at this point, captain andrew stabler took over command of the "mauvilla" and called the coast guard,for help. >> we have a cable or something right into the wheel. the barges are floating adrift southbound. if anybody down there could help rounding them up, i would definitely appreciate it. >> around 2:50 a.m., the "mauvilla's" crew heard a crash, then saw a fire through the fog. >> i'm not sure what i'm seeing, but i'm seeing something that's burning. and it looks like it's crossways of the river. i ain't got out that far. if that's what i'm looking at, i don't have any idea. >> but if the "mauvilla" was on the mobile river, how were they able to see an accident on the bayou canot six miles away? >> mobile coast guard, we have got a mess up here. a train has run off the 14-mile railroad bridge. >> but that was a mistake. the accident was on the bridge going across the bayou canot, a waterway that was closed to commercial boat traffic. >> bayou canot is a subsidiary of the mobile river. and in that very dense fog, operator of the tug mistakenly turned down into bayo canot, thinking i

andrew stabler. and i like andrew because he says it like this. [laughter] gap. he is a senior fellow. he had unparalleled access. so he has a pre revolution experience with syria. and he has leveraged his contact with the syrian opposition, i think, to offer a unique vision. and i'm going to be brief, but the reason i like engaging his panel of experts that -- experts is because sometimes i feel like syrian americans have conversations among star sells, and it is hard to see it from the outside. well, this is a well-informed group, and they will share with us how they see it from the inside. we are going to begin with mr. hooper presenting first. then dr. heinemann. thank you. >> could i ask everyone to stand please from moment of silence? and respect for the suffering that the syrian people learned during in this terrible war thank you very much. on behalf of the three of us steve, andrew and i, we would all like to thank the coalition for democratic syria for arranging this and for inviting us to speak to you. you have all seen this democratic cause and this m