Tokyo. And tokyo wins the race to host the 2020 olympique games. Olympique games. U. S. Secretary of state is reading arab leaders, to try to get their back for air strikes in syria. John kerry says a number of countries are now prepared to take part in military action. In a day of shuttle diplomacy, United States top diplomat arrived in paris sure of one thing. French support of possible strike against syria. We in the United States know and our French Partners know that this is not the time to be partners to slaughter, this is not the time to send a message where doing nothing is far more risky than responding. France is now the u. S. s only major ally after the u. K. Parliament ruled out taking part of the attack. The french leadership denies the company is diplomatically isolated. I believe that while at first sight we seem ice laterred in the beginning we now have the support of a Wide Community and we hope a coalition of goodwill is being formed. So far most countries have stoppe
And we begin tonight with the crisis in syria about. The Associated Press has obtained a video to members of congress in a classified briefing last week. The ap says it came from an u unindividual. The, lobbies hard for congressional support for a strike on syria. Meanwhile on monday Congress Returns from its summer break and syria will top the agenda. Both houses will top the president s agenda to take on syrian strikes. The house are likely to vote the following week. In the meantime, president obama is trying to purr swayed the American People to back his plan. Paul beban has the story. He didnt have a lot of success getting out any more International Support so he took the case to the congress and to the American People in his weekly radio address. This is a serious threat to our national security. Theres a reason governments representing 98 of the worlds people have agreed to ban the use of chemical weapons. Not only because they cause death and destruction in the most indiscrimin