state department was quick to respond to say that it's monitoring these reports and significantly they've called for an immediate response from the international community as well as criticize russia for its ongoing support of bashar al assad's regime now it they said that it is russia who is ultimately responsible for this possible chemical weapons attack because of its continued support for the syrian government and its perhaps its strongest ally so now this all puts donald trump in a rather sticky situation if you'll remember just last week he said he wanted to pull all u.s. troops out of syria but didn't offer a clear timeline of when he was going to do it so now we're seeing him on twitter calling it the chemical weapons attack and atrocity also criticizing former president barack obama for not using military force after evidence that the syrian

blame for this attack she says that the state department united states does not know who carried out this chemical attack this is heather nauert of the u.s. state department now we do know that some sort of a substance was used a chemical was use we're just not sure at this point today exactly what was what used. now at this point chemical inspectors from the o.p.c. w. chemical experts technicians are on their way to syria but the fifteen member body that leaves the united nations has not agreed on what their mission will be both resolutions the one from russia and the one from the united states have been defeated they've been vetoed so it's pretty clear that there is not unity in the international community about what the o.p.c. w will be doing now every country agreed that the use of chemical weapons was unacceptable and they also agreed that there needed to be an investigation to determine what exactly happened however the nature of that investigation that was the point of disagreement and there was not a resolution at this point there is not a unified agreement and there is not a

state department saying it cannot confirm that any weapons inspectors are on site in syria well as has been the case before german chancellor angela merkel appears to be the only western leader who can bridge an ever widening chasm between moscow and the rest of the western world today merkel spoke by phone with russian president vladimir putin they reportedly agree that only a political process can end the conflict in syria but made it clear that a telephone conversation is not enough to begin repairing what is diplomatically very broken up. i had a fine russian president that any person you. think will meet sometime soon but we did today. i think that the number of issues that we have from ukraine and gas supplies to the big issue of syria require estimate face to face in the foreseeable future. it was toast and it was the german chancellor they are going very well speaking earlier today here are some other stories now that are making headlines around the world the coffee giant starbucks has announced plans to close all of its eight thousand u.s. stores and corporate offices for an a

state department had there nauert who represents the u.s. state department spokesperson she has said that the usa doesn't exactly know what went on there that now we do know that some sort of a substance was used a chemical was use we're just not sure at this point today exactly what was what used furthermore we've heard from the russian defense ministry and they say that they have sent their chemical experts to the site in dilma and that they just don't see the evidence that that attack even took place this is the russian ministry of defense hurt you but you're. after the influence russian experts the road to the site of the alleged chemical attack who took food samples. which showed there were no poison the substances the sea medical institution sure helmets footage of the storm from pollutions confirmed any victims or use of poison the substance is now at this point u.s. fleets are on their way to the middle east and the world is holding its breath wondering what will happen next and how much restraint various world powers will be able to

state department does not deny the claims my understanding is that he was vetted according to u.s. government guidelines but i don't have anything more more caution was shot last friday and died early on saturday morning he was buried later on saturday and at his funeral the how must political leader ismail haniya spoke saying that he was a martyr and quickly as well that there would be one hundred thousand more martyrs who would rise up to take his place all of this comes amid growing tensions on the ground we expect that this friday yet again there will be clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinian protesters. who are social media sensations diamond and silk say facebook still hasn't inform them why it suddenly restricted their viral pro trump page. yeah yeah. that's media pushing your idea that we tell people what to stop because we haven't kept working class people this here for sissies is part of the people and i see these two on talent. i say they are the greatest new values of our company for years not the year you are perfectly happy when you see. the duo became a web

state department it seems that the u.s. state department admits their day don't really know who is responsible for this chemical attack this is officials representing the u.s. state department. now we do know that some sort of a substance was used a chemical was use we're just not sure at this point today exactly what once was used. now at this point the o.p.c. w. is on its way to syria to investigate the allegations of a chemical attack however the u.n. security council representing the united nations the fifteen member body that leads the you know the world and the united nations has not come to an agreement about what the o.p.c. w. will do in syria now russia has said they will provide military protection to the chemical experts in syria and make sure that they can go where they need to go that they can get to the site and do their work but at this point the international community is quite divided about what the o.p.c. w. should do everyone agrees that chemical weapons are unacceptable and that they want to get to the b

state department's handling the script case and its for doubt. when the u.k. tells us that they have proof that they know russia was responsible we have every reason to believe them. and seeing their proof their evidence their proof i have i do not know i certainly . want to remind you that there is no justification for the russian response. would be the adult thing to do well be the right thing to do by war and in fact asking them to you know admit to something that they say that they did and you know what there is nothing wrong with that minute admitting wrongdoing. you don't have to tell them or anybody what exactly they did to abuse their purpose i mean who are they jumping the subway turnstile themselves i mean. i hear you're being funny and i'm not sure i understand you through sixty of their people we don't see this as a diplomatic tit for tat the american diplomats who are being expelled are not. spies under diplomatic cover i'm saying that they work for the u.s. state department they are colleagues who have served there with great distinction but you

state department had there nauert who represents the u.s. state department spokesperson she has said that the usa doesn't exactly know what went on there that now we do know that some sort of a substance was used a chemical was use we're just not sure at this point today exactly what was what used furthermore we've heard from the russian defense ministry and they say that they have sent their chemical experts to the site in dilma and that they just don't see the evidence that that attack even took place this is the russian ministry of defense hurt you but you're. off to the influence russian experts the road to the site of the alleged chemical attack who took food samples. which showed there were no poison the substances the sea medical institution show helmets footage me the story is confirmed any victims or use of poisonous substance is now at this point u.s. fleets are on their way to the middle east and the world is holding its breath wondering what will happen next and how much restraint various world powers will be able to show as tens

state department. now we do know that some sort of a substance was used a chemical was use we're just not sure at this point today exactly what was used. and now everyone in the u.n. security council was absolutely clear that they are opposed to the use of chemical weapons in syria and they want to investigate the matter and get to the bottom of what has actually happened whether this attack in duma took place who carried it out if so they they want to find out they want to thorough investigation the facts however there is clear disagreement among countries about how that should be done russia insists that if there is an investigation it needs to be done properly they need to visit the site where this alleged chemical attack happened they need to need to interview people they don't need to rely on n.g.o.s and forces that may have a specific agenda in order to come to their conclusions however there is not agreement about that from the united states there is clearly disagreement among the countries that

state department says it's deeply concerned after reports of an e. seventeen people seventy people being killed in a suspected chemical attack in the syrian opposition stronghold of east and go to rescue workers post a video is a victims in demand which appear to show symptoms consistent with the gas strike syrian government sources are denying responsibility. for the visit and president lula the service turned himself into police to begin his twelve year prison sentence for corruption last year was found guilty of taking bribes from an engineering firm in return for helping it get state contracts. i'm doing a very conscious very conscious thing i told the com raids that if it depends on my will i would not go but i will go i'm going because they will say tomorrow that is out of the way that lula is it knows i am not hiding. i'm going to go to survey no one not a frame so they know i'm not going to run and i'm going to see two people have been killed and dozens injured after a van was driven into a crowd in the german city of munster the driver of th

state department had there nauert who represents the u.s. state department spokesperson she has said that the usa doesn't exactly know what went on there they don't really have very much information this is how they're nauert now we do know that some sort of a substance was used a chemical was used we're just not sure at this point today exactly what was what used furthermore we've heard from the russian defense ministry and they say that they have sent their chemical experts to the site in duma and that they just don't see the evidence that that attack even took place so this is the russian ministry of defense hurt you but you're. after the incidents russian expose the road to the site of the alleged chemical attack who took soof samples and to determine which showed there were no poison the substances the sea medical institution should point it's food teach me the story of confirmed any victims or use of poison substances now at this point u.s. fleets are on their way to the middle east and the world is holding its breath wondering what wi

state department. now we do know that some sort of a substance was used a chemical was use we're just not sure at this point today exactly what once was used. now without very much information that hasn't stopped the usa from saber rattling and there is this talk of a possible military action however russian experts have actually visited this site and dielman as they say they just don't see any evidence of an attack this is what we've heard from the russian experts like you but you only prove to the duma incidents russian experts the road to the site of the alleged chemical attack need to exclude some pools unclick the data which showed there was no poison the substance is the scene of the medical institution shown in the groin to whom it's food teach me the stuff new patients confirmed any victims or use of poison the substance is. now a spokesperson from the pentagon has said that they are still investigating what happened with this alleged chemical attack however they are ready to move into action i

state department says it is deeply concerned after reports that at least seventy people were killed in a suspected chemical attack in the syrian opposition stronghold of eastern kentucky ski workers posted videos of victims in duma which appear to show symptoms consistent with a gas attack syrian government sources are denying responsibility. the former brazilian president lula da silva has arrived in prison to begin a twelve year sentence for corruption last year a little guilty of taking bribes from an engineering firm in return for helping its to get state contracts and thousands of mourners have attended funerals in gaza for the ten palestinians killed by israeli forces during friday's protests along the border at least thirty people died since the demonstrations began last week. the emir of qatar has started his tour of the united states ahead of white house talks with donald trump on tuesday the u.s. president is said to want to ease tensions between gulf countries after initially supporting the blockade of qatar the enemy is first stop was in miami from there. as the story. afte

state department had there nauert who represents the u.s. state department the spokesperson she has said that the usa doesn't exactly know what went on there they don't really have very much information this is how they're nauert now we do know that some sort of a substance was used a chemical was used we're just not sure at this point today exactly what was what used now furthermore we've heard from the russian defense ministry and they say that they have sent their chemical experts to the site in duma and that they just don't see the evidence that that attack even took place so this is the russian ministry of defense. but you but you're. off to the duma incidents russian experts arrived at the site of the alleged chemical attack took soil samples and collected data which showed there were no police in the substances at the scene at the medical institution shown in the helmets footage move the stuff nor pollutions confirmed any victims or use of poisonous substance is now at this point u.s. fleets are on their way to the middle east and the

state department does not deny the claims my understanding is that he was vetted according to u.s. government guidelines but i don't have anything more and more caution was shot last friday and died early on saturday morning he was buried later on saturday and at his funeral the hamas political leader ismail haniya spoke saying that he was a martyr and quickly as well that there would be one hundred thousand more martyrs who would rise up two times and the growing tensions on the ground we expect that this friday yet again there will be clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinian protesters. there does it for me i'll be back in just over thirty four minutes. as usual conclusions are drawn at the morning independent very dangerous time. franking gave americans a lot of new job opportunities i needed to come up here to make some money i could make twenty five thousand dollars as a teacher or i could make fifty thousand dollars a year truck so i chose to drive trucks people who rush to a small town in north dakota was an unemployment rate of zero percent it was like gold rush is

state department says it doesn't believe a word of it and the future of the european union through the use of a manual mike wrong in an emotionally charged address to the european parliament the french president urges europeans to reject populism and to defend their democracy. applause he's known as astro alex on the german chancellor she refers to him as the country's ambassador to space now astronaut alexander pairing is next big step as commander of the international space station. i bring coffee it's good to have you with us tonight. and the rest of the western world she certainly seems prepared to give it a try today she spoke by phone with russian president vladimir putin afterwards she announced that the two have agreed to meet in the foreseeable future well the media buzz that was generated over that overshadow the rest of the day's events here in berlin. free trade was expected to top the agenda during the prime minister of new zealand's visit to berlin but the talks between just cinda arden and the german chancellor have been sidelined by recent incidents in syria. at the wee

state department she was speaking in washington d.c. and in her comments she it made it that the united states does not know who carried out this alleged chemical attack in duma this is what she said now we do know that some sort of a substance was used a chemical was used we're just not sure at this point today exactly what was what used everyone in the u.n. security council was absolutely clear that they are opposed to the use of chemical weapons in syria and they want to investigate the matter and get to the bottom of what has actually happened whether this attack in duma took place however there is clear disagreement among countries about how that should be done russia insists that if there is an investigation it needs to be done properly they need to visit the site where this alleged chemical attack happened they need to need to interview people they don't need to rely on n.g.o.s and forces that may have a specific agenda in order to come to their conclusions however there is not agreement about that from the united states there is

state department says it now has evidence that links pressure our assets government to the attack we can say that the syrian government was behind this attack we talked about this the other day the white house says address this as well. we know that this was a chemical weapon that was used in syria the exact kind or the mix that we are still looking into there are some television shows out there in the united states that have started to ask well why aren't we releasing all this intelligence information right now a lot of the stuff is classified at this point so those things we're going to hold pretty close to the vest on our from our correspondent at the u.n. mike hanna. a kiss on both cheeks for the russian ambassador but any hope that the russian american rhetoric would record don was soon dashed as the ambassadors continued what this week has become a familiar confrontation in the security council denial of any attack on one side the story of the producers didn't you there when you there is no credible confirmation of this l specialist found no traces of toxic substances the resid

state department says that's not the case. how do we get to the truth i don't know i really don't know because i have just know i went through all this information and the russian and the syrian sources are saying that the inspectors are in duma. the french and american a saying they haven't heard about this so well in the middle of an information war but wouldn't be easy for the syrians and the french to allow journalists to go when to do a live shot from the area and say here they are we've got pictures of them why not do that that would get rid of all of the doubt first of all i think that let's wait and see how. it's in spector's mission will develop tomorrow will have certainty more and more precise information for a second don't forget there is a war so someone has to take care of responsibility over the journalists who will accompany the inspectors if you don't think it will serve the journalists that are in the minds of the russians and the syrians at the moment you know of course not them but in the minds of some jour

state department does not deny the claims my understanding is that he was that is according to u.s. government guidelines but i don't have anything more i was shot last friday and died early on saturday morning he was buried later on saturday and at his funeral the harassed political leader ismail haniya spoke saying that he was a martyr and quickly as well that there would be one hundred thousand more martyrs who would rise up to take his place all of this comes amid growing tensions on the ground we expect that this friday yet again there will be clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinian protesters. diamond and silk say that they still have not been told why they're viral pro facebook page was suddenly restricted. yeah. yeah. this media question your idea that we the people want the star because we have a man that's what you want the people and this here is going to be decided by the people and i see these two on talent i say they are the greatest who i don't buy ok i need to get that we don't want to go i go yeah ok i will be the first door became a web sensation over ther

but the u.s. state department it does not believe a word of it. and the future of the european union through the eyes of emmanuel macron. in an emotionally charged address to the european parliament, the french president urges europeans to reject populism and to defend their democracy. plus, he is known as astro alex. the german chancellor refers to him as the country's ambassador to space. now, astronaut alexander gerst is preparing his next big step as commander of the international space station. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. tonight, german chancellor angela merkel is reaching out to moscow. merkel might just be the only western leader who can bridge and ever hide -- ever widening gap between moscow and the rest of the western world. today she spoke by phone with russian president vladimir putin. afterwards she announced the two had agreed to meet in the foreseeable future. the media buzz that was generated over that overshadow the rest of the day's events here in berlin. reporter: free trade was expected to top the

state department does not deny the claims my understanding is that he was that it according to u.s. government guidelines but i don't have anything more what kushal was shot last friday and died early on saturday morning he was buried later on saturday and at his funeral the harassed political leader ismail haniya spoke saying that he was a martyr and threatening as well that there would be a thousand more martyrs who would rise up to take his place all of this comes amid growing tensions on the ground we expect that this friday yet again there will be clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinian protesters. french president emanuel micron has defended what the sales to the saudi led coalition fighting in yemen despite the thousands of civilian casualties in the four year conflict. the you can flee since the start of the conflict in yemen france has adopted a very specific process whereby all seals of military equipment are analyzed on a case by case basis and on the basis of reinforced criteria that reflect respect for international humanitarian law and the risk of harm to civi

state department says that's not the case. how do we get to the truth i don't know i really don't know because i have just know when i went through all this information and russian and the syrian sources are saying that the inspectors are in duma. the french and american a saying they haven't heard about this so we're in the middle of an information war but wouldn't be easy for the syrians and the french to allow journalists to go when you do a live shot from the area and say here they are we've got pictures of them why not do that that would get rid of all of the dealt first of all i think that let's wait and see how this. fits in spector's mission will develop tomorrow will have certainty more and more precise information for a second don't forget there is a war so someone has to take care of and responsibility over the journalists who will accompany the inspectors if you don't think it will serve the journalists that are in the minds of the russians and the syrians at the moment you know of course not them but in the minds

state department says that's not the case. how do we get to the truth i don't know i really don't know because i have just know when i went through all this information and russian and the syrian sources are saying that the inspectors are in duma. the french and american a saying they haven't heard about this so we are in the middle of an information war but wouldn't be easy for the syrians and the french to allow journalists to go with him to do a live shot from the area and say here they are we've got pictures of them why not do that that would get rid of all of the doubt first of all i think that let's wait and see how this. fits in spector's mission will develop tomorrow will have certainty more and more precise information for a second don't forget there is a war so someone has to take care of responsibility over the journalists who will accompany the inspectors if you don't think it will serve the journalists that are in the minds of the russians and the syrians at the moment you know of course not them but in the minds

state department does not deny the claims my understanding is that he was that it according to u.s. government guidelines but i don't have anything more was shot last friday and died early on saturday morning he was buried later on saturday and at his funeral the hamas political leader ismail haniya spoke saying that he was a martyr and threatening as well that there would be a thousand more martyrs who would rise up to take his place all of this comes amid growing tensions on the ground we expect that this friday yet again there will be clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinian protesters. friendship president among your mark rama has defended weapons sales to the saudi led coalition fighting in yemen despite the thousands of civilian casualties for your conflict. you can flee since the start of the conflict in yemen france has adopted a very specific process whereby of military equipment analyzed on a case by case basis and on the basis of reinforced criteria that reflect respect for international humanitarian law the risk of harm to civilian populations of france is one of

state department says that's not the case. how do we get to the truth i don't know i really don't know because i have just know when i went through all this information and the russian and the syrian sources are saying that the inspectors are in duma. the french and american a saying they haven't heard about this so well in the middle of an information war but will it be easy for the syrians and the french to allow journalists to go when you do a live shot from the area and say here they are we've got pictures of them why not do that that would get rid of all of the doubt first of all i think that let's wait and see how this. fits in spector's mission will develop tomorrow will have certainty more and more precise information for a second don't forget there is a war so someone has to take care of the responsibility of the journalists who accompany the inspectors if you don't think it will serve the journalists that are in the minds of the russians and the syrians at the moment you know of course not them but in the minds of so

state department says that's not the case. how do we get to the truth i don't know i really don't know because i have just know when i went through all this information and the russian and the syrian sources are saying that the inspectors are in duma. the french and american a saying they haven't heard about this so well in the middle of an information war it wouldn't be easy for the syrians and the french to allow journalists to go when to do a live shot from the area and say here they are we've got pictures of them why not do that that would get rid of all of the doubt first of all i think that let's wait and see how this. fits in spector's mission will develop tomorrow will have certainty more and more precise information for a second don't forget there is a war so someone has to take care of the responsibility of the journalists who will accompany the inspectors if you don't think it's the welfare of the journalists that are in the minds of the russians and the syrians at the moment you know of course not them but in the m

state department spokeswoman she's joining us on the line from washington d.c. thank you very much indeed for talking to us now many people are commenting on the fact that the strikes from conducted by the united states by france and by the united kingdom were pretty underwhelming they're saying that this is not exactly what they were expecting you confident that the job has been that you have managed to degrade the chemical weapons facility of syria well the goal was to degrade the chemical weapons facilities in syria and that's exactly what we did the u.s. government in concert with the british and also the french had to carefully weigh our options there and one of the things that's very important to us and our allies is minimizing any attempt or any ability to possibly eartha those so we took that into account we took other things into account such as going for the pinprick strikes that can degrade the weapons facilities and we think we did that all right many people are also now all skinned what next i mean as strikes to make strategy what is the united stat

state department does not deny the claims my understanding is that he was that is according to u.s. government guidelines but i don't have anything more what kushal was shot last friday and died early on saturday morning he was buried later on saturday and at his funeral the hamas political leader ismail haniya spoke saying that he was a martyr and quickly as well that there would be a thousand more martyrs who would rise up to take his place all of this comes amid growing tensions on the ground we expect that this friday yet again there will be clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinian protesters. u.s. social media campaigners diamond and silk say that they still have not been told why their viral pro-drug facebook page was suddenly restricted. yeah. yeah. that's the media question your idea that we tell people what they thought because we have. this here or should be decided by the people and i see these two on talent. i say they are the greatest who know you. know perfectly. well the duel became a web sensation over their commentary on the two thousand and sixteen u.s. pre

state department had to say on that. we have a responsibility as a war old to attack and stop what syria is doing and so the united states with her allies went after three sites these are pinprick targets three targeted sites that we know were housing and testing chemical weapons. and she's talking about three specific targets what we know about these targets they're well known to the international community all to the o.p.c. viz for a couple of years now and we have to take into consideration that the u.s. president announced the this kind of strikes i mean for five days so does in case there have been satan certain chemicals they have been withdrawn and put in another place. and but just to be clear we also want to talk about the fact that what kind of evidence is there that assad specifically in these targets perhaps is housing and storing and researching chemical weapons it's difficult to assess from the outside if there's really a smoking gun i mean we all know it's. a problem of probability it's highly likely the c

state department has cast doubt on earlier reports that international weapons inspectors have entered duma the site of an ally.

state department is rejecting reports that international chemical weapons inspectors have entered the town of duma where a poison gas attack allegedly took place earlier this month syrian state media say that the team has been allowed access to the site and western powers believe the syrian government struck the town of duma with poison gas killing dozens of people know that triggered airstrikes by the u.s. and britain and france last friday night to those countries now accusing syria and its ally russia of attempting to cover up evidence of the alleged attack. earlier i spoke to journalist stefan borg he is the forward correspondent for t.v. for sweden he just returned from a trip to duma i asked him what type of situation the international weapons inspectors will face in do. they it's eleven days since the attack happened which means that a lot of the evidence could be destroyed or may be removed of course and. the longer you wait to hear witnesses that. you don't have the quality that you would have if you do it shortly after and. so these it's really troublesome to i think if they

state department had to say on that. we have a responsibility as a war old to attack and stop what syria is doing and so the united states with her allies went after three sites these are pinprick targets three targeted sites that we know were housing and chemical weapons. and she's talking about three specific targets what we know about these targets they're well known to the international community all to the o.p.c. viz for a couple of years now and we have to take into consideration that the u.s. president announced the this kind of strikes i mean for five days so just in case they have been set and certain chemicals they have been withdrawn and put in another place. and but just to be clear we also want to talk about the fact that what kind of evidence is there that assad specifically in these targets perhaps is housing and storing and researching chemical weapons it's difficult to assess from the outside if there's really a smoking gun i mean we all know it's. a problem of probability it's highly likely the chemical

state department had to say on that. we have a responsibility as a war old to attack and stop what syria is doing and so the united states with her allies one after three sites these are pinprick targets three targeted sites that we know were housing and testing chemical weapons. now she's talking about three specific targets what we know about these targets they're well known to the international community all to the o.p.c. viz for a couple of years now and we have to take into consideration that the u.s. president announced the this kind of strikes i mean for five days so just in case they have been saved and certain chemicals they have been withdrawn and put in another place. and but just to be clear we also want to talk about the fact that what kind of evidence is there that assad specifically in these targets perhaps is housing and storing and researching chemical weapons it's difficult to assess from the outside if there is really a smoking gun i mean we all know it's. a problem of probability it's highly likely th

state department was quick to respond to say that it's monitoring these reports and significantly they've called for an immediate response from the international community as well as criticize russia for its ongoing support of bashar al assad's regime now it they said that it is russia who is ultimately responsible for this possible chemical weapons attack because of its continued support for the syrian government and its perhaps its strongest ally so now this all puts donald trump in a rather sticky situation if you'll remember just last week he said he wanted to pull all u.s. troops out of syria but didn't offer a clear timeline of when he was going to do it so now we're seeing him on twitter calling it the chemical weapons attack and atrocity also criticizing former president barack obama for not using military force after evidence that the syrian government carried out another chemical attack that killed almost one and a half thousand people so drunk going to have to decide whether he wants to get the u.s. out of syria as he said or take some kind of more concerted action and he's eve

in this two thousand and ten us state department cable made by wiki leaks the u.s. assistant secretary of state const china a very aggressive and play nation economic competitor with no more. ultimately the aim of the united states and iran for instance to dissolve the mechanisms where access to resources that are strategic that are absolutely essential to several key industries in the united states as well as access to petroleum are secured that it also provides a counterweight to china china is also in somewhat of a race to acquire as many minerals and. petroleum and other natural resources that it means for its industries the united states though it may more longer be a major manufacturing power its military industries are heavily dependent on minerals that can be only source then africa. the establishment of africa calm was key for the consolidation of u.s. interests in africa but when the pentagon wanted to set up its headquarters on the continent things did not go as planned is america shipshape i don't believe you're going to see. us you can see as you see af

state department spokeswoman have the new about the strikes she says the military operation has had the intended effect that we have watched as five hundred thousand civilians have been killed in syria for far too many years and when we found what recently happened last saturday with the gassing of innocent women children and men that was far too far if united states came together with those other countries then in a math is not just to syria but also to russia and the other backer iran saying we will not tolerate this the world cannot tolerate. will syria has dominated discussions on the second and final day of the summit of the americas in peru u.s. vice president mike pence called on leaders to support the u.s. led strikes he said he's confident government forces use chlorine gas in last week's suspected chemical attack on duma somali security forces a block's emer offices from transporting military equipment to the u.a.e. offices were full so unloaded military equipment from a private jet before taking off relations between the two countries have been strained since the u.a.e. annou

state department was quick to respond to say that it's monitoring these reports and significantly they've called for an immediate response from the international community as well as criticize russia for its ongoing support of bashar al assad's regime now they said that it is russia who is ultimately responsible for this possible chemical weapons attack because of its continued support for the syrian government its perhaps its strongest ally so now this all puts donald trump in a rather as sticky situation if you'll remember just last week he said he wanted to pull all u.s. troops out of syria but didn't offer a clear timeline of when he was going to do it so now we're seeing him on twitter calling the chemical weapons attack and atrocity also criticizing former president barack obama for not using military force after evidence that the syrian government carried out another chemical attack that killed almost one and a half thousand people are going to have to decide whether he wants to get the u.s. out of syria as he said or take some kind of more concerted action and he's even threatened

state department. china's abbasid or to the united states said beijing was willing to negotiate a solution. we always tend to go political on negotiations. if someone does something in one direction, we have to respond. acting secretary of state john sullivan reiterated the need to restore fairness and balance in their economic ties. the diplomatic efforts came afafter both sides announced an important tariff. while washington'n's targeted china's tech sector, and even bigger threat to be looming on the horizon. >> the treasury secretary of the united states is looking to restrict chinese investment into the u.s., and we would expect under the current tit-for-tat system that china would reciprocate. i think that would take us a long way down towards an unfortunate trade war if both countries started to actively disrupt supply chains. reporter: no date has been announced as to when it will come into effect. businesses hope the two sides will talk themselves out of the quagmire. strongr: today we've got

state department said in a statement that russia ultimately bears responsibility for the brutal targeting of countless syrians with chemical weapons russia's protection of the assad regime and failing to stop the use of chemical weapons in syria calls into question its commitment to resolving the overall crisis and how it's a reporter warning you may find some images in her report disturbing. believe it or not these children are the lucky ones basic and crude emergency care for victims of a suspected chemical attack but they survived they didn't these the latest victims and used to go to as regime forces a closer to defeating opponents and the rebel held pocket medical sources on the ground say victims appeared to show symptoms consistent with exposure to sarin gas . syrian state media has dismissed talk of the regime using a poison gas as fast sickle. local hospital staff say many of the victims of saturday's attacks were treated for suffocation only a few number of physicians and medical staff are lived. to treat the are in the book menu of families right now are they shield in basement

u.s. state department officials are keeping a possible eye on a chemical attack against civilians. dozens were killed and 22 young children are among the dead. the place took place in the city of douma near the capital damascus. syrian government forces have been bombing the area since friday. according to reports, barrel bombs were dropped on shelters and hospitals. nbc's tammy lightner. >> reporter: barrel bombs were dropped near shelters, but the latest reports have it as more than 40 people dead. the video coming out of there is horrick. many pictures of children and infants being hosed off, which is typically what we see when there's a chemical attack. many have the paralyzed stares that we have come to know. but it is not severe what that i have been told. state media is denying reports. we know there are a number of families hiding in shelters, so there could be a high number of casualties. reports on the ground indicate a number of injuried and death and that the death come out. the syrian government has well as the russian state government have consistently deny ied, but t

state department spokeswoman who explained what the president meant. >> i think the president means mission accomplished in terms of we took out and significantly degraded three chemical weapons sites in syria. that is significant. we hope that that will bring syria to the table. help russia bring syria to the table. we are letting them know that this kind of behavior will not be italy tolerated. let's take a look back at the number of people who have been killed, innocent civilians, in the past numerous years since this all started, 500,000. >> i want to bring in elise labbot, cnn's global affairs corespondent. what was said? >> very similar to what the u.s. ambassador, criticizing russia aggression. saying this is an illegal affront to syrian sovereignty. the message from the syrian government they're going to continue fighting terrorists. they don't make a distinction between terrorist groups. they're denying that they were responsible for a chemical attack. so, i mean, think it's -- you know, listen, the u.s. said it was going to respond. it made clear that it's not going to try to get

state department comments and it says that ultimately it was russia and its unwavering support for the syrian government that ultimately bears responsibility for the attack i mean do you feel like going to father. well if you compare it with what happened a year ago in hunchy whom they were pretty hawkish and actually they launched. a military strike cruise missile strike if you look back at the rhetorical about four and a half years ago with the big attack they were quite hawkish as well so yes compared to that sort of retore yesterday's statement probably is only trying to manipulate the situation to lay blame on somebody rather than saying oh this is enough we're going to do something about it and we're sending the cavalry ok i'm our niceto so we have to leave it that it was am i what hath director cannot as the think tank focusing on the middle east thank you. now a u.s. broadcasting corporation corporation faces a backlash over its fight against fake news we'll have a look at the details on much as the week continues after the break. we tried to deconstruct all these manipulated d

state department's handling of a script case and its fallout. when the u.k. tells us that they have proof that they know russia was responsible we have every reason to believe them. and seen their proof their evidence their proof i have i do not know sillies reason i really. want to remind you that there is no justification for the russian response. be the adult thing to do well be the right thing to do by far and in fact asking them to you know admit to something that they say that they did and you know what there is nothing wrong with admit it admitting wrongdoing. you don't have to tell them or anybody what exactly they did to abuse their proof i mean who are they jumping to. you're being funny i'm not sure i understand you threw out sixty of their people we don't see this as a diplomatic tit for tat the american diplomats who are being expelled are not. diplomatic i'm saying that they work for the us state department they are our colleagues who have served there with great distinction but you figure saying that these actions justified their is wasn't beca

state department doesn't believe the syrian esauthoriave allowed access. france has said it is likely dethat ee of the attack will disappear before inspectors cant ir work. chief international correspondent lyse doucet is there and send this report. ancient ramparts now monument to president assad's staying power. once in rebel hands, once a scene of the war's worst fighting, he divided the city and cost so many lives. now for the government, a site of celebration chosen not just to mark syria's independence, w what to show tld that the war is going its way. >> i could not stand here, you cannot stand here. we would be sniped or beheaded. it became normal again. lyse:in tonightde this fortress, soldiers strike of the national anthem syrian elites and invitedso gues , me from abroad. entertained by songs and dance of syria gone by. w.yria from before the >> it is a big celebrati for aleppo and syria. we are very happy and celebrating this day. we are the winners. god protect the president. thingsre celebrating two --de our indepene and surviving the thfects

state department spokesperson though have a no it has defended washington decision not to wait for the results of an official investigation there's a thing we have it's called intelligence gathering the united states has excellent intelligence gathering other countries do as well so i would ask you should the united states and her allies wait around for bashar al assad to use more chemical substances on is people should we wait around for that formal investigation that could take months and months this is you know actually scandalous that the u.s. has launched a strike based on insurgent tied social media sources well this is exactly what defense secretary jim mattis said at a briefing several days ago where he didn't have solid intelligence on any chemical attack in duma what he did have were social media reports people saying stuff on the internet and who were those people the same people that state department spokes person how they are now or it's referring to there the syrian white helmets which has been funded to the tune of at least twenty three million dollars by the state depar

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state department doesn't believe the rian authorities have allowed access. france has said it is likely that evidence of the attack will disappear before inspectors can do their work. ief international correspondent lyse doucet is there and send this report. ancient rampartses now monument to ent assad's staying power. once ineb r hands, once a scene of the war's worst ghting, he divided the city and cost so many lives. now for the government, a site of celebration chosen not just to mark syria'se, independe what to show the world that the war is going its way. >> i could not stand here, you cannot stand here. we would be sniped or beheaded. it lyse: tonight, inside this fortress, soldiers strike of the national anthem to a crowd of syrian elites and invited guests , some from abroad. entertained by songs and dance of syria gone by. ar.yria from before the >>ra it is a big celon for aleppo and syria. we are very happy and celebrating this day. are the winners. god protect the president. hings are celebrating two -- our independence and surviving the effects

state department to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars they said that they treated five hundred people with symptoms reminiscent of those of a chemical attack. no matter who those journalist spoke to who we spoke to we spoke to witnesses we found a boy his father we found doctors who were on shift at the hospital of the tide other people who were tossed but locals and all of them said the same thing they heard it was a chemical attack they didn't see anything firsthand but it was you know people running along the streets saying go to the hospital there's been a chemical attack so it was all it was all rumors but. again russia says that this alleged chemical attack must be investigated it isn't reasonable to jump to conclusions and that we should wait for concrete information before we make any judgments ok bring us right out the dates with the latest developments senior correspondent in the shoot thank you. ok just was mentioning there are they why tell me the self-styled emergency response group behind the reports of the chemical attack has long been embroiled in controversy th