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all eyes on syria. what is taking place there on the brink of civil war. >>> president obama at this hour hosting a science fair at the white house. science champs around the country meeting in the state dining room to show off their projects. the president also expected to talk about making american students more competitive in math and science. we're going to bring you his remarks live up next. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ >>> in our "talk back" question, in hindsight was the auto bailout a good idea or bad idea? carol costello with responses. >> hi. it's a "talk back" question. have you changed your mind abo
all eyes on syria. what is taking place there on the brink of civil war. >>> president obama at this hour hosting a science fair at the white house. science champs around the country meeting in the state dining room to show off their projects. the president also expected to talk about making american students more competitive in math and science. we're going to bring you his remarks live up next. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial...
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both very sensitive to any changes in syria. a very heavy civilian population concentrated in so many places. how would you sort out civilians from regime forces? what about syrias chemical and biological weapons? are those secure? and a nightmare scenario to add on to everything else that's already a nightmare. what if the assad regime was to suddenly collapse and you had no power structure in syria? what kind of civil war? what kind of bloodshed would result? and what on earth would you do about that? this is a tough situation in any direction you look, kyra. >> barbara starr, we'll keep talking about this story obviously throughout the morning and throughout the afternoon. the world is paying close attention to everything that's taking place in syria. cnn's max foster has been following that for us out of london. the global reaction that yesterday and today still pretty intense. >> reporter: yeah, kyra. very much focused on why russia and china really blocked the u.n. on moving on syria. the implications for them. the comment
both very sensitive to any changes in syria. a very heavy civilian population concentrated in so many places. how would you sort out civilians from regime forces? what about syrias chemical and biological weapons? are those secure? and a nightmare scenario to add on to everything else that's already a nightmare. what if the assad regime was to suddenly collapse and you had no power structure in syria? what kind of civil war? what kind of bloodshed would result? and what on earth would you do...
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why not do the same for syria they did for libya? can you explain the difference between libya and the crisis is syria? >> the situations may be the same, but libya was completely different than syria. going into syria, we have to recognize they have one of the most advanced air defense systems in the region, they have probably 4,000 anti-aircraft guns, they probably have the same number of missiles. very advanced missiles courtesy of our close allies in russia that continue to exacerbate the system. it would far less costly to do a no-fly type of operation in syria than we saw in libya. >> you bring up russia. let's ask about this, because everyone is mad at the russians. they're accusing moscow with everything from cropping up this onslaug onslaught. help us understand, what's in it for russia here regarding syria? i was talking about this yesterday with an expert from russia. they are modifying this naval base. do you know about that? >> this isn't really as much about large issues within syria. this is more about the russians hav
why not do the same for syria they did for libya? can you explain the difference between libya and the crisis is syria? >> the situations may be the same, but libya was completely different than syria. going into syria, we have to recognize they have one of the most advanced air defense systems in the region, they have probably 4,000 anti-aircraft guns, they probably have the same number of missiles. very advanced missiles courtesy of our close allies in russia that continue to exacerbate...
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a s srk assad blasts syria. we can't independently confirm anything going on there because of restrictions on the movement of foreign media inside syria. >>> also this hour, president barack obama bows to the backlash over his new birth control mandate. originally the rule would have required religiously affiliated institutions to offer contraception coverage under their employee insurance plan. churches were exempt all along, but some religious groups were furious over the plan. today the president revised the rule, pushing the responsibility onto insurers. listen. >> if a woman is employed at a charity or hospital that has a religious objection to providing contraception services as part of their health plan, the insurance company -- not the hospital, not the charity -- will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraception care free of charge. >>> in other news, the stock market is down right now, triple digits, even. we're losing 133 points. stocks dropping over the latest obstacle in greece's ongoi
a s srk assad blasts syria. we can't independently confirm anything going on there because of restrictions on the movement of foreign media inside syria. >>> also this hour, president barack obama bows to the backlash over his new birth control mandate. originally the rule would have required religiously affiliated institutions to offer contraception coverage under their employee insurance plan. churches were exempt all along, but some religious groups were furious over the plan. today...
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next, we're going to talk a little more about syria. to do that, i want to go to senior national correspondent nick roberts in london. and nick, we heard out of the white house daily briefing from the white house spokesperson jay carney, saying there will be a transition in syria. can you bring me up to speed and tell me about the foreign minister being there today. >> he went there with some foreign intelligence with him, and really what he was doing was backing up president assad saying he's committed to reforms, and he's committed as well to having the arab league monitors staying in the country, that they should expand their mission, but it appears to be on the surface of a rubber stamp of approval for what assad is doing in the rest of the country and in the city of homs, less than half an hour's drive from damascus itself, it has been the military on an offensive against the civilian population, the opposition. a visit by the top -- essentially the top russian diplomat is not changing anything on the ground right now, brooke. >> g
next, we're going to talk a little more about syria. to do that, i want to go to senior national correspondent nick roberts in london. and nick, we heard out of the white house daily briefing from the white house spokesperson jay carney, saying there will be a transition in syria. can you bring me up to speed and tell me about the foreign minister being there today. >> he went there with some foreign intelligence with him, and really what he was doing was backing up president assad saying...
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arwa damon is in syria. she's able to report firsthand on what's happening. >> reporter: the area where the government crackdown is at its worst, people say there are snipers positioned on every single street corner. you can hardly cross a main street without coming across government snipers. then they are all at the tanks at the check points. it's an incredibly intense situation here. it's also incredibly emotional. anger is running at an all-time high as is frustration and desperation. >> in thailand, three explosions rocked bangkok. one of the blasts ripped off a leg of a suspected bomber. authorities say they have two iranians in custody and they are looking for a third suspect. the explosions happened a day after bombings in india and in the republic of georgia. those were bombings targeting israeli diplomats. they blame iran for the blasts. >>> new violence in bahrain. tear gas was fired on to protesters who gathered on the first anniversary of pro-democracy demonstrations in the gulf kingdom. demonstr
arwa damon is in syria. she's able to report firsthand on what's happening. >> reporter: the area where the government crackdown is at its worst, people say there are snipers positioned on every single street corner. you can hardly cross a main street without coming across government snipers. then they are all at the tanks at the check points. it's an incredibly intense situation here. it's also incredibly emotional. anger is running at an all-time high as is frustration and desperation....
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also today, a draft resolution condemning syria failed to pass in the u.n. we'll break down what happened with the u.n. vote in a moment first, cnn on the latest round of bloodshed in syria. >> reporter: utter carnage and horror. that's how residents and activists describe what went on there starting late friday and continuing during the overnight hours into saturday. they say syrian government committed a massacre, at least 260 people were killed and over 130 killed in the homs neighborhood. one activist told us of bodies in the streets. those trying to help people were shot at, including ambulances. he said they were in dire need of assistance and medical supplies. >> these aren't animals lying here. these are human beings. being bombed by mortar bombs and tank shells. no one is doing anything about this. we are going to sit here and get killed. that's one message i want to get out. we are not going to stop. syrian people will not stop 2 if they kill millions. we will remember no one did anything about this. >> reporter: opposition groups reported even mor
also today, a draft resolution condemning syria failed to pass in the u.n. we'll break down what happened with the u.n. vote in a moment first, cnn on the latest round of bloodshed in syria. >> reporter: utter carnage and horror. that's how residents and activists describe what went on there starting late friday and continuing during the overnight hours into saturday. they say syrian government committed a massacre, at least 260 people were killed and over 130 killed in the homs...
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this is life in syria. and this is life in syria as well. take a listen, if you would, to a northern city. we are hearing more and more reports of syrian government snipers pinning down entire neighborhoods, dropping people inside their homes. more on that in just a moment, but first i want to show you what's happening today in the besieged city of homs. [ foreign language ] >> the blasts are constant in this neighborhood. more than 700 people have died mostly there in this city alone since the syrian government ramped up its crackdown ten days ago. today's shelling by the government is said to be the heaviest since last thursday, and as we told you, the syrian government in damascus, that's the capital, has refused entry to syrian crews who are trying to cover this story. however, cnn has managed to enter syria, and for her safety, i cannot tell you her location, but this is what she's seeing and what she's hearing. >> reporter: in the areas where the government crackdown is at its worst, people say there are snipers positioned on every sin
this is life in syria. and this is life in syria as well. take a listen, if you would, to a northern city. we are hearing more and more reports of syrian government snipers pinning down entire neighborhoods, dropping people inside their homes. more on that in just a moment, but first i want to show you what's happening today in the besieged city of homs. [ foreign language ] >> the blasts are constant in this neighborhood. more than 700 people have died mostly there in this city alone...
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beginning with syria. the red cross is now trying to the ci set up a cease fire between rebel forces and the government just to get aid there. a top military adviser to president obama said it would be premature for the u.s. to help arm the opposition since it doesn't appear unified. i' ivan watson reports that many syrians are desperate for outside intervention. >> reporter: he calls the uprising an orphan revolution, because unlike the revolts in europe, egypt and tanisha, they haven't received any support. >> at least 18 people have been killed today, almost 9,000 since last march. >>> if you're in virginia, you may want to stay off the roads because of scenes just like this one. here state police have responded to about a thousand car crashes just in the last 24 hours. snow late sunday left commuters facing slick and icy roads this morning. >>> and check out republican presidential candidate rick santorum's poll numbers. he is up just 10% in the last week. this is according to the latest gallup poll. m
beginning with syria. the red cross is now trying to the ci set up a cease fire between rebel forces and the government just to get aid there. a top military adviser to president obama said it would be premature for the u.s. to help arm the opposition since it doesn't appear unified. i' ivan watson reports that many syrians are desperate for outside intervention. >> reporter: he calls the uprising an orphan revolution, because unlike the revolts in europe, egypt and tanisha, they haven't...
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the country's ambassador to the united nations admits syria has problems, but says they're for syria to solve internally. in fact, he says, quote, is there one among you whose country does not have shortcomings or problems? would you be the one to cast the first stone, end quote. at least 1500 people have died in syria in the last year. >>> today president obama released a $3.8 trillion federal budget. raise taxes on people making $250,000 a year. limit deductions on the wealthy, make college tax credit permanent. make millionaires pay 30% of income taxes. >> you need them. you're the ones who see your wages stall. you're the one whose cost of everything from college to groceries has gone up. you're the ones who deserve a break. >> we hit the highlights for you a second ago, but you can get a complete breakdown of the budget released today. just go to cnnmoney.com. >>> students at a columbia high school had to be evacuated today after a chemical spill. four teachers, nine students had to be taken to the hospital. we're told they're being treated for exposure to lye. they had it out w
the country's ambassador to the united nations admits syria has problems, but says they're for syria to solve internally. in fact, he says, quote, is there one among you whose country does not have shortcomings or problems? would you be the one to cast the first stone, end quote. at least 1500 people have died in syria in the last year. >>> today president obama released a $3.8 trillion federal budget. raise taxes on people making $250,000 a year. limit deductions on the wealthy, make...
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across syria, at least 45 people were killed today. cnn's michael homes is watching developments in syria from beirut. >> us thats m >> thousands more syrians died. violence and anti-government protests in city from the south to the north. but many of the victims, again, in the now familiar and still besieged neighborhood are in the city of homs. the shelling began just before dawn and continued throughout the day, according to activists we spoke with. the violence and ironic accompaniment to voting on a new constitution. syrian state media showed president bashar al assad voting with his wife, and ran video of other syrians casting their ballots as well. 14.5 million were eligible to vote. how many actually did yet to be known. certainly not many in parts of homs, where this man expressed his views on the referendum, as one of the city's main marketplaces burned behind him. >> translator: the referendum on the constitution, it is the 26th of february. this is the referendum on the constitution, burning the shops, the heavy gunfire and
across syria, at least 45 people were killed today. cnn's michael homes is watching developments in syria from beirut. >> us thats m >> thousands more syrians died. violence and anti-government protests in city from the south to the north. but many of the victims, again, in the now familiar and still besieged neighborhood are in the city of homs. the shelling began just before dawn and continued throughout the day, according to activists we spoke with. the violence and ironic...
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what is the relationship between saudi arabia and syria, as to whether syria would respond to saudi arabian king? >> reporter: well, the relationship has gone through many ups and downs over the past years. since 2005, the assassination of the former prime minister, the lebanese former prime minister, the relationship between saudi arabia and syria has immensely deteriorated. it's because there were accusations that the syrian regime actually assassinated hariri. since unrest started in syria, things deteriorated. the reason is that saudi arabia is a sunni country, dominantly sunni. so is syria, but it's ruled by an otherwise minority. >> rima, thank you so much. >>> let's talk more about the situation in syria and beyond. i want to talk to michelle dunne, director of the atlantic council center for the middle east and served on the white house national security staff. good to see you. >> thank you. >> from what you understand there with what saudi arabia is attempting with its resolution that would go before the u.n. security council as early as monday, is there much pull here? that skrab
what is the relationship between saudi arabia and syria, as to whether syria would respond to saudi arabian king? >> reporter: well, the relationship has gone through many ups and downs over the past years. since 2005, the assassination of the former prime minister, the lebanese former prime minister, the relationship between saudi arabia and syria has immensely deteriorated. it's because there were accusations that the syrian regime actually assassinated hariri. since unrest started in...
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security council is meeting about the deadly violence exploding in syria. we'll bring you a live report. >>> also, chaos, confusion, and grief. long lost jfk audio tapes allow us to hear what happened right after kennedy was shot. we will listen to some of those recordings. >>> and you'd better check your fridge. a massive hard boiled egg recall is under way in 34 states. >> today the nevada caucuses, the first contest in the west began about an hour ago. voters are concerned about widespread foreclosures as you can imagine in nevada, high unemployment rates. mitt romney is expected to sweep the mormon vote. political editor paul steinhauser is at a caucus site in las vegas. paul, wa kind of activity are you seeing out there? >> reporter: good morning again, susan. we're at becker middle school in the northwest part of las vegas. things are just getting under way here. just a couple of minutes ago, the volunteers who will working the caucus site were briefed by state and local party officials. about an hour from now the real action will get going. the real
security council is meeting about the deadly violence exploding in syria. we'll bring you a live report. >>> also, chaos, confusion, and grief. long lost jfk audio tapes allow us to hear what happened right after kennedy was shot. we will listen to some of those recordings. >>> and you'd better check your fridge. a massive hard boiled egg recall is under way in 34 states. >> today the nevada caucuses, the first contest in the west began about an hour ago. voters are...
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syria is another story, correct? not so easy to hit your target. >> well, it's not just the issue of hitting the target, it's the fact that the syrian air defense system is probably one of the best inside the world. it's been heavily supplied by the russians. they have some of the most advanced early warning radars, have some of the most profoundly effective surface to air missiles, and they've got, quite frankly, one of the largest air defense systems in the region, if not the world. over 4,000 missile launchers, over 4,000 guns. >> so making the point that syria is backed by russia, we see that the foreign minister is there in syria this morning. behind closed doors there could be some interesting conversations going on, do you agree, at the pentagon? >> well, i suspect that the military at the pentagon and places such as central command are doing exactly what we want them to be doing, preparing a series of options so if the president says i need some options and i need some courses of action, they don't get caught
syria is another story, correct? not so easy to hit your target. >> well, it's not just the issue of hitting the target, it's the fact that the syrian air defense system is probably one of the best inside the world. it's been heavily supplied by the russians. they have some of the most advanced early warning radars, have some of the most profoundly effective surface to air missiles, and they've got, quite frankly, one of the largest air defense systems in the region, if not the world....
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scores of people have died today in syria. today's dead include an unknown number of soldiers and police killed by explosions in the major syrian city, aleppo, separate blasts occurring near a merchant military post and a police headquarters building. 28 people were killed and 235 wounded. this is significant. this is the first time bloodshed has reached aleppo. the syrian state television is blaming this all on terrorists. the opposition in syria, though, is saying the government is killing its people, and that 52 individuals died today, including 16 in the besieged city of homs. cnn's ivan watson has more on the crisis in syria from neighboring turkey. let's first hear ivan talk about aleppo and why this is significant. so many analysts over the last few months, ivan, said once bloodshed hits the city of damascus, that means things have changed. have they? >> reporter: we have not seen violence this that town which is not the stronghold of the opposition. most of the violence has been focused on those towns and cities where
scores of people have died today in syria. today's dead include an unknown number of soldiers and police killed by explosions in the major syrian city, aleppo, separate blasts occurring near a merchant military post and a police headquarters building. 28 people were killed and 235 wounded. this is significant. this is the first time bloodshed has reached aleppo. the syrian state television is blaming this all on terrorists. the opposition in syria, though, is saying the government is killing...
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syria has gotten so bloody that they're shutting out syria and damascus. >> where can syrians go? they've been calling out to the world for help. >> we want to see actions, we don't want to see talk. we're really tired of talk and talk and talk. we've seen no actions at all. the syrian president still has his legitimacy. until now no country said this president lost his legitimacy. until now. why did they not say that? why does he still have his legitimacy after all the killing he did? >> and that activist is talking about this weekend's lack of action from the united nations. the security council rejected a resolution to call for president bajar assad to step down, stop the violence. china and russia are the reason they voted against it. meanwhile, syrians scrambling every minute with the sky hailing on them. it seems that way, anyway, with constant shelling. cnn can't confirm the details because syria has restrictions on journalists. we do have some live in washington. we talk about the latest on the american reaction to this international crisis. the decision to close the embas
syria has gotten so bloody that they're shutting out syria and damascus. >> where can syrians go? they've been calling out to the world for help. >> we want to see actions, we don't want to see talk. we're really tired of talk and talk and talk. we've seen no actions at all. the syrian president still has his legitimacy. until now no country said this president lost his legitimacy. until now. why did they not say that? why does he still have his legitimacy after all the killing he...
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folks, this is life in syria right now. and this is just in to us here at cnn, and you have to watch closely. this video was shot sunday in the capital city of damascus. it appears the bolster planes, they're using civilians as human shields. these men are apparently being forced at gunpoint -- look at them on both sides -- to line up behind this tank. watch what happens. they're forced to kneel and then slowly they go from kneeling to ultimately laying on the ground, and it's hard to tell because i'm not sure what is happening here, but we can semen carrying arms and one can surmise those are the guys calling the shots. laying down behind a tank, not something one would expect a person to do voluntarily. and as we told you, the syrian government in damascus has refused entrance to cnn crews who are trying to cover this story for the world. however, cnn's arwa damon has managed to get inside syria, and for her safety we can't tell you her precise location but we can tell you what she's seeing and hearing. >> reporter: in th
folks, this is life in syria right now. and this is just in to us here at cnn, and you have to watch closely. this video was shot sunday in the capital city of damascus. it appears the bolster planes, they're using civilians as human shields. these men are apparently being forced at gunpoint -- look at them on both sides -- to line up behind this tank. watch what happens. they're forced to kneel and then slowly they go from kneeling to ultimately laying on the ground, and it's hard to tell...
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shut down the embassy in syria. they pull out staff, tell americans to get out of the country immediately. what does that say about what's taking place on the ground now? >> reporter: the u.s. had been concerned about security in da mass cast for quite some time. they put in a request to the syrian government to beef up the presence of security forces because of the bombings that happened in december and january attributed to al qaeda. you have to remember the u.s. embassy in damascus is in a fairly exposed position that's effectively on one of the main roads with no sort of buffer zone between anyone that would want to attack it and the embassy building itself. this is all part and parcel of the deteriorating situation when it comes to security in general. there has been arise in criminal activity and other security breakdowns, as well, but also the levels of violence we saw transpire over the weekend were unprecedented, as the u.n. was trying to negotiate but failing to put forward a united front when it comes to
shut down the embassy in syria. they pull out staff, tell americans to get out of the country immediately. what does that say about what's taking place on the ground now? >> reporter: the u.s. had been concerned about security in da mass cast for quite some time. they put in a request to the syrian government to beef up the presence of security forces because of the bombings that happened in december and january attributed to al qaeda. you have to remember the u.s. embassy in damascus is...
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is syria ready for assad to fall? or could it get worse than we're seeing now with no one running the country? >> if the international community would stay like this doing nothing, i fear that the country would go into more extremists coming to the country. the international community is doing now. there's a statement in support. it's a secular country. we have a lot of christians and jews and the majority of the others are al qaeda. they are sizing this opportunity to get popularity inside the country. the international world is silent. they are just verbally speaking against what's happening in syria. there's no action. we have russian and islamic republic helping assad while no one is helping the detectors. i'm afraid they will be left for the extremist groups outside the country. >> a syrian activist joining us on the situation. we'll keep talking. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> this just coming into cnn. new information on the funeral of whitney houston. let's get to deborah feyerick. >> reporter: the own o
is syria ready for assad to fall? or could it get worse than we're seeing now with no one running the country? >> if the international community would stay like this doing nothing, i fear that the country would go into more extremists coming to the country. the international community is doing now. there's a statement in support. it's a secular country. we have a lot of christians and jews and the majority of the others are al qaeda. they are sizing this opportunity to get popularity...
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they're hiding from a rainfall of rockets in syria. we take you inside these bunkers to see how these people are surviving. and two pills.listing. after a morning of walk-ups, it's back to more pain, back to more pills. the evening showings bring more pain and more pills. sealing the deal... when, hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. it can relieve pain all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lois... who chose two aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. [ female announcer ] and try aleve for relief from tough headaches. ♪ home was an airport lounge and an ipad ♪ ♪ made sure his credit score did not go bad ♪ ♪ with a free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ app that he had ♪ downloaded it in the himalayas ♪ ♪ while meditating like a true playa ♪ ♪ now when he's surfing down in chile'a ♪ ♪ he can see when his score is in danger ♪ ♪ if you're a mobile type on the go ♪ ♪ i suggest you take a tip from my bro ♪ ♪ and download the app that lets you know ♪ ♪ at free-credit-score-dot-com now let
they're hiding from a rainfall of rockets in syria. we take you inside these bunkers to see how these people are surviving. and two pills.listing. after a morning of walk-ups, it's back to more pain, back to more pills. the evening showings bring more pain and more pills. sealing the deal... when, hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. it can relieve pain all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lois... who chose two aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. [ female announcer ] and...
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death toll mounts in syria. we're going to have a live report from istanbul. >>> a judge sentences a man to a date night after being accused of abusing his wife. >>> and later, doing the salsa like victor cruz and being dejected like tom brady. copying the moves of the nfl, our jeanne moos, she tries her hand. >>> everyone is waiting to die in the syrian city of homs, that statement coming today from one of the few doctors who is still there. homs is being pounded with bombs and shells for a fifth straight day. cnn's ivan watson is joining us from neighboring turkey. ivan, the death toll is astounding, really, when you see what is taking place there. turkey is nowolding this conference about the crisis. the u.n. wants it take up another arab league mission. what is happening on the ground, what do the syrians feed from turkey? >> reporter: they are furious right now. the syrians continue to die as foreign governments talk about possibly sending another observer mission to syria or arranging some kind of a confer
death toll mounts in syria. we're going to have a live report from istanbul. >>> a judge sentences a man to a date night after being accused of abusing his wife. >>> and later, doing the salsa like victor cruz and being dejected like tom brady. copying the moves of the nfl, our jeanne moos, she tries her hand. >>> everyone is waiting to die in the syrian city of homs, that statement coming today from one of the few doctors who is still there. homs is being pounded...
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they're still in syria. you're able to call them. there are land lines, in most places people are sneaking in s.a.t. phones. what do you hear in the background? >> i haven't talked to my family during the last few months but i'm talking to activists on the ground. we could hear the bullet sounds on the phone. everybody's telling us why the world is silent that this regime is using air strikes in some areas of homs and the world is still silent. people were saying we hope that our blood would be turned into oil so people would come and the world 0 would come and save us. it's a big shame on the world that nobody's helping the syrian people. >> if our blood would turn into oil then perhaps the world would save us, that's what you're saying people would say. what are you hearing from activists and your sources? is this revolt now spreading to the north? >> it's in all of the syrian cities. today the syrian army has stormed the city in the south. the revolution started from this city and they are killing people and raping women, yesterda
they're still in syria. you're able to call them. there are land lines, in most places people are sneaking in s.a.t. phones. what do you hear in the background? >> i haven't talked to my family during the last few months but i'm talking to activists on the ground. we could hear the bullet sounds on the phone. everybody's telling us why the world is silent that this regime is using air strikes in some areas of homs and the world is still silent. people were saying we hope that our blood...
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connected the to the story in syria. anthony shadid was a friend to many of us died overnight trying to cross from syria into turkey. his employer, "the new york times," says the cause of shadid's death is not precisely clear but there is strong indications that the 43-year-old reporter may have suffered an asthma attack brought on by exposure to the horses being ridden by his guides. it's one of the ways, in some cases the only way to get into syria when you sneak in. again, we'll hear from cnn's ivan watson in a little bit on what happened, to speak in shadid with the hours before his death. >> ivan, what can you tell us about the last time that you saw and worked together with anthony shadid? >> reporter: well, we -- jim, we saw him thursday night with his colleague, tyler hicks. they've been operating here out of northern syria. i surprised them in the little hut they were staying in and gave them both a hug. they were very excited to get out to turkey to start sending stories. they were being very careful, jim, to m
connected the to the story in syria. anthony shadid was a friend to many of us died overnight trying to cross from syria into turkey. his employer, "the new york times," says the cause of shadid's death is not precisely clear but there is strong indications that the 43-year-old reporter may have suffered an asthma attack brought on by exposure to the horses being ridden by his guides. it's one of the ways, in some cases the only way to get into syria when you sneak in. again, we'll...
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to improve the flow of humanitarian aid into syria. turkey, lebanon and georgia registered 20,000 refugees from syria. >>> the regime kept much of the unrest out of the public's view by keeping reporters out of syria. that hasn't stopped video from leaking out into the internet. nick peyton walsh looks at the turmoil unfolding across the country and what comes next. >> on saturday, the violence rumbled on together with the pace by the international community to fashion some message that pay slow this 11-month-old conflict and unrest. we saw again violence directed towards what should be government loyal areas after the blasts yesterday in aleppo. a hospital director shot dead outside his damascus home. the onslaught against the strong hold of homs continued into its sent day. artillery, apparently an air assault going against that city, killing six this morning. we see from these images exactly how ill matched these two sides are. the civilian cars run over by must be tank tracks. the free syrian army operating inside of homs. you can
to improve the flow of humanitarian aid into syria. turkey, lebanon and georgia registered 20,000 refugees from syria. >>> the regime kept much of the unrest out of the public's view by keeping reporters out of syria. that hasn't stopped video from leaking out into the internet. nick peyton walsh looks at the turmoil unfolding across the country and what comes next. >> on saturday, the violence rumbled on together with the pace by the international community to fashion some...
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witnesses in syria say it is a massacre. in this town near damascus, several people were killed today during a public funeral processi procession. yesterday at least 260 people reportedly died when syrian troops shelled the city. an opposition group says the shelling started when some syrian soldiers defected and fled to homes. president obama today blasting the syrian government for in his words relentless brutality against its own people and he repeated his demands for syria's president to step down. >> and this is one of those political days worth watching. in this country right now across nevada, gop voters are meeting in caucuses and before this day is over, nevada will decide which republican they want to run against president obama. for now, here's what the latest poll tells us to expect. the two top seeds, the gop caucus goers favor mitt romney by 45%. newt gingrich lags behind a full 25 points with only 5% support. let's bring in our political editor, he is in las vegas. so, paul, what's happening inside the caucuse
witnesses in syria say it is a massacre. in this town near damascus, several people were killed today during a public funeral processi procession. yesterday at least 260 people reportedly died when syrian troops shelled the city. an opposition group says the shelling started when some syrian soldiers defected and fled to homes. president obama today blasting the syrian government for in his words relentless brutality against its own people and he repeated his demands for syria's president to...
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let's talk about syria. this is the major story of the day, things going from bad to worse in syria. the u.s. fears it's becoming so bad that they put up the shadows at the u.s. embassy. they're pulling out all the stops. that was the announcement today from the state department as a response to the ever-escalating chaos in syria. all services in damascus have been suspended, they have been withdrawn for safety reasons. you can hear the voices of the vir ya syrians as they try to get out of the way of the bombings. the images we're about to show you graphic and disturbing. there are images of children with war wounds. they are shelling neighborhoods. the death toll just today, one monitoring group says 56. and since march when the civil unrest began, the united nations says it's more than 6,000. opposition groups say it's more than that. we can't confirm those numbers, of course, or the origin of those images, but the syrian government continues to have access to that country. we have more on the devastation
let's talk about syria. this is the major story of the day, things going from bad to worse in syria. the u.s. fears it's becoming so bad that they put up the shadows at the u.s. embassy. they're pulling out all the stops. that was the announcement today from the state department as a response to the ever-escalating chaos in syria. all services in damascus have been suspended, they have been withdrawn for safety reasons. you can hear the voices of the vir ya syrians as they try to get out of the...
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s failed attempt to stop violence in syria. our richard roth joins us after this. >>> about 20 minutes ago in new york, the u.n. security council voted down a resolution condemning serious crackdown on anti-government protesters. let's go to richard ruth who is live at the u.n. 12 countries voted in favor of it, including the u.s. what happened? >> reporter: 13 actually, china, russia with a veto. they put their hands in the air, and they did the same movement in october.- member country of the u.n. -- >>> good to see you guys again. all right, this is interesting, gentlemen. so many of us have done internships and this young lady, diana way, says there must be a really big misunderstanding. she was an intern at the magazine's accessories department from august to december last year where she said she typically worked at least 40 hours a week and sometimes more than that. now she's saying to this magazine that they owe her back pay and overtime. avery, how is she going to make this argument and will she win this argument? >> we
s failed attempt to stop violence in syria. our richard roth joins us after this. >>> about 20 minutes ago in new york, the u.n. security council voted down a resolution condemning serious crackdown on anti-government protesters. let's go to richard ruth who is live at the u.n. 12 countries voted in favor of it, including the u.s. what happened? >> reporter: 13 actually, china, russia with a veto. they put their hands in the air, and they did the same movement in october.- member...
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until the string ended two years ago. >>> now to syria. watch this with me. this happened just today. that is a building, was a building. exploded from the strain of repeated shelling by the syrian armed forces. this is day 13 of the syrian army's onslaught against its own people in the city of homs. >> opposition sources tell cnn at least 70 people have died today in fighting between the army and the insurgents. cnn's ivan watson has just now slipped into syria and has witnessed a growing revolt against the rule of president bashar al assad. listen to this. >> the countryside here in northern syria is in open revolt. and this is a rebellion of farmers, of carpenters, of high school teachers. entire communities, vils and towns and stretches of northern syria that tell us they have not seen presence of central syrian government authority in months. they have effectively been governing themselves and they have clearly established militias as well as pockets of what's been called the free syrian army. defectors from the syrian army who have come and joined these
until the string ended two years ago. >>> now to syria. watch this with me. this happened just today. that is a building, was a building. exploded from the strain of repeated shelling by the syrian armed forces. this is day 13 of the syrian army's onslaught against its own people in the city of homs. >> opposition sources tell cnn at least 70 people have died today in fighting between the army and the insurgents. cnn's ivan watson has just now slipped into syria and has witnessed...
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the foreign minister of russia, one of syria's few allies, arrived in syria today for talks with assad. he described western condemnation of the veto as hysterical. he said that a solution to the rebellion must be reached without foreign interference. assad repeated his claim that he's willing to have dialogue with the opposition and work with the arab league to find a solution to the uprising. the latest diplomatic blow to the assad government, several more countries are pulling their ambassadors out of damascus. among them members of the golf cooperation council and economic alliance that includes kwoit, the uae and saudi arabia. also with drawing envoys, france, italy and spain. the united states and great britain have already withdrawn their ambassadors from syria, as well. despite the growing and determined opposition against him, most analysts agree that president assad remains fully in control of the government. and despite some defections to the rebels, assad has the support of the military. assad became president 12 years ago. inheriting the harsh dictatorship from his father.
the foreign minister of russia, one of syria's few allies, arrived in syria today for talks with assad. he described western condemnation of the veto as hysterical. he said that a solution to the rebellion must be reached without foreign interference. assad repeated his claim that he's willing to have dialogue with the opposition and work with the arab league to find a solution to the uprising. the latest diplomatic blow to the assad government, several more countries are pulling their...
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you have syria, right. syria is off to the west. ireyiran a huge country to the and iraq smack dab in the middle. if assad were to fall in syria, what would happen? >> if he does fall, it will set back the dreams of empire for iran substantially. they want them in the region without syria. without that alliance, they're not getting it. the militia in lebanon is where they're expanding their influence. they're crippled without assad in power. >> if assad goes away, what happens to iran? >> if assad goes away, iran has to wonder, what does china, russia, syria all have in common? they're all regimes. if he can be taken out, the iranians are worried about the revolutions that started at the last election in iran. that could come full circle. >> thank you. appreciate it. >>> coming up next, she is 15 years of age. she weighs only 70 pounds. we are now hearing what led a teenager to walk the streets, 28 degrees out, in her pajamas, crying, looking for food. we'll talk to the man who found her who stopped and did something. next. whwheeee
you have syria, right. syria is off to the west. ireyiran a huge country to the and iraq smack dab in the middle. if assad were to fall in syria, what would happen? >> if he does fall, it will set back the dreams of empire for iran substantially. they want them in the region without syria. without that alliance, they're not getting it. the militia in lebanon is where they're expanding their influence. they're crippled without assad in power. >> if assad goes away, what happens to...