Up shortly. And well bring it to you live. Secretary of state john kerry is in europe speaking to europe piano leaders about the need to take action begins syria. Both expressed urgency in response to the chemical attack in damascus. Were keeping up with these pretty fastbreaking developments. What did secretary kerry and the foreign minister say during the joint press conference . What are some of the highlights . Well, richelle, this has been different from what we saw earlier today. This is a little more proactive trying to explain why it is that the french and the white house are onare on this position, trying to get support within both of their populations for some sort of military action in syria. And john kerry, you know, has been saying the reasons why people should care, what evidence they have, what information they have. As you mentioned there, urging the u. N. To act and act quickly, richelle. So this is unusually. When asked about lack of support from the american public,
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