president asssad's supporters were jubilant, but soon after, rallies were reported in damascus. for many in the opposition movement, the president's speech offered too little, too late. >> in washington and in capitals around europe, there was disappointment in the message from assad. the white house said it wants to see concrete action and reform. another said the stubbornness of the syrian leader is, quote, " shocking." >> when we talk about the region, we are all very concerned, particularly about the recent developments in syria. the news arriving from there is very shocking, but it is also shocking to see how unwilling the syrian government is to acknowledge a problem. this oppression cannot continue. >> that was the german foreign minister there. the head of the u.n. nuclear agency has called for international safety checks on all nuclear reactors to help prevent a repeat of the japanese midget -- the japanese disaster. there was a moment of silence for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in japan. he has called on governments arou the world to conduct risk assessmen