they named friday "forgive us hama." so they are talking about hama in 1982 and now it's homs in 2012, 30 years apart. i think there is a big difference. i think one t one noticeable difference... in ha hama the regime battled the muslim brotherhood and most of the society stood aside. they didn't like the muslim brotherhood, they were queasy about the regime. hafez assad wasn't so bad. people saw him as the best of a bad lot. this is very different. this is a population that has risen against a despot. it's an ethnic issue, as josh has said, it's an alawi government battling... it's a sunni opposition to an allawi government. but what we now see the siety as reject bad sharr al-assad. he's add war with his country in a way that his father wasn't. >> rose: have they rejected him in favor of anything other than getting rid of him? >> the future. >> rose: and who will shape the future? go ahead. tom. >> fouad, a question. do you think there is this muslim brotherhood element underneath the rock that we haven't seen in the

it's even worse egypt when they go tremendous changes egypt will stand behind hamas one day hamas may attack israel as it did in the. two thousand and eight the question is how would egypt react to such a conflict that i think is an imminent threat iran is not an imminent threat. but could also be an imminent threat some believe is the situation in syria which seems to go from bad to worse with every passing day. controlled by decentralization in the messages means. the presence of terrorist groups that may operate the good steve israel meanwhile israel's most placid neighbor jordan may seem to be a bedrock of stability but experts say that isn't so because the media the neighbor to be used it's a country that israel has a peace relationship with it also has the longest border with and i think it is most vulnerable to. destabilizing influences from almost everywhere else spillover from syria spillover from iraq there are very serious problems and jordan one look at the map is enough to show that israel's position in the real. could be described as potentially problematic at best howev

hamas and fatah have agreed to form a unity government, led by abbas. abbas apparently will lead this as president and prime minister. what are the details? what is significant in this deal? >> you can look of this in two ways. you can see this as a step towards political reconciliation, which is something many palestinians have been crying out for years and months. on the other hand, it's been a pretty painful process getting there. they were trying to get the name of a new prime minister who was meant to be an independent figure. they cannot agree. what they have done now -- president president mahmoud abbas will now have two jobs. i think many palestinians will be wondering exactly how that will work. the aim is apparently to form a new unity government, which will work towards elections later in the year -- elections which have been delayed many times in the past. >> thank you very much for the update. thank you. a factory in the pakistani city of lahore has collapsed killing several and trapping dozens more. a three-story building collapsed . about

unconfirmed reports say that hama is also being shelled. a new report from save the children says millions of children have been pulled out of school to pay for the rising cost of food. time for business news. let's look at these new figures on the euro zone gdp. what does it all means if you look at it as all? >> it means all those countries which use the european single currency as a whole bureau's own experience as a contraction of around 0.3%. the real interesting fact lies beyond the numbers. if you take germany, the biggest european economy, there was a contraction of 0.2%, because they benefited from the weak currency, exports. italy and the netherlands are in recession now. they contracted 0.7%. france and romania actually bucked the trend. the question is what is going to happen going forward? i spoke with a lady who says if you take whole, you have to be positive especially for the likes of germany. >> receive encouraging numbers from china. inflation coming down around the world. from today's point of view, i would much rather st

. >> does iran continue to support hamas in the gaza strip? >> indirectly, yes. >> are they not a threat also to israel and also the peace process? >> hamas? >> yes. >> yes. >> general burgess, is iran supporting the insurgents in afghanistan? >> yes, ma'am. >> and what type of role are they playing in afghanistan? >> well, they have provided arms, they have been caught -- i mean, we have found them running arms in afghanistan, so they are working what we would call a duel track strategy as they work not only to work against u.s. and coalition desires in there, but while at the same time they want to put forward the government of afghanistan, so they're walking a very fine line. >> but they're clearly supporting our enemies and trying to kill our soldiers? >> yes, ma'am. >> and in iraq, what role are they playing right now, now that we've withdrawn, and how would describe their role there? >> i would describe their role in much the same way as i did in afghanistan, as a very duel track. iran does not want a strong iraq on their border, but at

budget will have enormous effects on the history of syria and maybe of neighboring countries as well hamas is very likely to have a duty to soon how will this play into israeli palestinian reconciliation efforts if at all first of all i'm not sure how most will have a new leader secondly i don't think that marshall has been the most extreme of the leaders of the hamas he's also on record as saying that he's temporarily to accept a palestinian state in temporary borders which is something which moves in its significance to a first step in recognizing the fact that the state of israel is here to stay a fine thank you very much for joining us here on our team thank you. but i think. right for you. to be on you know we thank you so you get to mung. if you want to have sex go and have sex. challenges mad as the e.u. hits twenty. i guess crisis poisons the union. profiteers have more power than people. a free trade bloc under threat from the greed it unleashed. the us twenty. percent. of the food. oh sure is that so much i can tell you that was already well most of us were tempted to say serves

they are just another point of contention between the palestinian movements -- hamas and fatah. there's an import ban on the palestinian newspapers printed in the west bank. >> i even miss the smell of newsprint. i had not smelled that in four years. >> the pro-fatah paper reduced operations. the owner regrets the drop in turnover, but the editorial department still files reports every day. >> nowadays, you can read every day on the internet. new technology has overcome the obstacles that existed in the past. >> many say lifting the import ban on all newspapers would be a simple but important step. it would show that both sides are serious about reconciliation. human rights activists -- this human rights activist is trying to achieve small concessions like this. he is a member of the palestinian national reconciliation committee. >> sometimes we find it embarrassing that we are having to negotiate over such matters in the year 2012, matters that belong to the basic rights of every individual. how can it be that paper copies of newspapers are banned while everyone has access to t

the country journal today reports from hama. allegedly trying to clean deployed around the city from the trying to. make clear but also receiving reports from homes where they reportedly. told high crime apparently why and maybe try again from the mosque to the capital damascus we're receiving reports about the literally searching the residential areas who paid for opposition members because we are right now selling. these. countries we have got sixty five. dollar are actually we've seen the ok so for example no car as we are asked to go. a lot of the country is actually already right now all these kind of random actually that's required some ability of police to go to a fundamental let me repeat here is that these people are asking for current coliforms and trying to go here a p right now we think unfairly. that's. her and i'm going to leave may. they be able to change the situation in trying to create hands and complicated in the last eleven months till the gases that. are pulled actually. it's very hard to carry five new repo

hamas is now supporting the opposition. are we supporting hamas in syria? i think wyatt, despite the great pleas that we hear from those people who are being ruthlessly assaulted by assad, if you're a military planner or if you're a secretary of state and you're trying to figure out do you have the elements of an opposition that is actually viable, we don't see that. >> earlier this week, the administration rhetorically ramped up the threat to assad. >> we don't rule out additional measures. >> we may have to consider additional measures. >> the secretary would not discuss what those additional measures might be. but without excluding weapons, said anything the arab nations might want to send into syria, the u.s. might help with logistics. wyatt andrews, cbs news, morocco. >> russian officials have broken up a plot to assassinate prime minister vladimir putin. suspects were arrested in ukrainian port of owe did he say a. they allegedly trying to kill him after the election. the television says the plotters work for a group that wants to create an islamic st

hezbollah is weekend, hamas has to go elsewhere. the winners of the moderate arabs who support us. >> evan, you ar m the rebels appeared what are the down sides? the law of unintended consequences. >> you have a civil war, and do you rile up hezbollah or hamas to, i don't know, attack israel? >> they cannot do that without having an ally like iran or syria behind them. >> the law of unintended consequences, we have seen a lot of that in the middle east in the last year or two, whether it is iraq, egypt, libya. the results are not always good. >> $25 billion mortgage a settlement with five of the nation's biggest banks. >> we have reached a landmark settlement with the largest banks double-speed relief to the hardest hit a home owners and some of the most abusive practices of the mortgage industry and will begin to turn the page on an era of recklessness that has left some much damage in its wake. >> this is the $25 billion settlement with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that took place after the housing

hamas is now supporting the opposition, are we supporting hamas in syria? so i think, wyatt, you know despite the great pleas that we hear from those people who are being ruthlessly assaulted by assad, if you are a military planner or if you are a secretary of state and you're trying to figure out do you have the elements of an opposition that is actually viable, we don't see that. >> reporter: earlier this week the administration rhetorically ramped up the threat to assad. >> we don't rule out additional measures. >> we may have to consider additional measures. >> reporter: the secretary would not discuss what those additional measures might be. but without excluding weapons, said anything the arab nations might want to send into syria, the u.s. might help with logistics. wyatt andrews, cbs news, rabat, morocco. >> jeff: in egypt the trial of several pro-democracy activists was adjourned today until april. they were shown in a metal cage while protestors disrupted the proceedings. essential seven of the 16 americans charged remain in the country, including

certainly i don't think the show has been the most extreme of the leaders of the hamas he's also on record as saying that he's willing temporarily to accept a palestinian state in temporary borders which is something which moves in its significance to a first step in recognizing the fact that the state of israel is here to stay my view is that i know this is not the view which is shared by the government of israel a moment ultimately we will have to deal with the way they are and i think the potential of finding ways and means of dealing with them in a way which will not insure the basic interests of israel i find highly of me thank you very much for joining us here on our team thank you. for. your money. if you want to have sex go and have sex. the e.q. . to zero so the banks are. to. exit. thanks. for. the so. to the phone. the closer she has been to the hub. where the country's middle starts its way across the ocean. now archie goes to the area. to represent. the local businesses are striving to build the aviation capital of russia. for the four by fours are made. to the limit. welcome

homs down here, and then hama. what essentially happened is the syrian forces moved in to stop the revolt. they incircled the city, and for three weeks they pounded it with artillery tanks, but they reduced so much of it to simple rubble, because nothing was done to stop them. it crushed the revolution ait's believed tens of thousands were killed and that crushed the revolution. the question or fear is, is that what's on the way to homs down here? what we know is so far there are more than 60 checkpoints throughout the city, which we would assume that what that does is segregate the city, allows them to chloryl the flow of people from place to place to place. beyond that, here's what we know. just like we saw in hama, in places where -- one of the centers for the resistance down there, baba am mro there's a very strong presence of tanks presumably covering the major roads like this and cutting them off, making it -- we're talking about soviet t-72-style tanks. they way 41 tons each. they are about 12 feet wide, so

hamas is now supporting the opposition. are we supporting hamas in syria? i think wyatt, despite the great pleas that we hear from those people who are being ruthlessly assaulted by assad, if you're a military planner or if you're a secretary of state and you're trying to figure out do you have the elements of an opposition that is actually viable, we don't see that. >> earlier this week, the administration rhetorically ramped up the threat to assad. >> we don't rule out additional measures. >> we may have to consider additional measures. >> the secretary would not discuss what those additional measures might be. but without excluding weapons, said anything the arab nations might want to send into syria, the u.s. might help with logistics. wyatt andrews, cbs news, morocco. >> russian officials have broken up a plot to assassinate prime minister vad lir put in. suspects were -- they were allegedly trying to kill him after the election. the television says the plotters work for a group that wants to create an islamic state in northern russia. >>> investigatin

and palestine of two rival factions as long as hamas and secular fatah have reached a deal to to form a joint interim government they have agreed it will be led by palestinian president mahmoud abbas before the general parliamentary and presidential elections to deal brokered by qatar is seen as a major step toward reconciliation between the opposing groups after more than four years of separate governments in the west bank and gaza israel's prime minister slammed the agreement saying palestine has a bend in the way to peace. britain is celebrating sixty years since queen elizabeth the seconds a session to the throne but the jubilee year in the u.k. is also marked by preparations for a referendum on scotland's independence and the next hour peter lavelle and guess today what happens if the people say yes to separation is coming away and cross talk. well look at the figures and i'm sure you i'm sure the viewers will be able to judge the figures from themselves they're publicly available but let's let's look at this issue the last five years it does mean that anyone makes up plus the u.

secondly i don't think the national has been the most extreme of the leaders of the hamas he's also on record as saying that he's a temporarily to accept a palestinian state in temporary borders which is something which moves in its significance to a first step in recognizing the fact that the state of israel is here to stay in my view is that i know that this is not the view which is shared by the government there is a moment that ultimately we will have to deal with is the way they are and i think the potential of finding ways and means of dealing with them in a way which will not insure the basic interests of israel i find highly of me thank you very much for joining us here on our team thank you. piers. from los angeles to chicago to birmingham twenty trauma centers have closed since two thousand supermom is not enough inpatient beds not enough urgency department heads and not enough nurses to man goes there to take care of all the people who are the only real health care system that we have in the city of los angeles is the los angeles fire department in fact when i started my ven

hamas is now supporting the opposition, are we supporting hamas? syria? so i think wyatt, you know, despite the great pleas that we hear from those people who are being ruthlessly assaulted by assad, if are you a military planner or if you are a secretary of state and you're trying to figure out do you have the elements of an opposition that is actually viable, we don't see that. >> reporter: earlier this week the administration rhetorically ramped up the threat to assad. >> we don't rule out additional measures. >> we may have to consider additional measures. >> reporter: the secretary would not discuss what those additional measures might be but without excluding weapons said anything the arab nations might want to send into syria, the u.s. might help with logistics. wyatt andrews, cbs news, rabat, morocco. >> jeff: in egypt the trial of dozens of pro-democracy activists was abruptly adjourned until april. egyptian defendants were shown in a metal cage while protestors disrupted the proceedings. only 7 of the 16 americans charged remain in the country i

in july, he visited protestors in hama. in september, he attended the funeral of a leading activist. and while visiting an opposition leader, his car was attacked by a pro-government mob. the ambassador is now in paris where he found him earlier today. why come to the aid of the people of libya and not the people of syria? >> well, scott, we certainly havedom the aid of the people in syria. if you saw the way the syrian economy was suffering now because of a sanctions effort the world community has applied doing a lot. military forces. and even in syria, there is not yet a consensus about whether or not they want military forces. >> pelley: help me understand why would anyone on the receiving end of the crackdown not want to have international military help in the form of air cover, for example. >> the syrian government has organized gangs. i don't know what else to call them. they're just armed gangs that are running around into neighborhoods storming into people's homes, smashing in the doors and hauling people out and pe

it's even worse egypt when they go tremendous changes egypt will stand behind hamas one day hamas may attack israel. two thousand and eight the question is how would egypt such a conflict i think is an imminent threat iran is not an imminent threat. but could also be an imminent threat some believe is the situation in syria which seems to go from bad to worse with every passing day. centralism in the mess because. of the presence of terrorist groups that may operate against meanwhile israel's most placid neighbor jordan may seem to be a bedrock of stability but experts say that isn't so because israel's immediate neighbor to the it's a country that israel has. with it also has the longest border with and i think it is most vulnerable to. influences from almost everywhere else spillover from syria spillover from iraq there are very serious problems and one look at the map is enough to show that israel's position in the real. could be described as potentially problematic at best however israeli authorities seem to be less concerned with reinforcing good relations with neighbors or prepa

one day hamas may attack israel as it did in the. two thousand and eight the question is how would egypt react to such a conflict that i think is an imminent threat iran is not an imminent threat. but could also be an imminent threat some believe is the situation in syria which seems to go from bad to worse with every passing day. controlled by decentralization in the messages means. the presence of terrorist groups that may operate against israel meanwhile israel's most placid neighbor jordan may seem to be a bedrock of stability but experts say that isn't so and there's rules immediate neighbor to be used it's a pantry that israel has a peace relationship with it also has the longest border with and i think it is most vulnerable to. destabilizing influences from almost everywhere else bill over from syria spillover from iraq there are very serious problems and jordan one look at the map is enough to show that israel's position in the real. could be described as potentially problematic at best however israeli authorities seem to be

secondly i don't think the national has been the most extreme of the leaders of the hamas he's also on record as saying that he's a temporarily to accept a palestinian state in temporary borders which is something which moves in its significance to a first step in recognizing the fact that the state of israel is here to stay my view is that i know that this is not the view which is shared by the government there is a moment that ultimately we will have to deal with the actors the way they are and i think the potential of finding ways and means of dealing with them in a way which will not insure the basic interests of israel i find highly of me thank you very much for joining us here on r t thank you. from los angeles to chicago to birmingham twenty trauma centers have closed since two thousand severe problem is not enough inpatient beds not enough urgency department beds and not enough nurses to man those that take care of all the people who are here the only real health care system that we have in the city of los angeles is the los angeles fire department in fact when i started my ven

records about violence continuing all across the country and today we've been receiving reports from hama knowles over the tops of the markets about the tanks being deployed there come home to about six provinces we'll pipelined their pattern peak by and they'll fly then from the capital damascus but the military searching the residential areas looking for a position under these reports are hearing hard to verify usually they are coming from one source from the syrian opposition we got the us about while traveling. not far from the. door there. and we've been talking about that. when the news appeared the governor or. people have fully formed and the locals intended. mones hired and the use of the goods but again this is very complicated to get the truth to get exactly what is going on on the ground and here is barak told. since the beginning of the uprising in syria last march the regime of bashar al assad has been accused of refreshen torture and killing but with abad much of homes blame has since focused on assad forces attacking civilians and shell in residential areas. that the yard

it's even worse egypt will undergo tremendous changes egypt will stand behind hamas one day hamas may attack israel as it did in the. two thousand and eight the question is how would egypt such a conflict i think is an imminent threat iran is not an imminent threat. but could also be an imminent threat some believe is the situation in syria which seems to go from bad to worse with every passing day. of control by the central division in the mess because. the presence of terrorist groups that may operate to get steve israel meanwhile israel's most placid neighbor jordan may seem to be a bedrock of stability but experts say that isn't so because the media the neighbor to be used it's a pantry that israel has. peace with it also has the longest border with and i think it is most vulnerable to. influences from almost everywhere else spill over from syria spillover from iraq there are very serious problems and one look at the map is enough to show that israel's position in the real. could be described as potentially problematic at best however israeli authorities seem to be less concerned

certainly i don't think that has been the most extreme of the leaders of the hamas he's also on record as saying that he's willing temporarily to accept a palestinian state in temporary borders which is something which moves in its significance through a first step in recognizing the fact that the state of israel is here to state my view is that i know this is not the view which is shared by the government of israel the moment ultimately we will have to deal with the actors the way they are and i think the potential of finding ways and means of dealing with them in a way which will not insure the basic interests of israel i find thank you very much for joining us here on our team thank you. for you. know we. see you tomorrow. if you want to have sex go and have sex. the closer she has been to the whole bar of screen. where the country's little world starts its way across the ocean. now archie goes to the area. dr len in good looking to a different character to represent itself. for local businesses are striving to build the aviation capital of russia. the four by fours are made mention

hamas will have a new leader. secondly i don't think the show has been the most extreme of the leaders of the hamas he's also on record as saying that he's a temporarily to accept a palestinian state in temporary borders which is something which moves in its significance to a first step in recognizing the fact that the state of israel is here to stay my view is that i know this is not the view which is shared by the government of israel at the moment ultimately we will have to deal with the actors the way they are and i think the potential of finding ways and means of dealing with them in a way which will not insure the basic interests of israel i find highly of me thank you very much for joining us here on r t thank you. piers. from los angeles to chicago to birmingham twenty trauma centers have closed since two thousand severe problem is not enough inpatient beds not enough urgency department beds and not enough nurses to man those that has to take care of all the people who are the only real health care system

palestine's two rival factions islamised hamas and secular fatah have reached a deal to join to form a joint interim government they have agreed it will be led by palestinian president mahmoud abbas before the general parliamentary and presidential vote deal brokered by qatar is seen as a major step toward reconciliation between the opposing groups that more than four years separate governments in the west bank and gaza but the israeli prime minister has slammed the agreement saying palestine has abandoned the way for peace. then it was up next with all the latest business news stay with us here on r.t. . the business was gazprom has acknowledged that it temporarily reduced supplies to european coast them as at the end of last week deliveries to some countries were cut by ten percent this was due to high demand in russia caused unusually cold with all the energy joins it's now made up the shortfall in supply to europe and is pushing production to the maximum plus the week of just them but as the month jumped twenty five percent it will go through with the position that the meat and t

in the current constitution you know this man came amid reported violence in the cities of homs and hama some of the fiercest in the months long arrest artie's marie if an ocean has more. but they did for the people's referendum on the country's new constitution has been announced on wednesday it is expected to be held on the twenty sixth of february in eleven days the syrian government has been working on the draft for this new constitution for quite a while now and it has sad that the most important thing about this new constitution the most important change is that it implies the end of monopoly of the ruling party here in syria the baath party has been in power in the country for the last fifty years actually since the beginning of the uprising here in syria last march protestors have been calling for democratic reforms and for amendments to the country's role in the wake of violence that followed initial demonstrations peaceful demonstrations many opposition leaders as well as international community has been only demanding for president bashar al assad to go and be with not to be s

it's even worse egypt when they go tremendous changes egypt will stand behind hamas one day hamas may attack israel as it did in the. two thousand and eight the question is how would egypt react to such a conflict that i think is an imminent threat iran is not an imminent threat. but could also be an imminent threat some believe is the situation in syria which seems to go from bad to worse with every passing day. of control by the central division in the message means. the presence of terrorist groups that may operate the good steve israel meanwhile israel's most placid neighbor jordan may seem to be a bedrock of stability but experts say that isn't so because israel's immediate neighbor to be used it's a country that israel has a peace relationship with it also has the longest border with and i think it is most vulnerable to. destabilizing influences from almost everywhere else bill over from syria spillover from iraq there are very serious problems in jordan one look at the map is enough to show that israel's position in the real. could be described as potentially problematic at bes

it's even worse egypt when they go tremendous changes egypt will stand behind hamas one day hamas may attack israel as it did in the. two thousand and eight the question is how would egypt such a conflict i think is an imminent threat iran is not an imminent threat. but could also be an imminent threat some believe is the situation in syria which seems to go from bad to worse with every passing day. of control by centralism in the mess because. the presence of terrorist groups that operate to get steve israel meanwhile israel's most placid neighbor jordan may seem to be a bedrock of stability but experts say that isn't so because the media the neighbor to be used it's a country that israel has a. relationship with it also has the longest border with and i think it is most vulnerable to. destabilizing influences from almost everywhere else spill over from syria spillover from iraq there are very serious problems and jordan one look at the map is enough to show that israel's position in the real. could be described as potentially problematic at best however israeli authorities seem to b

first of all i'm not sure hamas will have a new leader. secondly i don't think the mushroom has been the most extreme of the leaders of the hamas he's also on record as saying that he's a temporarily to accept a palestinian state in temporary borders which is something which moves in its significance to a first step in recognizing the fact that the state of israel is here to stay in my view is and i know this is not the view which is shared by the government of israel at the moment that ultimately we will have to deal with the actors the way they are and i think the potential of finding ways and means of dealing with them in a way which will not insure the basic interests of israel i find highly of me thank you very much for joining us here on our team thank you. from los angeles to chicago to birmingham twenty trauma centers have closed since two thousand severe problem is not enough inpatient beds not on the urgency department beds and not enough nurses. to take care of all the people who are the only real health care system that we have

amidst numerous reports about violence all across syria we've been hearing reports from the city of hama north of the capital damascus from the opposition activists saying that the tanks of assad's army have been deployed in the city and we have also been receiving reports from another troubled area from the city of the homes where reportedly there have been explosions at the all pipeline activists have been reported four hundred people dead in the last few days since almost all these reports have been coming from one source from the opposition there has been a feeling that another part another side of this conflict in syria has been kind of ignored. since the beginning of the uprising in syria last march the regime of bashar assad has been accused of repression torture and killing but with the bodman of homes. blame has since focused on assad forces attacking civilians and shell in residential areas. the beautiful yard calls himself a member of the opposition and intellectual not one his tresses from a social democratic group originally from holmes he blames assad for mistakes which all

secondly i don't think the mushroom has been the most extreme of the leaders of the hamas he's also on record as saying that he's temporarily to accept a palestinian state in temporary borders which is something which moves in its significance through a first step in recognizing the fact that the state of israel is here to study and find highly of me thank you very much for joining us here on our team thank you. but i'm going. to strive for failure australia doing it leon there's no way around to see the film on screen if you want to have sex go and have sex. challenges marriage as the e.u. hits twenty. i guess crisis poisons the union. profiteers have more power than people. a free trade bloc under threat from the greed it unleashed. the us twenty on our team.

one day hamas may attack israel as it did in the summer of two thousand and eight the question is how would egypt react to such a conflict that i think is an imminent threat iran is not an imminent threat. but could also be an imminent threat some believe is the situation in syria which seems to go from bad to worse with every passing day. of control by the central regime in damascus means. the presence of terrorist groups that may operate against israel meanwhile israel's most placid neighbor jordan may seem to be a bedrock of stability but experts say that isn't so because israel's immediate neighbor to be used it's a pantry that israel has a peace relationship with it also has the longest border with and i think it is most vulnerable to. destabilizing influences from almost everywhere else bill over from syria spillover from iraq there are very serious problems and jordan one look at the map is enough to show that israel's position in the real. could be described as potentially problematic at best however israeli authorities seem to be less concerned with reinforcing good relations

hamas is now supporting the opposition. are we supporting hamas in syria? so i think, wyatt despite the great pleas that we hear from those people who are being ruthlessly assaulted by assad, if you're a military planner or if you're a secretary of state and you're trying to figure out do you have the elements of an opposition that is actually viable, we don't see that. we see immense human suffering that is heart breaking and a stain on the honor of those security forces who are doing it. >> reporter: last friday, the u.s. and arab states announced sanctions aimed at syrian business leaders mostly loyal to assad. the president has warned the u.s. won't be a bystander in syria but, scott, the hope is that assad gets tossed by his inner circle. >> pelley: wyatt, thank you. gasoline prices hit their highest level in nearly nine months. another italian cruise ship sails into trouble. and who's to blame for japan's nuclear disaster last year? what a new report says when the nuclear disaster last year? what [ male announcer ]when the it's simple physics... a bod

amidst numerous reports about violence all across syria we've been hearing reports from the city of hama north of the capital damascus from the opposition activists saying that the tanks of assad's army have been deployed in the city and we have also been receiving reports from another troubled area from the city of the homes where reportedly there have been explosions at the all pipeline activists have been reported four hundred people dead in the last few days since almost all these records have been coming from one source from the opposition there has been a feeling that another part another side of this conflict in syria has been kind of ignored. since the beginning of the uprising in syria last march the regime of bashar al assad have been accused of repression torture and killing but with the bodman of homes. blame has since focused on our side forces attacking civilians and shell in residential areas. the beautiful yard calls himself a member of the opposition and intellectual not everyone his stresses from a social democratic group originally from homes he blames assad for mistak

hamas is now supporting the opposition. are we supporting hamas in syria? so i think, wyatt, despite the great pleas that we hear from those people who are being ruthlessly assaulted by assad, if you're a military planner or if you're a secretary of state and you're trying to figure out do you have the elements of an opposition that is actually viable, we don't see that. we see immense human suffering that is heartbreaking and a stain on the honor of those security forces who are doing it. >> reporter: last friday, the u.s. and arab states announced sanctions aimed at syrian business leaders mostly loyal to assad. the president has warned the u.s. won't be a bystander in syria but, scott, the hope is that assad gets tossed by his inner circle. >> pelley: wyatt, thank you. gasoline prices hit their highest level in nearly nine months. another italian cruise ship sails into trouble. and who's to blame for japan's nuclear disaster last year? what a new report says when the "cbs evening news" continues. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest t