the pentagon information? >> the primary concern is protecting the american public in the area against any public further attacks boy the air. they have no indication there will be. there is some concern that since this appears to be a highly coordinated attack there may be other terrorist attacks that could be planned either in new york or elsewhere. this is absolutely the worst case scenario for the counter terrorist planners. apparently there were no firm indications prior to this could have happened. it would be for protection for the time being. not necessary low even thinking right now about any retaliation. >> david gregory is on the phone. >> the president is about to begin an education event which is being canceled. it will go forward in so far the president will come out and make a statement about this. he was made aware en route from his hotel to the school here in sarasota where he was going to talk about education and he will make a statement and we are told by white house officials quick low depa

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he just arrived at the pentagon. he will lay the memorial wreath there during the pentagon memorial. as we all remember, 184 people lost their lives at the pentagon that day. it was 9:37 in the morning when slight 77 hit the pentagon and what a shoict was a -- what a s. it was an earth-shattering moment when the realization was made that yes indeed a plane had hit the pentagon. then the big question, wondering about what was next. were there more planes that would be coming down and we know we would learn there would be another plane coming down in shanksville, pennsylvania after that. you hear the music waiting for the president to come in. jennifer griffin joins me live from the pentagon. what will be happening there this morning? >> reporter: what we expect to see and you can hear -- you can hear the motorcade off to my left, the president just arrived as you said at the pentagon. we expect for him to speak in a few moments. they will lay a wreath at 9:37 at the exact point of impact where american airlines flight

and the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania. here is the world trade center site where relatives are reading the names of 3,000 victims, nearly who died there 12 years ago. >> president obama is cautiously embracing a russian plan for syria to surrender the stockpile of chemical weapons and said he would seize a last diplomatic opening if it helped avoid a military strike on syria. >> new update from fire officials show that the mt. diablo fire is under control this morning and now is 70 percent contained with over 3,100 acres burned and crews will mop up and improve containment lines, with evacuations lifted. >> problem for an elementary school in vallejo facebook video shows bats on the >> a look at the bay bridge toll plaza that is packed. some of the slow traffic is due to an accident on the other sides of the bridge. in san francisco there are two separate accidents involving three vehicles. our drive time traffic, tracy to dublin is 47 minutes and 53 minutes westbound high four from antioch to concord. >> a blanket of clou

this memorial and the memorial at the pentagon will remind us how the 21st century began. earlier in the program, we heard the story of rescue from the rubble of the twin tour towerse told us this. >> what happened was a cowardly act on innocent people. and all this evil needs to triumph is for good people to stand by and do nothing and i tell people, that there's always good people ready to do something. >> this is dedicated to those that did something on 9/11, to those that do something every day and who will in the future. in new york, i'm john scott, fox news. >> welcome to "red eye," it's like that's incredible, due to andy levy's untimely death during a freak miniture golf accident there's no pregame report, so let's get to it. she is so hot, go do your home work, i'm here tonight with -- long time. and filling in for andy levy is german scientist, clause, he

airlines flight that slammed into the pentagon killing dozens there. the fourth plane, the one that sometimes is forgotten and that is a point of contention among the people in pennsylvania, is where our john terrorist rett is standing by. they have a special me moist now, brings us on the situation then and now. i think the families do feel a little bit forgotten, everybody talks about the trade towers and the pentagon, and then they remember flight 93 came down here. in shanksville, pennsylvania, i am going to stand aside, and joe our camera man will show you around a little bit. it is a bawl die here, just like it was 12 years ago. if you come to the left, you can see behind me, families gathering for what will be part of the national day of remember reasons, for them it will get upway at 9:30 eastern time, with a musical ceremony and then the have recalled itself will bedied in prison at 9:45. the reason for that is that that is the hour, exactly, that the hijackers had taken place, and the passengers before fighting back. it took off 40 minutes la

and this is the president on his way to the pentagon. there will be a private ceremony there, and it will not be televised. but is the united states becoming more isolationist. >> i think when people don't feel threatened by an overwhelming, they withdraw. the 9/11 threat of the enemy has reseeded. and that's good because the united states has been very effective in preventing another attack. there is anger at president obama, and anger at the failing economy, so all of these things produce a sense that the world beyond our borders is just bad. and i can't help feeling in the syria debate, that it's just a deeper sense of a fear and disgust towards the world. we want it to go away. that's not going to go away. >> miss maller somebody asked me one time is the united states really not liked or do they have bad pr. we go back to 9/11 when the world was behind the united states and then there was iraq. whenever there is an earthquake in haty, it is the united states that responds first -- [ technical difficulties ] we were attacked on septem

to hear reports of the explosion at the pentagon. i knew in my heart that was that aircraf aircraft. >> we just had an airplane crash, american airlines plane headed east down over the pike and pentagon. >> there is visible smoke. high visible smoke. >> it was instantaneous, just a very loud noise. the lights went out. everything was black, very heavy smoke, debris piled on top of me so i'm penned in my chair at my desk. >> as i came in to focuses a little closer this pile of debris i saw looked like a face, couldn't possibly be a live person and then i thought i saw it wink or blink. i yelled for help and from outside came lieutenant commander dave serentino. >> it felt like a furniace in there and couldn't believe anybody was alive and saw can't thomas trying to pull debris and i looked to my side and saw mr. henson about 10 feet away in this cave of debris. already, my uniform is starting to melt, my shoes are starting to melt. i'm really eager for him to get out of there and go. he says he can't budge. out of desperation, i laid

our pentagon producer, larry has just learned that security has been stepped up here at the pentagon. always a place of very tight security since 9/11. now stepped up even more. more pentagon police officers patrolling outside the building with their weapons. this is a place where where, again, there is a security perimeter, but people can walk up to it. they're not supposed to be able to get past it, but they can walk up to it. if there are two shooters on the loose as potentially suggested, the pentagon taking no chances increasing security around the building. we are seeing that at other military installations including where there are marines in downtown washington, d.c. the military taking toence chas, taking a very cautious approach to all of this until it is resolved. let me go back on one detail. the chief of naval operations admiral jonathan greenard, head of the navy, he lives at the navy yard. he was there this morning. he and his wife were quickly evacuated from the navy yard the admiral at this hour in his office at the pentagon. >> the statement we're just getting from g

pentagon memorial built in the point of impact is open 365 days a year. he addressed the family and made reference to the other september 11th terrorist attack a year ago. >> we prayed for all of those who stepped forward in the years of war. diplomats who served in the post in benghazi. intelligence professionals unseen and unheralded and protect us and the men and women in uniform who protect this country that we love. >> there is still 56,000 troops in afghanistan and the sailors on board of the destroyers out in the mediterranean should the u.s. call for a strike on syria. they are all trig are ready at this moment in time. we are told by u.s. defense officials that there are no concrete credible warnings of potential terrorist attacks and they are high alert today learning the lessons was a year ago. >> a reminder of the human toll on september 11th. 3,000 people lost their lives. 2000 of the victims in the world trade center. and 140 people lost their lives in the pentagon and others killed on flight 93 and that plane crashed in a pennsylvania field

we are at the pentagon where one of the four airliners crashed. he will observe a moment of silence there in honor of the victims at the pentagon. >> trending now this morning never forget for the 9/11 anniversary also syria and the president's speech. the new iphone 5s that was revealed yesterday and hurricane sandy humberto the first hurricane of the season in the atlantic. also trending benghazi. >>> coming up, an older gal in the stands catches a foul ball with a glove. coming your way. >> and i'm dennis o'donnell. the usa soccer team looks to punch its ticket to the world cup and could the a's pad their lead in the american league west? we're coming up. >> and what is cool about your school? you can submit your nomination on our website, just go to kpix.com/coolschool. we may come and feature your school right here on our show. ,, ,,,, see the giants at a-t-and-t park. >>> a baseball game today, giants and rockies, 12:45 game time sunny, mild, breezy, 67 degrees. >> it may get a little traffic tie-up around the bay bridge or embarcadero aroun

gordon former pentagon spokesman. let's look at the number of sexual assaults reported by the pentagon this spring. last year there were an estimated of 26,000 unwanted sexual instances in the military roughly 500 a week. of those a little over 3,000 cases were filed the whole year less than 10% and of those 3,000 reported caitses fewer than -- cases fewer than 10% resulted in a conviction. resulted in minor administrative or dismissals. the pentagon has tried to change things. what is important? >> sexual assault is a problem in the military and it is positive that secretary hagel is trying to prevent these. the secretary has made comments that could be construed as undue command influence essentially where he's talking about giving people dishonorable discharges and stripping them of their rank. as a president you settle the tone for the entire military so judges can cue off of that. unlike a senator if you are the president and making these kind of statements, a lot of these sexual harassment cases which are now gr

jennifer griffin, at the pentagon. what has the pentagon said regarding the boots on the ground which general dempsey said would be necessary? >> general dempsey said 75,000 troops would be needed for that make. but that's not their mission so we asked the pentagon about the internal contradiction in their strategy. here's the pentagon spokesman. >> if regime change is not involved, if boots on the ground are not involved if the target set does not include chemical weapon storage facilities because of concerns of releasing the sarin into the air, how do you assure people this mission will deter him from using the weapons again, or from sharing them with hezbollah? >> well, if i were in the syrian military right now, facing the prospect of u.s. military action, with support from international partners, i think it would make me think twice about using chemical weapons again. >> that's presuming the regime survives. all bets are off if the pentagon does what last night's senate resolution to do, change the momentum on the

in part because the pentagon's view, the u.s. military's view of any kind of intervention like this is if you send u.s. troops in you better be sending them in to make a point that no one in the world is ever going to miss. so when the president says we are there to send a warning shot, the pentagon says we don't do warning shots. we do something to make it clear that you don't cross the u.s. military again. gwen: they don't do humanitarian missions either. >> they will if that is the sole mission, but in libya before ben zpwazz -- benghazi and all that that was considered a success not simply because they protected the people of benghazi but because in the end, the government failed and dempsey had to say i can't tell you if it's going to make a difference on the ground. gwen: we have a big speech tuesday night. the president is going to make his case again, hopefully for a larger all of a sudden. what does he have to do? how much are people hanging on his powers of persuasion tuesday night? >> very much. lawmakers of both parti

all eyes are on the pentagon right now. we're expecting chuck hagel and martin dempsey to take their seats in those chairs right there. in light of the shooting on monday, this will not be a typical briefing. there will be questions on how the shooter was able to get a security clearance, we'll keep an eye on that. >>> the housing market continues to show steady improvement. the government showing construction of new homes increased last month, driven by a surge in single-family homes. supply shortages are keeping builders busy. the housing market has been bouncing back from a long slump, but that doesn't mean buying is easy. natasha takes you to dade county. >>> this newly built modern abode along the bay is ready for the taking if you have $35 million. whether you are a part of the 1% or the 99%, buyers in miami dade county are facing fierce competition. >> it's hot, getting hotter, and hopefully will get to a sizzle. >> reporter: these two have already been burned six times last year. they are looking to buy their first

within the pentagon. i think based on the total reduction in force, the 100,000 reduction in force that will happen post-afghanistan, that they are beginning now -- i think that is a product of that reduction in force. i think that is probably a good thing, to make sure you have the right leadership structure so it does not become too top heavy. whether it is our great nco women,enlisted men and or junior officers, is there a balance within the force structure? if there is not, that could also be a situation where the folks down the line say, where is the priority for everyone? the proper balance in the force and the reduction in the flag officers, i think, is something that necessarily needs to follow with the total reduction in force. >> some of those dismissals have been for cause, sort of a rash of generals and admirals that have run into trouble one way or the other. what do you think about that phenomenon? do you think the military is being too tough on people, not accepting any errors at all? do yo

david martin has learned that the pentagon is planning a bigger strike. elizabeth palmer reports from the battlefield in damascus. and major garrett questions the president. >> reporter: are we on a fast track to military action as soon as congress renders its judgment one way or the other? >> pelley: the new unemployment numbers are not what was expected. mark strassmann will show us where high-paying jobs are on the rise. the america's cup launches tomorrow. carter evans reports it's high- tech and high-risk. and steve hartman "on the road." no adoptive family was willing to take troubled taylor-- until connie going found the perfect home. >> she knows my worst side and she still cares about me and still loves me. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, president obama is opening a new front in his battle to get congress to authorize military action against syria. he's taking his case directly to the american people. the president said today he will address the nation from the white house on

from the white house, the pentagon and the middle east. plans for a potential military strike on syria are clearly a tough sell here at home, but arizona senator john mccain, who ran against president obama for the white house, warns a no-vote from congress could be catastrophic. nearly two weeks has passed since at alleged massive and deadly chemical weapons attack inside syria. the u.s. claims the assault killed more than 1,400 people, including more than 400 children. and secretary of state john kerry says u.s. intelligence concluded with high confidence the syrian government was responsible. over this weekend, president obama has said he's decided to seek approval from members of congress before launching a strike, even though he believes he does not need their approval. today the president met with lawmakers, including his former rival on the campaign trail, republican senator john mccain, as i mentioned. after their meeting, senator mccain said the administration is pushing a goal it calls degrade and upgrade. >> we do want an articu

>> jennifer, the pentagon has confirmed that the number of u.s. destroyers in the region has gone down from 5 to 4. officials sending the uss mahon back to port in virginia incidentally the military named that warship after the naval historian alfred fair mahon. analysts credit him with advancing so-called gunboat diplomacy. the idea that nations with greater sea power hold more influence on the world stage. in fact, experts have called him the most important american strategist of the 19th sip tri. and the destroyer named after him is coming home. syria's massive refugee crisis will likely get even worse if there is no response to last month's alleged chemical attack. that's the word from the turkish foreign minister today. speaking at a news conference in geneva, he said: if the same trend continues and there is no international reaction to it, we are scared neighboring countries face bigger numbers of refugees. as we reported here last night, the united nations reports that more than 2 million refugees have left syria four the surrounding count

the president will attend a memorial at the pentagon. there is also going to be a ceremony today in shanksville, pennsylvania where flight 93 crashed. yesterday lanterns were set up to honor the passengers and crew of flight 93 that fought back against the hijackers. >>> time is 5:07. san francisco firefighters are inviting everyone to a very special remembrance ceremony this morning. that will honor emergency responders and other people who died september 11th, 2001. you are look at video from last year's event. remembrance ceremony is is scheduled to start at 6:45 this morning. at all 43 fire stations in san francisco. union city has a flight 93 memorial event set for 10:00 this morning. flight 93 heros are scheduled to be there. now the memorials in sugar mill landing park. it's dedicated to the 33 passengers and seven crew members who died 12 years ago today on the united airlines flight 93. >>> the city of hayward approved 9/11 plans. this is what it will look like. it will include four granite statues for the four planes used in th

and coalition forces in the midst of such overwhelming success however reporters at the pentagon began to hear rumors about friendly fire washington post pentagon correspondent barton gellman was the first journalist to thoroughly cover rumors about friendly fire so it took about six months after the war for us to find enough people find enough data pieced together enough information from public records and the spaces inside them that we could do the story and the story was stunning frankly the army and marines agreed and the army upheld it to the letter that they would tell no family. about a friendly fire casualty and until they could tell all of them in a synchronized matter that was intended to set up the press conference the next day so it was decreed that always fell five pm would be the time that thirty five casualty officers would show up on the doorsteps of thirty five next of kin and tell them that their loved ones had been killed by american forces and no one was to be told before that even if there was categorical evidence months before as there as it was in many cases. the

we would like to give you at the pentagon right now. a moment of silence and remembrance will be coming up of american airlines flight 77, which crashed right into the pentagon 12 years ago today. we will continue following this throughout the morning. we will be right back. >> our commander in chief, a man that leads our country with compassion, passion and wisdom. ladies and gentlemen, president barack obama. >>> good morning. >> good morning. >> from scripture, we learn of the miracle of restoration. you who have made me see many troubles a troubles and calamities will revive me again. you will bring me up again. you wilin creal increase my gre and comfort me again. secretary hagel, general dempsey, members of our armed forces and most of all, the survivors who bear the wounds of that day and the families of those we lost, it is an honor to be with you here again to remeúetit tragedy of 12 septembers ago, to honor the greatness of all who responded, and to stand with those that still grieve. and to provide some measure of comfort on

was on the key bridge when the plane went down and hit the side of the pentagon. my one memory was chaos. and then trying to use my cell phone to put in calls that all cell phones were dead, and was able to convince the taxi cabdriver because the side where the office was was not hit. was able to get into the office and phone in and say yes, people here say that the building was hit, perhaps by an airplane. it was just an unbelievable memory. nothing has to suffer on that day. >> david live from lower manhattan, thank you very much. relatives of those killed on 9/11 will also gather in pennsylvania, that's where united flight crashed after passengers on that plane fought back against the hijackers. you are looking now at a live shot of that site. a groundbreaking ceremony was held on tuesday for a new national memorial. >> 12 years ago, that's a lot of time. >> it is. but then there's moments when crow look back and the pain and the anguish of the events related of the day seem like it was yesterday. >> gordon felps is one of the driving forces behind the national

and coalition forces in the midst of such overwhelming success however reporters at the pentagon began to hear rumors about friendly fire washington post pentagon correspondent barton gellman was the first journalist to thoroughly cover rumors about friendly fire so it took about six months after the war for us to find enough people find enough data pieced together enough information from the public records and the spaces inside them that we could do the story and the story was stunning frankly. the army and marines agreed and the army up held it to the letter that they would tell no family. about a friendly fire casualty and until they could tell all of them in a synchronized matter that was intended to set up the press conference the next day so it was decreed that always felt five pm would be the time that thirty five casualty officers would show up on the doorsteps of thirty five next of kin and tell them that their loved ones had been killed by american forces and no one was to be told before that even if there was categorical evidence months before as there as there was in many c

so the pentagon does what the pentagon will do. they will plan, they will be ready to execute those plans. of course, everybody hopes that there is a way out of that. >> of course, that would be intuitive. but however, after we have the syrian reregime on record acknowledging the chemical weapons stockpile, that's been iffy up until now with dabbling and admitting to that. now that it's actually a fact, is that a game-change at all for the plans for the pentagon or did they operate as if that were the truth all along? >> no, i think the pentagon will continue doing what it has been doing, making the plans, being ready to execute. whether or not the syrians really have chemical weapons is immaterial to what the pentagon is doing. this is an combourimportant ste. they haven't said what they have, or how much they have, and that will be the subject of what comes neck. let's not forget, we're in the middle of a civil war, doing this in peace time is difficult. doing this in a middle of a war may be impossible. >> can i just throw anoth

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it was the pentagon's position that only through the threat of a u.s. strike that assad came to the negotiation table. and as far as u.s. secretary of state is concerned, he still stands strong, on the continued need for a possible u.s. strike or at least the threat of it. >> the world will now expect the assad regime to live up to its public commitments. and as i said at the outset of these negotiations, there can be no games, no room for avoidance or anything less than full compliance by the assad regime. >> secretary of state and foreign minister lavrov have used the part of the u.n. chapter, the u.n. charter under chapter 7, which does state clearly, that if the member states of the u.n. security council detect or suspect a possible threat to peace, or in response to an act of aggression that it will authorize the use of military force. but having said that, that will require actually going to the council and presenting a resolution that will need to be voted on. and the russians retain their veto power. richelle. >> phil thank you for explaining al

is supporting there and caught in the middle is the pentagon. strategists are having to revise their plans over and over again. a pentagon source tells fox news they have gone through 50 versions of the attack plan since the president first started considering taking action in syria. >> complicated details. always changing. thank you. >> across the globe fallout over a possible strike in sere jyria continues. iran will plot revenge on american interests in iraq if the strike happens. meanwhile russian president vladmir putin says if the u.s. blows something up in syria their country will help replace it. we are live in jerusalem with the latest. >> good morning. >> good morning patti ann. syria has become the pawn between east verses west. the russians verses the americans here. you throw in iran when key allies say they will retaliate against israel if there is an attack. they have other options other than lobbing some of their long range scud missiles over tel aviv. they have hezbollah and lebanon which could launch an attack. there is the int

we're also live at the pentagon. which was also victimized on september 11th when the planes crashed there. you see the giant flag and you see the crowd gathered out there. president obama will be attending a very special memorial there at the pentagon at 6:30 our time. we will be watching that live as well. we'll continue to follow all of these ceremonies and bring them to you throughout the morning here on ktvu. >>> san francisco firefighters are inviting everyone to a remembrance ceremony this morning. it will honor all those that died. this is video of last year's event. the remembrance ceremony will start at 6:45 this morning. union city has a flight 93 memorial seventh scheduled at 9:00 this morning. it's dedicated to the 33 passengers and seven crew members who died 12 years ago today on board the united airlines flight 93. and the city of hayward has approved final plans far 9/11 memorial on mission boulevard. here is a look at what that memorial will look like once it's finished. it will include granite stat

and coalition forces in the midst of such overwhelming success however reporters at the pentagon began to hear rumors about friendly fire washington post pentagon correspondent barton gellman was the first journal. to thoroughly cover rumors about friendly fire so it took about six months after the war for us to find enough people find enough data pieced together enough information from public records and the spaces inside them that we could do the story and the story was stunning frankly the army and marines agreed and the army up held it to the letter that they would tell no family. about a friendly fire casualty and until they could tell all of them in a synchronized matter that was intended to set up a press conference the next day so it was decreed that always fell five pm would be the time that thirty five casualty officers would show up on the doorsteps of thirty five next of kin and tell them that their loved ones had been killed by american forces and no one was to be told before that even if there was categorical evidence months before as there as there was in many cases the

barbara starr live at pentagon. at the same time president obama was laying the wreath at the pentagon the new york stock exchange was honoring the victims so let's take you back to new york and look at that moment of silence. [ moment of silence ] [ moment of silence ] [ mome [ moment of silence ]? all right, let's head back to washington now because secretary of defense chuck hagel is go to speak to those remembering the fallen at the pentagon. >> from the depths we have called to you, we call to you again for courage, for strength and wisdom on this anniversary of our nation's tragedy. we know that there is no prayer with the power to change the past, and so we pray that our pain would not cloud our hopes or crush our spirits. as we remember help us to return not only to our hurt but also to divine providence and inspirati inspiration. the hour source of strength and healing and comfort, even as our wounds still ache. the hour source of hope and guidance, and renew in us the guidance to serve well and faithfully,

jennifer griffin at the pentagon. first to rick leventhal in lower manhattan, he was there 12 years ago on this night and is back for us this evening. rick? >> shepard, a day of somber reflection and a reminder that time does not heal all wounds. but also an opportunity to see how this city has rebounded and visit the progress being made at one world trade behind me which is almost ready for tenants. >> we are going to turn this space over to them early next year and they will start thinning it out. that's an incredible feeling of progress. >> past the marble walls of ground level it's a quick elevator ride to the sky lobby on the 64th floor, the spectacular views a big reason why the tower is now about 60% leased, just months away from opening as the rest of the 16-acre site takes shape. >> from this 20th floor construction elevator platform we get an excellent bird's eye view of the site including tower 7 completed in 2006 and 100% under. down below tower two has been stopped at ground level, they are waiting for th

station where he gave a speech inside the pentagon about muslim outreach to dod higher-ups. despite him actually enter the pentagon, the fbi did not alert dod to the fact he was being surveil as a terrorist. >> to have a known terrorist under surveillance by the fbi, close surveillance by the fbi, all the way up to the doorway of the pentagon, where then hegoes in and meet with high-level government officials, pentagon officials, either massive incompetence or he was being protected. >> in testimony in august 1st august 1st of 2012, then fbi director muller denied knowledge al -- >> what i'm telling you is i am not personally familiar with any effort to recruit anwar awlaki as an asset. that does not mean to say there was not an effort at some level of the bureau or another agency to do so. >> in a letter to new fbi direct, this new information merits a lot of additional explanation, trace. >> trace: on top of that, there's evidence al-awlaki had a relationship with nadal hasan, a relationship the fbi also denied. >> right. they're asking the fbi director to respond to those

the pentagon is also promming to do its job to assess safety proce proce procedur procedures. >> where there are gaps, we will close them. where there are failures, we will correct them. that process is under way. the victims and every members of the department of defense committee. >> the subcontractor of the employed gunman aaron alexis says the pentagon confirmed twice that alexis had a valid security clearance. the pentagon's investigations will be completely late december. >>> in the meantime they continue to bury the dead. he was working for a furniture contractor when he was killed at the navy yard. daniels was married. he leaved behind five children. kenneth proctor was laid to rest after a funeral today. proctor spent 22 years working for the federal government. he leaves behind two teenage sons. he was 46 years old. >>> the 24-hour filibuster or similar didn't change a lot of votes. that means just a few minutes after texas republican ted cruz wrapped up his day long speech to delay the bill, he voted for it. they want it defunded as part of new budget. failure to pass a spen

barbara starr is standing by at the pentagon. obviously the pentagon is watching all of this. they've seen movement over the past several months and they've seen according to them the use of chemical weapons against syrian civilians. what are they saying in reaction to what the "wall street journal" is now reporting? >> well, wolf, for the record, the pentagon is not confirming "the wall street journal," but we have gone here at cnn to numerous other sources across the government. what they are telling us is there is a growing sense that there has been some movement of chemical weapons stockpiles within syria in the recent time frame. george little largely referring to what had gone on in the past but when there was the threat of military action by the united states, the syrians apparently by many accounts did begin to move weapons stockpiles of chemical agent around the country. still believed to be largely if not almost completely under the control of the regime. but this is a big problem if it moves around. you pointed out. how do you verify where it is? how do you verify i

jennifer is live at the pentagon doing great reporting for us. what's the latest? >> hi. pentagon planners have been asked to revise their strike times more than 50 times we're told. to suggest whether decision have been made to use b 50 bombers or b-52 bombers for air strikes is misleading. as one official said our mission has not crept. the president pushed back on these reports as well in terms of mission creep, here's what he sai said. >> one military official told nbc news, characterized it as mission creep. can you respond to that report? >> that report is inaccurate. i'm not going to comment on operational issues that are sourced by some military officia official. >> the more time that goes on and the more assad moves his assets around, target sets are being refined and updated according to pentagon officials, forcing pentagon planners to alter and adapt the means of delivering a strike, suggesting there could be some air assets involved but not necessarily. these strikes would still be standoff missions, we're told unlikely to have u.s. bombers over syrian airspac