peter sharp, al jazerra in howe moscow.l eve is his here, let's talk little league world series. >> yeah, the little champions before they happ hope to be dig champions. the it will crown its 67th championship team on sunday. with some of the best young talent from the united states taking on some of the world's best. al jazerra joins united states now from in tampa, florida recey to them let. in 1980 the youngsters from zampa, florida stole the spotlight at the little league world series, led by future major league he recalls, gary she would field and bell. they are just two of 11 players to play in the little league world series and the major league world series and, we recently caught up with the 44 year olds sheffield at his home in tampa. the little league world series is around the corn, we you look back on it, what is your fond effort memory? >> never in my wildest dream did i think i would meet willie stargil, he popped up one day in the lunchroom and spoke to all the kids. and i was that one kid, the eyes wide open

♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america. here say look at the head lines. syrian government is a used of chemical warfare on its own people, opposition groups say the government killed hundreds including women and children. getting out, former egyptian president mubarak could be released from prison in a few hours, how it could impact an already volatile situation, bradley manning is sentenced to 35 years behind bars for leaking classified information. now his attorney wants some help from the president. ♪ ♪ we begin with those disturbing pictures from syria and the allegations of chemical warfare. tonight the united nation is his calling for an investigation. opposition groups claim the government used chemical weapons on its only people last night and they claim the unverified pictures circulating today prove their point. we want to warn you some of these pricks are extremely graphic. they show injured people being treat bide hospital workers while others lie motion little, activists and opposition forces say they are victims of banned chemical weapons fi

mike, al jazerra, washington. >> now as mike just mentioned, the obama administration is considering nge of possible military options. in fact, there is already a military presence in syria's surrounding areas. navy officials have told al gentleman veer sao*er that there are foualjazerra there are four destroyers in the me mediterrann sea and they are armed with guided missile. two carrier strike groups i in e arabian gulf. each led by an aircraft carrier, a submarine and supply ships. the u.s. left a number of f-16 jets following military exercises in jordan. the u.s. operates two air bases in turkey which could be used in a future attack. for the a closer look at the options the u.s. has joined live from san francisco, i am joined liver by a lecture you are at stanford university and a former u.s. state department official from 2005 to 2007. now, is u.s. policy to blame for this current mess? >> no. morgan, i don't think u.s. policy is to blame. this is a very difficult situation. i think our options in syria were probably somewhat better two years ago. it would have been easie easi

jane ferguson, al jazerra, cairo. >>> th the muslim brotherhood hs been -- it's been banned or oppressed but some have been tolerated by egyptian leaders in the past. widespread support among the poor among social services such as medical, care, education, food and clothes. the brotherhood has done the same in other countries. it has a large presence in syria and jordon and hamas. what's the reaction there on the arrest for the spiritual leader of the brotherhood? >> reporter: well, that arrest of the spiritual leader mohammed resounded too, i guess we should have to say, some time tomorrow or the next day, there will be some form of demonstration mounted because of that. nasar city is seen as an important blow to the muslim brotherhood but it is also important as you just mentioned to take a look at the history of the muslim brotherhood a little bit and put all of it in perspective and he has been replaced by his right hand hand who is mahmod-ibahim. he's under arrest and one is being sought is new to the brotherhood and really new. both of these men were arrested by abdul nasaar. they

>>> hello and welcome to al jazerra. >> we are looking at the possibility of a limited act. >> the u.s. prepares for a strike against syria. meanwhile in syria's largest city, school children killed were burned by what's described of a bomb strike. and as it heats up, israelis line up to get their hands on gas masks. >>> president obama said he has not decided how to respond. he calls the use of chemical weapons a threat to american security and to the security of u.s. allies. the president says he wants what he calls limited a*bs. >> we're not considering any open ended commitment. we're not considering any boots on the ground approach. what we will do is consider options that meet the narrow concern around chemical weapons understanding that there's not going to be a solely military solution to the under lying conflict and tragedy that's taking place in syria. >> our mike joins us from the white house. what more did the president say about what's needed in syria. >> the white house told us that the president continues those consultations with allies he's pokeen to a number of days si

. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america. here say look at the head lines. syrian government is a used of chemical warfare on its own people, opposition groups say the government killed hundreds including women and children. getting out, former egyptian president mubarak could be released from prison in a few hours, how it could impact an already volatile situation, bradley manning is sentenced to 35 years behind bars for leaking classified information. now his attorney wants some help from the president. ♪ ♪