they'll submit a draft resolution to the united nations urging syria to accept the offer or face the consequences. foreign minister says he'll press the u.n. security council to discuss the resolution immediately. the draft calls on the government of syrian president bashar al assad to give up all chemical weapons. it says the regime must allow international inspectors to verify the handover. the draft warns that a failure to do so will have extremely serious consequences. it also says whoever was behind last month's chemical weapons attack should be charged in the international criminal court. >>> the japanese government is stepping up efforts to deal with radioactive water that leaked from a storage tank at fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. a panel of cabinet ministers held their first meeting on tuesday to discuss ways of dealing with the problem. >> translator: we are using all the available knowledge from experts both at home and abroad to create an effective solution to the contaminated water issue. >> the panel has decided to identify potential risk factors and compile necessar

. >> secretary of state john kerry urging the united nations to approve a plan to eliminate syria's chemicaleapons. the deal ordering syria to disclaire its chemical weapons inventory and give them up. kerry says it proves syrian president assad's government carried out tacks last month. calling on the un security council to take action next week. >> we don't have time today to pretend anyone can have a set of facts. approaching the issue of chemical weapons in syria. this fight is not a game. >> there are reports syria has been moving around its stockpile in recent days. officials say it's still unclear why. >> president putin says russia has strong grounds to believe rebels were responsible for the attack and said, quote we have every reason to believe an attack was a provocation. the u.s. britain, france and others say the report is proven attack was conducted by the searin military and putin says he's optimistic syrian president will abide by the u.s.-russian plan for syria to surrender chemical weapons and avoid a strike. arizona senator accusing russian president of corruption, repress

syria, killing more than 1,000 civilians, including 400 children. authorization from congress may not be enough for the united nations which urges the u.s. and all world leaders to use restraint. as katie murray explains, u.n. is conducting their own investigation into chemical weapons used in syria. >> >> reporter: details of independent evidence collected from the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in syria on august 21st. >> blood and hair samples that have come to us through an appropriate chain of custody from east damascus from first responders, it has tested positive for signatures of the poison. >> but the united nations say not so fast. urging world leaders to wait until their investigation is complete before they take action. >> >> reporter: the u.n. won't give a time line for how long the investigation could take. congress won't return to capital hill for another week, which means quick action is not likely. no worries, says john kerry. >> the president believes and i hope we will prove to world that we are stronger as a nation, our democracy is stronger when we respect the rights of the congress to also weigh in on thi

peters burg, and president obama plans to urge reluctant world leaders to support a strike on syria. but the united nationss warning barack obama that strikes against syria could unleash even more turmoil, and the u.n. secretary general says political action is needed. the action to prevent future uses of chemical wells. at the same time, we must consider the impact of any punitive measure, to prevent the further -- and facilities silt tate a political resolution of the conflict. the turmoil in syria and across the region serves nobody. >> be sure to stay with us. al jazeera will have live coverage of the house foreign affairs committee. coverage starts at noon eastern tomorrow. >> the last couple days we have been talking about a tropical storm making its way towards japan, well, it had made land fall. now the problem is we do have a lot of rain with this, as well as flooding across the region. about 1,000 people are being evacuated on the western side of the country, so we will be watching this as it makes its way towards tokyo, we think. but lit be the ream innocence of the storm still causing a lot of

he is urging president obama to pressure him from preventing making a nuclear bomb. syria's deputy prime minister responded to a united nationsion. last week the u.n. security council adopted a resolution outlining the details of their plan to take control of and destroys serious chemical arsenal. also calls for consequences if inspectors find that syria has failed to fulfil their obligations. still denies using chemical weapons on civilians. two of the pope's predecessors are on their way to sainthood. pope francis announced today that pope john paul the second and pope john the 23-rd will be declared saints on april 27-th. the qualifications to be a saint include leading a holy life and performing at least two miracles. john paul is said to have cured a french nun of parkinson's disease and a costa rican woman with a brain aneurism john the 23-rd is only credited with one miracle. but pope francis decided he lived enough of a holy life to become a saint. just ahead a food recall involving items you may have picked up at target. and, still to come this midday illinois state police are conducting special patrols today. target

nevertheless, he warned the united nations that there would be consequences if syria does not give up its chemical weapons, and he urged the u.n. to back him if assad defies the world. >> if we cannot agree even on this, then it will show that the united nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws. i've made it clear that even when america's core interests are not directly threatened, we stand ready to do our part to prevent mass atrocities and protect basic human rights. but we cannot and should not bear that burden alone. >> and that's true. the usa should not have to be the world's policeman. then mr. obama went on to warn the u.n. that americans are getting fed up with having to do all the heavy lifting. over the past 12 years we have spent trillions of dollars and thousands of our brave military men and women have been killed or injured trying to bring some sense of justice to the world. now, i know you left-wing kooks don't believe that, but you know what? i don't care. if you people want to think your country is villainous, you go right ahead. but history backs me up. and if you know a

nevertheless, he warned the united nations that there would be consequences if syria does not give up its chemical weapons, and he urged the u.n. to back him if assad defies the world. >> if we cannot agree even on this, then it will show that the united nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws. i've made it clear that even when america's core interests are not directly threatened, we stand ready to do our part to prevent mass atrocities and protect basic human rights. but we cannot and should not bear that burden alone. >> and that's true. the usa should not have to be the world's policeman. then mr. obama went on to warn the u.n. that americans are getting fed up with having to do all the heavy lifting. over the past 12 years we have spent trillions of dollars and thousands of our brave military men and women have been killed or injured trying to bring some sense of justice to the world. now, i know you left-wing kooks don't believe that, but you know what? i don't care. if you people want to think your country is villainous, you go right ahead. but history backs me up. and if you know a

syria to give up its chemical weapons. he urged -- saying it send as very clear message. >> i determined that it is in the nation security interest of the united states to respond to the asaad regime's use of chemical weapons to a targeted military strike. the purpose of this strike would be to deter asaad from using chemical weapons, to degrade his regime's birth to use them, and to make clear to the world that we will not tolerate their cruise. >> the president has asked the senate to delay his request, to authorize military force allowing diplomacy to play out. our white house correspondent is now live in washington, good morning, mike. >> good morning, morgan. there weren't a lot of surprises in lavrov night's speech, what we heard for the most part is what we had heard from the president and secretary of state officials on down the line as they have been keeping on that full court press not only trying to turn around public preponderance, but trying to turn the tide in congress against military strikes. he layed out some of the intelligence we have heard before. where they landed some of the communications around those launches. the presi

syria. here in the bay area people gathered. many of the demonstrators urged leaders to allow the united nations to continue investigating. about 100 people demonstrated in san francisco. they argued what's happening today is similar to the build up in the iraq war. in that case the u.s. cited intelligence that was later discredited. this was organized by the answer coalition. >>> veteran british broadcaster david frost has died. frost was aboard the queen elizabeth ii when he suffered a heart attack. his career spanned more than 50 years. 1977 he gained international fame for his interviews with richard nixon. david frost was 74. >>> after 87 days in the hospital, nelson mandela is home this morning. the 95-year-old was whisked by ambulance to his home. while his condition is still considered critical, he's going to receive intensive care at his home. he was admitted to the hospital with a reoccurring lung infection. that came from the tuberculosis he contracted during his 27 year imprisonment. >>> the labor day weekend would normally see campgrounds and cabins full to capacity. >> but the rim fire has devoured almost 22

. >>> president obama is urging the united nations security counsel to pass a resolution with consequences for syriaal to hand over chemical weapons. the speech this morning is raising the possibility of renewed diplomacy with iran over the nuclear program. >>> a wildfire forced los angeles fire officials to close streets and briefly evacuate homes overnight. it broke out monday evening and is threatening some buildings there. >>> a cross country child custody battle that reached the supreme court appears to be over. gabe gutierrez is in charleston, south carolina with the latest on baby vernon rangers. good morning. >> good morning. this case raised big questions about sovereignty and federal law but today she's back with her adoptive parents. they're returning here to this neighborhood after an emotional night in oklahoma. >> reporter: just this week she celebrated her fourth birthday. now her biological father has handed her over to her adoptive parents. >> he believed it was in veronica's best interest and did this in a manner that was the least traumatic. >> on monday, the oklahoma supreme cour

syria has dwindled. president obama will address the united nations general assembly also calling on the un security council to approve a resolution that would mandate consequences. now congress is urging the president to reassure that iran will not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. the speech will touch on the direct talks between israel and the palestinians. a full slate of crucial meetings for mr. obama could be capped by an historic face-to-face. we understand there is a chance a chance the president will meet with the iranian president. white house advisors say nothing is officially planned. a meeting would mark the first such encounter between the two nations in more than 30 years. jummy and scott, the president is set to address the un just after 10:00. live in the satellite center john gonzalez. >> john thank you. 6:05 is your time. anne arundel county police are looking for an armed suspect after a shooting at a gas station. now, they say a man was shot in the stomach. he was taken to a local hospital. there's no word on his condition. >> a deadly wreck in baltimore is slowing traffic this morning. baltimore city police say three people are dead and one person is in crit

syria. when assad started using chemical weapons on a small scale multiple times, we publicized compelling evidence of the regime's use, sharing it with congress, the united nations, and the american public. at our urge over months, russia and iran repeatedly reinforced our warnings to assad. for the last year, we admonished syria directly. we all sent the same message again and again. don't do it. but they did it. first on a small scale, in a manner hard for the world to discern. in response, we augmented our nonlethal assistance to the civilian opposition and expanded the nature and scope to our support of the supreme military council. we pressed for more than six months to gain the united nations investigation team unfettered access to syria on the logic that the presence of such a team in the country might deter future attacks. or, if not, it might establish an evidentiary base that might compel victims of saddam hussein's monstrous chemical weapons attacks in 1987 and 1988 to pull the plug on the regime that gases its own people. but then, when u.n. investigators finally entered the country, the regime launched the large kems call weapons attack in a quarter century while the inspectors staged o

continuing cor-j of the crisis in syria and the assad regime now calling on the united nations to help stop any major aggression before it starts top syrian diplomat is now urginghe u.n. security council to quote maintain its role as a safety valve to prevent the absurd use of force out of the frame of international legitimacy end quote. get to leland vittert in our middle east newsroom. what's the thinking about whether or not the u.n. would act on syrians request? highly unlikely. never say never in this world remember both the united states and russia hold absolute vetoes in the the u.n. security council that's within one of the problems dealing with the security crisis the security council cannot come together. as all of this is going on about the possibility of a u.s. strike civil war continues to rage on rebels continue to lose ground by the at a. over this summer long offensive. and we are also hearing that from inside the syrian rebels think are becoming. better armed, better equipped and moving not only against president assad but also the more moderate of the rebel groups. today, syrian state tv was broadcasting video of these battles and interviewed

after his controversial "new york times" op-ed urging president obama not to launch military strikes against syria without backing from the united nationsg other things. writing, quote, no one wants the united nations to suffer the fate of the league of nations which collapsed because it lacked real leverage. this is possible if influential countries bypass the united nations and take military action without security council authorization, end quote. house minority leader nancy pelosi says mr. putin's policies are the real problem at the united nations and then she took a swipe at the media giant that published his op-ed. >> he has made several points in there and i think it's interesting, i guess a lobbiest gets him that big space in the "new york times." when he talks about he doesn't want the united nation to turn into another league of nations and not be effective, i thought that was interesting because one of the reasons the united nations has not been effective, for example, in syria, is because the fear of a russian veto. gregg: pelosi also said "the new york times" shouldn't have published putin's op-ed. howard kurtz is a fox ne

united nations general assembly. president obama spoke about his commitment to the middle east which includes helping israel and palestine find peace. he urged the u.n. to pass a resolution forcing syriao destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons or face serious consequences. >> powerful message that the use of chemical weapons has no place in the 21st century and this body means what it says. >> an expected meet and greet did not happen between president obama and iran's newly elected president rouhani. the two have exchanged letters since rouhani took office last month. though they did not meet today, both made suggestions of wanting to work out a diplomatic solution to iran's nuclear program. >>> back here at home, do you know the difference between covered california and california covered? now, one is actually the new insurance marketplace set to open in a week, but the other according to state insurance commissioner is really a failed attempt to dupe held care consumers. tonight's reality check, a wave of possible fraud leading up to obama care. always happens, sam. >> the opportunity is still certainly there, jessica. we asked california insurance commissioner dave jones what k

syria. assad also warned that the rebels or terrorists, as he calls them, would attack any united nations inspectors who come to dismantle the chemical arsenal. iraq's foreign minister urgingountries not to arm syrian rebels. he warns that those weapons could wind up in the hands of extremists or terrorist groups. the u.s. sent weapons to the opposition groups a few weeks ago. it's also arranged for anti-tank weapons to be sent to rebel fighters who have already embedded. >>> what a group of senators want to do to keep the nsa from spying on you. introduced legislation yesterday to limit the agency's eavesdropping program. they'll discuss the intelligence committee hearing. the legislation has a constitutional advocate to represent the public in the secret court that oversees the program. >>> today friends and family will say good-bye to a woodbridge man who was murdered. kenny diaz was stabbed to death over the weekend. eight people are now charged with abduction. one suspect, diandra samuals is charged with murder. they say she stabbed him after diaz confronted her about a trend being robbed. today's viewing will be held from 2:00 until 4:00 and 5:00 until 9:00. diaz wil

coverage of the crisis in syria and the assad regime now calling on the united nations to help stop any major aggression before it starts. a top syrian diplomat is now urging the u.n. security council to "maintain its role as a safety valve, to prevent the absurd use of force out of the frame of international legitimacy." let's get to leland in our mideast newsroom. what's the thinking about whether or not the u.n. would act on syria's request? >> reporter: highly unlikely. never say never in this world, but remember, both the united states and russia both hold absolute unilateral vietoes in the u.n. security council and that's been one of the details about dealing with the syrian crisis is that the security council can't come together. remember, as all this brinksmanship is going on about the possibility of a u.s. strike, the civil war in syria continues to rage on. the rebels are losing ground by the day. it seems as though president assad's really captured the momentum here over this summer-long offensive, and we're also hearing that from inside the syrian rebels, they're continuing to become more disorganized. the extremist groups are also continuing t

urge the united nations to be able to do its job through its inspectors in order to punish those who committed such a crime. egypt expresses its objection to any military aggression or interference in syria. we're not defending the regime, but we reject military attacks because we have abided with the united nations charter. >> sue is on the line for us. the arab league moved the meeting from tuesday to sunday. why this sense of urgency when the league has been largely silent about the issue of syria for a long time now? >> reporter: i think the sense of urgency came really when they saw the debates about whether the u.s. should push for military action or go to congress. they want to have the voices of the arab league factored into the international debate if you'd like. we heard both sides of the argument in the session. you heard the egyptian foreign minister saying no to intervention. the saudi foreign minister saying it's not fair to say there should be no foreign intervention when hezbollah is helping the syrian regime. he said should we wait until the syrian regime has exterminated all people? of course, the international congress leader came up and said, i stand here asking you t

united nations, and the american public. urging over months, russia and iran repeatedly reinforced our warnings to a assad. year, we admonished syriaare rectally. we all sent the same message again and again -- do not do it. but they did it. apart on a small scale, for the world to discern. in response, we augmented our non-lethal assistance to the opposition and expanded the nature and scope of our support to the supreme military council. we pressed for more than six months to gain united nations investigation team's unfettered access. or if not, at a minimum, it could establish a shared base that might finally compel russia of iran, itself a victim saddam hussein's chemical weapon attacks, to pull the plug on a regime that gases its own people. when you and investigators finally entered the country, the regime launched the largest chemical weapons attack in a quarter-century while the inspectors staged on the other side of town. for five days thereafter, the regime stalled the effective areas to destroy critical evidence. pursuing a wide range of nonmilitary measures to prevent and hauled chemical weapons use did president obama

. >>> president obama is urging the united nations security council to pass a resolution with consequences for syria over chemical weapons. >> now there must be a strong security council resolution to verify that the assad regime is keeping its commitments. and there must be consequences if they fail to do so. >> the president's speech before the u.n. general assembly this morning is also raising renewed diplomacy with iran over its nuclear program. >>> a cross-country child custody battle that reached the supreme court appears to be over. gabe gutierrez is in charleston, south carolina with the latest on baby veronica. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. this case raised big questions about tribal sovereignty and federal law but today, baby veronica is back with her adoptive parents. they're returning here to this neighborhood after an emotional night in oklahoma. just this week, veronica capobianco celebrated her fourth birthday, now her biological father handed her over to her adoptive parents. >> we believe it was in veron a veronica's best interest and did this in a manner t

united nations, and the american public. at our urging over months, russia and iran repeatedly reinforced our warnings to a assad. for the last year, we admonished syriairectly. we all sent the same message again and again -- do not do it. but they did it. first, on a small scale, apart for the world to discern. in response, we augmented our non-lethal assistance to the opposition and expanded the nature and scope of our support to the supreme military council. we pressed for more than six months to gain united nations investigation team's unfettered access. or if not, at a minimum, it could establish a shared base that might finally compel russia and iran, itself a victim of saddam hussein's chemical weapon attacks, to pull the plug on a regime that gases its own people. but then, when u.n. investigators finally entered the country, the regime launched the largest chemical weapons attack in a quarter-century while the inspectors staged on the other side of town. for five days thereafter, the regime stalled the effective areas to destroy critical evidence. so, only after pursuing a wide range of nonmilitary measures to prevent and hauled chemical weap

united nations. (5tt(q end for the obamae it is administration in terms ofÑi support for any type of strike, the arab league issued a statementÑiçó urgingó the international community toñrÑi e action against syrians. but, brian, anna and tucker, the arab league stopped short of endorsing any type of u.s. military strike in syria. >> brian: wow. thank you very much. so up in the air. no one wants to take a firm stand and wants to criticize the united states for not taking a firmer stand. meanwhile, we have two more warships headed to the area, including a power ship. so it's sitting this in the gulf. we're fortified to attack, but is congress going to do it? >> anna: right. >> tucker: it's going to be a very, very, very tough sell and now the white house is trying to convince members of congress to vote for this essentially by saying israel is demanding it. this white house posing as the great friend of israel. israel, meanwhile, has said nothing, literally, about this in public. >> anna: about 70 lawmakers were briefed on this yesterday. now today we're hearing that by joe biden and the chief of staff are doing what's called a flood zone strategy. literally getting on the horn and calling indiv