lowell melter joins us live from city hall with a preview. >> a busy night. city hall this evening. bill henry has been the most vocal sofar introducing four different bills which he tells 11 news he hopes to improve the way the government operates in the city. >> i would be proud of the council put any, much less all, on the ballot for the people to vote on. even if that does not happen or does not happen quickly, getting the conversation started, for me, is an important part of it. >> bill henry will try his best to rock the city council vote introducing four charter amendments he says will make the city government more efficient and cut down on the city's "strong male role system." he wants to reduce the number of votes for the mayoral veto to two-thirds of the council. >> we have a ridiculously strong male role system of government in baltimore. it is so strong that it infringes upon the legislative bodies ability of to be a legitimate check on the executive power. >> the second would let the city council that money to the budget if it did not approve of the mayor's spending. >>

abc 7 news joins us live from city hall with more. carolyn? >> there is a long night for ilyana lopez. we caught up with her here just a short time ago. and she was smiling and talked to reporters saying she feels good and there is not much ground covered last night and the attorney says that she did a fantastic job. >> her wit come as cross. >> she's at the heart after the tempt to oust her husband, sheriff ross mirkarimi. the mayor made this move after mirkarimi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. and there is lopez supporting him, defending the marriage. >> never consider divorcing her husband. ever? >> no. >> no. we haven't talken about that. we never make decisions. >> abc 7's legallan lift says lopez expressing a united front is typical in domestic violence cases. >> there is a problem is that is not what she said at the time. city attorneys will point that out. >> that video taken by her neighbor. on the stand lopez talked about her conversation with madison and tried to put the tape into context. >> and she said a

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ground to stand after the parting from the international space station artist correspondent tom would say is a russian mission control center and joins us live now from star city and the moscow region hello there and here to ban so what more can you tell us about today's mission back to earth. well it definitely was a mission back to earth and may now what we know is that the crew has landed safely in baikonur in kazakstan where they actually took off in december of twenty one the last yeah now they've been out to the international space station for about six months now they had a couple of assignments that you complete as well as some of the mission which they had to complete now this is actually the hundred twelve mission for the russian space station i mean we're talking says one hundred sixty seven here and this mission specifically expedition thirty is actually the third mission on that the more modernized use now that crewmembers that have just landed and come back to earth. on an anchor who is of course russian as well as donal prettied from america and we're talking about andre capers as well who is a from the netherlands now they've completed a couple

live downtown tonight, lowell melser come wbal-tv 11 news. >> the city today decided to give caesars permission to build and operate a casino. david collins joins us live from annapolis with the latest. >> concerns include the lack of movement to get baltimore city approval, their debt, and have not gotten construction financing. >> we have determined that the applicant has met the applicable requirements. >> this is what they have in mind. 307 -- 3750 slots, 4,000 parking spots. >> we are decided to come to baltimore city. it's good for us. it's good for the city. >> the facility will be just south of m & t bank stadium. it will become the second- largest one in maryland and operate under the harrah's brand. >> the spectrum noted a concern about the high debt burden and recommended that the commission monitor this annually. >> there have been no construction documents completed or prepared from november when you appeared before us. >> they blame it on changes to design. they expect to give the city where they need to move forward in september. officials are sure it would also be completed in september. the casino will give baltimore another $16 million in

adds to the violence that's been rocking the syrian capital for days now joining us live now from the center of the city but also let's get the latest on this good to see you maria can you update us on the latest developments from where you are. well it already is suicide bombing that killed syrian defense minister and his deputy who's also been the president brother in law and former. chief deputy chief of staff has happened on wednesday in the very heart of damascus just less than five kilometers from where we are we have been able to hear the sound of this explosion and we have to say we have to meet that has been very intense and massive last reports are that a suicide bomber had attacked and national security building. here in damascus at a time when. of cabinet ministers and security officials has been a go you know there have to say the area where this last happened is known to be very safe and very calm is actually a luxury area we've been there many times and there are many restaurants that it's home to many a free show buildings such as the old building of foreign ministry or culture ministry

fox5's holly morris joins us live from historic st. mary's city. holly?porter: if there was any interview you would want to get in 1633, what do you think it would be? >> with the governor. >> the first governor. >> reporter: the first governor of the state of maryland. who happens to be here now, live on fox 5. leonard calvert, good morning to you. >> good day to you. >> reporter: i know it's busy being first governor. >> without a doubt. >> reporter: you're taking time to play games with us. >> i heard you would be here so i did want to take respite from my normal duties. i rarely get a chance to play. >> reporter: what have you been dealing with? >> you have no idea. all of the challenges. new laws, new land, new people it seems to be. my goodness, for instance it makes so sense to have a law about how fast a horse and cart can go down the city street. very good. if you have no streets and very few horses and carts. so we have to adapt the laws to what we have here. >> reporter: i understand you selected this site as the first capital. what did you lik

you don't have to live in the city to use it. it is available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. monday through thursday. >>> apartment costs are at its highest ever. palo alto is the most expensive place to live, $2,700. san francisco is second eand redwood city is third -- and redwood city is third. there is higher demand for rentals because of more jobs. >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke delivered a gloomy report this morning on the nation's economy to a house committee. ben bernanke says the economy continues to grow but slowly. he said unemployment likely will remain above 7% for the next 2 years. >> over all level of confidence remains low. >> ben bernanke says officials do not see a double dip recession. >>> defense secretary leon panetta said syria's tug of war is spinning out of control. it comes after a bombing that killed three top officials. the administration slapped sanctions on members of the government and leon panetta called for international pressure for him to step down. >> the international community, working with other countries that have concerns in t

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joining us live from mexico city. thank you for sharing your perspective with us.uest: my pleasure. host: you are watching "washington journal," on c-span. the start of a holiday week as we celebrate our independence. coming up in a couple of minutes, we will focus on the details of the health care law and what it means for this election and what it means in terms of policy. gail russell chaddock and edward-isaac dovere will be joining us in just a few minutes. later, ron pollack and joe antos. we are back in just a moment. ♪ >> next weekend, had to the state capital named in honor of thomas jefferson, jefferson city, missouri. saturday, noon eastern, literary life on c-span to, the home of jean carnahan and family life, from her life book, "if walls could talk." then, from ancient mesopotamia to the university of missouri, stories behind eight miniature babylonian tablets. sunday, 5:00 p.m. -- >> at one time this was call the bloodiest 47 acres in america. >> a former ward and takes you through the missouri state penitentiary. warden takes- were you through the mi

mark potter joins us live from mexico city with more. mark, how are you doing down there?ou said those results are not yet official, it does appear that enrique pena nieto will be mexico's new president. he was congratulated on overnight by the current president. while many people here are quite surprisedhat his party, it was thrown out 12 years ago many see in him a new president. enrique pena nieto is reaping the awards of a near perfect candidacy. the dashing former governor is married to a famous mexican soap opera star. their fairy tale wedding two years ago was a national event. >> he has a connection with people particularly with womenh in mexico who throw themselves at him as if he were a rock star. >> reporter: wherever the couple went they drew huge crowds especially women who despite the fact that enrique pena nieto was married couldn't get enough of him, calling him "sweet thing" or "hottie." he admitted cheating on hisç first wife and had two children out of wedlock before she died didn't affect them. >> everybody is captivated by him. he's an amazing figure.

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city's superior court system. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from the courthouse to explain why they are on strike. >> reporter: they are loud, they are angry and they are demanding not answers but the right to information that would allow them to negotiate a fair contract. >> shut it down. shut it down. >> reporter: at 8:30 a.m. 200 walked off the job here. it is all in an effort to paralyze the superior court system. these workers want a contract that keeps courtrooms open and workers paid. >> the last five years we have given concessions. we haven't had a cost of living raise. the economy keeps going up, we stay in the same place. for five years we have given up furloughs. we have done our part. >> the administrative office wasted $660 million over the last years trying to create something called the california courts management system. >> they asked the court to provide information so they can make a counterproposal but they say they have been shut out. they have been at an impasse sense march 7 after they rejected an agreement. the court says this strike has not shut down the courts but has created disrup

from the beltway to downtown baltimore. and speeds will remain high using the jfx into the city. no delays from the beltway down towards fayette street and here's a live look at 695 in overlea. everything up to speed. no concerns inner loop towards 95. outer loop up to 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. stay with us. there's much more coming up on "good morning maryland." 3q lysol knows the soft places we love could be home to bacteria. so use lysol disinfectant spray on soft surfaces everyday when you're cleaning up to kill 99.9% of bacteria. lysol. mission for health. i'llwait... yeah...eryday valuwell, yeah, bacon.on. and my eggs sunny side-up. no, umm, over-easy. the $4 everyday value slam. one of 4 great choices for $4 off the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> 5:44. 71 degrees thanks for joining us. ravens run back is hoping to bring a ray of hope against bullying. linda see is here to tell us about the he -- so is here to tell us about the event happening tonight. >> reporter: it's the second antibullying event aimed at getting kids to be kind and caring and save lives. the event called a ra

is benefiting from a sluggish economy, and, public anger over a drug war which killed about 50,000 people, over the past 6 years. william lajeunesse is streaming live for us, from mexico cityreporter: well, heather, you are right. voters are disillusioned with the current conservative party and even supporters admit their candidate has run a lousy campaign. by contrast, the old ruling party, that is still a machine, and a very young, energetic candidate, who has the support of business and labor, folks here in mexico city, two hours, four hours on the west coast polls close, 65% turnout. there were protests over, number one, basically that the media already crowned a winner, and, also, a possible voter fraud, and there has been a history of that in mexico in the past, parties have bought votes with everything from washing machines to tacos. now parties still do bus voters to the polls and give them a meal, and that is not uncommon but the election is watched, very closely, by a federal agency, and also observers from abroad. but, unlike six years ago, the outcome of the race is not expected to be close. the current charismatic ex-governor has a 17-point lead, a centrist an

we revealed the problem baltimore city police are having getting residents to qualify for the police force. what is standing in the way? jayne miller joins us live from the newsroom more. >> it for physical fitness and questions about drug use has been especially hard for the urban youth to avoid. in a city starved for jobs, the police department is a great spot. its hiring. 40 new officers just graduated last friday, but most were from out of town. fewer than 20% from the city. >> it has been tough recruiting. >> the deputy major, the personnel director, says one reason they watch out is the physical agility test. >> a lot of the young people are not physically in shape. they sit around and play video games with a sedentary lifestyle. then they come to take the agility test and they're not prepared to meet the standards that we have. >> another hurdle, a requirement by the training commission that police officers cannot have used marijuana within the past three years. >> it becomes a barrier in the hiring process to bring people in. they may have changed their lives, but it is one of those things where the indiscretion of youth will keep you from mo

. >> nick parker, reporting live for us from mexico city, thank you.k on our question of the day. what's your definition of a hero? your response is next. >>> hi. i'm stationed in bagram, afghanistan. and i want to say happy independent day to my family in seattle, washington. [ male announcer ] considering all your mouth goes through, do you really think brushing is enough to keep it clean? while brushing misses germs in 75% of your mouth, lterine® cleans virtually your entire mouth. so take your oral health to a whole new level. listerine®... power to your mouth™. >>> hi. my name is sergeant latrinda vinson. i'd like to wish my family in the state of georgia a happy and safe fourth of july. love you guys. >>> first ever in your hiv test is expected to go on sale this fall. the oraquick kit is expected to go on same. you swab and put it in a vial of solution. one line if it's negative, two lines if it's positive. positive doesn't mean the virus is present but anyone with that result is encouraged to see a health care professional for additional kits.

held accountable for an update ours and correspondent ramon glinda joins us now live from anaheim ramon what more do we know. the city about down to the happiest place on earth but today activists are calling this city a powder keg which is ready to explode following those two deadly officer involved shootings over the weekend now civil rights groups as you mentioned than even the mayor have called for a federal investigation into the police violence over the weekend and we're here in front of city hall where there will be another mass protests today the fourth straight day of protests following the shootings now this all started on saturday when. an unmarked and an armed latino man was shot and killed by police officers as you mentioned in your intro there was a spontaneous protest of this police shooting and police responded by shooting pepper balls indiscriminately into that crowd which included women and children we've also seen some cellphone video surfaced of the moments after one of us was shot was showing him bleeding and hank on the ground now these videos have been very dramatic an instrumental really stirr

live off of good hope road. last night they told us no one from pepco or the city has showed up to help. they are living off what they can store in coolers but it is getting harder to find ice to keep the food cool. >>> mayor gray has announced dc schools are closed today. if you live in the district and want to get rid of spoiled food you can drop it off at lasalle bacchus elementary and mckinley tech, key elementary and wilson high school, hope elementary and garfield elementary. if you have storm debris from your yard in the district, break up your debris into bundles no more than four feet in length and two feet in diameter. leave it near your front. there will be pick ups through this sunday. >>> if you have storm debris, you can dispose of it for free at round station road and yard way's composting facility through friday. it is not open tomorrow though because of the fourth of july holiday. there are two cooling centers as well, prince george's county which are open 24 hours a day. >>> about a dozen more part- time cooling centers are operating around the county. >>> we have more s

on earth are to correspondent for a moment ago and joins us now live from on high what is the latest over there. yeah hi liz well next week city leaders are going to try to use ease some of the tensions which we've been seeing over the last several days here and i'm there's going to be an open public meeting where members of the community will be able to voice their concerns about what's happening inside of the city and most people expect that the most common theme will be the recent rash of officer involved shootings now the mayor has called for a federal investigation because he can see that there is definitely a high level of trust which has been lost between the community and the police force here and historically the residents of the lower income neighborhoods there in anaheim have felt like they don't have anyone to turn to when there is trouble in their neighborhood so today community leaders are going to city hall again to bring up this issue of latino representation on the council and even the a.c.l.u. is filing a lawsuit in hope of changing the format of the elections trying to get more like you know representation i

live at city hall for us. >> in two hours lopez spent answering questions from the district attorney city attorney peter keith and she wanted to make it extremely clear that she never wanted the video of bruised arm to go public. lopez arrived at city wall a smile. her husband suspended sheriff mirkarimi appeared minutes later cheer from a crowd of supporters. >> just wonderful to see my waive and sea all her supporters here. >>reporter: she saw her for more than 3 hours as she testified before the ethic commission investigating charges. lopez described how he bruised her arm. >> he grab my army say stop. >>reporter: the couple had been ring aing. >> i was angry he grabbed my arm in front of my son. >> why did that concern you? >> not only that the profanity i think was worse for me. >>reporter: lopez says the couple agreed on counciling to work on the marriage. something she had wanted for the past year. >> i think he has irrational fear to lose us. each time i have to travel to venzuela to work. >>reporter: she wept to her neighbor madison who took a video of the bruise and eventually called police. lopez s

lived about 3 tons over from where my parents live. he had a little blue volkswagen, used to pick me up every night. drive into the city. we would get on stage, do our jobs. he would drive me home. we would critique each other's jokes and our acts. i am about four months into this nightmare, this experiment of mine. one night at about 1:00 a.m., having the hardest time in the world making these four drunks from des moines laugh. i get off the state and -- i get off the stage and go to the board videos awaiting for billy. a man sits next to me and starts staring at me. staring at me. i finally go, what, what do you want? he goes, you know, you are the worst the media i have ever seen in my life. i said, thank you, i really need to hear this right now. thank you very much. he said, but your material is good. do you write it? i said, yes. he said, can i see more of it? i said, you bet. i even asked his name. ends up this is lorne michael, and he is going to the clubs in new york looking for writers for this new show called "saturday night live" that was going to premiere in the fall. i go home to long island and a type of

us the opportunity to remember what happened. we commemorate those who suffered losses in their lives and hardships. we also celebrate the city that was nearly swept from the map. the fires raged for three days and caused rates -- great devastation. we take the opportunity to educate everyone. it is a pleasure for me to work under the direction of mayor lee. he is a public safety championship. he is a prepared as champion. he lives it. i have seen his kids and his workplace. it is all about teamwork. i am proud to be working with chief suhr. and scott weiner, it is a pleasure to have you out here. we appreciate it. it is a great team. thank you to the people who are out here. and also our partners with the american red cross. who are here this morning. thank you for being here. it has been a tradition for many of us out here. i hope you have a great day and you remember what happened 106 years ago. it is great to be a san franciscan. >> a nice hand for the chief, everybody. i have seen this other chief speaking in the last couple of times. a nice hand for chief suhr. >> good morning. our fire chief said it. we're lucky in san francisco. we have a mayor

live at city hall for us. >> in two hours lopez spent answering questions from the district attorney city attorney peter keith and she wanted to make it extremely clear that she never wanted the video of bruised arm to go public. lopez arrived at city wall a smile. her husband suspended sheriff mirkarimi appeared minutes later cheer from a crowd of supporters. >> just wonderful to see my waive and sea all her supporters here. >>reporter: she saw her for more than 3 hours as she testified before the ethic commission investigating charges. lopez described how he bruised her arm. >> he grab my army say stop. >>reporter: the couple had been ring aing. >> i was angry he grabbed my arm in front of my son. >> why did that concern you? >> not only that the profanity i think was worse for me. >>reporter: lopez says the couple agreed on counciling to work on the marriage. something she had wanted for the past year. >> i think he has irrational fear to lose us. each time i have to travel to venzuela to work. >>reporter: she wept to her neighbor madison who took a video of the bruise and eventually called police. lopez s

from bel air to white marsh and white mar nsh marsh in to the city. if you are using the jfx, a 12 minute ride from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. a liveook at the west side, traffic starting to pick up at baltimore national pike. you are looking at a 14 minute ride from 795, towards 95. here is how traffic is shaping up. inner loop, no problems towards 95. the outer loop picking up towards towson. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >>> the prosecution will formally charge james holmes, the man 12 people and injuring 58 others while in aurora, colorado. sherrie johnson is here with what is expected in court today. >> lots going on in court today. today the prosecution will formally charge james holmes for the shooting death of 12 people and wounding 58 hours. holmes could face hundreds of charges including 12 counts of first degree murder, 58 counts of attempted murder, reckless endangerment for the explosives found in his apartment. some victims and families will be in court. at the center is a notebook holmes sent to a psychiatrist, the book includes plans for a massacre. >> if a psychologist or psychiatrist feels someone they

live at city hall for us. >> in two hours lopez spent answering questions from the district attorney city attorney peter keithhe wanted to make it extremely clear that she never wanted the video of bruised arm to go public. lopez arrived at city wall a smile. her husband suspended sheriff mirkarimi appeared minutes later cheer from a crowd of supporters. >> just wonderful to see my waive and sea all her supporters here. >>reporter: she saw her for more than 3 hours as she testified before the ethic commission investigating charges. lopez described how her arm.d how >> he grab my army say stop. >>reporter: the couple had been ring aing. >> i was angry he grabbed my arm in front of my son. >> why did that concern you? >> not only that the profanity i think was worse for me. >>reporter: lopez says the couple agreed on counciling to work on the marriage. something she had wanted for the past year. >> i think he has irrational fear to lose us. each time i have each time i to venzuela to work. >>reporter: she wept to her neighbor madison who took a video of the bruise and eventually called police. lopez says agains

using the jfx to get into the city, no delays. an 11-minute ride from the beltway to east fayette street and here's a live look at what 695 looks like at packville. no probable -- parkville. no problems up to 83. using 95, to get into the city, this is 395, no delays through the fort mchenry tunnel. but watch out in east baltimore the sink hole is a huge problem on monument street. look this is the repairs underway -- look at the repairs underway. the city said this is such a huge problem that it may turn off some residents' water within the next week it should be repaired. until then use or liens -- oral -- orlean street. >> you think you would be safe walking your dog. >> that's what 574-year-old thought until she was attacked. this woman fought back and has a incredible story. >> reporter: its appears the robber had her eye on the 74- year-old taking notice of her morning routine and her age. but gwyn sirota was willing to fight the woman who attacked her in her home. you may find the video graphic. show was walking her dog around8:30 like she does every day. she lives in the valley crossing community in cockeysville and said hel

from the earth's shadow and there's a sun up. live view from our hd city camera. it's going to cook us today. by 9:00, in the 80s. by noontime, near 90 grease. and we'll have lots of sun. few clouds popping up as we hit the mid 90s mid afternoon. it's not going to be terribly humid like yesterday but still rather humid. overnight tonight, the humidity level will be somewhat comfortable. a look at the rest of the week and a break in the heat wave by the weekend. details in ten minutes. >>> good morning. traveling along i-270, tom, here's what i'm starting to see. folks hitting the brakes southbound from 85. slow past 109. as you make your way to clarksburg. you can see right here heavy on the brakes in this area. once you past 121 clarkburg road things gook lood for you. no incidents to report in this area. i'm back in ten minutes where a live look from chopper 4. chopper 4 is over i-95 and reportedly a crash. i'll give you details in ten minutes. >>> it is now 6:12. remarkable research. why the way you walk could be an early indicator of a debilita debilitating disease. >>> sabotage. attempt to disrupt the tour d

online on screen international news and comment live from moscow they were us military chief says the fighting in syria's largest city of aleppo will ultimately be a nail in president assad's coffin leon panetta is currently in the middle. now the burial site and the nineteen year old suki is an army conscript who was tasked with putting bodies into conference it was working in his uncle small shop and before being drafted a year ago. no i'm not afraid to die i would do all that to be in the place of my fallen comrades and to become a martyr defending my country it's every man's duty and now the nineteen year old lies in a coffin just a few steps away he was the victim of a sniper near homs but unlike many in syria his father and uncle are not calling for revenge. we just want peace. jesus all the prophets calls for peace we need it. martyrdom has long been glorified in muslim countries but it's also one of the reasons why the conflict in syria has been so protracted and sold deadly when the youngsters profess readiness to die for their cars they usually even more ready to kill for it. r.t. damascus syria. is constan

. >> nadia ramdass is live at city police headquarters with some details for us. >> this spurs from aon that led to a lawsuit which the u.s. department of justice got involved. it was the recording that is at the center of the dispute between an owings mills man and the baltimore city police department. on the 2010 incident, officers attempt to arrest a woman who has a bloody nose. police claim she is intoxicated and assaulted somebody at the ticket counter and punched an officer. a man claimed police took his cell phone and erased it. >> citizens have a right to -- as long as they are not interfering with the work of the police department, they have a right to record officers when they are doing their jobs out there in public to help keep the police accountable. >> baltimore city police released a general order, defining the policy on handling situations where citizens are recording. it is proactive attempt following -- >> i do not think there is any department that has demonstrated a better commitment to show its members it is ok for individual members to record police. >> the e acl

some competition in fact is already under way, but the host city is still making final last-print preparations. phil rogers joins us live from london. it's got to feel so exciting there right now. >> reporter: it really does, it's a chilly night here in london but the excitement is building. you can almost hear big ben counting down the minutes until things get started. behind me here is the brand-new olympic stadium where this time tomorrow night, it will finally all begin. the olympic flame arrives at buckingham palace. seven years after it was awarded the games, london is about to put on its big show. the third time the british capital has hosted the modern olympic games. the u.s. team officially welcomed today. one of more than 200 teams with over 10,000 athletes. >> being able to wear the stars and stripes, nothing like it. >> just being here the last few days, the atmosphere is electrifying. >> reporter: electrifying but cautious. 25,000 police and soldiers supplemented by some 7,000 private officers. the hms ocean is docked in the river thames. and surface-to-air missiles are deployed in a dozen sites. >> i am very co

use uncommon proud casting to live from the heart of moscow karen. shelling continues in the syrian city of homes as a u.n. monitor at mit's the violence in the country has reached unprecedented levels more than one hundred people have been killed in the last three days our correspondent maria phenomena heard heavy artillery herself as she toured the war torn neighborhoods of homs. but. this part of honey so maybe back on the syrian army control but their patrols never stop soldiers are searching house to house they're looking for terrorists or snipers but that's not what they usually find. some people in their homes became their grades too and this room look human bones or at least one person. seems to have been burnt to death. in the next house we find three more charts calls. activists claim up to eight hundred thousand people have been killed since the uprising began sixteen months ago the u.n. estimates around ten pounds we have no way of telling if these remains or others like them were even counted. my brother used to be home to one hundred thousand people now we're driving throug

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reports of continued and renewed fighting in various parts of the city let's not get the latest noughties are. joining us live on the line from damascus maria this is rory in the studio i know you're there in the syrian capital can you give us details of exactly what happened. but tragic news all period people have come up with one thing and ministers have been killed in suicide bombing and we first heard that from human speech on television on t.v. sources close to the syrian government he in syria concerned that as well and other local media. are going to die in that. president bush in a rather low earlier street television conference by former had attacked the national security building did not at the time when there was a meeting how that's all cabinet ministers and senior security of course on such an awesome defense minister and deputy defense minister and some other high ranking officials have also been killed and many are. according to one local newspaper glasses also. a big number of billion. turn. your position syrian observatory for human rights. and i think explosion and other positions local college a nation. of

international news live from moscow this is all she was me thanks for joining us continues in syria's key city of aleppo with troops trying to hold a rebel advance the country's commercial hub has been plagued by fia street battles for several days since opposition fighters began their assaults and the let's now get the details from these ups on a boy who is one of the few remaining international correspondents in syria next on a serious city of aleppo has now become the battle front for the government troops on the rebels all the details you are hearing that. well you have first of all let me tell you that i'm coming to you live from damascus not from aleppo and here in damascus live is coming back to normal after those deadly weeks that we have seen so far now as you can probably see behind me the traffic is flowing freely people are going out around the businesses some go out that night and there are very few signs that remind us about the terror and the fear that they experienced just this past week when they see weakness a major terror attack and then major military operation it seems tha