The death toll is higher than originally estimated. More than 1400 people were killed, more than 400 children. Thousands of protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters rallied across egypt, against a military coup. They stopped them by using tanks and Armored Police vehicles. At least six people were killed. Those are the headlines at this hour. America tonight is up next. You can get the latest news online at al jazeera. Com. I will see you at 11 00 eastern time. On america tonight, now its all in the timing. Washington sends its firmest signals yet that it intends to act. They are watching. They want to see whether the United States and our friends mean what we say. Back to school and adding up the risks. Chicago students seek safe passage to class. It be glasses on the floor and the drugs. You have to walk through all of that danger and its very carry. Also tonight, losing control. A burst of heat threatens to fuel a new round of california wildfires. And good evening, thanks for b
Humanity, why could we not bring the evidence to the court and find out who is responsible . To court and allow the world to participate in a trial, so to speak. You could have evidence presented, both sides could give their side and then a judgment could be made that would keep the u. S. Out of it, keep the u. S. Out of taking the lead. It would certainly give the president an opportunity to duck out of this red line. Do you think syria would be able to participate in that . Caller i think for the United States to respond just with weapons as the president seems determined to do, it is going to create blowback. It always happens and will probably create more terrorists than not. I think personally we are a nation of justice and a nation of laws. The moral leadership would be to go to an International Court where the whole world could view a fair trial that is carried on by people in the hague where people have no ties to syria. He could all stand back and brought toce whomever is resp
Drawttention to what they call unfair fear of muslims after the september 11 terrorist attack. Washington, d. C. , tonight apparently unfriendly territory to some mainstream americans who were looking simply to show respect to all we lost 12 years ago today. Also here tonight the 26yearold syrian researcher whose oped article was cited by not only cemetery of state john kerry but also senator john mccain and congressional testimony as they supported an attack against assad. She has been fired. Elizabeth original raised conflict of interest concerns after her affiliation with a Syrian Emergency Task force was revealed, that is to say the assad opposition. Yes it did for the study of war also learned her resume falsely claimed a phd from georgetown university. For that she was terminated. A Third Straight day of gains for the Dow Jones Industrials today, 135point rally for the dow now up 400 points over the past three days. S p up 5 pointa seventh consecutive session. The nasdaq supporte
Are available fors eerie gun for syria. When we examine new figures on what it means to be a household in the u. S. Tomorrow morning at 7 a. M. Eastern. Next, a for him on this. The book war from earlier this week. They will talk about potential u. S. Strikes and opposition. Minute. 90 ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. My name is frederic hof and on behalf of fred kemp, the president of the Atlantic Council and michelle done, the director of the center for the middle east, i would like to welcome you all to todays program. This is a joint production of the Hariri Center and the Atlantic Council. Over the past two weeks, we have witnessed a truly extraordinary chain of events that began on the 21st of august with a chemical attack in a suburb of damascus. In the fullness of time, i think we will probably know for sure what motivated the assad regime to take this step and what it was actually thinking. In terms of trying to get away with it. What is objectively clear at this point is
Looking ahead, expected paid in the senate on the syrian resolution this coming week, a possible vote to move forward can be scheduled as early as wednesday. Live coverage of the senate on our companion network, cspan2. It is possible we will see debate in the house, as well. Nothing has been scheduled or announced their. He will have house floor debate here on cspan. Secretary hagel and secretary kerry appeared before the House Foreign Affairs committee this past week. They testified on what they know about the situation in syria. Tomorrow. Ow that here are some of what they had to say. If we do nothing, what is the in your judgment that the share all assad will use that bashars assad will use chemical weapons to turn the tides of war . I believe the likelihood is high. Mr. Secretary . I agree completely, i might even put down 100 . You should go check the intel on it, i think i will be convinced. Mr. Secretary. Mr. Secretary, if you are right, we will see these weapons used routinely