thank you. cnn gets a first-hand look at what's going on in syria. lisa sylvester monitoring that. >> reporter: wolf, cnn international core respondent nick robertson is on the ground in syria and said thousands of people gathered for funerals in damascus, many chanting with "down with the regime." but there was a pro government rally in damascus. they had the live broadcast equipment confiscated on arrive value and they are often accompanied by a government monitor. the former pakistani president tells cnn he's succeeded where others failed as leader of his nuclear armed country. and he says he'll return from exile by the end of this month to run for offers despite the threat of arrest. he's wanted in connection with the 2007 assassination of former prime minister. in britain, investigators identified the body found on