in particular, amnesty calls on united nations security council to do more to combat the trade in small arms. it says these are the weapons most used in human rights abuses. >> this month saw yet more protests in egypt with people taking to the streets to demand their rights. the uprisings in the arab world have inspired movements around the world. russia has seen demonstrations against the government as well. people are demanding their rights to free speech and freedom of assembly. amnesty international sees these as positive signs, but the chinese government feels under threat. >> because of fears that the arab spring could spill over into china, in february last year, china experienced one of the worst wave of repression since the demonstrations in 1989. then a hand guns and light firearms are used in at least 60% of the cases of human rights abuses that amnesty has documented. that is why it is demanding strict rules to control the international arms trade. >> the major arms exporting nations have a veto in the united nations security council, which is meant to play an important rol

an associate has more on the security council's response. united nations security council members cut their weekend short to hold a three hour closed door emergency meeting on the wait as developments in syria where on friday in the bloodiest massacre since the anti-government clashes started on the ground a year ago took place where over one hundred people were killed including dozens of women and children prior to the meeting britain and france were calling for security council members to adopt a joint press statement pointing the fingers out the syrian government russia however for previously vetoed a regime change resolution on syria said it would prefer to wait to hear what the head of the un observer mission in syria had to say and this is why the meeting was adjourned now after the meeting a joint press statement to all be noted nations security council members was released the security council has condemned these violence while and hearings which included artillery and tank shellings the security council says this is a breach of international law a

security council has condemned these violence while its hearings which included artillery and tank shellings the security council says this is a breach of international law and agree of syria's commitments under united nations security council resolutions but what's important here is that the council also can condemned close range killings including knives being used to slaughter people and the key here is that it's not clear as of yet who was behind these close range killings and russia says that the majority of the deaths took place at close range so it's important to discover who exactly stood behind that we do know of course that the syrian government has been denying any involvement in this massacre saying it had nothing to do with that but we have heard from the deputy russian foreign minister say earlier that a clear and careful investigation into this massacre has to take place and the united nations observer mission is currently conducting such an investigation well meantime of the rebels are adamant that the blame for the houla massacre lines with the government the former pentagon official michael maloof says the rebel side of the story it just doesn't add up. there's been allegations that there

in march of last year >> as families held funerals this week and for those killed the united nations security councilcondemned the massacre today with members casting blame on government forces for the deaths. a leader of the rebel freeze syrian army called for retaliatory attacks. government officials denied it was behind the killings and accuse world leaders of conspiring against it. the head of the un supervision mission in serious says weber is associated with the massacre should be held responsible >> another anti serial protest was held today outside the white house. demonstrators called signs showing their anger at president of syria and chanted frites syria >> defense secretary is urging congress to unite and avoid budget cuts that would slash defense spending by almost eight trillion dollars over a decade >> they have a responsibility of coming together and find the money necessary >> he was responding to a senate majority leader who indicated democrats would rather allow the cuts to happen and then give in to republican demands for more domestic spending reductions >> tropical storms beryl

united nations security council plans the syrian government. at the vatican and a scandal grows, the pope's personal butler arrested for allegedly leaking sensitive documents. the vatican wants to know who else is involved. the documents are the basis for a new book by an italian journalist shedding light on corruption and infighting at the highest levels of the catholic church. the church's demands for financial transparency from the council of europe. the unofficial start of summer but amaral the plant's root for many the storm bears down on two states with a foot of rain and a storm surge. not just in the parade to honor veterans, what makes this parade on the peninsula historic. >>> for the celebrations tonight hope lay low clouds will hold off. coastal clads clout it will warm up mid-week, but want to see the celebration for the golden gate 75. >>> a memorial day we can tradition in our nation's capital called rolling thunder. thousands of motorcyclists right from the pentagon across the memorial bridge and the reflecting pool at the natio

the united nations security council blames the syrian government for the massacre. a 16 year-old boy dead after he and and another were shot in san jose last night it happened on virginia avenue before midnight. the second victim was hospitalized with not life- threatening injuries, injuries say the shooting gang-related the have not made arrests. the 16th homicide in san jose this year. he rose recognized in their adopted home >>> soldiers based in kentucky amended to the peninsula for marley's ceremonies it is that time of year the trajectory for a tropical storm >>> we will halt the fireworks come off ok with a low clouds moving in a mild monday mid we go look for changes fill more like summer during as we look towards the international orange painted golden gate bridge the ,, discover british columbia. visit: discover britvisit:lumbia. >>> memorial day marks the unofficial start of summer, it is meant to be a time to remember fallen heroes. in san mateo they take a step further anne mackovic with why it means so much to the bay area community >>> not the type of

the united nations security council has condemned two suicide car bombings which left 55 people dead in damascus. the blast went off during a military -- near a military intelligence building. our correspondent is in damascus. some of images are disturbing. >> just before 8:00, the first blast went off. within minutes, another more powerful explosion was captured in this video. they tore through the tarmac of a major highway. this intelligence complex appears to be one of the targets. many lives were lost. the english was wrraw. the explosions damaged across a vast area. >> i counted more than 20 vehicles. yellow taxis, service vans, family vehicles, all of them making their way into damascus early and the morning. >> the crowd quickly gathered and anchor grown -- anger grew. this man curse saudi arabia and qatar. another man insisted the government did this to discredit its opponents. ahead of the u.n. monitoring mission came to see the scene himself. he pleaded for the violence to end. >> we need everybody inside syria, everybody outside syria, to understand this is going to create

the united nations security council has condemned two suicide car bombings which left 55 people dead in the syrian capital damascus. the blast went off near a military intelligence building. our correspondent is in damascus. some of the images in her report are disturbing. >> just before 8:00, the first one went off. within minutes, more powerful explosions were captured in this emma richard video. they tore through a major highway south of the capital. this intelligence complex appears to have been one of the targets. many lives were lost. .he anguish was roaw explosions caused damage across the area. >> i counted more than 20 vehicles across this highway. >> taxis, family vehicles, buses, all of the making their way into damascus early in the morning, not far from here. >> the crowd quickly gathered, and a guerrilla group. this man -- not a crowd quickly gathered and grew. >> this man blamed saudi arabia. the head of the monitoring mission came to see the scene for himself, and he pleaded for this and violence to end. >> we need everyone to understand this is going to create more s

waited for the united states to make a decision and 9 the united states hid behind the united nations security council and now we find ourselves in this desperate moment. i am very dubious, by the way, about this whole story about the prominence of al qaeda. but if they are there, it is the responsibility really borne by the democracies. >> fouad, i have just -- you have just returned from turkey. you've been to the refugee camps along the border. did you find in turkey any willingness from syria's neighbor to actually do something about what is happening across the border? >> you know, katty, the refugee camps are the true home and story of the syrian rebel yons. -- rebellions. the answer to whether turkey is ready to do the proper thing or the right thing about the rebellion, i think there is some willingness to take the risk, but everyone is waiting for barack obama and waiting for the united states. ankara will not do anything without american support and an american decision. the libyans are ready to support this decision. qatar is deeply willing to do the right thing. it all requires american le

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several united nations security council members have expressed growing concern about the increasing violence in syria. this after a special envoy, kofi annan's deputy, reportedly told the council that the 14-month uprising had all the characteristics of a revolutionary movement and that it is unlikely to stop. a french representative to the council said the peace plan was not been implemented and that the syrian government was not committed to the plan. he said harris believe that increased collective pressure from the entire international community was the only way to give the plan a chance -- he said paris believed that increased collective pressure appeared a rebel three syrian army says the government of bashar al assad has 40 hours to fulfil the commitments of the peace plan or face commitments. >> nearly 12,000 people have been killed in fighting since march last year, but since the massacre that left more than 100 dead last weekend, the conflict seems to have ended -- entered a new phase. >> these people witnessed the massacre and escaped with their lives. they blame government troops

the decision and the united states hid behind the opposition of russia and china at the united nations security council. now we find ourselves in this desperate moment. i'm very dubious about this whole story about the promise of jihadists. but the responsibility is borne by the democracy. >> you have just returned from turkey and you have been to the refugee camps along the turkish- syrian border. did you find any willing was in turkey from syria's neighbor that they do something about what's happening across the border? >> these refugee camps are the home of the true historian of the rebellion. that is where you get educated about what is happening in these last accrual 15 months. the answer as to whether they are ready to do the right thing by the rebellion, i think there is readiness to take the risk, but everyone is waiting for barack obama and everyone is waiting for the united states. they will not do anything without american support. the libyans report -- the libyans support this rebellion. the saudis are willing to do the proper thing. it all requires american leadership and american leadersh

the united nations security council has taken a closer look at what's crossing north korean borders. it made it uncomfortable for some of the representatives in the room. a new report found many member nations are violating u.n. resolutions and exporting goods to the country. the council met behind closed doors to review the work of panel of experts. they monitored the implementation of u.n. sanctions. sources say their report reveals some countries are exporting materials that could be converted for use in missiles and some were exporting luxury goods, too. european nations and japan are included in the list of those breaking u.n. sanctions. the report suggests much of the trade is passing through the port of dalian, china. delegates of western nations are asking the u.n. to release the report as soon as possible. they want member countries to strengthen their checks on exports to north korea. japan's ambassador to the u.n. said that all u.n. member states should comply with u.n. resolutions. >> translator: all u.n. members are bound by u.n. resolutions. everyone is obliged to abide

. >> translator: the united nations security council should adopt a resolution that allows the use of military force against the assad regime if it fails to comply with the cease-fire. >> ghalioun also acknowledged the need to overcome divisions among opposition groups. >>> u.s. officials say they're ready to pursue a security council resolution that would eninclude an arms embargo against the syrian government if the cease-fire fails. >> any and all violence that results in the indiscriminate killing and injury of civilians is reprehensible and cannot be justified. >> the state department spokesperson said the tactics employed in the damascus bombings are different from those used by opposition forces. she singled out potential third elements who seek to derail the transition process. russia's foreign minister has reiterated his country's opposition to foreign interference in syria. sergey lavrov said russia will not vote for a u.n. security council resolution to approve intervention. he said only syrian government and opposition forces can end the violence. >>> after four years as r

. >>> at a rare sunday meeting, the united nations security council unanimously condemned the governmentf syria for the slaughter of more than 90 civilians, many of them children, in the town of houla. this after u.n. observers confirmed that artillery and tank rounds were in fact fired into the town. more from nbc's chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. >> reporter: as protesters in syria today angrily denounced the latest massacre, the government is trying to explain away an atrocity shocking, even here, friday's massacre of 32 children and 60 adults. entire families executed when syrian activists allege government troops shelled the town of houla, and pro-government militias went house to house with knives and guns. the syrian government today presented a new twist to its usual denials. syria is a victim, it claimed, terrorists did the massacre, and the foreign ministry says syria needs help to root them out. we recognize we have a crisis, said a spokesman. but the solution is not to strike at the country's stability, but to help syria, the same way the super powers are doing it

the united nations security council is trying to get all its member states to enforce the rules when it comes to north korea. a new report says goods that are subject to a trade embargo are managing to make their way into the reclusive nation. the security council met behind closed doors to review the work of a panel of experts. they monitored the implementation of u.n. sanctions. sources say their report reveals some countries are exporting materials that could be converted for use in missiles. and some are sending out luxury items, too. european nations and japan are included in the list of those breaking u.n. sanctions. the report suggests much of the trade is passing through the chinese port of dalian. delegates of western nations are asking the u.n. to release the findings as soon as possible. they want member countries to strengthen their checks on exports to north korea. japan's ambassador to the united nations wants member states to do a better job at following the rules. >> translator: all u.n. members are bound by u.n. resolutions. everyone is obliged to abide by and implem

and russia, which holds veto power in the united nations security council is vowing still to block international attempts to force him from power. the killing, meanwhile, continues with another 13 bodies discovered yesterday. apparently executed at close range. as many as 10,000 people have been killed in the 15-month uprising, 100 in a single massacre just last week. >>> still, even if world powers wanted to get involved at this point, it's uncertain exactly how successful foreign military intervention might be. u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, told andrea mitchell yesterday it's not even clear who is doing the fighting at this point. >> for those who are advocating our arming the opposition, they ought to consider the consequences of that approach. and also to ask frankly who are they arming inside of the syrian opposition. you know, you know, it is not a unified opposition, it's fragmented, they don't have common command and control, there are some extremist elements mixed in there. we know much less about the leadership and the intentions of the syrian opposition, than we did even of

president saying you cannot rule out military intervention, so long as it is approved by the united nations security council. but almost as quickly as france made that statement, russia and china denounced it, saying they would not authorize at the u.n. any type of foreign military intervention to force out president bashar al assad. you get a sense of the paralysis in the international community. that's what activists inside syria say is allowing the syrian government to continue the killing. they say because there is no consensus, the syrian government interprets that as a right to go ahead with its military operations in suppressing this 50-month revolt. >> that begs the question, ayman, what's left for the u.n. if they can't take the step toward military intervention because russia and china is in the way, what's left for them to turn on the screws to this government? >> the syrian opposition inside and outside, particularly the free syrian army, which is a loose-knit group of rebels now fighting the government, they're saying if the west and the u.n. does not allow other countries to intervene to save

the united nations security council is blaming syrian government forces for killing dozens of civiliansh tank and artillery fire. the massacre happened in the town of houla where more than a hundred people, many of them children were killed. syria denies its forces were blamed for the bloodshed. it blames terrorists for the killing. >>> astronauts aboard the international space station have until the middle of the week to empty the dragon space capsule. they have to unload food and supplies from the unmanned commercial supply ship. the six astronauts will then load up the space capsule with science experiments and equipment to return to earth. the mission is an attempt by nasa to partner with private companies to bring the cost of flying to space way down in the wake of the retiring u.s. space shuttle program. >> it's roomier than a soyuz so flying up in a human rated dragon is not going to be an issue. >> for nasa the end game is to be able to use u.s. hardware made by u.s. labor to launch astronauts from u.s. soil. >> so far the space exploit has been a success. the company says its d

responsiveness and adaptability was clearly demonstrated a year ago when on 17 march, 2011, as the united nations security council passed regulation 1973 authorizing a no-fly zone over libya, the air national guard kc-135s from the refueling wing tennessee and the 168th aerial refueling wing alaska were diverted in route to forward operating bases. these guard airmen began flying operational missions in support of operation odyssey dawn 48 hours later, clearly demonstrating that the air national guard is both accessible and ready to serve. last year national guard airmen spent over half a million man days performing domestic civil support missions, a third of it on state active duty. this included assisting local authorities with explosive ordnance disposable, helping with security at special events such as the arkansas governor's inauguration and the boston marathon, done at state expense, not federal expense, and helping victims of floods and other natural disasters, and helping to save lives by assisting in search-and-rescue efforts. additional to supporting civil authorities, guardsmen spent an additional mil

. >>> in news it from around the world, the united nations security council is coming down hard on syriafter a massacre that left more than 100 people dead. across syria today, people filled the streets to protest the killings. most of the victims were with women and children. today the u.n. council condemned the syrian government for its role in the massacre, the action the strongest yet allowed by russia, a strong ally of syria. syria continues to blame others for the massacre. back here in the united states, tropical storm beryl has shut down beaches across southern atlantic coast. the national hurricane center now says beryl is near hurricane strength. the tropical storm warnings are in effect along the georgia coastline as well as parts of florida and south carolina. beryl is expected to move ashore later this evening, bringing heavy rainfall and winds along with it. >>> and still ahead at 6:00, a unique thank you for veterans of the bay area hospital. plus, our coverage of the golden gate bridge's 75th anniversary continues. rob mayeda is live at the bridge with your fireworks fore

united nations security counsel quickly condemned -- united nations security council quickly condemned> there is clear evidence of the use of heavy weapons and the use of shelling. especially of traces of tanks, in that area. >> but the syrian government denied responsibility. instead promising investigation. the america top military commander martin dempsey told "fox and friends" this morning there is still a military option on the table. >> i think that this is atrocious. i think the international community, the pressure has to be mounting on assad and should continue to mount on assad. if asked for the options at some point i'll be prepared to provide them. >> for now, the white house continues to put faith in the u.n. peace process led by the special envoy kofi anan who arrived in damascus today urging both sides to halt the fighting. >> this message of peace is not only for the government but for everyone, every individual with a gun. >> this comes as video uploaded to the internet this weekend appears to show u.n. peacekeepers shopping for perfume. this video further raises doubt

and onslaught by moammar gadhafi i think was regarded as a similar bomb by many of the united nations security council coming together to refer the situation to the international criminal court and later authorize use of all necessary measures in response to that crisis. you know, there's also of course still many limitations, and we've seen most prominently in the last few months in the case of syria where the security council, you know, was paraly d paralyzed, exercises of a double veto by china and russia, rejecting efforts to condemn russia, al asad for the crackdown on the syrian population and the crisis that's led to nearly 10,000 deaths. in more recent weeks and months, you know, there has been an effort, of course, by former secretary-general kofi annan with another security council authorization to respond to the crisis, but very halting progress there and a cease-fire that does not seem to be able to holding and slow mobilization of u.n. monitors and i think overall a response that really is inadequate. also want to call attention to the developments we've seen over the last few years at th

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this weekend the united nations security council including russia condemned the attack until now thesident of syria has had rushed to support. >> at least five people were killed today in the latest earthquake to rocket northern italy. the 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of modena and was felt across much of northern and central italy. police say the death toll is expected to rise and there are reports of people trapped in the troubled homes and warehouses. " the bennet dick butlthe pope bendedicts butler is now working with the investigators looking into who leaked confidential vatican documents to an italian journalist. this journalist was arrested after some of the documents were found in his home. however many believe he did not work alone and other vatican officials could soon be implicated in the crime. for the first time since the fukushima nuclear disaster in japan radioactive contamination has been found and the fish off the coast of united states. scientists say blue fin tuna swing from the japanese coast to california have radioactive levels 10 times higher t

day he has to talk to others and bring them into the table mr kofi annan plan or the united nations security council plan is for the rebels to lay the arm. of the syrian what we call it or solitary under sovereignty of syria so for the dialogue to take place not to fight they have a broke the ceasefire more than four and a half thousand times and now they're killing every day they shelling every day and the syrian army has to react to some of the some of this shelling. and some of those attacks. thank you very much for your thoughts it's very interesting that your perspective on this member of the syrian social club and also a political activist thank you for joining us with your thoughts in london. thank you very much thank you for having me and while the outrage over that massacre in houla spreads an eagerness to illustrate events in the most harrowing way has misleading results and go to our website to find out about the b.b.c. story which used images of rows of children's bodies sent in by an activist only they turned out to be taken in iraq almost a decade ago the photographer who took the pict