monitors investigating reports of a massacre near hama syria fight evidence of human remains in burned homes this is pressure builds on both sides in the conflict to lay down their arms with anti-violence rallies across the country and rising condemnation from abroad. russia crushes the czech republic four to one in its first game is the euro two thousand and twelve football championship kicks off but there's also been controversy as host nations poland and ukraine face accusations of human rights abuses and racism. in the eurozone on the edge experts predict spain could ask for a bailout this weekend the move is expected to aid the country's banks in follows a three notch credit rating slide up next part two of the big picture with tom hartman stay with us. is friday are you ready to rumble joining me for tonight's big picture rubble or adam quietly editor in chief at net right daily erica new democratic strategist and michael warren writer with the weekly standard thank you all for joining me tonight great to have you with us earlier this week a group of house democrats led by jesse

where our team has obtained a stirring video footage of an alleged massacre in the syrian city of hama syria family claims their relatives were slaughtered by rebels the story and more at r.t. dot com. now it's been a tough night in brussels were you here is how to make mutual concessions after several hours of bargaining they agreed to use the european bailout fund to funnel money directly to struggling banks a short term fix opposed by the german chancellor angela merkel artists are celia now reports from brussels. now what they did to spend a lot of time talking about was this new growth and jobs pact yet another practice essentially ruling out one hundred twenty billion euros to help but to aid in the growth of the eurozone nations what's interesting is this is where the conflict had come into the picture spain and italy were refusing to sign that pact until they had gotten the short term fix that they need to calm the markets and bring down their borrowing costs will they did get it in the end seen as a compromise from germany at this point that is using e.u. funds to recapitalize banks

broadcasting live from moscow it's being reported that syria has suffered another massacre in the hama province there are however conflicting accounts of the number of victims with estimates ranging from nine to several dozen it's also unclear who was behind the incident but the u.s. and its allies are already blaming the syrian government once again calling for action against assad parties were for national brings us the latest report from syria they find some of the images disturbing. there is even more confusion about this latest massacre here in syria than all of the previous ones and a lot of the details of alleged witness accounts and video just don't match so far the most extreme death toll. stands at almost one hundred and this is the figure that's been picked up very quickly by most of the international media immediately after it emerged now the opposition's claim is that government forces shelled two peaceful villages in central syria not far from the city of hama and after that allegedly prove. militants went in and they tied people on the sharks that they stabbed and brains

getting reports of a massacre near hama in syria find evidence of human remains and burned homes this is pressure builds on both sides of the conflict to lay down their arms but then to violence rallies across the country an increasing condemnation from a broad. brush or crushes to the czech republic for the wanted its first game as the euro two thousand and twelve football championship kicks off there's also controversy as host nations ukraine and poland face accusations of human rights abuses and racism. the euro zone on a knife a knife edge experts predict spain could ask for a bailout this week at the move is expected to aid the country's banks and follows a credit rating slip. up next spot light on. the nuclear nonproliferation activists president of the luxembourg forum on preventing nuclear catastrophe spotlight next. in june this year the german capital ousting the anniversary conference of the luxembourg forum on preventing nuclear catastrophe leading. leaders and that some politicians from around the globe have gathered here to validate the actual threat.

syria. a u.n. team is on its way to the province of hama. and spain has managed to borrow 2 billion euros on the bond market, but the interest rate has grown. we will have more on the banking crisis in spain and the efforts to tackle the crisis. the government has managed to borrow 2 billion euros on the bond market. the interest rate they had to offer has risen. this comes days and after they said it was not possible to access any funds because of the high cost of borrowing. john is in the heart of madrid. perhaps a silver lining for the spanish? >> it bit of good news in a sea of very bad news. let's speak to a banker here. the bond auction went well today? >> i will say, good enough. the size of the auction was not large enough to call a real test. >> isn't the more important point what happens to the banks? >> to the banks, i think we could capitalization. that means we are going to lend money on the road. it is something like a soft bailout. >> you need a lot of money, don't you? we are talking 100 billion euros. >> the very last number

observers continue their investigation of wednesday's massacre in the hama province . in syria with more. duquesne bodies laying side by side we mean children among them death was indiscriminate and bloody the pictures from syria this week have brought shock around the globe and also a worry in sense of deja vu just weeks before another massacre came to light this time in the village of houla and the world was quick to pass judgment the american british and french push for military intervention in syria is absolutely enormous we've seen hague of course william hague the british foreign secretary calling for intervention we've seen the new french president saying the same thing the americans are basically taking the lead the specter of a military solution returned before an investigation into who was responsible was even launched they're all saying that their side regime is committing human rights abuses and they repeat this message obsessive lee i am confident to predict that indeed it will remain fixed in people's minds and could well be used as a pretext and you don't have to

observers continue their investigation of wednesday's massacre in hama province. in syria with more. duquesne body is lain side by side we mean children among them death was indiscriminate and bloody the pictures from syria this week have brought shock around the globe and also a worry in sense of deja vu just weeks before any other massacre came to light this time in the village of houla and the world was quick to pass judgment the american .

hamas. a grizz ellie massacre in syria. >>> final frontier, the space shuttle enterprise is hoisted on the new home in new york city. >>> and stab in the dark, have archeologists unearthed an unholy centuries old secret from bulgaria's mid eeville past? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this is "early today" for today, june th, 2012. >>> we begin with reports of another syrian massacre. two weeks after the world was outraged by the mass killing of more than 100 people, syrian activists say there has been a similar attack by forces loyal to president bashar al-assad. pro-government militia and security forces killed at least 78 people including women and children in the central province of hamas. the syrian observatory for human rights groups said army troops shelled the area and militiamen armed with guns and knives, carried out the attack. >>> in turkey, secretary of state hillary clinton told a meeth of foreign ministers a transition in syria must include full powers for interim government and free elections. >>> back here at home, opening arguments set for next monday in the

a new massacre has apparently taken place in syria in a small village near the city of hama so far reports are painting a very contrasting picture but the episode appears to be eerily similar to those surrounding the bloody slaughter in the tunnel last month. has more from damascus for us you may also find some of the pictures in this report disturbing there is even more confusion about this latest massacre here in syria than all the previous ones and a lot of the details of alleged witness accounts and video just don't match so far the most extreme death toll. stands at almost one hundred dead and this is the figure that's been picked up very quickly by most of the international media immediately after it emerged now the opposition's claim is that government forces shouted to peace called for calm in villages in central syria not far from the city of hama and after that.

in central syria not far from the city of hama and after that allegedly prove. went in and they tied people on the sharks to be stabbed and brainstem in an orgy of violence and to support that the opposition posted a number of videos allegedly from this village show when dead bodies but how well these videos contain bodies that by all appearances. died yesterday raising many questions on the military and the truth of their positions claims than just where these bodies came from on the other hand the syrian government has a completely different take on what happened. in syria they say they got a call from a local resident asking for help after militants took over the village the army has been stationed in this area they've been reporting beforehand that they are preparing for an anti-terrorist operation so after that call they immediately launched this operation and we are receiving right now official. reports from official sources in hama that after the army went in they discovered nine bodies of civilians and following the clashes that occurred after that two o

claim is that government forces shelled two piece called brahmin villages in central syria not far from the city of hama and after that allegedly prove. militants.

syria's suffered yet another massacre this time in the hama province there are conflicting accounts as to the number of victims with estimates ranging up to one hundred being killed it's also unclear who was behind the atrocity as artie's marie if an ocean reports from syria you may find some of the images in her report disturbing. there is even more confusion about this latest massacre here in syria than all of the previous ones and a lot of the details of alleged witness accounts and video just don't match so far the most extreme death toll. stands at almost one hundred and this is the figure that's been picked up very quickly by most of the international media immediately after it emerged now the opposition's claim is that government forces shelled to peaceful problem in villages in central syria not far from the city of hama and after that allegedly prove. militants went in and they tied people on the sharks to be stabbed and brainstem in an orgy of violence and to support that the opposition posted a number of videos allegedly from this village show when dead bodies but however th

syria. also we know the kind of government or. bashar we are many supports he stand with us hold the prime we respect. too much you say you don't interfere but recently of a hamas prime minister ismail haniya publicly supported what he called the heroic people in syria who were striving for democracy freedom and reform it sounds like interference i would think so because when the standard that we were looking for from demographics or their rights in syria this is the same language was with the government told the people we are for we stand with all of the people. with. you see democratic saudi looking for two clear it's iran supports assad could your position not affect future relations between hamas and your principal poker taran are going to solve because the relation between syria and iran or iran with other countries. should be enough to fix our relations with iran. this is our policy by you not supporting assad out fight does this not weaken the anti israel access may be temporary but. i think longer and. everything going to be changed explain please because you see we're talking about two story. it's. a sister sorry. a mass of syria iran and though this i

demonstrators took to the streets in syria yesterday, amid reports of killings in hama. late yesterday, secretary of state hillary clinton and 15 other officials, agreed to find a way to get syria's president to step down. >>> also, secretary of defense, leon panetta, is in afghanistan to get an update from afghan commanders and to discuss a plan to bring troops home. panetta is defending u.s. drone strikes even as president ha mitt karzai claims civilians were killed by one yesterday. >>> president obama is in the west this morning for fund-raising events and official business. last night, mr. obama got a warm welcome from high-profile gay and lesbian supporters in los angeles. the president was expected to raise $5 million with stops in california over the next two days. he has attended 150-plus fund-raisers in his re-election campaign and heads to las vegas before returning home. >>> and the romney campaign says the candidate's assets will be put in a blind trust, should he be elected. a week ago, romney revealed a fortune may be worth $250 million or more. >>> in othe

too much you say you don't interfere but recently the hamas prime minister ismail haniya publicly supported what he called the heroic people in syria who were striving for democracy freedom and reform it sounds like interference i would think so because when you stand with the be looking for democratic or their rights in syria this is the same language was with the government told the people we are for we stand with all of the people. with. you see democratic saudi looking for. to clear it's iran supports assad could your position not affect future relations between hamas and your principal percolator rand are don't think so because the relation between syria and iran or iran with other countries. should be enough to fix our relations with iran. this is our policy when real relationship with any country is truly affect other countries by you not supporting assad out fight. does this not weaken the anti israel access maybe temporary but. i thing wrong. everything going to be changed explain please because you see we are talking about two sides. of a system sorry. a massive syria iran and on this is one side . in the previous. time t

syria. and said she's disgusted by the killing of thousands. activists claim pro government militias killed 78 people in hama, including women and children. fghanistan, defense secretary leon panetta take aim at pakistan, pressuring the country to take concrete steps to root out the terrorist network. he said american officials are, quote, reaching the limits of our patience. secretary panetta also joked with troops in kabul. >> we just took down another leader in al qaeda the other day. the worst job you can get these days is to be a deputy leader in al qaeda. >> the up. of his trip, no laughing matter, he's getting an on the ground assessment of increasing vie violence by insurgents. >>> a groom-to-be was in hot air balloon when it hit power lines. they're all recovering from burns. still, she said yes. >>> colorado is bracing for more severe weather today. one day after hail, heavy rain, even tornadoes hit the denver area. what a mess. this twister caught on camera touching down not far from denver international airport. only minor damage reported. >>> elvis lives. we'll tell you how one company is planning to resurrect the king. >>> we

and, activists in syria claimed nearly 80 people were killed by government forces in villages outside hama. at least 40 women and children were said to be among the dead. and our reporting on syria continues online. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: check our world page for latest on the u.n. observer mission and the lack of a ceasefire in a location report from our partners at globalpost. that's on our world page. and on our science page, we remember sir andrew huxley, who shared the nobel prize in 1963 for discovering how nerves generate electrical impulses that control movement and thought. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from

syria might look like after assad. >> the regime sponsored violence we witnessed again in hama yesterday is simply unconscionable. assad has doubled down on his brutality and duplicity. and syria will not, cannot be peaceful, stable or certainly democratic until assad goes. >> clinton said foreign officials working with syrian opposition forces need to coordinate their efforts. she urged her diplomatic counterparts to impose and fully implement sanctions against at saad government. >>> u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon says he's preparing several options to end the violence in syria. ban says the government of president bashar al assad shows no signs of complying with the cease-fire plan approved by the u.n. security council. >> this is indicative of a pattern that may amount to crimes against humanity. the international community must recognize all these realities and must act now. >> the secretary-general did not provide details about what further actions he would take, but analysts say they could include tougher sanctions as called for by the united states and european countries. russia and china remain oppose

live from moscow good to have you with us this hour it's being reported that syria has suffered another massacre in the hama province there are however conflicting accounts as to the number of victims with estimates ranging from nine to several dozen it's also unclear who was behind the atrocity as an ocean explains from syria you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. there is even more confusion about this latest massacre here in syria than all of the previous ones and a lot of the details of alleged witness accounts and video just don't match so far the most extreme death toll. stands at almost one hundred dead and this is the figure that's been picked up very quickly by a man.

syria might look like after assad. >> the regime-sponsored violence that we witnessed again in hama yesterday is simply unconscionable. assad has doubled down on his brutality and duplicity. and syria will not, cannot be peaceful, stable or certainly democratic until assad goes. >> clinton said foreign officials working with syrian opposition forces need to coordinate their efforts. she urged the diplomatic counterparts to impose and fully implement sanctions against the assad government. >>> u.n. and arab league envoy kofi annan drew up the peace plan for syria and has watched it fall apart. he strongly denounced the massacre. annan addressed an emergency meeting of the u.n. general assembly. participants observed a minute of silence for those killed. he condemned the assad administration for ignoring a cease-fire. he said government-backed militias seem to have free reign in the country. annan said there must be consequences for those blocking efforts to end the conflict. >>> western powers are looking at various ways to increase the pressure on the syrian government. but leaders of china, russia and four central a

observers in syria continue their investigation into an alleged at a massacre in the hama province monitors have visited the side of the killings but are unable to determine how many died or who was behind the slaughter reports of violence continue to come from across the country with several bomb blasts and gun battles erupting in the capital damascus argues more if an ocean and now reports. damascus last night has been hit by war some have been described as the heaviest fighting between the rebels the opposition the opposition and the governmental forces we've been deed been hearing sounds of explosions and how we shall ngs and separate shootings for several hours nonstop and as it's become normal for the syrian conflict we've been hearing conflicting reports on exactly what happened and why this occurred the london based syrian observatory for human rights have been saying.

syria. u.n. observer teams are on their way to a village in the province of hama. the german chancellor, angela merkel, has said europe needs a political union to make the monetary union work. >> coming up in sport today in about half an hour -- the spanish coach dies just a day after agreeing to coach villareal next season. if this happens at the euro, stop the game. that's the message to referees ahead of friday's kickoff. and so close, and yet so far. the l.a. kings must keep their stanley cup champagne on ice. >> as we've been hearing, the spanish government has just managed to borrow around $2.5 billion on the bond market, so the interest rate it had to offer has gone up further still this. comes just days after it said it was impossible to access any funds due to prohibitively high borrowing costs. it's borrowing again. my colleague is in the heart of madrid, where, john, i don't suppose they're celebrating. >> well, no, there's not much cause for celebration here. i mean, you know, so much of the talk is about what's happening on the bond markets, as you've