it could be the strongest typhoon to hit vietnam at least in a century. >> and sayaka will be joining us later in the program for more in world weather. >>> government troops have taken control of an opposition stronghold south of damascus. opposition feeters have used the town as a base to attack the capital, but the state news agency says the syrian army has retaken the area. an opposition units have reportedly been forced to pull out. activists say hezbollah and fighters from iraq supported the government troops. they have been trying to bring officials from the government and the opposition together for peace talks but they have not been able to work out the details. >>> inspectors overseeing the destruction of syria's arsenal of chemical weapons have just one site left to check. they couldn't get into a couple facilities. the syrian government provided them with video of one of the sites. inspectors wanted to visit 23 sites. the syrian government had declared they were be used for storing and produce chemical agents. but fighting prohibited them from getting into the last two so