15minute address, president obama tried to answer some of those concerns. Tonight i want to talk to you about syria. Speaking directly to warweary americans, the president argued the u. S. Must be prepared to act. The purpose of this strike would be to deter assad from using chemical weapons, to degrade his regimes ability to use them and to make clear to the world that we will not tolerate their use. The details, any military strike would be limited in duration and scope, and he assured americans no boots on the ground. I will not pursue an openended action like iraq or afghanistan. The president laid out the evidence of the august attack and said the regime of Bashar Al Assad are responsible. The images of many massacre are sickening, men, women, children lying in rows killed by poison gas, others foaming at the mouth gasping for breath. And as the president makes his case for military action, a potential alternative emerged tuesday. Syria agreed to a russian plan to turn over its ch
Incouraging but said the use of chemical weapons is a threat to americans. We have coverage tonight, gauging reaction. We begin with ken wayne on the president s first address in two years. Reporter the president wasted little time explaining why the Syrian Regime should be held accountable. The images from this massacre are sick ening. Men, women, children lying in lines killed with poise an gas. Reporter president obama said that syria has admitted it has chemical weapons and theres ample proof that president Bashar Alassad used gas on their own people. They distributed gas masks to troops and fired rockets from a regime controlled area into 11 neighborhoods that the regime has been trying to wipe clean of Opposition Force snooze the president said failure to act will lead to the spread of chemical weapons by other dictators. Our troops would face the prospect of Chemical Warfare on the battlefield and it would be easier for terrorist organizations to obtain these weapons and attacks
Live in if the United States of america sees a dictator brazenly violate International Law with poison gas and we choose to look the other way. President obama had a threepronged attack tonight. First, he spoke directly to the american public. Second, he laid out the case for military action against syria. But at the same time, the president is vowing to pursue a diplomatic solution, from russia over syrias kem wachemical wea. Abcs news Karen Travers has more. Reporter tonight, president obama said america is not the worlds police. But this time, the nation cannot stand by on the sidelines. Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security, are at stake, in syria. Reporter syria said today it would turn over its chemical weapons. President obama said these are encouraging signs. But its too early to tell if they will succeed. The u. S. Is now working diplomatic angles. But the president insists a strike option must stay on the table. But nearly twothirds of americans oppose m
Minority leader nancy pelosi. But thats about it. And the list of other nos keeps growing. Louisiana congressman charles bus stan any says he is voting no because a military strike could escalate into something bigger. You cant separate this military action that was proposed from the broader context of a civil war. Once we take hostile action, were in it. Reporter so can a diplomatic solution be found . Secretary of state john kerry will meet with russias foreign minister on thursday. Kerry says any weapons deal must be struck in a binding u. N. Security council resolution. It gets wider than just the u. S. Meantime, russia wants even the threat of u. S. Military action taken off the table. But really what this is coming down to is tonight the president has to make his case. I need that ace in the deck during this poker game. If syria screws around with this doesnt reveal enough fast enough on all their chemical weapons i can pull the trigger. It will be interesting whether Congress Gi
When they returned from the firelines sunday night. They quickly realized their back door had been jimmied open. They went in to see if anything was taken and found that inside that the lockers had been broken into and that personal effects had been stolen from each of the firefighters. Reporter captain Robert Marshall says the thief stole an ipad, some wallets, money, and jewelry including two of the firefighters wedding rings. You know, its its really just quite unbelievable that somebody would take advantage of a situation where theres a tragedy going on somewhere else in the county and that they would think to come here and steal the personal items of firefighters, trying to work so hard to protect the public. Reporter and if that wasnt enough, the thieves struck again yesterday, this time at station 3. But this time, there were firefighters inside. They tried to break in through a window in the back where one of the captains was sleeping and he obviously woke up, heard what was go