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america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie rubin, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort of strike? >> i think what's happening is what i would call the psychological warfare phase. we've known sanctions have a limbed chance of convincing iran to stop its nuclear program. the israelis are increasingly worried that iran is getting to a point of no return. to the point -- could stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon, so the psychological warfare is the message being delivered to the united states, to journalists and throughout the world that israel is getting close to a decision to use force. this is a kind of psychological warf
america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie rubin, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort...
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a middle east nuclear arms race is israel, for the region and dangerous for us. that's what i think all of this talk is right now about where israel is. >> and would you support an israeli strike on iran? >> i think a unilateral strike by israel is not helpful. it takes middle east allies to the united states and makes them have to oppose israel. it comes with a pretty high cost. now, we have a defense treaty that will support israel if they're attacked and we will live up to that. i would hope that we could do this if necessary to try to slow the program, sanctions are taking hold. the u.s. congress passed tough sanctions. >> right. of course. >> that's really starting to take hold. the one thing that's miss r here, we're not sure if iran really believes when the administration says everything is on the table. if we can make them believe everything is on the table with sanctions, meaning the possibility of military strikes, that could be the thing that tips us over and backs them down. >> it sounds reasonable, although interesting david sanger at "the new york t
a middle east nuclear arms race is israel, for the region and dangerous for us. that's what i think all of this talk is right now about where israel is. >> and would you support an israeli strike on iran? >> i think a unilateral strike by israel is not helpful. it takes middle east allies to the united states and makes them have to oppose israel. it comes with a pretty high cost. now, we have a defense treaty that will support israel if they're attacked and we will live up to that....
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east. when i talked to members of congress, whether democrats or republican, there's a universal consensus that americans want to reduce our entanglements, military entanglements in the middle east. bombing iran would prolong the entanglements. >> we have to leave it there. fran, appreciate you being on. karim, thank you as well. a look back at the impact don cornelius had with his show "soul train." longest syndicated show in history. >>> also, incredible images of pandemonium and violence breaking out following a soccer match in egypt. dozens killed. more on that ahead. evevilil p pririncncee bobollllywywoooodd 3-3-dd shsharark k atattatack nened d ththe e hehead 5%5% c casashbhbacackk ririghght t nonow,w, g getet 5 k onon m movovieies.s. itit p payays s toto d di. and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. tha
east. when i talked to members of congress, whether democrats or republican, there's a universal consensus that americans want to reduce our entanglements, military entanglements in the middle east. bombing iran would prolong the entanglements. >> we have to leave it there. fran, appreciate you being on. karim, thank you as well. a look back at the impact don cornelius had with his show "soul train." longest syndicated show in history. >>> also, incredible images of...
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the price also spikes up when rogue nations like iran make threatening noises and the middle east erupts. it rises because the american economy is growing again. just yesterday president obama tried to call out his critics. >> there are no silver bullets short-term when it comes to gas prices. and anybody who says otherwise isn't telling the truth. anybody who tells you that we can drill our way out of this problem doesn't know what they're talking about. >> that may or may not be, just in case you only think we're keeping republicans honest. keeping the president honest, campaigning didn't stop when he was running for president. >> on gas prices, john mccain's part of the problem. mcand bush support a drilling plan -- mccain will give more tax breaks. he's voted with bush 95% of the time. barack obama will make energy an urgent priority. >> in fairness, mr. obama's plan for energy differs sharply from the gop talking points. but it's based on the same assumption that presidential policy makes a difference at the pump. he wasn't the first democratic candidate to do what republicans are d
the price also spikes up when rogue nations like iran make threatening noises and the middle east erupts. it rises because the american economy is growing again. just yesterday president obama tried to call out his critics. >> there are no silver bullets short-term when it comes to gas prices. and anybody who says otherwise isn't telling the truth. anybody who tells you that we can drill our way out of this problem doesn't know what they're talking about. >> that may or may not be,...
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east. when i talk to members of congress, whether democrat or republican, there is almost the universal consensus that americans want to reduce our entanglements, our military entanglements in the middle east and bombing iran would of course prolong our entanlements. >> we have to leave it there. thank you. >>> a look back at the impact don cornelius can had on pop culture with his ground breaking television show "soul train" longest syndicated show in history. >>> pan moan yum and violence breaking out in a soccer match in egypt. dozens are killed. more on that ahead. diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback right now, get 5% cashback at gas stations. it pays to discover. have 46 grams of whole grains... mmmm. ...and a touch of sweetness. you'll be delighted to discover how good they taste. get your free sample of quaker oatmeal squares on facebook. when we were determined toe of quaksee it through.res here's an update on the progress. we're paying for all spill related clean
east. when i talk to members of congress, whether democrat or republican, there is almost the universal consensus that americans want to reduce our entanglements, our military entanglements in the middle east and bombing iran would of course prolong our entanlements. >> we have to leave it there. thank you. >>> a look back at the impact don cornelius can had on pop culture with his ground breaking television show "soul train" longest syndicated show in history....
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people have been afraid of this for as long as i've been covering the middle east. that's 30 years. people have been worried about this kind of wholesale civil war in syria. now we seem to be slipping toward it and it scares people. >> and it's important that you're using that word slaughter. ial feel like sometimes in these situations, we tend to engage in hyperbole, the need yeah sometimes not always knowing and you covering it for 30 years, it's significant for everybody watching. >> i want to get your reaction on what john mccain said. here he is. >> i thinking we should have a contact group, a joint coalition and also we should consider all options including arming the opposition. the blood letting has got to stop. >> if the united states got involved -- we were just going through the syrian military. it's a serious military, a well armed military. would we have to accept that we would have to have troops on the ground and american lives at stake? >> this risks being a big war. this is not the ragtag libyan army of moammar gadhafi. the syrian army is big, as you say, over 300,0
people have been afraid of this for as long as i've been covering the middle east. that's 30 years. people have been worried about this kind of wholesale civil war in syria. now we seem to be slipping toward it and it scares people. >> and it's important that you're using that word slaughter. ial feel like sometimes in these situations, we tend to engage in hyperbole, the need yeah sometimes not always knowing and you covering it for 30 years, it's significant for everybody watching....
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east. man it's great. the guests love it. [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. lord of the carry-on. sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. go national. go like a pro. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. vacations are always wasn'ta good ideaa ♪ priceline negoti - - no time. out quickly. you're miles from your destination. you'll need a hotel tonight we don't have time to bid you don't have to bid. at priceline you can choose from thousands of hotels on sale every day. save yourself... some money it'
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shadid covered the middle east for two decades. last year here and three other journalists were held captive in libya for more than a week. i spo stephen ferrell, you knew and worked with anthony for nearly a decade, and went through some deadly situations back in 2011. what go you want people watching to know about him? >> i think with anthony shadid, you have to say he had a very rare combination of gifts. but with anthony, he had not only the courage to go to places that needed to be gone to, but when he was is there he had the lack skills, the arab skills, he could gather, he could collect a he's extra rare talent was to condense that to crystallize it and to write nit a way that magnified the import of what he was reporting on. so to bring to people in a very poetic way, what was happening in these areas, so really, the full range, the ability to get there, the ability to understand what was going on, the ability to express that in words that could be matched by few and almost unique ability to put it in context, to see the mi
shadid covered the middle east for two decades. last year here and three other journalists were held captive in libya for more than a week. i spo stephen ferrell, you knew and worked with anthony for nearly a decade, and went through some deadly situations back in 2011. what go you want people watching to know about him? >> i think with anthony shadid, you have to say he had a very rare combination of gifts. but with anthony, he had not only the courage to go to places that needed to be...
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and when russia's navy needs a port in the middle east, in syria. russia's $4.7 billion has helped make syria a military power house in a regional arms race. a ground force of 220,000 plus another 108,000 in paramilitary troops. syria has about 5,000 tanks including the t' 72 shown here, which has a 125 millimeter gun and a range of 6,000 feet. tonight, the russian syrian connection. so much to moscow, national security contributor fran townsend and daniel friedman. good to have both of you with us. we appreciate it. should it surprise us, first of all, just how important russia is, bank rolling the syrian military, but how big the syrian military is and how much fire power it has. >> we haven't even gotten to the economic relationship. let's remember russia forgave three quarters of the debt they held to the tune of $10 billion of syrian debt and they have a huge trade and infrastructure relationship that is in the billions of dollars. this is a strategic partner for russia. the port that you mentioned where they're leasing, this goes back to the 1
and when russia's navy needs a port in the middle east, in syria. russia's $4.7 billion has helped make syria a military power house in a regional arms race. a ground force of 220,000 plus another 108,000 in paramilitary troops. syria has about 5,000 tanks including the t' 72 shown here, which has a 125 millimeter gun and a range of 6,000 feet. tonight, the russian syrian connection. so much to moscow, national security contributor fran townsend and daniel friedman. good to have both of you...
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. >> speaker gingrich like santorum blames high prices on president obama's failed middle east policies. his decision to put the pipeline from canada to the gulf of mexico on hold. >> think about what this president is doing. here we are now facing coming up into summertime, when if we had a pipeline being built right now, and it could be built right now, right now, the president could sign an order to build the pipeline. we would have the construction jobs and the knowledge of the industry that all of the production would be coming online. >> senator santorum has gone further recently saying about the obama administration, quote, they want higher energy prices. they want to push their radical agenda on the public, and gingrich put a petition on his website called drill here, drill now, pay less. suggestion being that the white house is anti-drilling. that's the suggestion. it's not just the candidates. john boehner held a closed door strategy session with republican members. according to the "new york times," this is a debate we want to have. keeping them honest, there are a whole lot
. >> speaker gingrich like santorum blames high prices on president obama's failed middle east policies. his decision to put the pipeline from canada to the gulf of mexico on hold. >> think about what this president is doing. here we are now facing coming up into summertime, when if we had a pipeline being built right now, and it could be built right now, right now, the president could sign an order to build the pipeline. we would have the construction jobs and the knowledge of the...
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at the end of the day, what happens in syria really can change the course of the middle east. i really do hope we can break them away from iran. >> that's a strategic concern. the focus for civilians in syria remains solely on staying alive and getting rid of their government. as with almost all the video, can't be independently verified, the assad regime keeps sirius out however arwa damon was with those trying to hang on for one more day. >> reporter: these are some of the families who have nowhere else to go. finding relative safety in this makeshift bunker but little comfort. we're not sleeping at night, we're not deeping during the day. the children are always crying, the bombs are always coming down like this. they huddle in near darkness. some cover their faces, afraid they'll lose more than they already have. >> one woman's son been detained since august, and another one, this woman here, for a month and a half. we just walked in and we've been swamped, bombarded by these people's tragic stories here. at a wood cutting factory, turned bunker nearby, this baby is cradle
at the end of the day, what happens in syria really can change the course of the middle east. i really do hope we can break them away from iran. >> that's a strategic concern. the focus for civilians in syria remains solely on staying alive and getting rid of their government. as with almost all the video, can't be independently verified, the assad regime keeps sirius out however arwa damon was with those trying to hang on for one more day. >> reporter: these are some of the...
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she went to the middle east, africa, and asia. >> i was star struck by her. she was the kind of person who had a standard of journalism that many of us strive to achieve, and it was only in this last time period where i was here that she was there as well that we were able to spend time together. >> while covering in the civil war in sri lanka in 1991, she was ambushed. she lost her left eye to shrapnel and had to wear an eye patch. it didn't seem to slow her down. she was among a select group of journalists to interview moamma gadhafi. then she reported to us all she saw and learned about the slaughter and the mass rapes that were occurring there. >> the direct evidence that i have is talking to one of gadhafi's soldiers who is a prisoner here and repentant. he said his two officers entered the house, there's about 1,000 rapes. >> 1,000 rapes? >> across misrata over a two-month period. >> she may have questions her impact at times, all war reporters do, but she continues to travel to the front line. she believed it was important she told a group of young jou
she went to the middle east, africa, and asia. >> i was star struck by her. she was the kind of person who had a standard of journalism that many of us strive to achieve, and it was only in this last time period where i was here that she was there as well that we were able to spend time together. >> while covering in the civil war in sri lanka in 1991, she was ambushed. she lost her left eye to shrapnel and had to wear an eye patch. it didn't seem to slow her down. she was among a...
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east or the other types of violence in various other conflict zones. what is happening here -- it's very difficult to put it in to words, anderson. the level of despair, what is happening, how one sided this war -- and it is now a war. really is. what you sense is that you have a massive entity. this power that is the syrian government using every single tool at its disposal to crush this opposition that really, as they put it have just been crying out for freedom. we hear all of these stories of children being mers lousily massacred at the hands of the regime. no one spared. you can't compare it to anything else. >> a are rwa damon, stay safe. >>> susan hendricks is joining us now. >> iran showed off what it called advances in the nuclear program today. iran's president, as you see, donning a lab coat to view what his country slai claims is a interfujs to be used. the state department dismisses it as hype. >>> house speak er boehner defended a roll tax extension that will cost the treasury $100 billion. president obama says it he will sign if it passe
east or the other types of violence in various other conflict zones. what is happening here -- it's very difficult to put it in to words, anderson. the level of despair, what is happening, how one sided this war -- and it is now a war. really is. what you sense is that you have a massive entity. this power that is the syrian government using every single tool at its disposal to crush this opposition that really, as they put it have just been crying out for freedom. we hear all of these stories...
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east or the other types of violence and various conflict zones. what's happening here, it's very difficult to put it into words, anderson. the level of dispair. what's happening. how one-sided the war it is. you have a massive pow er that s the syrian government using every single tool at its disposal to crush the opposition that really, as they put it is crying out for freedom. we hear all the stories of children being massacred at the hands of the regime. no one being spared. you can't compare it to anything else. >> arwa, stay safe. thank you. arwa damon. susan hendricks joins us with the 360 news bull ten. >> advances in the nuclear program. iran's president to view what they claim is a new generation of fuses. the safety department dismissed it as hype. >>> john boehner defended a payroll tax deal to cost the treasury $100 billion. president obama will sign the bill if it passes congress. >>> an insurance company would like to speak to this man who took a roll exwatch that didn't belong to him. he was going through security when he saw the wa
east or the other types of violence and various conflict zones. what's happening here, it's very difficult to put it into words, anderson. the level of dispair. what's happening. how one-sided the war it is. you have a massive pow er that s the syrian government using every single tool at its disposal to crush the opposition that really, as they put it is crying out for freedom. we hear all the stories of children being massacred at the hands of the regime. no one being spared. you can't...
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dan rather on the crisis in the middle east and turmoil in the gop. also, look inside syria's ruling family. the american hero who may replace gabby giffords in congress and only in america, the rise of sanity in the nba. that and more back at 9:00. >> thanks very much. >>> coming up, adele -- carl loggerfeld goes after adele. you won't believe what he said about her. thermacare works di. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. for up to 16 hours of relief, try thermacare. we have to thank you for the advice on phillips' caplets. magnesium, right? you bet! phillips' caplets use magnesium. works more naturally than stimulant laxatives... for gentle relief of occasional constipation. can i get an autograph? [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. ttd# 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about the typical financial consultation ttd# 1-800-345-2550 when companies try to sell you something off their menu ttd# 1-800-345-2550 instead of trying to understand what you really need. ttd# 1-
dan rather on the crisis in the middle east and turmoil in the gop. also, look inside syria's ruling family. the american hero who may replace gabby giffords in congress and only in america, the rise of sanity in the nba. that and more back at 9:00. >> thanks very much. >>> coming up, adele -- carl loggerfeld goes after adele. you won't believe what he said about her. thermacare works di. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock...