he does not want to wait until assad has been toppled before laying out his vision of a new series. >> we are wishing the new syria will be secular, democratic, and for every person, for every group. >> however lofty that vision, the german foreign minister knows, there are more pressing issues such as the humanitarian situation. the civil war in syria is spreading. 100,000 people fled the fighting in august. most to turkey, others to jordan. syria possible labor -- syria's neighbors say they are stretched to the limit and others the to help. >> i am not going to allow germany taking in some refugees, to help or provide with medical care. but the main focus has to be helping people in the region. >> that means helping syria and the refugees in camps like this one in jordan. germany has provided 22 million euros in aid. >> with bring in our political correspondent who has been following the berlin-syria conference. could you fill us in on the participants and to is backing them? >> when it became clear at the united nations that china and russia were not going to support any resolution

well according to the latest news read coming from from syria the syrian army assad's army has bulldozed houses in the west in damascus pretty soon what activists called collective punishment of sunni muslim areas hostile to president bashar al assad and. i sadly it is a shiite as we know so do religious contradictions still play such a significant role in the syrian conflict also more prolific all than religious. i think any business in syria here is nor fighters. i think also the syrian army will not be zeroed out on first thing. others think it's a war in syria it is step by step we are going on a wild war especially on. revision. ok well according. to. the news the news reports and according to two trips to the analysts last month was the bloodiest in syria since the uprising began in march two thousand and eleven. to me there has been following the news and here's this report. violence in syria has reached its peak five thousand people were killed in august alone that's the highest in the seventeen month old uprising which has by now calling the police twenty three thousand lives th

julian assad has promised to keep publishing millions of emails to cast a new light on the syrian crisis in a rare interview given to a south american t.v. network they are promised to to show just how comfortable the west once was with president assad and how the media is currently being manipulated to vilify him assad has also criticized washington's harassment of wiki leaks saying speaking the truth should never be considered a crime he mentioned how the west is turning into a surveillance mega state which he believes makes a mockery of human rights the whistleblower voiced his belief that the case against him is really a case against wiki leaks but he remains hopeful that the swedish prosecutors will eventually drop the investigation laws carry a leader of the u.k. pirate party says that it is important for wiki leaks to focus on its activities despite a sonorous legal wrangling it's. very useful to see which leaks getting back and focusing on its real mission and that's about opening up governments and actually really revealing useful useful information we'll have to see what this b

with the foreign minister ricardo patino is there to present some of these ideas and thoughts that assad has and also with the lawyer from the center for constitutional rights or some of those people are part of the wiki leaks legal team i think that you're going to hear discussion about how accurate or strengthening the rights of refugees and that's been a key thing of granting asylum it is that they are allowing people and they believe that refugees have a right to settle or go or i think there's also going to be discussion about the importance of whistleblowers and transparency and i think that you'll see a son doing what he did when he was on the balcony at the ecuador embassy in the united kingdom and shine a light on the united states war on whistle blowing which is very much a target wiki leaks organization has been in the crosshairs of this for. and let's not under play this cabin i mean this is a huge stage for anyone this is where president obama spoke yesterday president of iran and egypt smoke today for julian assange to be speaking here i mean if you say you're hoping that he's

bashar al-assad has decide it was not possible, no. it's the way it must go. >> rose: iran, and the nuclear issue. what do you believe iran wants? and to you believe they have made a decision on that? that? >> i hope not. first, so as nuclear energy is concerned, iran has a right to develop nuclear energy but for military use, no way, because it is too dangerous. not because it is iran but because-- if it goes that way, it means the region can be a terrible menace. therefore, no way. the question is how do you convince iran to evolve? we have-- when i saw "we" it's the big 5-- france, u.s., british, china, and russia. we're united on this issue. >> rose: the 5 plus 1 germany. >> yes, and we were stussing with iran and trying to convince them to change and we are applying sanctions. the fact is, up to now, iran has not changed. >> rose: it's not changed its behavior because of the sanctions. we have a report of the international agency they go that enfortunately, they're disrupting their program. and my own belief that what they are doi

. >> i cannot hear a word you guys are saying. [ laughter ] based on your faces are you saying assad has problems with anger and rage? >> no, it's -- it's kind of like how you feel about the new cast members? >> no, the new cast members are great. i think they're -- i will say that they haven't quite learned -- [ laughter ] -- how the sketches work, you know? the rhythm of the sketch. >> seth meyers, everybody. >> assad's best friends! [ cheers and applause ] >>> a college freshman in new york city was injured when a futon mattress fell 30 stories and fell on him. said the freshman, "sweet, free futon." >>> new research suggests that removing a tattoo becomes harder if it is more than 12 inches in size, has colors other than black or is more than three years old. strike one, strike two and strike three fred durst. [ laughter ] >>> a new york man who dresses as elmo in times square was arrested this week after allegedly going on an anti-semitic rant. though what's most shocking about this story is that there are people in those costumes and not, as i had assumed, 100 rats working together

president, do you condemn the level of violence that president assad has brought against his people? because he has been slaughtering tens of thousands of syrians. if, as you say, you are a man of peace and you believe in fundamentally somebody's right to protest, this violence has to stop. have you told president assad it has to stop? >> translator: i am stating my opinion quite clearly. i cannot interfere in the internal matters of syria, but i can announce my opinions. and we are seeking an understanding. some have been working hard to supply weapons to the opposition. the government is also equipped to enter this conflict, and, based on the foundation that some pursue to resolve issues through military intervention, we completely oppose that doctrine and thought and way of doing things. we do believe that things must be resolved through dialogue without any outsiders' interference. many encouraged these clashes. many and even i, as a nation or myself as a president, said to many countries directly, that you are encouraging these clashes. that government is an independent governmen

with their rhetoric french president francois alon said that the syrian government of bashar al assad has you know if you're among the international community and crowds on the u.n. to immediately cried protections for the syrian opposition groups that are currently occupying the northern part of the country u.s. president barack obama also released some criticism additional criticism of bashar al assad saying that time has come for his government to go and the u.s. president also said that the international community should support the vision that the syrians have for the future of their country now we do know that the u.s. and its western allies have been pushing for regime change in syria have been pushing for sanctions against syria russia is among the countries that believes diplomatic approach taken to the crisis in syria where i dialogue between the government and the opposition house to be created the united nations is still divided over how to resolve the problem in syria of course one of more important well russia reaffirmed his commitment to peace efforts in syria so the foreig

groups and syrian government forces a seventeen month old uprising against syrian leader bashar al assad has left more than twenty seven thousand dead because a deep rift among world leaders recent violence erupted in north africa and the middle east has left many americans wondering how the u.s. will react and what is to come from the syrian crisis now to talk about this and more i'm joined by the executive director of the syrian embassy task force sasha siminoff thank you so much for joining me today pleasure so you are the executive director of the syrian virgins you task force you you meet regularly with members of congress to lobby for rebel groups support in syria what exactly does that mean i mean are you basically calling for the military to engage for the rebel forces to out the assad regime oh my organization was started in april two thousand and eleven and as the conflict has evolved so have our policy stance and so we've always been open to a number of options when it comes to syria although as time has gone on and the region as the regime has become more brutal with its tactics

president bashar al-assad has sent reenforcements to the commercial hub to try to tip the fight in his favor, but a commander of the rebel free syrian army says his troops now control 60% of the city. >> translator: the government aircraft have dropped fewer air explosives that cause widespread burning. they are using large bombs made in iran. >> government forces are reported to have killed 35 citizens in air strikes on monday alone. the rebel commander says islamist militants from libya and other countries have joined other groups of opposition fighters, but he denied any relationship between his troops and militants from abroad. >>> iranian leaders have opened up the country's main nuclear facility for the first time. the president of mongolia visited the site in the central town of natanz. iran's state television showed the president inspecting centrifuges used to enrich uranium. he was shown around by agency chief. the mongolian president said he understood the uranium is being used for peaceful purposes. the facility is iran's largest uranium enrichment plant. iranian politicians

president assad has his hands full with an opposition that is increasingly well organized and well armedd he, the last thing he wants is u.s. or western intervention. so, i'm sure he has taken to heart the admonition that he better protect his chemical and biological weapons. >> we apparently crossed the red line in libya earlier this year when they committed to air strikes. is that level of commitment, do you think, what we should expect in countries like syria if we did, indeed, go in? >> i think we would use air power in the first instance, but, you know, obviously, if we're talking about chemical weapons falling into the wrong hands, especially trained, special operation groups whether s.e.a.l.s or others at some point would have to be emplaced in the ground and either get those weapons out of there or destroy them. >> how important is it for a country if they lay down a red line like the u.s. to stick to that red line? >> oh, it's incredibly important. and i think that's one of the reasons that president obama is not allowing prime minister netanyahu of israel to bully him into sett

president bashar al-assad has resorted to bulldozing neighborhoods that housed the rebel forces. still lobbying russia and china the intervene but they seem reluctant to enter that war-torn country. it prompted a large demonstration in front of the white house. americans of the syrian-american counsel gathered yesterday urging president obama and other lawmakers to do more, saying the sanctions against syria simply aren't enough to curb the violence in the country. >> to supply the army weapons that they can defend themselves against the air strike, against the fighter jets and helicopters and thanks that's killing the city gls the protesters also said that intervening would help america's national security interests. >>> a man who called himself the messiah and founded a new religious movement passed away. sun moon died earlier today. he founded the unification church in the 1970s and the church is probably best known for holding mass weddings. moon also was the founder of the "washington tiles." officials for the unification church say moon died from knew mean -- you moania. >>

obama also addressed the issue of syria saying that the regime of the syrian president bashar al assad has come to an end hold on the world body to stand with the syrians who quote believe in a different vision that otherwise means the government opposition we do know the u.s. and western countries have supported the opposition groups from the very beginning in syria and have tried to push forward. the end of bashar al assad's government and forcing him to step down but brazil on the other hand it's interesting to note said that there is no military solution to the syrian crisis that this crisis can only be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue that is the best solution according to brazil and that's the solution that russia and china have been proposing for the past eighteen months which is why there has been. a division within the security council we should mention that russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov will be meeting with the joint special envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi very soon and they will be discussing the crisis that is ongoing and mr brahimi described it as a bad situati