now officials in afghanistan have accused nato of killing several civilians in a military operation. lines as tonight the claim saying that only militants were killed in what is called a precision strike so let's get the details on this from the side. of journalist who has covered the region extensively firstly mr barry what more details what other details can you give us about this strike in which it does appear that civilians have been killed by a nato strike. it does absolutely i think that the afghan authorities have been pointing out that look at least ten civilians were killed obviously nato are denying this but it's very difficult to tell who's being killed after you decide that a building or a crowded place it's very difficult to identify who's been killed in these nato obviously saying that these are militants but i think that the real thing that really points out that civilians have been killed is the fact that the afghan authorities themselves who are allied to nato are objecting to such a stage that the afghan authorities contre main silent any longer it's very sad but th

nato says there are a series of explosions this morning in a parking lot with a number of nato logistics vehicles there. the taliban claims six vehicles have been destroys. it claims that ten soldiers have been killed but the taliban often exaggerates those claims. nato says it has taken no casualties. we understand there was a fire fight including nato helicopters involved in that fight. this is the second attack in a nato attack in a base. a nato base was attacked and a number of soldiers were injured there as well as 8 afghans killed and more than 50 wounded. we've seen in the past week taliban across the country with a number of attacks that have killed more than a hundred afghans both security officials and civilians. >>> egypt's state prosecutor has announced mohammed morsi will go on trial for inciteing the murder of protestors. accusations against him relate to the violence outside the presidential violence in cairo. 14 this members of the muslim brotherhood will also be tried on the same criminal charges. >>> a new law aiming to provide cheaper food to millions of india's poores

so nato provided some political cover, let's say, in that case. you can sigh well it is plate toe, it isn't the united states, it is nato. of course the united states is the driving force. but it's still gave him some cover. and then, unfortunately, there was also an incident in denver, with the school where there was a shooting in the school. >> the columbine high school. >> and it completely occupied the u.s. press. so during the latter half of the campaign, there was no publicity in the united states, and president clinton got off easy to be honest in that respect. scout's always a problem, you want to present a strong force. you want to present unbreakable resolve. but when you do so, you frighten your own country or your allies. >> people are paying attention to the polls right now and the push back it has gotten. >> there is a push back is entirely normal. i would say that what was abnormal was the fervor for invading iraq. in 2003. there was no reason to do this. standing back and looking at it. sue dam hussein wasn't part of the 9/11, nor

also the headlines officials in afghanistan say a nato air strike has killed civilians including women and children something the alliance denies we take a look at the legacy that coalition troops are said to leave in the war ravaged nation when they withdraw all forces next year. voting draws to a close in moscow with exit polls suggesting opposition to the figureheads alexina valleys come second in the capital's first narrow alexion and nearly a decade. of just joined us for a good evening to this is r.t. live from moscow it's just after nine pm here now it's split a tough week for us so korea state john kerry has been trying to convince the european union to get on board with a military strike on syria over the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons but presented no new evidence against the syrian government and very few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval and he now says a bomb has made no final decision on whether to strike an apparent turnaround from last week so far turkey and france first in line to back the united states against syria but presiden

he will go with nato go in really just to save face and not be characterized as. well i'm glad you bring up saving face fearless obama this is his dilemma saving face is credibility what's at stake here go ahead that's it it's going to deliver he has been mis created but the credibility of a so-called red line is the problem and that's what we're looking at with the excuse that chemical weapons are a violation of international law is absolutely right and i wish that the u.s. had taken that position before it for example sent targeting satellite material to iraq to use chemical weapons against iran during the iran iraq war i wish they had used it to prevent the the the. the small outfit here outside of washington that sent the biological weapons seed stock to saddam hussein's government i wish the u.s. then had said this is it legal we can't be part of it to say it now has a bit of hypocrisy there it should be responded to there should be accountability no better late than never i mean what better to that accountability because frank if he doesn't come militarily n

. >> nato - airstrikes causing casualties - nato being blamed. >> overseas and here at home the white house is building its case for international action on syria. secretary of state john kerry is in paris trying to convince a skeptical international community there to support military intervention. he says momentum is building. meanwhile in washington congress is getting back to work tomorrow. president obama goes on a media blitz after a series of high-profile interviews he will address the nation in prime-time tuesday night. the president is pushing for more support for his plan to strike syria. we are following the story with live team coverage, we start in london, watching the diplomatic developments overseas, but first to washington, and paul, the white house chief is making the rounds in the sunday morning talks pressing the case for a military strike. what are the white house and members of congress saying today? >> as you say, white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough making the rounds, doing the sunday show sweep - pushing hard, pushing congress, trying to turn the tide of

now this is the second attack on an nato base in a week, five days ago an nato base in gazni was attacked and polish soldiers were injured and 50 wounded and we have seen a taliban across the country with a number of attacks that have killed more than 100 afghans both security officials and civilians. >> reporter: japan aes government says it will take a more direct role in the cleanup of the fukushima plant and there are growing concerns over the ability of the plant operated to deal with the crisis. on sunday it revealed radiation levels soared near a tank and could kill a person in four hours if they are not wearing a protective suit. >> translator: and we decided to take charge of the issue, not leaving it to tapco and use the budget for the system and we will deal with this and not to repeat such an incident. >> reporter: the chairman of the nuclear regulation authority told reporters that procedures were not strong enough. >> translator: the possibility that contaminated water may have leaked from the tanks is a very serious issue. but separately from this, we believe the monitoring

nato we're funds is not going to take part of the military campaign against syria as a u.s. nuclear aircraft carrier has a serious direction meanwhile. revelations that a british company was granted a license fix or potential no gas agents in syria that the government here they think tough questions about how that was allowed to happen. also this hour a thousand days in confinement house arrest time spent in a london prison and now living in the ecuadorian embassy is the price we can leaks founder julian assange has paid and he's been so full transparency. and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spikes to lethal levels still to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. international news live from moscow this isn't she with me here national policy thanks for joining us. nato has once again said it's not going to take part in possible military action against this sewer and government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they will need to win why had public support five meanwhile america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in t

and nato involvement? >> i think it took a while to get together with the lead. we call it leading from behind, but it did have a successful outcome in getting rid of gadhafi, the problem is people wiped their hands and said let's move on to the next problem, and didn't do the things that would have been required in order to help libya be libya, particularly in aid in terms of investment, in terms of training, in terms of supporting the ngos, the non-governmental organizations that can do a piece of work without it looking like a new imperialism. we forgot about libya, which i think was a terrible, terrible mistake. >> what should have been done differently, kareem? >> i will go even further than that [ inaudible ] because of the [ inaudible ] gadhafi, because of the fact that everybody recognizes that nato came in and was [ inaudible ] nato should have stayed in one form or the other. under un [ inaudible ] to help this centralized government, to help disarm the mediation, train and prepare a body of security, that would have shortened the [ inaudible ]. >> so y

also headlining this morning, officials in afghanistan say a nato air strike has killed civilians including women and children, something the alliance is denying. we look at the legacy that coalition troops are set to leave when they withdraw forces next year. and moscow votes for a new mayor. a clear victory for the acting chief and aleksey navalny trailing well behind. it's the first mayoral election in nearly a decade. good morning, this is the weekly from r.t. it's after 1:00 a.m. now. the week top stories, it's been a tough week for u.s. secretary of state john kerry. he has been trying to convince the european union to get onboard with the strike on syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons. kerry presented no new evidence against the syrian government and very few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval. obama has made no final decision on whether to strike. that's an apparent turnaround from last week. so far turkey and france have been first in line to back the united states against syria, but president barack obama wasn't able to change the minds of ot

of nato. they don't foresee -- he says he doesn't foresee any further nato role. what does it say that the nato allies aren't even united on this? >> well, we have to make them united. the united states is the leader of nato. without that leadership, nato doesn't work well. look, they have rules against the use of weapons of mass destruction. nato does. it's a very serious issue to the alliance. and they need to be called into account on what they already have on the books. so i think with proper leadership and galvanizing nato, i think that could be a very clear signal to the syrians that we're serious about this. san francisco is already making those noises. turkey is on the border. and other mideast countries are threatened here. so nato needs to step up to the plate and the u.s. has to take the lead. leadership is what is required here. >> well, we know one key nato ally britain is not going to get involved millitarily. we'll have you back later. thanks very much. >>> just ahead at the top

this is the second attack on a nato base in less than a week. on wednesday taliban fighters attacked a nato base south of kabul detonating a truck bomb at the entrance, then sending 20 fighters in to assault the base. eight afghans were killed and more than 50 injured in that attack. in the same province on sunday, the bodies of five afghan soldiers were discovered, their hands bound with chains. the taliban captured them on the highway and shot them to death. jennifer glass, al jazeera, kabul. >>> there's much more ahead on how lethal levels of radiation at japan's nuclear plan have the government promising a rescue plan. success for diana nyad swimming through the florida straits. our children and to get 7.35 raise up to 12.35 or 15. the young folks. >> what are the laws going to begin to take effect? >> reporter: the laws do not go nothing. here is my question for every membç] >>> welcome back to al jazeera. senators john mccain and lindsey graham met with the president on monday to discuss authorization for war. hearings begin tomorrow. the

that's wrong more of to day's other top headlines for you now a nato airstrike in eastern afghanistan has reportedly killed fifteen people mostly women and children local authorities there say six suspected militants boarded a vehicle transporting civilians which was then attacked a nato spokeswoman confirmed what she called a prison procession psych strike and it took about ten insurgents but of course no civilian casualties. in tunisia as capital tens of thousands of people have turned up for release against the country's islamist government it also marks forty days of mourning for an opposition lawmaker who was murdered in july his death along with the early explaining of another prominent politician has previously triggered mass protests ruling ennahda party denies any responsibility for the murders and points the finger at salafi hardliners. for those independence elaborations have turned violent in key cities as people gathered to demand better public services and an end to corruption in rio de janeiro police fired teargas into the crowd injuring at least five brazil for a big w

also headlining officials in afghanistan say a nato air strike has killed civilians including women and children something the alliance denies we take a look at the program at the legacy the coalition troops are set to leave in the war ravaged nation when they withdraw forces next year. and moscow votes for early results point to a clear victory for the acting chief leaving opposition figurehead alexina valley praying a distant second it's the capital first lection in nearly a decade. a very good morning for me kevin and if you just joined us from you're watching around the world just after midnight as it is now here in moscow and it's been a tough week for us so crews state john kerry has been trying to convince the european union to get on board with a military strike on syria over the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons but could have presented no new evidence against the syrian government and very few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval and he now says the bombers made no final decision on whether to strike an apparent turnaround than from last week

i don't foresee a further role for nato. >> now strongly is russia and nato was speaking against this attack. russia has expressed its skepticism about this attack having taken place. barbara hello. >> hello kamal. the russian president vladimir putin says he wants to send lawmakers to the u.s. to discuss this issue. russia which is an ally of the assad regime have scorned any military move and scorned any belief that the assad regime used chemical weapons on its people. they opposed the visit. >> in order to better understand each other, there is no other way than a direct, open dialogue with arguments and with explanation of positions. such a dialogue between parliaments would certainly be a significant part in russian-american relations on the whole. >> peter is in moss coy cow for what had means on u.s. russian relations. >> more evidence coming out about the chemical attacks this would somehow have changed russia's stabs in its dealings with syria. he will have been disappointed. russia remains steadfast in its support of president assad, that the attacks were carried out actuall

officials in afghanistan say a nato air strike is killed civilians including women and children something the airlines deny as we take a look at the legacy that coalition troops are set to leave in the war ravaged nation when they withdraw forces next year. in the battle for moscow acting city chiefs are guess again in and opposition figurehead elex in the valley are facing off the key contenders in the capital's first merril election in nearly a decade. hello good evening you're watching the weekly here in r.t. with me and. it's been a tough week for u.s. secretary of state john kerry he's been trying to convince the european union to get on board with a military strike on syria over the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons but kerry presented no new evidence against the syrian government and very few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval and he now says obama has made no final decision on whether to strike an apparent turnaround from last week so far turkey and france have been first in. into fact the united states against syria but president barack obama w

nato says there were a series of explosions this morning in a parking lot with nato logistics vehicles there and they claim six were described and ten soldiers killed but they often accelerate claims and nato says it has taken no casualties. we do understand there was a fire fight including nato helicopters involved in the fighting. this is the second attack on an nato base in a week, just five days ago an nato base in gazni was attached and there were 8 afghans killed and 50 wounded. we have seen a taliban attacks that killed 100 afghans and both security officials. >> reporter: and the afghan great lakes region has arrived in congo and mary robinson is in the region as they are backed by u.n. soldiers as they advance on rebels and 100 have been killed in the last two weeks and we went to kenya near the front line to meet a group of people sheltering in a church. ♪ these people have fled their homes because of fighting and m-23 rebels and many have relatives killed. ♪ the church service is a rare moment to escape the daily struggles. ♪ many of them now live here. ♪ this is whe

officials in afghanistan say a nato air strikes killed civilians including women and children something the alliance denies in the program we take a look at the legacy that coalition troops are said to leave in the war ravaged nation and they would all forces next year. as voting draws to a close here in moscow with exit polls suggesting opposition figurehead alexina volleys come second to the capital's first where are the election in nearly a decade. good evening from moscow if you're just joining us my name is kevin owen you're watching our weekly roundup of the top stories of the last seven days and first off it's been a tough week for u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been trying to convince the european you need to get on board with a military strike on syria over the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons would carry presented no new evidence in the week against the syrian government and very few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval and it now says a bomber has made no final decision on whether to strike an apparent turnaround them from last week

also headlining officials in afghanistan say a nato air strike has killed civilians including women and children it's something the alliance is denying we take a look at the legacy that coalition troops sent to leave in the war ravaged nation when they withdraw forces next year. and moscow elects a new mayor daley results point to a clear victory for the acting chief leaving opposition figurehead alexina valmy telling a distant second it's the capitals first mero election in nearly a decade live update on this out too. if you just joined us hello from moscow it's just after eleven pm here now my name is kevin i mean this is r t international top stories but a tough week for u.s. secretary of state john kerry he's been trying to convince the european union to get on board with a military strike on syria over the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons but kerry presented no new evidence against the syrian government and very few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval and he now says a bomber has made no final decision on whether to strike either an apparent turn

also in the headlights officials in afghanistan say a nato air strikes killed civilians including women and children something the alliance denies we take a look at the legacy then that coalition troops are set to leave an out war ravaged nation when they withdraw forces next year. polling stations close here in moscow acting city chiefs. and opposition figurehead alexina velvia facing off as the key contenders in the capital's first mero lecture that nearly a decade. thanks for watching the artsy network my name is kevin owen you're watching or rather by the top stories of the last seven days of first than it's been a tough week for u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been trying to convince the european union to get on board with a military strike on syria over the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons but kerry presented no new evidence against the syrian government and very few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval and he now says the bombers make no final decision on whether to strike an apparent turnaround than from last week so far turkey from sort

why not nato taking action and its 28 members there? >> nato already places its part. we have deployed patriot missiles to turkey to insure effective defense and protection of turkey. nato is a for up or consultation among allies and we continue to watch the situation in syria under close review. bill: why does nato consistently rely on the united states to make the next move? >> if the united states and possibly other allies were to respond militarily to what we have seen in syria, i would envision a short, targeted, limited operation and for that you don't need the nato command and control system. bill: if it's short and targeted and limited to you run the risk of being too short and too small to the point where you do not acleeft agenda which is to degrade and prevent assad from using chemical weapons again? >> the objective is to prevent such horrendous chemical weapons attack to happen again, and to achieve that, i wouldn't foresee a long term military operation, if the united states and others were to conduct a military operation they would do so in a way that pr

prior to the attack they torched several nato trucks but failed to enter the base after a gun battle broke out. no american or afghan soldiers were injured but it cast further doubt on the country's stability as nato troops plan their 2014 pullout. it may be one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world but the infamous attitude of the french could be doing the country's tourism trade harm. so much so that in these dire economic times a drive has been launched to get locals to smile and encourage travelers to spend more. our correspondent reports -- >> welcome to paris! >> smiling faces and a troubled economy. 3.28 million in july for the 27th month in a row and a budget deficit the government can barely reign in. france has been walking on eggshells since europe's economic crisis hit. but there is a small respite. visiting the streets in paris is a must for any tourist. france has clinched the title of world's top destination in 2012 with 83 million visitors and 33 million in paris alone. but the numbers may not be enough, as the reality is not always up to par with the

nato said it's not going to take part in a possible military action against syria meanwhile the us navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of a congressional vote on the issue five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles along with an amphibious assault ship in the mediterranean recently been joined by an aircraft carrier group now in the red sea to support the attack on syria if ordered the carrier u.s.s. nimitz one of the largest warships in the world at more than three hundred meters long it's powered by nuclear reactors and has ninety planes and helicopters aboard it's accompanied by five smaller craft armed with tomahawk cruise missiles meanwhile images have emerged on social media reporting to show u.s. servicemen speaking out against a looming strike on damascus people wearing military uniforms are seen posing in front of cameras with handwritten signs saying they didn't join up to fight alongside outside in syria the pictures can't be verified by the pentagon's reportedly already looking into the identities of those involved cordoned off a marine corps vetera

nato reaffirms its not going to take part in a military campaign against syria this as a u.s. aircraft carrier boosts america's navy presence in the region meanwhile. revelations that a british company with quantity life or henschel no gas station there that the government here they think tough questions the how that was allowed to happen. a thousand days in confinement house arrest time spent in a london prison and now limbo in the ecuadorian embassy it's a price we can expand that june in a son just paid in his battle for transparency. and radiation at japan's fukushima nuclear plant has spiked to lethal levels thought to be enough to kill him just four hours of exposure. from our studio center here in moscow was just turned eleven pm this is. nato has again said it's not going to take part in possible military action against the syrian government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they will need to win wide public support first name on america's navies continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on the issue while fi

afghanistan's president condemns the latest nato airstrike that killed up to nine civilians including children something aligns itself denies. and moscow votes for a new man early results point to a victory for the acting chief even opposition figurehead alexina valmy training well behind the capital's first such election in the decade. crossing live from moscow this is artie's weekly news feed. it's been a tough week for u.s. secretary of state john kerry he's been trying to convince the european union to get on board with a military strike on syria and the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons but kerry presented no new evidence against the syrian government and few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval now says president obama has made no final decision and i want to strike an apparent u. turn from last week but so far turkey and france have been first in line to back u.s. action for a cabal wasn't able to change the minds of the other world leaders at the g. twenty summit in. tough actions should be taken but didn't endorse intervention auntie's and th

that this week also saw america's major ally britain opting out of military intervention in syria and nato also said it would not be participating in a potential military strike in the meantime the u.n. investigation team that recently returned from damascus has announced that atta lising the samples from the site of the alleged syria come syrian chemical attack will take up to three weeks and many countries as well as the un secretary-general ban ki moon have asked that no military action be taken before u.n. experts present their conclusion. and we're keeping track of everything that is going on around the world. announcement on syria social media reaction x. but i'm not a says i'm french and waiting for you on nazi dot com. despite the say it will be more than a week until the u.s. congress assumes to make a decision on intervention in syria america's military in the region is already waiting for the green light to strike naval forces in the middle. there and authorities say the army is mobilized for intervention. and the mood in damascus for us. i followed obama's message from the whit

troops and other nato troops in afghanistan. they're scheduled to stay there at least until the end of 2014. that's when u.s. troops are supposed to be out. is that schedule okay with you? >> absolutely. the schedule has been decided and there has been a meeting, a nato meeting, a summit meeting in lisbon. that's something they want, and at the same time, our security forces now are not as strong to take place. today in afghanistan, 95% of afghanistan is comfortable -- >> why do you need u.s. troops to stay until the end of 2014? why not let them all leave now? >> as i mentioned to you, the transition of the security has been fairly finished. the third face has started, we need not a sudden disruption of the security. by the time our security forces are fighting and replacing the nato forces, we need their training and equipping the afghan security force. >> do you want an accelerated schedule or withdrawal as scheduled? >> withdrawal as scheduled. >> what about after 2014? do you want u.s. troops to remain in afghanistan? >> ye

voting very soon dede spicher all of them live in berlin thanks very much indeed for that well look nato has said again it is not going to be taking part in possible military action against the syrian government adding that if allies individually opt for intervention they will need to win wide public support first meanwhile america's navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of the congressional vote on the issue. five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles along with and then b s assault ships have been joined by a nuclear powered aircraft carrier it's now in the red sea to support the attack on syria if ordered now the super carrier the u.s.s. nimitz is one of the largest warships in the world it's more than three hundred meters long. and it's powered by nuclear reactors and has ninety planes and helicopters on board and it's accompanied by five smaller warships armed with tomahawk cruise missiles well in a letter to the un syria has asked the world body to prevent american aggression artie's murph notion has been finding out how the threat of intervention in the cou

that astounds president condemns the latest nato airstrike that killed up to nine civilians including children something the alliance itself denies. and that moscow votes for a new left and exults point to a victory for the acting chief leaving a position that he hadn't seen the browning training well behind the capital's first such election in any decade. and he's wrinkling news review on carried out. it's been a tough week for u.s. secretary of state john kerry he's been trying to convince the european union to get on board a military strike on syria and the regime's use of chemical weapons to carry presented no new evidence against the syrian government few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval now says president obama has made no farm decision on whether to strike pound u. turn from last week so far turkey and france have been first in line to back u.s. action rock obama wasn't able to change the minds of the other world leaders at the g twenty summits but agreed that tough action should be taken into endorse intervention auntie's in the sonali was that.

ridley's then joined forces with the united states and nato. and sold to topple the regime and much the same is going on in syria where again the united states of saudi arabia got into bed with the muslim brotherhood there a few years before the uprising still plays ok jason it looks like intentional instability for the entire region it doesn't work out very well for american or western interests does it. thank you peter i just might add my breath is taken away a little bit by george's last comment so let me just provide an alternative explanation for what's been happening across the region for the last couple of years. rather than it being instigated by israel the united states and saudi arabia i believe what's been happening across the arab world since the very beginnings of a revolution in tunisia two and a half almost three years ago is something very different it's i believe it's homegrown i believe it's a desire on the part of people who have long been oppressed by dictatorships. trying to find a. way to claim we are again saying let's be

our nato allies. all three of us have been talking to our counterparts from countries all over the world. what did the white house is doing. what the president is doing. we are still involved with the united nations. those tracks are being run in addition to what we are talking about here. one exact point on the purpose of this hearing. general dempsey said this morning at the senate armed services committee, when asked about the violation of the chemical weapons norm come a a 100 year old norm, -- norm, a 100 year old norm, one of the points that general dancey made which is exactly right and we start here, this is a threat to our interest, to our forces, to our country, allowing a tyrant to get away with the use of chemical weapons. >>at is the real threat. adamkissinger of illinois. i know you have had a couple of long weeks. i'm about to support this, but i want to say at the beginning my disapproval of the president's policies in the middle east. i believe part of the reason we are having difficu

he said a stronger nato needs a stronger more unified europe and call for more military spending by the members but we spoke to former and we paid lean forward he said the bloc needs to decide on a common course of action in urgent matters like syria the problem is not money the problem is lack of political will to actually work together the twenty eight members of the european union are probably collectively the second largest military spenders in the world but the impact we haue with it is actually minimal because for a complete incapable of the military integration and secondly political integration in terms of actually pursuing common goals there clearly are significant divides all of syria but in a sense everyone's going in the same direction but very different speeds and also of course there's a reflection of public opinion very clear in the united kingdom for example that if you want ed miliband stance of opposing intervention is actually welcomed by a large majority of people not everybody by a large majority of people we have for the use of chemical weapons but actually mil

nato helicopter gun ships now, no u.s. fatalities in this. >> thank you, jennifer glass live from averages. >>> secretary of state john kerry says the evidence lies in the chemical warfare, used the chemical gas serin, the worst attack in 25 years and in five different interviews on sunday, kerry says it is already excelling against syria. >>> will be working in the week ahead to convince congress to respond. al jazeera's paul beban reports. >> president obama asks congress to approve military action against syria. secretary of state john kerry took the lead. >> the president clearly had sufficient case presented to the american people, that assad had engaged in an outrageous crime against humanity and it was vital to take steps. but i think the president realized consultations with the congress that people wanted to weigh in. and he believed after thinking about it that the united states of america is much stronger when we act in concert. >> secretary kerry made the rounds on the sunday morning shows, that the move was a

this led to a fierce gun battle but nato says there are no american casualties. >> it happened near the border with pakistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for the attack. a main highway used for nato supply trucks is being shut down because of the attack. >> another fox news alert for you. new details about the crisis in syria. the president's inner circle floods the zone trying to gain congressional support for a military strike. this as syria mocks the white house calling president obama's decision to take his finger off the trigger a historic american retreat. and while you were sleeping, this, a nuclear weapon carrier group rerouted. we're live in washington with the latest for us. >> good morning heather. good morning, ainsley. the possibility of a military strike against syria and the pending vote in congress headlined the sunday talk shows. the top news maker secretary of state john kerry presenting new evidence that chemical weapons were used last month in syria. >> the fact is that yesterday we have now learned that hair and blood samples that have come to us from east d

or nato be sufficient? >> fareed, i don't want to pretend that i think if you look at the history of the last 30 years there is a perfectly logically consistent line here. i mean, i am advocating a position that i think largely should be followed, has mostly been followed but i don't want to pretend that this is some wild aboration if obama would have done it on his own. i think this has really been a practical change to how both americans and even members of congress feel about the use of military force that the sanctions of our treaty obligations, whether it's our obligations in the united nations or in nato in the case of bosnia, those are authorizations in and of themselves for military action. the fact that we are part of the security council and when the security council authorizes a military action, that's authorization for us. same with nato. you're right. that is not formally part of the constitution but i think as part of the common law of the international law has developed the past 30 years, i t

and it was a full month later of nato's bombing of march 24th, and the house voted against it on the 28th. during that time there were significant assurance that's operation would be of short duration and very limited, and many people thought and at nato headquarters, that it would lo t a few days. it lasted 78 days. specifically the mill lows miloc attacked, and it put albanians at flight, and you and i visited them as refugees. how do you define limited and short duration, and what might assad do in retaliation, and what contingency plans do we have when he attacks the other areas. and when we reconvene, to authorize the president to a court to hold accountable all those in odometer side, includin--allthose accountable g assad, who have slaughtered and raped in syria. we have learned lessons from sierra leone, and the rwanda court and the court in yugoslavia, it has to be immediate, and it could be a rallying point. you yourself said we should send them to jail. well, let's send them to jail. but by killing people and not targeting assad himself may be accountability, but i think t

nato helicopters joining the fight. jennifer glass has more from kabul. >> taliban fighters planted bombs in vehicles near the border crossing with pakistan. explosions destroy dozens of vehicles and mark the start of a firefight between the fighters and u.s. and afghan forces supported by nato forces. >> the enemy of our country has settle fire of the base run by security forces. the attack was in two difference locations. the vehicles there were set on fire. three attackers were resisting near the base. all three of them are killed. >> the armored cars and mine sweepers are part of the $30 billion of equipment withdrawn as u.s. forces leave afghanistan. there are no u.s. or afghan casualties. marks an increase in taliban assault across afghanistan. in the past week sore so security forces and civilians have been killed. second attack on a nato base in less than a week. on wednesday, taliban forces dead -- deb detonated a bomb. in the same province on sunday the bodies of seven afghan army soldiers were discovered thei

well nato has again said it's not going to take part in a possible military action against the syrian government meanwhile the u.s. navy is continuing to step up its presence in the region ahead of a congressional vote on the issue five u.s. destroyers loaded with missiles along with an amphibious assault craft in the mediterranean they've been joined by an aircraft carrier group now in the red sea to support the attack on syria if ordered the carrier u.s.s. nimitz one of the largest ships in the world of the more than three hundred metres long is powered by nuclear reactors and has ninety planes and helicopters aboard accompanied by five smaller craft armed with cruise missiles meanwhile images have emerged on social media purporting to show u.s. servicemen speaking out against a looming strike against damascus people in military dress are seen posing in front of cameras with signs saying that they didn't sign up to fight with al qaeda in syria these pictures cannot be verified the pentagon is reportedly looking into the possible identities of those involved for some perspective on t

today's attack was the second on a nato base in less than a week. five days ago south of cab pool, the nato base there with polish and afghan troops, a truck bomb went off there and an hour long firefight ensued there. eight afghans were killed in that attack, 20 taliban fighters apparently involved in that attack, more than 50 afghans were wounded then. just yesterday, also in the same province, the bodies of seven afghan army soldiers were found, apparently abducted by the taliban, their hands chained behind them and they were shot to death. we're seeing an increase in tall bonn violence in the last week or so here in afghanistan. it's got to be a worrying sign certainly as what usually this is the end of the fighting season, and it had been rather quiet before that for the month or so before that. as i said, more than 100 afghans, both security forces and civilians killed in the last week or so. >> jennifer, thank you very much and stay safe. >> firefighters say they are making progress on the rim fire, that is the fourth largest wildfire in cali