Im rob mcbride in the rice pad ice of hong kong with being farmers for a day. We begin in syria where for the first time, president Bashar Al Assad acknowledged that his army is tired and lacking man power. During a televised speech in damascus, Bashar Al Assad said that his army is struggling to contain isil and rebel groups. He said that his army must define key regions to hold on to during the conflict. The military is carrying out the mission but the syrian army is sometimes required to give up areas in order to hold on to more important areas. We are in a fateful period and there are no compromised solutions. Lets go to an expert on this a retired Jordanian Air force general and analyst. Thanks for being with us, sir. What do you make of president assads comments . Well, dictator always want to show strength and theyre certain and confident but really hes facing great challenges and he faces a lot of setbacks on the operations. If you want to win war you need to have enough soldie
Garbage collection resumes in beirut after a stink that left rubbish piling up in the streets. Hello. Ill have all the sports. It was a dream day for Chris Spearman in the Tour De France and an absolute nightmare for Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari Sebastian wins the grand prix in a fitting tribute. After almost four and a half years of fighting in syria, its the president s first real admission that Government Forces are struggling. In a speech to the nation Bashar Al Assad said his army is tired and lacks numbers and to have victory they may have to concede some territory to their enemies. We have the report. Reporter for the First Time Since the war began in syria, al assad admits Government Forces have a problem and theyve been forced to abandon some areas. Translator we do have new recruits every day. The military is carrying out the mission, but the syrian army is sometimes required to give up areas in order to hold on into more important areas. We are in a fateful period and there are
Evacuated. After the river that is about two blocks away flooded this area. Forces in yemen are making significant progress against Houthi Rebels in the south of the country. Theyre advancing on taiz, the Third Largest city, and theyre in full control of other province. Five of yemens provinces in the south are now held by pro Government Forces. We have the latest on the advance. Taking control. Reaching for the main security in the city of taiz. Theyve been able to defeat Houthi Rebels in recent days. On saturday they announced they had managed to expel the houthis and their allies after similar victories earlier this week. These fighters, however, are not content. They say theyll continue the fighting until theyre in full control. Were all working together and now focus our attention on liberating the government. 18 Houthi Rebels were killed in the battle in the city of taiz and 30 others were injured. Almost every building appears to be damaged. Momentum has been on the side of pro
Opponents say they have the votes in congress to keep the deal alive. Good morning, im randall pinkston. Wildfires in the west are pushing fire crews to the limit. Now Washington State is asking for volunteers to pitch in for the first time ever. Nearly 29,000 firefighters are battling fires across six states. International assistance is also on the way from australia and new zealand. Those countries are sending fire managers and specialists to help battle the flames. Thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as the fires approach. We now know the names of the three firefighters who died in washington. The Forest Service identifies them. They died after the fire took their vehicle near the state line. These were three big heroes protecting small towns. There were 390,000acres burning. Last year was bad with 250,000 acres and we thank everyone who are doing everything they can to make sure the evergreen state does not become an ever fire state. Lets get to kevin. These fires ar
Katrina, a look back at the storm that devastated new orleans and part of the gulf coast. We begin night with unease by Global Investors as stocks start in the red. Markets in hong kong and china are dropping. Japans nikkei is dropping another amount as well. Slowing economy, the wall street journal says that chinese is pumping money into the markets to ease drops there. Week saw major lasts that followed 530 point drop. U. S. Markets havent tropped that far that quickly in four years. Were going to have much more on this story, coming up a little later in our broadcasts. We go to france where three american men are going to be recognized for acts of bravery, french president Francois Hollande will present them a medal of bravery, this man they subdeed wasubdued had hundreds s of ammunition. When most of us would run away, spencer, anthony and alex ran in. Is. It was either do something or die. Reporter Airman First Class Spencer Stone and alex scarlatos, are being recognized as heroes