>> building a case against bashir al-assad. the u.s. is gathering evidence that he was behind the suspected chemical attack. >> from al jazeera as headquarters in doha, i'm here with the top stories from around the world. the rain has stopped but the water is still rising. flooding for forces thousands from their homes in northeast china. also ahead. [ sobbing ] >> conflicts reports on how many were killed but both sides say they will keep fighting in the democratic republic of congo. >> the united states says it's gathering evidence ahead of possible military action against syria. the u.s. u.k. and france believe bashir al-assad used chemical weapons in the attack last week. 300 died. >> it was up of defiance. >> we're all hearing the drums of war around us. if they want to launch a war in syria, i think the pretext of chemical weapons is frail and fragile. it is a pretext. >> reporter: the u.nit would bea breach of international law. >> we hope that the american and european leaders who seek such military attacks all remarks about the

but the government of bashir denies it was behind wednesday's attack by the capitol. charles stratford has more. >> the pictures shocked the world. hundreds of people killed in an apparent chemical weapons attack on a damascus. and they are in syria and staying at a hotel not far from the scene. they arrived in the country three days before the alleged attack but the limited mandate means they have not been allowed to the site and limited to visiting locations previously agreed upon with the government. three places where alleged chemical weapons attacks took place. united nations secretary general says the team must be given access. >> once again i call for immediate investigation of this latest incident. >> reporter: diplomates hoped once on the ground the un team would be able to broaden the scope of inspections. and time is not on their side. >> all the indications from the symptoms and the casualties and everything else we have seen over the last 48 hours lead us to believe it's some sort of chemical agent, probably a nerve agent and it has been used in syria bef

in the past >> this camp is all the fault of bashir al-assad. the troops, they are all to blame. >> that has led some in authority to take measures. important offices and workplaces have been secured giving the camp a prison-like atmosphere. aid agencies have noticed and try to manage it the best they can. >> to deal with this long-term displacement issues and psychological issues, we try to provide a fair sense of community. >> time stands still for the refugees who try to do the best they can. >> we bring you more on the situation in the program, but for thou other news. the senior member of the muslim brotherhood in egypt accused the government of using threat of terrorism to crush all opposition. al jazeera has obtained an exclusive message. his 17-year-old daughter was killed by forces earlier this month. >> if the protesters had any type of weapons why didn't they use them to defend themselves and those massacred. if the brotherhood had weapons, where couldn't they use them when their leader was arrested. how can he claim that we are terro

bashir al-assad denies its regime is behind the attacks.we have a warning but the images in this report are disturbing. >> reporter: the rocket shoots sky ward. al jazeera cannot independently verify these pictures that were up loaded from youtube but it's apparent that it's the area near wher the attack that killed hundreds of men, women and children. the government had agreed to allow the u.n. chemical weapons inspectors access to the sites. but global leaders already are calling for some sort of response. u.s. president barack obama has been meeting with his visors. >> president obama has asked the defense department to prepare options for all contingencies. we've done that, and again we are prepared to exercise whatever option if he decides to employ one of those options. >> reporter: obama has said that any use of chemical weapons in syria would constitute the crossing of a red line but washington said it still needs proof that chemical weapons were used in this recent attack. >> reporter: during a phone call with british prime ministe

he says in his opinion president bashir al assad could be encouraged to use chemical weapons again. richard engel will have more details about last week's attacks coming up on "nbc nightly news" right after this broadcast. >>> meanwhile fears of a military strike against syria dragged our stock market into the red today. the dow jones industrial, the s&p 500 and nasdaq all had their worst day since june. the dow jones industrial average dropped about 170 points. analysts say traders are worried a military strike against syria will lead to higher oil price%. >>> hearings were held in secret today to determine whether three former navy football please will fares a court martial. travis bush, eric graham and josh tate are accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman. she said it happened at an off campus football party last year. during several behind closed door meetings at the navy yard today a judge and lawyers met to determine if there's enough evidence to take the case to trial. >>> we could know tomorrow whether convicted fort hood shooter nidal hasan will get the death pen

. >> reporter: russia, an ally of bashir is urging to let inspectors go to the site at the same timeming opposition groups for keeping them out. a claim they deny. >> we are asking for is for the un inspectors to go there and guarantying safety and want them to get there and do whatever it takes in terms of protection to get them there. >> reporter: leaders say they don't think the syrian government will allow an insp t inspectiinspect spec shun and the french responded with force and the uk says that is not the next step. >> we are focused on getting the un team there, if that doesn't happen in the coming days we need to go back to the security council. that is the sequence of steps in the coming days and i'm not going to speculate about after that at the moment. >> reporter: the un security council has yet to agree on anything to do with syria but announced there are one million syrian children who are refugees and this camp in jordan anger and frustration that the world has yet to respond to the latest attack. >> arab league and international community will bear the responsible fo

bashiral asha al-assad is respog to the military strikes and says, quote, the country will respond to any aggression. so the president medes with the speaker of the house, they have a conversation, what comes out of it? >> 123-4507 the speaker said he insisted on further consolation with congress. but one thing that he's not asking for, tony, that is worth pointing out, he's not specifically asking that the president come to congress and ask for a vote of authorization. many have said that. to avoid foreign entanglements they have written the president and joined by a separate letter, 54 members of the left side of the political spectrum said that the president should come to congress for prior authorization. the way things are shaping up it doesn't look like that may happen. congress does not return until september 9th. with know that james clapper, the director of national intelligence, susan rice, chuck hagel anddown kerry, they're going to be briefing the leadership of congress tonight iin a conference call. will be the top leadership in the house and senate both republican and de

. ♪ >> i'm joy reid in for martin bashir. day after president obama condemned the violence on streets of egypt, not much has changed. calling for a quote day of rage, thousands of supporters of the muslim brotherhood and ousted president mohamed morsi filled the streets today with protests and rallies. many in the u.s. are calling for stronger language and actions from the administration including officially declaring the situation a military coup and thus cutting the $1.38 billion in military aid we provide egypt every year. the death toll is now at over 600 with an additional 4,000 or moral injured and it continues to rise. reports saying that perhaps 80 or more protesters have been killed today alone. and the violent response from the military and police simply continues, as well. operating orders to use live ammo if necessary. as president obama returns to washington this weekend, he's expected to reassess our policies toward egypt in an attempt to wield whatever influence we still have. and hopefully, to work towards bri

actually, representative pete welch was on "martin bashir" recently.ut how difficult it is to be guilt by association, essentially. because so many folks are gumming up the system, making us all look bad. here's what he had to say to martin bashir. >> america voted for divided government. they didn't vote for dysfunctional government. there's a lot of rank and file dissatisfaction and frustration that we're not getting anything done. we can point the finger back and forth. >> so he's part of this new coalition problem solvers coalition. it's very similar to no labels. my dad is co-chair with senator joe mansion. i talked to senator joe mansion recently. i said, how often do republicans and democrats actually get together to talk about things? he looked me straight in the eye and said never. that's part of the problem. now you have these outside coalitions that have having to take control because no one else is willing to do it. that's a sad state of affairs not only for congress but especially for americans that are suffering along the way. >> and i th

jajouka is also home to one of morocco's better-known musicians, bashir attar.have traveled from all over the world toj ajouka to meet this guy. he's part of a lineage of master musicians all from this small mountain village. ♪ >> famously dubbed as a 4,000-year-old rock band by william burroughs, bashir, his son, and these musicians maintain one of the oldest still living musical traditions on earth. ♪ we're invited for dinner. it's family style, of course, beginning with braywine, like a kefta pocket, hand formed envelopes of dough filled with seasoned beef baked until golden and then crisped in oil. i'm good for now -- well, one more. uh-oh, here we go. >> the main event, tajine of chicken. >> welcome, tony. >> thank you. just gorgeous. first, chopped onions, garlic, parsley and turmeric are blended with olive oil. the bird is generously coated and stuffed. then after simmering in a touch of olive oil and water, it is fried until crispy, served with roasted almonds and olives, paprika, and ginger. nice. >> he smells the food. >> like anywhere else in the arab

bashir allah sad or not? >> you know, that -- the basist on which geneva ii is built, is the declaration of the 30th of june, 2012, here in geneva. geneva i. there is a detained process described in that -- in that declaration. and it all goes around the creation of a -- what they call -- they didn't call it the government, they call it the governing body, with full executive powers. that means that formed by mutual concept. going to have delegation from the government, delegation from the opposition. they are going to agree on a governing body, that is going to exercise power in syria, until elections are held, and a new dispensation is implemented in syria. this is the idea. now, some people say that you will go to an election, and then bashir will stand, or he will not stand. will he be allowed to stand or not, will he not be allowed to stand, or what i think has been decided now. and i think accepted by everybody who is interested in geneva ii. is that the people are going to come to geneva ii, without pr

bashir al assad's people deny the allegations.he chief fox correspondent jonathan hunt is with us. they can't be sure. they are waiting for the united nations to get in there. the united nations put out the weakest statement possible for the united nations yesterday. it's doing nothing. >> reporter: united nations officials say they are doing everything they can which amounts at the moment to very little because they cannot get to the area of yesterday's attack without the help of the syrian government. u.s. officials meantime say that simply has to be a detailed investigation. president obama has directed the intelligence community to look at the pictures that came out of the attack yesterday where we saw what appeared to be the bodies of young children and others with, as you said, no signs of physical trauma. all of this according to state department spokeswoman has to be thoroughly investigated first. listen. >> we're unable to conclusively determine the use but we're focused every minute of every day since these events happen

the goal is not to remove bashir al-assad, but to send him a message. >> it is not our intention t for scream changregime change. >> reporter: many feel a strike is unlikely to shift momentum in syria. >> in terms of shifting the momentum on the ground, it's not likely. target strikes are nor powerful in terms of the signally that they achievish and sending a very strong message that the u.s. of chemical weapons will not be tolerated. >> reporter: many believe the president left himself little choice but to response. this was one year ago. >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> reporter: president obama has been hesitant to get involved in syria. the majority of american people don't want it, and former ambassador robert hunter said the administration is afraid of who could come to power if assad falls. >> then what happens? what happens? is there a bloodbath? does al-qaida and its affiliates gain the upper hand? i think the idea is to try to calibrate a military action enough to send a message, but not so much to c

legally if there is evidence to go after bashir al-assad on war crimes, how soon might we see them taking place. >> you might not ever see them taking place. the only way leaders or others be brought to the international court is if he regime invites the court in, unlikely, or if it's referred to the court by the supreme council. that has to happen in this case base syria is not a ratifying member of the court. will the security council refer syria to the court? some would say as long as russia is there, not very likely. >> so you must-- >> the unconceivable way-- >> you understand why the public is baffled why there is an international crime court. >> well, the international criminal court has only been signed up to by a proportion of the countries in the world. america, and russia and china have all declined to be involved in that court. that means that in order to bring people from those countries and other countries that haven't signed up such as syria, sudan, libya, before the court particular circumstances have to exist. none of these circumstances exist in syria at the moment to ju

it matters because if we choose to live in a world where a thug and a murderer like bashir al assad canusands of his own people with impunity, even after the united states and our allies said no, and then the world does nothing about it, there will be no end to the test of our resolve and the dangers that will flow from those others who believe that they can do as they will. this matters also beyond the limits of syria's borders. it is about whether iran, which itself has been a victim of chemical weapons attacks, will now feel emboldened in the absence of action to obtain nuclear weapons. it is about hezbollah and north korea and every other terrorist group or dictator that might ever again contemplate the use of weapons of mass destruction. will they remember that the assad regime was stopped from those weapons current or future use, or will they remember that the world stood aside and created impunity? so our concern is not just about some far-off land oceans away. that's not what this is about. our concern with the cause of the defenseless people of syria is about choices that will

president bashir has vowed to create, quote,"100% islamic constitution."nd those are seeking freedom from the arab islamic regime. >> wendy: torrential rains brought massive flooding to the manila phillipians. it closed banks and shops and businesses throughout the city. >> george: tens of thousands of people took shelter in more than 200 shelters. our correspondent reports from lagoona. >> reporter: torrential rains induced by typhoon trami. forcing both governments and private businesses to close. more than 300,000 people were affected by the disaster. but there were those who chose to remain in their floodedede flooded homes. >> reporter: the residents here, which number about 1,000 families, opteded to stay in their homes. they say they're not comfortable in the very cramped evacuation centers. >> it was my birthday yesterday, and i'm so sad with our situation. but we had to flee our house because the water was already up to my neck. it is my wish this flooding will never happen again. not only for me, but for all of us who are now suffering. >> report

i am joy reid in for martin bashir. it's tuesday, august 20th sore should i say a cruz day august 20th. >> socially requires that government becomes your god. >> my dad is very soft spoken. >> a young charismatic leader rose up. >> there is no more important regulatory reform that we can do. >> talking about hope and changing >> than to repeal every single word of obama care. >> a lot of republicans seem to believe if they can gum up the works and make this law fail, they'll somehow be sticking it to me. they'd just be sticking it to you. >> i don't think shutting down the government is a good idea. >> shutdowns are not a good move at all. >> go back to the original greek. politics had two parts. >> is he willgible to be president of the united states? >> he was in canada maybe not. >> he was definitely born in canada. >> you have to ask him that question. >> antics meaninging blood sucking insects. >> ♪ >> and we open with a look at the hottest ticket in consecutive circles this month, the defund obama care summer tour

white house declarifying some of the evidence that bashir al assad's forces used chemical weapons. yet i still find it somewhat baffling, no plan for regime change, no plan to take out chemical weapons or cripple the syrian air force or knock out their airports and runways and frankly declaw assad and his military so he won't be able to pull this again. those are some of the things that worry me about this action. joining us now from washington, former u.s. ambassador to syria, now president and ceo of the nonprofit a mid-east. before i get to my list let me ask you how you interpret southeast things that the president said today particularly. all right. no boots on the ground. i get that. i get that completely. here's what i don't get. limited, narrow, tailored, not open ended. what do you think that means? >> i think it means this president doesn't want to get in the mid. a sectarian civil war in syria particularly when the opposition is riddled with al qaeda and al qaeda-like elements and the opposition has shown no ability to organize itself to govern. so this president would l

i'm joy reid in for martin bashir. it's friday, august 30th. escape the shadow of iraq in syria? >> making the case for a strike in syria. >> the president is losing momentum. >> the white house believes the case against assad is clear-cut. >> this crime against shon shens matters to us. >> i was not a fan of mr. assad. >> he's made mischief. >> you ought to be very careful about drawing lines in the sand. >> limited. tailored approaches, not a repetition of iraq. >> the british parliament does not want to see british military action. >> the ghost of tony blair and george w. bush and saddam hussein. >> we shust stop the terror. >> when yo

i am joy reid in for martin bashir. it's monday august 19th. the vineyard vacation is officially over. ♪ >> mr. obama is back in washington. his response to the crisis in egypt continues to come under fire. >> for us to sit by and watch this happen is a violation of everything that we stood for. >> the administration is not signaling any major shift in policy. >> we're going to have a bill in egypt and have to sus. end our aid. >> it shows nothing but american weakness. >> i don't knowian senator paul is so out of wac about this. >> this all started with him say wiig don't have room for libertarian republicans. the party's big enough for both of us. >> stop, question frisk have made new york city the safest big city. >> stop and frick is abandoned will, people die? >> no question, violent crime will go up. violence is happening disproportionately enough of minority communities. >> it's a slippery slope. >> like burning down the house to rid it of mice. ♪ we open a new week with the president back in d.c. after a family vacation on martha's vine

the actor says he's using a spy satellite to track omar al bashir. clooney keeps a watch on the dictator's army and informs sudanese people on their movements. >> how much money do you make doing nespresso ads? >> he's doing a lot of world good will by spending it in a place that will help some folks. >> if i had my own spy satellite, i don't think i'd be as productive. >> lots of money and coffee. you may not do that. what would you be doing? >> it wouldn't be good. >> we'll leave it at that with bill karins. i'm richard lui. >>> we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news in usa today, christie douses talk of beer summit with paul. new jersey governor chris christie says he doesn't have time to grab a brewski with senator rand paul. they've been engaging in a week-long war of words. >>> and in the "new york times," road through roman history creates colossal headaches. a plan to ban private vehicles on a busy artery that passes the coliseum has pitted rome's mayor against conservationists and shop owners. >>> in just h

is little doubt that there was a chemical weapon and they know who is responsible for it, that is bashir al-assad. they said that sunday. but susan rice sent out a tweet that assad needed to allow the u.n. inspectors on site sunday morning. but then they said it was too late and the shelling and bombing that has gone on on the part of the regime has degrade degradedded a corrupted the area to a point that it would do no good. and then we have leading members of congress on the foreign affairs committee both republican and democrat both house and senate calling for, quote/unquote surgical strikes speculating about a cruise missile launch, wondering the debate academic, should congress be notified and consulted or shouldn't it? congress incidentally is out on their extended vacation for another week. so we have all of these developments moving and raising the expectation at this point. i should mention consultations with president obama with prime minister cameron of the u.k. and the president of france, needing to stop the deployment of these chemical weapons. it was one year ago this mon

and from what the white house said there was little doubt there was a chemical weapon, and that was bashir al-assad. they said that sunday, but then they sent out a message that needed to allow an site access to the inspectors immediately. some are saying the they have degraded and corrupted the evidence to such a degree that it wouldn't do any good. chuck hagel saying the president has asked us to prepare military options. we have prepared those options we are ready. we have republican and democrat, house and senate calling for quote/unquote surgical strikes, speculating about a cruise missile launch and should congress be identified and consulted or shouldn't it. what is required? congress is out on extended vacation for another week. we have all these developments moving and raising expectation at this point. consultations with president obama with david camera in the u.k. and france talking about the need to actres act resoluter all it was president obama who laid down the red line and cle clearly assad has crossed it. >> that was not heidi zhou castro. that was mike viqueira talking a

i'm joy reid in for martin bashir. the big question on syria may no longer be if but when. >> is america about to strike? >> officials here at the pentagoning are operating as if this is in fact a done deal. >> if you were to come, you're ready to go like that. >> like that. >> with small strikes. >> four u.s. navy destroyers and two submarines. >> the crisis has outpaced the world's response. >> what we saw in syria should shock the conscience of the world. >> we are supposed to be outraged by anyone using chemical weapons. >> they're trying to come up with an objective that punishes assad. >> if the syrians had oil, we would have been in there. >> how do we reconcile not wanting to get into this war. >> these people don't want american troops and for this to become another iraq. >> smash ath face of bashir assad. >> the president continues to work with his national security team when he has made a decision and has announcement to make, he'll make it. >> we begin with mounting signs is of impending u.s. military actio

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right now it's fairly silent. >> in other words, maybe some military loyal to bashir al assad might bevous that the u.s. is poised to launch air strikes and they may, we don't know for sure they may be abandoning their positions, is that what you're suggesting, fred? >> reporter: there's a report on media saying that that could perhaps be the case that perhaps some senior leadership might have given up some of the position, the headquarters of the aufir force and army might have less staff in fear of air strikes. we can't confirm or deny that. but the picture we're getting normally behind me i would see plumes of smoke and hearing artillery. it may be the case something is going on. we can't confirm that. it is almost an eerie silence here. >> stand by we'll get back to you. one of the only western journalists reporting live from damascus. we'll get back to you momentarily. stand by. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news is this. the president has just completed an interview with pbs weighing in on a potential military strike against syria. watch this. >> mr. president, you'

the un and russia has deep concerns over the possibility of a military intervention and president bashirarned the u.s. to stay away saying it faces failure if it strikes. speaking to a russian newspaper they dismissed allegations that they used chemical weapon, describing them as an insult to common sense. and we report from washington. >> reporter: un weapons inspectors will soon be at the scene of what appears to have been a chemical weapons attack outside damascus. the syrian government has agreed to cooperate and suspend fighting in the area while it continues to deny responsibility. >> we said it once, twice, we offer again our assurances that we have never used, not in gut or in syria no chemical weapons of any form. >> reporter: there is little doubt the syrian regime carried out the attack saying un inspectors are too late to be credible because evidence has been degraded or destroyed. >> we cannot in the 21st century allow the idea that chemical weapons can be used with impunity and people can be killed in this way and there are no consequences for it. >> reporter: but russia sa

prime minister said they are confident that chemical weapons were used and that the syrian president bashirad is responsible but there is time for diplomacy at the united nations. >> for the rest of the international community the focus remains exclusively on the diplomatic process in new york. >> reporter: un teams are on the last day of a factfinding mission in damascus. secretary general is expecting word on whether chemical weapons were used on people in syria as early as saturday. carolyn malone al jazeera. >> reporter: and barnabie is here and a major blow for the prime minister. >> yes, and he is a diminish figure in britain and across the world and a majority of mps who are happy they will not use military force against syria but there will be people in the government who will fear what this will do to britain's role in the long-term as an international player and perhaps specifically what it will do the britain's relationship with the united states. let me bring in my guest at this point, it's dr. james boyce and he is an expert on relations and britain and america is now in jeopar

this camp i'm in is all the fault of bashir and the groups, they are all to blame. >> reporter: theird authority to take measures and important offices and workplaces are secured giving some parts of the camp a prison-like atmosphere. agencies noticed and try to manage it the best they can. >> to deal with this long-term this placement issue is a psychological issues, we try to provide refugees with a sense of community and they manage their own life. we promote the community management. >> reporter: as part of that long-term process many of the refugees have taken up manual labor jobs to support themselves and families. it allows them to buy groceries and other goods creating an informal but crucial economy in the camp. so this place has the feel of a permanent town. but the more permanent it becomes the more issues arose. this camp has a very different atmosphere from the ones that have just been set up for the newest syrian refugees. there is a sense of relief they managed to escape war. here that sense of relief disappeared a very long time ago. there is a sense of anger and the l

our policy immediately and not pursue arming the rebels and pursue the overthrow of the president bashir assad. america is prepared to build relations with russia on an equal footing and that's how the kremlin reacted to barack obama canceling his meeting with president vladimir putin the u.s. says it has little to discuss with russia on such a high level after moscow granted asylum to n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden for more on this here's our correspondence of france. washington had stated that it would react to negatively if edward snowden were given asylum by russia and this canceling at the meeting between the two leaders seems to be a product of that the white house cites a lack of recent progress in a bilateral agenda it's president obama himself who gives a very interesting explanation of the relationship between the two countries at this point there's still a lot of business that we can do with them but there's been times where they slip back in the cold war thank you for that and a cold war mentality the kremlin feels that washington is not interested in a partnership on eq

around the country what was valuable was taken what remains fear and uncertainty for egypt's future bashir may have shows me around what remains of his church he's placing his faith firmly in the police or just an invisible i feel that the rest in pursuing brotherhood leaders and starting an investigation and prosecution is a good sign the muslim brotherhood is starting to have major losses announcing the state of emergency laws the police do have a chance. but a chance at wash many are asking as each hour brings with it more violence and uncertainty to a country seemingly on the part to civil war policy r.t. five city egypt and there were been getting opinions and insight from those involved in the political standoff matthau worry from egypt's constitution party believes that even though the muslim brotherhood has borne the brunt of the casualties the movement is so blame we had protesters that were in a sit in in rubble that was accused of criminal acts and accused of harboring view shooters and whoring militants and using kids and children as human shields and there is no political just

he is fighting alongside rebels who hope to topple president bashir al assad. the goal is to establish an islamic state. his followers have recently started to attack the moderate rebels who are backed by the u.s it was created in baghdad where it attacked coalition forces after the u.s. invasion. they expanded into syria when it became a safe haven for al qaeda-linked groups. this is what the obama administration feared would happen if the u.s. intervened. now it's happening anyway. the u.s. government is offering a $10 million reward for any information on abu dua's whereabouts. he's also responsible for the wave of car bombings in iraq last week and for the prison break at abu ghraib in june that freed hundreds of al qaeda- linked militants. the u.s.-backed rebels tell us that they need heavier weapons and training to counter these al qaeda extremists, many of whom are veterans and skilled fighters. >> pelley: state department correspondent margaret brennan. an internet tycoon tells us what he thinks of the n.s.a. surveillance programs. america's newest mill

our policy immediately and not pursue arming the rebels and pursue the overthrow of the president bashir assad america isn't prepared to build relations with russia on an equal footing and that's how the kremlin reacted to washington's decision to call off barack obama's one to one talks with president vladimir putin the u.s. says it has little to discuss with russia on such a high level after a citing moscow's granting asylum to n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden as one of the main reasons for abandoning the talks well for more on this let's now talk to our correspondent lindsay friends hi there lindsey so it seems like snowden's asylum is deepening the diplomatic rift between the two countries what more can you tell us. well washington did say that it would react negatively indeed if edward snowden work given asylum and this cancelling of the meeting between the two leaders seems to be a product of that now the white house cites a lack of recent progress in our bilateral agenda although the most interesting reason came from president obama himself. there's still a lot of business that

around the country what was valuable was taken what remains fear and uncertainty for egypt's future bashir my hair shows me around what remains of his church he's placing his faith firmly in the police i just don't believe the battle i feel that the rest in pursuing brotherhood leaders and starting an investigation and prosecution is a good sign in the street the muslim brotherhood is starting to have major losses announced in a state of emergency a lot of the police do have a chance. but a chance at washed many are asking as each hour brings with it more violence and uncertainty to a country seemingly on the path to civil war policy r.t. firearm city egypt violence is also as cloying in ages border region of. twenty four policemen have been killed there in an ambush according to the country's security officials two police minibuses came under attack as they were passing through a village near the town of rafah and were to have been flocking to the volatile region since the egyptian revolution in twenty eleven attacks on security forces in sinai have increased sharply since the ousting of

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around the country what was valuable was taken what remains fear and uncertainty for egypt's future bashir may have shows me around what remains of his church he's placing his faith firmly in the police and there's a battle i feel that the rest in pursuing brotherhood leaders and starting an investigation and prosecution is a good sign in the street the muslim brotherhood is starting to have major losses announcing the state of emergency a lot of the police do have a chance. but a chance at what many are asking as each hour brings with it more violence and uncertainty to a country seemingly on the path to civil war policy r.t. five city egypt. well despite several protests being canceled in cairo the violence is continuing unabated reports are just coming from local media say that thirty eight was the brotherhood supporters of died during an attempt to break them free while the being transported to a prison to get more insight now go live to egypt we're joined there by dr derek is a senior member of the muslim brotherhood's freedom and justice party dr thanks for being with us i'm sure you