delight you. show you how that went. first, let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. trafalgar square in london on this tuesday, april 26th. the u.s. state department is now urging american citizens to leave syria as soon as possible. also asking them to defer all travel to the nation. the travel warning comes as syria s government ramps up its attacks against pro-reform demonstrators. witnesses say thousands of soldiers backed by tanks and sniper have open fire on the city 60 miles of damascus. reports say at least 11 people have been killed. some estimates put the death toll at clashes at more than 350 people since mid-march. while the obama administration is facing criticism for not doing enough to stem the violence while doing plenty in other places, press sect carney says the white house is readying a response. we are pursuing a rarng of possible options including targeted sanctions. we re looking at different ways to make clear to the syrian government how appalling