. >> max brooks was the filmmaker, mel brooks' son. he has moved to a different planet, yeah, him. but it's all those weird strange connections that lead to that. that's how i got to work on brain games. but the acting background informs the play writing, being a lot of plays you learn what you like and don't like. my friend jerry told me -- i was afraid i wouldn't be good enough. he said story telling is story telling. if you can write a play, you can right a novel and right for tv. >> will you be on the red carpet tonight? >> will i be on the red carpet? i don't know. we have to see if it makes the cut. >>> what category have been nominated in. >> best informational series. we are up against oprah winfrey, gwyneth paltrow, james lipton and anthony bourdain. >> you will crush them. nobody knows them. >> yeah, maybe we will get the sympathy vote. oprah doesn't need another emmy, gwyneth, what is she doing in here. >> bourdain, he's on the travel channel. >> and he was the dean of the school i went to. >> what is brain games about and when does it air. >> we are off right now. there

>> max fisher in the "washington post" interviewed michael doran, the middle east expert at brookings yes. >> he is scathing. he has tweeted eight truths about how obama and the administration has been played by the russians. he says assad will never under any conditions truly relinquish his cw. he says that putin -- this is something i want to ask you. if it's not true that putin believed that the threat of force was going to be used an therefore came to this situation with syria, do you believe this would, mike doran is saying, putin, recognizing obama had boxed himself in provided him with an excuse to least battle field with honor? >> no. i have a very different interpretation. which is i don't think that actually secretary kerry necessarily meant to put this out there. but that once he did, i think the syrians are so afraid of these strikes that they grabbed onto it, then putin grabbed onto it. and actually i don't necessarily believe the russians have any intention of doing it. but that's where i think now obama's in a stronger position than he was. because now if they don't do

>> max fisher in the "washington post" interviewed michael doran, the middle east expert at brookings yes. >> he is scathing. he has tweeted eight truths about how obama and the administration has been played by the russians. he says assad will never under any conditions truly relinquish his cw. he says that putin -- this is something i want to ask you. if it's not true that putin believed that the threat of force was going to be used an therefore came to this situation with syria, do you believe this would, mike doran is saying, putin, recognizing obama had boxed himself in provided him with an excuse to least battle field with honor? >> no. i have a very different interpretation. which is i don't think that actually secretary kerry necessarily meant to put this out there. but that once he did, i think the syrians are so afraid of these strikes that they grabbed onto it, then putin grabbed onto it. and actually i don't necessarily believe the russians have any intention of doing it. but that's where i think now obama's in a stronger position than he was. because now if they don't do