ivan watson, you're following the story from nearby amman. tell us what you're hearing about even what happened? >> conflicting reports and most of the information is coming from the syrian government which first made the accusation on tuesday accusing rebels of carrying out some kind of chemical weapons attack in a government-controlled town to the west of aleppo that killed at least 25 people and wounded scores of people. the rebels were very quick to deny that charge. and in turn accuse the government of misfiring one of its own chemical weapons at that town. so we really don't know one way or the other some chemical weapons experts, michael, have said from the evidence we've seen on syrian state tv, it's not enough to really conclusively make the case that any chemical weapons were used. take a listen to what the u.s. ambassador to syria, robert ford, said to cnn. he says it's also too early to tell whether these weapons were used. >> so far we have no evidence to substantiate the reports that chemical weapons were used yesterday, but i'm

. >> i want to bring in ivan watson into this conversation as well. in amman, jordan, getting ready for the president's visit there, to the west bank tomorrow, and then on friday, he heads over to jordan to meet with king abdullah. did you hear any nuances, did you hear anything, ivan, you covered this region for a long time, that would lead you to believe that israeli palestinian/palestinian peace process is about to get off the ground? >> i'm not sure that we're at that point yet. he did point out that he didn't want to wait until the second term, to start up the peace process, with the palestinians. and defended his record saying, you know, this is a huge tough problem and how could anybody have expected me to solve middle east peace in the course of this first four years in office. clearly says that the best for israel, for palestine, and for the region is for the two peoples to make peace. but i think it was very clear that this is a very difficult problem, and they are at no turning point right now in the immediate future, wolf. >> and when gets

sara sidner is live in jerusalem, ivan watson in amman, jordan.he president's agenda? we knew discussions of syria were on the agenda but perhaps this has moved it up? >> certainly you're hearing from the white house that this could be a game changer if chemical weapons were, indeed, found to be used in syria. the syrian regime has been saying that it was the rebels who used them, but the united states doesn't buy that. nor does israel. so this is certainly something that is going to be talked about. we did hear from a senior israeli official who told me, look, we will be in discussions with the u.s. as to whether it needs to take some action, instead of, for example, israel taking action. you know that on january 30th the israelis, according to a u.s. official, ended up striking inside syria to keep syria from sending missiles, surface-to-air missiles, very dangerous weapons, over to hezbollah in lebanon. a group that both the u.s., and israel, consider a terrorist organization. now we're talking chemical weapons. that has always been on the agen

we want to go to our senior international correspondent ivan watson in amman, jordan, this morning. and ivan, yesterday syrian state media claimed that opposition forces launched a chemical attack in aleppo province. killing at least two dozen people, injuring more than 100. the rebels deny that charge and they actually accuse regime forces of shelling a town near damascus with chemical rockets. there are these dueling charges of chemical weapon use. what are you hearing this morning? >> some more finger pointing. the syrian government saying that 9 rebels, as they call terrorists, may have used chemical weapons that were smuggled in by supporters like turkey or qatar against this town which is largely a government loyalist town populated by shiites, and killing 25 people, wounding doz dozens and syrian state tv airing interviews with some of the survivors saying that they smelled chlorine. the rebels quickly accusing the regime of carrying out this attack and pointing to the fact that the syrian government has used dozens of scud surface-to-surface missiles against its own cities an

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ivan watson is in amman, jordan, and is following this potential tipping point in syria's civil war. >> reporter: did someone use chemical weapons on the bloody syrian battlefield? the syrian government accuses rebels of foyiring some kind of chemical weapon. damascus says it killed at least 25 people on tuesday. government tv aired interviews with survivors. >> it was the free syrian army. they shelled the neighborhood with a missile, and when people smelled the stench, they feel down and couldn't breathe. >> reporter: syrian rebels quickly denied the accusations, instead accusing the syrian government of carrying out a chemical weapons attack. some chemical weapons experts say soar they have seen little evidence to prove nerve toxins were used in tuesday's dead low attack but that hasn't stopped one senior u.s. lawmaker from pointing the finger at the syrian regime. >> i have a high probability to believe that chemical weapons were used. we need that final verification. >> reporter: the white house is repeating its warning to damascus that chemical weapons use would cross an americ

ivan watson inside cyprus this morning. ess this morning. >> market finished mixed yesterday. still looking mixed because we're watching what ivan is watching there, the line to get money out in cyprus. what that's going to mean for europe and what kind of risk that is for the u.s. here. ahead of a three-day weekend, i'm not expecting fireworks at the opening bell by any stretch of the manaimagination but ther some fascinating economic research i want to bring to you. new this morning, do you think your college degree was worth what you paid for it? have you looked around you and realized it takes a b.a. to sell jeans at the gap? you're right. research published by the national bureau showed skilled workers are taking lower paid jobs, college grads are taking jobs that don't require a college we degree. the whole ladder of occupation is moving down. the average cognitive task, basically the level of skill thought work that college grads are doing is plummeting, plummeting. check out this huge increase in the mid 1990s to 200

our senior international correspondent ivan watson is now joining us from amman, jordan. your base in turkey right now. i have to tell you for all of the things the president may have done over the past 48, 72 hours on this trip to the middle east, clearly the most productive is healing this, at least getting the start of a healing process between these two u.s. allies, turkey and israel. >> certainly president obama putting a diplomatic feather in his cap by basically getting these two very important middle eastern allies of the u.s., turkey and israel, to talk to each other. the two prime ministers in a phone call, prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel calling his turkish counterpart from the tarmac basically of the airport with the u.s. president alongside him and basically bringing an end to nearly three years of ruptured relations between these two very important middle eastern powers. the israeli prime minister essentially apologizing to the turkish prime minister for the killing of these eight turks as well as one american citizen aboard that flotilla under t