with all about all of that with the nation s first homeland security secretary, tom ridge joins us moments away. gregg: and new flood warnings in effect right now. we ll tell you where and why folks who live near the water may have something else to worry about. martha: and the u.s. now believes that syria has used chemical weapons. this was confirmed yesterday. and that they have used them against their own people in two likely instances. president obama has said in the past, if that were to happen, that would be a game-changer. so how does the game change now? i worry that the president and the administration will use these caveats as an excuse not to act right away or act at all. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? e carful? how about.by the bowlful? campbell s soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight.
environmental impact, and then the environmental protective agency claims that it doesn t have all the information it needs, it needs more information. is that true? no, that is merely a stalling tactic. this is the most studied pipeline in history. it s the most tech hropbl technologically advanced pipeline in history. there are people who don t want it no matter what. you can t ever please them. they want perfection, you can t have that in this world. they are contriving excuses. gregg: they are concerned about carbon emissions. isn t it true if you actually end up not building the pipeline, and the oil gets transported by diesel locomotive, that is a greater environmental impact than the pipeline would be? oh, that is exactly right. or taking it by truck, or by boat across the pacific to china. that oil will be used one way or another. so environmentalists really have
his words may actually be put to the test as the white house confirms syria has indeed used chemical weapons in its civil war. two leading republican senators saying that a turning point has been reached. the president of the united states said that if the bashar assad used chemical weapons, it would be a game-changer. that it would cross a red line. i think it is pretty obvious that red line has been crossed. when you talk to the syrian opposition, they will tell you 100% from their point of view they have been, assad has used chemical weapons against their people. i think the red line has been crossed and the question is now what? gregg: retired four-star general jack keane is a former vice chief of staff of the army and a fox news military analyst. always a pleasure to have you with us. good to be, here, gregg. gregg: britain, france, israel say there is absolute proof they have used chemical weapons on their own people, assad has. mccain held up the document that says the u.s
as small and shrink away. he said i m chinese, we have a great relationship with the muslims. all of that helped to save this guy s life. what a story. gregg: apparently he survived by saying, i m not american. martha: and was able to really point the finger for the police as to where my car is, my phone is still in there and you can find it. incredible story. gregg: that s right. martha: sad news to report to you this morning. in this fox news alert. country music hall-of-famer george jones has of 81. he had a legendary career that lasted more than 50 years. he started just playing out on a street corner. here is julie banderas with a look back at his amazing life. [singing] h-frpblgts he was nicknamed ol nicknamed old possum. he was called the greatest country singer alive. jones grew up in beaumont, texas where he sang on the street for
twinkies now. i m waiting for the gluten-free twinkie. gregg: they have low-fat spam which is among my favorites. gregg? gregg: yeah. in postwar world war ii britain i was born and raised on spam. i want you to know that. gregg: that is the way i got through school. martha: find it in the grocery aisle these days, stuart. no comment. gregg: you could get a can of spam for 28 cents. it was fabulous. more on that later. gregg: starving students. spam and rice. that s what i lived on for years. martha: it work, right? gregg: fills you up. martha: sticks to the ribs. we re getting started here this morning, spam, twinkies, all kinds of stuff going on. we also have a very stunning report back in this which is of course the biggest story of this week saying u.s. counterterrorism task force was alerted when you older boston bombing suspect returned from the united states after that trip to russia. so what happened and who dropped the ball in letting folks know that he was back in the