if you listen to those on capitol hill boehner and mitch mccome, they have all been on the same page in that regard and saying this is a starting point and where we begin the debate about how to go after isis. so this could stretch even longer longer but there will be a rebust debate about how the president can go forward but he said he does have the authorization to wage this fight under a 2001 pledge passed under george w. bush and he is requesting this official authorization from congress and because it is important to show a united front against isis and lawmakers say they want under the congress should have a buy-in in this fight. so robust debate and the president will start. >> we're told by the white house that the president could be out within the next 60 seconds. but briefly what is the mood at the white house from the aids you've spoken to today? >> reporter: i think this is something they have worked on for the past few weeks. this is coming a day after we learned the tragic news that american hostage kayla mueller did die while in sis' hands. that information has added f