This is the cbs evening news. Sphwhrim good evening. Im jim axelrod with the western edition of the broadcast. The u. S. Now has the backing of the European Union for a clear and strong response against the syrian government, but a group of e. U. Foreign ministers meeting today about press for a delay in any airstrikes until inspectors from the United Nations deliver their report, expected at the end of the coming week. All this comes as Congress Gets ready to vote on an attack, and president obama begins a campaign to rally support. We have three reports tonight, beginning with Margaret Brennan, who is traveling with secretary of state kerry. Reporter john kerry, the obama administrations most vocal advocate for intervention, traveled to lithuania to convince 28 european ministers that they should endorse a u. S. Led strike on syria. They did not. Instead, they told secretary kerry to slow down and said the e. U. Will not respond until the u. N. Issues a report on the chemical weapons attack last month in damascus that killed over 1400 people. That report is expected to take at least another week. But secretary kerry said waiting for the u. N. Is a mistake. If we dont confront this now, i promise the people of france and europe and the americans were going to see this issue grow, and it will be required that we confront it in some other place at some other time where there may be a greater miscalculation. Reporter even the french, who was the fers to say theyd join the u. S. In striking assad, will now wait to see whether the u. S. Congress votes to intervene. Margaret brennan from cbs. Reporter i asked the secretary why it has been so difficult to get countries to join the effort. Is there anyone besides france willing to take concrete action to participate in a military action . Ythe answer is there are a number of countries in the double digits, who are prepared to take military action, and i have said previously, and i repeat again we have more countries prepared to take military action than we actually could use be in the kind of military action being contemplated. Reporter here in paris, secretary kerry will meet tomorrow with arab leaders, many of whom privately support military action, but they fear reprisals if they help join a coalition to attack a neighbor. Axelrod Margaret Brennan traveling with the secretary of state in the paris. Thank you. President obama will spend the next several days making an appeal to the members of the congress and the public for support on strikes. Lets bring in chief White House CorrespondentMajor Garrett now. Major, would the president launch a strike before the u. N. Issues its report . Reporter jim, thats really not the key factor for the white house. The central otherwising approach of the white house is to wait for congress to decide whether or not to authorize this attack. Thats the schedule the white house is operating under. But its not to suggest this u. N. Report about the chemical weapons august 21 in syria is not important. It is and here is why. The president had a conversationed from evening with french president Francois Holland who announced the report would come out later this week. Why does that matter to the white house . If that report comes out and builds greater International Support after the senate authorized military strikes, which the white house believes it will do, the white house also believe that could give it fresh moment towm win that uphill struggle for the authorization vote in the house. Axelrod what can we expect to see from the white house as the lobbying effort picks up steam . Lots of private lobbying by telephone calls, and lots of public lobbying. By phone calls, the president made them last night, talking to bicamera members of the house, republicanrepublicans and democ. John kerry, the secretary of state, chuck hagee, the defense secretary. The president will give six interviews, three major networkes, two capable networks, plus pbs plus an address to the nation on tuesday. Axelrod Major Garrett at the white house, thank you. And you can see Scott Pelleys enterview with president obama on mondays cbs evening news. Joining us now is Clarissa Ward who is inside syria this week talking with rebel commanders. She is reporting for us tonight from the turkish side of the border with syria. Clarisa, what are they telling you about the the possibility of u. S. Strike . Reporter the rebel commanders told us they want the strikes to happen and they want them to happen soon. Their concern is the longer the delay, the more time president assad has to move things around, and theyre also concerned, they told us, that if the strikes rbt severe, they might have a counterproductive effect, in essence, doing little to diminish assads ability to kill butangering him enough where he may try to launch retaliatory attacks against the syrian people. Axelrod what is the rebels think about how they might be able to capitalize after the strikes occur . Reporter well, the rebels are still fundamentally fractured and disorganized, and theres no real coordination going on between the u. S. Military and the rebels so its difficult to see how they can plan and major operations in advance. But certainly, one those strikes happen, if they do harn the rebels plan to go in and try to take control of any strategic targets, such as airbases, that the u. S. Might hit. But, of course, if Assads Air Force is up in the skies the next day dropping bombs again, its very unlikely that they will be able to hold on to those targets. Axelrod Clarissa Ward reporting for us tonight from the syrianturkish border. Thank you. We now know where the 2020 summer Olympic Games will be held. Three cities were in the running when the day began, tokyo, istanbul, and madrid. Alphonso van marsh tells us who got the gold. The International Olympic committee. Reporter it was a necktoneck race for the two finalist. Of the 22nd olympiad in 2020 are awarded to the city of. Tokyo. Reporter now, tokyo celebrates news it will host the 2020 summer Olympic Games. Tokyo was a frontrunner, and already has its infrastructure complete, but this olympic vote was about more than stadiums and a swimming pool. It was about overcoming fear. New reports this week about radiation leaks from japans Fukushima Nuclear power plant, seemed like they could jeopardize the billed bid, but japans Prime Minister made a strong case for his recovering country. Let me assure you that the situation is under control. Reporter japan also made the case that none of its athletes has failed a drug test at an olympics or paralympics. If turk hewon, it would have been the first majority muslim nation to host the games. The problem for istanbul was the ongoing crisis in neighboring syria, as well as turkeys own crackdown on antigovernment protests. Madrid lost out earlier today in the first round of voting. Spains crown for instance philippe, an olympic medalist himself, said his country needed an economic boost and would host the game on a reasonable budget. I see it as an opportunity. Reporter that wasnt enough. Ma. Alphonso van marsh, cbs news, london. Axelrod next wednesday marks the 12th anniversary of the september 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 americans. By now, the 9 11 museum was supposed to have opened at the site of the world trade center. But as Terrell Brown reports, the museum is still months away from completion. Reporter seven stories under the 9 11 memorial is the 9 11 museum you still cant visit. They think this is probably most complicated construction project thats ever been undertaken at least its certainly up there. Reporter joe daniels is president of the 9 11 memorial and museum foundation. After years of delays, he promises the museum will be ready next spring. The project wasnt supposed to take this long. There were financial disputes with the agency that owns the land and is overseeing construction. That had to be coordinated on a site with new towrkz a new train station, and a memorial with millions of visitors. When construction stalled last year, some 9 11 families spoke out. The vast majority of us that i have spoken to or heard from are disgusted. Reporter now renderings are becoming a reality. Giant still tridents that held up the twin towers, a staircase that hundreds of survivors used to escape the attack, the last steel column removed after a ninemonth cleanup. This was put in place in the late 60s when the original trade center was built. Reporter this was the base of the south tower, visible at bedrock. I put us in the 75 there stage, although this last 25 is some of the most difficult work, which is the installation of the exhibitory itself. Reporter tom hennes is lead exhibit designer, putting an emphasis on the interactive. Its a piece that people will see at the end of the exhibit experience. Reporter visitors can express their feelings at the end of their tour. If im standing in the museum and i see this, what am i looking at . So this is actually projection. Youre actually seeing in real time what people are writing with. Reporter they will be able to see faces for all the names on the memorial, and of the terrorists. Will they see Osama Bin Laden . Certainly in this space. No one will leave here without knowing who did this to us, including bin laden as the head of al qaeda. Reporter the museum and memorial cost 700 million to build. While daniel says the memorial will always remain free, the plan is to charge admission to the museum. Terrell brown, cbs news, new york. Axelrod later, nasa launches a rocket to the moon with much of the east coast looking on. And this mans online video may help put him away for a long time. Those stories when the cbs evening news continues. There are times it feels like axelrod a video shot in ohio and posted online is attracting a lot of attention. In it, a man admits driving drunk and caution a deadly accident. As don dahler tells us, the admission of the guilt came before the man had even been charged with a crime. Reporter it begins with a somber declaration over a black screen. I killed a man. Reporter then an obscured face appears. I was out with some friends. We were all drinking really heavily. Reporter in a digitally altered voice, he describes driving drunk and a fatal accident. This is where the video enters unchartered territory, even for the internet. He says a lawyer told him he could beat the d. U. I. Charge. I wont go down that path. My name is Matthew Cordle. And on june 22, 2013, i hit and killed vincent canzani. This video acts as my confession. I have never seen one like this before, ill tell you that. Reporter the confession took frank lip county prosecutor ron obrien by surprise. Cordle was already the prime suspect. He was allegedly found injured at the scene of the accident and test positive for alcohol. Obrien watched the confession three times. It was compelling piece of video. Reporter steve crain was a friend of the 61yearold victim. This is the right thing to do, and i think thats the way vince would look at it. In fact, i think vince would be proud of that young man. Reporter to get his message out, cordle chose the web site because i said i would created by alex sheen. How did the video actually come to your site . I actually helped Matthew Cordle film this confession video. He was looking fair way to reach people with a message of not drinking and driving, and not making the same excuses that he made in his life. Reporter cordle didnt tell his attorney about the video. I have never seen anything like this, and i doubt i will ever see anything like this again. Reporter he says cordle will plead guilty. The maximum penalty is eight years in prison. Im willing to take that sentence for just one reason, and that reason so i can pass this message on to you. Im begging you, please, dont drink and drive. Reporter charges could be filed as early as monday. Don dahler, cbs news, new york. Axelrod we have a recall to tell bu. Johnson johnson is recalling 200,000 bottles of motrin infant drops original berry flavor. The worry is they could contain tiny plastic particles. J j has made about 40 recalls since 2009. Next up, ecigarettes and the marketing images being used to entice new users. Axelrod the centers for Disease Control reported this week that nearly two million middle and High School Students have tried Electronic Cigarettes. Public Health Vacation worry Marketing Campaigns could push those numbers even higher. Heres parry peterson. Its time smoking changed forever. Reporter the tv commercial now being test marketed in colorado is something new that is so old it hasnt been seen in more than 40 years a tv commercial for cigarettes. Bel air has the clean difference in taste. Reporter those were days of smoking jetsetters as trendsetters. The trend now is hightech for a hightech product, Electronic Cigarettes, suggesting they are says because theyre tobacco free. A battery heat a nicotine and water capsule, inhaling the water vapor, called vapicturing delivers the nicotine high and sales are heading for a high as well, projected at 1. 7 billion this year air, boon as regular cigarettes head for a bust. Youre seeing approximately 4 drop in cigarette sales. The sales of Electronic Cigarettes have doubled. I think the industry anticipates it going even further than that. Reporter marco manages a shop called Smoker Friendly selling ecigarettes in various flavors. Cinnamon, similar to your hot to mali, red hot type flavors, and the fundamental fruits, grape, beat. Reporter chocolate . Havent seen a chocolate yet. So theyre selling. It certainly looks like like it. Stephanie works for the state of colorado trying to keep kids off cigarettes and the ads they are pushed as appealing she finds appalling. It is surprising to me that the Tobacco Industry can take a product that is addictive, that basically puts a monkey on your back and market it as something that promotes freedom. Reporter the f. D. A. Is studying the new ecigarettes but new regulations could be months or years away, time, say critics, for millions to become the new hightech generation of customers who are big tobacco. Barry petersen, cbs news, denver. Axelrod nasa launched an unmanned rocket to the moon last night from the coast of virginia this time rather than from Cape Canaveral in florida. The brilliant arc of its flight was captured by timelapse photography as far away as washington, d. C. And midtown manhattan. Still ahead, bikes from bamboo. And a reversal of fortune for a struggling american town. Axelrod we close tonight with a look at a woman determined to be part of the solution and not the problem. Her town was overrun by wild bamboo, of all things, and her local economy was on the skids. Mark strassman shows us what she did. Reporter pam dorr rode into greensboro, alabama when its main street was on life support. Even the catfish had moved on. 75 of the businesses downtown were vacant or abandoned. Reporter but dorr has a special gift using whatever is lying around to build possibility. So this is bamboo. This is bamboo. Its an engineered bamboo tube in a hex shape lined with carbon fiber. Reporter wild bamboo was a local nuisance. And this stuff grows all over. Everywhere. And it turns out its great for billion bikes. Reporter but until you came look, it was just an announce. No one liked it. Ythere was a lot of complaining about bamboo. Reporter in 2008 she opened a bamboo bike business. How much of a learning curve was that . It was a long learning curve. It takes a while to figure out how to cure bamboo properly and build bikes that are going to last. Reporter hero bikes has gone global. Adam fowler manages 24 people in what was an abandoned building. We sell to japan, france, belgium, germany, spainue name it, weve sent it. Reporter surprising . I would say yes. Reporter dorr, a designer with victorias secret in San Francisco, visited greensboro in 2003, loved it and never left. Her Nonprofit Development group called hero has become this communitys onewoman stimulus package. She baked this pie business from scratch with a few local recipes. Where did you get the oven . We found the first ofnen a dumpster. Reporter a dumpster . Yeah, everything in the pie shop was free or found. Reporter most people think to themselves, okay i need a business plan. I need investors. And you had none of that. We didnt need it because we had pie. Reporter pie lab now takes in 25,000 a month and helped get 24yearold Nikita Pelley off welfare. I can provide a good living for my family. Reporter dorr has created 11 Small Businesses and 50 new jobs, 15 million in profits since 2006 have built Affordable Housing for hundred of people in seven counties. Its almost as though wherever you look, you found an opportunity. Its amazing, yeah. Theres i have all kind of ideas to do more. Reporter what was it that you discovered about yourself once you realized you could do it . That theres a lot to do, yeah. Reporter dorr has a new business idea quilts, sewing together patches of new life. Mark strassman, cbs news, greensboro, alabama. Axelrod and thats the cbs evening news for tonight. Later on cbs, two editions of 48 hours. For now, im jim axelrod in new york. For all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us and good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org races up san bruno mountain. It they came the close to homes but none burned. The scare for neighbors when a smoky grass fire places up san bruno mountain. Its what everyone is talking about. The heat the traffic and the crowds as people ta