departments that are wearing these cameras to record the interactions with the public but not without controversies, privacy to name just one. thank you for being with us. it's been great to have you. "around the world" starts now with richard quest and suzanne malveaux. the u.s. is quote, ready to go if president obama orders attacks on syria. that's according to chuck hagel. we'll look at the military options straight ahead. political scandal in brazil forces the minister to resign. we'll tell you why it's latin america's version of edward snowden. would you pay extra to make sure no kids sit next to you on plane. another airline giving you that option.

i'm suzanne malveaux. >> i'm richard quest. >> the u.s. military is waiting for the go ahead from the president. it could happen at any moment. what we're not seeing today is inspections of the areas where hundreds of syrians were allegedly gassed to death. u.n. experts were prepared to visit second neighborhood. >> that was until the u.s. chief was seen leaving their hotel in damascus earlier today. they were not wearing their protective gear and were not joined by other members of the team. syria's government cancelled the inspections because of security concerns. remember, the teams on the scene yesterday even after their convoy was fired upon by snipers. the experts worry chemical evidence have already dissipated since last week's alleged attacks. >> syria is denying it's objecting the work of these u.s. investigators while washington and allies deciding how to best

respond to this. chuck hagel says u.s. forces are now ready to go. >> well, as i've said, and i think prime minister cameron has said, our allies and leaders all over the world have said, let's get the facts. let's get the intelligence and then a decision will be made on whether action should be taken, if action should be taken, what action or no action. >> if it comes, you're ready to go like that? >> we're ready to go like that. >> what are the options for president obama if he's ready to go, and what will be the goal of the mission? cnn's pentagon correspondent reports. >> reporter: within days president obama's national security team will present the final detailed options, and the administration is already making the case for taking action

against syria. >> president obama believes there must be account ability for those that will use the world's most heinous weapons against the most vulnerable people. >> reporter: he called it. >> a moral obscenity. >> reporter: four navy destroyers could execute a mission within hours. u.s. and british submarines are likely nearby, all armed with cruise missiles. the extremely accurate tamahawks can be fired from 500 miles away with the ability to change course in mid flight. targets include the delivery systems that could be used to launch weapons, malitia training camps being run by assad and the syrian government's command and control centers. the options are not designed to overthrow the government but

send a message and deter any further use of chemical weapons. president obama's red line. >> any time you throw down a diplomatic gauntlet, your words have repercussions. >> let's look closer at those options. chris is with me now. chris, you mentioned that m missile strikes are on the agen agenda. sanction are already in place. boots on the ground have been ruled out and a no-fly zone is not under consideration. are we really talking about police sill strikes as being the number one that's being considered at the moment? >> reporter: we are. there are a few other options although not as likely. one would be to do nothing. to pass on having any sort of military intervention in syria and try to work a more

diplomatic process. other military options could include fly a stealth bomber from the united states to syria or using british royal air force aircraft and u.s. air force aircraft, fighter jets flying outside syrian air space and that's risky and not as likely as the use missile option. >> if we take all these options, including those that have been ruled out for the time being or at least seemingly ruled out, what's the intelligence telling the pentagon and administration? >> reporter: it's going to be very important for the administration to release some sort of intelligence estimate in the wake of the lead up to the war in iraq. it's not going to be good enough to say we know syria did this, trust us. they have chemical weapons, they used them. there's going to have to be some

level of proof given and that should come from some form from that intelligence estimate showing forensic evidence that a chemical attack took place and tieing it in some way. that it was the syrian regime behind it. that will go a long way especially if the u.s. and its allies are going to take action without having a mandate from the u.n. security council. >> the worry will be these two options. boots on the ground and the no-fly zone. particularly, boots on the ground. that is what people will feel is ultimately going to happen. >> reporter: that's right or even the no-fly zone. the general martin dempsey has been quite out spoken in talking about the costs, a billion dollars a month was floated at

one point. what it would cost the u.s. to get involved in even a know-fly zone zone, even taking boots off the ground, they are reluctant to get too deep into the syrian conflict. >> thank you. as u.s. officials turn up the volume the a military response, a nato spokesman said they are closely monitoring the developments. britain's prime minister recalled lawmakers to vote on his country's response of the alleged attack in syria. that vote expected to happen tomorrow. the president of france says his administration is ready to punish those to make the decision to gas those innocent people. syria's staunch ally, russia has been strongly objecting to any military action in syria. the russian foreign ministry

said attempts to bypass the u.n. security council and once again create artificial groundless military use is sought with fresh suffering in syrian and other consequences for other countries in the middle east and africa. i want to bring in phil black. russia clearly objects. what can they do? what kind of recourse do they have? >> reporter: they don't have much of one at the moment other than to continue releasing these strong messages like the one you just quoted there. throughout the syrian crisis, the most effective resource that russia's disposal has been its veto in the united nation security council. it's sought to protect the regime from any international pressure, including the possibility of international military intervention and it's done so effectively. now, in response to this alleged chemical weapons incident as the united states and its allies are considering a potential military

response to that incident, they are not talking about going to the u.n. to get the permission or mandate to do so. that means that russia's ability to really influence what is going on on the ground is really diminishing by the day. >> phil, that's off the table now. they are going to go around the u.n. for this particular strike, potential strike. what about the fact you had this meeting with russian officials about syria, a diplomatic effort, a conference that will going under way at the hague with u.s. officials. now it's cancelled, ruling out those talks for now. is there anything else that they can do? >> reporter: those talks were all part of the syrian plan before this chemical weapons incident. these officials from the u.s. and russia were getting together to try and organize, thrash out the details of a big international conference that would work out the syrian conflict, diplomatically.

that's what russia says is the only real alternative, to bring all these sides to table to talk it through. we're dealing with a different situation now and the united states has postponed these talks because it's considering a military option or how to resfontr respond to this chemical weapons events. they believe these efforts are important as the situation gets more tense. >> thank you. looks like the time for talking is over. i want you to join us tomorrow on "around the world." we're having a special on syria we'll have our top players weighing in on this. cnn anchors, reporters, people in the region will all discuss this possible u.s. military action in syria and how it's going to impact countries around the world. join us. that's 12:00 eastern tomorrow. now heading south. time to meet a man that some are calling the edward snowden of

latin america. interesting. he was living in the brazilian embassy in bolivia for more than a year. >> a brazilian official just used his diplomatic immunity to drive him across the border in brazil. shasta is with us in brazil. this is a complicated event. a complicate ed affair. give us the nutshell of what happened. >> reporter: it really is, richard. this has more twists and turns than a spy novel. as far as brazil is concerned it started last year when this man, an opposition leader showed up at the brazilian embassy saying he was being persecuted by the government of the bolivian president because he was trying to show links between officials in the government and drug traffickers. now, the embassy let him come in

and after ten days they granted him political asylum even though he was being charged with corruption by the government. he just sat there for over a year because the government wouldn't give him permission to leave the country. that's when all of these epithets started turning up. a brazilian diplomat had enough. he was getting worried he was getting suicidal. he put him in car and drove him across the border. really a crazy story. >> what's next for this guy and does he mind being referred to as the edward snowden of latin america? how does he see his role? >> i wouldn't be surprised if he liked it very much. he wants to the distant as much as possibly from the corruption accusations he's facing. he'd rather be seen as a whistle blower. the hope is on the brazilian

side, they made a big sacrifice. the foreign minister has resigned. they are hoping they can lower tensions and this will sort of be taken behind closed doors now. maybe bolivia will not seek extradition so they can deal with this very quietly and even keep this man, himself, quiet. he was supposed to give a press conference and it was cancelled. there's a sign things are toning done. >> it's a hot mess over there, that whole story. >> complicated. i've yet to see one of these things that's not complicated where i don't get somewhere in the middle of the story. here is more of what we're working on. japan's government fed up with radioactive water that's leaking from a nuclear power plant says the operator of the plant is playing a game of whack a mole. what do we do now? how will they stop the toxic

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the truth does matter even if they're dead. dead or alive you can bring closure to their families. >> there's no accurate figures on how many egyptians have disappeared. estimates range from several hundred to several thousand. to brazil where six people have died and 20 injured after a building collapsed. rescuers say there are more survivors trapped inside. one survivor said there were 35 people working on the construction of building when it collapsed. all right coffee drinkers. starbucks wants to bring columbian coffee back home. they will open a string of stores between now and 2018. the ceo says starbucks is ready to get going. >> i think we're buying close to 90 million pounds of coffee today. i would be disappointed if after

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>> alison kosik is at the stock exchange. there are other airlines offering similar things. this is very much for business class passengers on the agenda. >> it is. you sound like you're the kind of guy who doesn't want to sit next to a screaming infant and then looks at you and throws up on you. >> i have started my own campaign. i'm the president, secretary and general manager of b.b.i.b. ban babies in business. >> this is scott airline. you have to be at least 12 years old and pay extra to sit in this new kid free zone. you also get leg room.

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we're months away from the 2014 winter olympics in russia but one american skater will miss the games altogether. simon cho has been suspended for tampering with the skates of a

rival. they're calling it the ice wars. >> it's happening as we near the 20th anniversary of the another famous ice war. the figure skater nancy kerrigan was attacked by the people on her rival tonya harding. >> reporter: the olympic sport of speed skating is not the place you'll expect to hear tales of scandal. simon cho tapered with the skates of a canadian rival. he will not be able to compete in the olympics in february. a huge hit to the u.s. team that have been counting on him as one of the best and brighters. cho, won a bronze medal in vancouver in 2010. he was crowned a world champion in 2011. he's since confessed he bent his blade while alone in the locker room the americans and canadians shared. he said he didn't want to commit

the crime. he only did it after being badgered by a former coach. the coach, has denied the account. although he too was suspended. the whole incident coincides with the anniversary of another skating scandal. the attack on nancy kerrigan. while bending a blade is hardly on the level of taking a metal club to the knee, his suspension has reminded those that the ice rink might just be a more treacherous place than it looks. >> can you believe that? he bent the guy's skate. unbelievable. thanks to rachel. >> i'm speechless. >> you're speechless. simon cho suspended for two years. tonya harding was convicted of

conspiracy, fined, banned from u.s. figure skating for life. >> cho has fessed up to what he did. i'm not sure it made a huge difference. he still did it. he talked about it on "new day." have a listen. >> it wasn't sportsman like of me. i do regret my actions. this is something i have to live with for the rest of my life. i'm not the same naive 19-year-old when i did the tampering. hopefully any fan or young boy looking up to me can learn from this experience. if they are able to do that then i've made the best of this situation even though i do regret my actions. >> i'm just not sure which bit of this i'm missing. the he tampered with somebody's skates. he's being banned from skating and -- >> he wants to compete.

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you're looking at live pictures. reporters certainly to press the white house for answers about syria. what kind of action is the obama administration ready to take. what does it intend to do. what are the options especially in light of last week's claims that syria's government used chemical weapons to kill hundreds of civilians. obviously, we're going to monitor this. you can hear for yourself, see for yourself what the administration is prepared to do. we're getting new information. britain and the uk weighing in. prime minister david cameron is saying that the world needed to act to deter the use of chemical weapons following this apparent chemical attack. he calls the use of chemical weapons morally reprehenceable and the chance they were used by the opposition and not the assad regime is vanishingly small.

no decision has been made on how britain will respond. this is not about wars in the middle east. this is about the use of chemical weapons and making sure that as a world we deter their use. u.s. allies weighing in pretty strongly. >> so much death as a result of this chemical attack. there are wider implications across the globe and all this talk about possible strikes against syria is hitting the international markets. world stock markets have fallen as investors are worried about military action. the dow jones off 113 points. two markets you always look at closely in this. first of all, gold, where prices are up over 1%. it's sort of reversing a trend

of gold price weakness. gold is very much a barometer of this and we also expect to see the price of oil which is also up to around 2 to 2.5%. that's the one to keep your eye on. any form of instability, even though syria an oil producing countries are the ramifications will spread far and wide. >> certainly has an economic impact around the world. thank you, richard. tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 march on washington. half a century after martin luther king jr. delivered his "i have a dream speech," many are taking stock of just how far this country has come. they are looking to the future as well. >> our guest is one of the true foot soldiers of the civil rights movement.

andrew young was an aide to king and he directed literacy programs. he helped plan the march in 1963 and was there for that historic event. >> he's also a former u.n. ambassad ambassador. thank you for joining us here. >> my pleasure. >> i want to talk about 1963. there's a wonderful quote from you about the moment that you realized what this march would turn into and what it became. the game changer that it is. you said we suddenly realized this turned up from a southern black movement into a national multiracial human rights, an international multiracial human rights movement. everyone has a 90-second view of the movement from the 6:00 news. and this gave them an opportunity especially in the speech to put it in context here. tell me about that. >> about the same time, that was

just about the time of mandela's arrest. when the walls of berlin came down they were singing "we shall overcome." the turmoil in latin america began to identify with us. i think it universalized the con sent of human rights and later on jimmy carter's presidency it became american foreign policy. >> you talk about this 90-second view, the 6:00 news. we have more communication, way of talking to each other than ever before. do you think with social media, do we have a better understanding as a multiracial society today? >> i don't think we do, but we're getting there. what this does was, this brought together about ten years of legal and physical demonstrations and nonviolent from all across the south and in nation and brought it to

washington and martin luther king really came here to talk about a bad check that the constitution had promised us certain inalienable right. the constitution was a promissory note for liberty and justice and pursuit of happiness. i think that's the thing that's niszing. we've done well with race. we've made progress with war. i think the problem of the world and of the nation is recession and poverty. those cannot be solved by wars or expanding wars. >> now, with that in mind, creating a kind of movement today or even generating the passion and commitment necessary for that social advancement is

increasingly more difficult. >> it really isn't. it's too easy. i'd say that the turmoil in egypt is greater than anything we ever experienced here. the multimedia, the social kbleed, it's too easy. martin luther king risked his life before coming to washington. he's been stabbed, sued, bombed. there's a moral authority that he brought with him that's not emerged in all the chaos around the world but it's coming. >> ambassador, let's talk about that a bit. we'd be remiss about not talking about syria. what do you think is the appropriate action for the obama administration? should they do an round and go

for a military strike without the consensus? >> i don't think you achieve peace through war. i think when president obama was running for the presidency, he talked about talking to iran. i think if we had talked to iran six years ago we wouldn't be in this miss we're in now in syria. to escalate the mess in syria is do what you just said, brother quest, is to drive the economy down. that's not what we want the we want the economies to come up. that can only come up with peace. peace can only come through with negotiations and you got to talk to your enemies especially because you don't like them and don't trust them. >> almost. thank you so much. so good to have you and we'll be watching tomorrow, the march on washington, 50th anniversary. he's be one of the speakers there. thank you. we're keeping on eye on the

briefing. we'll wait for the spokesman to come up. the most pressing is what the the united states prepared to do? what is it willing to do in protecting the syrian people. coming up, drug gangs in argentina are finding a new way to smuggle pot and this time it's carrier pidgeons.

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welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're keeping an eye on the white house briefing. you're seeing live pictures of it and the white house spokesperson will come out and talk about tape recorders and the focus will be on the u.s. action and what kind of action it might take and is preparing to take regarding syria, whether or not there would be some military strike or other options that are on the table after what looked to be apparently a chemical attack on its own citizens last week. a lot of questions about that and anticipation of whether or not some sort of military response by the united states and the international community could be imminent. the problems continue for

japan's crippled nuclear plant at fukushima. attempts to stop the leaks are kind of like whack a mole. i want to bring in chad meyers. explain why this is not working out so well. >> you wouldn't have not used that term had they not officially called it whack a mole. that came from them. they have to use so much water to cool the rods that are still hanging in midair that are still there. they're not gone yet. they don't have way to get rid of the rods yet. you have to pump so much water in that water becomes contaminated. then they pump the water back out. let me take you back about ten years. there's nothing here. there were no tanks here. now the tanks are there. all of these tanks will hold

about a thousands tons of water. they are generating hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and taking the water from clean source, pump it through the system and pumping it into the little barrels. they still believe that water is leaking into the ocean. they haven't been there to see how much. thank you. we're keeping our eye on the white house briefing room to make sure we don't miss anything that develops. the spokesman will come out and address reporters questions regarding syria, u.s. options and whether or not an attack is immine imminent. we'll take a quick break. uhh, it's my geico insurance id card, sir. it's digital, uh, pretty cool right? maybe. you know why i pulled you over today? because i'm a pig driving a convertible?

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welcome back to "around the world" looking at the white house live pictures there. just got a two-minute warning that the white house briefing will start. we'll take that live as soon as that begins. reporters will start taking their seats and the top issue at hand is whether or not u.s. will carry out a military strike in syria. >> and, of course, while we wait for that briefing, already reaction is coming in from around the world. david cameron has suggested that

action is not imminent and the world will wait to see what the proper response would be. france will increase its efforts in supporting syrian rebels. >> interestingly enough, the obama administration has cancelled talks with diplomats with russians in the hague. time for talk is seemingly over as they look to prepare for possible military options on the table. that's one of the things we're hearing and there was a lot of debate within the administration, within the white house about whether or not you go through the united nation security council or go around them. it seems fairly clear from the statements we heard yesterday from secretary kerry, that they do not need, do not feel the need the u.n. security council to take action. >> overarching all the events, comments from the russian foreign that there will be catastrophic circumstances for

the region if the west, in other words, the u.s. and others take action. wolf, we are waiting. you can see the room. what should we be listening out for? >> i think we want to know is this going to happen today, tomorrow, the next day. there's a narrow window because the president of the united states will be in st. petersburg russia next week. it's going to be a very, very awkward situation if the u.s. and nato allies, maybe some in the region decide to launch some limited air strikes or whatever against various targets in syria. it's going to be pretty awkward when they all get together in st. petersburg, russia. the timing of this is diplomatically speaking very extraordinary and i'm sure that this is one of the factors that

the president is seriously considering. >> wolf, tell us what are some of the signs you'll being looking for in terms of that window of action. there are u.n. expecters on the ground in syria. are you going to be looking to see if there's any movement on the ground from those u.n. inspectors to signal an attack might be happening? >> it will be up to the u.n. secretary general if he thinks those inspectors could be endangered by staying in damascus. they are staying at a luxury hotel, but they're not moving back out to inspect. that's what they're supposed to be doing. it's obviously very dangerous in that area. if you get outside damascus too far you become very vulnerable too quickly. they will have to make a decision whether it's worth it to keep that united nations team in syria. they'd like to keep them there

because their job is to see if there's any evidence if chemical weapons or other weapons of mass destruction were used by either side in this civil war that's been raging for two and a half years. that's a decision the united nations will have to make. i suspect they're going to keep them there even if there's a limited cruise missile strike. i think they will want to remain assuming they can do something. they'll probably get out of there. >> jill dougherty is outside the white house. jill, i apologize if i interrupt you in the briefing starts. we are moving, it seems to be, in a particular direction. anybody who has seen this sort of thing before and wonders how far down the road we are. >> they do. one of the key parts is the administration says they have the proof this was a chemical weapons attack, but who did it.

the administration has little doubt that it was the regime of assad. we're waiting to find out when they might release this information that they have that would, we believe, according to what officials are telling us be the proof that would show that assad's people -- >> i'm going to interrupt you. we join the white house briefing. >> she's all anybody needs around here. the biggest brain in the shop. good afternoon. thank you for being here. i have no announcements to make at the top of this briefing. i'll go straight to julie pace. >> thank you. >> has the president made any decision in the last 24 hours or so on what the u.s. response to the syrian chemical weapons attack? >> the president continues to work with his national security team reviews the options available to him and when