to sweden they're traveling to sweden and that's a very important points. let's remember the swedish parliament and sweden democratic party thank you very much indeed for your thoughts. thank you this is a life here in moscow i'll be back with more news shortly for you including brand new revelations by wiki leaks about companies selling spy wed to governments around the world of the stories shortly for a. wealthy british style sun it's time to rise. to. markets why not scandals. find out what's really happening to the global economy in cars a report on our choose your language. with oh if. someone. chooses to use the consensus to. choose the opinions that invigorating. choose the stories that impact your life choose access to. news continues here not here huge new revelation from wiki leaks is expose a sweeping surveillance industry which has been developing spyware for governments to track and control their citizens he was among the very few media outlets given access to the documents prior to that release data interception mass monitoring individual trac

sweden. is characterized by very free markets, freer and less regulated than the united states in many sectors, it does have high income taxes but it uses these to fund things like health care and pensions that are far more efficiently run than their counterparts in america. sweden tends to be near the top of most rankings on quality of life and competitiveness but the old image of sweden has some truth to it. 20 years ago, in 1995, sweden had the largest government in europe as a share of the economy. about 65% of its gdp was government spending. since then, sweden has been reforming, opening up its economy and becoming market friendly and efficient. by 2012, government spending had fallen by a fifth. sweden is now in sixth place behind even france. another outdated notion is that the swedish model of generous health care and affordable education would run up enormous budget deficits. in fact, while america's deficit is 5.7 of gdp, sweden is 0.5% of gdp. or consider labor markets while the u

president, for coming to sweden.gether this afternoon. >> thank you so much. hey. i've just exhausted my swedish. thank you so much prime minister for your very kind words in welcoming me today. i'm proud to make the first ever bilatical visit to sweden. it's only been a short time, but i want to thank all the people here for the warm hospitality that has been extended to me and my delegation. this is one of the spectacular cities. it is spectacierly beautiful. the weather is like this year round and, so, like so many who have come here, i feel stockholm in my heart and i'm sure that i'll want to bring back my family to have a visit some time in the future. i've said before that it's no accident that democracies are america's closest partners, that includes sweden. that's why i'm here today. as free people, we recognize that democracy is the most effective form of government for recognizing prosperity and freedom to people. and two of the most innovative economies on earth, we cherish that freedom that allows us to i

president bush was the first president to visit sweden, i believe, in 2009 in gothenburg, sweden, for u.s.-eu summit. but this is the first time that we'll have a president visit the capital. president obama arrives in sweden and will be greeted by prime minister fredrik reinfeldt. he has led a center-right government for the last seven years. he will face elections next year. certainly sweden has experienced some unsettled times and its own challenges dealing with integration of immigrants. if you'll recall, in may, about six days of riots in the suburbs of stockholm dealing with a police shooting and continues to be a very great topic of conversation with that immigration aspect. so certainly that would be part of the domestic conversation. prime minister reinfeldt has been very gracious in gathering his four other nordic colleagues to join with president obama in a dinner the evening after he arrives, and i would sense the conversation will be quite robust about the region, and certainly i hope, and csis has been engaged in a four-year study on the arctic. i think the president may

they are vital to community life in sweden. >> locals love to sing the praises of this part of sweden. as lovely as it is, many people are moving away. he is one of those who planned to stay, who see a future for themselves here. he owns a general store, a dying breed in modern sweden. he and his wife have been running the shop for over two decades. in the summer, they like to eat breakfast here. >> this is my world, my life. >> in the morning, he bakes bread and stocks shelves. he does it every day. in the high season, he employs three people. >> i would likely not find other work. it is good the story exists. >> it is more than a place to buy groceries. people can borrow and return books, pick up their mail, and send packages. they can even purchase pre- ordered medication. they enjoy a long tradition in sweden. the general store now boasts a small cafÉ. he dreamed of opening one for years. >> i had only had the cafÉ fort two years. we are still finding the right balance, but we now have a real kitchen and serve lunch. >> the cafÉ has become a meeting place for women in the area. he

sweden i think so far ahead of many other countries. sweden also has been able to have a robust market economy. while recognizing there's some investments in education or infrastructure or research that are important and there's no contradiction between making public investments and being a firm believer in free markets. and that's a debate and discussion we often have in the united states. i have to say if i were here in europe, i'd probably be considered right in the middle, maybe center left, maybe center right, depending on the country. in the united states, sometimes the names i'm called are quite different. and i think a third observation and final observation i'd make is although i'm sure frederick doesn't feel this, as he's engaging in difficult debates here, i do get a sense that the politics in sweden right now involve both the ruling party and the opposition engaged in a respectful and rational debate that's based on facts and issues. you know, i think that kind of recognition that people can have political differences but we

a news conference in stockholm, sweden. the president is making a strong case for a limited targeted u.s. military strike against targets in syria designed to deter their weapons capabilities. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. let's go to stockholm, sweden right now. brianna keiler is standing by, give us the most important headlines of what we just heard from president obama when it comes to syria. >> reporter: i think the most important headline that we heard, wolf, was a couple of things. he really seemed to be confronting, and i think he had to do this, the prime minister here said he wanted to see diplomatic intervention rather than military intervention. you heard him lay out his case for why he thinks there is only way to go and that is military intervention. he said we have done something diplomatically. do you shine a spotlight and try to shame someone, some have no shame. probably the headline soundbyte that comes out of this saying i didn't set a red line, the international

many in sweden are feeling threatened.n english mining company wants to build and -- an iron orer there. >> when her mother was growing up, there weren't any roads around here. now heavy goods vehicles are looming on the horizon. >> in stockholm last year, one investor wanted to know if there were any locals here. he was told no. and then the people from the mining company showed a picture of a raised forest. settlers like us have been here for 300 years. >> a map of the region shows how much land is at stake. >> this will become one huge pit with a spoil pitt and stones behind. this lake will be gone, and a dam built for water from the mill. >> for the time being, the blueberry bushes remain untouched. it is amazing how much grows on iron ore deposits. the quality of the deposits are is believed to be worth more than 200 billion euros. >> we only needed to drill one meter. a could be it extends another 200 meters. >> huge swathes consist of little more than barely populated wilderness. the resources have long been underes

he arrived today in sweden ahead of the g-20 summit in russia. at a joint news conference with sweden's prime minister, obama called the alleged chemical attack by the assad regime barbarism and said the credibility of the national community is at stake. >> my credibility is not on the line. the international community's credibility is on the line, and america and congress's credibility is on the line because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important. >> for more we're joined by mike in stockholm traveling with the president. this is supposed to be a ceremonial stop. it's turned out to be so much more than that. talk about what happened at the press conference. >> reporter: you're right. the president left that drama c dramatic -- >> and we did just lose mike. we will try to get the signal back up in sweden. he's traveling with the president. in the meantime a house committee will hold a hearing shortly about authorizing the use of force against syria. even the administration may have trouble convincing some m

the president arrived in sweden.th putin over the syria issue. before he left, the president got a boost because he had a meeting here with congressional leaders yesterday and basically got both the house democratic leader, nancy pelosi, and the republican speaker john boehner to say that they will vote in favor of this resolution when it eventually makes it to the house floor. there is a big test, though, today in the senate foreign relations committee in sort of the first draft of this resolution and that resolution would give the president 60 days to attack syria. there would be an option for him to go another -- use another 30 days if needed. democratic senator barbara boxer said tikritcal hearing yesterday with john kerry that she thinks it's time to rally around the commander in chief, though there are some republicans who are still very skeptical, including senator bob corker who is wondering why all the help the white house has promised to the syrian rebels has not materialized. take a listen. >> i believe we

that's the same discussion we are having in sweden. i understands specially you as president needs to react otherwise [inaudible] but this country will always say let's put our hope into the united nations, let us push on some more to get to the situation. of course, president putin has responsibility in that, of course. everyone understands, russia and also china has been outside of decision making that we would have needed a long time ago to put more clear pressure on political solutions. so that is what we have been discussing today. if you balance all these it shows how difficult this is. >> thank you very much. that concludes this press conference. thank you all for attending. bill: from sweden we have been listening the past 50 minute or so a press conference with the swedish prime minister and the u.s. president barack obama. the following line will be talked. quote i did not set a red line. the world set a red line. the word from the president moments afoe which is a new statement that sort of redefines what he said a year ago

and he did touchdown in sweden within the last hour. we watched high school president obama arrived in stockholm for those meetings and we'll hear from him in just a you few hours at a joint news conference with the prime minister. from there, he heads to russia to st. petersburg for the g-20 summit where the official topic will be the economy, you but unofficialubut unofficially, issues surrounding syria and whether the u.s. and other countries may strike regarding chemical weapons. that is really going to be the big issue. the president is going there to answer some questions and also trying to garner support especially from countries like france that have shown an interest in possibly joining the united states in this. another big question for the president from world leaders there, if congress says no, will you you move forward with that strike anyway. that's a question that the white house has yet to answer. >> all right, tracie potts live in washington. >>> a key figure behind the scenes, susan rice, says the administration has no

a member of sweden's team was killed when the 72-foot catamaran capsized in may. it broke into pieces, and sim e simpson trapped under the hull for ten minutes. >>> the defending champion oracle usa being punishes by a sailing jury for cheating. the found guilty for making illegal weight modifications to their ac-45 during last year's events. the oracle team usa will start with a two-point deficit, meaning they need to win 11 races while new zealand needs nine wins. the three crew members were disqualified and oracle team fined $250,000. the harshest penalty in the 162-year history of the america's cup. america's cup kicks off saturday. >>> san mateo county authorities test brand new tsunami sirens today. it could not come at a better time. several majorth quakes around the pacific ocean in the past 24 hours including 6.5 magnitude quakes off the coast of alaska and japan. how far, none of these quakes triggers tsunami warnings. but they are reminder of the 2011 earthquake in japan that sent a soourn crashing on to the california coast. images of cars trying to es

as president obama arrives in sweden, can he persuade other nations to join the u.s. position on syria? >>> plus, a report al qaeda is working feverishly to stop u.s. drones. >>> and a familiar face returns to late night. >> i've missed you so much. you don't know what it's like out there. >> we've missed you, too. >>> "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for wednesday, september 4th. >>> good morning to you. i'm richard lui. we start this morning with breaking news overnight out of ohio. ariel castro, the man accused of holding three women in his home for a decade has been found dead in his prison cell of an apparent suicide. our affiliate with the latest. chris? >> reporter: we have learned overnight that ariel castro has killed himself. he was found around 9:20 last night. authorities performed cpr, brought him up to a columbus-area hospital where he died around 11:00 p.m. tuesday evening. he was in protective custody, being monitored every 30 minutes in a cell all to his own. it's unclear how he did this. an investigation is under wa

live press conference from stockholm, sweden.ut syria and specifically saying, again, that he believes assad was personally responsible for the chemical weapons used. the president is of course using this 24-hour visit to the swedish capital to not only talk about syria but also to show a softer side of u.s. diplomacy. and he's focusing on climate change, technology, trade. and other issues, where there is a broad consensus with european allies. he was speaking earlier about gay and lesbian rights. again, doing what he can to present a more positive progressive side to the united states of america on the eve of what has to be a fairly imminent attack on syria. let's step back in. >> -- comprehensive agreement, can create more jobs and opportunity on both sides of the atlantic. as i head into the g-20, i shared my view that here in europe and around the world, we've got to stay focused on creating jobs and growth. that's going to be critically important not only for our chis but also to maintain staability in many of our democraci

uses it to sweden had been expected to focus on economic issues. -- his visit to sweden had been expected to focus on economic issues. >> we believe with high confidence that chemical weapons were used and that mr. assad was the source. and we want to join with the international community in an effective response that deters such use in the future. >> sweden condemns the use of chemical weapons in syria in the strongest possible terms. it is a clear violation of international law. those responsible should be held accountable. sweden believes that syria's matters -- serious matters concerning international peace and security should be handled by the united nations. >> the prime minister reminded obama that his country had taken in thousands of people who had fled the conflict in syria. so far, russia has blocked any un security council decision on syria and warned the west against taking action. president vladimir putin called the assertion that government -- that the government had used chemical weapons ludicrous. he indicated on wednesday that he may support an intervention if it is prov

it is technically like sweden? were in the ikea in new jersey you could get away with it, right? >> no, you are right. ikeas are like embassies. it is swedish law inside ikea. that's why they killed the monkey. >> all behavior is now permissible. that's what is haming. we are going to hell, world. i am just disgusted by it. i might go out and protest at a local beach. >> free gluten. >> gluten free. >> go to bed, gluten. >> tune in on saturday. thanks to jedediah, and bill schulz and we have andy levy and chris rouser. that does it for me. i will see you whenever. tomorrow probably. smith. for now give me six seconds to factor. >>> "the factor" is on. tonight. >> i think the guns are right there next to their bottles. i'm not sure which they find more important to them. >> once again, the far left demonizing republicans as fundamentalists who cannot think clearly. this is part of some warfare in washington is getting almost hysterical. we'll tell you what's going on. >>> take a look at this cartoon by another far l

president obama is in sweden this morning. but his mind is focused on home and winning the votes needed for a military strike in syria. while the president's away, the u.s. senate is drafting a use of force resolution that would authorize a limited military operation to punish the assad regime for allegedly using chemical weapons on its own people. the final language is being worked out. senate aides say it would set a 60-day deadline for the president to act. and would specifically restrict the use of u.s. ground troops. >> we all agree, there will be no american boots on the ground. >> reporter: secretary of state, john kerry, and other top administration officials return to capitol hill today to pitch the president's plan. democratic and republican leaders in congress say they're onboard. >> i believe that my colleagues should support this call for action. >> reporter: but it's not clear the president has the votes among the rank and file. >> we can't be a sheriff for the whole world, either. >> reporter: the public is also

what i know about sweden i think offers us some good lessons. number one the work you've done on energy the united states can and will learn from. because every country in the world has to recognize that if we're going to continue to grow, improve our standard of living, while maintaining a sustainable planet, then we're going ohave to change our patterns of energy use and sweden is far ahead of many other countries. sweden also has been able to have a ro robust market economy while recognizing there are some infrastructure or education or research that are important and there's no restriction between making public investments and being a firm believer in free markets. and that's a debate and a discussion that we often have in the united states. i have to say that if i were here in europe, i'd probably be considered right in the middle, maybe center-left, maybe center-right, depending on the country. in the united states, sometimes the names i'm called are quite different. and i think a third observation and final observation i'd make is though

every country has enemies, even sweden. we have more than most. every country has some countries in the world that have a beef with them. we have more than most. some of it is deserved and some of it is not deserved. if the punishment for violating the rule against chemical weapons use is a punishment that is delivered by the united states, not by the international community but by us, then in lots of places around the world. throughting that rule and inviting the condemnation and the retaliation of the united states will honestly be seen as some sort of perverse badge of honor. it's not smart to create a situation in the arab world or anywhere else, where countries that hate us see the use of chemical weapons now having the added bonus of kicking sand in our faces. president obama wants there to be an international response. what he's arguing for now is why the u.s. should respond alone anyway, even if the international community will not. >> i would argue that when i see 400 children subjected to gas. or 1400 innocent civilians dying senselessly

also, president obama arrived in sweden this morning. he'll be holding a news conference at 8:30 eastern time with that country's prime minister. it is safe to assume he will face questions on syria. we'll be monitoring all of that and bringing you the highlights as they happen. plus, on the economic front today, a few releases of note for the markets. 8:30 eastern, international trade. then this afternoon, we get the fed's beige book. and throughout the day, the nation's automakers. they'll be reporting on august sales. in addition to covering all of these stories, "squawk" has one all-star la all-star lineup of our own. bob kraft of the patriots. the star quarterback tom brady, jonathan tish and woody johnson. and the nfl's commissioner roger goodell and the show will be building all morning to our newsmaker of the day, cbs president and ceo les moonves, very interesting to hear from him, particularly after this news of settling with time warner. >> it is a pretty big lineup this morning. we have corporate news this morning to talk abo

i think that only chile and sweden have gone for the system right now.even the consulate in britain said the swedes have gone too far. >> one of the great things about the french system is that you have a very strong core of public education. the best schools are not the private schools. the best schools are in many instances the public schools. the unique schools -- elite schools like henri iv are the public ones. it is the pride and joy of the french system. the problem is not when you are looking at those schools, which produce a very small elite, but when you are looking at the broad mass of schools, especially in difficult areas, here you had government for 30 years trying to figure out. they are pouring money into what they call the special education zones. the priority education zones. trying to figure out how to avoid places with a disadvantaged population falling in terms of illiteracy. which is a very important concern. when you look at the bottom end of the french system, 20% of kids were really struggling, many of them are coming from disadva

general from 18977 to 2002 americans have doubled their accumulation and obtain obesity and sugar sweden benches make up 10 percent of the u.s. diet but they over if you if any health benefits. many health experts who treat the children for obesity 710 displays the height drinking of 1 hundred percent fruit drinks and good ole water as well. i said to add that the american heart association say that adult women should commune more than an 6 tea respond of sugar and men no more than 10 and one bottle of snap he will is 17 tea spoons of sugar ca can you think about that that shows you the problem have added sugar for many of our communities. had he this costs argue health care system a tremendous amount of money some say it's $24 billion at the height care level. so not only do we have a public height epidemic with obesity it's an impact of costs on our health care system. san francisco must understand the total cost of high sugar consumption we need to quantify the scope and the means to address it. my requests will ask 3 basic questions what does the scientific research talk about the hi

prime minister rhinefeld said sweden could only support action against syria if it were authorized by the united nations. the u.n. sent a team of inspectors to syria to verify the use of the nerve gas sarin. eight years ago in 2005, also, the u.n. security council authorized sanctions against syria. resolution 1636 punished syria for a terrorist attack in lebanon that killed a then former prime minister of lebanon, but chemical weapons being so horrific may have struck a nerve in world opinion enabling president obama to elude the u.n. and build international support against syria unchallenged by the u.n. by the way, the u.n. was the brainchild of former president franklin deleanor roosevelt who conceived of the world body, the u.n., as a way to prevent a third world war. british prime minister winston churchill joined him in the effort. the u.s. is the largest contributor to the united nations. get this, $4.3 billion this year alone constituting 22% of the u.s. budget. question. let's assume congress authorizes unilateral military action against syria. should commander in chief obama

i want to thank sweden people for being strong partners in pursuing these values. should is in french shut and we also have very stromy home tf people of sweden the sand.deceni am looking forward to visiting with the king and the queen tamara. on behalf of hockey fans in chicago i want to say how have they i am for the a-- >> we will go back to listen to this in of washington and for the president have 60 days to have air strikes go to syria. >> we will be right back. >> the nfl season has not even started yet but already companies are lining up to buy ads on to when the super bowl. five companies have already pledged to air commercials to run the big game. fox is reportedly charging $4 million and add this year. but experts say that a hike is worth it. one of that advertisers as da anddannon, says that its sales doubled after its add two years ago. >> coming up on the kron4 morning nils. { >> top stories we're following this wednesday september 4th. an early morning fire in san leandro has turned deadly. coming up. >> the cleveland man who held three women captive

political director chuck todd is traveling with the president in sweden. nbc's kasie hunt joins us live from capitol hill. i want to start with you on why senator mccain might now be changing his tune. >> reporter: senator mccain is okay with many of the limits that were included in this resolution, but he says that it doesn't do enough to focus on his priorities. he wants to see something that says that the goal of this is to change momentum on the ground. and he wants to support specifically the syrian, free syrian army which is one of the rebel groups he has been working closely with. he told me, as he went into that classified briefing, because those things aren't in there, he can't support this. that really is a surprise because throughout the hearing yesterday, mccain was somebody who was clearly and is clearly supportive of the idea of intervening in syria. they are behind closed doors right now discussing the process for this and figuring out some of the things that we are going to see at that markup that is set to start at 11:30. we could see some

the united states and sweden are both major donors. we will continue those efforts. to try to strengthen the abilities of a inclusive and representative opposition and to support of the diplomacy that could end all the violence and advance a political transition in the future in syria where all peoples rights are upheld. those are goals that we share. we will keep working toward those goals and more broadly given sweden's close partnership with nato we touched on some of the other security challenges and i expressed my appreciation for the extraordinary work that the swedish armed forces has done in a whole range of issues including afghanistan, efforts to resolve some of the conflicts in central, eastern europe and the ongoing training that's also being provided and the good example that's being provided by the swedish armed forces here in europe. >> with relistenning in to the president. he is in sweden. we have been talking about this ahead of the g20 summit in russia. he just said that he believes very strongly that chemical weapons were used in syria and that th

>> it has some and released in sweden yet.ant to be able to show them over there. >> what does this do for your business in sweden? >> i will be one the first in my area at least to get one. >> he also stated that he can put a little bit of vacationing here in the bay area. >> as far as well as on an apple store, we do not know. they set up this area when they are about to launch a new product. that would take it down at a.m.. were not sure how many songs that have on hand and i spoke with the manager and he told me that he will not tell me how many they have on stock. if you come down here and you get at the end of this line which is about a hundred people long. if you are run in the rest of them selling out of the model that you are looking for. and that is tall most was the people fell. >> they have all of the models here. there are a lot attack people and they stated that they do this every year. >> i think is about 80 percent. there is one new feature that people are talking about. that is the touch sinkers prince camp.fi

now one day before president barack obama's scheduled visit to sweden julian assange co-founder of the transparency organization of wiki leaks has filed an affidavit and criminal complaint with police at stockholm's our london airport our son just witnessed swedish police to investigate a suitcase that he says was stolen from him in two thousand and ten by intelligence agents while traveling from sweden to germany in the affidavit assan suggests that the bag quote may have been illegally seized as part of an intelligence operation with the purpose of gathering information now according to we can be a wiki leaks spokes person similar complaints will be filed in other countries including germany and denmark both wall of unlawful us intelligence operations against songe what she claims occurred after wiki leaks publish classified documents about the u.s. war in afghanistan now according to wiki leaks this is the first of four planned criminal complaints they'll file in the month of september alone the organization says they waited until after the trial of private first class. chelsea mann

we'll have the details. >> and president obama in sweden this morning. morning on the crisis in syria. >> we'll have those stories and much more when the kron four morning news returns. align this morning the president said the international community and congress's credibility are on the line if a chemical attack on civilians in syria goes unanswered. he rejected suggestions he set a red line for action against syria while president barack obama begins his three-day trip in sweden and russia for the g-20 summit, senior administration officials are working to get support in congress for u.s. military action against the syrian regime, which the out a chemical attack on its own people. >> first off, i did not set a red line, the world said a red line. the government represents 90 percent of the population. they stated that the use of chemical weapons are forbidden. this is even if countries are engaged in war. congress set a red line when there rectified this. congress set redline monday indicated when they stated that a piece of legislation, some of the h

. >> reporter: president stopped in sweden after cancelling a summit with vladimir putin to try to build international support for military action in syria, putin had blocked in the u.n. security council. mr. obama denied his own credibility is at stake. >> first of all, i didn't set a red line, the world set a red line. point number two, my credibility is not on the line. the international community's credibility is on the line and america and congress' credibility is on the line. >> reporter: without mentioning iran, the president warns failing to act against syria would encourage others to develop forbidden weapons. he said the u.s. would continue to build international support for action against syria's leaders, but added sometimes we must go it alone. while he wouldn't say if he would go ahead with an attack if congress refused to authorize it, he said he didn't ask for lawmakers' approval as a symbolic gesture. >> i did not take this to congress because it is an empty exercise. it is important to have congress' support. >> reporter: memories of colin powell, assuring the u.n. there

sweden will move into second and austria and ireland have an outside chance only.he international olympic committee is deciding on the host city for the 2020 summer olympics. this is between istanbul, tokyo, and madrid, but the spanish capital has just been eliminated. were tied,stanbul meeting tokyo was on top of the round. the host of the games will be contested in the second round of voting. presidingesident is over his final session before retiring on tuesday. he will announce the winner in a few hours. another tough decision to make on sunday -- to choose the final sport on the 2020 olympic program. debut, orh make their will baseball return? this all depends on if they reverse a decision to dump wrestling, one of the classic olympic sports from the ancient games. the fate of wrestling was sealed in february, when it was ditched from the olympic program. seen as too complex and unattractive, it had little to recommend to modern audiences. but this port is rich in tradition and has an important place in the classic games. since the ousting from the modern games

wendell goler is traveling with the president in sweden tonight. first to mike emanuel on fox top story live on capitol hill. man, that vote out of committee today was not as easy as many might have expected. shep no question changing momentum on the battlefield. some lawmakers were clearly uncomfortable with that. after a close vote in the committee, the measure passed the first hurdle in the senate. >> i think the fact that we got from a spectrum that goes from john mccain who is one of the most hawkish members of the senate to dick durbin who is one of the most progressive members of the senate gives you a sense that we have struck the appropriate balance in this resolution. >> i just need to get through the committee with the provision that we have to change the battlefield equation. that is key and vital in we're going to succeed in having bashar assad leave. >> this sets up debate and a vote in the overall senate next week. mccain thinks an oval office address by the commander and chief would certainly help, shep. >> shepard: if the original

like i said with sweden almost anything works if people are free. yes, sir. >> regarding the president's generally take the blame and get the credit without a deserving either? >> usually. roosevelt is a perfect example and people will tell you how they pulled themselves out of depression. it kind of got a better and then a kind of got worse. then people say the war pulled us out of the depression. well yes if you don't count people getting killed as a cost. yes, sir. >> [inaudible] >> how much do i fear the president? well, a little bit. i really do. i read his earth and the balance look very carefully because i was writing a book at that time about the fashionable worries basically to the he had quite a compendium of them and i came to the conclusion that there wasn't ghostwritten because it simply wasn't good enough to have been ghostwritten and he was a very credulous thinking man. much inclined to not expect we believe the stones have souls that sort of off in the department but he will send eight clear thinking man. and yes i am a little conce

this is in sweden. this dude is a younger brother of ugo. >> they claim that's the first back flip on a slack line in sweden. all right. couple of qualifiers there. >> sure. >> even if that's not true, you can't deny, impressive skills on the slack line. >> mind blowing. >> and he not only hits the back flip but also gets back on the line and then does a bunch of other tricks. >> have you ever stood on a slack line? >> no. >> i couldn't even stand on this thing without my feet shaking. that's just hard to imagine. the core strength, dedexterity, good for him. >> if he did a back flip on the line, might as well do a back flip to get off. he's got some serious skills. >>> as a job interviews weren't nevrve-racking around, for thes people, it was. you see these interviewees get to this office, very professional. beautiful view in the background. suddenly the room starts shaking a little bit. and then look what's happening outside the window. >> oh, gosh. >> someua into the city and there's stuff that comes

he will meet with leaders from other -- in sweden.t with leaders from the area and will meet with leaders in st. peter'sburg, russia. >>> the senate foreign relations committee in washington could vote on authorizing military action against syria. bay area representatives aren't on board just yet. they have written to the national security advisor asking a series of questions they want answered before making a decision. >> what if there is retaliation? ? >> after a white house meeting. house minority leader nancy pelosi joined house speaker john boehner in supporting u.s. action against syria. >>> the bay bridge is now open for business it's time 20 start working on the next big thing here in the bay area. anne makovec is in fremont where one of those projects is well under way. good morning. >> at the end of the line, now bay area transportation officials moving to the more public transportation side of the big project. >> we have another payoff coming. we have the third bore of the caldecott tunnel bringing conshohocken relief in th