that is the vision behind the united states national action plan of women, peace and security which hillary spoke about just a few minutes ago. and that's why we're committed to bringing the perspectives of women and their full participation to bear going forward. now, what has moved me and i mean moved me, in my meetings with an impressive group of afghan women, when afghan women move forward, believe me, they never want to go back. not to the days when the taliban ruled afghanistan. not to the days before the taliban when the country was torn apart by violence. and that is why it is so important that we keep investing in and defending the progress that empowers afghan women as well as men to have their voices heard and to buy into their future and shape their future. what has been achieved is nothing less than remarkable. and if would have been more than a tragedy if the world ever allowed this progress to be threatened. or worse yet abandoned. so the question now, where do we go from here. we're mindful of the challenges that afghan women ten to face. this is a critical moment. many of t

that is the vision behind the united states national action plan on women, peace, and security which president obama directed to be implemented two years ago and hillary spoke about just a few minutes ago. and that's why we are committed to bringing the perspectives of women and their full participation to bear on these opportunities and challenges in afghanistan going forward. now, what has moved me, and i mean moved me, in my meeting with afghan women entrepreneurs, when women move forward, believe me, they don't want to go back. not to the days before the taliban. it's important that we keep investing in and defending the progress that empowers afghan women and men to be able to have their voices heard and to buy into their future and shape their future. what has been achieved is nothing less than remarkable. it would have been more than a tragedy if the world allowed this progress to be aban conned. now the question is where to we go from here? we think about the future, we're mindful of the challenges that afghan women continue to face. this is a critical moment. many of my wome

united states would have to take. the saudis would like the u.s. to launch military action, but they won't do it themselves. >> the gulf nations have seen the united states as guarantors of their security both during the cold war and after. the fact remains the united states has global interest and the most important dr. is stablity. it's not seeing the united states choose sides and some of these national and sectarian challenges in the region. for the united states to retain it's yesterdayiblity and fo cre. what is different between the o saudis and the bush administration? >> first the world has change the. the world has largely changed due to the facts that we are coming off the u.s. interventions in afghanistan and iraq. and we can't down play the arab spring and the u.s. must not focus on the government in the rylegion, but theleregion, but e region. the bush administration was singsingly focusedded on focusee regime. and when saudi arabia was more important to the us in the after math of al qaeda than it nowers the american people and that iss that president obama's focus on making the united states or ridding the united states of energy dep

united states, a call to prayer. and call to action. >> we need to get the nation. >> reporter: at this church a fund-raiser was already planned to help with the earthquake in the filipino nation. now they have a long ways to go. >> they're a third world country so they don't have the things we here in the united states have. >> for many the typhoon affects family members back in the philippines. >> my uncle and mother were talking to their cousins and the last they heard was on friday. the only news they said is that one of my other uncles' houses was completely gone, completely destroyed. >> the storm impacted at least 2 million people and forced some 800,000 evacuations. the area has left devastation, leaving those cut off. >> if our families are okay, i think about those whose lives have been altered dramatically because of this. >> now, even the most basic supplies are needed, things like soap and toothbrushes and canned goods. the biggest challenge for relief workers will be getting to the areas that have been hardest hit. for all the people who want to help, there's a list of charities on our website at cbsnews.

united states. up next find a national view was a look at different life stories united in unusual ways for british audiences day and going underground with action just. remember way back when we first talked about the first downloadable guns that could be printed out on a three d. printer at home while technology moves pretty quickly because british police have already busted in legal armory pretty out firearm parts and special three d. printers this technology may make gun control literally impossible in the same way the banning of burning books has become futile and the past they used to be able to just burn books or forbid them from being printed but in the age of the internet all you need is a scanner and an internet connection and the information that's found in a book cannot be destroyed because it is out there on the magical ether of the internet so basically the near future any person with even half a brain and some patients could start making guns in their basement which means the gun control laws will basically become pointless because they'll never be able to catch all the people doing it nor will be able to take the guns not even ob

constitutional oath by revealing to the detriment of the united states national security interest facet but information? >> he did. >> were his actionslegal? >> they were. >> were they unconstitutional? >> they were. -- >> did. snowden mr. snowden put at risk america's national security interest? >> he did. illegal,s unconstitutional revelations help the terrorists who seek to kill americans? >> i believe they will. i would say they have and they will. >> it was recently stated by a leader in europe that it is not done. is it your experience that allies of the united states have spied on the united states historically? >> yes. >> or even as we speak? >> yes. >> we have reason to believe that whatever it is, germany or france or spain or brazil or any other allies, it is reasonable that we are listening to the united states or leaders. >> that is correct. whos it common for those are not united states allies, whether it be russia or china or -- , >> it is reasonable to assume that. >> has that information been made available to the white house? yes. >> hasn't been made available to the president of the united states? and is the white

united states in the u.n. and allow our laws and actions to be guided by the united nations, the disabilities treaty committee for courts and judges. i personally disagree with that view, and i agreed to explore it in our first hearing. i would like to get your take with that. would ratification violate levels of american sovereignty? >> no, mr. chairman. on the contrary. there is no impact whatsoever to the sovereignty of the united states. in fact, you are exercising our sovereignty right now by doing the framers of the constitution envisioned, which is gratifying to treaty. if the treaty, if it has no consequences on the united states, it does not record or us going in. there's no subjugation to any entity outside, the cause of action created here, though access to american courts, there's no enforceability, there's no self-execution in here. so there is no cause of action as a consequence that allows people to go to court. in fact, joining this treaty does not require a change to u.s. law, and there's no reach whatsoever by any committee or any entity outside that one committee is allowed to suggest thing

with you, pride in the ability of the congress of the united states to act, to meet any crisis, to distill from our strong programs of national action. an assassin's bullet has thrust upon me the awesome burden of i am here today to say i need your help. i cannot bear this burden alone. i need the help of all americans, and all america. this nation has experienced a profound shock, and in this critical moment, it is our duty, yours and mine, as the government of the united states, to do away with uncertainty and doubt and delay, and to show that we are capable of decisive action; that from the brutal loss of our leader we will derive not weakness, but strength; that we can and will act and act now. from this chamber of representative government, let all the world know and none misunderstand that i rededicate this government to the unswerving support of the united nations, to the honorable and determined execution of our commitments to our allies, to the maintenance of military strength second to none, to the defense of the strength and the stability of the dollar, to the expansion of our foreign trade, to the reinforcement of our pr

united states because american businesses are increasingly concerned about the costs of doing business in china. if meaningful action is not taken now, this behavior will undermine economic relationship that benefits both of our nations. two largest's energy consumers, energy producers, and greenhouse gas emitters, the united states and china have a duty to lead together to tackle climate change and spurred the global transition to a low carbon energy future. and june, president obama -- reached an agreement to reduce her opponent -- certain potent greenhouse gases. it will scale up successful technologies and policies run heavy-duty vehicles, smart grids , carbon capture, and sequestration. economies will be the strongest drivers of energy demand in the coming region meetsthe its energy needs will have critical implications or global energy supply and climate change. interest insted shifting the global energy mix to cleaner, low carbon, and more efficient energy technology. as he worked toward this goal in asia, we will partner with regional leaders in renewable and clean energy technology. m energy and in taiwan and japan , we areh korea promoting cleaner burning to meet that energy demand with lower carbon alterna

united states. the u.s.-mexico, interagency relationship. i think during the 12 years of the opposition, the national action party was a much more closer ties between agent to agent. when they came back, there is a sense that maybe the american had come into the kitchen and they were not just helping with the food coming in now, if you want to take but they have essentially become the shots. so there is a way to politely tell them, thank you verse service. thank you for your help, but it's time for us to take over. both sides are trying to find their footing. >> let me pick up on that, especially the relationship with the united states. you are part of mexico, lived in mexico. you feel a close tie with it. here in texas there's obviously much more back and forth. but if you are going to talk to americans for bradley. i grew up in ohio. i live in new york. what would you say to someone in ohio or new york or south dakota or other places? whitest mexico matters so much? why should they care about this country? >> well, i think there's so many reasons why we need to care or need to because you topple about what's going on. first of all, the ob

united states of america against enemies both foreign and domestic. my action this day is against such domestic enemies. the vice president and members of his national security team who i know to be liars and war criminals responsible for atrocities they were never held accountable for. this is about justice for 82 children whose deaths were never acknowledged and whose murder is a stain on the soul of this nation. >> rose: it may surprise you to learn that the man who plays primarily american roles is, in fact, british. i'm pleased to have damien lewis at this table for the first time welcome. >> thanks for having me. thank you. >> rose: anything surprising about that? that this american army marine -- a marine who is so much -- a part of this very popular television series playing an smern a british actor? >> i'm constantly surprised that i'm asked to play americans but i -- >> rose: this is the first military person, either. >> well, no. i think -- well, i can tell you definitely it all started with "band of brothers. and i was cast as a needle in a haystack. they didn't know me. they hadn't heard of me but they were going shoot a portion of it i

united states. the u.s.-mexico, interagency relationship. i think during the 12 years of the opposition, the national action party was a much more closer ties between agent to agent. when they came back, there is a sense that maybe the american had come into the kitchen and they were not just helping with the food coming in now, if you want to take but they have essentially become the shots. so there is a way to politely tell them, thank you verse service. thank you for your help, but it's time for us to take over. both sides are trying to find their footing. >> let me pick up on that, especially the relationship with the united states. you are part of mexico, lived in mexico. you feel a close tie with it. here in texas there's obviously much more back and forth. but if you are going to talk to americans for bradley. i grew up in ohio. i live in new york. what would you say to someone in ohio or new york or south dakota or other places? whitest mexico matters so much? why should they care about this country? >> well, i think there's so many reasons why we need to care or need to because you topple about what's going on. first of all, the ob

united states to the u.n. and allow our laws and actions to be guided by the united nations with the disabilities treaty committee foreign courts and judges, i personally disagreed with that here and i think we have tried to explore it in her first hearing. but i'd like to get your take with that, with the ratification violate principles? >> no. on the contrary. there's no impact whatsoever on the sovereignty of the united states. in fact, you all are exercising our sovereignty right now by doing what the framers of the constitution envisioned, which is ratifying a treaty. and the treaty, if it doesn't have any negative consequence on the united states, it doesn't require us to do anything. there's no subjugation for any entity outside, no cause of action created year. access to american courts, no enforceability. there's no self execution in here. so there is no cause of action as a consequence that allows people to go to court. so, in fact, joining this treaty doesn't require change to u.s. law, and there is no reach whatsoever by any committee or any entity outside that one committee that exists within the fra

that split this nation and it hasn't been healed yet and today's action certainly isn't helping heal that division. it's widening it. it's a very sad day for the united statesate and america. >> ifill: that's what i was going ask you both as a final question. do you feel like the senate is more divided today than before? senator americaly. >> division of the senate was that there would be a cooling saucer. what's why we have staggered terms and six years. but no one intended for the senate to be a deep freeze. but that's what it's come with the abuse of the filibuster. what i slope that both sides will see the success of improving the function of the senate that will flow from today's action and will join together in bipartisan ways to take on the dysfunction on the legislative side which there's so much hope for by the american people. >> ifill: final word, senator johnson? >> well, the senate is in deep freeze because senator harry reid doesn't move bills, doesn't bring appropriation bills. that's the primary function of congress to authorize appropriate funds for the federal government activity. senator harry reid is not doing those things. basically dig

united states in the u.n. and allow our laws and actions to be guided by the united nations, the disabilities treaty committee for courts and judges. i personally disagree with that view, and i agreed to explore it in our first hearing. i would like to get your take with that. would ratification violate levels of american sovereignty? >> no, mr. chairman. on the contrary. there is no impact whatsoever to the sovereignty of the united states. in fact, you are exercising our sovereignty right now by doing the framers of the constitution envisioned, which is gratifying to treaty. if the treaty, if it has no consequences on the united states, it does not record or us going in. there's no subjugation to any entity outside, the cause of action created here, though access to american courts, there's no enforceability, there's no self-execution in here. so there is no cause of action as a consequence that allows people to go to court. in fact, joining this treaty does not require a change to u.s. law, and there's no reach whatsoever by any committee or any entity outside that one committee is allowed to suggest thing

united states government in that hour of our nation's need. [ applause ] >> for many americans, when former president john f. kennedy spoke those words at his first state of the union address, it was a call to actiono service. president kennedy believed there was a role for government in people's lives, and in the honor of serving one's country as a government employee, soldier or peace corps engineer. president kennedy understood the importance of engaging americans in the way forward. 11,000 were called to serve in the newly created peace corps in washington. the executive branch grew by more than 85,000. and that is the legacy that an assassins bullet could not kill 50 years ago this week. all this week, msnbc will mark that anniversary, an event that changed our nation forever, including the lives of my two guests. bob shrum served as senator ted kennedy's press secretary and speech writer, writing teddy's famous the dream will never die speech which redelivered at the national convention in new york. peter edelman joined the kennedy justice department just three months before the president was killed in dallas. he went on to be a top aide to senator robert kennedy among other fabulous things

united states. the u.s.-mexico intra-agency relationship. i mean, there was a thinker and 12 years of the opposition, the national action party, there was a muchgent to agent. and i think when the pri came back there was a sense that maybe the americans had come into the kitchen and they were not just helping with the food, you know, if you want to take -- but they had essentially become a chef. so there was a way to try to politely tell them, thank you for your service, thank you for your help, but it's time for us to take over. both sides are still trying to find their footing. >> let me pick up on that, and especially the relationship with the united states. u2 were both born in mexico, lived in mexico. you feel a close tie to. here in texas there's much more back and forth, but if you were going to talk to americans more broadly. i grew up in ohio. i live in your. what would you say to someone in ohio or new york or south dakota or other places, why this mexico matter so much? why should they be reading your books? why should they care about this country to our south? >> i think there's so many reasons why we need to care, we need to be co

national football league, and the united states olympic committee. there is a growing chorus of voices from every sector of american society calling for action. and, indeed, there is work to be done. the major sports organizations are doing their part because they know that few things define american society like the teams we cheer and the games we play. but we here in congress need to wake up and join the fight. it is time to set aside the partisan nonsense and the polluter-fueled fantasies and at least take real steps to reduce our carbon pollution and preserve our distinctly american way of life. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: i had aide ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr -- mr. casey: i think preliminary i know there may be a republican member who may come to the floor. if that's the case we can juggle our time as need be. mr. president, i rise tonight to talk about the matter that's before us, which is the national defense authorization act. i don't think we have to make any fulsome argument tonight

transfer is in our national security interest and that actions have been taken to mitigate any risk that the detainee could again engage in any activity that threatens united states persons or interests. a provision in this bill will get us past our fear that we cannot securely handle gitmo detainees in this country. it would allow the secretary of defense to authorize gitmo transfers to the united states for detention and trial if doing so is in the united states security interest. this bill will restore the president's ability to choose the most effective tool, whether that's military commissions or federal courts, to bring these gitmo detainees to justice. and so i would urge, in conclusion, mr. president, that our colleagues support the guantanamo provisions in the bill, vote for the levin-mccain-feinstein side-by-side amendment and oppose the effort to reinstate the counterproductive and costly restrictions in current law. and i yield the floor. mr. inhofe: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, it's my understanding that at 4:00, there might be a unanimous consent request that will lead us to a vote at 5:

transfer is in our national security interest and that actions have been taken to mitigate any risk that the detainee could again engage in any activity that threatens united states persons or interests. it is time for us to move past the fear that our country somehow lacks the capacity to handle gitmo detainees and allow our military to address the transfer of detainees in a rational manner, based on the facts of each case. as to sexual misconduct, this bill includes the most comprehensive legislation targeting sexual misconduct and assault in the military ever considered by congress. our committee adopted more than two dozen separate provisions and a host of historic, significant reforms addressing sexual assault and prevention. in particular, the bill makes it a crime under the uniform code of military justice to retaliate against the victim who reports a sexual assault and it requires the d.o.d. i.g. to review and investigate any allegation of sex retaliation. our bill establishes the speculation that commanders will be relieved of their command if they fail to maintain a complimenclimatein which victimd without fear. our bill requires service serkt secretari

states and president obama assured this week that the n.s.a. is not monitoring the united nations communications. we see an outfall of that. it's a symbolic act of great importance. >> the german public seems to want some action taken. behind the scenes do you see signs of trouble between angela merkel and president obama. do you see any signs of anything going on there, any real trouble. >> i would say it's a lost laugh. remember, when the first to head -- - first headlines popped up in late june, early july, that the n.s.a. is tapping phone calls. angela merkel declined it all. president obama assured her if i want to know something i'll call her. i don't need an intelligence agents. she brought it. she spend her interior minister to washington who met with joe biden. they said there was no such affair. three months afterwards it was all not true. the chancellor has been monitored and targeted for a decade. this is extremely disappointing on a personal level and is important for the german-u.s. relationship. the biggest burden since world war ii. >> thank you so much. senior correspondent joining us. thank you very much. >> an estimated one in 2,000 children born neither a boy nor a girl are considered inte

often provokes action by that nation's enemies against it because they think their strongest ally is pulling away. some saw that in -- before the war in korea. they thought that the united states might have north korea beyond its sphere of influence. those kinds of things, those words, these actions, these boasts can be provocative system of two days after the united states sides with israel's enemies in demanding that israel disclose its nuclear weapons, the flotilla launches to challenge the blockade. isn't that amazing? just happens to be right after this administration sides with israel's enemies, here comes a challenge to israel's blockade that was just trying to save israeli lives. well the reason that it's important to component these things out now is what's happening between the united states and iran as we leave israel out of the equation, even though it's israel that is considered to be the little satan and we're considered the great satan and israel is probably to be the first attack, if there is an attack, they're certainly the most vulnerable, and yet we leave our former friend israel out of the equation and it brings to mind a number of thing that was been happe

united states it takes more information to get a drivers license or open a u.s. bank account than to form a u.s. corporation. and what i'm asking you is, whether or not in light of the president's national action plan calling for legislation that requires states to request beneficial ownership information and impact on our homeland security that, the negative impact, that exists when we don't have that information and law enforcement doesn't have it, will you support the 11-grassley incorporation bill, senate bill 1465? >> i could just interject, i love carl levin. mr. levin, the legislation is championing opposed by most of the states. i would urge you to be careful in your response. >> i would be urge you to be careful in your response as well. [laughter] >> president of the united states wants beneficial ownership listed. only opposition we have is from a whole bunch of secretaries of state. but at any rate, we won't debate that here. i just would ask you to become familiar with this issue and whether or not you've become familiar wit and whether or not you will support it? >> senator after our after my visit with you a couple weeks ago i began to look at this legislation. i'm impressed by

action in extraordinary circumstances, which are both lawful and necessary to protect united states or its allies. no definition of extraordinary circumstances. now, the concern about drone strikes has entered the nationalnd some in congress have begun to hold hearings and some legislation has been introduced in congress, and i am just going to briefly talk about some of that. the first hearings on the use of drones for targeted killings took place in april of this year , and the hearing was called by durbinmajority whip dick . the obama administration failed to participate, although they were invited, not sending any witnesses. what we should be asking is, why not? been passed, but some have been introduced into congress. let's briefly look at some of these bills. presented of mike were just and chris -- representatives mike burgess and chris gibson have introduced legislation about weapons'used within the united states. presented a bill for those outside the united states. although there is a reference to that. ted cruz -- you have heard of him -- mike lee and rand paul have introduced bills outside the united states to kill u.s. citizens. from my neck of the woods, and other representatives, includin