International pressure is growing on russia to abandon its support for syrias president assad in the wake of last weeks chemical weapons attack on a rebel town. Tonight western Foreign Ministers from the g7 group of industrialised nations have been meeting in Northern Italy to consider a co ordinated response which could include support for new sanctions on moscow and damascus. The us secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, said america would hold to account those who committed crimes against innocents anywhere in the world. From lucca our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. Contemplating italys past glory and syrias present horror, borisjohnson and Rex Tillerson were turning up the International Heat on president assad and his russian backers. This morning Rex Tillerson deliberately started his day at a memorial to note the atrocity in 1944, the massacre of local villagers, and drew a direct parallel to the gas attack last week. We will rededicate ourselves to holding to accoun
And finally the metro also leads on the funeral of the Fallen Police officer, who was killed during the westminster terror attack. Thats it for now. Newsnight is coming up next. Tonight the white house leaves open the possibility to more strikes against syria. Is the plan now to get rid of assad . The message that we are sending to the russians is very clear. Do they want to stick with a toxic regime . Do they want to be eternally associated with a guy who gasses his own people . But a former ambassador to syria thinks Regime Change would lead to disaster. This advisor to the Syrian Opposition says theres no other way. Also tonight its called spice an illegal drug that, it is claimed, turns you into a zombie. Is there really a hidden epidemic . It keeps you going, you know . Can you imagine, if you slept rough, you wake up and you feel like shit and you wake up and you smoke some spice and you are ok, youre ready to go, you know . Howard jacobson writes a book about donald trump. Hes c
To mount juliet, tennessee. Christy walked in for a get together and got the surprise of her life. Not a dry eye in that house. Thanks for joining us. Busy day. Im dana perino. Heres shep. Shepard a live look, the Eisenhower Executive Office building next to the west wing where were about to hear live from the president in the wake of an extraordinary morning. The pressure on President Trump accelerating and in moments hes scheduled to speak. Two big issues, first, the president s decision to withdraw troops from syria. Widely criticized by members of his own party, his own advisers and generals and cabinet. Our own reporting that he stopped listening to top leadership, didnt inform our allies or the pentagon. Hes getting praise from putin and condemnation from conservatives. At the same time, in the face of pressure to build that wall, the newly announced president ial decision not to sign the
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mind when it comes to this incident? not just for myself, but for all the citizens in richmond and especially those within the zone of contamination, and that is to get assurance from the epa that the contaminants that may have been in the air or on the ground are going to be sufficient enough for those people who have been displaced to return back to their homes and begin what may seem as normalcy in their lives. may also include gardening, planting flowers or lawn care, that was one of the things we had been advised to keep away from and refrain from until we can get some epa guidelines. bill: and 20 seconds for a response, if you hear during the press conference later today that authorities have detected some hazardous chemicals or odors, gasses, will you leave? i m gone. i ll be leaving, yes. bill: there you go. safety and health comes first.