Health officials in the rebel syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta say several people have suffered symptoms consistent with chlorine gas exposure during attacks by pro government forces. Although, the Syrian Government has always denied using chemical weapons. Earlier, france and germany appealed to president putin to pressure the Syrian Regime to honour the un brokered ceasefire. Our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports you may find some of it distressing. This was inside Eastern Ghouta. In almost seven years of war in syria, real ceasefires have been rare, ineffective and short. The un couldnt agree on a start time for the ceasefire. The best they could do was to say, without delay. Thats elastic enough to wreck this ceasefires chances. Today is the first day of the ceasefire resolution. Still theres warplanes in the atmosphere, there is still shelling. The level is less than before. Civilians are still being killed. Civil defence workers dug a badly injured baby out of this bombsi
Terror attack. But what or who was the intended target . And marking 500 years of the protestant referendum reformation. Germans pay tribute to Martin Luther king to town of wittenberg where the monk first challenge the authority of the Catholic Church. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. We begin with breaking news coming to us from the united states. Police in new york city are investigating a shooting in lower manhattan. Immediate reporting multiple casualties. One person has been taken into custody according to the new or police department. The incident took place near battery park city. Police are asking people to stay away from that area. Our correspondent in the u. S. Is on the line. What can you tell us about these developing situations . Carsten to be honest to not much more than what you just said. Of course this would be another shooting incident, unfortunately , in the u. S. These incidents happen quite regularly, not always on the scale as what we saw in
Could be suspicious because he just confirm ties between trauma many and russia. Are people going to say it was cover up absolutely. Historic shake up. Team coverag other big story what could be one of the biggest nights in d. C. Sports history. The Washington Capitals trying to keep their request for stanley cup alive. The Washington Wizards hoping to take the lead in round two of the eastern conference playoffs and the Washington Nationals trying to get back on the winning track when they welcome beltway arrival. Well be rooting for all three and good day at 9a starts now. Yeah. Here we go. We got the caps getting ready to get that stanley cup. Lets do it. Wizards get getting ready tot that trophy. Giving i was little breeze. A little breeze. Here we go. We got it all. We got it all. We got it all. Were rocking the red. All theea all the teams are winning. We got the cow bell going. There you go. Thats how you get it done right there. [ laughter ] good day dc. Too much excitement for
Warren here to talk about it. They are pointing out that bonds and stocks are in sink again which question as reflation trade and i kept asking that last week. 235 . What is going on with the tenure. Were going to blow out the deficit and military spending and infrastructure and tax cuts and all the greeowth, all the stuff. Maybe warren knows why. But u. S. Equity futures at this hour. Hes shaking his head. Were going to ask him. I wanted to surprise him with that. I got a lot of well, to eo late. The futures are indicated a little bit low. But nothing that significant yet. Overnight in asia. It was kind of quiet. Overall, we can see japan was down less than a percent and in europe, sort of the same thing. Were almost in a wait and see mode. Now im going to formally introduce you, becky. Time now for our special guest this morning. Becky quick. No, wait a minute. Becky quick is in omaha with our special guest and i love god, i love some of the stuff im reading about warren today. Money
Now. Police we understand are still looking for suspects in this case. Theres been 20 homicides now in ward 7. So far this year. And as it turns out there are lnl 8 this time last year so certainly a large increase in homicides there and d. C. Police tell us the department is moving up normal summer crime deployment to now. The first shooting just before 1 p. M. At the valero gas station texas avenue south east. There was an argument, scuffle that a man on knees firing towards someone beping road and return fire and the man struck and killed. A witness tells fox5 another man ran up and took the gun from the guy on the ground. A large crowd of grieving family and friends gathered across the street and fighting broke out at one point. 3 30 another shooting a few blocks away 4 and b Street Southeast a woman carrying groceries killed in front of her home. D. C. Police tell us this appears to be retaliation for the first. We are horrified but what we saw today. Its a level of violence that