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>> this is "studio b." it seems syria met its deadline just in the nick of time, turning over a so-called initial declaration of its chemical weapons. thats according to the watchdog group designed to enforce the treaty against chemical weapons. the declaration is supposed to be the first step towards destroying syrias chemical weapons stockpile, which experts say could be the biggest in the world. the white house says was used in this gas attack which killed more than 1400 people. russia broker...

Shooting their helicopter out of the sky, the weather was also bad and the rescues were conducted while that helicopters windshield wipers were going full speed. >> a lot of heroes out there. peter doocy, live on the scene. thank you. another major twist in the gas attack in syria. now russia claims it has proof the rebels were responsible and claims it will present its evidence. what does this mean for us and any potential military attack on syria? much more on that coming up on "studio b."

Syrias president has just a week to list what weapons he has, where they are and how theyre made. to keep the pressure on, president obama says hes keeping the u.s. military at the ready if assad doesnt comply. a long-awaited report from the united nations confirmed monday what many suspected, that sarin gas mounted on rockets was used to kill more than a thousand syrians in august. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon says the people responsible for the gas attack committed a war crime and must f...

Plenty of disagleemereement tonight about what the united nations will do about syria. a report said it fails to prove that assad was behind last months chemical attacks and is insisting that any security council resolution not allow the use of force. all this has the u.s. playing diplomatic catch-up. heres ed henry. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry briefed senators today on the preliminary deal to destroy syrias chemical weapons stockpile and with ban ki moon brandishing a new report ...

The u.n. security council this morning is expected to get its first look at what weapons inspectors think happened near damascus in august. this is a much anticipated and sometimes controversial report that many nations say is crucial to deciding how involved the rest of the world should be in what is happening in syria. the obama administration says the august event was a gas attack orchestrated by the assad regime. nick peyton walsh has the latest. >> reporter: a busy day ahead at the u.n. as ...

And now to those talks, as we continue our coverage of the crisis in syria, now to the talks in geneva aimed at stripping syria of its massive chemical weapons stockpile. secretary of state john kerry calling his meetings with sergei lavrov constructive. now weve got news on the impending release of a u.n. report on the use of the weapons in syria. let me take you straight to the united nations to nick. what can you tell me about that? >> speaking a couple hours ago, where we thought he might ha...

Business, american citizens, a direct threat to an ally, a nato ally, israel, all of those things. theres a lot of american interests in the middle east that i would say. >> a lot of people in israel are nervous right now. they have gas masks, worried about whats going on in syria. >> i think theyre more at rest particular we bomb assad. >> explain that. >> so far assad is preoccupied in his own country and he hasnt had a chance to reach out or lash out at other countries. if we bomb him or corn...

Things. theres a lot of american interests in the middle east that i would say. >> a lot of people in israel are nervous right now. they have gas masks, worried about whats going on in syria. >> i think theyre more at rest particular we bomb assad. >> explain that. >> so far assad is preoccupied in his own country and he hasnt had a chance to reach out or lash out at other countries. if we bomb him or corner him i think theres more of a chance he lashes out against israel. if you were to say im ...

>> because of the guaranteed russian obstructionism of any action through the u.n. security council, the u.n. cannot galvanize the world to act as it should. >> theres no secret that the assad regime has had chemical weapons, significant stockpiles of chemical weapons. >> from a particular country? >> well, the russians supply them. >> a week after the august 21st gas attack, the united kingdom presented a resolution that included a referral of war crimes in syria to the international criminal c...

I have been watching the diplomatic course of events and how the world community has been stimied at every step. and now, not only have we seen massive refugee flood. six million people displaced, over 100,000 killed. now we have a gas attack. i think that assad is not going to stop unless hes stopped. if you look back at 1982, his father killed 20,000. there are people who did live to tell about it and are still horrified but it. im animated by things like ruwanda, cosovo? >> absolutely. >> the...