this is not the answer. >> medea benjamin who is sharing her view tonight from code pink. thank you. >> thank you. >> syrians living in the u.s. are speaking out on the possibility of an u.s. strike on the assad government. heidi zhou castro joins us in texas. heidi, what are they saying there? >> well, those syrians, john, told me earlier that they do support the u.s. intervention, but today i'm in waxahachie where a town hall meeting just wrapped where 60 americans applauded when the representative republican joe barton told them that he would vote against a military strike on syria. that's the opposite of what i heard earlier from this man, a syrian, who now calls the u.s. home, who said that the united states cannot afford to just watch and wait. the images we are seeing are not the same place ahmad grew up. >> syria should be a peaceful country, and we don't like to be involved in wars. >> reporter: but this is the syria the world now knows. matabi has been away from his homeland for 13 years. he's 47, lives in dallas where he leads the syrian diplomatic forum. an int

. >> catherine: bay area peace activist medea benjamin was one of ejected from the hearing. >> catherinewidely circulated video images from syria have not convinced americans of the need for action. last december, 60 percent said they would support missile strikes in the event syria used chemical weapons. >> catherine: now it's down to 36 percent. >> pam: ahead at eight. the funeral for a danville teen. killed the night before his senior year of high school. how friends are remembering their beloved classmate. the 60-day cooling off period in the bart labor dispute is nearly halfway over. and still no talks between management and unions. >> pam: bart management says it's up to the mediator to schedule meetings. but our dan kerman explains why that may not be true. plus- it's the first full day of the bay bridge opening. and there are plenty of drivers behaving badly. >> pam: our stanley roberts catches them in the act. >> reporter: the old troll and the control we have no idea where it's going state- owned >> jacqueline: i will show you what to expect this weekend coming up next. [ male

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host: medea benjamin. guest: the president was elected to represent the american people. i would be proud of him if you listened now -- he listened now to the overwhelming sentiment of the american people and backed down. there are many ways to back down in a positive fashion. we are going to sit down together and negotiate how we're going to stop weapons sales to syria, how we're going to push for a cease-fire, and how we're going to push for a political settlement. proud, andmake me make me feel that my president was listening to the american people, which is his job. host: there are pictures in the "financial times" of john kerry today. john kerry being the president's point man on syria policy. guest: i am very disappointed with the role that john kerry is playing. at these hearings is astounding. it's almost as if he has taken over the role of secretary of defense. he is supposed to be the highest diplomats in the u.s.. it is posted be looking for creative solutions that are diplomatic solutions. i wish we had more of that 27- year-old john kerry in him these days. i

. >> catherine: bay area peace activist medea benjamin was one of two code pink protestors ejected from the hearing. >> catherine: widely circulated video images from syria have not convinced americans of the need for action. last december, 60 percent said they would support syria used chemical weapons. now it's down to 36 percent. >> catherine: sending the nuclear carrier towards the eastern mediterranean. >> catherine: they will join five missile destroyers already on station. israel is also raising the alert level of its defense forces, test with the united states of its missile intercept system. >> pam: coming up at five. kron4 takes you back to the neighborhood destroyed in the san bruno pipeline blast. then -- hundreds of miles up in smoke. when crews expect to get a handle on the yosemite wildfire. but first -- how a police emergency took a wrong turn. sinking one man's vacation plan. [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! you're sure to get a better bundle. just