all options are on the table is the only answer given by the white house press secretary to all questions on syria that is after donald trump fires off a series of contradictory tweets first threatening russia but later dialing back his rhetoric. british media reports prime minister theresa may is a preparing for action ordering the u.k. submarines within missile range of syria. armored police vehicles moved in to break up an eco camp in western france on a third day of protests officers have been met with violence from activists also.

london's metropolitan police that release a statement by the daughter of the russian former spy sergei screwball exposed with her father to a nerve agent last month in it she says that she doesn't need the russian embassies help you know one of those she wants to get in touch with a relative for the time being. broadcast live direct from our studios in moscow this is r.t. international thomas glad to have you with us now get ready for russia that was the message sent down by u.s. president donald trump in a tweet early on tuesday morning now he promised quote nice and new and smart missiles would be fired and syria in response to the alleged chemical attack in duma he also said that relations with moscow are now even worse than during the cold war some treated trumps tweets as confirmation that

a strike on syria was eminent with the white house spokesperson doing very little to dispel the mystery and he's killed mop and has more. now the daily white house press briefing took place and sarah huckabee sanders the white house spokesperson came out and took questions from the press now in response to trump's tweets the press had quite a few questions they asked when where would this strike be being carried out this potential strike or unleashing the missiles they asked would russian positions be hit in syria as there are russian forces on the ground there would they be hit in a potential strike furthermore they asked the question what kind of missiles would be used and what kind of weapons would be used however every time a question was asked sarah huckabee sanders gave the same very vague answer maintaining that we have a number of options and once again all options are on the table he has a number of other options as well the president has not laid out a timetable and still leaving a number of other options there are as you say options on the table when it comes

to russia as diplomacy. as an option as i said all options are on the table that's right all options on the table nothing clear being specified from the white house people were tuning in to the white house press briefing hoping that they could get a more clear picture of what was happening many are probably even more baffled now than they were before meanwhile we do have secretary of defense james mattis who has come forward and said they are gathering information and indicated that something may be on the horizon some action may be looming that we're still assessing the intelligence ourselves and our allies are still working on this we stand ready to provide military option to their appropriate as the president determined heather nauert the spokesperson for the u.s. state department indicated that the united states does not have a clear picture of what happened she seems to argue that there was indeed a chemical attack in duma but she couldn't specify what chemicals were used now

tuesday there was quite a tense day of diplomatic deadlock at the united nations security council convened a resolution proposed by roy. for how the o.p.c. w. would conduct the investigations was voted down vetoed by the united states a resolution proposed by the united states was also an able to pass vetoed by russia so at the un security council no clear point of agreement could be reached and as the o.p.c. w. inspectors were on their way to syria no clear mission for what they would do there was clarified at this point the o.p.c. w. inspectors have been offered the protection of the russian military as they go to syria to find out what's going on the russian military and in the russian resolution it was pushed that they actually visit the site of the alleged attack and find out the truth about what's going on however it's not clear what the o.p.c. w. will be doing as the u.n. security council could not reach a consensus on that matter at this point as we hear different voices from the usa we see one thing on trump's twitter page we hear all options on the table from the

white house we hear from the state department and the secretary of defense it becomes clear that it's possible there may not be a very clear strategy and that a lot of people are left guessing about what may be coming next. may be rushing to act now but in the past he was more circumspect back in two thousand and thirteen he was highly critical of then president barack obama's approach to syria saying bad things would happen if washington launched an attack and that the u.s. needed to focus on its own problems after entering office trump fired tomahawk missiles and syria and is now seemingly gearing up for a second round as you're about to see there could be domestic considerations to the u.s. president's change of two. bunny brown the flag of thanks and increased popular support of the president during war accompanied by reduced criticism of governmental policies. any nuclear missile launched from cuba against any nation in the western

hemisphere as an attack by the soviet union on the united states. progress is now being made towards the restoration of peace in the caribbean. the use of terrorism and its holding hostages. political to me. to continue along with other nations and with the. resolution of the crisis. i have therefore directed to reject the iraqi army from kuwait. its president i can report to the nation aggression is defeated the war is over. american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.

united states and around. have prevailed. and i ordered a targeted military strike for the airfield in syria. i think. became president of the united states i think this was actually a big moment well the wake of president trump's fiery rhetoric western media is speculating about the countries and possible actions over syria highlighting that none of them are ideal parties correspondent. looks into those options. it used to be all options are on the table for syria well now it seems that this donald trump promise of fire and fury has all but taken a diplomatic resolution off that list from the looks of

a trump who doesn't have many doors left open to him anymore but one of them is actually the one he's already tried the same time last year a parallel situation an allegation of a chemical attack blamed on president assad's forces without even waiting for an investigation trump goes in with guns blazing. back then the u.s. president gave the russians an early warning so that its troops could leave the area hawks in washington ripped from for it saying this is exactly why the airstrike turned out to be a waste of time

a nother potential option for trump this time is to go full on forget the warnings forget all caution and just unleashing a unilateral military campaign where could that go wrong well where shall we start it would force russia to consider its own military options evoking memories of the one thousand nine hundred sixty two cuban missile crisis when washington and moscow almost started a nuclear war reports suggest america's closest allies might not be even in on this finally trump could backtrack on the threat and take more of a co-operative stance like the one indicated by his second to eat buy some say this would be as good as committing reputational suicide for trump this would be you not simply reversing on a promise but also getting soft on russia as the critics would put it after all drum solo ready being called out over of numerous major inconsistency is in his syria approach. fifteen months and the trumpet ministration has no serious strategy

threats tweets one off strikes are not a strategy they tell you russia is not a strategy this is why congress needs to reassert control powers so whatever action he chooses a strike or no strike trump may have just tweeted himself into something of a corner well steve malzberg radio host and political commentator says trump typically does not public lee announce his military plans in advance reportedly on thursday morning the president is going to meet with his national security team and there are several options on the table several plans on the table the president has not picked one yet but without much doubt i would imagine that after the meeting tomorrow he will decide on a strategy now earlier on today back on on wednesday the president caught a lot of criticism from some for tweeting out the warning to russia that the watch

out the missiles are coming a lot of people said that he should have done that for various reasons including he's always said he would not telegraph in advance what he was going to do so i think there will be some response and i think that response will be decided on a thursday morning after the national security meeting and i think it's going to be probably more than some would want and probably less than some would would would expect. well meanwhile british media is reporting theresa may has ordered british submarines operating in the mediterranean to move within firing range of syria it is also claimed an emergency cabinet meeting has been scheduled for thursday afternoon and we cannot independently confirm those reports but earlier today or actually say earlier on wednesday may said that she believed assad was responsible for the duma attack artes on associate you're going to has more. we do know that

british prime minister theresa may has initially made it clear that she's not a fan of any rushed action when it comes to this and that she would like to see proof of assad's involvement and this at this point seems to have shifted somewhat all the indications are that this was the responsibility of the syrian regime we will not. close to summarize to see how we can ensure those responsible are held to account and how we can prevent deter the humanitarian catastrophe just the use of chemical weapons in the future because the continued use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged well here in westminster right now debate is right about whether or not parliament needs to be involved in this discussion with many m.p.'s saying that britain has been here before and they need to be able to vote on any major decisions like this of course let's keep in mind that westminster saw something similar when back in twenty thirty in the parliament did not go ahead with supporting a similar strike in syria along the these lines and along those voices we've seen

opposition labor party leader jeremy corbyn who has said that parliament needs to be consulted we have seen the same message come from the defense committee chairman who has said that parliament certainly needs to be consulted on these matters we've got in syria is a choice between monsters on the one hand and maniacs on the other while those are voices that are obviously calling for parliament's involvement on any major steps like military action on the other side we have people like former british prime minister to. blair seems to be much more in favor of taking action instead of consulting harlem and despite having a reputation that was marred because of the iraq invasion let's take a listen to what he's been saying if you don't respond to this to the use of chemical weapons against civilians then obviously you know we're ignoring what the international community has said which is that this is unacceptable and those that use such measures methods should be held to account well that meanwhile across the

channel in france we've been seeing a man who had mark all of this of course coming following discussions between himself theresa may and donald trump he said that he believes that there should be a strong and joint response and that some kind of decision will be announced in the coming days however it's also not so simple in france with some opinions being different from his approach that everyone knows perfectly that in war time the first victim is truth what happens on the ground is almost unknown to us the chemical attack which evidently took place is abominable we must condemn it but we still have to find out who committed it it sounds a lot like an excuse for the united states of america and their allies to get back in the game and to engage in an armed conflict i think that currently france is contributing to the creation of the recreate a certain form of the cold war with russia it's pointless because it doesn't benefit france or its economy or international relations to let the u.s. seeking to stir up a conflict with russia boss around well so while france and britain are now

weighing their options are in terms of exactly what they're going to be doing next but it's obviously clear that events are going to be unraveling quite quickly from here so we'll be watching what happens next facing possible imminent escalation in syria members of the british public were asked if they would support or oppose a military option the results show britons are split on the issue with thirty six percent supporting military action and thirty seven percent opposing it but numbers change when people are asked about a possible conflict with russia those opposed rise to almost half while support falls to just twenty eight percent. when we put in says four ambassadors have a crucial role to play in the current chaotic world situation made the comment at a welcoming ceremony for new envoys to moscow on wednesday in the studio below do you immediately to the world invokes nothing but the situation in the world is becoming more chaotic nevertheless we still hope that common sense will eventually

prevail and international relations will enter a constructive course the entire world system will become more stable and predictable middle east expert i risk thinks that president trump wants to avoid hitting russian positions in syria so this time there is pressure for trump to go ahead with an escalated response there are a will he go ahead and do that and risk war i'm not sure i think that trump is very intent on not doing anything which would cause the loss of lives of russian soldiers in syria that is something i'm completely sure of that but would he go ahead for example and target somebody rainy and personal in syria likely israelis that just a couple of days ago that's a possible scenario of some attacks maybe in damascus some. sensitive locations that's also something which is possible as i said to the juice of the pressures which are piling up on the problem instruction not just to do something but to do

something which was more than what he did last year when he launched those tomahawk missiles. police have used the armored vehicles to demolish structures at an eco camp in western france. thank you. i just gathered again on wednesday to try and prevent the police from entering the site near the city of not a clash with officers during the stones and bottles it's all these responded with tear gas against the activists clashes have now been raging on for more than three days. how it was.

her was her was crutch . her. london's metropolitan police have issued a statement by yulia screwball the daughter of russian former spy sergei screwball both exposed to a nerve agent last month in the u.k. city of salzburg artie's niger tutor has more a number of things have been said in this statement and from the russian authorities perspective it is rather worrying and some key points here she has said that she doesn't want to be contacted by the media she knows that she has the

support of the russian embassy but she does not wish to have the help right now and also she doesn't want her cousin victoria to visit her now victoria has spoken out publicly and she's wrong the first strait. because she tried to get a british visa which was denied and she says that she wanted to visit you and she feels that the phone conversation she had with you wasn't genuine you have is a very i ask the ok and you personally to reckon sitter the decision to refuse my these or they're scared that i will find out something more that you'll be able to tell me something yes they try to manipulate me not the kremlin m i five at first i was happy that yulia called but it was clear that she wasn't speaking her own words she was being prompted you can't hear it in the recording but at the start she was told yes you can talk which means that she was being guided. the russian embassy in london have issued a statement as well they are genuinely happy for her recovery but they have

concerns about this statement as well their concerns about the media reports and about the fact that they don't know where her where she is her whereabouts they have been reports that she's been offered an american identification and she and they're worried about that and they are concerned that she's isolated from the public we can have a longer look at what they said we're genuinely happy for you and wish her referred the recovery and rehabilitation meanwhile brit's surety has continued to refuse to provide any independently verifiable information about you lose health and wishes we confirm our request and intention to meet her and see by ourselves if she is world and at the very least we demand urgent proof that actions in relation to you are being taken in strict observance of her free will. there are a number of points that the russian authorities are sticking to they are still asking for access to the investigation they are denying any involvement in the

attacks on the script polls in fact they're upset for a number of reasons at the finger pointing the flaming of russia the definitive blaming of russia on this issue and phrases that they've heard like highly likely. or no other possible explanation. they're finding frustrating they're saying that it's not enough and that doesn't provide enough evidence that russia is the indeed the definitive cause of the attack on the strip malls. media companies started by a palestinian journalist has received a grant from the us government the journalist was killed just last week covering protests at the israel gaza border posts lior has more. well a palestinian journalist was killed last week during the clashes along the israel gaza border between israeli soldiers and palestinian protesters yes it was thirty years old he was a camera man and also the co-founder of a palestinian production company in gaza known as the palestinian media he was just

a few hundred meters from the border. shot in the torso and it was very clear from the pictures we've seen that he was wearing a bullet proof jacket with the word emblazoned across it we have subsequently heard from the israeli defense minister avigdor lieberman that he was a member of her must which israel guards is a terrorist organization and therefore a legitimate target his colleagues of course deny this saying these claims are ridiculous but this is what israeli defense minister had to say. this is a veteran terrorist of the hamas military wing he was a rank equivalent to a captain in he received a regular salary says twenty eleven those remarks from the defense minister confuse the situation a little because we have heard from the israeli army that it does not intentionally target journalists at the same time it also contradicts statements that we receiving from the united states which provided him with a grant of nearly twelve thousand dollars now this is under a program that supports private sector development and was to help his production

company in gaza the u.s. state department does not deny the claims my understanding is that he was that is according to u.s. government guidelines but i don't have anything more i was shot last friday and died early on saturday morning he was buried later on saturday and at his funeral the harassed political leader ismail haniya spoke saying that he was a martyr and quickly as well that there would be one hundred thousand more martyrs who would rise up to take his place all of this comes amid growing tensions on the ground we expect that this friday yet again there will be clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinian protesters. diamond and silk say that they still have not been told why they're viral pro facebook page was suddenly restricted.

yeah. yeah. this media question your idea that we the people want the star because we have a man that's what you want the people and this here is going to be decided by the people and i see these two on talent i say they are the greatest who i don't buy ok i need to get that we don't want to go i go yeah ok i will be the first door became a web sensation over there commentary on the two thousand and sixteen u.s. presidential election but this is not of the first time that they have been blogged online you tube or d. monetize almost all of their content a year ago meanwhile facebook had this response we have communicated directly with diamond and silk about this issue the message they received last week was inaccurate and not reflective of the way we communicate with our community and the people who run pages on our platform we have provided them with more information about our policies and the tools that our political to their page and look forward to the opportunity to speak with them but to say that the social media giant blocks

notifications to their millions of subscribers without explanation have first the company said that their content was unsafe before later claiming it took action due to inappropriate behavior we spoke to the pair who accuse facebook of discrimination. i didn't understand it and when he said that our cottage and our right hand is unsafe to the community our brand is that i'm going to still die i mean the circus to black chicks that's down with politics right now you have that we are conservative we love our country we love our president ok so when i said that i was offended by it we was apart by it we look at this has been censorship discrimination defamation of character and even a byelection of our civil rights being too black women as if we are some type of animal or limbs or somebody just out there just a get out and say that is appalling to me your facebook is going to have to answer

to that why what was the reason because we don't know that's right and we can appeal that they said that we could not appeal that and this was final but it's because a big huge entity ok it is an entity that people from around the world joint base work so we don't want to get into this here our are lying where you have one person dictating what people can see and what people can hear on this platform when a star has millions our round the world not just in the united states but millions around the world because that's where it gets dangerous that's right do not drive or are silent people's free speech that's where i stand is that you've got to be balanced and we know that they want to say that they are private entity but you are open to the public eye you are open to the public you cannot discriminate facebook chief mark zuckerberg was questioned over the incident with diamond and silk all testifying to the u.s. house of representatives do you subjectively manipulate your algorithms to

prioritize or censor speech congresswoman or we don't. think about what we're doing is censoring speech out there are there are types of content like terrorism that i think that we all agree we do not want to have on our service let me tell you something right now i dominance is not terrorism wednesday was the second and final day of facebook hearings in the us congress in the wake of a massive data breach scandal on the social media platform now the hearings revolved around political research firm cambridge analytical which improperly harvested data from eighty seven million facebook profiles with the social network's permission the data was sold to third parties and used in political campaigns facebook argues the sale was against its rules and promised to make sure all of the information gathered by cambridge analytical was deleted now while the first session was dubbed an utter sham by the media and wednesday's hearing turned

out to be much punchier. facebook now has evolved to a place where you are tracking every user's trusted facebook to prioritize user privacy and data security and that trust has been shattered you're collecting data on people that are not even facebook users that have never signed a consent a privacy agreement i can quickly respond to the first point to just say yes or no where were there the beds i need to get to that could on time we try to collect and give people the ability i'd like to answer yes or no if you could reality is when if you have a photo if you just think about this in your day to day life i can't let you filibuster right now you're collecting that data let people. i don't actually. if they share it with us but congress has said it has a higher but some things are striking during this conversation. as c.e.o. you did now some key facts. while you've testified very clearly that you do not sell information but it's

pretty clear others do sell that information and that make you so much complicit in what they're doing well congressman i would disagree that we allowed we actually expressly prohibits any developer that people how do you ensure there is how do you enforce that that's my concern how do you enforce that complaint only is what i've heard so far tonight. one of the highlights from the first hearing was when a journalist managed to to snap a photo of the facebook chief's notes which were lying openly on the table they displayed his talking points and touched on hot button issues such as negotiations for him to resign and they showed zuckerberg was ready to defend himself social media users questioned whether the tech mogul had himself experienced an invasion of privacy during the break on wednesday that he decided to take his works out with him i also think that you have to be kind of it doesn't mean i will be back and with headlines at the top the hour stay with us.

there's strong pressure by the security company that's by the pentagon and by the media. donald trump to do something about it see it probably at some stage she might get into this pressure but i don't think it is his intention what i consider more likely another u.s. military attack on syria is the united states' policy will be to wreck any effort by the russians to turks and during insta find a political solution.