umet. and then mitch daniels looks at public education costs. you can >> good morning, it is tuesday, september 23. this is "washington journal". today we will open up our phone lines for your comments. we will begin with isis and syria. later we will discuss security concerns at the white house after a man hopped the fence and entered the north door. we want to hear your opinion. you can reach us by phone, the democrats line (202) 737-0001. republicans line (202) 737-0002. line.ndence and you can find us online. you can send us an e-mail at @c-span.org. >> the news out of syria checking out a cnn rep or. intensifying the campaign against the islamic militant group. that report comes to from cnn. the first caller is from new mexico. ryan on the democrats line. >> the one question i have is the legality. that the president, the commander-in-chief, we have not declared war is congress can only declare war since world war ii. i just wonder if it is legal because i am hearing both sides, from democrats and republicans on the far left and right, sayi