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To watch "sanjay gupta m.d.." that's all the time i have for you today. stay tuned. "around the world" starts right now. welcome to this special hour on the crisis in syria. we'd like to welcome our viewers here in the united states as well as those watching from around the world. we are zeroing in on alls a pentagons of the crisis in syria. it's a u.s. military strike appears imminent. it was one week ago today that the world watched in horror the aftermath of an apparent chemical weapons attack in entire neighborhoods near damascus. >> it is likely not an if, but a when that the u.s. will ...

Of britain and france. they have signaled they would join in a military intervention against syrian government forces. syria remains defiant. its prime minister says western nations are fabricating scenarios and coming up with false alibis to justify military intervention. >> we want to bring you inside of syria now. cnn is the only network broadcasting live from damascus, giving you a view of the crisis like nobody else can. >> fred joins us from the syrian capital. we are seeing obviously the u.s., the british, and the french. the syrian foreign minister is saying they have the materials to ...

There's no doubt about it. here's a president who's defending drones, defending nsa surveillance, talking about a surgical military strike, who's just winding down two wars and who clearly, if he had his druthers, would not want to do this. but having drawn a red line, as he's done once, and now again, and there's a use of chemical weapons, they believe it's clear inkcontrovertible evidence, whih they will probably declassify some of it to present to the american public. but having drawn that line, the credibility of the united states, and this president seems to be on the line. >> the preside...

To survivors at a medical facility near damascus. u.s. officials are not placing much stock in the u.n. mission. >> a state department official says too much time has passed for the investigation to be credible. right now, western powers are building a military coalition. president obama has the support of britain and france, who signal they would join in a military intervention against syrian government forces. syria remains defiant. its prime minister says western nations are fabricating scenarios and coming up with false alibis to justify military intervention. >> so who are the syrian regi...

Is the u.s. basing a case on false evidence, that the regime is saying as well. if the u.s. shows evidence, they might have a case, but so far he says there isn't a shred of evidence to support what the u.s. is saying publicly, so therefore -- you also heard the prime minister saying he believes this is also a false pretext. you do have people here on the ground who simply cannot believe that their government would have used these kinds of weapons against civilians. >> fred pleitgen who is in damascus today. another western assault on the arab world could come with serious consequences. so now...