. >> reports from the syrian city of hama suggests that the residents are fleeing the onslaught. many have been killed and the last three days. there is growing concern around the world with the u.n. security -- the u.n. secretary general saying that the syrian president has lost all sense if humanity. >> the crowd on the streets after prayers on the first day of ramadan. undeterred by days of bloodshed and clashes with government forces, pictures we cannot verify but clearly there are thousands of them. down with the regime, they shout. from today, more footage, newly dug graves and some have died in the past few days. on television, this is an entirely different story. no mention of the scores of civilians killed, instead, the president visiting injured soldiers at a military hospital. this soldier tells the president that he was ambushed when manning a checkpoint. the government insists that it is their soldiers that are attacked by on the gangs and saboteurs. in one television report, the focus was on protesters weapons. even a man carrying a sickle was noted disputing claims

. >> reports from the syrian city of hama suggests that the army has pulled out. the u.s. has imposed on the largest commercial bank and the biggest mobile phone operator lives after days of violence, troops are fooling -- are pulling out. some of these pictures cannot be verified. soldiers stand and cheer as their units leave. the week-long operation reportedly left dozens of opposition activists dead and the city broken. this is what was left behind, the burned out cars, the blackened buildings, wreckage strewn across the street. all signs of the scale and ferocity of the operation. in the u.s., there was more condemnation of the syrian government's actions and further sanctions on the president's government. >> we are all watching with horror what he is due to his own people and we're working with our partners to ensure that presser continues to be placed and ramp up on president assad. >> the criticism from the u.s. and other countries appeared to have little impact. the violence and the protests continue. the battle for syria comes down into a struggle between the pre

this internet footage was reportedly shot and a central syrian city. protesters across the country feel emboldened by events in libya. as usual, the government responded with violence. even on this important religious holiday, troops fired on crowds in the south and the central city. several peaceful protesters were killed and several others wounded. the president made his annual public appearance. he visited the damascus mosque named after his father. he ruled for three decades. another reminder for the demonstrators that it is time to end the family's grip on power. >> a true at megadeal if they can drill through the eyes. exxon mobile has won a highly private -- coveted prize by reaching an agreement to explore for oil in a russian sector of the arctic ocean. the agreement will require investments of up to 350 billion euros. in the hope of discovering vast, new oil fields, exxon be out rival bp and shell. >> american and russian engineers will still to join forces to drill for oil in the arctic. huge reserves are thought to be hidden under the ice, e

job is done the city liberated there is or in lease of the country has become the last syrian city in left up to clear an extremist structure have been terrorizing its citizens for weeks the military claim is that it's bandits blocked the rights put up barricades it became a city we were hiding we were just like hostages. soldiers of the syrian army i live in the city of the so near the iraqi border. officials are saying operation is now over that the city has been freed from armed groups as you can see people are welcome in the soldiers as the waiters but while tanks have been trying to make their way through jubilant crowds thousands of kilometers away in the white house a decision has already matured president bashar al assad is the one who's terrorizing the syrian people and that should and. the transition to democracy in syria has begun and it's time for assad to get out of the way not everybody has agreed there moscow has insisted that assad should be given time to implement promised changes his recent decisions to release political prisoners repeal emergency law and allow peace

this video apparently taken in a syrian city, shows one of the latest funerals of civilians killed in protest against the regime over the past five months. finally, the obama administration is now calling directly for him to go. >> the transition for democracy in syria has begun and time for him to leave. it is time for them to chase their own leaders based on the rule of law and dedicated to protecting the rights of all citizens regardless of ethnicity, religion, sex or gender. >> for months washington resisted, fearing that he could cling on endlessly, but now that most of the arab world condemns his regime, the tide is turning. >> the syrian uprising has proved its staying power. and today, europe's leaders coordinated their tough talk with washington. the leaders of britain, france and germany telling president assad, we call on him to face the aatlanta of his rejection of his regime by the syrian people and step aside for the unity of its people. violence must stop now! united nations now believes over 2,000 people have been killed in the uprising and judges that the regime's act

soldiers of the syrian army living in the city of the iraqi border. officials are saying operation is now over that the city has been freed from groups as you can see people are welcome in the soldiers as the waiters and tanks have been trying to make their way through jubilant crowds thousands of kilometers away in the white house a decision has already matured president bashar al assad is the one who's terrorizing the syrian people and that should and the transition to democracy in syria has begun and it's time for assad to get out of the way not everybody has agreed though moscow has insisted that assad should be given time to implement promised changes his recent decisions to release political prisoners repeal emergency law and allow peaceful demonstrations have indicated the right direction but external pressure could still bury a fragile transitional. reforms will give sister syria and will make the country stronger but syria's enemies don't want syria to be strong america for instance they're sick and lloyd of a strong syria and they want to we

. >>> and dozens more reported killed by government forces today in the syrian city of hama. the question is -- what did secretary of state hillary clinton have to say about the situation there? and when does saying things cease to be enough from the international community? it's way too early for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist, and this is "way too early," the show that's glad at times like this it keeps its money in coffee cans in the back yard. glad you're watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail or tweet me and let me know what you're doing up right now. or do what el district woods does and text your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this friday, august 5. a busy, busy day. we've got reports now just crossing the wires that a nato attack in libya his killed one of moammar gadhafi's sons. >>> plus, the root cause of all the problems we're seeing in the euro zone -- the crew from "the jersey shore" is back. this time representing the united s

this day brought dozens of deaths in the syrian city of hama.e are following developments in syria from beirut, lebanon. >> reporter: disturbing video on you tube could be signalling yet another dangerous turn of events in the up rising in syria. they continue to bear the brunt of the military track down in hama. >> luck you. you have gone to join the father over her deadson'sed about. her husband killed according it a voice on the clip. >> they are firing at homes and helps and mosques. part of a crack down that began on sunday. a warning that the regime will not hesitate to spill blood. even during ramadan in the bid to rest. forcing residents to set up makeshift barricades and defend themselves however they can. they offer a different narrative. the anchorwoman presents a clip that the armed are responsible for the destruction. they show men whose faces are concealed, firing weapons and the target is unclear. cnn is currently not being allowed back into syria. we cannot independently verify the videos or either account of what is happening in

following in libya's footsteps and our special report on the aftermath of the military operation in the syrian city of hama it's coming our way later this hour here about. transfers to hold a high level meeting next week to discuss libya's political future top libyan opposition leader has been invited to paris to attend parties that don't know bushell reports now from the french capital. most every e.u. stage has now declared it wants to take an active role in libya's development while at the same time saying it was the libyan people to decide their own future so exposed they were raising the question what does europe want does it want to continue interfering in libya's affairs or let them democratically decide their own future even poland's foreign minister has said that poland was to take part of france has really taken the lead president sarkozy will meet the rebel leader mahmoud jibril on wednesday in paris defense ministers are old longer he says that they will build a road map for the future of that country diplomats here are explaining the e.u. and nato is the an opportunity now to play a le

following in devious foodstuffs our special report of the aftermath of the military operation in the syrian city of hama is coming up later this hour. british intelligence has reportedly played a key role in the latest push on tripoli by rebels according to a report in the u.k. daily telegraph am i six officers advise the rebels on a strategy behind the operation and a plan drawn up weeks ago for more on that let's cross your t.'s on it is. so either we know the rebels have nato air support for their push into tripoli but now it seems they were being guided on the ground as well of these reports are true. piers it seems like the british had a bigger and in all of this and they originally let on the british press today reporting that a team of intelligence officials have been operating in the country for some months now people like spies who takes s.a.'s offices giving advice to the rebels after it emerged that the rebels were this haphazard bunch untrained and need some help if they were actually going to topple gadhafi now and mandate that nato would have been operating under in the country did

beginning of the conflict in syria this march syrian soldiers and tanks have been sent to many major syrian cities across the country as the regime opponents have been saying to a silent peaceful crowds in the crecy anti-government demonstrators and as the syrian government has been saying to fight against armed groups operating across syria trying to destabilize the situation here on the ground terrorizing. the people and on tuesday the last troops were with thrown from the western coastal city of latakia and from the store in the east of the country near the iraqi border actually we have been to this last one. and we've witnessed the army was thrown we have seen at least thirty tanks live in the city and inside the city we haven't seen any ministry laughed police has returned to duty meanwhile we are receiving reports and the run media reports that based on information received from protesters and local residents that's the army is still. on the ground in latakia and even the reports that. the soldiers are firing from type to time to peaceful demonstrators but i have to emphasize and this is ver