Captioning funded by cbs this is the cbs morning news for monday, september 9 this is the cbs morning news for monday, september 9h, 2013. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, syrian president Bashar Al Assad tells cbs this morning anchor charlie rose that theres no proof his regime is responsible for the chemical atang against the syrian people. It is the first time the dictator has spoken to u. S. Television Network Since president obama asked congress to approve a military strike against syria. Speaking in london, secretary of state john kerry dismissed assads claim, saying the evidence speaks for itself. Earlier in paris kerry urged arab leaders to support a strike against syria. He has one of the largest stocks of chemical weapons in the world and at the moment he has no intention of really negotiating, so it is certain that if he is threatened, he will use them again. Meanwhile president obama continues his efforts to build support for a military strike on syria. Hell be lobbying congress and the American Public this week. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Susan, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. President obama will be going all out today and tomorrow trying to convince the American People and members of congress that this limited military strike against syria is necessary, but one day before he is to address the nation, authorization here in congress is anything but certain. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad tells cbs this mornings charlie rose the u. S. Has no prove his government launched the chemical weapons attack the u. S. Says killed more than 1,400 people. He basically says if, in fact, the administration has evidence, then they should show that evidence. Reporter assad suggested rebel forces were responsible. The white house says assads troops are the only ones capable of pulling off such an attack. Do we have a picture or do we have irrefutable beyondthereasonabledoubt evidence . This is not a court of law and intelligence does not work that way. So what we do know and what we know the common sense test says is he is responsible for this, he should be held to account. But the common sense test cents good isnt good enough for many here on capitol hill. Congress is set to vote wednesday on a military strike on syria and many believe the votes will not be there. The evidence is not as long as the publics statement that the president and his administration has been making. I would also add that the briefings havent given me comfort. The briefings have actually made me more skeptical about this situation. Really. Congress says they want nothing to do with the civil war in syria. And aides tell us that kentuckys rand paul will likely filibuster the bill. I insist i will get an amendment and my amendment will say the vote is binding. The president has been pushing senators to support the resolution. He attended a private dinner with a group of senators last night and will visit capitol hill tomorrow. The biggest question is if they did not authorize the strike, would the president go with it anyway. The white house will not go near that question. The president has only gone so far as to say he would prefer to have congresss oklahoma. Susan mcginnis for cbs news, washington, d. C. You can see extended portions of charlie roses interview with Bashar Al Assad coming up on cbs this morning. The full interview will interview later today on pbs and scott pelley will interview president obama today. You can see that after the mens u. S. Open final and tonight on cbs evening news. Israel is preparing in case its the target of a retaliatory strike. The Israeli Military deployed a Missile Defense system outside jerusalem. The iron dome system shot down thousands of rockets launched from the gaza strip by hezbollah. Theyre not the only ones worried. The several hundred thousand christians living in syria fear an american attack could lead to a crackdown by them and assad and islamic rebels. Elizabeth palmer has that part of the story. Reporter the civil war has not so far disrupted the ritual of sunday mass at this Catholic Church in damascus but father and every member of this congregation are deeply worried. Theyve seen the videos posted online and heard the news that islamist rebels pushed past the syrian armies and invaded one of the holiest christian sights, malula, just 40 miles north of syria. The troops claim theyre back in control of the town. The worshippers pray thats true but the threat still feels very close. Just two weeks ago four mortars were fired into this christian neighborhood in damascus where everyone knows everyone and a local man, agor, was killed. Its reporter christians in syria have flourished under the protection of president Bashar Al Assad, but theres widespread fear thats ended. Muslim extremists are taking over. Were backing off now. Reporter why . Theyre trying to force us to go out and die. Reporter no one is saying ethnic cleansing yet, but they are thinking it. And thats not just the christians. It goes for other religion minorities too. They may not have necessarily agreed with Bashar Al Assads dictatorship, but at least it kept them safe. They think whats coming next will be a bloodbath. Elizabeth palmer, cbs news, damascus. Here at home Connecticut State Police say a mechanical failure caused an Amusement Park ride to break down injuring dozens of children. A ride at a fair in norwalk stopped suddenly sending those aboard slamming into each other. Jericka duncan reports. Reporter police in connecticut are investigating over what went wrong at the annual oyster festival in norwalk. Police believe a mechanical failure caused the zuma ride to lose power and suddenly stop in midair. It injured 18 people, mostly children. When it stopped, swings went in all Different Directions with the children on it and they were bouncing off the steel frames. Reporter police say none of this children fell to the ground but the swings slammed into each other, injuring the riders. There was a lot of screaming. People around here just went out of their minds. Reporter dr. Neil flock was at the festival and heard the screaming. I happen to be a trauma surgeon in town number one seemed greatly injured. All the kids were moving their extremities. Reporter they were treating the injured children, laying them out on the grass. 13 people were transported to area hospitals, but all are expected to be okay. Jericka duncan, cbs news. A 107yearold arkansas man was killed in a shootout with police. Pine bluff Police Officers responded to a disturbance at a home saturday afternoon. They say Monroe Isadore had threatened two people by pointing a gun at them. When s. W. A. T. Officers entered the house, isidore fired at them. They fired back and killed him. Coming up on the cbs morning news, more evacuations. And later a royal embarrassment. Buckingham Police MistakePrince Andrew for an intruder. This is the cbs morning news. Buckingham Police MistakePrince Andrew for an intruder. This is the cbs morning news. But with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. So my doctor prescribed symbicort. It helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. Symbicort doesnt replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. With symbicort, today im breathing better. And that means. Fish on symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It should not be taken more than twice a day. Symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. 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Tokyos nikkei added 2 to hit a fiveweek high, hong kongs hang seng gained half a percent. On wall Street Investors are still waiting to see what will happen in syria. On friday syria and a weak jobs report left the dow relatively unchanged. It lost 14 points while the nasdaq nudged up one point. Gas prices are going up again. The lundberg survey says the average price for a gallon of regular jumped 3 cents in the past two weeks. Its now 3. 58. Thats still 25 cents a gallon cheaper than this time last year. Apple is hosting a big event tomorrow. The giant is expected to unveil two new iphone styles. The 5c will be cheaper and have a plastic body instead of a metal one. It will also come in different colors. Neiman marcus will soon be sold. Reports say a los angeles hedge fund and canadian pension plan will pay more than 6 billion for the luxury retailer. The parties are attempting to finalize the deal and talks could still fall apart. 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It was a rough night for eli manning. Hes intercepted on the very first play of the game. Dallas would build a 17point lead in the second, but the giants mount a comeback. Victor cruzs first touchdown catch makes it a 14 game. But late in the game, manning throws his third interception. Randy karr brings it back for a touchdown and the cowboys win, 3631. The San Francisco 49ers look prime for another deep playoff run. Colin kaepernick throws for more than 400 yards and three touchdowns as the niners top green bay, 3428. The nfls reigning most valuable player didnt wait long to make an impact. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson goes 78 yards for a touchdown on his first carry of the season. He would score two more times but getting outtooled by detroits reggie bush. Bush takes a pass for 77 yards for a touchdown as the lions win 3424. Serena williams will have to find more room on her trophy case. On sunday she won her fifth u. S. Open title by overcoming Victoria Azarenka in three sets. Its the second straight open title and 17th grand slam victory for williams. The mens final between Novak Djokovic and rafael nadal is today at 5 00 eastern right here on cbs. In baseball, some late inning drama for the cincinnati reds. Ryan hanigan comes to the plate with the game tied in the bottom of the ninth. He doubles to left field and zack cozart beats the throw to the plate to give the red as 32 win over the dodgers. When we return, a security snafu. Britains Prince Andrew is stopped by police at Buckingham Palace in a security mixup. Rol. I get out a lot. Except when its too cold. Like the last three weekends. Asthma doesnt affect my job. You missed the meeting again last week it doesnt affect my family. Your coughing woke me up again. I wish youd take me to the park. I dont use my rescue inhaler a lot. Depends on what you mean by a lot. Coping with asthma isnt controlling it. Test your level of control at asthma. 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Atlanta, afternoon thunderstorms, but sunshine in st. Louis. Clouds and sun in denver and turning sunny in seattle. Star Dennis Rodmans visit to north korea ended with a little bit of a surprise. Rodman arrived in china on saturday and said dictator kim jongun has a baby daughter but theres been no official announcement from kim. His wife appeared to be pregnant last year and then disappeared last october. For a while and returned last october. Rodman said he held the baby and called kim a good father. In london a snafu of huge royal porportions. There was a breakin at Buckingham Palace and police are now redfaced to order a prince to get on the ground and put his hands up in the air. Charlie dagata explains what happened. Reporter two days after the palaces worst Security Breach in years, police fumbled into another royal mess. They busted the queens son in the palace garden, mistaking him for an intruder. News headlines read pretty Prince Andrew held. Police said no guns were drawn and apologized. The prince saw a mishap saying the police have a difficult job to do balancing security for the royal family and deterring intruders and sometimes they get it wrong. Im grateful for their apology and look forward to a safe walk in the garden in the future. Security officials are still trying to figure out how a burglar slipped past guards at night and reached a state room which is open to the public during the day not far from the queens private apartment. Its one of the most heavily fortified buildings in the world. The palace is surrounded by high fences. There are security cameras everywhere. Armed guards patrol the ground 24 hours a day. Yet apparently this intruder was able to scale a fence, kick down a door, and he was in. The queen wasnt there. Shes in scotland enjoying the end of her summer vacation. Intruders have struck before. In 1982 Michael Fagan reached the queens bedroom while she was still in bed. In 2004 a protester in a bat miami man suit managed to scale the walls of the palace, but the recent breakdown has caused them to stiffen their plans. They want to be accessible to the public. Reporter theres no comment from the queen, of course, but its safe to say when her majesty gets back to her london pad, hides will roll. Charlie dagata, cbs news, london. Well, coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, more of charlie roses exclusive interview with syrian president Bashar Al Assad. This is the cbs morning news. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad. Th is the cbs morning news. At angies list, youll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. No company can pay to be on angies list, so you can trust what youre reading. Angies list is like having thousands of close neighbors, where i can go ask for personal recommendations. Thats the idea. Before you have any work done, check angies list. 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Reporter most people think i need a business plan, i need investors. You had none of that. We didnt need it because we had pie. Reporter pie lab takes in 25,000 a month and helped get 24yearold nikita welly off welfare. I am making a good living for my family. Reporter dorr has created several Small Businesses and 50 new jobs. Shes built Affordable Housing for hundreds of people in seven counties. Reporter its almost as though wherever you look you found an opportunity. Its amazing, yeah. I have all kinds of ideas to do more. Reporter what was it that you discovered about yourself once you realized you could do it . That theres a lot to do. Reporter dorr has a new business idea. Quilts. Sewing together patches of new life. Mark strassmann, cbs news, greensboro, alabama. Well, coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, a preview of charlie roses exclusive interview with syrian president Bashar Al Assad, plus a closer look to map a newborn babys entire genome. And Champ Serena Williams will join us in the studio. Thats the cbs morning news for this monday. Thanks for watching. Im annemarie green. Have a great day. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com your realtime captioner linda Marie Macdonald good morning, everyone. Its monday, september 9. Im michelle griego. Where did the weekend go . Hi, everyone. Im frank mallicoat. It is nearly 4 30. It is. Lets check in with Brian Hackney on the weather. Lawrence is off today. Lawrence is off today. How did you know . Because youre here. That was your first clue. We are starting out with mild readings this morning. Temperatures are 55 after, san jose 63. Well have a warm forecast coming up. Good to see you, brian. We are going to talk about the bay bridge toll plaza where everything is wide open at the pay gates. No big delays leaving oakland heading into the city but we have roadwork that shut down the Treasure Island offramp from westbound 80. The first bart trains are on time. Its all good for a monday morning. And developing news now out of the east bay. A big fire burning on mount diablo right now. Flames and smoke can be seen for miles. Kpix 5s brian webb shows us the crews fighting the fire on the ground and from the air. Reporter by nightfall with over 800 acres burned its hard to tell who