threaten america, we won't retreat, we'll reload. but this conflict, no way. have a great weekend, everybody. well, after a quick trip abroad, meeting with the leaders of several nations, president obama is back in washington, asking the american people and congress to support his plans for a possible military strike in syria. right now, the president's politic the future hangs in the balance. would the commander in chief actually authorize military action even if congress says no? with majority of americans against military intervention, the president has yet to convince u.s. allies to support his push to punish syria for its use of chemical weapons. secretary of state john kerry's overseas trying to draw in more international support. and he is set to speak in an hour. and then, there is the question of israel.

anxiously waiting for word on what's next, as it readies for a worst-case scenario. a full hour lined up starting with former israeli ambassador to the u.n. and a must-see interview, one of the few americans who knows syrian president assad personally, tells us how a once promising leader turned into a brutal dictator. "america's news headquarters" live from the nation's capital starts right now. >> tuesday, president obama plans to address the nation, explaining why america needs to support his call for action in syria. tomorrow night, vice president biden will be having key senators over for dinner to persuade them as well. it's a full-court press that includes secretary of state john kerry overseas, trying to persuade european leaders that it's not necessary to wait for a u.n. report before taking action against serious chemical weapons attack.

live in washington with the obama administration's political push for support for a strike on syria. >> president obama has no public events this weekend, now that he's back from his trip abroad. likely he'll spend some of this time preparing for tuesday's address to the nation on syria. meanwhile, his secretary of state met in lithuania with his counterparts in the european union. they agreed in the statement that there is, quote, strong evidence that the syrian government is responsible for the chemical weapons attack on august 21st. and they agree there should be a, quote, clear and strong response. although the eu is pressing the u.s. to wait on any kind of attack, until after the united nations inspectors release their report on what happened in syria. here's secretary kerry earlier today. >> we are very grateful that the statement that came out of the meeting today with respect to syria, a strong statement about the need for accountability, and

particularly grateful for the president's comments to me earlier this morning and the prime minister's support for the efforts to hold the assad regime accountable. >> back here at home, democratic leaders are trying to shore up support for a vote that would support the president's plan to attack syria. minority leader nancy pelosi wrote her fifth letter in five days to her colleagues today, saying in part, quote, in sweden this week, the president said congress set a red line when it indicated that, in a piece of legislation titled the syria accountability act, that's from 2003, that some of the horrendous things that are happening on the ground there need to be answered for. i look forward, she says, to continuing this critical debate. but there's a lot of skepticism among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. some say they want to hear more clearly what the president's goal is. >> the president has not made a case for what his military objective is, strategy how to

accomplish that, and the exit strategy for doing it. one of the things that many of us know who sit on the armed services committee, you don't pick the number of days you're at war. when you launch a war and say we're only going to thereby 48 hours, nobody can do that. >> harry reid thinks he will have enough votes in the senate, but, quote, it's a work in progress. >> thank you very much. well, despite the refiso refusa israeli officials are supporting president obama's effort tos punish syria for its use of chemical weapons. there's growing concern syria or iran will retaliate against israel for military action against syria. joining us with more on the israeli perspective, former israeli ambassador to the united nations. great to have you here today. >> thank you. good to be with you.

>> despite concerns that israel could be targeted for retaliation that the israeli government supports president obama's push to punish the assad regime for using chemical weapons, if this is going to be a limited strike, why do you feel it will send a strong message to both hezbollah and iran? >> well, you know, this is a very, very tough neighborhood. israel has been facing dangers, including dangers ever since it was born 65 years ago. we realize we live in a neighborhood which at the end of the day must realize there are, indeed, red lines, otherwise this will become real hell. and we believe that nobody, including that totalitarian regime led by the butcher of damascus, bashar al assad, should be allowed to get away with using chemical wellapons. it's the first time in the 21st

century anybody used chemical weapons and nobody used them since the second world war. for the world to stand still and allow those happen would be a horrible, horrible mistake. this not about syria. this is not about israel. this business civiliation, as we know it. and i respect the president of the united states and salute him for taking the decision that this indeed is a red line that has been crossed and that syria must be made aware that the t. should never ever contemplate using these weapons again against its own people or against its neighbors or anyone else. >> i want to apologize to the viewers. we do have a delay in our bureau there. we will continue on with the interview. now israel has pursued limited strikes against syria. in fact, this year alone, israel has waged military action against syria four times, bombing convoys of advanced weapons that were bound for hezbollah. what impact did those strikes have on your country?

>> first of all, uma, as you know, israel has never taken responsibility for those strikes in syria. but what they did is indeed signal the assad regime that israel will not allow arms to be sent to hezbollah and certain rockets with a certain range to be sent to his billion lhezboll proxies in and can threaten israel the message was wide, loud, and clear and the syrians have learned a lesson which proves they understand a clear message when it's delivered in the right way. >> i know that you are personally frustrated with the way president obama has been handling this syrian crisis to this point by virtue of the politics surrounding the issue and the delays about making a decision. can you understand why a

majority of the american people are against any kind of military action, against syria at this time? >> well, i can certainly understand the trauma which the american people have suffered. they have barely recovered from the trauma of vietnam and face two traumas in iraq and afghanistan, resulting in trillions of dollars and thousands of coffins being shipped home. i sympathize with the american people and i -- i feel what they're feeling. but at the same time, the president himself has said, this is the united states of america, this is the moral leader of the world and this is a superpower, probably the only superpower today. now my frustration stems not from what the president is saying or the message he's trying to relate but mostly from the delay. i think, you know, the problem is, the president comes from the

midwest and this is the mideast. these are two different worlds. and when people in the mideast see the hesitation and see the delay and then see the g-20 meeting end without very -- with very little support for the united states, they ask themselves whether this is really serious. this is very much a neighborhood of perception. the way things are perceived, sometimes more important than the way they're said. and what people are hearing and where they are hearing it is of the utmost importance. and i just fear that in tehran and in damascus and in hezbollah and hamas headquarters they're looking at this saga and they are smelling weakness. and i think that this should not be the case. even the whiff of weakness, of a weak america, which i hope and believe it is not, is very, very

dangerous in our region, especially as it's going up in flames everywhere, in egypt, turkey, syria, libya, everywhere you look. and iran is watching this very, very carefully and those words i heard also in the corridors of power in iran, they're saying to themselves, if it's taking so long, so little international support, if there's doubt about support, actually in the united states and in congress about chemical weapons being used in damascus, what's going to happen when they turn to us and we actually produce nuclear weapons? and iran should be made very, very aware that it could never become nuclear and in a way, whatever happens in syria will send a message to iran and i hope it's a loud and clear one. >> ambassador gillerman, thank you for your insayings today. appreciate it. pope francis calling for a global day of fasting and prayer for peace in syria and to oppose

any military intervention in that country. in a couple of hours, the pope is set to host a mass vigil in st. peters square. the pope is not just calling on catholics to fast and pray but believers of all faiths. we'll be talking to a priest with the pope when he made the decision for the prayer call and who had a private conversation with him right afterwards. father frank pavone joining us live at 45 past the hour. turning to the man who is the center of the syrian crisis, bashar al assad, rose to power in 2000, succeeding his father who ruled syria with an iron grip for 30 years. one of the few westerners who is well acquainted with assad says, when he first took over, expectations ran high, that he would bring about some positive reforms in his country. shedding new light on the

ophthalmologist turned tie rant. "the fall of the house of assad," a professor of middle east history in san antonio is joining us now. welcome. great to have you here today. >> good to be here with the trinity alone. >> yes, indeed. one of the fee people in the west who has had a chance to spend significant time with assad. when you first met him in 2004, when you were interviewing him for a book back then, give us more of a profile, of assad at that time. >> he was someone who was unassuming, he was unpretentious, he was always very polite and punk actual, and that's the profile that emerged when he came to power in 2000. and i think it was a profile that emerged in the west that created very, very high expectations when i first met with him. i remember telling him, mr. president, you know, one of the biggest mistakes you made of

coming to office you like phil collins music. the british rocker. i said that because it fed into the emerging profile that he was a pro-western, modernizing reformer, simply because he was a licenses op mohthalmologist, because he liked western rock music, because he liked technological toys of the west. the expectations were too high because they failed to see what had a greater impact on his world view and his life was that he was a son of the arab-israeli conflict. a child of the superpower cold war a child of the civil war in lebanon that affected syria and most importantly, a chald of his father. and i think people expected way too much of him, particularly in a system that was delap dated that he inherited. he tried to make change in the beginning but the system fought back. it won in the end. >> well, at that time, of course, you had no clue he would be capable of heinous acts or

resort to killing his own people with a chemical attack because, you point out about the expectations that were running high, that people really believed in his own country that he would be a different kind of leader, a lead that would be far different than his father was. >> exactly. because he had the atypical background of your usual middle east authoritarian leader. so expectations were very high inside and outside of the country. i think what happened over the course of time is that he grew very comfortable with power. and that's not a bad thing but in an authoritarian system you become comfortable being authoritarian leader and all that that entails with regard to the trappings of power, all of that entails with regard to the system that keeps you in power and maintains you in power. and i also think they developed a strong sense of triumphantism and destiny surrounded by those who praise him on a human basis

and it's human nature you believe that rhetoric but he faces down severe challenges, first his opposition to the u.s.-led invasion of wry rairaq 2003 and that syria was behind the -- the tremendous pressure that the west and the allies brought on syria and he emerged on this pretty well. he started to break out of his isolation. in fact, a few months before the yup ri uprising in 20111 in december 2010 celebrated by the pair earnen elite on a trip to france. everything seemed to be going well. he mortgaged all of this away by making an unfortunate decision to crack down harshly on the uprising. >> we were showing photos of his wife there with her husband, the president. what impact has this had on his family in syria?

>> i can only imagine. i mean, so far she has stood by her man, so to speak. the family was very, very important, i imagine still is, to bashar al assad. he tried to maintain a normal lifestyle, how he was brought up by his parents. obviously you cannot have a normal life in current condition. >> great to have you here sharing your insights about someone so few of us know about and the fact that you had a chance to spend some time with him offers us some fascinating insight. thank you for joining us today. >> my pleasure. >> now it's time for you to weigh in. if the president feels it's necessary to strike syria, should he go it alone without even the support of congress? tweet us your answers. interested to hear your feedback.

right now, nation's health care situation. another republican congressman comes up with a plan to defund obama care. this, as a giant tech company makes a move that signals rising medical costs will force big employers who are going to be forced to make tough choices. elizabeth? >> hi, uma. the giant tech company, ibm, the latest to move employees off company sponsored health plans while there is a long list of members pushing a renewed effort to defund obama care at the same time, members are crafting a strategy that could avert a fall government shutdown when lawmakers face the debt ceiling deadline. more than a third of house republicans urging funds be stripped from the law while some want to pass a short-term spending bill that keeps the government running until november. others are supporting the defund obama care act to block funding. more than 130 representatives

are named on that bill. the topic front and center during the weekly gop address which was delivered by a wyoming senator. >> health care law has proven to be unpopular, unworkable, and unaffordable. as a result, people are confused, disappointed, and angry. the law's increasing costs and killing jobs and it's no surprise employers wanted to relief. but shouldn't families get the same relief? >> despite the law's unpopularity by some, the partisan divide remains strong on this issue. some democratic lawmakers past and present oppose the republican efforts to suffocate funds. then say it's time to move forward. >> as i'll try to demonstrate in a minute, it's better than the current system. which is unaffordable and downright unhealthy for millions of americans. >> we talked about the big companies moving employees off company health care plans to give you an example, ibm did

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welcome back, everybody. u.s. officials are saying they have intercepted intelligence that shows iran may be plotting a revenge plan as retaliation if the u.s. strikes syria. the "wall street journal" is reporting that the orders call for an attack on the u.s. embassy in baghdad. a senior military source confirms the existence of the threat to fox news but warns that this news has not been fully vetted yet. official also said he was not aware of increased security at the baghdad compound. the state department ordered all nonessential u.s. diplomats, as well as american citizens, to

leave lebanon. citing growing security concerns as congress and the obama administration debate on a possible strike on syria. in south beirut with more on the fallout neighboring countries are seeing at this time. >> reporter: the war in syria's already hitting home in lebanon. this memorial, hezbollah stronghold of south beirut, the site of a car bomb last month that left 27 dead. people are already trying to make repairs, trying to fix this place up. the blast widely seen as retaliation for hezbollah's backing of the assad regime. experts tell us if hezbollah hits anything, it will probably be its arch enemy and key u.s. ally, israel, but only if it's a big u.s. strike. memories of the devastating war between israel and hezbollah in 2006 are still fresh. and so here as in the states people are watching, waiting,

assessing. >> greg, thank you very much. almost a year after the deadly attack on the benghazi conflict, members of congress and the family of those killed have unanswered questions. one of the authors of a new book that may provide some answers. plus, nasa's sending an unmanned rocket to the moon. what the space agency hopes to learn about this new mission. [ male announcer ] this is claira. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for her, she's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with her all day to see how it goes. [ claira ] after the deliveries, i was okay. now the ciabatta is done and the pain is starting again. more pills? seriously? seriously. [ groans ] all these stops to take more pills can be a pain. can i get my aleve back? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap.

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welcome back, everybody. a quick look at stories maging news. european foreign ministers are saying they agree the syrian government used chemical weapons but urging john kerry and the white house to hold off on any kind of military intervention against syria until they receive the u.n. report on the chemical attack in syria due at the end

of the month. the body of a missing firefighter found in the mountains of new mexico. they believe he died in an atc crash looking for a wildfire in the santa fe national forest over a week ago. arizona woman is free on bond after spending more than two decades on death row, accused of killing her young son. a judge ruled yesterday that there is no direct evidence linking her to her son's death in 1989. she was accused of handing her son over to two men who shot and killed him. she's awaiting a new trial which is expected to begin later this month. two men under arrest for allegedly break into buckingham pala palace. one of the men hopped the fence, made his way into the queen's home. no members of the royal family were inside of the palace at the time of the incident. that's a quick look at stories making news right now. strong words from russia as

they promised to provide military backing for syria. conner powell joining us live with the latest on the story. co conor? the tension has been mounting for months now. but for the most part over the past few weeks, while it has been heats, it's been civil in terms of the dialogue between the two countries. now president putin has begun to ratchet up his aggressive language as the united states talked more about a strike in syria, with putin now saying that russia would, quote, help syria if the u.s. attacked the asaad regime. the russian government provides military weapons to the assad regime. putin seemed to threaten the u.s. this week admitting that russia suspended the sale of some weapons to the assad regime already but russia would come to the aid if syria's attacked by the united states. earlier in the week, putin called secretary of state kerry

a liar when he said the assad regime used chemical wellens on rebels. no matter what the united states shows or says, in terms of intelligence. president obama and putin did speak briefly at the g-20 meeting but it was by no means a warm conversation. the two men have begun to take opposite sides of the view. syria digging in their positions. for now sticking to their guns on their opposite points of views on what should be done, but somebody has to blink, the united states are take and russia has to make a decision how they come to the aid of syria or the u.s. will have to call off the attack. a lot of tense moments between the two leaders and ultimately the two countries. >> the stakes remain quite high. it has already been a year since the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi ta took the life of four americans, including ambassador chris

stevens. despite congressional inquiries from washington and outrage from americans, there are question that remain about what happened that night in benghazi, why those responsible have not been captured. earlier this week, i sat down with the author of a new book called "under fire the untold story of the attack in benghazi" and asked him about information it seemed to imply this was a terrorist attack. >> i don't think thewas a denia there was a terrorist attack. the confusion stems from the perspective of what was the motivation behind the attack. and the motivation is really irrelevant if you're taking fire. you don't care if it's because of some silly youtube video or because they are on a global mission for a holy war. there stemmed confusion over talking points but the agents who found themselves in benghazi that night knew from the first round fired that they were under a terrorist attack and they reported that, and that report

came up through channels to the state department at foggy bottom. >> you give a minute by minute accounting of what took place and there seems to be evidence of suggesting this is a well-orchestrated endeavor by the terrorists and that in your book you also point out there was information to suggest perhaps that information was intercepted ahead of time, ahead of chris steven's visit. >> one of the events on chris stevens' itinerary was a public event. obviously there would have been some word to the organizers or the people who would have been in attendance. information like that is never secure. and it was in the public venue. and it would have been very evident that someone of great importance would have been in the city. and it would have been evident that he would be in the city, his base of operations was at the u.s. embassy in tripoli, not benghazi. he didn't make many frequent trips to the city. it was an opportunity.

i think the -- the notion that terrorism sometimes happens immediately is incorrect. there was a long winddown to the attack in terms of surveillance and operational planning. and the symbolism of the day, september 11th. >> this went against the narrative, this was a spontaneous attack that happened against the conflict there. >> but that morning, throughout north africa there were spontaneous attacks. >> indeed, there were. >> in the morning, there were tens of thousands of protesters around the u.s. embassy in cairo. >> exactly. >> nothing that all of the security in the world can do to prevent 25,000 people from storming a facility and killing people. so there was agreat concern in washington that cairo, in tunis, there were attacks transpiring. when word came down about benghazi, the thought was, because nobody who the people behind it were, but the thought was that these were people related to the previous

demonstrations. and only after the fact did we realize and learn that this was something a bit more sophisticated. >> you make it clear this is not a political book. >> correct. my co-author fred burton spent many years in the diplomatic security service as a special agent. he investigated the last u.s. ambassador to be killed overseas. we wanted to write this book from the perspective of the diplomatic security service agent that was in country. i think one of the unfortunate realities of the political firestorm that originated out of the benghazi attack was that the mission, the very difficult work that the diplomatic security service agents do has been overlooked and underappreciated. you find yourself with incredible danger day in, day out. these are law enforcement officials. regular cops on the beat, find themselves in trouble they can call backup, and backup is a

block away, a mile away. backup is an aircraft carrier 6,000 miles away and they're left to live on their own innovativeness to try to survive until help comes. >> a great read. thank you for joining us today. appreciate your insights. thank you. nasa's headed back to the moon, this time our astronauts want to examine a mysterious haze that surrounds that celestial body in the universe. what is it? a live report coming your way, next. [ male announcer ] campbell's angus beef & dumplings.

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brian has more on this fast track trip to the moon. >> well, nasa's newest robotic explorer the lunar atmosphere and dust environment explore, or ladee. its mission, to study the moon's atmosphere and solve one of space's great mysteries, moon dust. >> two, one, zero. ignition. and liftoff. >> the unmanned spacecraft launched last night at 11:27 p.m. from the facility in virginia. ladee will need a month to reach the moon unlike the three-day apollo flight. once there, it will orbit the moon and fly through the dust clouds to help us understand the atmosphere and where the dust's coming from and how it's getting up there. >> one of the important things that the apollo astronauts encountered when they were on the moon was an enormous amount of dust. dust seemed to be everywhere.

in fact, we believe now that the dust undergoes a certain set of processes that levitate it, shoot it up into the air, perhaps as high as 50 kilometers. >> all but one of nasa's previous moon missions since 1959 have been launched from cape canaveral florida. the rare virginia launch givings millions beth taking images on the east coast. take a look at this shot from the top of the rockefeller center in new york city. as the ladee heads to the moon. amading. this picture, from a balcony in bloomi bloomingda bloomingdale, the image shows the different burn stages of ladee. nasa's ladee spacecraft did run into equipment trouble after launch when it began spinning too fast. but no worries. the lunar probe is on a perfect track and they have plenty of time to fix any issues. laddie's expected to reach the moon on october 6th. how cool, uma. >> cool indeed.

very cool pictures, documenting the launch there. terrific. thank you very much. another high-tech treat from nasa. on instagram. if you follow nasa, see pictures from the lunar atmospheric floor as well as other projects, so cool. we'll find out where the 2020 olympic summer game s will be held later today. tokyo, madrid, istanbul making final pitches to the international olympic committee. the crisis in syria's a problem for istanbul's campaign. the next games are set for the 2014 winter olympics which russia will host this year. the 2016 summer games will be held in rio. we take time out for a chance for you, the viewers, to pick a story making headline as we let you decide which colorful stories caught our attention.

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welcome back. new video from from syria. it reportedly shows rebels shooting down a plane causing it to crash into a mountain. now, this comes as rebels say the government has been shelling a suburb of damascus. pope francis this week before 50,000 people urging catholics and non-catholics alike to join him in fasting and prayer as he calls on world leaders not to use military force in syria. the official start for the prayer service begins in just a couple hours. in an open letter to russian

president vladimir putin, the pope asks putin and other world leaders to consider taking a nonmilitary solution to the syrian civil war saying, a war would stall economic progress. joining us, father frank buvone, the national dreirector of pres f priests for life. he's joining us with his reflectio reflections. thank you for being here today. talk to us about that meeting with the pontiff. >> yes, thank you for having me. i go to rome regularly in my capacity as director of priests for life and i happened to be with the pope on sunday, september 1st. we had a meeting after he had his announcement of today's day of fasting and prayer. and, you know, he's acting as a pope. in other words, this isn't a political intervention. it's a gospel intervention. and what he's saying is it's not just about syria. it's about conflicts throughout the world, and the first thing the pope is asking for is

repentance. interestingly, today's service is going to begin with the sacrament of penance or confession as most catholics know, it and there are going to be confessors in st. peter's square. the pope is saying we have to start building peace right here in the human heart. and so repentance, confession, reconciliation, a leader of a nation or a rebel group or whoever it might be killing tens of thousands of people starts with the human heart saying, i am against you, you are against me. so he's calling for fasting and prayer so that we can repent. he's talking about this from the perspective of the church's conviction of the value and dignity of every human life. peace cannot be fragmentary or isolated. we're either for all human life starting with from conception and babies in the womb, all the way to the elderly and the

disabled, immigrants, the poor, people in syria, people everywhere. the pope is asking us today to reflect on what is our view of human life and are we ready to say yes to life in all its phases? now, because of this view, he's saying let's go the route of repentance, negotiation, dialogue. if there are ways that we can resolve these conflicts without ending up killing more people, then those are the whays we hav to seek and we have to be determined to embrace. >> still, this is very interesting that the pope has decided to step in at this time given the fact there are lots of conflicts around the globe, but this particular conflict is one that the world is watching to see what happens next, and for the pope to come out like this, i would say is rather unusual. >> you know, i think we're going to see and we have already seen a lot of surprises with pope

francis, but this intervention, we will see more of this because it's very much in line with the name that he has taken after francis of assisi, someone so committed to peace and being an instrument to peace. we know the famous prayer, make me an instrument of your peace. we're going to see the pope, i believe, intervening in a lot of situations like this. again, from a gospel angle as the vicar of christ on earth. >> thank you for joining us with your thoughts on this day. the pope calling for fasting and prayer in search of peace. >> thanks. it's a last call for your votes. we'll share the stories that you at home picked coming up next. will it be religious calling, out of bounds, or fat letters? and before we go, a baby animal video to show you. it is absolutely worth sticking around for. stay with us. with the spark miles card from capital one,

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welcome back. google is pushing for the right to read your personal e-mails. lawyers for google are arguing that scanning personal e-mails is just part of the job. by scanning your e-mail, google can create a profile on you making it easier to target you for advertising purposes. they're fighting a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of violating california privacy laws. the dallas zoo has two new furry diggss. the eight-week-old cheetahs

arrive arrived at the zoo, and they will be living with a labrador retriever puppy which will be a calming influence. time for the story you at home picked. it's religious calling. pope francis calls an italian woman whose lover was urging her to get an abortion. she wrote to the pope for guidance after she learned her fiance was already married with children. she was worried priest would say refuse to baptize her child, but the pope said he would do it if she couldn't find anyone else to do so. the woman told the pope she would name her child francis if she has a boy. don't worry, if you're favorite story wasn't chosen, we will post all the stories on our show's web page. that's going to do it for me here in washington. kelly wright and jamie colby are

standing by in new york to take over from here, but we want to tell you about a pair of new shows fox is debuting this weekend. up first, carol alt, a healthy you, airs at 4:00 p.m. eastern and media buzz with houward kurtz. we start with a fox news alert. the obama administration is launching a full-court press. they are still trying to drum up as much support as they can for a strike on syria. all in response to an alleged deadly chemical attack. secretary of state john kerry set to take the podium at a live news conference in paris. that appearance is part of a european tour following a deep divide here at home and abroad over a call for military intervention. and hi, everybody. i'm jamie colby. >> i'm kelly wright. welcome to a brand new hour inside america's news headquarters. the secretary's visit comes amid brand new violence in