administration to arm the rebels and attack the al-assad regime. now as the fighting in syria continues, the u.n. security council continues to work on a plan to remove al-assad s chemical weapons. fox news has learned that the cross between the u.s. and the russian proposal is very, very large with the u.s. insisting that use of force remain on the table. moscow or the vladmir putin plan essentially is trying to remove the use of force and is continually backing the al-assad regime. it really raises questions about whether or not this vladmir putin plan to remove al-assad s chemical weapons is viable in the long run. gregg: thanks. jenna: conner was talking about russia. in the meantime, we have to also keep an eye what s happening with iran and according to reports, there s a chance our president could meet with iran s new leader next week at the u.n. it would be the first meeting of the two countries since 1979. we re going to talk more about that, talk about iran s nuclear program
gregg: prince harry is probably thawing out right about now after the british royal spent the night in a giant freezer, all part of a training exercise to help him prepare for his upcoming trip to the south pole. he s set to walk 200 miles with injured british servicemen and women. prince harry is a long time supporter of the walking with the wounded charity and he is set to begin the south pole challenge with them in late november. jenna: a great cause. i ll bet vegas looks good about now for harry. just saying. we ll turn to more serious matters now. the u.s. just backed way from the brink of military action against syria as the civil wore continues in that region. syria is accusing turkey of inciting violence. turkey is our ally and apparently downed one of syria s helicopters. it appears the al-assad regime is getting help. the conflict extending intu the
four years ago there was a belief by many that there was still a diplomatic route here in working with assad and the regime. the secretary, of course, was a prominent member of the foreign relations committee. he was somebody who met with him to pursue that route. as recently as march of 2011 then seskt state hillary clinton said many believed assad was a reformer. a clinton aide said she is backing the president s efforts to get congressional authority for a strike on syria. in washington, shannon bream, fox news. and president obama will address the nation on syria on tuesday night. many lawmakers remain unconvinced that a u.s. strike is the answer. we will talk with one senator who opposes the military strike and ask him what does the president have to say tuesday night to change his mind? and get this, a s.w.a.t team actually killed a 107-year-old man. that s right. he was 107 years old.
fantasy land. this is not some sort of conjecture. al-assad has used chemical weapons at least 11 times or so according to our best judgments. with clarity now in this evidence we have presented to the world on august 21st, 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. well that s the warning that happened this morning from secretary of state john kerry. he was in paris as he continues to try to make the case for military strikes against the al-assad regime. he says if the world does not act now, when? as philosopher edmund burke says all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is good men do nothing.
decision. and good morning, every. welcome to america s news headquarters and the latest on syria. good to have you back with you this morning. there is a new television interview actually with syrian president al-assad. he denies he was behind the deadly attack and suggesting his allies will retaliate against anyone who tries to punish him. the threat is coming as the white house launches this high stakes lobbying blitz to try and win public support for what it is calling a limited attack against the regime. steve centanni is in washington with more on that. hi, steve. hi, jaime. the president is stepping up pressure as he works to win support from the congress and the american people for a limited strike on syria. it comes as video is provided by a u.s. government official, the same video available to members of congress showing that gas attack in syria last month. secretary of state john kerry is in paris for a meeting with the arab league.