. >> i'm rachelle kerry, president obama talks about a possible strike on syria from the g 20 summitn russia. >> i was elected to end wars and not start them. >> the commander in chief says he is not itching for military action, but will confront syria. the state department is orders u.s. diplomats to leave syria. discouraging news on the u.s. labor front, as the government releases new employment numbers. ♪ president obama has made one last push for action in syria. he said he encouraged by his meeting with world leaders and spoke of growing recognition that the world has to act. >> it was unanimous that chemical weapons were used a florida a&m conclusion that chemical weapons were used in syria. i would say the majority of the room is comfortable with our coming conclusion that the asaad government was responsible for their use. >> but the host of this year's g 20, russia, says that the divisions between himself and president obama still stand. >> everyone has his own opinion, but there was a dialog. we hear each other, we understanding arguments. we don't agree, i don't agree with

. >> have kerry engel show up and rachel gardener. >> that is too funny. >> 9:29. 50 degrees at the airport. sunday morning q and a is coming up next. >> the folks from the chow reare going to help us to remember the hit series breaking bad but in a sweet way. i am going to get sleep tonight. >> it is great for that. how long this present weather is in the forecast. >> welcome back. thank you for joining us. we are going to take another look outside with i've vau. it is starting to be a really pretty day. >> this weather pattern has been quiet. 9 days of rain. most of the days have only had a trace. today we are rain free. sunshine right now at in marshals. high pressure in place. we are going to see scattered clouds as we go through the day. as we look at the rain stats for the month so far we are about 2 inches below normal. for the entire year we are past 4 inches below normal. it has been rather dry. it is not great room for the farmers but for outdoor plans we are looking spectacular. we will see how it lasts when we come back. >> it is time for the sunday morning q and a. kevin camero

rachelle. >> and phil, we have a little bit of what secretary kerry said, specifically in regard to noncomplianceand to particularly what would happen should syria not comply with what is coming out of geneva right now, let's listen to some of that. in the event of noncompliance, we have committed to pose sanctions within the u.n. security council. ultimately, perhaps more so than anywhere in the world, actions will matter more than words. phil, i hope you heard that, he said that actions mean more than words but there was a moment, phil, when there seems to be a little bit of conflict between what secretary kerry was saying and what lavrov was saying. secretary kerry seems to have forcefully say that there would definitely still be the threat of military action should syria not comply, and lavrov seemed to say that was not the case, and then it seemed that secretary kerry circled back and said, well there would be some sort of consequences it could be a wide range, is there an agreement on the fact that military strikes are still on the table, or are they off the table? or is it difficult to kno

rachel maddow show" starts now. >>> good evening, chris. thank you. congratulations on the john kerry interview today. that was a huge deal. >> thank you. >> well done. >>> thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. congress famously works at this very pretty building. the united states capitol building. right down the national mall from the washington monument. it's around the corner from the white house. it has that iconic dome. this is where the floor of the house is, where the floor of the senate is. it is where some of the work of the u.s. congress gets done. more of the work of the u.s. congress gets done, though, not in that building but instead at the vary house office buildings and senate office buildings. the senate has three office buildings, and the most well-known of them is this guy. it's a really big building. it's really generic looking. it is right in the middle of all the action in downtown d.c. and lots of the work of the united states senate gets done there. because the building is named after senator everett dirksen of illinois who served in the 1950s and 1960s, his name is n

rachel maddow show" starts now. >>> good evening, chris. thank you. congratulations on the john kerry interview today.you. >> well done. >>> thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. congress famously works at this very pretty building. the united states capitol building. right down the national mall from the washington monument. it's around the corner from the white house. it has that iconic dome. this is where the floor of the house is, where the floor of the senate is. it is where some of the work of the u.s. congress gets done. more of the work of the u.s. congress gets done, though, not in that building but instead at the vary house office buildings and senate office buildings. the senate has three office buildings, and the most well-known of them is this guy. it's a really big building.

rachel maddow show" starts now. >>> good evening, chris. thank you. congratulations on the john kerry interview today.this very pretty building. the united states capitol building. right down the national mall from the washington monument. it's around the corner from the white house. it has that iconic dome. this is where the floor of the house is, where the floor of the senate is. it is where some of the work of the u.s. congress gets done. more of the work of the u.s. congress gets done, though, not in that building but instead at

rachel maddow, thank you very much. 9:00 tonight. be there. >> appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> secretary kerry is going to be meeting later today with iran's foreign minister joining other security councilmembers and this will be the highest level meeting between the u.s. and iran in years. joining me now is the state department spokeswoman. thank you very much. great to see you. >> great to be here. >> i know you've had a million meetings but this afternoon it's big. >> a marathon. >> the secretary is going to be meeting with the so-called permanent five members of the security council plus germany and then the iranian foreign minister zarif is going to join this meeting. do you think at this stage they can get anything done on iran's suspected nuclear program given all the things president rouhani has been saying all over town? >> there's no question there's a new opportunity with the rouhani administration. the secretary feels that way and president feels that way. the question is whether they can follow their rhetoric and follow their enthusiastic language with action. that's what we're waiting to see. tonight is going to be a f

kerry and secretary of defense chuck hagel will appear before the house. joining me more on this is ran randall pinkston. good morning. >> good morning rachel. >> the draft resolution as you indicate could be voted on as early as today. it also includes a provision that requires the presidential report back to congress ten days after the initiation of military action and then every 20 why days thereafter. and of course it does give the president the option after a 60-day exploration to come back and ask for 30 more days. this afternoon it would be a replay for secretary kerry and also for secretary hagel before the house foreign affairs committee. they will be questioned just as strenuously as they were yesterday. a full fledged debate on whether the u.s. should engage in military action in syria. >> so when does the full house take up a vote? >> well, the full house will take up the vote after the house foreign affairs committee approves a resolution. presumably they will approve the resolution. they also have the option of changing it and sending it back to the house foreign relations committee for them to get on the same page with what b

. >> i'm rachelle kerry, president obama talks about a possible strike on syria from the g 20 summit russia. >> i was elected to end wars and not start them. >> the commander in chief says he is not itching for military action, but will confront syria. the state department is orders u.s. diplomats to leave syria. discouraging news on the u.s. labor front, as the government releases new employment numbers. ♪