said they didn't want a war. here near the turkish border with syria, it is much more divisive and cults across ethnic and sectarian lines. we saw several hundred people in what's supposed to be peace day chanting president bashar al assad and basically cursing the syrian rebels accusing them of being members of al qaeda. just showing you how complicated this is in syria and how it's also complicated the way it spills over in to turkey, a country that's hosted hundreds of thousands of syrian refugees. back to you. >> thank you. how did the president come to change his mind on congressional approval in syria? cnn's jim akosta looks at the chain of events. >> reporter: just as the president seemed to be ready to go it alone, he called on congress to go with him. in a city that feasts on political theater, it was hydra