. >> doug luzader has been following the story for us live in washington. d morning, doug. >> this comes down to congress the administration calls it flooding the zone. two key administration figures defense secretary chuck hagel testified before the senate foreign relations committee. yesterday president obama met with frequent administration critics senator john mccain and lindsay graham both of whom are likely to back congressional authorization. >> vote against that resolution i think it would undermine the credibility of the united states of america and the president of the united states. >> in an interview with the newspaper syrian dictator bisals assad said he warned of igniting a mideast powder keg if he interveneings. a cruise missile strike from offshore will be difficult to contain. depending on the terror group for the region military strategists warn this key lay will give syria even more time for a strike. >> even when they march to the brink of war it passes time advantage in the initiative. the ball is in assad's court. who doesn't have much

doug luzader is live with more on this. good morning, doug. >> good morning. television interviews today including fox's chris wallace. he has a national address scheduled tomorrow evening and behind the scenes the lobbying effort is intense. last night the motorcade took the vice president where he met with senators trying to cobble together bipartisan report. he is also going to rely on hillary clinton already scheduled to visit the white house today to talk about wildlife preds vation. she will meet with the president and endorse his proposed action in syria publically as the administration struggles to sell the plan to deeply skeptical public and conference. >> assad used chemical weapons against his people. the question now is for congress to resolve this week is are there consequences for a dictator who would have used those weapons to gas to death hundreds of children. this also comes as we approach the anniversary of the benghazi attack. some republicans part of the bipartisan action in syria are siding with the attacks. >> this won't react when americ

doug luzader is live with more. >> the insurance exchange is about to open in about a week and a halfg one more chance to make a stand. they keep flowing without eruption for tuntil the end of month only if obama care is de funded. >> it is an attempt by republicans to lead to a government shut down. that could not be further from the truth. >> we will go to the very brink of disaster hoping we can pull out of it but letting most americans hang by their thumbs wondering what we are going to do. >> the president would veto it. but it is possible senate republicans could mass a filibuster. >> this is a moment for republicans to unite for every senate republican to stand shoulder to shoulder with the gentlemen here and republicans in the house who have been courageous doing the right thing. >> this is just the start of the big money battle here on capitol hill. we come up against the nation's debt ceiling and president obama is already refusing to in egg yat. >> doug luzader live from washington. thanks, doug. >> capitol hill an intense moment as republican lawmakers grilled leaders in t

doug luzader is life for us in washington with more this morning. hi there, doug. >> good morning. rethinking. the pentagon is considering the use of bombers as well as cruise missiles. there is more talk about training rebel groups there in syria. but politically this mission is at a standstill. president obama appears to be increasingly isolated the g 20 conference is going on in russia. he shook hands with vladimir putin but that's about it. more classified briefings for members of congress but at the moment the support doesn't appear to be there to sank the president's attack plan. >> i am a lawmaker now i am in the political arena but i still and always will be in my heart a united states marine. there is nothing i want more than to support my commander-in-chief when he draws a red line. i think that is just in me, but since he drew that line since secretary kerry came out he has done nothing but messed things up and he has lost my con dpins. >> it has been a sotour sales j. they try to build public support. this is quickly over shadowed. others on-line including this one from

doug luzader is live with the latest. good morning, doug. >> good morning. but is the federal government too lax when it comes to security that is the question for congress and president obama. it is clear from investigators just before carrying out what became a massacre aaron alexis walked through the front doors unimpeded and armed. >> as previously mentioned he had access to the navy yard as a result of his work as a contractor. he ut lieded a valid pass to gain entry to the building. >> a valid pass and security clearance. he told police he was wearing voices and he was being followed. police told navy officials about it there. he sought treatment from the va and had a number of brushes with the law. it is a disconnect the family of victims is having difficulty comprehending. >> the shooter from what i understand from the news had convictions in the past. i don't know how in the world he got a clearance to be able to get into the navy i can't remember theed with tho -- navy with the weapons to begin with. >> president obama is now ordering a government

. >> doug luzader live, thank you. >> terrorists have their hands on the same weapons american specialmmer during two raids at a u.s. training camp in libya they made off with dozens of m 4 rifles night vision equipment and lasers. the american team was sleeping at a state house nearby. shortly after the incident u.s. special forces were pulled out of the country. >> the nsa admits to putting thousands of phone numbers on a terror watch list despite having no links to terrorism at all. the document showed 16,000 numbers were illegally monitored. the top secret court which gives observation for the surveillance calls it a flagrant violation of the law. >> the sheriff who helped patrol the border say both priechs are seriously misguided. washington does have proposals that could work like more prosecution of border crossers and closer screening of people going through border crossings. they say those have been shoved aside by a congress they say is more interested in cutting a deal than in finding real solutions. >> a close friend of a man killed by their wife one week after the wedding

doug luzader is live with more on this. >> it is not clear what the president is going to say tonightents. the white house may have stumbled on to something of a solution by having the syrian government in theory turn over the chemical weapons stockpile. >> will you delay a strike? >> i think it's fair to say we would not be at this point without a credible threat of a military strike. but i welcome the possibility and john kerry will be talking to his russian counter parts. >> he was asked if there was anything he could do to tlahwara u.s. attack. >> he could turn over every bit of chemical weapons in the next week, turn it over all of it. without delay and allow a full and total accounting before that. >> they hopped on board went to syria and eventually the president. beyond just how complicated it would be to enforce, though, consider what the president is up against tonight. this is a new fox news poll. it asks the question do you approve of the president's handling of syria. back in may 40 percent disapproved. since then the number has gone up to 60 percent despite some serious

. >> doug luzader, thanks so much.rk at the washington navy yard just three-days after 12 of their co-workers were killed. details about the gunman aaron alexis. kierd to go police documents he had two script tick mecrypted m shot gun. better off this way and my els weapons. he made several visits to the emergency room seeking treatment for insomnia. his mother said this. >> actions have had profound and ever lasting effect on the families of the victims. i don't know why he did what did he. and i will never be able to ask him why. aaron is now in a place where he can no longer do harm to any one and for that i am glad. >> in response to the shooting the capital police are launching a probe to review the response to this incident. >> this morning the kidnapped teenager from georgia is safe and waking up in her own bed 30 hours after alvani hope perez was snatched from her home. they found her east of atlanta. they raised a 29-year-old and 40-year-old. they have -- they are not the ones who took her from her home. in an

doug luzader is following us with details.ashington. >> given the weight of all of this it is an erie calm on capitol hill right now. the democratically controlled senate will probably return to work later today. they will almost certainly reject the latest republican offer to keep the government fully functional past midnight. over the weekend the republican controlled house did make one more offer to de fund the government and delay implementation of obama care. democrats say it's a nonstarter. republicans on the other hand say senate majority leader harry reid is intentionally dragging his feet refusing to negotiate and drawing this out until the last minute to blame republicans for a shut down. >> this is the old football strategy. when you get to where you want to be at a football game you run out the clock. you run out the clock because you think you like where you are. that is what is examining on here. if they really cared whether this government shut down or not they would be here. >> they think it is still possible t

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> to why is the gop purke theg obama care issue, and do the th democrats have their act ac together in this battle? we will dig deeper when mickaelk list from the ill joins us at at 7:30. >>> meanwhile, the house has has taken action on a social program to cut almost $4 billion a yearr from food stamps. it's a 5% reduction to the program used by one in zen americans. in seveninse americans. >>> that vote is very close, as can you see. you the bill does let states put new work requirements in place and test them in drug use. it's going to have major effects locally especially.ally >> developing overnight in chicago, a mass shooting in ash park at the city's southwest side. a child and 12 adults were hitht by gun fire. this happened at 12:15 last 12 night. we are told thest 3-year-old an2 those adults are in critical condition. as of right now, police havepo made nolice arrests, but believe that the shooting was gang-related. >>> the fbi director is giving i more in-depth details of the deadly rampage of the navy yard shooter. >>> we're learning

doug luzader is live for us. >> a syrian official already declared victory on this. there is a new report out. it may not matter that much at this point the new agreement is in place and secretary of state john kerry will be selling it to the rest of the world. bashar al-assad must destroy them by the middle of next year. >> the russians have have agreed they state that the assad regime has agreed to make its decoration within one week of the location. >> who are the winners? >> president obama painted into a corner looking for a way out. they may have accidentally found an out. bashar al-assad will be turning over weapons in a slow process that may be impossible to fully enforce and he bought his regime a lot of time. vladmir putin who emerges as a bigger player and may become a alreadying larger thorn in the side of the united states particularly when it came to iran. >> it gave russia a position in the middle east they haven't had since the 1970s. we are depending on the goodwill of the russian government. i am a firm belief given his record that is a very, very b

doug luzader is live in washington with the details on what's the next step for congress.today? >> well, this is definitely moving forward in congress. we are hearing the senate is going to come back on the session on friday earlier than expected. the outcome, though, is still a mystery. the good news for the white house yesterday the senate foreign relations committee narrowly signed off on authorization for the president to attack syria but had to make a confession to republican senator john mccain that calls for a broader goal altering the balance of power in syria that will win over democrats. john kerry made his case in the house froesers behind it hold up their hands suggesting that the u.s. would have blood on its hands the sceptic in front of him were unwavered. >> i spoke to 8th grards 1508th graders yesterday they get it we shouldn't be drug into someone else's civil war where there are no good guys. >> the president mane time offered what appeared to be a stunning reversal on the red line speech on chemical weapons usage a year ago. >> first of all i didn't set

. >> let's talk to doug luzader about this. the white house is pushing two different strategies in syria. both may be running into trouble this morning. president obama made the arguments last night during a national add dret for a military strike and diplomatic resolution that relies on russia. >> the targeted strike can make it for any dictators think twice before using chemical weapons. it can remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force. >> the president wants congress to give them the authorization but he had to ask for a last minute delay because he was on the verge of being turned down by a growing bipartisan opposition. diplomatic proposal that had him turning over chemical weapons seemingly by accident this week is fraught with complications. how do you ensure compliance in a country in the midst of a civil war. some rebel groups would benefit from a weakened regime committed their own aprtrocitieatrocities. one republican who backs the president's strike plan isn't convinced. >>> it is better for mil

doug luzader has more on the budget battle.y controlled senate will likely return to work later today, but they are almost certain to reject the latest republican offer to keep the government operating past midnight. (pkg) an eerie silence on capitol hill this morning... republicans say the president and democrats are intentionally dragging their feet -- refusing to negotiate so they can blame republicans for a shutdown. griffin says: "this is the old football strategy: when you get to where you want to be in a football game, you run out the clock, because you think you like where you are. that's exactly what's going on here." democrats blame house republicans, who rallied at the capitol this weekend, for demanding a delay in obamacare to keep the government funded. hollen says: "and you have the far right tea party wing of the caucus driving this government shutdown if they can't get their way." if we hit midnight without an agreement, signs like this may starting popping up. thousands of federal workers would be furloughed...