resolution allowing aid workers to help people in syria even without permission from leaders in damascus. >>> and ukraine's defense minister says a military transport plane that was shot down may have been targeted by russian forces. >>> a subway train has derailed in moles coduring the morning rush hour. at least five people are dead and more than 100 injured. the accident occurred in the northwest of the city near slavyansk boulevard station at around 9:00 a.m. an electrical surge may have triggered an alarm causing the train to brake suddenly. about 200 people were evacuated from inside the train and on the platform. the seriously injured were taken by helicopter to nearby hospitals. rescue efforts are continuing. >>> israeli leaders have given a nod to a cease-fire plan proposed by egypt to end the fighting in the gaza strip. they've been targeting palestinian militants for the past week in retaliation for rocket attacks on tel aviv and other locations. authorities in gaza say more than 170 people have been killed in a week of air strikes. nhk world's craig dale is covering developme

this looks good at montrose road in damascus on damascus road at crow mill road. apparently an accident where a pole came down and it started a brushfire. montgomery county police are on the scene there so you may for the be able to use damascus road up there. i'll keep you posted on that situation. on 270 itself, though, we're in good shape. you have a few brake lights around route 109 in hyattstown and montrose road down to the point where the lanes divide. once you head to the beltway across the american legion bridge, you'll be fine on the west side of 495. >>> time now to see what our partners at cbs this morning are working on. >> let's check in with norah o'donnell who joins us live from new york. good morning, norah. >> good morning you to, mike and andrea. ahead israel is making calls to gaza telling people to get out because the attacks are about to get worse. plus, president obama has made 500 calls in his six years in office. how the president is increasingly turning to telephone diplomacy to solve big problems and who easy' dialing the -- he's dialing

abandoned chemical weapons that did not belong to it were found by syrian government troops now damascus has agreed to destroy its entire chemical weapons program and this agreement was made after a deal was hammered out by russia and the united states it came after hundreds of people were killed in a gas attack in the outskirts of damascus last year and the deadly sarin gas was used in that instance from june between teeth through which the last part of the transfer of syria's chemical weapons program took place. middle east cross one and there from tel aviv with the latest on syria thank you the blame game over who carried out the chemical assault has been the focus off into debates for many months but the adult postell from other messages that institute of technology believes the latest findings. lights on the real author of the crime. the big question from my point of view is who actually executed this attack in the west the prevailing position at least of the united states has been that the syrian government executed the attack the russian government has stated that they believe the

why would he think to kill himself back up >> the men were all held in damascus. the doctor was told he would be released but the bbc is told he was taken away by the intelligence services instead. five days later, he was dead. something in the window or in the hall. and committed suicide. >> the former prisoners believe he was killed because he kept a diary of how he was treated and what he saw. >> he saw people dying in front of him and saw him a seated skeletons. he saw the brutality. he saw everything. they kill him for the things that he saw. they did not want anyone to know. >> the court has to hear this new evidence and the family wants a man to testify. proving beyond doubt what really happened is likely to be long and painful for everyone involved. >> trying to find out what really happened. you're watching bbc world news america. pope francis begs forgiveness from catholics sexually abused by members of the clergy. we speak with one of those inside that vatican meeting today. australia's high court today blocked the government from transferring a vote of

. >> reporter: training is beg provided by baltimores in a church in damascus. it's unique because until a new law was passed this training and medication were only given to first responders. >> each person who completes the training will walk away with a kit. it has a syringe, the drug. the idea, get it administered and it could save a life. >> reporter: ginger's son jake died of a heroin over dose nearly a year ago. she came to the training from call vertical county where it's not yet available. >> i'll probably carriry mine with me. it wouldn't have helped me, right is this my son is gone. i'm just trying to help others now. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >> the visitor who was trapped for 32 hours in a cook county jail in chicago is now suing for emotional trauma. he was trying to visit his son when he was accidentally locked in an 8 x 8 visiting room without food, water or toilet. he was rescued after breaking a spling klerhead in the ceiling. he said when they found him he was handcuffed so he had to convince them he wasn't an inmate. >> i did as i wa

we are looking at pictures out of damascus from the presidential palace in syria.he president bashar al-assad now being sworn in, already sworn in for a third term as president. worth perhaps listening to a few of his word before we move on. >> translation: we see in iraq and lebanon, and in syria and all the nations that this false arab spring, and it's the credibility of what we warned about. we should soon see that all the arab nations that have supported terrorism will pay the price dearly, and many are backward and very late, and after so late. the battle of syrian people are fighting to defend his sovereignty, will stand beyond the borders of many peoples who have suffered sooner or later this terrorism. >> president bashar al-assad talking at this moment in the syrian capital damascus. putting forward his vision three years into the country's civil war, having been elected. many said the election was fraudulent, a chaar ard, but having been elected for a third 7-year term. >>> now, there are to be vigils in the next few hours for the three al jazeera journal

we did get chopper 4 over the scene in damascus. te a look here.ieve that's part of the small brush fire they were talking about. this is 108 near chrome mine road. there was a car crash that took wires down and started the small brush fire. here you go to keep an eye out for that in the area as well. >>> 6:53 with breaking news. israel is stepping up attacks on hamas. most of gaza city's electricity supply was hit off after they hit the depot of the only power plant. and an israeli strike hit the top leader of hamas' home. since the fighting began two weeks ago, 1100 palestinians and 50 israelis have been killed. >>> this morning there are concerns about the outbreak of ebola. right no two americans are fighting the deadly virus in liberia. the disease is spreading into neighboring countries. u.s. health officials say you are not at risk. but coming up on the "today" show, more on the warning for american travelers. >>> police arrested a masked man that went from bank to bank making bomb threats. he's accused of holding up three banks in silver sp

russia and the united states after hundreds of syrians were killed in a gas attack in a suburb in damascus and in that attack the date the seven gas was used on june the twenty third the last part of the transfer of chemical weapons out of syria took place so that phase of the transfer of weapons has now been completed. the blame game over who carried out the chemical assault has been the focus of heated debates for many months but they are dull postell on the massachusetts institute of technology the latest findings a cost lives on the real culprit the big question from my point of view is actually executed this attack at the last. position of the united states has been that the syrian government executed the attack the russian government has stated that they believe the evidence shows that. that rebels. rebel group executed the attack this just five days. to suggest that the russia point of view is likely to be correct so it's quite a board. point of view of the political debate that's going on at the u.n. . the rampage of extremist same iraq isn't limited to brutal force coming up here

it was indeed seven gas at the same time it's not clear when the senators were handed over by the damascus regime in a statement issued it did confirm and i'm quoting here that it had found abandoned chemical weapons that did not belong to it at the same time it's also not yet clear whether the cylinders and indeed the contents have in fact been destroyed now so he agreed to have its entire chemical weapons stockpile destroyed this was after a deal was hammered out by russia and the united states after hundreds of syrians were killed in a gas attack in a suburb in damascus and in that attack the deadly seven gas was used on june the twenty third the last part of the transfer of chemical weapons out of syria took place so that phase of the transfer of weapons has now been completed. the blame game over who carried out the chemical assault has been the focus off into debates for many months but the adult postell from the message is that institute of technology believes the latest findings costs lives on the real author of the crime the big question from my point of view is. actually executed

let's go to stephanie who joins us at the damascus gate in jerusalem.mentioned, stephanie tension high at the moment and explain the significance of where you are right now. >> well, we are in east jerusalem which of course it was the palestinians that wanted to see the future of the state and first friday of ramadan and muslims want to go and pray at the mosque which is behind me in the old city now. a lot of restrictions here because of tensions you are talking about extra police deployment and i will show you what is happening there in the back and because there are restrictions on age and a man under 50 is not allowed to go to the city and prayer and they are behind the line and mr. are special forces and police on horse back and keeping it very, very tight indeed. that is the concern that things could escalate but at the moment things have been pretty calm just outside of damascus gate and 100 people praying there and have seen far more people here in times past when restrictions are implemented and peel tell you they are very up set and do want to

they are targeting damascus. they are targeting beirut and targeting jordon and kuwait for the time being. and later on, i think they will target kurdistan and other areas. that's their program. that's their plan. we have got kurdistan which is secure which tries to build a democratic process. believed in multiette inic society -- multiethnic society. believes in women's rights. this is next to so-called islamic fate. our border is with islamic state. and not anymore with iraq. we have got a border of about 1,000 with islamic states from 1,050-kilometer. there is a state between us and baghdad. and then we have got nonfunctional government or a failing government in baghdad. you have government in baghdad is not functioning. you have islamic state which is against kurdistan and baghdad. and you have kurdistan. this is a new reality. how are we going to deal with it? fore us? the kurds? what are we going to do? the first target is to defend our border. to depend the border. they are on the border of kurd stan to d

there has been fierce fighting outside the syrian capital of damascus and getting reports that i.s.i.srmed an army base. >>> risking it all in the name of beauty. a special report from the u.s. on illegal cosmetic surgery. >>> also in the program a look at what is happening in the world of business and more talks over the e.u. privacy. >> meets with search engines to discuss the controversial rules which allow data to be erased on request. we will look at what this means shortly. >>> welcome back. now to syria where activists say the extremist i.s.i.s. rebel group left dozens killed or wounded on both sides. the past week has been one of the deadliest since the start of the conflict three years ago. observers suggest more than 1,700 people killed in clashes. the government has witnessed intense fighting for many months. diplomatic attempts to bring an end to the conflict have so far failed but a new mediator appointed by the u.n. has brought some hope. let's take a look at the conflict on the ground. more than 17,000 people have been killed in the three-year conflict. last week was one

the islamist terror campaign spread, even moving to damascus, the capital city, where in 1981 they exploded a car bomb in the city's center that killed 200 people and wounded 500. then in 1982 came the up rising and the gruesome massacre in the town of hama where between 10,000 and 20,000 people including women and children were slaughtered by government troops. since then the regime has organized itself for war against the islamists and they, in turn, have been preparing for opportunities to war against the regime. today, according to james clapper, the director of national intelligence, there are more than 1500 separatist groups with between 75,000 and 115,000. there are foreign fighters from neighboring countries. the most effective groups are all radical islamist groups, isis. but now washington is going to vet this vast disperse opposition of 1500 groups when it is not on the battlefield and find moderates. good luck. the complexity of washington's tasks can be seen in the american attitude towards isis. when the group battles the malaki government in iraq, it is deadly and must be rut

. >> in damascus, video posted claims to show opposition fighters in the suburbs.he area is strategically important because of proximity to damascus. >> the center for disease control in the u.s. acknowledged safety lapses have plagued health laboratories for years. some accidents involve the transportation of no one severallized samples of anthrax and burden flu. the agency thought the laps which is were unrelated incidents. they were described as sloppy and inexcusable. we are in atlanta now. this sounds like quite a serious development here. >> good afternoon. indeed it is, the c.d.c. headquarters behind me here in atlanta is abuzz this morning, because yesterday, dr. thomas friedan testified in front of a congressional hearing for two hours. it's fair to say that they gave him quite a shellacking and probably fairly. anthrax and bird flu, two words that you hear are quite squarey for the entire world, actually active anthrax samples were transferred from the lab behind into other labs, unbeknownst to the scientists, a complete safety breakdown. they are looking

secured the highway between damascus and hamos and hamma. it cut rebel supply lines into lebanon, et cetera. but at the same time and i say this for two reasons. first, there is direct iranian intervention. terminology matters. it's not proxied. there is direct intervention with uniformed iranian personnel fighting on the ground. the second one is there is no denying there is strong regional aspects to the struggle in syria that exacerbates the violence. but to only limit one's analysis to that is in a way satisfying and convenient because it allows us to do what we like to do, which is engage in geopolitical analysis. if only the americans and russians could get along. if only the saudis and iranians could get along and somehow things will be much better. in reality, the local -- the local and transnational dynamics of the syrian conflict shape events on the dprouground a lot than the regional competition. now, to accept this, once you accept this, you accept the limits of our understanding of a lot of those dynamics. it's very secure, it's

and that goes for not only damascus, when we eventually get back in there, but also beirut.ut there's been a profound lack of oversight in the construction process of one of the things i used to do. you know, i was a construction manager. and that's what my undergraduate degree is in. so i've had an opportunity to see how we're going about this. and there is -- to put it bluntly, there is great room for improvement here, in terms of how we're going about spending this money, and the -- as i said before, the sort of cookie cutter way that we've tried to approach this in the past. i'll be very interested in your answers to a number of questions regarding some of these arrangements. i know that in the case of the baghdad embassy, we had $130 million plus in questionable charges by the first kuwaiti corporation that was allegedly engaged in a $200,000 bribery and kickback scheme in order to obtain subcontracts. we've had flagrant oversight lapses on the part of the state department, that had been previously warned by the defense department audit agency. and it's just been a seri

last month i went to aleppo and the road from damascus is completely under government control. still parts of the west aleppo that the government is trying to take back. it seems it is approaching. >> what is happening there with the opposition with the rebels and the fact that they do appear to be in disarray? >> it is their allies that making them more pragmatic. americans are not moving. the rebels talked to the americans in some reports before isis took other areas where they reached mosul and told them -- so we can fight isis. but the americans did not help. so they're left on their own with no allies to support them and back their battle against president bashar al assad. while assad is backed by iran, russia and hezbollah and militias from iraq who are fighting along side. >> lina, thank you. >>> children with polio, six children in one family killed near aleppo today. stay with us. coming up in next half hour on "gmt," more on the crash of the malaysia airlines flight in ukraine. will you help us find a new house for you and your brother? ♪ ♪ ♪ woooooah. ♪ [ male announ

assad delivered his inaugural speech at the presidential palace in damascus. he said he'll continue to fight what he calls terrorism until order is restored. assad spoke about islamist militants who have crossed over into neighboring iraq and seized a number of cities. they've declared an islamic state in areas of syria and iraq under their control. assad said members of his government warned this would happen. he said arab and western leaders would pay a high price for the support of terrorism. assad is said to have won 90% of the votes in the presidential election last month. he faced off against rival candidates for the first time. but his critics say the election was a sham. >> good morning, catherine, cake provider comcast rivalled by time warner cable back in february and in may, directv. media giant 21st century fox was looking for a change, but they've been rebuffed in an $80 billion bid to buy its rival, time warner. time warner owns tv stiegss including c nerks n. officials from both companies say they're not discussing the matter at the moment. inve

damascus in 2012. has it become too dangerous to keep any u.s. embassies in the middle east open? >> no. the default position is to keep highly skilled professionals on the ground, trying to advance our interests, even in a war zone, even with bullets flying around. we're used to it. we're good at it. >> still one u.s. official says the pentagon had been pressing for weeks to evacuate the personnel in tripoli. especially after the airport had come under attack, leaving americans no way to get out. >> a break here now, but when we come back, we'll have an update on an australian couple attempting to get to the crash site of flight 17. their daughter was just one of many on board that jet liner. >> and in italy, more than two years after it ran aground, the "costa concordia" makes its final journey. >>> plus, we'll bring you the latest on the air algiery crash which left 100 people dead. ♪ by ♪ turn around brian! ♪ this bar has protein oh yeah!♪ [ female announcer ] fiber one. ♪ this bar has protein oh yeah!♪ >>> back now live to the israel-gaza border, where we're being told by the

head to damascus at about 6:55. and dayton at about 7:31.get the kids inside and do not cross a flooded street by car or foot. we back, track these through the metro area. let you know whatans. if you are out late tonight or heading to work early tomorrow. >>> in three ys, the issilver line opens for while it will see new some current riders will have to pay more for the same distance commute. as peggy fox explains, these costs are due to some big changes with 11 fairfax connector bus routes. >> reporter: it seems everyone is excited about the new silver line set to open this saturday. >> i think it is awesome. >> reporter: yes, it brings new transportation options to thousands of commuters but some current metro rider who's have been hit with a 3% rate hike will have to pay more for the same distance commute. >> it will be like $10. it is probably going to double. >> and that is everyday. >> everyday. >> reporter: david ramirez lives in reston and works in arlington. from a park and ride lot, he takes a fairfax connector bus for 1.25, but s

the minority is in control of the greater damascus area all the way to the alawite region on the coast line. and then in this enclave yo it will go on. afghanistan, sudan before the break up this, could last. it's difficult to put sire i can't back together now especially after this bloodletting. it's incredible what happened. >> is that good for the independence of lebanese? >> lebanon not will always be . but i think they may have crossed the rubicon. >> that brings us to the end of this edition of inside story. . thanks for being with us. learn more about this. look up the sykes picot agreement. learn more about the first world war. i'm ray suarez . [♪ music ] >> two hours in, we came up on a body... >> this country is crazy man..you have problems with somebody...they him them. >> knowing this is the kind of violence that is so prevalent in the culture...are you telling me that's ok to just open up the borders and let em' all run into the united states? >> the good news is , is that you'll be coming home soon...

the minority is in control of the greater damascus area all the way to the alawite region on the coast line. and then in this enclave yo it will go on. afghanistan, sudan before the break up this, could last. it's difficult to put sire i can't back together now especially after this bloodletting. it's incredible what happened. >> is that good for the independence of lebanese? >> lebanon not will always be . but i think they may have crossed the rubicon. >> that brings us to the end of this edition of inside story. . thanks for being with us. learn more about this. look up the sykes picot agreement. learn more about the first world war. i'm ray suarez . [♪ music ] >>> in east jerusalem a palestinian teenager is killed. israel's prime minister called for a swift investigation. >>> hello there. you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also on the program, after 15 hours of questioning, france's former president was placed under formal investigation. >>> more than 500 people are arrested at a pro-democracy rally in hong kong. >>> and how

assad delivered his inaugural speech at the presidential palace in damascus. he said he'll continue to fight what he calls terrorism until order is restored. assad spoke about islamist militants who have crossed over into neighboring iraq and seized a number of cities. they've declared an islamic state in areas of syria and iraq under their control. assad said members of his government warned this would happen. he said arab and western leaders would pay a high price for the support of terrorism. assad is said to have won 90% of the votes in the presidential election last month. he faced off against rival candidates for the first time. but his critics say the election was a sham. >> good morning, catherine, cake provider comcast rivalled by >>> the heads of brazil, russia, india, china and south africa want a greater role on the world stage but don't all agree on how that should play out. nhk world reports. >> reporter: at the summit brazil city chinese president was out to strengthen cooperation between the economies and other developing countries. russia, whi

quest -- she was on duty in may when she answered the call for police assistance a house fire in damascus. within seconds, she realized the house was her own. to a caron my way crash. i was less than a minute from my outhouse when the call went and i said that address sounds familiar -- i know why that sounds familiar. >> quest and another dog, frenzy, or rescued from the home. friend the parish from smoke could havebut it spread to other townhomes if it wasn't for the quick thinking of a neighbor. >> i looked out my window and , likeoke coming out really dark smoke. >> she saw the smoke and quickly alerted her mother to call 911. >> i'm so happy that she's fine now. >> the fifth district is presenting her with a citizens public safety award. >> i am extremely proud. she did the right wing. >> firefighters actually use pediatric masks to get oxygen to quest. incidenters using this to push for specific animal masks. a 13-year-old did it when some adults failed to do it. that's very impressive. >> a great story there. >> hot, muggy. is the biggernk thing. the humidity -- trying to find some

. >> i know you feel a lot of this goes back to syria, starts in damascus. >> absolutely. what happened in the skies over donetsk started with american inaction over the skies of damascus. the president failed to enforce his red line that assad could not use chemical weapons. turned to vladimir putin to get him out of it. >> you know what his critics say, marc? his defenders say well the u.s. congress didn't approve any action in syria. >> well, first of all, the u.s. congress doesn't need to approve. he's the commander in chief, he can take action. but his secretary of state announced we're going to have unbelievably small strikes. who wants to get behind unbelievably small strikes? it's embarrassing. he then a few months later says to president putin if you go and intervene in ukraine there's going to be consequences. putin says yeah right. there were no consequences in syria and you threatened military action. this is why putin has felt emboldened to do this. it's not just putin. the iranians are looking at this, the syrians are looking at this, the chinese are looking

its leader left damascus and relegated to quasht.sraeli government considered hamas's support of the rebels a betrayal. iran was also critical of hamas's political shift but reports suggest hamas and iran are working to rebuild ties. hamas's main financial backer. but hamas can still tap into popular support in the region. scenes like these, growing civilian casualties and massive destruction in the gaza strip infuriate arabs and muslims. there is anger over what's happening in gaza. hashim abara, al jazeera. >> in egypt, secretary of state john kerry is now trying to deal out a brokered deal. it is very difficult. world powers are homing to strike a deal by july 20th. cross border delivery of humanitarian aid into syria. they would be able to do so without the government's approval of the u.n. saying 10 million people in syria need help. >>> ukraine accusing russia much fighting alongside the separatists in the east. rory challenge has more from ukraine. >> the usual russian response is either to ignore them or to completely deny th

is thessure on damascus least it has been in two years. june election was a political horizon all along. he saw theve election as not ony a show of defiance and cohesion and legitimacy to fire up his constituency, but also a way to -- there weres of people inside serious who had not necessarily taken sides. we like to think it is a totally polarized environment. you had many urbanites, many segments of syrian society in a state of denial, rejection, despair. did not want to be forced to take a stand. in fact, the election was useful way that it put pressure on his constituency. for two months, they built up to the elections. visually, banners, it is colorful, people are demonstrating, etc. there was something to get excited about. it has worked in the short to medium term. begun the process of rebuilding on the pretense that he leads the state. i will get to this in a second. regimelity is the assad has maintained the military edge . it has rebuilt its helicopter force. it has adapted militarily. there are downsides. i will talk about that

. >> reporter: the inaugural speech at the presidential palace in damascus. >> translator: we will not stop fighting terrorism and striking it wherever it is until we restore security to every spot of syria. >> reporter: assad assumed his presidency in 2000, at age of 34, following the death of his father, former president hafez al assad. in 2011, the arab spring movement reached syria. an all-out civil war erupted with assad's security force and police on one side, and army sergeant on the other. in august last year, the u.s. -- military action against assad regime, accusing him of using a chemical weapon. washington withdrew the threat after russia promised emaking remove the weapons. a first round of peace talks from january to february between the syrian government and opposition failed to bridge any gaps. then came three-party talks. however, the u.s., which backed some of the insurgents, and russia and the u.n. serving as a mediator couldn't find common ground. >> i apologize to the syrian people that their hopes which were very, very high that something will happen here, i think

ironically, i flew out of damascus a year and a half ago when the war in syria was waging and we flew right up over syria. i looked down at damascus and the whole time i'm wondering, wow, isn't there a war going on down there and aren't we at risk flying on these airplanes? clearly the international community has to get together on some of these zones where planes are flying and lay down rules about why we do or don't fly over these areas. >> we've seen an adjustment with some airlines saying this isn't the flight path they'll take in this region. thank you very much. you're a pilot. you were taking a look at the flight paths over the last several days. this is the flight path that this airline has used consistently at least for the last several days, if not weeks or months. >> thankfully our federal aviation administration warned u.s. domestic airlines not to fly over ukraine because of the warfare going on there and to our knowledge, u.s. airlines have been avoiding that area since roughly april or so. for whatever reason, malaysia airlines decided it was a risk worth taking and tod

and the evacuations of cairo and damascus in 2012.as it been too dangerous to keep any embassies in the middle east open? >> no. the decision is to keep highly skilled professionals on the ground, trying to advance our interests, even in a war zone, even with bullets flying around. we're used to it. we're good at it. >> reporter: still, one u.s. official says the pentagon had been pressing for weeks to evacuate the embassy in tripoli, especially after the airport had come under attack. that left the americans no way to get out on commercial aircraft. bryan todd, cnn. >>> the capsized cruise ship costa concordia has reached the port of jgenoa. it is the biggest maritime salvage operation yet. and as can you see, it was towed all the way to genoa. we're joined by barbie najoe. you and i were on this ship a year ago. and now this. let's go back and talk about the unbelievable task that these officials figured out they were able to right this ship, so it could be towed away. >> reporter: that's right. you know, 30 months ago, when the cos

the town is important because of its procximity to damascus. >>> president bashar al-assad says western and arab states will pay the price for supporting opposition groups in the country. he's been sworn in for a second 7-year term of syria. >>> the united nations is alarmed at the displacement of tens of thousands of people in yemen due to ongoing fighting between houthi rebels and government forces. 15 million are in need of aid. 3 million have no access to clean water or adequate sanitation. 8 million have no access to health care. one million children under the age of five are malnourished. 10.5 million are struggling to get food. relief efforts fear the situation will worsen as fighting intense fizzes. we have this report. >> reporter: that family left their town after houthis took over their town. they live with their mother. >> translation: we lived in an area in the middle of fighting between the yemeni army and the hutus, we were in the center, but we got out. >> reporter: yemen's government said 35,000 have been forced out of their home. the numbers are higher. many are living

must warm damascus at all costs. so let's have a recap on philip hammond the man who will replace mr hague he is the he was the the defense secretary and came into politics from the business world hammond is known for his hard line conservative views he's also you a skeptic and said he would vote to levy you if there was a referendum and he's also an outspoken opponent of same sex marriage and he's a supporter to spending big on the military so here's how things could play out with him as a top diplomat according to at least political writer john white the best reduce global to use of by one of them churchill who once described one of those political counterparts as a more this man with much to be modest about full of harmony. think your challenge to overcome around him your big issues over policy issues and that's what he would commonly leads as he goes forward to the general election of two thirds of the now there's no respite for the east ukrainian city of against which has reportedly come under shelling again on

and that goes for not damascus when we eventually get back in there but also beirut. but there's a been a profound lack of oversight in the construction process of one of the things i used to do, you know, i was a construction manager. that's what my undergraduate degree is in. i've had an opportunity to see how we're going about this, and there is -- to put it bluntly -- great room for improvement here in terms of how we're going about spending this money and as i said before the sort of cookie cutter way that we've tried to approach this in the past. i'll be very interested in your answers to a number of questions regarding some of these arrangements. i know that in the case of the baghdad embassy we had 130 million-plus in questionable charges by the first kuwaiti corporation that was allegedly engaged in a $200,000 bribery and kickback scheme in order to obtain -- we've had flagrant overlapses on the part of the state department that had been previously warned by the defense department audit agency. it's just been a series of missteps on our part. and underlying a

massachusetts institute of technology conducted an end dependence to insert into the use of sarin near damascus and he told us that he believes the rebels were behind those attacks but could have never produced sarin without any outside help. well it is speculation but certainly. there have been reports here in the west that there is some of the hottest sooty jihadist elements had been given help from the turkish government and the sara you with the precursor chemicals. to mix the sara once you have the precursor chemicals. i would say it's easy but it's not completely out of the possibility that they could do that so they got help from somebody. perhaps the most likely source would be the turks. radicals from a terror group formerly known as isis are in full throttle such an author's lama caliph that they found it a week ago in territories captured in iraq and syria and then staggering thing here is the lightning speed of their progress they now have all of the attributes of a fully functional states including passports and oil based economy and even the banking sector artie's marina portnoy b

had to vote for the bombing of damascus and someone who continued to try to derail reproach more with iran and on ukraine was absolutely clear the whole thing was russia's fault and nato better be prepared for a cold war against russia there's also news today there is speculation that a swedish court may have lifted the arrest warrant for joining us on of course they decided to uphold it at the end of the day either way the u.k. has said that they're ready to arrest the saunders regardless what reasons does britain have to do this considering the war has nothing to do with england for the . very sad day that we had the swedish court to uphold that arrest warrant it seems so we are just not interested in questioning julian assange about these allegations and they seem unable to make a charge but they just won't i mean even for the two women that initially made the complaint doesn't it of their cause right that some of the swedish authorities comes here and questions us who is. plead for his friend's life is at the ecuadorian embassy here in london the metropolitan police here has its s

seven year term after a landslide election victory these are the latest pictures of the event from damascus he managed to run his two rivals by gaining almost ninety percent of the vote the ballot went ahead despite the bloody civil war that's tearing the country apart radical islamists control a large part of syria's southwest and. three rockets have hit a clinic in the south in the south of the libyan capital tripoli at least five people injured and the building was severely damaged the country's main airport also recently hit by multiple rockets when rival militias battled for control violence between paramilitary groups in libya has been rising since the fall of moammar gadhafi in two thousand and eleven. protesters in rio de janeiro burned the brazilian flag during a massive anti police demonstration their chief gripe is over fifteen people arrested during recent. during the crackdown police allegedly beat journalists and protesters. are full typhoon killed ten people in the philippines and forced the evacuation of more than three hundred seventy thousand it's the strongest storm to hi

must warm damascus at all costs. no respite for the east ukrainian city of lugansk which is reportedly come under shelling again monday night after a whole day of bombardment. was. authorities and we've got reports out of these are the bodies even more of the fighting hasn't died down either with anti government forces ambushing a military convoy the remains of which you can see here or he's really if an ocean is in the center of it all reporting from the guns. the situation here on the ground days very dramatic and tensions continue to escalate challis almost never stops we hear a two sounds over to read day and night and even right and now in the. tanks mortars and multiple rocket launchers known as get out or hail i use there and to government forces to say that the crane in troops are getting closer to the city center and they are now not further than ten to twenty kilometers from where we are now doctors are working twenty four seven and the city more full death toll is continuing to rise from both sides althoug

and people continue to leave people were terrified by promises from key to surround the city of damascus and the guards and fears were rising that it could become useless beyond could have a tourist to the centers of the operation for months where clashes were very good. years and very deadly but the ganske is a very big city with a population of more than four hundred thousand people while don't yet because home to one million people concerns were rising the consequences of such strategy also will be bigger and. slovyansk lies in ruins that's the view of a team of international monitors who recently visited the city in the army had been besieging and pounding slovyansk was shells for months and while kids actions have been backed by the us questions are being increasingly asked in europe over the rising number of civilian casualties among those concerned as marie le pen the leader of france's national front party we don't know but two of the voters we are closely watching the situation in ukraine because nobody talks about it the truth is that civilians are being massacred and this does

in new crain residential areas on the outskirts of damascus came under artillery fire for the third time in less than a day with residents evacuating the eastern city which is a population of about a million became the focus of chios military campaign after the cities of slovyansk and crime a tourist surrendered locals say civilians have been killed the. issue of. any government fighters but the civilian death toll higher at about thirty years of the latest pictures from the city or if an ocean reports from eastern ukraine. well the tone of modern cars so unprecedented fighting deadly and devastating we know that the multiple rocket launcher known as overhead was followed by multiple pictures received from the ground show to mattick devastation we can see clearly that residential area was targeted and we're also hearing reports that the towns open and we're all so great many already compare these scenes with slowdowns with the he told you don't put ukrainian army in months so it would keep calls its anti terror ray should all these happening outside the nets give eastern ukraine has now

s he had to vote for the bombing of damascus and someone who continued to try to derail reproach more with iran and on ukraine was absolutely clear the whole thing was russia's fault and nature better be prepared for a cold war against russia there's also news today there is speculation that a swedish court may have lifted the arrest warrant for joining us on of course they decided to uphold it at the end of the day either way the u.k. has said that they're ready to arrest the saunders regardless what reasons does britain have to do this considering the war has nothing to do with england. very sad day that we had the swedish court to uphold that arrest warrant it seems sweden just not interested in questioning julian assange about these allegations and they seem unable to make a charge but they just won't and even for the two women that initially made the complaint doesn't serve their cause right that some of the swedish authorities comes here and questions us who is. plead for his friend's life is at the ecuadorian embassy here in london the metropolitan police here has its share of