Government forces step up the offenses against rebels in the philippines. The costa con cardiois free from the rocks in the biggest salvage operation in history. And mexico is battered by huge storms on both coasts. At least 21 people are dead. Syria must be held to account. Thats the message from the United States, britain and france. At a joint News Conference in paris, u. S. Secretary of state john kerry said they would seek a United Nations resolution with serious consequences for syria if it failed to hand over its chemical weapons. Now, russia did agree in geneva that chapter 7 is mentioned specifically as the root for compliance. If there is noncompliance or any use of chemical weapons by anyone in syria. Well, the French Foreign minister made it clear that military force is still an option. Translator keep in mind that all the options remain on the table. If these statements are not followed by concrete actions in the field. This is why france, the u. K. And the u. S. Wants to obtain from the u. N. Security council a strong resolution to support the plans for chemical disarmament. The u. N. Will not and has not for the chemical attack. The foreign minister had no doubt theyre responsible. Its the assad regime that stockpiled these weapons and used them repeatedly against the syrian people, so the pressure is on them to comply with this agreement in full. The world must be prepared to hold them to account if they dont, and our free countries are certainly determined to do so. Well, we have correspondents in all the main centers of diplomatic activity over syria. David chase is . Gentlemeva where the u. N. Held separate News Conference. Loren, take us through the statements out of paris. We got a show of unity between the u. S. , u. K. And france. Reporter its easy to see where the western countries want to go. They may have been outmaneuvered in the last few days by the russians. Its a road map in a way. There was the deal signed over the weekend by kerry and lavrov, this weeklong gaffe for the syrians to provide a list where the chemical sites are and unfettered access for inspectors and disposal of chemical weapons. In the end a view, they say, towards geneva ii. All that backed up, as you heard, very strongly in all those sound bites by the threat of force even if you suppose they actually have it within their gifts to apply force to syria, potentially even against the will of their people. Very much what john kerry said in particular for the benefit of the domestic audience saying assad had no legitimacy and they want him out of the way and for the benefit of the Syrian Opposition that felt betrayed by obama, the chemical weapons deal would be good for them. The problem is this. All this talk of threats has the potential to push the russians further away from where they are now, and i think in the coming days when the draft resolution will happen potential by the end of the week, well see how much they achieve. Lets switch to geneva and david. Theres a lot of attention on the chemical attack on august 21st. Theres a press conference in geneva where you are talking about investigating another possible 14 Chemical Attacks. Reporter yes, thats right. I actually doorsteped the chairman of the commissioner of the inquiry as he came out of the press conference when he already said that there were 14 new allegations of chemical weapons attacks since the commission had been investigating since september 2011. I asked him what sort of scale were these attacks . Where were they . He didnt go into too many details, and he said there were attacks all around the country. So talking behind the scenes after the press conference, it became quite apparent that maybe theyre talking about the use of chemical weapons by the rebel groups. I have no backup for that, but thats the rumor that was circulating around the press conference after it finished. When i spoke to the chairman of the commission of inquiry, he said that despite these chemical weapons, the real thing is that the conventional weapons are used with such force at the moment by the regime in damascus that these are the real killers, these are killing so many more people, innocent men, women and children as well. David, thanks very much for that. Lets go to the headquarters of the u. N. In new york and our diplomatic editor. James, thats where all the diplomatic activity is going to be focused on in the coming days and where we see the unveiling of this report by the u. N. Chemical Weapons Inspection Team about what may have happened in syria in august. Reporter theyre handed over by the author to Inspector General ban kimoon. When you zoom in on the photo, you can read the first page of the report with the conclusions. It says the environmental and medical samples we collected provide clear and compelling evidence that rockets containing the nerve agent sarin were used. I think diplomats are looking deeper into the report for some of the detail. Some western diplomats hoping that there may be details that indicate which side was responsible for that attack on august 21st. As you know, the western countries say they believe beyond doubt, beyond any reasonable doubt that it was the assad regime. Once we have this report unveiled, then the next process here at the Security Council is trying to come up with a resolution that builds on that framework that we saw at geneva, that agreement between the u. S. And russia. Although, though, we have a few problems. The Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov saying hes concerned the western nations are still pushing for the use of force, a chapter 7 resolution. Hes saying thats not what is agreed and it could wreck the whole plan if they continue to push that idea. James, thanks very much indeed for that. James at the u. N. There, and, of course, david chase in geneva and lawrence lee in paris. Well have morse information and developments on syria comes up a little later in the program. You could also get all of those development on our website, aljazeera. Com. Now, to 300 families in the file philippine city of zamboanga city. The violence is into the eighth day. We have the report from zamboanga city. Reporter an entire city paralyzed by armed conflict. Government forces continue to battle Moro National leadership front fighters in the feel pe z philippines. The faith of the hostages is worse by the day. Monday is day eight of fighting. Human rights watch is urging restraint from both sides. An unknown number of civilians remain trapped in at least five coastal villages. Theyre worried about all the civilians still trapped in these villages really because we havent seen any sort of how do you call this strategy by the military in how to get them out safely. Reporter the Human Rights Group says the military cannot distinguish between the civilians and the rebels. Worry that civilians may have already been killed. The government may have violated the rules of war by turning this largest hospital in the city into a military garrison. This is where soldiers are based and deployed from, but the military says its aware of the rules of engagement. These are the things that we dont wish to do, but because of the urgency of the situation, as much as possible we want to avoid it but unfortunately were not in a normal situation. Were in battle area, and rest assured we will remind our commanders and our soldiers not to do those things. Reporter they want an implementation of the Peace Agreement it signed with the Philippine Government in 1996 saying the government has failed to address the grievances of the moro people of the southern philippines. The peaceful solution here is also unlikely. The rebel commander on the ground says his men will fight to the death. Al jazeera, zamboanga city, southern philippines. Were just getting news that theres been a shooting on a naval base in washington, d. C. In the u. S. These are live pictures coming to us from there. You can see the road has been sealed off, and a rescue services, Emergency Services are on the scene. We dont have any further information at the moment, just that, a shooting has taken place at the naval yard in washington, d. C. Of course, well bring you more information on that when we get it. A funeral has been held for the most Senior Police officer in southern afghanistan. The lieutenant was shot dead on her way to work on sunday. Its the latest in a string of attacks by the taliban on prominent afghan women. Two months ago her predecessor was murdered in almost identical circumstances. Lets get more from Jane Ferguson in the Afghan Capital of kabul. Do we know any more about how this attack happened . Reporter all we know at the moment is she was killed in the hell helmund province. Her predecessor was killed only months before. We know that the taliban have not yet claimed responsibility for this attack. It does bear all the hallmarks of previous taliban attacks on senior female figures in the military or politics here. Al al jazeera has spoken to the taliban, but theyre not sure yet. Theyre not outright denying this attack at this point, but as you have said, this comes at a town where her own predecessor was killed. This was also a summer when women across afghanistan are being targeted. A senior female afghan m. P. From kandahar was released only after last week after nearly a month in taliban custody where she was held hostage. There are many other incidences across the country this summer. When we look at the police force in terms of the women in the police force, we know in a recent report that was released just last week that afghan Police Officers who are female only make up about 1 of the force. So this is unlikely these targeted killings are unlikely to decrease the number of Police Officers immediately. What it is is often basically attacktic of intimidation to try to get women to step back and be too afraid to enter into the security forces. This attack and this death of a very, very senior and wellrespected Police Officer will only really work to reinforce that. Jane, thanks very much indeed for that. Jane ferguson updating us from kabul there. Still to come here on this news hour, were going to be in rwanda where voting is under way in parliamentary elections. Well also be in the u. S. Where more than 1,000 people are unaccounted for after flooding in the state of colorado. And in sports the cyclist forced to defend a missed doping test just today after winning the tour of spain. Engineers off the coast of italy have begun lifting the Costa Concordia upright in the biggest salvage operation ever attempted. 30 people died in january last year. The bodies of two killed have now been found. There are hopes they might be located during the operation. Lets look at what the operation will be in more detail. Eight moment its held in place by cables and theres a platform to hold the weight and the hull will fill with water. The steel cables will then tighten, and there she goes. It will be slowly pulled upright helped by the weight of the tanks. Thats the theory, anyway. Charlie is live on giglio island. Does it look like that process is working . Reporter were five hours into the operation now past the danger zone, and it looks like were finally seeing some progress. Im going to step aside so the camera can zoom in and you can see closer. Under that bow on the line of the water you see a line of scum and rough. That is part of the ship that has until today been under the water for the last 20 months. A part of the ship that they successfully now pulled out of the water. Of course, they still have got a long way to go. The systems of electronically controlled winches and cables and hydraulics. They say everything has gone to plan. Well have another seven hours of this operation until its fully in an upright position. Charlie, theres still a lot of stuff on board that ship. It was abandoned in such a panic and hurry. Whats expected to happen as it comes upright . Reporter youre right. This is basically a Floating City behind me. It was designed for 4,200 people to live on board, be entertained on board and be fed lavish buffets and all of the food and effects are on board. Its swirling around inside for the past 20 months. A lot of that water is going to slowly spill out. Were expecting that to happen. Its not expected to be toxic. A the lo of the chemicals have been removed along with the fuel. We will be seeing some mattresses coming out, pieces of furniture and engineers tell me they put in place a net around the entire length of the ship to catch the debris. Environmentalists certainly dont want it spoiling the Pristine Waters here off giglio. As well as the concerns and the fact this is a feat of engineering, this is the site of a tragic accident. 32 people died when the ship crashed off the rocks in january 2012, and two bodies are still missing. Its believed they can be pinned under the ship, and cameras mounted on underwater submarines are roaming that area that the ship that is free from the rocks now looking to see any evidence of those bodies. Hopefully the loved ones of those people could finally have some answers. Thanks very much indeed for that. So were getting more information on that shooting incident, which we just learned about a few minutes ago, in washington, d. C. Live pictures coming to us from there. Now, you can see the road is shut off, and there are lots and lots of flashing lights and lots of rescue services and Emergency Services on the scene. Our correspondent ross jordan is standing by. Details still very sketchy. Do we know whats happened . Reporter what were understanding from our local nbc news affiliate here in washington is apparently two people were shot. There might be more people who have been injured. Theres still the search on for one suspect, the alleged shooter, at the Washington Navy yard. This is one of the key installations for the u. S. Navy in the washington area. About 3,000 people work at this particular facility in downtown washington. I spoke with someone a few minutes ago who tells me that she was on her way to work around 8 20 a. M. Local time, 12 20 gmt when she suddenly saw a lot of people running towards her in the parking lot. So she followed them and did not go to her office, which happening to be in the building next to where this shooting allegedly happened, building 197. They have been told to, quote, shelter in place. Stay where they are until they have been given the allclear. You have military Police Responding to the scene. You have d. C. Police who have been responding to the scene. There have been lots of images on the local television stations here of many people, both civilian police and military police, running with rifles towards one of the buildings where they believe the suspected shooter may be. Again, we are getting reports that two people have been injured. There might be other injuries. As you might expect, on a monday morning in the middle of rush hour, this has created quite a lot of havoc with people trying to get not just to the navy yard, which takes care of a lot of important operations, but also to other federal agencies in the area. Certainly for right now the search is still underway for that suspected shooter. Roz, thank very much indeed for that. That incident ongoing as roz was saying. Two people have been shot, and one active suspect still on the run. Police telling people to stay indoors, to keep inside while that search goes underway. There are helicopters out on the scene. You can see at the top of your picture there. Of course, Emergency Services on the scene causing chaos in washington, d. C. There around the naval yard. Now, seven people are believed to have died in severe flooding in the u. S. State of colorado. More than 1200 people are still unaccounted for, and more rain is expected in the coming days. Emergency workers have been trying to help people leave some of the 14 counties affected. Captain overstreet from the National Guard joins us on the line from centennial, colorado. Bring us up to date on the rescue operation ongoing. Yes. Thank you so much for having me. Were revving up our operations today, and were trying to were hoping to be able to fly our aircraft today. Yesterday we had some significant weather that prevented us from being able to fly helicopters in to evacuate. We were still able to do some Ground Transportation and evacuationed around 500 members yesterday, but due to the weather we did have some of our vehicles, which are highclearance vehicles, can go through around 3 feet of water, they even got stranded in a flood area because they werent able with all the weather to get back out. So we got a couple aircraft out yesterday and were able to pick up half the people stranded there. We still had First Responders and National Guard members that got stuck there last night. They made the best of it, and they went around with the search and rescue teams door to door and tried to help any citizens they could. Youre talking there about the bad weather hampering your rescue efforts. Its not just the ongoing rain, is it . I understand roads are out, bridges are out. Its actually physically difficult to get around. Yes. The flooding is really just a horrible disaster. Weve had other disaster here in colorado, wildfires and blizzards and stuff. The blizzards and the wildfires, you know, they dont destroy the roads so we can still move around. This flooding is really just washing away the ground underneath the pavement, so its not just a matter of the pavement being cracked or destroyed. Its the bedrock that it was on before is no longer there. A lot of our mountain roads most of our mountain roads run in the valleys, and in the valleys theres a river that runs right next to it. All of those rivers were rising up, and so many roads in the affected area had just been