u.s. will strike syria or not and causing traders to get nerv nervous if that will impact the oil supply. two big communications giants potentially coming together. what is going on? absolutely. here is the break joup. v breakdown. verizon a possible purchase of vodaphone in their joint venture. analysts say this deal would be worth north of $20 billion. something verizon has been looking for, full control of its wireless business and that could potentially lead to some changes and how it distributes its profit. it s not clear if the deal will result in any changes for those who have a verizon account but verizon is the top cell phone carrier in the united states so it s definitely something that we will be watching very
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residents say the alleged chemical attack happened in the middle of the night, killing many in their sleep while others struggled to escape but 6-year-old abdul mani. after the chemicals hit. they told us to put masks on. i told my dad i couldn t breathe. my father fainted and i fainted after that. but we were found and taken to the emergency room. and michaela, it seems to me that many syrian officials are starting to realize it s probably not a matter if the u.s. will strike, but when it will strike. i was able to speak to the country s information minister who s quite a powerful image here. he s urging u.n. inspects are more time to do their work. and the chemical inspectors have gone out to try to get to some of he s sites but certainly, the syrian government is starting to realize how high the stakes are, michaela. we have to thank you for
the egyptian foreign minister to broker a truce. both sides claim the tenuous halt to violence as a victory. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu thanked the leadership of the united states for its unwavering support leading up to the truce. president obama called netanyahu to say no nation should have to tolerate rocket attacks. supporting israel s right to defend itself. but hamas claimed a major win from the cease-fire saying from now on, if israel respond to attacks by bombing gaza, hamas will strike. the whole state of israel is a frontline. there is no front and back. reporter: case in point that bus bombing which left dozens injured and struck one of the busiest areas of the city across from the israeli national defense headquarters. there was at least a package or possibly a suicide bomber that planted a device. reporter: as the delicate cease-fire takes hold the temporary goal for both sides to prevent more injuries. and the white house said it
foreign minister to broker a truce. both sides claim a tenuous hold as a victory. israeli president benjamin netanyahu thanks the leader him for the stakes leading up to the truce. supporting israel s right to defend itself. but hamas claimed a major win from the cease-fire, saying for now on, if israel responds to attacks from bombing gaza, hamas will strike. there is no in back. reporter: case in point, that bus bomb which left dozens injured and struck one of the busiest areas of the city, across from the the israeli defense headquarters. there was at least a package from a suicide bomber that planted it. reporter: as a delicate cease-fire takes hold, the temporary goals for both sides