Thank you for the briefing. Can you please explain to us the psychological impact that the alleged chemical weapons attack has had on the syrian population and also on humanitarian workers who are trying to get their work done . Well, i can only speak from what i have been told from the staff that i have spoken to. People feel very uncertain. In terms of the people i have spoken to, they continue to express concerns to me that the International Community has abandoned them and that they would like to see actions, that they would like to see the International Community come together and agree on action which would lead to a political solution inside of syria. It is very hard for me to speak about the psychology, but i can say that people remain fearful, and a lot of people are just fearful because the future remains so uncertain. I know you have a number of things on your schedule. Do you have time for one or two more questions . There are still a few hands up. Ive about two minutes, so
Best interest of our spouse at heart and therefore we can be a trusted adviser. And thats making policy. But shes also speaking as someone who got burned. She got burned like Abigail Adams or sara polk in the 19th century she had an office in the west wing, for some reason she went as his ambassador to south america which didnt quite turn out to be as well received as they had hoped. She had attended cabinet meetings. I think and they had a Close Partnership in the white house. But there were some things that didnt go over well that she didnt do again. And other things that i mean, you know, her Mental Health initiative were very controversial. And then unfunded as soon as the reagans came in. One thing thats noteable about the carters and they won the election in this regard is that they were not of washington. Right. And four years later they fell victim to the same thing. Americans periodically decide every four years they just want someone else. Im thinking back in our first season
big news in washington this morning. one debt ceiling deal appears dead. will a critical meeting later today help save the american economy? new details about how the cia tracked down osama bin laden. the story of one analyst s dogged determination to get the leader. rolling out the red carpet. the british royal company meets and greets some hollywood s biggest royalty. the scoop and buzz from their trip. the 10 million mile man. you re going to meet the guy who just set a new record for the most flights on an airline ever. pretty cool stuff. good morning. i m thomas roberts in for alex witt today. thanks for joining us. we get right to it. two big issues are making headlines this morning in washington. jobs and the debt ceiling talks. treasury secretary tim geithner appeared on meet the press with host david gregory. it s going to take a long time still. h is a very tough economy. i think for a lot of people it s going to feel very hard, harder than anything they ve
the question is, how will they get there? how will they get a deal before that time comes? thomas? mike viqueira at the white house. a programming note to everybody, it was a very interesting interview with secretary geithner. watch the reairing of meet the press this afternoon at 2:00 eastern right here on msnbc. betty ford s family says that the former first lady will be memorialized in california and michigan this week. mrs. ford passed away of natural causes on friday. she was 93 years old. the first funeral will be held on tuesday in palm desert, california. then her casket will travel to michigan where she s going to be buried alongside her husband in grand rapids. former first lady roz lynn carter will deliver a eulogy for mrs. ford as well as lin cheney and koe cokie roberts as well. defense secretary leon panetta visits afghanistan. the paper reports a possible