targeted air-strikes against syria. they both spoke passionately about the need to respond to the chemical attacks. they need there's no doubt who perpetrating them. and they said waiting for the u.n. inspector's report will not be an unnecessary delay because the french have been assured by the u.n. secretary general that that report is coming much more rapidly than anyone had expected. that said, they acknowledge that the american people, the french people are against this taking place but they both argued passionately and emotionally that they have to take a stand and they have to persuade their publics that this is in their national security. back to you. >> andrea mitchell there for us from paris, traveling with secretary of state john kerry. want to go now to peter alexander who is at the white house for us on this saturday afternoon. we know the president is getting ready for this tuesday evening address from the white house to talk to the american public about syria. what's the president doing today? is he making calls? is he preparing that speech?