house tonight. the president is preparing to address the nation in just a moment we'll join abc news >> announcer: this is an abc news special report. a presidential address to the nation. the crises in syria. >> and a good evening to all of you. i'm diane sawyer. so glad you're with us tonight. it is a big night of high stakes on the world stage and the situation is changing fast. president obama is now just moments from speaking directly to the american people on syria, on that threatened military strike by the u.s. and whether it's all changed tonight because a dictator may be backing down. our abc news "washington post" poll has shown that a majority of americans tonight, 64 percent, oppose a u.s. strike on syria and so some questions, is america safer now and have the

russians persuaded syria to turn over their chemical weapons. let's go straight to abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> diane, the president will make it clear in this speech that he is taking the russian proposal to have the syrians turn over their chemical weapons but they view it skep tickly. the phrase here is trust but verify, in fact, verify because there is no real trust in the syrians or for that matter the russians. >> they're going talk to be talking with the russians and the european allies. >> secretary of state will be talking to his russian counter part on thursday. that's when we'll really see what this russian plan is. >> here now heading into the east room, the president speaking about syria and the united states tonight. >> my fellow americans, tonight i want to talk to you about syria. why it matters and where we go from here.

over the past two years, what began as a series of peaceful protests against the repressive regime of bashar al-assad has turned into a brutal civil war. over 100,000 people have been killed, millions have fled the country. in that time america has worked with allies to provide humanitarian support to help the moderate opposition and shape a political settlement. but i have resisted calls for military action because we cannot resolve someone else's civil war through force, particularly after a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan. the situation profoundly changed though on august 21st when assad's government gassed to death over 1,000 people, including hundreds of children. the images from this massacre are sickening. men, women, children lying in rows killed by poison gas.

others foaming at the mouth, gasping for breath, a father clutching his dead children, imploring them to get up and walk. on that terrible night, the world saw in gruesome detail the terrible nature of chemical weapons and why the overwhelming majority of humanity has declared them off limits, a climb against humanity and a violation of the laws of war. this was not always the case. in world war one american gis were among the thousands killed in the trenches of europe by deadly gases. in world war ii the nazis used gas. because these weapons can kill on a mass scale with no distinction between soldier and infant the civilized world has spent a century working to ban them. in 1997 the united states senate overwhelmingly approved an

international agreement prohibiting the use of chemical weapons. now joined by 189 governments that represent 98 percent of humanity. on august 21st, these basic rules were violated, along with our sense of common humanity. no one disputes that chemical weapons were used in syria. the world saw thousands of videos, cell phone pictures and social media accounts from the attack. we heard of hospitals packed with people with symptoms of poison gas. more over, we know the assad regime was responsible. we know that assad's chemical weapons personnel prepared for an attack near an area where they mix sarin gas. they distributed gas masks to their troops and fired rockets into 11 neighborhoods that the

regime has been trying to wipe clear of opposition forces. shortly after those rockets landed, the gas spread and hospitals filled with the dying and the wounded. we know senior figures in assad's military machine reviewed the results of the attack and the regime increased their shelling of the same neighborhoods in the days that fold. we've also studied samples of blood and hair from people at the site that tested positive for sarin. when dictators commit atrocities, they depend upon the world to look the other way until those horrifying pictures fade from memory. but these things happened. the facts cannot be denied. the question now is what the united states of america and the international community is prepared to do about it. because what happened to those people, to those children, is not only a violation of

international law, it's also a danger to our security. let me explain why. if we fail to act, the assad regime will see no reason to stop using chemical weapons. as the ban against these weapons erodes, other tyrants will have no reason to think twice about acquiring poison gas and using tlem. over time our troops will face the prospect of chemical warfare on the battle field and it will be easier for terrorists to obtain these chemical weapons and use them. if fighting spills beyond syria's borders it could threaten allies like turkey, jordan and israel. a failure to stand against the use of chemical weapons would weaken prohibitions against other weapons of mass destruction and emboldened assad's ally iran which must decide to take a peaceful path.

this is not a world we should accept. this is what's at stake. that is why, after careful deliberation, i determined that it is in the national security interest of the united states to respond to the assad regime use of chemical weapons through a targeted military strike. the purpose of this strike would be to deter assad from using chemical weapons, to degrade his regime's ability to use them, and to make clear to the world that we will not tolerate their use. that's my just a moment as commander in chief. i'm also the president of the world's oldest constitutional democracy. i believed it was right in the absence of a director imminent threat to security to take this debate to congress. i believe our democracy is stronger when the president acts with the support of congress and

i believe that america acts more effectively abroad when we stand together. this is especially true after a decade that put more and more war making power in the hands of the president and more and more burdens on the shoulders of our troops while sidelining the people's representatives about when we use force. i know that after the terrible toll of iraq and afghanistan, the idea of any military action, no matter how limited, is not going to be popular. after all, i've spent four and a half years working to end wars, not to start them. our troops are out of iraq. our troops are coming home from afghanistan. and i know americans want all of us in washington, especially me, to concentrate on the task of building our nation here at home, putting people back to work, educating our kids, growing our middle class. it's no wonder then that you're

asking hard questions. so let me answer some of the most important questions that i've heard from members of congress and that i've read in letters that you sent to me. first, many of you have asked won't this put us on a slippery slope to another war? one man wrote to me that we are still recovering from our involvement in iraq. a veteran put it more bluntly. this nation is sick and tired of war. my answer is simple. i will not put american boots on the ground in syria. i will not pursue an open-ended action like iraq or afghanistan. i will not pursue a prolonged air campaign like libya or kosovo. this would be a targeted strike to achieve a clear objective, deterring the use of chemical weapons and degrading assad's capabilities. others have asked whether it's worth acting if we don't take

out assad. some members of congress have said there is no point in simply doing a pinprick strike in syria. let me make something clear. the united states military doesn't do pinpricks. even a limited strike will send a message to assad that no other nation can deliver. i don't think we should remove another dictator with force. we learned from iraq that doing so makes us responsible for all that comes next. but a targeted strike can make assad or any other dictator think twice before using chemical weapons. other questions involve the dangers of retaliation. we don't dismiss any threats, but the assad regime does not have the ability to seriously threaten our military. any other retaliation they might seek is in line with threats that we face every day. neither assad nor his allies

have any interest in escalation that would lead to his demise and israel can defend itself with overwhelming force as well as the unshakeable support of the united states of america. many of you have asked a broader question, why should we get involved at all in a place that's so complicated and where as one person wrote to me, those who come after assad may be enemies of human rights. it's true that some of assad's opponents are extremists but al qaeda will only draw strength in a more chaotic syria if people see the world doing nothing to prevent innocent civilians from being gassed to death. the majority of the syrian people and the syrian opposition we work with just want to live in peace with dignity and freedom. the day after any military action, we would redouble our efforts to achieve a political

solution that strengthens those who reject the forces of tyranny and extremism. finally, many of you have asked, why not leave this to other countries or seek solutions short of force? several people wrote to me, we should not be the world's policeman. i agree. and i have a deeply held preference for peaceful solutions. over the last two years, my administration has tried diplomacy and sanctions, warnings and negotiations. but chemical weapons were still used by the assad regime. however, over the last few days, we've seen some encouraging signs. in part because of the credible threat of u.s. military action as well as constructive talks that i had with president putin, the russian government has indicated a willingness to join with the international community

in pushing assad to give up his chemical weapons. the assad regime has now admitted that it has these weapons and even said they join the chemical weapons convention which prohibits their use. it's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularly because russia is one of assad's strongest allies. i have, therefore, asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. i'm sending secretary of state john kerry to meet his russian counter part on thursday and i will continue my discussed with president putin. i've spoken to the leaders of france and the united kingdom and we will work with russia and

china to require assad to give up his chemical weapons and destroy them under international control. we'll also give u.n. inspectors the opportunity to report their findings on what happened on august 21st around continue to rally support from allies from europe, the americas, from asia to the middle east who agree on the need for action. to be in a position to respond if dipsy fails. tonight i give thanks to our military and their families for their incredible strength and sacrifices. my fellow americans, for nearly seven decades, the united states has been the anchor of global security. that has meant more than forging international agreements. it has meant enforcing them. the burdens of leadership are

often heavy. but the world is a better place because we have born them. so to my friends on the right, i ask you to reconcile your commitment to america's military might with a failure to act when a cause is so plainly just. to my friends on the left, i ask you to reconcile your belief in freedom and dignity for all people with those images of children writhing in pain and going still on a cold hospital floor. for sometimes resolutions and condemn nation are simply not enough. indeed i would ask every member of congress and those of you watching at home tonight to view those videos of the attack and then ask what kind of world will we live in if the united states of america sees a dictator brazenly violate international law with poison gas and we choose to look the other way?

franklin roosevelt said our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us from feeling deep concern when ideals and principles that we have cherished are challenged. our ideals and principles as well as our national security are at stake in syria, along with our leadership of a world where we seek to ensure that the worst weapons will never be used. america is not the world's policeman. terrible things happen across the globe. it is beyond our means to right every wrong. but when would modest effort and risk we can stop children from being gassed to death and therefore make our own children safer over the long run, i believe we should act. that's what makes america different.

that's what makes us exceptional. with humility and resolve, let us never lose sight of that essential truth. thank you. god bless you and god bless the united states of america. >> and there you have the president still making a case for u.s. action against syria even as a negotiation is on the table. however, saying that he has asked the leaders of congress to postpone any vote to see if those negotiations work. let's go back to jonathan karl at the white house. jon, this is about u.s. leadership on the world stage. what does the white house want to happen now? >> there is so much at stake for the president. he asked congress to postpone that vote at a time when he was going to lose that vote in congress. now so much rides on this diplomatic effort. he wants to go forward and see that diplomatic effort without being cut off here at home by a congress saying that they would not support him if he chose to

attack. >> back now to martha raddatz. chief global affairs correspondent. what is the view at the pentagon about the russian deal and what is your thought about keeping the finger on the trigger someone said to jonathan karl earlier and keeping the u.s. military on alert? >> i think they have to stay on alert and the president made a case for the military strike, the threat of a military strike to stay in play. at the pentagon everybody is hopeful for a diplomatic solution. but it's highly unlikely that there will be a military strike because of these delays. >> is it possible to say it's over, this threat of military strike? >> i don't think you can say it's over but it is delayed for weeks if not months unless this diplomatic deal falls completely apart very quickly. >> let's go now to terry moran,

he's over in beirut, lebanon right now. terry, again, i was saying this is about u.s. leadership on the world stage. how will this speech be seen and these actions be seen tonight in the eyes of the world? >> diane, there are two things that you hear a lot in this part of the world. first you recognize the catastrophic calamity to american credible about the claims. people don't believe this administration when they talk about this attack an august 21 and they want to see real claims. the other thing is people in this part of the world respond to strong leadership. you hear around these words about obama that he's hesitant, indecisive, that he's been outmaneuvered by bashar al-assad. this is a real problem for the united states going forward to be clear backing up its claims with evidence and credible

action as well. >> terry moran standing watch from the region. it's about 4:00 in the morning, a little after 4:00 in the morning in syria. we have no evidence that the president's speech was shown on television there. we will await word to see what bashar al-assad some 6,000 miles away has to say from his palace in damascus. for right now we will return you to your regular programming. for some of you on the west that's "world news." i'll see you there. we'll have more on the crises in syria with terry moran tr from beirut later on "nightline" and of course tomorrow on "good morning america" as well. we hope you continue the conversation with us right now on the abc news fac good evening, everyone, i'm carolyn johnson. >> gets let -- let's get to the fire on mount diablo.

it's east of walnut creek. at last report burned 3200 acres and 45% contained. >> it's not yet out there have been no signs of flames and it's no longer producing much smoke. he vac orders were lifted this afternoon. >> laura anthony is on the fire lines again. have you seen people returning home yet? >> well, boy have so-to-say these orders were loose today and there is no reason why residents couldn't have gone their home because things haven't improved dramatically, as you said. and it appears from our trip up to the front lines firefighters are definitely getting the upper hand. it was a day for kous dousing hot spots east of the summit on mount diablo. and making sure smoldering trees and brush above doesn't

reignite and recreate the fire as it yeared on monday. >> they did agressive work last night and continuing work. we're still working on firming up more of the continuing areas so the fire swront a chance to jump down the line. >> residents recalling a close call. the fire did reignite, burning all the way to the road. >> winds just swirled up and jumped on a huge tree and went down this whole meadow like a river of flames. >> right there we have one of those things happen last night. it and happened very, very quickly. that is what we try to avoid where we are now. >> and becky walker is in hurry to get her horse and others she's carrying back to

the fire zone not just yet. >> well, hot spots might pick up again we're going to wait one more day just to make sure. it's calmed down. you never know. >> and we're showing you live picture. this is the ridge to the southeast here. it's burn bud no longer burning certainly a great great relief to folks. it's 45% condition tainment. and they seem to have it well surrounded. another note there are no flames no, smoke so today, in danville, schools there resumed their outdoor activities. >> laura, thank you. a fire station was burglarized while firefighters were out fighting the fire sunday. the thief got away with wallets, cash and a wed ring

after breaking into fire station 7. someone tried to break into fire station tloou three but a captain called police before the burglar managed to get inside. >> right now the most active nir california is already destroyed 30 homes and threatening 300 more. the clover fire outside redding. the flames were spreading at 500 acres per hour, every hour. the people took this home video had just minutes to get out of harm's way. the sfir now 40% contain bud burned now 74 acres. the governor obtained a grant to cover 75% of the costs. >> groups beginning to worry about the impact but the cost of fighting it tapped $100 million z restoring will add

tens of millions more to that tab. >> rim fire will be unlike any other. >> wildfire spart of nature but this was a catastrophic wildfire. >> these are trust photos saying 96% was in the water shed. today, anticipated costs in tens of millions of dollars. >> this plan is bigger than ours. this is going to take multi agency response. >> the rim fire began august 17th more than three weeks ago, now 80% contained being called epic. third biggest wildfire in california history. the damage is now being assessed.

the trust is working with a recovery team to do assessment to come up with a plan for restoration and recover rye tlair doing it now. there are 70 sighin lift -- scientists are looking at the fall rains and runnoff and erosion that result autos the san francisco p.u.c. says hetch hetchy infrom a struck stur secure and does not expect water rates to increase as a result of repair costs. >> people worried about the ash. and we're not expecting huge erosion. it will be small if at all. >> it will be another week before the p.u.c. finishing asesing damage to roads. >> there is more still to come on this abbreviated edition of abc 7 news at 6:00. a colorful announcement, two new iphones and an upgrade. >> i'm spencer christian.

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temperatures coming down a bit. >> it's fabulous on the fire lines of course good, for the rest of us, too. spencer christian is here with live doppler 7 hd. >> it's true g for us.

right now, gusty winds out in the delta area and fairfield gusts 44 miles per hour right now to 28 miles per hour in napa. 22 at half moon bai. 28 miles per hour gusts at concord and what about a cool down today? a live view looking back now in san francisco. clover dale yesterday a high of 104 degrees. 25 degrees cooler today in santa rosa. san francisco gaining two degrees today twochl degrees milder, here is a live view. you might be able to see drizzle drops there on the camera lens there. we'll see a warmer pattern by the end of the week. a ridge of high pressure with warm air mass. low pressure system chipping away at the ridge of high

pressure. so it's losing it's warming influence. cooling continues more sea breeze coming our way under sunny skies. thunderstorms and overnight tonight wide spread low clouds and fog. maybe drizzle near the coast. low temperatures upper 50s tomorrow, highs only into low 80s inland. and coolest day tomorrow, but warming up to mid-90s inland, more cooling after that, gradual cooling into next week. >> thank you. >> well, we have another half hour of world and local news for you. coming up, the president's address to the nation and hard line on launching a strike against syria. >> we're waiting election results from new york city. anthony weiner's chances of becoming mayor are on the line tonight. >> and the announcement that could light a ne

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president ob yaum made a case for a potential military attack during a live address to the nation tonight. the president seeking support for a strike after accusations that syria's government used chemical weapons on its people. syria denies the claim but

agreed to talk about the disposal of the chemical weapons with international super i vision. the president says he asked lawmakers to postpone a vote on military action. still trying to sell the idea tonight the president says it's a last opening. >> i have a deeply held preference for peaceful solutions. over last two years my administration tried diplomacy and sanctions, warnings and negotiations, but chemical weapons were still use bid the assad regime. >> john kerry expected to fly to switzerland to meet with yaush's foreign minister. >> polls just closed in the new york city primary. ap polls show disgraced former governor eliot spitzer trailing in his race for controller. the city's top financial office, and the mayor's race is likely to produce a

runnoff. former congressman anthony weiner grabbed headlines because of a sexting scandal. >> san francisco city attorney dennis herera followed up on a threat filing a lawsuit against the state of nevada. the suit claims the state run psychiatric hospital improperly discharged hundreds of patients. accord together lawsuit, 20 wound up in san francisco. at a cost to the city of $500,000 each for shelter and medical care. herera suing to get money back and to ensure it doesn't happen again. pg&e confirmed it's reaching settlement was all but two people who filed suit over the san bruno pipeline explosion that destroyed 38 homes and ruined the crestmoor neighborhood three years ago yesterday. lawsuits were settled between friday and monday. one lawyer told bloomberg news

pg&e agreed to pay amount that's finally made sechblts expecting to pay 58 -- a$65 million in claims also faces $2 billion to $4 billion in fine autos governor brown went on the record opposing a new name for the bay bridge. the senate expected to take up a resolution to rename it after former san francisco mayor willie brown. governor brown says the bridge should keep the name it's had 77 years. >> meantime city manager is calling it quits after a 44 year career of public service in silicon valley. she today announced her plans to retire in december. she started kt city in 1969 as a part time recreation aide while in high school. >> apple debutted new iphones

today, take a look. these sherbert ones are plastic. this is the lower priced iphone 5 c. there is also the 5 s. it offers long-rumored fingerprint sensor letting you unlokt phone without a pin. abc 7 news has now on how it may open overseas market as well. >> signs in apple dominate bid colored circles, what is coming was colorful iphones. but below, apple has done major engineering to propel the iphone forward. >> the 5 s is the most forward thinking phone created, perhaps anyone has made. >> apple added a fingerprint scanner to unlock the phone. watch how it scans to learn

swirl asks ridges that eliminates the use of a pass word apple said half of the users don't bother to set up. >> a fingerprint security reader is a nice first step for business applications it gives an entry into the market others can't touch. >> 5 s runs on a new processor with a billion trancistors. that means incredible power to rendor graphics. i think this represents a sea change for our industry. >> the faster chip helps us with stop motion video and first mode. the 5 s comes in three colors silver, gray, and gold. gold is expected to be popular in asia where gold denotes wealth. the price ranges from $199 for 16 giga byte model up to $99 for 64 giga bytes.

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this april two, years after the tsunami. the shipping company agreed to return the boat to the high school that bone owns it. the pictures show a recology truck hauling the boat away. the boat was the first to reach california shore autos let's check on the forecast now. >> yes, spencer christian is back. >> we're going to have gusty winds, live doppler 7 shows lots of fog and low clouds at the coast now. and gusty winds producing a wind advisory that went into affect and will be in effect until 3:00 in the morning for winds up to 45 miles per hour. and lower gusts and winds in the bay area, tomorrow, we'll see calm weather here, a little bit of fog at the coast. mainly sunny skies inland.

cooling continues today from yesterday and cooling continues tomorrow inland highs reaching only into low to mid-80s into warmest spots. and tomorrow warming up again thursday, further warming friday. inland highs into mid-90s. then, we'll cool down again. >> uch and down we go. >> there you go. >> thank you. >> it's gorgeous along the bay for america's cup. >> good sailing weather and spectating weather as well. this thing turned into a horse race. >> yes. >> there is a trend and its knew zealand. the team getting schooled in the america's cup race and cup series. why oracle decided to bail ourt on race six altogether. sports is comi

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