Affair. He is fbi veteran agent frederick humphries. Notorious for sending shirtless photos of himself to another key player in the scandal. He says it was just a lighthearted joke. Well see. That woman would be jill kelly, seen on the right, which claims she was threatened by petraeus lover. She has been stripped of her special access to Macdill Air Force base in tampa. And petraeus mistress, paula broadwell, is under investigation for storing military documents, on her computer. And for the first time president obama has weighed in on this mess. Abcs preeti arla has the latest. Reporter president obama walked into the east room of the white house for his first postelection news conference, tackling the major issues his administration will face in the weeks ahead. Im open to compromise. And im open to new ideas. Reporter the president meets with congressional leaders tomorrow. Both sides are expected to stake out their positions on the looming fiscal cliff, which would see automatic t
Thanks for a rainfree forecast. By planes, trains and highways, millions of americans are gearing up for what aaa has declared the busiest travel day of the year. A fierce weather system will make for tough travel in the northwest and northern california. But any flight delays arent likely to ripple across the country. If there were to be a storm in chicago or in the northeast, you could count on mass chaos. But that does not look like its going to be the case at all. Reporter in los angeles, not weather but a major airport worker protest will delay travelers there. Passengers at l. A. X. Are advised to give themselves a threehour cushion at the airport. And an extra 90 minutes to get there. This is part of the fun of it all. To go fight the fight. Fight the crowds. Reporter some important tricks for fliers this year. Some airlines will allow you to avoid the baggage counter by tagging and checking your own bags, giving you a chance to, well, lose your own luggage. Additionally, the ts
Phase, loading components of the highlytoxic sarin gas. Syria doesnt even acknowledge that it has chemical weapons. Theyve said that they would never use them against their own people. But one top official warned this summer that they would only be used against what he called external aggression. And that sarin gas that alex just mentioned, it is extremely toxic. A single drop can kill a person in a matter of moments. Of course, the u. S. Has been worried about syria using chemical weapons for quite some time, now. Abcs Tahman Bradley has that part of the story. Reporter a senior official tells abc news, the use of chemical weapons could trigger retaliatory action from the united states. Monday, president obama warned the syrian regime. I want to make it clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. Reporter Obama Administration and military Officials Say they believe president assad has gotten the m
And good morning, everyone. We begin with that developing story from syrias civil war. Credible, new concerns about the use of chemical weapons by Syrian Forces. Syrias chemical weapons stockpile is believed to be one of the largest in the world. And theres word that Regime Forces might be ready to use it. We spoke with Alex Marquardt a short time ago, from the turkey syria border. Reporter it seems that syria went through the preparation phase, loading components of the highlytoxic sarin gas. Syria doesnt even acknowledge that it has chemical weapons. Theyve said that they would never use them against their own people. But one top official warned this summer that they would only be used against what he called external aggression. And that sarin gas that alex just mentioned, it is extremely toxic. A single drop can kill a person in a matter of moments. Of course, the u. S. Has been worried about syria using chemical weapons for quite some time, now. Abcs Tahman Bradley has that part of
And good morning, everyone. We begin with that developing story from syrias civil war. Credible, new concerns about the use of chemical weapons by Syrian Forces. Syrias chemical weapons stockpile is believed to be one of the largest in the world. And theres word that Regime Forces might be ready to use it. We spoke with Alex Marquardt a short time ago, from the turkey syria border. Reporter it seems that syria went through the preparation phase, loading components of the highlytoxic sarin gas. Syria doesnt even acknowledge that it has chemical weapons. Theyve said that they would never use them against their own people. But one top official warned this summer that they would only be used against what he called external aggression. And that sarin gas that alex just mentioned, it is extremely toxic. A single drop can kill a person in a matter of moments. Of course, the u. S. Has been worried about syria using chemical weapons for quite some time, now. Abcs Tahman Bradley has that part of