manageable risks, that we should be willing to bare that responsibility. u.s. defense officials say the only reason to add air strikes to a naval mission by deploying stealth b-2 bombers from bases in missouri among other things would be to go after mobile missile launchers, assad s chemical weapons delivery systems which have been on the move since the u.s. tell graphed it was planning a strike. shepard? shepard: jennifer griffin from the pentagon tonight. despite hundreds reportedly killed in that chemical weapons attack. u.s. officials say it didn t even make a dent in syrians stockpile. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations samantha power says the assad regime is still sitting on an enormous supply of boifn gases. she toke today at a think tank in washington explaining why a war strike is the only option. some have asked, given our collective war weariness why we cannot use nonmilitary tools to achieve the same end. my answer to this question is: we have exhausted the
ally to hezbollah though, it might not go big unless the united states goes big. the folks here are still remembering the 2006 clash between israel and hezbollah, which left a lot of devastation, a lot of destruction, they don t want to have that one more time. as you can see, shep, a lot of assessing and reassessing, on all sides, all corners of the globe. backing to you. shepard: greg palkot early this saturday morning in beirut. there is more word from russian s navy that we have word that the russian navy ships have heading to syrian s doorstep in the eastern mediterranean. according to a russian news agency. the u.s. already has a number of destroyers in that region. a kremlin official says the main reason for boosting its naval presence there is to organize a possible evacuation of russians from syria. here at home, the u.s. senate held a special session today to get a jump on the debate over a possible military strike. congress isn t officially back from summer vacation until
parties on energy, health care and budget policies that could improve economic growth, shep. shepard: peter barnes in d.c. tonight. peter, thanks. the financial annual cysts said that investors were also rattled today by a possible u.s. attack on syria. americans are paying more for new cars and trucks than ever before. it s their own fault. that s according to the associated press. it reports that the average price of a vehicle in america grew more than $31,000 last month. $1,000 more than the average price same time last year. the report also claims buyers triggered this increase by demanding pricey options high end stereos and navigation systems. the irs keeps on giving the agency that spent thousands of tax dollars on parodies. star trek also took on donald trump and the apprentice. a house committee released this video today. take a look. how many houses do you own? how many hotels? casinos? but enough about me. you are fired.
on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. shepard: scientists have now found the single biggest volcano on earth, maybe even the biggest in all of the solar system. how they know that i don t know. but it s about the size of the state of new mexico. so you expect somebody might have noticed it by now. but this volcano is under water. about a thousand miles off the coast of japan. unlike most volcanos, it isn t very tall. it s more low and flat scientists say because the mull ten molten love have a probably spread out for hundreds of miles. don t freak out yet. the monster volcano is 145 million years old and not active at this point in its life. i m smerpd smith. and this is the fox report. it s the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. and if we strike syria, iran may strike us.
ened n. that interrogation, police asked whether he had any suicidal thoughts. shepard: castro also claims he called amanda berry s mother from her cell phone and told the woman that her daughter was alive and had become his wife. the mother died in 2006. then there is aaron hernandez. he was back in court today. the former nfl star accused of killing a friend, enters a plea to a murder charge. plus, more on our top story the debate over a possible attack, a military attack on syria. tonight, iran is reportedly threatening to strike back at a u.s. target. that s coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news as fox reports live tonight. [ male announcer ] making a dodge in 100 easy steps.