i had the opportunity to travel a few weeks ago with senator mccain and graham and bloom bloomenthal and others to the middle east. i think there is a sense, and senator mccain's vast experience in this region that the united states' position clearly spoken does impact people. revolutions and people are standing up against oppressive regimes are encouraged and emboldened if they sense the united states clearly. >> reporter: tiarticulates the justice of their cause. i think we've been a bit week on that in iran, when we had the revolution there, the protests there. that was a window of opportunity. i am really, really disappointed we didn't somehow participate more positively in. and so i don't know. i believe he said -- secretary panetta or general dempsey. there's a difference between contingency planning and a commander's estimate? what is the difference? >> the commander's estimate process looks at what are the potential missions, what is the enemy order of battle, what are the enemy's capabilities, or potential enemies, what are the troops we have available, and how much time. so

i had t opportunity to travel a few weeks ago with nator mccain and graham and bloom bloomenthal and others to the middle east. i think there is a sense, and senator mccain's vast experience in this region that the united states' position clearly spoken does impact people. revolutions and people are standing up against oppressive regimes are encouraged and emboldened if they sense the united states clearly. >> reporter: tiarticulates the justice of their cause. i think we've been a bit week on that in iran, when we had the revolution there, the protests there. that was a window of opportunity. i am really, really disappointed we didn't somehow participate more positively in. and so i don't know. i believe he said -- secretary panetta or general dempsey. there's a difference between contingency planning and a commander's estimate? what is the difference? >> the commander's estimate process looks at what are the potential missions, what is the eny order of battle, what are the enemy's capabilities, or potential enemies, what are the troops we have available, and w much time. so mission

. >> reporter: senator schumer and bloomenthal vowing to fill in any gaps in the law and facebook threatening legal action arguing your information is no one's business, quote, this practice undermine it is privacy expectations and security of the user and users friends. >> you shouldn't be required to give up your private life just to get a job. >> reporter: facebook's terms of rightresponsibilities forbidding users from sharing passwords aside from the privacy concern the company considers it a security risk in new york, fox news. >>> all right you don't usually see fireworks during the day but they were part of today's cherry blossoms festival cha are we looking at here? >> looks like fog. >> the celebration over the tidal basin happened today, as you might imagine it was impossible to see those we had a grey and cloudy day today no spectacular sights there but after you are done today, head over to capital city brewing company for a cherry blossom ale the bartender says it is a light bodied beer brewed with lots of cherries for flavour if you have had it before you should know this year's

. >> reporter: senator schumer and bloomenthal vowing to look into the matter -- >> you shouldn't have up your private information to get a job. >> reporter: aside from the privacy concerns, the company considering it a security risk. >>> police officers in oklahoma city are under investigation after being caught on security cameras tasing a man and dragging him through the airport. >> help, help! jesus christ! >> the suspect allegedly

striking we will talk to two key senators just back from the middle east, lyndsey graham and dick bloomenthal >> it is a delegate situation. >> finally we want to talk about your power play of the week we don't often get to the power player but this week you are talking to a man many washingtonians have seen come of age here. >> well, that's right you know what month it is, march which means march madness which means basketball, means john thompson the third the coach of georgetown even though they had a dispointing loss yesterday, still going to be one of the favorites in the big east tournament, this coming week and should get a two, three, four seed in the ncaa. we talked ability his program, his chances what it is like taking over from his dad the legendary john thompson junior very interesting interview stick around for the power player of the week. >> thanks for your time chris. >> thanks melanie. >> catch fox news sunday after our show. >> a cat running for congress is the target of a new attack ad listen. >>> hank wants your vote for senate but what do you know about hank he has never

violation of federal law joining us this morning with more insight is democratic senator, richard bloomenthal of connecticut good morning thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> you were asking the department of justice to look into the constitutionality of this practice of asking applicants for their passwords. >> we are asking both department of justice and the equal opportunity commission to investigate, whether this practice violates existing law but i believe there is a need to strengthen and clarify the law, to prevent this really unnecessary and unreasonably faceless procedure practices like this one are very much akin to asking for the keys to his or her house and rummaging through files, diaries, photos, other documents, and there are sufficient means available to the public realm, i am very encouraged by the decision, of the sheriff's office, to reassess or suspend this practice which i think indicates a realization that there are legally problematic aspects of it. >> in fact that is just coming down the sheriff's department will suspend this practice, you are writing a bill that wo

hearing employers are allegedly asking for applicants facebook passwords, senator schumer and richard bloomenthalic holder whether this is a violation of federal law. >>> facebook will take action against employers who violate the website's policy against sharing passwords. >>> we have a couple recalls involving vehicles made by general motors they are recalling more than 6,000 big vans and suvs due to steering problems, effected vehicles include the 2012 chevrolet express and the savannah vans and chevy suburban and gmc yukon xl suvs a gear shift can break causing loss of steering no crashes or injuries have been reported. >> hall of fame boxing writer burt sugar has died he wrote about the sport for 40 years including in magazinedozens of books sugar known for his trademark fedora hat and cigar was born in the district 1937 graduated from university of maryland, burt sugar was 74 years old. >> what a personality too. >> right for sure. >> it is a great photograph. >> all right. tucker barnes with us now. >> good morning cooler temperatures on the way. more sunshine in the forecast, a live shot

i had the opportunity to travel a few weeks ago with senator mccain and graham and bloom bloomenthalnd others to the middle east. i think there is a sense, and senator mccain's vast experience in this region that the united states' position clearly spoken does impact people. revolutions and people are standing up against oppressive regimes are encouraged and emboldened if they sense the united states clearly. >> reporter: tiarticulates the justice of the cause. i think we've been a bit week on that in iran, when we had the revolution there, the protests there. that was a window of opportunity. i am really, really disappointed we didn't somehow participate more positively in. and so i don't know. i believe he said -- secretary panetta or general dempsey. ere's a difference between contingency planning and a commander's estimate? what is the difference? >> the commander's estimate process looks at what are the potential missions, what is the enemy order of battle, what are the enemy's capabilities, or potential enemies, what are the troops we have available, and how much time. so missi

but i have to say, senator bloomenthal and others have raised the question whether or not this window is already closing. i mean, dictators have successfully crushed revolutions, many times in history. how confident are you that this -- i know you have an estimate but i don't see how an estimate that this country is -- that assad's about to be toppled can be justified based on what we're seeing just publicly on the ground. >> senator, i think the fundamental issues before us is whether or not the united states will go ahead and act unilaterally in that part of the world and engage in another war in the muslim world unilaterally or whether or not we will work with others in determining what action we take. that's the fundamental decision that needs to be made. >> well, isn't there a window and isn't it -- can you say with certainty that even in a matter of a few weeks that assad may have re-established his control in the country and there would be no likelihood of his regime toppling? >> i think according to the intelligence evidence that i've seen this insurgency is not only continuin