they will discuss his decision on syria and the strategy going forward and the additional conference calls with other law makers that are expected later today. this fox news alert on syria. u.s. carrier group is on the move headed to the eastern med terian. and they know they have targets inside of syria welcome to america live. >> i am kelly wright. we are in for megyn kelliy. uss anymoreitz is in the red sea. it is being recast to assist with a strike on syria. but so far no orders to enter the med terrannian sea. there is the five in the sea. and the anymoreitz would bring

along a group of four additional destroyers and a cruiser. jennifer griffin joins us with more on the move. jennifer. >> u.s. defense officials are describing it a prudent planning decision. the uss anymoreitz was supposed to head back to seattle after supporting operations in afghanistan. she is right now in the southern red sea. if she is moved in the mediterranea n that gives the president five in the sea. they will look at which resources will be needed for a strike. they are likely to rely on tomahawk missiles. assad has reportedly moved key assets around. >> waiting this period of time it moves the advantage to the opponents. we'll deliver a blow eventually.

with this time we will deliver a significant blow than what we would have done than if we would have executed a couple of weeks ago. >> uss san antonio ship with 300 marines is off of the coast of syria. the main u.s. marine recruiting web site was redirected to a site that showed footose holding up signs and calling president obama a traitor and urging marines to refuse orders. >> i didn't join the marines to fight al-qaeda. the hackers claimed responsibility and another sign of stall has given president assad advantages of propaganda. >> the delay, what is it causing moopg those in the pentagon about the fact that it is giving

syria more time to hide the military asset. >> there is a concern and belief that the intelligence assets that the u.s. military has whether from the air or on the ground that they are tracking these mobile chemical weapons delivery systems if you will. those are the main assets that are moving and giving the assad regime time to prepare and it will be more difficult. the scuds will be likely moved in civilian areas. it is impossible to strike. time is not on the side of the military operation despite the president quoting general dempsey whether it was carried out over the weekend or's few weeks it doesn't make a difference. officials here said there was so much debate haft week assad had plenty of time to prepare.

he didn't stop after the saturday change of mind on the part of the president. >> certainly a lot of concern over there. thank you, jennifer griffin, reporting live from the pentagon. >> there is a bit of an ironic twist from syria their government is asking the united nations to prevent attack the state run regime. they are notting the congressional approval to move forward with a strike. leland more contest if you can? >> for sure, jamie. the way the un security council works it doesn't matter who goes to who. if the united states tries to push a motion russians veto it and if the russian try to prevent action the americans veto it. it is a propaganda game that will continue in the middle

east. you have president assad out with his troops and rallying support. they are jubillant and they declared victory and the government officials went on to say this effectively proves that the american administration made a joke out of itself. it is important to remember that every day that goes on, there may not be more chemical attacks, but the fierce fighting still goes on inside of syria and there are reports that hundreds die every day in this kind of civil war that is continuing to go o. the rebels are very, very ill equipped and have poor weapons and they are trying to fight against assad with heavy armor. we have not heard of the weapons that the united states promised and making their way in. and up until now the assad regime flushed the rebels out and every day that goes by we hear that the rebels aredominat

groups especially those affiliated with al-qaeda. there is a momentary pause in the reaction in the entire middle east as everyone takes stocks and changing cal can youulous and everyone thought he was going to attack and now backed off temporarily but here in israel, the prime minister told all of his ministers and members of his cabinet not to say anything publicly. one person compared president obama's inaction over syria and refusal to bomb to president roosevelt not to bomb the nazi concentration camps and the train track to the concentration camps. >> i look forward to taking a closer look on our greatest ally israel and how they are reacting. the rebels and their cooperation after the chemical attack with israel what is their perception

of the country. >> the rebels said for a long time inside of syria, they need help and they want no-fly zone and weapons. there is a number of reports that they provided a target list to the united states and allies of places they would like to see hit and tried to begin to stock pile weapons and prepositioning men to capitalize on air strikes and whether they will be able to do that or not remains to be season. ine back in libya and there was heavy nato bombing and it was the rebel air force in libya it took rebels months to move forward a couple of miles outside of their possessions. and whether or not the rebels inside of syria arero hesive enough to capitalize on this kind of strike is yet to be seen. >> leland we know that the

rebels reacted to the usage of the chemical weapons. and they have a huge worry where rom is concerned. >> the syrian's concern to the israeli when it comes to chemical weapons and moving weapons to hesbollah. but the 800 pound gorilla is the iranian nuclear issue. folks in israel said if president obama drew a redline about syria and has not acted what does that moan about iran and the nuclear issue. the israelis were holding an american insurance card and have to strike iran. america said hold off there is we have your back. one minister in netanyahu's cabinet by obama not bombing syria proves here in israel, we are on our own.

whether or not that is the feeling in the government is yet to be seen. there is a report that when president obama called prime minister netanyahu he made another promise about iran saying they are separate issues. when it comes to iran america has syria's best at heart. >> there is a lot to talk about when it comes to the middle east. leland, we'll talk to you later on today. >> kelly? >> meanwhile, russia is moving war ships closer to syria a recognizance ship left headed for the med tore rannian. and for information about the syrian conflict. they are sharing about the alleged chemical attack and it is unconvincing. it lacked details. russia is one of assad's top allies. >> and at this hour, republican

senator ram paul said it may be hard to choose who the good guys are in this conflict and syrian president assad may be the lesser of the two evils. >> i don't see american interest involved in either side of the syrian war. assad who has protected christians for a number of decades and i see the islamic rebels who are attacking christians and i see al-qaeda on one side, the side we would support and it is murky. the is lalislamic is bad for th christians. senator paul is calling for a negotiate the settlement to the civil war that is going on so long and leave remnant was assad's regime in power, kelly. >> we'll look at syrian

president bashar a l- assad. he practiced in a hospital in london and became president of syria in 2,000 after his father died. he promised to increase personal and economic freedoms and never delivered on the promises. >> and a bizarre fire fight. what is behind the crazy video of flying fire balls. more on that. and plus international support for a strike on syria is limited. can president obama win over reluctant allies to deliver a international coalition. and we'll see how this affects the strike plan that is still on the table. >> i am government in the case our government made without waiting for un inspectors. and i am comfortable going forward without the approval of the unight the nation's security

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british parlamount shocking announcement of limiting the strike. the arab league has come out in strongly of favor and can president obama win over the reluctant allies if congress said go. lieutenant michael days and former advisor to the uk more thans of defense. and dr. wila ferris and mideast spirit and fox news contributor. >> what do you make of the uk parlamount rejection. >> i am not sure that america wants what the president wants in this situation. in a recent poll that came out yesterday on support for david cameron's position. cent percent of the people in the uk said they were in favor of david cameron's motion.

the president has painted himself in a corner on the redline issue. what has not happen there is not full contemplation how it would be breached. the issue of syria and a lack of foreign policy and how military strikes might contribute to the foreign policy and then salvagi salvaging of political credibility. >> doctor, can we explain to folks who are trying to figure out what is going on. why assad may have taken the steps of using chemical weapons. i am following secretary kerry theory. what is expected of the united states and uk who generally signed on to combat and be a coalition together? >> that is a very good question actually. it is a question that many strategist are asking.

it was surprising to many who followed the thinking. it was his regime, he had those weapons and he had bigger weapons and he did not use because he knew it would trigger an international outcry and action. one of the theories that i learned about is in the american military broken arrow. he or his advisors felt that they came too close to the circle around damascus and to teach them a lesson and deter them. he was ricking, he most likely thought iran and russia and allies would form a umbrella. yes he may do a bad thing and a strike against him but not threat ep his regime but it would save his regime. >> there is a call for him to leave for years. people were astounded that he would not have fled the country and then this.

what is the future of assad and syria if no one will take action at this point after the disturbing pictures that we have seen. >> i think jamie, irrespective. what we need to understand really what the evidence is. i think irrespective of what the evidence is, i go back to my original point of how this is not properly thought through. military strikes have no positive outcome in my opinion. politically, israel and palestine, grass shoots of negotiation beginning there again will be undermined and you will have a threat of terrain attacking tel aviv. that is a serious possibility and with a new government in iran. and potential negotiations in looking at iran and stopping the production of enriched uranium. that is undermined and more importantly we are going to be straining relations with russia

and china and undermining the security council from the un. and also the international legitimacy operators who stood the test of grounded since 1946, and world war ii. and there may be issues in the future that we are undermining with the resolution when there is a threat to home land security and something has to be acted on swiftly we'll be under mining and doing damage to. >> lieutenant, that is a good perspective of not only the civilian casulties but beyond. you know the middle east better than xvenlt how did they get the chemical weapons in the first place like a dictator like assad. >> in my days before immigration. three decades ago, i was reading reports in a magazine in syria and they were public statements

that they had the weapons a long time ago, long range missile and biochemicals and they are using them as a deterrent to nuclear threat coming from israel in their mind. they had no idea they would use them in a civil war on their own soil. since the beginning of the arab spring in syria, we had 2011 year and we could have done a lot. we were still in iraq and demonstrations and al-qaeda was not yet in and we lost 20len and 2012 elections and then in the middle of 2013 and the situation has changed. there is iranian help in syria and hesbollah help in syria and al-qaeda is all over. and everything has changed. >> great perspective. i am saving my question on diplomacy to ambassador boltop. thank you to both of you.

>> the president said we need to wait for a congress before we act in syria could a u.s. strike be legal. we'll debate that idea and much more next. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews.

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charge a certain price for the hamburger. the buns and beef and vegetables cost more. they don't serve the medicine. >> and research shows while it is a good thing offering it for fro can swamp the medical system. >> if we went and got all of the fro tests we are supposed to have, it would take seven and half-hours of doctors time every working day. >> fro benefits in the law may have unforeseen costs. in washington, jim angle fox news. >> syria's civil war is taking a toll on other countries. there is violence spilling across borders. we'll be live in lebanon, a terror group called assad an ally. >> and listening to president's plea. not everyone is convinced about

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>> welcome back, everybody. developing right now. we heard president obama's schedule to meet with key law makers in the white house including republican senators john mccain and lindsay graham. all of this as tension is belling over syria and violence is spilling over in iraq and lebanon. hesbollah calls lebanon home and now government officials fear the fallout from a strike on syria could lead to more fighting in their open country. that's where we found greg ca lcot. >> greg, what is the latest from there. >> hey, jamie, we are in beiut less than 40 miles from syria and the fighting is getting close to home for the folks here and why the people of lebanon are watching president obama and his decision and his move to

congress regarding the possibly military strike against syria by the united states. what is a bloody secitarian battle is coming over the border to lebanon. in the past few weeks, we have seen a massive deadly car bomb miles from where we are in a suburb of beiut. and up in the northern area of trippoli. two different mosques targeted by car bomb. iranian backed and hesbollah fighting force for bashar assad in the battle inside of syria. they will retaliate against israel in a big way if the u.s. military action turns out to be a big thing as well. if it is more surgical. they are suggesting that will

hold their fire. >> there might be some symbol small retaliation to not make a difference. rockets launched to israel and events somewhere. but with a decided strategy not to escalate the conflict. jam, the arab league met in carry. they are edgy about the possible repercutions and the international community should use international means but held back supporting a full-blown military intervention there. and greg, thank you for your report. kelly? >> >> as the president meets today with at least two top republicans that are critical of the foreign policy, that will begin in 20- 25 minutes. congress is deeply divided on whether to authorize force in

syria. the uncertainty makes for unusual political a liiance. brad blaken is a assistant to formenter president bush. and julie is assistant to the late senator la utenberg. ncongress will officially return and have to design if they give the president authorization to strike and intervene. what are you hearing from congressional members on both sides of the aisle, julie and are they divide on this? >> they are devoided on both sides of the aisle. you have republicans like ram paul and others who simply don't want to intervene and democrats are skeptical of the iraq war and skepteccal about intervoening in another middle east conflict. the president has his work cut out. senator menedez is a proponent

of taking action in syria and john mccain certainly not an ally but beating the drum on attacking syria and now lindsay graham. and they are not necessarily partisan. i am skeptical if the congress will authorize. >> brad, she raises the issue of skepticism and senators ram paul and ted cruz are vocal about not intervening in syria. will they persuade senators to join them in saying no to the president and if that happens, what does the president then do about retaliating against syria for use of chemical weapons. >> kelly, certainly those opposed in the house are going to talk to colleagues and urge them to come their way on both sides of the issue. the president's authorization is broad and this is what democrats are outraged about.

the president talked about a limited extra teggic strike and yet it is open ended. he has to convince republicans and has a harder job convincing democrats and kelly, he leaves for the g- 20 summit and hosted by putin who is a stanch ally of syria. is the president going to be able to make inrods when britain soundry rejected us? not only a domestic problem but an international problem that starts tomorrow in the g- 20 summit. as far as the republicans and democrats, everybody will hear the president out. but republicans are saying secretary occury went on all five sunday shows and say it is no doubt it was sarin gas, yet unable to tell us who committed the attack rebels or assad government. >> julie, that is the sticking point. when members return and start

debating, everybody will be asking, are we sure that the syrian regime inflected its own pain and death on its own people. >> it is an excellent question and needs to be answered. the follow-uppedmental problem is, the president decideed to lay out a redline. not something i believe he is have done but he did it. what kind of message does it send to the iranians. it is more about that than syria. what does it say to iran if they go nuclear we'll not stand by and allow that to happen. alloys in ourp or israel to this to me is how we will treat the iranian regime that is a bigger threat to our nation than syria is. that is where the president needs to make his point. laying out a redline we need to

do something about it or the iranians will never believe us. >> jowly brought up israel and we saw greg's report from lebanon and what is happening there. brad, what concerns should we have about israel at this point in time when iran and syria as well as hesbollah are planning a retaliation strike if the united states moves forward with a military strike against syria? >> we have a grave danger of it spilling over as greg reported and fox reported all along, not only is assad an enemy. hesbollah and al-qaeda and there is no better way to escalate this than attacking israel and forcing israel to enter this. it is not just syria that is in meltdown, it is egypt and tunissia and fear of jordan falling and lebanon. we have a bigger problem than

syria our biggest concern as julie correctly pointed out is the nuclear weapons that are processed by iran. it is a grand diversion with america that we are concentrating on the wrong enemy. we should be concentrating on the ultimate enemy to the united states and israel and that is iran. >> i agree. >> a lot going on. thank you both for joining us this oofrp and happy labor day. >> you too. >> thanks. >> this is exciting. unless maybe you are diana nya d who is paying the price for her swim without a shark cage. first person to do it 64 years old and she is traveling with a medical crew and strokes away from being the first person to swim from the cuban coast to i believe in co west. that's where we are now with our

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it is great to have you all here on labor day and as the u.s. stands on the brink of a potential military strike in syria, the president is expected to meet with top law maker it's matter. he called on congress to debate

and approve a potential strike. sending cruise missiles into syria is not as simple as getting u.s. law makers to reach an agreement. we spent time talking about whether or not the u.s. will or won't and a question of whether or not without un approval you can do it and will it violate international law. doug burns and former federal prosecutor and i call them nohere to discuss the international law is tricky and nothing like what we have here and i will start with you, doug. sir why doesn't necessarily sign on anyway to any of the agreements, treaties and otherwise? right. what laws would ally. >> yesterday, everybody was discussing can the president do this without the approval of congress and by the way, congress gets a review procedure

and the president has to advise them. and the discussion switched would this violate international law and you get the united nations and coming out of world war ii. you have the united nation security council and the point is technically and strictly speaking the united states will need un approval to do a strike on syria. i use that word technically. there is other aspects, political and moral and doing the right thing in terms was an atrocity. i think my colleague agrees legally. >> we report and folks can decide about the moral and ethiccal. and i appreciate that you raise. that historically what would we look to precedent. >> what happened in 1999 with

president clinton, he decided to go to kosovo and not using the un council vote but urgent humanitarian need. you may see that as a reason going for and the iraq war self defense of country and that was urgent military need and that was the reason. no un vote in that case as well. when it is not self deputies legally under international law to put it to a vote in the un and urgent humanitarian need may be the reason that the president decides to go forward without it. >> we called in dr. radcliff to come in this the end of the broadcast. if syrian can wipe out this many people. what is to stop them from getting on a plane and coming to the united states. it kills and kills fast. could it not be argued that it

is in our defense. >> you seg- wayed in a great line of reasoning and the government to contend that it would be make out an immediate threat to the u.s. but again, there is issues and cautionation. that would be something you would hear about and somehow impacts our direct security. >> i want to toss to breaking news. in the white house, it is a holiday and a lot of meetings and going on behind the scenes. and senator mccain receiving pictures of him going into the white house to meet with the president to talk more about what is in our national interest and what is in our international interest. we are going to analyze this and also the arab world not only looking at us as a per acception of weakness or trenth and what they might want us to do. a lot developing on the story.

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>> a reminder that septemberor mccan't is in the white house. what about the issue of united nations and laws broken and what is done in punishment for the tragic pictures. doug burns sticking with me through the break. guys, what do we have to look at historically in terpwas citing syria for the heinnous act. >> they are part of the 1925 protrocol. they violated the international

law. they are in violation. what happened with the u.s. intervening remaining to be scene. they are in violation by using the chemical weapons on their open citizens. >> when you talk about the chemical weapons. they should be held to the agreement. we want to confirm that they used them and not really look at who is responsible whether assad or the rebels. what can we expect from them? >> it was shocking to so it was used on their own citizens. there is a lot of the reverbation from using it on the citizens. it is hard to predict what the un will do. and there are signatures to the protocol. >> and also from a humanitarian

stand point. kelly and i talked about how it is interesting to so how much the un and ngo's can go in and help the people of syria we'll talk about that. you guys are great and it is a complicated field. kelly? >> no quiz at the end. >> you are going to answer all of those questions. >> we have a big moting on syria in the white house. senator john ming cane arrived around 2 o'clock. we are getting close to that hour. and other law makers are scheduled to join him. there is a push to get them to support a military strike in syria. [ male announcer ] this is pam. her busy saturday begins with back pain, when... hey pam, you should take advil. why? you can take four advil for all day relief. so i should give up my two aleve for more pills with advil? you're joking right? for my back pain, i want my aleve.

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senators john mccain, lindsay graham and others as he tries to rally support for a military strike on syria. welcome to a brand new hour of america's news headquarters. i'm kelly wright and we welcome you here this afternoon. >> nice of you to spend the holiday with us. today's meeting is just up with of the many planned in coming days where administration officials will brief lawmakers on the evidence that assad used whe chemical weapons on his own people. keeping an eye on all of it, ed henry live white house. with much more. this is an unusual meeting it take place on a holiday. >> it sure is, jamie. what is also unusual is that president, i'm told, was on the telephone all day yesterday, sunday, reaching out to lawmakers. you mentioned senator john mccain. republican obviously the president's opponent back in

2008. been a tough critic in recent years. he just arrived a few moment ago. we got a picture of that, lindsay gram, republican colleague coming as well. we are told the two republican senators are having a meeting because look, the president has right now a race against the clock. he is leaving on air force 1 tuesday night to go it sweden and russia for the g-20 summit. he is trying to intensify lobbying effort, raise his game, if you will. they call it flood the zone inside the white house in terms of the president lobbying congress hard. his critics say, where have you been in it's taking too long. the pivotal moment is friday night. we have a picture of that meeting lasting two hours where the president and senior staff, sat down together and the president revealed for the first time really that he decided to kind of flip-flop on this idea of going to congress to get their approval. that caught a lot of lawmakers by surprise. there are republicans, that the president has sort after prickly relationship with now. that he needs to rely on and get

their vote. they are saying they're not convinced while secretary of state and john kerry and other top officials are out there trying to get their votes. take a listen. >> this is what happens when you lead from behind the situation in syria has gotten way out of control. and now here we are in a situation where our allies in the legion don't trust us and our adversaries don't respect us. >> so this case is going it build stronger and stronger. and the president believes that the united states of america or a decision like this is stronger when you have the time to be able to have the support of the united states congress and obviously the support of the american people through them. >> now, secretary kerry giving the best s scenario that president will win. but there are lawmakers, even democrats, saying it is 50/50 at best that the president can get

support. that's why the president has a series of hearings to continue to broef the lawmakers to engage them and the president has another big meeting tomorrow before he takes off on air force 1. he will have bipartisan group of republican and democratic leaders. it is a race against the clock, jamie. >> that's the interesting question to me. secretary kerry saying it has to be now on friday. are they on the same page? and if the congress comes back and doesn't approve, do you get a better sense of whether or not the president will act any way? >> that's a great question. two point there. one, you're right. secretary kerry was out on a limb, all but suggesting that secretary kerry and putting the breaks on that. he insisted there is no space between he and the president. he has to get on board with the policy either way. secondly, what do they do next

if congress votes this down? white house aides stress, he believes the president does. he has executive power to do what ron reagan, bill clinton, others did before him. but let's face it, after what happened in the british parliament last thursday night, if this congress votes this down next week or week after, it is going to be very hard for the president to go to the american people and explain how he moved forward anyway after saying he wanted to have congress on board, jamie. >> as we all watch and wait, so does syria. thanks so much. ed henry at the white house. have a good day. >> have a good day. >> as president obama tries to win congressional support, building an international coalition to stand behind the u.s. strike against the assad regime. james rosen joins us live now with more details on this. james, it is an uphill battle. >> so far it is, kelly. diplomat telling fox news, the

arab street is due to the shared trauma of the iraq war. the political leaders are set to be divided. that plays out in the session in cairo where the secretary-general said only the u.n. can authorize such strikes. while the dean of the world's foreign ministers in his job since 1975 sounded more supportive tone saying we will not be satisfied by just condemning the situation, saudis adding we demand the international community to take all of the necessary measures to help the syrian people and stop will hooliganism, unquote. russian president vladimir putin blames rebels for usie chemical weapons. he said it would be useful for u.s./russian relations to meet.

u.s. officials agree iran is watching carefully but they disagree over the message teheran is receiving. >> the fact is, that if we act and if we act in concert, then iran will know that this nation is capable of speaking with one voice and something like this. >> we can't be waiting nine, ten days and allow syria to prepare for this and particularly to iran. if we can't stop syria on red line with chemical weapons, how can anyone expect us to stop iran with the red line nuclear weapons? >> you will recall france is the colonial power in syria and france is the one european nation that expressed willingness to join in. today the french president is facing pressure to win parliament, a parliamentary approval for that from the french parliament, even though the french constitution does not require it. kelly? >> james, so much, so much at stake. a lot of pressure and very delicate balance of power strike. thank you.

>> thank you. >> now we will stay for a second with the crisis in syria and president's decision to delay any strike and try to seek that congressional approval. it means syria has more time, many say, to protect its military assets. some critics say the u.s. service members who would be involved in an eventual strike even without boots on the ground could face increased ris, this time passing. the pentagon does deny that. what would a u.s. strike on sir why look like? bringing in retired colonel bill calan fox news analyst. sir, on this holiday, i thanks those working so hard for us and troops around the world. thank you for your service and for working with us today. >> thank be jamie, a privilege to be with you. >> so colonel, what do we do? we have ships in place. we have troops around the world. we know when we give the order,

they do what they need to do. but is this complicated, there wr there is a beginning, middle and end and have a mission without killing citizens and not get killed themselves. >> well, the american public or anyone else knows what the strategy or the plan is. if indeed we streak, and i'm doubtful that president will decide that, if he doesn't get congressional approval, if we strike we are certainly striking in a situation where there are no u.s. lives put at risk during that military operation. now if we have struck, indeed, american lives may be at risk because of the aftermath. threats posed by the iranians, by hezbollah, syrians. but the strike itself, jamie, should be cruise missiles, no aircraft manned. no boots on the ground. no scenario in which one drop of american blood can be lost. >> how strong is syria's capability to retaliate?

>> well, here is what i like about that question. by adding this amount of time while we come up with some decision, we know they have anti-aircraft capabilities. anti-ship they can fire at our destroyers out there. to me, the big issue is the ability of them through their proxies and hezbollah or even iran to conduct terrorist strikes somewhere. we are giving them time to do good planning on what they might like to hit. how they might like to hit. put pieces together in a clandestine fashion and do something, up to and including gas somewhere outside of syria against targets such as the u.s., israel or other southern interests. time is on their side, when you look at the ability to put together clandestine operations designs to inflict casualties on the u.s. or allies. >> do we have intelligence sources on the ground or cooperation among syrians that we are able to detect exactly where the chemical weapons and

assets are that we would want to destroy? >> we have very limited human assets on the ground. that's human intelligence. we have good overhead imagery. signal intelligence will pick information up but may not provide clarity to where some of the weapon systems are moved to. we have a limited -- we have good overhead imagery, but we couldn't watch every little piece down there that we have an interest in as it is moved to some new location. generally speaking, we probably got a pretty good picture on where the things are right now as they move them over the next few days. where they're going to be moved to and certainly they want it move potential targets to places where if we strike them, there is collateral damage. there are things they can come back with and use against us for having killed innocent civilians when in fact we tried to target the same things they use to kill innocent civilians. >> i want to ask later about

doing something humanitarian, not necessarily to protect citizens there as an option. lieutenant colonel bill calan. thanks you. >> a privilege jamie. thank you. >> always. >> there are growing concerns he could spend all his political cap tap on this before dealing with other major issues like the debt ceiling, budget, immigration. we will look at the impact that could have next. and dangerous threats tearing through a major u.s. city. we will tell you where. >> caused some panic. she said the water was thigh-high. just have to drive slow through the gravel and mud and, just can't take it fast.

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vegas over the weekend. they had torrential downpours triggering flash flooding washing out roads and stranding drivers and even damaging homes and managed to partially bury a traktdor trailer in a heap of mud and debris. they might have to release that one. they are cleaning up today. >> president obama's decision to seek congressional approval for action in syria comes as he faces major showdowns with those very same lawmakers over key issues, including the budget, debt ceiling and so much more. so how could the political fall-out of the president's decision impact these looming battles which are followers of radio talk show and republican strategist, joining us to weigh in on this matter. the president has dialed it back. syrian government says that flenched. other people in the united states are saying, what is going

on. how would this affect him in terms of political cap pal as he fight for obama care, immigration and the debt. so many other issues? dee dee, let's begin with you. >> i got to tell you. it is amazing, the timing here. because the red line was crossed a long time ago. all of a sudden on october 1st, we have the obama care deadline. and we have unions complaining about it and saying we're not happy with this. you've got the longshoremen, other unions calling obama out, saying, we don't like this. there are all kind of problems, all kind of heat here in the united states and of course the debt ceiling and what this does is it takes oxygen out for the republicans or he thinks so, anyway, that's his plan, to have a continued resolution. so i think he is just going through his usual political game of deflection. this is deflection is all it is. because you know what, he cares so much about sir whyrisyria. i hate to be the cynic here, but i will call it in how he is. it is so suspect how he handled

it. look at kerry. he didn't know what was going on. all of a sudden he has a eureka moment. i think he is more concerned about obama care in his domestic policy versus foreign policy. >> richard, how do you see all this? what is your stand on this? >> thank you for having me. i don't know where dee dee gets that from. a hundred thousand people dead doesn't seem like deflection to me. i think the president is saying, it is our job to be the protector of the world. and with 100,000 people dying and assad using chemical weapons on his people, it is time for america to react. >> how long for congress to talk about it? if you really want to do it, if it is that important to him, he would do it because he said he has the authority to do it. >> everybody, we can stay together but can't all talk together. one at a time, here. members of congress return september 9th. i think dee dee saying this adds

more fuel to the fire because they have so much to get done. time wise, how do you get to syria quickly or make authorization or deny that and then deal with the other issues on the table. >> i think as john boehner could have brought this house back days guy to deal with this matter. john boehner is the reason we have delay to begin with. i think you will see bipartisan solution to this issue in the united states senate. and there will be odd bed fellows when it comes to how the war resolution happens. i think beyond that, hopefully, working across isles on syria, brings hope that government won't shut down and we get solution on our debt ceiling crisis we are getting ready to get into. and what i would argue is made up sort of problem or crisis by republicans. >> no way. sorry, not buying it. >> dee dee, what do you say about that? what richard justthere. is it based on that? look, bottom line is this con grs is divided for a number of

years and has not acted as responsibly as many people in the american public would have liked them to have done. >> that's true. there are problems in washington. we have dysfunction and trouble coming together. sorry, this syrian situation, all this is doing is moving the ball down and letting the clock run out where president obama doesn't have to deal with problems he is having now. just highly suspect and i just think that you know, he is, yes, richard, he is thinking much more about his domestic policy. oh let's just let congress handle it. >> dee dee and richard, before i let you go, secretary of state john kerry said on sunday talk show with chris wallace on fox news sunday, that he thought the president was making a courageous decision, courageous show of leadership in the face of daunting opposition.

and if there can be a military strike against syria that it would be sending a stronger message to the world. a final question, what do you say about that statement from secretary john kerry? >> that's the right thing to say. i agree a hundred percent. even beyond our dysfunction we can act together to help people dying and suffering because after rogue dictator, i would argue. i think to dee dee's point, she point out the problem with the republican party. we are trying on our side to make sure we save these people on the fact that the republicans that will slow down this congress, let's just put blame where it is -- >> no, not at all. >> i'm sorry. we don't have enough. you think it is good enough for us and france to deal with this? totally mismanaged it and this is just all the deflection. >> we have to leave it there. dee dee and richard, thank you both for joining us this afternoon. >> thank you. >> spirited debate.

violent confrontations going on. as demonstrators in mexico lob rocks and fire bombs. police are having to respond with tear gas. what sparked those riots? we will tell you straight ahead. plus crisis in syria and assad regime standing against claims of using chemical gas against his own people. killing women and children. we will look at why it is so deadly. >> yesterday we have now learned that hair and blood samples that have come to us from east damascus from individuals who are engaged as first-responders in east damascus, i can report to you today, they have tested positive for significant in tours of sran. how mu protein does your dog food have? 18 percent? 20?

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welcome back. they showed up by the hundreds. angry demonstrators clashing with riot police in mexico. antigovernment protesters throwing rocks and homemade fire bombs at police. outside key government buildings in mexico city. police had to respond with tear gas trying to break up the riot. many of the demonstrators are unhappy with education and energy reforms introduced by that country's new president. we told you earlier about an important meeting under way at the white house this very hour between president obama and some influential lawmakers like senators john mccain and lindhy graham. the calls that led to today's sit down are apparently just part of a so-called flood, flood to stone strategy, if you will, now under way in washington, in which everyone from chief the staff to joe biden and even the

president himself make phone calls to lawmakers of all strikes in the hopes of winning support for a military strike in syria. editor of townhall.com and fox news contributor, good of you to join us today. secretary john kerry says congress will be impressed with the president's argument for conducting a military strike against syria. he adds that he is confident congress will support the president's decision to act. but given how divided congress is, can anyone be sure how congress will respond to the president's plan? >> i don't think anyone can be sure, kelly. not just because congress is so divided, that's nothing new in washington, d.c. in any host of issues. in this particular case, both parties are deeply divided over the question of whether or not to authorize some form of force against the syrian regime. republicans have the noninterventionist wing. they are arguing, yes, the assad regime is terrible.

yes client of iran but look at opposition. it is al qaeda. also a really, really terrible group of people we don't want to get involveed. then there are more hawkish, more national security, more muscular on national security issues. republicans like senator mccain, saying we have to point to that red line and democrat have their own problems. there are folks who will line up and lock step behind the white house. where as there are lot of democrats who are against war. they are anti-war during bush years and very, very hesitant to get involved in another entan e entangleme entanglement, particularly in the middle east. even as we speak the president is meeting with two top leaders. republican senators john mccain, lindsay graham and we at least know of them and others that joined us. we know that senator mccain supported president obama with military actions. but he, as well as senator lintdy graham would like to see

something stronger in terms of response. how do you think president can win them around it support them beyond his pin prick strategy? >> i am very dubious that president is going to do anything beyond, as you describe a pin prick. i think this president talked himself into this crisis with his red line ultimatum aier ago. republicans are arguing, mr. president, it is not just your credibility on the line. it is that of the united states. it is u.s., american press tetin the line. you cannot let a red line float eye waway. >> now it seems he is coming back into view. it also seems with the mood of the country, he will be do this heavy footprint significant strike that perhaps a senator mccain or senator graham would want. i think he's probably trying to

argue that we can only do so much in today's political climate. please continue to back me. i suspect they will. they are trying to convince democrats, this is not putting u.s. allies at risk. we have to do something with the administration and u.s. government. well lob missiles. we will not put any u.s. servicemen in harm's way. it is difficult -- >> as you know, senathe is no s and graham think that's not enough. there are members of the republican party who think that not enough. the president has to convince his own party of democrats to support him and many of them are so war weary and not in favor of committing anything to this action in syria because it smacks or has the hint of war. >> that's absolutely right, kelly. there is another factor here we haven't talked about yet. which is the american public. public opinion is maybe not the

issue or guiding light when it comes to major decisions like this on war and peace. but it is never ignored in american politics p. or politics anywhere. if you look at poll after poll after poll, lead willing up to the holiday weekend where i suspect very few people are paying attention, now whether that changed, we have secretary of state speech late last night and president make a statement, they are starting it build that case. more people might tune in after labor day weekend. and they might move the polls. but right now, i think members of both parties look at that polling data and say, my goodness, why on earth do we want to touch this. if the american people are going to really be upset or perhaps create some sort of political backlash. so that the other x factor in this entire debate. >> we thank you for weighing in on this issue. obviously, a lot of people will be watching this extremely closely. guy benson.

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spying scandal. "politico" reporting that the brazilian and mexican leaders, even reading the mexican president's e-mails, before he was elected. chief intelligence correspondent is live in washington, katherine? >> thank you, kelly. the journalist who first broke this, green wald, says spying on the mexican president and assistant by tracking communications, who she was talking to and in turn third party she communicated with in an effort to map out the social web which can be for more revealing by than the contents of the communications themselves. speaking about the nsa leaks last week, he is now with a scathing statement, quote, if the facts of the report are confirmed, they would be considered very serious and constitute a violation of brazil sovereignty.

there is new reaction today to a story first reported by the new york times which brings together at&t with the drug enforcement agency narcotics program. significance here is that hemisphere program apparently accesses records as far back as 1987, which is far longer than the nsa standard retention period of just five years. >> one of the things which is a bit frightening when you look at it in the broader sense, is that nsa is so focused on internal functions, to look at e-mail, metadata, phone numbers, only, the united states, we are now dependent on foreign partners for intelligence on foreign targets. >> justice department told fox news that the telephone records are maintained at all times bit telephone companies and not by the dea or the nsa. and more specifically, when you look at intelligence that we have gathered on syria,

congressional members told fox news off camera, if the lions share comes from foreign sources and not the itself. >> our chief intelligence correspondent, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> thanks, catherine. secretary of state john kerry is trying to convince the world that gas was used in syria and by the assad regime. but there are many countries insisting there is not enough evidence to prove the assad regime is responsible. it is one of the diplomatic hurdles the white house is trying to overcome. we know meetings are going on as president seeks authorization for congress from military action and john bolton, former u.s. ambassador and fox news contributor is watching this with us everyday since they first started talking about it in washington and at u.n. good to see you today. >> glad to be with you, jamie. >> so now inspectors come back. the question they were not asked

is who is responsible so they confirm that it actually took place scientifically. what's their next move? >> i think the results of the test that they have commissions around europe will disclose exactly what the toxic agents are. what concentrations. whatever that sort of forensics can come up with. and i think that could be useful to the obama administration if it's the organization for prohibition of chemical weapons. if saran gas was used. but as you point out, inspectors did not have a plan date to assess responsibility. they may have collected some evidence that would give an indication but most likely not. so i think when these reports are concluded, when the inspectors tell secretary-general what they have, it is not leaving us in a materially different position than we're in now. there will still be uncertainty. still those like the returnians

who claim that it was the opposition and i'm not sure that the total stock of information will be any larger than what we currently have. >> i'm so proud of the coverage we have been able to do on this story because it has worldwide implications. you have been a big part of us telling the story. you can't bring those people back. should our goal, especially from united nations standpoint be to protect other people from this happening again and less on punishing assad or whoever was responsibility? >> in the immediate circumstances, we face now, i have believed from the outset that real american national interest is in making sure that syria's chemical weapons do not get outside the country to fall into terrorist hands to be used against friend or allies. that is the immediate concern we have. the larger concern about the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction though, is even more

important in the middle east context because of iran's nuclear weapons program. tragedy we've he is not in syria and and the potential for nuclear holocaust against israel if iran gets nuclear weapons. so the real question, bigger question, is how do we establish deterrent and prevent countries from getting nuclear weapons. and i must say, what to do about the obama administration show the prospect of all of a real deterrent. i think that ends a bad signal to iran to north korea and others. >> it is amazing. they are all working, as you believe, on weapons of mass destruction themselves. they hate us, hate israel. kelly and i were talking about the show and we have something we brought up. i found it very interesting.

you have all these ngos and red cross. and relief organizations. and in the meantime, while president obama has refused to order the strike right now, though he says he is authorized to and can authorize it, why aren't we going into syria somehow and providing gas masks or other people who have to live in this environment where something like this can happen and could happen again. >> well you know, there have been reports that there was a possibility of giving gas masks to the syrian opposition and that the request was denied. i mean, i think this is a reflection, i'm sad to say, about a complete collapse of strategic thinking, whether to deal with the immediate cirques of syria or the larger cause of threats, is the region, which is the regime in iran. >> wait, wait, i have to stop you for a second. let me see if i got this straight. you're telling me that the

question came up of whether or not we could provide the citizens in syria with protection against chemical weapons, against this happening again, after seeing those children and adults dead. and who refused sending something that could cost less than maybe one missile? >> well, these were press reports and i don't recall that it indicated who in the u.s. government had declined to do it. but i think the possibility of the refugee camps coming under attack, the refugee camps in turkey and jordan has been one of serious concern for the u.s. really for the last two and a half years. >> even if we went in there and attacked, if more people died, you have to ask what we accomplish. but i hear you loud and clear on the message to the rest of the world that despises us. thank you so much, ambassador bolton for all your work on this, and for sharing your thoughts. >> coming up, we will look at

saran gas. as little as one drop can kill you. we will find out why it is so deadly. plus, john mccain, lindsay graham and others wrap up their syrian meeting with president obama at the white house. well take you there when it happens. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! [ crisp crunches ] whoo-hoo-hoo! guess it was. [ male announcer ] pringles, bursting with more flavor. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles.

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pretty scary stuff. one of the most dangerous sub stans on earth. causing bodily harm to anyone who comes into contact with it. >> we are talking about sarin gas in the middle of the case. in syria, it is all about sarin gas. thought to be one of the many deadly agent used on the attack on the syrian people. here now to discuss with sarin is and why it is so lethal, dr. nina ratcliffe joins us. look, when you look at sarin gas, what are the symptoms of knowing it has been dispurse need a community?

>> it effects your gland as well as muscles. for your glands, a runny nose, teary eyes, vomiting, diarrhea. for your muscles, it can paralyze them. you die by suffocation. it is a very terrible way to die. >> how much does it take? >> just a little bit. just a drop let is enough to kill somebody. >> give me an example of what we -- we know that something happened over there. john kerry pointed out that sarin gas was used and some of the first responders were able to detect from hair and plood samples that sarin gas was agent used. how do we move forward on treating p em that may still be surrounded by this nerve agent? how long does it stay in the nerve area? >> it needs to be treated immediately. there is an antidote but it needs to be given immediately.

it bind to the same enzyme that sarin binds to and pushes sarin off and binds to it. if it isn't given soon enough, sarin binds and you can't get rid of it. >> can you distribute that element and gas masks? >> yes. it is odorless. you can't see it or smell it. it gives new meaning to silent but deadly. you can try a gas mask but it just takes a droplet. you can put it into food or on the skin. >> how long did it take for the people to be exposed or killed? >> it can happen within minutes. depending on how much you are exposed to. how long you are exposed to it and the route you are exposed to

it. inhalation is more quickly death as opposed to penetrating through the skin. >> how much of the antidote is available around the world? >> we don't know. but we feel that is something that we can be made available it hospitals. >> can we manufacture that? >> that is something we should definitely look into. >> such a painful way to die. >> terrible way. >> terrible way. indiscriminate. >> doctor, thank you so much. >> an achievement for a u.s. swimmer. we will talk about something a lot more light-hearted. a 64-year-old woman becomes the first person ever to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage. i'm sure the doctor would agree she is in great shape. we will tell but diana nyad's dangerous journey and what she says when she finally reached the shore. >> you can only guess. >> i can only guess. why do people count on sunsweet prune juice to stay fit on the inside? it's made only from prunes, nothing else.

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an historic day in key west, florida, where 64-year-old diana nyad just bam the publish just became the first person ever to swim from cuba to key west without a shark cage. this is the first one she has been able to complete without risking her health, but some of her first word she said she never let that stop her and advised everyone else to do the same. >> i have three messages. one is, we should never, ever give up. [cheering] >> you never are too old to chase your dreams. [cheering]

>> three is, it looks like a solitary sport but it's a team sport. >> she is delightful. the reason why it was so difficult talk is her tongue is swollen from jelly fish. incredible journey, took 53 hours to complete, left havana on saturday. >> we're not too old for the dream. what do you think? we want to wish everybody a happy labor day as we celebrate the american worker today. what do you think about this. some companies are actually having their employees eat, sleep, and work together, all in the same house, 24/7. kelly? bunk up. will is live in our los angeles bureau to explain. let's hear the report. >> happy labor day, imagine having to spend the day with your boss or telling your boss to do the dishes or give you

some space. more in more employees are signing up for this. >> imagine working, eating, and sleeping all at the office. living at work 24/7. >> every day we're working together, we wake up, we have meetings, we get o done, keep working into the night. the weekends we continue welcomerring. >> interactive and digital billboard company has 40 workers and 20 of them san diego -- staying in a beverly hills house. >> we share bedrooms and bathrooms. it's very communal and people are extremely dedicated, and people are willing to sacrifice living on their own and -- like a cushy apartment to living with their colleagues. >> what is this priority? >> mobile payments startup

company has a similar setup with half of its 15 employees sharing strategy and meals. workers get free rent and a modest stipend. >> you got your bills covered, a little bit of cash here and there, and some people get a little bit more than others. just depends on your experience. everybody has all their bills and needs covered. >> it may not be for everyone. >> i think it wouldn't work for many people who weren't willing to live, eat and breathe their work, with their coworkers. >> will, thanks for your report. more straight ahead. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu.

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>> telling exactly and perfectly how many americans have the day off on this labor day. >> i'm glad we were here. thanks for being with us. have a great labor day. >> same to you. a lot more coming up at "studio b." >> good to see you both. i'm in for shepard smith and this is "studio b." the obama administration now trying to convince lawmakers to support the president's proposal for military strikes on syria, but as the white house is finding out, it may be a tough sell. >> a new report claims the nsa went beyond spying on ordinary citizens, to snoop on the e-mails of world leaders, and it comes amid word the drug enforcement administration may have been involved in an even larger spying program. and a 64-year-old woman has become the first person to swim between cuba and florida, without a shark cage. that's a