entire families were shot in their houses. that is how a united nations official describes the massacre of more than 100 people, mostly children, in syria over the weekend. today the united states and nine other nations expelled syrian diplomats from their capitals. the u.n. s lead negotiator met with the syrian dictator today and warned that syria has reached a tipping point. the family of bashir al assad has ruled syria for 42 years. last year a mass uprising started against him. assad has used his army to shell entire neighborhoods, and that s how saturday s atrocities started. it s what happened next that makes it the worst war crime yet in the 15-month-old civil war. ( gunfire ) that s the artillery barrage in a civilian neighborhood outside the city of houla close to the center of the anti-assad uprising. u.n. observers in syria report that about 20 people were killed by assad s artillery, but the massacre came later, at much closer range. we have nothing to show you bu
called the shabia. neighbors carried adults in blankets and children above their heads to a trench near the town. when the killing is efficient, the burying must be as well. especially when islam requires enterment as quickly as possible. 108 people, most women and children, witnesses report that they were executed. many with gunshot wounds to the head at pointblank range. but the image that struck us was this picture of a man and a girl laid on the hood of a united nations observer truck. weeks ago syria agreed to a cease-fire and peace plan that was negotiated by kofi annan the former head of the united nations but it hasn t worked. so what, if anything, can or should the u.s. do about all of this? norah o donnell has been talking to her sources and has some insight from the white house tonight. reporter: scott, the obama administration said today it holds the syrian government responsible for the slaughter of innocent lives and they still are opposing military interventi
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biography of cbs news legend walter cronkite looks at his career. we begin with today s eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. breaking news in northern italy where an earthquake is causing buildings to collapse. italy is rocked by another deadly earthquake. centered 25 miles northwest of bologna in northern italy. an air canada flight was heading from toronto to japan when one of the engines just shut down. police in toronto say that falling chunks of metal from the plane may have damaged at least four cars. not something i expected to happen today having airplane debris fall. this could be mitt romney s big day at the texas primary. he could get the delegates he needs to become the gop presidential nominee. some think really? i mean they keep bringing up the birther issue. i don t agree with the people that support me and they don t all agree with what i believe in. expelled from countries across the world after massacre of 100 men, women and children.
montreal. i m gayle king. a new biography. walter cronkite takes an unprecedented look at his life and career. author douglas brinkley will stop by studio 57. first as we do every morning we look at today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. and apparently they have found part of an engine. an air canada flight was heading from toronto to japan when one of the engines just shut down. police in toronto say that falling chunks of metal from the plane may have damaged at least four cars. nothing i expected to happen today, having airplane debris fall through my windshield. this could be mitt romney s big day at the texas primary. mitt romney gets set to clinch the gop nomination. some are thinking, really? i mean trump keeps bringing up this birther issue. i don t agree with all the people that support me and i guess they don t agree with everything i believe in. a 5.4 earthquake in northern italy. there are ten victims and a number of people still mis