more funerals in syria today. opposition activists say that 31 people died when syrian troops opened fire on sunday. the attacks on anti-american rather anti-government protesters took place in several cities. president assad is warning countries not to recognize the syrian national council, which is set up in turkey last week. that council appears to be positioning itself as syria s next government. crisis talks are happening in egypt today to head off new violence. fighting between muslims and christians left at least 25 people dead over the weekend. christians say they were peacefully protesting a church burning when they were attacked by people they describe as thugs. christians say egypt s military rulers aren t doing enough to protect them. it s a very volatile situation, and many critics say it s not helped by the actions, for instance, of state-run tv which last night called upon what it called honest egyptians to come down and join the army in fighting against
interview that she was stumped, so much so that it was parodied on saturday night live. it does play into this idea that she doesn t have her footing under her on some of the policy questions, and she has to be careful of that. cynthia, the question from steve schmidt, she doesn t know anything. anyway, we have to go, that was the final word, thank you so much. when we return, very thoughts about a republican who s a real maverick. you re watching hardball. first k with no artificial sweeteners, flavors, or preservatives. new purefitness. from crystal light. a pure way to water your body. from crystal light. band now we re insuring overts do18 million drivers. gecko: quite impressive, yeah. boss: come a long way, that s for sure. and so have you since you started working here way back when.