here. that s the ball down there. if you go this way, it extends for about ten more blocks. i have actually been out here once. it was many years ago. i got here as late as 9:00. if you want a prime spot, you will probably have to come in the next hour or two. if you want to get around the perimeter, you can get here a little bit later. these people have been camped out for hours now. people lining up as early as 7:00,8:00 a.m. you talked to one group from florida. they were here at 7:00 a.m. if you want to get here, you should probably get here very soon. things are tightening up and closing up for that big show at midnight. s suzanne. how cold is it out there? i see you are all bundled up. is it freezing? how are you doing? it is not bad. it could be a lot worse. it is about 42 degrees out here. that s pretty good. a bit of wind, a bit of a chill. it is amazing how hearty these people are. i m a bit chilly. they are the ones standing here. we ll hang in there. we ll be with you
that s what the doctors without borders have there. doctors without borders say they were very clear, no weapons allowed in those facilities. i have been to many. they have big signs on the outside that say, no weapons allowed inside. that s generally respected. doctors without borders say the taliban who brought in casualties had not been taking their weapons into the compound, s suzanne. thank you so much. this is a statement from the secretary of defense, ash carter, just released. overnight, i learned of a tragic incident involving a doctors without borders hospital in kanduz, afghanistan, that came under fire. the area has been the scene of intense fighting the last few days. u.s. forces in support of afghan security forces were operating nearby as were taliban fighters. while we are still trying to determine exactly what happened, i want to extend my thoughts and prayers to everyone affected. a full investigation into this tragic incident is underway in
i want to go to elise labbott at the state department to break this down. we heard earlier. he said the stated goal is not regime change. they ve been talking to their allies and friends with loss of support, at least the military support of great britain when it comes to a military strike. what does he hope to accomplish by doing this? i think that s the largest question. when we talk about how the administration is briefing congress and is going to address members of the american public, that s the question. what are the goals here, s suzanne? is it attached to larger policy goals for syria and the region? what i ve heard from my sources is the goal is three-fold. first of all it s to answer this chemical weapons attack. show president assad and the regime that there is a cost for using it, degrade his ability to use it again, and weaken him just enough so that he s weakened against the opposition
back in the headlines. what s next in the kelly thomas saga? also this hour, herman cain in the house to tell us all about his new project and share his one-of-a-kind insights on today s headlines. first, though, the road to the white house has always run through ohio, so president obama, of course, hitting the road in ohio. live pictures right now. the tarmac in toledo. soon he ll be on a bus dubbed betting on america. the first stop the museum in mao me. you ll see that live at 40 past the hour give or take. in the meantime let s bring in cnn s dan lothian who s already there. dan, this is actually the president s first bus tour, right? reporter: it is. he has done two other bus tours but those were, as the white house described them, official bus tour. this is the first one of his campaign and the focus will be on the economy, specifically getting americans back to work. and today the president is expecting to focus on two things. first of all, what he s done to st
indian airlines. air india was bailed out by the air india was bailed out by the government last month. captions by vitac www.vitac.com welcome to cnn newsroom, i m suzanne malveaux. today we are live from aspen, colorado, and beautiful setting talking about the world s most pressing problems. this is the eighth annual aspen ideas festival and leaders and thinking from the united states and the world meet to discuss ideas from policy, politics, science, art, values, culture, and everything. they have a chance to listen, learn and debate. first at the start of the hour, a huge stock market rally. a deal to help struggling banks in europe was welcomed on wall street. european countries agreed to aid the banks without adding to the country s debt. and the nasdaq is higher and the dow up more than 200 points. deadly shooting during a safety briefing in fort bragg in north carolina. one soldier killed and one of the soldiers shot another and then turned a gun on himself.