Future. Its a totally moderate response. Snowden was one part of this puzzle. Edward snowden, Missile Defense, human rights to be continued. Thousands of people rallied last night in tunisias capital. Yemen says it has foiled an al qaeda plot. Massive fire russias antigay laws. That controversial law that bans gay relationships. Talking about the protection of american athletes abroad and a lot of concern how it will impact the olympics. I think putin and russia have a big stake at making it work. We have athletes who have been training for that moment. The relationship has to get back on track. Today it got a lot chillier. Are we headed toward a modern day cold war . Cold war mentality. [ playing the Russian National anthem ] president obama told jay leno he will attend the g20 summit in russia next month in st. Petersburg, but jay carney announced today that the president will not stop in moscow on the way for a scheduled oneonone meeting with Vladimir Putin. Given our lack of progre
It is not our Policy Position to respond to this through regime change. We will take an appropriate response, and we are evaluating, the president and his team are evaluating the options available to them. And the president will make an assessment and an announcement in due time. Defense secretary chuck hagel made clear that u. S. Military forces are ready. Suffice to say the options are there, the United States department of defense is ready to carry out those options. If that would occur, that would occur also in coordination with our international partners. But youre ready to go like that . Were ready to go like that. Meanwhile, closest allies are lining up in agreement. British Prime Minister David Cameron. Now, of course, any action we take, or others take, would have to be legal, would have to be
that could be used to deliver Chemical Weapons such as airplanes, artillery rockets, and no apparent serious regime targets are included in that risks and they believe the strikes could
But we begin tonight with a remarkable and dramatic day in the nations capital. Less than one week before Congress Officially reconvened, a Senate Hearing on a u. S. Military strike against syria on which secretary of state john kerry offered dire, some might say hyperbolic, warnings of the consequences of inaction. The opportunity for other dictators and or terrorists to pursue their own weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons. I will tell you there are some people hoping that the United States congress doesnt vote for this very limited request the president has put before you. Iran is hoping you look the other way. That was just one small part of a day in which the political machinery in support of a military strike was on full display. This morning president obama held a private meeting with congressional leaders and used the opportunity to try to reassure a wary public. Military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is prop
Dozen bills to repeal parts or all of president obamas Signature Health care law. But when pittinger faced the locals at a town hall monday, he found himself confronted by Tea Party Conservatives who demanded to know if hed vote against any federal spending bill to implement obama care, even if that means shutting down the entire federal government. Real quick easy question, this is what the tea party wants to know, will you vote with mike lee and meadows here to defund obama care . Yes or no. [ applause ] a thoughtful answer . I want yes or no. No. That answer, as you can see, did not go over well. The crowd began pushing back against pittenger who said even if it passed the house, it would never pass the Democratic Senate and would never be signed by president obama. That only enraged the crowd even more. Will you make a stand to get them back on board. Do you think hair harry reid is going to pass it. It doesnt matter. We need to shoe show the American People we stand for conservati
Leaders warn of an allout war. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Another savage terrorist and a major bust of an al qaeda cell right on the heels of a u. S. Warning that al qaedas affiliate groups are graining strength right now. Eight more Nigerian School girls have been kidnapped by a vicious islamist group, even as its leader boasts that hes going to sell 200 more young victims into slavery. And sued dee arabia says it has arrested dozens of people who plan to carry out attacks and assassinations. We have full coverage of these and other stories, including the bloody fighting in u krekraine. Our correspondents are standing by here and around the world. We start with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. Barbara . Wolf, at this hour, Obama Administration has issued a new travel warning for americans even thinking of going to nigeria, warning of kidnappings, robberies. As the world watch es horrified boko haram kidnaps eight more girls. Its the latest attack inflicted