Action in syria. Many of those around the table are pressuring u. S. President barack obama not to authorize strikes. Nhk world has a report. The g20 summit chaired by Vladimir Putin began on tuesday. The crisis in syria dominated the talks. The leaders discussed the issue in a dinner in the evening. President obama is believed to have asked for the understanding of u. S. Military action against syria once it is approved boy congress. He is also believed to explain that the u. S. Has evidence the Syrian Government unleashed a chemical weapon attack. Some leaders including britain and france are possibly supporting the u. S. Stance, however Britains Parliament rejected a proposal to join any military action. Many other members are openly against the u. S. Plan. Russia and china are strongly opposed to military action without a Un Security Council resolution. The two nations are joined by italy, brazil, and other countries. Early in the day obama and japanese Prime Minister abe met on th
You can tweet us at f24debate. Back upstairs to the newsroom. All of the stories making news. Good evening. Francois hollande says the alleged chemical attack in syria must not go unpunished. He says france has no obligations to protect civilians and David Cameron. The syrian Prime Minister warns the west against intervention. The u. S. Defense secretary says American Forces are ready to act. Elsewhere, a reshuffle in brazil over a spiking tensions. This after the flit across the border on a person wanted for charges. We start with syria and Francois Hollande saying a decision will be taken in the coming days in response to the attack in the damascus suburbs. Paris was increasing military support to those fighting president assads army. The world is horrified following the confirmation of chemical weapons being used in syria. Everything leads us to believe it was the regime that carried out this to spit able this despicable act. It must not go unanswered. France is ready to punish thos
Investors taking profits ahead of this weekends parliamentary election. The motor city gets weighed down under a mountain of debt. Detroit filing for theargest municipal bankruptcy in u. S. History. Hi, everybody. Welcome to the program. We have got two hours together. Finance ministers gathering now at the g20 meeting in moscow and theyre expected to ratchet up the crackdown on Corporate Tax avoidance. Now, later today, the oecd will be unveiling an action plan aimed at tackling Profit Shifting, which has thrown some of the largest multinationals into the spotlight. Lets get the details with julia chatterley from moscow with more. Julia, a lot on the agenda and taxes definitely one of the issues theyre going to be talking about by the looks of things. Absolutely. Huge agenda. Growth, jobs and tax avoidance. As you said, the oecd just about to announce their proposals to targeting tax avoidance by the large corporations in the g20. You cut to the heart of it when you said a Profit Shif
Humanitarian agencies are saying these people have been forgotten by the world. Syria calls it bullying and International Warning International Law must be respected. Politicians in the u. S. Are considering a draft resolution which says the president is authorized to use the armed force of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in a limited and taylored manner against legitimate military targets in syria. It also says top obama war planers have laid out their case for military force in syria speaking to pa skeptical congressional committee. Evidence Bashar Al Assad used chemical weapons on his own people is solid. Our Intelligence Community has scrubbeded and rescrubbed the evidence. We have physical evidence of where the rockets came from and when. Not one rocket landed in regimecontrolled territory. Not one. Support from the u. S. Secretary of defense who told senators the u. S. Must hold the assad regime accountable. Failure to do so would harm not just
Firefighters have put out a fire at a home on Wicklow Court just east of highway 680 off alcosta boulevard. This is the scene minutes ago from chopper 5. The second level is burned. No word on injuries there. Then there was a fire in hayward at a salvage yard. Crews arrived on scene and doused the flames and there were reports of propane tanks on the lot. No word on what caused it authorities are still investigating a gun battle last night inside a home in san mateo. One person was killed and two others injured. Kpix 5s cate caugiran on what may have been a Home Invasion style robbery gone wrong. Reporter residents inside this home on the 1500 block of lodi avenue told officers three men came in and tried to rob them. The residents stated that three suspects entered the house and confronted four victims in the residence at the time. Reporter the confrontation turned into a gun battle. Police say the suspects and one of the residents shot at each other inside and outside of the home. Gu