syria during what is believed to be the biggest protest since the uprising began in march president asad attended the whole of the national dialogue to quell the protests which was boycotted by senior opposition figures. a prison riot in northern mexico has seen fifty nine inmates escape and seven die in the violence more than half of those who escaped are drugs trafficking convicts or gang members five guards are also missing and they are thought to have helped plot the breakout security forces have now brought the prison under control and it's the second jail break in the past year one hundred fifty one prisoners escaped from the facility last december. china wants the united states to cancel a private meeting between president obama and the tibetan spiritual leader the dalai lama chinese officials fear with the country's internal affairs and harm china u.s. relations leaders are expected to discuss dalai lama's hope for to bed to be sent and it's not a must but stay within china's borders. dramatic footage from the netherlands of a giant broadcasting mass that's collapsed after the my

. >>> supporters of serial president bashar al asad have attacked the u.s. and french embassies in damascus. the government's loyalists are criticizing western countries for supporting anti-government protesters. rioters broke into the u.s. embassy monday and smashed windows before climbing onto the roof and raising the syrian flag. no one was injured. on the same day a group of syrians clashed with guards while trying to enter the french embassy. three french embassy staff members were injured in the incident. last week the u.s. and french ambassadors to syria were in the central city of hamah. the enjoys backed the protesters' calls for democratic reform. the syrian government has accused them of interfering in domestic affairs. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm quoesh core in tokyo. do stay with us. we'll be back with more updates at the top of the next hour.

lucky second or a possible solution is possible way to send but you're right message to president asad if you will start reforms and closely monitoring the use of force and also signaling to the other side to the opposition what it means for them to be constructive and the best way to do it is something that our foreign ministers you know are very should be discussed with the bench and other things that with them get them off course germany should take advantage of its presidency in the u.n. security council for this matter you know of us leaving under. my feet so what. face for libya we. we. we think that. yes yes that young man has lost it he's getting a say and. the. foreign minister. of russia and his german colleague are in the. course of a permanent dialogue. it's something working out. it's taken form solution. to the science and i and you know you insist on i thought . the fact that we don't we're not supposed to use any. military means to stop this. and we thought this would only give rise to the violence itself and. our. foreign minister and you the west are really talked abo

looking for a possible solution is possible way to send there are about you right message to president asad which is to start reforms and to closely monitor the use of force and also to signal the studio. to the opposition for them to be constructive and the best way to do it is something that are a foreign ministers and should you just get. another thing that was them get him of course germany should take advantage over its presidency in the un security council for this matter. so what it. is for leave yeah we. we. we think that. that phase that gunmen time has lost that he needed to see and. the. foreign minister. of russia and his german colleague are in the. course of a permanent dialogue. on. working out. a can form solution. and you know you insist on. the fact that we don't we're not supposed to use any. military means to stop the conflict. and we thought this will only give rise to violence. and. how our. foreign minister and if the west are really talking about that in new york at the united nations. and i don't know we think that talk of this signal as late as you said. it is a go

we have amateur video from one of the biggest rallies where in 1982 that asad's father crushed a rebellionkilling as many as 25,000 protesters. this week the u.s. and french ambassadors visited hama to show their support for the protesters. it happened in the blink of an eye. tragedy at the ballpark. when we come back. the healing power of touch can be even more powerful, in the world. the healing power of touch my students are amazing. but to be there for them, you've gotta feel your best. kids can tell. that's why i love eating activia every day. so delicious activia helps me feel good inside. which helps me be my best... positive, cheerful and on top of things. help regulate your digestive system. love how you feel or your money back. ♪ activia control your budget? yes. our "name your price" tool shows you a range of options. you pick a price that works for you. perfect. only one thing could make this better. both: '80s montage! ♪ progressive '80s montage ♪ he drops some boxes, but it's okay ♪ ♪ we keep dancing ♪ hey! it's that guy! ♪ progressive "name your price" tool, yeah! ♪ helping

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crimes court over its violent crackdown on protesters every four by ignoring his ations as president asad regime may have committed crimes against humanity including torture custody deaths and arbitrary detention rides groups a more than thirteen hundred civilians have been killed across the country since anti-government protests began in mid march her. eurozone bank girls are meeting in paris to work out a deal on how much private money will be included in the greek bailout e.u. leaders insist they must introduce to the second a path greece received one hundred ten billion euros of rescue money last may but that didn't stamets debt crisis there's also the growing risk of portugal will need a second bailout after a major credit ratings agency downgraded us debt to jump. look at these amazing pictures from the united states of show a wall of dust moving through the city of phoenix in arizona sand storms like this happen during the region swanson season which is underway there are over a desert land and can reach thousands of feet into the air spurred by strong winds the dance cloud dramati

friday of freedom prisoners and author of those jailed during our as a government about president asad attempted to hold a national dialogue to quell the protests but he was boycotted by senior opposition figures. china wants the united states to cancel a private meeting between president obama and the tibetan spiritual leader of the dalai lama chinese officials say it could interfere with the country's internal affairs and harm china u.s. relations of leaders are expected to discuss dalai lama's hopes for thing that could be semi autonomous but still he was in china's border. the avg am president is mourning the death of his half brother who was gunned down by one of his own associates on tuesday while he karzai was a convert to a political figure tolerated by nato despite suspicions of his connection to organized crime are his military control there are things the lack of a unified us agenda in again a stand led to the killing as this a nation of cowards i have brother in kandahar is more just a personal loss to a crowd as i clan in afghanistan ahmed wali karzai who was in fact their

worsened when people began using firearms against each other last week three supporters of president asad were kidnapped and killed and their dismembered bodies returned to their relatives antigovernment downs are sots to have killed over thirteen hundred people since they began in january. interim leaders have undertaken a massive government reshuffle after public anger over slow post revolution reform most of the points are too relative newcomers who are not linked with the regime of its leader hosni mubarak are also conflicting reports about the else to president's health his lawyer says mubarak is in a coma which doctors deny. venezuela's president has transferred some powers to his ministers while he returns to cuba for cancer treatment experts warned out of which obvious health issues could seriously affect the political situation in the country . the problem here being that he's regina counseled a lot of internal and external opposition adversaries notably and supported politically economically and eventually the military baby that states of america and the united states is clearly

since the military coup nine hundred sixty three the law is part of reforms promised by president asad to put a man through more than four months of protests against his government over fifteen hundred civilians have been killed and thousands more detained since uprisings began in march however political theories benjamin barber believes the law is nothing more than an empty gesture. it is not anything but formal and technical change. government cannot afford to have a genuine multi party. approach because. our hours. if they do more than just a formality. this is anything more than a. party democracy and i believe that in the end. i would suggest that the united states and the. hypocritical they talk about change but of course they haven't really put any pressure. on syria. for example. to look for an alternative the fact is. i think they're very worried about what the. regime. actually. keno and therefore he will make some noise. but in reality he will have. around the world nato airstrikes caused a fire at a food storage complex in full time in a northern even city torn gadhafi forc

for friday of freedom prisoners in honor of those jailed during the anti-government dems president asad attempted to hold a national dialogue to quell the protests but it was boycotted by senior opposition figures. prison riot in northern mexico has seen fifty nine inmates escape and seven die in the violence more than half of those who've escaped are drugs trafficking convicts or gang members five guards are also missing and there are starved to have help plot the breakout security forces have now brought the prison under control and it's the second jail break in the past year one hundred fifty one prisoners escaped from a facility last december. china wants the united states to cancel a private meeting between president obama and to daven spiritual leader the dalai lama chinese officials say it could interfere with the country's internal affairs and harm china u.s. relations leaders are expected to discuss the dalai lama's hope for tibet to be semi autonomous but stay within china's borders. japanese nuclear reactor is being closed down because of a technical failure and there was a s

economic reforms that are yet to evaluate it and i believe that with wise leadership from bashar al asad syria will eventually command of this trial even stronger and will regain its stability and prosperity syria faces a very important role on egypt it has significant influence. at the forefront of resistance against the zionist and the pressure currently exerted on syria is directly related to this country a role in such resistance you can be sure that if syria were to manifestly give up this role the pressure and the sanctions against you cease immediately but i am sure that syria will make it through this difficult period and preserve its position in the region washington has accused iran of sending a special squad to help suppress the process in syria what is your response to such a claim washington. about how washington blames iran and islam in general for every. thing that is happening around the world for the u.s. behaves as an aggressive power and it seeks to condemn any nice little pauses leaving all the current crises and tribulations and such nations there for iran he's on th

since a military coup on nine hundred sixty three the law is part of reforms promised by president asad to put on a chance to war the four months of protests against his government over a fifteen hundred civilians have been killed and thousands more detained since uprisings began in march however political theorist benjamin barber believes the law is nothing more than an empty gesture. it is not anything but a formal and technical change the reality is this government cannot afford to have a genuine multi-party. approach because the parties that will be empowered powers that want to see the end of holloway rule and the end of bashar assad in other words if they do more than just a formality it will lead to the fall of government so i do not believe that this is anything more than a attempt to stall. for a while. i do not believe it will lead to multi-party democracy and i do not believe that in the end it is going to stop the uprising in any meaningful way i would suggest that the united states and the western powers are being hypocritical they talk about wanting change but of course th

while i wish president obama would voice his preference that president bashir al asad should resign, it is worth noting that the same critics who want obama to save us also criticize him for calling for moammar gadhafi's ouster when he doesn't have the means to make it happen, or perhaps they want us to interview in syria as well, which would mean we would be engaged in four wars, but at least we would be consistent. in the early years of the cold war, the brilliant and then controversial secretary of state dean acheson was asked by a congressman why the united states was trying to militarily defeat communist forces in greece but being much more cautious in china. acheson's reply was they were two different countries. i am not in the slightest bit worried because you can say so-and-so about greece, why isn't that true about china? i will be polite, i will be patient, and i will try to explain why greece is not china. it's still true. greece is not china. let's get started. >>> so in light of the dominique strauss-kahn case we wanted to explore how different or laws and morals are dif

but syria has been racked by anti-government protests and fierce reprisals by president bashir al asad's regime. a cross made of steel beams from the fallen world trade center is now at its permanent new home moved from a church in lower manhattan to the nearby site where the national september 11th memorial and museum will stand. a construction worker discovered the perfectly formed cross standing upright in the ground zero. it was blessed by a priest before it was moved. >>> gunfire rang out at a car show in kent, washington today.at least seven people were injured and rushed to hospitals. but their injuries are described as nonlife-threatening. one man was hurt but declined treatment. police say the shooting may have been gang related. witnesses say it appears to have started with a fight and escalated to gunfire. >>> cnn founder ted turner is being honored for his commitment to philanthropy receiving the service legacy award from singer usher new look foundation which mentors young people. turner has devoted himself to environmental conservation, youth empowerment and other causes. >

is ready to kind of use those magic words president asad should go because they don't have the supportwith moammar gadhafi. ambassador ford kind of started slow in terms he's only been on the ground several months. getting his feet wet, meeting people, being kind of quiet, this was really a very provocative move, what he did last week later in the week, going to hama, meeting with protesters. you saw that when he went, the second he was there on thursday, on friday when we went he saw what was going on, that he was becoming the story and he left. really the syrian government has been retaliating. they organized, we understand from senior state department officials, a very angry mob we understand organized by the syrian government in front of the u.s. embassy on friday and saturday. throwing tomatoes, throwing glass, throwing food. it was really a horrible scene. and the u.s. government is protesting now. >> interesting. so if it was considered provocative that the u.s. ambassador's vehicle, i guess, would stir some sentiment there, was it an issue of perhaps he should have been in a di

. >> protesters loyal to president asad and the government also targeted the frenchment embassy. it's believed they are upset by a visit of u.s. and french ambassadors to the opposition city last week. >>> time now 5:15. the u.s. house in washington votes today on the kind of lightbulbs you can use. as ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom, republicans want to repeal a law passed a couple years ago that requires more energy efficient bulbs. allison. >> reporter: dave, republicans say it is about personal choice. they say the federal requirement that traditional incandescent bulbs be much more energy efficient costs too much and is an example of the government going too far. but democrats are pushing back. they say the new more energy efficient bulbs look just like the old bulbs, will lower your electric bills and protect the country from pollution. >> it saves the need to construct 30 coal fired plants over the next 20 years in the united states. >> reporter: now the repeal measure requires a two-thirds vote in the house. and even if it passes the house t

if anyone including president asad thinks the united states is secretly hoping the regime will emergethis turmoil to continue this brutality and oppression, they are wrong. >> now. demonstrators loyal to the president and the syrian target also targeted the french embassy. it's believed there are angry about a visit to an opposition city last week. >>> 7:46. vallejo city council meets tonight with local american indian tribes -- indian trains trying to settle a protest. the city wants to build a park at glencoe native american burial site. for three months they've occupied the site trying to block the construction. the meeting is tonight he behind closed doors. city recreation officials will meet on thursday to discuss whether to move forward or scale down the project. >>> alcohol poisoning is likely the cause of death for the 14- year-old girl who died during a sleepover. she hosted three homes at her friend near santa rosa saturday night. she drank some vodka and did not wake up until the next morning -- and didn't wake up, rather, the next morning. public officials are calling on p

and that president asad -- assad is not going to lead it. the syrian people should be able to decide their own future. >> given the 1400 plus deaths in syria that have occurred against civilians, how is it different from libya? >> well, i could review the facts for you. as you know, there was an eminent threat of a massacre. broad-based multination coalition that was not just of the united states or nato rather, but through the united states security council resolution included nato action, as well as coalition participation by nations in the region. and again the opportunity to work in a multination way to forestall a massacre against the libyan people. as we have said throughout the unrest that has affected the region, north africa and the middle east, every demerit every circumstances is different. >> questions? one more. >>. i always do one more. >> thank you. will the president speak out of giving illegal aliens in state tuition of colleges and universities? >> i'm not aware of that issue. >> you are not aware of that issue. come on. co