last monday, during the debate at the united states general assembly on the situation in syria, the vast majority of u.n. members states condemned the widespread violence of human rights regime. the u.n. had permission of the human race in her testament that the proceedings had a quote, manifested to fulfill its obligation to protect its population and have engaged its crimes against humanity. the human rights council at its upcoming session should also take a per redaction on syria. the e.u. is ready to mobilize assistance to relieve the heart shape of the searing population. the commission is preparing a contingency plan in the area of humanitarian assistance. multilateral cooperation with the searing regime is entirely suspended, the committee and the external action service continue to suppo the benefit of ngos , syrian civil society organization and human rights defenders as well as the palestinian refugees. the situation in syria requires that e.u. must maintain the presen there is a member missions and the e.u. delegation as syrian persistence is asking us to do. not only to obser

-- by the way, by the time they put richmond under siege during the civil war, the united states general grant assembles the 25th army corps, which is 25,000 african-american soldiers. their part of the siege of richmond. and they are chasing robert e. lee when he leaves richmond on his way to apomapics. they flank him on the southwest side and he's trying to break out and go down to johnson and north carolina. he looks out of the side, he sees 25,000 after can american soldiers. at that point lee had fewer than 20,000 men in his own army. that's right. one writer said, david blight, that general grant pulled soldiers back so robert e. lee wouldn't have to suffer the dignity of surrendering to an african-american regiment. that's the kind of healing. first you win the war, now have you to win the peace. so, you don't want to offend the dignity of the south, number one. well, sometimes we can manipulate history to get it to go the way we want to. and i guess people must have thought we were never going to learn how to read these documents. let me make one other point. let me make one other point about th

general assembly voted overwhelmingly as did the united states senate to condemn the syrian regime's brutal use of force against civilians. during this upheaval, our government must pay special attention to serious weapons of mass destruction. in egypt, the difficult transition to a democratic civilian government has been marked by changing timelines, protests and sectarian violence. given this tentative transition, when resources are -- or what resources should be spent on building institutions, certainly our debate and the egyptian authorities would choose to harass the work of the civil society organizations, focused on elections and government transparency. i look forward to secretary clinton's update on efforts to secure the release of those facing trial for their work on behalf of democracy. amidst these changes in the region, we face the ongoing threats to peace and the global economy posed by iran. as iran government continues to fight the will of the international community for a verifiable end to its nuclear weapons program, the most recent inspections by the iaea failed. b

state. >> you have been watching news a. -- newsday. the united nations general assembly has voted in favor of a resolution condemning violence by the syrian government. it is a non-binding resolution. the general assembly still hopes to pass another one for an air of united nations peacekeeping force to enter syria who -- an error of united peacekeeping force to enter syria as observers. -- arab united the scheming forced to enter syria as observers. this is bbc news. >> make sense of international news. bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key, strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. 

. >>> meanwhile, the united nations general assembly voted for an arab league plan to call for president bashar al assad to step down. u.s. ambassador to the united states, susan rice, says this is a clear message that assad has never been more isolated, and there must be a move to democracy. the u.n. also said there were possible crimes against humanity taking place in syria, and the people there need help immediately. >>> final preparations are underway for whitney houston's private funeral tomorrow in newark, new jersey. aretha franklin and stevie wonder will sing. meanwhile, a los angeles radio station suspended radio host john coleville and ken shampoo for making insensitive and inappropriate comments about the late singer. the radio hosts said houston was "cracked out for 20 years," amg other things. kfaim says that management does not condone, support, or tolerate statement this kind. houston died saturday at the beverly hiltdon hotel. investigators are trying to determine the cause of death. she was 48 years old. ♪ >>> houston's ex-husband bobby brown was in prince george's county last night. he's on tour with the r&b group new edition. during t

general assembly. the draft resolution backing the arab league's efforts for the crackdown was co-sponsored by the united states, the european nation and japan among others. the resolution supports the democratic transfer of power. it requires assad to step down. it asks u.n. secretary general to appoint the special envoy to negotiate with the assad administration. resolutions adopted by the body are not legally behinding. but it sent a message to the assad administration. more than 600 people are believed to be killed in the crackdown. and western leaders are weary of stepping in. we have a report from cairo. >> reporter: protesters across the middle east and north africa got caught up in the moment of the arab spring. western powers got caught up, too. the movement got started in libya. they came armed with u.n. security council resolution to protect civilians from the use of force. but fallen leaders have had difficulty reaching consensus on syria. they worry about what might happen if they intervene. some fear the turmoil in syria could spill over to the other countries. and lead to a larger conflict. the a

state to recognize same sex marriage. it's never been approved in a public referendum. >>> at the united nations the general assembly overwhelmingly voted for a resolution calling on syrian president bashar assad to leave. the resolution charges the syrian government is involved in systematic violations of human rights. syrian government is waging a deadly battle, with opposition groups. they say the opposition is get help from al qaeda. david martin has that part of the story. >> in syria, the arab spring is turning into a nightmare. not only are the forces of president assad killing thousands of civilians in an attempt to crush the uprising, but now as director of national intelligence james clapper testified, the opposition trying to overthrow the regime includes some of america's worst enemies. >> we believe that al qaeda and iraq is extends its reach into syria. >> that said, defense secretary panetta, makes a bad situation worse. >> our concerns, which were large to begin with because of the situation, deteriorating situation in syria, that the situation there has become that much more serious as a result of that. >> the opp

general assembly. the draft resolution backing the arab league's efforts for the crackdown was co-sponsored by the united states, the european nation and japan among others. the resolution supports the democratic transfer of power. it requires assad to step down. it asks u.n. secretary general to appoint the special envoy to negotiate with the assad administration. resolutions adopted by the body are not legally behinding. but it sent a message to the assad administration. more than 600 people are believed to be killed in the crackdown. and western leaders are weary of stepping in. we have a report from cairo. >> reporter: protesters across the middle east and north africa got caught up in the moment of the arab spring. western powers got caught up, too. the movement got started in libya. they came armed with u.n. security council resolution to protect civilians from the use of force. but fallen leaders have had difficulty reaching consensus on syria. they worry about what might happen if they intervene. some fear the turmoil in syria could spill over to the other countries. and lead to a larger conflict. the a

united states and the u.k. and other and needle countries that are interested in the military intervention in syria to try to press compliant countries into going along with some sort of general assembly resolution which will then give the veneer of some sort of international consensus but i think it's really just a support diplomacy game at this point and really the end game is some type of military intervention. james corbet the editor of the independent news website corporate report dot com speaking to us live on the line from japan thanks for your input thank you. well investigative journalists and media spash of us are so when stanley told r.t. that the syrian opposition is very fragmented and says there's no unity between groups over their means of fighting the regime here's a quick taste of an interview coming your way in about fifteen minutes. although both sides deny differences in. military operation essentially political differences there is different trends in the syrian opposition but mainly between people who support outside intervention and protest who don't save the syrian national council which are now open to you favor of a no fly zone which to me seems ridiculous be

reached the un general assembly moscow opposed the discussion of a similar text veto just a week ago in the security council how do you see this latest attempt by western and arab states to unite international pressure against. well it's kind of expected really it doesn't seem like they're ever willing to negotiate or compromise on any of these issues and they're just always interested in forcing their own interest and their own agenda down other people's throats no matter who they're dealing with it's always comes down to their interests and really it's been very well known that united states and european allies are interested in regime change in syria and they won't stop at anything. that does not deliver a different government that they hope will be more sympathetic to western interests which is quite naive really when you think about it because the people in syria are likely not going to be more sympathetic to american and israeli aggression throughout the region and so it's interesting that they seem to be so hard hard hard core with pushing these resolutions through either through their own. diplomats or through their puppet allies in the gulf states so i don't think tha

general assembly voted overwhelmingly, as did the united states senate, to condemn the syrian regime's brutal force. our government must pay special attention to syria's weapons of mass destruction. on egypt, the difficult transition to a democratic civilian government has been marred by changing type length, protest and sectarian violence. given this tentative transition, when resources or what resources should be spent on building institutions, it is certainly our debate and as disheartening as the egyptian authority which used to harass the work of civil society organizations. focused on elections and government transparency. i look forward to secretary clinton's update on efforts to secure the release of those facing trial before the work on behalf of democracy. we face the ongoing stress peace and global economy imposed by arendt. as iran's government continues to flout the will of the international community for a verifiable end to its nuclear weapons program. the most recent inspections by the iaea failed and iran refusing to address the iaea's questions or to grant inspection,

of the security council by russia and china earlier this month the un general assembly voted overwhelmingly, as did the united states senate to condemn the syrian regime is brutal use of force against civilians. during this of people are governments must pay special attention to serious weapons of mass destruction. now, in egypt a difficult transition to a democratic civilian government has been marred by changing lines in a protest and sectarian violence. given this tentative transitioned, when resources or what resources to dispense ," and it harasses the ability of silicide organizations focus on elections and government transparency. i look forward to the secretaries of state on efforts to secure the release of those facing trial for their work on behalf of democracy. on these changes in their regions we face the ongoing threats of peace and the global economy posed by iran. as the iranian government continues to flout the will of the angeles the community to a verifiable and of nuclear weapons programs, the most recent inspections by the iea failed has iran refused to address the questions court to grant inspec

state mandate usurps parental rights. the general assembly will most likely not take up the measure again until next year. >>> today the president will speak at a unitedo workers conference here in washington. the president is expected to remind automakers that one of the reasons they've made a comeback is because of the government bailout. he's anded to remind workers that gop critics and white house challengers oppose the bailout. he also did that last month while visiting the auto show. >>> a safety feature found in some cars will soon be required to all cars. cnbc has the story. kayla, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joe. i like that you're leaving the viewer in limbo with that right there. federal regulators plan to announce this week automakers will be required to install rear-view cameras in all vehicles by 2014. "the new york times" says the national highway traffic safety administration will send the final version of the new rule to congress on wednesday. it's estimated that adding those cameras will cost automakers about $1 0 to $-- $160 to $200 per vehicle. >>> home depot and lowe's are hiring thousands of temp workers for the spri

assembly plants, the most sought after developmental projects in the united states that year, their first thing out of their mouth was, we pick mississippi because of the quality of the workforce. i think generaltric tell you they like mississippi and continue to expand at mississippi because of the quality of the workforce. obviously education is an underpinning to a quality workforce, but don't let that confuse you into thinking everybody has to go to the university. everybody has to be on the -- track because that is not true. in fact it is wrongheaded. i don't know what percentage, but a small percentage of the students who go to the university in america today need to do that to perform their job. what they go there for us because they need to go there so they can get an interview for their job. the diploma is the certificate that this person is worth considering for a job. even though most of the time, very little relationship which you learn in the university, in my case it was drinking and chasing -- [laughter] very little relationship -- i am a lawyer so maybe i had more relation than i thought. [laughter] but the fact of the matter is we don't hire people to do what they learn to do