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off the top. >> russia trying to deescalate the syrian crisis by urging them to put their chemical weapons sunday international control. now syria is responding to that potential idea. >> saying they're not against the idea. this started when john kerry was asked what can the syrians do to slow it all down and made what appeared to be to many to be an off the cuff saying at the they could hand over all their chemical weapons. guess what, the russians then said good idea. we're going to ask the syrians to do just that. we've just heard from the syrian foreign minister wa lead lieu allem say agsyria welcome the proposal to put their chemical weapons under international control. >> now you've got u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon who says i think this is a good idea, too. let's see what the syrians bring to the table and what russia brings to the table. this is potential will i a way out of military strikes. >> a way that would take the wind out of the sails of the obama administration's move to

military action because in essence, the russians and the syrians are agreeing toing what secretary kerry said he wanted them to do in order to avoid military action. this is a very complicated story. phil black is in moscow. we'll get to him in a few minutes and talk more about this complicated stuff about you a fascinating development. >> one of the things the administration is saying is look, we want to make sure this never happens again, this is a deterrent if he hands over the weapons, they can make the case it is a deterrent. you don't have to hit us with military strikes. >> we've already seen david cameron saying it must not be used as a distraction, this tactic as a tactic of distraction. already you see a little bit of back pedal going on because to get rid of those would take months and months and months and verification everything else. it could throw a spanner in the, woulding >> so the press in question, of course, can president obama convince a skeptical congress to support military strikes inside of syria.

the american people certainly hope not, and that is why because most americans do believe that syria's government gassed its own people, but they do not wanton go in. this is a new cnn/orc poll showing had 59% of americans say no, congress should not pass a resolution to authorize military action inside of syria. >> 39% do say yes. we're going to bring you who are on the public sentiment this hour, as well, because they're saying no even though most people believe that the assad an regime was behind it. >> he's a bad guy. lawmakers, as well, they're returning to capitol hill after their month-long summer break. their session begins in just two hours. and by our estimates here, our count, most are still undecided about whether to launch strikes inside syria. >> president obama himself doing a round of interviews with six major television networks, including our own wolf blitzer. that should give us a preview of his nationwide address tomorrow when he will take his case directly to the american people.

>> meanwhile, syria's president is speaking to americans in a cbs interview. he says there is no evidence that he used chemical weapons against his own people. >> in other area were attacked chemically. our soldiers. they went to the hospital as casualties because of chemical weapons. but in the area where they said the government used chemical weapons, we only had video and we only have pictures and allegations. we're not there. our forces or police, our institutions don't exist. how can you talk about what happened if you don't have evidence? we're not like the american administration. we're not social media administration or government. we are the government that deal with reality when we have evidence. >> and we're going to have much more of that interview with the syrian president bashar al ass d assad. right now, live to washington.

>> brianna keilar is live at the white house. one thing seems to be very clear here. is the american people firmly against launching strikes inside of syria, even with congressional authorization. take a look at these facts here. when asked if the u.s. should launch air strikes if congress passes a resolution, 43% of people in the cnn/orc poll say they would favor strikes. 55% oppose it. >> now, when asked if the military should strike if congress does not pass a resolution, only 27% would favor that move. 71% wos oppose it. brianna, let's start with you there at the white house. those polls showing president obama swimming against a tide of public opinion, people do not want the u.s. to get involved in syria. that was before these latest developments with the russians and the syrians and whether they'll hand over chemical weapons. >> yeah, and first let me deal with that, michael. we're at this point trying to get some reaction from the white house on that breaking news. but i will tell you that we've

heard about this idea before. in fact, this is something that has been proposed or something akin to this proposed by democratic senator joe manchin of west virginia talking about having the syrians give up their chemical weapons and that being a possibility. but this was something president obama was specifically asked about during that press conference in st. petersburg on friday, and he said some of these options including that one, he didn't see as feasible at this point. know that's something he's already staked out a position on. also i think as we wait for reaction, you see the white house being very skeptical when it comes to russia and when it comes to syria talking about, you know, whether they're questioning if chex cal attacks even happened in russia's case at one point and now this idea. they feel that will russia has i guess every turn is trying to run out the clock, slow things down. i think that's the lens through which they will see this. in terms of the president trying

to turn the tide here, he's very focused. he is focused very much on trying to convince members of congress that the assad regime is responsible for this. this is the point of so many of these briefings. you look at the polls and it shows eight out of ten people to surveyed is believe the assad regime is responsible but they're not making that leap that the obama administration is trying to get them it make which is if the assad regime is responsible, then you go to this military response like president obama has laid out and tried to win oef members of congress and as he's going togo with the american people tomorrow night. so far congress, americans haven't made that leap. >> but on the point, and you're right about the president having talked about the handover of chemical weapons and the like and verifying it and the difficulties of that. but it was secretary kerry who made that comment just the other day. it seems that maybe it was an off the cuff comment. maybe it wasn't. but the russian seized upon this. does it complicate matters politically? >> i think it could for some americans it who look at this

and certainly would like to see something other than a military intervention. so they look at that perhaps something that makes sense to them and say why don't we just go this route. i think the comment as i've read, what i read, it was sort of him saying if assad were to give up his weapons, if you talk to observers what's going on in syria, they don't think assad would ever give up his chemical weapons. that may reflect what we would hear from the white house as we await reaction. it's unknown where the white house is going from here. it wasn't clear president obama was going to make any news tomorrow night but that he was trying to convince americans. but i think at this point, the white house is looking back an the last few days, trying to figure out if their argument needs to be retooled, if it has been working. they're sort of in that mode right now where it's unclear how they move forward here. >> fas flating and very

fast-moving. >> very fast-moving >> two hours from now, the white house senate officially getting back to work after their month of recess. the president's plan to take military action in syria is what everybody is talking about. want to bring you more numbers, new polls that indicate how americans feel about this possible military strike. the latest cnn/orc poll, 5% say it doesn't matter to them how their member of congress votes on this issue. 31% say they would it be more likely to support someone with a no vote. 11% say they they're more likely to support someone with a yes vote. i want to bring in dana bash. first of all, let's talk about what's developed over the last couple minutes here because it originally came out of congress this idea of this waiting period and having assad turn over potentially turn over his chemical weapons to an international body or international control. would this complicate matters or does this give a political

cover, if you will, an out for some members of congress to say look, maybe assad will cooperate? we don't have to do this? >> i think it could definitely be the latter, suzanne, political cover. not just for members of congress but maybe be most importantly the president of the united states. as brianna was just noting, it is still a big if russia from the perspective of the u.s. can be trusted on this and more importantly if syria would give over the chemical weapons to the international community. but the big picture, this is something that we have seen behind the scenes what we're seeing already. with the fear that this actually could fail, authorization could fail in the senate, never mind the republican-led house. behind the scenes discussions about alternatives for the president and for what could move through congress. and one of the things that has been out in the open, as you said, is a proposal by senators manchin and hide camp to conservative democrats to delay any military action for 45 days while they short of work the

international community and assad and try to get them to turn over the chemical weapons. whether or not that specific language would go have to be voted on is a big question, but the idea of delay could be absolutely political cover for everybody and maybe most importantly, the president because we could, if it works, argue, you know what? we saber rattled. we scared them and we didn't have to use the actual use the might of the military. we just had to threaten it. >> dana, thanks so much. just fast-moving as we said. who knows where it's going to go from here. as you pointed out earlier, the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon saying he likes to entertain the idea. maybe they could set up places where the weapons could be gathered and destroyed. who knows what that means with the plan going forward. >> phil black in moscow, phil, explain to us how this could pivot here. this is something that a lot of people are looking at as some potential deal breaker, if you will, at least it would offer

the syrians more time. >> yeah, and in the position of russia, it's quite extraordinary because as we often comment, can the rush position is convenient. consistent, i should say. it is not just slow-moving it generally doesn't change. certainly not dramatically over the course of the two, two and a half years of the syrian crisis. for developments to shift as dramatically as they have done today is really here in moscow quite extraordinary. just this morning, the russian and syrian foreign ministers gave a press conference banging the same drum about how the only possible solution was a diplomatic one. they want the united states to focus on that, not military action. they've been in talks all day. foreign minister lavrov heard about some comments kerry had made regarding the possibility of avoiding a military strike if chemical weapons he are given up. the state department says those comments were rhetorical. we don't know if the russians know that the state department

is clarifying them in that way in the sense it's not really an offer on the table. but they jumped on with it enthusiasm and say they believe this is the way to the avert military action and they're encouraging the syrians to do so and then just a short time ago the syrian foreignmanster still here in moscow gave a brief short press statement in which he said the syrian republic supports this completely and trusts russia to see them through it. so syria embracing this idea. but i guess it is remains how quickly are they prepared to move and so forth, that clarifying statement from the state department that said all of this was rhetorical made the point syria had an opportunity to give up its chemical weapons long before now and hasn't done so. >> that boyles down to the politics, doesn't it? what it means in a political sense. that's going to unfold over the hours ahead. phil black following developments in moscow, thanks so much. >> a lot of this depends, too,

on how the obama celebration comes out and responds to this. is it a real offer, no the a real offer, some sort of tactic or delay? they've got to the respond. >> they have to respond but yes, it could take if they were to go ahead down that track, it would take months and months. >> all right. the syrian president bashar al assad said there's no, sir evidence he had anything to do with the chemical weapons attack in damascus last month. he did tell cbs if syria is attacked, there will be consequences. let's listen to more of that interview. >> the attacks against american bases in the middle east if there's as air strike? >> you should expect everything. you should expect everything, not necessarily through the government. the government's are not only not the only player in this region. you have different parties, have you different factions. you have different ideology. you have everything in this region now. so you have to expect that. >> but we'd like to know more. i think the president with american people would like to

know, if there's an attack, you know, what might be the repercussions and who might be engaged in those repercussions? >> before the 11th of september, in my discussions it is safe to say that don't -- the terrorists as playing games. it's different story. we're going to pay the price if you're not wise. >> assad playing into the fears of americans potentially another terrorist attack. this administration, the u.s. administration, of course, continues to push for its syria military strike overseas today. secretary of state john kerry was in london where he was meeting with britain's foreign secretary william hague. kerry said there could be no peace in syria if the assad regime is allowed to use chemical weapons with no international response. >> if one party believes that he can rub out countless numbers of his own citizens with impunity, using chemicals that have been banned for nearly 100 years

because of what europe learned in world war i, if he can do that with impunity, he will never come to a negotiating table. >> and, of course, britain's parliament did vote downy military involvement by great britain in syria. william hag emphasized hits his country country's close an inment with the u.s. on the crisis. >> first working to create the conditions for a geneva 2 peace process that can lead to a transitional government in syria, secondly addressing the desperate humanitarian situation, third supporting the moderate syrian opposition and saving lives on the ground and fourth, mustering a strong international response to the use of chemical weapons. >> the president's going to take his case for a military strike on syria to the american people directly. is he going to be addressing the nation at 9:00 tomorrow night, but before that, he sits down with.six tv networks, including

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welcome back. members of congress getting another round of secret briefings today and what they will see pictures, videos of victims of the chemical attack. we showed you some of these over the weekend. we do need to warn you again the pictures you're about to see are extremely graphic, but we do feed you to see what congress is seeing. jake pap tapper, anchor of the lead broke the story of these horrific videos joins us now. pre wa we know with their legitimacy or otherwise that they are what the u.s. intelligence community says they are. >> on that point, these 13 videos that were shown to members of the senate intelligence committee on thursday and will be shown to members of the house today and throughout the week, they do not

prove a connection between the chemical attack and the assad fe administration says, evidence we have not seen that allegedly ties this to the assad regime but the reason why the administration and intelligence officials were telling senators that they are confident that these very gruesome and sad videos are legitimate is because first they were shot many of these videos from different angles. there we see some shots a scene outdoors, a night scene and intelligence officials told the senators that they were able to compare the videos of outdoor scenes with overhead imagery and verify is the terrain in the picture. they were also told, the senators, that there's information from survives of these attacks that is collaborated in these videos and that also, that the intelligence community was able to verify that the stated locations in the videos from outside damascuss in syria were legitimate and that the videos were uploaded at the time or shortly after the august 21st chemical weapons attack. as you say, there is very little disputing that this chemical weapons attack took place. the question, of course, is who did it. now, charlie rose when he asked

bashar assad about the chemical weapons attack, as you say, assad said he did not have anything to do with it. on new day this morning, the deputy national security advisor for president obama ben rhoades was asked to respond to what assad said and here's that clip. >> i think bashar al assad has no credibility. you're talking about a dictator who has already killed tens of thousands of people and used chemical weapons. people see in the videos the horrific consequences of what he's done. and frankly, it's not surprising someone who would use those weapons would then lie about it. >> now, after our report on saturday, the senate intelligence committee posted you the 13 video clips so members of the public can go either to the cnn website or to the senate intelligence committee website to see these videos for themselves. we should warn people that they are very graphic and in some cases very, very upsetting

showing children and others reacting to what intelligence officials claim very specifically was not just a chemical weapons attack but specifically a sarin gas attack. >> yeah, and it's about that sort of control and command linking, isn't it? they've got to be able to show the american bilk as well as congress that there is that link to the top. and there is debate about that. what other evidence is needed besides these videos to make that connection? and make a connection that's going to convince americans who seem to not really care about it. they don't want to go anyway. >> it's having you say that. a new cnn poll suggests an overwhelming majority of the public believes that assad used chemical weapons against his own people. they have doubts about it in many instances but generally speaking, that case has been made and the american people do believe the charge although of course, that could be even more

sal lid because there are people who have doubts about it. that said, as you say, the american people, according to the new cnn/orc poll, do not believe it is in the u.s. national interest to attack syria, but i do think when it comes to members of congress voting on this issue, there is going to have to be more of a case made connecting publicly, not just behind closed doors, publicly the horrific images, the horrific images we've seen this weekend in those videos of the sarin gas attack with the assad regime. now, the theory, the prevailing theory from the obama administration is that damascus is an area that is supportive of the rebels and the pro regime forces, the assad government had been fighting them conventionally, didn't work and that's why the chemical attack took place. as of now, i only know that to be a theory. >> jake, appreciate that. some great reporting over the weekend. jake tapper there. >> we also need to pass along a correction by "the new york

times." we aired video last week from the times" showing the execution of syrian troops by rebel forces. the video was cited as an example of the risks of backing the rebels in the syrian civil war. in fact, the video was shot more than a year earlier than "the new york times" article reported. it was shot in early 2012, not in april of this year. wanted to make sure that you corrected the record, as well and you understood that the story. has syria and president bashar al assad lost control of some of his military forces? a new report out of germany is raising questions who was behind the chemical attack that has outraged the world. this is for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one.

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syria's president is warning to expect the worse if the u.s. launches a military attack against his country. bashar an al assad is not saying

what retaliation. >> he's also claiming his forces have been attacked with chemical weapons. the russians have backed him on that. listen to what he said in a cbs interview. >> our forces in another area were attacked chemically. our soldiers. they went to the hospital as casualties because of chemical weapons. but in the area where they said the government used chemical weapons, we only had video and we only have pictures and allegations. our forces or police, our institutions don't exist. >> so meanwhile, a german newspaper citing high level security sources says it's possible that assad did not approve of the chemical weapons attack. >> fred pleat again joining us from berlin. this came from a pretty reputable newspaper. tell us about the origin of the information and what it suggests. >> hi, yeah it usually has very

good sources well informed from the intelligence community here in germany. i tried to verify this information with intelligence sources myself. they're not even speaking on background. essentially they're saying they've come to the conclusion quite possibly assad did not order the attack on august 21st even though they do believe that it was carried out by government forces. now, they say this information came from a german surveilance boat off the mediterranean coast that apparently got communications interceptses that the forces asked assad in the past to use the weapons on the battlefield and he kept turning them down and they believe rogue elements might have the carried out the attacks. michael? >> does it say why he refused to go ahead with those chemical attacks? >> it doesn't really, but it does say these commanders apparently high level commanders on a divisional level have been asking assad for the past 4 1/2 months repeatedly up to nine

times to use chemical weapons on the battlefield and the time again they came back and he had said that he did not want these weapons to be used on the battlefield. now, it's unclear whether or not that definitely means that he did not order the alleged attack on august 21st but they say it does shed a lot of doubt on whether he actually did that. these intercepts are things like phone calls and radio messages. all of that was pieced together to give them a picture. but it doesn't say the reasoning why he would have turned this down or why this attack took place. i can tell you from having been on the ground during the time right after this happened, there were rumors even back then that possibly there were rogue elements within the syrian military possibly even assad's younger brother maher who were said to have done this on tear own. a lot of that is hearsay and as people making conclusions with the little evidence that there was at the time. >> a lot of people have been suspicious about the level of control that bashar al assad has

when it cops to his brother and generals, as well. at the very best, that would demonstrate an alarming lack of command and control from the top. fred pleitgen, appreciate that. >> new polling on what americans are saying about a potential strike on syria. we'll show that right after a quick break. thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it.

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century link. your link with what's next. welcome back. president obama, of course, stepping up his push to get congress, indeed the country to back his plan to strike syria. there are more classified briefings taking place on capitol hill and as we mentioned earlier, he's hitting all six major networks in the u.s. >> also, including a sitdown with wolf blitzer tonight. you can see it right here on cnn at 6:00 eastern. tuesday night, he addresses the nation from the white house happening at 9:00 eastern. we'll carry that live. >> our new polling on the crisis

in syria shows why the president is having to do everything in his power to persuade congress and indeed the public. >> take a look at this. 59% of americans say no, congress should not pass a resolutioning to authorize military action inside syria. 39% say yes. and most americans don't think that the u.s. has any business in syria. we asked, does the u.s. have a national interest in syria? 29% said yes, 69% overwhelmingly saying no. >> extraordinary, isn't it? is waiting for national security advisor susan rice to make comments this hour. we will take you there live when she does. this is an uphill battle for the obama administration to convince congress and the people of the country that the u.s. should attack syria. >> and we also have more figures indicating where does the country stand on this. this is a new cnn/orc poll shows 59% of americans say no,

congress should not pass a resolution to authorize military action in syria. 39% saying yes. >> aaron david miller is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the wod dro wilson international center for scholars and a middle east negotiator. joins us now from washington. always a pleasure to have you, aaron. first of all, let's talk about this new proposal from russia we heard the secretary of state john kerry mention this idea of well, if he turns over all weapons, maybe that will satisfy us. a lot of people think that was an off the cuff thing. the russians jump on it. syrian's foreign minister welcomes the idea. is it a potential out for the administration or a bit embarrassing? how do you see it? >> the good news for the administration, clearly the threat of an attack has got people's attention. it's one thing to get the u.n. interested but now the russians appear to be interested. i suppose kerry's comment was

more a equip than anything else. we're talking about hundreds of tons of vx, sarin, mustard gas spread over the entire country. 60, 7, 0 sites. to be serious about this proposal would mean stopping the civil war to allow u.n. inspectors transparency accountability to come in, monitor, verify and then extract all of these agents. it would require, suzanne and michael, a fundamental change on the ground, and it would in itself transform the nature of the conflict. so it's really hard to see that this is a, is is a serious proposal and a seriousers offer. on the downside for the administration, it will provide additional talking points for those members of congress who aren't terribly interested or legitimately or not, in endorsing and validating the force authorization for the president. so i suspect this is -- by the

time this vote is taken, by the time the senate and house votes, there will be a number of other twists and turns in this story because at the end of the day, the sad reality is that not a whole lot of people in the international community among the american public, in congress, think this is a compelling idea. so and frankly, i might even add the president to that list, as well. >> aaron, does the obama administration at the very least have to appear as if they're taking this offer seriously? because you've got the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon now weighing in on this, as well and certainly they're trying to drum up international support, no the to mention domestic support, support here at home. do they have to kind you have go through the process, if you will, let this thing play out? >> they may as long as it doesn't end up as a never-ending story, which obviates the need for what the administration planned to do or a vote in congress. this process has to keep moving

in one direction or another. the worst thing for the administrationing is an outcome in which this simply meanders over the course of several weeks, whatever momentum there is in favor of a military strike dissipates and the administration finds itself having advertised and telegraphed a military move probably in one of the most public displays of intention to use military force in the history of warfare and then ultimately nothing results. so i think this is a tactic. it's a diversion, but suzanne, i think you're right. the administration to a degree, to a degree, will having to test the waters. they've already agreed, it seems to me, to at least consider the french idea to delay consideration of a strike until the inspectors get done with -- u.n. inspectors get done with their report. >> aaron, thanks so much. what an extraordinary situation.

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all right. so-called basketball diplomacy is what former nba star dennis rodman hopes will bridge the gap between north korea and the west. maybe. >> just that single paragraph belies belief. rod man announced today he's going to be training north korean basketball players for the 2016 olympics and he's got

other plans, as well. >> jason carroll joins us from new york. was this a serious trip or all kind of fun and games and kind of a joke? wasn't sure how to take him. >> he says this is all business. rodman says this is no gimmick. he wants the white house to take him seriously, not just the white house but the american press, as well. but during this press conference, he said he's trying to break ground with the reclusive government but controversy seems to follow rodman wherever he goes. north korea was no exception. rodman announced a little earlier during his five-day deal with the korean dictator kim jong-un, he was able to ink a deal with him that would allow basketball match between u.s. and korean players on january 8th of next year and another on the 10th. unfortunately, no deal to release imprisoned american kenneth bea. i asked him about a derogatory

he paid about president obama and former secretary of state clinton. rodman defended what he said about them and defended his friendship with the korean dictator. >> he's a very good guy. and that's very seriously. he has to do his job but he's a very good guy and the one thing he gave me the rights and everything about doing one thing. he said dennis, i want you to go over to america and say guess what, we want people to come over here because we're not a bad country. >> earlier in the press conference, you referred to the dictator and as a very good guy and a man who has to do his job. you this is a man responsible for oppressing millions of his people. do you at all talk about that and how do you reconcile that while also referring to this man as your friend? >> the amazing thing i've done one thing, i've actually got to

communicate -- communication open with him. i can say certain things about itpy don't want to talk about politics. >> when you were overseas you referred the president and the former secretary of state using a derogatory term. >> i would say that very easy and say that direct. what's that obama, what are you afraid of? come talk. >> well, rodman also talked about being allowed to hold kim jong-un's baby daughter say it was a history-making moment and if all goes as planned, rodman will be back in north korea this december to help train north koreans to play basketball. as for kenneth bay, are rod man says he's not going over there to rescue somebody, just trying to open some doors. michael, suzanne. >> dennis rodman the diplomat, i'm fiending it difficult to reconcile the whole thing. good to see, thanks so much. >> you wonder if the state department and the white house would want to talk to him.

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well, hillary clinton is breaking her silence on syria. the former secretary of state is visiting the white house for an unrelated event but is expected to make comments next hour supporting the president's plan on syria. >> yeah, she backs his decision to ask congress to authorize military action and we will have that for you here at cnn of course, now, three cities investing a lot of time, money and emotion in securing the 2020 summer olympics. only one got the gold in this competition. we have a conversation about we have a conversation about that when we come back. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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military action to deter future use. there's no denying what happened on august 21st. around 2:30 in the morning, while most of damascus was still asleep, assad's forces loaded warheads, filled with deadly chemicals onto rockets and launched them into suburbs controlled or contested by opposition forces. they unleashed hellish chaos and terror on a massive scale. innocent civilians were jolted awake, choking on poison. some never woke up at all. in the end, more than 1400 were dead, more than 400 of them children. in recent days, we've been shocked videos from gutta and

other neighbors near damascus. as a parent, i cannot look at those pictures, those little children laying on the ground, their eyes glassy, their bodies twitching and not think of my own two kids. i can only imagine the agony of those parents in damascus. sarin is odorless and colorless. so victims may not even know they've been exposed until it's too late. sarin targets the body's central nervous system making every breath a struggle and causing foaming at the nose and mouth. >> national security advisor susan rice making the case for why she believes and the administration believes there should be a military strike

against sir ja. >> wolf blitzer picks it up from here. thanks for watching "around the world." >> happening right now, breaking news we're following. syria embracing a proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control. this comes as president obama faces one of the most crucial tests of his entire presidency, trying to make the case for military action against syria. is it a serious attempt? right now unfolding by syria to avoid a u.s. attack? also happening now, the former secretary of state hillary clinton is visiting the white house and she's supporting the president's plan on syria. she's breaking her silence. she strongly backs his decision to ask congress to authorize military action. we expect to hear from the former secretary of state. that's coming up in a little while. so