from the united nations. >> reporter: president obama will address the opening at the u.n. general assembly meeting but it's the possibility of a more intimate talk that is drawing the most attention. iranian president hassan rouhani could meet face-to-face with president obama today. if it happens it will be the first time the leaders of the two countries talked since the iranian revolution in 1979. officials have not ruled out the possibility, but say no meeting is scheduled. but iran and the u.s. did agree to official talks later this week, while representatives of both countries are here at the u.n. meetings. secretary of state john kerry will join his iranian counterpart and representatives of five other countries this thursday to talk about iran's nuclear program. president rowhani said he would like his country to improve relations with the outside world. >> so the time is now right for those statements to be matched by kron the key stats by iran. >> reporter: the u.s. has led efforts to impose strong sanctions against iran because of its uranium enrichment program. sanction

at the united nations to show the truth about to rant particularly now while all these plays in trees are being said last week when the iranian president rouhani addressed the united nations general assembly who criticized that address severely saying that was full of hypocrisy and cynicism at the time he ordered the israeli delegation to boycott the station and warned the international community not to be fooled by signs of so-called moderation by the regime government we will not be fooled by half measures that merely provide a smokescreen for iran's continual pursuit of nuclear weapons. and the world should not be fooled. on sunday the israeli internal security the shin bit announced that it had a wasted a belgian citizen with iranian our region for allegedly spying against israel now the incident happened already three weeks ago but the information has only now been released while netanyahu is in the united states and of course questions are being asked about its timing many are suggesting that it is to store up ammunition for netanyahu is position a position that he's going to be putting across in the united states it also comes at a time when the first time in decades we se

that president obama may immediate personally this week with iran's new president at the united nations general assembly, move that could mark a huge milestone in relations with the rogue nuclear nation, and we'll speak to a u.s. congressman working to free an american prisoner now in iran. plus, we're just a week away from a potential government shutdown and democrats have slammed the plan from house republicans to keep washington running, while pulling the plug on the president's healthcare overhaul. we'll look at the senate's next possible move, all ahead unless breaking news changes everything on "studio b." >> first from fox at 3:00, the deadly and hero identifying standoff at a shopping mall appears near an end. officials say security forces control all of the floors of the entire complex. two days after attackers reported he linked to al qaeda, stormed the crowded mall at lunchtime and then opened fire. >> this amateur video came from inside a story as the gunshots rang out. you can see some shoppers ducking for cover. others hiding behind store displays for safety. keep in mine, that ma

>> on rt, in new york, world leaders gathering for the united nations general assembly. how much of it will focus on the crisis in serious and the chemical weapons attack? we will take a look at that and more. and in the kenyan capital of nairobi, a terrorist attack on an upscale mall has left dozens dead. who is reportedly behind the attack? al shabaab. more on the attack, coming up. and another man behind bars means more money in the bank. many private residents have quotas to keep most or all of the prison beds filled up. money and bars, later on tonight's show. it is monday, september 23, five :00 p.m. washington, d.c., and i am meghan lopez, and you are watching rt. leaders are gathered in new york for the meeting of the united nations general assembly, and this meeting could not have come at a more important time. the war in serious and a potential u.s. strike will no doubt have a spotlight, along with recent u.n. reports detail the chemical weapons used in the country. also, we are on the lookout for a potential warming of relations between the u.s. and iran. and

coming up on r t in new york world leaders are gathering for the united nations general assembly how much of the conversation will focus on the crisis in syria and the chemical weapons attack there we'll take a look at that and more ahead. in kenya's capital of nairobi a terrorist attack on an upscale mall has left dozens dead so will the u.s. ramp up the fight against the group reportedly behind the attack al-shabaab more on the attack coming up. and for the u.s. private prison industry another man behind bars means more money in the bank many private prisons have low does to keep most or all prison beds filled up more in the industry that combines money and bars later in the show. it's monday september twenty third four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r t well world leaders are gathered in new york city this week for the sixty eighth annual united nations general assembly and this meeting could not have come at a more important time the war in syria and a potential u.s. strike will undoubtedly command the spotlight at the conference as well as the recent

we are going to continue to monitor the speech at the united nations general assembly here in new york. hassan rouhani is speaking right now. rouhani is speaking right now. we are also monitoring three events actually at the same time. president obama reunites with bill and hillary clinton to try to boost his embattled obama care, the health care law. iran's president you just saw. apparently a little bit more moderate, at least there's a charm offensive going on. he's addressing the u.n. general assembly right now. we'll get some hints about where he's going ne. also, you can see ted cruz, the senator from texas in a marathon protest against obama care, saying he'll speak until he drops. we will continue to monitor all of this in "the situation room." our coverage continues right after this. [ male announcer ] who loves social networking as much as you? identity thieves. they can find your personal information and do some serious damage. like your birthday or your mother's maiden name. you need a new friend. lifelock. we scour billions of data points every day, and if we discover that

. >> president obama set to address the united nations general assembly this morning as world leaders gather in new york city. at the top of the agenda - deal with the crisis in syria, and the possibility of improving relations with iran. the >> the new president of iran will speak. hassan rouhani has taken a different approach that his predecessor and appears willing to work with the west and indicates iran will not seek nuclear weapons. >> two men in chicago are under arrest accused of the shooting that left 13 wounded, including a 2-year-old boy. >> world leaders are in new york city for the 68th united nations general assembly session. more than 130 heads of state and government will spend the next few days discussing the world's most pressing problems. today president obama and iranian president hassan rouhani will deliver remarks, and there is a possibility that the two leaders will meet, but nothing official so far. it would mark the first meeting between a u.s. and iranian president in more than 30 years. a big week ahead for secretary of state john kerry. on wednesday he's ex

leaders from all over the world, they are gathering here in new york city for the annual united nations general assembly. i'm wolf blitzer reported from the united nations where officials from almost 200 countries will meet this week. iran's new president sure to make headlines. also, prospects for peace in syria. we're going to have extensive live coverage of the u.n. general assembly, that's coming up. but first we turn to the story that's held the world's attention since saturday. we're talking about kenya, kenyan authorities say they have arrested more than ten people in the deadly assault on a nairobi shopping mall. the hostage standoff now in its third day. here's the latest information coming in. authorities say they have taken full control of the mall after an assault that killed three attackers. but gunfire erupted since their assault and it's not clear how many hostages may still be inside. earlier, black smoke was seen billowing from the mall. kenyan officials say the smoke was from the fires set by the attackers. the red cross now says 62 people, 62 people have died since the siege

country's nuclear program more time means vying to prove it in the white house and at the united nations general assembly artie's middle east correspondent paula now looking at what to expect from the israeli leaders so-called counter offensive the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in the united states where he will be meeting with the american president barack obama and also addressing the united nations general assembly the focus of that address and his meetings will be on iran and here the israeli prime minister's message is quite simple don't trust the rain ians netanyahu has ordered his government members not to give comments regarding the recent phone call between the radian and american presidents in fact he's ordered them not to talk at all regarding the whole issue of iran and this is presumably to avoid any kind of embarrassment while natanya who is in the united states and also for israel to seemingly present a united front prior to leaving israel for new york netanyahu said that he was going to use this opportunity at the united nations to show the truth about to rant part

he was making his first address as president to the united nations general assembly in new york. nsisted iran isn't developing nuclear weapons. economy decemberred the imposition of western sanctions on diplomatic editor james bays reports from the united nations. >> reporter: the focus was on one man as world leaders met. the arrival of rouhani iran's president for less than two months on the world stage, brings the promise of a new start to his country's relations with the west. >> mr. press. >> reporter: but can he bring concrete change? he didn't meet president obama who spoke several hours beforehand. but both men spoke yea cautiousy after more than three decades of mistrust about the possibility of a new relationship. >> we are encouraged that president pro happy received from the iranian people a mandate to pursue a more moderate course and given his stated commit to him reach an agreements i am directing john consider toy reach an agreement with the iranian do he said progress would only be made if there was no threat of a nuclear bomb. iran can have a peaceful energy prog

rowhani is in new york to attend the united nations general assembly, and wants to strike a deal with the u.s. in the next three to six months, and offer reassurances that the iranians don't intend to build a bomb. he's insistent they're using their nuclear program for peaceful purposes. they're set to discuss the issue from six major powers. they're scheduled to meet later in the day. >>> every year in september representatives of all member countries of the united nations gather in new york to discuss the challenges the world faces and discuss ways to tackle them. the 68th session is now under way. one of this year's themes is cooperation between the u.n. and the business world. earlier i spoke with mittsko in new york. she has more on what's going on there. >> gene, the general assembly's meeting on wednesday was to discuss the development of goals established in the year 2000. these included reusing extreme poverty by half and achieving universal primary education by 2015. now the deadline is approaching, world leaders must decide to do what to do after 2015. the new trend is towa

. >>> president obama addresses the united nations general assembly this morning. impact over iran's nuclear program one of the key issues at this week's meeting. and the presence of iran's new president gives a possibility for progress and a possible get together between the two leaders. vinita nair has more. >> reporter: president obama will address the opening at the u.n. general assembly meeting but it's the possibility of a more intimate talk that is drawing the most attention. the iranian president rouhani could meet face-to-face with president obama today. if it happens it will be the first time the leaders of the two countries talked since the iranian revolution. they have not ruled out the possibility but say no meeting is schedule but iran and the u.s. did agree to official talks later this week while representatives of both countries are here in new york. secretary of state john kerry will join his counterpart. president rouhani said he'd like his country to improve relations with the outside world. >> so the time is now right for those statements to be

. >> speaking at the united nations general assembly before the vote, the prime minister said the world is no place for unilateral action against other states and collective approval, in contrast to president obama's theory of u.s. exceptionalism she defended a few days before. they said it is a mantra resulting from america's declining image. >> essentially what we should understand is the language obama is using is not only just to make the case that somehow the united states is above other countries, that the united states is above international law, the united states is above the very institutions the united nations represents. you don't want to reduce it down to such a simplistic concept, but that is the reality of international relations when it comes to the united states. of course, their anger with the russians, their anger with vladimir putin is his and russia's inability to accept this principle, and we are seeing a tectonic shift i think in global geopolitics as countries who even 10 years ago would never even dare question the notion of american exceptionalism and america's

this week marks the sixty eighth general some of the united nations in new york city it's an annual event where leaders from all over the world gather together to discuss diplomacy and global cooperation usually this meeting consists of nothing more than a lot of hot air and a lot of empty promises from heads of state this year however the climate is a little bit more strained see in the wake of the n.s.a. leaks obama has made some moves that have humiliated latin america and now this region of the world and started to band together to stand up against and power from blanket spying on brazil to the forced grounding of bolivia's presidential plane tensions are coming to a head for me now to discuss the details artie's on the. one of the biggest headlines that come out of the u.n. g.a. is brazilian president rousseff rypien and the u.s. can you talk about the main gist of her argument. abby you know the main point was the whole n.s.a. scandal it's definitely seen as something completely unacceptable and that was definitely reflected in the speech it was said to be a violation of human right

a live look at the united nations' general assembly, and ththe liberia's president. and next iran's hassan rouhani. >>> in a matter of days a new report on climate change willing released. mariano sÁnchez takes us to costa rica on where farmers are working on becoming carbon neutral in ten years. >> reporter: this is not just any pig farm. pigs and cattle are major contributers of gasses that contribute to carbon gasses. >> it is used to cook or produce heat for the animals. for others its used for lighting. >> reporter: the solids left are turned into organic fertilizer in one month. they improve the quality of the soil. this is one of four experimental farms founded by the costa rican government. >> we absorb 120,000 tons. we have an ex-possess of emissioemissions. >> reporter: these are small projects. corporations like the joined standard food companies are the one who is contaminate the most. they're now taking small steps of recycling the bags that protect the fruit. >> the bag transforms for the pallets that would hold the bo boxes to transport the fruit. >> r

that nerve gas sarin was used in the august massacre, so the united nations is negotiating on the response. united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon has met with or and ministers from the security council, and they appear to be making some progress behind closed doors. >> we have a few details to solve, but i think we shall reach a permanent resolution may be today or tomorrow. it does not solve the problem, but it is a step. >> syria refuses to accept any blame. in an interview with venezuelan television, the syrian president repeated his claim that rebels were responsible for chemical attacks in damascus and said he has provided proof to the russians, but agreeing to a peaceful solution could become more complicated. a number of islamist rebel brigades have withdrawn support of the syrian national council, which so far has been the main negotiating partner for the west . >> they are the highest level talks between washington and tehran in more than 30 years. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry and the iranian foreign minister are due to meet in new york in about an hour on the sidelines of the united nations genera

curious in the sense that this will be the first time that rouhani will be addressing the united nations general assembly as iran's new president we have to remember that over the last eight years it was mahmoud ahmadinejad with quite a controversial personality and controversial status here in the united states and that the u.n. g.a. he's certainly year after year been causing much outrage with his controversial statements and feisty behavior every time we would see u.s. and western delegations walk out of the general assembly hall to watch show that they're ignoring the what they thought are absurdities that he had to say so this year we are expecting later today this speech to be made and a much more. moderate approach when it comes to the united states this is certainly something that everybody is expecting a kind of revival to be shown publicly within the united nations general assembly hall want to see how we look forward to many more updates from you later on in the evening on the stasi of turkey not r.t. correspondent. it wasn't too long ago that we learned through a series of disclosure

sam sachs and you're watching our team and we begin with the latest news coming out of the united nations general assembly in new york city first there appears to be a breakthrough when it comes to controlling syria's nuclear weapons today it was announced that the united states and russia have agreed to a draft resolution that will be submitted to the u.n. security council tonight secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov have been working closely on the strap resolution compelling syria to give up its chemical weapons and this serious situation has been at the top of the un's agenda all week also today john kerry met with iran's foreign minister and top diplomats from four other countries to talk about iran's nuclear program and even earlier in the day iran's president hassan rouhani called for the complete abolition of nuclear weapons all around the world. no nation of all u.s. should possess nuclear weapon. sure since there are no right hands for these wrong weapons as you mr secretary general have rightly put it. determined. to make every effort to really visio

whether or not obama would be meeting with the iranian president of the sidelines of the united nations general assembly that is not going to be the case we hear that the obama administration did try to set up some kind of meeting and according to the white house this was not possible because iran said it was too complicated at this particular point in time but we have been seeing sort of. more friendlier and warmer i guess less tense behavior coming from both the united states and iran we do know that earlier today barack obama did in fact say that the u.s. is willing to conduct dialogue and that the doors for dialogue remains open if tara ron is willing to walk through it take a listen to some details on that we should be able to achieve a resolution that respects the rights of the iranian people while giving the world confidence that the iranian program is peaceful but to succeed conciliatory words will have to be matched by actions that are transparent and verifiable after all it's the iranian government's choices that have led to the conference of sanctions that are currently in place well

united nations. we discussed the united nations general simply meeting and why ecuadorian president correa isn't attendingell as the plight of wikileaks founder julian assange who has spent more than 450 days in the ecuadorian embassy in london. we also talked about the health of cuba's revolutionary leader fidel castro in the legacy of venezuelan president hugo chavez. first, i asked the foreign minister why ecuador recently dropped a plan to preserve large areas of the amazon rain forest from oil drilling by having wealthy countries pay them not to drill. president correa said the plan to say parts of the yes in the national park and not attracted sufficient funding. unesco has said it is a world biosphere reserve because it contains 100,000 species of animals, many of which are not found anywhere else in the world. ,nvironmentalists vandana shiva naomi klein, james hansen and others recently wrote an open letter to correa president forea, asking him to not sake the initiative. the letter read in part -- that is what the letter to president correa read. i asked ricardo patiÑo to respond to the letter. >

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for a possible meeting of their prime ministers later this month on the sidelines of the united nations general assembly in new york. external affairs ministers had recently met the pakistan prime minister's national security and foreign-policy adviser in this regard. >> pakistan's sponsored network has once again targeted and indian working in afghanistan. and indian woman who wrote a popular memoir about her escape from taliban has been shot dead in afghanistan by the militants. it is the murder of free speech and silencing of a liberal voice which had exposed the ugly face of taliban to the world. >> and indian woman who wrote a popular memoir about her escape from the tele-van has been shot dead in afghanistan by suspected militants. she was married to an afghan businessman. she was killed outside her home. >> we do believe that the loss is for afghanistan and for india combined, not just our loss alone. it is their loss as well. >> the book about a dramatic escape in 1995 became a best seller in india and was made into a bollywood film in 2003. she had recently moved back to afghanistan to

and both will address the united nations general assembly. there is growing speculation the two might meet on the sidelines of the event, marking the first meeting at that high level in mo than 30 years. ainsley earhardt reports on what the two are expected to say. a new iran? that's the word coming from the country's newly elected president. hasan rouhani / iranian president: "during this trip, i and the delegation accompanying me will use opportunities to introduce the real face of the iranian nation to the world, as a nation that loves culture and peace." president hasan rouhani is expected to address the u-n general assembly today. he says he hopes the platform will give him an opportunity to change the world's opinion of his country. the west suspects iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. iran claims its nuclear activities are for peaceful purposes. in an effort to ease tension, iran's new government has agreed to new talks with six world powers - including the united states. the last round of negotiations, held in april, ended without tangi

for decades, the united nations has, in fact, made a difference from helping, educating children, brokering peace. but like any generation of leaders, we face new and profound challenges. this body continues to be tested. >> you are listening live to president obama speaking -- just beginning his speech before the united nations talking about the creation of the united nations and how it has made a difference over the decades, talking about the challenges it's facing. one of them syria. he's expected to talk about the crisis in kenya where a mall was taken over, iran, a lot of topics he will be discussing. >> we have a reporter who will give us highlights coming up later in our newscast. >>> still ahead -- from casual carpooler to robbery victims. the likely reason nine commuters were targeted in rockridge and how some of them managed to escape. >>> good morning. right now traffic is going to be busy in some areas around the bay, still looking at slow traffic as you drive through. we'll tell you where the hot spots are -- coming up. >>> a little band of high clouds moving through. partly cloudy, mostly sunny, it's not go

it comes at a time when the international community is gathered at the united nations general assembly. you've got russia, united states, members of the united nations trying to forge a path forward to agree on a date, on a timing for a peace conference in geneva to bring the optio opposn and the syrian government together to reach a solution. when you have rebels on the grounds saying they no acknowledge the opposition politicians it begs the question when will represent the syrian opposition at that geneva conference. the person who gains to stand from it, of course, bashar al-assad. >> thank you very much. >>> when we come back, the latest on that deadly earthquake that has killed hundreds. a massive shock creating it's own island. >> in pakistan the death toll is now climbing following that powerful earthquake that has left more than 300 people dead. thousands more have been injured. 7.7 magnitude quake shaking the southwestern coast of macstan. it was so powerful that it created a small island. we report from baluchistan. >> reporter: houses flattened and hundreds wounded. it was

tell me what you hoped to accomplish on this visit to the united nations general assembly. >> in the name of god, the compassionate and the merciful. my objective on this trip has been to reflect the demand and the voice of the people of iran. and the opportunity that has been given to me here, to use that platform to express that voice better through the people and the officials here who have gathered in new york. and i do hope that i will succeed. >> rose: you've made a speech, the president has made a speech. there was no handshake, no bilateral meeting between you and the president. you suggested you didn't have enough time to plan for it. what's necessary for you to have a bilateral meeting with the president? >> well, after all, we're speaking of two countries who have had no relations for 35 years. so it's clear that to begin talks require some preparation work. and whenever the prep work is completed, i believe that it's possible to have a meeting. perhaps if we had more time here in new york, we may have been able to coordinate what was necessary for that meeting to take pla

. >> tuesday, the united nations general assembly opens up its floor for a week long debate in new york. they'll gather to present their views about pressing world issues. >> wednesday, the house of representatives returns to work with a september 30th budget deadline looming. they decided to cancel a week long recess. house majority leader eric cantor says the house will remain in session throughout the week and possibly the weekend as they try to pass a budget plan. >> and president obama and india leaders are going to meet. the visit comes as renewed tensions along the kashmir border threaten relations between india and pakistan. that's a look at the week ahead. >> an unusual sight in virginia this weekend where pirates are taking over parts of the commonwealth. the mariners museum in newport news was invaded by thousands of pirates in an attempt to break the world record of the number of pirates gathered in one place. the current record is 14,000. unfortunately those in virginia came up a bit short to beat the record. they still had fun nonetheless. >> so many young men need guidanc

today the minister of foreign affairs will be going to new york for the united nations general assembly. i have already had contact with the leader of the fdp who has asked me to wait until friday when they will have their own meetings so we can have discussions. cdu and csu will have consultations to decide on the steps to follow. i have had contacts with my colleagues and we will continue discussions over the next few days. i would like to thank the leader of our party. the results are excellent. he will talk to you about them. we are delighted because his job was not an easy one. i would like to conclude by thanking all those who have worked so hard within our party to ensure this victory. the secretary-general, the president the house, and all of the volunteers have worked closely with us for the campaign. we have a wonderful team. most of it is made up of young people. we will be able to work more closely with the young people to modernize our party and fit in in the future so that young people can work in our party. things have changed over the decades. we have had long discussion

in your recent comments, to the united nations general assembly. you suggested that the u.n.uld be moved from your city. why do you feel that way? because first, air pie rassey, black male, visas. even some ministers with a president, they don't get visas. i get a visa for four, five, seven days. they consider the cuban president as the promoter of terrorism? what's more, here sometimes you have a shootings, and like there have been in the last few years, and on the other hand, the resolutions that are passed here are not respected by the host country of the united nations. they have done an economic blockade on cuba. not to have the blackmail, and farce the safety, we need to change the headquarters of the united nations. related with the environment, related with human rights. so how are you going to come over here to debate these things. the rights of mother earth, and the rights of our security? as i was saying recently, if you don't change the head quarts here, let's have it be in a rotational basis. if we change, maybe in europe, for example, switzerland, or austria. fo

as world leaders gather for the fourth day of the united nations general assembly, all eyes will be on an expected meeting between secretary of state john kerry and his iranian counterpart. this meeting would be the highest level direct u-s and iranian meeting since 19-79. as ed payne reports... this comes as diplomatic efforts have already yielded results for a possible security council resolution on syria. a united nations diplomat says russia has agreed to three basic points toward a security council resolution on syria... and ridding the country of its chemical weapons. the first--to hold syria accountable for attacks on august 21-st. the second--binding and enforceable language for measures against syria if it violates the disarmament regime or uses chemical weapons. the third-the council will expedite their discussion of the matter. this comes one day after president barack obama addressed the u-n general assembly, asking for accountability. "the syrian government took a first step by giving an accounting of its stockpiles. now, there must be a strong security council resolution

nation should possess nuclear weapons. since there are no right hands for these wrong weapons, as you, mr. secretary-general, have rightly put it. >> kayte walsh joining us from the unitedations. relations as you know, nick, since 1979 when the iranians took american diplomats and held them hostage for 444 days. there hasn't been an exchange like this one that's about to happen around 4:00 p.m. eastern where you are so there's a lot going on, a lot of tension but a lot of potential positive movement at the same time. >> reporter: i think in many ways the fact that that meeting actually happened will be significant progress. of course there are hawks on either side judging suspicious about. particular idea. we heard from john kerry as he e-americaned from meeting the chinese foreign minister they need something serious. more moderate asking for peace, saying to "the washington post" they'd like a deal within three to six months. that's going to require a lot of high-speed, heavyweight diplomatic lifting for it to come through. the question is, what will be the substance of this discussion, aside from that, though, as you point out, it's historic in that it is actually ha

iranian president has returned home to a mixed reception after his trip to new york for the united nations general assembly. greeted of supporters him in tehran, but not everyone is happy with the new president's open attitude to the west. some protesters threw eggs and shoes at him from the airport americated oh" death to ." this is the first time the leaders of the u.s. and iran have had direct contact since 1979. crackdown on the far right golden dawn party comes after a fatallymusician was stabbed to death earlier this month, allegedly by a party supporter. it is the first time a sitting member of parliament has been arrested in greece. >> the party leader faces charges of founding and participating in a criminal organization. he has been joined in custody by several other members of the party, including parliamentary deputies. it is the most significant crackdown on a political party in greece in recent history. connected to been several racist attacks, as well as to the recent murder of an anti-fascist hip-hop musician. members of the general public seem glad about the police crackdown. >> v