U. S. Officials set to work to secure a deal that would allow the International Community to take control of syrias chemical weapons. At the same time, the Obama Administration has been lobbying members of congress, urging them to authorize the use of force. Gwen, what a wild 24 hours it has been from where the administration was yesterday to where it is right now. Ifill the administration has a very clear goal tonight. The president has to answer what it is he wants the American People to support, why he needs to sipt it and how he does it. Its unclear how. Woodruff and this fine like hes walking for making the case for military action at the same time hes saying we need to leave the window open for a diplomatic solution if that is doable. Ifill he has a lot of audiences out there, the American People who are very skeptical about it as well as the International Community to want to take those weapons and isolate them. Its really very tough. Were waiting to see whether its possible for
Well talk to the firefighter with the rescue. Good evening. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, the breaking news. The president admits his initial isis strategy was wrong. Tonight the president ordering a review on defeating isis and saying syrian president Bashir Al Assad must go. The president is in the middle of a trip to asia. Senior White House Correspondent john accoosta is traveling with the president but i want to start with alise who broke this news. No one expected this as the day went on. This is a significant admission . Reporter well, erin, the administration has been talking about this for weeks. Many of the president s Top National Security advisors, including secretary of state john kerry have been calling for a more robust strategy with syria. And because the president and his advisors are coming to the decision you wont defeat isis without the plan to get rid of president assad is where they see they have been able to gain strategy. And the administration had hoped it
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The IDF said it would use leaflets, text messages and phone calls to encourage civilians to move to a nearby "humanitarian area". It comes after Israel s defence minister said the order to attack the southernmost city of Rafah will be given "very soon".