Straits. Tonight, we begin with syria. President obama is trying to rally congressional support for a u. S. Led strike on that countries military. He met this afternoon with two leading republican senators, john mccain and Lindsey Graham. Both have been pushing the president to take a much stronger stance on syria. They say the stakes are high for both the u. S. And the syrian people. If the congress were to reject a resolution like this after the president of the United States has already committed to action, the consequences would be catastrophic in that the credibility of this country with friends and adversaries alike would be shredded, and it would be not only implications for this presidency, but for future presidencys as well. The president has no one to blame but himself about the lack of public understanding of whats at stake in syria. We talked about the past, the present and the future. Two years ago, with an opportunity to get assad out when there were dozens of alqaeda in
After the president of the United States has already committed to action, the consequences would be catastrophic in that the credibility of this country with friends and enemy and adversaries alike would be shredded, and it would be not only implications for this presidency but for future presidencies as well. The president really has no one to blame in many ways but himself about the lack of public understanding of whats at stake in syria. We talk about the past, present and future. Two years ago when an opportunity to get assad out when there were dozens of al qaeda only in syria. Now theres thousands. A year from now there will be tens of thousands. Two years ago there were not 600,000 refugees in jordan compromising the kingdom of jordan. Time is not on our side, so we urge the president to up his game. Well, president obama made it clear that the u. S. Should take military action against syria, Many Americans disagree. A recent nbc poll asked americans whether the United States sh
Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympic Games. Japan beat out istanbul and madrid. The contenders all had strong selling points, but they all faced serious challenges. The Olympic Games of 2020 awarded to the city of tokyo. [ cheering ] the build up to todays announcement was intense. Two years of lobbying, and tens of millions of dollars spent. All three finalists pushed hard to boast their beauties and hide their blemishes. Spain with an economy suffering 27 unemployment pitched low cost games and saying they already had most of the venues in place. Turkey highlighted a Strong Economy and the fact that it would have been the first muslim to host the elections as well as a link between europe and asia. The fighting tarnished the countrys image. Japan had to fight off images of leaking new england plants. They have the history of hosting one summer and two winter games since 1964. Some cities considered bids but none formerly applied. The big announcement, and michael eaves to talk about this
It is one of the worst things we have seen in washington, d. C. Thats how the citys police chief described todays shooting rampage that killed 13 people including the gunman. Dozens including a Police Officer were hurt. And the shooting happened in building 197 of the Washington Navy yard. The building is just a couple of miles from the u. S. Capitol. One with witness described what happened when the shooting happened. He was far enough down the hall where we couldnt see his face but he aimed and fired and hit high on the wall just as we were trying to leave. Federal and local Law Enforcement officers rushed to the scene. People inside the building were ordered to stay there. Only to be escorted out a few hours later. There are still many questions about what happened but heres what we know so far. D. C. Police say at least 13 people including the gunman were killed. The citys mayor says several people were hurt. Three people including a Police Officer were critically wounded. Police s
A freshman wide receiver for the University of Georgia was arrested and booked into jail on Saturday for driving the wrong way on a one-way road in Athens, according to jail records.