what our military refers to disparagingly ascertaining spanking, and that looks like direction theyre going in if you have to pick at this moment. Think that would send a terrible signal, both to the assad regime and other proliferators like iran. That the administration is not really serious about nonproliferation. It would say to assad, yes, we can use chemical weapons, yes, we can. Not at no cost but at a minimal cost, an acceptable cost. Iran would conclude from that i think they should simply continue with their Nuclear Weapons program, or if anything accelerate and get Nuclear Weapons. Once they cross the Nuclear Threshold there wont be any u. S. Attack. Jon so that the u. S. , in striking at a military, well, dictator who is willing to sacrifice his own civilian citizens is willing to lose some members of his military to pursue a policy that keeps him in power . Look, the American National interest here is all we need to worry about is keeping chemical weapons from getting out of the country to be uses against us. It is a tragedy what what the assad regime has done with chemical weapons and rifle bullets and artillery shells. There have been atrocities on the rebel side as well. I do not think even a humanitarian tragedy requires the United States to act. We have to keep our interests in mind here. I think right now were in a box almost entirely of president obamas own making. His comement last august about the use of chemical weapons by the assad regime crossing a red line is something i dont think he thought through, i dont think he had a clue what the implications of that might be and honestly i think he is now preparing a military response in the absence of any Strategic Thinking about what might come next, what the response of syria, iran or russia might be, or what the implications are as i just said, if he responds to the use of chemical weapons in an inadequate way, it doesnt send a signal of deterrence, it sends a signal of encouragement. Jon at the same time the arab league, which has expressed disgust with assad does not seem to be endorsing the idea of using military force against him. Yeah. This is a very surprising development. I would have said that the arab league would almost certainly have endorsed military action against the assad regime, given that assad in effect is a satellite of iran which the arab league doesnt have any sympathy for. So the fact that we couldnt get, i say we, the Obama Administration couldnt get the arab league to support the use of force, is a diplomatic wound of great proportions. Now were going to see the british go to the u. N. Security council to ask for an authorization, in effect to use whatever means are necessary to protect civilians. That will almost certainly provoke a russian veto. And then the multilateral Obama Administration will act anyway. I have to say that is the one Silver Lining in this cloud that can see. Jon well, some ominous times on the horizon, so it appears, ambassador john bolton, thank you. Thank you, jon. Today were marking 50 years since the historic march on washington and the famous, i have a dream speech thats echoed through generations since. Today thousands are expected to gather around the Lincoln Memorial and remember the powerful words of dr. Martin luther king, jr. Our kelly wright is there live. Kelly, great to see you. 50 years later what are people there saying that they realize now about dr. Kings dream . Reporter well, many, in fact, jamie, are saying that they realize dr. Kings dream to many degrees has been realized. They made great gains. They applaud those gains. However they have a concern about some of the impediments that are standing in way of full i realizing that dream. This morning at Shiloh Baptist church we heard from the daughter of dr. Martin luther king, reverend bernice king, to fulfill her dads dream that all people would have a seat at the table of brotherhood. We will overcome hate with the spirit of love. We will overcome prejudice and discrimination bias, with the spirit of compassion and understanding. We will overcome ultimately that which separates and divide us with a spirit of unity. Reporter so you can see right there bernice king is basically talking about a spirit of unity and how to overcome hate with love. Pretty much the same kind of words that her her father talked about many years ago, darkness can not drive out darkness, only love can do that. Haste can not drive out hate, only love can do that. Reverend king told me personally, she hopes one of the many things they will accomplish that she hopes to see everybody will have a seat at table to establish the love of brotherhood for the community. Jamie. Kelly, do organizers feel like they have accomplished that goal . Reporter well, they dont, actually. Thats why 50 years later theyre still marching for jobs and justice now. This is called let freedom ring, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the march on washington which then as you said was for jobs and freedom it was more also about jobs and justice. Those will stop at department of labor to echo that. One person who echoes that very clearly, one man who spoke here 2350 years ago, 23yearold john lewis who wanted to become a representative from the state of georgia and he still talks about jobs and freedom and justice today. We have made some progress. Weve come a distance but we still have a distance to go. We will have roads to travel. It was a march for jobs and freedom. Hundreds and thousands of and millions of our brothers and sisters with our jobs, 50 years later. Reporter so that is congressman john lewis echoing the same sentiment he had here 50 years ago in 1963. As this gets underway and they said let freedom ring, the idea behind this march and the idea behind kings dream is let freedom ring for every american. Black white, all americans have the seat at the table of brotherhood and establish that beloved community. Jamie . Kelly, thanks so much for bringing the message here and giving us the highlights. Well talk to you soon. Reporter sure. Jon . Jon another day, another outburst from alec baldwin. The hottempered star caught in a street scuffle with yet another photographer this week . New york city. Well tell you what set alec off this time. The trouble keeps coming for obamacare. We pet reports of another delay of implementation of that law. What it means as we get closer to the october 1st launch date. The great outdoors. And a great deal. Thanks to dad. Nope eeeeh. Oh, guys lets leave the deals to hotels. Com. Nice bear. Ooh that one nice. Got it oh my gosh this is so cool. Awesome perfect save up to 30 plus an extra 12 off with coupon. Now until labor day. Only at hotels. Com too small. Too soft. Too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progressos new creamy alfredo soup. Inspired by perfection. Jamie well just as were hearing word of yet another holdup for obamacare, there are brand new reports this morning the administration has delayed a key step in the looming implementation. Reuters reporting that the government postponed a deadline for insurance agencies to finalize the plans they will sell on federal exchanges. It comes just over a month until open enrollment is supposed to begin. Charlie hirt is a columnist for the Washington Times and joe trippi, former Campaign Manager for howard dean and fox news contributor. Good morning. Thanks so much for being here. You. I want to ask you this. Michigan is talking expansion. They have gone ahead and done that of this is another step of delay by the administration. What has changed really . I think what were seeing, jamie, a really startling admission from the administration, with every week that passes that key elements of the plan, that they, they put forward are not going to work or at least not going to work on time. Tough remember, and i view all of this very cynically after having watched this for several years now, you know, president obama was very careful to bring us obamacare but not let any of it take effect until after he won reelection. And, now that he has won reelection and safely reelected he will not face voters again all the unpopular stuff is starting to hit the marketplace. What you have is democrats in congress who still face reelection coming back to the administration, guys, we cant do this. We cant shoulder a reelection and the burden of the unpopularity of this, if all this stuff takes place. I think that, these are all political reasons why the administration is postponing all these key elements. Jamie joe, let me ask you this postponement they say is due to technology. We all are familiar now with the debt clock. There is also the cost. If they implement any parts and they dont work it could cost even more. How does the president develop a strategy that actually gets this plan to move past all of this . The key real date that matter, jamie, is january 1st. That is when all the policies or actual insurance policies, Health Insurance policies would go into effect. , what youre seeing today, todays revelation isnt all that great. It doesnt, what theyre talking about doing is delaying these exchanges going into the marketplace, oregon already said it would do that. Move it from october first to october 15th. The administration promised everything would start on time but were talking about 20 of the nations economy being altered here by this law. Whether the marketplace exchanges go into, into place october 1st or october 12th doesnt really matter. What matters is that the marketplace opens up sometime in october and that the policies go into effect on january 1st. And at that point i do agree, at some point in november of 2014, the American People are going to have a vote on how this all impacted them and who was right, yes, they will. Jamie we still cant tell the American People where obamacare will be the day they go to cast that vote but republicans seem steadfast, charlie, on defund or delay, but not this way. So what should their strategy be . For republicans you know, their challenge is, that, you know, they can do this, defund thing or whatever, but they also need to marshall their ideas and they have a lot of good ideas but they have not been describing them lately very well. I think if you ask most voters what are republicans ideas about health care they would have no idea what their ideas are. Jamie more clarity you say. I have to leave it there. Guys, i thank you both for weighing in. Thanks, jamie. Good to be with you, jamie. Jamie great to see you. Jon . Jon fears over escalation with the xircon flick with syria. What it means for you and your wallet. Steve moore from the wall street journal when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. I can tell you safety is at the heart of everything we do. Weve added cuttingedge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a stateoftheart monitoring center, whe experts watch over all drilling activity twentyfourseven. And were sharing what weve learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. Our commitment has never been stronger. Jon concerns over syria already impacting Financial Markets and your wallet as well. Stocks took a big hit yesterday. Gold rose to its highest price in more than three months. Oil prices reach ad twoyear high. Joining us with more why all of this is happening steve moore, senior Economics Writer for the wall street journal. Also a fox news contributor. Theres not loot of oil in syria. So why are oil prices jumping through the roof, steve . Anytime you have turmoil in this region of the world you always see this big spike in oil prices and by the way, jon, one of my worries if this crisis intensifies and we do see military action there i predict you will see an even further spike in the oil price and i hate to say this, jon, but we may be headed back to 4 a gallon of gasoline prices. When the Oil Price Goes higher that filters into higher prices at the pump. Jon there is talk of a strike at syria bringing on other strikes. Potentially syria or hezbollah launch as strike on israel. Right. Of course that is just, you know, going to be a tragic situation for the american economy. I mean you mentioned the fact that weve seen a big decline in stock prices over the last few days although the market is up a little bit today. Lets not forget though, this is part of sixweek trend where weve seen a very weak economy. The way i would put it, jon, that youve got an economy, that every time it looks like it might pick itself up from the terrible recession, Something Like this happens to hold it back. Every time you have a kind of an International Crisis like this, you see the phenomenon that youre seeing now. You see a fall in stocks. You see a rise in Commodity Prices and you see a rise in the gold price as you just mentioned. Those are all negatives for the economy. Lets hope this is just a shortterm effect. Jon well, weve had other sort of bad news. The housing boom of sorts has been slowing down. Exactly. Jon weve still got ememployment above 7 that people are rejoicing to where it was. Were above 7 that is a horrible number. It sure is especially given the fact. Do you realize were officially in the fifth year of an economic recovery and we still have a 7. 5 Unemployment Rate in this country . When you include people who cant find a job or stuck in parttime jobs as a result of things like obamacare the Unemployment Rate is close to 13. 5 . This economy is kind of like a drunk who falls down at the bar, who keeps yelling ive fallen and i cant get up. That is the persistent problem weve had with this economy. Every time it looks like it will finally revive we see a downturn. Im concerned about the weaker housing numbers, jon. The one thing that has been positive the last four or five months is more construction jobs as people build new homes and buy new homes. Now were ring reversal of that trend. Jon the fed suck tag about easing back on easy money policies. Mortgage rates are going up and that seems to cause some of the cutback in home buying. No question about it. Weve seen almost 100 basis point increase in mortgage, 30year mortgages. That raises the price of buying a new home. This is tumultuous time for the u. S. Economy. We saw the lousy numbers for the first half of this year. A lot of economists like myself, jon, were predicting the economy would pick up in the second half. I got to start thinking maybe were not going to see that big revival we all hoped for. Jon wow. All right. Steve moore, on i hope im wrong by the way. I want to see this economy, i want to see 3, to 4, to 5 growth. That is what we should have at this stage of expansion. Jon seems like a long time in coming and not here yet. Steve moore from the wall street journal. Thank you. Thank you. Jamie thanks, steve. A cat burglar in the rafters. Surveillance always captures it right. Breaking into a pharmacy by way of the ceiling. Here it comes. Find out what police say he did after. The nation reflects on the legacy of the history of Martin Luther king, jr. On the 50th anniversary of the march on washington and his historic, i have a dream speech. I have a dream. Jon new information in some crime stories were keeping an eye on. Brand new pictures from the arrest of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect. Dozens of graphic images showing a battered and bloodied Dzhokhar Tsarnaev surrendering to police. The cop who took the photos released them to boston magazine in response to a Rolling Stones cover that he felt glamourized the terror suspect. Lawyers for convicted Killer Jodi Arias are asking for a change of venue for the penalty phase retrial. They say theres no way she can get a fire trial because of the publicity. They want to ban cameras from the courtroom. Ooze never been a fan of the paparazzi. Alex baldwin spotted going after a baldwin in new york city this week. This time reportedly pinning a man to the hood of a car for trying to snap pictures of his wife. She gave birth a few days ago. Jamie on the worldwide impact of any attack on syria and it is looking more and more likely that the United States will lead a military strike on the country, a week after an alleged chemical weapons attack killed hundreds. Theres growing concern about the International Implications of such a move. Chief washington correspondent james rosen is live from the state department on that. I wanted to ask you, colonel peters who is a former military analyst had said on this network yesterday that the u. S. Has no and this is what he termed it strategic interest in syria. Do senior officials in the Obama Administration agree with that . Certainly none have voiced such a view publicly to the contrary. Many see the geo political stakes involved here clearly defined by the looming presence of the greater regional power, syrias chief muslim ally, the islamic regime in iran. Across the two plus years of civil war, they have supplied asad with cash, weapons and intelligence and over the last six months an influx of foreign fighters which has helped the regime gain the upper hand militarily over the syrian rebel forces. Appearing on special report last night, retired army general cited the tehran factor. The strategic interest of the u. S. Is a stable regime in syria, friendly to the United States as a buffer against the iranians. Strategic objective here should always be the interest of iran. And what it pretends for the region. The ayatollah ha has declared any strike on syria will be bad for the region. Jamie theres also a question about our allies. Who are we in touch with and what do we expect to get in terms of cooperative action . All kinds of allies and weve seen the president and secretary of state kerry make a lot of phone calls just over the past 72 hours or the last week, if you will. Turkeys foreign minister saying his countrys fighting forces are on alert and then israel which the syrians have already vowed to attack if they are struck first by the United States and tel aviv citizens are already seen lining up for gas masks and at the white house, president obama spokesman yesterday cited another strategic interest in upholding the International Prohibition on the use of chemical weapons. It is clearly in the United States National Security interest that that norm be maintained because the consequences of that standard dissolving are enormous and very detrimental to the United States and the international community, our allies and partners in the region and to the world at large. Lastly, there are the russians to be concerned about as they alongside iran remain staunch backers of the asad regime in damascus. Jamie thank you so much. A ton of factors to consider on this. Thank you. Jon and how about this video . A brazen thief caught on tape climbing high to get to his target. Well tell you what police say he was after plus new reports on a shocking source of salmonella. Something you might eat every day could make you very sick. And we are continuing to follow the ceremonies in washington 50 years to the day after the march on d. C. And reverend Martin Luther king, juniors historic i have a dream speech. So then the little tiny chipmunks go all the way up. [ female announcer ] when your swapportunity comes, take it. What . What . What . [ female announcer ] yoplait. It is so good. What . What . [ male announcer ] may your lights always be green. [ tires screech ] and your favorite songs always playing. [ beeping ] may you never be stuck behind a stinky truck. [ beeping ] may things always go your way. But its good to be prepared. Just in case they dont. Lets go places, safely. You need a girls weekend and you need it now. Ladies, lets goo vegas. Cute waiter girls weekend here priceline savings without the bidding. Jamie new next hour, wildfire turning into one for the record books. In and around Yosemite National park, a live report from the front lines and a website crashed for the New York Times. Who the company says is behind it. And today may be his last chance to speak in his own defense. Convicted mass murderer hasan will be sentenced to life in prison or death. We are live at the courthouse at fort hood. Jamie officers in Central California are looking for a brazen thief caught breaking into a pharmacy through the ceiling. He used a saw to cut his way through. Inside he used a hammer to smash his way into the area where medicines are kept. All he took was cough syrup even though controlled substances were there as well. Investigators do have some clues. They found drops of the suspects blood, shoe prints, his hammer and a saw. The pharmacy owner says it will cost thousands to clean up the damage. Anyone with information is asked to call the Fresno County sheriffs department. Jamie the doctor is in as your kids head back to school. Summer is winding down and a lot of folks come down with that dreaded summer cold. Youre not supposed to get it this year so if youre suffering, or know someone who is, let me tell you about the seasonal viruses. They seem to be tougher to kick than the winter counterparts and there may be a medical explanation for that. Joining us is a Board Certified Emergency Room Physician and an adjunct assistant professor at Louisiana State university shreveport. Great to see you. Great to be here. Jamie we worry about the kids being sick and not being able to start school but we worry about us, too. What do we need to do to keep both of us healthy . You know, the summer colds colds are caused all year long. Youre right. The summer colds are lasting longer. So people are confusing them with allergies. So the most important thing you can do is wash your hands. Dont let your kids touch their face or eat anything before they wash their hands because unfortunately, the common cold we still dont have a cure for it. Theres no vaccine. You dont need antiobiotics for it so just got are we using antibacterial too much . It didnt really help that much with the flu if you could wash your hands but if you cant wash your hands, its a Good Alternative and sending your kids that are old enough to know not to put it in their mouth and things like that to school might be a good option, too. Jamie and how to use the bathroom, wash their hands. Short of a fever, how long do you need to stay home . Probably youre feeling bad for the first several days. The problem is sometimes youre infected before you even get the symptoms but if you have a fever, stay home until youre feverfree for 24 hours. Jamie a lot of people would be thankful for that. Its contagious. This was so interesting. Theres a study today in the New York Times. It reports on an f. D. A. Analysis of imported spices. Its actually before the f. D. A. Releases it. They found that a number of spices can actually contain salmonella which we know can make you very, very sick. Can you put it in perspective . Yeah. Actually, i thought this was a little disturbing. Somewhere up to 15 of the spices, even though you buy them here, they could be american companies, theyre imported. You know, we have a global food chain now and from india and mexico, a lot of them were contaminated. The problem with the spice, Something Like pepper, you put it on after the food, youre seasoning it just before you eat it so really of course thats the biggest risk of getting salmonella. My advice might be season your food before you cook it. If youre out in a restaurant, maybe dont grab the pepper so quickly. Jamie tumeric spells like tumeric. Is there any way to look at a spice and tell whether or not its not going to be safe . No. Its really hard with a spice because its in the process. In india, a lot of Small Farmers cant afford electric ovens to try it. They leave it outside drying on mats. It can be near animals. The f. D. A. Has opened two offices in india to monitor and india has been monitoring itself but for those kinds of spices, i know theyre healthy spices but my recommendation right now would be put it on the food ahead of time. If you cook the food and its seasoned with the space, it should kill the bacteria. Jamie thats a great idea and there are some Health Benefits to some of these spices. Thank you for keeping us healthy. My pleasure. Jon a florida man hailed as a hero after he stopped a wouldbe robber and its caught on tape. Take a look. Suspect trying to steal money from a register inside a smoke shop in north miami. He grabs the clerk as she tries to dial 911. Well, thats when a customer jumped in, punching the suspect in the face. Listen to the clerk describe what happened. So this is what he was after, the cash here, right . Yeah. He said open the register a couple of times and put his hands to gesture he had a weapon but there was no weapon in sight. You refused to open the register. I didnt say no. I just ignored it. I didnt say no because i know that can make someone else even more frustrated. Jamie the suspect managed to get away after that scuffle. Police believe hes responsible for other robberies in the area. I hope they catch them. Jamie they always do. Good Surveillance Video there. Acrobats taking to the clear blue sky. Look at this video, stealing the thunder at an air though. What these stunt performers are celebrating exactly and also its the end of an era. Next generation could miss out on an icon of the 1960s and 1970s. Look at it. Classic. Were going to tell you about that in a live report. [ male announcer ] imagine this cute Little Orange blob is metamucil. And this park is the inside of your body. You see t special psyllium fiber in metamucil aually gels to trap and remove some waste. 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The militarys parachute team is headlining a festival thats marking the start of school for airport students so spectators got to see their fair share of stunt jets as well. A little rain is not stopping the worlds biggest food fight. The annual tomato fight. What a mess, drawing a huge crowd in spain for the very first time. They pay to do that. It is safer than running with the bulls. Thats true. Jon looks like fun. New info now on the end of the road for the love bus. Decades after it became a symbol of the 1970s, volkswagon is only now bringing production to a complete stop. I thought they ended long ago. An emotional issue for a lot of fanatics, huh . Youre right. Production did end in the u. S. In the 1970s but it has gone on around the world. Its actually the longest produced car in the world and it ends this year in brazil. Now, it is an emotional issue for some owners like bill who drives a 1961 v. W. Bus. He said hes driven it across country with wife, children and dogs who lived in the van as well six times without ever breaking down. I asked him what he would replace that v. W. Bus with. Ill go away probably before my van does. He said his van is going to outlive him. As far as the end of the run for the v. W. Bus, it will come in brazil this year. A final edition of 600 made. It no longer meets with brazils safety regulations. Production will end after 63 years. Jon i imagine the collectors are out there grabbing every last one they can get, huh . Its become a popular item at auctions going from 50,000 and in one case 200,000. Collectors say its really embl emblematic of a bygone era in american history. Blinking, smoking, enjoying and this was america, the way we remember it. Thats not here anymore. And thats why it brings us memories. The 28 horse power engine can propel the bus from a speed of zero to 60 miles an hour in 75 seconds. Jon 28 horse power . Thats how they started out in 1950. Jon wow. What a story. Go get your bus. Thanks, steve. Jamie that was pretty cool. This is really cool, okay . We want you to check out fox news politics. Com. Brand new, it is the easiest way to keep yourself up to date with all of the political news. You just log on and sign up and jon, if you dont log on, you just sign up for the newsletter. Jon and you get the newsletter fresh each and every morning. Jamie and its free. Jon and it has the power of fox news behind it. Comes to you fair and balanced. Right now the United States appears to be on the brink of war. We are watching and waiting as the Obama Administration works out its response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in syria. The question is, what happens then . Also marking 50 years since reverend dr. Martin luther king remembering the march on washington and looking to the future. A live report from the Lincoln Memorial coming up. When we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. I can tell you safety is at the heart of everything we do. Weve added cuttingedge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a stateoftheart monitoring center, whe experts watch over all drilling activity twentyfourseven. And were sharing what weve learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. Our commitment has never been stronger. Jamie brand new stories this hour. Jon on the brink of war in syria. U. N. Inspectors head back to the scene of the Chemical Attacks that launched so much concern. Evidence mounts as the Syrian Government was behind that attack. Momentum is building for a military strike on the asad regime. A hack at the New York Times. A chief suspect and why it could be a disturbing sign of things to come. Plus 50 years ago today, he told the world he had a dream and now half a century later, america remembers dr. Martin luther king, juniors pivotal speech. Jamie were covering all aspects of that. Were waiting to see whether that military action on syria starts. The white house and the pentagon are now weighing their options. And the fallout is already being felt around the world. Welcome to brand new hour of happening now. Jon mounting evidence that the Syrian Regime did use chemical weapons against its own people. We have video showing u. N. Inspectors heading back to the scene of the deadly poison gas attack as the United Nations gets ready for its own showdown with syria with five permanent members of the Security Council now reviewing the british resolution condemning the asad government for the attack and pushing for authorization of military action. Jamie secretary general is pleading for more time for diplomacy. Meantime, in syria, folks, theyre now bracing for bombings. Theres a division in the region about a possible strike with jordan making it clear it wont be launching for any attack and iran is warning of dire consequences as well saying an attack on syria would be catastrophic for the middle east and theres word that israel is calling up reservists in anticipation of a possible attack. Turkey putting its armed forces on alert. Here at home lawmakers are warning about the dangers of telegraphing our plans. You know, in all of these leaks, when the strikes are going to take place, where, whats going to be used, if i were asad, i would declare tomorrow a snow day and keep everybody from work. This is crazy. These leaks are just crazy. Jamie National Security correspondent Jennifer Griffin is live at the pentagon. Youve been working the story all night and this morning. The pentagon is in watch and wait mode. Its warships and air force are standing by. Theyre ready but the timing of any strike now rests with the diplomats and the white house. U. S. Envoy to syria indicated he would expect the u. S. To work through the u. N. I think i must say that i do know that this president obama and the u. S. Information are not known to be trigger happy. When they decide, i dont know. The Security Council has to be brought in. Jamie u. N. Inspectors were originally slated to leave syria on sunday. The u. K. Is presenting a resolution today but already, it is being stymied by russia. The administration does not believe it will get a u. N. Security council resolution. There was a meeting of ambassadors at nato today. Nato secretary general issued the following statement after that meeting. Quote, Information Available from a wide variety of sources points to the Syrian Regime as response i will for the use of chemical weapons in these attacks. This is a clear breach of long Standing International force. Any use of weapons is unacceptable and cannot go answered. Those responsible must be held accountable. Reaction from the middle east so far has been mixed. Irans Supreme Leader warned against u. S. Military action saying it will be a disaster for the region. The region is like a gun powder store and the future cannot be predicted. Meanwhile, the white house has been reaching out systematically to lawmakers on capitol hill as is the norm before any sort of military strike. Those leaders say they feel that they have been consulted but at this point, were waiting a presentation of the intelligence that the administration has gathered as they make their case for a possible military strike against syria. Jamie serious stuff. Thanks so much, jennifer. Jon so as the president weighs the options for military action in syria, some advice coming in on what the u. S. Should do and president asad emerges as target number one. A Foreign Affairs columnist explains rationale for asassinating the president. The civilized world cannot tolerate it. It must demonstrate that the penalty for it will be acutely personal and inescapably fatal. I dont see how a president who ran for his second term boasting about how he got osama bin laden, one bullet to the head and another to the heart has any grounds to quarrel with the concept. But the white house does not seem to be on board with that suggestion. Here is jay carney at the press briefing. The president weighs his options. Does he want to take out asad and would his death be a welcomed outcome at this white house . I appreciate the question and i want to make clear that the opgs were considering are not about regime change. They are about responding to clear violation of an International Standard that prohibits the use of chemical weapons. Jon Brett Stephens jon s us now. You think jay is wrong. Yes. And i think what we risk doing is an operation that puts the u. S. Airmen, soldiers and sailors potentially in harms way to accomplish very little. You dont undertake a military strike unless you have a genuine military objective. You dont undertake military strikes just to make a political statement or vindicate the president s threat from last year and earlier this year that there would be consequences for chemical weapons. The problem in syria is asad. Its not fundamentally the chemical weapons. Its the man prepared to use the weapons. We should be targeting him and his family before we target the grunts in the field. Jon the problem in iraq was Saddam Hussein and as you know, we launched a war there, eventually dislodged him. This president called that a dumb war. Nobody here is talking about reprising the war in iraq. Were not talking about seconding the Third Infantry Division all the way to damascus like we sent it to baghdad but we should be thinking about a series of military strikes like the kosovo operation. I just think that if we are to undertake strikes, they ought to be effective and whats being considered now is really more symbolic than it is significant. Jon going after air force targets, for instance, may be cratering runways. Im all for cratering runways, okay . Then dont tell the Syrian Regime were going to hit these runways where your Republican Guard units are stationed, where your soviet attack helicopters are stationed. Theyre just going to move them. Its the most extraordinary thing. Ive never seen an administration so precisely leak what it intends to do with a military strike. It could be a great head fake and if so, all power to the administration. What it seems theyre doing is telegraphing our war plans to hur enemy. Jon isnt the problem here iran . Iran is supporting the syrian dictator. You have the russians and the chinese who would give him support. Theres no question that syria is a piece in a larger chess board and the king that we have to capture is iran. But they are the iranians are playing for high stakes and theyve sensed american weakness all along which is why they presented asad to the hit. The question is whether theyre going to show the iranians that we have the will and the wherewithal to confront them in syria and potentially in time to confront them in their nuclear program. Jon very perilous times in the middle east. Thanks for sharing your expertise. Jamie its a very special day. All children, christmen, gentiles and protestants and catholics will be able to join hands and sing in the world of the negro spiritualist, were free at last, were free at last. Jon its been 50 years since Martin Luther king shared his dream with the world and today there are huge crowds gathering to celebrate dr. Kings legacy and try to relive that historic day. The speech brought together people of all ethnicities during a time of great racial unrest, sharing in the age old idea that all men are created equal in the hopes that future generations could live together in peace and harmony. Our next guest is one of our nations most influential civil rights loaders. He was there with dr. King for the i have a dream speech a half century ago and now hes here with us. Jesse jackson, senior is president and founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition and a civil rights leader as you all know. Welcome on this very unique and special day. Thank you for joining us. Hello to you and thank you for covering this historic event today. Jamie were talking about it from all aspects. From you, im really curious to hear what today means for you. I was standing about this place 50 years ago. I just left in greensville, North Carolina and greensville, South Carolina trying to use a public library, trying to use public facilities. That day black soldiers had to sit behind the prisoners of war from texas to florida, you couldnt buy ice cream. People of black, white and brown determined that was not right and good and that had to end. It did not end until the next year. John kennedy was killed and legislatively we had a civil rights bill of 1964. That was that dream. Then the right to vote was the next dream. White women could not serve on jurors, no women on the Supreme Court. 18yearolds could not vote. You couldnt vote on college campuses. That was a dream. Then in chicago and then over the campaign, then the dream of 1968 became one of great despair. He felt that shipping for the war on pofrt, the war on vietnam was the wrong thing. He died praying about that choice. Jamie many of the people that showed up that day had dreams of their own and they were inspired. What do you think the motivation is for the people showing up today . I think were freer but less equal. Those that would like president barack to have a Lyndon Johnson moment. You know when dr. King spoke, he was speaking to the white house and the congress and respond to our plea for equality in jobs and freedom. They would need to protect the cost to vote. Its not in the constitution. Its implied but not there. Secondly, revise the war on policy. Student loan debt forgiveness. We say stop sxed stop and educate. Those are the Economic Issues to close those gaps today. I think in president barack, we have the crown jewel of our struggle. I hope hell address those issues today as he certainly can. Jamie and those are issues important to all americans. Thank you very much. Enjoy the day. Thank you. Jon the feds are looking into a massive hack attack on the website of the New York Times. The group claiming responsibility, its possible ties to the Syrian Government and what it means for Cyber Security as kro securities across the country. Flames tearing through Yosemite National park. 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Voted best Investment Services company. Jon the f. B. I. Is looking into a massive computer hack that shut down the New York Times website. A group known as the Syrian Electronic Army claims responsibility for that attack. Its apparently the second incident in two weeks to strike the times. As the outgoing security secretary raised the issue of cyber terrorism in her Farewell Speech yesterday at the National Press club. Our country will, for example, at some point face a major cyber event that will have a serious effect on our lives, our economy and the every day functioning of our society. While we have built systems, protections and a framework to identify attacks and intrusions, share information with the private sector and across the government and develop plans and capabilities to mitigate the damage, more must be done and must be done quickly. Jon cyber terrorism expert and former adviser to the state departments Antiterrorism Assistance Program and also the c. E. O. Of connected to the case, he joins us now. How worrisome is this attack on the times, morgan . You know, jon, what it has the effect of doing is creating distrust in the public. Its an economic issue for them, too. People pay to get content. They go there. Whats happening, its not so much an tack on the site as it is an attack on the service that translates the name of the New York Times. Com into the i. P. Address that gets it there. If you take out that piece of it, pretty much that site becomes unavailable even though ive never actually physically touched the New York Times site. Jon the Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for the attack and apparently, even, you know, sent out malicious tweets and so forth suggesting they were responsible. Absolutely. Not only did they do that, twitter was also affected by this because the same company that manages the domain name for the New York Times manages it for twitter. They change thats called the administrative records to your contact information, email address so they got into the service and changed this and jon, the real impact is going to be, we have become so dependent on the electronic internet, if you start interfering with those mechanicisms, you have a disruption. You dont need to set off a bomb, rob a bank. I can just shut down your access and that will shut down news gathering, access to your banks, information and content. All of these things that drive commerce. Jon so what are we to learn from this incident yesterday . People like the New York Times, twitter, what you have to realize is that security is not just at the times. Its also at the people you do business with. This company in australia that was hacked was hacked because somebody compromised a single user account. These domains are locked. You have to find ways to protect changes. Example i gave, if you build a good house and the Locksmith Company has poor security, i dont need to break into the house. I break into the locksmiths, steal the keys and then break into my house. Security is only as good as the weakest link. The weakest link was the company handling the domain names. We have to be more vigilant and understand how pervasive security needs to be. Its not just one thing. Its everything that touches that website, for example. Jon a lot of people dont read the New York Times online and dont use twitter and theyre saying this doesnt affect me. Not yet. What about their bank . You and i have been on air. Ive been on air with jenna. We discussed so many times banks that have been hit, other things that have been hit. What about critical things like government services, 911 thats going to an i. P. Base . What if i can start disrupting the ability to do Important Communications with Law Enforcement and Public Safety . This isnt just one thing. You know, people look at it as only through the prism of how it affects them at that moment. This is a much bigger picture. How does something in california affect me in new york . Because were so inter connected, there will be a major event at some point and well all be impacted by it. Jon and wed better get ready. Thank you. You bet. Jamie military panelist is deciding the fate of the fort hood shooter. Hasan chose not to address the 13 officers that could put him to death. The legal panel looks at options they face. The decision could come at any time. Civil rights leaders are commemorating the anniversary of dr. Kings i have a dream speech. How theyre celebrating his legacy today. [ male announcer ] running out of steam . Now you can give yourself a kick in the rear v8 vfusion plus energy. Natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. Need a little kick . Ooh couldve had a v8. In the juice aisle. Jamie a military panel is now deciding whether it will be life or death for the admitted fort hood shooter. And today was the last chance for hasan to address that panel during his courtmartial. He declined. Former Army Psychiatrist convicted on all counts last week in the shooting rampage that left 13 people dead, dozens more wounded in 2009 and not just physical injuries. Even after this sentence is handed down, it may not be hasans last time in court. Joining me for our legal panels today, tom is a criminal defense attorney and also thank you for your service as a former u. S. Army jag. Faith is a former prosecutor and ill probably weigh in, too, because this is a very unique case and let me ask you first, tom, from a jag perspective, theyre sitting in this room and trying to make a decision on this and theres feelings on all sides. What do they consider . Its similar to what we would see in a civilian Death Penalty case. At this point the jury is unanimously found the accused guilty and now we go to the bifurcated part of the trial, the penalty phase. During the penalty phase, traditionally what happens is the prosecution presents aggravating factors, reasons why this case is so egregious that the ultimate penalty is called for. Conversely the defense presents evidence in mitigation. I was accused as a child. I was a victim of this. I was under the influence of temporary some sort of psychiatric condition that led me down this path. Whats unique about hasans case, he does not want to present evidence. He wants the Death Penalty. Jamie im glad you brought it up. First of all, he has attorneys that he doesnt want but theyre standing by. He has new a pellate attorneys because theres an automatic appeal and they file a brief that can reduce the sentences and he files another brief on his own saying he objects to the brief that was filed. What youre saying is very, very true. From this point forward, he sits and waits. They make their decision. What are his rights after the decision comes out . Can he waive an appeal . If hes sentenced to death, he cannot waive an appeal. Its going to be an automatic appeal and his attorneys did come fwafrd with the motion and said we want to present these mitigating factors and he said no. I dont want to present mitigating factors and the judge said he has an absolute right to represent himself and even do so poorly which is what he did in this case by not presenting essentially any evidence but if they come back with a death sentence, he cannot waive that. It will be automatically appealed. Jamie were going to have to see if he files an ineffective assistance of Council Claims since he does a lousy job of presevering a record for appeal. He didnt say anything, he didnt do anything. He just let the whole process roll out. Does he have an appeal . Right. This case is going to be reviewed. The military criminal Justice System actually has an appeals process that is more multi layered and actually gives the defense probably more bites of the apple than jamie i like the way you put it. Its true. Before we even get to the military court of appeals, this is going to be reviewed by the courtsmartial intervening authority. An independent jag officer with no connection to the case is going to be asked to review the transcripts of the trial and look for error. Beyond that, it goes to the military court of appeals. Whether hasan wants it to or not. If hes denied there, he has a right free of charge to file for trial. Jamie it goes through the civil courts, it can go to the Supreme Court and then, faith, another unique point that people may not know. The president has to sign off on an execution if he gets the Death Penalty. Thats right. And lets look at how its been since 1961, since a soldier in the military has been executed. History is not on the governments side here in terms of actually wanting hasan to be convicted and sentenced to death in terms of actually getting the lethal injection. There are five soldiers on death row right now who are still waiting for that because of the appeals process and the long term decades long process that is in effect right now. Jamie which is a longer process for military folks who are courtmartialed and given the Death Penalty. I have to leave it there but a lot of emotion in this case on both sides. We could know, folks, any moment what that panel decides to do. Thanks to both of you. Thank you. Thanks, jamie. Jon the threat of military action in syria already having an impact here at home. Why oil prices are skyrocketing even though syria is not a big oil producer. Were live with more on that. Were also live at ceremonies marking a pivotal day in the Civil Rights Movement. 50 years after the historic march on washington and the reverend dr. 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Jon fox news alert as the clock ticks down on a widely anticipated u. S. Military strike on syria there are new fears about how it could impact us here at home. While syria is not a big oil producer the country is situated near major sea routes and pipelines that transport much of the worlds crude supply. That already has sent oil prices skyrocketing. Rich edson with the Fox Business Network live at the white house for us now. Rich . Reporter jon, those concerns are driving oil prices higher. When you consider what the consequences are on the economy of Higher Oil Prices youre dealing with costs like transportation. Youre dealing with costs of almost anything that goes into the con missioner the price of energy, that takes money away from the broader economy and that slows economic growth. If you look what it has done to oil last couple days, oil again topping 110 a barrel during trading today. If there were an International Conflict in syria, if the United States and other countries get involved, one analyst says a conflict there could drive prices even higher. If we strike syria you could see iran pull back on exports and they are a top 10 oil exporter, despite European Union and United States sanctions. So that could definitely affect oil markets as well. Youve seen some Projections Oil could reach 150 a barrel on international markets. Reporter though oil prices arent exactly all that go into the economy when you look at what the dow jones has been doing today, it is up today after a down day yesterday. And much of that has to do with concerns at least with the economy and problems in the economy lately, have to do a little bit more with concerns over housing, Consumer Spending and whether or not the Federal Reserve is going to be pulling back all the monetary stimulus. It is not just oil prices. Some analysts are saying they expect any turmoil, if there is not a longterm u. S. Engagement in syria and the region wont have that much of an longterm effect on the price of oil and were watching. Back to you. Jon i hope the analysts are right. Rich edson, thank you. Jamie there is so much to cover on the crisis in syria and a potential u. S. Military strike there. Im joined by a Research Fellow at the foundation for defense and democracy, a columnist for, nowlebanon. Com. I look forward to this discussion because there is a lot of opinion out there today that limited strikes would not be effective. Is that what the u. S. Is looking at . Should they do more . Basically from the messaging out of the white house now it points to what you said, narrowly defined limited strike. More of a response to the issue of chemical weapons specifically. In fact some of the language used by the british as well as secretary john kerry has been, this is not even about syria itself. It is beyond the conflict in syria. So theyre trying to insulate it from this tactical operation from any strategic objective and coherent plan for syria itself. Jamie you say Bashar Alassad is strategic in where he is carrying out these chemical weapon attacks as well. Whats his thinking . What does he accomplish and also if they have these chemical weapons, are they capable of creating more . Well the reason why he has used them and he has used them in the past, remember, this is not the first time and these same areas in northeastern damascus were target of chemical weapons attacks in the spring and these areas are very strategic. The regime is trying to control the capital, to clear it out of all pockets of rebel presence and link it up to the coastal mountains were the regime strong hold is. To clear out these areas is a strategic, is part of the regimes territorial strategy and using chemical weapons there has proven effective. Jamie assad wants the capital back or to control it . To control it. These are neighborhoods northeast of the capital, close to the heart of the capital that he has not been able to clear out over a year using conventional weapons. So there is a rationale for him to use these chemical weapons there. Jamie a deadly rationale to say the least. Sure. Jamie we will learn shortly what our president decides to do. What is reasonable for us to do then if not just limited strikes, and what is reasonable for our allies to do . Well the whole thing has to be part of a coherent and integrated strategy. It cant be a oneoff strike, come in, look we did what we had to do and were going to go back. Were not going to work towards toppling the regime. Well not work to degrade its military capability and well work with this specific issue and get out. If this is the thinking it is a mistake. It should be a integrated strategy to work closely with the syrian opposition, moderate vetted ones and adding intelligence capability, commandandcontrol and certainly weaponry. Jamie there is one more element we talked about briefly before, that is north korea and iran, are they meddling in the background . Are they providing funding for assad . Definitely the iranians are allin in the battle for syria. Syria is a strategic battleground for them. They want to win and preserve an access to hezbollah in lebanon as well and this is part of the territorial strategy theyre pursuing in syria. They are definitely in there. This is the primary interest for the United States didntly, to deal a severe strategic blow to iran and with a blow to syria. Jamie thank you so much. What a great comprehensive look at the situation right now. Jon . Jon get you back here at home now. Firefighters in california are battling a recordsetting wildfire. It is now roughly the size of rhode island the latest from the fire lines in a live report next. Plus were learning about a new Government Surveillance Program using eyes in the sky to try to stop the mexican drug cartels. [shouting] [sirens] [shouting] [ bottle ] okay, listen up im here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. [ all gasp ] oj, veggies youre cool. Mayo . Corn dogs . You are so outta here aah cause im reworkin the menu, keeping her healthy and you on your toes. [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of greattasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. I see you, cupcake uhoh [ bottle ] the number one doctor recommended brand. Ensure®. Nutrition in charge™. Jon fox news alert. Crews in california battling one of the largest wildfires in state history right now. As the little fire grows 290 square miles in yes seem tee national park. It is an area roughly the size of rhode island and only 23 contained. The smoke is causing air quality alerts in nevada. Claudia cowan is live in it. Olumne, california. Claudia. Reporter jon, as you mentioned containment is up a little bit to 23 . This fire has been burning for 11 days and the smoke from this fire is many abouting a really big problem. Not just because it makes for unhealthy air but getting in the way of the firefight. Waterdropping helicopters and modified dc10s cant make the drops if they cant see where the flames are burning. In past few days, the critical area has been put on hold until inversion layer lifts and that doesnt happen until noon. Dozer teams are building more containment lines and those not out on the front lines are just trying to get some rest. Just a few miles from the fires front line, thousands of firefighters are calling this pop up campground home. Crews are getting muchneeded rest and breathing in cool, filtered air in the mobile sleep centers. Each one of the trailers can accommodate, 42 people, give them privacy and a chance to rest their lungs. There are also showers. A big laundry tent and a chow hall with food provided by the Forest Service and donated by local residents who want to show their gratitude. The battle against the flames here also causing flareups in washington where some republican lawmakers are once again taking aim at Forest Management policy. They say the lack of timber harvest and controlled burns in recent decades have left forests more vulnerable to catastrophic wildfires. Theyre hoping this disaster brings attention to and speeds mass passage of pending legislation that addresses wildfire prevention. Meantime, jon, crews here are hoping cooler temperatures and higher humidity in the forecast will finally help them get the upper hand. Back to you. Jon obviously yosemite one of the most Popular National parks for visitors. What are they being told. Is this fire in any way preventing entrance to the park . Not valley floor and iconic sights like el capitan and half dome, where the fire is 20 miles away. We spoke to park officials yesterday now it is in fact a pretty good time to visit yosemite because many people have left and the smoke is blowing toward reno, nevada. So all the sights are as beautiful as ever they say. It might be a good time to visit yosemite, jonany, i was there last summer. It is a gorgeous park. Claudia cowan in tuolumne city. Jamie interesting stuff, brand new and formally secret u. S. Operation going on right now. It is aimed at fighting the war on mexican cartels. It is called operation lowrider and taking on the dangerous task of sending small aircraft south of the border to get intel on drug lords. William la jeunesse in los angeles with all the details on that. Hi, william. Reporter jamie, for decades the u. S. Supported mexico in the drug war. Drug enforcement, alcohol tobacco and firearms, immigration and customs but operation lowrider use as u. S. Defense contractor with civilian pilots to fly prop planes like those seen here deep into mexico. Its a covert operation that began after the death after u. S. I. C. E. Agent two years ago. They were come from u. S. Command in colorado. They have eavesdropping equipment. This pattern of life recon sanction missions, they learn schedules and routines of high level traffickers according to a story on the website, vocative. Com. They are highly trained. They fly these planes in patterns that, over a targets house. In the back of the plane are techs that man the ear phones, electronics, camera, that are mounted on the plane. Reporter the operation is not without risk. Two u. S. Surveillance planes crashed on Similar Missions in colombia two years ago. One pilot was killed by guerrillas. One was in captivity for five years. Nonetheless many veterans of the drug war support it. It has been successful, identifying eliminating bringing to justice those that sent tons and tons of drugs to the United States. Reporter to confirm lowrider, u. S. Command says we work closely with the mexican military and assist them whenever we can because it is in our best interest and theirs. Weve been involved in sharing equipment, and other activity, but however informationsharing is not something we discuss. Decaptivateing these cartels in pattern of life recon is controversial. Last month the mexico captured the head of the zoo. Etas and hundreds of high level traffickers have been killed in the last five years. It is unclear whether the new president of mexico will continue this strategy. Jamie interesting report. William, thanks so much. Live from los angeles. Right now were awaiting news of military action in syria. Jon thats right. There is mounting evidence that chemical weapons used on civilians there at the hands of the government. So when will america hold the assad regime accountable . Also, dr. Kings words still powerful decades later but some photographses from the march on washington spoke just as loudly as his words that day. We will talk with a man who took this iconic photograph at the Lincoln Memorial 50 years ago today. The day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day. He was a matted mess in a small cage. So that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. Without angies list, i dont know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. From contractors and doctors to dog sitters and landscapers,. Join today at angieslist. Com brown on my third day as principal, i met with the state. Students had fallen behind, and morale was low. My first job was getting everyone to believe. That we could turn this around. I needed my staff to see what was possible. Turning around a school, is not some, mystical, magical thing. It does take hard, dedicated work each day. I was a chemistry major in college, and then. I joined teach for america. Thats the reason im here. My poor little children, who one day will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream. Jon dr. Martin luther king there, delivering his famous i have a dream speech, speaking how future generations might live together in a more Peaceful World despite different racial background. Right now those crowds are coming together in washington again to celebrate his message. It has been 50 years since the crowds marched on washington addressing civil rights issues that were then dividing the nation. We are talking now to the only photographer on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial that day, taking images like this, powerful moments in a time of both racial strife and peaceful process. Bob adelman a civil rights photographer at the time. He is author after new book, i have a dream, a 50year testament to the march that changed america. Tell people what it is that took you up there that day. How did you come to be the only photographer on the steps of the memorial . Well, i was an activist in the movement. I had joined as a photographer and, we, i thought that racial mistreatment, segregation was and slavery were the original since of American Life and i was, i also, as a photographer, im a documentary historian and i had one eye on the camera and one eye on history and i guessed that the Civil Rights Movement was going, its moment had come. The courts were frozen. I mean they had done what they could. The congress wasnt doing anything and jack kennedy was the first president in 100 years to say segregation was wrong. Jon lets hold on this photograph for a moment. That is the crescendo of the speech. Yes. Doc is saying free at last, free at last. It took 300 years of oratory in the black church to get this Extraordinary Church but he, these were rifts. He had a prepared speech and ma hail yaw jackson called out, tell them the dream, doc. He threw down his speech and spoke extemporaneously and it was extraordinary. Jon and you knew he would be getting to that moment when you snapped the picture . I had no credentials. I was, and i sort of, crawled up the steps but i knew a lot of people and i was there, it was a celebration and a protest. We were celebrating the fact that race was on the National Agenda and we were of course protesting that this terrible system of terror which was segregation had to stop. Jon and you knew him well enough to refer to him as doc . Yes, well, we had, we had been, we were campaign veterans. I had met him originally in birmingham. We used to have breakfast together at the gadsden motel which was bombed three times in bombingham. There were so many bombings in birmingham, they called it bombingham. Jon wow. When you talk to him, he gave you his undivided attention. He was a personalist. His religion was that all people are aspects of god. When you spoke to him he respected what you had to say and listened very carefully and spoke very eloquently. Jon well, i hope that our viewers will check out the book. Well, thank you. Jon those are some magnificent images and they have really done so much for this nations history. Youre taste is impeccable. Jon bob adelman who took those shots. Thank you. Well be right back. We must also have the courage, we must also have the courage. In the name of dr. King, randolph, dorothy heit. Congressman john lewis, on behalf of those whose names will never be known, we must recommit to the struggle as stewards of a nation that belongs singing this was authorized, a pair of dare devils performing a spectacular base jump off of the top of denvers 45 story Four Seasons Hotel and they come in for a smooth landing. The stunt tock a lot of planning. First of all, you have people everywhere. We are normally out in the cliffs and canyons and me and mills and our bros and no one shares that experience for us. And down here in downtown denver we have all of you guys out here. Theentious vent raised funds for the colorado scholarship. I like that and i know you are from denver. Have you base jumped, john, i have to know. I have not. It locks fun but not one of those things that will happen. I perfect a airplane and space. No. And thanks for joining us today. Good to so you. We wish you a good day. America lives starts right now. Byebye. And we begin with a fox news alert out of washington, where we do expect to be briefed by the state department on the crisis in syria and what is a growing indication that world powers are ready to act to stop the blood shed. Welcome to america live. President obama is keeping in close contact with our allies to determine the next step. The United Nations acknowledged some coined of substance was used in last weeks attack. The u. S. Is prepared to act and moving four Navy Destroyers in the region. Each is capable of caring 90 tomahawk missiles and they have Nuclear Powered submarines at its