. >>> i'm susan mcdonough. i'm an owner at 133 17th avenue. and i would like the commission to approve this project so that i can increase the square footage for my family. i have an 11 year old son and a 9 year old girl and i'd like to add a second bathroom and would like to add a family room in the back of the house. we had a pre-approval meeting which neither neighbor attended. mr. zucker followed up in e-mail form. [speaker not understood] never contacted us directly. eventually some time during the 311 period, i reached out to them, suggested we sit down. we took their considerations under advisement. we provided an alternative plan and we heard no response from either party. so, we've tried very hard to build a modest home in keeping with the arts and craft style. i think the house will still be under 2000 square feet, which is modest like the district standards and that's all. do you guys have any questions for me? no? >> no, thank you. >>> thanks. >> any further public testimony? okay. seeing none, d-r requestor, you have a two-minute

the internal debate about syria has developed over month, national security adviser susan rice and and denis mcdonough have urged aggressive action. dempsey expressed reluctance. secretary of state john kerry initially aggressive and softened until the latest pictures emerged and today is advocating an aggressive response. but nothing happens until there are two things that are determined. number one, that the u.s. gets actual proof that assad used chemical weapons. they're trying to do that and, second, they need to have a legal justification. lester, for instance, in libya, there was a u.n. resolution to enforce. here in syria right now, there is nothing like that on the table. >> all right. chuck todd leading us off tonight. thanks. >>> now to the war at home and the shifting battle front in this season of wildfires. tonight, the massive mobilization of equipment and manpower we have been witnessing across the west the last few weeks is on the move to california and what has now become the country's most dangerous wildfire. officials say the blaze being fought at the edge of yosemite has taken top

white house chief of staff denis mcdonough, national security adviser susan rice, secretary of state of defense, chuck hagel, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey so a lot of people at that meeting sat down to assess the latest information and the risk and then after that, the president was briefed by susan rice and lisa monaco. i expect there to be more briefings and meetings that occur today. president obama due back a little bit later on this afternoon. but, alex, one of the reasons that lawmakers are so concerned, you heard them talk about it, the threat is specific, it is credible. u.s. officials telling me they are bracing for what could be a large attack that has been planned. take a listen to what one lawmaker had to say this morning. >> obviously we don't know where the location is. that's part of the problem, but what we have heard is some specifics on on what's intended to be done and some individuals who are making plans such as we saw before 9/11. whether they're going to be suicide vests that are going to be used or whether they're planning on vehicle-bo