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so, colonel bill cowan, what's going on here? what are they worrying about? >> well, neil, think it goes back to wanting a little bit more evidence, and the further away we get from the actual incident the less likely we for find evidence. the u.n. inspectors will come back and okay there was a chemical attack. the real question is who did it and i don't believe the u.n. inspectors will determine that. so asaud ought to be feeling pretty good about life because things are on his side. >> neil: do you read anything, colonel, into the fact that we were rush, rush, rush, go, go, go, and i know the u.n. wants to wait until these inspectors wrap things up on friday. then it isn't immediate. they have to file a report. i'm sure they can expedite that but i know how things go at the ewan. let's say they rush it. is that the signal we're getting, maybe we're not sure the were chemical weapons or we're not sure whether assad himself used them? >> listen, neil. i like that question for this reason. our intelligence on this whole thing has probably been pretty good from

joining me retired lieutenant colonel bill cowan.nue to discuss the syrian crisis and what the president should do about u.s. involvement. hopefully by the end of the day we'll learn more and get the intelligence reporting on what the weapons fair scenario is in syria. adam: not green but envy? senior correspondent charlie gasparino on what the bank is buying now. lori: gold prices wavering after sharp gains. we're get a check of treasurys. let's check the 10-year yields. yield are backing up. treasurys are selling yesterday after a huge bid of the flight to safety. investors south out the perceived security of u.s. government debt. gold, oil, all on syria. again it is 24 hours later. yields are backing up, 2.79 on the 10-year. we're up after back after a short break. union. father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly any airline anytime. two words. double miles! this guy can act. wanna play dodge rock? oh, you guys! and with double miles you can actuay use, you never miss the fun. beard

claudia cowan. bill: and on it burns, huh? martha: on it burns, that's right.ate after asking lawmakers for more borrowing authority to pay america's bills. you have nearly $17 trillion in debt, america. why is the white house playing hard ball? fair and balanced debate on that in a minute. martha: the government is spending a lot of taxpayer money to sell you on the health care law. how much money are they spending on this effort? we're going to tell you. plus remember this? >> everybody in cleveland, all minorities got obama phone. keep obama in as president you know. he gave us a phone. >> gave you a phone? >> give you more. bill: which told you about the fraud in so-called obama phone program yesterday. how easy it is it to get one of those phones. we will talk to someone today who did not just get one, but rather free, all paid for by you too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. even in stupid loud places. to prove it, we set up our call center right

claudia cowan is live near the edge of that fire for us this evening. claudia? >> billre under an evacuation advisory for a sixth straight day. fire crews are making progress but say strong wind gusts, especially in those canyons are making it very tough going. our cameras were on a media tour this afternoon and happened to see this grove of ponderosa pines explode into flames. hot spots like this continue to hamper containment efforts and structure protection. 31 homes and 80 outbuildings lost so far. but, ironically, because of this fire's erratic movement, this may be the best time to visit yosemite. >> you go into the park and yosemite valley and it's hard to tell that there is a fire just 20 miles away because the smoke is flowing away from the valley and frasier point. the views are all still as beautiful as they always are. >> unfortunately, a lot of that smoke is blowing right into arena, nevada, where the air quality is now listed as unhealthy for everyone. fire crews here say they hope cooler temperatures and higher humidity over the next couple of day also he