. >>> president obama will ask congress for more than $2 billion to handle the surge of illegal immigrant children

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president obama asking congress to approve $500 million for syrian rebels. under the new program the program run by the pentagon would expand previous efforts to help moderate rebels fighting forces loyal to syrian president bashar assad. administration officials believe they can distinguish between more moderate rebels and isis which has also taken territory in neighboring iraq. >>> secretary of state john kerry will be in saudi arabia today asking countries in the region to help stop the militants. as cbs reporter tara mergener tells us, the conflicts in iraq and syria are becoming increasingly intertwined. >>> reporter: secretary of state john kerry travels to saudi arabia today to meet with the country's king. he is trying to rally support in the middle east and europe to help pull iraq back from the brink of civil war. on thursday, kerry encouraged middle east leaders in paris to stand with iraq's government to counter the threat of sunni insurgents in iraq and the region. >> it concerns every, single country here but in addition to that, we have an ong

their equipment and training following months of pressure from washington war hawks president obama asked congress to approve months of aid to the assad fighters just a year ago washington give a green light to non lethal aid to the so-called moderate rebels but the leader ended up in the hands of jihad this anyway and america was forced to suspend the aid for earlier this year american minute it's been covertly sending actual weapons to the opposition and experts warn the u.s. has not learned by its own mistakes. let me start which is obvious far for everyone here in poland for most of the analysts as does the voice. by most of the population here actually it raises other troubling questions about the judgment of a man who is after all his country's chief diplomatic representative who aspires to be the chief diplomatic representative of the entire european union and the governments he has been so scathing about the governments of britain and the united states are the very countries which have supported him throughout his career is what you feel so much i think it shows that there is a real awaren

tomorrow we anticipate that the obama administration will ask congress for a number of things. more than $2 billion to deal with the surge in unaccompanied minors crossing the border. also expanded authority for dhs, secretary jeh johnson, to fast track deportations as well as stiffer penalties for those smugglers who are helping the kids cross the border as well as other undocumented persons, and the numbers are staggering as you say, t.j. the administration estimates that as many as 52,000 unaccompanied minors have been detained while trying to cross the border. this is becoming a real political problem for the obama administration in addition to a humanitarian crisis. republicans saying that the administration is not doing enough. some within the latino community who are already angry about the fact that immigration reform is stalled say this latest move will only further hurt children. the obama administration for its part has really been launching a full-court press to try to deal with this. this past week they dispatched vice president biden to central and south america t

the battle for iraq making for some strange alliances, plus president obama asking congress for $2 billiono crack down on immigration. and, we are in seattle. get arrested for some types of drug or prostitution activity and you have less than an hour to decide. get help or get booked. we will have that story coming up. iraq getting some air power from russia in its fight against the sunni-led rebellion. warplanes arrived last night and government forces have been relying on airstrikes during their counter offensive now underway just north of baghdad. the army has advanced within 20 miles of tikrit. >> that's a city that's been under rebel control for nearly telex now. imran khan has the latest from baghdad. >> in the battle for tick tikrit there seems to be a moment of calm quite possibly before the storm. iraqi forces are now about 25 kilometers away from the city. they have secured the villages around the city. they are bringing in reinforcements and provided for a battle. about 25 kilohm tore figure comes from independent forces. the iraqi army are saying we are ready to go in. now, pro

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>> president obama is asking congress to approve half a million to equip and train moderate syrian rebels, saying fighters would be vetted before being given the military aid. russia said it would be a step in the wrong direction. the u.s. has given 280 million in nonlethal aid to syrian forces. >>> al jazeera found how weapons are sold to rebel groups they are working alongside and sometimes against each other. in the west, through the mediterranean sea, and latakia. and recently they have tape control of homs, which was destroyed in the fighting. the areas in red is controlled by the moderate opposition. they have lost a lot of territory to bashar al-assad. i.s.i.l. controls large part of north and east syria and into iraq, where it's part of the sunni rebellion. in northern syria, kurdish fighters are in control of areas on the border. in the brown area, it's contested and has seen intensifying. >> the u.n. humanitarian chief has worn 11 million syrians are in need of aid. valerie amos made an assessment in an trees to the security council. >> 241,000 live under siege conditions, unabl

president obama asks congress for $500 million to train and equip members of the syrian opposition.n the past the u.s. has run a covert train and assist program, but this marks the first open supply of weapons to rebels. >>> tough video. people stand by as a woman is brutally beaten. her 2-year-old son is the only one to help. the reported cause? workplace gossip. authorities say the attacker is 25-year-old latisha harris. she's charged with aggravated assault and terroristic threats. police are still looking for her. >>> newly released dash cam video shows an attack on a police cruiser in michigan. oh. the suspect armed with a metal pipe jumped on the car's hood and smashed the windshield. police say the 20-year-old man appeared to be on drugs and told them he was from the planet voltron. he was arrested and charged with assault. >>> elsewhere in michigan the missing boy found in a basement where police conducted three searches is out of the hospitals. nbc affiliate wdiv is reporting he may have feared punishment for stopping in the middle of an exercise routine. police are investi

obama has no choice but to act. >> we're not going to sit around and wait for congress. we've been waiting a year already. >> as lawmakers leave capitol hill with no action on immigration, president obama has asked jay johnson to look into what this administration can do on its own. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> okay. so you have to take a look at this. a marine pilot lands a plane without something very important. we're talking about front landing gear. look at the nose of the plane. no front wheels. my, oh my. what does it do? you saw it there. he used a stool to land on. he's flying a harier jet. and he puts the plane's nose down with such precision. by the way, ships carry stools like that for this very reason. >>> we have startling new statistics for heavy drinkers. the center of disease control found a staggering 1 in 10 deaths among adults may be linked to excessive drinking. researchers found that binge drinking, drinking underage or while pregnant was responsible for roughly 88,000 deaths between 2006 and 2010 and it could reduce your life span by as much as 30 years. the study defined binge drinking as five or more drinks in one sitting for men and four or more for women. >>>

. >> question, president obama asked congress for $500 million. is he going to get it? >> i don't know if it's a good idea, because it's not clear what this money is going to go towards. if this is supposed to be a way to reach out to moderate sunni's inside syria and get them to fight against isil, this al-qaeda group that spanning the border of iraq and syria, possibly, but i really think the policy of the administration has been to trickle money into moderate opposition forces in syria to fight against assad, the syrian president. what happened here, is assad is fighting against the terrorists, or so he says. i'm not sure that this does anything other than further confuse the policies. >> so far ahead of obama's foreign policy. we look at that region and we see iran, iraq, and syria. we see three countries. they look at it as a fight between shiites and sunni's. you have the syrian air force constructing the air strikes that maliki would like the u.s. government to do. so there are no permanent alliances or permanent interests. we have interests with people we would

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the obama administration is asks congress to take emerg action..fort to tack the surge of unaccompanied chil entering the u.s. illegally through its southern border. and what was supposed to be fun day at the alameda coun fair -- turns into medical emergencies for dozens of people. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:3 good morni,, , >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around >>> toronto mayor rob ford will be back on the job today. he spent the past seven weeks in rehab after allegations of drinking and drug use. in november ford admitted to using crack cocaine. the politician has less than four months left in office and is running for re-election. >>> meanwhile a great white shark was spotted off cape cod this weekend. it's the first ocean sighting this year and it comes two weeks earlier than last year, but as bree sison from our boston affiliate wbz shows us, it ruined the day at the beach. >> reporter: meet ping, a great white shark that researchers spotted by plane on saturday morning. when word spread of t

president obama is asking congress for $2 billion to address the growing humanitarian crisis. >> we have to house these kids and take care of them until the machinery under current law allows us to send them back. >> lawmakers from both parties are demanding action, but disagree sharply on what to do. >> it's a humanitarian crisis that we're facing down there. >> it is time for congress to act and to have the president work with congress to secure our border and fix our entire immigration system. >> hopes of immigration reform had fallen apart. lawmakers are out of town on their july fourth break. meanwhile, underage border crossers are arriving by bus loads. in places like mcallen, texas. church groups, civic leaders and local government are trying to provide the care and comfort uncle sam can't. >> they only have the clothes that they have on their back. they haven't had proper hygiene. they're hungry. there's a lot of little kids. >> a crisis on the border that will have to wait until gets back to work. the president is also expected to ask congress to modify existing laws to make it

begin with bill mattingly in washington as president obama asks congress for $500 million to arm and train rebels in syria. what is this all about? >> it's about moderate rebels. the bottom line is, they finally feel comfortable with the cia vetting process. that has allowed them to go to congress with this request. another important aspect that you really cannot ignore here. isis is coming from syria. they have made their place interior right now. at the administration looks at that and recognizes we have to do something. arming the rebels is the first and most important thing they can do. is just thesal first step. how long until opposition rebels see the weapons? we assume they are moderate. somebody can tell if they are moderate. how long until they are being trained to use those weapons? >> the process of being able to tell if they are moderate or not -- you hit on a key point. that is problematic. what the cia has struggled with is if they are having a difficult time separating it. the bigger issue is, if you give these weapons and training to moderate rebels and of the moderat

. >>> the word today that president obama is ready to ask congress for money to deal with the sudden surge of underage undocumented imgrants comes in. the price tag, $2 million. >> reporter: the stream of illegal immigrants has turned into a flood. president obama has reportedly asking congress on monday for $2 billion to address this growing humanitarian crisis. >> we have to house these kids and take care of them until the machinery under current law allows us to send them back. >> reporter: lawmakers from both parties are demanding action but disagree sharply on what to do. >> it's a humanitarian crisis that we're facing, but at the same time it's issues about homeland security. >> it is time for congress to act and have the president work with congress to not only secure our border but to fix the entire immigration system. >> reporter: even a small fix won't be easy. lawmakers are out on a july 4th break and have only four working weeks left. meanwhile arriving by bus loads. church groups, civic leaders and local government are trying to provide the care and comfort that uncle sam

president obama is ask congress to approve the money which will be used to equip and train anti bashar al assad forces just a year ago washington approved non-lethal aid to rebels although it was later suspended after some u.s. equipment was seized by jihadists however earlier this month washington admitted it's been covertly sending actual weapons to the opposition and he was campaigning brownback it says that poor in arms in the conflict has only one outcome. i think congress has been demanding a greater and greater military intervention by the obama administration into syria as if they haven't done enough after spending the last three years funding in only a civil war using proxy forces like turkey or saudi arabia or garth are or is the cia coordinating the same missions through jordan it shows the united states appears to have a schizo front of foreign policy there they're saying they demand unity in iraq behind the central government which is fighting what they call islamic extremists from i still work isas and at the same time they're funding these same armed groups in syria to t

. >>> president barack obama is asking congress for an additional 1.4 trying to across the boredder. as many as 60 thoughts could be caught this year trying to across the bored errol legally dashboarder illegally. the white house -- border illegally. many are freeing poverty and drug violence in their own country. >>> and many who have fallen on hard times could be put out of business. it is a magnet for criminals. police say they have made more than 30 arrests in the last five years. crimes go to assault and robbery. >> with some of the activities which are going on over there, we don't plea of it is conducive to children. >> nine to five -- nine to 5:00 everyday of the week. >> they could pull the motel's license early next month. >>> they are calling this year's event a success and bottle rock will return in 2015. >> they produced this year's festival after leaving vendors and workers unpaid. the president of the latitude 38 said 80,000 tickets were sold to this year's festival and the majority have already been paid. there were several arrests and arrested for driving under the i

the obama administration asking congress for more than $2 billion just to try to solve a growing humanitarian crisis. tomorrow president obama will send a letter to lawmakers asking for emergency funds to curb the surge of unaccompanied children crossing in the united states from central america. president obama homes to give whomland security more power to they can deport immigrants home, and tougher penalties for coyotes. since late last year 52,000 kids and 39,000 women and children have been caught making the journey. president obama addressed the influx in a television interview asking parents to stop sending the kid north. >> our direct message to the families in central america. do not send your children to the borders. if they make it they'll be sent back. importantly, they may not make it. >> on saturday nancy pelosi, house mibority -- minority leader paid a visit to a border patrol area. and called on fellow members to reverse the trend. >> the purpose of my visit was to see what could we in congress to to help. we have a moral responsibility to address this in a dignified way. >> t

meanwhile today, president obama asked congress for $500 million to train and arm vetted members of the syrian opposition. joining me now is eugene robinson and steve clemens, an msnbc contributor and washington editor at large for the atlantic magazine, joins us from beautiful downtown aspen. >> great to be with you again, lawrence. >> some people get all the nice assignments here. and we are not those people. now, as you know, i've kind of been on the disabled list and out of the news cycle for the last couple of months. and trying to follow the complexities of what now are the developing alliances involving iraq is the most difficult reentry i've had to the news. where do you think this stands now? >> lawrence, first of all, great to have you back. it great to see you -- i might be in new york next week. second, you know, coming in now versus following it all along wouldn't have really made any difference. >> oh, thank you. >> we seem to be on all sides now. we seem to be on the side of assad's government and the malaki government, which means we're on the side of iran, and we're als

president barack obama is asking congress to approve half a billion to equip and train what he callserate syrian rebels and the forces are led by the free syrian army which dismissed the leaders amid accusations of corruption and the staff and support military council with the move of opposition government and president obama says more money would go only to fighters and russia said this would be a step in the wrong direction. al jazeera previously uncovered how weapons are sold between rebel groups and working alongside and sometimes against each other across the country, western part of syria is dominated by government troops with access to the mediterranean see through the port and recently taken control of homs which was almost destroyed in the fighting and the areas in red are controlled by moderate opposition like the free syrian army but lost a lot of territory to assad forces and known as isil the group controls large parts of northern and eastern syria and across the border into iraq is part of the sunni rebellion. northern syria kurdish fighters in control of areas on borde

president obama is asking congress to approve half a billion dollars to equip and train moderate syrian rebels. the forces are led by the free syrian army that dismissed its leaders amid accusations of corruption. the chief of staff and supreme counsel were removed. president obama says money will go to fighters vetted. russia says it's a step in the wrong direction. let's get more from rosalynn jordan in washington, d.c. is congress likely to agree and grant in money, rosalynn? >> there's certainly a push from some members of congress, including arizona senator john mccain who criticized the obama administration for want doing enough to support the syrian opposition in their efforts to depose bashar al assad, the president of syria. you can expect support from people such as him. however, there are others who will suggest that the u.s. really has no business getting involved inside what they consider a country's civil war because they're very fearful of the u.s. possibly doing more than simply training members of the armed opposition. they have a fear that the u.s. might want to insert

. >> president obama will ask congress for two billion dollars today to deal with the immigration crisis. this comes as a surge of unaccompanied children is now crossing the border in texas. >> everybody is becoming more accepting. and you accept people for who they are. >> san francisco's 42nd annual pride parade was one for the record books. organizers say the turnout for this weekend's celebration was the highest ever. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." >> quite a dangerous thing we're seeing unfold. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> blanco is out. >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> good morning, everyone. it's monday, june 30. i'm michelle griego. >> happy monday, everyone. 5:00. getting the week kicked off. it's going to be hot again today. >> hotter than yesterday so today will go into the triple digits at least in some spots away from the immediate coastline. starting out nice and clear, all around the bay area even out toward the beaches right now, we are clear. looks like as

. >> president obama is asking congress for half a billion dollars to train and arm appropriately vetted rebels battling extremists and the government in syria. the u.s. believes those extremists are crossing over into iraq and fueling the fight. the pentagon says 180 of the up to 300 military advisers dispatched by president obama are now in place in baghdad to first assess the situation and ultimately advise iraqi forces, but militants from the islamic state of iraq and syria continue to make advances and now occupy about a third of iraq. iraq's prime minister says he's committed to forming a new government including more of his opponents in hopes of calming tensions. meantime the white house is considering air strooiks but has ruled out sending ground troops to iraq where the ground soldiers, anne-marie, withdrew in 2007. >> tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. >>> the white house says it does not agree with the supreme court ruling that limits the president's puller to fill high-level posts with so-called recessed appointments. the judges ruled unanimously that three tempora

president obama has asked congress for $2 billion to deal with immigrants crossing the border alone. he's calling it humanitarian crisis. >>> jeffy fowl and matthew miller committed hostile acts against north korea. they each entered the country as tourists. kenneth bae was also arrested and convicted to 15 years of hard labor. >>> well over the weekend four teams earned their way to the world cup quarterfinals. >> team u.s. has now arrived in the coastal city of brazil gearing up for tomorrow's win or go home world cup match against undefeated belgium and the american fans are optimistic. >> i think the u.s. is going to win. it will be a tight game. >> i think we have a really good shot. >> the u.s. players say they are up to the challenge. >> when we step on the field it will be a hard game, one that tests us in every way, but like i keep saying we're excited by it, and we'll be ready to go. >> i think we'll be able to handle the pressure. we will see. mistakes in soccer is a mistake every couple minutes. >> but the coach said there is no room for mistakes. it is do or die. >> now

. >>> today president obama will ask congress for more than $2 billion in emergency funding to deal with the surge of unaccompanied children crossing the border. he also wants increased penalties for people caught smuggling children into the u.s. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: more than 52,000 children have poured over the u.s. border from central america in the past nine months. almost twice as many as last year. they're being held in overflow shelters across the border. now the u.s. government is scrambling to come up with housing options before the kids are eventually sent back. >> it's a crisis like nothing i've ever seen before at the border. we have refugee camps now in my and your home state of texas. it's a very serious concern. i don't think the flow will stop until a message of deterrent is sent back to central america. >> the white house is calling it an urgent situation. it's requesting $2 billion for better housing and screening, fast track authority for faster deportations and penalties for those caught smuggling children and they want to send this message to cen

. >> ifill: and on syria, president obama asked congress for $500 million dollars to train and arm western-backedels fighting the assad regime. they've been losing ground to islamist factions, and the white house has been under pressure to do more. >> woodruff: thousands of ukrainians rushed to cross into russia today, a day before a week-old cease-fire expires. they were the latest in an exodus of civilians trying to escape fighting. meanwhile, in paris, secretary of state john kerry warned russia to move quickly on restoring peace in ukraine. he spoke as european leaders prepare to consider new sanctions on moscow. >> we are in full agreement that it is critical for russia to show in the next hours, literally, that they are moving to help disarm the separatists, to encourage them to disarm, to call on them to lay down their weapons and to begin to become part of a legitimate political process. >> woodruff: later, a state department spokeswoman said kerry was not suggesting any specific timeline on possible sanctions. >> ifill: investigators have a new theory on what happened to malaysia airline

. >> reporter: and tomorrow, president obama will ask congress for more than $2 billion in emergency funds to deal with the surge. he'll also seek expanded authority for the dhs secretary to fast track deportation procedures and stiffer penalties for those who smuggle children across the border. but for the children who have already made it across? >> we have to house these kids and take care of them until the machinery under current law allows us to send them back. >> reporter: that law signed by george w. bush in 2008 says they must be held humanely until the courts release them to a situation that's deemed safe. immigration groups say president obama's idea my endanger children. >> we're concerned it will result in children really being sent back to very dangerous situations. it seems it would be a significant rollback of our -- both our responsibility and our leadership. >> reporter: and there is bipartisan agreement that more needs to be done to secure parts of the border. >> it's a crisis like nothing i've ever seen before at the border. we have refugee camps now. i don't think

president barack obama has asked congress to approve $500 million to train and equip what he calls moderate groups. >> to the world cup now, just over half the matches have been played at this point, and it has certainly been a wild ride. >> reigning champs spain are out, and germany have a lot to be proud of. thomas mueller is the highest scorer so far with 4 goals. >> soccer lovers are seizing a chance for a little r&r before the knockout phase begins. >> after two weeks of world cup lake, soccer fans in brazil get a day off to relax on copacabana beach and review the actions so far. >> everyone comes to watch soccer here. the atmosphere is great. people from all over the world celebrating together. i am really satisfied. >> everyone is concerned about crime, but i have not seen that one bit. it's just fantastic. people are wonderful, and there is no better place in the world to watch soccer than brazil. >> the hosts cruised to victory in group a. argentina is one of the favorites. germany are also among the top contenders. mueller's outstanding performance helped the squad live up to exp

president obama has asked congress for $2 billion to help improve boar border security.uch more head. china's most senior general is caught up in an corruption. >>> and we go to where ugandaen soldiers are searching for joseph kony. iraq. >> the united states will continue to increase our support to iraqi security forces. >> don't miss america tonight exclusive reports front line iraq only on al jazeera america >> now inroducing, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for suvivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera vé >> hello again the top stories on al jazeera. people living in baghdad have described the announcement of islamic state as an illusion. the group known as the islamic state in iraq and the levant made the declaration demanding that all sunni muslims pledge their alleg

. >>> tonight, responding to pressure from some lawmakers, president obama is asking congress for half a billion dollars to train and arm the rebel fighters in syria which could mark something of an escalation in u.s. involvement in that civil war. the white house said the rebels would be vetted before giving them assistance to make sure u.s. equipment doesn't fall into enemy hands, like we're watching right now in iraq with isis. andrea mitchell tells us tonight the u.s. has already been secretly arming the rebels through the cia. but this would permit more advanced weapons to be supplied and the administration can then say so publicly. >>> in the american midwest, water levels are rising tonight still and the flood emergency in some places likely to get worse as even more rain is expected. it's already having a big impact on agriculture, among other things. nbc's john yang is in carver, minnesota, tonight, south of the twin cities, following all this severe weather. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is what a lot of minnesota highways are looking like tonight

. >> today president obama will ask congress for money to help deal with the surge of underage illegalrants. the president will send a letter to congress asking for $2 billion. children and other migrants from central america are illegally crossing the u.s. border in huge numbers. this has created a logistical and humanitarian crisis. >>> firefighters in arizona are starting a fire, burning about 700 acres to try to stop a wildfire from spreading. that fire has already scorched eight square miles since last week. no injuries reported though at this time and no homes have been lost. >> we now know what caused a drone to crash into a neighbor ship injuring two sailors. it was caused by a malfunctioning control system and human error. the drone struck the ship back in november causing a fire inside and two sailors suffered minor burns. repairs to the ship took about six months and cost $30 million. >>> people in cities across the country packed the streets for a gay pride parade and festivals over the weekends this was the scene along fifth avenue in new york city idea pep the celebration

back in europe, brand-new today, president obama is asking congress for a billion dollars to help keep eastern europe secure. that money would go to military training and exercises in poland and some of the eastern countries that were already doing. also beefing up our navy presence in the black sea and the baltic sea and helping some of those border countries along the border with russia beef up their own military. dara? >> thank you, tracie. >>> china has stepped up security ahead of the 25th anniversary of the tiananmen square uprising. police checkpoints have been set up across beijing. paramilitary troops are patrolling the streets around the square. the chinese government is also cracking down on opposition voices imposing strict travel restrictions on well known political activists and critics. on june 4th, 1989, chinese troops opened fire on student led protests. and it is this one powerful image of the lone protester facing a line of tanks that came to symbolize the struggle for democracy in china. to this day, the exact death toll of the crackdown remains unclear. >>> the fbi

. >>> president obama will ask congress for more than $2 billion to handle the surge of illegal immigrant children in the united states. more than 52,000 children have poured over the us border from central america, over the past nine months. most came without their parent. >> do not send your children to the board ers. if they do make it, they'll get sent back, more importantly, they may not make it. >>> now, later today homeland security secretary jay johnson will check on the facilities housing the children in texas. >>> tore on ton mayor rob ford scheduled to return to work after two months in rehab, attracted international attention after admitting he smoke crack. canadians expected to see a much slimmer forward for, ford dropped eight pants size in the rehab, ford up for re-election in>>> ming up this , the phillies make the wrong casino of history. see what just happened to the team for the first time in 50 years. >> and controversial comments, the words on what the rocket man said about jesus, that's raising some eyebrows this morning. be right back. ♪watching everybody eating ♪wh

presence in europe in an effort to increase security for american allies, president obama is asking congressa $1 billion security fund. the president is on a four-day trip other up. mississippi and iowa are deciding on senate candidates in close low-watched races and in california governor jerry brown is hoping to win an historic fourth term. >>> syrian president bashar al-assad has cast his vote in his country's presidential elect, he's widely pictured to the win his third 7-years terms. many are calling in a as far as. >>> flash floods are drowning southwest china and the rain isn't stopping any time soon. the storm that began yesterday is making it virtually impossible to travels, without percent rushing through the streets and more than 1,000 cars have been submerged. rain has hundred china especially hard this year. dozens are people died in floods last week. >>> it's been 25 years since pro-democracy protests in china's capital beijing. the student-led demonstrations were sent thirded the capital's tieniman square. an estimated 10,000 protesters were arrested during and after those dem

. >>> president obama is asking congress for $500 million to train and arm vetted syrian opposition fightershat would get the u.s. more deeply involved in the syrian conflict. u.s. intelligence already runs an assistance program. the senate could act on that measure sometime this summer. >>> and meanwhile, president obama is waking up in minnesota this morning where he attended a fund-raiser last night. at this town hall meeting yesterday, the president said washington needs to work to help the middle class. he's promoting the need for better child careç policies, pd family leave, a higher minimum wage and equal pay for men and women. >>> now to texas where a floor collapsed, left dozens of people injured. it happened inside a two-story detached garage behind a home where neighbors gathered for a religious celebration. the second floor of that garage pancaked on to the first floor injuring people on both levels. some of those people had to be taken to the hospital. >>> investigators in ohio are looking into what caused a man to collapse and die after he was sent to prison. it happened just