and so damascus also the city of jasmine but damascus is a city of ritual. one of the oldest cultures in the world. the only continueusly inhabited city in the world. so they have during everything is a ritual. i they want to take a bath it's a ritual. a turnish bath. if they wand to have friday lunch -- my grandfather, his kids and grandkids, every friday. on monday, my aunt was the head of a political party, and then all these people came to have a political meeting at my grandfather house. and so then -- the woman day where woman will be home and everybody knows if you come on monday to anan's house she will be there all the women will gather and you get all the juice gossip, who is getting married and who is getting divorced and everything. so i'm going to be a little bit about damascus for you. this is about my grandfather house. my grandfather house was build in 1737. older then america, and my grandfather was born in the house, my mother, all the kid born in the house, midnight of this grandchildren, and my other sir ling were born there. so this is i

damascus. the format is more short stories in their wrote them a 1.as those things would happen in my life. but then the way to reflect what was really happening in the arab world at that time. so i hope you buy it and read it that you get a sense of the arab world that i grew up in. as a mission born in 1944 i was only three and a half years old but it shows you how much i remember of that and really to have the most impact and i believe many of my life choices had to do with that. i was 3-1/2 years old but it was one city. so then my family became refugees. and then ultimately my father died of the family of a palestinian they always talk about palestine. so the of one gathering in day did not cry but it was that since the defeat that cave 1948. they were very affluent and it was interesting when i grew up because to grow prodigiously and ethnic feet -- ethnically so my grandfather would go to the famous mosque. and my father was agnostic at best. we never practiced any religion but i don't e

damascus wanted a little extra school pride on the water tower. as eric black shows, us georgia tech is blocking that plan, and pointing to some fine print to do it. >> reporter: at jimmy cone in damascus, you might say georgia tech is getting the cold shoulder. >> wow. >> that's not cool. >> that's not cool at all. this is like small town, you know? >> we always thought, why isn't the hornet up there in the first place. >> reporter: they weren't the only one. damascus' parent, spent years trying to get the water company, the washington suburban sanitary commission to give permission to have their logo, the swarming hornet, painted on the side of the water tower. they finally gave the green light in may. the guys even raised $15,000 for the cost of di up there repainting the water tower on wednesday. then came the buzz kill. georgia tech, which has a very similar looking trademarked logo sent the school a letter telling them use of the license for the trademark on the community water tower was not permitted. but why not? especially when the two si

breaking news from damascus, maryland this morning.t is left of a home destroyed by a fire overnight. >> it also spread to a police car. what may have happened to spark the flames. you can find the latest information on the nbc washington app. >>> it is another warm start to your day. it's friday. four things you need to know. we have strong storms in the degrees with the humidity, though, and the main threat with many of the strong storms is the wind. here's a look at that. as we go through the afternoon, strong to severe storms could be producing potentially damaging winds. brief, heavy rain. of course, the lightning. i'll show you the timing and the weekend coming up. melissa. >> a brand new problem. this is northbound 95 at prince william parkway. crash on the right shoulder. showing a tiny bit of a slowdown there. right now, chopper 4 over 270 at father hurley boulevard. nice light volume in both directions. that looks great through the germantown area this morning. northbound bw parkway, all lanes reopened. still have that delay,

this is off 27 out here in damascus. as you can see, this fire leaving a lot of extreme damage after it erupted close to 3:00 this morning. we spoke to neighbors who thought something was off hearing es were gunfire. >> lots of quick pops or how would you describe it? >> i heard three or four. that's about all i heard. i didn't know what it was. i was like -- then i seen all the trucks. so i come down to look. of course, they wouldn't let anybody anywhere close. >> reporter: well, the scene here is now clearing. we do know that two people were taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. what we're told are a man and a woman, the residents of this home. no update on their condition right now. but officials do believe as far as that cruiser goes and the ammo, that perhaps there was loose ammo inside boxes inside that crieruiser. when it caught fire -- >> we also have breaking news from the live desk. >> erika gonzalez has information on >> this is northeast d.c. this is the 900 block of mt. olivet. if you are

let me think that damascus or the certain ministry of foreign affairs so today that damascus is this satisfied with the results and the findings of the the c.w. into the alleged chemical weapons used in an airport this year the syrian government said that most of the investigation in turkey through the help of turkish mediators which according to syrian government compromises the integrity of that report taking into consideration that turkey has been hostile towards the syrian government and has actually made every effort possible to topple the government of president bashar assad the syrian officials also said that they have communicated repeatedly with all the c.w. and organize vision for the prohibition of chemical weapons have told the syrian government that they are able. to visit the country carry out their investigation first hand and later on became dependent on samples to live or to them in turkey also testimonies by. who went to them in turkey. despite the fact that the syrian government sent samples of its own gathered collected from ford and had the range for eyewitness a

so once again, damascus and the wood field at 6:28. and 6:30. as we move through the next ten to 15 minutes or so. show you a different perspective for this. the 3d slice. tops at 30,000 feet. it's a strong storm out there. heavy downpours will continue. you can see the lightning embedded in the storm. seek shelter right now if you are in damascus. the thunderstorm is moving over your area. over the next ten to 15 minutes or so. head over to princess george's county and ca looking at a few showers and thunderstorms. not a lot associated with this. nothing severe. not right now. we will continue to watch it for you. laurel, you are drying out as this moves off toward the north and the east. snow hill manor, you are dry. but you are looking due north. this is what you see. a stronger thunderstorm but not a warned thunderstorm. for those of you who are downtown d.c., no problems at all at the national mall. pick out your seat. guaranteed to have a good one. we are going to look for nicer weather conditions on the way later this evening. widen the v

larry: a dangerous fire in damascus.crews having to evacuate a burning house and ammunition that is going often those flames. let's get right to writing use -- to ryan hughes. ryan: a very busy night and as the sun comse out, we are getting a better idea of how powerful and fast this fire spread. let me show you the damage. take a look at the roof there completely gone. the room below it gutted. this is still smoldering. the call ca

bombing that killed several people in northern damascus.attack in the city is rare but. [inaudible] the fight in northern syria continues to rage on. cease-fire talks are said to begin in hopes of ending the civil war. >> thank you. this independence day will be extra special for two vietnam army veterans. they are the first to receive new robotic arms that offer unprecedented near natural movement. it is being called the world's most advanced commercial prosthetic. they join us live. so this technology is really about making the lives of some very deserving people much better. >> it's astounding. this is really about independence. it's independence day weekend and this is about giving independence back to people who are so deserving. they are the first to that have received this bionic arm among the veterans. it's called the life under kinetic evolution. it was developed by the defense research agency known as darpa. it gives the veterans a wider breadth of mobility. already left his entire left arm after a motor vehicle accident back in 1

reporter: a deadly car bombing in damascus after a major muslim holiday.fficials say they foiled two separate attacks that could have claimed more lives. john huddy is live with more on this from our middle east newsroom. reporter: as has bent case in other attacks children as well. take a look at the scene. it started with the police chase during the morning rush hour on the south skirts of today 345s mass discuss. syrian police -- on the outskirts of damascus. they cut off and blew up two of the cars. but the others made it to the center of the city where the driver detonated his devices. the holiday marks the end of ramadan and the first day today back to work. it's unclear if this was the work of isis as was the case in another attack back in march, or a rebel faction. also the case in another attack in northern damascus back in march that killed dozens of people. despite this, syrian authorities had a tight grimm on damascus in the heart of the city like this one today it's certainly rare. but this clearly sends a message that these attacks will conti

so why was this area of damascus specifically targeted?>> this was an central damascus, the city center. this is where a lot of restaurants are. businesses. this happened in the morning rush-hour. what makes this particularly heinous is the fact that this was the first day back to work after a holiday celebration which marks the end of ramadan. it was particularly busy earlier this morning. the death toll we are here has climbed to 20. where waiting for official confirmation but that is the information we are getting. the ministry said security forces were tracking three cars, three vehicles heading towards central damascus earlier this morning. police intercepted two of the vehicles at checkpoints along damascus airport road. they destroyed this to vehicles but the third vehicle got through that checkpoint and got to the square and the driver of the vehicle clearly this was a coordinated attack.>> has there been any claim or responsibility so far? anti- assad or ices? >> -- there were separate bombings that happened earlier. but an attack

georgia tech has a similar logo and they are telling damascus to buzz off. eric spoke with the guys behind the idea and time is about to run out. >> damascus is a small community, a proud one, 15,000 people here. there are more students at georgia tech university than there are people in this town, yet this town is taking on georgia tech over the right to put their logo on the water tower. >> it is all about pride and letting people know that we're proud of our town and our high school. >> do you think georgia tech gets that? i don't think they do. >> we thought it was a minor hurdle. we thought they approved the logo amused by da mass cause [000:00:59;00] that would be an informal ty. >> years ago georgia tech came to this high school and said your logo looks too much like ours so you have to change it which they did. they changed the color from yellow and black to yellow and green. they put a d on the front of the hornet. they signed an agreement that's basically said they can use that form of the logo all around town wherever they wanted. the problem is t

pressure in the syrian opposition agree on terms for a first deescalation zone located near the capital damascus. activists see how migrants headed to europe. and n.g.o.s are accused of having a racist agenda we confront them on the issue. very good evening to you my name is neil harvey you're watching international we start this hour with breaking news coming out of east jerusalem where there have been chaotic scenes outside the holy location of temple mount as israeli police moved in there to disperse hundreds of protesting palestinians they used tear gas stun grenades and water cannon. i. i i know. altera bricks correspondent ali in the mall reports from the scene. and we were standing here and after the prayer had finished and there was schippers hundreds of for shippers were broke were blocking the street and they were foisting slogans against the closure of the locks almost also warning israel against the ongoing closure off the mosque on the slogans if police car try to enter through the worshippers and they blocked its way that's when the israeli police officers who were standing at the

russia and the syrian moderate opposition agree on for a first deescalation zone near the capital damascus. activists is seen monitoring how migrants heading to europe are dealt with by coast guards and n.g.o.s i recused of having a racist agenda we confront them over that. and an israeli antiterrorist becomes a popular attraction for tourists amid controversy over his choice of location in the west bank. watching r.t. international live from our moscow studio with me welcome to the program russia and moderate syrian opposition have signed an agreement setting out terms for a first deescalation zone near damascus partridge join me in the studio with the latest on the development. it finally is the first deal that's been signed as a deescalation zone in the key strategic area of the scooter which is fifteen kilometers east of damascus and its key strategic area a one time population of two million people prior to the syrian conflict key point strategic importance of signed a document it's the first time it sets out also how people are going to behave and also how they can keep the peace wha

and the syrian moderate opposition agree on terms for a first deescalation zone near the capital damascus. activists say monitoring how migrants heading to europe are dealt with by coast guards and n.g.o.s are accused of having a racist agenda we confront them on the issue. very good evening to you mind neil harvey you're watching international. and we'll start this hour with breaking news coming from east jerusalem where there have been chaotic scenes outside the holy site of the temple mount israeli police there moved in to disperse hundreds of praying palestinians by using tear gas. i i i. i was i i i was. i palestinians had gathered to pray outside the site after new security measures were put in place that by the israeli government by works were laid off near ambulances that were trying to make it through the crowns several people reportedly injured an r.t. correspondent was also caught up in the unrest there we hope to bring you reports of what she experienced a little later this hour. saturday's violence is the latest in a week of protests against the installation of security camer

and the syrian opposition and for a first deescalation zone near the capital of damascus. interpol releases a list of one hundred and seventy three islam makes states suicide bombers that it could be preparing to carry out new attacks and you are. an activist said c monitoring how my gran's having to europe are dealt with by coast guards and are accused of having a racist agenda we confront on the issue. coming to you live from moscow this is our team for national welcome to the program. there have been chaotic scenes near the holy site of temple mount and her was saw them as israeli police moved into despair hundreds of protesting palestinians with tear gas grenades and water cannon. zero. zero zero zero zero. zero zero zero zero. zero zero zero zero. zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero. zero. zero zero zero. zero. zero zero zero zero zero zero five green micah's there belong to r t aerobatics correspondent dolly and the mari was caught up in the violence here is how she described what happened to her and her crew. after. police. a police officer hit me in the ba

syrian moderate opposition agree on terms for a first deescalation zone located near the capital damascus. to see monitoring migrants heading to europe are dealt with by coast guards and n.g.o.s of having a racist agenda we confront them on the issue. israeli antiterrorist some a boot camp becomes a popular attraction for tourists that amid controversy over its choice of location in the west bank. thanks for joining us this evening my name is neil harvey you are watching r.t. international first this hour russia a moderate syrian opposition have signed an agreement setting out terms for a first deescalation zone near damascus earlier in a direct chooser and partridge discussed the development here in the studio. it finally is the first deal that's been signed as a deescalation zone in the key strategic area of the scooter which is fifteen kilometers east of damascus and its key strategic area a one time population of two million people prior to the syrian conflict key point strategic importance of signed a document it's the first time it sets out also how people are going to behave and al

syrian moderate opposition agree on terms for a first deescalation zone located near the capital damascus. and interpol releases a list of one hundred seventy three islamic state suicide bombers it says could be preparing to carry out new attacks in europe. plus activists see monitoring how migrants heading to europe are dealt with by coast guards and n.g.o.s are accused of having a racist agenda we confront them on the issue. it is just past midnight here in moscow thanks for joining us my name's neil harvey you're watching our international. but we start this hour with breaking news coming out of east jerusalem where there have been chaotic scenes near the holy site of temple mount as israeli police moved in to disperse hundreds of protesting palestinians by using tear gas stun grenades and water cannon. i. oh. oh oh oh oh. oh. oh i know. what green microphone you saw at the end of the video belong to all t arabic correspondent dolly and the mahdi she was caught up in the violence is how she described what happened to curry. police. a police officer hit me in the back he punched me firs

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damascus urges the u.n. to help end the. u.s. led coalition against syrian civilians. around the clock across the world this is our team international from the team and myself you know neil welcome to the program our top story this hour clashes in the venice willing capital continue following sunday's vote for a new constituent assembly president maduro branded the result a victory for the country but with only a forty one percent voter turnout the opposition said it would continue protesting the results of controversy over the election has sparked a deadly wave of violence across the country. i. as we're seeing the protests have frequently. turned violent an explosion on a street in caracas injuring a number of people including seven police officers half a dozen others were wounded when a grenade was thrown into a polling station but the opposition which slammed the election as the legal has called for more protests. is you know that if we don't have a republic we have nothing we may have a home food we can start a family raise children die so there's no need if we do

syrian moderate opposition agree on terms for a first the escalation zone located near the capital damascus. interpol releases a list of one hundred seventy three islamic state suicide bombers that it says could be preparing to carry out new attacks in europe. and activists at sea monitoring how migrants heading to europe are dealt with by coast guards and n.g.o.s in the case of having a racist agenda we confront them on the issue. good to have you with us this hour my name is neil harvey you're watching international we start this hour with breaking news coming out of eastern jerusalem where the been chaotic scenes near the holy site of temple mount says israeli police moved in to disperse hundreds of protesting palestinians by using tear gas stun grenades and water cannon. i. know. no. i don't. agree monks belong to all to you have a big score responded dolly in the mari he's caught up in the violence here's how she described what happened to her and her crew. police. a police officer hit me in the back he punched me first. and then they kept on pushing us. and asked at that and i was try

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and the syrian opposition there greedy on terms for a first deescalation zone near the capital of damascus. in the whole releases a list of one hundred seventy three slum extended suicide bombers that it says could be preparing to carry out attacks and you are. an activist at sea monitoring how migrants hiding to europe are dealt with by coast guards announcer yost's are accused of having a racist agenda we confront them on the issue. too i am here and the russian capital and you're watching our teams from the national welcome to the program. well. breaking news from lamb there has been chaotic scenes near the holy site of temple mount as israeli police moved into despair hundreds of protesting palestinians with tear gas stun grenades and water cannon. over the. green mike you saw there belong to our big score spawn and. a wish caught up in the violence here's how she described what happened to her and her crew. police. a police officer hit me in the back he punched me first. and then they kept pushing us. and i asked about when i was trying to cover from the street another police officer

in damascus just i am absolutely sure that. was not used and the syrians does not have they don't have that actually we foreseen it we've been expecting it for themselves as their enemies of seeing the truth. to have it in and out of that. israel has refused to allow a palestinian teenager to leave gaza to receive medical treatment in jerusalem seventeen year old hollywood glamour he was shot and wounded by israeli forces during a protest near the gaza border in may. the. i went to the borders to protest against the siege and support the prisoners and jerusalem's shot me in the hand and i fell down screaming my hand and it's paralyzed i didn't feel the bullet and my stomach. when the doctor came out he took me to one side and said that the situation my son was in was very serious he was expected to die any moment one of his kidneys was destroyed his intestines ribs his liver was badly damaged in twelve the answer he's been cut. the reason for the denial of our request had nothing to do with security but a new directive is surel

damascus the u.n. to help end the crimes by the u.s. led coalition against syrian civilians. very good evening to you my name is neil harvey you're watching international or thanks for joining us and you come in just the right time for some breaking news which is that u.s. president donald trump has just removed the new white house communications director knew remember anthony scaramucci is gone from his post according to reports justin scaramucci a wall street hedge fund manager also known as the mooch was on the on trust team for ten days he replaced sean spicer who resigned on july twenty first very surprising news breaking we will bring you more details on this story as soon as they come in. elsewhere fresh protests are expected to shake up the venezuelan capital for a second day after sunday's vote on a new constituent assembly president maduro branded that result a victory for the country with only a forty one percent voter turnout the opposition said that it would continue to protest the results controversy over the election and sparked a deadly wave of violence across

damascus the un and the crimes by the u.s. led coalition against syrian civilians. are you watching our. clashes in the venezuelan capital continue following sunday's vote for a new constituent assembly president maduro branded the result a victory for the country but with only a forty one percent voter turnout the opposition said that it would continue to protest the results controversy over the election and sparked a deadly wave of violence across the country. i i i. i was. the protests frequently turned violent an explosion on the streets in caracas he injured several people including seven police officers half a dozen others were wounded when a grenade was thrown into a polling station but the opposition which slammed the election as being illegal has called for more protests. it's inevitable again we know if we don't have a republic we have nothing we may have a home food we can start a family raise children die there's no meat if we don't have a republic that's why we went to vote. this is somebody is illegal you know when they ask the people where they want a

government of preparing a toxic strike syrian journalist abraham says it would make no sense for damascus to do anything of the sort survey to come out of the tsunami issued a statement denying any use of chemical weapons saying that actually is a well known tactic used by terrorist groups according to the statement of the syrian army when these groups feel that they are on the fallback they talk to chemical attacks to stop them from advancing we're going to discuss the circumstances surrounding these attacks and it doesn't make a lot of sense for the syrian government when swimming with tommy achieving actually substantial most regains of more than one from what it would do something that would enable the rebels to benefit from international support to actually force the army to bring its operations into a complete halt when washington was asked to back up its allegations that damascus was preparing a chemical attack if failed to provide any evidence but as daniel bushell explains the u.s. doesn't seem to need much proof when it comes to accusing aside russia has one really bad habits an

al qaeda affiliate in syria that killed dozens of people in northern damascus. an attack in the heart of the city is rare. today sends a message that series capital remains a major target. the latest attack comes as the fight to retake raqqa from isis in northern syria continue straight on. cease-fire talks arse supposed to start soon to end the long ending and brutal civil war. >> eric: thank you. >> gillian: investigators are searching for clues in the nightclub shooting in arkansas. up next, details on someone who is in the middle of that scene. >> eric: plus majority leader mitch mitch mcconnell is working behind the scenes. will he have to look beyond capitol hill to do a? we will discuss why some say governors may be the key in making that will happen. >> work with us democrats were willing to meet you in the middle. who have always been willing to meet you in the middle. us all. like those who like. sweet those who prefer heat. sfx - a breath of air and those who just love meat. oscar mayer deli fresh. sweet! ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoria

and damascus urges the un to help end the crimes by the u.s. led coalition against syrian civilians. good evening and welcome my name is neil harvey you're watching r.t. international first this hour clashes in the venezuelan capital continue following sunday's vote for a new constituent assembly president nicolas maduro branded the result of a victory for the country with only a forty one percent voter turnout the opposition the said that it would continue to protest those results controversy over the election a sparked a deadly wave of violence across the country. i. was. in the protests of frequently turn violent an explosion on a street in caracas injured a number of people including seven police officers off a dozen others were wounded when a grenade was thrown into a polling station the position which run the election is being illegal has called for yet more protest. oh. it's you know the ball again we know if we don't have a republic we have nothing we may have a home food we can start a family raise children die there's no need if we do

that's the latest here in damascus.ack to you guys in the studio. >> anjali, thank you. >>> it's 6:02 now. in the district police released surveillance video of a shooting in the northeast that left hurt. that boy was hit twice by stray bullets and is now at home recovering. this happened on monday night along i and 13th streets. police are calling two men in the video persons of interest. they're offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. >> happening today, the 18-year-old rockville man charged with child pornography due in court. henry sanchez facing rape and sexual assault charges after a 14-year-old girl claimed he assaulted her at rockville high school. >> also today, the man accused of killing his girlfriend is due in court michael procter is his name he allegedly murdered 41-year-old turkesa page. he told police he killed her and tossed her body in a dumpster earlier this year. her body has yet to be found. procter is charged with first and second degree murder. >> ♪ >> happen

damascus the u.n. to help. the u.s. led coalition against syrian civilians.

this comes just days after the white house claimed it had information that damascus was preparing to use chemical weapons washington threatened to take action if that happened but russia dismissed the allegation as found it and warned the u.s. against any provocations monday damascus said that the us is refusing to investigate the previous alleged chemical attack that took place in a probe awarding to syria's foreign ministry washington opposed to sending international experts to key sites a link to that incident they were getting zation for their profit bishan of chemical weapons carried out a remote investigation then concluded that so aerion gas the o.p.c. w. did not assign blame for the attack but the u.s. pointed the finger at damascus and bombed a syrian military base there is syrian journalist a library ham with the details. of this dissatisfied with the results and the findings of the c.w. probe into the alleged chemical weapons using touch economy april this year the syrian government said most of this to get turkey through the help of turkish mediators which according to sy

against any provocations early on monday damascus that the u.s. is refusing to investigate the previous alleged chemical attack that took place in april according to syria's foreign ministry washington opposed it sending international experts to case sites links to that incident the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons carried out of a moat investigation i think looted this sarin gas had been used if the c.w. did not assign blame for the attack but the u.s. pointed the finger at damascus and bombed a syrian military base his syrian journalist for him the mask is dissatisfied with the results and the findings of the b c w probe into the alleged chemical weapons use in chief on an airport this year the syrian government said most of this to get in turkey through the help of turkish media users which according to syrian government compromises the integrity of the trip or taking into consideration that turkey has been hostile towards the syrian government and has actually made every effort possible to topple the government of president

happened meanwhile we talk to syrian writer who lives very close to the area in damascus reportedly targeted by toxic gases he says there's no sign that any chemical weapons have been used at all but are in many areas. controlled by the state in syria that are so close to the area that this man these terrorists claim. to have been helped by chemical weapons i. just i am absolutely sure that. was not used and the syrians does not have they don't have that actually we foreseen it we've been expecting it from several areas there enemies of see if you choose to have it in and out of. israel has refused to allow a palestinian teenager to leave gaza to receive medical treatment in jerusalem a seventeen year old gammer he was shot and wounded by israeli forces during a protest near the gaza border in may. i went to the borders to protest against the siege and support the prisoners jerusalem shot me in the hand and i fell down screaming my hand it's paralyzed i didn't feel the bullet and in my stomach. when the doctor came out he took me to one side and said the situation my son was in was

i'm anjali hemphill in damascus.paris. but he's also got his eye on the senate where the last minute wheeling and dealing is und underway. to try and pass an obama cey

georgia tech has a similar logo and they are telling damascus to buzz off.poke with the guys behind the idea and time is about to run out. >> damascus is a small community, a proud one, 15,000 people here. there are more students at georgia tech university than there are people in this town, yet this town is taking on georgia tech over the right to put their logo on the water tower. >> it is all about pride and letting people know that we're proud of our town and our high school. >> do you think georgia tech gets that? i don't think they do. >> we thought it was a minor hurdle. we thought they approved the logo amused by da mass cause [000:30:59;00]

damascus is the seat of power for president bashar al assad. pro government forces have been fighting to drive out rebels from one of their last strongholds in the suburb. >>> an arrest tonight in the road rage death of a recent high school graduate shot in the head during a confrontation on the highway. police in chester county, pennsylvania, say 28-year-old david desper turned himself in around 2:00 this morning. he was charged with first and third degree murder in wednesday's death of old bianca roberson. >> he took my life. he devastated this family. she was our life. >> the dented red pickup truck was located. a gun was found in the suspect's bedroom. the shooting happened when the two tried to merge in a single lane in chester county about an hour west of philadelphia. >>> well, we're all getting ready for the 4th of july. just how hot is it going to be? let's go straight to first alert meteorologist melissa nord. >> it looks like those 90s will continue for your 4th of july yet another day with highs in the 90s. fairly quiet out there no

again, just on way to that fire in damascus on haney avenue.way. through prince george's county. no problems here into town or out of town. back in a couple of minutes. >>> thanks so much. president trump is also in paris this morning. >> wrapping up a visit there at the french national day parade. erika gonzalez at the live desk with things getting under way. >> president trump is attending the bastille day parade along with president macron today. you are looking at video from their visit there earlier. this is in paris where that parade is getting ready to begin down the dee lis a. >> it's one year since a deadly truck attack in nice. it was after a bastille day truck attack. meeting. president trump suspended h-- >>> erika, thank you. breaking news on president trump's travel ban. in hawaii, a judge loosened the rules on the ban. it expands the definition of close relatives, grandparents and other relatives of people in this country legally will now be allowed to visit. the supreme court is expected to take up the case later this year. comi

syrian moderate opposition find an agreement on how to set up the first deescalation near the capital damascus. one of america's most senior general says that russia's presence in syria is more legitimate than the us is something that could. pull out of the country. activists at sea. heading to europe all dealt with by. are accused of having a racist agenda we confront them over. and antiterrorist some of the company comes attraction for tourists amid controversy over his choice location in the west bank. international live from studio with me. welcome to the program. the first document establishing a deescalation zone in syria has been signed between russia and syria's moderate opposition. in the studio with the latest on the development. it finally is the first deal that's been signed as a deescalation zone in the key strategic area which is fifteen kilometers east of damascus and its key strategic area or one time population of two million people prior to the syrian conflict key point strategic importance of signed a document it's the first time it sets out also how people are going to beha

now the letter from damascus to the united nations was expressing outrage about the kind of things you just heard civilians being killed children others being put in danger daily airstrikes chaos however secretary of defense james mattis he has said that he feels like civilian casualties are inevitable in the fight against terrorism this is what was said by secretary of defense james mattis from the united states. or a fact of life in this sort of situation now it's important to remember that the u.s. coalition in syria is there without the permission of the internationally recognized syrian government at no point have they ever given permission for the united states and its allies to intervene and set up shop in their country and they have now called on the united nations to take action to stop the activities of the united states in syria live from new york city caleb maupin thank you for the hope that. the u.s. or to the u.n. has warned north korea that quote the time for talk is over nikki haley out of any security council resolution that does not significantly against the hermit ki

has agreed on a new cease fire in the south western of syria that would take into effect at noon damascus time on july ninth take a listen to the details of this new cease fire russia the u.s. and jordan have reached a ceasefire agreement for syria the ceasefire will come into effect in three areas there are clear natura and swager it will come into force on the ninth of july at twelve am damascus time the u.s. and russia have committed to monitoring the cease fire and ensuring humanitarian access to the areas initially security in these areas will be ensured by russian military police in close cooperation with the u.s. and jordan. now these three southern provinces that lavrov mentioned also share a border with jordan which is also part of this new agreement however another country that these three southern provinces which i believe can show you on a map on the screen now also share a border with israel and this area includes the disputed golan heights of this area between syria and israel and according to the u.n. is a syrian territory occupied by israel since the sixty's and over the r

and swager it will come into force on the ninth of july at twelve am damascus time the u.s. and russia have committed to monitoring the sushma and ensuring humanitarian access to the areas initially security in these areas will be ensured by russian military police in close cooperation with the u.s. and jordan. now these three southern provinces that a lot of i've just mentioned they share a border with jordan which is also part of the agreement and they also share a border with israel and inside of this is the golan heights now this is a disputed area between syria and israel it's syrian territory but it's been occupied by israel since the sixty's according to the u.n. and of course in the past few weeks we've seen an exchange of fire a certain exchange of fire between the two sides in this in this disputed areas so this deescalation zone could also help prevent more such incidents in the future when we cross over it goes what's reaction been so far been to the well it's all been very positive catherine and we've heard from the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson who said

operation opposition signed an agreement on how to set up the first deescalation zone near the capital damascus. activists see monitoring how migrants heading to europe dealt with by and n.g.o.s are accused of having a racist agenda we confront them over there. and an israeli terrorist summer boot camp becomes a popular attraction for tourists amid controversy over his choice of the location in the west. you're watching r.t. international live from our moscow studio with me in a day or two to welcome to the program the first document establishing a deescalation zone in syria has been signed between russia and syria's moderate opposition parties kate patras joined me in the studio with the latest on the development. it finally is the first deal that's been signed as a deescalation zone in the key strategic area of the scooter which is fifteen kilometers east of damascus and its key strategic area a one time population of two million people prior to the syrian conflict key point strategic importance of signed a document it's the first time it sets out also how people are going to behave and also

for a first deescalation zone near damascus idea a tutor and kate partridge discussed this development here in the stew. it's fine isn't the first deal that's been signed as a deescalation zone in the key strategic area of the scooter which is fifteen kilometers east of damascus and ski strategic area a one time population of two million people prior to the syrian conflict key point strategic importance i've signed a document it's the first time it sets out also how people are going to behave and also how they can keep the peace what does the deal mean in practice when in practice it's been a bit of a military free for all the as a you've had the government forces fighting against the rebel forces no so you have the rebel forces fighting amongst themselves as well and you've got you've had the reports of even the target. just for. the national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a special memory warning for chesapeake bay from north to drum point maryland chesapeake bay from sandy point and with marilyn joe and river to cambridge maryland in the little choked and river used

agreement with the syrian moderate opposition to set up the first deescalation zone near the capital damascus. but mission aiming to stop the migrant influx into europe is on its way to italy although it's accused of being racist we challenge those behind the move. and israeli antiterrorist from a boot camp becomes a popular attraction amid controversy over its choice of location in the west bank . here watching r.t. international live from our moscow studio with mina to the queue to welcome to the program. the first document establishing a deescalation zone in syria has been signed between russia and syria's moderate opposition parties k. party has more on the development and joins me in the studio now kate ok tell us more what's in the document well as you're saying it's finally is it the first deal that's been signed is a deescalation zone in the key strategic area which is fifteen kilometers east of damascus and ski strategic area or one time population of two million people prior to the syrian conflict now of course we're down to less than four hundred thousand people key point strategic