militants came from all over the world through syrian under the eyes of the syrian police who are responsible for the killing of iraqi and american forces. he trained and provided shelter and built safe havens for al qaeda to hide in. i remember one of the safe havens. the americans raided it in 2008 and captured prisoners. this was a hiding place for al qaeda on the border with iraq. it was under the control of a brother-in-law of the president. who is making the decisions in damascus right now? who is directing the syrian government policy facing this uprising? translator: the regime in syria is a totaltarian regime. there is one person who gives orders, one person who is the president. the rest of the regime is people who only obey. do they believe they will end? translator: they are trapped. they committed crimes and entered into a war of blood and are aware that they are going to pay for it. they are just buying time. fares is the second high profile sunni offi
recognizable faces in hollywood, and a symbol of a simpler time. both in television and really for the country as well. andy griffith, of course, died tuesday morning. he was best known for his role as sheriff andy taylor on the andy griffith show. abc s brandi hitt has a look back at his life. reporter: to this day, that whistle calls tv viewers back to mayberry where, for eight years beginning in 1960, andy griffith starred as sheriff andy taylor, opie s pa. you know you have been taught the golden rule. do unto others as you would have them do unto you. yes, pa. you think you have been following that rule? sure, tommy does unto me, and now i am doing unto jerry. reporter: after learning of griffith s passing, ron howard, the actor, starred as opie, tweeted his pursuit of excellence and the joy he took in creating served generations and shaped my life. i am forever grateful. rest in peace, andy.
so you returned the wieners tonight? they told me there would be all the fixings. the search continues for the beer. no cold ones? that is very un-american. no beer. we don t get that. no anheuser-busch. and throughout the show this morning to celebrate the holiday. of course, also news to get to. serious news on this holiday morning, holiday tragedy in fact in new england. a fireworks explosion sends several people to the hospital last night. we ll tell you in a few second exactly what went wrong. and he s as american as apple pie and hot dogs. fond remembrances of andy griffith, a mark on television history. sad news. i don t know whether matlock or his show decade ago. everyone loved him. a charming every man kind of actor. i used to watch andy griffith show. you are dating yourself.
why are we stopping at ms. kelsey s? she had to go to going to check the locks, huh? no, we are going to take in her laundry. reporter: the real mayberry many believe was griffith s hometown of mt. airy in north carolina. the movie theater is a monument to his career. griffith started out as a high school music teacher and got his first break with the funny radio monologue about football. it was that both bunches full of them men wanted this funny looking little pumpkin to play with. reporter: soon griffith was appearing on broadway and in movies like in no time for sergeants. sergeant, i am plo. what? permanent latrine orderly. reporter: he had a good boy brand and was funny. hollywood took note and gave him the andy griffith show. when it went off the air it was the number-one-rated program. 20 years later, griffith made a come back as yet another southerner, this time a guitar
griffith with his wise words and laconic southern drawl was the straight man in the comedy about small-town america. why are we stopping at ms. kelsey s? she had to go to going to check the locks, huh? no, we are going to take in her laundry. reporter: the real mayberry many believe was griffith s hometown of mt. airy in north carolina. the movie theater is a monument to his career. griffith started out as a high school music teacher and got his first break with the funny radio monologue about football. it was that both bunches full of them men wanted this funny looking little pumpkin to play with. reporter: soon griffith was appearing on broadway and in movies like in no time for sergeants. sergeant, i am plo. what? permanent latrine orderly. reporter: he had a good boy brand and was funny. hollywood took note and gave him the andy griffith show.