. >> are arriving in abu dhabi, the u.s. defense secretary said washington believes the assad regime has used chemical weapons but admitted there was some uncertainty. >> the white house delivered a letter to several members of congress on the topic of chemical weapons use in syria. the letter states that the u.s. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin. the united states has an obligation to fully investigate, including evidence of chemical weapons used in syria. over the past week, i have travelled, as you all know, to five countries in the middle east, all of whom have expressed concern about the deteriorating situation in syria. >> on tuesday, israeli intelligence accused syria of using nerve gas several times, including on march 19, as seen here on syrian state tv. the regime claims that attack on the rebels. they say they were not responsible. >> let's go to our correspondent

katy watson is on the line from abu dhabi. what can you tell us? ago i t 20 minutes arrived in an office tower about 75 stories and then it was suddenly evacuated and everybody was taken out and everybody was evacuated from the building. in an area where towers are up and people there told they felt the building sway and last week there was also a quake that was felt here it was more intense. the people said they felt it was of a sudden shock today. so, everybody is still waiting outside the building to go back in. evacuated all the buildings. only imagine if you have that kind of evacuation, presumably are very scared, feeling maybe it was a close thing even for them. >> indeed. this part of the world they felt the shocks is full of skyscrapers and ambitious towers going up. e was talking to one of the developers on the ground presum being lding that i was evacuated from and he was it is on aut because fault line they do have a huge investment going into that to make the buildings safe been aftershocks. it is a fault line so it is not the mon in t

jim miklaszewski traveling with the defense secretary in abu dhabi tonight. all of this, of course, puts the obama administration in a tough spot now. for more on that let's bring in our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. this hardly comes at a time when the u.s. is anxious to get into another conflict. >> reporter: not at all. officials tell me they know because of a wmd legacy from the iraq debate they need hard evidence chiefly to persuade russia, syria's remaining ally in the u.n. security council. they have to persuade russia that the assad regime did use deadly sarin gas against its own people. secretary kerry talked to his russian counterpart this week in brussels. so far as mick reported the u.s. intelligence only has conclusions based on blood samples and other evidence from two attacks last month. no absolute proof. they still have to connect the dots. tonight senate intelligence chair dianne feinstein complained that by going public the white house may let a desperate assad who is cornered think he has nothing to lose by increasin

handcuffed palestinian youth during protests that were taking place in the palestinian neighborhood of abu dhabi switches on the outskirts of east jerusalem human rights groups have accused the army of using the child as a human shield defense for children international palestine has posted a video on you tube that shows helmeted is raided border policeman moving this young palestinian who is identified as mohammed are seventeen from the army jeep and forcing him to stand beside them with handcuffed hands raised above his head human rights groups have released a statement. in that they're outraged that israeli soldiers continue to use palestinian children in this way as human shields with impunity the claim is that the teen was deliberately exposed to danger after he had been taken into custody since the start of this year alone two hundred and seven palestinian children between the ages of fifteen and seventeen have been arrested and those figures are according to the palestinian authority and the israeli army spokesperson however has said that the move was to calm the violence especially after

while addressing reporters in abu dhabi u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel said the white house has informed members of congress that intelligence officials believe quote with with some degree of varying confidence unquote that syrian president bashar al assad's government has used chemical weapons against the members of the opposition specifically sarin gas. did not provide any specific facts no specifications of when or where the a legend weapons were used. and it's also not clear what his phrase means the phrasing used is with some degree of varying confidence does that mean that one member of the intelligence communities is confident that this is happening and another member is not confident secretary hagel also said that assad's use of chemical weapons violates every convention of warfare and now the u.s. is reportedly asking the u.n. to investigate these allegations by reportedly testing bodies in syria whether or not they have any chemical or biological weapons in their system now we do know that in the past u.s. presiden

hagel said this visit cairo, and riyadh and abu dhabi and united arab emirates with the fighter jets, we do not want to leave anyone out in middle east. >> this reveals about this obama administration i contraryy to their public record, this is and hagel makes this argument this is a deterrents arm sales package in his view, against iran this is a concession this obama administration is not going to do anything ni military bircmilitaryabout the iranian nn program. >> santa clause is coming to town but dio john is right, we'e contain it. lou: overtime, secretary of state kery in istanbul, saying all of the entities all 6 nations involved in the talks will funnel their money through one rebel group in syria, right or wrong? >> a b choice, bad idea to fund the rebel groups. >> there are houses of rebel groups, who are you going to fund, bad idea. lou: john thank you, and kt thank you. >> much more on the boston bombings flew out tonight's broadcast and what what early investigations are reveals. >> immigration reform. is it about the national interest? or about politics? >> we take it up

tremors were felt as far away as abu dhabi. reports from pakistan say 21 people have been killed and many more injured. radio pakistan reports 50 people were hurt in a roof collapse in karachi. iranian state media is reporting only five people injured in iran. the u-s geological survey says after-shocks can be expected for days or weeks following an earthquake of this magnitude. a u-s marine helicopter taking part in annual training exercises in south korea. made a hard landing today and then caught fire. officials say it happened 50- miles north of seoul. in a province that borders north korea. you're looking at the same type of helicopter. the c-h-53-e super stallion. flying in south korea last week. 21-people were taken to a hospital at an american military base in south korea. six people remain hospitalized in stable condition. military officials are investigating what caused the accident. the joint military exercises between the u-s and south korea have upset north korea. which calls them tantamount to a declaration of war

chuck hagel in abu dhabi today. >> confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale. >> michael: hagel went on to say that the administration's primarily concern is keeping those weapons from ending up in the hands of terrorists. now on cap pal hill surprise, surprise, lindsey graham and john mccain are demanding action. >> the president of the united states said if they used chemical weapons it would be a game changer, that it would cross the red line. i think it's obvious that that red line has been crossed. >> michael: it's not just republicans calling for action. senator dianne feinstein said it's clear a red line has been crossed and action must be taken to prevent larger scale use. the administration has not yet made a decision but in a letter to senator carl levin today it called for an u.n. investigation. and the u.n. is already on it. secretary ban ki-moon has called for a task force to look into the allegations. but the only problem syria president omar bashar is not letting them in. be still the white house says it is waiting for more concrete eviden

. >> felt 500 miles away from abu dhabi, where shibuildings shook seconds. >> venezuela four people areafter a wave of violence comes after the razor-close presidential election, you might recall. officials declared chavez's hand pick successor president-elect. >> though the challenger has demanded recount. the government saying no way. >>> 21 troops treated in hospital after the u.s. marine helicopter crashed in south korea. what is left of the chopper. >> it happened during amilitary exercises near the north korean border. the u.s. military says most troops have been released but six are still in the hospital in stable condition. >>> in washington a bipartisan group of senators will not be rolling out an immigration bill today. that's because of the boston bombings. the four republicans and four democrats plan to announce details tomorrow. >> under the deal, any undocumented immigrant who entered the country after december 31, 2011 will not be eligible for citizenship. >>> today is the sixth anniversary of the deadliest shooting rampage by a lone gunman in u.s. history. we are talking

tiger was disqualified from a tournament for the first time in his career a couple months ago at abu dhabi and also for a rules violation. so after playing golf for 17, 18 years professionally, tiger has had this come up twice in a couple months. he was disqualified last time. not disqualified this time but still a big effect on tiger and on this tournament. >> i can certainly see that. rachel, tiger's penalty comes on the heels of another controversial penalty. this one handed down to a teenager who is the youngest ever to make the cut at the masters. >> yeah. he was penalized for slow play. there's some discussion about was that the first time ever in the history of the masters someone was penalized for slow play. there was discussion maybe someone found penalized 20 years ago. either way it hasn't happened a lot. and this was questioned a bit because there was slow play all over the course. tiger woods reported that his own round took nearly six hours. there was no doubt this kid was playing slowly. he was warned a couple times. however, it did cost him a stroke, it did not cost him the

the plaintiffs, there were 14 in all, they were led by the ab -- abu dhabi investment firm.the news right now is suits are going to cost $225e million to sett on friday. the amount had not been disclosed. melissa? melissa: all right. adam, thank you for bringing that to us. gold's price slump puts the mining industry on the rocks. a top executive says gold is set for a trn around, but one of our favorite gold bearers says not so fast. both of them joining us to debate it. that's coming up next. >>> plus, afghanistan's president reportedly receives tens of millions of dollars in ghost money from us, the cia, from you. should we have just burned that cash instead? is why it may be making a bad situation even worse. more "money" coming up. ♪ finish. ♪ ♪ melissa: gold has been losing a little bit of its luster lately. its price gained today, still down more than 12% since the start of the year fueled by concerns about deflation and a slowing u.s. economy. patrick is the chairman of eastern resources, he says the gold mining industry has bright days ahead, but jonathan hoenig, ou

felt 500 miles away in abu dhabi where buildings shook for 40 seconds or more. don't know the amount of the damage. >>> back here at home immigration debate front and center on capitol hill. already some have weighed on it in the light of what's happened in boston though no one has any idea whether it was a foreign national or american involved. a bipartisan group of senators called the gang of eight pushing its new proposal to reform immigration rules. set to formally release the plan today but postponed due to boston. the bill calls for a 13-year path to citizenship for people who entered the united states before last year. also calls for a quote/unquote secure border. i also want to show you what happened to the markets. we are up 141 points. that's a bounceback. i want to emphasize what happened yesterday the biggest one-day drop, a lot due to gold and broader market issues. after the boston bombings the market dropped another 100-plus points. investors today are, there was a bit of relief that perhaps things could have been much worse and there was positive

he's in abu dhabi.service committee says there's now a consensus with varying degrees of confidence within the u.s. intelligence community that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin. we're getting reaction coming in because as you just heard earlier the president had said if the syrian regime of bashar al asaid were to use chemical weapons against the rebels, that would be crossing a red line, a game-changer as far as president obama's concerned. so the question now is what will the obama administration do as far as this information is concerned? let's take a quick break. we'll resume the breaking news coverage right after this. welcnew york state, where cutting taxes for families and businesses is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion dollars to grow jobs, cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. th

defense secretary chuck hagel was in abu dhabi during a trip to the middle east and decided to break some news to reporters. >> the u.s. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria. specifically, the chemical agent sarin. the president has made clear the use of chemical weapons or the transfer of such weapons to terrorist groups would be unacceptable. >> evidence of sarin used by the syrian regime. is that enough evidence to escalate the u.s. involvement in syria? after all, listen to what president obama said back in august. >> we have been very clear to the assad regime but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. that would change my equation. >> a whole bunch of chemical weapons being utilized or moved around. that's what he said. democratic senator dianne feinstein, chair of the senate intelligence committee, released a statement in response to t

. >> that was secretary of defense chuck hagel earlier today in abu dhabi.to congress, the white house reaffirmed what the president has repeatedly said. the use of chemical weapons is a red line for the united states of america. but before jumping to any conclusions, the white house said, "given the stakes involved, and what we have learned from our own recent experience intelligence assessments alone are not sufficient. only credible and corroborated facts that provide some certainty will guide our decision-making." secretary hagel said the administration will respond carefully to any new information. >> we need all the facts. we need all the information. as to a red line, my role as secretary of defense is to give the president options on a policy issue. that's a policy issue. and we'll be prepared to do that at such time that the president requires options. >> joining me now, david corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones and msnbc political analyst. david, it turns out some senators don't need all of the facts. john mccain saying today that we sho

the plaintiffs, there were 14 in all, they were led by the ab -- abu dhabi investment firm.the news right now is that those two suiters, those suits are going to cost $225 million to settle on friday. the amount had not been disclosed. melissa? melissa: all right. adam, thank you for bringing that to us. gold's price slump puts the mining industry on the rocks. a top executive says gold is set for a turn around, but one of our favorite gold bearers says not so fast. both of them joining us to debate it. that's coming up next. >>> afghanistan's president reportedly receives tens of millions of dollars in ghost money from us, the cia, from you. should we have just burned that cash instead? is why it may be making a bad situation even worse. more "money" coming up. you make a great team. it's been that way since e day you met. but your erectile dysfunction - itld be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you cabe more confident in your ability to be rey. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to

. >> warner: the disclosure came initially from defense secretary chuck hagel, traveling in abu dhabi u. intelligence communi assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin. >> warner: at the same time, the white house released letters using exactly the same words from legislative affairs director miguel rodriguez to senators carl levin and john mccain. in the letters, rodriguez added: but he said the u.s. would need more definitive evidence before deciding to act. >> given the stakes involved, and whate have learnedrom our own recent experiences, intelligence assessments alone are not sufficient. only credible and corroborated facts that provide us with some degree of certainty will guide our decision-making. >> warner: at the capitol today, secretary of state john kerry said the u.s. belieives chemical weapons have been used in two instances, but did not specific when or where. for months, president obama has warned the syrian government against using chemical weapons,

while addressing reporters in abu dhabi u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel said at the white house and has informed members of congress that intelligence officials believe with some degree of varying confidence that syrian president bashar al assad's government has used chemical weapons against members of the opposition specifically sarin gas didn't provide any specific facts on when or where the alleged weapons were used it was not even clear what the phrase with some degree of bring home to even means does that mean that one intelligence official is confident that this has taken place and one is not confident clearly that language is either colluded or bit confusing now secretary hagel said that assad's use of chemical weapons violates every convention of warfare but what's interesting is that on tuesday israel's intelligence officials claim that syria the syrian government had used lethal lethal chemical weapons against rebels and at that time secretary hagel expressed his doubts about those findings now the u.s. is currently

defense secretary chuck hagel had some bleak news and a press conference from abu dhabi haykel set stated that the u.s. intelligence has some confidence that syria has used chemical weapons specifically sarin gas a small scale against both civilians and opposition forces now statement from the white house yesterday indicates that despite this information we're still looking for more proof in order to assess their options and move forward artie's marina portnoy has more. well white house press secretary jay carney says that military force against the syrian government is one of many options that u.s. president barack obama is currently concerned this revelation of course is coming one day after u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel claimed that the see that syrian president bashar al assad has used chemical weapons against rebels and now was fielding questions from the media during an afternoon press conference bernie said that he could not speculate on what action if any president obama would pursue against assad but he said that as a general principle the united states retains the ability t

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of course and defense secretary chuck hagel spoke a few moments ago during his overseas trip to abu dhabined now, big business, that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons in its civil war. specifically the chemical agent sarin. let's listen. >> the u.s. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence, that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria. >> well hagel couldn't say that the apparent use of chemical weapons crosses the a line set down by president obama. secretary of state john kerry told reporters at the capital today that there are two instances he knows of where the u.s. believes syria used chemical weapons. kerry added there will be a letter coming from senator john mccain's office, that will confirm that. but it won't specify how many times the weapons were used, chuck todd is with me now. this is is a big development. >> it is. the president has said, use the chemical weapons as a red line. >> does that mean we go in? >> not yet. let me read you part of a letter thats white house has sent to congress on this issue. le

he spoke to reporters just a short while ago in abu dhabi. >> the u.s.nce if the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria, specifically the chemical agenter run. >> reporter: congress leaders were informed in a letter or from the president's legislative affairs director that goes on to say the u.s. must build on the intelligence assessment to establish credible and corroborated facts. the u.s. has asked the united nations for an investigation, but syria has prevented experts from traveling to parts of the country where chemical weapons were allegedly used. secretary of state kerry said there were a couple of spots with -- where chemical weapons may have used. meanwhile, senator mccain says the red line has already been crossed. >> now i hope the administration will consider what heaven recommend -- what we have been recommending now for over two years of this bloodletting a a safe area for the opposition to operate, to establish a no-fly zone and providehe people who we trust. >> reporter: administration officials have indicated

they started off with their first hotel in abu dhabi. today they operate in some of the world's most dangerous place webs including iraq and syria to mention a few. they have quite a few developments in the pipeline. of course, that includes those in iran that you mentioned and one, as well, which will be the first hotel in the country. in my conversation with the president of rotana, he told me investors are being distracted too much by what the mainstream media is saying. he said the country is beautiful, and there's a lot of untapped potential. so i also asked him, then, is this part of a strategy to get in early and reap the rewards later? here is what he had to say. >> we invest now in time and energy and forces and then we -- yes, yes, we take advantage of that being the first in the market. >> but you also run the risk of tarnishing the reputation of r to ana. because now you're an entity doing business in iran. especially in this part of tthe world, there's a lot of unease when it comes to doing business in iran. are you concerne

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two of those four appear to be fuel chelsea and abu dhabi's team. manchester city struck first.untinged cavalry. >> nobody touched him the first half. he did whatever he wanted to do. >> indeed. look at this one. they freeze the goalkeeper. that's the kind of goal that blake griffin would score, i imagine, if he was a futboler. chelsea, they go all cirque du soleil on this one. they fought manfully to find an equalizer but couldn't find one. man chester city goes to the final against wiggin. >> the wiggin game was marred by just ugly, ugly hooliganism from milwall. that's a rough, rough town. they are such a rough town and such a rough group of fans that fights broke out. but it was between their supporters. >> they beat each other up in the stadium. it was a perfect way to honor mrs. thatcher by bringing back the 1980s hooligan days. it was an ugly weekend for behavior. newcastle sunderland there was a riot after the game where a man tried to fight a horse. it was ugly. >> there's a lot of drinking going on. whoo! >> newcastle -- >> this is not a nazi. >> he's a self-confessed