the white house their supporters in congress try to protect the president of their party but the president isn't just a president of parties president of united states. i members of congress are just partisan participants in a process they are united states congress persons and what we have to remember is that both myself and ron paul rand's father raised this issue of the drones in the congress relentlessly brought a resolution in front of the congress forced committee a committee to have to consider it and you know this is finally people are starting to understand there are constitutional issues here and good for senator rand paul for raising the issue on the floor of the senate but we haven't resolved that we should you know this other countries are going to start to use drones imagine for a moment of china thought that it any other nation thought that they could invade u.s. airspace with a drone as we invade other people's airspace we would stand for it how can we expect other countries to continue to stand by while we violate their sovereignty and territorial integrity and then on a domestic level we've got to worry about the domestic use of dr

this deserves full and transparent debate before the american people before congress acts. >> if the united statest members of congress with concrete evidence that the assad regime did indeed gas its own people, what should the united states do? >> well, that is something that we're going to have to explore. rather than just precipitously send missiles in, first of all we don't even know who they would be targeting. we don't know the impact on innocent people. going war is a serious matter. and it should be done very carefully and deliberately with clear national interests at stake before the united states or our commander in chief acts. >> congressman pitts, thank you very much for being with us this morning. we'll talk our viewers back to london to the british parliament to hear more from the opposition leader speaking before the british parliament and the prime minister. of course he opposes any military action right now against syria. let's listen. >> as it also says, as it also says in point five, such action must have regard to the potential consequences in the region. to any proposed action

look you can make the example the united states how many blacks do we have in the united states or how many how many arabs do we have in the in the united states congress right now one matthew before we enter the program what's the future create what's the future of christians in the arab world. twenty seconds well i mean if the general trend if the trend continues we're going to see less and less of them unless you know that things change quickly i'm not optimistic i'm sorry to say ok looks like we're into the age of intolerance in this region many thanks today to my guests in washington and in london and thanks to our viewers for watching us here darkie see you next time and remember proper talk rules. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. i grew up near me airbase. i dreamed of becoming a pilot ever since i was a child the odds

united states how many blacks do we have in the united. states are how many how many arabs do we have in the in the united states congress right now one matthew before we enter the program what's the future create what's the future of christians in the arab world. twenty seconds well i mean if the general trend if the trend continues we're going to see less and less of them unless you know that things change quickly i'm not optimistic i'm sorry to say ok looks like we're into age of intolerance in this region many thanks today to my guests in washington and in london and thanks to our viewers for watching us here darkie see you next time and remember proper talk rules. technology innovation all the developments from around russia. the future covered. exactly what happened that day i don't know but a woman i killed. years later is when i got arrested for. for a crime i did not do. we have numerous cases where police officers lie about polygraph results. innocent people to confess the police officers don't beat people anymore i mean it just doesn't happen really. in the course of interrogation why because there's been this is light men know bec

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congress disapproves? >> so there he is, the president of the united states making it clear he has authorized the use of force in syria, but he's not going to go forward with that execute order until -- until -- congress acts. they're not scheduled to come back from their recess until monday, september 9, then he has the commitment of the democratic and republican leadership in the house and senate. they will take up this resolution that would give the president authority to go ahead and launch a military strike against syria to punish syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons against its own people. so clearly, even though the president has made a decision to go ahead, even though the president has made a decision to go ahead and use military force, he has decided to wait to execute that order until congress comes back, and that could be at least ten days or so from now, if not longer, depending on how long it takes congress to consider such a resolution. and there is by no means a guarantee the president will win that vote in the house of representatives, especially -- likely he probably will win in the

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united states congress even though certain growth in certain unemployment rate . but the only way the unemployment rate is falling is because people who can't find jobs drop out of the workforce they're no longer counted it as that is what lower it so so it's really a trap i don't i expected something i would just blow up and i don't think they can show it well i'd like to talk about unemployment in a second but first let's get to some of the modern metrics our politicians are using to so-called steer the economy and we actually have a clip a clip here of a famous politician opining on the relative worth of national accounting statistics . that night in a particular town. and think about average i. am going to clear our highway. account based on a lot of pride going and mchale the people of great. so of course it was robert kennedy and he was talking about g.n.p. that would be gross national product and under the first bush regime we suddenly started following gross domestic product or g.d.p. so why the change. well all the criticisms that robert kennedy made of t

i will tell you that as someone who spent nearly three decades in the united states congress, i know that that consultation is the right way for a president to approach a decision of when and how and if to use military force. and it is important to ask the tough questions, and get the tough answers before taking action. not just after wards. and i believe as president obama does, that it is also important to discuss this directly with the american people. that's our responsibility. to talk with the citizen who is have entrusted all of us in the administration and the congress with responsibility for their security. that's why this mornings release of our governments unclassified estimate of what took place in syria is so important. it's findings are as clear as they are compelling. i'm not asking you to take my word for it. read for yourself. everyone. those listening all of you, read for yourselves the evidence from thousands of sources evidence that is already publicly available. and read for yourselves the verdict reached by our intelligence community about the chemical weapons at

to an extent of what his belief is, it's 135th of the united states congress. so i respect him or anybody else who believes the president is authorized to attack another country without congressional approval. i am with him in terms of the congress should be given a right to vote, and we should have a national draft to make certain that everybody has skin in the game when we attack another country and put our troops in harm's way. >> strong views from charlie rangel. congressman, thanks very much. >>> in the last hour we heard president obama make his powerful statement saying he has, in fact, already decided the united states should take military action in syria, but he also said he wants congressional authorization before he gives the execution order. listen to this. >> after careful deliberation, i have decided the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets. this would not be an open-ended intervention. we would not put boots on the ground. instead our action would be designed to be limited in duration and scope. that's why i made

endorse military action in retaliation and here in the united states congress wants to have a say before any military action is taken twenty two members of the house of representatives have written a letter to the white house demanding congress approve of any military strike democratic congresswoman barbara lee from california said while the use of chemical weapons is deeply troubling and unacceptable i believe there is no military solution to the complex syrian crisis and the harshest words against u.s. intervention came from former u.s. congressman dennis kucinich who said so what we're about to become al qaeda is air force now this is a very very serious matter that has broad implications internationally and try to minimize it by saying we're just going to have a targeted strike that's an act of war it's not anything to be trifled with meanwhile the u.n. security council received a draft from british prime minister david cameron today authorizing what he calls necessary measures to be taken in syria but such a resolution can't gain approval of the security council given that both russ

in the snowden issue to degrade relations between the two countries particularly since the united states congress and the republican party which have such a bellicose attitude towards russia continue to push and push and push on the obama administration to demonize and isolate russia or attempt to at least i think the situation is really hard for a lot of people who look at syria and say oh my god it's a humanitarian crisis it's horrifying how many people have died how many people lost their lives for this geo political chess game what can people do to help the people of syria without investing in either side. this military battle well certainly people and i'm sure they're already doing it to invest in humanitarian efforts within the independent groups but i think by and large people here in the united states in particular need to start standing up and standing up aggressively against these attempts by the united states to intervene in the affairs of other nations i mean it was the united states were really the gulf states under the umbrella in the aegis of the united states and other western cou

. >> the a ca is the most complex pose of legislation passed by the united states congress. >> democrats and irs and youns and major issues with obama care. the president said no one has a better plan. >> some say we don't have solutions. i say we do. tonight, the cost and cure. huckabee special. the governor's solutions to obama care. ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. thank you. thank you very much. we have a great audience here. and let me say welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. all right. train wreck, hopelessly complex, will destroy the 40 hour work week and devastate working people. and those are comments made about obama care. those are made by the people who supported it. president obama rejected republican input on the bill and complained every since that the republicans are not in favor of it. i wonder if he looked around to see how many democrats are all jacked up about it. last week, i asked austin goolsby if he could think of a single democrat up for election running on obama care instead of away from it. can you name me any democrats w

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i will tell you that as someone who spent nearly three decades in the united states congress, i knowt that consultation is the right way for a president to approach a decision of when and how and if to use military force. and it's important to ask the tough questions and get the tough answers before taking action. not just afterwards. and i believe as president obama does that it is also important to discuss this directly with the american people. that's our responsibility, to talk with the citizens who have entrusted all of us in the administration in the congress with responsibility for their security. that's why this morning's release of our government's unclassified estimate of what took place in syria is so important. its findings are as clear as they are compelling. i'm not asking you to take my word for it. read for yourself, everyone, those listening, all of you, read for yourselves the evidence from thousands of sources, evidence that is already publicly available. and read for yourself the verdict reached by our intelligence community about the chemical weapons attack, the

president's plan to hit syria with military action clearly facing some real hurdles here in the united states. congress could decide to push back the vote until the united nations releases the results of its fact-finding mission which we just learned could take as long as three weeks to complete. meanwhile, president obama's decision to pursue authorization from congress before striking syria is getting reaction all around the world. we want to get some perspective on today's developments from cnn reporters who have covered this conflict traveling in and out of syria really from the beginning, over the last 2 1/2 years. our nick peyton walsh is here with me from washington. fred is in bruit. ivan watson on the turkish/syrian border. fred, you have seen some of the worst of this war. you were in syria, damascus, days ago. you were also there for some of the earliest reports of possible chemical weapons use. as the president abruptly delays his response to the apparent use of the chemical weapons, what's the early reaction, fred, that you're hearing from syria and also in the region? >> well, it's intere

yes, he was invited like every member of the united states congress house and senate. but if you have the only african-american sitting in the united states senate and you do not ask him to speak at that event, then there is something wrong. >> let try another way. why not the george romney -- can i ask you something? why didn't the party of lincoln ask to come? >> i get that. chris, i'm with you on that. but remember, there are two sides of this coin. >> sure. >> he was not invited by the people who put it together to speak. he was invited to attend and not speak. and that was bullheaded. >> i think it's so interesting about the celebrities that were there. forrest whittaker. by the way, does he come off younger in person than the parts he plays? he plays idi amin and the old guy. looks like he is 30. >> he was so gentle and moving. it brought tears to my eyes. i'll tell you that. >> 50 years ago, charlton heston, who has identified so much with the right. and begun rights. yet he was a big civil rights guy. >> huge civil rights guy. >> and a lot of those voices are mi

i will tell you are someone who has spent three decades in the united states congress, i know that consultation is the right way for a president to approach a decision of when and how and if to use military force. it's important to ask the tough questions and get the tough answers before taking action. not just afterwards. i believe it is also important to discuss this directly with the american people. that is our responsibility. to talk with the citizens who have entrusted all of us in the administration and in the congress with the responsibility for their security. that is why this morning's release of our government's unclassified estimate of what took place in syria is so important. its findings are as clear as they are compelling. i am not asking you to take my word for it. read for yourself, everyone, those listening, all of you, read for yourselves the evidence from thousands of sources, evidence that is already available. read for yourselves the verdict reached by our intelligence community about the chemical weapons attack, the assad regime inflicted on the opposition and on neighbor

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someone to grow up the way i grew up in the cotton fields of alabama to now be serving in the united states congress makes me want to tell them come and walk in my shoes. so i say so each one of us today, we must never, ever give up. we must never, ever give in. we must keep the faith and keep our eye on the prize. >> we have a long way to go, but our eyes are on the prize. joining me now are joy reid and joan walsh. thank you both for being here. >> thanks, reverend. >> thanks, rev. >> joy, what a day. but why is it so important to remind people of the work that's still ahead? >> you know, i think it's important first of all because i think we never should lose sight of history and be cognizant of it. this is incredible seeing these three presidents hearing president carter speak of personal links to the king family. to hearing from two of martin luther king's children. but i think it's also important because these kinds of events, these kinds of marches and kinds of remembrance are a call to action and reminder it takes every person that was in the audience, not just the people on stage, to contin

at the very least, it would be a vote by the united states congress which i think would back up the congress -- >> senator chris murphy of kentucky. thank you very much. i really appreciate it. >>> joining me zainab salbi, raised in saddam hussein's inner circle. left iraq and founded women for women international. work in war zones all over the world including in bosnia and other places in the middle east. you're someone who worked in war zones who's a humanitarian, who has seen up close the ravages of war and as we think about when we look at the images which are absolutely horrifying and horrendous, what is going through your head when you look at the images and think about the possibility of increased american activity, intervention in the region? >> i want to take it from a cultural perspective as an arab. this is is the first time in arab history that the arabs are seeing other arabs killing themselves. and chemical weapons and having women and children in such horrible images of that. never in our history is such -- >> the availability of the images. >> it was kurds and iranians and h

someone to grow up the way i grew up in the cotton fields of alabama, to now be serving in the united states congresskes me want to tell them come and walk in my shoes. come and, walk in the shoes of those who the police fought with fire hoses and night sticks and arrested and took to jail. i first came to washington the same year that president barack obama was born to participate in the freedom ride. in 1961 black and white people could not be seated together on the greyhound bus. so we decided to take an integrated fashion ride from here to new orleans. but we never made it there. over 400 of us were arrested and jailed in mississippi during the freedom ride. a bus was set on fire in alabama. we were beaten and arrested and jailed, but we helped bring them in to segregation in public transportation. i came back here again in june of 196 1963 as the new chairmanf the student non-violent committee. we met with president kennedy, who said the frustration throughout america. in 1963 we cannot because of the color of our skin. we had t to pay a tax, pass a tt because of the color of our skin and pass a

how about going to the united states congress. the constitution gives congress the authority to declare war. this president doesn't see it as a priority to go to congress and make the case while action is in his security. >> do you think he has an obligation to do that? >> i think he has an obligation to make the case to ago and the american people. it is justified and focused on the national security. it doesn't be -- it should be focused on protecting the citizens of american. they the muslim brotherhood coming. if you look, i think the larger question has to be who is going to replace assad and the syrian opposition which was more pro american has given way to the pro jihadist movement. if assad is cast aside the ties will take over? >> look that is right. of nine major rebel groups, 7 of them may well have some significant tie to al siqaeda. and if assad is replaced by a regime, what would be dangerous for the united states, is for radical islamic government to seize control of those chemical weapons and to deploy them against

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congress and i think that we have discovered. this is an utterly human institution that reflects a diverse human society. united statesof america. congress' representative in every sense of the word. represents materialism and corruption as well as the qualities of the electorate. you don't have the house and senate any better than we are. in this case i think the country was lucky. dodd-frank managed to bring home an important issue. crucial to the success of the book and i am grateful. but of course neither of them will be around for us next time. thank you very much. >> thank you. [applause] [applause] >> sewer revenge for his theory that it's been all downhill since her first elected in 1974 is, to reveal how much was made up by bob. >> i love your response. >> thank you for inviting me to be here at brookings. it's a great thrill. it is so nice to come back to be with this very distinguished panel. i have known tom for years and years. we got to know each other over the past couple of years and you are right. there are some risks in doing this. i have been around long enough to know that this bill did not become

>> i'm afraid that the congress of the united states would have to consider carefully the elimination of aid. by the way we know that the gulf countries are giving them as much as $14 billion. it's not just military and aid, but tourism and it's our relationship, their legitimacy in the world and a lot of other things and i'm afraid they're not appreciative of it, while they're demonizing the united states of america in the streets. it's a sad thing to see. >> you have been spending a lot of time with president obama lately. you have been talking about foreign policy and pushing comprehensive immigration reform. you helped work out a deal to stop filibustering some of mhis nominees and jay leno asked him about it this week. >> you had the lover's quarrel for a while, and now you're -- weloufrids. >> you know, that's -- >> what happened? >> that's how a classic romantic comedy goes. >> i was going to ask you, are you going soft on obama, but from your answers today you're not. is it a romantic comedy or a tragedy? >> i think it's a situation where i will work with the president and the

security council or the united states congress and in the wake of yesterday's setback at the britishe world leaders and other foreign ministers secretary kerry has been talking to the past couple days. alisyn? alisyn: james, it sounds like what congress wants to know is that president assad is the one who used the chemical weapons. obviously chemical weapons were used. there are hundreds of victims who tell the story. do you think secretary kerry has evidence, has concrete evidence that it was actually assad's forces who did it? >> reporter: well already some classified intelligence has been shared with the two heads of the house and senate intelligence committees. the democratic head, chair of the senate intelligence committee, dianne feinstein of california said that the evidence she had seen, quote, pointed to the syrian regime being the one to have launched chemical attack of august 21 that killed hundreds of civilians. points to is not the same as irrefutably establishes but preponderance of evidence according to the administration is what will convince the world leaders and hop