Good to have you with us. We begin tonight with the white houses efforts to convince congress that syria used poison gas in an attack that killed more than 1400 people, including at least 400 children. President obama wants lawmakers to approve a military response. Al jazeeras jean reserve has more from washington. Meeting with a prominent member of the Iranian Parliament said his country is cape alan of confronting external aggression. The Obama Administration is pushing hard. John kerry and on all of the sunday talk shows claiming the u. S. Knows what weapon was used in the chemical attack we now have samples back from First Responders in east damascus. Those samples of hair and blood have been tested, and they have reported positive for signatures of sarin. So we are now getting a stronger case each day. To persuade congress to authorize the use of military force, the administration held classified briefings sunday on capitol hill, but when members emerged, there was largely skeptic
African Nelson Mandela is discharged from hospital, but hes still in critical condition. Im paul reese. Ill have all the sports concerning bael makes his move to real ma drid. Much more on the breaking news later on. The arab league is meeting in the egyptian capital of cairo to discuss how to respond to the suspected Chemical Attacks in syria. Some delegates are calling for International Help for end the violence and have condemned the regime. Lets hear whats been said so far. Translator the regime in damascus has exceeded all boundaries and all limits and is dealing without mercy. The regime in damascus has exceeded all the red lines. The regime has no fear of the almighty and has no ethics and no respect to the principles of the international world. I ask and urge the United Nations to be able to do its job through its inspectors in order to punish those who committed such a crime. Egypt expresses its objection to any military aggression or interference in syria. Were not defending
We begin with the very latest developments in the crisis in syria. Secretary of state john kerry went on all five sunday network talk shows today to say that preliminary tests prove deadly sarin gas was used to kill more than 1400 people in damascus. The arab league, a group of Foreign Ministers from several gulf countries, ended their meeting in cairo with a call for International Effort to end the violence against the syrian people. Meanwhile in washington, congressional leaders will hold hearings in the days ahead on president obamas request to launch a military attack. No votes are expected before september 9th. Syrias Opposition Coalition says dictatorships like iran and north korea are watching closely to see how the free world responds. Weve got more on all of this from al jazeeras Jeanne Meserve in washington. Reporter syrian president Bashar Al Assad meaning with a prominent member of the Iranian Parliament says his country is cable of confronting external aggression from the
Backed Angela Merkels conservatives before parlorpal e richens. The biggest Marine Salvage operation. Final preparations are underway for the refloating. The u. S. Secretary of state, john kerry, has warned the Syrian Government that while diplomacy is the preferred path, the threat of military action is on the table if it does not comply. He made the comments with bingman netanyahu in jerusalem. This follows saturdays agreement between russia and the u. S. On a 6point plan to rid the Assad Government of its arsenal of chemical weapons. Our overall objective is to find a political solution through diplomacy. That needs to happen at the negotiating table and we will stay engaged with a sense of urgency. And i say to the Syrian Opposition and all of those in syria who recognize that just removing the chemical weapons doesnt do the job. We understand that, and that is not all we are going to seek to do. But it is one step forward and eliminates that weapon from the arsenal of the man who
We begin tonight with colorados recordbreaking floods. Thousands have been evacuated from their homes and hundreds are still unaccounted for tonight. Rescue teams have worked around the clock, but rain stalled efforts today. Weather grounded 16 helicopters that had been brought in just for air lifts. Mudslides and flash floods made ground operations dangerous as well. President obama has already ordered extra federal aid for three counties. Theyre asking to add 12 more counties to the link. Tamara banks joins us live from fort collins with more on this. Whats the latest tonight . Reporter well, jonathan, i can tell you that about 1200 people are still unaccounted for, and the reason for that is because there is no power. So people dont have their cell phones in order to change and they dont have land lines. So while the death toll is expected to rise possibly, a lot of those people that are missing may just be unaccounted for because they cant reach their loved ones and tell them theyr