reports," andrea mitchell.g us today. >> my pleasure. >> the talk coming out of the u.n. here as far as enforcement, john kerry said yesterday nothing focuses the mind like the prospect of a hanging. at the same time, the door seems to be open to weakening the enforcement mechanisms in a resolution. how likely is it, do you think, that we get a resolution without an enforcement mechanism in it? >> i don't think that the u.s. and the french and the brits -- i've been talking to diplomats on all sides, i don't think they will agree to taking that off the table. if they were to take that off the table, that would be conceding to vladimir putin everything and basically eliminating any kind of muscle behind a u.n. resolution. so i don't think this is going to work unless putin gives a little bit and diplomacy is all about finding words that can smooth over these differences. how you smooth over the differences of what the u.n. has referred to as chapter seven military force as the ultimate enforcement. it's hard to

andrea mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent for nbc, the host of "andrea mitchell reports," which is 1:00 p.m. eastern here on nbc. >> we had a great lead today. >> thank you. it was very fun to be there today. and we bookended each other's shows today nicely, which is probably rude to everybody else who works here, but it's fun for me. thank you, andrea. we'll be right back. >>> there are unwritten rules for politics, at least for american politics. for example, we have the unwritten rule that there should be no hitting. we have not always had that rule in our politics, and not every country in the world believes in it, but that is an unwritten rule in our politics. use your words. no hitting. also, raise the debt ceiling. it's not a written rule, but it is an unwritten rule. do not damage the full faith and credit of the united states, no matter what political point you are tempted to make about it. just don't do it. there are also unwritten rules in baseball. like, for example, if you crush a pitch into the stands and hit a home run, you do not, then, verbally taunt the p

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coming up on "andrea mitchell reports" a region edge. we'll have a live report from beirut where the state department issued a new warning for americans abroad. lebanon has also been flooded with more than, get this, 700,000 syrian refugees. take a look at these pictures provided by nbc's aymen mohedin. he'll join us next to talk about it. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer's starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare

>> andrea mitchell in washington. andrea, thanks. >>> now to the people caught up in this brutal conflict, a staggering number of refugees. by some estimates, 1 million children alone. and the anxious syrian-american community in the united states, fearing the worst for their loved ones. we have two reports, the first with richard engel, on syria's border with turkey. >> reporter: this turkish border town has become a little damascus. syrian refugees now outnumber turks here, 2-1. in a damp basement live 150 syrian widows and their children. this woman has 11 children. her husband was shot by the syrian army. why did the u.s. postpone its attack on assad? why, she asks? so that all of our young men will be killed? her friend, maher, says they were so optimistic washington was going to help them go home. we are asking obama to strike assad, like he promised, she said. syrians opposed to the regime, made refugees by the regime, say there's now a pattern of the u.s. promising to help but failing to deliver. syrian rebels,

eli, andrea mitchell reported talks may be wrapping up and there won't be a saturday session. is that a sign that things are progressing or is a stalemate? >> it's hard to see because we don't know the substance for the particular deal. there are going to be a lot of -- the other wild card, what is assad going to demand. he's an independent actor here as well. he said that he would not disarm unless threats of force were off the table. that seems to be something that obama is not willing to do. >> we know they have the option of a working session on saturday but the conversation at least has been pivoted to the u.n. general assembly and perhaps what they are calling a geneva 2 conference, the option of saturday was available as it seems. >> well, it's true. i think it's probably a mistake to read too much into the particular schedule of meetings. i think you're going to see kerry and lavrov in constant contact for the next days and weeks and you have to also see the proposal and have it taken back to the kremlin and the u.s. has to look at it. there's a lot of steps between he

not good enough said kerry. >> nbc's andrea mitchell reporting for us in geneva. >>> a visit to the lake turned into a spectacle. two funnel clouds with a massive water funnel what a sight that must have been. make witnesses reported seeing a sailboat just appearing in the commotion there. the coast guard says there were no injuries in that. >> looks like they are maybe spinning around each other. one waterspout, we've shown it many times. i don't think i've had two. >> what are the dynamics two side by side. >> you can get two tornadoes side by side, just two technical vortices is the technical name, take too long to explain. as far as what we're dealing with in colorado, we had more flash flooding overnight. ft. collins area hit hard. still more rain to come. at least we're getting a break right now, at least short-term, around the boulder area. as far as the pattern in the west, we've been stuck in this weather pattern all week long. it's been raining in colorado, moisture influence new mexico, warm through the west, including pacific northwest. but a pattern change is on its way. you

nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in paris this evening. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. the president is trying to drum up support for military action from european leaders with mixed events. secretary kerry came to paris hoping to change public opinion at home and in france. [speaking foreign language] rep respect france is the one willing to fight with the u.s. even france wants to wait until un inspectors report on the chemical attacks. while 28 other european nations meeting with kerry in lithuania said assad must be punished. >> in the face of this use of chemical weapons, the international community cannot remain idle. >> reporter: the european union wants to wait for the report. public opinion in france is against military strikes just as in the u.s. >> we don't have to go there because that's not our business. >> this really concerns us. >> people at home areal ting their congress members we want to worry about our schools and our kids. how can you take action in the face of that without the mandate of the un and wi

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brian. >> andrea mitchell rounding out our coverage in d.c. tonight, andrea, thanks. >>> now to some other news, including the surprising story out of ohio. late last night the death of ariel castro, the man who held those three young women captive in his cleveland house for more than a decade, found dead last night in his prison cell. authorities believe he hanged himself with a bed sheet. he had just been sent away last month to begin serving out the rest of his life in prison as part of a plea deal to avoid the death penalty in the first place. >>> if you spend any time out on the road across this country, then you've probably seen them, the shiny new cars and pickup trucks, a lot of them with temporary dealer tags belonging to someone who just bought themselves a new vehicle, and sure enough there is proof of what we're seeing on the road. the big automakers are up double digits in sales, making august their best month in years. nbc's tom costello is at a toyota dealership in suburban maryland tonight. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, br

andrea mitchell in geneva again for us. andrea, thanks. still ahead for us this evening, some people are shocked. others are just pretending to be. nascar has a scandal on its hands with all the thrills and chills you would expect. >>> and up and away. one man's flight of fancy. the goal -- europe on 300 balloons, just like in the movies. >>> the sport of nascar likes to call itself the most popular spectator sport in the country. they are in the news now for reasons they are not entirely proud of. the earliest nascar drivers remember were moonshiners. while the sport is now a big shiny multi billion dollar enterprise, there is an old expression in racing you still hear to this day. if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying. nascar is dealing with a cheating scandal and the problem with this is it was pretty much right out in the open for all to see. our report tonight from nbc's kevin tibbles at chicagoland speedway. >> reporter: it's fast and loud and wildly popular. but many of nascar's fiercely loyal fans are angry. >> nascar was built,

not good enough said kerry. >> that was andrea mitchell reporting. now time for your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. politico reports john boehner is dealing with a move by republicans to force the senate to make the first move on the budget and try to deif you said t fund the affordable care act. harry reid reportedly told boehner it's aist with a of time. >> listen, i like john boehner. but do i fei do feel sorry for . he has to break away from those people that are ruining the republican party. and hurting our country. >> senator cruz said they need 100 senators like jesse helms. he tried to block a bill naming a national holiday in honor of mar ten luther king jr.. the latest gallup poll shows congressional rating ticked up to 19% from 14% in august. congress was not even in session. governor corbett says he will not accept funds for health care in his state. >>> and a political message on a billboard that reads obamacare may be hazardous to your health, but politically it doesn't work that well because people if new york

nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: a sharply divide senate foreign relations committee voted to support the president. 10-7. but added time limits. 90 days for military action. and to satisfy john mccain, the white house has to deliver a strategy for syria within 30 days. the house was even tougher. as members asked the questions voters are asking. why should syria matter to them. >> why is it always america out front? i know we've got the best military and i'm very proud of that, but why are we out leading this again? >> ever been to the cemetery in france, you know, above those beaches? why did those guys have to go do that? because we were standing up with people for a set of values and fighting for freedom. >> not a one member in my district in south carolina or the e-mails of people that have contacted my office say go to syria and fight this regime. to a letter they say no. >> i am not going to sit here and be told by you that i don't have a sense of what the judgment is with respect to this. >> members have doubts about the rebels. >>

andrea mitchell picks up with the d.c. shooting at the navy yard. >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" breaking news, a deadly shooting at the naval yard this morning. talking now about reportedly as many as four dead, 12 others wounded, including a number of police officers. >> you can see a lot of personnel heading to the navy yard. >> it was like pow pow pow pow. then stopped. then pow pow pow pow pow. we just ran. >> how many shots? >> i counted at least seven. >> reportedly as many as four people dead, 12 others wounded including police officers. >> we have currently received three gunshot victims. we're in the process of caring for them. one is in the operating room already. another will be going to the operating shortly. >> three hours after the first shots were fired, police cornered and killed one gunman inside the facility. police described the shooter as an african-american male wearing all black and armed with an ak-15 shotgun, assault rifle and handgun. heavily armed. s.w.a.t. teams continue to clear the

. >> let me bring in andrea mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent, and host of "andrea mitchell reports." what is your reaction to the speech? and what news the president made tonight? >> first of all there are some real problems ahead with reliance on putin, negotiation that are coming up on thursday in geneva with foreign ministry lavlav. i was talking to diplomats from france, great britain tonight. they have been blocked to day by russia at the u.n. they and the french were working to get the security council to what russia proposed and syria according to their foreign minister and back it up with the use of force if necessary to force compliance. russia forced them to cancel that meeting. and has been blocking them at every turn. the president is clinging to a hope of a diplomatic way out. gets russia out of a box. gets him out of the box. gets congress off the hook. they didn't want to vote. they didn't ask for a vote. the president unilaterally decided to bring them into the mix. and everyone would be happy except that russia is still not going to be -- i would predict th

nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: a sharply divided senate foreign relations committee voted to support the president, 10-7, but added time limits. 90 days for military action and to satisfy john mccain, the white house has to deliver a strategy for syria within 30 days. the house was even tougher as members are asking the question voters are asking, why? >> why is it always america out front? i know we have the best military, but why are we out leading this again? >> have you ever been to the cemetery in france above those beaches? why did those guys have to go do that? because we were standing up with people for a set of values and fighting for freedom. >> not one member in my district in south carolina or the people that have contacted my office say go to syria. to the letter, they say no. >> i am not going to sit here and be told by you that i don't have a sense of what the judgment is with respect to this. >> members are talking about the opposition. >> it has to be the business because you're making decisions to go into war and put amer

. >> let me bring in andrea mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent, and host of "andrea mitchell reports." what is your reaction to the speech? and what news the president made tonight? >> first of all there are some real problems ahead with reliance on putin, negotiation that are coming up on thursday in geneva with foreign ministry lavlav. i was talking to diplomats from france, great britain tonight. they have been blocked to day by russia at the u.n. they and the french were working to get the security council to what russia proposed and syria according to their foreign minister and back it up with the use of force if necessary to force compliance. russia forced them to cancel that meeting. and has been blocking them at every turn. the president is clinging to a hope of a diplomatic way out. gets russia out of a box. gets him out of the box. gets congress off the hook. they didn't want to vote. they didn't ask for a vote. the president unilaterally decided to bring them into the mix. and everyone would be happy except that russia is still not going to be -- i would predict th

andrea mitchell, thank you as always. >>> we mentioned this at the top of the broadcast. potential changes for all of us who fly. specifically what devices we might be allowed to use or at least leave on in cases where we can't right now. we're about to hear from an faa advisory panel. nbc's tom costello has been following this aspect of the flying story for months. h he happens to be at reagan international this evening. >> reporter: this panel has been looking at whether it's safe to use laptops and tablets, e-readers, cell phones below 10,000 feet. there are handfuls of reports from pilots out there who believe they thought passengers' individual devices interfered. but it's never been scientifically proven or tied to any aviation mishap. so the faa is preparing to recommend that airlines allow a select number of devices to remain on. they would allow e-readers, portable video players, or ipod type devices for listening to music. but no using wi-fi below 10,000 feet and no using cell phones or anything that can transmit or send text messages. that means the phone or ta

but first, our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom with the stakes and the status of this debate. andrea, good evening. >> good evening, brian. tonight the senate is trying to narrow the president's broad request for permission to use military force. while asking the obama war cabinet whether a limited air strike would make the situation better or worse. the president promised congressional leaders he's not asking for a blank check. >> it is limited, it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq. and this is not afghanistan. >> reporter: he won the support of rival house leaders. >> i'm going to support the president's call for action. i believe my colleagues should support this call for action. >> it is really something that, from a humanitarian standpoint cannot be ignored or else we cannot say never again. >> reporter: but when john kerry got to the senate committee he used to chair, it was a different story. after a hug from john mccain and a shout out to his wife teresa, appearing for the first time since a se

our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell back in the d.c. newsroom after having returned from an overseas trip with secretary kerry. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. kerry and the russian foreign minister, i i'm told, have discussed the idea of putting syria's chemical weapons under international control in the past. but officials say kerry's comment today was not an official formal proposal. but the russians, perhaps seeking a way out of the crisis, jumped on it. it started with the answer by john kerry in london when asked if there were anything assad could do to prevent a u.s. strike. >> sure. he could turn over every bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week. turn it over. all of it. without delay. >> reporter: russia, perhaps seeking a way out, chose to take him seriously. only three hours later in moscow, foreign minister sergey lavrov said if the establishment of international control over chemical weapons makes it possible to avoid strikes then we will immediately get to work with dama

>>> andrea mitchell at the state department tonight. thanks. >>> now to a number in the news tonight that's become a sad part of american life. one in seven americans relies on food stamps. there is an intense fight under way over how much taxpayer money should keep going to this longstanding part of what's traditionally been called the safety net. tonight the house of representatives approved deep cuts to the food stamp program though democrats vow to block them. as a part of our series of reports on poverty called "in plain sight," we get the story tonight from john yang in chicago. >> reporter: every thursday audrey goes to a church food pantry on chicago's south side to restock her pantry at home. >> how long will this last? >> about a week. >> reporter: a single mom, she sometimes skips meals so her 4-year-old son has enough to eat. she earns $10 an hour as a part-time home health care worker and gets $151 a month in food stamps. >> i'm making it. i'm fine. >> reporter: with a little help. >> with a little help. >> reporter: she's

our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is with us here tonight. also nbc's ann curry who interviewed the iranian president in tehran last week. the first interview he had granted to a western journalist. ann, there were seeds and signs of this in your conversation with him, and what are you hearing about what transpired today tonight? >> in fact, what we're hearing is that this is the sign of respect that president rowhani has been talking to us about when we were in iran talking, a sign of respect that he has been wanting for iran, that iran's been wanting. this is the biggest sign of respect that this country has gotten in 34 years from the united states. and president rowhani has said that without respect, there is no relationship and there is no nuclear deal. it is essentially a formal recognition by the united states of a president -- of a country that the u.s. has no diplomatic relationship with. and it is much more important to the iranians than a handshake, because this conversation, we understand, lasted ten minutes, maybe even a few minu

>> andrea mitchell covering it here in new york with us tonight.ndrea, thanks. >>> tonight, divers at the ship wrecked "costa concordia" say they have spotted human remains near the ship, and authorities there will now run dna tests to confirm they are, indeed, the two souls who went down with the wreckage. the search for the last of the 32 victims resumed after the capsized liner was hoisted upright last week. part of the massive salvage operation. >>> back in this country tonight in detroit, firefighters are fighting a huge blaze at an abandoned factory in the southwest part of the city. there are fears that hazardous waste is inside. people in the area and those downwind are asked to stay inside, close doors and windows because of the real possibility here of toxic fumes. >>> now to a story that's made news across this country. it's about a high school football coach who captured national attention because he shut down the football team and issued a challenge to his players concerning life off the field. that's when something remarkable then hap

our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell covering it all. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. it was supposed to be just a chance encounter, carefully orchestrated. not even a formal meeting. but today president obama and iran's president were both here at the united nations and never caught sight of each other. mid-town manhattan today, in total grid lock, more than 100 heads of state, motorcades, protesters and a security crackdown. at the u.n., president obama tried for a diplomatic breakthrough, testing the recent overtures from iran. >> we are encouraged that president rouhani received from the iranian people a mandate to pursue a more moderate course. >> reporter: the white house signalled they would welcome a face to face meeting between the president since the president met the shah back in 1977. today's best opportunity, a casual encounter at lunch. but rouhani didn't show. some said it was because wine was served. >> cheers. >> reporter: but u.s. officials said it was too complicated, in other words, politically

nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on that for us tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. that u.n. inspection report is expected to be devastating for assad. no pointing guns, but evidence that the chemicals were delivered by artillery shell used only by the regime, not by the rebels. tonight secretary of state kerry is in paris, trying to build support for the deal. in meetings tomorrow with the french, the british, the turkish and saudi foreign ministers. earlier today he was in israel where he gained cautious support, as kristen reported from prime minister netanyahu. but the agreement itself ironed out in around-the-clock talks in geneva for three days requires assad to disclose his weapons by friday. if he doesn't deliver, the enforcement is left up to the u.n., but none of that is spelled out, and russia has vetoed any use of force by the u.n. kerry's hope this could still lead to the long delayed political talks about how to end the civil war. and it does get the president off the hook for now from using force

thanks. >>> that does it for this ed is of "andrea mitchell reports." chair tomorrow. see you tomorrow at 7:00 eastern on "hardball." tamron hall with a look at what's next on "news nation." >> our next hour, republican senator ted cruz will do whatever it takes to defund obamacare including a filibuster. right now his fight is with house republican members of his own party who accuse him of caving on the obamacare issue, and being more talk than action. >>> plus, developing news. in just a few hour, the house is expected to vote on a republican bill that would cut food stamps to millions of struggling americans. a live report from capitol hill. >>> and will smith's son jaden causing controversy with tweets about dropping out of school. critics say it sends a dangerous message, but why is rush limbaugh now a fan, dare we say, of jaden? [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbin

it's where we begin again tonight, our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell covering it all from our d.c. newsroom. andr andrea, good evening. >> good evening. polls show the majority of americans oppose military action in syria. but as john mccain found in phoenix, people who turned out for town hall meetings are totally against it. >> you see the president's policy change almost by the week, the days or the hours, but how much is the life of american servicemen worth? to me, it's worth a whole lot. >> there's no contemplation of putting a single american serviceman or woman -- >> you say that now. >> reporter: people brought signs and props. >> you really realize what you're getting our -- what you're getting our country into? this is what i think of congress. they are a bunch of marshmallows. >> i got your message, pal will. >> reporter: even syrian americans disagreed. this man who supports military action was shouted down. >> this is america. i have right to speak! >> you can do it by diplomacy and negotiation, not bombs, senator mccain. enough is enough! we do not

we go to andrea mitchell. andrea is is traveling with the secretary and is joining us by phone. good day to you, andrea. what are you hearing? >> good day to you. we have an extended longer than expected meeting here. i'm in vinlius, lithuania, trying to drum up support for u.s. military action against a u.n. mandate, something russia won't let happen. he was not making much headway with the except of france. it would not go on its own if the president doesn't get a green light from congress. and the french president hollande said he wanted to wait for the chemical weapons inspection report. polls show 68% of french people against military action. so this is not looking good in terms of getting support internationally. kerry is also along the way trying to call congress members back home and cutting his trip short. he will be coming back earlier on monday trying to also lobby for more support back home. >> okay. andrea, my question regarding france, is president hollande saying, yes, we can be certain chemical weapons were used and, yes, they were launched by assad's regime on h

france's president hollande will meet with him next week. >>> andrea mitchell at the state department tonight. thanks. >>> now to a number in the news tonight. one in seven americans re-elis on food stamps. there is an intense fight under way over how much taxpayer money should keep going to this longstanding part of what's called the safety net. tonight the house of representatives approved deep cutses to the food stamp program though democrats vow t block them. as part of the series reports on poverty called in plain sight we goat get the story from john yang in chicago. >> reporter: every thursday audrey goes to a church food pantry on chicago's south side to restock her pantry at home. >> how long will this last? >> about a week. >> reporter: a single mom, she sometimes skips meals so her 4-year-old son has enough to eat. she earn s $10 an hour as a part-time home health care worker and gets $151 a month in food stamps. >> i'm making it. i'm fine. >> reporter: with a little help. >> with a little help. >> reporter: she's part of a troubling trend. working families who rely on food

our chief correspondent andrea mitchell is covering it. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, it was just supposed to be a chance encounter, not even a formal meeting. but today, president obama and the iranian president were both right here at the u.n. and never caught sight of each other. mid-town manhattan today in total grid lock, more than 100 heads of state, motorcades and protesters and a security crackdown. at the u.n., president obama tried for a diplomatic breakthrough, testing the recent overtures from iran. >> we are encouraged. >> reporter: the president signalled they would welcome the meeting between the u.s. president and when the shah met the president in the past. rouhani did not show. some said it was because wine was served. >> cheers. >> reporter: the u.s. official said it was too complicated, in other words, politically risky for rouhani to be seen with obama, given the hardliners at home. the president left the u.n. without ever meeting rouhani, he said the closest he ever came was when his motorcade passed

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our report tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: he smiles, he tweets. iran's new president cutting a wide path through new york, trying to show he's not mahmoud ahmadinejad, his fiery predecessor. >> translator: i ran on the platform of moderation and won the election by a large margin. >> reporter: even with his supposed mandate from the supreme leader, hassan rowhani has to worry about provoking hard liners back home. so no handshake with president obama. hours after rowhani condemned the holocaust on cnn and in a talk with us, iran's government news agency claimed he hadn't said it, even though he had. as rowhani made it clear to charlie rose on pbs >> translator: why would i want to deny it? i want to add to this debate. not only do i deny the criminal acts of the nazis, we condemn it. >> reporter: while rowhani claims iran has disclose ed the entire nuclear program. >> translator: we never -- the option of acquiring nuclear weapons. >> reporter: france's prime minister said it is not true. >> you are pregnant or not. you can't be half p

our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in geneva for us again. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. after two days of talks, some of it tense and lasting until midnight just before we came tonight, officials claimed progress. specifically, they have narrowed differences over the amount of chemical weapons that assad has in his stockpiles. headed over here on the plane a top official said that would be a credit i call test of whether the russians were serious. it's important they agree on how much there is and where it is before inspectors can collect and destroy it. the president said again today that any agreement has to be verifiable and enforceable. but the administration knows the russians will veto any u.n. resolution that threatens force. officials say there are other ways the u.n. can punish assad, and they point out the president is not taking his military option off the table. kerry and lavrov are expected to agree on a shorter timeline for u.n. action on assad's chemicals. weeks not months as assad has been demanding. on mond

andrea mitchell has that story for us tonight. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: she's out of office but hardly out of mind. hillary clinton presumed 2016 democratic front-runner, now for the first time conceding she might run. telling new york magazine, i think it is a serious decision, not to be made lightly but also not one that has to be made soon. >> she has come out on the record saying she is thinking about it, weighing it, she is presenting herself as a more experienced leader. >> reporter: in the article clinton begins to distance herself very carefully from president obama, saying, aid very positive set of inlt actions, even when i disagreed, which obviously occurred. because obviously i have my own opinions, my own views. clinton's former aides say she has learned from her mistakes in 2008. veteran clinton watchers say barring a health problem, she is in. >> i think the opportunity to become president of the united states, and really to make history as the first female president, is an opportunity that will be ultimately very hard for her to resist. >> reporter: with a rea

i'm andrea mitchell in new york digging in. president obama says his health care law is here to stay. the house speaker says republicans will not rest until it's reputed. racial maddow joins me now. >> feels like it's going to happen. >> deja vu all over again as jogi berra would say. we thought as the senate is clearing the way, stripping the stripping out of health care to the senate, sending it back over to the house. john boehner says they won't send it as a clean bill in the senate. >> no matter what happens in the senate the house is going to make sure we have a shutdown no matter what. >> what are they thinking. >> on the republican side, the negotiations on what they seem to be having about what they are doing next, what they are saying they are going to do next seem to be evolving faster than public pronouncements confirm the whole idea let ted cruz have the long speech in the senate, vote will happen when it's supposed to happen, that will give john boehner enough time to move. john boehner says it doesn't matter i'm

i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president obama is getting his first real read as to whether lawmakers will support his plan for military action against syria. no more than an hour from now, trying to persuade the senate foreign relations committee. capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell will be joining us. the meeting today seemed to go much better than anyone could have anticipated. >> i think you are exactly right. the wisdom as some communicate side that this is going to be a tough sell for the white house and still going to be just that. there reasons for optimism here with that united front between the house speaker john boehner and the former house speaker nancy pelosi on this topic. the real issue lies more broadly in what the rarng and file members have to say about authorization for the use of force in syria. that's why it was taking place later, the first time in a public open forum, the senate foreign relations committee. it was significant with kerry and hagel to be here today. one of the biggest po