which the arab league should continue to use in its efforts to make active. mr. president, we are feeling terrible pain because of the horrible events we are all aware of, and we ask that god bless all those victims so that bloodshed might end and that the various factions of the syrian people might be able to reach a democratic state in order to create a single open-ended society which would enjoy understanding and concord. we hope that the security council will not have to deal once again with this situation whereas it is getting worse. of course you love your family, but can you really picture this? grandparents, mom and dad, kids we hope that all those who have and grandkids all in the same household? influence on all the parties a lot of people are in fact doing just that. christine romans finds out why and how it s actually working. spare no effort whereas the reporter: meet the laflers. security council has not been able to arrive at a decision so i m dad. i m
also, should sugar be regulated lie alcohol? find out why some medical experts argue the sweet stuff could be just as bad for you. from the cnn center in atlanta, this is cnn saturday morning. great to see you. i m susan hendricks. we start with this in syria. no one is being snared. government activists say snipers and bombers are killing women and children as well. it s hamming in. cnn is ahhs not independently confirmed the results. here s what one activist told our anderson cooper last night. these aren t animals. they re human beings being bombed by mortar shells and tank shells. no one s doing anything about it. they re sitting here and getting killed. there s one message i need to get out. they re not going to stop. they re going to kill millions. that was a man who called himself danny. he said he didn t mind showing his face if he were to help other people. at this hour united nations security council will be meeting. we ll have a live report from the u.n.
wikileaks. bradley manning is charged with handing over thousands of classified military documents. it s considered the biggest intelligence leak in american history. the army will put manning on trial for aiding the enemy and transmitting defense information. he could get life in prison. friends and colleagues of don cornelius are paying tribute to the founder of the ground breaking television show soul train. they are making that tribute unfold today in harlem. cornelius was the legendary deep voice, host and founder of that show. al sharpton, aretha franklin and others paid tribute today. he died wednesday of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. at the capitol now police are removing tents. u.s. park police service officers are in hazmat suits taking away tents that contain camping gear. earlier police clashed with protestors and six people were arrested. a federal judge tuesday upheld the ban on camping in mcpherson square and another park a couple of blocks away from t
hours into saturday. they say syrian government committed a massacre, at least 260 people were killed and over 130 killed in the homs neighborhood. one activist told us of bodies in the streets. those trying to help people were shot at, including ambulances. he said they were in dire need of assistance and medical supplies. these aren t animals lying here. these are human beings. being bombed by mortar bombs and tank shells. no one is doing anything about this. we are going to sit here and get killed. that s one message i want to get out. we are not going to stop. syrian people will not stop 2 if they kill millions. we will remember no one did anything about this. reporter: opposition groups reported even more deaths, saying tens had been killed in different parts of syria. activists reported a funeral procession that took place. this amateur video reportedly shows thousands gathered for that funeral procession. visible are cowans on the ground. the syrian government deni
relationship edges towards a close. diana magnay, cnn, bamberg, germany. the u.n. security council tried to formally condemn the government of syria today. but the draft resolution failed. shot down by a double veto. ambassadors from russia and china voted against it. american ambassador susan rice made her feelings very clear. the united states is disgusted that a couple members of this council prevent us from fug filling our soul purpose here, addressing an ever deepening crisis in syria and a growing threat to regional peace and security. for months this council is held hostage by a couple members. these members stand behind empty argue ams and individual interests while delaying and seeking to strip bare any text that would pressure assad to change his actions. richard ross is at the united nations. we just heard ambassador rice say she was disgusted. you just spoke with her personally as well. what did she add to that? the u.s. ambassador and others are deeply di