0 during the press conference, president obama said it would be quote a game-changer if chemical weapons were used in syria. when asked to clarify what exactly a game-change would mean, the president provided little clarity. do you mean u.s. military action? by game changer i mean that we would have to rethink the range of options that are available to us. and if the president is rethinking the range of options he s going to do so with great caution. if we end up rushing to judgment without hard, effective evidence, they we can find ourselves in a position where we can t mobilize the international community to support what we do. there may be objections, even among some people in the region who are sympathetic with the opposition. if we take action. so it s important for us to do this in a prudent way. for this white house, caution is the order of the day. the president echoed what other members of his administration have been saying for days. we are continuing to assess wh
0 long term to fix the short term problem, that s not a solution. so essentially, what we ve done is we ve sai inrder to avoid delays this summer, we re going to ensure delays for the next two or three decades. joining me live, our news nation political panel. the former u.n. ambassador, excuse me, and colnist and nbc contributor raul reyes. thank you for joining us. governor richardson, i would like to start with you to get your reactions on the comments regarding guantanamo bay. first let me play a little more of what the president said in this news conference. it is not a surprise to me that we ve got problems in gh a guantanamo which is why when i was campaigning in 2007 and 2008, and when i was elected in 2008, i said we need to close guantanamo. i continue to believe that we ve got to close guantanamo and i m going to reengage with congress for him to do it. so he is buttressing his political base on immigration, on issues relating to n guantanamo. he needs democrats to pu
0 the the new york times says it is a three way competition with relatively little known candidates in a race analysts say is difficult to poll because so few republicans are likely to vote. obviously massachusetts had a lot to contend with in recent days, politics may not be number one on people s minds, but tomorrow is primary day. polls open at 7:00, open until 8:00. we promise to let you know what happens. now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. 12 years as an nba with a secret. with 12 words, jason collins made history. i am a 34-year-old nba center, i m black, and i m gay. big news now out of the nba. historic day in american sports. jason collins. 12 year nba veteran. the first american athlete in a major sport to come out. jason collins announced he is gay. we view it as another example of the progress that s been made. this is the way social change tends to happen. now we have the first team sports athlete. first pro athlete to come ou
0 obama called jason collins to express support. said he was impressed by his courage. first lady tweeted so proud of you, jason collins. this is a huge step forward for our country. we ve got your back. jason collins announcement nearly one year after president obama became the first sitting president to say this. for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same sex couples should be able to get married. according to the latest nbc news polling, 53% support same-sex marriage and 42% oppose it. as recently as october, 2009, only 41% supported same-sex marriage and 49% opposed it. in 2008, president obama said this. marriage is the union between there s a lot of talk about how difficult this is admission to make not only in the sports community but the african-american community. and jason collins touches on that in his sports illustrated op-ed. i will read an excerpt. says my maternal grandmother was apprehensive about my plans to come out, grew
0 you are looking now at live footage of the finish line they re painting. they painted last night right near where the attacks were. two weeks and one day ago. we saw them paint it last night. it is usually painted the night the marathon ends but they had to wait until last night for obvious reasons. that s it for the lead today. i m jake tapper. i now leave you in the able hands of mr. wolf blitzer who is currently in the situation room. thanks very much. happening now, investigators discover at least one fingerprint among the bomb debris from the marathon attacks. it doesn t appear to belong to one of the two suspects. plus president obama renews his push to close the prison at guantanamo bay in cuba amid an alarming hunger strike involving more than half of its detainees. could you soon be seeing more nudity and profanity on your tv? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the dramatic potentially revealing new twist in the hunt for clues behind the deadly boston