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World leaders continue to disagree on how to respond to a suspected chemical attack. Killed more than 1,400 syrians. In the region, syrians neighbors are preparing for possible u. S. Air strikes. Turkeys media have been said that tanks have been set. But the u. S. Says its pulling out all of its nonessential starts from the embassy. And increased attention also being paid to u. And Russian Naval movements another russian ship is joining the eight others already there. All of this president and opam ma squares off at the summit. Any military strike would wreck chances of a political solution. Let its not all smiles when it comes to syria then. Far from it. In fact, quite the opposite. I think really the americans frankly came here with low expectations of Winning People around. And they have met those low expectations for you follow me. It isnt clear that president obama has had a particular successful visit, or that he has managed to convince any of thewayering heads of government who
Reporter realized how far we have come as a nation from segregated buses, lunch counters from the 50s and 60s, you have only to talk to people who were not alive or only toddlers when king marched in washington. Alot of racism, blacks werent allowed with the whites and they barely could do anything. Its important to me because dr. Martin luther king was like a mentor to me, coming up in school and i like him, i have a dream that some day we all could come together fplgt we are not all the way there, but we are on our way. Reporter this weeks events include a march on saturday that retraces the 196 3 march for jobs and freedom. There will be a march on the day of the actual anniversary are, wednesday, august 28th. President obama will speak that day on the stepbs of the lincoln memorial. We will be covering all of it, karen gray houston, thank you. We are prepared, we are ready and we will provide whatever Emergency Medical Services we are called upon on the 24th and the 28th, if needed
Six years after somalia was free of polio the cripple disease is back. Un inspectors head to the site where chemical weaponed were allegedly used last week on the out skirts of damascus and killed people and left people ill and they blame the Syrian Government and weighing options for military options in syria. The French Foreign minister says a proportionate response to the attack will be decided in the coming days. British foreign secretary William Hague said it would be responsible without the unanimous backing of the un but russia expressed deep concern over the possibility of a military intervention and president warned the u. S. To stay away saying it faces failure if it strikes. Speaking to a russian newspaper, asad dismissed allegations that the regime used chechlel weapons describing them an insult to common sense and charles reports. Reporter chemical weapons inspectors leave damascus hotel. It took four days before they allowed them to go and inspect the site of an alleged c
This holidaymakers in quarantine tourists told to self isolate and two schools here closed as the impact of the coronavirus continues to spread. Hundreds of tourists are told they cant leave their hotel in tenerife after an italian doctor there tested positive for the virus. We have just got to stay in the hotel. We cant leave the hotel. We can walk around the grounds, sit on the sun loungers, but there is a cordon around the hotel and police. In iran wiping sweat from his brow 2a hours after this press conference, the Iranian Deputy Health minister tested positive for coronavirus. Here, two schools in cheshire and middlesborough have closed as a precaution after pupils and teachers returned from school trips to northern italy. Here, the government is telling travellers returning from affected towns in northern italy to quarantine themselves for two
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