casualty figures for the past 24 hours we have in the city of hama which has been the vocal point of the majority of protests across syria is now 45 people killed since yesterday. we are hearing heavy machine gun fire and tank shellers but not just the protestors but the civilians. reports that there were government military snipers on top of buildings randomly shooting at civilians. in one case a family of five with small children were killed as they tried to flee the city. there are reports there are big movements of refugees trying to make their way out. very difficult to independently confirm the situation there because no western media is allowed inside. activists from overseas say they are hearing from satellite phones in the city that the situation is becoming dire. we heard from the security council last night a condemnation of the violence there calling for the syrian government to stop it. the united states government has issued fresh sanctions trying to put pressure on those
officers responded but have not found anyone matching that description. the sighting was reported outside deitrick hall. a lot of sensitivity right here. we want to make it clear that this is not confirmed, it s not a confirmed sighting as of now, but instead authorities are acting on what eyewitness accounts have directed them on. we have kelsey hiter who s on the phone with us, she was the managing editor of collegiate times at virginia tech. so kelsey, what more can you tell us about what is believed to have taken place on campus. i m on the south end of campus closest to our main sbras on our main road over here, there s a lot of cop cars here, i haven t heard any sirens there, s no reports of an actual gunst sound. we are on an official lockdown, doors are completely closed. there are some guards around campus, but just the hustle and bustle of cop cars, news anchors and stuff like that. there s no reports of injuries, just a little bit of a scare right now. you said
community. the town is about a population of 800 people. we have more than 100 investigators from out of state, fbi s child abduction unit here as well as dozens of volunteers who have also come to this area with the same goal, of finding celina. so far they ve fielded hundred several hundred tips but they have very little to go on. they re also hampered by the mountainous terrain out here. they ve got complications of neighboring boarder of vermont as well as the close proximity of canada. the border is just less than a mile away here. and to add to all that, they ve also got very spotty cell service. we ve experienced this, and investigators tell us they ve had to go back to passing notes in the field. that s added to their response time. they ve brought in some satellite phones, but they re dealing with several layers of challenges here but they still are determined and hopeful that
we have more than 100 investigators from out of state, fbi s child abduction unit here as well as dozens of volunteers who have also come to this area with the same goal, of finding celina. so far they ve fielded hundred several hundred tips but they have very little to go on. they re also hampered by the mountainous terrain out here. they ve got complications of neighboring boarder of vermont as well as the close proximity of canada. the border is just less than a mile away here. and to add to all that, they ve also got very spotty cell service. we ve experienced this, and investigators tell us they ve had to go back to passing notes in the field. that s added to their response time. they ve brought in some satellite phones, but they re dealing with several layers of challenges here but they still are determined and hopeful that they will find celina. michelle franzen, thank you so much for that. we are just getting word,
you. the fighting in a place called holmes has really raged on as government troops open fire on civilians who were demonstrating. we hear that one 12-year-old boy was killed. one thing to note here that s really important, as we watch the events unfold in syria, here, carol, is that the government crackdown has really expanded in the breadth that it s taking. it s going from a placed called banias on the mediterranean coast to the southern part of the country as well. just to underscore that point that the government, even though it gives hints of reform, is still cracking down very harshly. so, zain, is there any credible opposition? reporter: you know, most experts and administration officials say, no, the opposition is actually really weak and not very well organized at all. there was a report in the new york times today, carol, that talked a little bit about the opposition and about how it s tried to smuggle things like satellite phones into syria so