president barack obama isn t wasting any time trying to convince the american people, congress, and the u.s. congress that a strike against syria is justified. he sent john kerry to meet with european leaders in lithuania today. afterwards eu ministers insisted there is strong evidence the syrian regime used chemical weapons. they said, quote, a clear and strong response is crucial to make clear that such crimes are unacceptable and that there can be no impunity. but they stopped short of supporting u.s. military action. back at home, president obama is working the phones trying to convince congress to authorize use of force in syria, and he s also preparing to deliver a major speech to the medication tuesday night. brian todd joins us live from washington. so, brian, this is very much a working weekend for the president. he ll be making his case to members of congress who are on
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it s gearing up to be a hot and rainy weekend. you know, where we re really seeing the rain has been in the west. we ve seen so much it s led to flooding and mudslides. out west, strong showers and thunderstorms brought down trees and powerlines in the portland area. up to 3 inches of rain flooded salem. some 50,000 lightning strikes were counted across washington and oregon, including the one that brought down this tree and split it in half. so, it s literally like a place in between, just blew up. meanwhile, clean up resumes this morning in idaho after
leaders nancy pelosi and steny hoyer indicating they will have a very difficult time convincing the vast majority of their rank and file to support this. thanks so much in washington. so, the president doesn t have to look very far. you see how many americans feel about his plan on syria. protesters opposed to a military strike are gathering right now outside the white house and emily schmidt is there. what are the demonstrators telling you as they gather? they just began demonstrating here about half an hour ago. their message boils down to no war in syria. and they have brought that message as close to president obama as they can because you see them picketing right in front of the white house. it isn t the first time they ve been here. this same group was here last week, but today, there s going to be a little bit of a difference because after they talk in front of the white house, they are going to march to capitol hill. the difference being of course, at this time last week,
said as soon as they get that kind of information, perhaps they will no longer be on the fence and they will be more definitive in their action. thanks so much, brian todd. so the president has his work cut out for him. the latest national poll shows nearly 60% of americans don t support military intervention in syria. and today thousands of people are taking that message to the streets. protesters are gathering right now outside the white house, and our em ily schmidt is there. what are the demonstrators planning for today? reporter: good morning to you. as we have people who are gathering here, they are in front of the white house. president obama back in washington hoping to make his case to the american people. well, here right in front of the white house there are people who are hoping to make their case to him. they re part of a group called answer coalition.org. their message, you see it, tell congress vote no war against syria. they re going to be gathering here over the ne
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