in the general assembly of the united nations organization, each member will have one vote.hin the scope of the charter will be discussed here. recommendations will be made to the security council. the security council will have five permanent members and six others elected by the general assembly for two years. it is to be the enforcement arm of the organization. an international court of justice in permanent session will decide legal aspects of international disputes. the economic and social council will have 18 members, elected by the general assembly. special agencies like the food and agriculture organization will be affiliated with it. the trusteeship council for the advancement of territories held in trust will be part of the general assembly. it will be equally divided between those nations which administer trust territories and those which do not. there will be a secretary to do the administrative work of the -- secretariat to do the administrative work of the organization. these provisions were not easily arrived at. they were hammered out of debate, stretched and

the nations were united. big china, russia, france, five, britain, and the united states led the people of the world as they launched the rules of international law and a bill of human rights, a rule of law they believed no nation, large or small, would dare defy. ♪ the united nations was set up, a tribunal empowered to mediate international disputes and to enforce its decisions. soon this machinery was put to the test. in indonesia and elsewhere, people felt the desire for independence and control of their own destiny. this had been seen in the united nations' charter. ♪ a republic of indonesia had been set up, embracing a large part of the island empire, which had until then been under the rule of the netherlands. civil unrest broke out in the republic and the other islands. although the netherlands had recognized the new republic, differences arose and the dutch began military operations. in july 1947, the hostilities in indonesia were brought to the attention of the security council of the united nations.

the battlefront, he accepted the first united nations battle flag to be flown by the united nations forces fighting the communist invaders. for five weeks as korean republican and united states forces under the united states flag font to stem the tide of north korean communist aggression, while the security council took emergency steps in an effort to halt that aggression, a dovie at -- a delegate of the soviet union exempted himself from deliberations and decisions. with the heroic help of the republican fighting forces, the united nations troops fought and fell back, trading space for time until more help could arrive. a soviet delegate, for the first time since the invasion, return to take his seat in the security council. it was the turn of the soviet to preside. ignored theely north korean communist aggression and began a systematic campaign as president to block any action on the korean war by the security council. the united nations troops battled the soviet armed communist invaders. the security council tried without success to prod the soviet delegate to his responsibility.

then the united nations, united states delegate warren austin spoke for the indignant people of free erywhere. >> the armed invasion of the republic of korea continues. the republic of korea has appealed to the united nations for protection. i am proud to report that the united states is prepared to furnish assistance to the republic of korea. >> four days after the invasion, the capital city of seoul fell to the communists. small elements of the united states army were airlifted from japan to help check the red advance. they were greeted with cheers. but the cheering was soon forgotten. our small forces found themselves outnumbered by communist troops trained and equipped by the russians. our handful of troops bought precious time until reinforcements would arrive. we showed the communists we had the will to fight aggression wherever and whenever it occurred. on july 10, president truman appointed douglas macarthur, commander-in-chief of the united nations forces, which were beginning to assemble. ♪ for the outnumbered troops, it was fight, pullback, and fight again. [explosions] mor

nations. up next, on american history tv, a united news rail documenting the founding meeting of the united nations. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> next to last session of the united nations conference. hayes tribute to secretary of state utilities, help of america's litigation, and organizer of the successful nine-week meeting. you will know we name the united states representative to the new organization. he is presented with a's role and recognition of his efforts. (applause) then a history making moment. as it calls for his tending policy approval of the international organization. and ahead of the 50 united nations delegation rise to be called, the vote is unanimous. as the session adjourns, delegates rushed into applause. it's a new world that is born. arriving in san francisco, for the final conference session, is president truman, met by the u.s. delegates, and the chiefs of the other 49 delegations. among them, marshall, young premier south africa, and the prime minister of canada, mr. mckenzie king. president truman leads in san francisco. his is the first visit to san francisco by a chief executive in seven y

and the strong heart of the united nations, working hand in hand to help.pecialist from australia. a doctor from cuba and a nurse from belgium. a child expert from england. a therapeutist from ohio. from canada, norway, south africa, china, operating despite the handicaps of varied languages, and learning constructive new lessons in international teamwork, for it very wisely has been said that the nations will learn to work together only by actually working together. and by providing treatment and artificial limbs for the crippled and disabled, and teaching occupations that will allow the men to stand on their own feet again, even though the feet themselves may be artificial. and with donated shoes, learning to be shoemakers so that they may later serve their own villages. and so the pulse of rehabilitation begins to beat again in the areas warped and withered by war. it is a pulse that beats feebly at first, this pulse of restoration, while little men labor and strive with whatever is at hand or can be brought to hand, and the mounds of supplies seen in th

the united nations and will dispute describes how it responded to crises in the first five-years. seeds of head highlights the work american nation and rehabilitation administration to provide food and shelter. war.ok at the korean seven years ago, the united nations faced the possibility of world war iii when chinese forces enter the korean,. tvh week, american history pass will america rings you archival films that provide historical context for public policy issues of the 21st century. in 1849, it took the clipper ship flying cloud 89 days to reach san francisco's golden gate harbor from new york. 1945, no pointf on earth was more than 40 flying hours away from san francisco. those hundred years, san francisco grew larger as the world grew smaller. it developed into a vigorous and cosmopolitan center of culture and of industry and shipping. weeks in the spring of 19 45, san francisco was the center of men possible hopes for lasting peace. delegates representing 46 nations came to san francisco on april 25, 19 45. representing almost 2000 million people. more than 80% of humanit

. ♪ ♪ >> the next to last united nations conference pays tribute to secretary of state. -- he has nowed united states representative to the new international organization. it presented with a scroll in recognition of his efforts. [applause] and a history making moment as lord halifax calls for a standing quote on international organizations and the heads of the 50 united nations counted.ns rise to be the vote is unanimous. ♪ as the session adjourns, the delegates burst into applause. a charter of a new world is born. arriving in san francisco is president harry s. trueman. he's met with the u.s. delegates and the chiefs of the 49 other delegations. among them, south africa and the prime minister of canada, mr. mackenzie king. ♪ president truman leaves for a brief tour through san francisco. his is the first visit to san francisco by a chief executive in seven years. half a million citizens turn out to hail the presidential motorcade. ♪ [cheering and applause] ♪ as mr. truman arrives, 63 days of concerted international efforts are climaxed in the signing of the united nations charter.

unrra, much criticized and much praised, but still the only major source to which the united nations o the veins and arteries of stricken people throughout the earth, the emergency items of relief that serve as the plasma of peace. items from six continents and seven seas. anutpouring from each nation's heart to each war-stricken friend and neighbor. hundreds of private relief and welfare organizations blend their efforts through unrra, along with the contributions of the governments themselves. as all over the ravaged areas, the tired heart of liberated nations fights to regain strength and vigor. and the strong heart of the united nations, working hand in hand to help. a welfare specialist from cuba. a doctor from cuba and a nurse from belgium. a child expert from england. a therapeutic from ohio. from canada, norway, south africa, china, operating despite the handicaps of varied languages, and learning constructive new lessons in international teamwork, for it very wisely has been said that the nations will learn to work together only by actually working gether. and by providing tr

and sacred duty to see to it that the united nations comes into being and fulfills its promise.ause and will in our hearts, and termination to work unceasingly for this end, i am confident that with god's help we will reach our goals. [applause] narrator: senator connolly is next to sign for the united states. senator arthur vandenberg. [applause] commander harold sachsen, former governor of minnesota. ♪ a vital and difficult job well done. appearing before the last formal session of the united nations conference, president truman congratulates the 280 delegates and expresses the world's hopes for the new international organization. >> the charter of the united nations which you are now signing is a solid structure upon which we can build for a better world. history will honor you. between the victory in europe and the final victory in japan, in this most destructive of all wars, you have won a victory against war itself. if we had had this charter a few years ago, and above all, the will to use it, millions now dead would be alive. if we should falter in the future in our will

to 4, 1945, the united nations came into being. that day has been united nations state since. next on reel america, for films about the u.n.. 1945 tellsfrancisco the story of the creation of the international body and documents the details as they were finalized between april at tober of 1940 -- april and october of 1945. the united nations and will dispute describes how it responded to crises in the first five-years. seeds of head highlights the work american nation and rehabilitation administration to provide food and shelter. war.ok at the korean seven years ago, the united nations faced the possibility of world war iii when chinese forces enter the korean,. tvh week, american history pass will america rings you archival films that provide historical context for public policy issof

in close partnership, frankly, with the united nations. at the best of times, these two forms of leadership have largely been in synchronization, sync. america and our partners have been able to lead by example and be transformational all over the world. but sadly that's not the case today. while the current leadership of the u.s. might not be supportive of action on sdg, american leadership is live in many sectors, academia, business, philanthropy, civil society and local government where many have stepped forward and mobilized their respective organizations and institutions to make a real impact. in time i hope we will reunite these forms of leadership within the u.s. for now it will be through these diverse parts of our society that we see a thriving new type of leadership taking place, a coalition of the willing who are at this event today aptly titled charting a new course towards economic, social, environmental progress and building a future that leaves no one behind. indeed it is a commitment with these same creeds we at brookings h

it's not going to come from china, the united states or any one nation. it's going to come from dozens or hundreds of local leaders to shape a vision how to recover from covid-19 including those who we know will be left behind. >> thank you, raj, both as ever insightful and provocative rightful call to action. i'm curious, madam deputy secretary-general amina, very much along those lines, we're trying to respect the office in in environment. but i know that you having had the privilege to work with you for so many years, are straddling these issues in your own mind every day, assage rah just outlined between your home village in nigeria, the highest level of global politics and i see you toggling moment to moment between each reality. i'm curious how you think about this universal challenge and architecture to summarize raj's insights, that will meet the needs of the coming future? >> thanks, john and raj, as always, it's great to hear you and to be privileged to have this conversation together. as we look at what we sort of crafted and let's remember we

united nations world food program has won the 2020 nobel peace prize for his efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe and is also being credited for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict zones here in asia as he says winning the prestigious award is a proud moment. and nothing short of a feat. then no we know committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2020 to the world food program. for its. hunger. for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict affected in areas and for acting as a driving force in to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. the world food program's chief says he's deeply humbled to receive the nobel peace prize david beasley says the award is an incredible recognition of the u.n. agencies work in more than 80 countries around the world i mean this is the 1st time a lot of big speeches like. this will talk about the most exciting point time of your life is the nobel peace prize it is because of the w.t. family they're out there in the most difficult complex places on the

era, securing the future of our children, to a common good, that inspired the creation of the united nations 75 years ago. unfortunately, despite having been a keen leader, the united states has since demonstrated an evidence and decline in commitment to the values. actions such as withdrawing from crucial agreements, disengaging with the health organization have only done the u.n. a disservice, affecting the progress towards achieving these vital goals. you know, i often make the point that there's a key difference today between u.s. leadership, kickly in this administration and traditional american leadership, meaning american commitment to international rules based, values based leadership that has largely defined the world order in the last 70 high pressure plus years in close partnership, frankly, with the united nations. at the best of times, these two forms of leadership have largely been in synchronization, sync and partners have been able to lead by example and be transformational all over the world and sadly, that's not the case today. while the current leadership. u.s. might not b

that's the united nations.we conducted interviews to basically put together the best diversity and array of young people from different parts of the world being affected in different ways by the crisis. a number of organizations, including greta thunberg, conveyed to us the desire to formulate, if possible, a single legal strategy in order to respond to a challenge that affects all nations. gret i am very much shown in the media, and therefore it is extremely important that we also highlight thother plntiffs. we need to get better of listening to everyone, and therefore there is also one other reason to why this petition is so powerful and so important. [litokne speaking marshallese] [waves crashing] the waves came, and then they removed the piece of land that used to be over here. so over here is what used to be our outside bathroom, and then it was knocked away. this was used to be a basketball court area for small kids, but it destroyed. all this area was impacted, and it was flooded. 60% of the community he

next, a discussion on the united nations outlook on global progress, including a response to the pandemic much like world war ii marshall plan. hosted by the brookings institution, this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning, good afternoon everyone. it is great to be with you. thank you for joining us. the vice president of the global economy and development brookings. for therateful participation of the u.n. deputy secretary-general, amina , and also rajiv shah, both leaders and global sustainable development who took time out of their busy schedule to be with us. and rajiv, we are honored --your participant you honored by your participation. the need for new policies to build back inclusive and sustainable economies has never been greater. policy makers and other stakeholders around the world are focused on aspects surrounding sustainable development. a special thank you to richard for his policy round tables on sustainable development the past several years, that inspired the creation of the center. the launch of the center would not be possible with -- without the efforts of many who w

commitment to common good, echoed much of the original tenants that inspired the creation of the united nations 75 years ago. unfortunately, despite having the team leaders, and implementing the svgs, the united states has since demonstrated in decline in his commitment to these values. action such as withdrawing from crucialhd agreements like the climate accorded. or disengaging from the world health organization, have only to the un in the world that is service, directly affecting both the u.s. and the world's progress towards achieving these vital goals. i have to make the point there is a difference today between the u.s. leadership vertically in this administration and traditional american leadership meeting american national commitments and international rules based values -based leadership is largely defined world order in the last 70 plus years. enclosed partnership with united nations. the best of times, these twot forms of leadership have largely been in sync. america and our partners have been able to lead by example and be transformational all over the world and sadly thatt is not t

countries joined forces on october 24, 1945, to create the united nations, in the hopes of preventingure wars. we feature four films on the 70th anniversary. prof. buhler: we will start today by talking about candidate debates. that is my favorite thing about a candidate. excited to talk about this today. i want to give you a little bit of history. general election debates became a highlight.

which has destroyed freedom and tibet which has attacked india and has been condemned by the united nations in career. it is a nation which is helping the forces of violence and almost every continent. the contest in vietnam is part of a wider pattern of aggressive purposes. why are these realities our concern? why are we in south vietnam? we are there because we have a promise to keep. since 1954, every american president has offered support to the people of south vietnam. we have helped to build,, and help to defend. the, over many years we have made a national place to the help south ian man defended independence. i intend to keep that promise. [cheers and applause] to this honor that pledge, to abandon the brave nation and to the terror would be in unforgivable wrong. we are there to strengthen world order, around the globe from berlin to thailand. our peoples whose well-being rests in part on the believe that they can count on us if they are attacked. to leave vietnam to its fate, would shake the confidence of all these people and the value of an american commitment. and, in the value

regime which has destroyed freedom in tibet, which has attack india, and has been condemned by the united nations for aggression in korea. it is a nation which is helping the forces of violence in almost every continent. the contest in vietnam is part of a wider pattern of aggressive purposes. why are these realities our concern? why are we in south vietnam? we are there because we have a promise to keep. since 1954, every american president has offered support to the people of south vietnam. we have helped to build and we have helped to defend. thus, over many years, we have made a national pledge to help south vietnam defend its independence. and i intend to keep that promise i intend to. keep that promise. [applause] to dishonor that pledge, and to abandon the small and brave nation to its enemies. and to the terror that must follow, would be an unforgivable wrong. we are also there to strengthen world order. around the globe, from berlin to thailand. are people whose well-being, rest in part on the belief that they can count on us, if they are attacked. to leave vietnam to its faith faith wou

been living there just a few minutes ago was able to speak with stuff with someone from up the united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs here in afghanistan and they told me that the biggest problem right now to extremely difficult to us this is the exact situation down there on the ground just because communications have been disrupted electricity has been disrupted so it's very hard to get a clear picture of what's going on they have sent assessment teams right there on the ground they told me according to local sources tens of thousands have been displaced people just fled their homes with nothing but their clothes trying to find a safe place to spend the night so far they have been able to identify i believe 500 displaced people many of whom require immediate access to food water and shelter and like you mentioned the hospitals are overwhelmed some of them have even shut down or they're working on limited capacity because all they can do is treating the people who have been in. and i keep keep being injured injured in the fighting and i will this is happening edge

the head of the united nations is urged on me near in azerbaijan to respect a new cease fire which appears to have been broken within hours of coming into effect both sides are accusing each other of violating a 2nd ceasefire in the space of a week more than 700 people are estimated to have died so far in 3 weeks of fighting over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh meanwhile tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets of the capital of batteries despite a threat by police that firearms would be used against them at least 100 people have been arrested and stun grenades could be heard which is a calling for an end to president alexander lukashenko 26 year rule. and thousands of people in chile a marking a year since the beginning of a protest movement calling for social change these are live pictures coming to us now from santiago anti-government protests as of been rallying against inequality inadequate pensions health care and education systems demonstrations of put on hold in march due to the coronavirus but protests have resumed over the past week a month before a ke

without is there and these are all top stories this hour the united nations world food program has won the 2020 nobel peace prize for its effort to combat hunger and food insecurity of around the globe it's also being credited for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict affected areas and preventing the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflicts russia says for a minute says from mania and as a by john will attend peace talks and it's the latest efforts and violent fighting in.

learn more about the creation of the united nations tonight at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific huron american. >> this is american history tv on c-span3, where each weekend, we feature 48 hours of programs -- programs exploring our nation's past. >> you're watching american history tv, every weekend on c-span three, exploring our nation's past. created by america's table television company is a service and brought to you today by your television provider. john will convince discusses his book dogfight over tokyo in the last man to die in world war ii. a group ofalks about aviators that were attacked over japan shortly after receiving word the war had ended. the national world war ii museum hosted this online event and provided the video. for joining usl today for what will be a great conversation about a really engaging and -- book that's may have been written before john got to it in the last 75 years since the war

curfews will affect 70 percent of the country's population on thursday france became the 2nd the united nation to have more than a 1000000 confirmed cases spain's health minister is warning of more drastic measures it reached a 1000000 infection market self on wednesday the government is accused of mishandling the crisis but it did survive a no confidence vote in parliament and germany is seeing a rise in infections the daily count there is up above 10000 for the 1st time well above the numbers seen during the 1st wave in march but testing has increased significantly and italy to more than $16000.00 new cases reported there that's a new daily record in the italian region of lombardy which was the worst hit at the beginning of the year a nighttime curfew is in place. in other news a vote on the confirmation of u.s. supreme court nominee amy county barrett will be held on monday fast tracked nomination has been one of the topics in the lead up to the presidential election smoke has been billowing of from a prison in the nigerian city of lagos national unrest the president's held an emergency sec

the nomination and lost to senator john kennedy who later appointed him as ambassador to the united nationsery weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 5:00 p.m. eastern, author neil baskem talks about his book "hunting eichmann" and at 6:00 p.m. on the civil war. a look at black pritchers of so war. on sunday at 9:00 a.m. eastern the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale. then at 10:30 a.m. eastern the second debate between george h.w. bush and michael dukakis and at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, john f. kennedy's 1960s speech on church and state followed by ronald reagan's 1966 the myth of the great society speech. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. ♪ ♪ >> and now on american history tv a united autoworkers animated campaign film for president franklin roosevelt's 1944 re-election campaign. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

the un says israel has stopped dancing visas for human rights workers it cut ties with the united nationshuman rights agency in february after it published a list of companies working in illegal israeli settlements in the west bank 9 out of 12 foreign staff of not been forced to leave the remaining 3 have visas that are ji to expire in the coming months israel controls all access to palestine and has frequently used that power to stop write scripts from to their work israel is also restricting a palestinian popstar from returning home mohammed us afros to fame after winning the arab idol competition 2013 his previous permits was based on his status as a u.n. ambassador and israeli politicians as answer has been blogs because a video is he made calling for resistance against the occupation palestine. omar sheikh year is the israel and palestine director for human rights watch he's based in a month since being expelled from israel over the last year over a claim he's supported calls for boycotts secure says rights activists are being kicked a tz for doing their job. forcing out un human rig

the lead was sabotaged by the republicans in 1920, and we must see that the united nations continues a strong and going, so we can have everlasting peace in the world. we removed the trade barriers in the world, which is the best asset we can have for peace. large trade barriers must not be put back into operation again. we have started a foreign aid program, that spans do recovery of europe and china, and the far east. we are -- the programs for turkey, and i'll say to you, that all these things were done in a cooperative bipartisan manner. the foreign relations committee of the senate and the house, were taken into the full confidence of the president in every one of these moves, and don't let anybody tell you anything else. as i've said time and time again, foreign policy should be the policy of the whole nation. and not a policy of one party or the other. partisanship should stop at the water's edge, and i shall continue to preach that through this whole campaign. i'd like to say a word or two, now, about what i think the republican philosophy is. and i will speak from actions an

we made diplomatic protests to the cambodian government through the united nations. every possible diplomatic means was utilized. but at the same time, i had a responsibility, and so did the national security council, to meet the problem at hand. and we handled it responsibly, and i think captain miller's testimony to that effect is the best evidence. ms. frederick: governor carter. mr. carter: well, i'm reluctant to comment on the recent report. i haven't read it. i think the american people have only one requirement -- that the facts about mayaguez be given to them accurately and completely. mr. ford has been there for 18 months. he had the facts that were released today, immediately after the mayaguez incident. i understand that the report today is accurate. mr. ford has said, i believe, that it was accurate, and that the white house made no attempt to block the issuing of that report. i don't know if that's exactly accurate or not. i understand that both the the -- both the department of state and the defense department have approved the accuracy of today's report

lost the 1960 nomination to senator john kennedy who later appointed him as ambassador to the united nationstonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv, on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american c-span three. coming up this weekend, saturday at 500 p.m. earn, the capture of adolf ikeman. and a look at civil war studies. and the final debate between walter reagan. then the second debate between george h.w. bush and michael ducaucas. >>> also john f. kennedy's speech on church and state. pl

the united nations world food program has won the 2020 nobel peace prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe but u.n. agency says it's worked in providing food and supplies during the coronavirus pandemic i've gone over and above the call of duty. one of the countries the world food program has been warning about zimbabwe where it says more than 8000000 people won't have enough food if there is an urgent help by december it's blaming recurring droughts on that economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic has made things worse how much reports from on a land west province where impoverished communities are mostly affected. one hit of cabbage some cooking oil a little bit of salt and about 3 cups of rice is a mukherjee has left in her kitchen she says you have to make it last as long as possible to feed a family of 8 yet all life is had we don't have much to eat there's nothing but tell us each a ration we have barely surviving the un's world food program says more than $8000000.00 zimbabweans will not have enough food by december if agent intervention that

nation ahead of their differences and i sank my special representative for libya and head of united nations support mission in libya me stephanie williams to long will comp and that too many men women and children have died as a result of the conflict and the agreement was negotiated within the framework of the 5 plus 5 joint military commission and the talks were facilitated by the united nations on the basis of security council resolution 251025428 is the result of 4 rounds of negotiations else since february of this year the ceasefire it also follows a meeting in the context of a level week of the general assembly that they co-chairs with the foreign minister of german which helped to govern eyes the efforts of the international community and i want to thank all those countries supporting the mediation in the context of the billing process and the meetings organized by neighboring countries of libya i appeal to all stakeholders and regional actors to respect the provisions of the ceasefire agreement and ensured simplemente sion without delay. and i call on the international community to

next a discussion about the united nations outlook on global progress including the need for a global response to the coronavirus pandemic like the post-world war ii marshall plan. hosted by the brookings institution, this is about 45 minutes. thank you for joining us. we are grateful for the participation of the un deputy secretary-general and the rockefeller foundation president both who are exemplary global leaders who took time out of thatheschedule to be with us to. we are very honored by your presence and participation. the launch of the center is a historic moment for the program and for brookings. at a time of massive dislocation in the global economy, the need to improve policy is inclusive and sustainable. policymakers and other people around the world have leadership on aspects of sustainable development. we are grateful to all of our partners whose support has been instrumental. a special thank you to richard who supports through the roundtable and sustainable development over the past several years have inspired the creation of the center. the launch of the center tsuldn'

allies to solve big international problems and invest in institutions like nato the w t o and the united nationswith so many questions we're fortunate today to be joined by someone who has all the answers at least some of them and master nicholas burns has spent close to 30 years in american diplomacy he's worked under republican and democratic administrations and served as the number 3 official in the state department he's also an adviser to the biden campaign and teaches diplomacy and international politics at harvard's harvard university and is director of the world renown aspens tribe strategy group nick it's great to be with you today let me just ask you point blank as we start this conversation when we look at the question of you know america engaged in the rest of the world does it really matter who wins this election. oh steve it matters greatly i mean there are 2 very divergent passed the united states in this november 3rd election and you just framed it in your opening don't trump in my judgment has been the weakest american president in our lifetime maybe in all of american history wh

lost the 1960 nomination to senator john kennedy who later appointed him as ambassador to the united nationsd enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 5:00 p.m. eastern, author neil basko talks about his book "hunting eichmann" on the capture of ikeman. a look at black prisoners of war with caroline newhall, post doctoral fellow for civil war studies. on sunday at 9:00 a.m. eastern the final debate between ronald reagan and walter mondale, then at 10:30 a.m. eastern, the second debate between george h.w. bush and michael dukakis and at 4:00 p.m. eastern, the reel america the 1960s speech on church and state, followed by ronald reagan's 1966 myth of the great society speech. exploring the american story. watch american history tv, this weekend on c-span3. ♪ ♪

mobility is crucial and domestic markets produce very few if any vehicles so the united nations has started an initiative to set minimum standards for used car imports. are already in force in several african countries including kenya gonna on the ivory coast. now to some of the other global business stories making news. british oil giant b.p. reported a small profit for the 3rd quarter of the year the $100000000.00 figure for july through september of analyst expectations it's also a significant improvement from the 2nd part of the year when it posted a near $7000000000.00 loss. south korea's economy expanded in the 3rd quarter growing almost 2 percent from the previous 3 mm hm. period economists president a sharp rise in exports the south korean economy is still in recovery mode however those 3rd quarter figures are still down more than one percent from the same period last year. just b.c. says it's flipping its income model after 3rd quarter profits fell 35 percent europe's biggest bank says the restructuring will mean changing from interest rates based model to a fee based business h.s.

iraq thanks for being with us here on out of there now the united nations and the african union have both strongly condemned an attack on a school and cameron at least 8 students were killed 13 seriously engined it happened in the southwest city of combat and you shall have more a gruesome attack on children who were only trying to get an education armed men carrying guns machetes enters a bilingual school on saturday saw students in class and opened fire. on the students aged 12 to 14 years didn't stand a chance isabel dion's daughter was shot in the stomach and fortunately survived when i run in there and i made my child she was helpless and was she was shelton monthly said and i told him it is only a gun save you know. this act of violence against a school and school children could constitute a crime against humanity no group has claimed responsibility the boy could i have always shouting it's unclear whether the attack was linked to separate the spiders active in the south west and northwest 2 english speaking provinces that have long