what we have already put out and what the president will be able to talk about tomorrow night is we know that there was an attack on august 21st using chemical weapons. we now have evidence that sarin was used. we know where the rockets were launched from, an area controlled by the government. we know where they landed, an area controlled by the opposition that assad was trying to clear out for weeks on end. we have an extraordinary volume of media, social media reports. the videos many americans are seeing for the first time in the last day or so on their television screens, we have expert witness reports, doctors, ngos, hospital workers. the case is beyond a doubt. thank you for your time and your views. president obama addresses the nation tomorrow night. wolf blitzer is about to go one-on-one with the president on the crisis in syria. that interview airs at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. coming up on the lead she s kept quiet on syria until now. former secretary of st
last week as the president publicly worked through his position on syria, former rnc chair ed gillespie tweeted clear now when the 3:00 a.m. call came, barack obama couldn t find his glasses, knocked phone off nightstand, still reaching around for receiver. it s a reminder that nothing in politics stays in the past, a lesson hillary clinton knows well. and jake, you know this is an especially awkward position for secretary former secretary clinton because she s being pushed to take a stand on syria at a time when she really has no control over how the policy will be executed. as a private citizen, she isn t required to take a position and it could have real ramifications if she decides to run in 2016. in other words, the president could once again be in a way, hurting her chances at the oval office. jessica, of course we also know that she behind closed doors was advocating for arming the rebels, at least a year ago.
syrian president bashar al assad speaks and we will get reaction from the syrian opposition. next, he admitted to driving drunk and killing a man and today, he was finally charged with the crime. what does the victim s family think about the online confession? [ female announcer ] what if the next big thing, isn t a thing at all? it s lots of things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. it s going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. we re going to wake the world up. and watch, with eyes wide, as it gets to work. cisco. tomorrow starts here. to help protect your eye health as you age. would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it s called ocuvite. a vitamin dedicated to your eyes, from bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients.
so it s not just the sort of wild anti-war left in the party, which i might be a part of, it s actually people right there in the center there is no constituency for this war right now. let me read this statement from hawaii s congresswoman. quote, as a soldier, i understand that before taking any military action, our nation must have a clear tactical objective, a realistic strategy, the necessary resources to execute that strategy including the support of the american people and an exit plan. the proposed military action against syria fails to meet any of these criteria. that s a democrat from hawaii. who is a veteran. she s a military kind of centrist, that kind of voice. that s where you know he s in trouble. that s the big problem here. this goes to van and ryan s point. the president from the very beginning has been lacking any clarity on the mission. he s lacked it in making the case with the american public and he s lacked it with capitol hill. what he has tomorrow nig
taken hold today about potential international control over syria s stockpiles only could take place in the context of a credible military threat by the united states. reporter: as secretary of state hillary clinton didn t mince words about u.s. policy towards syria. the regime of bashar al assad must come to an end. horrible event that chemical weapons were used and everyone has made it clear to the syrian regime that s a red line for the world. we have made our views very clear. we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur. reporter: privately, clinton pushed to arm the rebels but the president did not sign on until after she left government. now, the white house needs her help. with 55% of the american public opposed to striking syria even with congressional approval, the