. >> francois hollande says the alleged chemical attack in syria must not go unpunished. he says france has no obligations to protect civilians and david cameron. the syrian prime minister warns the west against intervention. the u.s. defense secretary says american forces are ready to act. elsewhere, a reshuffle in brazil over a spiking tensions. this after the flit across the border on a person wanted for charges. we start with syria and francois hollande saying a decision will be taken in the coming days in response to the attack in the damascus suburbs. paris was increasing military support to those fighting president assad's army. >> the world is horrified following the confirmation of chemical weapons being used in syria. everything leads us to believe it was the regime that carried out this to spit able -- this despicable act. it must not go unanswered. france is ready to punish those who made the decision to gas these innocents. >> he joins me now. thank's for talking to. perhaps no greater price -- no surprise to what francois hollande had to say. >> yes, some st

all options are on the table says francois hollande. it is about stopping bashar al- assad from doing any chemical weapons attacks again. he said if the human is prevented from doing anything, if it is blocked, as we know it is and has been by russia and china, then he says a coalition will have to form and he has called for the widest possible coalition. once a coalition supported by europe and backed up i arab states francois hollande said he will not be making a decision until he has all the elements to justify it. he ruled out any kind of attack until you win inspectors have left serious so that is at least until tomorrow. he said he will hold in debt discussions with barack obama until friday -- he said he will hold in-depth discussions with barack obama. still in the game. no confirmation, no details on any military action yet. >> you mentioned searching for an international coalition certainly, for the united dates. where does this decision by the u.k. and germany and, of course, france, which says it is definitely still in the g

jean-francois, investors favor janet yellen. going to be larry summers, what sort of reaction do you think we'll get? >> well, clearly, janet yellen is seen as probably the biggest along with bernanke, maybe nor than bernanke in a way, so, clearly, she was in a way a continuation of a dovish federal reserve. we are a little bit more cautious about the possibility and that the easing is not that efficient to deal with that, so probably it is going to be a little bit more on the oakish side. so, maybe we can see a little bit of not sell-off, but the selling pressure on the u.s. market, because it means that the fed is going to reduce probably most currently its buying of t-notes, which is about one-third of it, so that's something we can play out in the next couple of weeks. and we should have an indication of this decision by mid-september, something around that regarding yellin or summers. that's something to follow as well on the u.s. market. >> all right, jean-francois, thanks for that. jean-francois robin from natixis in pari

i know, francois hollande wants to know what his military options are specifically. there are four american destroyers in the mediterranean not far from the syrian coast line. the british have an air base in cyprus, 100 miles away from the coastline. the french's closest care bases are in abu dhabi djibouti, or even their bases in france. if france wanted to take part in a military operation against civilian targets then those planes would need to be refuele d en route. all of these things, the nitty gritty of how to carry out these operations, are being discussed at the elsee palais right now. what exactly what kind of strike, what kind of targets would be considered? >> and what would france's objectives be if they decide to get involved militarily? >> france appears to share the objectives set out by david cameron, also shared by washington. very limited objective, one might say. definitely not regime change. that has been stressed by london and washington. what they want is to send a clear message to bashar al-assad that he cannot use chemical weapons again. they

president francois hollande supports military intervention in syria, even without a mandate from the u.n.. for now, america's closest ally is staying out. parliament condemned the use of said -- chemical weapons in syria. in an interview friday, he tried to put it into perspective. >> i have a strong view that we need to take a tough and robust approach around the world to an appalling war crime taking place in syria, but i'm also a democrat who believes in consulting and listening to parliament. i have set out those steps and a very deliberate and careful way. we have to listen to parliament. parliament spoke. >> the u.n. experts player on -- plan on sharing their findings. according to one spokesman, analysis could take weeks. >> as we heard as well, the u.s. and france are already convinced that the regime of president bashar al-assad was behind the chemical attacks. can they intervene and syria without a u.n. mandate? >> we look at the legality of the issue. >> it confirmed -- if confirmed, it would constitute a war crime that goes against the charter of the u.n. is that enough t

francois hollande said he wanted to increase military aid to the rebels. today, there was no more mention. political help, humanitarian aid, yes. but no mention of increased military aid. he wants to deter the syrian regime from using chemical weapons. it appears the military options and diplomatic avenues are still on the table to achieve that objective. >> inside syria, you and inspectors -- inside syria u.n. inspectors are back to work. ban ki-moon says the inspectors will wrap up their mission tomorrow, friday and leave on saturday. he has urged world powers to consider the inspectors' findings before deciding how to respond to last week's alleged chemical attack near damascus. >> i appeal that diplomacy should be given the chance and peace given a chance. it is important that all of the opinions should be resolved by peaceful means and through dialogue. i'm going to continue to work on this rentable -- principle. >> a former u.s. army psychiatrist has been sentenced to death for killing 13 soldiers at a texas army base in 2009. major nidal hasan said

ricky jean franÇois. walden is a former green bay packer.you have the young, high draft pick, first round out of florida state, bjoern werner, who is going to back up robert mathis as a pass rusher for this colds defense. third and seven. manning with protection underneath by the running back. still short of the first down. andre brown, their third down back, primarily, troy, because he's a better blocker. got it from manning, but he's dropped two yards shy of a first down. >> troy: yeah, and as you see here, want giants are going to go for t probably in a regular season game, the third possession, they kick the field goal, but because you'd get limited opportunities on these types of things in preseason, this is a chance for them to do some of their short yardage work. >> joe: brown still in at tailback. and he gets it running left. andre brown is going to be knocked down short of the line to gain. and it will be the colts' football inside their own ten. the guy who blew up that play was kelvin sheppard. he made the play defensively. that's

they were taken down very quickly, francois. also had an observer who has taken screen grabs of comments in chinese. these are basically ghost accounts, francois, no photographs, speaking very positively about the court rss, making comments such as we are all equal before the law, the court officials are doing an excellent job, the judges are doing an excellent job. so clearly, those may be managed behind the scenes by the authorities. >> you suspected maoists everywhere. >> i am only saying what other people are saying. now, another interesting aspect, take a look at the two guards who were chosen to stand on either side of bo xilai. you would get the impression that bo xilai is not the tallest individual, but look at the photo below. use actually one meter, 86, which is quite tall. >> taller than us. >> exactly. a lot of people talking about that, saying this is so micromanaged that even the size of the guards, very tall people for any country, perhaps, especially for china, they have been picked. which his has -- which has le

francois hollande says all options are still on the table.e continues ahead of the crucial gdp release. and billionaire carlos slim faces a setback in his 7 billion euro bid for kpn. >>> a free falling rupee, current account deficit and political paralysis, india's economy and finances are hurting and today's gdp figures could show growth falling to dangerous lows. it is expected to rise for june to a mere 4.7%, around half the rate from two years ago. and maybe insufficient for population that is booming like india's. manhoman singh said he expects a pickup in the second half of the fiscal year. shirene balm is with us. >> there is caution as far as the pickup in q-2 is concerned. we have seen the rupee depreciating 20% since the 22nd of may, followed by intervention by the reserve bank of india which tightened liquid sy significa significantly. the full impact will show in q-2. there is caution in terms of what the numbers could look like, but government reaffirming they're hopeful of a pickup in the second half of the year. possibly becaus

the french president francois hollande has extended his congratulations to ibrahim boubacar keita, saying parents will always stand by mali's side. ibrahim boubacar keita, known locally as ibrahim boubacar ibk, will haveas to try to put the people of mali back together. >> national reconciliation top the list of the challenges facing the future president. in the northern part of the country, ethnic tensions run high. in june, the government signed a peace deal with rebels that paves the way to sunday's elections, including a promise that the new president would negotiate with the rebels within two months. these talks will determine whether the rebels will be integrated into the army. another threat to the stability of mali, the army. it was the soldiers inability to deal with a rebellion that led to the crisis. the future president will have to rebuild the army's reputation and remind the soldiers of their duty to protect mali's sovereignty. the eu will train 3000 soldiers over 15 months. last, but not least, the future president will inherit a country festering with corruption and an eco

criticism has come in from europe, as french president francois hollande said they must prevent civil war and david cameron called for an end to violence. pointedipp erdogan the finger at foreign powers which he says are not doing enough. >> the u.s. silence about palestinians -- you were silent on syria, and today more than 200,000 people have been killed and now you're keeping quiet about egypt. how can you keep talking about democracy and human rights? you keep speaking about humanistic values as people are killed before your eyes. >> he also spoke out against the rhetoric of foreign powers, urging them to name the military's actions a coup. recognizing this would force them to cut financial assistance military, a key player for the united states in this region. fromt's talk to abraham cambridge. emergency, a throwback to the days of hosni mubarak. is democracy now over in egypt? can it not happen? yet, there areer still some hope hope but a lot of efforts need to be done from both sides for this to happen. at the moment, the army and the police and the current government need to s

the data is used by scientists like francois engelbrecht of south africa's center for scientific and industrial research to track and model the effects of rising greenhouse gas emissions. the data shows the global temperature has increased by about one degree celsius in the last century. >> now, what is natural for the planet? when the planet moves from an ice ace into a warmer phase, then temperature tends to increase globally at a rate of about one degree celsius every thousand years, perhaps 2,000 years. so what we are looking at here is an increase in the global temperature that is taking place at a rate that is about 10 times faster than any natural process. >> to understand the future of the climate of southern africa, engelbrecht runs a regional climate model using the biggest computers in africa. the evidence suggests that southern africa will experience double the average annual global rise in temperature. >> even if the world is successful in restraining the global rising temperature to two degrees celsius, then it still means a 4-degree temperature increase for the souther

french president francois hollande said citizens have a right to hold peaceful protests. he called for an immediate end to the repression. new iranian president hassan roweny made a similar demand and said that everyone should respect the wishes of the egyptian people. the military went ahead with the crackdown despite international warnings. nhk's bureau chief explains why. >> the egyptian military leaders have held power for so long and consider themselves as serving the foundation of modern egypt. they decided not to be tolerant any more with the muslim brotherhood that they see as a threat to themselves. and you have to understand the history of the relationship between the brotherhood and the military. the muslim brotherhood is an islamist religious political movement that was founded back in the 1920s. it became increasingly influential among the poor and the former president, hosni mubarak. and mubarak was in power for almost 30 years. during his era, the west, especially the u.s., poured financial aid to the military which was the core of mubarak's power. thanks t

. >> reporter: john francois, battalion chief. >> there is not one piece of that house that was not on fire. >> reporter: the house was abass and so was the garage. >> they went into the detached garage looking for any fire extension. they came across a body in that garage. >> reporter: andrew believes his friend was dead. >> we were grieving the death of jim and waiting confirmation it was jim that died in the house. >> reporter: but it wasn't jim. >> breaking today, you have an amber alert out west. a horrible situation, a raging fire just east of san diego and then a woman and child found dead inside. >> reporter: the woman was tina and the child, ethan. they had been beaten, bloodied, then burned. in the ashes of dimaggio's home, authorities found arson wire, a handwritten note, ammunition and letters from hannah. days later, speaking exclusively to cnn's chris cuomo, brett anderson was distraught. >> tell me about your kids, mr. anderson. tell me about hannah. tell me about ethan. >> give me a second. ethan wore his heart on his sleeve. he would do anything for anybody. loved ever

french president franÇois hollande says the civil war in syria threatens world peace and that he is convincedthe civil war in damascus is behind the alleged attack. >> i'm saying this very plainly -- the chemical weapon massacre in damascus demands a response. france is ready to punish those who made the infamous decision to kill innocent people. >> britain remains steadfastly on the side of the u.s. and is also preparing for a military strike against syria. prime minister david cameron says there is more at eighth and just syria. >> this is not about wars in the middle east. this is not even about the serious -- syrian conflict. it is about the use of chemical weapons and making sure that as a world we deplore their use. >> the message to the serious president is now clear -- the world has lost patience talking about the civil war and is preparing to intervene. >> have there been any signs from the white house about when military action might begin? for more on that, let's go live to max hoffman, who is standing by in the capital. has any sort of timeline emerged? >> well, nothing official y

syrian national coalition chief made the appeal during talks with french president francois hollande. he stressed the need to seek a political solution, but he added this can only be achieved if the international community is capable of bringing a stop to the escalation of violence. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon says a team of investigators investigating the use of chemical weapons will leave on saturday. >> they will continue investigation activities until tomorrow, friday. and they will come out of syria by saturday morning and will report to me. >> u.n. officials had earlier said the inspectors would stay until early september to conduct investigations at four sites in syria. the u.n. security council has not been able to reach an agreement on how to deal with the crisis. syria's key ally, russia, strongly opposes any military intervention. senior u.s. and russian defense officials meeting in brunei have clashed over the possible use of military force. the differences in views emerged after a meeting of defense ministers from southeast asian nations. u.s. secretary chuck hagel

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. >> french president francois hollande says the british parliamentary vote will not affect his country's will to punish the syrian government. he told newspaper it's up to each sovereign country to decide whether or not to participate in a military operation. but some u.s. allies in the war on terror are cautious. officials in poland, italy and canada say their militaries will not take part in any action without the endorsement of a u.n. security council resolution. president obama is also facing opposition at home. a new public opinion poll showed opponents of u.s. military action outnumbered supporters. >> hands off syria! >> protesters gathered in front of the white house. they recalled the country's rush to war in iraq more than a decade ago. a move that was based on incorrect information. >> when the people in america voted for president obama, they thought finally george bush is leaving, no more bush, no more unilateral wars but what is president obama doing? exactly what president bush did. >> the u.n. inspectors left a hotel in damascus on friday apparently heading for inspection

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. >>> french president francois somewhat holland says there is a responsibility to protect civilians and his says country is prepared to take action. >> translator: the chemical massacre of damascus cannot go without a response. and france is ready to punish those who took the vile decision to gas innocent people. >> hollande says voices loyal to assad were behind the chemical attack. he said the french will increase their military support to the syrian opposition. >>> united nations inspectors are still on the ground in syria, investigating whether chemical weapons were used. but they say they've postponed their work for security reasons. the inspectors set out for the sites on monday, but snipers attacked their convoy. no one was hurt. they're calling on all parties to cooperate and to allow then to conduct their inspections safely. the investigators are analyzing blood samples from patients, and soil taken from the sites of the attacks. they tried to determine only whether chemical weapons were used, not who might have used them. syrian's foreign minister has asked for evidence th

on the other hand, francois hollande spoke out in strong support of international military action. let's take a quick look at where the global community stacks up when it comes to the question of intervention. the u.s., saudi arabia, turkey, and france have shown strong support for military action. on the other hand, china, russia, germany, and there ran are against -- iran are against intervention. for broader aspect on how the international community is responding to the crisis, our colleagues and moscow spoke with lauren allen west. >> i was very concerned when i found we are on a course to go straight down the track of military action. the danger in saying we are using a surgical strike, is to find that you have a law of unintended consequences. you think you're going to do one little thing or things happened and expand. they need to be careful about what action they take. we need to be clear what we need to achieve and what is the end state we want. we need to have in place mechanisms to ensure that things do not go beyond a certain degree. i am not at all convinced that an at

francois to watch the magnificent men and of course the flying machines. three days of business led up to this but now the fun begins for the public here as you called ski fields just outside of moscow the flight programs are the big draw for crowds here every year at max and it could because it's not just about the exhibit the latest in aviation technology that's on the ground it's what's flying above us in the sky and it makes quite an impression on the eyes and i can tell you on the ears as well some of the highlights included the flight of the t fifty brand new it's a feature in the russian military and it really while the crowd with its maneuvers at such a low altitude and of course we have the russian sweats that have been performing here on the grounds he did jet team that does choreographed maneuvers also very low altitudes was breathtaking to watch very difficult maneuvers there and then of course moving on to helicopters you see the helicopter team there brooke cooties team piloting the me twenty eight and strike helicopters made by the russian h

meanwhile the french president is standing firm on his readiness to strike against the us government francois hollande says paris is in no way influenced by the vote in london and reserves the right to act unilaterally canada has also voiced support for intervention but has shied away from agreeing to take part however some of america's other nato allies have taken a more a lukewarm approach with british forces now out of the question germany italy austria and spain say they will back washington without a u.n. resolution now this as military experts across the globe warn against military intervention in syria british admiral allen west told r.t. that weakening the assad regime would provide a boost to extremist forces who could down turn against the west all my experience of walls and i've been in them and in the lead up to them and i've been running them and things is to find that you have a more of unintended consequences you think you're just going to do one little thing but actually things then happen and expand the nations like the u.s. and the u.k. and france and turkey need to be very

witnesses are saying now in france francois hollande says that they are ready to punish those who took the decision to gas the innocent in syria so it seems that france is ready to be on board saudi arabia says that immediate action should be taken against assad and turkey has announced this week that they are willing to join any military coalition against assad regardless of whether there is a un mandate or not but there is a little bit of a drawback the arab league which is a big player in the region they do blame the syrian government and bashar al assad for using chemical weapons against his people but they will not back a strike at this point against the regime or russia basically they've been maintaining a cautious attitude at this point it should be mentioned that russia has a vacuum waited citizens from the area basically for their own safety as this momentum is gathering towards a military retaliation. and kerry have spoken sergey lavrov the foreign minister of russia has rejected john kerry's position that it was damascus that carried out the attacks he is urged the united st

british foreign minister william hague pushing for intervention on the other hand french president francois hollande spoke out in support in strong support a military action in syria today so let's take a quick look at where the global community stacks up when it comes to the question of intervention right now the u.s. saudi arabia turkey and france have shown strong support for military action on the other end of the spectrum china russia germany and iran are all against foreign intervention and britain stands somewhere in the middle with prime minister david cameron saying that he will respect the outcome of parliament's vote for a broader aspect on the international community and how they are responding in response to the crisis in syria our colleagues in moscow spoke with former first sea lord and security minister lord allen west here's what he had to say. i was very concerned a couple of days ago when i came back into this country to find that we seem to be on a course to go straight down the track of military action the danger with saying we're going to use a limited surgical strike

advisors at the white house and had calls with british prime minister david cameron and french leader francois>> president obama says there must be accountability for those who use the most heinous weapons against the most vulnerable people. >> what are the options? american boots on the ground already ruled out by the white house. a no-fly zone as in bo bosnia or libya. a hard sell for a war-weary nation. cruise missiles used often in the last 20 years in iraq, in afghanistan and in libya, with the u.s. navy adding fire power in the mediterranean. it's considered the most likely if there's a military reaction in syria. >> there's no need to drop a boams to stop a bomb. >> obviously if you go in and try and secure the weapons themselves now you're getting into a whole 'nother area of risk involved of what are the potential fallout with some of the proxy players around russia just to name two. >> a final decision is expected within days. mike vequera washington. >> meanwhile the u.n. inspectors are pushing on with their work, the inspectors say they were able to interview witnesses and collect

. >> evening, from swap -- franÇois. >> doing a good deed or whether you're a traitor, there is anotheron that has been on the news. >> bradley manning now known as chelsea manning, they're in lies the question. the media has struggled with this since yesterday. >> you say she? >> she was sentenced. on thursday, she announced that henceforth, bradley is chelsea. let's look at how the media has handled that particular issue. stop calling her bradley manning. it is unethical. it you should not use the breaking news excuse just because it was a story that broke laclede. that is not an excuse for quality publications to ignore the message. >> the equivalent of calling mohamed ali cashes clay. -- cassius clay. >> they cover the event, but they missed the point. they have the quotation marks around chelsea. that is indicating they are not convinced. a u.s. soldier sentenced to 35 years, "he" is female. cbs, sentenced to 35 years, they also did not follow. one of the few media says that manning plans that -- manning says she will go through hormone therapy. they have gone to the ap style guide

time to hand you over for the debate with friends walk the card -- with franÇois picard. >> a day ofdrama in the arab world. for the past 2.5 years, panelist on the show have repeatedly insisted that, come what may, the push court civil liberties and democracy will not be stopped. you will not be able to put the genie back in the bottle. that view of the arab spring is certainly being put to the test this wednesday, with claims that syria has experienced this luckiest 24 hours to date. first, we are going to cairo and the dismissal of her main charges against hosni mubarak. egypt's ruler of two decades could walk free as early as thursday. this as the new army backed authorities continued to round up senior members of the ousted muslim brotherhood. european foreign ministers have condemned the past weeks crackdown and the death toll has now equal those 18 days back in january 2011 that overthrew the bar. with mubarak said to walk, his successor, muhammad morsi, set to take his place, is it back to square one for egypt? v is with us to talk about it. welcome to the show. -- v is with

. >> john francois, battalion chief.the house that was not on fire. >> the fire was huge. and dangerous. >> it was an intense firefight. there was a lot of stuff in the house that's, you know, going off. we heard, like, pops and didn't know if it was small arms ammunition going off. there was a lot of snap, pop, crackle going off. they had to worry about propane tanks exploding. >> dimaggio's cabin was ablaze, and so was the garage. firefighters investigated. >> so they went into the detached garage, looking for any fire extension, and during that search, they came across a body in that garage. >> later, another charred body was found in the house. by monday morning, 45 miles west of the cabin, tina's family had grown concerned. >> i got a call from my sister, said we have a family emergency, you need to get over here right away. i'm coming to get you. and we got there. and they told us that jim's house burned down, and we didn't know where tina was. and ethan hadn't made it to practice, and we knew he wouldn't miss it.

. >> french president francois hollande says the massacre in damascus cannot go without a response. france is prepared to punish those who took the vile decision to gas innocent people. the league stopped short of full agreement on what action should be taken. amid all of this, one thing is certain, the pentagon and other government sources are offering specifics about just what u.s. military action would look like. >> a minimal number of targets, according to officials we're talking to, against those assets that could be used to deliver chemical weapons such as airplanes, artillery rockets, and no apparent serious regime targets are included in that risks and they believe the strikes could take maybe two to three days to hit all targets they want. >> congressional reaction has been cautious and muddled, while senator chris murphy said on our show last night the president should come to congress here for a vote. there's hardly, of course, consensus on that point. of course, congress is out of session. today congressman steve cohen suggested president obama wait until congress return

francois. he is my hero.ook at a man, haitian architect who decided to give up his firm in new york and go back to the country that he calls his home. to dedicate his life to ensure not only there were strong buildings but a strong artist or -- strong architectural foundation so it would never happen again. -- and we should not overlook that one of a number of quiet heroes who made us look incredibly good for what we do. i have 11 minutes. we are going to go to japan really quickly. what we learned from haiti and katrina was it was not just about how we build, but how we leave or he implemented an exit strategy like we are going to, to community and figure out the support and figure out a way so we do not stay. the exit strategy was part of our thinking as we started in japan. what is amazing, most people out of the tsunami. let me tell you. the only way to describe it is angry new englanders. these are blue-collar fisherman. they hate big business. hate people ~ what to do. they are incredibly resilient. --

but french president francois hollande said britain's decision will not prevent his country from joining in a strike. he told the french news paper "le monde": "the chemical massacre of damascus cannot and must not remain unpunished." meanwhile in iran, a senior cleric said any military action by the u.s. is doomed to fail. >> ( translated ): if they, americans, commit such a mistake of attacking syria, they definitely won't achieve victory, and victory will belong to the resistance and the proud nation of syria. >> brown: back in washington, members of congress-- briefed last night by white house officials-- indicated they were also divided over whether to use military force. and "the washington post" reported some current and former military officers have serious doubts, in the wake of lengthy wars in iraq and afghanistan. still, a fifth u.s. destroyer, the u.s.s. "stout", moved into the eastern mediterranean, adding to the arsenal of cruise missiles ready to be fired at syria, if the order is given. >> woodruff: in syria today, the foreign minister dismissed secretary kerry's accusati

the president also spoke with british prime minister david cameron and french president francois hollande to discuss possible responses by the international community. at home members of congress on both sides of the aisle were calling for military action. >> i do think action is going to occur. certainly a red line for us has been the use of chemicals against people. that has occurred. we need to obviously respond to that, but i don't want us to change our overall policy. >> i think we connect. i think we should act. i think we should act for humanitarian purposes and i think we should act because it's in our national interests to act. >> senators john mccain and lindsey graham released a statement. what exactly those actions are will remain subject of debate but it is clear the red line has been crossed. last week mohammed sala dean a syrian reporter on the scene after the attacks in ghouta told the new yorker when he arrived he saw four huge pits in which trucks were transporting the body of the dead. he estimated that he saw about 400 corpses. at the hospital according to the same eye