conservatives are so frustrated carol that all the oxygen has been sucked up by trump and they are trying to gasp for any air left. and i think what you will see tonight is these four candidates are really going to be training all of their fire at the 8:00 debate where donald trump is going to be hoping they can catch fire. mark preston, thanks so much. the theory of president bashar al-assad sharpening his rhetoric to the united states. accusing the u.s. along with turkey and europe of supplying arms to isis and supporting terrorism in his country. assad says his forces are not communicating with the u.s.-led coalition that is carrying out attacks against the islamic state. and he also blames western nations for fuelling the refugee crisis in europe. cnn is in abu dhabi with more. good morning. a very good morning. as you can see a wide ranging interview. it was conducted in damascus
indianapolis, cleveland, buffalo, syracuse all the way to the big cities in the east. now it s finally our turn in the midatlantic up through new england for the high pressure to build in, creating a fall type air mass. great forecast. then the front comes through thursday, then more nice weather behind you. that s the next little piece of beautiful weather now back here in the northern plains. so we re setting up very dry, too. there s not a lot of moisture for the showers and storms. the only humid air left is san antonio to houston down through the gulf states. this is where you expect it to last probably another couple weeks, but all the cold fronts have brought less humid air. the humidity levels are low, which makes it enjoyable. storms around madison, maybe a sprinkle or two, same with green bay, maybe a shower for milwaukee. later there s a chance of a thunderstorm in chicago, but most areas will actually remain dry. forecast for today, talk about nice from d.c. to boston. ever
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