let's listen to what sergei lavrov is saying. we have a translator now. >> translator: which has to get in legal form and to nevertheless it's hard not to over estimate it. we paid good attention to all the efforts, especially to john kerry for the constructive -- his attitude to have this work. in the course of which the rhetoric doesn't belong in this, and to concentrate on the professional coordination of the practice solution of this, how to handle the syrian arsenal, and further ways how to demolish it. the initial point was the decision of damascus to join the and to use the obligations until the formal joining of this convention. that's when damascus will start fulfilling its obligations. we agreed in the joint steps, which were taken by all the delegations pursuing the procedures in the kwings on the prohibition of chemical weapons which allow promptly and without any delays, without complications to do the tasks. we hope that the members of the executive council of this organization will share our russian/american approa

sergey lavrov who. stayed extra time from what he had originally planned hoping we'd get a sooner and. this gave us a additional opportunity to be able to work through some of the issues. i especially want to thank the. cooperated effort of circuit law who has worked hard and his entire delegation including teams of the world's foremost chemical weapons experts who have joined us here for the important discussions that we've had. over the last two days two weeks ago president obama made the decision that because of the agreed just use of chemical weapons in syria against innocent syrian citizens women and children all indiscriminately murdered in a night that claimed the lives even if people trying to rescue people he believed it was critical for the world to say no more. the president made the difficult decision that after multiple warnings it was his decision that the time had come to take military action to deter future use of such weapons. but he also made the decision that we needed to take time to

the agreement was lashed out with sergei lavrov, and israel's president and prime minister expressed cautious optimism about the deal, but said leaders should have a backup plan for a military response. we go live to jerusalem. simon, thank you for joining us. >> it's a pleasure. as i understand, you understand that the meeting between secretary of state kerry and benyamin netanyahu has begun. i spoke to one of benyamin netanyahu's senior officials. he told me that the phrase i have been using cautious welcome to this u.s.-russian plan is possibly too enthusiastic. the israelis are suspicious of the syrian regime - no surprises there. >> they like the idea of assad signing up to the chemical weapons convention, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. it will be about implementation and checking the implementation. i think john kerry will get hard questions from the israelis on that. >> the u.s. and russia have been asking israel to ratify the chemical weapons treaty. it hasn't happened. how likely is it that kerry will use today to ask israel again? >> well, there are some in

the press conference here in geneva kicked up mother unconventionally with sergei lavrov strolling in sitting in amongst the forces chancing about the weather to them and clearly waiting for john kerry to show up but after three days of tense negotiations a deal had been struck to my second staunch one week in which to provide information on its chemical weapons stockpiles and their often they must allow unfettered access to weapons inspectors from the organization for the prevention of chemical weapons now in terms of the timeframe well the on site inspections have to be completed by november and finally the total elimination of syria's chemical weapons comes to take place in the past month and to see if you surely do not feel like the lehman summit out of hand well then chapter seven of the un security council could be applied and we can take a listen to both john kerry and sergey lavrov speaking about that in a little more detail now there can be no games no room for avoidance or anything less than full compliance by the regime in the event of noncompliance we have committed to imp

foreign minister sergey lavrov says russia is ready syria to give up its chemical arsenal to avoid a foreign intervention an idea put forward by u.s. secretary of state john kerry. but shortly after john kerry made that statement in london the u.s. state department backtracked saying it was never intended as a real offer. in the battle for moscow is over. and is elected for a new term in office but opposition runnerup alexina valley refuses to concede defeat calling for a mass rally to demand a recount. you're watching tape with me and. now russia's foreign minister says he's ready to negotiate with syrian president bashar al assad to try and get him to hand over his chemical weapons stockpile to the international community he was responding to a statement from his u.s. counterpart john kerry will thomas joins us live from more on this show on this issue here isn't there because washington then withdrew that statement from kerry saying this rhetoric but russia have taken him up on the offer believing it could be a way forward indeed it's going to be interesting to see how all of this

said well yes a very big development sergey lavrov russia's foreign minister says that he promises to support john kerry's initiatives when it comes to syria handing over their entire chemical weapons arsenal by next week this is a move that john kerry mentioned earlier today after his conversation with william hague the defense secretary or the foreign minister of the u.k. and basically it was kerry's way of giving syria a way out to prevent a possible u.s. led strike and right now sergey lavrov has said that he's going to support that idea and he's going to work with syria to make that a possibility to make that actually a reality so some big news coming from the foreign minister of russia just in ok thank you sean that's artie schoen thomas there just giving us a quick update after that press conference by russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov. moscow's acting is poised for a second term in office after winning sunday's election with just over fifty percent of votes his main rival alexina valli put up a tough challenge though securing twenty seven percent and is demanding a ru

to the stalled attempts to find a peaceful end to the vicious civil conflict foreign minister sergey lavrov and secretary of state john kerry outlined a six point plan under which damascus would hand over its chemical stockpiles now the outline will first have to be approved by the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons syria will now have a week to provide the u.n. with a complete list of all of its stockpiles so-called extraordinary procedures under the chemical weapons convention could be used to destroy the arsenal meanwhile all sides including the rebel groups have been told that they will be responsible for the safety of international inspectors and will have to provide free access to those sites. the ultimate aim is the complete removal or elimination of all syria's chemical weapons if any side in the conflict fails to comply with the proposed plan then the un charter chapter seven could then come into effect essentially allowing the use of force or naughty boy who has been following the negotiations in geneva press conference here in geneva kicked up rather unconventio

in the middle of the we need time to get heat rising on too many days john kerry and sergey lavrov to leave that great great will to come up with a deal here in geneva a state how well the u.s. and russia can work together when everything needs to real and said. regime. and not to. put a peaceful end to the civil war taking now at least up to three times david told hearing he need not a military strike by the new laugh again fairy and have an ambassador routine. but you bring. in the new oxen right he's a german journalist focusing on the syrian crisis he believes the syrian government would let its goal of bound by giving up its chemical weapons we shouldn't forget another thing what's very important to this is the meaning of chemical weapons for syria for the syrian state and also for the syrian people so we talk about these chemical weapons stockpile it in a term of yes it is like an offense to weapon off aggression but for the syrian it's own for the syrian government the chemical stockpile is a sort of. protective arm or which shall protect the independence and the silver in the

side now another point that sergey lavrov made a little bit earlier was that the video that came out yesterday in the middle of these very tense negotiations over banking moving reportedly saying that bashar al assad is guilty of crimes against humanity well that was a video montage and that was taken out of context but by. john kerry and sergey lavrov very clearly extremely pleased that these they have been managed to set aside their differences strike a deal had they both spoke of how well the u.s. and russia can work together when there is a political well they said that they look forward to organizing asian iva to conference in october and not just working on eliminating syria's chemical weapons but also working towards a broader route for peace for syria so a collective sigh of relief here in geneva that for the moment that a u.s. strike against syria has been invited. and oxen trying to write a german john and it's to focusing on this syrian crisis believes the syrian government would let it down by giving up its chemical weapons. we shouldn't forget another thing what this ver

security council would be a place we can take a listen to john kerry and sergey lavrov talking about that in a little bit more detail right now. for anything less than full compliance by the regime in the event of noncompliance we have committed to impose measures under chapter seven within the security council. we expect full compliance with the requirements the organization for the process of chemical weapons imposes and if they are not somebody uses chemical weapons the un security council will take measures in accordance with chapter seven of the un charter. does not mean that every time a violation is reported actions will be taken automatically will first have to verify such reports because there are a lot of fabrications along these surrounding this issue and we have to be very careful in terms of reaction we've already heard from the syrian opposition that they reportedly have rejected this deal that has been struck in geneva and during the questions john kerry also made an interesting admission that the syrian opposition could have also got their hands on chemical weapons th

we have to take sergei lavrov at face value. it's an interesting development. it seems the world may be more on the same page than we thought at first. >> also we are hearing from the russian foreign minister that russia would like to participate in the syrian chemical weapons clean up. we heard bits and pieces of that before. the russians want to be involved on the ground in the clean up that will take place. stand by, let's play some of the sound by secretary-general ban ki-moon after the vote. >> it's the first hopeful news on syria in a long time. for many months i have said that the confirmed use of chemical weapons in syria would require a firm united response. tonight the international community has delivered. >> we heard this from ban ki-moon, and from secretary of state john kerry. this was almost a reaffirmation of the united nations itself. >> it was. it is. that's really what the security council boils down to. it's everything that happens in the general assembly and in the secretariat building behind me and multiple offices all around the world, bo

john kerry and sergey lavrov making opening statements at the bottom of the hour. live coverage, that's coming up. if you happen to be going through "the new york times" today you may have noticed an interesting op-ed. there was -- it was wrint by tt the president vladimir putin, explaining russia's involvement and goals in the syria peace plan it's put forward. here's part of what the russian president said. from the outset, russia advocated peaceful dialogue, enabling syrians to develop a compromised plan for their own future. we are not protecting the syrian government but international law. the law is still the law. and we must follow it, when we like it or not. forces permitted only in self-defense or by the decision of the security council. anything else is unacceptable. that's a direct quote from the article. putin seemed to take exception with this comment from president obama's address to the nation the other night. here's what the president had to say. >> america's not the world's policeman. terrible things happen across the globe and it is beyond our mea

security council would be a place we can take a listen to john kerry and sergey lavrov talking about that in a little bit more detail right now as regards. we expect full compliance with the requirements the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons imposes if they're not somebody uses chemical weapons the u.n. security council will take measures in accordance with chapter seven of the u.n. charter. of course this does not mean that every time a violation is reported our actions will be taken into months we will first have to verify such reports directly because there are a lot of fabrications along these surrounding this issue and we have to be very careful. in terms of reaction we've already heard from the syrian opposition that they reportedly have rejected this deal that has been struck in geneva and speaking during the questions john kerry rather interesting made an admission that it could have been the syrian rebels that they could have got hold of and used chemical weapons in syria which is unprecedented for somebody from the u.s. side to make that admission and it

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corrects the press conference here in geneva kicked off rather unconventionally with sergei lavrov sitting in amongst the reporters, chatting and clearly waiting for john kerry to show up. after days of tense negotiations, a deal has been struck. damascus has one week in which to provide information on its chemical weapons stockpiles and thereafter they must allow unfettered access to weapons -- inspectors from the organization for the prevention of chemical weapons. in terms of timeframe, the on- site inspections have to be completed by november. the total elimination of chemical weapons has to take place by 2014. if damascus fails to comply, chapter seven of the un security council could be applied. >> there can be no room for avoidance or anything less than full compliance by the assad regime. in the event of noncompliance, we have committed to impose measures under chapter seven within the u.n. security council. >> we expect full compliance with the requirements the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons imposes. if they are not met or somebody uses chemical weapons, the

to sergei lavrov coming out of that meeting they both agreed that syria would work with russia to stop a strike from the west and also syria had agreed to come to the negotiating table with no conditions that's big news but the biggest news is that syria has agreed to release their chemical weapons arsenal to the international community let's listen to what. i had to say about that i have listened to the russian foreign minister's statement and i want to say that we welcome his initiative as a government can as about the lives of the syrian people and our national security and also because we trust the russian government's judgment and its efforts to prevent us aggression against the syrian people now let's backtrack and see how we got to this exact point it started off with john kerry meeting with his counterpart in the u.k. william hague in london out of that meeting kerry said that syria if they want to avoid a an attack from the u.s. they could turn over their entire chemical weapons arsenal by the end of the this week out of that sergey lavrov then came out and said he welcomes th

this as secretary of state john kerry is set to meet with sergei lavrov his russian counterpart. lavrov is said to be a master negotiator. kerry and his team plan to test the seriousness of russia's proposal to put syrian chemical weapons under international control. >>> meanwhile, syrian rebels are apparently disappointed with president obama's decision to forego a military strike in favor of diplomacy. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. tracie, what do we know about what secretary kerry will be doing and saying? >> reporter: a senior department official is telling us that the secretary's goal is to share assessment of where the chemical weapons are and how many -- what the capacity is with russia. and then to come up with a plan and to see if the russian plan will actually work. monitoring and verifying those weapons. they need to talk about security in terms of bringing down the stash of chemical weapons in syria, and timelines. they won't be talking about any sort of u.n. resolution, we're told, and it he could be there through saturday, so they could take actually abo

this morning john kerry and russian minister sergei lavrov, announced the agreement.a military strike seems to be off the table for now. >>> investigators are sifting through the charred debris trying to figure out what caused the massive fire at the jersey shore. dozens of buildings burned to the ground at seaside park and seaside heights. >>> thousands are stranded by floodwaters in colorado, 4 are dead, hundreds are unaccounted for. more rain is expected in the forecast today. >>> as richelle said we could see an additional one to three inches of rain in boulder county right around denver as we track on into this afternoon and really into this evening. i think westerly winds will track in as we track into the next 24 to 48 hours. by monday we are looking drier but cannot say the same across mexico. as a matter of fact, we have two tropical systems one here to the east, tropical storm ingrid that's going to make its way further north and towards the west, tampico and ver a vera cr. then we have tropical storm manuel, making its way further north, going to have an im

my counterpart sergey lavrov as president putin sent him here indicates that both presidents believe the preferred route which i think is the preferred route of most of the citizens of the world is to find a peaceful solution to these kinds of conflicts and that's what i think we have worked in good faith to try to do here today. and. i believe that my question is. to both of you have you reached an agreement regarding how much chemical weapons does syria have where will destruction take place some syrian territory in the or in the third country and who will pay for that. business with all of these questions are explained in the peepers which you will receive shortly will be on these papers includes our astronauts estimates by our experts but the final decision on the matter and basically all know the other matters will be taken by the old p.c. w. council this is. not these papers reflect the joint the vision regarding the timeline procedures and so on and so forth but like i said earlier we need to submit our proposal to deal p c w and then these suggestions will be finalized and fo

well we have a foreign minister sergei lavrov danny's french counterpart on obvious they're giving aress conference off the talks in moscow the main focus of the meeting was of course the chemical disarmament of syria or scare in paris have agreed that damascus must relinquish its chemical to tear into accordance with a deal brokered by russia and the us russian and french governments don't agree on all the details of in forcing the agreement let's not get more in this war correspondent paul scott pull out of the positions of moscow and paris defer on the syrian disarmament process well both sides were made to stress that their objectives for syria remain the same and that is eventual peace in the country however it appears that the method of getting there is what appears to be the stumbling block at the moment now the french along with great britain and the united states they feel that the wording of any future united nations security council resolution should adhere to chapter seven which would include the possible threat of military intervention if syria were not to comply with th

in geneva diplomatic talks between john kerry and sergey lavrov continue over the fate of syria the word world waits to see if a deal is made to avoid u.s. military intervention the latest on the tox up ahead. and in new york a judge has ruled in favor of strippers against rick's cabaret and then had a night club was sued for denying workers a minimum wage pay more on this victory for workers' rights coming up and in a lawsuit to remove in god we trust from u.s. money was does mitt dismissed the atheist groups behind the lawsuit claim that having the phrase on u.s. cash violates the separation of church and state we'll tell you more about this case of god and green later in the show. it's friday september thirteenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm lynn neary david and you're watching our t.v. we begin today with continuing diplomatic negotiations over the syrian crisis the head of the united nations chemical weapons inspection team announced today that the report on syria was complete and will be sent to u.n. secretary ban ki-moon this weekend this report will determine whether or not che

security council may have reached some sort of agreement russian's foreign minister sergey lavrov will be speaking with reporters at any moment and we'll get some more information from that but what are you hearing on the ground as far as any sort of deal coming from the security council. well us and there have certainly been plenty of controversial and conflicting statements and reports about this hugely awaited syrian resolution even you know a media war of sorts because every once in a while we would hear in the last couple of days that russia and the u.s. have agreed on a resolution tacks to five permanent members have agreed on a resolution tax and then delegates would come out and say that this is not the case we aren't waiting for the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov to speak any minute now and definitely bring reporters some sort of details about what exactly has been so far agreed when it comes to the syrian crisis we do know that the main point of disagreement between russia and the u.s. has been the potential use of force the so-called chapter seven of the u.n. charter

this as talks resume in geneva with john kerry and sergey lavrov.says it is willing to secure and destroy its chemical weapons stockpile if the u.s. gives up its threat of military action. and rescuers are trying to reach people in three colorado towns cut off by massive flooding. thousands have been forced to flee their homes. >>> two seaside towns have to rebuilt again after a devastating fire you see right there. dozens of businesses were destroyed along the boardwalk. the fire started at an ice cream shop, the cause not yet known. ♪ >>> tropical storm ingrid has formed in the gulf of mexico. take a look at the radar. right across here, this system is going to remain relatively stationary the next 24 hours, but will slowly track north and west spilling an abundance of rain locally. that could trigger life-threatening mud slides into southeast portions of texas we'll see an abundance of rainfall. tropical storm warnings have been issued. meanwhile in colorado we are in a flood warning right in denver, the foothills, we could see an additional 15 i

secretary kerry called me today and told me he was going to geneva to meet sergey lavrov to discuss withnd russians are. he told me if they come to the conclusion they are wasting time, the threat of strikes is still on the table. that will be an opportunity if they are lying to do the strikes against the regime in damascus. >> u.s. congress and american public opinion were so strongly against airstrikes. do you have concerns, now that the president delayed, do you have concerns it will not happen. he will not be able to go forward with military option on your behalf. >> we hope our friends in the united states and the western country help the syrian people. we know now there's a lot of evidences the regime in damascus and the president used chemical weapons against civilians in syria. it was very clear our last week american friends are going to review the sites. at the end of the day russians are trying now to find a solution for criminal regime in damascus and they have now reports that chemical weapons and materials in syria and russian console will -- we think that the syrian regime

. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov center stage in geneva but putin stole the show with his extraordinary brazen attack on president obama's syrian speech, an op-ed in the "new york times." taunting america for saying america was exceptional. putin wrote it's extremely dangerous for people to see themselves as exceptional no matter what the motivation. he said airstrikes would result in more innocent victims and escalation. and it is alarming military intervention and internal conflicts in foreign countries has become congressman place for the united states. and putin wrote that while no one doubts that poison gas was used in syria, he claimed it was used not by the syrian army but opposition forces. in geneva kerry brought a big team of arms control experts prepared to test the russian's seriousness. >> this is not a game, and i said that with my friend sergey lavrov. it has to be real, verifiable, credible. >> reporter: kerry says force should remain possible. in a clearly orchestrated move, syria's president assad said he's now

russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and john kerry held a joint news conference in geneva.he united nations kirms it has received documents from the syrian government seeking to join the international convention banning chemical weapons. >>> the philippines army is fighting separatist rebels on two fronts in the south. they're going to join the fight after a four day standoff. >>> a u.s. research institute says north korea may have restarted a nuclear reactor capable of producing plutonium for weapons. >>> more now on the top story and the flurry of diplomatic activity around syria. syrian president bashar al assad is willing to give up his chemical arsenal. >> translator: in the next few days, syria will send an appeal to the u.n. and to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. in my opinion, this agreement will come into force one month after the signing. syria will then start handing over data to an international organization about our chemical weapons, but i want to make it clear to all that these mechanisms will not be fulfilled in a one-sided way, but

addressing syria's chemical weapons secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov have been working closely to draft a resolution compelling syria to give up its chemical weapons the syria situation is at the top of the un's agenda this week also today john kerry is meeting with iran's foreign minister and top diplomats from four other countries to talk about iran's nuclear program earlier today iran's president hassan rouhani called for the complete abolition of nuclear weapons all around the world. no nation of all you should possess nuclear weapons. since there are no right hands for these wrong weapons as you mr secretary general have rightly put it. he's determined. to make every effort to reenter the vision. within. world without further delays also today the general assembly heard from palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas regarding palestine's efforts toward permanent membership at the u.n. and the prospects of peace with israel joining me now from our new york studios for the latest on all of this on a stasia churkin a thank you want to start here

secretary of state john kerry is in geneva, set to meet with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. they will be hammering out the deals of a plan on stopping syria's chemical weapons that was put forth by russia earlier this week. the plan aims to avert u.s. military action on syria over a chemical at -- what -- chemical weapons attack. brock obama made a speech saying he still preferred a diplomatic solution -- barack obama made a speech saying he still preferred a diplomatic solution. syria says it will not give any of its arsenal over unless the international community agrees to a deal. even then, it is not giving any guarantees. >> the diplomatic wrangling is well under way at the united nations. envoys from the five permanent security council member states met wednesday to hash out details over a proposed remote -- resolution. >> i hope that the current discussions related to safeguarding syria's chemical weapons stocks will lead to the security council playing an effective role in promoting an end to syrian tragedy. >> support for the idea has temporarily pushed the possibili

are kerry and sergei lavrov said to get on well. they've even been looking ahead with the top u.s. official on syria for the possibility of reviving wider peace talks. but first, they have to resolve weapons over the chemical -- issues over the chemical weapons issue. >> we would both agree that we constructive conversation regarding that, but those conversations are continuing and both of us want to get back to them now. putin has been meeting fellow leaders, including from china and iran. the initiative to establish control over syrian chemical weapons is underway. we hope for positive results, which should create conditions for a peaceful settlement to the crisis. >> the un's secretary-general has let slip that there is confirmation that chemical weapons were used in last month's attack. unaware that tv was live as he spoke. >> i believe that the report report an overwhelming that chemical weapons was used, even though i cannot publicly say at this time before i received this report. >> in geneva, we glimpse the russian foreign minister on the phone on a break for the search for

jeact john kerry arrived in geneva this morning there for two days for talks with sergei lavrov. we have live team coverage going to geneva shortly. randall pinkston, good to see you. let's talk first of all about this op ed in the new york times from russian president vladimir putin. how is the white house responding to that? president putin being an ally of syria doing what he can to avert any kind of military strike from the u.s. what is the u.s.'s reaction? >> putin has his own objectives and aims at heart and certainly not america's. we would like to be the fly on the wall for shall we say the unofficial reaction to what putin wrote but we do have a senior administration official telling us this morning that president putin has invested his credibility in transferring assad's chemical weapons to international control and ultimately are destroying them. if world will note whether russia can follow through on that commitment. and you don't have to really read through the lines here to see what the white house is saying, that now mr. putin its up to you to deliver what you prom

sergei lavrov, will meet on or about the 28th of this month for a possible date for a geneva peace conference. this depends on progress on the chemical front. even though if there is progress on the chemical front, you still have the basic iceberg problem. if the program of mass terror continues, and it looks like it is resuming after a brief hiatus since the 21st of august when the chemical attack took place, if that continues, the prospect of a geneva peace conference is zero. absolutely zero, because you cannot get the opposition to show up and negotiate while these outrages continue. their credibility would not last 30 seconds with people inside syria under these circumstances. workussians have a lot of to do with their clients beyond chemicals. >> thank you for joining us. has seen new graphic evidence of atrocities being carried out in the syrian civil war, this time by rebels. i should warn you, this contains strong images. oldthe family of the 65-year- -- 64-year-old grieve over his body. they say he was killed by a government mortar. a typical week can see 1000 people die in syria. i

secretary of state john kerry and the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. key talks in geneva into the second day. >> people are holding their breath in geneva and around the world at the moment while the top diplomats meet to try to come to a diplomatic solution to disarming syria other weapons. this is currently on course while john kerry and serge sergi lavrov will me to try to have a tip solution. some progress has been made. we have seen confirmation that there aren't treaty papers. this morning saw a meeting between john kerry, sergei lavrov, and the international envoy for syria will stop they expressed cautious optimism about the prospect of coming to a viable resolution, a diplomatic solution to the crisis. >> now the assad government joined the chemical weapons convention and we have to engage our professionals together with the chemical weapons organization as they agreed with the u.n. to design a road which would make sure this issue is resolved quickly, professionally,, as soon as possible. >> our residents are deeply concerned about the death

john kerry yesterday at the outset of those talks with sergei lavrov says there should be consequences if syria doesn't follow through. president obama his only public appearance in the white house with the emir of kuwait. here is what he said about the issue. >> i shared with the emir my hope the negotiations that are currently taking place between secretary of state kerry and minister lavrov in geneva bear fruit. but what i've said isfully agreement needs to be verifiable and enforceable. >> what the president pleasant by that is there could be sanctions but as far as a u.n. resolution is concerned these negotiations with sergei lavrov will not produce the threat of force to take to the united nations. russia simply will not go along with it. the united states can still act unilaterally. they are at a pivotal point john. >> thank you. >>> a much anticipated report from the u.n. inspectors will be released on monday morning. today u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon was caught on tape, that he believed that the result would be that syria would be found to have used chemical weapons. >>

secretary of state kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov announcing destroying the stockpiley the middle of next year. first, the syrian president assad has to account for his arsenal. and as we reported this half hour, he has a week to do that. if he doesn't comply, the u.s. and russia will seek to enforce it through the united nations. is that workable? john bolten is a former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. a fox news contributor and senior fellow at the american enterprise institute. ambassador, good to see you today. >> glad to be with you. >> the big overarching question is what happens if the assad regime decides not to comply with today's terms or just simply refuses to give up the weapons? >> well, it won't do that. it will not -- there will not be a big confrontation where assad has its fist on the table and says, i will never comply. instead, this agreement will die a death by 1,000 cuts. so let's begin at the beginning. assad is required to make his initial declaration on friday. it will slap few days. maybe a few more. maybe the first declaration won't be full and co

john kerry and foreign minister sergei lavrov announced a deal to, military strike seems to be off thetable for now. >>> investigators are sifted through the charred debris trying to find out what caused thursday's boardwalk fire at the jersey shore. dozens of buildings burned to the ground in seaside park and seaside heights. the area was devastated by hurricane sandy last year. >>> more than 170 people are unaccounted for in colorado, four are dead. more heavy rain is expected in the forecast today. >>> a greyhound bus drove off the interstate in ohio, this morning, thrur hurt, some -- 34 were hurt. 51 passengers on the bus which was headed to detroit. the accident happened near cincinnati. there's no immediate reports on the cause of the crash. circumcision was considered a routine procedure but has become controversial. the number of circumcisions have dropped more than 10% and nearly 25% often the west coast. tracy grant has more from san francisco. >> lloyd schofield has become a leader for the fight against circumcision. >> it is completely unethical. as a model of the medical p

this is an extraordinary allegation from sergei lavrov. is it a sign of how tense the diplomatic rivalry is between the u.s. and russia? >> i think it is. extraordinary. this was really hard-line sergei lavrov in this interview for channel 1, which is one of the most popular tv channels in russia. what he said was scathing. he said that our partners are blinded by regime change. he said first and foremost they are interested in proving their superiority. the u.s. put the cart before the horse and said the u.s. are blackmailing us, they say they will quit the work of the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons, if russia doesn't support a resolution based on chapter 7. he said that is a deviation on what was agreed with john kerry. the russians are setting out the store - they will not have chapter 7 as part of a resolution and are insistent that americans trying to push the chapter 7 resolution is overstepping the mark. >> he talked about russian troops being on the ground in syria, used to supervise the handover of those chem