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Obama Secures Key Support for Military Strike in Syria

Clip: 9/3/2013 | 13m 22s

President Obama Secures Key Support for Military Strike in Syria

President Barack Obama spent the day courting Congress for a U.S. military strike in Syria. Judy Woodruff reports on State Secretary John Kerry's testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and how lawmakers are responding. Gwen Ifill speaks with Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., about support for the authorization of force.

09/03/2013 | Rating NR

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