and u.n. forces. >> what do you hope to achieve by moving to afghanistan and starting a life there?> i feel that my children will have better education opportunities and i will have better business options. the government in kabul is looking after people. i know that there is danger. there is danger everywhere but thank god the situation has improved and, god willing, it will stay that way. >> reporter: after several hours, he and his family reach the border crossing where their time in pakistan comes to a end and their new life in afghanistan is about to begin. after crossing this border, there is no turning back for afghan refugees like this individual and his family but what lies ahead is far less certain than what they left behind. >>> richard is here now with weather next and then russia struggles to reach people in the east affected by the worst floods in over a sentry and as the u.s.a. marks 50 years since the iconic "i have a dream speech" of martin luther king we travel to a rural area attempting to make up for a history of discrimination. ♪ >>> it is good two you with us.

that's from information that is coming from seen u.n. forces that they're trying to reduce the footprint of staff in syria. they're not evacuating anyone formerly, but u.n. staff who are thinking of leaving, if you want to take your vacation, it's a good time. . >> apparently been in communication with angela merkel, and they agree that some reaction is necessary. apparently angela merkel talking to vladimir putin, and they agree a quick, unanimous international reaction is necessary. tony? >> you just mentioned the german reaction, as well. we'll continue to follow developments here and we'll get some kind of reaction from the british parliament vote, we'll get that to you as well. we'll look at what israelis are doing along the border to stay safe as well as refugee problems in lebanon because of syrian violence. >>> we have brighter news on the economy. a revision of growth figures show that the economy grew up .8% from from the original productions opropredictions of . and unemployment fell to 331,000, and john sums it all up. >> reporter:

conflict their report came out from i believe it was the un inspector general report was made of the u.n. force there and they were engaged in the same type of. just despicable behavior as all the other militaries in the region and the same thing with peacekeeping missions i mean the korean war was a police action to go keep your ideal sure well no i don't think so i mean i don't think that the united states has any sort of onus to use its military to enforce on other people what we think is right i mean just because i'm a revolutionary socialist doesn't mean that if people in mexico are revolutionary socialist i should jet up some controversy and use peacekeepers to put them in place which is essentially exactly how peacekeepers are used now i don't think we should repeat them. and you guys that's it for the debate today thank you so much everyone i think that the most important thing is how many commonalities we all have with each other in terms of restoration of civil liberties and in the imperialism the militarism and thank you so much for all of your input and time thanks so much for sendi

conflict their report came out from i believe it was the un inspector general report was made of the u.n. force there and they were engaged in the same type of profiteering and despicable behavior as all the other militaries in the region and the same thing with peacekeeping missions i mean the korean war was a police action to go keep your ideal sure well no i don't think so i mean i don't think that the united states has any sort of onus to use its military to enforce on other people what we think is right i mean just because i'm a revolutionary socialist. doesn't mean that of people in mexico are revolutionary socialist i should you know jet up some controversy and use peacekeepers to put them in place which is essentially exactly how peacekeepers are used out i don't think we should repeat them. and you guys that's it for the debate today thank you so much everyone i think that the most important thing is how many commonalities we all have with each other in terms of restoration of civil liberties and even the imperialism the militarism and thank you so much for all of your input and time t

risks to thehe civilian population in goma [indiscernible] security zone in goma. >> the u.n. forces operating under an unprecedented security council mandate authorizing offensive capability against the rebel m23 and other groups operating in the drc's border region with rwanda and uganda. rwanda has been accused of backing the m23's operations in the drc. on wednesday, the rwandan government said the u.n. ultimatum risks undermining ongoing peace talks in uganda. a national strike for a living strike. a right to chicagosupporters, workers rallied outside locations of the donald's and whole foods. and mcdonald's employee spoke to the chicago tribune. we want the right to former union without threat of our jobs. we cannot support our job families. >> the strike continues with walkout that more than a dozen chicago stores today as well as in milwaukee. it follows earlier actions this week by fast food and retail workers in the same cities as well is in new york city. paid a rareama visit to capitol hill on wednesday for meeting with congressional democrats. obama sought to rally suppo

u.n. he was forced, but did get a u.n. resolution saddam hussein was out of compliance with u.n. he hads and bush argued a right to go and he also got permission from congress with and hillary clinton voting for him. it doesn't look like barack congress. wait for >> i think this is a case where the administration seems to have decided this is going to be on willing to do it, not only for the region itself region,allies in the but also for the case of iran which is one where the united states the which has said ryan braun -- not be permitted to have a nuclear weapon, the thatistration is conscious if we don't act, the president having elevated that red line, they're going to conclude -- >> conclude -- gwen: that word credibility runs through this whole thing which what we say oro no one will believe us. >> kerry brought that up explicitly. gwen: and also kerry talked about the american public exhaustion with this. bit moreten a little on what he had to say today about that. that after a decade of conflict, the american people of war.d believe me, i am, too. but fatigue does not ab

u.n. should use force on syria and russia again reiterated their point that this is absolutely unacceptable to exert this kind of pressure on the syrian government which by the way seems to appear as if they are absolutely willing to walk up to cooperate with the u.n. inspection team in terms. of the town and minister of foreign affairs of russia has actually said that this looks like another wave of antigovernment syrian propaganda which is essentially being perpetrated by the syrian opposition. meanwhile pressure on the syrian government is being made by america insisting that the rebels are not capable of carrying out such attacks michael maloof he's a former senior security policy analysts in the office of the u.s. secretary of defense he says the media has been largely distracted by unfair find reports coming from the opposition the syrian government has actually called upon the u.n. to investigate but they cannot. open up areas that are under the opposition control they can certainly. ask that the u.n. come in and look at whatever documentation they might have so i think that this is

force. some expected it to be the start of a u.n. taking a tougher stance against the and 23 rebels who hold positions outside of that city. this report from the village -- fighting seen a lot of over the 50 years he has been alive. he says the most terrifying moment was when government helicopter gunships bombarded his village last week. he thinks they were trying to hit the rebel base next door. >> three helicopters came over. they started dropping bombs. many people went to their gardens. but some children were still here. three of them were killed. >> one of the bombs landed on this house. they have been blasted apart. the villages -- villagers say over 20 bombs landed during the attack. another one hit this house. half of it has been burned. if civilians keep getting caught up in the conflict again and again -- the civilians keep getting caught up in the conflict again and again, in spite of congo being home to the world's largest peace force. the u.n. says these men will make a difference. it is part of a new intervention briga

. >> a stark warning, and this morning, gunshots force u.n. investigators to return to damascus as their convoy is destroyed before they begin their search for chemical weapons in syria. >> crews fighting fires at yosemite national park. >> i don't think a sign will stop a bully or a fight. >> students in chicago heading back to school this morning, just months after dozens of schools there are shut down. >> he has admitted to the massacre of 13 people at fort hood texas. now a jury is going to determine if nadal hassan gets the death sentence. ♪ theme >> that attack on the u.n. convoy coming as the obama administration said there is very little doubt that chemical weapons were used by the syrian government in an attack on their own people last week near damascus. it was the single deadliest event in the civil war. the entire world is watching the events in syria as the u.n. prepares to investigate the attack site. u.s. and european leaders are already saying it may be too little, too late. it is worried the evidence will be corrupt. officials

the opposition forces it's incredibly unsafe for any team of inspectors to get there on top of that moscow is also decried the calls coming from some european countries who say that the u.n. should use force in syria if the claims of chemical attack are indeed proven true russian is your foreign affairs that is absolutely unacceptable to exert any pressure on the united nations considering the fact that all of these allegations are still not confirmed and so far have found no basis in reality on top of that the team of u.n. investigators who are already in syria are there in order to investigate earlier reports of an alleged chemical attack of by the assad forces on top of that russia's also cited its own sources in syria for claiming that a rocket indeed has been fired on wednesday morning but it also came from the rebel controlled territory and at the end it all comes down to moscow ministry of foreign affairs saying that this is yet another wave of anti government syrian propaganda directed at discrediting the government of bashar a loss of. pressure on the syrian government is being they would spy in america are insisting that the rebels are capable of carrying out s

gunshots force u.n. investigators to return to damascus. their convoy is attacked before they begin their search for chemical weapons. >> this is the number one priority for the national forest service and the park service. >> fire crews in california race to protect a national treasure, and prevent wildfires from spreading. >> he has admitted to the massacre of 13 people at ford hood and now a jury will determine if disgraced military psychiatrist nidal hasan gets the death sentence. >> i don't think a sign would stop a bully. i don't think a sign will stop a fight. >> students in chicago heading back to school this morning, just months after dozens of schools are shut down. >> united nations inspectors are back at the site of a chemical attack in a suburb of the capitol city of damascus after their convoy was attacked this morning, the u.n. said snipers shot multiple times at one of their vehicles. that's even before they began their search for chemical weapons. british prime minister david cameron is cutting short his holiday. he'll chai

u.n. vote approving force. some experts say the president still needs to explain the mission. >> i think the notion that you can simply launch a few tomahawk missiles, even a couple hundred and then walk away and say we've made our point, i don't think that's realistic. i think it sets in motion other dynamics with a russian support for syria, with iran's support for syria, with hezbollah support, et cetera. >> critics say the president still has not explained his rationale beyond wanting to punish syria for using chemicals and deter them from doing it yet again. the critics say he has yet to provide the legal rationale for military action. lester? >> all right, andrea. as we mentioned at the top of the program, the white house tonight is briefing top members of congress about how it will justify a strike on the assad regime. our chief white house correspondent chuck todd joins us with the latest on that. chuck, what are you hearing? >> well, i can tell you this, lester. the white house spent almost all day try

u.n. should use force sooner. and russia again reiterated their point that this is absolutely unacceptable to exert this kind of pressure on the syrian government which by the way seems to appear as if they are absolutely willing to cooperate with the u.n. inspection team in terms. of the talk of chemical of chemical stuff some sort of being being used because again it's not in the syrian government's interest for that question to be kind of up in the air and mr foreign affairs of russia has actually said that this looks like another wave of antigovernment syrian propaganda which is essentially being perpetuated by the syrian opposition thanks very much indeed for that he's only going to live here in the studio with me. when we more pressure on the syrian government is being made worse by american insisting that the rebels are not capable of carrying out such attacks on occasions i've just been talking about with marina then michael maloof he's a former senior security policy analyst in the office of the usa could

u.n. should use force on syria and russia again reiterated their point that this is absolutely unacceptable to exert this kind of pressure on the syrian government which by the way seems to appear as if they are absolutely willing to cooperate with the u.n. inspection team in terms of the alleged attack and mr foreign affairs of russia has actually said that this looks like another wave of anti-government syrian propaganda which is essentially being perpetrated by the syrian opposition. and michael maloof the foreman senior security policy analyst in the office of the yuan u.s. secretary of defense says unverified for pools for knees by the opposition could mislead the media the syrian government has actually called upon the you went to investigate but they cannot. open up areas that are under the opposition control they can certainly. ask that the u.n. come in and look at whatever documentation they might have so i think that this is a very serious development and what's happening is that the regular media is just assuming that it's the it's the syrian government when in fact they're being

u.n. should use force in syria if the claims of chemical attack are indeed proven true but again all of it all of it ends up at the stumbling block of the possibility for the team of u.n. inspectors who are already in syria to investigate the earlier reports of all the chemical attack at least simply cannot get to the area which is controlled by the rebels of this point on top of that russia has also cited its own sources in syria claiming that a rocket indeed has been fired on wednesday morning but it also came from the rebel controlled territory and was very similar to another rocket fired some time ago by the by the extremist fighters operating in the area and with the rockets which was laden with someone known chemical agents at the end it all comes down to the minister. foreign affairs is saying that this is yet another wave of anti government syrian propaganda directed at discrediting the government of bashar a lawsuit. going to live many thanks indeed. meanwhile the pressure on the syrian government is being made why is america insisting that the rebels are not capable of carrying o

u.n. investigator team forced to return back after snipers shot at their vehicle. the team is in damascus investigating whether chemical weapons were used last week in an attack that killed 300 civilians. the team plants to continue its investigation as soon as its vehicle is replaced. >>> a south san francisco drugmaker has been bought to the tune of $10 billion. >> that's billion with a b. scott mcgrew, another in a string of big-time takeovers in the pharmaceutical industry. >> good morning. amgen to buy onyx. it's over cancer drugs. onyx makes a particular type of drug for bone marrow cancer, very promising. onyx out of south san francisco. amgen doesn't have much in this category. >>> brand new into the newsroom this morning, i mean just seconds old, two exchanges you don't hear much about. bats global and direct edge will merge to form what will be the second largest exchange in united states, bigger than the nasdaq, slightly smaller than the nyse. today they'll account for about 20% of stock sales. donald trump has been slapped with a lawsuit from the attorn

forces used poison gas on opposition neighborhoods. but unidentified gunmen started shooting at their convoy crippling one of their vehicles. no one was hurt. the inspectors switched vehicles and continued on their way. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon launched a protest through the mission leader in syria. >> i from instructed them to reduce the strong imprint to the syrian government of opposition forces so that this will never happen. >> opposition forces say government forces killed hundreds of people in the attacks last wednesday. the inspectors visited two hospitals to collect blood samples from patients. and they're planning to visit three other sites where the takens are alleged to have taken place. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said there's undeniable evidence of a large scale chemical weapons attack. >> president obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the word's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people. >> they've been contacting u.s. allies to discuss ways to respond. they plan to carry on with their work, but experts are divided about whether chemical weapons were even used. more from nhk world's chie yamagishi. >> reporter: oppositio

u.n. engagement force to really hold the line between them. there have been rockets coming over since. think people here are not looking to get directly involved. they're looking forward into national reaction rather than the israeli strikes we have seen some covert airstrikes on areas inside syria, what the israeli government called a weapons caches and envoys on route to hezbollah. the government saying they're doing it to protect citizens but i don't think there is a growing clammer here for israel to start using its military might in any kind of international action. also perez turned around and said that he thought it was a morale call, that had over ridden any kind of strategic worry as to what would happen in the region. it is complicated for israel. if you see some sort of power vacuum from the saad syed regime being taken out they concern themselves with the extreme groups, they were fighting within the opposition in syria, they may start to gain power and there is a big fear here that they would call for the destruction of israel. so, even though they want some sort of intern

u.n. and nato forces. there had to be a rationale because it does not make a lot of sense, does it? it. lori: absolutely not. many thanks to you for your expertise. thank you general mcenery. we will have more on the a ministrations play and throw out tonight's broadcast. does the u.s. military involvement spooked wall street? our investment strategist tells us of the potential conflict in what it could mean for the markets gold mean for the markets gold and oil. nascar is about excitement. but tracking all the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement center. hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. lori: a tough day on wall street is specially for the bulls stocks finishing near session lows as the dow lost 170 points. the s&p down 26 nasdaq 79. the volume 3.2 billion shares for peoplehowing up to work today. in crude oil surged

u.n. and nato forces. there had to be a rationale because it does not make a lot of sense, does it? it. lori: absolutely not. many thanks to you for your expertise. thank you general mcenery. we will have more on the a ministrations play and throw out tonight's broadcast. does the u.s. military involvement spooked wall street? our investment strategist tells us of the potential conflict in what it could mean for the markets gold and oil. next. any last requests mr. baldwin? do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles befo my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm. give it a few taps, and...it's taken care of. this is pretty easy, and i see it works on hotels too. you bet. now if you like that, press the red button on top. ♪ how did he not see that coming? what's in your wallet? lori: a tough day on wall street is specially for the bulls stocks finishing near session lows as the dow lost 170 points. the s&p down 26 nasdaq 79. the volume 3.2 billion sh

he said on monday there's no evidence assad used chemical weapons and he said using force against syria without u.n. support would violate international law. he added that a u.s. or european intervention would just lead to more bloodshed. >>> japan's aerospace officials are counting down to the launch of the country's first new rocket in 12 years. the solid fuel eps ilan will blast off early tuesday afternoon. the rocket is still under wraps at its launch site in the southern plsk of kagoshima. it will carry the world's first space telescope for the remote study of planets. it is 24 meters long that's half the size of the mainstay rocket and costs one-third as much. they hope the more efficient production process will boost japan's lagging satellite business. one of the project managers said the liftoff will be the culmination of seven years of research and development. >> translator: we are confident the launch will be successful. >> engineers will bring the rocket out from its hangar three hours before the launch. it's set to blast off at 1:45 p.m. japan time. >>> the united nations secretary-gen

u.n. resolution, but looks like the administration will pass that, authorizing force. u.n. weapons inspectors have not been able to get to the site and verify that it was assad that used the chemical weapons, notwithstanding the intelligence from the israelis that james has reported on. there's some that would argue that it's possible the chemical weapons were used by the rebels. in the senate you have rand paul and others arguing congress should debate a response after some of the evidence has been verified. as for timing it's imminent more than likely. the president is supposed to leave for the g-20 economic summit in russia in six days. we've heard talk of this being a short exercise, two or three days with missile strikes before the president heads to saint petersburg. today house speaker john boehner sent a letter to the president, saying you need to explain what this is about. the white house said it's not a regime change they can't blow up the chemical weapons without gas, and boehner is asking what's the point of this? >> bill: isn't it more likely that the presiden

u.n. general secretary has also backed this approach but any unilateral use of force without a u.n. security council mandate would be direct violation of international law undermine the prospects of a diplomatic solution to the syrian conflict and it will lead to a new spirit of violence and a more victim that we must prevent this from happening. and of the likelihood of a military strikes around syria has certainly put its neighbors on high alert as artie's paula slayer reports some worry it could be the catalyst for a massive scale regional war. now the big concern of course is how will iran react we have heard from iran that if damascus comes under fire it will regard this as an attack on its thirty fifth province the thinking is that iran could activate both hizbollah and the rainey and revolutionary guard corps it could get them to use their fighters to attack those countries who are supportive of a u.s. led military strike inside syria at the same time iran could also close the strait of hormuz now this would affect around twenty percent of the world's supply of petroleum the

united states jointly and that this is just basically an attempt to derail that also using force in syria without any u.n. sanctions is a blatant violation of international law and that is something that just should not happen. so the use of force without the sanction of the u.n. security council is a severe violation of international moral and i'd like to highlight even if we leave aside the legal moral and ethical aspects of the direct consequences of an external intervention without the permission of the international community will the situation in the country and lavrov went on to say is what we're witnessing now is a massive fear mongering campaign something that we have seen before using it as an example ten years ago in iraq something that did not end well drawing the united states into a drawn out quagmire there one thing whatever i've said it is that it's an illusion to think that regime change in syria would end of the civil war also that bombing infrastructure would simply lead to more bloodshed and actually that western strategy in the region is aimless this is what. had to say was in the pi

the opposition there alleged government forces had used chemical weapons, killing hundreds, including women and children. the u.s. and others called for a u.n. investigation with france's foreign minister suggesting the use of force if the allegations are confirmed. a u.n. team is in syria to investigate previous allegations of chemical weapons use, but it's not certain they'll be allowed to look into the newest ones, which the government denies. syria's chief international ally, russia, after earlier suggesting the attack was staged by opposition forces, joined the call for an international investigation. >>> meanwhile, from egypt come reports of growing sectarian violence. the international group human rights watch criticized authorities for not protecting dozens of churches, schools, and businesses h recently been attacked in the coptic christian community. those christians make up about 10% of predominantly islamic egypt. at the same time, a leader of the coptic church urged sor of egypt's military, which continued its clamp down on supporters of the muslim brotherhood and deposed president morsi. the united nations top human rights off

britain is expected to push for a resolution sanctioning the use of force against syria the u.n. security council later on wednesday the draft document also puts the blame for the alleged chemical attack on the us and regime earlier britain's national security council agreed that the use of chemical weapons was unacceptable and the world should not stand by artie's laura smith brings more on london's possible response. prime minister david cameron is making some very carefully weighed statements on the one hand he says no decision has yet been taken whether to get involved but on the other hand he says it's very clear that it is the assad regime that is to blame for using chemical weapons according to him he reckons that he's got clear evidence that it that it was the regime the government that used chemical weapons so in response to that he has convened a meeting of the national security council here in london on wednesday following that on thursday and he's will meet in parliament they've been recalled from the summer holiday and they will be given a chance to vote to discuss a

they have been fighting government forces and u.n. troops there. there are claims that neighboring rawanda is helping the rebels. al jazeera' malcolm webb was with the advancing soldiers when they took over in 23 positions. >> reporter: these congolese soldiers are having a good day. their enemy, the n23 rebels, have withdrawn from their positions outside the city of goma. this man says, congo belongs to us. we will fight m23 until they are defeated. these men say they will send the rebels to neighboring rawanda. they believe they are backed by rawanda, although rawanda denies it. the follows heavy fighting over the last nine days. the u.n. has been fighting alongside the government. these troops are moving forwards toward the new frontline north of the city of goma. the ones we have spoken to are in a jubilant mood with u.n. support. they say they have had a victory over the m23 rebels. >> reporter: congo says the rebels suffered heavy losses now they ha they are moving forward about 10 kilometers. toward the new frontline, they fire a tank. but t

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u.n. security council resolution. leaders in turkey say they want the americans to attack syrian forces on such a scale that they bring down the assad regime. >>> an anti-government activist in syria says troops loyal to president assad are moving tanks and scud missiles out of their base. the activist told nhk that troops have spent two days trucking the equipment out of a facility 80 kilometers north of damascus and the activist says troops used the facility in the chemical attack last week. families of soldiers have reportedly evacuated from neighboring barracks. the activist says u.s. and other foreign forces are likely targeting the base. syrian government officials have accused israeli leaders of committing their forces to a potential attack. israeli commanders want to be prepared for any retaliation, so they've deployed an anti-missile defense system in the city of tel aviv. the iron dome system fires radar-guided interceptor missiles to shoot down project ils. israeli troops have used it to intercept rockets fired from the palestinian territories. commanders reportedly fear an attack from government forces in

force. until we're operating in self-defense or we're operating under the authorization of the u.n. security council there's no international law that would support us using force against syria at this time. >> even in the face of mass killings by internationally prohibited weapons here. are there exceptions? >> there aren't exceptions. this is really a situation where unless you have self-defense or the security council behind you that international law does provide a rule. that's different from saying that senior policy makers from the president and his national security team decide that it's the right thing to do an that given the nature of the attacks that assad has committed that it's something that has to be done. they shouldn't be under the misimpression it's legal and there could be legal consequences to using force in this kind of situation. >> there have been numerous occasions where force has been used to attack another country where there was no imminent risk of self-defense and if not justified under international norms, it has been accepted. >> that's true. probably the

u.n. and nato forces. but there had to be rationale to do it.t make any sense. >> absolutely not. many thanks to you, general thomas mcinnerney. >>> up next -- the prosecutions of christians. why it has nothing to do with race or nationality, the author of the new book "crucifed again" raymond ibrahim is next. [ale announcer ] if you suffer from a dry mouth then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. [ crickets chirping ] but did you know that theack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? [ exhales deeply ] [ male announcer ] well theres biotene. specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants, biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy, too. [ applause ] biotene -- for people who suffer from dry mouth. . >>> christians the subject of persecution and attacks across the middle east. the latest in egypt. churches burned and looted. a brand-new book exposing the new war on christians. raymond ibrahim joins us. how widespread is it? >> it's immensely rampant, not just in the middle east, it's ess