yesterday, antoinette tuff prevented a madman with a gun from killing children at an elementary school. today, the president of the united states called her to thank her. students were back in class today at ronald mcnair learning academy. let s talk about the gun debate. the incredible 911 audio. it is going to be all right s sweetheart, i just want you to know i love you, though. is this going to restart the conversation. colorado state legislature passed the gun control legislation. the gun lobby mobilized to fight back, a corporate lobby trying to overwhelm the voice of the american public. the real battle lies ahead in washington. this delay is inexcusable. it is thursday, august 22. there are so many other issues looming large. president obama speaking at the university of buffalo. bradley manning s stunning announcement. more revelations about the nsa. but first, developing stories. the worst voter suppression laws in the country. the justic
the real battle lies ahead in washington. this delay is inexcusable. it is thursday, august 22. there are so many other issues looming large. president obama speaking at the university of buffalo. bradley manning s stunning announcement. more revelations about the nsa. but first, developing stories. the worst voter suppression laws in the country. the justice department is pursuing a new course. to the state s voter id law. there is a new electorate. they know the south has changed. there has to be a point where the two sides clash. that is why they re trying so hard to stop the vote. the real battle lies ahead in washington. the brave, quick thinking unarmed woman who stopped the bad guy with a gun who walked into an elementary school in georgia almost was not there. antoinette tuff was reportedly scheduled to have the day off on tuesday, but a last-minute shift switch put her in the school s front office, where she was confronted by the gunman an
that a diplomatic solution may be in the works. there are high-level meetings in geneva tomorrow. but he wants the military option just in case. we have live team coverage this morning. and we begin with abc s tahman bradley in washington. good morning, tahman. reporter: good morning, diana. good morning, john. it was a rare prime-time address. the president of the united states speaking to the american people about the need for military action in syria, even as he explores a diplomatic solution. from the east room of the white house, president obama told the nation, the strike on syria is on hold, while he gives diplomacy a shot. over the last few days we ve seen some encouraging signs. in part, because of the credible threat of u.s. military action. reporter: syria says it has agreed to a russian plan to turn over its chemical weapons to international authorities. sensing the proposal may be his best option, the president says he will continue talks with russian presi
wednesday, september 11. good morning. i m richard lui. a military strike is on hold and diplomacy taking center stage in the crisis in syria. in an address to the nation late tuesday, the president said the u.s. would work with russia, china and u.s. allies to force syria to hand over the chemical weapons it allegedly used on its own people. tracie potts is in washington for us this morning. good morning to you. how much fraction does this possible solution have right now in washington? well, it s actually, richard, raising a lot of questions here in washington, including with president obama who addressed this in his speech last night, saying that while there s promise here, and there s hope, there s also a track record with both syria and russia and that our military needs to stay ready while we wait to see if this solution will work. president obama says he may still send missiles to destroy syria s chemical weapon capability if russia s plan to get rid of them doesn
construction project that s ever been undertaken, or at least it s certainly up there. captioning funded by cbs this is the this is the cbs morning news for wednesday, september 11th, 2013. good morning, good to be with you, i m anne-marie green. well, in a 16-minute speech president obama told a mostly skeptical nation that one way or another syria s chemicmical weas threat must be removed. he says the dip employee man it plan holds promise but if that fails, the u.s. has a moral obligation to use military force. to my friends on the right, i ask you to reconcile your mite with a when a commitment to america s miltary with mite with a failure to act when a cause is so plainly just. to my friends on the left, i ask you to reconcile your belief in freedom of dignity for all people, with those images of children writhing in pain and going still on a cold hospital floor. for sometimes resolutions and statements of condemnation are simply not enough. well, tomorrow, s