again, jake tapper with us, bringing us these images exclusively. jake, you mentioned these images are on youtube. they were put on youtube before or after this select senate intelligence committee were able to see it? >> no, all these images have been uploaded on youtube and were uploaded on or around august 21st, the date of the chemical weapons attack. what's different is that it's not -- these aren't just videos on youtube that we've seen, these are ones specifically being shown to members of congress by the intelligence community ain classified briefings as the obama administration tries to make a case for why there should be strikes against bashar al assad. we've seen in recent days images of the brutality of the syrian rebels. one of those videos posted by the "new york times," actually from a year and a half ago, as opposed to -- or earlier this year, but in any case, the point stands, fredricka, which is that there are serious concerns about some of the rebels and the brutality that they are capable of. these are the videos being shown right

i'm jake tapper. you can follow me on twitter. oom." that room happens to be just feet away right next door. mr. blitzer. >> jake, thanks very much. >>> happening now, only days before millions of americans become eligible for new health insurance coverage, president obama angrily calls out his critics and leads an all-out campaign to defend his controversial health reform law. the white house press secretary jay carney is standing by live. we'll talk about obama care and much more. >>> a global alert for the so-called white widow. a british woman whose husband was a suicide bomber. she's wanted in kenya on explosives charges. could she be tied to the mall attack? >>> and a quarter million dollars for a private flight into space. hundreds have already signed up, including some big name hollywood celebrities. we will show you what they're paying for.

i'm jake tapper. i will now turn you over to wolf blitzer. tion room," back in the washington, d.c. bureau of cnn. wolf? >>> jake, thanks very much. happening now, we have extraordinary new details about the gunman who killed 12 people at the washington navy yard. police, family and friends, they are painting a picture of a deeply troubled individual who heard voices, felt vibrations, before he apparently snapped. >>> we also are getting new information right now about the weapon. authorities say alexis walked into the navy yard with a shotgun. we are going to tell you where and how he managed to buy that weapon. and a city known for its tough gun laws is now in mourning. amid deep anger over apparent security lapses. i'll speak live in the coming minutes with the washington, d.c. mayor, vincent gray. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. you're in "the situation room."

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the national lead, off the cuff. america's top diplomat throws out a hypothetical for syria to give up its weapons and the regime runs with it. so why is one u.s. official calling it a major goof for the administration? >>> the politics lead. seven months ago, she would have been the one making the administration's case to strike syria. does she support it now? hillary clinton breaking her silence on the conflict. >>> and the sports lead. if all else fails in syria, maybe this could be plan z. send in dennis rodman. america's most unofficial envoy is back from a visit to north korea with some ideas that sound just so crazy they -- well, let's just stop at just so crazy. good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. we'll begin with the national lead. just minutes from now president obama will sit down for a one-on-one with cnn as he gets ready to appeal straight to the american people to strike syria. an hour from now, top members of the obama administration will brie

i'm brooke baldwin. >> i'm jake tapper. police search for a motive as new details emerge about the deadly shooting rampage, but we may never really know why a gunman killed 12 people and wounded eight others. >> we're learning new details today. here is the latest exactly as far as what we know beginning with law enforcement sources say the gunman it, aaron alexis, recently contacted not one but two va hospitals apparently for psychological issues. authorities say alexis was a former navy reservist who was discharged after eight instances of misconduct. >> eight instances. right now forensics investigators are scouring the navy yard for evidence. sources say police have recovered three weapons from the scene. one is a shotgun that police believe he brought into the compound. the other two are handguns that may have been taken everyone guards. >> police have now released the names and the ages of all 12 shooting victims. we have learned today that the oldest was 73. the youngest 46. as far as those wounded and there are seve

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the national lead, closing down the government, not a popular idea with the public but republicans say they have another card up their sleeve. but a defiant president obama says he will not be blackmailed into negotiating. >>> the world lead. she's a british mom and she's believed to be in the al qaeda linked group that seized a mall in kenya, slaughtering dozens. now interpol is putting out an international wanted alert for the mysterious woman known as the white widow. >>> and the pop culture lead. how will we know where new york's hottest club is anymore? "saturday night live" returns this weekend without stefan. we talk about bill hader's exit from the show and what he's got planned next. good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." we begin with the national lead. for about a week now, we have heard how horrible a government shutdown might be. parks will close, no paychecks for troops, yet another example of d.c. dysfunction, this one with

i am jake tapper. we're at the washington navy yard, site of the massacre that claimed 12 innocent lives just two days ago. we'll have dramatic new details on the investigation in just a moment. first, some breaking news in our money lead, the markets exploded to record levels today after the federal reserve announced that the economy is not yet strong enough and there is too much political uncertainty to stop their stimulus program which means another six more weeks of free money, at least six more weeks. alison kosik is live at the new york stock exchange. why is wall street celebrating? >> they are keeping that out for investors and they obviously bought in today with the dow ending at a record high, the s&p as well, and it is not all roses and sunshine. think what's happening here, the economy, it is not as strong as everybody thought. it is the reason that the fed decided not to scale back its fund purchases and still wants the stimulus to flow into the financial system, to try to juice the econom

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead, it was on, now it's off. an emergency meeting of the united nations security council to debate this 11th hour proposal that could avoid a u.s. strike on syria. why did they cancel that meeting? the national lead. in a matter of hours, president obama will take the podium, stare into the camera and ask the american people for -- for something. it was going to be a case for attacking syria but now the message is not so clear. and the money lead. it's that time of year again when apple announces that you no longer have the hottest phone on the market. not one, but two new iphones coming soon to make whatever you have feel obsolete. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we'll begin of course with the world lead. what will he say? very soon, president obama's face will be on tv screens all across the nation and the world, addressing the american people in prime time. about 36 hours ago it seemed almost certain that the preside

i'm jake tapper.politics, it was a simple question asked by four different reporters and it still did not get a direct answer from the president. will he launch strikes against syria, even if congress votes against such action? >> reporter: if the full congress doesn't pass this, would you go ahead with a strike? >> you know, brianna, i think it would be a mistake for me to jump the gun and speculate. >> i want to follow up on brianna's question because it seems these members of congress are simply responding to their constituents. >> i do consider it part of my job to help make the case and explain to the american people exactly why i think this is the right thing to do. >> i still haven't heard a direct response to brianna's question. >> and you're not getting a direct response. brianna asked the question very well. >> your deputy national security adviser said it's not your intention to attack if congress doesn't approve it. is he right? >> i don't think that's exactly what he said but i think i've

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." >>> the world lead. before now, iran's president has used the u.n. as a forum to fire off at the mouth and insult america but a new man is in office, and he may take a very different tone when he's scheduled to speak this hour. but can he be trusted? and while all eyes are on the u.n. floor, the haggling over syria's chemical weapons continues in the back room this hour. key u.s. and russian diplomats meeting to talk about a u.n. resolution again. what's the holdup here? >>> and the politics lead. president obama has called him his unofficial secretary of explaining stuff. this hour, former president bill clinton will try to help him do that for obama care but what can he say to a wary, weary public that has not been said already? good afternoon. i'm jake tapper. welcome to this special edition of "the lead" in new york city. we'll begin with the world lead. a very eventful hour is ahead. it could be a defining one for the obama presidency and you will see much of

i'm jake tapper. welcome to this special hour of cnn. for the next 60 minutes, we're taking you deep inside the critical drama unfolding. as we speak, all the angles, all the tensions on capitol hill ooze the obama administration pushes for a strike on syria, despite serious misgivings from the american public. we'll talk to top military minds and key lawmakers like marko rubio, a potential presidential hopeful. and debbie wasserman schultz. they've been tasked with this decision on your behalf. and we have some breaking news this evening. the senate foreign relations committee announces it will take up a revised bill tomorrow authorizing use of force in syria. the bill has a 60-day limit with an option to extend that for another 30 days. at this very moment, president barack obama is over the atlantic ocean on a flight to sweden, hours after top members of his cabinet began pushing his case before lawmakers and before you, the public, as to why striking syria is the best course of action to end the b

"the lead" with jake tapper starts now. >>> mr. putin, tear down your ego says our first guest, senator john mccain. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead. so you think americans aren't so special, president putin? well, senator john mccain would like a word with you. 800 words, in fact, about what an iron-fisted tyrant he thinks you are. the senator talks to us about his scathing op-ed to the russian people. >>> the national lead. they say they were minding their own business in an airport when a strange man subjected them to a paranoid outburst. to their shock, they now believe they had a brush with the navy yard killer. >>> also in world news, the catholic church spends way too much time obsessing over gays, abortion and birth control. calm down, it's not me saying that. it's the pope. >>> hi, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapperme ertapper. we'll begin with breaking news. the syrian regime has until saturday to provide a full listing of all its chemical weapons, but by the time that deadline arrives, t

i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." we begin with the national lead and the historic rainfall that is literally washed away entire communities in colorado. a 150 mile stretch of the state is dealing with massive flooding brought on by torrential downpours that in many cases, will not let up. colorado residents are being warned to stay off the roads, but not everyone is taking heed, which is keeping emergency crews and the national guard pretty busy. about 20 people have been reported missing. at least three flood-related deaths. let's take a look at how fast the water is moving in some areas. this is right outside of people's homes, this shot. there are fears the situation could get worse before it gets better. meteorologists say up to another half inch of rain an hour, an hour, is possible this afternoon. joining us now by phone is heidi, commander from the boulder county sheriff's office. we're hearing some of the worst damage is in your county. tell us about some of the devastation this flooding has caused. >> good a

i'm jake tapper. i'll be back at 11:00 p.m. eastern, 8:00 p.m. fic for "crisis in syria, decision point." i now turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> jake, thanks very much. happening now, deep divides and deep skepticism as the united states and russia begin formal talks on eliminating syria's chemical weapons and averting a u.s. military strike. >>> also breaking news. syria shocks the world, saying it's signing on to the global ban on chemical weapons. other countries caution, however, it's not that simple. >>> plus, a disturbing confession by a former u.s. marine being held in iran. now he says it was all coerced. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with the fate of syria's chemical weapons and potentially the fate of syria itself being hammered out right now in geneva, switzerland. that's where the top american and russian diplomats are meeting to try to find a resolution to the crisis sparked by that chemical weaponstt

back to you. >> jake tapper, thank you so much. we appreciate it. ch. >> it's difficult to watch, but jake made the case about why we're showing it -- >> right, right, there's a reason. >> -- because congress will see it. >>> the obama administration is expected to show those 13 disturbing videos, as we said, to house members during briefings that happen tomorrow. >> so, we want to talk about the impact of those really jolting images with julian salazar, a professor of history and public affairs. professor, thank you for being with us. let me ask you, from the perspective of history, are those videos, will they be the determining factor for an attack on syria in your opinion? >> they are not the determining factor. they can have an impact. when people, legislators or citizens, see something so graphic, it can move them, it can move, it can create pressure for military action. but we're in the post-iraq age. there's so much skepticism right now about what the government says and does. i think obama will need to make even more of a case to convince con

jake tapper is on the scene for us. jake, i want to be very precise because this information can change, obviously. but when you hear the d.c. police chief cathy lanier say one suspect is dead, potentially they are on the lookout for two other shooters right now, you know, it's unclear what's going on, isn't it? >> reporter: i don't know if you can hear me. >> i'm sorry. yeah, i'm sorry. when you have a police chief come out and say there are two potential shooters still at large although inconfirmed it shows you how little is known about such a situation. the police chief kathy lanier talking about the shooting earlier today. the first report came in just before 8:15 eastern time. there were the metropolitan police department response team there within seven minutes. there are multiple fatalities. she said one police officer has been shot. he is in stable condition. and one shooter has been shot. and is dead. but the big news as you point out is the fact that there are potentially two other shooters out there. she descr

i'm jake tapper. you have been watching a live press conference at the washington hospital center, where at least three of the victims of the horrific shooting at the navy yard outside washington -- in washington, d.c., and we're right outside it right now, were shot earlier this morning. we'll begin with some breaking news as we have learned the identity of the suspect in the mass shooting here. i want to bring in right now cnn justice reporter evan perez. what can you tell us, who is this man? >> his name is aaron alexis. he is a former navy man, former military man. 34 years old, originally apparently from texas, and the feds are still looking at what the motivation is for this. the going theory right now is perhaps that it's a workplace shooting, something he was unhappy about, and had some beef with people who work there or perhaps in the navy right now. the fbi is still focusing on that issue. >> he's a contractor, right? >> he worked with a contractor, a military contractor, that may have had a

krm jake tapper.ight outside the washington naval yard where this morning there was a shooting. this is what we know so far. shortly before 8:15 in the morning, the metropolitan police department here in washington, d.c. was called and notified there had been a shooting in building 197. that is the headquarters of the navy sea systems command. the washington naval yard employs about 3,000 people. most of them civilians. the police reported to the scene as well as the u.s. marshals, the u.s. park police, ultimately, the fbi. this is what we know in terms of the fatalities and those involved in the shooting. we know that there is definitively one shooter who was killed on the scene. the police chief, cathy linear, also said they're looking into the possibility of two other

i am jake tapper. this is the lead. the world lead, john kerry, boards a plane soon for geneva to negotiate for russia's plan to disarm the syrian regime of chemical weapons. can it work? we'll ask someone that used to have kerry's job, madeleine albright in a cnn exclude active. the national league, the president couldn't get members of his own party on board with striking syria. now that he has spoken, are they happy now, we' ask one of them. senator tom udall joins us and politics, anthony weiner keeps it classy after giving the finger to the press after new york voters gave him the same metaphorically speaking. >> welcome to the lead. we'll begin with the world lead. 12 years ago today the nation stared at division tw i guesses and the diswleef of the aftermath of the worst terrorist attack to ever hit american soil and we have been at war ever since. 12 days ago president obama stated without any ambiguity he decided the u.s. should join yet another middle eastern conflict. that's not happening, at least not yet. a

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the politics lead. house republicans just voted again to get rid of obama care but this time, they tied funding the government to their effort. now washington is poised to close for business. i do not remember this from schoolhouse rock. >>> the world lead. he blames israel for everything and seems a little fuzzy about whether the holocaust happened but many say he qualifies as a moderate in the iranian government. will president obama actually meet with iran's new president? should he? >>> and the pop culture lead. he has been satisfying our morbid curiosity after nearly 100 episodes and three times that many plot twists, dexter himself, michael c. hall, drops by to tease sunday's series finale. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with the politics lead. start the countdown. in just ten days a big part of obama care becomes reality. that's when the government will launch its insurance exchange marketplaces. some of the country's biggest employers are already takin

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead. no escape. the exits are sealed off. some of the terrorists who seized the nairobi shopping mall are still believed to be inside, and there could be americans involved. >>> the politics lead. it isn't just bored pundits talking about hillary clinton running for president. she's now on the cover of a magazine openly discussing it. her message, she has learned the mistakes from her last failed campaign, but has she? >>> and the money lead. if you can't trust the opinions of total strangers on the internet, then by god, what can you trust? a lot of those reviews on sites like yelp are totally bogus but now the authorities are actually doing something about it. >>> good afternoon. i'm jake faper. welcome to "the lead." we begin of course with the world lead. now long past sundown in nairobi, kenya. we are not likely to hear an all-clear from security forces at the westgate mall before the sun rises again. a senior official tells cnn that several gunmen a

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the national lead. how would the looming shutdown affect you? well, it already is. the closing bell ringing on wall street after shutdown fears rattled the market and likely bit a chunk out of your 401(k). also, can you still get a passport? will your trash get picked up? what happens to the troops and their families and veterans? we run down what will stay open and what is quote, nonessential. >>> and it has gotten downright nasty on both sides. this hour, we'll be joined by a republican and a democrat playing key roles in this debate. what will they say when we reveal new below the basement approval ratings for congress? good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." we'll begin of course with the national lead. we're coming to you live from capitol hill this afternoon. i hope you've been having a good monday, because it could be your last for awhile with a fully functioning government. i use the term functioning loosely, of course. a live look from the stock exchange where talk of a potential government shutdown at midnight unnerved the mar

i'm jake tapper. welcome to "crisis in syria decision point." a speech in a nation that does not want to go to war by a president who does not want to go to war. tonight president obama moved to primetime on channels all across the cable box. he sought to bring understanding to his strategy for dealing with syria. when the president first announced this speech five days ago there was no way he was going to say this about russia's plan for syria to give up control of its chemical weapons because the plan did not exist before yesterday. >> this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. i've spoken to the leaders of two of our most closest allies, france and the united kingdom. we will wok in consultation with russia and china to present a resolution to the u.n. security council to get assad to give up its chemical weap

jake tapper is on the scene for us now. jake, where are you, what are you seeing, what are you learning? >> reporter: i'm right at the corner of 3rd and m southeast right near the washington naval yard right outside where there is a scrum of reporters waiting for a briefing. we expect in about 15 minutes or so from the metropolitan police department chief here in washington, d.c., kathy lanier who we're told will brief in about 15 minutes. earlier we were told by a spokesman for the naval district there were two shooters. they are down. what that means exactly we're not exactly sure whether they're in custody or killed. we're told those two shooters are down. we've been told about multiple deaths. there have been a lot of resume plors flying. in situations like this a lot of the early information is wrong even if it comes from authorities because the situation is so fluid and so ki otic. but one of the things we've been told, there was a rumor going around there was another shooting at another military base. a spokeswoman fo

> jake tapper, i'm going to live it there.on "the lead." thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> all right, big news today. blackberry is going private. it has agreed to be acquired for nearly $5 billion. last friday, blackberry confirmed its quarterly earnings plummeted $1 billion and it would lay off 4,500 workers. now its largest shareholder, fairfax financial hopes to buy it for $9 a share. it will focus on corporate customers. >> better news at apple. if you raced to snap up one of the new iphones over the weekend, you were not alone. apple says it broke all kinds of records, selling over 9 million of the new phones in all of three days. so there's this boston mobile analytics firm, and they say that the sales of the 5s o outpaced the less expensive iphone 5c by more than 3 to 1, and apple stock doing great today. shares are up by more than th3%. >> coming up next, this police officer in his car chases a suspect trying to run aaway. he ends up running over him and killing him. it is all caught on video. the question the fa

jake tapper has details. >> videos that show what the intelligence community describes as victims of sarin gas take. we should warn viewers that the videos are quite disturbing. in a classified briefing on thursday, members of the senate intelligence committee were shown these 13 video clips by the intelligence community. stunning videos, upsetting showing what the intelligence community says are verified authentic clips of a sarin gas take in syria. suffering children, convulsing adults. and what look to be corpses. the obama administration, struggling to build support for limited strikes against the assad regime put the dvd together at the request of intelligence committee chair woman senator dianne feinstein. >>> had asked cia to prepare a dvd which would have specific instances of evidence, largely victims, and what we see means. it's horrendous. so we are having that dvd multiplied. we're going to get it out to every member of the senate and possibly members of the house. >> reporter: the senators were told there were multiple reasons the intelligence community believed the clip

in the meantime, let's go to john berman, in for jake tapper. "the lead" starts right now. >> could our cruise missiles be clearing a path for extremists. i'm john berman and this is "the lead." the world lead. barbaric actions of alleged syrian rebels on display in another new execution video and raising the question who would we really be helping if the president ordered a strike? the national lead, the sharp divide over whether to attack. the blurred lines in congress and an american public not eager to ride into the fog of another mideast war. we'll hear passionate voices on both sides. >> and next "the sports lead." he celebrates touchdowns with show me the money sign. is it time that johnny football and other college athletes started getting paid? i'm john berman in for jake tapper today. it was a handshake worthy of a caption contest. as president obama arrived at the g-20 summit in russia this morning and greeted russian president vladimir putin. look, smiles! still, the meeting pits two leaders with polar opposite views on syria. the "g

i'm jake tapper. we'll take a quick break and we'll be right back after this. [ female announcer ] only aveeno daily moisturizing lotion has an active naturals oat formula that creates a moisture reserve so skin can replenish itself. aveeno® naturally beautiful results. starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. >>> i'm jake tapper. this is cnn's special coverage of the crisis in syria. you're watching the house foreign affairs committee having a hearing featuring some of president obama's main officials pushing forward this idea of a congressional authorization for use of force in syria. on the right side of the screen, the senate foreign relations committee just convened to begin assembling a bill to grant that authorization. we'll go back to a hearing on the house side right now. >> so long as we don't have to do anything. the arab league's res

i am jake tapper. this is the lead.or geneva to negotiate for russia's plan to disarm the syrian regime of chemical weapons. can it work? we'll ask someone that used to have kerry's job, madeleine albright in a cnn exclude active. the national league, the president couldn't get members of his own party on board with striking syria. now that he has spoken, are they happy now, we' ask

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." >> i'm jake tapper. welcome to this special hour, crisis in syria, decision point. who could have predict wed would be here. we have taken a sharp turn in the argument. it's less than 24 hours now before president obama speaks directly to the american people. a senior administration official says that he will still make the case for congress to authorize force in syria even after this happens. secretary of state john kerry on a trip to london was asked this about the assad regime. >> is there anything at this point that his government could do or offer that would stop an attack? >> sure. he could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week. turned over, all of it. without delay, and allow a full and total accounting for that. but he isn't about to do it and it can't be done obviously. >> hold on a second. did we just hear secretary of state john kerry hypothesize his way into a potentially different solution. one person said that kerry made a major goof and went off script. but syria's ali russia suggested a pla

jake tapper, cnn, washington. >> jake, thank you very much. president obama will give a few interviews on monday and he will sit down with cnn's wolf blitzer. you'll see it right here monday, 6:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. brian todd with me now from washington. brian, intelligence complete senators have seen these clips. president obama sits down for an interview with wolf on monday. how much stronger is the president's case for strikes now that these videos are out there? >> reporter: you can only imagine it's getting stronger. and dianne feinstein makes a good case for all this. but, remember, just about every member of the house has not seen the videos yet. some members of the senate who have seen some of this evidence are still not supporting air-strikes. you have to bear all that in mind. we've been speaking with chemical weapons experts about these videos, about the reactions of these victims and some of the telltale signs they're showing here. what the experts tell us is the characteristics of these victims are very consistent with a s

jake tapper, chief washington correspondent, host of "the lead" and dana bash, our chief congressional correspondent, both join me now. jake, let me begin with you. we know, senator john mccain not just the guy president obama beat to become president, he has been one of the feare esfierciss of the white house. how important is it for the president to get john mccain behind him on syria? >> it's very important. first of all, because they need every vote they can get. this is probably as of right now, there's no guarantee this will pass either the house or the senate. there's a lot of skepticism among not only republicans, but democrats. john mccain has been calling for action since assad started behaving violently towards those demonstrating against his administration two years ago. he basically is the voice of action, for action in syria and has been for the last two years. so getting him on board is incredibly important. because other republicans will definitely follow mccain's lead on this issue. without mccain, it gives republicans an excuse to vote against it. >> just to be specif

jake tapper is with us. jake is the correspondent of cnn and anchor of the lead. jake, did the president make the case to a lot of americans who don't see this as a major national security threat to the united states that the u.s. has to maintain that credible threat of military force in syria? >> well, i mean, one of the things that was so interesting about what he did this evening is he specifically addressed doubts, specific doubts, six or seven questions about why should we get involved? i've never heard a president talking about the need to show force, going through all the different arguments ticking down. so i don't know if he successfully made his case to the american people. according to polls the american people are convinced assad did this and it was wrong but don't want to get involved. he addressed specifically what if this is a slippery slope, what if the assad regime retaliates? why aren't others stepping into the fray? why does it have to be us? why aren't we seeking other solutions? this was a speech specifically to a public that doesn't want to g

i'm jake tapper. i turn you over now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." ht over there, next door. mr. blitzer. >> jake, thanks very much. >>> they approved a resolution just a little while ago on limited military action against syria, but will a house panel do the same? we have details on the tense committee hearing that just came to an end. >>> on the international stage, president obama makes the strongest case yet for action, warning it's the world's credibility on the line here, not his own. >>> on the eve of the president's visit, the russian president putin is pushing back, say he won't be on board until the evidence is, quote, obvious.

i'm brooke baldwin. >> i'm jake tapper.or a motive as new details emerge about the deadly shooting rampage, but we may never really know why a gunman killed 12 people and wounded eight others. >> we're learning new details today. here is the latest exactly as far as what we know beginning with law enforcement sources say the gunman it, aaron alexis, recently

one programming note, jake tapper will be back here 11:00 p.m. eastern an hour from now with special live report, "crisis in syria, the debate begins." anderson cooper "360" starts right now. >>> good evening everyone. welcome to a special edition of "ac 360." i'm anderson cooper, for this hour, we'll dig deeper into the issues before congress. the question lawmakers and the american people are asking right now, should the united states launch a military strike against syria for the chemical weapons attack that killed 1400 people, hundreds that were children? we'll talk about what's at stake as the region and the world wait for what is next. we begin with the breaking news tonight, multiple sources say tomorrow the senate foreign relations committee will take up a revised bill authorizing the use of force in syria. that word is coming from multiple sources after today's hearing where the obama administration made its case for military action to the committee. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash has been speaking with lawmakers all eve

much of this reporting from our colleague jake tapper. he knew about the 2004 incident in seattle where he shot out some tires of some construction worker's cars. he said they were mocking him. used a handgun, shot out the tires. he was arrested he was questioned. his dad said he had pstd from 9/11. he was never prosecuted because it fell through the cracks of the bureaucracy there. but the navy did know about it. he talked to investigators about it when he decided to join the nayy. they decided to forgive it and let him into the navy. they'll be asked questions now. these are officials talking on a source basis to jake tapper. the time frame a lot of questions whether they had lowered the bar recruiting-wise to get people into the military when the unpopularity of the iraq war was going on. >> and in terms of the investigation now, ballistics expert, still on the site. they're literally piecing this together minute by minute. >> they're piecing it together. they say it's a gruesome crime scene. there are shell casings everywhere. there a

joining me is john king and gloria boringer, jake tapper, and chief washington wore spon danlt. get to the messaging of this, want to start with you because i know you're breaking news on the meeting with the russians tomorrow. >> there are two important meetings, anderson. tonight the president will layout a specific timeline or benchmark yet to see if this is legitimate and serious. tomorrow in the united nations the p 5, the permanent five members will meet and on thursday, secretary kerry sits down with his counter part the russian foreign minister. i'm told minutes ago by a senior administration official, that this is what they will demand talking to the russians. we need international control with timelines worked out with the russians and through the united nations and further moore, barbara starr says when secretary kerry sits down, he'll have a defense department team with chemical weapons and mass destruction weapons experts and they will test the seriousness buying is your friend, bashar al-assad give us inventory, tell us where they are and give people access? tomorr

much of this reporting from our colleague jake tapper. he knew about the 2004 incident in seattle where he shot out some tires of some construction worker's cars. he said they were mocking him. used a handgun, shot out the tires. he was arrested and questioned. his dad said he had pstd from 9/11. he was never prosecuted because it fell through the cracks of the bureaucracy there. the navy knew about it. he talked to investigators about it when he decided to join the nayy. they decided to forgive it and let him into the navy. these are officials talking on a siste source basis to jake tapper. the time frame a lot of questions whether they had lowered the bar recruiting-wise to get people into the military when the unpopularity of the iraq war was going on. >> ballistics experts are literally piecing this together minute-by-minute. >> they're piecing it together. they say it's a gruesome crime scene. there are shell casings everywhere. there are drawings where the markings where the bodies were. there's blood. what they do know, though, fro