and thousands today are gathering on the washington mall to celebrate that historic event. we start in syria where the government is now accusing rebel forces of using chemical weapons. the claim comes as president obama meets with his national security team at the white house to talk about the reports of chemical weapons attacks by the syrian government. syrian state tv says soldiers found chemical weapons in tunnels used by rebels. cnn cannot confirm those claims or the authenticity of these images. the opposition claims government forces launched a nerve gas attack, killing hundreds of civilians. meanwhile a top u.n. official is in damascus today asking to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons by the syrian government. president obama sat down with our chris kuomo earlier and he
weapons attack by the syrian government. but syrian state tv says soldiers found chemical weapons in tunnels used by rebels. cnn cannot confirm those claims or the authenticity of these images. these are images from that alleged attack by the government forces. a top u.n. official is in damascus today asking to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons. back home, president obama sat down with chris cuomo earlier and he said the u.s. is still gathering information on that attack. if the u.s. goes in and attacks another country without a u.n. mandate and without clear evidence that can be presented, then there are questions in terms of whether international law support it, do we have the coalition to make it work and you know, those are considerations that we have to take into account. now, this, well, this latest