Mexico flooding streets and battering buildings. And the Vice President of the mall dives is arrested accused of a plot to assassinate the president. There are signs of significant diplomatic shifts over the war in syria. Russias foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is ready to provide air support to the Free Syrian Army, one of the opposition groups its accused of targeting. Russia wants syria to prepare for elections for the parliament and for the president. Foreign minister lavrov said he and the u. S. Secretary of state have discussed launching a new political process between syrias government and the opposition. The coeditor of jabalia, an online magazine on middle east politics is the former head for the u. N. s special envoy of syria. Now that russia has taken on i military roll, they want to increase political pressure. The americans, russians, saudis and turks held a meeting in vienna the last few days and agreed to reconvene again within a week probably in an expanded fashion inclu
Plot to murder the president u. S. Secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east to try to press on with a new diplomatic push on syria. After meeting the Foreign Ministers of russia, saudi arabia and turkey in vienna, john kerry said they discussed ideas that could change the dynamic of the syrian crisis, he travelled after jordans Prime Minister said he would coordinate air strikes. Kerrry will travel for talks with his counterpart, and is pushing for a round of talks in vienna next week we go to aman with more on the implications of jordans agreement with russia. I wouldnt call it a shift in amans strategy yet. According to a jordanian official, this agreement to coordinate on the ground in syria between russia and jordan is supposed to be in their interest. Focussing on southern syria, where jordan shares a border, and it will maintain the civility and security. Southern syria is where jordan has influence and interest. Since the start of the conflicts in syria, jordan is wor
Majority. A review of president obama by House Democrats that felt the administration did not make the case as to why they should vote the republican author bill when it could have hurt them politically to do so. The bill heads to the senate where future is uncertain. Next president ial candidate Hillary Clinton laying out plan to combat isis group in syria and iraq. The former secretary of state spoke in Foreign Relations in new york city and took questions for cnn hosts and the audience. This is just over an hour. [applause] please be seated. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Mr. Mayor, welcome. I would like to welcome you all to the council on Foreign Relations. For those of you who do not know us, we are an independent nonpartisan Membership Organization and publisher for nearly 5,000 members, government officials, business pe cue activist, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders and other citizens to help them better understand the world and the Foreign
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Against Children Task force served a search warrant at his home yesterday morning and found child pornography on his computer. The High School District has in information to suggest that any of the former constitutes are victims. Amy hollyfield will have more in a report at the top of hour. Investors are arching world stock markets ahead of the opening bell after 469point tumble. Asian markets recovered after volatile day of trading with shanghai index opening 4. 5 percent lower but rebounding finishing half a percent down. Investers were reassured after new Chinese Government efforts to best shares. South korea ended with games. We will go to the nasdaq when trading begins in the u. S. Renters are calling on the city council to update current rent criminal laws to stay in their hems. Rising costs faced by Property Owners should not be passed on to them. A young man shared his fears with San Jose City council. The rents are too high and i might have to leave san jose to go to a Differe